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-- SENATE NEWS: - Legislation update from Wednesday, January 29th: 0 ? $ 0 # SBL(03)002-027—Brought to the floor for a first reading. These resolutions deal with finance codes. Introduced by Senator McLaulin. Please note some changes in the presented legislation as follows: Code 360.65 from August 31 st to June 30th Code 360.35 from September 30th to Sept. 15 Ik** \ \ Code 380.20 change from March to April \ \ SBL(03)028-034—Brought to the floor for a first reading. This legislation deals with Election Codes. Introduced by Senator Scott. SBL(03)0035-039—Brought to the floor for a first reading. This legislation deals with finance codes. Introduced by Senator Odom. "•. I The motion to suspend the rules made by Sen. Scott passed and the Constitution was brought up for a first reading by code 212.80. / Executive Report ^Hkt Becky Floyd- Announced that the Finance codes will be coming up in Senate today. Also, the treasurer's workshops begin this Thursday @3:30 in Rm 322 & 326 CommitteeReporaW^ $ > r* CS^ • Academics- no report • Athletics- Contacted other universities; ideas for the Spurs are in progress. • Finance- no report • Judiciary- Finds SBL(03)002-034 constitutional. • Minority Affairs- no report • Powers & Responsibilities- no report • Rules- Placed SBL(03)002-034 on the docket. • Student Services- no report. Special Orders The new senators were introduced, presented as a slate, and the motion to accept the slate passed. The new senators were then sworn in. Old Business The motion to bring forth SBL(03)001, a subpoena addressing the actions of President Patel, was brought to the floor and passed. President Patel came forward for questioning. It was asked that a letter from Jerry Brewer addressed to President Patel be submitted to the minutes. Former President Corey Ford was also asked to come forward as a witness to President Patel to address questions from the Senators. -CABINET NEWS: Announcements from Elections Commissioner, Brooke Vickery: • Information meeting for potential candidates March 3rd at 5:30 in RH 203. • Filing for candidacy March 4 & 5 in SG office. • Mandatory candidates meeting March 18th at RH 315 ; 4:00 Senatorial candidates; 5:00 Executive candidates. • A candidate debate will take place on March 25th at noon on Greene Street. • The General Election will be held March 31st-April 1st. • Inauguration will be held on April 16th at 3:00pm in Rutledge Chapel. **If you would like to have a speaker attend a meeting of your organization for more information or to answer questions, please email Brooke Vickery at vickery@gwm.sc.edu. Announcements from the Interfaith Council Director, Rachel: The Interfaith Council would like to present an Interfaith panel on religion February 20th from 7:00pm-8:30pm in the Russell House Ballroom. The panel will consist of several experts in the field of their respective religious perspectives, and will explain viewpoints on terrorism and other contemporary issues through their beliefs. An ethnic food dinner will be provided. Announcements from the International Affairs Council Director, Rohit Bhatia: • World Night 2003 will take place on Friday, March 21st from 7:00pm 10:00pm in the Russell House Ballroom. • A 2-day soccer tournament inspired by the World Cup is in the works for this semester. Keep reading this space for details to come! Kaite McClendon, Director of Women’s Affairs, would like to announce that tickets for the Vagina Monologues are on sale now at the Russell House Information Desk and the Koger Center. The show will take place at the Koger Center at 7:00pm on March 6th. Minority Affairs Director, Edrin Williams, would like to encourage organizations or individuals to contact the council by emailing Edrin Williams at ECWILLIA@gwm.sc.edu or calling the SG office and leaving a message at 777-2654 with ideas for programs and activities that promote diversity enrichment on campus. STUDENT BUSINESS INCUBATOR CENTER The Office of Students Government & Student Organizations is now accepting applications for new businesses in the SBIC. There will be an information meeting on February 17 & 18 at 5:30 pm in Room 203 of the Russell House. Applications for new businesses are due on March 5th by 12:00 pm in the Office of Student Government & Organizations. Please contact Ashley Bloodworth at 777-2654 for more information. Want to find out more about what’s going on in Student Government? Please visit us at www.sg.sc.edu! Student Government exists to act as a liaison between the students and the administration of the University of South Carolina i j , Former exotic dancer, ex-pastor to discuss perils of pornography BY COREY GARRIOTT THE (1AMECOCK - Pornography will have its day in USC’s public court of opinion Thursday, when former pastor Jim McConnell and former strip per Kimberly Drake give their multimedia presentation, “The Power of Pom.” The event will be held at the Booker T. Washington auditori um at 7 p.m. “You’ll have McConnell and Drake,” said Tony Arnold, direc tor of community relations for the mid-south region of Campus Crusade for Christ. “And there’ll also be scenes from recent movies and stills that integrate” into the performance, he said. McConnell is a recovering sex addict; Drake was once an exotic dancer. Both are part of a roving ministry that fights a uniquely modem problem. “Jim will speak about his own experience with pornography, how it affected his life — and how it ruined his life,” said Matt Ray, who coordinated the on-campus publicity for the event. The presentation is split into two parts, Ray said. McConnell will first illustrate the pervasive ness of pornography with media evidence. He scoured the Internet, movies and even mainstream fash ion magazines for imagery calcu lated to sexually arouse. Erwin Threatt, director of USC’s Campus Crusade for Christ, said pornography is everywhere. “Years ago, you had to go out to find pornography; now you can do it in the privacy of your room,” he said. “What we used to consider pom in the ‘50s is available every where today.” The show uses this pervasive ness as an advertisement. Garrett Curry, minister at The Shack, a non-denominational house church, used Photoshop to create David Smith, a fourth-year chemistry student, writes an answer to questions on the porn discussion board on Greene Street. A former pastor and an ex strlpper will discuss the impact of porn on their lives Thursday at 7 p.m. PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK the racy poster adorning the Greene Street brick wall. “Why do you like pom?” questions the ban- tm ner. ^ During the days leading up to the show, the Campus Crusade for Christ maintained a write-on questionnaire board across from the banner. “We’ve had various things from, ‘I like to get ideas on how to have sex,’ to ‘It’s an easy way to get off,” said Ray. “The whole philosophy that sex needs to be kept secret is horribly hypocritical,” said Evan Owens, a third-year studio art major. “I like Jocelyn Edwards, who proposed teaching about sex in school.” The second part of McConnell’s presentation is a gospel that fo cuses on the costs of what he calls a sexually toxic society. The event argues that pornography is not just idle entertainment, but ulti- 41 mately leads to dissatisfaction. “It can ruin any marriage or family. Men can easily become ad dicted, making porn their idol,” said Ray. “It has a detrimental ef fect on women who try to live Up to the fantasy.” Pornography isn’t just bad for those who consume it, he argues. Ray said it has ruined as many of its actors as its customers. This is where Drake comes in. “As a former exotic dancer and model, she will be talking about the whole issue of sex as well as the standard of beauty — being someone that she wasn’t,” said Arnold. Scott Sowell, a second-year po- tk litical science major, said he agrees. “We clearly have an escalated view of the perfect body,” he said. “It isn’t a natural of realistic in terpretation of beauty.” McConnell has been carrying his act since 1986, increasingly to sellout crowds. He speaks to Greek pledges and youth groups, and will eventually attend a congress on sexual issues. At Vanderbilt University last January, the controversial event attracted 1,100 students — one sixth of the student body—to “The Power of Porn.” Everyone from radical feminists to the religious right showed up, Arnold said. He is expecting a similar ^ turnout Thursday night. ™ “I’m going. Why?” said Chuck Davis, a third-year accounting stu dent. “The major word, in capital letters: PORN.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com SKI WEAR II S|i Mens and Ladies' SKI BIBS $1995 Everything for the Skier LADIES STRETCH SKI PANTS-$390° Reductions up to 75% on ski wear USC's Largest and Closest Vera Bradley Boutique I Argentina, Australia. Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, ■ Ireland. New Zealand. 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