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than likely they will be
spending the weekend
in Charleston, not just
making it a day trip,”
Hart said.
“To them, it would
have to be a family affair.
In essence, you are not
just helping the aquarium,
but you are boosting the
tourism industry and
Charleston’s flourishing
economy.”
Marshall was unsure
of the costs for a phone
survey, but said she
thought it would be
interesting to test the
results of the focus
groups in some phone
surveys to add some
statistical weight.
Hart and Hearn are
interested in research calls
to Columbia, Greenville
and Spartanburg
residents.
“Calls to those areas
would help our group
determine awareness and
also assist us in gauging
how much of a magnet
the aquarium might be
for families planning a
trip to the Charleston
area,” Hart said.
Some surveys Hart and
Hearn are planning to
bring back to their group
include an attraction
survey and a summer
visitor’s survey. A separate
committee within their
project group will pen
specific questions to put
in-the surveys .
“We have a limited
amount of money to
spend,” Marshall said. “It
is hard to convince people
to come to Charleston
just to see the aquarium,
and that is where your
group comes into play.”
Hart and Hearn look
to configure a strategy to
strengthen the aquarium’s
revenue and appeal.
“Meeting with Marshall
has provided specific
direction as to how we
should approach our
research topics,” Hearn
said.
Marshall anticipates
that the more ideas the
group presents, the better
the aquarium will be.
For more information
on the South Carolina
Aquarium, visit www.
scaquarium.org.
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with parliamentary
procedure and experience
in presiding over legislative
bodies as key to his
campaign.
Holt touts his Senate
performance and plans
to /further, hopefully with
Preston as president, a slew
of legislative goals. Aside
froin this year’s Blossom
Street garage cameras,
initiatives include improving
SG’s graduate student
relations and more expansive
shuttles to parking lots and
local hot'spots.
Sonam Shah, however,
would like to focus
narrower. Shah will be the
first to tell you she feels that
the broad policies of last
year’s administration could
see better results if focused
on fewer project^.
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“Accessibility" grounds
her platform, which Shah
says starts with asking
se-nators to visit and
communicate with student
organizations.
Josh Goodman wants to
put the “student” back into
Student Government.
The main thrust of his
campaign is to try to get
more students involved in
or aware of SG. Goodman
has not been involved
in Student Government
before.
Treasurer candidate Steve
Smith says his platform is
focused on money and will
have “the most tangible
benefit to the students.”
Smith plans to focus on
permanently funding the
Carolina Student Judicial
Council and fight tuition
cost increases, while
creating an SG web site
m
letting students buy and sell
each other’s books.
A laser-like focus on the
CarolinaCard highlights
Jennifer Guest’s run. She
believe making the student
card “better than cash” will
improve the financial lives
of students. Her first target
will be USC venues such as
the Coliseum and Williams
Brice stadium.
Brad Setzler’s platform
centers on a satellite parking
lot near Bomber stadium
and on reforming the
student advisement system.
He proposes a guidebook
to student advisements and
training advisers.
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for expanded profiles of the
candidates and a list of their
Web sites.
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CRIME REPORT
FRIDAY, FEB. 10
Civil Disturbance,
2 a.m.
Kappa Sigma House
The complainant, 24,
reported a fight in the
roadway in front of the
Kappa Sigma House.
Reporting officer:
N. Peter
Malicious injury
to real property,
4:42 a.m.
Bull Street Garage,
1300 Blossom St.
Someone pulled and
broke the arm of the
parking gate.
Estimated value: $50.
Reporting officer:
A. Mitchell
Disorderly conduct;
Possession of altered
I.D.; Possession
of liquor by a minor
Intersection
of Blossom and
Sumter streets
Reporting officer J. M.
Harrelson observed a M
man walking down the ^
sidewalk unsteady on his
feet, causing him to lose
his balance while talking
to Harrelson. The man
admitted he had been
drinking, and had a
strong odor of alcohol
and slurred speech. He
was also in possession
of altered identification
and liquor, although he
was under 21. The man
was arrested and taken to
Alvin S. Glenn Detention
Center.
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general fund was supplied
to finance the popular
program until a permanent
source of money could be
found. The referendum
was seen as a compromise
because the current student
executive council ran on
platforms promising not to
unilaterally raise student
activity fees.
While all of this
year’s executive council
candidates support the
readership program, some
have stressed not raising
student activity fees to pay
for the program. Other
methods of raising the
rnopey have been mildly
discussed among senators.
Senator Scott Spivey, a
third-year business student,
voted for the referendum
but opposes the increase.
“My issue with it is that
I’m a fan of people reading
... but from my experience
it has been used as more of
a textbook for a particular
class,” Spivey said. “I
remember an economics
class a few years ago that
required you to bring in a
Wall Street Journal article
every one in a while, and I
know some professors pick
up copies themselves.”
Spivey said he would
like to see SG fund the
program from existing
money.
“There was a lot of
money left over from last
year after we budgeted. It
could have been spent on
this,” Spivey said. “People
aren’t reading it enough
personally to justify a $2 £
increase.” ^
The Senate also passed
an amendment to the SG
constitution that created
a separate judicial body
to handle constitutional
challenges and potential
impeachments in the
governing body. According
to the legislation, the
president chosen in this
week’s elections would
select five students to serve
on the “Constitutional
Council,” and one would
be appointed chief justice.
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Habitat brings two great
ideas together,” Dow said.
The Can Do Carolina
team hopes to see its
campaign have a lasting
effect on USC. Moore said
that because the Bateman
Case Study Competition
offered an option to make
campaigns national this
year, the program could
be implemented in other
college towns.
Team member Melissa
Hensley said she would
like to see the campaign
become an annual event at
use.
“More than anything,
I would like for college
students to know that
there are ways they can
help,” Hensley said. “Just
by recycling a can instead
of throwing it away, they
can help someone get a
home.”
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