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The University of South Carolina Friday, January 13, 2006 Vol. 99, No. 50 # Since 1908
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy: ‘altruism’
Justin Chapura
NEWS EDITOR
A speech made by a S.C.
human affairs official began
the university’s official
observance of Martin Luther
^ King Jr. Day Friday, when
™ Jesse Washington Jr. spoke
to a crowd in the Law School
auditorium about a simple
concept: altruism.
“Martin King possessed
some characteristics .... he
understood and possessed
the characteristic of a
universal altruistic spirit, a
genuine feeling of concern
for another,” Washington
said to sporadic applause and
acknowledgment.
Washington, CEO and
commissioner of the South
Carolina Human Affairs
Commission, works in a
variety of fields including fair
housing and employment,
community relations and
legal affairs.
Washington did not only
praise the nonviolent, all
incorporating philosophy of
the late civil rights leader, but
challenged today’s audience
to aspire to the altruism he
obviously felt was lacking in
contemporary society.
“We do well with feelings
of altruism when they’re
functioning within our own
group ... we must go beyond
that. I’ve got to feel people
different from me just like
I feel about people who are
like me. Martin understood
that!”
“I ... believe that Martin
would be ♦•very disturbed
to know that in 2006 that
we have not gotten that
altruistic attitude. I believe
he would challenge us on
that,” Washington said.
Washington then went
on to stress education as a
means of continuing the
challenge of lifting up blacks
still marred by poverty and
a lack of attention by public
school systems.
He drew upon his
experience dealing with
employment discrimination
cases to outline a paradox:
“If I must ... say ‘you (the
employer) got the right
to hire the best qualified
person,’ and on the other
hand, the Constitution says
we (the government) got the
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Nick Esarcs / THE GAMECOCK
South Carolina Human Affairs Commissioner Jesse
Washington Jr. speaks Thursday at the Law School to
begin USC’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday activities.
UNC professor:
► Supreme Court’s
future perilous
Speaker’s visit sponsored by progressive
campus groupy focuses on shift of high court
Jess Davis
STAFF WRITER
^ A law professor from
Bthe University of North
Carolina spoke to students
Thursday night about the
possible effects Samuel
Alito’s nomination to the
Supreme Court will have
on young Americans.
William Marshall spoke
in the Gressette Room in
Harper College about the
future of the Supreme Court
in general, and specifically
how President George W.
Bush’s administration is
shaping the Court.
The event was part of
»the nationwide launch
of “Alito’s America,
Our Future,” a national
campaign by Campus
Progress to “inform young
people of the stakes for
America if Judge Alito is
confirmed to the Court
and the importance of the
Supreme Court to the daily
lives of all Americans.”
Campus Progress, part
of the Center for American
Progress, describes itself
as “an effort to strengthen
progressive voices on
college and university
campuses nationwide.”
The campaign is
targeting universities in
|^f‘key states” — those whose
senators could vote against
Alito’s nomination, Keisha
Senter of Campus Progress
said.
Senter said that Campus
Progress felt Alito was
too far to the right on the
political scale to effectively
serve the country, especially
since he would replace
Sandra Day O’Connor, a
moderate judge.
“It’s not just about
Alito, it’s more about the
direction of the Supreme
Court,” Marshall said.
“This will affect the lives
of every single person on
this campus.” Marshall said
that most people don’t pay
attention to the Supreme
Court, but they should.
“It will help them
understand the Constitution
and the government.”
Students attending the
event came for varied
reasons. Some came because
they disagree with Alito’s
stance on abortion rights,
while others came simply to
find out more about Alito
and the Supreme Court.
Jennifer Burgess, a
third-year political science
student heard about the
lecture in a class and
decided to come listen.
“I’ve been watching
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^UNC law professor William Marshall lectures Thursday
in Harper College on Supreme Court nominee Samuel
Alito. Marshall spoke on the court’s conservative shift.
USC & THE MIDDLE EAST
Special to THE GAMECOCK
Thomas Franks ‘03 poses for a photograph in Israel. Franks found a calling in doing
television production for an outreach church’s satellite TV show.
Mission:
Jericho
Recent alum finds purpose, TV work in Israel
Albany Gault.
FOR THE GAMECOCK
A2003 media arts graduate feels he
has found his path in life — helping
Palestinians in Jericho, Israel, through
ministry.
Thomas Franks of Lexington County will
The Living Bread International Church
has helped more than 520 families through
its ministry.
Franks said he feels it was a coincidence
that he found out about the ministry in
Jericho because it was exactly what he was
looking for.
“It was an opportunity I had never
leave the United states on
Monday for the Israeli city
for a second time to help the
Living Bread International
Church shoot a Christian
satellite-television show.
The show will begin airing
in the U.S. and later in the
Middle East.
Franks discovered the
Living Bread International
Church on his second visit to
Israel this time last year. He
traveled there as a member of
Before I found out
about the ministry,
I was at a time in
my life where I was
searching for what
I should be doing.
THOMAS FRANKS
USC gradua te
expected, tranks said.
“It was awesome. It
was something I always
dreamed of but thought
would never happen.”
“Before I found out
about the ministry, I was
at a time in my life where
I was searching for what
I should be doing. We all
want to be something that
is fulfilling and that we
feel is meaningful.”
Franks took time and
his church, the Crossroads World Outreach
Center of West Columbia.
Franks was interested to see what other
churches were doing to help others. While
in Israel, he found out about a ministry
in Jericho that helps the needy by giving
out food, clothes and Bibles in Arabic. Its
name was the Living Bread International
Church, and it needed help with video work.
Franks said he felt he could contribute his
knowledge and experience from college to
the church.
thought about helping in Jericho and,
after talking about it with Crossroads, he
decided to leave for Jericho for the first
time in April 2005. During his six-month
stay, he helped make a pilot for a television
show for Christian satellite TV.
At USC, Franks was a part of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. While he
was in the FCA, the group built water wells
in Haiti and evangelized in New York.
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VEHICLE
BREAK-INS
RATTLE
CAMPUS
Jachie Alexander
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The rash of auto break-ins
continues as five cars in the
Catawba Street parking lot
and three cars in the Bates
parking lot were broken
in to Jan. 11, bringing the
spring semester’s break-in
total to 15.
Accordingtopolice reports,
Officer M. Winnington
discovered five vandalized
cars in the Catawba Street
parking lot during routine
patrols. Only three victims
were contacted.
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window of a 1990 Acura was
broken after the criminal
attempted to break the lock.
A Pioneer Multi-CD player,
estimated at $150, was
stolen.
The front passenger
window was also broken on
another victim’s car and a
JVC CD player, estimated at
$550, was removed from the
vehicle.
The third victim’s
Panasonic CD player,
estimated at $300, removed
from her vehicle.
At 8:30 a.m., three cars
were vandalized in the Bates
parking lot. The suspects
attempted to pry the locks
off two of the cars. One car
lock was pried off, and the
windows were broken on the
two other vehicles.
The passenger side
window of a 1995 Honda
Civic was shattered and his
Panasonic CD player, valued
at $150, was stolen.
The vandals pried off the
lock of a 1998 Chevy S-10.
Two subwoofers, a Panasonic
CD player, a custom speaker
box and a “Matrix” amplifier
were stolen. The total
estimated value is $1,902.
A Pioneer stereo was also
removed from a 1998 Jeep
Grand Cherokee, valued at
$250.
These break-ins follow
four vandalized cars in the
Blossom Street Garage on
Monday. All four vehicles
had windows forcibly
broken.
USCPD declined to
BREMHI1 • 3
Viewpoints
Aaron Brazier brings
to life the nightmare of
holiday travel; Chase
Stoudenmire learns about
himself by spending time
tonh others.
The Mix
In the year 2005
From rock to ska and
Elton John, Columbia’s
music scene packed
a punch in
the previous year.
Sports
Struggles
USC’s men’s hoops
team faces Georgia
after troubled pair
of losses.
INDEX
Comics & Crossword..7
Classifieds.10
Horoscopes.7
Letters to the Editor..,.4
Police Report..2