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Students took the keys from the van driver of a private school who was then arrested and charged with driving under the influence of i T? ai^uiiui in ria. Christine L. Beaudin was arrested while transporting students to the Bolles School on Monday morning. She was promptly fired after the incident. President Bush and Patrick Buchanan both are expected to attend the Southern Republican Leadership Conference being held at the Omni Hotel in Charleston. The three-day conference that begins Friday will draw mnrp l-Viam 1 000 RpnnWicanc from 13 Southern states and will include several highranking Bush administration officials. ?j. i_ About 250 high school students will be on the USC campus this Thursday and Friday to participate in'USC's observance of National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-22. Events are sponsored by the College of Engineering in an effort to interest students in engineering as a career. In a Feb. 14 article regarding the expansion of athletic facilities, The Gamecock incorrectly reported the Gamecock football team averaged 58,100 people per home football game last year. The correct figure is 65,279, ranking the Gamecocks 17th in the-nation i in college attendance. The Gamecock regrets the error. out visitation, parking and stude government politics. Students also asked questioi about recycling, student gover ment spending and the university attitude toward Greeks. In their opening statement presidential candidates Davi Haller, Beth Reid and Tom Your emphasized their experience worl ing with the administration to g things done. Candidate Shine Brooks said h experiences as student governmei vice president were evidence of h dedication to the student body. The candidates agreed the res dence hall visitation policy neede to cater to students, not the Boai of Trustees. Shine Brooks said ei forcement of the current visitatic policies required too much unive sity money, about $800,000 yearl; He said this year's Board of Tru: tppc tnrnr\\/Ar ic rtA/vH Pa?* tvvj iwinv/'VI 1J gjV/UU 1VJ1 llll^iV Vice pr Electioi Jg;::: Watch By GORDON MANTLER News Editor Student vice presidential cant dates Kelli Lister and Sam Sar mataro are both addressing the p rennial USC problems of parkin recycling and safety. Securi 1 ^ff Freshman Suzanne Lawrence Candidj not ead gig Electioi Watah By KATHY HEBERGER Copy Desk Chief In Monday's Student Gover ment debate, characterized by p liteness and team spirit, candidat presented the united front of poli cians ready to serve USC, n themselves. About 100 students attended tl debate held in the Golden Spi Members of the audience que finnp.H thp ranrlirlafp.s nrimarilv <x which we haven't had in a while." ns Brooks said lack of funding was n,~ the problem with student-run recy s cling programs, while Haller saic he planned to pass recycling re ' sponsibilities to the administration. Haller suggested faculty parking fees would help the university pa) for another student parking garage e and lower student parking fees Reid also favored faculty fees anc 1S suggested establishing studen ?s parking in other areas. Young said student governmen j. should look for parking funds frorr new sources, such as the state ap .(j propriations board. i- Candidates Brooks, Reid and >n Young, who are all Greeks, said r- they would not ignore Greek y. needs. "It concerns me that Greeks 5- are cut down by the university,' > Brooks said. esidential In addition, both have new ideas -V concerning the Thomson Studeni Health Center. "I've had some not-so-good experiences there as I know othei students have, too," Lister said. ? She proposes setting up ovemighi beds, in the health center to give _ students an affordable place to stay ii_ when they are sick, n- She also wants to expand the e- health center hours to include ig, Saturday. Sammataro plans for the health Ity accej H . ' l| S ^ ^L-s#> attempts to enter Baker dormatory t ates debat I other in H| meriting new policies. Candidate David Haller said he favored a quick, under-the-table approach to changing visitation. "II we make noise, Mike Fair wil hear us," he said. "But if the admiII nistration doesn't listen, we'll gel students involved and move on the State Hpuse if necessary." ? Candidate Beth Reid agreed thai n~ working quietly for visitatior ?" change would be the besi ?s approach. Candidate Tom Young said student government needed to be , straightforward in facing the admie nistration. "The Tom Young administration will go to the table with them to get what students want,' " he said. "If that doesn't work, ther have an organized effort against it >y using the access card system. :e issues, Spur Haller, who is not a Greek, sai< u he would like to have Greek rep resentation in Student Governmen F and would give them the attentioi I they deserve for their commupit; service as it pertained to Studen I, Government. The vice presidential candidate: Kelli Lister and Sam Sammatan l fielded questions about USC stu l dents with children, senators' poli L ticking and student governmen communication with the studen body. ? Both candidates said as seniors ' they would have no political lad ders to climb as president of th< , student government senate. The) said they would teach new senator, j the ropes of parliamentary proce dure and the right way to wriu bills and resolutions. ? They said they would be liason; between the committees and en 1 courage .the senators to work as i team. T "Then we can focus on real, at ' tainable goals," Sammataro said. One student said she was frus trated with the university's lack o * attention to the basic needs of stu 1 dents with children. i Lister said she could approacl u. ?% * ? i iviarrioi uining services, wnos< contract is up for renewal thi: year, about putting high chairs ii the dining halls. I Sammataro said he could con : tact someone in the Residence Hal ; Association about allowing sam< sex roommates for students raising children and earning degrees. candidat ; center include the addition of j I new program. "I want to establisl a rape protocol program in th< health center which would include counseling for victims," he said. The primary concern of the vice president is to lead the Student Se nate, while also working with th< executive branch to attain studen government wide goals. "I want to provide dynamic leadership for the Student Senate,' Sammataro said. "We're going tc try to get away from politics anc m trout I | USC, contrac I By RUSSELL ENSLEY Staff Writer Some students are criticizing the problem-plagued security card ac| cess systems in Thornwell and The Towers residence halls. I The $220,000 system was implemented Sept. 3 and was intended to keep unwanted outsiders lrom cntenng the residence halls. Ken Corbett of Housing Services said there are some problems with the system. Sometimes the 'readers' don't function correctly or the doors do not lock, he said. Corbett also said the Alabamabased contractor, Landis & Gyr Inc., is working on the system to correct it. The university has not fully paid the contractor, but the company has continued to maintain the sysItem, Corbett said. Rick Sauer of Landis & Gyr reI fused to comment on the situation because of possible litigation between the university and his comIpany. Sauer indicated a hearing will be held in March to discuss these problems, and until then he | would make no comment. USC Media Relations Director Debra Allen said, "There are disStickers to student vol , Candidates' profiles, page 2. 3 By GORDON MANTLER ~ News Editor 1 Anti-apathy stickers will be ^ distributed by Student Governt ment to all students who vote in Thursday's elections. s "They will act as a reminder to 3 students in class," Election Commissioner Jan Wilson said. "The stickers should encourage stut dents to vote." Only eight to 10 percent of the USC student population vote in Student Government elections ' each year. "If turnout hits 15 percent, I'll * be jumping up and down," Wils son said. If it rains Thursday, the election commission will expect a two to three percent drop in the turnout, she added. Wilson said another positive s aspect of the sticker distribution is that politicians and their supi porters won't "bombard students with pamphlets all day." Campaign workers will know if someone has voted by whether they are wearing an apathy AI> es have r i work for real, attainable goals." i Lister said, "I'm here to get j things done, not to butter my bread ?? vjii mjui 51uc5. Both candidates propose a sej nate retreat as a training session for learning to use proper par? liamentary procedure, to write bills i and to work with Macintosh computers while becoming acquainted : with one another. Lister and Sammataro are both > currently student senators. 1 About the issue of recycling, >lesome tor to meet agreements between USC and the contactor, but we are working to get things straightened out." Some residents of Thornwell and the Towers question the system's performance. "If someone wants to get in, all they have to do is wait until someone else opens the door. The system is more of a hindrance than a crime deterrent. Sometimes you can't even get out," said Daryl Rodgers, a junior who is a resident of Snowden. Shane Smith of LaBorde said, 1 "The university wasted it's money. It's more trouble than it's worth." Some students, such as Rodney Mella of Snowden, said they have not had problems with the system and believe residents bear the responsibility for who enters' the buildings. A desk assistant in the Towers, who did not want to reveal his name, said, "Students look at the system as a big inconvenience, but if we didn't have it and someone was hurt or killed by a nonresident, it would be a different story." : : i counteract ing apathy sticker. There are six polling places for this year's elections. The following colleges will vote in Russell House: Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering, Health, Interdisciplinary Studies, Pharmacy, Science and Math and Social Work. Business Administration students will vote in the BA Building. Law and medical school students will vote in their respective schools. Students in the colleges of Applied Professional Sciences, Continuing Education, Journalism and Library and Informational Science will cast their votes in the Carolina Coliseum. Students in College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Honors College Baccalaureate program and the College of Nursing will vote in Gambrell Hall. I lew ideas Lister said, "I think a recycling program is the administration's resposibility, but if we gave it to them, they wouldn't do anything with it." She proposes a campus-wide recycling program similar to Maxcy residence hall's program in which they recycle green glass, plastic and other recyclables, in addition to newspapers and aluminum cans. Sammataro and Lister also want more callboxes in the peripheral areas of campus to improve safety.