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CAROLINA © BRIEF
New programs offered
at study abroad fair
USC's Study Abroad Fair
will be held today in the
Russell House second-floor
lobby from 10 a.m. until 3
p.m. The exhibition will
feature programs . for 35
countries on six continents.
Three new USC programs,
the Capstone Scholars Abroad
Maymester program in the
British Isles and Ireland, and
the anthropology department's
summer 2006 program in the
Dominican Republic, will
participate.
THIS WEEK O USC
TODAY
Guest Artist piano recital —
Kenneth Drake: 7:30 p.m.
School of Music 206
Fall 2005 Seminar Series —
Bruce C. Gibb, "Concave
Chemistry": 3:30 p.m. Jones
Physical Science Center 006
Study Abroad Fair: 10 a.ra.
3 p.m. Russell House second
floor lobby
SATURDAY
Guest Artist clarinet recital
—John Cipolla: 2 p.m. School
ol Music 206 USC
Rugby vs. College of
Charleston: 1:30 p.m. Blatt P.E.
field, free
SUNDAY
Cornelia Freeman
September Concert Series,
program No. 4 — Latin: 3
p.m. School of Music 206
MONDAY
Thomas Hammond
saxophone recital: 6 p.m.
School of Music 206
TUESDAY
Stephen K. Wilson master's
trombone recital: 7:30 p.m.
School of Music 206
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Two Gamecock fans hang out in the stands during Saturday’s game against Alabama.
State
Lovelace announces
bid in governor race
Dr. Oscar Lovelace, a
Prosperity physician, is taking
on Republican Gov. Mark
Sanford in June's GOP
primary. Lovelace says Sanford
is to blame for the loss of the
state's top credit rating with
Standard & Poor's.
In the 2002 election,
Lovelace was a Sanford
campaign supporter and
contributor. After the election,
Sanford appointed Lovelace as
co-chairman of a panel studying
the state's health care needs.
A lot has changed, Lovelace
said as he kicked off his
campaign in Columbia.
"The current
administration’s failure to
attract new industry to South
Carolina has caused our state to
lag behind others in economic
recovery, causing record
unemployment and recently led
to the loss of our triple-A credit
rating," Lovelace said.
Nation
Committee approves
Roberts nomination
The Senate Judiciary
Committee on Thursday
approved John Roberts'
nomination as the next Supreme
Court chief justice, virtually
assuring his confirmation by the
Senate next week.
The official tally of 13-5 was
anticlimactic, with the
committee's .10 majority
Republicans lined up solidly
behind the conservative judge's
nomination,
The decision by three
Democrats to join Republican
efforts to make Roberts the
nation's 109th Supreme Court
justice outlined the division in
the minority caucus over whether
Democrats can, or should,
mount even symbolic opposition
to Roberts to send President
Bush a message on his next
Supreme Court nomination.
"We’re already talking about
the next nominee in code," Sen.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said.
World
N. Korea expects visit
from U.S. nuclear rep
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —
The chief U.S. envoy in North
Korean disarmament talks
wants to visit the communist
country for further discussions
after Pyongyang agreed in a
landmark accord this week to
abandon its nuclear program, a
South Korean official said
Thursday.
After the six-party Beijing
talks ended, U.S. envoy
Christopher Hill said he was
willing to visit North Korea to
keep communication open, but
many factors would determine
whether he would visit.
The latest six-party nuclear
talks produced a landmark
accord Monday in which North
Korea agreed to abandon its
nuclear program in exchange
for economic aid, security
assurances and improved ties
with the United States, th Korea
since has fallen back on some of
its hardline rhetoric.
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POLICE REPORT
WEDNESDAY,
SEPT.21
Disregarding a traffic
control device; driving under
suspension, first degree, 11:15
p.m.
Corner of Bull
and Senate streets
Reporting officer D. W. Friels
pulled over a 55-year-old man
for disregarding a traffic
signal. The man was arrested
when his license was
discovered to be under
suspension.
THURSDAY,
SEPT.22
Assistance rendered, 2a.m.
University Band Hall,
511 Main St.
A 34-year-old woman was
found chatting to herself and
annoying students. Reporting
officer D. Adams made contact
with the woman and had her
taken to Baptist Hospital for
treatment.
Reporting officer: S.
Alexander
Assistance rendered,
2:50 a.m.
Moore, 601 Sumter St.
An 18-year-old woman was
found face-down in a
restroom after having "three
shots with friends," she said.
She was taken to Baptist
Hospital for treatment.
Reporting officer: D. Adams
ADDRESS • CODTinUED FROR1I
courses ... that they will
soon drop once they read the
syllabus on the first day of
class,” Williams said.
Other new program is the
Congressional Advisory Board,
a body to talk with federal
representatives about
university concerns. Williams
said the board has the backing
of several federal
representatives for South
Carolina.
After the address, the
Executive Council members
signed a “Contract with
Carolina,” listing the goals for
the administration Wlson
articulated. Treasurer Tommy
Preston, a third-year political
science student, said the
contract were developed over
the summer.
Several initiatives are already
being implemented, drawing
from the $230,000 in surplus
funds given to SG by Student
Life. A camera surveillance
system for Blossom Street
Garage, is being installed for
$31,242.Two extra shuttle
buses were purchased to run
on the “express” route, starting
Oct. 1. Preston said an
additional stop will be placed
on the line to service students
forced to park behind
Coliseum parking spaces on
Devine St. SG Vice President
Ryan Holt, a third-year
political science student, said
the buses cost $170,000 total.
Environmentalism is
another issue receiving funds
from the surplus. Preston said
Waste Warrior recycling bins
have been purchased at $700
each to be placed around
campus to encourage students
to recycle. Four bins have been
ordered.
A new development for
Student Government comes as
SGTV, an on-campus
television channel. SGTV will
absorb WRHA, the on
campus television channel
which has had funding
problems in recent years.
Programming from WRHA
will be integrated with
broadcasts of SG meetings on
the new channel, which
Preston said will be an
opportunity for students to
collaborate on programming
for the station.
“Were working with the
journalism school to have their
news program broadcast...
Student Media will be able to
contribute programming, and
we’ll also be broadcasting SG
events and possibly RHA
meetings as well,” Preston
said.Operating costs for the
channel, including the
purchase of new camera
equipment, was said by
Preston to be $7,075.
In total, $215,959 has been
spent of the surplus.
The grade forgiveness
program looks to see the most
resistance in getting
implemented, but Williams
was optimistic at “exploring”
the possibility of a program.
Sen. Scott Spivey, third-year
accounting student and
member of the finance
committee, expressed
reservation.
“I’m not sure if I fully
support that. I still need to do
my homework on it, though,”
Spivey said, “There are pros
and cons ... we don’t want to
punish the people who have
worked really hard.”
Sen. John Rabon, a fourth
year political science student,
said he “looks forward to
seeing the remainder of the
contract implemented.”
Williams said the process of
warming up the Faculty Senate
and other administrators to the
idea will be slow and careful,
citing other SEC and ACC
schools with a grade
forgiveness program, including
Clemson, as precedent.
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HU6GII1S • COnnnUED FROdl I
office, like the NextBus system,
which utilizes Global Positioning
System technology to allow
students to track to the minute
when the next shutde bus will
arrive at any one of the 22 stops
around campus.
Huggins’ work includes
focusing on alternative
transportation methods other
than cars; pedestrian traffic,
bicyclists and the shutde bus
system are as important to him
as making sure parking spaces are
available on campus. He works
closely with Marc Johnson,
coordinator of Carolina Shutde
& Special Events, who is also in
charge of bicycle programs.
In the past year, working
directly from student and faculty
to them and sometimes that
involves giving a ticket,”
Huggins said. “Ticketing cars is a
necessary evil.”
Money from ticket fines goes
into making campus
transportation better, to
resurfacing Bates House parking
lot, putting cameras and better
lighting into parking garages, and
providing more bicycle racks.
Huggins said he thinks most
students appreciate the job he
does.
“I don’t think there’s a
negative image (of Parking
Services),” he said. “It’s just a
situation where we make some
less popular decisions.”
Huggins expects a more
popular reaction when the Bull
Street Parking Garage is
completed, which will create
1,000 metered and reserved
parking spots. Completion is
scheduled for November.
Also around campus are
1,210 meters operated by the
city.
Students can expect two new
garages with about 2,500 more
spaces total. Construction will
begin in January and should be
completed in eight to nine
months, Huggins said, though
he noted the probability of
delays.
Huggins said he works with
Student Government to get a
feel for what students want from
him.
“We definitely listen to the
students,” he said.
Comments on this story? E-mail
gamecocknews@gunn.sc.edu
feedback, Johnson oversaw'-the
installation of 16 new bicycle
racks on campus in areas where
they were most needed.
Huggins also deserves credit
for better lighting and more call
boxes on campus.
“We’re pushing pedestrian
and bike programs to keep cars
off campus,” Huggins said.
With 14,000 parking spaces
available on campus and peak
traffic of about 17,000 cars daily,
one of the most important parts
of Huggins’ job is to ensure a
constant turnover of parking
spaces. For Huggins, each day is
a balancing act, trying to make
all facets of transportation
around USC easier for everyone.
“Its a tough job sometimes,
but I just want students to know
we are here to provide a service
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