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www.dailygamecock.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2003 =- ■ ' ■ -- ' --' ' - ■■ .... .... -- 1 .— ■'.—■ ■ - ' " ' - . — .2 SG senators support Hark BY JUSTIN CHAPPELL TUEflAMECOCK Two student senators proposed a resolution Friday that would re nounce a South Quad RA’s sug gestion for impeachment of Residence Hall Association President Adam Hark. The resolution, drafted by Student Government senators Julie Kreisman and Ben Havird, JB^s direct response to allega ™ tions that Hark is not qualified to serve as RHA’s president because of nude pictures on his personal Web site. The bill is intended to relay a message on behalf of SG to RHA: Hark and his personal Web site are not related to his presidential role. “I don’t believe the Web site has anything to do with the ful fillment of his duties,” said Kreisman, an SG liberal arts sen ator and a third-year political sci ence student. “He is entitled to some aspects of privacy.” The proposed resolution fur ther states that while the legisla tion neither condones nor con demns Hark and his pei4onal life, it asks the RHA governing body to “not waste its time on such matters.” The resolution offers recent RHA accomplishments as recognition of Hark’s abilities and current RHA responsibilities and duties as matters of a higher concern. Havird, a senator from the Moore School of Business and a second-year accounting student, served alongside Hark last year in the Student Senate and refer enced the previ ous relationship as a foundation for co-drafting the resolution. “We are trying Hark to persuade RHA Senate to see past personal issues,” Havird said. While the Hark resolution still remains merely a proposal, the senators hinted at the possi I-2?^21 bility of its review on Wednesday, when it could be presented in front of the Student Senate. If the resolution is endorsed by the senate, it would indicate SG’s support for Hark but would not affect RHA impeachment pro ceedings. “It’s preliminary legislation that would act like a press re lease,” Kreisman said. Initial complaints over Hark’s Web site were voiced by South Quad RA and fourth-year criminal justice student Hazel Matthews. In response to the proposed resolution, Matthews affirmed previous intentions to move forward with plans of ini tiating the impeachment pro cess and suggested the proposed resolution is unfair. “If it was just a random ♦ HARK, SEE PAGE 4 SURFYOURSELF Read the SG proposal at www.dallygamecock.com Just for kicks PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWEIL/JHE GAMECOCK USC’s Greg Reece, No. 17, tries to get past a North Carolina defender during Saturday’s game at Stone Stadium. USC lost 1-0 on Senior Day. ♦FOR FULL STORY, SEE PAGE 8 VETERANS DAY Historian to speak about WWI BETH EWOLDSEN THE CAMKCOOK In honor of Veterans Day, military historian Robert j Cowley will present a talk on trench warfare in World War I at McKissick Museum. The talk will be given in conjunction with the current display, “Posters of the Great War.” In the late 1980s, Cowley be came a founding editor of “MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History.” He has also written three books on the Great War. Cowley has also _ traveled the entire length of the Western Front, which runs from the North Sea to the Swiss border. USC also is offering a course on the literature of World War I, taught in part by Patrick Scott. Scott is anticipating Cowley’s speech entitled “No Man’s Land” because “many historians research only for oth er historians; he does it for the public.” Scott thinks students will en joy the lecture because Cowley has spent much of his life “mak ing history accessible.” According to Professor Matthew Bruccoli, the founder of the World War I poster ex hibit, Cowley’s interest in World War I probably stemmed from his father’s involvement in the war. Cowley’s father, Malcolm, served as an ambu lance driver during the war and as a well-known literary histo rian focused on the influence of World War I on American liter ature. Bruccoli contacted Cowley’s father while he was a graduate student, as Malcolm Cowley was a highly influential figure in his field. The elder Cowley was helpM in advising Bruccoli then. Since this time, Robert Cowley and Bruccoli have “maintained warm relations,” Bruccoli said. Scott said Robert Cowley’s in terest in speaking at McKissick on Veterans Day was “because of the collection.” Although Cowley has never spoken at USC in the past, the poster exhibit has brought in an international response from his torians qnd collectors alike. Since the exhibit’s opening in October, it has received more than 30 posters from around the world as gifts, Bruccoli said. Cowley's lecture will serve as another such contribution. Other area schools are ex pected to attend the speech or have requested videotapes of the speech because of their in terest in the exhibit. Bruccoli explained that in cases such as these, “strength begets strength,” and much interest has been expressed about the exhibit. Fourth-year biology student Monica Kim is taking the course on Great War Literature and had the opportunity to view the posters. She found it inter esting that this collection con sisted of “works of art, but they also had a purpose.” The collection hails posters both from allied forces, many from the United States, but some are from Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Austria. The posters’ themes vary from recruiting purposes to encouraging the purchase of war bonds. Bruccoli collected the original posters separately, although he said he found most of them in New England. “Posters of the Great War” is part of the Thomas Cooper Library’s collection of World ♦ HISTORIAN, SEE PAGE 3 Exhibit highlights letters from past wars BY LINDSAY TYNER THE HAMECOCK Veterans Day means differ ent things to different people. For some it might mean just a day off of school or work; some might not even recognize its importance. But to others, Veterans Day is a very special day. Katie Federal, a second year business student and a former JROTC member, said she values the day’s impor tance. “Veterans Day is so impor tant to me because it symbolizes a day when men have fought for our rights, and it’s a day when we recognize men who died for the freedom of our daily lives that we take for granted,” Federal said. As Veterans Day approach es, perhaps students’ interest in the lives of those who fought and those who will continue to fight for the United States will make students wonder what sol diers go through during war times. The South Caroliniana Library on the Horseshoe has hundreds of letters from sol diers in various wars written to their loved ones back home. The library also has letters sent to soldiers from family members on the home front. Beth Bilderback, a librarian at the South Caroliniana Library, said that some letters were donated from individuals and that some were purchased from families of the soldiers or from dealers. One such letter, from a black soldier in World War II, was written March 7, 1918, to the soldier’s family friend back home. The soldier, known as “Jackson” wrote to a “Mr. Boatwright” telling him about the camp at which he was stationed in France. Jackson said it was not as bad as he thought it was going to be but that he hoped to be sent home soon. Many letters in the library are from foot soldiers — soldiers that did the actual fighting — to their families back home or to the girls they hoped would be waiting for their return. Besides letters from soldiers, the library also has many other artifacts from wars, including letters, pictures and bullets that date back to the Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. The library hopes to get some other historical relics from more recent wars. These bullets are held in cases on the bottom floor of the library with descriptions of what war they were used in and who was thought to have fired the bul lets. Most of these bullets are from anonymous donors, deal ers or family members of the soldiers. Bilderback said war is an unusual state for America. “We are not usually at war, so the political aspects, the so cial aspects, they all affect ev eryone,” she said. “We want to document these times for peo ple that do research for this stuff so they can have things to look at for the future.” “We want everyone’s per spective,” she added. Many college students have never been through the experi ence of having a family member at war, but to some it is still very important. Cameron Moss, a second-year business student, said Veterans Day is important to him. “Although we remember our veterans throughout the year, this day makes Americans stop and think about just how much appreciation we have for these men who sacrifice their lives for what every American believes in — freedom,” he said. While some students may be pro-war, others who don’t al ways support war still recog nize that importance. “Even though I don’t always agree that wars are just, I believe Veterans Day is important be cause it recognizes those men that serve our country to uphold the morals and ideals of America and the freedoms of our people,” said Felicia Pricenor, a second ♦ LIBRARY, SEE PAGE 3 » Successful chemist adds another honor u ■ nivvki. jvmigvn THE GAMECOCK The walls of Richard Adams at USC’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are covered with awards, plaques and medals. Adams can now add one more to the collec tion. Adams, a chemistry professor and director of the USC NanoCenter, was selected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in October. “It is a great honor to be elect ed as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,” Adams said. “The AAAS is one of the premier scien tific organizations of the world. I am very pleased to have been selected as a Fellow this year.” The AAAS is a worldwide orga nization that works to advance sci ence in all areas of human well-be ing through its programs and pub lications as well as to educate in all areas of science. The tradition was founded in 1874. To receive this recognition in me organization is rare. The award went to 348 of the as sociation’s worldwide members this year. Adams is only the second member of the association from USC faculty to be named a Fellow. John Dawson, a professor in the chemistry department, also was elected as a Fellow in 1989. As a Fellow, Adams is a member of higher rank. Adams was nominated by an other association board member. After he submit ted a resume, a committee elect ed him as a Fellow. Adams receiv ing this special recoenition is “totally deserved,” said Burjor Captain, a postdoctoral chemistry student at USC. Captain earned his Ph.D under Adams. “Adams is so passionate about his work. It is a great pleasure to have worked with him the past four years. He forms good relationships with those he works with,” Captain said. ♦ CHEMIST, SEE PAGE 2 “I have always wondered what makes the world work. I take this pen and wonder, what is this made of?” RICHARD ADAMS CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE USC NANOCENTER Index Comics and Crossword 7 Classifieds 9 Horoscopes 7 Letters to the Editor 5 Online Poll 5 Police Report 3 — — - ■ - - Weather TODAY TUESDAY High 63 High 74 Low 47 Low 57 In This Issue ♦ NEWS SG works to promote TeacherReviews.com with T shirts and stickers. Page 2 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Kristen Gilmore says USC should add sexual preference to its anti discrimination policy. Page 5 ♦ THE MIX To be certifiably rockin’, a band’s live show must be built on more than just clean guitar licks. Page 5 ♦ SPORTS Volleyball loses a close match to Tennessee. Page 8 -f.