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AM I-COCK
INSIDE
VIEWPOINTS
It seems Bush was
kidding all along
Elizabeth Catanese says
she told you so. PAGE 7
THE MIX
Five Points offers
variety of shops
You can find exotic
postcards and figurines
in Five Points. PAGE 8
SPORTS
USC Track team
couldn’t be better
Runners and assistant
coaches are winning
worldwide awards.
PAGE 10
INDEX
Comics and Crossword 9
Classifieds 12
Horoscopes 9
Letters to the Editor 6
OnlinePol[_ 6
Calendar_ 5
USC Police Report 3
Activists protest
PATRIOT Act
BY BRIAN RAY
THE GAMECOCK
Children with peace symbols
pn their cheeks ran through scat
ters of USC professors and stu
dents last Saturday as more than
18 organizations gathered to cel
ebrate the Bill of Rights as part
of a protest of the USA PATRIOT
Act.
While peace activists dis
cussed politics at the Martin
Luther King Jr. Park in Five
Points, an Uncle Sam unicycled
in circles, eating watermelon as
he twirled a baton — and later a
George Bush clad in cowboy gear
came out to chase the first
amendment through an open
field,
The crowd surrounded a stage
where guests from the USC Law
School and the American Civil
Liberties Union railed the Bush
administration for, they said,
feeding the constitution to the
shredder.
USC Honors College dean
♦ ACTIVISTS, SEE PAGE 4
The USA PATRIOT Act
might violate rights
What is it?
USA PATRIOT Act: Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Act.
The Carolina Peace Resource
Council says the USA Patriot
Act threatens the following:
Freedom of Speech - The
government may seek lists of books
checked out from libraries and
prosecute librarians for informing
anyone of government requests.
Freedom of Association - The
government may monitor religious
groups and other organizations
without legal probable cause.
Right to Privacy — The government
may conduct wiretaps and Internet
tapping without legal probable
cause.
Right to Legal Representation -
The government may prevent
Americans suspected of terrorism
from seeking legal counsel.
Right to a Speedy and Public Trial
- The government may imprison
Americans suspected of terrorism
indefinitely without charging them.
PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK
Andre Entermann explains the sixth amendment to Lafayette Fletcher.
Soybeans to power three new USC buses
New shuttlecock buses to use plant-based biodiesel fuel to preserve environment
BY WES WOLFE
THE GAMECOCK
To better the environment and
economy, USC’s Vehicle
Management and Parking Services
will be phasing in the use of
biodiesel fuel for buses that run in
the Carolina Shuttle System.
According to the National
Biodiesel Board, biodiesel pro
duces lower emissions than regu
lar diesel fuel, is less toxic than
table salt and is comprised solely
of plants such as soybeans. The
shuttles, however, will be using a
blend of bfodiesel and petroleum
diesel.
Parking services director
Derrick Huggins said that the de
cision to phase in biodiesel was de
signed to foster “less dependence
on foreign oil and to help soy farm
ers in America.”
During the 2002-2003 fiscal
year, two shuttles used biodiesel as
a part of a pilot program. In the
next year, three more shuttles will
move to biodiesel.
However, the biodiesel plan is
n’t the only thing that university
administration is doing to make
USC “greener.” Several USC de
partments either have or will re
ceive electric automobiles soon.
The vehicles were purchased
through the Sustainable
Universities Initiative, a $5 million
grant shared between Clemson,
♦ BIODIESEL, SEE PAGE 2