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Vol. 94, No. 23 October 20, 2000 Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley 1 11 'F' ."'f|" r"vi^u fL 1 <v> . nsii,.,■*&£&$<?' -m*r jv A x I Amy Goulding The Gamecock City adds midday trolley to Five Points by Charles Prashaw The Gamecock The city of Columbia is adding a midday trolley route on Nov. 1 con necting USC and Five Points, stem ming from requests to the City Coun cil from Five Points business owners who wanted to draw student and uni versity employees to the area dur ing the day. Andy’s Deli manager Andy Sloan said he expects a positive impact on his business from the new trolley service. “The new trolley service will bring people in for lunch because people at the university don’t want to get in their cars and travel because it’s hard to find parking.” Sloan said. Yesterday’s manager John Fas sett also thought the service would improve business. “This will certainly help busi ness around lunch time,” Fassett said. The proposed route would make midday stops at the Towers area on Sumter Street, the women’s quad on Greene Street and at Pendlenton and Barnwell streets near Columbia Hall. From these pickup points, the trol ley would make stops in Five Points near Andy’s Deli, the fountain and Monterrey’s. The University is currently con nected to Five Points and the Vista area through an evening trolley, which runs from in front of the National Advocacy Center. Com bined with the evening Vista-Main Street route, the evening service av erages about 68 riders an evening, according to city records. Other city trolley routes include a day route between the Vista area and Main Street. The city purchased three trol leys in Decembe at a cost of $260,000 each, bringing the fleet to six. About 80 percent of the cost of the new trolleys were paid for by federal transportation grants. City Council passed the plan last week, with several members saying they hoped the new route will boost the number of riders on the trolley system. USC students’ opinions differed on whether the midday trolley would even work. “I think it might be useful to some students, but since I live so close to Five Points anyway, and I have a car, I don’t think I will be rid ing any trolleys,” undeclared sopho more Evan Smiley said. However, computer science ju nior Eric Johnson disagreed. “I could see it working, but it probably will take some time for stu dents to get used to it,” Johnson said. The city/state desk can be reached at ganiecockdtyde*k©hotnialLcom. Amy Goulding The Gamecock Frederick attacks Spence’s record by Alicia Ballard The Gamecock Democratic House of Repre sentatives hopeful Jane Frederick attacked Republican South Caroli na 2nd District incumbent Floyd Spence’s voting record as being lim ited and outdated during a forum Tuesday at the Columbia Jewish Community Center. Spence, unable to attend the fo rum because of House business in Washington, D.C., was represented by deputy campaign manager Clint Hammond, who defended the con gressman’s voting record and pushed Spence’s main campaign issue this election: the military. The forum began with Freder ick and Hammond each being giv en 10 minutes to speak on any subject. After that, the forum was open to questions from the audi ence. When the question and an swer period was over, each person was given two minutes to summa rize. After winning the coin toss, Frederick allowed Hammond to use his 10 minutes first. Hammond talked briefly about Spence's con gressional history. He also talked about Spence's desires to protect So cial Security and give local officials control of the schools, as well as his commitment to the military. “As a veteran, Congressman Spence is concerned with the mil itary,” Hammond said. Frederick began by attacking Spence's congressional voting record. “Congressman Spence has vot ed to raid Social Security to provide tax breaks for the wealthy, and to eliminate the Department of Edu cation,” Frederick said. “He is a one-issue congress man and it is time for a change.” Frederick also mentioned her concerns about education and health care. “I want to work with the peo ple of the 2nd District to determine the things that effect us, so I can best represent the needs of the district,” she said. After Frederick and Hammond finished their opening statements, the audience, consisting of about 20 people, was encouraged to ask ques tions. The questions ranged from how each candidate would vote on specific bills to their personal feelings on the possible South Carolina lottery. The first major issue was edu cation and how each candidate planned to improve South Caroli na’s low national ranking. Frederick cited a bill currently in the House which would provide money for school construction Seat SEEPAGE* Meet the candidates Jane Frederick Frederick’s prior ities would in clude: •Savingsocial se curity •Strengthening the U.S. Dept, of Ed ucation through the use ot tederat money tor school construction and the hiring of new teachers • measures to stop Mideast bloodshed Floyd Spence Spence’s pri orities would include: • Rebuilding U.S. military »Keeping ed ucation control at local level • measures 10 siop Miaeast blood shed — - « Trustees elect new chairman ■ Board agrees to list of goals for University by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock The USC Board of Trustees elect ed new executive officers and set new goals for 2005 at its meeting Thurs day. Greenville banking executive Mack I. Whittle Jr. was elected chair man of the board. He replaces attor ney William Hubbard. Hubbard stepped down after serv ing the two two-year terms allowed each chairman under the board’s by laws. Hubbard told The Gamecock he thought Whittle would do an “out standing” job. “One of his real strengths is fol low-through and making sure things get done,” Hubbard said. Insurance company president Her bert Adams of Laurens was elected vice chairman of the board, filling Whittle’s former position. Whittle is president and chief ex ecutive officer of The South Finan cial Group and chairman and CEO of Carolina First Bank. He has repre sented South Carolina’s 18th Judi cial Circuit since 1990 and has served as vice chairman since 1996. Whittle earned a bachelor’s de gree in business and an MBA de gree from USC. He served as presi dent of the USC Alumni Association from 1982 to 1984, and was recog nized by the College of Business" with the Distinguished Alumnus award. Whittle is also a member of the Uni versity’s Business Partnership Foun dation’s Board of Trustees. Adams has represented the 8th Judicial Circuit on the Board of Trustees since 1984. He graduated from USC in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in business management and has been with The United Agency Inc. in Laurens since 1965. Former chairman Hubbard said he would remain on the board as a regular member, but wouldn’t be as active as he was when he served as chairman. Hubbard joined the board in 1986; his current term runs BOARD SEEPAGES Flu shots to arrive by Thanksgiving by Amanda Silva The Gamecock | Due to a national vaccine man- | ufacturing problem, flu shots are coming later this year than they ( have in the past, causing concern among USC students and staff. ( According to Dr. William Hill at the Thomson Student Health , Center, flu vaccines are not the , same each year. This year, avail ability of flu shots has been slow , because one of the three viruses j that make up the vaccine is not . growing as rapidly as expected. The U.S. Centers for Disease i Control and Prevention, which ] monitor influenza incidence and | prevalence worldwide, said vacci- « nations should be done by mid-to- ■ late October to allow time for an- ; tibody levels to develop prior to | peak flu season. Hill said the TSHC expects its first order of flu vaccine to arrive sometime in early November. The first 500 shots will be on reserve for students who are considered to be “high risk,” and should be ar riving on Oct. 27. The 1,200 ad ditional doses are expected to ar rive by Thanksgiving and will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. According to Hill, “high risk” students include those with kidney failure, cardiovascular problems - ind respira ory ailments uch as asth na. “We put >ur order in ast March, ind are still luflering be :ause of the tational cri is in vaccine nanufactur ng," Hill aid. Richland bounty lealth De >artment pokes voman Dr. iandra Car tesale said iome places, ike Harris reeter and it. Andrews Baptist Church, might have gotten orders for flu shots before USC be muse of the difference in volume, “We ordered 100,000 flu .hots last year,” Camesale said. Two out of four vaccine iroviders have had production prob ems, Carnesale said, and one has ;ven dropped out. There are now )nly two or three providers where Shots seepages _ TODMf 76 54 Friday 83 55 Spotlight reviews museum exhibit Page 7 "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln Friday Men’s Volleyball vs. • Women’s Soccer vs. 4 Saturday • Football at Vandeibilt, 2 p.m. • Men’s Soccer vs. Buck nell • Round Table Gaming So ciety Halloween ball, 7 p.m. to midnight.