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Bush sets second-term agenda
By JENNIFER LOVEN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - A minority president
no more, President Bush sketched a
second-term agenda Thursday that includes
fighting the worldwide war on terror while
seeking tax and Social Security reform.
Bush also pledged to pursue the
foreign policy that has sparked criticism
by some American allies in Europe.
“There is a certain attitude in the
world by some that says that it’s a waste
of time to try to promote free societies in
parts of the world,” he said, a reference
to Iraq in particular.
“Remember, I went to London to talk
about our vision of spreading freedom
throughout the greater Middle East and I
fully understand that that might rankle
some and be viewed by some as folly.”
Told by a reporter that Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat had died, Bush said
he intended to “continue to work for a
free Palestinian state that’s at peace with
Israel.” Later reports said that Arafat, in
a coma in Paris, was still alive.
Bush dodged questions about
changes in his Cabinet and potential
vacancies in the Supreme Court.
“I haven’t made any decisions on the
Cabinet yet,” Bush said. Nor about his top
staff, he added. Changes are widely
expected in both, and senior aides said
Attorney General John Ashcroft was likely
to submit his resignation before Bush’s
inauguration for a second term on Jan. 20.
As for the nation’s highest court,
Bush said, “There’s no vacancy for the
Supreme Court and I will deal with a
vacancy when there is one.”
He opened his first post-election news
conference by prodding the lame duck
Congress that meets later this month to
send him an overdue spending bill while
keeping deficit concerns in mind. He also
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Bush speaks to reporters at his first news conference
following his re-election Thursday in Washington.
called for approval of legislation to
overhaul the nation’s intelligence apparatus
to help protea against another attack.
He avoided a question about the cost
of the war in Iraq, saying his
administration would present Congress
with a “realistic assessment” of the funding
that is needed. Aides have said the
administration is likely to ask Congress for
an additional $75 billion to pay for
military costs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Turning his attention to the new
Congress, where Republicans gained seats
in Tuesday’s eleaions, he said he wants
legislation to fundamentally reorder
Social Security and the tax system.
Bush has long advocated changes in
Social Security to permit workers to
invest a portion of their own payroll taxes
in individual retirement accounts. The
proposal is opposed by many Democrats
who argue it would undermine the
finances of a system originally established
to provide pensions to retirees.
“I earned capital in the campaign and
now I intend to spend it,” Bush said.
“And I’m going to spend it for what I
told the people I would spend it on.”
■ TICKETS
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“Sometimes the technology is best for
a particular situation and we are
reviewing it right now,” Grant said.
The consideration of the technology
started when the ticket office was
researching different ticket companies for
the Colonial Center, Grant said.
Grant said that such technological
consideration did not come from
problems with distribution because he
said it was “going pretty smooth,” but
rather a way to make it easier for students.
“It is something that we are looking
into, but is not something that major
universities are going to,” Grant said.
“Unless it benefits students, I don’t see it
happening in the near future.”
The ticket forgeries that have plagued
USC this season are not indigenous to
USC. Grant said the Carolina Panthers
have also had problems with tickets this
year, but he sees the situation improving.
“Because awareness is growing, a person
is going to think twice about the
consequences that are in place,” Grant said.
“Make sure you get tickets from the ticket
office, and if you are outside of It then be
sure that you get it from someone you
know because it may not be the real deal.”
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■ RESOLUTION
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Walsh said he understood that
students expected some delays in the
mail system, but that some of the
instances he had heard about were more
than inconveniences.
“I think everyone understands that
there could be a delay of one or two
days, but five to seven days, up to 14
days that I have heard about, that is
unacceptable,” Walsh said.
Walsh cited students who pay their
bills through the system and those who
receive magazines as some of the
students most affected.
“If you are not getting a bill until a
couple of days before it is due, it can be
difficult to turn that right back around
and get it out on time, and if you get a
weekly magazine, by the time you get it,
the information in it could be moot,” he
said.
The senators cited inefficiency in the
mail system as cause for delays. Before
mail makes it to the Russell House
mailboxes, it must first be sent through
the main USC post office, sorted, then
sent on to be sorted again at the Russell
House boxes.
This process can mean a piece of mail
arrives on time at the main post office,
but may take a number of days to be
received and sorted at the Russell House.
“I know that packages from UPS can
arrive almost the day they are sent, so the
problem is in the system,” Havird said.
He said he doesn’t think on-campus
students mind paying a fee for a mailbox.
“I would much rather them be open
about it than hide it in some
administrative fee. But we want to see
change. We want to see it being used.”
Second-year biology student Ben
Hinman said a package for him was
misplaced for days.
“I had to call them back multiple
times before I could get it. I think if they
have started charging a fee they should
definitely have service on par with other
services,” Hinman said.
Walsh also cited the improvements the
mail room had made, despite his
criticisms.
“They sell stamps, they have a
package-weighing computer now, they
are taking steps to become a full fledged
mail room. It’s just that when students
are paying that fee, they have a right to
expect service on par with what they
would find outside USC,” he said.
Havird said the resolution was
necessary so the senators could
confidently offer proof to the
administration that students were
behind the resolution.
“If we have the support of the
students behind it when we go in there to
talk to them, it’ll carry more weight and
they’ll be more likely to listen,” he said.
Walsh added that he would bring the
resolution before the RHA Senate at
their next meeting.
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■ HOLTZ
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go, and we need to get a coach that can
help us win over half the games,” he said.
Keys said that if there are holes
within the structure of the team then it
is ultimately the responsibility of the
coach to patch them with an effective
recruiting program.
Other students remain hopeful about
the team’s chances for improvement.
Drey Wigfall, a fourth-year theatre
student, played defensive back under
Holtz for the 2000 team.
“I don’t think it’s the coaching,”
Wigfall said. “In order for a team to be
successful there must be an understanding
of the coach’s expectations and good
communication.”
Wigfall described the leadership of
Holtz as motivational.
“If the players continue to focus and
trust what their coaches are telling
them to do, then there will be a
turnaround,” he said.
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Fourth-year finance management student Jay Harper braces himself after taking a direct hit
Thursday in a rainy game of dodgeball on Davis Field. The game was sponsored by FCA.
Dodgeball brings rainy-day fun to campus
By RYAN JAMES
THE GAMECOCK
A student dodgeball tournament
sponsored by the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes raged across Davis
Field on Thursday.
FCA president and fourth-year
English student James Melchers said he
tried to pick an interesting activity that
would bring students together.
“It was something random and
different that would make people say,
‘Wow, this is something I haven’t
played in a long time. I definitely want
to play,’” he said.
The tournament was an all-day
event with free pizza, popcorn and
lemonade for participants. Boundaries
were marked off with duct tape, and
each end had plastic barricades to keep
the balls in the playing area.
The afternoon rain did not dampen
the dodgeball players’ spirits, despite
being covered head to toe in mud.
“I lost brain cells doing this,” third
year business student Paul Lessard said
about the game.
To play dodgeball, two teams line up
on opposite sides of a court. A row of
balls is lined up between the teams and
when a whisde is blown, competitors race
to grab the balls. The objective is to
throw balls and hit as many people as
possible without being hit oneself. Players
hit by balls are out until the next round.
Many students enjoyed a break
from day-to-day routine and wer$
exhausted at the end of the hours-long
tournament.
The tournament was a promotional
event for the FCA, a student
organization that meets at 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays in the Blatt P.E. Center.
“It’s cool, because you can go and
hang out with your friends. It’s kind of
an everybody-knows-everybody
atmosphere,” Melchers said.
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■ VACCINE
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high risk conditions to come get the
vaccine.”
Allison Johnson, a first-year biology
student, said she would take advantage
of the opportunity because her mother
told her she had to receive a vaccine.
“It’s important that we keep safe
here especially after the meningitis
incident,” Johnson said.
Initially, Johnson said she thought she
was going to have to pay more than $200
for the vaccine at a clinic and was relieved
to discover the university would offer it a
much lower price. Lauren Arrington, a
second-year nursing student, already
received her shot earlier this year at a local
clinic in her hometown.
“I was getting all the other shots I
needed for school, and I heard it was
going to be a bad flu season so I just
went ahead and got it even though I
usually don’t,” Arrington said.
Even though she does not have to
worry about receiving the shot
anymore, Arrington said she thinks
offering the shot at the university is
beneficial for students who cannot visit
their local clinic.
“It’s especially important for out-of
town students and out-of-state
students who can’t go home or are
uncomfortable with the surroundings
and don’t know where any of the
health departments are here,”
Arrington said.
Second-year music composition
student Laura Nevitt said although she
has not received a vaccine yet, she
probably should.
“I had the flu last year, and it was
awful,” Nevitt said. “It took me out for
a week or two.”
Nevitt said now that she knows the
health center offers the vaccine she will
try to make sure she gets it, but she is
still not certain whether she will brave
the lines.
“I feel more inclined to get it, but
I’m might not,” Nevitt said. “It’s a
cross between being too busy and lazy.”
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