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WEATHER TODAY ?WEDNESDAY ~~ Committe begins Wl investigat CECE VON KOLNITZ News Editor On the same day WUSC returned to the air, a Sti Task Force, which was formed to study WUSC's prol former DJs and executive board members. Trey Lofton, former station manager, was question meeting Monday about his time at the radio station. "They basically wanted me to outline my entire ti emphasis on the events leading up to this," Lofton s about specific allegations that had been alleged." Other people involved who are scheduled to be inter Media Director Chris Carroll, Director of Student Life Je faculty advisor Kent Sidel and Board of Student Pu members and Associate Provost Don Greiner. Greiner met with Brewer, Sidel and Director of Stui Pruitt Friday to find out if university procedures had t dismissal of WUSC's executive board. "My job was to find out if the university-wide proce* and they were," Greiner said. Included on the list from Sunday's task force me people who know what's going on," including a rep< Penelope Dade of the FCC and Jay Bender, The State m "Wn'tvi fn molrir?rr fV\io no ntrnr? Lor>/l/vl o i *lt is all very straight forward and makes to process more standardized," said Julye Johns, elections commissioner. The forms will make the process more objective, she said. The process entails citing an infraction, reporting it via a complaint form within two business days to the commission and appearing before the commission to give your case. The accused candidate will also plead his case before the commission makes a decision. "Five or more violations, and you will be asked to leave the campaign," Johns said. She said each candidate will get one free poster violation, equivalent to a warning, and then the commission will be more strict. "We are going to enforce these (rules)," she said. E-mail and Internet campaigning will be difficult to enforce because the commission has no specific rules concerning those media. If a complaint is filed the commission will have to discuss and rule on those complaints individually. Intra-campus postal mail is off-limits to the candidates, but stamped mail is permitted. The commission has been meeting since April of last year to fine tune election procedures. Campaigning officially began Monday night immediately following an information meeting. Campaigning will culminate Feb. 15 when the general election will be held. A debate, co-sponsored with the Young Democrats, will be held on Feb. 14. iicic wiiiuuncu \aj liiaiuiig uluo ao uvcii'iiauucai a j said David Haller, chairman of the task force and Senate member. The SG task force's goals are to determine if stu violated, if proper procedures were followed and if st have been used correctly. "We're here to protect the rights of students. If we been a violation of student rights without cause equal i then we're going to do the best we can to remedy the i the end everybody's needs are met," Haller said. Haller said disciplinary action will be taken agi involved if the task force finds that university regulat During each interview, DJs and former executive b five minutes each to reveal all they knew concerning the After three minutes of answering questions from task f had another five minutes for a rebuttal and closing st Before the interviews the task force members um take the meeting into executive session. "I believe a motion to go into executive session ii because number one, we are discussing matters of p< ana possiDie aisapnnary acuons agamsi scuaems ana uri Haller said. "Additionally, information protected by the ] Privacy Rights Act of 1974 and thirdly, allegations of The Student Government Finance Committee decic to freeze the station's funds. Despite the freeze, WUS( a.m. Monday. According to USC spokeswoman Debra A] John Palms did not override SG's decision to freeze th Lofton said he couldn't understand how the statio the air without funding. Because the station's transi Columbia Hall, telephone lines have to be used in ord travel from the Russell House to the transmitter. Ac those telephone lines have to be paid using student i Commission ADAM SNYDER Asst. News Editor Because of a last year's election, which outgoing President Amy Bigham described as "sticky," the elections commissiai has devised a system for complaints to deal with campaigning infractions. Now there is a complaint form. IN VIEWPOINTS: "(5a e k? ion udent Government Dlems, interviewed ed in the task force me at WUSC with aid. "They did ask viewed are Student ;rry Brewer, WUSC blications student ient Affairs Dennis teen followed in the lures were applied, seting are "outside jrter from WOLO, wspapehs attorney. f orocess as possible," Finance Committee idents rights were \.yE9a gg udent activity fees f, find that there has ^ situation so that in ^ hnst the students j orce members, they atement. mimously voted to s appropriate now jrsonal allegations . . . iversity employees," O *11 1 Family Educational Jl 111 ( I I criminal conduct." L/ Ly JL JL JL V-^ JL led last Wednesday X I was back on air 8 Hen, use President Firefighters and polii e funds. second arson attempt n could be back on ERIN GALLOWAY Staff Writer nitter is located at _ _ ~ er for the signal to ?he ?ufeU ?ouse temP xording to Lofton, weekend after the second arson ictivity fee money. three months^ A Russell House custodial won WUSC page 3 ^re Department and the USC P changes com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CA! PRESIDENT Liben Dan D'Alberto Tomm Cain Denny Caren Jon Robinson Abby I PJ Snavely Pat Di Patrick Wright Verno VICE PRESIDENT Kim D Kris Wustrow Derric Jamel Franklin Durle^ Allen Tibshrany TC Fc TREASURER Dona! David Frankel Erika < Peter Siachos Zerell Science and Math Ashle; David Baysden Cathy Curtis Brown Miche RaNell Cheney Chris Nick Crosby Brian Tanvi Dhere Jeff Ni Jonathan Dickson Suzar Teddy Elgarico Rhett Craig Harrison Darcie Scott Hultstrand Tamm Sue Moyer Kevin John Poss Gesla Lisa Weaver Busir Applied Prof .Science KimB JD Martin M. Sc? Gen? Willis Heath us vs. off-campus housing debate, PAGi iHcod Serving USC since 1908 I .4 fr/fc^; ^jl&?^ *| i | jkii i i i ;; ' oses Russell C? investigate a detecting the odor of gas, accordin /er {fig weekend. Debra Allen. She said it is believ or persons poured a flammable of the Russell House. The balli orarily closed over the time of the incident, attempt there within Allen said the extent of the di determined, but the liquid was ker called the Columbia did not cause extensive damaj olice Department after reopened Saturday morning. iplaint proces, WIDATES j/ Arts Michael Hawkins y Andrews Todd Lemmondi a Brantley Bryan Menees Brown Felix Meyer III aly Heath Roberts n Davenport Tracy Smith ickerson Engineering k Felder Kenneth Baxter f Florez Gita Chakrabart rd Tom Hess d Gore H. Jason Hinton Gutierrez Journalism Hall Graham King / Jones Susanne Newm Lightsey Tim Pernn le Marinkovic Meg Ryan McCormick Melissa Smith Mounts Criminal Justic icholson Nicole Andersor ine Pavlisko Linda Grey Power Mike Moore ! Shively Law y Skeete David Haller Swinton Medical Schoo Marie Wilson Lanny Littlejohn ress Admin. Health axter Richie Estes Dtt Brown Marcous Gardm Coleman ETHAN MYERSON The < F 4 ( V Q M mJbr '"a?** ^8* MB \ ^ Sprea - * m weir m< Armed with signs, pamphlets and inderstand the consequences of t Javifl nanman spona meir oays oso will accept It Eckhardt and Hallma w 20 and 10 years respectively. "We just want people to know th JSC to get an education, to get a be md make people aware of why the House I g to USC spokeswoman An arson h ed an unknown person are continuing liquid in the east wing attempted an oom was locked at the at all possitril _ l x __.x l ,_ this arson att aniage lias not yet oeen easily cleaned up and ^ ^ *e. The east wing was for a dance F: have to reschc s Bud^ q the t s 5 ALLISON WILLIAMS Spe JENNIFER STANLEY Asst The Senate Finance ( up about $85,000 worth Saturday and Sunday. Out of the 71 organizal i to receive funds from Sti the hearings. According appearing in front of the committee encouraged or 4.~ I i.l_ - I uiuuey tu aiuenu uie neai According to Woody C is generated from student for allocating about $75 divided into nine catego media, sports clubs, Caroli Law School organizati I undergraduate organizat SG receives 9.52 percei sports clubs 3.99 percent ( ($159,053), Student Supp School Organizations 2 Organizations 1.15 percei / I 9.19 percent ($66,169) a , Jr ($18,952). The Senate Finance C amount set aside for unc -$85,000. -r Of the total $240,000 of the largest requests ax Earth, $8,300 - Model U Samecock INDEX news viewpoints 4 etc. * l-% wa^lfu sports 8 m comics io W i> ^ classifieds 11 Gannon scores, pages ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock ding essage the firm beHeff that people must heir choices, Bob Eckhardt and ibuting literature to anyone who n have been "street christians" ere is more to life than going to rtter job," said Eckhardt "We try y are living." 3allroom nvestigator was brought in, and the police to investigate both this incident and the son in November. The police are looking ities, including any connection between ;empt and the previous one, Allen said, igma fraternity had reserved the ballroom riday night and the fraternity will now idule the event. feting >udgets icial Projects Editor . News Editor Committee began the process of dividing of student activity fees during hearings dons submitting budgets ? a requirement ident Government ? about 40 attended ; to committee chairman John Martin, committee was voluntary, although the ganizations requesting large amounts of *ings. arotbers, otr aaviser, about 3>l.lb million activity fees, and the Senate is responsible 0,000 of that amount. This $750,000 is ries, each getting a set percentage: SG, na Productions, Student Support Services, ions, Medical School Organizations, ions and graduate organizations, it ($68,526), media 14.8 percent ($106,999), $28,753), Carolina Productions 22 percent ort Services 33.6 percent ($242,244), Law .92 percent ($21,059), Medical School nt ($8,245), undergraduate organizations nd graduate organizations 2.63 percent lommittee is responsible for allocating the lergraduate and graduate organizations requested by the 71 organizations, some e: $6,295 - Students Allied for a Greener nited Nations, $10,500 - Carolina Alive, FINANCE page 3