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Brewer said there will be extra police at the gates this weekend, to handle any problems that arise. He said that anyone who tries to use a false ID, with have the ID confiscated. By Thursday afternoon all student tickets for the Georgia game were distributed. This is the first time in the history or student ticket distribution, that all students were given away .The gpme is a complete sell-out, with 80,250 tickets being given away. fc Vi Debatin ^ __j David Brack makes an arguement against< jMhy. V Ernst Van den Haag a professor a Fordham saying that capital punishment Is polltlcall; Capital Punishm( ADAM SNYDER News Editor Review. He is David Brack and Ernst Van deb at den Haag squared off Thursday \ ^ ^med bv evening in the Law School in itg entjre Auditorium in a debate about the throughout thj death penalty. called the Fe< Brack, who defended Susan . . ... . , . sponsor 01 uie Smith last year, is an opponent of would be un the death penalty. Along with his Columbia law practice in Columbia, Bruck works part time with the federal f 0 r d e a t h b public defender system monitoring Volunteers'fo and assisting with the defense of yan den Haa| death penalty prosecutions in the jje ^ th federal courts. designed t VandenHaagisaprofessorat ^ZiLgm Fordham University, and a those who we supporter of the death penalty. Bruck cour His writings on the subject has ig ?nQ ^ ^ appeared in the Harvard Law i . Franklin challenge REGINNA GREEN Staff Writer not sittii during t Student Uovemment Vice President Jam el imperati Franklin issued a challenge Wednesday night seating: to the members of the USC Student Senate, In a as they convened for the third time this system, semester. to recei\ Franklin's challenge was to encourage arerece: lively debate and involvement in the legislative The stu process.. their org "Activism in the Senate means legislation, who tun quality legislation," Franklin offered. "Every wishing' meeting should be packed with information Office. 1 about legislation that will benefit the students." th e actu In addition to the challenge, the standing "We' committee for athletics and the Homecoming saying I committee submitted reports and resolutions, coupon: Athletics committee chairman Sen. Bryan importa Menees announced the changes regarding Men student seating at Williams-Brice Stadium, introdu and emphasized the importance of following legislat block seating rules. "We've had problems with organizations ft * g Death r I fl Mg^Hgf^B ^BM| - IHHHb ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock capital punishment at yesterday's debate. ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock University posseses a counter-arguement, y and morally correct. mt: right or wrong? 3 also the author of death penalty] is a deterent." He ty: A Debate." said most murders are committed ' e was originally set with very little thought. C-SPAN and played "Some people do plan [their sty several times murders], but they don't believe is year. But C-SPAN they will get caught," Brack said, leralist Society, the He said for those instances, a event, and said they deterent will not work because the able to make it to murderers do not see death as an alternative. m did not volunteer Brack's alternative to the death ut the murderer penalty is life without parole. He r the punishment," said in California, since life without g said. parole became a sentencing choice, at the death penalty no inmates convicted under those o deter those from terms have been out of prison, urder, and to punish 'The fact that we need to punish re not detered. murderers doesn't mean we have itered by saying there to use the death penalty," Brack swer whether it [the DEBATE page 2 c Qoncto t t. . o uvj nitting lg in proper blocks and causing chaos i?jz?z? ;he games," Menees said. "Ifs very ve that the organizations using block submit their coupons on time." ccordance with the block seating students report to the Russell House re their coupons, as do students who ivmg regular, non-block seat tickets, dents then submit their coupons to ;anization's block-seating coordinator, is in all the coupons from the students to seat in a block to the Athletic Ticket ?rom there, the coordinator receives al tickets to the block seats. ve just had people coming in late, they forgot to come by [to submit j]," Menees said. "It's just really nt that people do that on time." ees, and Sen. Marcus Gardner, also ced resolution SPO 96 092. The ion enacts the 1996 Homecoming Juniors Kyle I noon studying SENATE page 2 | ] use'Rod ALYSSA SMITH Staff Writer "Rock the Vote" is coming to USC help students to prepare for the upcomi election. MTV's Rock the Vote is a proje designed to get younger voters into t voting booths. MTV noticed the decli in student participation in elections, a decided to use their popularity with younf generations to inspire them to get register and vote. Peter Siachos, the Student Boi Treasurer, also noticed this decline participation and decided to do somethi _l a :A o; .1 JiU A cujuui it. oiauius, aiiu tiie rest 01 oiuae Government, are hooking up with Ro the Vote, the Palmetto Project, the St? Election Commission and WARQ 93 FM to get USC involved. The Palmetto Project is a group has in South Carolina that works on vot registration. A registration drive will be held front of the Russell House from Month Sept. 23 to Friday, Sept. 27. All students need to do to get register is fill out a voter registration card ai present a valid form of identificatio . This new system, nicknamed the Mol Voter, makes it much easier for studer to get registered. This system was p into effect with the passing of the Natior Voter Registration Bill in 1993. The c system required students to find someo from their home town to sign>the registration card for validness. "It seemed like they were4rying make it hard to vote before," Siachos sa This year is especially important students everywhere. This election is the 25th anniversa of the passage of the 26th amendmei which gave everyone 18 years and old Volunteer brings joy MARTHA HOTOP News Editor There is a myth that college studen don't care about the needs of others ai are unaware of whaf s happening in tl world. However students at TTSf! rhallen that myth through their extensii participation in community service. "A lot of students are politically ar socially aware. They realize the needs the community and notice the needs others," president of Carolina Cares Am Knight said. The awareness of other's needs, ar the "ton of free time" students fir themselves with, motivates them to becon involved in community service, Knig] said. Students on campus are involved: one of three levels of volunteering; on shot activities, regularly volunteerir through a campus organization ar volunteering on one's own accord. The one-shot program, which taki place two Fridays a month, takes tri] to various community organizations Columbia where the students take pa in a service activity. Each month the is a different focus for the service proje< Previously, one-shot activities includi trips to the Department of Justice Juveni Detention Center, Harvest Hope Fo< Bank and Oliver Gospel Mission. Knight said the one-shot activities a a good opportunity for students just gettn involved in community service; one-she have a minimal time requirement ar the university makes all the arrangemen TVvo /v\nr*1irva+ni* fXv /vvrnrr^nrnHr oowi JA11V WV1VU11UM/1 1V/I 'J 0UI ?1 programs, Rachelle Lehner, agreed th the books lampton a Phllsophy major and Taryn J In the sun on the Horseshoe. The weal "i ks the Vote' the light to vote, to Since the passing of the amendment ng in 1972, the percentage of student involvement has declined, with the lowest ict percentage coming in 1994. he "This decline has even been felt in the ne university through student government nd elections, congressional elections, and rer presidential elections," Siachos said, eel "Student apathy has increased, while involvement and activism has decreased." dy There is also a way to get registered in over the telephone. 1-800-REGISTER is ng the number to call for information, nt A completed registration card is sent ck for verification to all those who wish to ite register, and it must be sent back to become 1.5 official. Despite the national trend, many UbL ed students fee! that voting is important, er "Silence is acceptance," sophomore Jackie Bresse said. "Everyone should in vote. I'm excited about it because I haven't iy, voted before. I fed like my vote will count" Freshman Shana Hilton registered to ed vote "to express my opinion and feel more id - like an adult." n. Tm tired of hearing people complaining ter about who got elected," junior Elizabeth its Williams said. "It's our right to vote, ut people should use it." ial "I think that voting is important, but ?ld I'm not ready to yet," freshman Regine ne Jacobs said. T don't know anything about dr politics. When I'm older 111 vote." Students also feel that the registration to drive will have a positive effect, id. "More students will register because to of MTV," Williams said. "The MTV hype will attract lots of iy students," Bresse said, it, "MTV has made it cool to vote and a er lot of people watch it," Hilton said. experiences s, sorrows the one-shot programs attract students ~ts because of their convenience. 1(j "One-Shots are easy, you just sign up ie and show up," Lehner said. "One- Shots ge show students ifs real easy to get involved f e [in community service] without the longterm commitment." 1 T iiVinnr eoi/1 fUnf m fVia fall fV\n?w jq jlivxui^i oluu uiatj in uic icui, uici c cue jn 20 to 90 people who participate in the 0f One-Shots. Many of the participants are ie University 101 students, who are required to take part in two community service 1(j projects. [ d Other students become involved with ie a campus-based community service rjt organization. Students involved with these organizations take part in community jn service on a more regular basis. q. There are a variety of organizations jg that work with all aspects of the 1C1 community: abused children, homeless shelter, AIDS patients and the elderly. BS Participation in community service )S while in high school is one of the reasons jn students become involved in campus rt organizations that work to support the re Columbia community. Through their participation in service projects, students jd gain a new insight about life. Qe Through volunteering, "you begin to )(j appreciate everything you have," Knight said. "You realize whaf s important and whaf s not so important, and that many -ig things are superficial in the grand scheme ,ts of things." 1(j "Students often get caught up in their k own problems, but volunteering helps ^ them realize that others have bieeer CC ow at VOLUNTEERING page 2 j ummm\ ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock ackson a psychology spent the afterther is supposed to remain warm.