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VOL. 103, NO. 72 ● SINCE 1908
Day at the Dome brings thousands Protestors fight Confederate flag, celebrate King Jonathan Battaglia
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The Confederate f lag that f lies on Statehouse grounds and the crisis in Haiti were on the minds of t he t hou s a nd s w ho participated in the “King Day at the Dome Rally” Monday at the Statehouse. T he 10 t h a n nu a l protest brought people from across the state and nation to South Carolina’s Capitol steps to celebrate the life of Martin Luther K i ng Jr. T he ma rch is a n a n nua l gat her i ng t hat tends to foc u s on removing the Confederate flag. L e s s t h a n 10 y e a r s ago, the state legislature voted to move t he f lag from atop the dome of the Statehouse to a 30-foot pole near a Confederate monu ment . T he bat t le flag, which still symbolizes r ac ism to m a ny i n t he bl ac k c om mu n it y, wa s originally raised in 1962 as a symbol of defiance to racial equality. “We’re quietly trying to work every possible angle we c a n ,” s a id NA AC P President and CEO Benjamin Jealous. “What we k now is t hat t ime is on our side, but what we also know is that it’s in the best interest of all of us to hasten the day.” Last summer in protest of t he f lag, t he S out h Carolina NA ACP State Conference successfully dema nded t he NC A A’s Atlantic Coast Conference to move one of its annual cha mpionsh ip ba seba l l tournaments from Myrtle Beach. T he NA AC P has also held a national economic boycott against South Carolina’s tourism i ndu st r y si nce 20 0 0, a measure NA ACP figures claim to have cost the state an estimated $500 million. Dwight James, exec ut ive d irector of t he S.C . NA ACP State Conference, said the issues South Carolinian AfricanAmericans face go beyond
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Desperate for food, children in Haiti stretch their hands out for aid. Chaos has ruled the country since last week’s earthquake.
Haiti Relief The horrors of dead bodies, shattered buildings and a destroyed Haiti have been shown in vivid color across televisions, newspapers and Web sites for days. In the face of tragedy, USC students can pitch in. About 30 students, faculty and staff members met at Russell House Theater Friday afternoon to figure out what’s next. Here are a few oppor tunities for USC students: The athletics department will have a dropoff box at upcoming events for supplies and goods to be sent to the earthquakedevastated country.
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A protestor carries a poster supporting the NAACP. The NAACP’s crusade to remove the Confederate flag continues. the Confederate flag. “Our init ial goal was to send a st atement to t he p ol ic y m a ker s t h at t he issues t he broad com mu n it y c a re about includes the removal of the flag from the Statehouse,” Ja m e s s a i d , “ B u t n o w we’re also concentrating on the soundness of our e c onom ic p ol ic ie s a nd fairness in the criminal justice system.” Jotak a Eaddy, a 20 01 USC alum and the first black female student body pre sident at USC , wa s in Columbia as a special assistant to Jealous. As a student senator at USC, Eaddy co-aut hored a resolut ion to ca l l for the removal of the Confederate flag. During her presidency, Eaddy served as a st udent member on t he u n i v e r s i t y ’s b o a r d o f trustees, which also called
for a removal of the fl ag. At the time, USC was the f i rst publ ic i nst it ut ion in the state to take that stance. “We need to focus on the things that unite us,” said Eaddy, who was at t he f i rst “K i ng Day at the Dome” that drew an estimated 50,000 people. “The flag is still a symbol of that divisiveness that we’re trying to move away from.” Dom inique Grate, USC’s chapter president for the NA ACP, said his organization had over 75 students participate in the rally. 15 volunteered as marshals, transportation officials or at Zion Baptist C hu rc h pre c ed i ng t he march. Grate, a second-yea r A f r ic a n-A mer ic a n a nd religious studies student, DOME ● 4
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The Methodist Student Network and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are raising money to send to Paul Farmer and his Partners in Health Ministry. The two groups have taken up money on Greene Street in recent days, and they’re continuing to rally money for the area. You can also give online to www.pih.org. You can reach Tom Wall, MSN’s minister at wallbrodie@aol.com Students can also text “Haiti” to 90999 for a $10 donation to the American Red Cross. The $10 will be tacked onto your cell phone bill. The Red Cross is calling this system the quickest method of getting your donation to those in need. Any other organizations that are planning outreach efforts to the country can send their information to gamecocknews@gmail.com. We’ll make sure the information gets out to our readers. -Josh Dawsey, Assistant News Editor
Students honor King through day of service Almost 450 spend holiday weekend working to help out around Midlands Derek Legette STAFF WRITER
Photos from the Statehouse Ph oto e d i to r Ke r i G of f documents 10th annual “King Day at the Dome” rally.
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Thousands gather outside the Statehouse to discuss the Confederate flag and Haiti.
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The Confederate War Memorial and the flag stand in front of the State House.
Nearly 450 USC students gave up their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday to help those in need around Columbia. The 13th annual Martin Luther King Day of Service brought in a number of nonprofit organizations including H a b i t a t f o r H u m a n i t y, Salvation Army, Home Works for A mer ic a a nd Rel ia nt Hospice. St udents arrived at t he Law School before splitting up with the various organizations to different sites around the Midlands to serve. “I’m glad t hat t here are so ma ny orga n izat ions s u p p o r t i n g t h i s ,” s a i d Tiffany Brown, a third-year accounting student.
Brown said that it was a wonderful atmosphere. “ I f M L K wa s a l ive , he would be proud,” Brown said. Students went to locations such as Bridges Clubhouse, Wildwood Downs Retirement Home, St. Lawrence Place and God’s Storehouse where they spent time helping others. “This is a great opportunity for students to get involved i n t he c om mu n it y,” s a id Mat t Ungar, a t h ird-year publ ic rel at ion s st udent . “Many students come here only focused on themselves, so t his occasion promotes s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.” Before a l l t he st udent s departed on the USC buses, SERVE ● 4