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IN THIS ISSUE
♦ NEWS
% Habitat house
returns to USC
After a three year hiatus,
USC’s Habitat for
Humanity is building a
house on Greene Street.
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♦ VIEWPOINTS
Tenenbaum
makes her case
Democratic U.S. Senate
candidate Inez
Tenenbaum explains
why she wants to be
South Carolina’s next
senator.
Page 10
^ ♦THE MIX
Conjuring the
cool costume
Students look to popular
culture, venture into
local thrift stores for the
best Halloween get-ups.
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♦ SPORTS
use vs. UT
3 days away
Stephen Fastenau talks
about the importance
of field position in
Saturday’s annual SEC
East match-up.
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WEATHER
♦TODAY ♦THURSDAY
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Low 59 Low 59
FOR EXTENDED FORECAST, SEE PAGE 2.
INDEX
Comics and Crossword.13
Classifieds.16
Horoscopes.13
Letters to the Editor.10
Online Poll.10
Police Report.-,...2
A parking attendant waves cars into the Bull Street parking garage as Jenny Lacus, a third-year public
relations student, drives out of the garage. Lacus, who has been on a waiting list for a garage spot for
three years, said she spends about $7 to $8 a week in parking fees.
Raised garage fees
due next month
■ USC officials say extra money will be used to pay for new garage
By TAYLOR SMITH
STAFF WRITER
Some students will be paying as
much as 44 percent more for their
parking garage spaces next semester as
Parking Services announced higher rates
to pay for the new parking garage being
built on Blossom Street.
Students have until Nov. 12 to pay
the new rates, which are $220 for
Pendleton Street and Senate Street
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garages, $240 for the Blossom Street
garage and $260 for the Bull Street
garage.
The USC Board of Trustees
approved the increase last October. The
proceeds will benefit the new parking
garage to be located just behind the Bull
Street garage.
Herbert Adams, chairman of the
USC Board of Trustees, said because the
new parking structure is funded entirely
by parking fees, the increase came partly
from the need for the new garage. The
board approved the garage last October,
but soon found the price to build the
garage was higher than expected, so the
board approved the parking increase in
June.
“The fees are set on what it-cost us to
build a structure like this,” Adams said.
“So we can either start restricting how
many cars kids can take to campus or we
1 ♦ Please see PARKING page 4
Debate shows sides
of flag controversy
By TAYLOR SMITH
STAFF WRITER
In the first RHA-sponsored debate in
recent memory, disagreement over the
Confederate battle Hag took center stage
and, despite the controversial
background, those who attended
described it as educational and
eloquent.
Moderated by Student Government
President Zachery Scott, second-year
electronic journalism student Terence
Washington and second-year political
science and philosophy student Jarrett
Calder faced off in the Calcott building
during a 70-minute debate that
discussed the historical significance of
the flag and the racial connotations it
holds for minorities.
“I was extremely surprised at how
well it went,” said Adam Hark,
president of the Residence Hall
Association. “I never thought we would
fill it up like that.”
Hark said the debate was scheduled
“I was extremely
surprised at how well
it went. I never
thought we would fill
it up like that.”
ADAM HARK
PRESIDENT OF THE RESIDENCE HALL
ASSOCIATION
because of a column that Washington
wrote in The Gamecock. Two issues
later, Calder responded in a letter to the
editor and that’s how the idea started.
“We picked them because they were
outspokenly aligned to a particular side
of the issue, which was evident in The
Gamecock,” Hark said.
Washington was upset because of the
way the Confederate flag was flown
during ESPN’s College GameDay on
the weekend of the Georgia game.
“In an opportunity for our school to
♦ Please see FLAG, page 9
SARAH ZILINSKY/THE GAMECOCK
Terence Washington, left, and Jarrett Calder, right, debate issues
related to the Confederate flag issue Tuesday night. The event was
sponsored by RHA.
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Building a computer
might be better option
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By MICHAEL KENNEDY
THE GAMECOCK
Adam Sleister, a fourth-year
exercise science student, found a
cheap way to replace his worn-out
laptop.
For about $600, Sleister built
himself a computer that would usually
retail for closer to $900.
“My laptop just wasn’t cutting it
anymore, but I needed a computer to
type my papers on,” Sleister said. “I
needed it check to my e-mail. I
needed it to work on Blackboard — I
just needed a hew computer to get by
in school.”
Having only about $600 to invest
in a computer, Sleister began buying
separately and putting them together.
Motherboards, processors, empty
computer towers and other parts can
be found in computer stores such as
CompUSA, but Sleister chose to use
the numerous Web sites offering the
same products at lower prices such as
PriceGrabber.com, eBay.com and
tigerdirect.com.
These sites are not directly
connected with the purchase, but they
serve as a forum where users can buy
and sell products. They incorporate a
seller rating system that allows users to
post reviews of various merchants to
alert potential traders to the reliability
of the individual they are looking to
♦ Please see COMPUTER, page 4
Maintenance director
addresses mold concerns
By JACOB DAVIS
STAFF WRITER
The director of USC facilities
management spoke to the RHA
Senate Tuesday night to respond to
senators’ concerns about mold and
other health issues at campus
residence halls.
James Sherry began by stating that
he saw communication between
residents and the administration as
the key to solving problems.
“We sincerely care about what you
have to say, and very soon we in the
administration will be having a
meeting with RHA leadership to
discuss these’issues,” Sherry said.
He went on to quote statistics on
the work order completion rates by
maintenance, and stressed that every
possible effort was being made to fix
the problems on campus.
“Starting July 1 and running
through (Monday), we have received
5,865 work orders, and to date 5,462
of those have been completed, a 93
percent completion rate. Last year we
received 16,175 work orders and had
a 98 percent completion rate,” Sherry
said.
Creating dialogue and open
communication lines were keys, as
Sherry said some reports were the
♦ Please see RHA, page 3
CREED WEEK
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JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK
Thad Chrenshaw, third-year international business and marketing student, left, and Kendall Robinson, a
third-year finance student, help the “Fill the Bus” campaign on Tuesday as the band Anguish plays in the
background as part of the Creed Week festivities.
Some students skeptical
of Creed’s significance
By JON TURNER
THE GAMECOCK
Creed Week is half over, but most
students Tuesday were unaware it had
ever begun.
Second-year engineering student Matt
Vane said he had no clue it was Creed
Week, or that such a week existe^
“I had to read it once, though,” he
said.
What’s the Carolinian Creed about?
“Being honest and not cheating and
respecting people and stuff,” Vane said.
Vane’s summary was fairly accurate.
Second-year English education
student Josh Harris said he practices
personal and academic integrity, respects
the dignity and property of others, and he
certainly wouldn’t call himself a t>igot,
but he didn’t remember what the
Carolinian Creed said at all.
Vane said he doubted students paid
much attention to the document.
“I don’t think the Creed itself plays
much of a role in shaping the average
student’s behavior,” he said.
“Something like the Creed should be a
♦ Please see CREED, page 4