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1 . L°TLPftly7C1l0Udy’ T?y»1 rl QTT August 16,2002 ♦ Vol. 96, No. 5 High 94, LOW 71. J_ JLJLU.C4.jr University of South Carolina ♦ www.dailygamecock.com INSIDE VIEWPOINTS | Of chrome fans and scholastic success Phil Watson wants to suggest “circulator.” PAGE All , ALSO IN VIEWPOINTS: I >Ben Bryan ponders becoming a student-customer. PAGE All >Shanna Reed on self-discovery at 21. PAGE A12 >Terrance Beeks addresses Hodges and Sanford. PAGE A13 >Classic top tens from Summer i 02. PAGE A14 THE MIX The Boss is back in town Bruce Springsteen to grace Columbia this December. PAGE B1 ALSO IN THE MIX: >A Hippo, a Spider and a USC calendar. PAGE B8 >Columbia by day. PAGE B4 >Columbia by night. PAGE B5 >Gold medal for Goldmember. PAGE B6 SPORTS USC eliminates four in CWS A recap on the College World Series. PAGE Cl :h USC fall >An update on USC’s former running back. PAGE Cl | >An interview with a former Carolina outfielder. PAGE C2 >A look into how some Gamecock atheletes spent then summer months. PAGE C9 INDEX Crossword_ B9 Classifieds _ CIO Horoscopes BIO Letters to the Editor All Online Poll All USC Police Report AlO i '( USC welcomes Sorensen BY BEN BRYAN THE GAMECOCK A new chapter in USC’s histo ry began July 1 as Dr. Andrew Sorensen became the 27th presi dent of the university. Sorensen didn’t need long to settle in. Among his goals for his first year at USC, Sorensen wants “to convince the governor and leg islature of the critical importance of investing in the research uni versity of the state. I want to build on the foundation laid by Dr. Palms and continue to build the reputation of the university.” Despite a hectic first week in cluding various meetings with university and city officials, Sorensen took time to interact with students during the first day at his new post and issued an open invitation to any students who wished to join him for lunch in the Grand Marketplace. A number of students took ad vantage of the offer, intrigued by the chance to meet the new presi ♦ SORENSEN, SEE PAGE 2 * PHOTO BY ERIK CAMPOS/COURTESY OF THE STATE President Andrew Sorensen enjoys lunch at the Grand Marketplace with students from various student organizations shortly after taking office this summer. USC fights elimination, falls to Texas in finals PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Blake Taylor consoles Kevin Melillo following loss to Texas. BY J. KEITH ALLEN TIIBUAMKCOOK. The USC baseball team fell short in its quest for its first na tional championship, but burst onto the national stage by win ning four straight elimination games in this year’s College World Series. The Gamecocks finished the year with a school-record 57 wins and advanced further than any USC baseball team since 1975. After falling to Georgia Tech 11-0 in the Series’ opening game, Carolina roared back, defeated Nebraska 10-8 and won their re match with Georgia Tech by a score of 9-5. They followed those victories with historic 12-4 and 10 2 wins over in state rival Clemson to advance to the title game. Freshman Aaron Rawl, fresh off his complete-game win over Tech, pitched against Texas on three-day’s rest and could not con tain the Longhorn hitters, who paved the way for the 12-6 win. It was the fifth CWS Championship for Texas and the team’s first ti tle since 1983. Along with Rawl’s outstanding performance against Georgia Tech,' USC Head Coach Ray Tanner received an outstanding pitching performance from Steven Bondurant, who pitched a complete game against Clemson in Wednesday’s match-up. Freshman Matt Campbell fol lowed with five and one-third in nings of outstanding relief to elim inate the Tigers on June 2. Despite the Series loss, Tanner lauded his team’s efforts. “At this moment, it still stings and is very disappointing,” Tanner said. “But there’s only two teams playing baseball today, and I’m proud we were one of them.” — The Gamecocks returned from Omaha on June 23 and approxi mately 2,500 fans greeted the team at Sarge Frye Field. Tanner told the crowd that he already has his sights set on next season. “[June 22] we played for a national championship. [June 23] we begin our quest to do it again.” Center fielder and second base man Justin Harris and catcher Landon Powell were named to the CWS All-Tournament for their ef- j forts in the Series. However, the Carolina starting catcher did not have time to savor the accolade. Powell, a native of Apex, N.C., was selected to play J on the USA Baseball National ; Team and embarked on a 30-game tour with the squad. Powell fin ished his sophomore campaign with USC batting .292 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs. Comments on this story?E mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Women’s track wins nationals BY J. KEITH ALLEN THE GAMECOCK The USC women’s track team, which finished ahead of Texas and defending national champi on UCLA, won the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Baton Rouge, La. It is the first NCAA title in any sport for the school, and the team set meet and collegiate records in the process. The team clinched the cham pionship by winning the 1600-me ter relay, which gave USC 82 points in the meet. They only needed six points to secure the win, and while USC Head Coach Curtis Frye wanted the team to be cautious to win and avoid in jury, his team wanted to close the door on their competition. “I told them to push, but not too hard... but they had another ‘don’t’ in mind ... Don’t lose!” Frye continued, “We almost ran a perfect track meet. It was all due to the preparation and the time that has been spent work ing hard for this.” The 1600m relay team ran a time of 3 minutes, 26.46 seconds to break the NCAA and USC record for the event. The team of Tiffany Ross, Demetria Washington, Tacita Bass and Lashinda Demus won the trophy for USC. “We knew we had a chance if we just wc^rked hard. We are thrilled. I am so proud,” Bass said. In addition to the 1600m Suc cess, Bass notched 50.87 seconds in the open 400-meter to finish in second place. Demus ran a personal best 51.30 right behind Bass in the same event and also won the 400m hurdles on May 31. Demus will enjoy the championship but wants to keep up the high stan dards. “It is all very exciting and it makes me want to work harder to win another title,” Demus said. The men’s team tied for sixth place in the meet, and also won the 1600m relay. The team of James Law, Otukile Lekote, Otis Harris and Jon Fortenberry set a school record of 3:02.16 for the event. The teams returned to Columbia with a large welcome the following June 2 night and brought their trophies to Sarge Frye Field at the conclusion of ♦ TRACK, SEE PAGE 2 PHOTO BY USC ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT The track team displays its awards at Sarge Frye Field. Tuition, incoming freshman class increasing this fall BY BEN BRYAN TIIEHAMKCOCK The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has ap proved a plan to increase fall tu ition 17 percent and will admit nearly 600 more freshmen than this past year. The tuition hike comes in re spons^to recent budget cuts for higher education in South Carolina. The increase will be used to compensate the loss of funds due to the cuts. Under the new university bud get, in-state students will pay $2,392 per semester, up $348 from this past year. Out-of-state stu dents can expect to pay $6,452 per semester, $935 more than last year. The most recent increase came this past year when the universi ty announced a 10.4 percent in crease before implementing only a 5.2 percent increase for the 2001 academic year. In addition to the 17 percent in crease in tuition, the university's budget also includes increasing tu ition to USC's regional campuses by 28 percent and increasing tu ition to the USC School of Medicine and Law School by 20 percent. USC is not the only school in South Carolina that will be rais ing tuition for the fall. Clemson University has announced a 15 per cent increase for the upcoming semester, and the College of Charleston is expected to increase its tuition by 20 percent. Out-going USC President John Palms told The State that he knew the tuition increase was unpopu lar, but efforts were made to keep the increase to a modest amount. “Nobody's pleased to raise tuition by 17 percent, but other institu tions have raised it higher,” Palms said. “We're trying to hold this down to a minimum without af ♦ TUITION, SEE PAGE 2 r