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VP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 doesn't do a damn bit of good unless you enforce the ones you’ve already got.”. He has also served as a Residence Hall Association senator, through which he has worked with Housing and Campus Concerns by visiting residence halls and speaking with students about their per spectives on campus safety. otu 11 a piduuim, 111 auui tion to enforcing Senate rules, focuses on safety. He wants to improve parking by making it safer with lighting and call boxes. His academic platform centers on protect ing existing scholarships, strengthening university committees and introducing courses such as sign lan guage that will benefit the community. He also wants to create a Web site to showcase and publicize USC events and ac complishments. But above all, Scott said, he wants to im prove communication among the Student Senate, Faculty Senate and" Board of Trustees. “The biggest prob lem is the lack of communi cation between students, fac ulty and administration,” he said. “People are talking, but they’re talking about differ ent things.” A Charleston native, Scott fell in love with USC’s Horseshoe, but now finds that the university’s best charac teristic is its diversity. Norton agrees with Scott that communication is lack ing in SG, and, if elected, he hopes to make meetings more open to everyone. “Opening meetings so anyone can ex press what they want brings with it a level of accountabil ity,” he said. Norton is a member of the Palmetto Party and is cam paigning to improve Senate committees, make sure any surplus money SG expects next year goes back to stu dents, and improve parking by generating more metered spots that will in turn finance university projects. He advocates tne creation of more political parties. “Obviously, the party sys tem doesn’t work with just one party,” he said. Norton, t who is from Lugo’ff, has served on Freshman Council; Carolina Student Judicial Council; the Emerging Leaders Program; and, during the past month, the Student Senate. An Honors College stu dent, Norton grew up with Carolina football, but said he now thinks one of the uni versity’s biggest problems is that it focuses too much on sports. “USCTs not living up to its potential. It cares more about football than it does about students, but this is a place where people come to learn and grow,” he said. Norton said the fact that he has been involved in SG only his freshman year and part of this year is his strong point. “Zachery Scott is thinking about changing Student Government. He’s been in Student Government for two years. Why hasn’t he changed in the past two years?” Norton asked. Scott said his experience puts him ahead of his compe tition. “One thing I tout most is my experience. By work ing with organizations I’m not even on, I’ve built up a trust from the administration that makes me more capable of getting things done,” he said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Debate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 has done in his political career at USC to affect campus safety, and he said his primary focus thus far has been athletics, which allowed time for little else. Tim Roberts had no questions. Candidates for vice president and treasurer also debated, and vice presidential candidate Zachery Scott asked Patrick Norton to re count his greatest accomplishment at USC. Norton said he considered his relationships with students and his service to student organizations to be his best accomplishments to date. Norton then asked Scott why he has not accomplished the goals of his current platform during his previous SG service. Scott said he has accom plished many of his goals, but could accomplish more through the office of vice president. Treasurer candidate Ben Edwards asked Billy Grooms why he spoke against legislation to cut an awards banquet that resulted in wasteful spending, and Grooms said he want ed the banquet to continue in order to honor those participants who work hard and are unaffiliated with SG. Grooms in turn asked Edwards how he was qualified to serve as trea PHOTO BY ADAM BEAM/THE GAMECOCK I From left, Katryna Bovls, a third-year political-science student; Erin Julian, a second-year criminal-justice student; and Alissa Cooper, a third-year English student, are all members of Ginny Wright’s campaign. They attended the debate Tuesday to support her. surer, and Edwards cited his many qualifications, including past trea surer experience and time spent working in Washington, D.C. All candidates answered ques tions from the crowd. Presidential candidates described their ideal cab inets, and vice-presidential candi dates addressed recent senator dis qualifications and student involve ment in SG. Treasurer candidates outlined how they would run a more effective SG. Each candidate then answered in dividual questions that members of the crowd wrote on slips of paper and host Ron Cohen read aloud. After the debate, Dreiling said she thought the event went well. “I really hope that students pay at tention to when candidates come to visit,” Dreiling said. Norton said the debate was “very good except it was very hot.” He said he wanted to see more students attend future SG events. “I’m really glad ev ♦ DEBATE, SEE PAGE 8 Summer 2003 Financial Aid «^> Application^^* available on-line www.sc.edu/finaiTcialaid Application Deadline: April 1,2003 at 5:00PM Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships 1714^College Street Grant CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Sorensen said in a news release. “This collaboration marks the be ginning of an unprecedented part nership among the University of South Carolina, the state’s his torically black colleges and uni versities, and the people of South Carolina.” In addition to providing mon ey for research, the grant also aims to increase the number of minorities entering public health fields by funding programs for high school students and offering financial assistance and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Glover said the Kellogg Grant will enable USC and collaborat ing colleges and universities to in troduce academically gifted high school students to public health careers through creating a sum mer institute and a monthly Saturday academy. Undergraduate students will also have the opportunity to re ceive tuition assistance, stipends, graduate assistant positions and mentor opportunities. In addition, four students will be chosen to pursue postdoctoral work as ju nior faculty researchers and will receive fellowships for health dis parities research. “This grant is so comprehen sive in its scope that it can bring change in the health disparities of South Carolinians,” Glover said. “We will have the resources to create a pipeline of talented stu dents for public health careers and also increase research among colleges and universities.” Benedict College President David Swinton said this dual role of education and research is an im portant aspect of the collaboration. “Our students will have in creased opportunities to work with leading researchers on studies rel evant to the African-American community,” Swinton said. “Faculty from our colleges and uni versities also will have additional opportunities to conduct research that specifically targets the health problems of minorities.” The grant will be funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which was established in 1930 “to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowl edge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of fu ture generations,” according to the Kellogg Foundation mission state ment. To have the greatest impact, the foundation targets its grants to ward specific areas such as health, food systems and rural develop ment, youth and education, and philanthropy and volunteerism. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D South Carolina, who helped se cure $350,000 in federal funding for the program, said it will pro vide the means for young people to train to fill these vitally need ed health-care professions. “With the large number of South Carolinians affected by dis eases like cancer, heart disease and stroke, we need additional tal ented health care professionals in our communities to fight these ail ments,” Hollings said in a news re lease. “This funding will allow USC and our historically black col leges and universities to train the young people to meet this de mand.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Fully Furnished 2 & 4 bedrooms ■ Individual leases Private bedrooms Fully equipped kitchen Full size washer & dryer Electronic alarm system u n iversiTY Fire protection monitor ® ® O N S a Pa rtm e n ts Swimming pool 800 Alexander Rd I 24 hr. access: Computer, copier Cayce, SC 29033 Pool tables, fitness room <,ocatea aajacem 10 rarK,anu www.capstone-dev.com Basketball, volleyball, tennis Hours: M-F 9 am - 6 pm - . .. _ Sat: 10 am - 4 pm Free reserved parking H Free cable plus HBO 939-0444 ■ : £!. . ; ' ■ . ‘ ' ' -l' ■ '