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2 SG, university must improve relations Every ALLEN .1 TIBSHRANY year, the same issues surface BttliiUUyiUS during Student Government elections ? safety, parking, dining, etc. My platform does address these issues, but it focuses on a more important issue: building an influential Student Government. Positive change in the previously mentioned areas cannot be made until we have a powerful Student Government, and that is what I want to accomplish as SG vice president. The problem is not with Student Senate itself. What student senator would not support a bill to improve our dining services? The problem is that the university must approve of the bill for it to become university policy. Many times that is where the idea fails. It is unrealistic to think we could have Student Senate pass a bill that would instantly become policy. However, I believe we can influence the university to adopt our suggested improvements. In order to accomplish this, Student Government must do two things ? improve relations with the student body and with the university. * I would like to have a brief student survey placed in advisement folders. Hopefully, this optional survey will illustrate the concerns of the student body. If the questions cover areas you care about, your voice will be heard. Consequently, Student Government will be tackling issues important to the students. Our lobbying influence will be strengthened with thousands of students making the request for change, as opposed to a few members of Student Government The university will have to listen! As vice president, I will also strive to improve Student Government's relationship with the university. I will have each senate committee meet with the corresponding university official every t^vo weeks. For example, the academics committee will meet with the provost, and the athletics committee will meet with the athletics director. This way, should the Student Senate approach them with a plan needing their approval, they will be familiar with the course of Student Government and will listen to what the students have to say. My ideas are simple. By gaining the favor and support of the student body and establishing a positive relationship with the university, we can build an influential and powerful Student Government. We have a great opportunity to make significant changes at USC this year. Marriott's contract ends in 1997. Renegotiation of that contract begins this fall. It is time for us to have an input in our dining services. We can make our SG president a voting member of the Board of Trustees. We can increase security on campus. We can get an academic forgiveness policy. Together we can address the issues everyone has been concerned with in the past. I ask you for your support for SG vice president Feb. 15. Major Duties and Power of the Vice President I 1. Serve in lieu of the President in his or her absence or disability and succeed to that office should it become permanently vacated. j 2.Serve as presiding officer of the < Senate and vote only in the event ] of a tie. . 3.Appoint the members of Student , Government Senate Committees. i 4.Appoint such officials as the 1 Senate shall deem necessary for the expeditious conduct of Senate business. 5.Communicate all acts and resolutions of the Senate to the President of the Student Government. 6.Appoint the Clerk of the Senate with the consent of the Senate. 7.Make appointments to fill vacant g Senate seats with concurrence of the majority of the Senate. Appointments shall be made from * the district in which the vacancy s exists. 1 8.Receive a stipend, not to exceed that of the President, which shall not be increased or r diminished during his or her term 1 of office. d 9.Appoint chairpersons to Senate c Committees with the concurrence e pf a majority of the Senate. d OX. SO 70\) $? "WMft r'swrong Ooiu\^$ -$omt OF rue ?u^a &?FOde YOu X] TltfaMt ? m ? If < \^y STUPfM" goPY I TAE-A^o?ep. - J G-fTC A / |/^ AC?Ol>NTY/^? I i J ?o VOTf FO/2 *T QUOTE, UNQUOTE "You can com Responsiblity Hello. My name is Jamel Fra and Feb. 15 we have an incre opportunity to fundamentally cl Student Government, this univ and this great state for the b( of ourselves and those followi our footsteps. My campaign aims to do I things by bringing Stu< Government back to the stuc and by making it a str organization that truly fights fc rights and responds to the con of the students. Through my valuable exper as a 1994-95 Freshman Coi member, 1994-95 Residence Government member and a cu Student Government senator learned that the vice president is also the president of the se should be the strong voice that r, the senate to more responsib more accountability and r accessibility to the rest of the sti body. This is needed to bring Sti Government closer to the stu body and make it stronger and responsive to the concerns o students. Another strong conceri students is the quality of our to education system. As a true vo: the students, I plan to persoi lobby our state legislatoi eiUAJuiagc cuutauuiiai linpiuvcu such as additional funding for sti programs and a voting stui Candidate ho; A Message to the Student Bo We as students are tired hearing the same, predictable issi during the Student Go"vernm< campaign season that deal w rhetoric about parking or call bos My campaign for vice presid< is different. It takes a totally n approach to issues on campus focusing on the root of our problei the power structure at USC. With multiple levels of pov and bureaucracy, from the Boa )f Trustees to the administrati ;o the Faculty Senate, we students are treated as if we a aothing more than our soci security numbers. The only w 1?i /?! ve can improve me quality 011 it the University of South Caroli s to elect student leaders willi ;o hold firm against the pow structure and demand strong student participation. As your vice president, I w ight for my plan to increase stude nfluence by pushing thr ibjectives: (1) create a votii itudent position on the Board Prustees; (2) expand the author if our Student Senate; and ( eform outdated academic policii First, we must have stude epresentation on the Board iYustees, which is the ultima lecision-making body for tl sniversity. As the administrate ollects $1,640 per semester fro ach of us, we have no voice to ho irect how our money is spent. VIEWI III e the fnt?? eveZH^rtene < : w?T>t TYt?$e PEOflc ? TH?Y Si EVEN &ZT THElK. ftegnrs To l HOuSf Chnphl6r*MGr... j\) R fUO^E T^E/A TOO HAjCifUV, TP ^ ^ ^ r'lT'i i is *r*. ?? \m <* * *7 A6r 2? J TATmi I VOTCT I f(ZO(fi&C b 1 Of T*? r*or*Tri" U Q\Sl*\CT P\T SbfE6O*&0 I hAArJA^fA. / ( ivsuiti^ce I SAP?Puaap ?00?. ?uV. ir 6f Hi5 PI pare the integration of USC to v now with the Citadel." William Harriford, state department of education , relations are priori nklin, member on p JAMEL I idible the Board of | FRANKLIN iange Trustees. ersity These mefit improvements are essential for the ng in continued growth of this university if we are going to attract competitive these students and quality laculty, thus lent rightfully making education a top lents priority in this state. o n g An unfortunate reality at USC is >r the the threat of crime and the unsafe cerns feelings many students have about this university. I plan to push for ience safety improvements such as ancil additional call boxes and improved Hall lighting in many specific areas on rrent campus to encourage safe conditions , I've and discourage crime. , who I also plan to make every effort nate, to strengthen parking garage security noves at night to promote vehicular safety, ility, I believe it's ridiculous that students nore pay such a great deal for parking ident garage safety but are provided ident minimal security. I also plan to dent respond to other crucial concerns more such as: f the Dining Reform: I plan to renew efforts to secure less restrictive eating i for times and more dining facilities, igher Academics: I plan to push for ice of more thorough and consistent lally departmental academic advisement s to standards and for a course repeat nents or academic forgiveness policy at ident USC as so many other universities dent have. pes to reform, exp; rlv FliHn'f wo ac I I f v ttv/ r\nio v. of Americans | WllSTROW | [ aes fight against s mt King George ^ ith during the Revolution on this very :es. same principle of "No Taxation mt without Representation"? As your C ew vice president, I will rally the senate 6 by and the student body to lobby for 8 ns: this voting position. Secondly, we must strengthen I rer the authority of our legislative s ird body, the Student Senate. The on senate is currently reduced to a tl as laughable amount of jurisdiction ^ ire and influence, al As a former senator from the ay College of Humanities and Senate ife Parliamentarian, I painfully know " na the senate is merely "window- " ng dressing." Imagine, however, a er student senate with teeth that could w -er tear into the problems on campus c< and influence the decisions of the w j]} power structure. As your vice F >nj. president and president ot the ^ ee senate, I will fight to make that w dream a reality. 0f Lastly, the time is now to change ty the outdated and excessively 3 j restrictive academic policies still 3g found at Carolina. P The fact we do not have the C policy of academic forgiveness, fc which allows students to repeat courses to improve our knowledge ft on and grade point averages, is an Q absolute absurdity. When other a , notable institutions such as Duke, UNC, Georgia Tech and even OIN1 A HP VoU THIVK PBW KvjNP/2.(H)5 OF | SrrtNp IN p/^oNT | 5(2, WHAT?" wRl. * 'Ke A LOOK AT ' * ftr Officii 4 - > *f MAS H?ART ??t \ attack, u/hil? f CA-rii.!/^ A UutftflTO \ IM TRAFFIC HOT ANOmgWT. yhat is happening ty for candidate Race Relations: I plan to hoi campus-wide forums on race Wklnfirtno nrtd T TTrill /-??-*/wm 1 *w-?nftn ^JL JLVi UWU1V/HIJ /lemson have this policy, you know t is time for reform! The true adness is as graduates, we wiHe disadvantaged compared to those ther school's graduates when ompeting for employment or ntrance in law, medical or raduate schools. But who is hurting us this way? t's our own administration, pecifically the Faculty Senate. As vice president, I will ask that le senate begin definitive measures d push for a reformation of this obey and to review other policies, uch as deadlines to withdraw, to nprove the competitiveness of our ature graduates. To achieve the above objectives, re need a leader with persistence, Durage ana conviction, or in other ords, old-fashioned backbone, urthermore, leading this fight emands experience, especially rhen presiding over the senate. My experiences as a senator, arliamentarian, Chairman of the fSC Student Legislature club, and resident of the 1992-93 Freshman ouncil make me uniquely qualified ir the office of vice president. As a native South Carolinian om Greenville and a senior-year amecock, I love this university nd hope to make it better^ I icourage you to vote for me and id politics as usual on campus. rs Wendy Hudson, t Tina Mor Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Ryan Sims, Stephanie Sonne Government, we should not be afrai to say with confidence and convictio that the students at this universit deserve a more responsible senate more funding for education, bette safety and an all-around improve Carolina community. These are things should figh for, and if you cast your vote Feb. 1 for Jamel Franklin for SG vie president, these will be things I wi] continue to fight for as well. Than' you. 3nr1 cmthnritv [ "XSafack Student Media Russell House Wendy Hudson Robbie I Editor in Chief Matt Pi Ryan Wilson Sports Ed Managing Editor Allisc Tina Morgan wmiai Brent Seeliger Special Pn Viewpoints Editors Ethan M> Martha Hotop Graphics E Cece von Kolnitz Karen L News Editors Deam Chris Dixon McLen, Stephanie Copy D< Sonnenfeld Ryan Si Features Editor Online Eo The Gamecock is the student newspapi University of South Carolina and is publishei through Friday during the fall and spring seme the exception of university holidays and exam Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are thi editors or author and not those of the Uni South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Comm is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Dep. Student Media is its parent organization. Thursday, February 8,1996 "tSaiffeock Serving USC Since 1908 iditor in Chief Ryan Wilson, Managing Editor, gan, Brent Seeliger, Viewpoints Editors Editorial Board Karen Layne, Robbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pruitt :nfeld, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams OPINION I ability is key for lizations, WUSC mmmm] someone to answer to . HUhhBhHI Whether it is the student t Student body, a director or the * organization guy next door, people are accountability going to want t ' accountability. Some r imrrnnTTI advice? Get used to it. 5 When people roll out t Everyone should of bed today, there will ) mind their p 's be no apparent change and q's in WUSC format, and the } excitement will be dying J down very soon. New and 1 old DJs alike will still go up the stairs y, cease to -n jjussey House and go in the w" glass door that proudly displays id everyone ?StllHpnt ? That. das* cW is asterdav's ; ? - / clear, meaning we can see outside run^What ^ student body can see inside. tiake sure There 816 no ways to hide" pens again When the Pressure g?es away, uite simnlP Pe?Ple wiU try to Play- The way to antable for stop ^ ^ f?r people to stay involved in what goes on around here. SG lg they love elections are no different. If people ) get these wanta responsible government, they them deal have to demand it. If people don't every love want their radio station to be shut rd logs will down, they have to demand the best regulations from those who run it And those who his doesn't put themselves in authoritative fun out of positions have to be trustworthy. Clarify policy, create a system Gamecock that works. Put the past in the past, e have to And don't forget where the love lies ays have ? in the music. ffice web site offers duce hazardous waste PR. M. RAJA | by USC. In the past four years, more than 50 percent of USC-Columbia's waste Protection consisted of unused surplus chemicals ; of Health in their original containers, egulations Two separate costs are involved most USC every time anyone purchases chemicals: the cost of unused chemicals and the ersities, cost of hazardous waste disposal. It lg a lot of may be cheaper to buy hazardous is wastes materials in large quantities, but the vith these moment unwanted materials become iply may hazardous waste, the disposal cost 1 citations becomes almost 10 times the original purchase price. The waste generators jes and are not yet charged fees for disposal. 1 percent To eliminate this inefficient and iste, they extremely expensive cycle, USC has fulations developed a computerized inventory dustrial control program that uses a database containing all hazardous materials enerated purchased in the past few months. ;he USC- If used properly, this database can teaching promote in-house exchange of hazardous nt shops, materials by the USC community and and the avoid duplicate obtainment of excess ce shop, hazardous materials. The database sponsible was developed to be a user-friendly azardous program protected by sufficient security intil they measures. A proposal to consider s Waste incentives for database use has been sal. forwarded for review. Waste Edftx's note: To access the database, entmore set the Web browser to ee years http^Aveb.csd.sc.edu/usch&s/ or access at USC. the USC homepage and choose the is require following links: Research Resources, develop Hazardous Materials Management aization Program, Hazardous Waste eduction Minimization Options/Strategies or ution of Hazardous Chemical Exchange 3 or non- Database. The general user ID and luce the password are both "hazmin." merated News: 777-7726 i Advertising: 777-4249 FAX: 777-6482 I r<i?J? n " v-uaia v-arrun -USC? Columbia, SC 29208 Diree,or of Studo"Medu Laura Day Vleek Tyson Pettigrew Creative Director "uitt Robert Walton JefT A. Breaux itors Photo Editors Art Director in Adam Snyder Sue McDonald ms Jennifer Stanley Jim Speelmon jjects Asst. News Graduate Assistant erson Lucy Arnold Marilyn Edwards iditor Dipka Bhambhani * Taylor ayne Asst. Features Marketing Director ia Achim Hunt Erik Collins Jon Assl sP?rts Faculty Advisor sk Keith Boudreaux Jason jeffers ims Circulation Editor Cartoonist Btor S'lSJS Le??r? Policy sters, with The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, periods. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full jse of the name, professional title or year and major if a student, versity of Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. unications irtmcnt of The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. 1 7 luxaiiuiio, CU1U. X Will CllUfUIO^C OtUUCl organizations to develop a bett( understanding of each other for th benefit of the entire USC communit Inter-campus relations: I wi promote unity and cooperation with other Southeastern colleges an universities to better organiz state and national lobbying effort for higher education. Every campus improvement Fv discussed is part of a platform geare to make students stronger and moi in touch with the student bod} Through my experience, dedicatio and motivation to effectively servin the student body, I feel Fm qualifie to stand up and fight for the right oi tne students. As tmip rpnrpspnbifivps in ShvW will officially, and tinalJ exist. So, what happens 1 After the dust settles aj stops bitching about yi proceedings, we have to there is still a station to we have to do now is n nothing like this ever hap; And what that means is q ? people have to be accoi their actions. Everyone has somethii to do. What we need is t< people together and have with the fact that with < comes responsibility. Reco have to be kept. The FCC i d will have to be met. But t mean it takes all of the it playing music. >r Whether it is SG, The ie or the radio station, w remember we will alw U e Recycling c chance to re e d Higher costs associated TXT 1 4- V? k ft n ?????! ? c iribii ua^aiuuus waste f t disposal and challenges posed n by complex Environmental ] Agency and S.C. Department and Environmental Control r may hardly seem concerns of community members. However, major univ it including USC, are spendii d money to manage hazardoi n generated on-site to comply \ y regulations. Failure to con ; result in substantial fines anc j! and adverse publicity. ^ Even though collej universities generate less than of the nation's hazardous wc t are subject to the same reg 5 written primarily for ini e generators. 11 Hazardous wastes are g k from numerous sources on t Columbia campus, including and research laboratories, pai art department workshops motor vehicle maintenan Generators at each site are re for determining if wastes are h and managing them properly i are given to the Hazardou Management team for dispos The USC Hazardous Management Program has sp than $100,000 in the past thi to dispose of wastes generated Federal and state regulatior large-quantity generators to and implement waste minfr programs. Methods like scale r in laboratories and substit hazardous materials with lea hazardous materials may re< amount of hazardous waste gc Account all orgar The fat lady has sung Thank God. Student Governmen released recommendation; for how the WUSC situation should be deal ?I with Wednesday at thei] weekly meeting. Violation; and wrongdoings have beer made public, according tc what SG found in theii investigation. Violator; have been named. The original board in questior