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Youth CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 textbook in America wanted his book to be hooked up to our pro ject. He thinks that Youth04 has the potential to energize and or ganize millions of 18- to 25-year olds,” Anderson said. “Elections should be fun as well as mean ingful.” In turn, the Youth04 campaign has become involved in the clas sic Carolina/Clemson rivalry. Damian Wingate, USC Chapter Leader, and Kathryn Bull, ^ Clemson Chapter Leader, con ceived the idea of a contest be tween the two schools. The Youth04 Web site is set up to re ceive signatures from students at each school, and the school re ceiving the most signatures wins. Youth04 coordinators hope this contest will attract media cover age and encourage candidates to reach out to the younger voters. So far, Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. Joe Lieberman have ex pressed support for Youth04 and its mission and have reached out to the younger generation of vot ers. \ Anderson stressed the impor tance of young voters and the im pact they have on our nation. As he says in Chapter 2 of his book , let, “A society which does not pay | attention to its young people is deaf to its future.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Dean CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and other universities of the posi tion opening, but the search com mittee will be needed to help spread the word. “The committee members will have to be very proactive in call ing their colleagues from univer sities across the country to get the word out to as many people as 11 they can,” Odom said. Odom said once a dean is cho sen, he or she will have challenges to face when pioneering the merged college. “The dean will have the oppor tunity to work through the merger and be there from the start, but there will be special challenges to accomplish what we want accom plished,” Odom said. “The dean will be in charge of all functions and departments and will be re sponsible for developing the col lege's research and outreach.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Poll results suggest support for Iraq war BY WILL LESTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Public support for the war in Iraq remains strong, with almost two-thirds of the American public saying that go I ing to war was the right decision, ' a poll out Thursday found. The number who said going to war was the right decision, 65 per cent, is about the same number who felt that way in December, soon after the capture of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, accord ing to the poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. More than 500 U.S. service members have died since the be ginning of military operations in Iraq. The Pew poll found the public believes President Bush is strik ing about the right balance in ad vocating the United States' inter ests overseas. Almost half said Bush is “about right” in the amount that he pushes U.S. inter k ests overseas. The remainder If were evenly split between feeling he is too aggressive or not aggres sive enough. Almost half, 46 percent, said Bush gives an appropriate amount of attention to the con cerns of U.S. allies, while 30 per cent said not enough attention was paid to their concerns. An overwhelming number of Republicans think going to war was the right decision, while two thirds of independents feel that way. Only about four in 10 \ Democrats said it w* s the right de cision to go to war in Iraq. RHA address states goals BY ANNA MONTANUCCI THE GAMECOCK ' On-campus grilling, new visi tation policies and a new Web site are all issues the Residence Hall Association needs to address this semester, RHA President Adam Hark said in his biannual address to the RHA Senate. The speech was part of RHA’s first meeting of the semester. “The state of things are very positive right now,” Hark said. He praised RHA for its partic ipation in community-oriented activities such as the Hands for Hunger food drive, which raised 500 cans of food for the needy over the holiday season. Hark also noted an increase in resident interest and participa tion in RHA and the improved at tendance records of RHA mem bers. I In addition to his approval, Hark expressed some criticism of the organization, commenting that RHA has been “too quiet so far,” and that it “must continue to step up as an advocate of the residents.” Hark's immediate goals for the RHA include allowing on-campus grilling, redesigning the organi zation's Web site, investigating and punishing unsanctioned spending of RHA funds, and re juvenating the Housing and Campus Concerns Committee. Second-year accounting stu dent Ben Havird was named chairman of the HCCC almost unanimously, surviving an ob jection from a member of South Quad, who questioned Havird's experience with housing issues. Another objective for RHA is changing the visitation policy for certain residence halls. Hark said he had received many complaints concerning their policy's strict ness. He hoped to begin changes for visitation rules within a month, but reminded students that the changes might not come easily. After the meeting, RHA mem bers said they were satisfied with the group's progress. Terry Littlejohn, a fourth-year computer engineering student and presi dent of East Quad, said “the meet ings aren't lasting as long as they used to.” He added that he was “happy with the way things are going.” Justin Moody, a fourth-year political science student, said the meeting was orderly. Moody praised RHA because “it has come a long way in adopting par liamentary procedure.” ... Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Music CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 eventually cause the child to comprehend the music language because of the constant interac tion and conversations between the teacher and child. ry begins. We all need to go through (preparatory audiation) to enter music education and un-., derstand it,” Davis said. The child is not expected to completely understand the mu sic language while still taking the class. The exact learning time is different for each child and may take up to seven years, according to Gordon. The parents or caregivers are encouraged to take games and other tools taught in the class to interact with the children dur ing the.week. “Sometimes the child may not participate during the class but will outside of the class,” Pearsall said. CMDC is also offering a Parent Music Education Night on Feb. 9 to al low parents to meet with teachers and ask any ques tions about Music Play. Those in terested in attending Music Play with their children, relatives or friends can check out www.mu sic.sc.edu and click on “Special Programs” or call 777-4065. Classes will take place in the music building room 108 Jan. 26 through April 3. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknewsfagwm. sc. edu “It is neces sary for chil dren to go through the stages, be cause after wards, music learning theo “It is like a game. We imitate the babies, and the babies imitate us.” KATHERINE DAVIS GRADUATE STUDENT IN MUSIC '.'r* • • *