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University of South Carolina EDIHAV CCDDI IADV 7 OOOQ • Vol.96,No.56 www.dailygamecock.com irvILyrAl, rCDlAUMIxT f , Since 1908 Bush watches a presentation by Secretary of State Colin Powell about Iraq to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. # Game over for Saddam, Bush says President urges United Nations to take immediate action against Iraq BY BARRY SCHWEID THE ASSOCIATED TRESS WASHINGTON - In the face of stiff opposition from allies, £ President Bush declared Thursday “the game is over” for Saddam Hussein and urged the United Nations to join in disarming Iraq. “Saddam Hussein will be stopped,” Bush said. The president said he would be open to a second U.N. resolution on disarmament, following up one approved last November, but only if it led to prompt action. “The Security Council must not back down when those demands are defied and mocked by a dicta tor,” Bush said. If the U.N. fails to act, “The United States, along with a growing coalition of nations, is resolved to take whatever action is necessary to defend ourselves and disarm the Iraqi regime,” he said. Aides said the next few days would be dedicated to turning up pressure on reluctant allies such as France and Germany as well as other U.N. members. Bush was silent on a timetable. “Saddam Hussein was given a final chance; he is throwing that chance away. The dictator of lraq is making his choice,” Bush said. He spoke after meeting private ly with Powell to discuss efforts to win U.N. approval of a resolution ♦BUSH, SEE PAGE 3 * USC student gets Libertarian bid for state Senate BY KATHERINE HALLORAN THE GAMECOCK Fourth-year African American studies student Steve Cain re ceived the South Carolina Libertarian Party’s nomination for state Senate District 18 at the Libertarian Party’s State _ Reconvention on Saturday. 9 Cain, 35, said it is important for students to be aware of significant issues that affect South Carolina. “When senior students walk across that stage, they enter the real world, with taxes, and it is im portant to pay attention to tax cuts and the budget deficit,” he said. Cain’s campaign manager, Cheryl Bates, said Cain is very in terested in getting involved, and he wants to hear the voices of col lege students. He said, “I am will ing listen to their suggestions; col lege students are some of the best and the brightest.” Cain ran for S.C. House District 39 in 1998 as a Democrat, but has since switched to the Libertarian party. ‘‘I didn’t leave the Democrats, they left me,” he said. Even though Cain said he was a lifetime Democrat, he changed to the Libertarian party because he believes in limited government and personal responsibility. “I can provide a different voice for people in the community,” he said. In addition to Cain taking 12 hours of classes at USC, he is President and CEO of the Batesburg-LeesvilleXSaluda ♦CAIN, SEE PAGE 2 Index Comics and Crossword 6 Classifieds 8 Horoscopes 6 Letters to the Editor 4 0 Online Poll 4 Police Report 2 Weather TODAY TOMORROW : High 54 High 51 Low 35 Low 31. Inside ♦ VIEWPOINTS Rob Seal wades through the muddled messages surrounding the situation in Iraq. Page 4 ♦ THE MIX The New Brookland Tavern will feature a series of free concerts by local bands. Page5 ♦ SPORTS USC football coach Lou Holtz receives several top players on signing day. Page 7 ♦ SPORTS The women’s basketball team loses 69-66 to No. 4 Louisiana State. Page 7 Sorensen outlines future of university BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK USC President Andrew Sorensen answered students’ questions about parking and tuition Wednesday evening during his , State of the university address, a first for a USC presi dent. After his speech, “Excellence in ungagcincni, juicnocn took questions from the more than 200 people in the theater. Tfie questions were varied, with the typical student com plaints about parking and heated questions about po tential budget cuts and tu ition increases. He said that while the number of campus parking spaces has increased in the past year and a half, building new garages would be costly. He said adding a specific paraing space for a student would cost that student $50 a month for 30 years. “If you iatoc juui iicuiua cuiu oaj )uu want to pay $50 a month to park, I will build all the one thousand-space garages you 1 want,” he said. “I have been ♦ SORENSEN, SEE PAGE 3 After his speech, Sorensen answered questions about tuition and parking. Patel’s speech notes SG’s flaws BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK Student Government Pres ident Ankit Patel said in his State of the University address Wednesday night that SG has been “weak and ineffective”; and part of that, he said, is because of university administrators’ ig noring the SG constitution. “If the university is not will ing to honor the constitution, then there is no point in having a student government,” he said. Patel began by recounting some of the accomplishments so far during his tenure, which ex pires in March, and expressed disapproval for many university committees’ failure to meet reg ularly and accomplish their goals. “Our university committees ♦ PATEU SEE PAGE 3 DINING DILEMMAS PHOTO BY PRAD HAMILTON/THE GAMECOCK While waiting for their food to be prepared, Caroline Love, left, a first-year broadcast-journalism student, and Ashley Dye, a first-year psychology student, complain about the prices at Pandinis, on the first floor of the Russell House. Food prices rise with quality BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA THE tiAMECOCK Higher prices in the new dining area in the Russell House stem from the installa tion of higher-quality facilities, USC officials said. Several students have ex pressed discontent over prices in new facilities such as Pandinis, saying that menu items often exceed meal-plan allowances. “I think that (prices) should fit the meal plan,” said first year fashion-merchandising student Amanda Shealy after ordering at the Italian restau rant. “It is better, but it should still fit the meal plan if that’s what people are paying for.” First-year media-arts stu dent Frank Love called Pandinis’ prices “a little high.” Love said he thinks food should be priced within the bounds of the meal plan. “With Pandinis, we’re get ting more into what you’d ex pect in a restaurant,” said Helen Zeigler, director of business and finance at USC. “You expect in those retail environments that prices will be a little higher.” Carolina Dining represen tative Earl Evans said the ad dition of dining areas such as Pandinis indicates a step up from conventional cafeteria food, and that Pandinis was modeled after Za’s, a local up scale Mediterranean estab lishment. “You’re getting the same type of concept on campus as you’d get” at Za’s, Evans said. Zeigler said Carolina Dining is trying to bring to campus a mix of residential- and retail type dining areas. Jerry Brewer, director of student life, said it is impor tant for students to keep mat ters in perspective. “Yeah, it’s expensive, but this is a step up,” Brewer said. Brewer said Carolina Dining costs are comparable to menu prices at other local eateries. “I eat here, too, and so do other administration and fac ♦ PRICES, SEE PAGE 3 Five Points Meal Plan receives mixed reviews BY RENE TURNER THE GAMECOCK The Five Points Meal Plan is now in its second semester at USC, but many students are saying the plan is nothing more than an extra “credit card” to keep up with. The plan allows students to eat at selected Five Points restaurants, including Leo’s Wings, Just Fresh, Hannah Jane’s and Dapper Don’s. The plan is run by Off Campus Access, a company that has sim ilar off-campus meal plans at universities across the country. Cade Lemcke, co-founder of Off Campus Access, said the plan works just like a debit card. Students can add as much mon ey as they like to the card each semester, and after each meal, the restaurant will simply swipe their card and deduct the total from their account balance. Melissa Garvey, a first-year ♦ MEAL PLAN, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY ANASTASIA OPPERT/THE GAMECOCK From left, Keith Barron, a first-year biology student; Ryan Herald, a first-year business student; and Katie Siron, a first-year biology student, use their plans at Rising High.