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www.dailygamecock.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003 * Since 1908 WAR UPDATE •Bush reaches out to Russia and China FOR THE WAR “I really don’t agree with the current reasoning, but overall, I feel it’s something we neglected to do 12 years ago. As a (Army) retiree, I feel war is justified. DARRYL BADLEY SECOND-YEAR MUSIC-EDUCATION STUDENT “I agree with him (Bush) completely. He laid the case out really well and seemed to convince the majority of the American public to support the war.” LEE BENNETT FIRST-YEAR POLITICAL-SCIENCE STUDENT WASHINGTON (AP)- On the brink of war with Iraq, President Bush reached out Tuesday to the leaders of Russia and China, two countries that resisted setting an ultimatum for using force against Saddam Hussein. Vladimir Putin and Hu Jintao told Bush they still preferred a U.N.-brokered solu tion. Bush called both leaders a day after aborting diplomatic ef forts in the United Nations and giving Saddam until 8 p.m. EST Wednesday to surrender power or face a U.S.-led war. The Russian president “ex pressed regret in connection with Washington’s decision to issue the ultimatum and the fact that intensive diplomatic efforts had failed to produce a mutually acceptable compromise,” the Kremlin said. “The two openly acknowl edged that they don’t see eye-to eye on whether or not force should be used to disarm Saddam Hussein,” White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. “They agree about the threats in the region.” Other developments in the Iraq crisis: ♦ Saddam Hussein defied the U.S. ultimatum to leave Iraq with his sons by Wednesday night or face war. Saddam ap peared on television in military uniform for the first time since the 1991 Gulf War, warning his commanders to prepare for bat tle. Iraq’s al-Shabab television, owned by Saddam’s eldest son, Odai, said the decision to defy the ultimatum was made in a leadership meeting chaired by the Iraqi leader. Mobilized by a televised appeal, thousands of demonstrators swept into the streets of Baghdad to show their support for Saddam. ♦ French President Jacques Chirac, whose country led op position to war within the U.N. Security Council, said the action Bush had chosen would under mine future efforts at peaceful disarmament. ♦ Secretary of State Colin Powell said that 30 nations de clared varying levels of support for a war against Iraq as part of the administration’s “coali tion of the willing,” and 15 oth ers gave their backing private ly. ♦ Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa called off a possible last-minute peace making trip to Iraq, in what ap peared to signal the end of ♦ IRAQ, SEE PAGE 3 AGAINST THE WAR “I know I don’t know all the facts and am not educated enough about this to give a solid opinion, but it just seems we’re way too eager to get involved in this.” DAVID ADEDOKUN FIFTH-YEAR PUBLIC-RELATIONS STUDENT “I think they should try to make some kind of peace treaty and talk about it I think Bush is going into this for personal reasons and not for the country.” CRYSTAL SCOn FOURTH-YEAR NURSING STUDENT Nader drops usual platform to address possible Iraq war BY ALLYSON BIRD THE GAMECOCK Ralph Nader’s usual platform took a back seat to the topics of President George W. Bush and war in Iraq Tuesday night as the Green Party’s 2000 presidential candidate spoke to a packed Russell House Ballroom. Although Nader has historical ly been a proponent of public health, safety, consumer’s rights and protecting the environment, but war with Iraq was the primary topic of the evening. Nader thinks Iraq’s threat has been exaggerated. “Iraq is a brutal dictatorship to its own people. It is not a threat to its neighbors or a direct, imminent threat to the United States,” he said. In a small news conference held beforehand, Nader was asked what he would speak about. “They have a category called President Bush is condemning Saddam Hussein, he is importing 6 percent of’ America’s oil supply from Iraq. politics, nesaid sarcastically. He said war will ultimately only harm the United States be cause an attack will increase the threat at home we want to dominate that region, and that’s why we don’t want a coup.” RALPH NADER FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE wader claimed Bush’s speech Monday night was full of false statements that even “the war mongering Washington Post” rebuked. and the probability that Saddam Hussein will use chemical and bi ological weapons. About terrorism, he thinks the United States should work “not to minimize, but not to exaggerate” the current threat. Nader called Bush a leader on a revenge trip against a man who tried to assassinate Bush’s father. He said, “At the same time Nader thinks a coup would be an easier way to oust Hussein without affecting many civilians, yet he said the administration is too con cerned with power. “We want to dominate that re gion, and that’s why we don’t want a coup,” he said. Nader also said ♦ NADER, SEE PAGE 6 PHOTO SPtOIAL TO THt OAMECOOK Holly Bounds, a second-year electronic-journalism student, holds baby Jennifer, whose ^ mother tried for three days to persuade Bounds to take Jennifer back to the United States. A iite-changmg mission in Haiti Some things never change, especially in my household. No matter how old I am, my parents are still going to warn me not to touch the hot stove, tell me to layer up when it’s cold outside and remind me that New Year’s Eve is not a safe night to be driv ing my car. Friday, March 7,1 found my self having the safety discussion once again, only this time my parents seemed much more adamant about their plea. I was making last-minute prepara tions for a spring break mission trip. At 7 o’clock that evening, I was to take off with 52 other stu dents involved with USC’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes to St. Marc, Haiti, an area known for its extreme poverty. They repeatedly said I need ed to be prepared for the differ ence or else I would be in com plete shock. I knew what was ahead of me, and all I really cared about at that time was fit ting all my clothes into one suit case. Our group arrived in the cap ital, Port-au-Prince, about 3 p.m. Saturday after what seemed like a never-ending bus ride from Columbia to Miami. All the girls on our trip were dressed in an kle-length skirts, following the culture of Haitian women. Less than 30 minutes after landing in Haiti, we were bom barded by people ready to trans port our luggage as far as needed for any money we’d give them. Kids were coming from every di rection trying to sell something or ask for food. The sight was nearly unbearable, and we hadn’t even left the airport. As we neared the Jeunesse En Mission base (Youth With a Mission), it seemed as if the whole town came to greet us. We were the object of pointing, star ing and the frequent yells of chil dren saying “Blanc! Blanc!” — French-Creole for white. Everyone hurried to claim a place to sleep — a paper-thin ♦ HAITI, SEE PAGE 4 BY ALEXIS STRATTON THE GAMECOCK Student Government Vice President Katie Dreiling said she doesn’t want to fill her presidential campaign with empty promises. Instead, the third-year political-science student said that with her extensive experience, she can accom plish her goals for parking, safety, community service, organizational budgets and the effectiveness of SG. “The Student Government has the poten tial to do a lot,” Dreiling said. She hopes to help SG ♦ DREILING, SEE PAGE 6 I President Personals Age: 21 Hometown: Irmo Hobbies: Community sen/ice projects, movies and making new friends Restaurant: "It's a tie: the * Melting Pot and Nonna's for their desserts.” Favorite thing about USC: People, students and “the friendships I’ve made." Why did you choose to come to USC: “I grew u in South Carolina and I didn’t want to leave home. I got some scholarships, and while I've been here, I’ve grown to love it and couldn’t ever see myself leaving." 2003 PRESIDENTIAL PROFILE Katie Dreiling Grants, class enrollment to decide amount of funding for USC’s colleges BY ADAM BEAM THE HAMECOCK Starting July 1, USC’s colleges will receive money directly from tuition and grants, leaving them scrambling to prepare for the new budgeting requirements. “We will spend a greater part of our time now adapting to these changes,” said Pat Blackwell, business manager for the College of Pharmacy. Under the current process, all funds come through the central administration, which dis tributes money to the colleges and departments. Under value centered management, the mon ey generated by the colleges, such as courses taught and research grants, would go directly to the colleges themselves. Rick Kelly, chairman of the 26 member VCM committee of fac ulty, deans and university staff, i spent the past year running VCM alongside the current budget pro cess to make preparations for its implementation. “We’ve had some spreadsheets that have run this year to show how VCM would work,” Kelly said. “It’s not intended to save money; it’s intended to be more accountable and understand where your money is. Any mon ey that will be realized from this process will be an efficiency pro cess that the deans will be able to take advantage of.” “This will be allocation by rev enue generation, so if you teach courses, you get the tuition,” Kelly said. This is good news for Farid Sadik, dean of the College of Pharmacy, because the six-year pharmacy program requires stu dents to take almost all of their ♦ MANAGEMENT, SEE PAGE 6 Index Comics and Crossword _ 10 Classifieds 13 Horoscopes10 Letters to the Editor7 Online Poll 7 Police Report 4 Weather TODAY TOMORROW Inside ♦ NEWS Richland County Library offers round-the-clock resource access. Page 3 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Phil Watson drops his bombs on The Gamecock. Page 7 ♦ THE MIX Local author explores the line between good and evil in “One Foot in Eden.” Page 10 ♦ SPORTS The baseball team takes on Wofford tonight at Sarge Frye Field. Page 11