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Page 2 Capitol City Chorale to perform The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and WFMV present "Africa to America: The Gospel Experience" at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the RH Ballroom. In addition to tne bapitoi bity Lhorale, the performance will showcase USC's gospel choirs, A Touch of Faitlji, and The Chosen Ensemble. The event is free and open to all students. For more information, call Thomas Rivers at 777-7716. Malcolm X speaker to visit campus Darryl Van Leer will perform at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the RH Theater. Van Leer will re-enact. Mai colm X's moving orations, and the Malcolm X stamp will be unveiled. For more information, call 7774330. Civil War author McPherson to speak Civil War writer James McPherson will speak Thursday at the USC Thomas Cooper Society luncheon. The 1 p.m. luncheon will be at the Capital City Club in the Affinity building. Tickets cost $25 and can be reserved by calling Re Author Angela Davis will give the keynote public lecture Thursday at USC's annual Women's Studies Conference. The free lecture will be at 5 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium. Davis will discuss discrimination in the criminal justice system. For more information, call the Women's Studies department at 777-4007. This w THE K\ I Featured The Tonic Ukia E uai ic L crusade a through tin on THU RUSSI I ' Speaker disc by Simon Edwards Staff Writer Barry McCaffrey, director for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, addressed students and officials Wednesday at the National Advocacy Center. McCaffrey opened his speech by naming drugs "the worst single identifiable causal factor behind many of the other snrial farters that we fare " ua at i i iviurnex&uii cuiu 12 other Civil War historians will participate in a roundtable discussion to understand the Civil War. The discussion is free and open to the public. It begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Capstone Conference Center. For more details, call 7775243. Angela Davis gives lecture on race, sex discrimination He said 14,000 people a year are killed as a result of the nation's drug problem. In addition, McCaffrey said that 13 million people use an illegal drug every month and that $57 billion a year is spent on illegal drugs. In the 1999 National Drug Control Strategy, McCaffrey has proposed solutions to the drug problem. The strategy calls for a 50 percent cut in drug use and availability. In addition, it seeks to educate the nation's youth about drugs. One solution, the establishment of Hmor pnnrte was pnrvmrncrprl anH en. : dorsed by McCaffrey. About 400 courts are in existence. Clardy, EXECUTIVE continued from page 1 man Council Adviser until the March 24 inauguration. "I also plan to sit down with Su . rxT _ i j j _ i l sanne iiNewmanj 10 aiscuss pians ana to help with the transition," Fordham said. Treasurer candidate Timothy Clardy, a marketing junior, said he's unsure if hell stay involved in SG. "All I have known is finance ... all the B.A. [senate] seats are filled, so I just don't know," Clardy said. Clardy said he has no plans to apply for the Cabinet or run again next year. "I'll be a senior next year, so I will not be running," Clardy said. Current Vice President Chris Dorsel said he thinks Anderson will do a good job with the office of vice president "as long as he keeps the positive attitude that he has had this whole election process." eek in Cai ANATO on Oprah, Tod jht Show & AB Elliot furthers gainst prejuaic* le power of spe RS FEB.! ELL HOU! k 1S0 YM CAROL! :usses drug uj "I hope there will be 1,000 when we walk out of office," he said. McCaffrey also said he opposes to the legalization of drugs. "T nnroAnolliT KnliAirn 4-V* non A n 1 rro x ouiiaiij ucncvc uicoc ui ugd are destructive in and of themselves," he said. He assured the audience that socioeconomic status isn't an issue when considering dfug abuse. "If you look at lifetime rates of drug abuse, it is not related to socioeconomic status," he said. Social disapproval is necessary in order to help contain the nation's drug problem, according to McCaffrey. "If the adolescent hears from the educational system [and] the law enforcement system... that drug abuse is frowned upon in our community, then drug abuse rates tend to stay low," he said. Although 1.8 million people are in jail because of drug-related offenses, McCaffrey said he thinks other alternatives should be sought. It costs $39,000 per year to keep a criminal in jail, McCaffrey said. Placing someone ham discuss el "All I have known is B.A. [senate] seats art don't know." Dorsel doesn't have any specific advice for Anderson, but he hopes Anderson continues the programs instituted by SG this year. "There are a lot of things that senate has started this year, and I just hope that [Anderson] continues and improves on those," Dorsel said. Current Treasurer Susanne Newman said because Fordham "has never been on a finance committee before, it may hurt her, but it depends on how hard she works." rolina Proc MY OF ^ i9H 24 in the ^ \ NA NEWS se in society in a rehabilitation program, however, costs between $2,000 and $7,000 per year. The students who attended the lecture said the lecture was a good opportunity to get an insight into the problem from a high-profile figure. "I'm interested in what he has to say because it's what I want to do," criminal fnc+ipo liininr Amvo TSirnor cairl UAU1 JUUHVV JUillUl X XA1AJ V/ X UA 11V1 UUlUi For some audience members, the lecture was an opportunity to gain a perspective on the national problem. "He brings a national perspective that we can't get from local officials," criminal justice professor William Pelfrey said. "He is in time with the program on a national level. It is beneficial to teaching people what problems there are and how to solve them." ection results finance ... all the j filled, so I just Timothy Clardy Treasurer Candidate Newman said Fordaham "has a lot of research to do" about USC's financial system because it's a "unique" system that's "something completely different than anything she's ever seen." "I hope [Fordham] continues the treasurer workshops started this year, and I also hope she continues with the revision and refund procedures [Clardy] and I started," Newman said. 'Td like to see [those programs] continue." Juctions. . "ER at 7:3C on Ihe^i I Ki. Student Government Advisor Commissioner Emilie Greene and Kim Blitch and Tami Freeman work Derby Daj h h r\ r\ r\ r\ n $1Z,UUU to by Laura Benge Staff Writer S Greek organizations raised more 1 than $12,000 for the Children's Mir- 1 acle Network during Sigma Chi's annual Derby Days fund-raiser. t The weeklong fund-raiser began 1 Feb. 8 and featured a competition ? among sororities to raise money and t spirit. Kappa Delta sorority won the fend- s raising competition. Sigma Chi esti- f mated that KD raised between $3,500 , and $4,000. The week's other events included chapter members of each sorority col- ' lecting pennies outside the Russell T-Tm i a a C 11UUOV/. Sourwood Honey performed at the 1 end of the week, and sororities put on skits to comnete aeainst each other. i Ipm :riday, February 19, 1999 Sara Ladenheim The Gamecock Woody Carothers, Elections Elections Commission members to tabulate SG election votes. rs raises r charity Delta Delta Delta sorority won the skit competition. Delta Zeta sorority ivon the spirit and participation comDetitions. "Sigma Chi is really appreciate of all of the sororities' efforts,"DerDy Days Chairman Lucas Marchant said. "We wouldn't have been able n Hn it uritVimit fthp cnrnritipcl " The Derby Days fund-raiser is sponsored nationally by Sigma Chi raternities. It's the 51st Derby Days und-raiser held at USC. "Derby Days went really well," Signa Chi Public Relations Chairman Michael Berger said. "There was a lot )f participation, and we raised 2,000 nore dollars than we did last year."