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Libertarian has presidential hopes ■ Candidate * espouses freedom over government % by John Bailey The Gamecock Harry Browne is running for presi dent. The name might not ring a bell. Af ter all, he does not have the fame or notoriety of George W. Bush or A1 Gore, nor does he have the support of either of the two major po litical par ties in the United States. In fact, Browne is running neck-and neck with Reform Party "andidate Pat Buchanan for what is currently fourth place behind Green Par ty candidate Ralph Nader, Republican candidate Bush and Democratic candi date Gore in a poll conducted by Ras mussen Research. Browne is campaigning as a Liber tarian, a platform that espouses person al freedom over government interfer ence. He claims that other candidates are arguing over who is best qualified to run the life of the American citizen, while Browne claims he wants each person to run his own life. “Our hope is that we win,” said Jim Babka, press secretary for Browne. “But tire Democrats and Republicans are work ing with many built-in advantages.” Babka said it is reasonable to ex pect a Democratic or Republican nomi nee to win the election. “It is an access issue,” Babka said. “They receive federal, state and local funds, their conventions receive live, na tional network coverage. The idea is to overcome some of these barriers. We’ll have to spend about $700,000just to get on the ballots. Gore and Bush don’t have to worry about appearing on the bal lots. We can’t expect to have our can didate just stand on a street comer and have the public flock to him.” Babka said while winning the elec tion might not seem realistic now, what can be done is to lay groundwork for the future. “One of our hopes is to build a par ty for protest. Hany Browne is very clear on his opinions on the issues. He wants the people of America to be free,” Babka said. “A vote for Browne is a clear vole of protest against the current sys tem.” Browne believes in a less-is-more ap TSrOWNE SEE PAGE 2 Telephone books to arrive by Sept. 19, 'administration says by Charles Prashaw Tiie Gamecock Unlike in previous years, Hie USC stu dent directories weren’t published prior to the start of classes this fall, making it harder to Dnd certain telephone numbers, some students have said. The phone books, which have been published for more than 20 years at USC, are traditionally in student’s rooms when they return from summer DreaK. But this yesir, jic cording to Student %jfe Director Jerry Brewer, a new com pany handling the publishing of the books asked to push back the printing lime by two weeks. The publisher need ed the extra two weeks to sell ads, Brewer said. The university makes money from the phone books by ciuuging lor au bpnLe. Brewer added the University felt it %vas better to wait and get more accurate numbers before printing this year. “We thought it would be better to wait until after room changes so everyone’s number could be right in the phonebook,” Brewer said. However, Brewer maintains the books aren’t late. “They aren’t late to us. We have a set date for them to come out, and that is when they are coming out,” he said. Brewer said the books should be out either Sept. 18 or 19. Most dorms should have stacks of the books for students to pick up, he said. But students can also pick up copies at the Russell House informa tion desk. Among students disappointed about the late phone books is Student Body Vice President Corey Ford. 1 think the campus directories should have been in the residence halls during the first week of school,” Ford said. “There are other numbers that students need that they can’t find online.” Another student, ju nior business major Er ic Johnson, expressed similar thoughts about the lack of phone books. “I can’t believe they don’t have the phone books out yei, uie umnie uneeiory uoesn I have some the numbers I need,” Johnson said. Brewer, while admitting that the late phone books might cause an inconvenience to some students, said some could simply look online for the numbers they need around campus. Directories seepages ‘We’ve got a lot of work to do yet’ Laura Dalrymple The Gamecock Undergraduate business program ranks in top 50 by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock Continuing a string of honors, the Darla Moore School of Business has made its way into a national news magazine’s list of the top 50 under graduate business programs in the na tion. The new rankings appear in America’s Best Colleges 2001, produced annually by U.S. News and World Report. The guide hit news stands Sept. 1. The program moved up one place from last year when it was ranked 51st, according to Interim Dean Rod ney Roenfeldt. The school kept its No. 1 ranking in undergraduate in ternational business programs and was ranked 44th among general man agement programs. Roenfeldt said while the business school was pleased with the improved ranking, being ranked wasn’t nec essarily new for the school. “We’re making improvements and moving up, but this is not new and unique in that regard,” Roenfeldt said. Roenfeldt attributed some of the rise to a new undergraduate program that gives students more flexibility in choosing what courses to take and offers a larger selection of majors and minors. He said the faculty and students also deserve credit for the ratings. “Around the country, our facul ty are well known by other faculty,” Roenfeldt said. He also credited businesswoman Darla Moore’s 1998 contribution of $25 million for raising the school’s visibility. The rankings will help students at the business school by raising the prestige of its degrees, Roenfeldt said. “It will help also to attract even better students to the business pro gram,” he said. While Roenfeldt said he believed '"'tyy.y# 'll the program was “a little bit under ranked,” he added that the business school is actually trying to become one of the top 25 schools in the Unit ed States. “We’re happy that we’re ranked, and pleased at that, but we’ve got a lot of work to do yet,” Roenfeldt said. He said the business school’s rank ings won’t be affected when Joel Smith takes over as dean on Oct. 1. “Hopefully, we won’t miss any beat at all,” Roenfeldt said. “I don’t think there’s going to be any transi tion problems at all.” The America’s Best Colleges ranking is at least the third time this year that the business school h;is. performed well nationally. The Fi nancial Times of London ranked the school 34th in the world for MBA type programs earlier this year, and U.S. News and World Report ranked the graduate business program sec ond in the nation last spring, contin uing a decade-long streak where the program has come in at either the No. 1 or No. 2 spot. University spokesman Jason Sny der said the rankings show the busi ness school’s consistency. “It just shows that year after year, we’re churning out a product of high quality,” Snyder said. The business school is one of the university’s top programs, Snyder said. “The Darla Moore School is spe cial here at the university,” he said. Snyder agreed with Roenfeldt’s belief that Smith’s becoming dean will affect the rankings. “They’re going to excel through the transition and beyond,” Snyder said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmall.com. Laura Dalrymple The Gamecock USC’s undergraduate business program was ranked 50th In U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2001. Nurse shortage hits South Carolina by Jennifer Autrey The Gamecock A nationwide shortage of school nurs es is also affecting South Carolina. A lim ited number of nurses in the state are hav ing to adapt to the changing healthcare needs of cliildren, according to USC nurs ing instructors and area healthcare prac titioners. Although the National Association of School Nurses recommends a ratio of one nurse for every 750 students, the or ganization reports many schools across the country have a ratio far less than the recommendation. In South Carolina, some schools ei ther do not have nurses or have nurses that can only work limited schedules, ac cording to USC nurse Renatta Loquist. Loquist works with the USC-based Col legues in Caring, an advocacy group fo cused on strengthening the state’s nurs ing workforce. The state’s shortage of nurses will af fect all areas of the practice and could worsen the situation in schools, said Lo quist, who is leading CIC in a study on South Carolina’s nursing shortage. Loquist said three factors account for the nursing shortage: the increasing num bers of nurses quitting the profession, an increased need for nurses and a retiring workforce. According to Loquist, within ten yean, about 40 percent of the nursing workforce will be close to retirement age. In addition to an aging workforce, the shortage of school nurses is worsened by a lack of funding and competitive salaries. “The availability of school nurses may be challenged as the school system, being government agencies, do not have the flexibility to compete with business and industry in the areas of salary perks,” Loquist said. As die shortage condnues, diose nurs es who do choose to work within the school system might find themselves hav ing to learn new techniques, as well as making up for the lack of personnel, pe diatric nurse practitioner and USC nurs ing instructor Ann Alexander said. In addition to giving immunizations and treating minor injuries and illnesses, today’s school nurses must deal with problems associated with drugs, abuse, teen pregnancy, disabilities, chron ic diseases such as sickle-cell anemia and life-threatening diseases such as HIV and cancer, Alexander said. “Today, you have students with more complex health problems, and the school nurse is responsible for helping meet their needs,” Alexander said. As children with more severe med Nurses see page 2 £ Weather Inside Datebook Today Hi 88 F Lo 68 F Thursday Hi 90 F Lo 67 F Broadway isn’t dark tonight; ‘42nd Street ’ debuts at Town Theatre Page 8 “What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unneces sary.” Richard Harkness The New York Times, 1960 Wednesday • Student Organization /j Renewal and Treasurers * Workshop, 3:30 p.m. • CP, 3 p.m., RH theater • Fraternity Council, 4 p.m., RH 322/326 • Sorority Council, 5 jure, RH 322/326 rHURSDAY ..i • AAAS, 6 p.m., RH —'-i theater • RHA, 7 p.m., RH 303 • Omega Phi Alpha, 9 p.m. • S.C. Democrats, 8:30 p.m. (iy