The University of South Carolina VoL 98, No. 83 • Since 1908
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BUSINESS
PROGRAM
RANKED NO. 1
By SYDNEY SMITH
STAFF WRITER
U.S. News & World Report has
ranked the Moore School’s
graduate program in international
business No. 1 for public
institutions and No. 2 for all
institutions in the country for the
16th year in a row.
USC’s business school is the
only public institution ranked
among the top five in U.S. News
& World Report. The school was
ranked based on test scores,
interviews and opinion polls.
Business-school deans and
program heads voted for the top
international business programs.
Business school dean Joel Smith
said in a news release that the
school’s success hinged on its
canahle faculrv memhers.
“Maintaining this lofty perch
over 16 years is further testimony
to the outstanding contributions of
the faculty, staff and students of
the Moore School. Good faculty
attract good students. Their service
to the school is greatly appreciated,
and we are pleased to see that
performance reflected in this
ranking,” he said.
Ranking highly in the U.S.
News & World Report provides
good advertising for USC, drawing
students from around the country
as both graduates and
undergraduates.
Second-year finance student
Maggie Brock applied to USC’s
business and honors programs as a
high-school senior after reading
about USC in the U.S. News &
World Report.
“The class size seems smaller
than a lot of the other schools I
looked at like UT-Austin, and I’ve
enjoyed getting involved in the
business school through Delta
SignuPi,” Brock said.
Brock was accepted to the
undergraduate international
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THIS ISSUE
♦ VIEWPOINTS
Back to the future
A look at one USC student’s
apprehensions about the
popularity of McCarthyism on
college campuses during the
dawn of the Cold War era.
Page 4
♦ THE MIX
A fool for art
McKissick Museum
celebrates April Fool's Day
with an art gala tonight
showcasing the work of more
than 50 S.C. artists.
Page 5
INDEX
Comics & Crossword.. 7
Classifieds..8
Horoscopes.7
Online Poll..4
Police Report..2
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POWELL & THE GLORY
KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK
USC senior forward Carlos Powell raises the Most Valuable Player trophy on Thursday night after the
Gamecocks defeated St. Joseph’s 60-57 at Madison Square Garden in the NIT championship.
Schiavo dies after 13 days
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Terri
Schiavo, the severely brain
damaged woman who spent 15
years connected to a feeding tube
in an epic legal and medical battle
that went all the way to the White
House and Congress, died
Thursday, 13 days after the tube
was removed. She was 41.
Schiavo died about 9 a.m. at the
Pinellas Park hospice where she lay
for years while her husband and
her parents fought over her in what
was easily the longest, most bitter
— and most heavily litigated —
right-to-die dispute in U.S.
history.
Michael Schiavo was at his
wife’s bedside, cradling her, when
she died a “calm, peaceful and
gentle” death, said his attorney,
George Felos.
“Mr. Schiavo’s overriding
concern here was to provide for
Terri a peaceful death with
dignity,” Felos said. “This death
was not for the siblings, and not
for the spouse and not for the
parents. This was for Terri.”
The feud between the parents
and their son-in-law continued
even after her death: The
Schindlers’ advisers complained
that Schiavo’s brother and sister
had been at her bedside a few
minutes before the end came, but
were not there at the moment of
her death because Michael
Schiavo would not let them in the
room.
“And so his heartless cruelty
continues until this very last
moment,” said the Rev. Frank
Pavone, a Roman Catholic priest.
He added: “This is not only a
death, with all the sadness that
brings, but this is a killing, and for
that we not only grieve that Terri
has passed but we grieve that our
nation has allowed such an atrocity
as this and we pray that it will
never happen again.”
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EVAN VUCCI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Louis Menchaca, of New York, N.Y., left, and Mary Porta, of St.
Petersburg, Fla., right, say a prayer for Terri Schiavo after she died
at the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., on Thursday.
NICK ESARESfTHE GAMECOCK
USC Housing officials are moving more than 100 upperclassmen to
LaBorde to make room for the new Capstone Scholars Program.
LaBorde to house
124 upperclassmen
By TAYLOR SMITH
STAFF WRITER
USC officials have said that to
make room for freshman students,
124 upperclassmen will be moved
to LaBorde this fall.
As part of USC’s Capstone
Scholar Program, space formerly
occupied by upperclassmen in the
Capstone residence hall will be
inhabited almost exclusively by
freshmen.
Residence Life Director Tim
Coley said upperclassmen who
wish to have their own private
rooms rather than suite- or
apartment-style residences may
choose to stay in LaBorde.
“We wanted to see if
upperclassmen were interested' in
having a private room,” Coley said.
“We offered it to them and they
responded, so this tells me they are
interested.”
The residence hall has become
so popular, Coley said, the waiting
list is now 200 names long, but he
emphasized that the university has
always done well placing students.
“We are offering you private
room in a pretty good location,”
Coley said. “I am not surprised we
have had 124 students take us up
on that.”
Overall, the move adds space for
freshman while slightly reducing
upperclassmen housing.
The switch is because of the
Capstone Scholars Program that
will begin this fall. To qualify for
the program, a prospective high
school student must achieve at
least a 1250 SAT score and
maintain exceptional grades
throughout high school.
With so many USC students
moving in to the dorm this fall,
Coley said the university had
found fitting all upperclassmen
students into the very popular
quads impossible.
“It is a pretty clear message that
(upperclassmen) would like to
have a private room,” Coley said.
“And this is a simple way for us to
offer that.”
Changing the traditionally first
year residence hall to living quarters
for half as many upperclassmen will
not be an issue, Coley said. He said
there would be no renovations
made to the structure.
“It is not a dramatic change to
LaBorde,” Coley said. “Instead of
two students, we are assigning one
to the space.”
Upperclassmen will have to live
under the supervision of resident
advisors as former LaBorde
residents did, Coley said. The
students will have a more lax USC
code “C” visitation policy, which
does not allow visitation by
members of the opposite sex
between 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. except
for Friday and Saturday evenings.
“Visitation is a policy we feel
like we can change,” Coley said.
“We just felt like a “C” would be
more appropriate. We just wanted
it to be more like an upper-class
hall for them.”
With residence halls opening
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Pope receives last rites
after dev eloping fever
By FRANCES D’EMILIO
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VATICAN CITY — Pope John
Paul II developed a high fever
Thursday because of a urinary tract
infection and was being treated
with antibiotics at the Vatican, his
spokesman said. The latest health
setback for the 84-year-old pontiff
came one day after he began
receiving nutrition through a
feeding tube.
There were reports that the
pope received the sacrament of the
anointing of the sick — what used
to be called the last rites.
But the Italian news agency
Apcom, without citing any
sources, reported that John Paul’s
condition was “stable” early
Friday, several hours after he
started receiving antibiotics.
Another Italian news agency,
ANSA, said the pope “seems to
showing a first positive reaction” to
antibiotic therapy.
At the Gemelli Polyclinic, the
hospital where the pope has been
treated before, an emergency room
chief said there were no plans to
admit John Paul “at the moment,”
ANSA reported.
His assessment could mean that
the Vatican medical staff feels
confident it can handle the latest
medical crisis with the
sophisticated medical equipment
installed at the Vatican.
But it could also mean that the
pope’s condition was considered so
precarious it would be better not to
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CGL
Carolina Cup proves perennial favorite among Greeks
By KELLY CAVANAUGH
\SSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Anybody who’s anybody will be
it the Carolina Cup on Saturday,
in a big hat. With flowers.
The Cup, a 72-year South
Carolina horseracing tradition, is
seen by many as the premier social
:vent of the season.
“I’ve been excited all week. It’s
vhat I live for. I love Cup,” said
Stephanie Day, a second-year
ournalism student. “Cup is my
Favorite event of the year, and of
ife, I think.”
According to the Carolina Cup
Racing Association Web site,
carolina-cup.org, the event draws
more than 70,000 fans from
around the Southeast each year.
Day said she went through a
“terrible ordeal” last year trying to
find a dress and hat. This year, Day
said, she bought an “absolutely
fantastic” dress from Jcrew.com,
only to discover that one of her
sorority sisters will be wearing the
same dress and tailgating with the
same fraternity as she.
“It’s OK though. We don’t
care,” she said. Despite her
wardrobe malfunction, Day said
she is “absolutely” excited about
Saturday.
Melissa Javier, a second-year
political-science student, said she
was excited about attending her
first Carolina Cup.
“It seems like a lot of fun,
getting all dressed up, and just to
go and party all day,” she said,
adding that the event’s tradition
adds to its appeal.
“It’s a chance for everyone to
tailgate all day and pretend it’s like
an old day at the races.” Javier said
she plans to wear a dress with red
polka dots and a “big red hat,”
both made by her mother.
“Since we don’t have football
games every semester,” the event
was something to look forward to,
said Beth Ann Alexander, a second
year nursing student who attended
the Cup last year. Alexander said
she bought her dress, an Ann
Taylor, two weeks ago.
Alexander said dressing up was
all part of the tradition.
“I guess it’s primarily southern
to buy the dresses and wear the big
hats, but it just goes back to the
olden days,” she said. “I had a blast
last year, and I am so looking
forward to this weekend.”
Alexander said college students
come from all over to tailgate in an
area called “College Park.”
Day said USC students enjoy
the Cup because “it’s like tailgating
— it’s just an all-day Social event.
Everyone gets to dress up. It’s
football season all over again, at
least for a day.”
“Tailgating is sudW"a huge part
of what we are. So something that
allows you to tailgate in the spring
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