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? GAMECOCK ONLINE Visit the Gamecock's Home on the World Wide Web http://www.gamecock.sc.edu QAMECOCK INSIDE j ; WEATHER INDEX NEWS See what organizations meet : m iffc m. a. -ma^m ? ? B a . TODAY : Datebook 2 when and where. 2j Ul il P' rt ! ' fl? "w* I VleWp0'n,S 3 ETC. Puff Daddy releases his first solo : i-V- j I B fl fl B B/ fl fl fl fl fl^^ Low 65 Etc. 5 \LJaliittUUV - II = e Tien ,nno I Low 64 Classified 8 : Serving USC since 1908 j QAMECOCK BRIEFS I " Exercise program offered Walking Works, a five week exercise program, will begin Sept. 14 and is open I to students, faculty and staff Register by : calling 7-6518. j ^ One-Shot Community Service projects coming up A One-Shot community service project will be held at the Department of Juvenile I Justice on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. and again on Sept.23 from 3:30 to I c.or\ T3j jii f..n ! v.ov p.m. uutii uajfs win ue iuii ui recreational activities and fun. j Refreshments and transportation will I also be provided. For more information, : call 777-8402. : ^ Fulbright Grant applications for j graduate study due The campus deadline for receipt of | Fulbright Grant applications is Monday, : Sept 15 at noon in the Fellowships Office Applications will be reviewed by a campus j faculty committee prior to being forwarded : to HE for the October deadline. USC Dance Conservatory registration extended Registration for the USC Dance (Q Conservatory has been extended until j Sept. 15. Classes include instruction in : ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater and pas j de deux. The classes are held on weekdays : and weekends in Blatt P.E. Center. Applications for Omicron Delta Kappa j available | Applications lor (Jmicron Delta Kappa, ; a national leadership honor society, is open to undergraduate and graduate i students who with at least 60 earned ^ hours, GPA of at least 3.0, and have j excelled in leadership. Information sheets and applications are available at the j Russell House Information Desk. : USC to stage "Frankenstein'' j USC will be performing Maiy Shelley's "Frankenstem" Sept 19-28 in thje Drayton : Hall auditorium. Tickets are available at Longstreet Box Office and one hour before I ^ the show. For ticket reservations call 777- : ^2551. Autumn Jazz Cruise on Lake Murray j An Autumn Jazz Cruise on Lake : Murray will be held on Thursday, Sept. j 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. It is for you to enjoy I good music, appetizers, and the company ; of your friends while watching a beautiful j sunset Benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters : of Greater Columbia Inc. Availahle to individuals over the age ofl8. For more j W information, contact Barron Damon at : 691-5700. ; John Izard Middleton's works on exhibit at McKissick j Rediscovered drawings by John Izard Middleton are the focus exhibit Sept. 17- I Dec. 19 at McKissick Museum. In : conjunction with the exhibit, USC Press is publishing a book on the drawings and : other outstanding holdings of the South ^Carolina Library. I McKissick Museum to hold Fall Folklife Festival I ? The McKissick Museum's third annual j Fall Folklife Festival is scheduled for : /" Saturday, Sept 27. The festival showcases \ the folk artistry of the state and region, j v It is held on the Horseshoe in front of the ; museum. For more information, call Holly Mitchell at McKissick Museum at 777- : ^ 7251. ; ^S.C. Philharmonic announces its : 1997-98 season j a P The SC. Philharmonic, Nicholas Smith, j ^ Music Director; announces its 33rd season j beginning Oct 4,1997. The season includes I ^1 eight "Master Series" concerts of traditional * classical music, two Tops" concerts, and : ? one special Sunday matinee performance, j All concerts are at the Koger Center for j theArts. : ^Walk to Cure Diabetes I V Step out and help raise money for the | research of rHahetPs nn Snndav Oct. 19. ! in Sequicentennial State Park. By ; r? participating in this year's annual "WALK ? TO CURE DIABETES" you can help raise : funds that will go directly towards vital j research to find a cure. For more I r _ information, call 777-8402. jea Crop walk to be held in Finlay Park : ^ Come and join the crop walk on j the Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Finlay ; gC( Baik The money is being raised for hunger j education and Church World Service. For : 0f j more information, call 777-8402. : trai Carolina Cares will have speaker : of from Rape Crisis Network j flnr Tuesday Sept. 16 at 7 p.m., Carolina j pre Cares will hold a meeting in RH room : 302. A speaker from the Rape Crisis j whj Network will address the problem of j eco ^violent crimes on college campus. j ren ? j mo: compiled by Kristin Richardson /I\idr ESPN to broadcast nnshpthnll L/WUI W l/l/VAW tip-off event ACHIM HUNT Sports Editor Flash back to Feb. 4,1997. The South Carolina Gamecocks, undefea conference play, were ready to take on the basketball powerhouse Kentucky in a natie televised game at Frank Mcguire Arena. As' know, the Gamecocks won and the fans sto the court. For those of you who were there, you kno\ crazy it was down on that floor. For those c who weren't there, it was complete madness Now there wifl be more madness hitting Coli next month. Midnight Madness that is. The defending SEC champion South Caj men's basketball team will open practice f( 1997-98 season Saturday, Oct 18, at 12:01 The school's first-ever "Midnight Madness" v nationally televised by ESPN from the Cai Coliseum. ESPN will televise the event beginning f evening, and also will feature Duke, Rhode I and Tennessee in the hour-long program. Specific start times will be announced at a date, but the festivities will begin late Friday e\ and will run through the end of the ESPN broi at 1 a.m. Saturday. Head coach Eddie Fogler will introduce the 98 team shortly after midnight. The fifth-year USC coach was the SEC ( of the Year last season and was second in the \ for National Coach of the Year. "We are certainly excited to have this spo on our program," Fogler said. "ESPN asking televise a Midnight Madness is a reflection o excitement generated by our program last it is a real tribute to the liamecock tans, wr among the most supportive in the country." USC was selected to be a part of this "Mid Madness" because of their very successful s< last year. In addition to being SEC champs, the "I Threat" of BJ Mckie, Larry Davis and Melvin W were named to the All-SEC first team. After a slow start with losses to UNC-Ashevill Charleston Southern last December, the Game rolled off big wins at home against Kentucky, Gk andVanderbilt. USC was equally successful on the road, wins at Vanderbilt, LSU and Kentucky. In one of the earliest preseason polls of the Eddie Fogler's team is ranked No. 7 in the m sfi irl at> f nfrvt t ^LUUCIIL gUV RA PELLATT Asst. News Editor comnu thebu Senators approved by acclamation college idnesday SBL(97)013, a bill that Sei proves Student Government ofthel boards being placed in each college, the se According to the bill, the billboards "It 11 display the photographs of the Willis ecutive Officers and the senators are." the college, the minutes of each Soi late meeting and an envelope for they v ?.C. econom GINNA GREEN Staff Writer compr four ( Even though all three of South uncha rolina's economic indices fell in June Aci the second month in a row, both the contril ding and composite indices were up perce n the same time last year, indicating Insure trengthening economy, according to Dr 5 latest issue of South Carolina with momic Indicators. Admi The report, published by the College import business Administration and the state from a tployment Security Commission, month deed 16 economic indicators in June. "It1 these, six improved, nine declined, how tl I one remained unchanged from the to man vious month. is wha The Index of Leading Indicators, the sti ich tends to forecast the state of the An nomy, also fell in June, but has econor lained above the 1996 levels every Se^ nth this year. Of the eight indicators in the rose 3: I mm mm 3 mm W?, ill H ^ 1S1 i _ - 4' 1 iSSisii' *> ted in , SEC ?aUy 6 )fyou timbia Head coach Eddie Fogler, above, and senior W Gamecocks 1996-97 SEC Championship. ESP as part of Midnight Madness. Festivities are ex rolina a m- Saturday. } '^ie Camecocks also will tip . T ?" /ill ha regular-season coverage olina onEi^Nov.l4,wtathey play Maryland in the Black Yidnv Coaches Association Classic t j in Minneapolis, Minn. s-' After that, the || { jater Gamecocks return home for several nonoanference games 2 before they travel to rival Clemson on Dec. 17. yyyr] After winter break, the Gamecocks return home to '\f , start the SEC season against fotog Vanderbilt and LSU. A big nonconference tilt m . ? flight looms Feb. 1 against . Cincinnati, who the nthe Gamecocks upset last year on national television. to are As February winds down, the Gamecocks face Georgia . and Kentucky back-to-back to close the season. Both games will be on national , . I television. USC will be on TV a schoolrecord 17 times this year. e and ?0> na^ona^ <;ocjcg television audience, promise of big wins and national Jorgia ? awaras, uamecocK DasKeroau f* fi already promises to be * WlXIl 1 ' madness. <0** It will just start a little ition' ear^er yearernment passe; mts. The senators will maintain Student government v lletin boards in their respective for photographs of tt is. senators and the boai a. Gene Willis said the purpose that do not have an i billboards is to let students know board. The estimated cc nators are accessible to them, is $80, according to Wi will hold us more accountable," In other business, said. "People will know who we Kim Dickerson annoi chairs for the Judiciary ne colleges have bulletin boards committees. Sen. Jonati nil allow the senators to use. replace Sen. Reging ic success brin i ising this index, three improved, economy is continuing leclined and one remained at a more moderate nged. months ago, accordini cording to the report, the major "The state has real] Dutor to the decline was the 32.4 out-of-state investment nt jump in Unemployment years and it has paid ( mce Benefits. "1995 and 1996 were r Susan Lauiy, a research economist years for investment in the College of Business and employment is up nistration, emphasized the as a result." ance of looking at recent statistics The unemploymen i larger perspective than simply to 5.1 percent in June, i-to-month. below the 1996 level ol 's a mistake trying to figure out Sam McClary, prog] le economy is doing from month for the South Carolin th," Lauiy said "Whatfs important Security Commission tfs going on in the longer run in Market Information, cade's economy." overall economic impr d in the longer run, the state's decline in unemployme ay is improving in several areas. "A general increase i feral rising indicators, especially conditions is the mos new business corporations that [contributing to the lowe 2.3 percent, suggest the state's rate]," McClaiy said. "V\ di?e$5 SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK [elvin Watson, below, will begin their defense of the *N will televise a showcase of the team October 18 pected to begin late Friday evening and last until 1 . - J* : SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK > billboard bill /ill have to pay Academic chair. Sen. Scott Hile wil le officers and ^replace Sen. Ashley Jones as Judiciarj *ds for colleges chair. extra bulletin "The chairman was a gradual ist of the project student and she had scheduling :n _ n* i._ ? m _ j nils. conmcis, onarpe saiu. Vice President inced two new The following senators were absent i and Academic from Wednesday's meeting: lan Sharpe will Jennifer Parrish-Liberal Arts i Fletcher for Deanna Smith-Education gs lower uneir to improve, but economic upswing for the past few years pace than two and that has affected the unemploymen g to the report, rate." ly been pushing Of the eight indicators which compris for the past few the Index of Coincident Indicators, whid )ff," Laury said, provides a snapshot of the economy' ecord-breaking current status, three improved and fiv South Carolina, declined. One of South Carolina' [from last year] historically strong industries is facinj a decline. The Textile and Relate* t rate also rose Employment indicator has decline* but was still far every month since January. '6.1 percent. Ted Matthews, spokesman fo ram coordinator Greenville-based Springs Industries a Employment has seen a drop in employment level Office of Labor for his company compared to a year age edits the state's but attributes the decline to severa ovement to the different factors, (nt. "We do have fewer employees, ii n good economic South Carolina as well as outside thi it likely factor state, than we did a year ago," Matthew; r unemployment said. "But that is the result of mam fe've been on an different things. Everything from thi Students speak to Trustees IfRISTTV RimADnCAN tviiiu 1111 i Asst. News Editor USC students are voicing their concerns and opinions about the board of trustees' master plan. The board of trustees approved a plan last month designed to be a beautification project for the university. The plan suggests the closing of the two parking lots located near the Russell House and Thomas Cooper Library. An area with walkways, a lawn and trees that can be used for recreation will replace the lots. The plan states the parking lots have already been accommodated by Bull Street garage, which has 1,200 spaces. At the student liaison committee meeting Thursday, Student Body President Jamel Franklin announced student concerns about the proposed parking reduction made by-the building and grounds committee in August. "We have taken on some major issues," Franklin said. "There are some ideas and concerns about beautifying our campus. There are concerns about paraing ana replacements. All available parking spots in Bull Street garage were full at the beginning of the semester. Students pay $160 per semester in order to retain a space there. Changes have been made in the garage that have led to problems with the students using their passes. "I have an access card to the Bull Street garage and I have a hard time finding a parking space," junior Linette Callaham said. "Students who get tickets to the garage have more available spaces than I do. Taking away the parking lots beside the Russell House will cause a lot of problems." This year, the garage is divided into different sections that are available for those users with passes and those who pay for a space each day. . "I think it's too inconvenient for student usage," junior Terence Henry said. "They only have one machine that is working and you have to stand in line after class to pay and get out." Heniy also said there are open spaces available during the day when he uses the garage. Franklin will address the building and grounds committee about this issue at their next meeting. Out of concern for the students at USC, Franklin said Student Government wants to make suggestions about where they can relocate the new walkways, lawn ana trees tnat will replace tne parking lots. "I hope they will take it into consideration and find another way to add to the beautification of the campus," he said. "It is a very good project, but students don't have that priority in mind." The issue about parking has been an ongoing problem that has yet to be solved, even with the large number of I student parking lots, garages and parking meters available at USC. Taking away the two parking lots has become an important issue to the ' students. Student Government will be ' making a move against the plan in November at the next building and t grounds committee meeting. "What the plan is talking about is a reDlacement for Darkin?. What we need is an addition," Franklin said. iployment 3, consolidation of certain operations to t modern equipment that decreases the number of necessary employees has had e an effect on the number of people we ti employ." s Other industries like manufacturing, e which lost 5,800 jobs, have also s experienced declines in unemployment, g McClary said d But the trade and services industries d experienced quite a jump in employment levels, seeing 10,600 and 11,400 additional r jobs, respectively. 3, Though the Diffusion Index of Mqjor s Employment Sectors fell in June, with i, three categories expanding, five declining 1 and three staying the same, it signaled a consistent level for several employment i categories. b The report also indicates that more s industry segments realized more y employment gains than losses in June. B