The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 07, 2000, Image 1
'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
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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
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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.
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Friday
• Baseball vs. Mississippi
State, 7 p.m. (home)
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Saturday
• Round Table Gaming
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p.m., RH
• Baseball vs. Mississippi
State, 4 p.m. (home)
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