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Nikki LaRocque debates
kissing styles and the
'Hedgehog kiss of love.'
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Sports previews this weekend's
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South Carolina
Happenings
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
LOTTERY TO BE HELD SOON
The "Lottery" for the Russell
House Ballroom and other
meeting rooms for Jan. through
Aug. 1997 will be held Oct.lO
in RH 218. The first drawing
will be at 9 a.m., followed by a
^ second one at 10 am Academic
classroom space may not be
reserved until Jan. 20, 1997.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
PLANS TRIP TO CAROWINDS
International Programs for
Students is organizing a trip to
Carowinds on Saturday. Vans
^ will depart from the front of the
Russell House at 8:30 a.m. for
Carowinds. The vans will depart
the park at 8:30 p.m. Interested
students should sign-up in the
International Programs for
Students office. There is a $3
transportation fee and admission
to the park is $21.95. For more
information call 777-7461.
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ANGELA SHEPARP Staff Writer 1
Students and residents of
Columbia gathered in the Law School f
Auditorium to witness a debate
addressing the issue of same-sex {
marriages, at 5:00 p.m. Thursday. ,
"Gay and lesbian couples have
and will continue to live in loving, j
committed relationships," Mr. Peter
J. Tepley, attorney for the offices of
Turnipseed and Associates, argued ]
for the affirmative.
Tepley went on to say
discrimination against'same-sex (
marriages violates the Constitution
and the government has presented j
no legitimate reasons that
homosexual couples should not be
granted the same rights enjoyed by J
heterosexual couples.
Since same-gender marriages
are not recognized under the law,
homosexual couples are refused j
certain benefits, including some
Students t<
SHARIF SIMMONS Staff Writer
This week marks the beginning of this
third MasterCard Acts.
MasterCard Acts is a nationwide talent
created by MasterCard International Ir
coordinated by the National Association for C
Activities(NACA).
"It(MasterCard Acts) is designed to d
the most talented and promising st
entertainers in music and comedy," Ca
Productions Concerts Commissioner Toby J
said.
University of South Carolina is one
schools nationwide scheduled to holt
competitions, from which a winning a
State Fair bri
ALYSSA SMITH Staff Writer
The annual State Fair opened
Wednesday for the 127th time.
Food, rides, exhibits and shows are all
a part of the fair.
This year, the fair has some new
attractions: A laser show, a ski jump
show, chain saw artists and two new
rides.
There is also a new food item: roasted
corn. The corn is roasted in its shuck,
over an open fire and then pealed and
dunked in butter.
According to General Manager Gaiy
Goodman, "The fair also offers livestock,
nowers and agriculture, and art - tne
finest in the eastern states,"he said.
Food has always been a big part of
the fair: Elephant ears, cotton candy,
hot dogs, corn dogs, sausages, barbecue,
french fries and hamburgers--just to
name a few.
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lealth coverage plans and
inheritance rights.
"An unmarried partner can be
excluded from the bedside [of the
Dther partner] when crucial medical
lecisions need to be made," Tepley
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Same-sex partnerships cannot
51e joint tax returns.
"I feel it's an economic issue ?
governments should grant them tax
breaks," Columbian Laura Doyle
said.
Tepley also argued that members
af homosexual relationships have
proven to be loyal and responsible
for their partners.
"Civil marriage includes
responsibility, and these
responsibilities benefit society as a
whole," he said.
He also said marriage provides
social cohesion and encourages stable
households and long-term
relationships. According to Tepley,
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advance to the semifinal
; year's the six semifinal locations
and a chance to compete i
searcji national finals Feb. 23,11
The winning act will be
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,ampus opportunity to perform live i
industry professionals,
iscover a contribution of $10
udent to the winner's school sch
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fenkins before 1,800 people that ir
from the nation's best k
of 100 companies, such as Capitol
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"I go for the food," sophomore A
Ellis said.
"My favorite part of the fair is
food," junior Chris Boozer said. "I |
ride the rides, eat food and have a
time."
The rides have always been the i
attraction at fairs. This year, there
be two new rides: The Scorpion and
Terminator.
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fair," freshman Andrew Deming i
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junior Laura Metcalf said.
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grandstand shows (except Oct. 8
Oct. 12) at 7:30 p.m.
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the government has provided no
legitimate reasons to deny the legal
recognition of civil marriage to samesex
couples.
He said arguments to prevent
same-sex marriages are reminiscent
of those used to discriminate against
interracial marriages 30 years ago.
"Peter had a wonderful argument
and did a wonderful job. Professor
Burns seems very typical of the
Christian Coalition Republicans.
There's a big division based on age,"
said Zanne House, alumnus of 1991.
Professor Walter Burns of
Georgetown University opened his
negative arguments by saying "All
laws discriminate."
According to Burns, marriage
is a matter of public concern because
it is a foundation for the family.
Burns quoted Jean Jacques
Rousseau's definition of marriage
as a bond between a man and a
woman, and said children are the
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go to first serve basis,
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bands Shades of Gray at nooi
main p.m., Oct.5 and Treadmill Trad
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said, free until 8 D.m. on both Friday
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students.
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and but it makes it [the fair] even
freshman Susie Caldwell said,
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purpose of marriage.
Tm well aware of the possibility
of real, genuine love between two
men or women, but that's not the
issue," Burns said.
"I was disappointed on his
performance. His only arguments
were historical and religious " senior
Tonya Harrel said.
After the opening arguments,
the moderator opened a question
and answer session between the
debaters.
Tepley asked why the line for
legal marriages is drawn at samesex
couples instead of those that
can't procreate.
"Too difficult to administer,"
Burns replied.
Afterwards, the question and
answer session opened to the
audience. .
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xecutives, an opportunity that they
lly never have," Jenkins said,
nts must be enrolled at USC for a
six hours. Only half of a band or
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udents with comedy or musical acts
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the Information desk on the second
iissell House.
mformation on the MasterCard Acts
tion at USC, call Toby Jenkins or
immerson at 777-7130.
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$5 on weekends.
tor the iuesaay is Winn-Dixie Day
tcome, get free admission by bringing fo
goods for the Harvest Hope Fc
be local There will also be a pay-c
a and 2 ride ticket that can be bought 1
kstar at Monday through Thursday.
The ticket is for admittai
sck The rides, all day.
section. Strips of 30 ride coupon
Imitted bought for $18 at the gate,
nights. The State Fair is a private
:t many agricultural exhibit. Their anni
is 2.5 to 3 million dollars,
nyway, The State Fair is expecting
better," of at least 500,000 people. L
attendance was 576,040 and t
; to go," to top it.
This year's fair theme is "(
;ven if I Whirl."
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r adults 13 and is open at 10 a.m. dai
day and noon on Sunday.
Senators
answer
challenge
REGINNA GREEK Staff Writer
After several weeks of imploring from SG vice
president Jamel Franklin, student senators
highlighted Wednesday nighfs meeting with several
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The Senate finance committee, chaired by Kim
Baxter, introduced several pieces of legislation, one
of the most notable being the bill regarding the
recent addition of the graduate school students' fee.
Graduate students will be charged a pro rate
fee based on the number of hours for which they
are enrolled. Students will pay three dollars per
credit hour of enrollment.
According to the legislation, 38 percent of the
funds generated will go strictly toward graduate
school activities.
Fifty-two percent of the fee revenue will fund
undergraduate and graduate activities, including
Carolina Productions, Student Media, intramural
sports and Student Government.
The remaining 10 percent of the funds will go
toward administrative costs within student
government.
The academics committee disseminated their
preliminary pamphlet regarding all of USC's honor
organizations for review.
Senators are to review the pamphlet, which is
a guide to campus honor societies primarily for
freshman and new students, and return them to
the committee for its final production.
The committee also announced that it is in the
process of drafting a grade forgiveness bill.
Under current University rule, students may
nnt. rnnpfit rprtain rnnrsps after havincr rpppivprl a
D or F in the course, depending on their major and
their college, according to SG Executive Cabinet
chief of staff Dan D'Alberto.
A grade forgiveness bill would allow students
to retake a course they failed and, instead of the
grades from the course being averaged to produce
a final grade, the higher grade would simply be
accepted, D'Alberto said.
"If you had a bad semester, an illness, or a death
in the family, you would be able to take a course
again," D'Alberto said of the bill's main goal.
According to SG vice president Jamel Franklin,
information regarding the academic forgiveness
plans of other schools with a similar makeup and
academic intensity level has been distributed to the
academics committee to use in their drafting process.
"Ifs imperative that the senate have the student
body's support on this issue, and I think we do,"
Franklin said.
In other business, Sens. Michelle Marenkovic
and Gene Willis informed the senate of several ideas
regarding SG senate and student interaction.
Marenkovic and Willis proposed a Meet Your
Student Government Day, to be held on a Wednesday
in the coming weeks.
The day would include breakfast with senators,
a training session for newer senate members and
would culminate with an invitation to students to
attend Wednesday's 5 p.m. senate meeting, with a
reception to follow.
The reception would be another chance for
students to meet their senators even more personally,
as they would be arranged at tables according to
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"We aren't only going to be visible on Election
Day," Willis said. "We're going to get to know the
students," and plan to be visible all year long.
Marenkovic also suggested a SG Service Day to
serve a dual purpose: senators would perform service
to benefit the community and would join other
student organizations in the process, giving them
a chance to give back to the community and acquaint
themselves with members of the student body
involved in campus organizations, Marenkovic said.
Sen. Sue Mqyer proposed posting future legislation
in every dorm and academic building on campus in
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The State Fair opened yesterday
and runs through Oct. 13.
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