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Business Leadership Dinner to honor distinguished alumni I BY ALLYSON BIRD • THE GAMECOCK The Moore School of Business will honor both old and young distinguished alumni as well as service to the business school and the university at the eighth annual Business Leadership Dinner on Friday night. Over filet mignon and prawns at the Zone’s Exclusive seating in the south end zone of Williams Brice Stadium, attendees will watch the ceremony on closed cir cuit television and view pictures of recipients and sponsor names on the scoreboard overhead. “It’s a wonderful time for ev eryone to get together, to let alumni get together with busi nesses,” said Ellen Moore, direc tor of alumni relations for the Moore School of Business. This year’s Distinguished Alumni are Lawrence Kellner, president of Continental Airlines, the fifth-largest airline in the na tion; Jill Griffin, founder and president of The Griffin Group, a consulting group with clients in cluding Dell, Sprint, Ford and thp . U.S. Navy; and Charles Holden DuBose Jr., president and CEO of Dubose Strapping Inc., North Carolina’s only steel-strapping manufacturer. Distinguished Young Alumni, both under 40 years old, are Lawrence Isaac Scott, senior vice president of Bank of America’s finance group, and Whitney McDonough MacEachern, vice president of Citigroup Latin American Corporate Affairs. The Distinguished Service Award recipient is Stephen Trewhella, retired chairman of Glassmaster Company and for mer chairman of USC’s Business Partnership Foundation. The event will also bring about'40 corporate table spon sors. Representatives from the corporation will take their seats their companies’ tables, and emp ty spaces will be given to USC business students. “It’s a wonderful way to show the fine product we produce,” Moore said. Even the event’s caterer for the event is an alum. Moore said that the award re cipients are chosen by a large com mittee, and two subcommittees further narrow down choices for the Young Alumnus/Alumna Award and the Distinguished Service Award. Recommendations are sent to the business school dean for final approval. This is the 13th year of the awards program, which has only featured a dinner for the past eight years. “We like to reunite with alum ni. We have a lot of corporations and key leaders in the region come back,” Moore said. A cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and then the awards ceremony at 8:15. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail. com POLICE REPORT \ icalhoun st. / Each number on \ \ RICHLAND ST. m9P Stands \ for a crime corresponding i t^vlorst. > x otays-orst. with numbered I. HAMPTON ST. 5 8 *' a §1 * descriptions in ■ \ ? »* 5 £ co s s | § * the list below. H \ WASHINGTON St- 5 5 C ; 5 p S 5 GERvkis s’T > "333^5 !5 DAY CRIMES f s , 8 (6a.m.-6p.m.) 1 E > s .SENATEST. \ §T: 5 F~H1 * ?s pendlethnst. □ Violent college st - ^ ;;0 ^ O Nonviolent g ll DEVINE ST. r- J ;-^33L NIGHT CRIMES I gi blossom st. (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) * ] SI WHEAf ST. _ ... . Jjj c ^ ■ Violent j.pnH.|T^™tj&V\\ |y • Nonviolent \? \ «/Owhaleyst^ I fiJCj CRIMES AT / -\ ' Vi heyward st.^ UNKNOWN ..' \\ ^ H0URS feC \\\ Wi-fFlt -E violent i-^t.-. a q Nonviolent These reports areJaken directly from the USC Police Department. Compiled by Wendy Jeffcoat Monday, April 21 O LARCENY OF PLAYSTATI0N2 GAMES, BATES RESIDENCE HALL, 1423 WHALEY ST. The victim said someone took a PlayStation2. eight PlayStation2 games, a Sony cordless phone and an alarm clock from his room. Estimated value: $705. Reporting officer: D. Hare. Tuesday, April 22 ® DISORDERLY CONDUCT, STUDENT VIOLATION, B-7 LOT, 800 BARNWELL ST. The victim said that while she was towing Darcy Mason’s vehicle, Mason became loud and began yelling profanities at her and then walked away. Mason was not at the lot when reporting officer N. Dehaai arrived. ® LARCENY OF MONEY, WARDLAW, 820 MAIN ST. The victim said someone took $300 Internships CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in the classroom by venturing into the workplace. Internships are becoming harder to find, but Career Center Director Larry Salters says that shouldn’t hinder students’ efforts. “Anything you do while you’re in college, headed toward the job market—anything you are doing — you ought to be thinking how does this fit with acknowledge ment to your goals,” Salters said. “My advice is, as a freshmen, to come in here and let us talk to you about your ultimate goals and what you what your education to cash, a cell phone, two purses, a wallet, five keys, a checkbook, a South Carolina driver’s license, and several credit and ATM cards from her unlocked office. Estimated value: $500. Reporting officer: N. Dehaai. ® LARCENY OF PURSE, HUMANITIES CLASSROOM LOBBY The complainant said she left her purse, which contained a $10 bill, a gift card, a cell phone, several credit cards, a North Carolina driver’s license, a set of keys and a Social Security card, unattended. When she returned, her purse was gone. Estimated value: $215. Reporting officer: J. Taylor. Q DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 1523 GREENE ST. While responding to a call of suspicious activity on the Horseshoe, reporting officer J.M. Simmorts walked past lead toward.” The importance of intern ships, however, varies with the field of study; some jobs place more emphasis on work experi ence. Doug Fisher, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, spent most of his 18-year career with The Associated Press hiring reporters and staff. He said that, as far as journalism goes, experience su persedes education. “What does the education sig nal? It signals that you were able to stay awake long enough in class that chances are that you’ll stay awake in a city council meeting too,” he said. “Professional people want to have a sense that the peo James Banks. Banks began screaming profanities at Simmons in plain view of people on the Horseshoe. Banks was arrested and taken to Richland County Detention Center, o INFORMATION, ACCIDENT, VEHICLE VERSUS DOG, 916 BARNWELL ST. The complainant said a white female backed into her dog with a vehicle. The complainant said the dog was uninjured and was on a lpach at fhp timp Wednesday, April 23 ® LARCENY OF BRACELET, GAMBRELL HALL, 817 HENDERSON ST. The victim said someone took her pocketbook, which contained a children’s silver bracelet, camera film, a cell phone, several tubes of lipstick, a checkbook, a calendar and an address book, from under her desk while she was out. Estimated value: $245. Reporting officer: G. Kerwin. (D AUTO BREAK-IN, LARCENY OF BOOK BAG, PETIGRU METER LOT, 1521 GREENE ST. The victim said someone broke into her vehicle and took her book bag, which contained a purse, checkbooks, two bank cards, two credit cards, an MP3 player, a cell phone, a TI-83 calculator and medication. Estimated value: $590. Reporting officer: G. Kerwin. pie they are hiring have some sense of what the profession is all about, and you get that through internships.” But Fisher said that stu dents who are entering their last years in college shouldn’t worry if they haven’t found an internship yet. “I think they need to look at what’s available and start looking at some of those oth er options,” he said. For students who can’t find internships, the summer offers a chance to travel or take some time off before en tering the work force full time. “If taking time off fits with in your career plan, then it can certainly be useful, par ticular if you’re traveling,” Salters said. “Some students do. like to take some time off and travel, which is a good educational experience as well.” But White recommends that students hold off on trav eling until after they gradu ate. “What I would recommend is students plan on taking a month or so off after school, before going to work, to enjoy the French Riviera,” he said. “The more internships, the better.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockiu&sk@hotmail.com The Carolina Center, which opened in late November, was the only South Carolina venue ranked in Pollstar, a leading publication in the entertainment and arena Industry. Pollstar CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Pollstar is a leading publication in the entertainment and arena in dustry. The Carolina Center ranked among venues from around the country, including the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.; the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia; and the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Philips Arena in Atlanta ranked ninth in the poll, and the Bell Centre in Montreal ranked first. “We were the only building in South Carolina rated,” Paquette said. “We’re pretty excited about it.” “It means a lot of people have been coming to the Carolina Center,” and that means money is coming into the local economy, he said. Paquette said the major events boosting the ratings included con Education CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Carolina by allowing students to get their teaching degree in a four-year program rather than a five-year one. But Sternberg said the college still considers it “extremely im portant, if not necessary” that stu dents who get their initial certifi cation in a four-year program also earn a master’s degree. The programs are in conjunc tion with the No Child Left Behind Act, an education law signed by President Bush on Jan. 8,2002, that requires every classroom to have a high-quality teacher by 2006. “There are specific require ments that not only all perspec tive teachers, but also current teachers, will have to adhere to in order to be classified as a high certs by Jimmy Buffet, Kenny Chesney and Billy Joel and Elton John. The Winter Jam show, a Christian concert, was another key event this past quarter. Laura Bundrick, marketing manager for the Carolina Center, said being ranked 16th in the poll speaks highly of the building. She said that because the Carolina Center is so much bigger than the Carolina Coliseum, it gives Columbia a venue to bring in “some of the biggest-name acts that are out there right now.” “It’s definitely an accomplish ment and something we are excit ed about and looking forward to the future to continue to bring in top-name acts and continue to rank among the top arenas in the country and in the world,” Bundrick said. Paquette said the “name of the game” is to sell tickets, or bring in acts that will sell tickets. The best way to lure acts to the Carolina Center is to build good relation ships with show promoters and booking agents so that “they feel comfortable bringing shows to your facility,” Paquette said. He thinks the staff at the center has done a good job making those con nections so far. “Whenever you have a new are na, you want to make sure that ev eryone knows you’re here and knows that you can be successful,” Paquette said. “This is kind of putting the proof behind that.” The Carolina Center is operated primarily by the USC Athletics Department and managed by Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia-based sports-and entertainment firm Comcast Spectacor. The firm also owns the First Union Center and the First Union Spectrum, both arenas in Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia 76ers, and it manages more than 32 facilities worldwide. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com quality teacher,” Sternberg said. He said prospective teachers would go through an approved teacher education program, pass a series of tests called the Praxis test and the ADEPT (Assisting, Developing and Evaluating Professional Teaching) test. The first benefit the programs would provide would be to “ad dress the pipeline shortage is sues,” he said. By having an un dergraduate program, he said, the college would attract more stu dents into the program at USC. “There is a critical shortage of teachers not only in South Carolina, but in the U.S., and so to have a program like this would be beneficial to meeting the prepara tions problems,” Sternberg said. In the past couple of years, the College of Education has graduated between 200 to 250 students each year in its various master of arts - in teaching programs. < The second benefit, he said, t concerns the “conceptualization of teacher education in general.” He said students who go through the current teaching program don’t have enough preparation to be successful in the classroom. During the next four years, the College of Education will be re designing and reconceptualizing its master’s degree programs to “directly reflect what individual teachers need in their class rooms.” It also wants to follow the teachers who earn bachelor’s de grees in teaching under the new program and work with them in the classroom, as well as with their peers, their schools and their school districts in order to provide the necessary support. USC officials expect the College of Education to offer the new pro grams in the fall of2003. Comments on this story?E-mail amecockudesk@hotmail.com Ring CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 1998. The university chose the gold signet style ring because it was the most popular style, Best said. Best said that while ring style is standardized, variations are available. The ring can be or dered in 10-, 14-, or 18-carat gold, and an antique option is avail able, which makes the ring ap pear more shadowed and older. White gold is also available. Best said the Alumni Association supports the official ring because of its uniqueness. “It’s something we really pro mote because it’s a way alumni can stay connected.” Best said. “So many alumni are really proud of their ring.” Dickerson received her un dergraduate degree from USC in 1999 and her master’s degree, also from USC, in 2001. Dickerson said she feels attached to the univer sity. “I have strong bonds to the school,” Dickerson said. She wears her class ring regularly. “It reminds me, and I’m proud to show it off at the same time,” Dickerson said. “I think that it’s kind of a unique statement to tell the world that you’re a USC grad uate.” Rachel Prater, a third-year re tail student, said she doesn’t have a ring yet, but she plans to order one next semester. “I just think it’s something special to wear,” Prater said. “It’s a symbol of accomplishment.” Third-year chemical-engi neering student J.R. Knight at tended the ring ceremony Tuesday and will be receiving his ring soon. Knight said the ring has a special meaning for him. “I think that it’s kind of a way to showcase where you came from to everyone you interact with in the future,” Knight said. Knight, who is president of Garnet Circle, a leadership orga nization within the Carolina Alumni Association, said he is proud to attend USC, and that the ring is “a way to showcase your pride for the university.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Aziz CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 government to take run Iraq. He also said Syria and others in the region will not be permitted to in fluence Iraq’s future. — Jay Gamer, the U.S. official in charge of rebuilding Iraq, pre dicted the “governmental pro cess” there will be running by the end of next week. He met with 60 Iraqi technocrats and academics. — Representatives of 15 Arab states issued a statement urging “an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the invading forces from Iraqi territories” and said Iraq should be governed by Iraqis. — The Pentagon announced that thousands of National Guard and Reserve forces who left civil ian lives and jobs for the war in Iraq will be heading home soon. It is estimated that roughly 100,000 Guard and Reserve forces are among the more than 250,000 Americans on duty in the Persian Gulf region. — Baghdad is getting about one-fourth its usual supply of elec tricity but won’t be fully powered until engineers get parts to repair damaged transformers and pow er lines. — The Security Council voted unanimously to extend until June 3 Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s authority to speed additional food and medicine to the Iraqi people. — In Kut, assailants twice fired on a U.S. Marine command amid rising tensions between U.S. troops and followers of a Shiite cleric who claims control of the southern city. Aziz last appeared in public March 19, when he held a news con ference in Baghdad to quash ru mors he had fled the Iraqi capital. Scholarship total reaches 24 winners The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs has an nounced two more scholarship BRIEFLY winners, bringing this year’s to tal number of winners to 24. Matt Hodge, a third-year civ il- and environmental-engi neering student, won the Tau Beta Pi Undergraduate Scholarship. Jason Mortal, a fourth-year chemistry student, won the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Grant. Morton will use the grant to study at Cornell University.