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competitic
staff writer RUTH NETTLES
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While many students have been er}
preparing for tests and mid-terms, the forj
thirteen members of the USC Mock iCal
Trial team has been preparing for much top
more.
The USC team has been in com- aid
petition for only five years, but they me
already have qualified for national al s
competition.
"In Mock Trial, you're given a tri- teg
al by the American Mock Trial Asso- stu
ciation, and you have the affidavit. ^ai
Then you develop and portray the char- 'sin
acter in competition," said team member
Jody Hill, a sophomore in the Hon- ^ *
ors College. 0 c
The teams practice with one an- ^
other intensively before competition. tga
"We did a lot of scrimmaging
with Furman and each other, getting t^a
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ing out our case," explained Jessica
Hern who acts as an attorney for the tea
team. ver
Hern described the team's trial Uni
as "a self-defense case. A high-profile Sp
celebrity shoots her son." Cit
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The team is coached by Dr. Don- ancj
Songer, a professor in the depart- gj^
nt of government and internation- jyjjT
.tudies here at the university.
He has coached the team since it ^
[an. Columbia attorney and doctoral ^ p
dent in political science Tammy t
rver has been assisting the team ,
ce 1996. m
There are two different squads
hin the team, informally referred
is the Garnet and the Black teams. a
Both have earned much sought-afbids
after defeating other regional 01 s
ms at the Southeastern Regional s*ai
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on go to the National Championship or sophom ores,
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I fifth ranked teams qualify for the the youth of thi
rer Flight National Tournament in optimism for th
meapolis." Songer att
The Black team was selected to team's success t
ipete in the National Championship "They have i
tpril, and the Garnet team will com- in experience v
e in the Silver Flight Tournament of intelligence
Jarch. Songer.
The team also won many individ- "Other teair
awards in addition to the nation- tice at invitatio
ids. , . we often can't a
Jessica Hern, a freshman Hon- Songer.
College student, won Most Out- As a result,
riding Attorney. perience agains
Tiffany Jackson, a freshman managed to be
jlish major was selected for the all- cessful anyway
ional team as a witness. The studenl
"Tiffany makes her character come and they kno
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RESIGNATION continuedfrompt
bids means a lot to the pect of the Carolinian Creed as well as
hey are so new. his oath of office,
mi have never done it Franklin feels that "basically, theii
t of them are freshman use 0f the Creed is highly subjective.'
said Songer. would like to say that I have a role as
ed his hope th at with student body president and my cabinei
^future 6"V aVe 163 appointees have their roles as well. ]
ributes much of the understand the Elections Commissior
o their analytical skills. ^as a but I also understand thai
nade up for their deficit they must keep in mind why they an
/ith an extra quotient the Elections Commission. I think the}
and hard work," said have gone far outside their role anc
scope of their job."
is get much more prac
mal tournaments that
fford to attend," added The NAACP and Carolina Debate v
pie chart in the February 27 edition. T
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Wednesday, March 4, 1998
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3 While the action of the Commission
is controversial, the members stand ber
hind their decision. All 10 Commission
[ members signed the letter to Franklin.
, "I support the decision of the Elect
tions Committee wholeheartedly,"
^ Gaither said.
The outcome of this situation has
1 many possibilities, including an end to
^ the standoff based on the decisions of
i Franklin and the Commission.
' "Student leaders must be held ac1
countable for the actions [they] take,"
the Commission said.
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