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'Moolah' to raise money .for WUSC by Phil Watson Staff Writer WUSC will hold Moolah For Music, its annual spring fundraiser this weekend. Moolah For Music will feature per formances by local bands and a change in on-air format The band Hurt Reynolds will kick off the weekend with a performance at 11:30 a.m. Friday on Greene Street in front of the Russell House. At 1:00 p.m., The Speakeasies, another local band, will per form. WUSC will have live remote broad casts from the 3 Riven Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Also on Saturday and Sunday, there will be a remote broad cast from New Brookland Tavern, where Steely, Erector Set, Mandible and Zao will be performing. During the Moolah For Music week end, WUSC will change its format poli cy. Normally, WUSC doesn’t allow top 40 music to be played. This weekend, however, listeners can donate money to WUSC to have their favorite songs played on the radio. If a listener doesn ’t like one of the songs that has been played, he or she can have the song taken off by do nating a larger amount of money than the person who originally requested the song. Anything from The Backstreet Boys to Limp Bizkit can be played, said Erin de Poix, public affairs director for WUSC. q^II the money donated will help WUSC stay on the air. Each two-hour show will give away a CD prize pack to the person who do nates the most money. Prizes have been donated by Oulspokin’, The 4:20, New Brookland Tavern, The Elbow Room, Carmike Cinemas, The Rosewood Mar ket, The Firm and the 3 Rivers Music Fes tival. The listener who donates the most money during the weekend is named “The Grand Moolah.” He or she will receive two passes for free admission to every show at New Brookland Tavern or die El bow Room for a full year. Listeners who donate $25 or more receive a WUSC T shirt. ® Poix said this weekend is important Moolah see page 2 When two histories meet Photos by Amanda Silva The Gamecock Both sides of the flag con troversy came to Columbia on Thursday to voice their opinions on the Issue. A 120-mlle march from Charleston ended at the south end of the Statehouse grounds, where Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley presented a South Carolina flag to Gov. Jim Hodges. Some marchers at the rally were In favor of keeping the flag on top of the Statehouse dome unit ed at the north end of the Statehouse grounds to protest Riley’s march. Police estimate more than 2,000 people converged on the Statehouse for the ral lies. Both sides of flag controversy rally at state Capital by Clayton Kale AND Amanda Silva Gamecock Staff Supporters on both sides of the Con federate flag debate met Thursday on . the Statehouse grounds. Those who support keeping the flag atop the Statehouse began arriving at the building’s north side as early as 9:15 a.m. At the same time, staff members were busy setting up a stage and testing sound equipment on the Capital’s south side, getting ready for the marchers to come from Main Street. Some supporters of removing the flag watched the preparations. Ruth Tibshrany of Columbia came to the Statehouse to get a sticker before going across the street to Trinity Cathe dral for a Lenten service. “I grew up in South Carolina,” Tib shrany said, “and I definitely want that flag down because of the symbol it’s be come.” Tibshrany, like many others who want the flag removed, said she thinks only the American and state flags should fly above the Statehouse. Imam Mohammed Idris of Charleston said the “Get in Step” march, a 120-mile march from Charleston to Columbia, organized by Charleston May or Joseph Riley to support removing the flag, was a step in the right direction. “It doesn’t matter how many [marchers participated], the march is a very positive gesture to bring attention to the Legislature to ‘get in step,’ so to speak,” Idris said. . He said the media’s coverage of the march was also putting pressure on the legislators in the Senate to draft a bill to remove the flag from the dome and the chambers of the General Assembly. But Joe Hill, a speaker in favor of keeping the flag on the Statehouse, said the media don’t represent the ma jority of people in South Carolina. He said the Nalional Association for the Advancement of Colored People is encouraging the “liberal media to get Americans to denounce history.” “We will not succumb to the hate mongers,” Hill said, eliciting cheers from the flag-waving crowd. Jack and Angie Robertson look turns putting “Take it Down” bumper stick ers on the backs of other supporters. “Our friends in other states don’t understand why the governor doesn’t just take it [the flag] down,” Jack Robert son said. One participant said other slates don’t understand the heritage vs: hate issue. “I never experienced racism until I got to South Carolina,” said Monica Johnson, a criminal justice junior. Shortly before noon, Edward Mc Clendon, a lifetime member of the NAACP, and George Forsythe, a flag supporter, got into an argument that took attention away from the podium. The argument was rooted in histor ical discrepancies, ranging from who sold slaves to who and what caused the war. “I don’t care who had slaves,” Mc Clendon said. “Slavery is oppression, and that’s what the flag represents.” But Forsythe said the flag represents “standing up against federal tyranny.” Police officers stepped into the ar gument and asked McClendon to return to the south side of the Statehouse with the others who support removing the flag. USC religion professor Alonzo John son stood with demonsralors on the south side of the Statehouse. “All of it is a colossal kind of igno rance,” Johnson said. “I thought that by this time, these things wouldn’t be an is sue. At the end of the day, in the great scheme of things, you realize that the battle is not yours alone.” Even day care centers came out to demonstrate. Tyoni McCants, a student at Ms. V’s day care, said: “1 think the flag should come down because it doesn’t represent the state.” Ms. V, the day care operator, said she brought the children to the rally be Flaq see page 2 All statistics below are based on the 1999-2000 school year. Source: U.S. News and World Report, online uni versity fact books. In-state tuition: $3,472 Out of state tuition: $9,374 i l^nnhmen receiving financial aid: 41% In-state tuition: $3,034 Out of state tuition: $10,276 Freshmen receiving financial aid: 35% In-state tuition: $2,262 Out of state tuition: $11,428 Freshmen receiving financial aid: 30% In-state tuition: $2,210 Out of state tuition: $11,580 Freshmen receiving financial aid: n/a In-state tuition: $3,104 Out of state tuition: $9,172 Freshmen receiving financial aid: 55% In-state tuition: $3,740 Out of state tuition: $9,814 Freshmen receiving financial aid: 60% SG passes bill honoring philanthropist by Amanda Silva Senior Writer A resolution to honor American philanthropist George Peabody was passed at the Student Gov ernment Senate meeting Wednesday night. Newly elected President Pro-tern Melissa Fletcher introduced the bill as a request to gar ner approval for a postage stamp honoring Peabody. “He is best known for his support of educa tion,” Fletcher said. Proposed by the Judiciary committee, the bill is addressed to post-master general William J. Hen derson in hopes to get Peabody on the new 2001 stamp. Peabody, having amassed a laige fortune in business, began supporting American education by donating funds to Yale, Harvard, Johns Hop kins University and USC. USC President John Palms said in a letter to Henderson “the University is one of many insti tutions that have benefited from the generous con tributions made by George Peabody in support of public education.” The Peabody Scholarship, one of the College of Education’s most prestigious awards was estab lished at USC in 1914. It provides 15 $ 1,000 scholarships for student teachers majoring in elementary education, early childhood education and secondary education. “His humanitarianism and many acts of gen erosity make him eminently worthy of a com memorative stamp in his honor,” Palms said. According to Fletcher, this bill is part of a 60 year-old national campaign. In a letter dated March 7, 2000, retired Chief Warrant Officer Edward F. Nevins, of the U.S. Army, proposed a mail blitz on Henderson to show the strong support behind this effort. According to Nevins, the proposed increase in postage rates in 2001 will call for a greater need of additonal stamps, providing a perfect opportu nity to honor Peabody. The proposed resolution met with some disagreement at the Senate meet ing Wednesday night. Sen. Austin Brown said the resolution should be tabled to give the Judiciary committee more time to review it. However, it passed by majority vote. “I think it’s important that we recognize the people who donate money to the university,” Fletcher said. In other news, the 2000-2001 cabinet was sworn in by Fletcher. The Community Service Committee is cur rently working on a new class to benefit the com munity, called Service 101. The committee also proposed working with University 101 directors to provide mentors for up-coming freshmen stu dents. The Athletics Committee will be repainting the gamecock on Greene Street, next Wednes day between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.. Student Government members will take off Saturday morning for their spring retreat to fur ther discuss furture goals. Weather Inside Datebook Online Poll Today 82 57 Saturday 71 44 Gamecocks rally late to beat The Citadel, 6-5. Page 8 Friday • Baseball vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. (home) V Saturday • Round Table Gaming Society, noon to 11:45 p.m., RH • Baseball vs. Mississippi State, 4 p.m. (home) i Should USC consider revising or changing its fight song? Yes-100% Vote at www.gamecock.sc.edu. Results will be published Friday. .«