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"Che ©amtcock University Wednesday, Feb. 21 ■ Accidental damage, Bull Street garage. Charles Mull said that while exiting the garage, the exit aim lowered and broke his rear spoiler. ■ Assistance rendered, Byrnes Colter. Marie Munah said she was shocked by electricity and fell to her knees when she tried to turn on the lights at the above location. Murrah was transported to Palmetto Richland Hospital. Reporting officer: A. L. Johnson. ■ Attempted larceny of television, Jones Physical Sciences Building, room 115. Complainant Steve Adams said unknown persons attempted to remove a black Zenith television from the above location. Reporting officer A. L. Johnson. ■ Accidental damage, Horseshoe gate entrance. Complainant C. N. Ettenger said she bumped into the concrete pillar as she pulled to a stop when parking. She scratched the vehicle’s right front bumper. Reporting officer: B. Whitlock. Cmr Thursday, Feb. 22 ■ Drunkenness, 700 Harden St., Jungle Jim’s. Reporting officer D. Cribbs said he saw Sands Williamson, 22, outside the club, apparently very drunk and with slurred speech. Williamson was later arrested and transported to Richland County Detention Center. t Wednesday, Feb. 21 ■ Larceny of herbie curbie, 1310 Brennen Road. Eleanor Rogers said someone stole a herbie curbie, or a trash can, from the front of her house. The reporting officer wasn’t listed. ■ Drunkenness, 2100 Greene St. Reporting officer D. Bowman saw Shane Woodstock, 20, using a telephone pole for support. Upon stopping and talking to Woodstock, the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol about him. Wxxistock was later arrested and transported to Richland County Detention Center. House bill would cut USC funding by 10.5% %%.. by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock An S.C. House committee passed a bill Wednesday slashing the university’s budget by 10.5 percent. The measure, passed by the House Whys and Means Committee, would mean the university would have to take a cut of almost $17 million. All state colleges and universities, except for the Medical University of South Carolina, will take the same size cut. MUSC will be cut 2 percent under the bill. However, the bill still needs to be approved by the full House and the Senate. USC spokesman Russ McKinney said the university was disappointed. “A cut of that magnitude, frankly, we feel, would be devastating to the university,” McKinney said. While the budget submitted by the Ways and Means Committee isn’t final, it was “probably a good indicator,” he said. McKinney said the university . would continue to fight the budget cuts, but he said USC would be realistic about its prospects. “Wfe’ll continue to make our case and fight, but the reality is we’re going to have this type of budget,” he said. McKinney said the current budget was better than the one submitted by Gov. Jim Hodges, which proposed 15 percent, across-the-board budget cuts that would include colleges and universities but not K-12 education. “That’s an improvement; that’s still a significant cut,” he said. McKinney said USC students, faculty, staff and alumni should brace for cuts. The cuts could cause increases in tuition and cuts in university programs and services, he said, but said there weren’t any specifics. “We’re going to be looking at a very tough, unpleasant year when it comes to the budget,” McKinney said. SG officials, learning of election results, were also disappointed “It’sgoing to affect the quality, I think, of academics here,” Treasurer-elect Hydrick Harden said. President-elect Corey Ford, who led a letter-writing campaign against the budget cuts, said the committee’s budget bill wasn’t enough. “I’m not satisfied with that,” Ford said “This is just going to motivate us... more.” He said a planned acceleration of the campaign against the cuts will go forward “We still have a long way to go with this process,” Ford said. House and Ways Chairman Robert Harrell and Higher Education Subcommittee Chairman Tom Keegan didn’t return messages Thursday seeking comment. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotniail.com Graham announces run for U.S. Senate by Charles Prashaw The Gamecock U.S. Rep. Lindsey Graham, who was one of the few Republicans in South Carolina to break with the party and endorse John McCain during the presidential primaries, announced Wednesday that he wants to run for Senate. It’s not the fact that Graham wants to run for the U.S. Senate that has raised eyebrows, it’s whose seat he wants—Sen. Strom Thurmond’s. Graham, 45, hopes to be nominated by his party to replace Thurmond, 98, who says he will step down when his term ends in 2002. Graham made the announcement Wednesday afternoon on the steps of the S.C. State House in front of a crowd of reporters and Republican supporters. One of those supporters, Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, endorsed Graham, saying he’s popular statewide. “I think what is significant is that Lindsay Graham has support from every comer of South Carolina,” McConnell said, adding that he also has support in both the House and the Senate. During Graham’s speech, he offered respectful words about Thurmond. “For the rest of my life, I will honor Senator Thumiond’s legacy and continue to fight for his cause of conservative government,” Graham said. “There will never be another Strom Thurmond. Wfe will never see the likes of him again. His legacy has been etched on our hearts for 60 years-plus of public service. He’s a legend in every sense of the word,” Graham said. He also briefly outlined what he would do as a U.S. senator, saying national defense, Social Security and education would be his key issues. He estimated he would need to raise $5 million for his campaign, and he’s already lined up most of the state’s big-name Republican supporters, including former Govs. Carroll Campbell and David Beasley. . Graham, a former Air Force judge advocate, was also a state representative for one term before being elected to Congress in 1994 as part of the Republican statewide landslide that year. State Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian immediately criticized Graham, who represents the 3rd District in the western part of the state, saying he’s too much of a Washington insider and too inexperienced to be in the Senate. No Democrats have joined the running yet, though possible challengers who have been mentioned arc Phil Cider, the former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, ttnd Lake City businesswoman Darla Moore. Tlic university desk aui he reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Hundreds of Gamecock issues trashed by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock Almost 750 issues of the Wednesday edition of The Gamecock were thrown in the trash early Wednesday morning in what Student Government candidates are saying might be a campaign-related incident. It happened the same day The Gamecock released its endorsements of presidential candidate Angela Wilson and vice-presidential candidate Sen. Nathan White. The papers, all of which were taken from a rack directly outside the SG office in Russell House, were dumped in two nearby trash cans. They were found there by members of The Gamecock staff. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this were campaign related,” Gamecock editor in chief Brock Veigakis sad. “Some candidates seem to have a pretty weak understanding of the First Amendment, and our right to make political commentary. We stand by our endorsements and will continue to do so. “It’s depressing to think that any student leader would want to silence free speech on campus, but with some people, it appears that’s the case,” Veigakis said. Staff members Mackenzie Clements, Erin O’Neal and Brad Walters brought the trashed papers to the attention of the SG Elections Commission, which helped the members return the papers to the racks. The commission is investigating the incident, Elections Commissioner Angie Alpert said. All seven executive candidates denied Tuesday that they or their campaign staffs were involved with the newspapers’ removal, and many expressed disappointment about it. “If it had something to do with the election, it just disgusts me,” SG President-elect Corey Ford said. Ford said he saw the papers missing around 8 a.m. Vice-presidential candidate Nathan White said no one in his campaign was involved “to the best of our knowledge.” White said the act might be similar to the unauthorized stapling of anti-Greek fliers to his campaign posters. Those fliers appeared near the end of this past week. “I would say it’s someone independent of a candidate trying to support a candidate,” White said. Freshman Council Adviser Nithya Bala, who is heading for a runoff with White, also said neither she nor her staff was involved. “I know we didn’t do it,” she said. “I asked around. ... Everybody’s said that they have not done anything like that.” As for whether the removal of Wednesday’s paper was tied to the SG campaigns, “I guess it would have to be,” Bala said. “Personally, I think it’s kind of childish,” she said. Prior to the printing of Wednesday’s Gamecock, some groups complained to the Elections Commission about the newspaper’s endorsing of SG candidates. “I feel that The Gamecock endorsing the Vice Presidential and Presidential candidates is a direct misuse of Student Activity money,” vice-presidential candidate Brian Hunter wrote to the Elections Commission. “I believe that it would be sending a signal that the University is endorsing those particular candidates.” Hunter said he wrote the letter because he had heard the endorsements were against the rules and because he thought Ford, his roommate, would be upset he didn’t get endorsed. He said he wasn’t upset with White’s endorsement. “That was fine,” he said. “I understand that.” Another letter protesting The Gamecock was sent to the administration, but the author’s name was withheld. Also, many Gamecock newspapers around campus on Thursday were missing an article about the vice presidential debates because the story was ripped out. “This is the type of thing that thrusts USC into the limelight for all the wrong reasons,” Vergakis said. “Whoever is lobbying to censor The Gamecock is an embarrassment to this university.” Veigakis said The Gamecock staff will check a Russell House surveillance camera that shows the area where the newspapers were trashed, and take appropriate action. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmail.com President from page 1 Ford said he would consider ap pointing Brock or Wilson to his cam paign. “That’s going to be thought about a lot this weekend,” he said. Ford also thanked the voters. “I just want to thank those who voted and especially my campaign staff,” he said. “They did a phenomenal job, and I’m so proud of them.” But Ford said he was looking ahead, not only for the next term, but also for the end of the current term. “It feels good, but at the same time, we have so much to do,” Ford said. “It just feels like a starting point.” Brock said he was “just tired” after two and a half weeks of campaigning. “I’m not thinking anything right now,” he said. Brock said Ford has his support, but he didn’t know whether he would consider applying for a Cabinet post. “I’ll just have to talk with him,” Brock said. Wilson said she had mixed feelings about the election results. “I’m sad, but by the same token, I’m very happy because now my life can get back to normal,” she said. Wilson said she was disappointed in the “mudslinging” that took place during the elections. She said election reform was needed, but not because the rules were too restrictive, as some candidates have said. “This thing would have been out of control,” Wilson said. “It already was.” Wilson also supported Ford. “I hope he does a stand-up job,” she said. “I hope he does the right thing and not the usual thing.” She said she would definitely consider a position in Ford’s administration, but, she said, “I’m going to think about it first before I apply.” “I like Corey. I liked Corey before this thing started,” she said. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmaiLcom Wm (Bamecock supports recycling. Runoff from page 1 perimeter parking for off-campus students and creating a safety task force to lobby City Council. “I am very happy,” Bala said. “With so many candidates, we knew that there was going to be a runoff. I am excited.” Only a 35-vote difference kept Hunter from a chance at the vice presidency. Though he’s out of the race. Hunter said he has no regrets. “I was very proud of the way we ran the campaign,” Hunter said. Hunter said he might try to become a member of President-elect Corey Ford’s administration. “I may run for a cabinet position, but I don’t want it to look like favoritism with Corey,” Hunter said. Ford and Hunter are roommates. Bourne remained positive despite his defeat. “I’m kind of happy with the amount of votes I got,” he said. Bourne also said he believed he got his message out. “If we did that at all, then I think I had some success,” he said. He, too, said he’d consider a cabinet position. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@hotmaiLcom Ri ino ft for 11 630,1 y63r' ®^ W E I According to CP, USC stands at the from page 1 bottom of the SEC in the amount of such funding per student for programming boards. The group said its budget needs to AAAS got $8,180, Harden said. be increased because of the rising costs of Two organizations, the American lts programs. Association of Petroleum Geologists and According to Harden, the university’s the Geology Club, had their funding board of trustees would have to approve revoked because they failed to attend two any change before SG could change the treasurer’s workshops. codes. 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