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USC Republicans host Sanford Governor speaks candidly about final year in office, past year’s blunders Josh Dawsey
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Gov. Mark Sanford admitted he isn’t sure if the General Assembly will allow him to finish his term or if an impeachment process will put him out of office. But if he does finish, he hopes to embark on an ambitious agenda that will include a vast restructuring of state government, a long-term cut in state spending and economic development. “If there’s one thing that’s clearly believable, it’s that I’m not running for president,” Sanford said with a laugh. “But God can make lemonade out of lemons, and we can do something good with these fourteen months I have left in office.” He laid out his plans for the next year Tuesday night at USC’s College Republicans meeting where about 100 people showed up at Gambrell Hall to hear his lecture. Much of Sanford’s meeting was low key. He came in blue jeans and boots, and he talked frequently of his love for farming and the simple life. He walked around the room, having conversations with audience members. He lingered around for minutes, taking pictures with onlookers and talking
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Gov. Mark Sanford, clad in blue jeans and boots, answers students’ questions Tuesday in Gambrell Hall. to many individually. And though the College Republicans planned for him to only take pre-screened questions, he opened up the floor and allowed about 10 students to fire away. At many points, he put his hand to his chin and contemplat ively consider an answer for seconds before speaking. Much of his advice was philosophical to college students.
“You’re going to have mistakes in life,” he said. “But you have to figure out where you want to go.” He admitted he was “way past the category of critiquing and criticizing others.” He noted his “well-chronicled failure” early in the meeting, apologizing to the audience like he has to dozens of groups in recent months. He declined a question Sanford ● 3
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Old catalog cards pile in a box near the library’s circulation desk.
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Librarians commemorate now-obsolete catalog system Card creation contest accepting submissions starting Nov. 30 Sarah Peterman STAFF WRITER
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Gov. Mark Sanford Video South Carolina’s governor v i s i te d U S C ’s C o l l e g e Republicans Tuesday night to discuss politics and more in Gambrell Hall.
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It’s all in the cards, catalog cards that is. The librarians at Thomas Cooper are working to hold a series of events to honor t he card catalog, it s use in t he t ransformat ion of knowledge and the people who created and used it. “ We w a n t t o commemorate it and raise awa reness about what it did and all the generations of library staff that made it what it is,” said Jeffrey Ma k a la, t he assist a nt special collections librarian. “Commemorate and celebrate.” During Welcome Week there was a game night and a boat race featuring cards from the catalog. T he l at e s t e v e nt i s a compet it ion challeng ing students to get creative and see what they can make with catalog cards. “ We a r e l o o k i n g f o r different way to get many different t y pes of people i nvolved i n t he event s,” said Marilee Birchfield , a reference librarian at the Thomas Cooper Library. The competition has four categories: functional (serves a pu r p o s e), f a sh ion able (wearable), fou ndat ional (building models) and free form. Students are allowed as ma ny ca rds at t hey would like and t here are no specified rules for the competition. Julie Lanier, a second-year business student, said she noticed the cards as she was walking past the circulation
desk i n t he l ibra r y. She wa s c u r iou s , but d id n’t think much of it until she saw a flyer advertising the competition. “I’m really craf t y so I thought I’d give it a shot,” said Lanier. Lanier has already made two paper holders for her desk and two ID holders. She pla ns to ma ke I D holders for her friends for Christmas and is working on making an office set with the catalog cards. She sa id she is st ill bra i nstor m i ng ideas for the competition and hopes to make something more complex t han t he simple designs she’s made so far. Bi rc h f ield s a id s he i s hopi ng t hat event s such as this will help students remember days before the electronic filing system. New cards haven’t been added to t he u n iver sit y card catalog since April 15, 1991. While the catalog is no longer in use, it is an important piece of university history and the librarians didn’t want to just throw it away. But space is limited. “We needed the space for more desks for students, but we didn’t want to just get rid of it,” said Birchfield. The catalog is comprised of 3,168 drawers with about 1,260 cards per drawer. This makes for 3,991,680 cards that have become obsolete. The Web site dedicated to the card catalog is featuring a different card every day. With interesting tidbits of information on the cards, such as spy books, signed ed it ions a nd my ster ious splotches and spills, libraria ns are hopi ng to pique the students’ interest. Birchfield said she hopes Cards ● 3
Today we remember the lives of six Gamecocks and one Tiger who died tragically in a house fire on this day two years ago. Though our hearts have healed from this tragedy, we will never forget the lives of these young men and women. May they serve as a reminder to all of us to live life to its fullest.
Rest in Peace:
Justin Michael Anderson Travis Lane Cale Lauren Astrid Mahon Cassidy Fae Pendley William Robert Rhea Allison Christine Walden Emily Lauren Yelton
Miss Gaymecock
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Things are going to be a little bit different for the fifth annual Miss Gaymecock drag pageant, hosted by the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Alliance. Last year, USC alum Rashad Gaines won the crown in the competition, which traditionally features only members of BGLSA vying for the title of Miss or Mr. Gaymecock. But this year, for the first time, BGLSA is allowing non-members to compete in the contest, which will take place at 10 p.m. at PT’s Cabaret in Five Points Thursday night. The organization’s public relations director, second-year English student John Gulledge, said the change was made to reflect the club’s diverse membership. “BGLSA is not just for gay people, it’s for straight people as well,” he said. “We don’t want to limit ourselves to only having gay people compete in our event. We’re open to anyone.” Gulledge said the contestants will be judged using traditional beauty pageant competitions, including presentation, talent, evening gown and an on-the-spot question-and-answer round. But the contestants will also be judged on how much money they can inspire the audience to donate to BGLSA. Audience members can show their support by tipping a contestant. The amount of money each contestant raises will figure into his or her overall score. Local drag performers, including Carla Cox, Kiki DeVille and Lady La’Poodle will also make appearances at the event. Tickets for the event cost $5 for BGLSA members or $8 for non-members and can be purchased at the door. Funds help support BGLSA. — Compiled by Justin Fenner