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* Ml. asgsgaar1_'_Friday, march 28,2003 _ Troops meet more resistance > 25 Marines are injured after battle near town of An Nasiriy ah BY DAVID ESPO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American-led forces bombed Iraqi targets and battled Iraqi troops the length and breadth of Saddam Hussein’s slowly shrink ing domain on Thursday, and British forces claimed the de struction Of 14 tanks in their biggest kill since World War II. But American officials report ed 25 Marines wounded or miss ing after fighting, apparently around An Nasiriyah, and the Iraqi regime breathed defiance. “The enemy must come inside Baghdad, and that will be its grave,” said Defense Minister Sultan Mashem Ahmed. Eight days after the launching of Operation Iraqi Freedom, President Bush met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and declined to set a timetable for the war. It will last “however long it takes” to win, he said, thumping the lectern for emphasis. Both men said the United Nations could help rebuild post war Iraq, but sidestepped tricky questions of who would create and run a new government once Saddam was toppled. In the war zone, sandstorms abated and the Americans and British reported making 600 strike flights during the day as they exploited their unchecked air superiority. Warplanes bombed positions in northern Iraq near Kurdish held areas and hit Republican Guard forces menacing American ground forces 50 miles south of Baghdad. The capital was rocked by an enormous explosion a few hours after nightfall when one of Saddam’s presidential palaces was hit. Combat aircraft dropped bombs “just about as fast as we can load them,” said Capt. Thomas A. Parker, aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in the Persian Gulf. Cargo planes flew military sup plies into northern Iraq, one day after 1,000 American airborne troops parachuted in to seize an ♦ WAR, SEE PAGE 2 , Sorensen: Bill wouldn’t serve USC satellites BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK USC President Andrew Sorensen said he opposes a bill in the General Assembly that would consolidate USC’s four two-year campuses under the state Board for Community Colleges and Technical and Comprehensive Education. Sorensen said the mission of the two-year campuses is to pro vide a traditional liberal-arts cur riculum for two years until stu dents transfer to one of the four year camptises in Aiken, Beaufort, Columbia and Spartanburg to complete a bache lor’s degree. “The mission of the technical colleges is enormously different from the two-year campuses of the University of South Carolina,” Sorensen said. “The technical col leges are built on the vocational model.” Sorensen said that adminis ♦ BILL, SEE PAGE 2 Lt. governor speaks to marketing class about business skills Bauer stresses connections as the key to success BY KATHERINE HALLORAN THE GAMECOCK Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer spoke at USC on Thursday night to educate students about the importance of building long-term personal con nections to establish effective re lationships in the business world. Bauer, a 1991 USC graduate, was invited to speak to the Marketing 457 class taught by ad junct professor and retired busi nessman Jerry Callahan. Callahan said he invited Bauer to speak because he represents the core objectives of the marketing class, such as teaching students to learn the communication and marketing concept skills neces sary in whatever field they choose. “He is a dynamic young man,” Callahan said. “This is the third time he has spoken to one of my classes, and I always get positive feedback. I invited Andre to speak because I believe he has a good I PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWEll/THE GAMECOCK Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer was crowned Mr. USC In 1989. message.” Although Bauer admits that school wasn’t his “No. 1 gig,” he said he was determined to be fi ♦ BAUER, SEE PAGE 3 Index Comics and Crossword_ 6 Classifieds 8 Horoscopes 6 Letters to the Editor _ 4 Online Poll_ 4 Police Report 2 Weather TODAY TOMORROW High 75 High 80 Low 56 Low 53 In this issue ♦ ONLINE State, nation and world briefs. www.dailygamecock.com ♦ VIEWPOINTS Rob Seal explains why protesting the 3 Rivers Music Festival is “ludacris.' Page 4 ♦ THE MIX During Moolah for Music weekend, your wish is WUSC’s command. Page 5 ♦ SPORTS The use softball team sweeps Arkansas in a three-game series. Page 7 CARING FOR THE TROOPS PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK » Becky Johnson, a first-year biology student, makes care packages to send to troops serving in Iraq. Packages included toothpaste, magazines and snacks. SG act offers parking solution BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA AND ADAM BEAM THE GAMECOCK ' A student senator is “extremely confident” that the parking re form act passed unanimously by the Student Senate this past Wednesday will be adopted by the university administration. Second-year political-science student J.D. Shipman, a senator from the College of Liberal Arts, started research on the bill in January and worked closely with Derrick Huggins, director of USC’s Parking Services. “They made it very clear to me that if they see the students want certain changes, that they are go ing to take all the steps to make those changes,” Shipman said. “I’m not going to waste my time sponsoring a bill that is not going to be implemented.” Among the changes proposed in the act are a hierarchical park ing system in which freshmen would get the last choice of park ing spaces, the installation of more surveillance cameras in crime-ridden parking areas, and the conversion of lots near the old College of Criminal Justice into student parking areas. The legislation also proposes in stalling global positioning systems on campus shuttles, the elimina tion of 24-hour reserved spaces on campus, stopping ticketing in re served spaces, and stopping the re moval of metered spaces so that they can continue to make money for Parking Services. Shipman said Huggins could make most of the bill’s reforms but that larger reforms, such as the freshman parking issue, would have to be decided by the Board of Trustees. Huggins could not be reached for comment. The bill will now be sent to the Residence Hall Association as well as the Faculty Senate for approval. Faculty Senate Chairman Rob Wilcox said he has not yet looked -at the legislation but that the fac ulty would withhold approval only if they took issue with some of the proposed changes. Wilcox also said there are a lot of strong opinions among faculty members about parking. “Some faculty feel like parking spaces should go to faculty and staff ♦ PARKING, SEE PAGE 3 TREASURER CANDIDATES BenJidwards and Billy Grooms PHOTO BY JOHNNY HAYNES/THE GAMECOCK BY HOLLY BOUNDS THE GAMECOCK Student Government treasurer candidates Ben Edwards and Billy Grooms have the same goal — serv ing the students—just different methods of how to ac complish it. Ben Edwards, a third-year philosophy student, says there are three crucial areas he would tackle if elected treasurer. Edwards would strive to make it easier for organizations to get money; he says he would person ally contact all organizations to make sure they under stand the process. He also says he would make organi zations’ forms accessible online for convenience. Edwards promises to make organizations aware of the money available for them, and make the treasurer’s workshop held each semester more efficient. Edwards commends Treasurer Becky Floyd on a job well done and hopes to take what she’s done and move forward. With his experience in the finance and working with people, Edwards says, he thinks that is possible. He has served as treasurer of the South Carolina Student Legislature, chief of staff for College Republicans and treasurer of Phi Beta Kappa. The Honors College student says the position of SG treasurer requires someone with character. “It needs someone with a personality that can han PHOTO BY JOHNNY HAYNES/THE GAMECOCK Philosophy student Ben Edwards, ♦ TREASURER, SEE PAGE 3 Pharmacy student Billy Grooms.