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'Non-partisan benefit rocks voters ■ VOTE Continued from page 1 by Columbia lawyer Kris Esgar. Members of Armed Chair Productions personally contacted the other two bands, Fastest Steed on Earth and Dejavoodoo, a local funk band. The event stayed true to its non partisan mission. USC’s College Republicans and Young Democrats set up tables in the back so visitors could sign up for their mailing lists or pick up promotional materials for local candidates. Kelly said that while he wanted students representing the Green Party and NAACP to attend, he could not contact them in time. Between 30-minute sets, the Columbia Improv Collection entertained the crowd with politics based skits and games. According to second-year worker Abbie Isaac, they registered about 50 new voters, many of whom had come for the bands not realizing the voting purpose, and sent more forms home with people. The bands seemed as thankful for the opportunity to play as Armed Chair’s members were to have them. O’Shea Morris of Samwise, a veteran of the Columbia music scene, commented that they were happy to do “anything we can to draw a crowd to where they need to be. Musicians have a special power to bring people together.” Samwise and several others had played promotional concerts before. Armed Chair Productions Group thanked 27 contributors including local businesses, restaurants and members of the media for their help. Comments on this story? E-mail ga7tiecockneivs@gwm.se. edu JENNI DILLARD/THE GAMECOCK Sterling Y, a Columbia rock band, plays at the Trustus Theatre on Wednesday night during the Rock the Vote concert. The event encouraged young people to register to vote. ■ EDWARDS Continued from page 1 Piper said. “The truth is Bush and Cheney have offered excellent leadership and it will show on Nov. 2 when American voters reelect President Bush and Vice President Cheney because of their exemplary leadership and want four more years of Bush Cheney.” Edwards’ shirt was soaked by the end of the 15-minute speech. The heat was too much for some, and many left before the N.C. senator spoke. Edwards, who praised Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Inez Tenenbaum as “a woman who has spent her life fighting for public education,” also said he believed South Carolina, though it would most likely vote for Bush in November, “can and will become a battleground state.” Tenenbaum attended the event but did not speak. Edwards stressed party unity and the importance of young people voting. “We need you,” he said. “Your country needs you.” Outside the building a crowd of about 200 ticket holders and about 40 protesters formed a wall of signs and yelled chants. The fire marshal closed the building at 4:45, saying it had reached its maximum capacity of 600. Ticket holders lined the block, and the crowd was directed behind the center, about which time a host of Edwards protesters hit the scene and formed a' wall of signs reading “Taxachusetts” and “Tenenbaum loves trial lawyers.” The pounding chants of “Four more years” were matched with a wall of equally eager Democrats and cries of “Four more months,” and “No more years.” College Republicans co-chairman Randy Dargan said about 100 members participated in the protest. He said he was disappointed in the Edwards’ supporters. “We were very civilized and well behaved, and they seemed to ty and get in our face and try to instigate fights and arguments and we were there to simply protest. USC graduate Michael Berg said he had issues with both candidates, but said he was bothered by a sign that read, “Tenenbaum loves torts.” “If somebody from this side punched one of them in the face, do you think they’d just give up the right to use torts in a civil case? Do they really hate torts? I’d like to see that, someone go punch them in the face, and they say, ‘I’m against torts, so I’m not going to sue you,’” he said. Brett Bursey, who was arrested for protesting at Columbia Metropolitan Airport when President Bush spoke there in 2002, said he was there to support the Kerry-Edwards ticket. “I’m really pleased of the diversity of the crowd, old folks, young people, black and white — unlike Republicans, this really does look like South Carolina,” Bursey said. Second-year political science student Ian Young, who didn’t make it inside, said he was there to see what John Edwards had to say and to support him in Columbia. Young, who said key issues for him were socialized health care and prescription medication, said the visit was “good timing” with the start of Tenenbaum’s campaign. “They are fairly close to the Republicans in the polls compared to most South Carolina polls in the past,” he said. “John Kerry’s campaigning in more of the battleground states. USC alumna and Shandon resident Sharon Caggiano said he felt Republicans must be a little nervous if they had to come to Shandon to protest. “They think they have South Carolina, so they must be a little nervous about something if they have to come down here, don’t you think?” she said. Staff mite?? Steven Van Haren and Juistin Chapura contributed to this report. Comments on this stoiy? E-mail ga7necocknews@g1r7n.sc. edu Here) y to- our *t.Oy\ Celeste Beard Ginni Campbell Brittany Cencula Susannah Chrysostom Kinsey Cooper Katie Day Jill Dunlap Lauren Edwards ' ; Anne Cooper Ellefson Charlotte Flint Jordane Harvey Mary Alice Hughes Meghan Hughes Ashley Hyman Jessica Koch Kim Larson Lizzie Letts Ginni McDaniel Meagan Miller Mary O’Connor Celia Ruffolo Ileana Strauch Jennifer Tomlinson Ashley Vaughn Allyson Wells Sara Wilson M)e/re/ proud/ of yowl ONE DAY ONLY! 20% Off Everything! Friday, September 2410am-8pm bait 1633 Main Street Downtown Columbia ^aA^cfeaiu Sew SAerrKtui S3 DIESEL n * n i m mvitiOtt ■ MENINGITIS Continued from page 1 no other cases of the disease have been reported. GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical research company, reports on its Web site that antibiotic treatment of the disease lasts about seven to 10 days. After that, “supportive care” is often needed to continue to treat complications, sometimes requiring a stay in intensive care units. Darby, whom Epps said on Thursday was still in intensive care, should be able to accept visitors when he is moved to a regular hospital bed. “When you’re an intensive care patient, you can’t yourself usually accept visitors,” Epps said. Epps added that a number of students and friends were coming to visit but only family and close friends were allowed to see him because of limited space. For more information on meningitis, treatment and vaccinations, visit the Thomson Student Health Center Web site: http://www.sa.sc.edu/tshc/Meningiti sInformation.htm. Comments on this story ? E-mail gamecoikneu's©gwm.sc. edu ■ DEAN Continued from page 1 incorporate Delaware Institute’s “Nine Performance Measures,” into the evaluation of department performance. These measures include determining the cost per credit hour for the college, as well as the instructor per student ratio. He showed how using these criteria would allow more effective peer to peer comparison inside departments, as opposed to department vs. department comparisons, which he said can lead to bad feelings inside a college. Finally, Skvoretz listed what he thought were the advantages of the merger that created the College of Arts and Sciences, which he said allowed “the creation of a unified voice that could advocate for the integrity of the core curriculum and for the value of a liberal arts and sciences education. He said it was crucial that the college see itself as one body. Concerning VCM, Skvoretz said the merger created “many baskets to put your eggs in,” in terms of funding. If one department’s numbers in the college are down, he said, and another’s are up, they can balance each other out. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocbieTrs@gW7n.se. edu Eurail passes! Available online! _ „ _ Toll Free ” TRAVEL CI/I5 1-800-592-CUTS (2887) See the worldyourway usareservations©travelcuts.com -THE TRUTH IS... BIGGER IS BEfWTIFIILLEIt. I somebws com sbm m w win in ssac m m SflfMfCHES «f I SHf 9 WOES MGCB TIM T1 eOMETlTUr& IT MBIT « WELL K M. i LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN. . - M ■ CLASSICS Continued from page 1 “Unfortunately, at other colleges players took advantage of them and spoiled it for everybody.” Sophomore offensive lineman Chris White said his experience with the program had benefited him. “I thought they were nice girls. They were very helpful to me. All in all, they got me pretty familiar with the campus,” he said. For official recruiting weekends, prospective students are flown in, fed and housed on USC’s tab. They’re introduced to faculty members for tours of educational facilities. The Carolina Classics gave stadium tours, but that responsibility has been transferred to female athletes like the volleyball and equestrian teams, Tharp said. Courtney Borton, a third-year print journalism student and member of the equestrian team, said the team didn’t mind lending a hand. “We’re always happy to do anything we can to help the other teams in their recruiting,” she said. Borton said the equestrian team had helped out last week, but that only the underclassmen had gone to help. “The idea was that the freshmen could teach them more about freshman life,” she said. All the equestrian team had to do was take the players out and show them around, she said. “They just had to show them around the weight room and Heisman Lounge and places like that,” Borton said. According to Tharp, the girls’ primary responsibilities are over after dinner the first night the potential recruits are in town. Glynna Reeve, a fourth-year history student and former member of the Carolina Classics, said she had enjoyed her job. “It was fun" she said, “We went to Damon’s, usually, and the coaches were there and went around and talked to the players. Players in the same or a similar position usually sat near each other, and the Classics were there to tell them about the university.” Tharp said the new arrangement with women’s sports would be more acceptable. “Most schools have groups of students that show new players around,” he said. Comments on this story? E-mail gatnecocknews@givm.se. edu ■ PHARMACY Continued from page 1 renovations to Thomas Cooper Library, interior renovations to Thornwell College, phase two of a heating, air conditioning and ventilation upgrade at the Coker Life Sciences building and development to the USC Upstate campus in Spartanburg. ♦ At 2:30 p.m., the Intercollegiate Activities Committee will receive a report from athletic director Mike McGee. Adams said the committee could decide on the location of the proposed baseball stadium. ♦ At 3:30 p.m., the Fiscal Policy committee will receive an audit tracking report, discuss several other audits and will address the Bookstore Quasi Endowment Transfer. All committee meetings will be held in the Campus Room in Capstone House and will last about 50 minutes. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edu -1