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THE GAMECOCK ♦ Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7 rnimPT-TN 1117 MTV THEY SAID IT VjUiNiALtl Uo "/*, I I rl , I \j I I T.S. ELIOT: “The last temptation is the greatest E-mail us at gamecockfeatures@gwm.sc.edu JL JL 1 JL -LT JL 1 J JL treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.” PHOTO BY MELISSA WALLACE/THE GAMECOCK Finlay Park plays host to picnics, Frisbee and many other summertime activities. City parks provide activities, sights BY MEGAN TREACY THE GAMECOCK For students looking for something to do outside the classroom or apartment build ing this summer, Columbia plays host to an array of parks to fill the free time. Finlay Park is 18 acres of green space in the middle of downtown Columbia. Located between Assembly, Taylor, Gadsden and Laurel streets, this park is the place to go for a Frisbee game or picnic. The park is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Granby Park is 24 acres of land situated along the Congaree River. The park in cludes canoe access, fishing, and a nature trail, and is lo cated at the end of Catawba Street off of Huger Street. The park is open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. Memorial Park is a four acre park in the Vista, one block south of Finlay Park. The park includes monuments honoring the crew of the USS Columbia warship as well as state veterans of World War ft, Vietnam and the Korean War. The park is located at the cor ner of Gadsden and Hampton Streets and is open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. Owens Field Park is com prised of 68 acres including soccer and baseball fields, a roller hockey rink, in-line skating and walking trails. The park is located across from the airport on Jim Hamilton Boulevard and is open from 7 a.m. until sunset. To reserve a field, call Columbia Parks and Recreation at 545-3100. Riverfront Park is a 167 acre park that runs between the Congaree River and the historic Columbia Canal. The park includes access to fish ing, biking and a two-and-a half-mile walking/jogging trail. The park is on Laurel Street just west of Huger Street and is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Outside of downtown Columbia, there are regional parks offering many sights and activities not found in the city. Saluda Shoals is a 300-acre park bordering the Saluda River. Activities include hik ing, fishing, canoeing, kayak ing and horseback riding. The park is located at 5605 Old Bush River Road and is open from 7 a.m. until sunset. The cost is $4 per car. Harbison State Forest is 2,176 acres of forestland locat ed at 5500 Broad River Road. Walking and bicycling are al lowed, and the cost is $5 per uay ior a uicycie pexinn or $25 per year. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Congaree National Park is 22,000 acres of protected land that plays host to hiking, primitive camping, bird watching, canoeing, kayaking and nature study. The park was just upgraded from a National Monument. The park office is located at 100 National Park Road in Hopkins. The park is open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sesquicentennial State Park is 1,420 acres that in cludes a 30-acre lake. . Activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, fishing and seasonal swim ming. The park is located at 9564 Two Notch Road. The park is open from 7 a.m. un til 9 p.m. April through October. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@gwm.sc.edu For information on these city parks call: Columbia Parks and Recreation — 545-3100 Saluda Shoals — 731-5208 Harbison State Forest — 896-8890 Congaree National Park — 776-4396 Sesquicentennial State Park —788-2706 I I Soccer takes precedence over politics I know those in my readership will gasp when they hear it, but I’ve given up ole de mon rum for the duration of my stay in England. This figures to im prove the health of many parts of my life this sum-, mer, not to mention the health of my checking ac count. With this in mind, what is a stone-cold sober American to do at night in London without a working WES WOLFE TV? Read the papers, of Fourth-year public course. relations For the past few weeks, student even the non-sensationalist, aci luua papei» nave ucvuicu ao niuen opaec to covering the Euro 2004 soccer tournament in Portugal as they have to the elections that took place last week. English fans have gotten themselves worked into a tizzy over the tournament, with many predicting that the underdog English squad might make it as far as the semifinals. In European soccer tournaments, howev er, a team has to play its way out of a group • of several teams before it is placed in the tour nament bracket. England, in Group B, has to finish either first or second out of four teams to move on. Also in Group a are r ranee, Switzerland and Croatia. France is the odds-on favorite to win the tournament this year, and provided a setback to arch-rival England with a shock ing 2-1 win on Sunday. England got on the board in the first half with an excellent header into the goal by Frank Lampard off an indirect free kick from, David Beckham. The Lampard gcal was es pecially sweet to those in the pub I was watch ing the match at, since he is a star player for the local soccer club, Chelsea. E/iigianu iuoneu line 11 was auuui lupuuaii amazing upset until France’s Zinedine Zidane, considered the best player in the world, scored a goal in injury time following the 90-minute mark. Beckham had said earlier in the week that he’d be fine with a draw with France, but it was not to be. With seconds remaining, France’s Thierry Henry raced down the field, ♦ ENGLAND, SEEPAGES