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. iwmri ■ urn i r ir.nn i —■ i—m .,11 ■ ii■ lm •v USC prepares to invade Georgia » % Former Georgia quarterback Quincy Carter tackles USC defensive back Andre Goodman In last year's 21-10 victory over the Bulldogs, photo by the state dominated us the year before that, They dominated us the year before that. They probably dominated us the year before that, too,” In last year's contest, the Gamecocks Intercepted five of quarterback Quincy Carter's pass es, ruining his Heisman Trophy hopes. USC tailback Derek Watson took care of the offense, rushing 20 times for 93 yards and three touchdowns. That victory over Georgia was USC's first major step toward a breakthrough 8-4 record and an eventual victory over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl. But things have changed since then. After the season, Georgia fired its coach, hiring Mark Richt to guide the Bulldogs, They also have a new quarter back, redshirt freshman David Greene, who completed 21 of 29 passes for 285 yards Saturday in Georgia’s 45-17 dismantling of Arkansas State. “We’ve had a good week of preparation. We’re going down to play In front of more than 85,000 fans In a very hostile environment. Our focus has been good. That’s all I can ask for at this point In time.” LOU HOLTZ USCFOOTBALL COACH And tailback Musa Smith ran for a career-high 185 yards Saturday. "I think everyone has been pointing to [Saturday]. It’s a little more important because of last year," Rlcht said. “We feel like it’s an SEC opening game with two teams that are very equal," But Georgia has the motivation factor in its favor. In addition to saving face after last year's loss, tomorrow’s game is in Athens, Ga., where the fans are loud and the wins are infre quent. In fact, USC enters the game as the higher-ranked team for the first time in the 107-year rivalry. The Gamecocks have only record ed back-to-back wins over the Bulldogs five times. "We’ve had a good week of preparation," USC head coach Lou Holtz said. ‘‘We’re going down to play in front of more than 85,000 fans in a very hostile environ ment. Our focus has been good. That’s all I can ask for at this point in time." Senior middle linebacker ♦ FOOTBALL, SEE PAGE 2 Court nixes UGA policy Admissions ruling won’t change USC’s policy on minorities BY EMMA RITCH THE GAMECOCK USC’s admissions policy won’t be affected by the court ruling of the unconstitutionality of a University of Georgia policy that boosted the chance of minority students’ admittance into the school. The University of Georgia pol icy was struck down in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 27. The decision, which affects schools in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, ends UGA’s policy of giv ing priority to male and non white applicants because of the high percentage of white females at the school. The University of Florida also has ended Its race-based scholar ship programs. The debate over the UGA ad missions policy began in August 1999 when three white female ap plicants were denied admission to UGA in favor of males and African-Americans. UGA did not deny the "diversi ty bonus" given to minority stu dents, saying the university need ed the policy to contribute to di versity of student population be cause of the low number of mi nority arid male students. A Georgia court ruled against the school, however, and this de cision in the higher appellate court upheld the original ruling. USC, however, is not affected by this decision because it is under the jurisdiction of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. *' ♦ RACE, SEE PACE 2 USG STUDENTS GET INVOLVED Best Buddies member Lauren Vaughn hands out Information to USC students Jessica Frierson and Brittany Perrotta. Best Buddies was one of many groups at USC participating In Thursday's student organization fair at Davis Field. PHOTO BY AARON HARK NAACP examines faculty diversity BY MATT BUTLER THE GAMECOCK The use chapter of the *#*'*’**'■'' NAACP opened I its new year |& with a meeting on race rela tions, a major topic being the low number of Campbell African American facul ty members at the university. According to Dr. Kenneth Campbell, a professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, there are 59 African-American faculty mem bers, up from 52 last year. The group’s discussion of this issue comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed by African-American main tenance workers against the uni versity. "We lose black faculty as quickly as we gain black facul ty," Campbell told the audience. ♦ NAACP, SEE PAGE 2 •K NOT MEETING IN THE MIDDLE Bicentennial program needs middle school volunteers BY GUNNY THORNTON THIS IIAMKCOCK Eighty-one South Carolina middle schools have signed up to be part of the USC Bicentennial's Meet in the Middle program, but 42 of those schools currently have volunteers. Meet in the Middle was creat* ed by the USC Bicentennial Educational Outreach Committee to encourage middle school stu dents to work toward the goal of attending college. About 200 vol unteers currently serve through Meet In the Middle — not nearly enough for 81 schools, According to Katharine “Kappy" Hubbard, chair of the 20 person Bicentennial Educational Outreach Committee, Meet in the Middle has had less success find ing volunteers in rural areas. "In Richland County, schools like Hand Middle and Crayton Middle have many volunteers," said Hubbard. "But smaller, rural ar eas have less.” Hubbard said that the Educational Outreach Commit tee, one of nine bicentennial com mittees, chose to work with mid dle school students because they are at a time in their lives when they often lose focus on acade mics. "Meet In the Middle Is de signed to help students realize that college Is a possibility,” she said. Sally McKay, Executive Director of the Bicentennial Office, cited the many school vol unteer programs already In place as a reason for choosing middle schools. "We' wanted to support the programs that are successful already, so our volunteer oppor tunities are flexible.” Because of different needs at different schools and volunteers’ varied schedules, opportunities range from meeting weekly with a student to serving at a one-day event. Meet in the Middle Is open to any Interested volunteers. Current volunteers include USC students, faculty and Mends. Although It seems that Meet In the Middle is designed to accom modate those who are Interested In helping, people just aren’t sign ing up. Anthony Rose, principal of Cainhoy Middle School In Berkeley County, was not aware that his school had expressed In terest In the program. “We have many volunteers In our school," he said. "But I have not heard about this.” McKay hopes that college stu dents will express Interest in vol unteering through Meet In the Middle. “Middle-school students look up to college students so ♦ MIDDLE, SEE PAGE 2 USC’S PAST SEPTEMBER 11,1987: Pope John Paul II spoke on the Horseshoe, declaring, "It Is wonderful to be young and a student at the University of South Carolina.” WEATHER Today Tomorrow Partly cloudy, Partly cloudy, 86/64 88/66 INSIDE TODAY’S ISSUE USC takes on < Bob Dylan to , Georgia release new CD A closer look at Saturday's Love and Thtft will hit stores game. ♦ PAGE 8 Tuesday. ♦ PAGE 5 • . 1 ... ONLINE POLL Did you feel there was a crowd problem at Saturday's football game? No 43% Yes 36% Don't remember game 8% Didn’t go to game 14% BY KENT BABB TUB flAMKOOCK Less than 24 hours after the Gamecocks defeated Boise State on Saturday, a major Las Vegas casino posted Its odds for the next week’s contests. Georgia, a Southeastern Conference opponent with re venge on its mind, was listed as a three-point favorite over No, 21 South Carolina. By the next night, USC had moved past the No. 25 Bulldogs for a one-point margin, But even Sin City couldn’t have predicted Carolina's 21-10 victory over the then-No. 9 Bulldogs last season, ending the Gamecocks' 21 game losing streak. "Coming out against an 0-11 team the year before, why shouldn’t you expect to win?” Gamecocks linebacker Kalimba Edwards said last week about the Georgia game last year. “They