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Second-year elementary education
student Candace Bellamy receives her
football ticket Tuesday afternoon.
Ticket lines
^ vrap around
student union
. _ More than 9,000 students
flock to the Russell House
for seat at football opener
From staff reports
Student ticket distribution for the Sept.
1 season football opener against Central
Florida began Monday, and with it came a
long line of students and reported three
and-a-half-hour waits for passes to the
^^^Steve Spurrier Show.
“It was absurd,” said Ryan Shaw, a
— fourth-year sports management student.
“I cut in line and still had to wait an
hour.”
Of 15,000 tickets allocated for
students, 9,000 were given away Monday.
Officials said delays were caused by ticket
takers’ machines not reading some
students’ ID cards.
Julius Grant, director of USC ticket
operations, said he expected the remaining
tickets to be given away Tuesday.
“It’s been unbelievably great,” Grant
said Tuesday.
Thousands of students waited in line
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Legislators'
new chamber
unveiled today
Stephen fastenau
NEWS EDITOR
Student Government will unveil its
new Senate chambers today, complete
with rostrum and podium, seating for
approximately 60 people and a $10,000
price tag.
The project was funded with part of the
$230,000 given to SG by Student Life.
Ryan Holt, SG vice president and a
third-year political science student, said
Student Life officials approached SG for
advice on how the money should be
invested.
Holt said he learned at an exchange
conference among SEC schools last year
that most held senate meetings in
auditoriums.
“Our rationale behind this is that its
another bragging right for USC, Holt said.
Previously, the Senate held most of its
meetings in the Russell House Theater.
Holt said the theater was inadequate
because Senate members “don’t get the
opportunity to debate issues important to
the student body.”
The new chambers, located in rooms
322 and 326 of the Russell House, are not
complete. Holt said the money went
toward wood for the desk, new carpet,
framed pictures, paint and wall treatments.
Wood for the desk was taken from
leftovers from the S.C. state Legislature
when it met in Carolina Plaza in the 1990s.
Holt said the $10,000 for the chambers
was a normal dedication for any room on
campus and called it a miniscule” part of
what SG wanted to do with the money.
Previous projects stemming from
Student Life surpluse^ include the
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USC basketball coach Dave Odom will travel to Kuwait this weekend with seven other NCAA coaches to lead eight 13-member U.S. military basketball teams.
Odom to visit Kuwait
Basketball coach to offer sideline leadership to men, women in uniform
Jonathan Hillyard
THE GAMECOCK
American troops in the Middle
East have followed orders during
insurgent attacks, sand storms and
the rebuilding of a nation.
But this weekend, they’ll answer
to a new commander — one
straight off Carolina’s hard court.
USC basketball coach Dave
Odom is going to Kuwait.
Odom, along with seven other
NCAA coaches and sports
personalities including Michigan
State’s Tom Izzo and ESPN
commentator Jay Bilas, will head
eight 13-member U.S. military
basketball teams at Camp Arifjan in
Kuwait City, Kuwait.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to
go and really share with them how
much we in the U.S. appreciate
what they’re doing,” Odom said.
The initiative, dubbed
“Operation Hardwood-Hoops with
the Troops,” will include a double
elimination tournament, along with
a slam-dunk contest and three
point shooting contest. The teams
playing will be made up of all-stars
from eight different camps from
around Kuwait, and each will
coached by one of the eight
celebrities from the States.
These players have honed their
skills strictly when they have been
off-duty in Kuwait.
“We’re all very excited about the
opportunity to get training and
advice from some of the best
coaches in basketball,” said Camp
Navistar team coach staff sergeant
James Price in a statement. “This is
truly the chance of a lifetime, and
we’re looking forward to bringing
our best game.”
The “America Supports You”
campaign launched the initiative “to
boost morale among U.S. military
men and women serving in the
Middle East and give thanks to the
people of Kuwait for their
continued support”.
The “America Supports You”
program was started last November.
“Operation Hardwood is a
unique example of how Americans
are showing their support for our
military men and women in
uniform,” said Allison Barber, a
spokeswoman for the Department
of Defense, in a news release.
“‘America Supports You’ is proud to
be a part of this basketball
tournament, and we look forward
to the start of the games.”
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USC basketball coach Dave Odom is part of
“Operation Hardwood-Hoops with the Troops.”
SG explores options
to cut textbook costs
Executives partner with state education commission
Albany Gault
FOR THE GAMECOCK
Student Government is working to
rectify the problem of textbooks prices.
Recently, U.S. Government Office of
Accountability released a report saying
something needs to be done to reduce the
costs of textbooks.
During the summer, SG executives
began discussing ways to reduce the cost of
textbooks. As part of the process, SG met
and negotiated with the S.C. Commission
on Higher Education.
Resulting from that meeting, SG has
partnered with the commission to address
the problem at the state level.
A research team is also forming, and it
will consist of commission staff members,
students and faculty members.
One of the team’s goals is to ensure
lawmakers are of aware of price issues, and
one plan includes sending a report of
recommendation to the General Assembly
suggesting to legislators that changes be
made. s
“Its a national issue — students all over
the country have been affected by the
increase of textbook prices,” said Tommy
Preston, SG treasurer and a third-year
political science student.
At the national level, letters were sent to
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Third-year chemistry student John
Mayer stocks shelves at the University
Bookstore in the Russell House.
Viewpoints
Steven Van Haren
warns of the dangers
of “TV zombie-ism. ”
Shawn Callihan
offers an alternative
to going broke over
textbooks.
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Painted smile
Tattoos move from hips to lips as
people explore permanent makeup
options, but some side effects have
potential customers thinking twice
about the procedure.
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Sports
Defense dominates in scrimmage
USC’s football team went through a
two-hour scrimmage Tuesday, dur
ing which coach Steve Spurrier
thought the defense got the best of
his cock ’n fire offense.
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OFFICIALS MULL
POSSIBLE CHANGE
OF HONOR CODE
New cheating methods
spur study into other
universities' techniques
Jason Reynolds
FOR THE GAMECOCK
University officials are exploring the
possibility of altering stipulations to
academic integrity policy.
The study, focusing on how other
universities deal with the latest cheating
methods, is being conducted by faculty in
tandem with Students Affairs and USC’s
Office of Student Judicial Programs.
Dennis Pruitt, vice president of Student
Affairs, said the study is examining how
universities deal with cheating by
modifying the academic honor codes.
“We’re just doing a study to determine
if changes are right for this university. We
want to do a thorough review of all of the
options that this university may have.”
Pruitt cited term paper services and cut
and-paste techniques as the latest cheating
methods.
“We see deterioration of academic
integrity across the country,” Pruitt said,
adding that a system should be in place
that allows faculty to intervene effectively
and educate students about integrity and
cheating.
“It’s a form of training and ethics that
every student should be exposed to before
, they leave the university. Students need to
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