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/Af5/?>?: PS E-mz [ causes q Beanie Babies Softball ^eam^ ^ (^^lfll6COCfc^\ 1 ti , :?. repeat in 1998. www.gamecock.sc.edu caroling WEATHER ^ J gamecock INDEX "%> g 7irh tr (P%nm itrrirb ~ =: l&g wily VJwilvCOCR Ez:=: Serving the Carolina Community since 1908 Volume 90, Number 53 University of South Carolina Monday, January 26,1998 CP seeking new officers Carolina Productions is accepting applications for pres dent, vice president of finance, vice president of marketing, vice president of internal affairs and vice pre! ident of membership. Applinofinr?o ni?n ntrnilnUln m Pno^ vuvivuo cu. c avcuiauic 111 ivuo sell House 235 and are due Feb. 2. For more informatioi call Ellen, vice president of membership, at 777-7130. ODK looking for new ^ members Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor soci ety, is accepting applications until Friday. Applications ai available at Russell House 112. Sullivan -nominations being taken Nominations for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, an honor presented annuall] to one male and one female member of the senior class, are now being accepted. Forms should be returned tc the Office of Student and ? Alumni services, nusseu House 112, by 5 p.m. Feb. 15 For more information contac Woody Carothers, 777-4172. 'Wines of the World' to benefit USC "Wines of the World", a wine ^ tasting, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ava D's Gourmet Caf Ashland Park Plaza on St. Andrews Road. The cost is $25.95 per person and proceeds benefit "Yemassee", a literary magazine published by USC's English department. For reservations call 772-0093 by Saturday. For more information call Ivan Young at 777-2034. Phi Eta Sigma inductions set Phi Eta Sigma will hold an induction ceremony Thursday. All 1998 inductees are asked to attend. ffc 4\ O O ^ Golden Ke I Monday National Hone I / Society, 6 p.m : i \-v^ n eveiy first Moi \ dav of th ! month, RH 301 "Into the Streets," 7 p.m every other Monday, RH 305 JO# pCoffe | tuesday House" Litert ||l V nwttieuca / Project, 7 p.m \ I Russell Hous 1 ) ' Golden Spui Coping with Living, 3 p.m begins Feb. 3, Counseling an Human Development Centei "The Connection I Need t Grow," 3 p.m., Feb. 3 an Feb. 10, Counseling and Hu man Development Center. Office of Community Servic T* > A TT rrograms upen nuuae, u a.u ^ to 5 p.m., Feb. 3, Campus A< tivities Center. The World Tae Kwon D Club, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Boot er T. Washington Gym. ^ Students Allied for a Greer er Earth, 7:30 p.m., Calcott 315 Palm Campus prayer meel ing, 12:30 p.m., PALM Centei Fellowship of Christian Ath letes prayer meeting, 7 a.m ^ Rutledge Chapel. ^ Fencing Club meeting, 7 p.n to 9 p.m., Blatt 308. 1 Commi* news editorCARA PELLATT i- With Student Government elections approaching, the elections commission is considering new ways to improve votes turnout at USC. 3- Students will vote in their respec tive colleges. For example, engineering majors wil vote in the College of Engineering, i "Students spend most of their time ir that college once they are past theii general classes," Grant Cauthen, studenl government elections commissioner, said Cauthen said the reason for having elections in the colleges rather than to ? central location like Russell House is ac cessibility. "For the students who don't go to theii colleges on election day, you have stu dents who don't go to Russell House. You have one-for-one. Remote loca i tions are hard. Engineering majors won'1 e ^1 m ? L e ). > I. e is ? e j? Students gathered to I d tog the event. This ye; r. Q I I I , d L- January 17 DU1, Open Container, and Malicious e Injury to Personal Property, Bull i. Street Garage. Officer on patrol observed > subject maliciously crash through the access gate to the parking garage. 0 Suspect was stopped and immediately > exited the vehicle, where upon he had to be helped by the officer to stand upi right. The subject was arrested and giv' en a blood alcohol analysis which re> vealed a blood alcohol level of .2 percent. i- January 18 ' Larceny of Currency, Preston. Victim stated that unknown person(s) enu tered unsecured room and removed one I ; ^ m m 1 ssion por come to campus to vote. For accessibility, it makes the most sense." 3 He said moving voting to Russell 3 House is an issue the elections commission would consider but would not take place this year. "All the logistics are worked out. It's too late to change, said Cauthen. 1 " Well see what kind of support it gets but I think it s going to be a big mess with 1 all of the colleges voting at one place," he said. ^ One method the elections commission has considered to make voting easier for > students is on-line or electronic voting. 1 "One we'd really like to see is on-line " voting. We've tried Scantron sheets but it wasn't successful. We have also considered scanning ID cards like football ticket distribution. The main issue is security," he said. With on-line voting, extending the elec" tion over several days would be feasible, gygg ? ?j^: S 1 1H nF isi ' 7^ * 1 m I bSI^y IPS 11 ? *k.A fk i j? 1 Kf ?4 ?i, I A he Golden Spur to watch Super Bowl X it's game was more competitive than ye; cream-colored purse decorated with i Dancing Grateful Dead Bears and $40 of currency. January 19 DifirtrHprlv TTinmao flnnnor r Library. Suspect was observed sleeping on a couch in the library lobby. Further investigation revealed that the suspect smelled strongly of alcohol and had in his possession a half- empty quart of beer. Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, Chick-Fil-A. Complaintant statr ed that the subject voided cash purchases and then took the money for her own use. Suspect's actions were recorded on iders SG but ethical issues would have to be researched, according to Cauthen. "We could extend it from Monday to Thursday, for example. With the paper ballot, it's not feasible because the canHidflt.es miss rlass tn eamnaipn and it's tough to justify missing more than one day of class for this. Students are here for academics," he said. USC elections are also a model for the real world, and elections lasting more than one day would not reflect that. Publicity is also an issue the commission has discussed as a way to increase awareness of elections. "Number one, we'd like to get close to The Gamecock publicity-wise. Publicity is the biggest thing. Hopefully, everyone will know about it. After that it's an issue of apathy which we really can't do anything about," he said. |A|J|j* ' - * $** * " ^jj^iiiM^JllIB SB umim 'j&ii^M II ra^fl ^mmm^^M p&j wjg^^^m t ISmMWIK 1 |g^ r^ . \W$mmlm X\*&.\hW H ^JhIm I Bfc in J I i B ^ I H XXn Sunday. Fellowship of Christian i irs past hut was still being played at pr ? VIEH e ORI 0 J compiled by MATT MYERS ? videotape. Complaintant is unsure if h he will prosecute. A d January 20 fi Accidental Damage, McBryde. Com- h plaintant stated that subject was throw- n polling i Filing begii news editorCARA PELLATT This year, elections will take place on Feb. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and students vote in their respective col leges. "Student government represents the students. A high turnout shows that a* majority of students support the candidate," Elections Commissioner Grant Cauthen said. "Student officers have a voice directed from the students." All full-time and part-time registered students may vote, according to Cauthen. im i ^ | / ' >-iSm H Br t RAYFORD As.st Photo Editor Athletes was sponsoress time. lg a baseball on the side of the build- j< ig and catching it. Subject made and c rrant throw which shattered the omplaintant's window. J I anuary 22 c assistance Rendered, South Tower, s rictim hit the top of her head on her a oom floor while dancing. Richland \ !ounty EMS arrived and transported a er to the Baptist Hospital. F kssault and Battery, Disorderly Con- r luct, Bates. An officer responded to a I ght in progress. Victim stated that t e was assaulted by subject. Two wit- t esses supported victim's claim. Sub- fc stations is today Filing for elections begins today and ends at 5:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. Filing information for executive offices and senate seats is available at the Student Government office in room 110 in Russell House. A mandatory candidates meeting will be held Feb. 2 in Russell House Ballroom A. Senate candidates will meet at 4:00 p.m. and Executive officer candidates will meet at 5:00 p.m. The campaign process and regulations will be discussed and candidates must bring a list of their campaign staffs. PrnfocGnr A JL V1VUUU1 explains Clinton's 1 1 /\ uuuuies news editor CKRA PELUTT The recent allegations that President Bill Clinton had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky raise many questions about Clinton's ability to serve as president and the future of the presidency. Dr. Betty Glad, a USC political psychologist who creates psychological profiles of politicians and has written a biography of Jimmy Carter, said this is an example of "gotcha" politics. "You find someone who is vulnerable and look at their whole life," she said. Glad said an effect of this kind of politics is the free rein given to Kenneth Starr, the special prosecutor. "Most special prosecutors have a time limit so the person isn't under constant peril. He can offer immunity for what he wants. Lewinsky will be punished if she doesn't say what he wants. Those who are opposed to Clinton go along with it, but they're not thinking about the office of the presidency," she said. Glad also disagrees with the presidential aides wearing wires. "What happened to privacy with aides? Nixon took it too far, but the pres J _ 1.L _ a 1_ iaeni neeas assurance inai ne s not Deing taped when he's dealing with his aides," she said. These allegations will affect the public's confidence in the office of the presidency, which Glad believes will be terrible for both the president and the country. "This will turn people off from the political system. They will think that they're all like that," she said. "Whatever happens, this weakens the office and Bill Clinton, but then he's not going to run again." Glad also believes a president's past history in office rather than his sex life should determine his performance in office. When trying to determine how a person will do politically when they are already in office, the public should look at their record in office rather than at their personal life. CLINTON page two set was found to be extremely intoxiated and was arrested. Fanuary 23 )isorderly Conduct, Capstone. Offier responding to a power outage in Captone observed subject on the side walk icting in a loud and boisterous manner. Vhen approached, the subject became irgumentative and combative. At that loint the subject was placed under arest. ndecent Exposure, Bates West. Vicims stated that two male subjects enered the room where upon subject number two exposed his genitalia.