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_Vol. 94, No. 53 Monday February 12, 2001 • M „ * Ca rolina Community since 1Q08 WWW.DAILYGAMEC0CK.COM UNIVERSITY OF S O U T W CAROLINA COLUMBIA, S.C. Candidate would push for reform by Valerie Matchette The Gamecock At least one student government candidate plans to reform SG by limiting his expenditures and not accepting his stipend. Adam Bourne, who is running for vice president, is emphasizing a variety of reform for student government if elect ed. He believes candidates running for SG in the past have spent too much on their election campaigns, with some expenditures totaling more than $1,000. His ideas about campaign reform have led him to limit his own election campaign to $350, saving receipts from every purcliase he makes and turning them in to The Gamecock for review. He plans mainly to post flyers and Student to take jpartin bike tour ■ Mark Hartney selected to ride in 'Journey of Hope' by Christoph Schulz The Gamecock A USC student has been selected to take part in a national bike tour for charity. Mark Hartney, 21, a third-year student in the College of Science and Mathematics, will participate in the journey of Hope this summer. The Journey of Hope, a bike tour across America, is part of Pi Kappa Phi’s pliilanlhropy, Push America, which wants to promote a greater understanding of persons who have developmental disabilities. The Journey of Hope starts in the second week of June in San Francisco and ends in the middle of August in Washington, D.C. Seventy members of Pi Kappa Phi take part in the lour and are split into two teams of 35 cyclists each. One team takes the 3,661-mile north route, which includes Denver, Salt Lake City, Chicago and Pittsburgh, according to Push America’s Web site. The southern route takes the team through Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta and Spartanburg in a 3,937 jnile trip. i ne teams stop along me way tor “Friendship Visits” at camps and organizations that work with people with disabilities. “Push America’s goal is to raise awareness and money for such organiza tions,” Hartney said. He said he decided to take part in the event last summer after he worked in a camp for children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. In order to be accepted on the team, Hartney had to fill out “one of the bigger applications” that he has done, but said it was well worth it. The application included a professional resume, three dssays, a concrete training plan and a detailed fund-raising plan. In his plan, he had to explain how he planned to raise the $4,000 necessary to take part. Hartney said he made his goal $6,000, and to reach it, he will go to the Hartney see page 2 STUDENT GOVERNMENT Elections make posters, rather than doing more ex pensive things such as renting a golf cart to drive around campus for publicity. These vehicles can cost around $200, according to Bourne. Bourne believes that money, or the lack thereof, should not stop anyone from being able to run for a student government position. “Out of principle, we need to put our selves in a position in SG where anyone I can run for these things,” Bourne said. Bourne first became interested in politics in high school when a government and social studies teacher inspired him and several other students in the class to leam about the political process. “A lot of us became political activists,” Bourne said, explaining how he and others began their political careers by Bourne seepage2 Bourne STUDENT INCUBATOR TALK Valerie Matchette/The Gamecock Student Government President Jotaka Eaddy talks to SCANA Community/Economic Development and Local Government Representative John A. Cadena Thursday night at a ‘meet-and-greetf session for the Student Incubator Project The deadline for student entrepreneurs to apply for Incubator funding Is Friday. SG will announce 15 finalists on March 1. Kappa Delta wins first in Derby Days by Cristy Infinger The Gamecock The conclusion early Friday morning of the Sigma Chi Derby Days made a threepeat winner of Kappa Della and raised an estimated $10,000 in donations for the Children’s Miracle Network. “This year, Deiby Days was more organized, and I feel like it went really well. I want to thank all of the sororities for their help and their increased participation,” Sigma Chi President Michael Beiger said. “As always, we are proud to make a contribution to the Children’s Miracle Network.” This year, “Derby Dudes,” an auction of Sigma Chi members was changed to “Derby Hunt” to create more participation among the sororities. The sororities responded well to the cliange, and the competition even looked vicious at times. “We got a better feedback from the sororities this year, with more participation,” Derby Days coordinator Mac McGellion said. “Our goal this year was for both Sigma Chi and the sororities to have fun. Everyone had a good time for a worthwhile cause.” Derby Days reached its finale on Thursday night during the final event, Airband, a skit show/concerl. The winners for all of the events for the week were announced, as well as the overall winners. The winner of the first event, Silver Sabotage, was Delta Zeta, with Alpha Delta Pi and Zeta Tau Alpha closely following. The Derby Hunt on Wednesday was won by Delta Delta Delta. Second and third place went to Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Zeta. The final event was taken by Zeta Tau Alpha, with second and third place going to Kappa Delta and Alpha Chi Omega. And for the third year in a row, Kappa Delta returned to capture first in the Sigma Chi Derby Days. “We all worked really hard and as a chapter sold 4,031 balloons,” said Laurie Evans, a member of Kappa Delta. The sororities sold the balloons for a dollar each “It was really fun, and we are looking forward to next year.” The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Derby Days: The big winners ■ OVERALL: Kappa Delta ■ SILVER SABOTAGE: 1st Place: Delta Zeta 2nd Place: Alpha Delta Pi 3rd Place: Zeta Tau Alpha ■ DERBY HUNT: 1st Place: Delta Delta Delta 2nd Place: Alpha Chi Omega 3rd Place: Delta Zeta ■ AIRBAND: 1st Place: Zeta Tau Alpha 2nd Place: Kappa Delta 3rd Place: Alpha Chi Omega Official received cash from developer by Charles Prashaw The Gamecock A Richland County councilwoman who publicly supports the Green Diamond Project has been given thousands of dol y lars in campaign contributions by poten tial developers of the project, according to records filed with the state’s ethics com mission. The $ 1 billion Green Diamond Pro ject would be a very laige golf course com munity that might include an area for a USC technology park and a new Fanner’s Market. Myrtle Beach developer Burroughs & Chapin, which plans to build the de velopment, and several associates of the company have contributed at least $9,750 to Councilwoman Bernice Scott’s cam paign since March 2000. The contributions have been seen by some area residents as a conflict of interest because Richland County Coun cil will have to approve zoning changes and building permits for the project to go through. A group of Columbia residents called the Congaree Task Force have lobbied hard to stop the development from going through because they feel it will be detri mental to tire environment. They oppose some of the tax breaks Burroughs & Chapin has asked for. Members of the group have spoken out about the contributions. Scott has already collected $68,000 during her campaign. She started out with about $9,000, according to a campaign disclosure form she filed Jan. 10. •Scott told The State newspaper that the contributions didn’t affect her deci sion to support the project. She said her vote couldn’t be bought or sold. To even insinuate that somebody can buy me off with a few thousand dollars is ludicrous,” she said. Scott said in The Stale that she made up her mind to support the proposed $ 1 billion project about a month ago. Scott says the project will bring need ed services and infrastructure to a long neglected area of the county. She also said part of that money came from friends who have contributed for years. The list of contributors included Columbia Ventures and its director, Jim Wiseman, who contributed $3,000 to Scott’s campaign fund. Members of the Manning family of Columbia, who sold the property to Bur roughs & Chapin and have a vested in terest in Columbia Venture, contributed $2,750. Members of the law firm Austin Lewis & Rogers, which has been retained by Bur roughs & Chapin, contributed $3,500.' Jim Fields, a lobbyist on Burroughs & Chapin’s payroll, contributed $500. Scott’s number is unpublished ac cording to the operator. The Gamecock was unable to reach her Sunday. Burroughs & Chapin contributed $2,775 to Columbia City Council mem ber Jim Papadea last year. The city desk can be reached at gamecockcltydesk@hotmaiLconi Weather Coming Up Quote of the Day Online Poll Today 45 40 Tuesday 63 ,53 Spotlight’s sex survey is coming soon. Wednesday “Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you care about Student Goveiriment elections? Vote at www.clailygamecock.com. Results will be publislfed Friday.