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Kerry CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 College Thursday morning. “He didn’t make any comment about the South that I consider to be derogatory,” Clyburn said af ter the debate. “Is it good to run a campaign in exclusion of the South? Absolutely not.” He added that the senator’s itinerary in South Carolina in the coming days proves the senator isn’t ignoring the South. Kerry will speak at the Russell House Ballroom today at 9 a.m. be fore appearing at the Presidential • Dialogue at the Township Auditorium at 11 a.m. The debate marked the first time Kerry visited South Carolina since September, when he formal ly announced his candidacy on board the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant. Even so, Kerry has gained the support of several key Southern Democrats, including Clyburn, U.S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, S.C., U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Tenn. and former U.S. Sen. Alex Sanders, among others. Kerry appeared confident during the debate that he was in touch with what Southerners really care about. “People in the South care about their jobs. They care about health care. They care about safety. They care about cops in the street. They care about their children,” Kerry said. “I intend to win in the South and campaign about their chil dren.” On the contrary, Kerry said, Georgq*W. Bush is the one who should worry about campaigning in the South because the president has turned his back on education, ignored job losses and enacted reckless foreign policy. Both Kerry and Gen. Wesley Clark mentioned their military backgrounds in an apparent at tempt to appeal to southern con servatism. Chief among the topics of the debate was the U.S. military at tacks on Iraq. Kerry said Bush moved to strike without exhausting all oth er options. “The president gave guarantees not just to the Congress and to the American people, but to the world, about how he would conduct him self as president,” Kerry said. “This president broke every one of those promises to the American people.” For his part, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) said the war was justified. “Saddam Hussein himself was a weapon of mass destruction,” Lieberman said. Throughout the debate, Lieberman emphasized that he was the only moderate candidate in the race. He said this experi ence would help unite both sides if he were elected. Sharpton said whether or not he wins the nomination, the im portant thing is his message is heard. He made several references to race issues. “I’m the son of a man who couldn’t be a mill work er because of the color of his skin,” Sharpton said. “But his son can be president of the United States.” It has been estimated between one-third and one-half of the vot ers in Tuesday’s primary will be black. Repairing an ailing job market was another important topic at the debate, and Kerry said that while he can’t bring back lost jobs in the textile industry, he won’t sell jobs to big corporations. “I’ll be a president who’s on the side of workers in this country,” Kerry said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Edwards CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 many times, the Democrats ignore the South.” Also, Edwards went after President George W. Bush, claim ing the president focuses too much on the war on terrorism and not enough on domestic issues. “The president of the United States has to actually be able to walk and chew chewing gum at the same time, has to be able to do two things at the same time,” Edwards said. In response to a question after the debate as to whether he could walk and chew gum at the same time, Edwards admitted that he could, adding, “And maybe play a • little basketball, too.” Response to Edwards’s perfor mance in the debate was mixed, but many said the race in South Carolina had tightened. “This is an Edwards-Kerry race, and this debate solidified it,” former S.C. Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian said. “My gut is it will be too close to call between Edwards and Kerry.” Merle Black, the Richard Riley Institute Fellow-in-Residence at Furman University, said Edwards didn’t accomplish what he needed to do. “I don’t think Edwards did as well as he needed,” Black said. “He didn’t draw any sharp contrasts between himself and Kerry.” Black added that he thinks that the S.C. primary “is not going to be a drag-out fight here.” Earlier today, Edwards lost a potential endorsement when Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) endorsed Sen. Kerry for president. In the past two weeks, Ike Williams, who was Rep. Dick Gephardt’s (D Missouri) executive director in South Carolina and who ran Clybum’s first Congressional cam paign, endorsed Edwards. When asked about why Williams endorsed Edwards and he decided to sign on with Kerry, the Clyburn listed off names of staff members that have been with Kerry since early in the campaign and downplayed Williams’s en dorsement. “These people don’t go around for media interviews,” Clyburn said. “Ike just loves getting quot ed ip newspapers.” There weren’t any questions about higher education asked in the debate, but in meeting with the news media following the de bate, Edwards reiterated his sup port for his College for Everyone program, which gives a student one full year of public college or university tuition in exchange for being academically qualified and working 10 hours a week for a business or non-profit organi . zation. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Students question logic behind canceled holiday BY JACOB DAVIS THE GAMECOCK Students who check USC’s aca demic calendar to keep track of days off might notice something unusual about this year’s edition. On the spring 2004 academic calendar, there are no such gaps following March 14, the last day of spring break. Unlike years past, the Monday after Easter, April 12, is not listed as a student holiday. The 2003-2004 Mortar Board calendar incorrectly lists the Monday after Easteras a student holiday. The Mortar Board also incorrectly listed the second Tuesday in November as a holi day for Election Day. USC administrators could not be reached for comment. Many students are concerned about the change-. Matt Allen, a first-year biology student, said, “I don’t understand why we get President’s Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day off but not Easter Monday. It’s a question of consistency.” Second-year marine science student Zac Duval, who had the holiday off last year, said the change presents him with a frus trating personal problem. “It is a big tradition for me to be in my hometown for Easter service,” he said. “I live hours away, so not having that extra day to be able to enjoy the event with family is really killer.” Joe Tirpak, a first-year busi ness student, said he doesn’t like the change for religious reasons. “I think it’s a sin that we do not take the day to worship our Lord who made the ultimate sac rifice for all mankind,” he said. Graduate assistant Brian Rivers said the, real issue is not time off, but a fear of non-secular things, such as holidays and rites. “Religion is a part of any com-. munity, and if a student wishes to celebrate a particular day, it should be excused,” he said. “I think an excused day is certainly, legitimate as long as the studenf understands the personal re sponsibility to make up any work that is missed.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Candidates CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ed out how important it is for the candidates to appeal to them. All of the candidates plan to at tend the People’s Agenda for Economic Justice in Columbia at the Township Auditorium Friday morning. This event invites 3,000 low-income and minority South Carolinians to ask questions specifically regarding the candi dates’ proposed economic poli cies. Following the forum will be a door-knocking effort to encour age voters. Kerry will appear at USC in the Russell House Ballroom from 9:30-11 a.m. to address students and listen to their concerns. USC Young Democrats president Craig Swaisgood said the best plan for all the democratic can ■ didates in South Carolina is to “talk common sense; people care about what’s going to affect them directly,” such as the economy and jobs not moving overseas. North Carolina Sen. John Edwards began his "Bringing It Home” campaign on Wednesday morning by speaking at S.C. State University in Orangeburg, Edwards’ S.C. press secretary Jenni Engebretsen said. After the Thursday evening debate in Greenville, which all the re maining candidates will attend, Edwards will continue to travel - the state, speaking at both USC Florence and USC Sumter. Friday evening Edwards will hold a Hootie and the Blowfish concert, also featuring Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley at Jillian’s in the Vista. The concert will be open to stu dents for $35 and the general pul> lie for $50. • Sen. Joseph Lieberman will travel through Columbia in the afternoon to speak with voters and address their concerns. The Rev. A1 Sharpton will ap pear at Benedict College on Friday followed by a student ral ly from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30p.m. He; will attend an open lunch at the college until 5 p.m. • Gen. Wesley Clark spoke in Rock Hill Thursday afternoon, at the presidential debate in Greenville that evening and at a party following the debate. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edu Software CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 memory and a good graphics card in order to run it. The retailing department’s state-of-the-art com puter lab is well-equipped to han die such software,” Fowler said. Fowler said this software uses the same database used by the National Retailing Federation to make predictions and assess ments about American con sumers. JDA’s Director of Global Public Relations, Michelle Kirshner, said, “We are thrilled to be working with USC on this project and we know that the in formation they gather as part of the study will be beneficial to stu dents and retail professionals.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Gamecock .. • *======== adership Survey7 Fil out our survey and enter to win a spring break trip for you and 3 friends! I 1 Surveys also available at www.sa.sc.edu/studentmedia I I I. The Gamecock is published 3 limes a week. Out of the • Iasi 3 issues of the Gamecock, how many issues have you | read? a. all 3 b. 2 c. I d. none | 2. Please (ell us if y ou have looked through or read a copy of the following publications during ihc past month: I a. Free ti mes b. The State c. Zipsbect d. Stir Reporter I 3. What source do y ou generally use to find out about ■ campus events? I a. The Gamecock b. Flyers e. USC home page ^ d. F.-mails from campus groups 14. 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