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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2002 Since 1908
Ice Age
fossils
found in
S.C. dig
BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA
THE (.'AMECOCK
The recent unearthing of Ice
* Age fossils in Dorchester County
is the first major discovery of its
kind in South Carolina.
“It promises to yield great re
sults,” said Tut Underwood, a
South Carolina State Museum
spokesman.
The 19,000-year-old fossils were
discovered five months ago by am
ateur collector Rick Carter in Giant
Cement Co.’s Harleyville limestone
quarry. Jim Knight, curator of nat
ural history at the State Museum
and leader of the dig, said the site
holds a substantial number of
bones from armadillos, camels,
ground sloths, deer, mountain li
ons, wolves and saber-toothed cats.
“This is something that’s nev
er been found in South Carolina,”
said Knight, who called the exca
« vation one of the most exciting
finds of his career. “No one could
possibly have predicted the quali
ty or the quantity of this particu
lar sediment.”
So far, hundreds of excavated
bones have been taken to the State
> Museum for cleaning and analy
sis. Knight said the museum’s fos
sil collections are growing quick
ly as a result.
“Our collections are small. We
haven’t run across things like this
or a lot of other sorts of natural
events that would allow us to re
ally build a serious collection,” he
said. “Now, we’ve got that oppor
♦ FOSSILS, SEE PAGE 2
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RHA passes mold resolution
PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK
Tanlsha Gonzalez, a third-year theatre student, speaks out at Tuesday’s meeting for the
Residence Hall Association Senate. Mold, smoking and visitation were key topics.
BY JESSICA CLANTON
THE GAMECOCK
The Residence Hall Association
Senate passed a resolution
Tuesday calling for the Housing
Department"to clean up mold in
residence halls.
Mold is evident in the air-con
ditioning units of many residence
halls, including Columbia Hall,
the Horseshoe apartments,
Patterson, Preston College and
Wade Hampton. The Housing and
Campus Concerns Committee, in
its resolution, requests that
“University Housing eradicate all
infection-causing mold by any
means necessary and demands
that such action is carried out in
the timeliest manner possible.”
First-year psychology student
Melissa Murdaugh had com
plained of mold in her Patterson
dorm room, but said, “It was
cleaned quickly.”
Adam Hark, a second-year his
tory student and the committee’s
rhairman caiH
mold was a
main concern
that students
had in the
Residence Hall
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veys about resi
dence-hall life.
“As far as the
mold resolution
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much it can accomplish, but we
have brought the problem to ev
eryone’s attention, and no one can
claim ignorance,” Hark said. “By
passing this resolution, we at least
do what we can to fix the problem.”
‘Smoke Free in 2003’
The RHA is also gearing up to
help with Housing’s “Smoke Free
in 2003” campaign. Last year’s
RHA Senate passed legislation
that “urges the administration of
University Housing to restrict the
smoking in residence halls to en
sure nonsmokers the option of
completely tobacco- and smoke
free living.” Housing later adopted
the resolution.
This legislation to keep smok
ing out of residence halls will take
effect in 2003.
' “Most residence halls have
been supportive of the smoking
resolution, but Preston College is
a notable exception,” Hark said.
“However, they do not feel that
they will be affected because of
their status as a residential col
lege.”
Visitation
•The visitation plans for resi
dence halls have been an issue for
-many years.
Last year, the RHA Senate
passed a resolution to improve the
plans, but the USC administration
has still not addressed it.
“I don’t think anyone is really
hannv with thpir
visitation plan,
but progress has
been attempted,”
Hark said. This
year, to address
student concerns,
the committee
has looked into
such options as
changing the
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man coed residence halls from
Plan B — which allows visitation
until 2 a.m. — to Plan C — which
allows 24-hour visitation on week
ends. Visitation plans haven’t been
decided for same-sex dorms.
“I believe Plan C is acceptable
as long as the roommate contracts
are reassessed and have priority
over the visitation rules,” said
Anjalee Dave, president of
Patterson Hall and a committee
♦ HOUSING, SEE PAGE 2
The Residence Hall
Association Senate is
calling for Housing to
clean up mold. The
Senate also
discussed visitation
policies and smoking.
Iraq’s actions
will determine
war or peace
BY GEORGE JAHN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LARNACA, CYPRUS (AP) - The
^ chief U.N. weapons inspector
landed in Cyprus Sunday to as
semble his team for a return to
Baghdad and said the “question
of war and peace” awaits an an
swer from Saddam Hussein.
President Bush has warned
that Saddam faces military action
if he fails to cooperate fully with
the inspectors, who will fly to Iraq
on Monday. Saddam faces a three
week deadline to reveal weapons
of mass destruction or provide
convincing evidence he no longer
has any.
Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix
and Mohamed ElBaradei, over
seeing the International Atomic
Energy Agency’s search for nu
clear arms, flew to Cyprus from
Vienna, Austria. They joined
about two dozen other members
of the advance team assembling
here to prepare for a resumption
of inspections after a nearly four
year absence.
“The question of war and peace
remains first of all in the hands of
Iraq, the Security Council and the
members of the Security
Council,” Blix said.
Blix, who will lead the overall
mission, said his team was pre
pared to meet the challenge of en
♦ IRAQ, SEE PAGE 2
PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK
Bobby Donaldson, an African-American studies professor, speaks to students at Preston
College on Thursday night about the history of African-Americans at USC through the 1970s.
Building brotherhood
Lecture focuses on achievements of historical black leaders
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BY KATHERINE HALLORAN
THE GAMECOCK
USC professor Bobbj
Donaldson discussed the histo
ry of African-Americans at USC
on Thursday night in a lectun
at Preston College.
Damian Bridges, vice presi
dent of Brothers of Nubiar
Descenj; and a fourth-year in
formation management stu
dent, coordinated the seminar
as an activity for anyone inter
ested in learning about the his
tory of USC’s past black lead
ers. Bridges said it is important
to promote brotherhood, aca
demic achievement and com
munication among BOND
members through these activ
ities.
Donaldson spoke of such his
torical figures as Henri
Montieth, Elonzo Townsend
and Richtrd Greener. He said
Greener had the most notewor
thy effect on the integration of
black students by coming to
USC in 1873.
Greener “brought impressive
♦ DONALDSON, SEE PAGE 3
Groups
push for
more fuel
efficiency
Campaign links
environmental
concerns with
religious beliefs
BY WILL SOWELL
THE GAMECOCK
Replacing gas-guzzling SUVs
with more fuel-efficient and
cleaner-burning cars is what
CAFE Day at the Russell House
on Sunday was all about.
The South Carolina Interfaith
Climate Change Campaign has
set out to mobilize state residents
and religious organizations to
think before they purchase their
next cars. The group questions
how healthy the environment is
as vehicle buyers lean toward
larger trucks and sport utility ve
hicles.
AvPraao TTnol
Economy, a set of standards
passed by Congress in 1975 and
signed into law by President
Gerald Ford, requires vehicle
manufacturers to conform to a
minimum average fuel economy.
The current required average is
27.5 miles per gallon, but some
are campaigning for a higher
mile-per-gallon ratio.
Julia Sibley-Jones, state coor
dinator for the South Carolina
chapter, said the goal of the
group’s campaign is to “educate
♦ CAFE DAY, SEE PAGE 3
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the phenomenon of Harry
Potter and the series’s newest
film. Page 5
♦ THE MIX Theatre South
Carolina’s “You Can’t Take it
With You” is a classic. Page 5
♦ SPORTS Rex Grossman led
Florida to a 28-7 win Saturday
over the Gamecocks. Page 8
♦SPORTS Dondrial Pinkins and
Corey Jenkins impressed USC’s
| coaches in their new roles in
Saturday’s game. Page 8