The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 15, 2002, Page 2, Image 2
War of words heats up race for treasurer
BY ADAM BEAM
THE GAMBCOCK
This year, the battle to become
Student Government treasurer
might be the most intense so far.
With less than a week to go, the
race is heating up, with candidates
not only taking shots at each oth
er but also at their predecessor.
Here’s a look at the candidates and
what they stand for.
Terrance Beeks
Terrance Beeks
can trace his politi
cal motivations all
the way back to his
grandmother.
"She was really
really active in the
Greenville County
Beeks (S.C.) Democratic
Party. I mean, if
there was something that she
could do to help out with a
fundraiser or anything, she would
be there," Beeks said. "She was re
ally really active civilly, and I
think that rubbed off on me a great
deal."
Beeks graduated in the top one
third of his class of 180 students at
Greenville High School, while also
serving as class president all four
years. Choosing between the
College of Charleston, USC, and
George Washington University,
Beeks chose USC for its close prox
imity to state government.
"I picked Carolina because it
was in Columbia and because of
the government opportunities that
I had to get involved here," he said.
Volunteering for the S.C.
Democratic Party, Beeks has
worked at the Governor’s Office
during the push for the lottery bill,
and now he wants to bring his po
litical knowledge to USC’s student
government.
"Just because one candidate
that I’m running against has
served in SG for two years and
serves as the chair for the finance
committee (Becky Floyd)...that po
sition doesn’t mean she is the most
qualified," he said.
Beeks has run for Senate twice
before, each time losing in a close
race.
Becky Floyd
When Becky Floyd was 5 years
old, she accomplished what most
college students are still working
toward: she figured out what she
wanted to do with her life.
"I’ve wanted to be a doctor ever
since I was 5 years old," she said.
"When my grandfather had his
heart attack, I wanted to know
why.
“He survived, and once he did,
he was trying to explain to me how
the heart works and how every
thing goes and what they did to
"him and how they performed the
surgery, and I just thought it was
fascinating."
While a biology major may
seem a strange choice for treasur
er, Floyd sees it as a strength
rather than a weakness.
"Just because you are going
into medicine doesn’t mean that
you aren’t going to deal with busi
ness," she said.
Floyd has served as a student
senator for two years and served
as chair of the finance committee
this past year. "I think it helps,"
Floyd said of her past position.
"You get to learn the ropes and you
know what’s going on, you know
how the paperwork works, be
cause it’s really overwhelming to
just come in.”
Now that SG has revised the
constitution, which
students will vote
on February 21-22,
Floyd said the next
step is to look at the
finance codes and
"try to make them
more consistent
Floyd throughout and
make them fairer.”
Floyd said, "I want clubs to
have money here, I want students
to be able to do what they want to
do." "And make sure they are all
fairly represented to have good
programming, because it’s impor
tant in a university to have stuff
to do."
Floyd said her experience and
determination will help her the
most.
"I think I have the most experi
ence, and I think I want it the
most," she said.
Brant Tosi
Fresh out of Dorman High
School, a prep football power
house in South Carolina, Brant
Tosi thought he came from a pret
ty good football school.
Then he came to Carolina.
"My first Carolina football game
I just walked in and you just feel
so connected with every other stu
dent there," he said.
But Tosi didn’t limit his con
nections to Williams-Brice
Stadium, as he plans to bring
changes to the way SG does busi
ness if he is elected treasurer.
Among Tosi’s proposals are
plans to reform the dining ser
vices and keep food
service open 24
hours. He believes
it could bring more
money into the uni
versity.
"I believe that it
is just a good
Tosi source of money
that we are totally
looking over," he said. Tosi be
liezves such a proposal would fare
well with the new university pres
ident and said "if it can make the
university money, I don’t see why
he wouldn’t do it."
Being in a variety of leadership
positions, including RHA, if he is
elected treasurer Tosi plans to
pick up the slack on what he be
lieves were his predecessor’s
weaknesses.
”1 never see Hydrick Harden in
volved in doing stuff," he said. "As
treasurer, I’d like to see that role
brought back into student gov
ernment."
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this point, you are definitely at
an elite level of competition,"
he said.
He arrived in Salt Lake City
on Feb. 2 to begin his orienta
tion and give himself time to
explore the city as final prepa
rations were made. He said the
Olympics are a "celebration of
the fusion of sport and art,"
which he says is illustrated
throughout the city from its
musical festivals to its massive
murals of athletes depicted on
skyscrapers.
During the next couple of
weeks, Terrell will provide med
ical care for skaters as well as
their coaches and athletic train
ers. He expects to encounter the
typical colds, flus, and foot and
ankle injuries common to
skaters. But such problems are
far from trivial, he said.
"Precision is everything in
figure skating," Terrell said.
"Even a small injury or a bout
with cold and flu can cost you
your whole performance.”
Terrell isn't a stranger to
Olympic competition. He also
worked at the 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta, and he
served as a physician volun
teer at the U.S. Winter Olympic
Training Center in Lake
Placid, N.Y.
Through his work with nu
merous athletes from a variety
of different countries, Terrell
has come to appreciate the ath
letes and their dedication to
sport and competition.
"I'm impressed by how
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said he was disappointed in the
ruling.
"I understand their ratio
nale," White said. "I disagree
with it."
According to White, a bad se
mester of graduate school—caused
by a hectic schedule and an Air
Force training assignment that
. made him miss the first week of
school—had overshadowed his 3.6
GPA in three years of undergradu
ate work.
Hunter stood by the administra
tion's original interpretation.
"Our interpretation was correct
and, according to our interpreta
tion, he should have been able to
run," Hunter said.
The council meeting Wednesday
seemed more agreeable than con
frontational, with White and
Hunter agreeing that White should
be allowed to run for office.
"The way that I interpreted [the
clause] was that he was allowed to
run, but if he was elected, he could
not serve," Hunter told the council.
White agreed.
"The attorney general pretty
much summed up my case.... It
does not say anything about run
ning," White said.
There were some new insights
into the conflict.
White said he was unaware of
the provision concerning acade
mic good standing and revealed
his GPA publicly for the first
time.
Hunter, meanwhile, revealed
that he had not actually spoken
with Vice President of Student
and Alumni Services Dennis
Pruitt before SG President Corey
Ford revoked a statement saying
White could run. Hunter said he
spoke to Pruitt's secretary, who
contacted the vice president and
informed Hunter of Pruitt's posi
tion.
Pruitt said White couldn't run
because of university policy con
cerning officers of registered stu
dent organizations. In a footnote
to its ruling, CSJC suggested
specifically adding SG, which
White said didn't fall under the de
finition of a registered student or
ganization.
Meanwhile, White said he would
write letters to those involved. He
“I understand their
rationale. I disagree
with it.”
NATHAN WHITE
FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
also said he would work on his
GPA and even hinted at the possi
bility he might run again for vice
president.
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“As Americans, we lost
sight of how fortunate
we are. But at these
Games, there is a
definite spirit of
patriotism.”
TOM TERRELL
MEMBER OF OLYMPIC MEDICAL TEAM
down-to-earth and genuine they
are," Terrell said.
As a doctor, he sees "a unique
perspective about their drive to
ward Olympic success." He feels
privileged to receive such an un
derstanding of the athletes by get
ting to know them firsthand. He's
encountered international com
petitors who have suffered from
far more than just strenuous
training. He's met athletes who
have struggled with civil war and
political strife - experiences
American athletes have been for
tunate to avoid.
"As Americans, we lost sight of
how fortunate we are," he said.
"But at these Games, there is a def
inite spirit of patriotism."
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