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Serving the Carolina Community since 1908 VOL. 95, No. 3 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA www.dailygamecock.COM Today’s Weather * * to* W This Week: Scattered showers today, mostly sunny this weekend Inside This Issue Roberts and Cusack are ‘America’s Sweethearts’ see Page 5 Online Poll What b your favorfe REAUTY TELEVISION SHOW? “The Real World:” W7o The original reality program “Big Brother 2:” “The Real World” rip off “Murder in Small Town X:” Yeah, that seems safe jM “Fear Factor” Just what I want to watch — people eating live crickets a ■ni "Spy TV:” At least 11 ■ this one is semi funny Next Week’s Poll What SHOULD BE THE RESULT OF THE COMXDN Hooges LAWSUIT? Cast your vote at www.dailygamecock.com. Results will appear next Wednesday. Miss S.C. prepares for pageant by Ginny Thornton The Gamecock While most USC students are heading back to Columbia for the fall semester, Jeanna Raney will be going to Atlantic City, N.J., to compete in the Miss America pageant. A junior from Inman, S.C., Raney was crowned Miss South Carolina 2001 on July 14 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. She will represent South Carolina in the Miss America pageant on Sept. 22. Raney, formerly Miss Greater Greer, immediately began her job as Miss South Carolina. On the morning after she was crowned, she found herself holding a press conference and giving speeches. “Suddenly, there I was in the spotlight,” she said. This could be overwhelming for many, but not for Raney, who’s quick to say the pageant , circuit is hard work. “I treat it like a full-time job because it is. I’ve been preparing for this my whole life,” she said. Raney was the first Miss South Carolina to take part in a weeklong, statewide tour after her crowning. She awoke daily at 5 a.m. to meet and greet fellow South Carolinians. Raney doesn’t seem to mind her rigorous schedule, but she’s not an average college student. Raney has dreamt of being Miss South Carolina since she was a small child. “Every year, my parents took me to the pageant because it was in Spartanburg, near our home. They always told me I could win it one day if I wanted to.” Raney’s father, Sam, helps her drill for interviews every night for an hour or more, quizzing her on current events. A financial planner, her father also has influenced her decision to major in business. She wants to work in finance, particularly by helping women to become financially independent. Her love of photography led to her minor in media arts. An unfortunate influence on Raney's decision to compete in the Miss South Carolina pageant was the suicide of her mother two years ago. Before that tragedy, Raney was unsure whether she wanted to compete in the Miss America circuit, known for its emphasis on community service. “Soon after she died, I realized I believed strongly enough in the cause of preventing suicide to pursue it as my platform. I wanted to teach other people about the warning signs of suicide and how to prevent it.” Raney is both passionate and knowledgeable about suicide prevention. She believes South Carolina needs a law requiring that mental health receive adequate health insurance coverage. “We’re one of the few Miss SC see page 2 me rnou Jeanna Raney will represent South Carolina in thi Miss America pageant on Sept. 22 in Atlantic City, N.J Attorney general to sue Gov. Hodges over vetoes by Shawn Miller The Gamecock Attorney General Charlie Condon, the man who normally represents the governor in court, has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Hodges over his veto of state budget cuts to colleges and universities. The state Legislature initially opted to cut $40 million from the budgets of colleges and universities, supplementing with $28.5 million in onetime funds from the Barnwell environmental cleanup fund. In response to proposed budget cuts, Hodges restored school funds by vetoing a 1-cent food tax reduction. By increasing the food tax from 4 percent to 5 percent, Hodges ensured an additional $50.3 million in funding for higher education. Only the Legislature can decide how state money is spent, though the governor has the power to veto specific budget items. In exchange for his vetoes, Hodges asked colleges and universities to return the Barnwell funds, an action that Condon thinks is illegal. In a letter to Hodges, Condon said, “I am convinced that your Lawsuit see page 2 Summer class celebrates Swahili culture by Shawn Miller The Gamecock Students in Peninah Njuguna’s Swahili class learn much more than how to speak a language — they learn about culture, music, and, best of all, food. “Eating is a way of sharing and you cannot separate language, culture, and food,” Niuguna said. Students from Swahili 122 gathered Thursday at the International Hospitality House on Pendleton Street to feast on authentic Swahili dishes they prepared themselves. Instead of conjugating verbs and memorizing vocabulary, students ate chicken, goat, vegetables, rice and ice cream while listening to East African music by artists such as Miriam Makeba and the Nairobi Beat. '.. Swahili see page 3 Ann Marie Miani/The Gamecock Peninah Njuguna, professor of Swahili 122, plays guitar as her students sing the days of the week in Swahili. After enjoying a Sudanese dessert, two USC students who are native Kenyans demonstrated an African dance called Lingala.