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NAACP argues over court finalists
BY KEVIN FELLNER
THE GAMECOCK
Arguing that this year’s
Carolina Showcase finalists are
nearly all white, the USC chapter
of the NAACP has organized a pe
tition against the process for se
lecting USC’s Homecoming king
and queen.
The petition, which is expected
to have more than 1,000 names by
the end of the day, calls for a stu
dent role in picking the winners.
It argues that Carolina
Productions, which organizes all
Homecoming activities, fails to se
lect the Homecoming king and
queen democratically.
Under the current system, a
committee of nonstudent judges
selects the winners based on ap
plications from which the with concerns about the se
applicants’names have lection process. She said
been removed for objec- Sunday that she had not
“We want as many but said plans to go
people to be eligible for ahead with
the court as possible,” ^^HEiSSHesr Homecoming Showcase
said Jerome Bryant, pres- • - Wednesday’s celebra
ident of USC’s chapter of the tion that will feature the
National Association, for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Bryant plans to present the peti
tion to the Homecoming
Commission on Thursday.
Sarah Grove, Homecoming
commissioner, said the commis
sion has been open to speaking
with any student organization
crowning of the king and queen -
are firm.
“I hope that this concern with
Showcase also shows that there is
great support and interest for it,”
Grove said. She added that the
committee is devoted to consis
tently improving Homecoming
events.
Bryant said the
NAACP is also
concerned with
Carolina
Production’s state
ment that the com
petition is open to
all students. He
Bryant said only one of
the 20 finalists is a
nonwhite student.
“Our concern is not just with
racial aspects, but also how the
court is selected as a whole,”
Bryant said. He said he thinks
more students who are not in
volved with a fraternity or sorori
ty should be encouraged to partic
ipate, as well.
Grove couldn’t discuss the race
of any participants, but she said
participants in the competition
had to meet requirements, such as
having a minimum 2.75 GPA and
at least 60 credit hours, to be con
sidered. Besides those require
ments, she said, all students could
be considered based on the merit
of their application, which in
cluded questions about involve
ment in campus activities and two
pergonal essay questions.
Bryant said he would invite
Grove and other committee mem
bers to a meeting Thursday to dis
cuss the merits of the petition and
the NAACP’s concerns. Grove said
she would accept the invitation
and looks forward to the opportu
nity to hear the group’s opinions.
Bryant said the petition and
meeting with the Homecoming
Commission are aimed at making
policy changes in future
Homecoming events and are not
intended to change the outcome of
this year’s competition.
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Delta Gamma makes a splash
PHOTO BY AMANDA TRAUB/THE GAMECOCK
At Delta Gamma’s annual Anchor Splash, Alex Pearlman of Chi Psi fraternity swims across the Blatt P.E. Center pool carrying a
ball on a spoon. The event, for Delta Gamma’s national philanthropy, raised money for the Service for Slght/Ald to the Blind.
USC looks for private support
BY KEVIN FELLNER
THE (iAMECOCK
With impending state budget
cuts, increasing tuition rates and
expanding departmental needs,
USC’s administration is looking to
private support to finance as many
of its initiatives as possible.
Since the first day President
Andrew Sorensen set foot on cam
pus, he has made it clear that the
university’s state funding will only
decrease during the coming years.
He has made it his goal to promote
the university’s every quality in
hopes that the private sector will
think investing in USC’s initiatives
is profitable for the university and
the community.
“In this situation, we can’t sit
here and simply gnash our teeth,
moan, cry.... But I think this is a
challenge to clarify our vision, de
velop a strategy for achieving that
vision and pursue relentlessly the
financial and intellectual capital to
realize that vision,” Sorensen told
faculty during a Sept. 4 meeting.
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Sorensen plans to use his net
working skills to inform as many
people as he can of USC’s vision and
its need for financial support. He
promotes both community and fi
nancial involvement in the univer
sity through his state tour, nick
named the “bow tie” bus tour for his
signature neckwear.
“My daddy was a Presbyterian
minister, and our family survived
on how the offering plate was filled
on Sunday,” Sorensen said. “I
have absolutely no embarrass
ment about passing the offer
ing plate around, even if
there’s only one person in
church.”
How to contribute
People can donate money to
USC in many ways. The sim
plest is to give cash to the an
nual fund. For the fund, paid
student callers in USC’s
Development Office solicit do
nations year-round from uni
versity alumni and friends.
“The better the university
markets itself, the easier our
job is,” said Senior Director of
Development Cantey Heath,
who manages private fund
raising based on the adminis
tration’s needs.
Other donations can be
made through bequest - mon
ey left to the university in
someone’s will - or from foun
dations, including the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation,
that provide money for educa
tional interests, such as build
ings and faculty salaries. This
type ofgiving, called planned
giving, usually comprises a
much smaller portion of over
all giving than cash donations,
but planned giving donations
tend to be larger.
“Sometimes people will call,
and that’s nice, because that is
an easy way of doing it. They’ll
call and they’ll say, ‘When I was
in school, I got a scholarship
and always said, if I were in the
position to do the same, I want
ed to,’ ” said Harriet Wunder,
director of planned giving.
Typically, private donations
are restricted, meaning the
donor requests them to be used
for something specific, such as
scholarships or chairs.
Property and equipment can
also be donated as a form of
capital.
Large donations are typi
cally used to set up an en
dowment, which is a sum of
money that is invested; only
interest earned off that in
vestment is spent.
The university sometimes
offers incentives for large do
nations. When alumna Darla
Moore gave $25 million to the
♦ DEVELOPMENT, SEE P^GE 3
Homecoming
isn’t just Greek
BY BLAKE CLANCY
THE (JAMECOC.K
Despite the Greek dominance
of Homecoming competitions,
this year’s Homecoming
Commission is working to in
volve a wider variety of student
organizations.
“Our main goal is to get as
many students and organizations
involved as possible,” said Sarah
Grove, a fourth-year business
management student and this
year’s Homecoming commission
er.
Greek organizations carry
“Our main goal is to get
as many students and
organizations involved
as possible.”
SARAH GROVE
HOMECOMING COMMISSIONER
much of the Homecoming spot
light. Of the 16 groups in the
Spurs and Struts dance competi
tion, all organizations are Greek.
The four finalists for Cockfest, a
pep rally at Williams-Brice
Stadium the night before the
♦ HOMECOMING, SEE PAGE 2
HEALTH GRANT
PHOTO BY DAVID STAGG/THE GAMECOCK
The Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health was given a
$2 million federal grant last Wednesday toward a new building.
Health School is
granted $2 million
Money will help
build facility;
convert offices
into classrooms
BY WENDY JEFFCOAT
THE GAMECOCK
USC has been awarded a $2 mil
lion federal grant to help construct
a new building for the Norman J.
Arnold School of Public Health,
U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings an
nounced last Wednesday.
Cheryl Addy, interim associate
dean of the School of Public
Health, said the grant woidd help
with the construction of a five-sto
ry, 88,000-square-foot building at
College and Assembly streets. It
would also help convert the
Carolina Plaza on Assembly Street
into office and classroom space for
the school.
The Board of Trustees would
retain its space on the second
floor, but otherwise, only the
School of Public Health would oc
cupy the Carolina Plaza.
“We have been working toward
this project for a number of years
and are excited to see progress to
ward making the building a reali
ty,” Addy said.
According to a news release, the
grant is part of a fiscal year 2002 ap
♦ GRANT, SEE PAGE 2
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