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aaggaa*"Monday, march i, 2004_ Since 1908 PHOTO BY KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK Supporters surround Miller after runoff results were announced. Miller wins VP runoff BY NATALIE GROUT THE (1AMECOCK Yvonne Miller was elected Student Government’s new vice president with 65 percent of the vote after an online runoff election Thursday and Friday. Vice-Elections Commissioner and third-year nursing student Stacy Rainey announced the win ner on the third floor of the Russell House Friday afternoon. Nine hundred ninety-nine stu dents voted in the runoff. Miller took the majority of the votes with 649 and McLawhorn obtained the remaining 350. Before revealing the results, Rainey cited Miller for two minor infractions. The violations in volved an e-mail Miller had sent via list serve to, about 20 resident advisers. However, the infractions were inconsequential in light of Miller’s victory. “I’m really happy,” Miller said. “It is the outcome I wanted. I’m ex cited about the upcoming year and getting to put all of my plans into action.” Second-year English student and member of Miller’s campaign staff Casey Jo Hitt reaffirmed her campaign slogan, “Confident Connections.” “We really tried to emphasize that voting for Yvonne was mak ing a vote of confidence,” Hitt said. Runner-up Mark McLawhorn accepted the news of his loss gra ciously. He said he has no plans to run again. “I still feel great. God just has other plans for me,” he said. “I’m going to stay humble. I tried my best and have no regrets.” Emily Chambers, a second-year exercise science student, said she liked McLawhorn’s campaign platform best. “I really supported the idea of the 16-hour tuition bracket being changed,” she said. “Being a sci ence major, I have a lot of four credit courses, and most semesters I end up with at least 17 hours.” SG president Katie Dreiling commented on both of the vice presidential candidates’ cam paigns. “Yvonne Miller had wonderful charisma; she’s great with people and easy to work with,” she said. “Mark McLawhorn was positive, outspoken and organized in his ap proach.” Students are encouraged to at tend the inauguration of new SG leaders at 4 p.m. on March 17 at Rutledge Chapel. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Election results V Mr A 65% MCLAWHORN SOURCE: SG ELECTIONS COMMISSION USC to launch new database GeriatricWeb aims to facilitate efficient, credible )medical research BY JON TURNER TlIK GAMECOCK A USC researcher has teamed up with USC’s medical library to use a $77,000 grant to launch one of the first subject-specific databas es in the history of medicine. Dr. Ihab Hajjar, a clinical as sistant professor at the USC School of Medicine, worked to es tablish GeriatricWeb, what some researchers say is a quicker and easier way to find information in the geriatric field. Hajjar said he was inspired by the difficulty of finding credible ^and accurate information quickly. ™ “One of the frustrations of physicians is trying to get infor mation that is accessible and sort ing out thousands and thousands of sources of not very accurate or credible information,” he said. Ruth Riley, director of library services for the School of Medicine, said the only thing that is similar to GeriatricWeb in the country is the Medical Matrix, which requires a subscription fee. “The significance is that it pro vides a place for physicians, a one stop shopping place for clinicians to find geriatric information and know that it’s been peer re viewed,” she said. “Instead of hav ing to sift through Google and hun dreds of Web sites, they’ll be able to go to one Web site and get, quickly, authoritative informa tion.” A team of six people, Hajjar said, developed the project. “The reviewers belong to the ed itorial review board, which con sists of specialists, very known specialists across the country in the field of geriatrics,” he said. The library does the research and sends the Web sites to Hajjar. So far, 1,100 sites have been dis covered, and 420 have been post ♦ DATABASE, SEE PAGE 3 Off to the races PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK More than 260 runners participated in the sixth annual Fidler 5k on Saturday morning, raising more than $4,000.. The race, organized by Delta Tau Delta, Is held In memory of Paul Fidler, a DSC professor who died In the summer of 2003 of chronic lynphocytic leukemia. Surf Yourself **cl> ^^^^Jg^earn more about the database check out wv 4oi tygomococ t xon, . http://geriatricsweb.sc.edu Liv* Homo Ptft v. 3 Vs* Aristide flees into exile; HJ.S. dispatches Marines BY PAISLEY DODDS AND IAN JAMES THE ASSOCIATED I'llKSS PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile Sunday, pressured by a bloody re bellion and the United States. Gunfire crackled as the capital fell into chaos, and U.S. Marines were sent to the country. The contingent totaled fewer than 100 Marines and more were to arrive Monday, the vanguard of a multinational force that the U.N. Security Council approved late Sunday night. France said it would send troops on Monday. “The government believes it is essential that Haiti have a hope ful future. This is the beginning of a new chapter,” President Bush said at the White House. “I would urge the people of Haiti to reject violence, to give this break from the past a chance to work. And the United States is prepared to help.” ♦HAITI, SEE PAGE 3 Shows, lectures to honor women’s history BY KALYN PALMER THE GAMECOCK March is Women’s History Month, and the university’s Women’s Studies department, along with more than 20 other col leges and departments, is intent on making a big impact on campus. The festivities begin today with a performance by comedian Margaret Cho at the Roger Center at 8 p.m. Throughout the month there will be shows, charity drives, lec tures and workshops, all focusing on current women’s issues. Monday also starts the USC Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive in front of the Russell House. Students will be collecting slight ly worn, washed clothing that will be given to several different char ities, including Sistercare Inc. and Hannah’s House, and will continue through Thursday. Body Image Awareness week begins March 30 and aims to help students address issues ranging from eating disorders to basic health and nutrition. There will also be a blood drive held at the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center on March 30 and 31. In the fall 2003 semester at USC, \0omen outnumbered men by a 57 percent majority. This shows a drastic increase in wom en’s enrollment from 50 years ago, when women were strongly discouraged from seeking higher education. The national theme for Women’s History Month 2004 is “Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility.” The National Women’s History Project has vowed on its Web site to ‘“make history’ accurate by continuing to recognize and celebrate worn en’s authentic coptributions through its current and future projects.” A1992 national survey found that only about 2 to 3 per cent of history texts’ total content is devoted to women. History books from the ele mentary, middle and high school levels have familiarized many students with a world dominated by men. The great political fig ures, war heroes and inventors in history books have all been men. The few notable women with whom many people are fa miliar include Amelia Earhart, Betsy Ross and Sandra Day O’Connor. Women’s History Month events seek to increase public knowledge of relatively un known women in history, such as Jeanette Rankin, the first woman in Congress in 1917; Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, the first wom an presidential candidate in 1872; or Mary Clarke, the first woman major general in the U.S. Army. . Many students on campus agree that it is important to cele brate the accomplishments of women. “Women’s History Month is important because we have come a long way from where we used to be in the past and that should definitely be acknowl edged,” said Ashley Bramlett, a first-year biology student. According to women’s rights advocates, women have accom plished much in the past several decades. But first-year liberal arts student Jackie Humphries said there is more to be achieved in the way of total equality. “Overall, women have gained equality, yet I can still see where we could be more equal,” she said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu ♦ AND THE WINNER IS... 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