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Basketball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 huge interest it attracts in the community and abroad, very few of the Gamecocks’ games are tele vised. Other than the odd ap pearance on cable outlets like ESPN and ESPN2, the program is virtually impossible to view lo cally. None of the local Columbia sta tions and ijot even the universi ty’s own access channel cover Carolina. Local radio WOMG 103.1 FM and WISW1320 AM cov er the games, but those wishing to watch the Gamecocks live are out of luck. Steve McMenamin, a first-year sports management student who helps out with USC basketball, said he sees the problem first hand. “I get in with my team pass, but I see people outside the Colonial Center every game look ing for tickets,” he said. University and media outlet sources were unavailable for comment. USC students, fans and alumni continue to pack the Colonial Center for each home game. Even if the games are not sellouts, the fans are always raucous and the noise level in the Colonial Center can match almost any stadium in the SEC. Unfortunately, not ev eryone who wants to attend a game can. Whether it is because of class es or because they simply forget to pick up a ticket in advance, many loyal fans find themselves disappointed on gamedays when they are unable to watch USC play. This is doubly true for those fans, especially alumni, who still live in the Columbia area but may not be able to catch games due to travel time or an adverse work timetable. Many of these fans are the ones who formed the backbone of the fan support during the lean er years the team experienced. Now that Carolina is back on top, everyone wants a chance to see such a talented and exciting group like this year’s Gamecocks. The team has strong senior leadership and depth on the bench. With a good chance of making a serious run in the NCAA post season, loyal fans want to watch the Gamecocks. With only two home dates left, Georgia on Feb. 28 and Kentucky on March 3, chances to see this team in the regular season are fading fast. The athletic depart ment has already announced that the Kentucky game is sold out, the fastest a game at the Colonial Center has sold out thus far. As the team continues its mafch on the postseason, de mand for access to this top-flight team is sure to increase. And with solid recruiting and great coaching, this team will improve with time, increasing the de mand. Matt Allen, a first-year biolo gy student, said he would jump at the chance to watch Carolina on TV. “I love the Gamecocks, but I just can’t always see them as much as I want,” he said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknewsCaigwm. sc. edu Schaffer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 speak to NAACP and Savvy members. “It wasn’t really like we were advertising it,” she said. “It was for both of our organizations to meet candidates who had re quested to come. It wasn’t specif ically where we had invited peo ple to come. “I’m sorry if he feels upset, but I don’t think I owe him an apology. We weren’t showing fa voritism. It wasn’t like that.” Schaffer, who has visited only one student organization, Hillel, said his campaign is more word of mouth. “I'm just a student trying to talk to as many students as I can ... in between classes, out side where I think changes need to be made.” Schaffer says he’s being pe nalized for this campaign strate gy. “If anyone wants to run, they can’t be heard,” he said. “It has to be a political face, not a regu lar student.” But it’s not the student orga nizations’ responsibility to get candidates to come talk, media law professor Erik Collins said. SG presidential candidate and third-year public relations student Justin Williams, who has spoken at about “three (stu dent organizations) a night for about two weeks,” said that his campaign manager set up the NAACP and Savvy meeting for him and that he did not receive an invitation. As far as not being informed, Williams cited the student elec tion rules, which states that can didates “may not solicit organiza tions to set up speaking times un til they have filed for office... “They don’t sit down with the candidates and say, ‘This is what you should do to run a successful campaign,’ but there (speaking with student organizations is) sort of implied to a certain de gree,” he said. Voting begins today at www.vip.sc.edu. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Seats CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cants are presented to the Floor and voted on based on the rec ommendations of the commit tee.” Scott added, “To have good leg islation, you want not only the best and the brightest from the college but also the most outspoken.” Burnette noted the all-around lack of interest. “The college of Liberal Arts only has 10 candidates this year, whereas last year there were 19 running for the same number of seats,” he said. “And these are po litical science majors, people who are interested in politics and may want to do it for a living.” One deterrent for potential can didates might be the expense of running. Candidates interested in running for senate are required to fund their campaigns, which can be costly. Fourth-year international stud ies student Steven Hamilton helped with a presidential cam paign spring 2003. “The candidates can end up spending hundreds of dollars on posters, T-shirts and advertise ment,” he said. Costs for senate elections are usually less, as the candidates only have to appeal to their college, rather than the entire university. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm. sc. edu WWW. daily gamecock .com Because news still happens on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Office of Community Service Programs and its MLK Committee Members would like to extend a big thank you to all the USC Students, Faculty and staff that served at this year's MLK Day of Service. A special thanks I also goes out to those community members who volunteered as well. With your assistance, this year's MLK Day of Service was a success! Over 525 volunteers served an average of three hours of services, equating to more than 1600 hours of service to the Columbia community. Thank you all and the Office of Community Service Programs' office looks forward to working with each of you at the MLK Day of Service 2005 event. William and Marion Langfan Constitutional Oratorical Prize When: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Why: For prizes: First place $1000, Second place $500, andThird place $250. Who: Full-time students at the University of South Carolina (both undergraduate and graduate students qualify). Deadline for registration: 12 noon on February 23, 2004 Topic: To be announced 48 hours before preliminary rounds (February 23 at 3pm) and the same topic will be used in the final round. The topic will involve-an issue in constitutional law. ■ Process: Preliminary rounds will take place at 4pm on Wednesday, February 25 at a location that will be designated at thb web site. Anyone who does not show can not make up the speech. There are no exceptions. The final round will be at 7pm. Speeches are to be 8 minutes long and they will be timed. They must include quoted material from secondary sources and the sources must be communicated in the speech. No audio or visual aids may be used - including power point. This contest is hosted by Carolina Debate and the Moore School of Business and funded by a gift from William and Marion Langfan. For more info visit http://www.cla.sc.edu/ENGL/Faculty/Berube/Debate/Langfan.htm .t t 4 The South Carolina Bluegrass and Traditional Music Association presents in concert Gramm? Award W inner Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Sunday, February 29,2004 -7:30 PM Koger Center For The Arts Corner Create and Assembly Streets Columbia, SC (803) 251-2222 Tickets - $25.00, $20.00, $15.00 Tickets Available at Coliseum Bos Office and all Capitol Outlets All Major Credit Cards Accepted Online at wwwxapitoltickets.com I .- ■ .— ■ *-------1 ★★★Auction 2004^^ ► Russell House Ballroom Thursday February 26th Doors open at 6 p.m. Auction starts at 6:30 p.m. JUSC Sports memorabilia ► Braves’ Matt Franco signed baseball Carolina Panthers' signed memorabilia Columbia Inferno tickets , Canowinds tickets Gym memberships | Bowling party „ Tuxedo rental Movie passes - Gift certificates Dinner packages Jewelry - Furniture „ .and much more! ▲ ▲ A ▲ A A