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L’y*! /■'I OTT August 31,2001 ♦ Vol. 95, No. 9 JJ JL IvlCl V University of South Carolina ♦ www.dailygamecock.com Are you ready for some football? « Head coach Lou Holtz says he Isn’t taking Boise State lightly, photo by travis lynn BOISE STATE VS. USC: SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 7 RM. WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM The wait is over as USC opens its season Saturday against Broncos BY PRESTON BAINES THE GAMECOCK The wait is over. Months after their 24-7 thumping of Ohio State in the Outback Bowl in January, it’s time for the No. 21-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks to put all the preseason talk to rest. If you have listened to head coach Lou Holtz this week, you might think the Gamecocks were taking on Nebraska. “They present more anxiety than I’ve ever had,” Holtz said about Saturday’s opponent. “Last year, I was a little nervous (about the opening game against New Mexico State), but I really felt we knew what they would do.” "I don’t think we can slow them down, and I mean that sincerely.” Scared now? Well, USC won’t be opening up the 2001 season against Nebraska, or any other national powerhouse. So who is it? The Boise State Broncos. But all Gamecock fans should feel good about Holtz’s worries. Remember two years ago when USC was 0-11? You can probably recall Holtz saying, ‘.‘We’re really coming around," or, “Our im ♦ FOOTBALL, SEE PAGE 2 “This is going to be the beginning of a great season.” JASON WADE RRST-YEAR STUDENT “Last year was fun. Hopefully, this year is better.” SARA PECK THIRD-YEAR STUDENT “I’d go to the game, even If they were good." KYLE DAVIS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “The team needs to focus on Boise State.” J. DERRICK CATTENHEAD THIRD-YEAR STUDENT REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE USC students will soon have telephone books BY MARY HARTNEY THE GAMECOCK Wondering where your cam pus phone book is? USC’s re designed telephone directories are finally here after two sepa rate delays at the publishing company, but it may take at least another week before you get yours. The phone books, which give numbers for all USC depart ments, faculty, staff and stu dents, were originally expected to arrive Aug. 21. The publish er, College Directory Publishing, CDP, in Conshohocken, Pa., postponed the arrival date twice because “the printer ran into some delays in the binder process.... A few jobs backed up when [the printers] were having mechanical problems,” accord ing to an e-mail from Tracey Spaventa at CDP. This is the sec ond year USC has used CDP. Full distribution may take at least another week, said Student Media director Ellen Parsons. Student Media was responsible for designing this year’s phone book and had the design to the publisher on time, said Parsons. The department helped with de sign in past years, but this year it was completely in charge and decided to make some design changes, she said. Everything is redesigned for better readabili ty, she said. “It was something that an noyed a lot of people,” Parsons said of the old phone book’s de sign. “It needed some changes.” Creative Director Susan King designed the cover. Parsons wanted to include e mail addresses in the directory but wasn’t able to this year. It is something USC is looking into for future editions, but she said it is difficult because of disparity in e-mail addresses and because most students don’t use the uni versity’s e-mail system. She said that there is also a possibility of moving to a com pletely online directory in future years. USC’s Web site already in cludes an online directory that ♦ PHONEBOOKS, SEE PAGE 3 South Quad break-in investigated BY ALICIA BALENTINE THE GAMECOCK USC police continue to investi gate a recent break-in at South Quad residence hall. At 9:08 Sunday night, Sonji Harris heard someone enter the front door of her South Quad apartment. Harris told USC police that when she went into room mate Jane Howell’s bedroom, she saw one man holding Howell's lap top computer. Harris then noticed a second man in the room of Jennifer Meador, another room mate. According to the police report, when the men saw Harris, the first one put down the computer, say ing they had made a mistake and were in the wrong room. The sub jects fled in an unknown direction. Howell and Meador weren’t at the apartment during the incident. A fourth roommate, Meredith Barkley, was in her room, but wasn’t a witness. The two men were between 20 and 25 years old and were wearing baggy jeans and white tank tops. “I never feel fully safe staying on campus,” Harris said. South Quad has a Plan D visi tation policy, which says, “Due to the nature, population and con struction of these facilities, visi tation in these halls is self-regu lated by the residents of each unit.” Brian Bourke, South Quad res ident director, said a valid USC ID card is required to enter the resi dence hall. Once inside, security guards don’t check students’ keys or IDs to see whether they’re au ♦ SOUTH QUAD, SEE PAGE 4 A South Quad resident returned to find two strangers In her room on Sunday, file photo USC student sues N.C. over speeding ticket Man misses court date, sues for $75 million BY EMMA RITCH TJE GAMECOCK A USC business student is su ing the state of North Carolina for $75 million over a speeding ticket he believes he shouldn’t have to pay. Mark Schnee, a fourth-year stu dent from Dalton, Ga„ was driving through Iredell County, N.C., on his way to Columbia about 4 a.m. on Dec. 28, when Officer R. Smith pulled him over for driving 84.1 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. "I know he’s completely lying," said Schnee. "I have a radar detec tor in my vehicle." Schnee said he planned to dis pute the ticket, but he didn’t at tend his scheduled traffic-court hearing because he couldn’t find the courthouse. "I called the clerk of court, the district attorney, the police, the at torney general and the governor," Schnee said. "But no one could tell me the address of the court." On Wednesday, an Iredell County deputy clerk was able to provide exact directions to the county’s two courthouses. The deputy clerk, who refused to give her name, said, "The ad dress of the courthouse is located on the ticket that the officer writes. We have two courthouses in Iredell County, one in. Statesville and one in Mooresville. Schnee failed to appear at his scheduled court date or hire an at torney to represent him, so on Feb. 23 [2001], we issued an order of ar rest." After Schnee missed his Feb. 7 court date, the fine increased to $1,200, and the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended his Georgia license un til he pays the fine. Schnee also stands to be arrested if he enters North Carolina. "They violated my rights to due process by denying me a trial,” he said. Schnee filed suit July 19, 2001, in the Northern Atlanta District Court. The state of North Carolina was then served with the papers July 23. "They had 60 days to respond, but I haven’t heard anything yet," Schnee said. Schnee says there was "no defi ♦ LAWSUIT, SEE PAGE 2 “I know he’s completely lying. I have a radar detector in my vehicle.” MARKSCHNEE USC BUSINESS STUDENT USG’S PAST SEPT. 3,1944: Beloved president J. Rion McKissick died in office and was later buried on the Horseshoe in front of South Caroliniana Library. •A 1 WEATHER Today Tomorrow T-storms, 89/74 T-storms, 88/71 INSIDE TODAY’S ISSUE Kappa Alpha Theta president responds President reveals story behind loss of charter. ♦ PAGE 3 & V < A look at USC’s defense Gamecocks D-line prepares to take the field. ♦ PAGE 9 ONLINE POLL Do you think Derek Watson was given the correct punishment? Yes 29% No 25% What punishment? 46%