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University of South Carolina MOMHAV QFDTFMRFP OQ OflflR Vol.97,No.25 www.dailygamecock.com IVIUINIUAY, OtrltlVlDtK ZUUo • Since 1908 ‘Cocks’ policy awaits correction Merchandise featuring the word “Cocks,” such as these bumper stickers, has been banned by the university. The athletics department is considering removing the ban. USC athletics says it has no timetable for rescinding order BY ADAM BEAM THE GAMECOCK While the USC athletics de partment said the ban of the word “Cocks” on all USC affiliated mer chandise was just a misunder standing, there hasn’t been any of ficial move to rescind the order. Kerry Tharp, USC sports infor mation director, said the issue is “definitely something we’re look ing into” and that the department has no timetable for the decision. In May, Collegiate Licensing Company, who handles all of USC’s product licensing, said the university told it to prohibit the use of the word “Cocks” on any USC-affiliated merchandise. The ban didn’t include hats, however, because hats are a big seller na tionwide, Collegiate Licensing Company officials said. Jennifer Koshlap, the compa ny’s representative for SEC cr*Vw"»r»lc cairi cV»c» “I think it’s going to lighten up,” he said. “There is a lot of loop holes. The bootleggers are still printing them.” Cosentino said he doesn’t under stand why the university would ap prove such a policy in the first place and that the move doesn’t make sense financially. He said the uni uorcifv aotc ft £ didn’t feefcom- , percent of all of _fortable com- I think it S going tO his store’s sales, menting on the lighten Up. There is a lot Cosentino situation. nf Innnhnloc ” said he carries But Dennis 01 Hwpnuies .... about $270,000 Cosentino, own- DENNIS COSENTINO worth of USC er of Gamecock 0WNER 0F gamecock country merchandise, Conntrv — a with 20 nereent Gamecock mer chandise store on Rosewood Drive one mile from Williams-Brice Stadium — said he talks to the li censing company at least once a week and that, so far, there hasn’t been an order to change the policy. bearing the word “Cocks.” Before the ruling was made in May, Cosentino said “Cocks” mer chandise made up between 40 * COCKS, SEE PAGE 2 USC foundation OKs facilities University group selects developer to work on new research campus ^BY IRA KLEIN THEOAMKCOCK The USC Development Foundation gave the go-ahead on Sept. 19 for university officials to work with a Cary, N.C.-based firm to develop a 5-million-square-foot research campus for USC and pri vate research companies. Earlier this year, the develop ment foundation evaluated the proposals of eight separate com panies, narrowed them down to three finalists and eventually de cided to'work with Craig Davis Properties Inc., the same compa ny that partnered with North Carolina State University to de ^velop their Centennial Research Campus in Raleigh, N.C. Jim Schaafsma, a development partner with the company, said construction is supposed to begin on the campus early next year and will probably take about 18 months to complete. “Based on their track record and the vision they outlined for tho rocoo Vi Street. According to McKinney, mon ey for these two buildings, which cost about $26.5 million, has al ready been secured from a combi nation of state, federal and private funds. Some of the funds that will be used for development purpos es come from South Carolina’s Endowed Chairs Program, a pro gram funded by lottery proceeds that is intended to attract knowl edge-based companies to South Carolina in order to diversify and modernize South Carolina’s economy. Funding has not been set for the other two buildings, which are ex pected to cost about $15 million each. Under the current plan, Craig Davis Properties will build and op erate the facilities and then lease space to the university and private companies. Schaafsma said the company is confident there will be plenty of private companies that will want locations on the research campus and collaborate with USC for re search. According to Schaafsma, his company’s discussions for the re search campus began with USC’s Board of Trustees over two years ago, and were pushed along great ly by USC President Andrew campus, we “Based Oil their track he took over in knew Craig . , _ 2002. Schaafs Davis record... we knew Craig ma said the Properties was Davis Properties was the Board came to the right right Choice.” him with aba choice,” univer- sic idea for this sity spokesman RUSS MCKINNEY research cam Russ McKinney USCSP0KESMAN pus and that his ^said. company col ™ The first phase of the research campus will consist of four build ings covering 420,000 square feet. Two of these buildings will be across the street from the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center on a lot once occupied by a Hardee’s. The other two buildings will be for the Arnold School of Public Health and will replace the Carolina Plaza on Assembly labo rated with them to further re fine and formulate that vision. “About this time last year, and lasting through the winter, our firm conducted a study of the re search campus initiative: what its implications will be, how it will need to be set up and facilitated, and all the requirements that will need to go with it. Out of that ♦RESEARCH, SEE PAGE 2 Up against a wall _MI PHOTO BY LAURA HEADLE/THE UT DAILY BEACON Linebacker Jeremiah Garrison goes up against a Tennessee player Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. A third-quarter Daniel Weaver field goal sent the game into overtime. The Gamecocks eventually lost 23-20. ♦ FOR FULL STORY, SEE SPORTS ON PAGE 8. Unattended candle causes small fire at Patterson Hall BY JOCELYN MEYER THE GAMECOCK A fire last week in Patterson forced an evacua tion of the residence hall and reminded students of Housing rules prohibiting candles. “The police were very nice and understanding about ev erything, but the firemen lec tured us about being respon sible and obeying all housing rules,” said Meagan Miller, a first-year nursing student whose unattended candle caused the fire Sept. 22. Miller said USC police of ficer J. A. Clarke told her that accidents happen and that if this was the worst thing she ever did, she was in good shape. The Housing staff remind ed Patterson residents that candles are not allowed in the residence halls and that rules are there for a reason. Miller said she was un aware of the rule before the fire and that she was apolo getic about the incident. “I am sorry about the fire. It was an accident. I have nev er done anything like this be fore, and it will never happen ♦ FIRE, SEE PAGE 3 Academic team wins second in tourney BY JULIE LEDBETTER THE GAMECOCK ' The USC Academic Team placed second in a tournament Saturday, Sept. 20, at the University of Georgia. They competed against 20 teams including UGA, Emory, Wofford, Furman and Duke. Duke handed Carolina its only loss, in the final round. The team competes once or twice a month on a regional and national level. The competitions involve eight to 10 preliminary rounds. During the preliminary rounds, the teams are asked 20 toss-up questions, which any member of any team can answer. Whoever buzzes in first gets one try to an swer the question. If the question is answered correctly, the whole team gets a 30-point bonus question. Teams are then placed into the playoffs, where they area separat ed into brackets and go head-to head with opponents from the oth er bracket. "The questions themselves are pretty specific. They’re not going to ask for terms as much. They use generally names, or maybe a movement in art or literature, or a specific scientific idea, or a scien tist,” said Erick Bousman, a sec ond-year history and classical studies student and president of USC’s Academic Team. The questions are mostly about science, history and liter ature, but they also concern mu sic, art, math and geography. A small percentage of ques tions are about sports and pop culture, as well. The competitions are held at different colleges, and almost ev ery college hosts at least one tour nament each year. ♦ ACADEMIC TEAM, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK Candles are prohibited in all university residence halls. Index Comics and Crossword _7 Classifieds 10 Horoscopes 7 Letters tojthe Editor__4 Online Poll 4 ^ Police Report 3 Weather TODAY TUESDAY * "T High 75 High 75 Low 49 Low 50 In This Issue ♦ NEWS A USC marketing class teams up with Pontiac. Page 2 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Allyson Byrd explains why our nation should love to hate telemarketers. Page 4 ♦ THE MIX Students seek and savor healthy eating options at the GMP. Page 5 ♦ SPORTS Men's soccer is no longer undefeated, after losing two games at the Husky Classic in Seattle. Page 8