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FOOTBALL TICKETS REQUIRE
STUDENTS TO PRESENT IDS
Students planning on
attending Saturday's football
game against ueorgia are
reminded that they must present
their student IDs to get into the
game.
According to Jerry Brewer,
director of student life, there
were some problems last week
with people refusing to present
their ids. Brewer said student
tickets are meant solely for use
by USC students; not friends
from out of town.
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.
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David Brack makes an arguement against<
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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 .
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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
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appeared in the Harvard Law
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REGINNA GREEN Staff Writer not sittii
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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
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