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www.dailygamecock.com _WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13,2004 Since 1908 IN THIS ISSUE | ♦ NEWS DeMint and Tenenbaum square off Democrat Inez Tenenbaum said DeMint should focus on state issues while DeMint painted his opponent as a liberal. Page 5 ♦ NEWS A heated race The Secretary of Defense says the U.S. might keep fewer troops i| in Iraq after elections. Page 3 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Brown paper packages Curtis Chow talks about some of his least favorite things. Page 6 ♦ THE MIX From fried Oreos to 9 turkey legs Food at the fair leaves tastebuds tinglin’. ^ Page 7 ♦ SPORTS Gamecocks look to tame Wildcats The Gamecock sports staff gives an in-depth preview of Saturday’s game. Page 9 WEATHER ^ ♦ TODAY ♦TUESDAY High 79 High 72 Low 58 Low 55 FOR EXTENDED FORECAST, SEE PAGE 2. INDEX Comics and Crossword.9 Classifieds.12 Horoscopes.9 Letters to the Editor.6 Online Poll.6 fVMice Report.4....2 NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK Ali Ramadan speaks to USC students and faculty Monday. He is a representative of the Iraqi government. Iraqi government official brings new perspective to postwar Iraq By JON TURNER Americans really fought back.) Ramadan ASST. NEWS EDITOR Ali Ramadan, a representative of the Iraqi government, spoke to an audience of students and faculty members Monday about the situation in Iraq and American involvement there. His report bore little resemblance to either major party line, and differed in several aspects from reports by The Associated Press. Ramadan offered a perspective that Americans might not find in the news. The Gamecock has juxtaposed excerpts from news reports with the question and answer session Monday to give readers an impression of the difference between Ramadan’s account and those of U.S. officials and news sources. On the work in Iraq the work of Americans or of an international coalition: “So it has to be reconstructed. So America took that mission on its shoulders. It gathered most of the coalition forces, but of course they talk most about America. I’m hearing about the coalition forces, but I never see them. I see all these American, American organization ... and the British, they are the other one.” - Ramadan (He mentioned that he had also seen Polish and Kuwaiti troops, but that they ran away when they were attacked, and that only the “The Republican incumbent accused Kerry of denigrating the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq with his claim that the United States is shouldering 90 percent of the costs and casualties. “We’ve got 30 countries there,” Bush said, his voice rising. He mentioned Britain, Italy, Poland as well as other allies.” - AP Report On whether Islam encourages terrorism: “The terrorists that are killing the people, that are killing them for Islam religion, but believe me, they’re not Muslims, because Islam doesn’t accept killing and executing. Islam is like Christianity... the Islamic Religion is a very democratic religion.” - Ramadan “Seventy miles west of Baghdad, Iraqi troops backed by U.S. soldiers and Marines raided seven mosques in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, arresting a locally prominent member of a clerical association and three other people.” - AP Report On when the United States could expect to be able to withdraw its troops: “If America left now there would be civil war ... (America can leave) after the elections, and after we get rid of terrorist groups, and after everything gets settled.” - “The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after this country’s January elections if security improves and local forces continue to expand and become more effective, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says.” - AP Report On world safety since Saddam was put behind bars: “Syria is doing all the terrorism in Iraq. Because they don’t want Iraq’s fortune to succeed. They think that they’re next, because they’re terrorist regimes in Iran and Syria, so they don’t want the democratic process to succeed in Iraq...Iraqis would never do such a thing.” - Ramadan “(Bush) insisted that Saddam posed a unique threat and the world was safer without him in power, but Kerry answered that Bush’s handling of the war had left Iraq in chaos.” - AP Report Did the U.S. assault fall short of manpower and allow looters to destroy Iraq’s infrastructure? “(America) defeated Saddam Hussein very easily, and after it attacked, Iraq had to be reconstructed. Iraq was completely ♦ Please see IRAQ page 4 ! A mw PERSPECTIVE I o Ali Ramadan, representing the Iraqi ™ government, spoke to a group of students g and faculty members Monday night. < Ramadan offered a different perspective ° L of whet's going on in Iraq. 5 " O On when the United States could expect § \*X to be able to withdraw Its troops: * "H America left sow there would be civil war... (America can leave) after £ tht elections, and aftw we get rid of o terrorist groups, and after everything * gets settled " — Ramadan The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels In baq after this country's Januaiy lections if security improves and cal forces continue to expand and become more effective. Odense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says.'' — AP Report Maxcy ball returned to monument By TAYLOR SMITH STAFF WRITER After a three-day absence, the brass ball atop the Maxcy Monument returned Tuesday morning to the amazement of USC officials. Maj. Eric Grabski of the USC Police Department said police were “notified by a member of the community” of the ball’s return, and officials were sent to investigate. “We are all glad it is back,” Grabski said. “And that no one is injured.” Grabski said authorities are continuing to investigate the incident and have taken the ball off the monument to look for fingerprints. “Any type of hard, nonporous surface can be difficult to fingerprint,” Grabski said. “And we are going to determine what happened by this investigation.” The historical significance of the monument, which dates to its 1827 construction, puts the monument at the focal point of the USC campus and the subject of a few urban myths. This incident was not the first of its kind, though. In a 1954 edition of The Gamecock, managing editor Bill Leggitt wrote a column condemning whoever stole the ball and a reference was made to the myth. “I remember that if a virgin were to walk by the monument, the ball on top would spin,” said David Salter, a 1983 graduate, in an April 24 special section devoted to USC Horseshoe history. ♦ Please see MAXCY, page 3 STATE FAIR NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK New police policies do not have an effect on the size of the crowds. Visitors still find the fair a fun experience. Security increased after fair shooting ■ Officials add more deputies, require identification for admission after 6p. m. By JASON REYNOLDS THE GAMECOCK Officials at the South Carolina State Fair are cracking down on security in response to the shootings outside the fair grounds Saturday night. Gary Goodman, general manager of the fair, announced in a news release Thursday that new admission procedures would require some students to present identification after 6 p.m. The new policy requires that a guardian accompany any child under 16. The news release said young adults over 16 would also have to show a valid driver’s license if they’re not accompanied by a parent or guardian. “It shouldn’t have to go that far, but you have to look out for the overall benefit of other people,” fourth-year sociology student Shateeka Jones said. As for the new admission policy, Jones said the hectic process would be better than risking any further violence. “We take the security of our patrons extremely seriously. We work very hard all year long to make the South Carolina State Fair a family event,” Goodman said in the release. “I don’t think (the policy) will help the fair,” third-year theatre student Isabel Dickey said. Dickey, who has attended the fair since she was 4, said the shootings were a rare coincidence. “I think it will make people feel unsafe to know that there are more security there,” Dickey said. The fair employs off-duty Richland County officers, an average of 50 deputies every day, to monitor security during the fair. With the addition of the new policies, the fair will add 20 new law enforcement personnel at the main gates to ensure a successful implementation of the new admission procedures. Teal Rivers, a second-year business student who left the fair shortly before the shootings Saturday, said that increased ♦ Please see FAIR, page 4 USC receives historic corporate donation Moore School of Business to rename International Business Department after $3 million gift By TAYLOR SMITH STAFF WRITER The Moore School of Business on Tuesday received the largest corporate cash gift in USC’s history, a donation that will change the name of the school’s International Business Department and provide funding for more student internships and research. The S3 nfcllion donation is the second by Sonoco to USC, following a $1 million gift to the school in 1999 to establish a professorship. The gift creates the Sonoco International Business Department. “We believe that using our resources to advance education in South Carolina is a top priority,” said Harris DeLoach Jr., president and CEO of Sonoco Products Company, at a news conference Tuesday in front of the President’s house on the Horseshoe. % Headquartered in Hartsville, Sonoco manufactures consumer and industrial packaging products and has more than 300 locations in 36 countries. “It is truly an honor to have Sonoco’s name associated with the top-ranked international business school in the nation,” DeLoach said. The gift is a permanent endowment, DeLoach said, designed to help USC get and retain the best faculty members, increase research and provide better opportunities for business school students. “Being associated with the Sonoco ♦ Please see GIFT, page 3 TAYLOR SMITH/THE GAMECOCK Andrew Sorensen, left, holr#a picture of the new business school as \ business dean Joel Smith and Sonoco head Harris DeLoach Jr. look on.