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Elections CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 move to the family businesses rooted in South Carolina. It would even help the “two high school kids thinking of beginning their dream of starting a busi ness in nothing more than the basement of their house,” Sanford said. Sanford has made government restructuring one of his main is sues. His plan for restructuring would strengthen the governor’s office, restructure the operation of state agencies, implement cam paign contribution disclosure re ^ quirements and, whenever prac tical, empower local govern ments. On his Web site, Sanford com ments on his plan to restructure state government. “I believe we can create a more efficient, more coordinated frame work to move South Carolina for ward in all aspects of its develop ment as a state,” he said. Taxes play a large role the gov i emor’s race. Sanford said that, if elected, he will try to implement a plan to eliminate income tax over 18 years. “Mark Sanford has said from the beginning of this race that you can have the best K-12 and higher-education program in the country, but if you are not re ceiving jobs after education, then there is something wrong,” said Will Folks, Sanford’s press sec retary. “By implementing tax and ed ucation reform and restructuring the state government, Sanford plans to put money back in the hands of low-income people.” Hodges says on his Web site that during his administration, he has “added tax breaks for seniors and working families across the state.” The polls will open Nov. 5. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Protests CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 but not limited to, trees or shrubs poles, signs, doors, windows, walls sidewalks or other campus struc tures.” Last year, the Walt Disney Co had to pay a fine after a Disnej representative drew arrows anc Mickey Mouse outlines with chalk to help students And an in temship event. “We’re not sure who did the chalking,” said Tracy Powers, as sistant director of the Career Centei and last year’s liaison to Disney “We were told to inform Disney thal Prison CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 students is not direct. “Anybodj in our facility can call from a col lect phone,” he said. “He musi say his name, and you hear his voice. If you’re on the other end you can accept. Then, it (the op . I this occurred, that there was a fine for noncompliance. ” To avoid being fined, most of the students who etched their opinions onto the Pickens Street bridge did it individually and quietly. A student group, howev er, organized a variety of the anti war messages that appeared in lo cations in addition to the bridge. The student group Peace, Love and Nonviolence was responsible for the “Drop Bush, Not Bombs” and “Why War?” messages that appeared on many sidewalks. PLAN is not an official student or ganization. “We know about the fines,” said PLAN’S leader, who refused to be identified for this story. “We think the sidewalk is erator) will ask you again. So it asks you twice, and he (the in mate) doesn’t hear you,” he said. But according to Knotts, the op erator didn’t come on the second time “John" called her. When Megan Albonetti, a first year business student, finally ac cepted his call, the inmate said he was lonely and wanted to talk. Albonetti chose to talk to her resident adviser and the police. “I think the school should just tell people not to accept calls,” Albonetti said. According to Knotts, a number of USC students have been ha I a good open forum since chalk washes off, anyway. I’m not sav ing we can write profanity every where, but our messages were generally positive, in contrast to the ‘Kill the Hippies’ messages which appeared after ours.” PLAN is not formally associ ated with the Preston teach-in or the unofficial student protest group Food, not Bombs. Many agree that chalk should be an exception to the rules that limit postings. “Chalk gets rid of itself,” said Justin Moody, a third-year polit ical science student. "The side walks are also a great place to post messages because so many people see them.” rassed. Both the USCPD and the Office of Student Affairs were un aware that the calls had become such a problem. The question remains as to how the suspect or suspects found students’ phtfne numbers. _ “I don’t know, and I’m not go ing to speculate,” Redmond said. Knotts thinks the inmate who called her had simply dialed ran dom on-campus numbers until he heard a female voice. In April 2001, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons restricted inmate phone use to 300 minutes per month and only 120 minutes of Paper and handbills are more likely to dirty the campus than chalk, Moody said. “It’d be better to write with chalk because sign boards and handbills would lit ter the ground. Fewer people no tice the designated sign areas, anyway.” Peter Coolidgg, a first-year un declared student, said: “The mes sages give me a little glow when I walk between classes. It’s a sub tle transition that gets my mind off of numbers and on humani ty.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com _a___ collect calls per month in order to curb abuse. Inmates are also supposed to compile a list of 30 preapproved contacts. The Bureau’s Web site says “the warden may allow the place ment of collect calls for a good cause.” One “good cause” listed is a situation in which an inmate is confined to a.metropolitan deten tion center—such as the Richland County Detention Center, where “John” is an inmate. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com I The influenza vaccine will be available starting October 14th at Thomson Student Health Center. Students - $7 Faculty & Staff - $12 Monday - Thursday. 9am-11am (closed for lunch) 2pm-4pm , | i - don't forget to bring your ID! - call 7.3175 for more Information E"l vant my vaccine by Halloween." -.---.-.-. Go Gamecocks! Based on campus-wide survey data collected from a random sample of USC students during the fall of 2001. Funded by a grant received from the U.S. Department of Education Safe A Drug-free Schools Program; The Prevention of High-risk Drinking and Violent Behavior Among College Students Project. 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