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®ie ©amecock President from page 1 election, but dedication and determination will,” Brock said. Ford relied on his record of SG service, having served as student body vice president this school year. He said it’s important to have experience. “This is our first opportunity in the real world, and I think experience is important for SG,” Ford said. “I have the contacts with administration .... Not only that, I have a vision to lead this cam pus to where it needs to be.” Angela Wilson, who served as president of USC’s Bisexual Gay Lesbian Alliance for the 1999-2000 school year, said her presidency taught her a lot about leadership and relating to people from all walks of life. When asked about the resemblance between her and Ford’s campaign platforms, Wilson said she wasn’t riding anyone’s coattails. “I had no idea that we were running on similar platforms,” Wilson said. One of Wilson’s ideas is the “e-community,” a forum that would unite students and campus organizations online through a listserv. She said this would promote campus unity. Ford proposed reaching out to the Carolina community through student organizations. “What we have to do is get the backing of student organizations,” Ford said. Brock advocated a meal plan system where students could have their meals roll over to the next semester. “Why should you lose it if you don't eat it?” Brock said. Wtlson offered a possible solution to USC’s parking problem, saying freshmen shouldn’t be allowed to have cars on campus. “It's a quick solution ... it may not be the best solution,” Wrlson said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Vice President from page 1 time to the smaller organizations that I am a part of,” Bourne said. The candidates had several ideas about uniting the senate and making it better known and more involved in their colleges’ activities. Televising senate meetings was one proposal to help students to become more aware of the senate activities. “The senators need to go out and meet people from their college; it is up to them to take the initiative,” White said, “f also think that we should start taking 1 advantage of our media facilities in order to communicate with the student body.” Ideas to help improve safety included creating a safety coalition among students and residents of Greene Street to address City Council and having police officers constantly patrolling parking garages during the night. “Wfe need to change the dialogue used i when speaking about student safety,” Bourne said. “A student shouldn’t have to have 20 of his or her friends to walk to the Russell House with them to get a sandwich after dark.” Another issue in the debate was parking. Bala proposed the creation of more parking on the perimeter of campus, possibly near the site of the future Greek Village. Hunter took a controversial stance on parking, saying he believed on-campus students should be given priority for garage parking. “I think that since on-campus students pay more, they should receive the right or privilege to park close to their dorm to ensure their safety,” Hunter said. Hunter spoke about a bill he sponsored in senate that would have given students who live close to parking garages priority when applying for the garage spaces. Hunter said he would consider having a senator resubmit the bill. < ’ The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Brock given 2 infractions by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock Donald Brock was brought within one infraction of being disqualified from the race for the Student Government presidency when the Elections Commission dealt him two more infractions Monday night. The infractions, both for posting violations, mean Brock now has a total of four. Any candidate with five infractions is automatically knocked out of the race. Both infractions involved posting irregularities. One violation alleged that Brock never removed an illegal poster at the Business Administration building. Under the codes, SG candidates are required to remove any illegal posters by noon the day after they are given an infraction. The other violation said a Brock poster was placed illegally in the BA building. In a tense meeting with the commission, Brock said he wasn’t familiar with the codes, particularly the one dealing with the removal of posters. “I didn’t think you had to remove it,” Brock said. He also expressed frustration with the second violation. Brock said he had been told that anywhere another candidate posted, he could post. But commission members said Brock should be familiar with the codes, noting the election has been going on for « nearly two weeks. “He’s had plenty of time to read over this and get acquainted with this stuff,” member Rachel Keisler said. Brock stormedout of the room before the commission ruled on the second infraction. The commission and Brock have had a tense relationship during the campaign. Brock had a heated discussion with the committee Thursday. At-that meeting. Brock said the deck seems to be stacked against him because he isn’t part of what he called the “SG clique.” The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmaiLcom Anti-Greek posters related to election, candidate says by Mark Hiner The Gamecock Unauthorized fliers linking vice presidential candidate Nathan White with anti-Greek sentiments are the product of a saboteur, according to White. The fliers, which have been found in prominent campus buildings, say, “Campus Beautifying Project 2001” in large type, followed by “Greek removal to bfe [sic] underway! Check out new site behind the Wellness Center!” The flier then instructs readers to call a phone number for more information. The number belongs to White. White presumes the fliers imply that the upcoming move of Greek housing into the Greek Village constitutes campus beautification by moving fraternities and sororities to a less central location. White, who is running for the SG vice president, thinks the fliers are an at tack on his campaign. “The posters were taped or stapled to my campaign posters, so it’s obviously campaign-related. This is def initely negative campaigning,” he said. While he doesn’t suspect any of his opponents are involved in the distribution of the fliers, White is suspicious of other campaigns’ staff members. “I have enough faith in my fellow candidates that I don’t think any of them are behind it,” he said. “It could be a campaign member independent of (he candidate.” What baffles White most is that he, as president of USC’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon, would be associated with being anti-Greek. He suspects that the fliers’ creator did not know he was involved in the Greek system. White first learned of the posters through Gena Runnion, Director of Greek Life. Runnion, who was unavailable for comment, e-mailed White informing him that the inflammatory posters existed. White notified the presidents and delegates of campus fraternities, hoping to dispel any false ideas. “I explained to them that they are bogus,” he said, “and that they should tear them down when they see them.” Despite 30 posters being found since Wednesday, White has not received any phone calls related to the fliers. The lack of student response and his attempts to inform others that he is not responsible for them leads him to believe that the posters have had no discemable effect on his campaign, he said. “I just hope people will know it’s an attempt to slander my name,” he said. USC’s Greek system was the subject of a debate on The Gamecock’s View points page following a student’s letter published last week in The Gamecock which criticized stereotypes associated with fraternities and sororities. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Partial transcript from debate The Gamecock: Donald, you have mentioned many times that you are probably not the most experienced candidate in the field. Why should voters trust you? Donald Brock: I probably don't have as much experience as the other two candidates sitting up here. But did the Gamecock football team have bowl experience when they played Ohio State? The answer is no, they did not. They went out there, did their best and got the job done. I want to focus on the issues, which I feel are the most important, if you keep that in mind. I’ll make my own experience. It’s dedication and determination that will make the best student body president. That is what I have: that is what I can offer you. The Gamecock: Corey, you said you can lead us to where we need to be. Where exactly is it we need , to be? Corey Ford: I think we need to take it a step higher. I think this year, with what President Jotaka czciuuy lias uune, nas uuiic wonders compared to the past of what Student Government has done, with her “Contract with Carolina.” But we've seen problems with the drop-date proposal. It’s lagging in faculty senate committee right now. ... We have to get the backing of student organizations to be ... successful, if we want to push any policy changes. The Gamececk: Angela, in your platform, you say, “By far, I think the most important issues are the ones you, the students, feel need to be addressed.” What exactly are those issues? Angela Wilson: I really couldn’t tell you until people start to come to me and talk to me about those issues. As a student leader in a smaller organization, I have people call me all day, all night about issues they want addressed or taken care of or helped with.... I can’t honestly say right now. I know that parking is an issue, those sort of things, campus safety. Those are the two things that I know are issues, but otherwise, I really don’t know and I won't have a clue until people start talking to me so I can feel out what’s going on and what they want to take care of. For the entire transoript of the debate and more coverage, visit www.dailygamecockxom -1 I L. Cl E E 3 to • in Q. 0 1 o u • in Q. a^M in c L. 0 "c 1 Cl E Thursday, March 1 • 11 a.m. -3 p.m Carolina Coliseum Accenture (Formerly known as Andersen f Consulting) AIMCO Allegiance Healthcare Allegro, Inc. American Red Cross Apple Gold Group ARAMARK Uniform Services AroundCampus, Inc. 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