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INSIDE THE MIX: Carolina Alive TT''P 1 H QV April 5> 2002 4 VoL 95’No' 78 will perform Saturday -L JL WA-CXj University of South Carolina ♦ www.dailygamecock.com SETTING THE STAGE PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK Ken Synder, Dale Raszewski and Bob Talbert hoist a lighting truss Thursday afternoon In preparation for this weekend’s 3 Rivers Festival. Erecting a small stage for the event can take as long as six hours. Raising the curtain 3 Rivers Festival has something for everyone BY CHARLES TOMLINSON TIIK (iAMKCOCK The buzz has circulated through out Columbia the past couple of months, and now the time has ar rived for the 3 Rivers Music Festival. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the historic Congaree Vista in downtown Columbia will play host to a multitude of bands on six different stages. 3 Rivers has become more suc cessful each year. Approximately 85,000 people attended the 2001 festival, which brought $7 million into Columbia’s economy. Now \ in its third year, festival coordi nator Dawn White wants this year to be an even bigger success for the community. “This year our goal is to have over 100,000 people,” White said. “And I believe strongly that we c&n meet that goal.” 3 Rivers has a lot on its shoul ders this year besides high profile headlining acts. The festival has to stay out of the red this year. If it doesn’t, this will be its last year. A cast of high-profile musi cians are scheduled to perform at the 2002 festival. More than 80 bands are slated to play. Headlining acts include Little Feat, 2 Skinnee J’s, Sevendust, Cameo, George Clinton, Outkast, A1 Green, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Tramaine Hawkins, Corey Harris, George Jones, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Aaron Neville Quintet featur ing Charles Neville. Last year, Tonic and the North Mississippi All-Stars were two of the big modem rock acts to per form at 3 Rivers. The 2002 festival seems to be moving in a different direction. The roster strives for diversity with Outkast, the first hip-hop act to perform at the fes tival. They will take the Budweiser Alternative Stage Saturday at 10:15 p.m. 3 Rivers also scored two big funk legends this year: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, and Cameo. There is also plenty for rock and metal en thusiasts, especially on Friday night when Sevendust, Trik PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Dre is half of Outkast. He will perform Saturday with Big Boi. Turner and 2 Skinnee J’s will perform. 3 Rivers has also enlist ed ’80’s hair metal acts Jackyl and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Blue Note recording artists Medeski Martin & Wood will sup ply the festival with jazzy, organ funk sounds. As for the blues, John Mayall (formerly of the Blues Breakers, which featured Eric Clapton) and pianist/singer Marcia Ball will perform. Beach music fans can get their fill on Sunday with Billy Scott and the Prophets. The festival even features blue grass artist Del McCoury Band and Cajun tunes from Buckwheat Zydeco. Local bands will also have a chance to showcase their talents. ♦ 3 RIVERS, SEE PAGE 2 University receives donation of patents BY PAGE IVEY THE ASSOCIATED HIIESS Thanks to a gift of patents from Eastman Chemical Co. that could be worth up to $20 million, University of South Carolina re searchers will work on a project some college students can really get behind: A better beer bottle. Eastman Chemical’s Voridian Co. subsidiary announced its gift of patents, technology and licens ing agreements to the university Tuesday. The donation is valued > at $10 million to $20 million over the life of the patents, which last about 20 years. The university will use the technology as the cornerstone for its new NanoCenter, which was established last year with $2 mil lion in state funding. Research there will “focus on things almost ♦ DONATION, SEE PAGE 2 BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK The 2002-2003 Student Government Executive Cabinet will meet officially for the first time Monday, even though President Ankit Patel promises more appointments. Patel has appointed 17 people so far, and all of them have been approved by the Student Senate. But Patel said Thursday that there are more appointments coming. The president is allowed by the SG constitution to appoint as many as 25 Cabinet members. Patel said he plans to name his Community Service Programs Director and Environmental Affairs Director this week. Patel has not speci fied who he is considering for the two positions. 2002-2003 SG Executive Cabinet as of Thursday Drew Richardson - Chief of Staff Jessica Steadman - Institutional Affairs Kaleta Brown and Nick Long - Freshman Council Advisers Sara Parrish - Director of Greek Affairs Edrin Williams - Director of Minority Affairs Rachel Rosansky - Chaplain Amanda Brown and Elizabeth Mason - Director of Special Projects Brook Bristow - Attorney General Laura Bauld - Press Secretary Katie McClendon - Director of Safety Elyn Blackman - Director of Women’s Issues Haley Smith — Public Relations Director Manasi Sinha - Director of Academic and Technology Affairs Brooke Vickery — Elections Commissioner Shanequa Jones - Vice-Elections Commissioner SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT Only three Cabinet mem bers who Patel appointed have previously served in SG. Patel said he thinks it’s healthy for students new to SG to bring in fresh ideas as often as possi ble. “Each one of the cabinet mem bers isn’t just interested in his or her position; they are interested in leadership overall,” Patel said. Fourth-year advertising stu dent Brook Bristow was ap pointed attorney general after losing to Patel in the presidential election. Bristow, former Senate president pro tempore, said the transition to his position will of ♦ CABINET, SEE PAGE 3 Reserved rooms sit unoccupied Groups might have to prove they will use rooms BY ADAM BEAM THE GAMECOCK When Russell House Director Carmella Carr looks at her Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, all she can do is shake her head. “Now you can see what our problem is,” she said. That’s because Carr is looking at a newly created log of student orga nizations that didn’t show up for their reserved time slots at the Russell House. The log was started this semester when the Russell House staff noticed that some groups were not present during their three hour reservation times for meeting rooms. “We’ll have student organiza tions show up during the day who need to have a quick meeting that night, and we don’t have any space on our books,” Carr said. “A group may not show, and we could’ve booked that student or ganization who needed that space that night.” Twenty-three student groups didn’t show up at their reserved times in the Russell House during March, resulting in a total of 45 hours of empty room space. Carr said that during a typical week at the Russell House, about 126 events are scheduled that take up about 230 hours. After the Russell House is booked, groups must use academic spaces. Currently, there is no time limit for room reservations. But student groups might have to prove they will use the spaces they want to reserve. The increase in room vacancies has prompted Carr and her staff Russell House no shows for March Baptist Student Union BASIC Theatre Delta Zeta Freshman Council Habitat for Humanity 'Indian Cultural Exhange InterVarsity Christian Fellowship International Student Bible Study Mortar Board Omicron Delta Kappa S.C. Student Legislature SALA Sigma Gamma Rho Student Government Cabinet Students for Life Sunday Night Alive USC Academic Team Wiccan Intra Collegiate SOURCE: RUSSELL HOUSE to look at placing an hour-and-a half limit on student organiza tions’ room requests. “You can book up to an hour and a half of meeting time just to be fair to student organizations, and if you know you’ve got a meet ing once a month that is going to be three hours we’ll go ahead and reserve that as two separate meetings,” she said. “Don’t re serve that one meeting room for three hours for the entire semes ter if you’re only going to use it one time a month for three hours.” The Russell House Advisory Board will meet next Friday to dis cuss the new policy. If it endorses it, Carr will request the approval of Vice President of Student and Alumni Services Dennis Pruitt. “If someone has a better solu tion, we’d be happy to listen to it,” Carr said. ♦ RESERVATIONS, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY ZACH HAIM/KRT CAMPUS Israeli soldiers take up positions on top of their Armored Personal Carrier near the West Bank town of Nablus on Tuesday. Bush's demands tail to halt Israeli forces BY MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NABLUS, WEST BANK - Israeli tanks tightened their chokehold on the West Bank’s biggest city, and battles raged Thursday at nearby Palestinian refugee camps. The United States intensified its involvement — sending a media tor to meet Yasser Arafat and or dering in the secretary of state. An Israeli soldier was killed in Hebron, one of only two key West Bank cities still under Palestinian control. The military called the Hebron action a pinpoint opera tion — not a takeover — that con tinued into the early hours Friday. No other details were im mediately available. President Bush demanded that Israel halt its weeklong military offensive and pull out of Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon avoided a direct public response. “Operation Defensive Shield will continue,” his office said in a statement, although officials said it was not a reaction to Bush’s an nouncement. Both the Israelis and Palestinians welcomed Bush’s statement and de cision to send Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region. In a cabinet statement, the Palestinians said, “We are com mitted without conditions to the declaration of President Bush.” ♦ MIDEAST, SEE PAGE 2 TODAY’S WEATHER: Partly cloudy. High 69, Low 42. — TOMORROW'S WEATHER: Mostly sunny. High 66, Low 42.