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* GAMECOCK ONLINE Visit the Gamecock's Home on the World Wide Web http://www.gamecock.sc.edu GAMECOCK INSIDE : j WEATHER : INDEX *> Hi?? ETC. Janet Jackson returns with a IV H \ [ I I I I |/ I III I^P Low 59 qc. 4 new CD, The Velvet Rope. 4 j |S JT-I I I I | I III 1% TUESDAY I Comics 5 SPORTS The Gamecocks drop their /44I I I ^L, ^L, I W, Sports 6 third SEC game. 6: >'1 ? l? fl i Classified 8 % I Serving USC since 1908 j j MIDNIGHT 11 ?MADNESS? j GAMECOCK BRIEFS : International Student Association to hold meeting i ^ The International Student Association will hold a general meeting at 8:30 p.m., : Wednesday. Oct. 8 in Byrnes Suite 704. For more information, call 777-8353 on Thursday from 2:30-5 p.m. and Fri- : day from 1:30-5 pm. j Golden Key to have information tables : The Southeastern Regional Director of j Golden Key will be at an information j ^ table from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 6-8 in : the Russell House. Membership dead- j line for Golden Key is Oct. 20. Health and Wellness to offer * healthy eating program | The Health and Wellness Office will | offer Lighten Up!, an eight-week pro- : gram to teacn neaitny eating namts. j Oct. 17 is the last day to sign up. Call : 777-8248 for more information. j % Leadership Council applications due Oct 10 : Four vacant spots on the Leadership j Council are available. Applications j may be picked up in the Campus Ac- : tivities Center and are due Friday, Oct. j m mnm noli 777J5^IQQ AW. x W1 iiiv/1 g uuwi iiiauuii, tau I I I ^Student Senate has open seats : Student Government has open sen ate seats in the colleges of social work, I education and health. Applications can j be picked up in the Student Govern ment office : Department of Philosophy hosts * speakers | %The USC Department of Philosophy : will host Gilbert C. Meilaender of Val- j paraiso University for a medical hu- j manities plenary lecture at 3:30 p.m., : Oct. 7 in Gambrell Hall, room 258. The j department also will have Rudolf J Makkreel of Emory University speak- j ing at 4 p.m., Oct. 9 in Gambrell Hall, room 250. j New York biographer to visit USC j ^Patricia Bosworth, biographer, jour- j nalist, actress and playwright, will vis- : it USC at 3 p.m., Today in Gambrell, j room 152. j Ohio Ballet performs The Jungle : Book" at USC j The Ohio Ballet and Hie Dhananjayan's j Bharata Kalanjali Dance Company will : perform "The Jungle Book" at 8 p.m., Oct. 10 at the Roger Center. Tickets j ^re $16 for students and $20 general ; admission. For more ticket informa- j tion, contact Carolina Coliseum box of- I fice, Capital Ticket outlets or call 251- j 2222. : OPERA USC to stage Rossini's The : Marriage Contract" OPERA USC will perform "The Mar- j riage Contract" at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 10 : _and 3 p.m. on Oct. 12 Tickets cost $15 j ^ind $10 for the public and $5 for stu- j dents and senior citizens and can be ; purchased at the Carolina Coliseum j box office or by calling 251-2222. I Continuing Education piano work- : shop to be offered | "Piano Playing Secrets in Three Hours," : for ages 16 and older, will be held from j 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Oct. 8. The cost I $55. Little or no experience is re- : quired. To register, call Joan Kirk Patrick at 777-9444. j Gamecock Briefs is a service of The : Gamecock. Organizations are welcome j to submit briefs to the news editors, but I the newspaper is by no means obligat- j ed to print submissions. The editors re- J serve the right to determine what is pub- I lished and when it is published. "ompiled by Cara Pefyatt Traffic h KR1STIAN RICHARDSON hand Asst. News Editor ~ ly at c Some students at USC disagree , with the bicycle laws of Columbia and a,re . feel bicycUsts are not respected. Hundreds of students use bicycles , ,1 as transportation to and from classes c e a each day. Several parking spaces are ,cars 1 allotted just for bicyclists throughout ?n^1 __ _sne s campus. Many students don t know bicyclists are considered to be in the same is?ue category as all other vehicles. "Bicycles are suppose to do everything a car does," said Gwen Foushee ?ne ?! of the Columbia Police Department. ous "Bicyclists can be given citations, but ' theyVe not normally issued." with Foushee said bicyclists should use b moto 11 L: * K *: vr L Crystal Moore (No. 1) and Dee Dee Fo No. 22-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks in USC takes c KIM BUCKNER Staff Writer The University of South Carolina took checkered flag in a race sponsored by the Nati al Collegiate Association for Racing Wednesday Charlotte Motor Speedway. This marked the second and final exhibit race of the NCAR organization, created by the De of Engineering at member institutions. Six Southeast engineering colleges part pated in the day-long event, beginning wit] student conference. The conference consisted ( student panel as well as guest speakers such Humpy Wheeler, president of Charlotte Mo Speedway, and Winston Cup driver Jeff Burt The speakers gave students advice on us their engineering skills to further the developm of motorsports as well as stressing the importaj of teamwork. Oct. 2 Oct. Malicious injury to personal prop- Larc erty, Williams-Brice Stadium. Victim de bii said that an unknown person punched an ui out the trunk lock of his car. Estimated froat value: $50. cycle Larceny of bicycle, Russell House bike rack. Complainant said someone , removed his bike with unknown .means. Estimated value of property stolen: $575. ^ Discharging of a fire extinguish- an(j c er, Moore dorm. Complainant said an Stree unknown person discharged a fire ex- ing a tinguisher without permission. The office extinguisher was taken to health and hoi al safety to be recharged. subje iws app] signals when turning, especial- "I th a stop light. the same 'And they're supposed to stop at n^or light, just as any other vehicle respect tl Id," she said. the same Sometimes drivers can use bicy- P?h( ws when on the road. "Even sidewalk lo not have to use signal lights as busy, is they use hand signals instead," "A lo bicycles si MfV\AiirrV? oAmn kimrAliofo orA ?a4- HQ W VlP QQ UWXUUgii OU1UC U1VJVUOW cue UUl "" d citations, in the case of an ac- Bicyi t, they're most likely to be blamed. r0ad bee If a wreck occurs involving some- ageable. a a bike, they are usually at fault," medians, hee said. even betv Some students at USC disagree at a s the bicycle laws in Columbia and "I d< icycles shouldn't be considered as any thin r vehicles. Branhan rtman (No. 9) go up for a block in USC's four sets Sunday, 15-13, 16-14, 5-15 ant :heckered fig "The engineers on my team have tx that every piece of equipment is work the ly, Burton said. One small problem, on- tire race is ruined. Communication b f at team members is key to the win." Students raced Legends cars, d< ion their school colors, around a quarter-m ans cated at the front of the speedway. USC students Daniel Cotsford i 1C1" Fender produced first-place finishes in t ^ a third heats while Maw Fitzgerald place a the second heat, as tor USC finished first to win the ovei on. Duke placed second; UNC-Charlotte thii j University of Tennessee and North Cai ent also participated. ace NCAR offers the first opportunity f women to compete equally in the same 1 \~mnL eny of a bicycle tire, Labor- CRM cycle rack. Complainant said iknown person removed the bicycle tire of his bike. The bii was secured, but the tire , lot secured by the lock. Esti- Jf--*' i value of stolen property: $50. rderly conduct, Sumter ^ t. Complainant, a South Quad Jjl ity guard, notified dispatch the subject was walking up compiled by E lown the 500 block of Sumter it yelling profanity at pass- The s, irs. Upon arrival, the arresting an(j w r detected a strong odor of alco- su^e( wut the breath and person of the language cer. The si ty to bike ri v ink [bicyclists] should be in lights, but if I'm in a hurry and it category as pedestrians," se- pletely clear, then I will keep g i Pohorel said. "Bikers would don't think bicyclists should be le laws more if cars would do the same laws because we are and be more cautious." vulnerable end. >rel also said he rides on the "I do abide by some of the s when the streets are very just bought a flashing reflector bike because I heard that I we i r i . i i- ,i , nnaaft havo nno AnH T fin tn c oi people in cars Deiieve tnat ' ~ j low the traffic and that scares sPec^ authority, id. Bicycle laws were made to ] -lists have advantages on the drivers of other vehicles, as wel ause bikes are more man- cyclists, even if the laws are not; Some bicyclists ride on the 'm favor, Foushee said, in the interstate lanes and "Students should take h veen vehicles that are wait- these laws while traveling or top light. pus because of so much traffic i m't ride between cars or class times, she said, g like that,? junior Rick "I follow and understand i i said. "I try to stop at red the bicycle laws," senior Oscar E > ' ^ ^y^^'''11^ ^" SEAN RAYFORD The Gamecocl win Friday against LSU. The volleyball team also beat the 1 15-7. ig at NCAR race ) make sure so is the first intercollegiate sport with an educ ing proper- tional connection. etween the Craig Rogers, dean of the USC College of E gineering, said NCAR is a wonderful opportuni for the students. jcorated in ile track lo- "This is a hands-on project that allows st dents to put into action what they have learne ind Trudie *n c^assrooms an(^ in the labs," Rogers sai he first and "Auto racing is the largest spectator sport in tl id second in county and also the fastest growing. We belie1 that the time is right for an educational aspe rail trophy. for intercollegiate racing." "d. NCA&T, In January 1998, NCAR will begin a seri< olina State of five races that will follow the NASCAR circu The races will be scored, and a points leader w or men and be crowned in May at the Coca-Cola 600 at tl onnrt Tf ol_ PUorlnftn Mnfnr Cr\nn/liirnir o|yv/x v. 11 ox. vxiaiiuifbc luuiui ujpccuwaj'. rest for disorderly conduct and HE fSEEORT takm to Richland CountyDetei i g Center. \ ^ n Malicious injury to perst property, USC S-2 lot. Complai //WJ^^\ said that an unknown person cu vinyl top on the rear of her vel Z_ Nothing was removed form th hide. Estimated value of prop ~ damaged: $200. Possession of alcohol by a Rosalind Harvey, News Editor nor> simple possession of n juana, possession of drug p ubject's eyes were bloodshot, phernalia, Snowden. Offi as unsteady on his feet, responded to the above location. ct continued to use profane th? complainant noted a smell c f,\. cc cohol conung from the room below in the presence of the offi- TT , . rr. ,. A , Upon entering trie room, offi lbject pvas placed under ar ders too ;'s com- said. "I always stop at the red lights, 'oing. I but if it's 3 a.m., I won't stop." at t^e Briones, who has been using a bicycle on campus for well over a year, , T said he knows that "citations can be laws. 1 , . , . for my S1^11 ?ut for different things, but dnis sup- vers-in cars are not conscious." j to re- Even though bicycle laws are considered to be the same as other vehi- - proteci des, they are still supposed to enhance 1 as bi- safety 0f the riders. To some stuy dents, the other vehicles are the ones that need to focus more on the laws. eed to 1 cam- "According to the law, drivers during should stop or slow down" when bicyclists are involved, Briones said. "If nost of they don't stop, then Fm dead, even if Iriones I was following all of the rules." SAT test ^ losing ftck JJ1 vougv for higher educath REGINNA GREEN Staff Writer Nearly one million students take the Educational Testing Service's PSAT every year to prepare for what they consider the all-important SAT. However, the true significance of the SAT in college admissions becomes cloudier by the day. In recent years, the testing industry has become a lucrative field, as more and more students take standardized tests for admission into the nation's undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. At the same time, the testing industry has become a muchtargeted industry as critics cite inherIent gender bias, racial bias and class bias in the tests, especially the ETS' SAT. Laura Barrett, executive director of the Cambridge, Mass.-based National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), says the major problem a with standardized testing isn't the test itself, but its use in society. "Our top concern is not restruc. turing the test, but rather re-evaluating how they're used in college admissions," Barrett said. Colleges across the country have begun a process of instituting SAT-optional admissions plans. Small, selective liberal arts colleges, like Bates and | Bowdoin Colleges in Maine, were the first schools to initiate optional testing admissions. a" But, state schools are beginning to consider the option, and the Unin. versity of California system, the largest ty state-school system in the country, is considering changing their admissions policy to reflect the decreasing signifu icance of the SAT, Barrett said. As a result of the elimination of d. required SAT scores, those colleges like le Bates and Bowdoin have found that the ze quality of students who enroll has imC|. proved or remained the same and gender and race diversity has increased, which was their goal, Barrett said. The Massachusetts Institute of it- Technology realized the SAT scores of ill female applicants didn't reflect their le success in college and made changes in COLLEGE page2 I then noted a green, leafy substance on ition the table and beer cans and bottles and liquor all around the room. Sus>nal pect No. 1 said that he didn't know nant who the green, leafy substance bet the longed to. Officers noticed a glass smoklicle. ing pipe on the porch and rolling paeve pers on the table inside. All >erty contra-band was confiscated. Items confiscated included three 40 ounce mi- malt liquor bottles (two empty, one lari- half-full), five wine coolers (one empara ty, four fiill), 11 cans of beer (full), one cers bottle of tequila (almost empty), one after bottle of Heublen Long Island Ice Tea (almost empty), one bottle of 1 S- Kahlua (half-full), one glass smokCGTS CRIME tiEPORTS page 2