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Edwards announces candidacy
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BY WES WOLFE
THE tiAMECOCK
U.S. Sen. John Edwards offi
cially announced his candidacy
for the 2004 presidency Tuesday
in front of the Russell House.
auwarus, a
North
Carolinian born
in Seneca, S.C.,
was greeted by
festivities that
included’a three
piece band, a
gospel choii and
about 300 sup
porters. The
event was spon
, sored by the USC
Young
^Democrats,
many of whom
sat in seats on a
raised platform
to the right of
the podium.
“We are very
excited ;bout
this event,” said
Lisa Flick, presi
dent of the USC
Young
Democrats and a
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litical science student. “It gives the
Democratic Party in South
Carolina a chance to show that
there are alternatives to President
Bush, and it also gives the USC
YDs a chance to let people know
^that there is a Democratic Party
■organization on campus.”
USC political science professor
Betty Glad said Edwards’ choice
of USC for the second half of his
candidacy announcement was a
good idea.
“There’s certainly a lot of en
ergy here,” Glad said. “It’s
worked extremely well, and I
think it’s a plus.”
Edwards came to USC after he
made the first part of his an
nouncement in Robbins, N.C.,
where he grew up.
He said he came to USC because
he is trying to reach out to young
peupie cuiu gci
them involved
in my campaign
and my ideas,
like ‘College for
Everyone,’
which is based
on making sure
all young people
get a real oppor
tunity.”
The “College
for Everyone”
plan promises
to pay for the
first year of col
lege at a public
university or
community col
lege for students
who are willing
to work 10
hours per week.
Edwards en
tered the event
from the back of
.the crowd,
chakinc* hanric
on the way to the stage while John
Mellencamp’s “Small Town”
played loudly over the speakers.
After Edwards gave an introduc
tion, he launched into his speech,
beginning with a description of his
childhood in North Carolina.
The senator then criticized
President George W. Bush on the
economy, health care and financ
ing a college education before go:
ing into his own ideas.
Earlier in the afternoon, a
Baskin-Eobbins ice cream stand
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U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., formally announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon during a
rally on Greene Street in front of the Russell House. About 300 supporters attended the event, plus a handful of protestors.
P PHOTO BY KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK
Brothers Phil, left, and Paul Markovich finally cheer for the same team, butPhll is sidelined because of injuries in a car accident.
BY KEVIN FELLNER
THE GAMECOCK
Paul Markovich says he never would have be
come involved with cheerleading if it hadn’t
been for his older brother, Phil.
Both were avid gymnasts in high school until one
day Phil took Paul to an information session on an g
all-star cheerleading organization, which focuses on 1
competition instead of supporting a football team on 5
the sidelines of a game.
After years of training together and the occasional
friendly competition with one another, the two are
teammates on USC’s varsity co-ed squad this year.
Well, almost.
Phil Markovich has been temporarily sidelined be
cause of a back injury incurred when a car acciden
tally struck him earlier this year.
♦ CHEERLEADERS, SEE PAGE 2
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USC hotel
gets initial
city approval
BY Z’ANNE COVELL
THE GAMECOCK
USC’s plan to construct a uni
versity-affiliated inn to support
the National Advocacy Center
continues to make progress, de
spite persistent opposition from
local hotel operators.
Last week, both the City
Planning Commission and the
City Design Development and
Review Commission gave the inn
their approval. The Planning
Commission approved the inn’s
zoning Sept. 8, and the next day,
the Design Development and
Review Commission gave the go
ahead for the inn’s design concept.
Local business associations
have also endorsed the inn.
“The two leading business
groups in the area, the Chamber
of Commerce and the Midlands
“The two leading
business groups in the
area, the Chamber of
Commerce and the
Midlands Business
Leadership Group,
support the inn.”
RUSS MCKINNEY
UNIVERSITY SPOKESMAN
Business Leadership Group, sup
port the inn,” university
spokesman Russ McKinney said.
“The fact that those groups are in
our favor shows signals for city
support.”
Although city support seems
strong, local hotel operators are
still antagonistic.
According to Hudson Akin, vice
♦ INN, SEE PAGE 2
Survey shows plagiarism is up
BY ADAM BEAM
^ TilK liAMKCUCK
A survey conducted by a
Rutgers University professor
found that 38 percent of college
students have participated in the
cut-and-paste style of online pla
giarism during the past year.
Rutgers University Manage
ment professor Don McCabe or
ganized the survey, which en
compassed 18,000 college stu
dents, 2,600 faculty and 650 teach
ing assistants on 23 campuses.
McCabe would not say what cam
puses were used in the survey.
The survey defines cut-and
paste Internet plagiarism as para
phrasing or copying a few sen
tences of material from the
Internet without citing the source.
Stealing from Internet sources
seems to be on the rise among col
lege students. Three years ago,
the same survey found that only
10 percent of students surveyed
used plagiarized from the
Internet. This year's study found
that almost half the students sur
veyed said they did not consider
Internet plagiarism as cheating.
“My purpose in doing this is to
convince schools that this is an
issue they need to address,”
McCabe said.
McCabe said a majority of the
students filled out the survey on
line, but some smaller schools did
use a written version. Some
schools offered incentives for stu
dents to fill out the survey, such
as autographed footballs from
players and coaches at their
school or coupons for fast food
restaurants. McCabe said these
schools got a response rate as
high as 40 percent or 45 percent.
Even though students filled out
the survey anonymously, McCabe
said he thinks the survey is still
understating the problem.
But while the rise of the
Internet has made it easier for
students to cheat, it has also made
it easier for professors to catch
them. Web sites like Tumitin.com
offer professors a huge database
♦ PLAGIARISM, SEE PAGE 5
Index
Comics and Crossword__9
Classifieds 12
Horoscopes 9
Letters to the Editor _ 6
Online Poll 6
Police Report 4
Weather
nn
High 84 High 81
Low 62 Low 64
In This Issue
♦ NEWS The Peace Corps
comes to USC. Page 2
♦ VIEWPOINTS Lauren Adams
examines the phenomenon of
the emphatic nodder. Page 6
♦ THE MIX Latin America’s
finest filmmakers take over the
Nickelodeon Theatre. Viva la
revolution! Page 7
♦ SPORTS The USC volleyball
team will play host to the
Gamecock Classic this week,
facing three solid teams
beginning Thursday. Page 10