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Two local bookstores are rolling out a textbook rental program this semester for the first time with good results, bookstore managers say.

Both the Barnes and Noble campus bookstore in the Russell House and the USC bookstore on Main Street are offering students the chance to rent a book for about 43 percent less a semester instead of buying textbooks.

“We have a line to the back of the store right now, and a lot of people seem to be using the rental option,” said Bruce Wyndham, general manager of the USC bookstore. “I’ll know more after this week, but people seem to be interested.”

It’s an alternative many students have been hoping to see for years. But some student leaders say they’re upset with the specifi cs of Barnes and Noble’s program. After consulting with the bookstore for months, they say the bookstore implemented a plan over winter break without notice.

“I don’t think it’s a good deal for students. Were I to suggest a rental program, that’s not particularly what I’d do. I also the fact think there wasn’t any student input in it makes it not a good program,” said Will Payne, secretary of academics for Student Government . “Any real solution to lowering

textbook costs has to come from students, or at least with the input of students.”

Payne said the prices are too high for most students to use the program. With the help of faculty and staff, SG hoped to implement a program with cheaper rates, leaders in the organization say.

Booksellers disagree with their contentions."I don’t know how much more they want to

save,” said Andy Shaffer, Barnes and Noble’s general manager.

Shaffer said the bookstore was selected by national headquarters to be a part of the program. The bookstore had consulted with SG on a program in the past, but the program would have taken months to implement.

“We wanted to do this as soon as possible,” Shaffer said. “We did something totally different than we looked at with Student Government earlier this year.”

Booksellers admit all rental programs have their pros and cons.

Students can save hefty amounts of cash if they don’t desire to keep a book past one semester.

Most textbooks aren’t up for rental yet and many never will be, bookstore managers concede. Because publishers often update editions every year, bookstores won’t rent a book they think will be updated soon because they’d lose money.

Students say they can often find books on Web sites, like Half.com and Amazon.com, for cheaper than the rental price in the bookstore.

“But you don’t have to go through the experience of buying it online and not

Birmingham, Ala. — The shards of glass in Sarah Randolph’s eye kept her from seeing her sister and three dead friends underneath the rubble of 16th Street Baptist Church. It was a usual Sunday morning for the group of five. They were in the restroom together, laughing and looking at themselves in the mirror before worship service. At 10:22 a.m., the bomb set there hours earlier by members of the Ku Klux Klan exploded.

“I was standing a few feet away from her when we heard a boom,” Randolph told the group of USC students on the Civil Rights Tour. “And then I cried out to Jesus and called for my sister Addie three times, but I didn’t get a response. I couldn’t see her or anything else for the glass in my eyes.”

The bomb was intended to scare the church away from their activism in the movement, those convicted said. Instead, it killed four children and left Randolph with a prosthetic eye and a lifetime of trauma.

The vivid stories of civil rights leaders and foot soldiers have been told over and over here in the Deep South. But Randolph’s emotional fi rst-person account was the fi rst time many of the students on the tour had put a living face with the terror of the civil rights movement.

“Her presentat ion was more enlightening than anything we’ve seen,” said Shad Crank, a second-year psychology student. “It felt like

a family member telling it. The raw, gritty account will help me remember this more than anything I’ll ever see in a museum.”

The students already knew the facts of the attack. The story of the church was fi rst recounted to the 27 students Friday inside the newly-renovated building — complete with a video, tour, multiple exhibits and a lecture. Randolph’s emotional story occurred across town in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, inside a church with cracks in the wall, a patched staircase and government houses with caved-in ceilings across the street.

Before the bombing, Randolph’s life was stable. But after she lost her sister and eye, she lived in constant fear. She wasn’t offered any counseling and chose not to attend college. She’d often lose herself in random cities where no one could fi nd her and she found herself dependent on alcohol and marijuana.

Now, that’s all changed. She speaks to teenagers across the globe about her experiences, hoping they’ll find love in her hate-filled experiences. Randolph attends Perfecting the Saints Church where she spoke Friday.

“I don’t live in fear anymore,” Randolph said. “So I warn you to not rely on the things of this world and fi nd peace in yourself spiritually.”

Her account of the bombing was the highlight of the day for many on the trip. But the day’s events gave students a glance into a violent city of ten known as “Bombingham” during the 1960s.

The group started the day at the historic church, where the civil rights movement in the city found its pulse. High school and college students would often gather there to march. They’d be faced with police dogs and high-powered fire hoses.

They’d be arrested by the thousands, threatened and told their parents would suffer for their actions. But the next day, thousands more came to the church and signed up for an almost-guaranteed arrest. Mallory was one of them.

“If you were wet from the hoses, they wouldn’t take you to jail,” church tour guide Dennis Mallory said. “They’d just let you go home. But you tried to stay far away from the hoses and the dogs.”

The church holds a memorial service once a year on Sept. 15 for the girls, and their likenesses and stories are told in the basement. But there’s no memorial, and the bathroom where the girls were killed wasn’t re-created in the renovations. Some on the tour thought their lives deserved more recognition.

Though seniors will be graduat ing in May and leaving USC, the Senior Class Legacy campaign will offer graduates the opportunity to leave their mark on campus for years to come.

Students in the Class of 2010 can have their names engraved on a plaque if they donate an amount that matches their graduating year: $20.10. The plaque will hang on the fi fth fl oor of Thomas Cooper Library, deemed the most visited building on campus by the campaign’s Web site.

“ T h e S e n io r C l a s s Legacy campaign is the fi rst opportunity for graduating students to leave their mark and support future Carolina students, as well as begin a lifetime of involvement with the Universit y of Sout h Carol ina ,” sa id Steven Farwick II, assistant director to the Office of Annual Giving .

The donations made by the seniors will be used to improve the resources in

Thomas Cooper Library, s u c h a s p e r i o d i c a l s , computer labs and quiet study spaces. More specifi c goa l s i nc lude ma k i ng more laptops available, pu rc h a s i n g move ab le whiteboards for group study, providing more full-text digital articles online and installing a fl at-screen monitor for news updates in the coffee shop, according to the Web site.

L e d b y t h e O f f i c e of A nnual Giv ing, the campaign began in 1998 and has seen an increase of participants since then. According to its Web site, between 1998 and 2008, the number of pledges almost tripled from 215 to 539. During this time, the amount of money raised also increased from $9,615 to $14,827.

“The campa ig n was created because students benefit from annual gifts made by alumni and friends from the time they fi rst step foot on campus,” Farwick said. “These annual gifts e n h a n c e t he s t u d e nt exper ience by f unding scholarships, recruit ing w o r l d - c l a s s f a c u l t y , enhancing classrooms and much more.”

Though the program began in 1998, the f irst graduating class to have a

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1776:In the early morning hours of Jan. 13, 1776, British forces raid Prudence Island, R.I., in an

effort to steal a large quantity of sheep.

1807:Union General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born in Woodford, Ky. Buford held many com-

mands in the west and was a hero at the Battle of Belmont early in the war.

1842: A British army doctor reaches the British sentry post at Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the lone

survivor of a 16,000-strong Anglo-Indian expeditionary force that was massacred in its retreat from Kabul.

1942:On this day, representatives of nine German-occupied countries meet in London to declare that

all those found guilty of war crimes would be punished after the war ended.

1958:Peter Manuel is arrested in Glasgow, Scotland, after a series of attacks over two years that left

between seven and 15 people dead.

1962:In the fi rst Farm Gate combat missions, T-28 fi ghter-bombers are fl own in support of a South

Vietnamese outpost under Viet Cong attack.

1999:In 1999, the National Basketball Association superstar Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls

announces his retirement from professional basketball, for the second time, in front of a crowd at Chicago’s United Center.

LONDON — The British government said Tuesday it will appeal a European Court of Human Rights ruling that prevents police from using anti-terror laws to stop and search members of the public.

The Strasbourg-based court ruled that a British law allowing police to stop and search people without having to first prove they were acting suspiciously violates individual freedoms.

The ruling came in a case brought by two Britons — Kevin Gillan and Pennie Quinton — who were stopped and questioned by police near an arms fair held in London in 2003.

British courts ruled that police acted legally because they were dealing with a general threat of terrorism. But the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the pair’s rights were violated and awarded them 30,000 pounds, $48,000, to cover legal costs.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Dressed in camoufl age and armed with a handgun, a disgruntled ex-employee opened fi re Tuesday at a truck rental business in suburban Atlanta, killing two people and injuring three others, police said.

The lone gunman drove off in a pickup truck and was arrested after police stopped him about a mile from the Penske Truck Rental facility, Cobb County police spokesman Joe Hernandez said.

“He wasn’t here for very long and it wasn’t long before he was taken into custody,” Hernandez said.

Penske spokesman Randy Ryerson said four of the victims were employees and the other was a customer. Neither police or Ryerson immediately identifi ed the suspect or released the conditions of those wounded.

The suspect worked at the business for several years, Hernandez said, but it was unclear when and why he left. The gunman confronted someone in the parking lot and moved to an area where there are truck bays, shooting victims, Hernandez said.

A man who witnessed the arrest said the suspect looked “out of his mind” and “all drugged up.”

“The cops walked up on both sides of the truck, he opened the door and they threw him on the ground. He pretty much just gave up,” Michael Robertson told The Associated Press.

Penske said it was a very traumatic day.

Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Shots and Nasal Spray at Student Health Center

University of South Carolina Student Health Services is offering both the seasonal fl u vaccine and the injectable and intranasal H1N1 vaccines to

all faculty, staff and students at walk in clinics:

Wednesday, Jan. 13Thursday, Jan. 14

Friday, Jan. 15Tuesday, Jan. 19

The vaccinations will take place on the main level of the Thomson Stu-dent Health Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supplies run out. The H1N1 vaccine is free. The seasonal fl u vaccine costs $15 for students and $25 for faculty and staff. You must bring your University ID card to

receive the vaccine. For questions, call the Student Health Center at 777-3658.

South Carolina, which has long struggled to reduce its rate of domestic violence among adults, is seeing an increase in abuse between dating teens, according to a new survey.

More than one in six high school students reported last spring they had recently been hit or physically hurt by their boyfriend or girlfriend. That’s up from one in eight teens in 1999.

Taken anonymously and released this month, the survey also shows fewer teens are smoking cigarettes, and more are getting the message to not drink and drive.

Rep. Joan Brady said Tuesday the 16 percent reporting they’ve been abused within the past month “reinforces the need for prevention. We need to identify abusive behaviors in the earlier ages so we get children out of the cycle of abuse.”

The Columbia Republican has proposed a bill directing school districts to adopt dating violence policies and discipline guidelines. The bill stalled in the House last year but could be debated again next week.

South Carolina ranks eighth nationwide in the rate of women killed by men, according to the latest report by the Violence Policy Center in Washington. The state has never been out of the top 10 since the report was fi rst released in 1998, and has twice ranked fi rst.

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WASHINGTON — Oxmoor House on Friday recalled nearly 1 million home improvement books because of errors that could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring. The errors in technical diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fi re hazard.

Skull linked to secret Yale society to be sold

NEW YORK — A human skul l that apparently was turned into a ballot box for Yale’s mysterious Skull and Bones society is going on the auction block.

Christie’s estimates the skull will sell for $10,000 to $20,000 when it is auctioned on Jan. 22. Fittingly, the auction house has agreed to keep the seller’s name a secret. On Monday, it described the person only as a European art collector.

Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices

ALHAMBRA, Calif. — The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look

at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives.

The experimental devices are designed to keep track of how many minutes they work out, how much food they consume and even whether they are at a fast-food joint when they should be in the park. The goal is to cut down on self-reported answers that often cover up what’s really happening.

Planet-hunting telescope unearths hot mysteries

WASHINGTON — NASA’s new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars.

The Kepler Telescope, launched in March, discovered the two new heavenly bodies, each circling its own star. Telescope chief scientist Bill Borucki of NASA said the objects are thousands of degrees hotter than the stars they circle. That means they probably aren’t planets. They are bigger and hotter than planets in our solar system, including dwarf planets.

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knowing what the book will be like,” Wyndham said.

Others point out some books won’t be taken back by the store, forcing them to pay the full price.

“ We a nt ic ip at e USC students wi l l appreciate the rental savings and will return the rental textbook

with normal wear and tear,” he said. “This means book spine intact, no excessive damage to cover or contents, all original pages intact, a l l or ig inal components present, and no excessive highl ight ing, writ ing or other markings. Normal use of highlighting and writing is permitted.”

Regardless of the issues,

it’s a step forward, Student Body President Meredith Ross said.

“It’s not exactly what we wanted, but with textbook rates soaring every year, this isn’t a problem we can ignore.”

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Books ● Continued from 1Why are textbooks getting more expensive?

1. Unnecessary new editions make used books disappear and force students to pay more

Publishers usually produce a new edition of a textbook every three and half years. Once a new edition is put out, faculty and bookstores have no choice but to stop using the old edition.

2. Extra CD-ROMs, Web codes and workbooks drive up prices and make books harder to resell

Bundles make textbooks 10 to 50 percent more expensive and bookstores can’t buy back the book if the CD-ROM is missing or if the workbook or Web passcode is used.

3. Publishers keep faculty in the darkSevent y-seven percent of recent ly su r veyed

Massachusetts faculty said that publishers’ sales representatives rarely or never offer up the price unless asked, and only 38 percent said that sales representatives “always” offer the price when asked.

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It was only a matter of t ime before the smoking ban implemented in many counties across the nation was enforced in nearby Lexington County. As of Jan. 1, smoking of tobacco products is now illegal in most public places and places of employment.

T he Lex i ng ton Cou nt y Cou nc i l , which passed the ordinance on Aug. 25, 2009, said in the ordinance that one of the main reasons to enact the ban was because “secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, killing 53,000 Americans prematurely each year.”

The County Council said secondhand smoke is a “group A” carcinogen, which means it’s a cancer-causing substance, of which there is no safe exposure. The exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of getting almost every type of cancer, including breast cancer.

“ T he U. S . Su rgeon G ener a l h a s concluded that a simple separat ion of smokers and non–smokers within the same airspace does not eliminate the exposure of non-smokers,” the ordinance said.

The intent of the ordinance is to protect non-smokers from the serious dangers that come along with secondhand smoke. In the ordinance, it recognizes the “need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the desire to smoke.”

Despite the restrict ions, hotels and motels are still allowed to have designated smoking rooms, but no more than 25 percent of the total rooms can be for smokers. Private residences and retail tobacco stores are also exempt from the ban, along with religious ceremonies where smoking is part of the ritual.

All employers must have a designated place for smokers, as well as “No Smoking” signs in all other areas of the workplace. If this is not met, there is a $25 fi ne each day they don’t meet the regulation. However, for many retailers, the ban is not new.

“We have been smoke-free since October of 2008,” said Sarah Kirton, an employee for Chili’s Restaurant in Lexington. “Smoking is not permitted in our restaurant and you have to be at least ten feet away from our doors to be able to smoke.”

Chili’s rules comply with the newly passed ordinance, which states “smoking is prohibited within a distance of ten feet for any door that is used as an entrance or exit from an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.

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A young man is seen smoking in the wake of Lexington Co.’s ordinance restricting smoking.

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The Residence Hall Associat ion’s Senate kicked off the spring semester with a new location and progressive goals Tuesday night, including a resolution to give more than $3,000 to Capstone for its annual Capstone Ball.

Already at the fi rst meeting, momentous news has been made. Capstone Senators Chapman, Stitzlein and Walker proposed the Capstone Ball, an annual event that Capstone has had for six years. The senators did the calculations, and the total cost would be over $6,000. The two most notable expenses are renting “The Zone” at the Williams-Price Stadium for the location of the ball, which is priced at $2,000, and transportation, provided by USC buses, which is estimated at $1,125. Other expenses include food, decoration and a DJ, which Capstone says they can afford from their own pocket.

Last semester Capstone senators made smart moves and were able to save $2,405.67. They are requesting that RHA provides $3,125 and additional $900 for amending funds. Upon debating this legislation, Senator Alex Waelde took the initiative and proudly said that he was for the allocation.

He said Capstone has used its funds properly and deserves to have this event.

While having a budget of $30,000, the majority of the senators approved to have the legislation passed.

“I feel awesome about this. I didn’t expect it to pass,” said Capstone’s senator Lauren Stitzlein, a first-year broadcast

journalism student. One of Preston’s senators, Caroline

DeHaven thinks it should be a big turnout.

“It’s great to provide for the students, especially since Capstone has one of the largest residence halls,” she said.

President Jim Manning is excited about Spring 2010 in general and thinks that “we have the potential to have one of best semesters yet.”

He is def initely ecstat ic about the Capstone Ball.

“It’s a good, big bang for your buck,” Manning said.

At Su mwa lt 305, Ma n n i ng gave a concise overview of the key events scheduled for Spring 2010. Hands For Hunger, a significant event of charity, is arriving in March, which many of the senators were encouraged to take part in, as well as the Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service.

RHA will be having elections for its executive board on Feb. 9. The board includes president , v ice president , t rea su rer, sec ret a r y a nd nat iona l community coordinator. Nominations start next week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. Newly elected offi cers will not take over until some time between March and April.

Also in April, RHA will have its last Senate meeting while having a formal banquet to complete the semester that Manning thinks will “fl y by.”

Plans for t he Inv isible Chi ldren concert, which had drawn some concern among the senators during last semester, is currently frozen, after East Quad Senator Tyler Boone res ig ned h is position.

RHA passes ball fundingIn first meeting of year,

senators approve legislationof $3,000 for Capstone event

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THE RULES— Employers are required to provide

smoke-free environments for their employees including prohibiting people who are smoking tobacco products in the work area.

— No one is allowed to have a lighted tobacco product in any work space or work place.

— Any owner, operator or manager can declare the whole establishment as a nonsmoking zone, including outdoor areas.

— Smoking is prohibited within 10 feet from any door used as an entrance or exit from an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.

INFRACTIONS— Any owner, operator or manager

who controls a workplace and fails to comply with the provisions is guilty of an infraction.

— Any person who has a lighted tobacco product in any work space or work place is guilty of an infraction.

PUNISHMENT— Any of these infract ions is

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“They should have a memorial for the little girls here at the church,” said Zakiyyah Ali, a second-year exercise science student . “Their innocent little lives were lost, so I don’t think just having a service is enough.”

The Civil Rights Institute, right across the street from the church, was the second stop of the day. The museum tells the story in newspapers, photographs, life-size re-creations and authentic documents. An official document from the city shows Birmingham restaurants were either segregated or forced to separate “whites from Negroes by a partition at least seven feet tall.” Black children weren’t allowed to play with white children, and whites were required to be in charge of any establishment that served both races. An audio clip on the loudspeakers tells why.

“What’s at stake here is the Southern way o’life,” the unnamed speaker announces.

The clip talks of the city’s black residents fi nding self-reliance and an emerging, unique culture. Even in the midst of a second-class way of life, they weren’t always downtrodden.

“They were still able to make time for their families, pour into their businesses and work in their churches,” said James Wilson, a second-year international business student. “That’s remarkable to me.”

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The gripping story of a person beats a museum any day.

Mementos and retellings inside a museum are interesting and often provide a bevy of knowledge for those who visit, but talk to someone who was involved in an event and you feel the heart of the story, the emotions and the lives affected.

Nothing demonstrates this better than the story of Sarah Randolph.

The 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., was one of the most tragic events of the civil rights movement. All deaths of the movement are inexplicably horrible, but the deaths of four innocent girls not even involved in protests are unconscionable.

The church does a fairly good job of portraying the bombing, with a small museum, tours of the sanctuary and a video.

Randolph was the only girl in the bathroom who survived the blast. Her sister was killed. So were three of her closest friends.

She spoke to the group of 27 students here on the Civil Rights Tour.

Her lack of education is obvious. She admittedly didn’t want to attend college.

During her 45-minute testimony, she often struggled for the right word and used incorrect grammar, but her message was one of the most motivating I’ve ever heard.

Her life was turned upside down by the blast. She lost her eye from glass shreds and wasn’t even told her sister was killed until she overheard in the hospital from others.

For years, she struggled with marijuana and alcohol. Problems with men dominated her life, and she switched jobs frequently.

She doesn’t struggle anymore, she says. Now, she travels the world talking to others about the blast. She’s led many to fi nd spiritual relationships with God, and she’s helped others who have struggled with similar circumstances.

“God doesn’t put no more on us than we can handle,” she said, wagging her fi nger. “He’ll lead you through it.”

— Josh Dawsey Assistant News Editor


Survivor ● Continued from 1


The group enters the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham.


The 16th Street Baptist Church was the site of a vicious bombing during the civil rights movement.

Legacy ● Continued from 1

plaque made is the Class of 2008. Farwick said the plaque for 2008 is in the process of being hung and the plaque for 2009 will follow. Each of these classes pledged more than $13,000.

If everyone made a donation of $20.10, this year’s senior class could raise more than $100,000, according to the Web site.

Some students have heard about the program through friends or f liers sent in the mail but are unsure if they will donate money.

Lisa McKinney, a fourth-year biology student , said she heard of the campaign from senior friends last year who were called by the Carolina Callers.

“I think [the campaign] is a pretty big thing that seniors or their parents do,” McKinney said. “It’s just a little way to give back to the school after four years of being here.”

M c K i n n e y w i l l b e graduating in May and said she might donate to the campaign. Other seniors, such as Cora Fanning, are also undecided.

“I ’m not su re i f t hat ’s somet h i ng I wou ld do,” said Fanning, a fourth-year international business and economics student . “It would honestly depend on the day and how much money I had in my pocket.”

Seniors who are interested in participating can visit www.sc.edu/seniorlegacy.


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Legislators sweat ing a wrecked budget that threatens schools, colleges and law enforcement cheered plans to borrow $270 million to build a new Boeing airliner assembly line in North Charleston.

The approval came on the f irst day of a 2010 session overshadowed by a $563 million budget hole, plans to overhaul the state’s finances and as the House moved closer to a formal rebuke of Gov. Mark Sanford in the aftermath of his confession of an affair with an Argentine woman.

The Boeing plan makes sense because of jobs that w i l l be generated across South Carolina, said Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, after the Boeing Inc. bonds were approved by a legislative panel on the session’s first day. “This is a tremendous bargain.”

It ’s the most the state has ever borrowed for an i ndust r ia l prospec t a nd worth it, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence.

“ I f we don’t ma ke a n investment to get world-class blue chip companies like Boeing in our state to create jobs for people, we’re not going to come out of this recession,” said Leatherman, who chairs the panel that approved the bonds. Economic development prospects calling on him already are taking

note of the Boeing fl ag in his Senate offi ce, he said.

O ver t ime, leg is lators argue, the Boeing plant will make the state a power in the aerospace industry and create spinoffs that generate far more jobs than the 3,800 the manufacturer has promised.

But the state’s borrowing comes in the midst of a budget crisis and could end up adding to the pain of job and program lo s s leg i s l a tor s a l read y are conf ront ing because legislators will have to come up with $23 million to cover interest payments in the 2011 fi scal year beginning in July.

T h ree yea r s ago , t he annual spending bill was $7 billion. Repeated budget cuts, including $439 million since September, have left legislators with only about $5.3 billion as they start writing that fiscal 2011 spending plan. With Boeing debt, legislators will have to come up with $563 m i l l ion most ly to cover proper t y tax break s and repay money borrowed from reserves.

“The only way out of this recession is to put our people

SC legislature approves Boeing factory funding

Supporters argue plant will bring jobs, boost state economyJim DavenportTh e Associated Press

to work. When they’re not working, they’re not paying personal income tax; they’re not buying things and paying sales tax. That’s the two big shortfalls in revenue today and we’ve just got to get people back to work.”

Legislators downplay the risk of being deeply enmeshed in Boeing ’s f ut u re w it h taxpayer dollars. “They’ve got an airplane that everybody wants and they can’t build enough of right now — in a recession, a worldwide recession,” McConnell said.

“Boeing ain’t going out of business,” Leatherman said, not ing Boeing has plenty of orders on hand and is expanding operat ions in South Carolina as a union bargaining tool to hedge against costly future strikes in Everett, Wash., and other locations.

Me a nwh i le , t he s t a t e Commerce Department is asking for a short-term loan to get the work moving faster while it waits for the state to issue the bonds, Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor said.

The borrowing goes to the state’s fi nancial oversight board for f ina l approva l Wednesday.

Leatherman emphasizes that the $23 million annual cost for Boeing building bonds will be less of a burden

for the state during the next couple of years as older bonds are paid off. Paying off the old debts are freeing up about $15 million year, Leatherman said.

Meanwhi le , t here’s no better time to borrow for this kind of project with interest so low, Leatherman said.

The House, meanwhile,

quickly worked through its calendar and ran through i n t r o d u c t i o n s o f n e w legislation. The House Rules Committee set Wednesday as the debate date for a censure measu re t hat c a s t igate s Sanford for “dereliction in his duties of offi ce, for offi cial misconduct in office and for

abuses of power while in offi ce that has brought ridicule and dishonor to himself, the state of South Carolina, and to its citizens.”

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WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators working on President Barack Obama’s health overhaul bill appear likely to drop a proposed income tax increase on high-wage earners and possibly jettison a requirement for large businesses to offer coverage to their employees, Democratic offi cials said Tuesday.

Negotiators are considering extending the Medicare payroll tax, which now applies only to income from wages, to cover some of the investment earnings of couples making more than $250,000 a year, and individuals earning above $200,000. That could make up lost revenue from dropping the high-wage income tax and scaling back a proposed tax on high-value insurance plans, which is strongly opposed by organized labor and House Democrats.

On another high-prof i le issue, the negotiators are discussing a hybrid of a proposed national insurance exchange

contained in the House bi l l and the state-by-state approach favored by the Senate. House Democrats are pressing for a national system to apply pressure to the insurance industry after their proposal for a new government-run insurance option was ruled out due to opposit ion from Senate moderates.

These offi cials also said key lawmakers and the White House were hoping to include more money to protect state governments from the cost of an expansion of the federal-state Medicaid insurance program for the poor. That issue f lared af ter Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., the critical 60th vote for the health care bill in the Senate, got a deal for the federal government to pay t he f u l l cost of Medicaid expansion in his state forever, whereas other states would have to pick up part of the tab after a few years.

The off icials spoke on condit ion of anonymity, saying they were not free to disclose details of the negotiations.

The developments came as the pace of negotiations on health care legislation quickened with House members returning to Washington on Tuesday from a holiday

Health care tax droppedReforms to proceed without

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recess. The White House wants a fi nal bill for Obama to sign in time for his State of the Union address early next month.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders were scheduled to meet with Obama at the White House on Wednesday to narrow the numerous issues that remain unresolved. The president has weighed in forcefully in recent days, telling lawmakers he wants at least a pared-down tax on high-cost insurance plans as well as a commission with authority to order cuts to Medicare spending under limited circumstances — both measures designed to hold down spiraling health care costs.

T he Hou se -pa s sed b i l l i nc luded an income tax increase on individuals making more than $500,000 a year and couples making over $1 million, as well as a requirement for large businesses to cover their workers. The Senate bill contained neither. It included a tax on high-value insurance plans and a modest increase in the Medicare payroll tax. Instead of requiring employers to offer health coverage, the Senate bill penalized businesses if any of their workers obtained government-subsidized health care.

T he move away f rom t he House approaches is a bow to the inf luence of moderates in the Senate, who oppose those and other liberal priorities and are critical to Reid’s fragile majority in support of the bill.

Off icials said Obama has indicated support for a nat ional version of the exchange — a clear inghouse where consumers could shop for health coverage. He also is signaling support for ending the decades-old antitrust exemption enjoyed by insurance companies. On those two issues the president is siding with House Democrats over their Senate counterparts.

The legislation passed by both chambers before Christmas is similar in many respects, including expanding Medicaid and imposing a fi rst-time requirement for almost everyone to purchase insurance. Both bills would extend health coverage to more than 30 mi l l ion un insured Americans over the next decade.

On other issues:—House Democrats are pushing for

more generous subsidies to help low- and middle-income people buy coverage, and Obama supports that. Under the Senate bill, the average subsidy that someone

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shopping in the exchange would get in 2019 is $5,600, while in the House bill it’s $6,800.

— N e g o t i a t o r s a r e looking at how to tweak the tax on high-value insurance plans. As passed by the Senate, the 40 percent tax would hit individual health plans worth $8,500 or more and family plans worth $23,000 or more. Union leaders fear their members would be unduly penalized by the tax, and there’s been discussion of moving the thresholds higher.

Obama met with union leaders Monday, and one union offi cial familiar with the discussions said labor leaders and White House st a f f a l so explored t he possibility of exempting or delaying health plans c ove re d b y c o l le c t i v e barga in ing agreement s from being subject to the tax. They also discussed possible car ve-out s for s t a t e a nd gover n ment employees, many of whom are unionized.

But some union offi cials are concerned about any compromise that would appea r to g ive u n ions special treatment. They want a f ix that protects both union and nonunion middle-class workers from pay ing h igher taxes on health plans.

The goal was for White House staf fers to come up w it h a rev ised plan for t he insurance plan excise tax within 48 hours o f Mond ay ’s meet i ng. Union leaders, including AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka, met with Pelosi on Tuesday afternoon.

The union offi cials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.

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HEALTH CARE TIMELINE: 2009 IN REVIEW

FEB. 3Tom Daschle withdraws from the nomination

of secretary of Health and Human Services after acknowledging he failed to pay $128,000 in federal taxes.

MARCH 24The nation’s health insurers say they would no longer

deny coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions - if everyone was required to buy insurance. It is one of many deals with key health care stakeholders, including hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, in an attempt to reach a lasting consensus.

JULY 31The House adjourns for the August recess without

passing a health care bill, but the House Energy and Commerce Committee becomes the third House committee to approve a health bill.

OCT. 13The Senate Finance Committee votes 14-9 on a bill

that would extend coverage to about 29 million people who would not otherwise have it. It does not include a public option. “Now’s the time to dig in and work even harder to get this done,” Obama said.

NOV. 18Reid unveils his $849 billion health care bill, which

would insure 31 million Americans and cut the defi cit. It includes a public option, but states could opt out of offering the public plan.

DEC. 21Senate votes 60-40 to end debate on the changes

Reid made to the bill. It is the fi rst of several procedural votes needed before a vote on the bill can take place.

— Information from usatoday.com

Yesterday, Morehead City, located on the coast of North Carolina, was evacuated due to an incident with explosive materials in the city’s port . A forklift punctured drums of PETN, releasing t h is dangerous chemical.. Not only was the port evacuated, but an evacuation recommendation was i s sued in dow ntow n Morehead, causing 8800 people to leave. Luckily there were no reported injuries to the residents of Morehead City, and everyone behaved calmly and obeyed orders from the police department .

PET N, a l so k now n as pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is an explosive material that is used in the military. A federal license is required to handle it, and this particular shipment was sent f rom Spain and known to be legal.

W h a t h a s c o n c e r n e d officials is this material was in the ingredients of t he bomb made by t he Nigerian man charged with t h e a t t a c k a g a i n s t a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on

Christmas Day . Even though the port incident is being called an accident , people believe that these two incidents are linked.

OK, it’s the same explosive material, big deal. The fact that the shipment was legal and that it almost exploded due to the mishandling of a forklift definitely knocks out the assumption that this could have been another attempted terrorist attack.

It feels good to hear that this city handled this accident so well, and if this was a terrorist at tack or if the materials exploded, authorities would be ready for it. The sheriff’s department of Morehead City had no problem with residents on t he evac uat ion . T he circumstances of this accident are still being investigated, but the local authorities claimed that things at the port were handled routinely.

If a mistake happens or if terrorists are caught in the act, such as in the case of the Nigerian man, those who protect our countr y do a great job in stay ing vigilant. Incidents happen, and sometimes we cannot control them. Yet no matter what the outcome is, our country always pulls together and tries its hardest to make its citizens as safe as possible. We should feel lucky to live in such a protective country, and no matter how strict security can be, we cannot control everything.

Congrats. We all made it through two days of classes after returning from winter break. Now, after printing out syllabi and getting binders and notebooks together, it’s time to max out the credit card bill with the many textbooks needed for classes.

Most take the easy route by going to Russell House or other book stores on campus and paying full price for books, while others fi nd cheaper books online. By selling back books at the semester’s end, students can have their money returned, which is defi nitely a benefi t.

Yet there is another system in place here at USC that allows students to rent books. At f irst, this sounds like a great idea, but in reality rental books cost close to the same price as books for sale. Hence, the USC book rental system is a rip-off.

W h y s p e n d t h e s a m e amount of money for a rented book that you have to return at the end of the semester?

There is no option to sell this book back and get a little bit of money out of it.

For example, let’s say you buy a book for $60 and sell it back for half its price, but your friend rents the book for $55 dollars and throws that money down the drain with no chance to sell it back.

It seems like USC could find a better way to put a decent book rental system together. Students already have to pay huge amounts of money for books, so the ability to sell books back makes a huge difference to student’s bank accounts.

Renting, which removes that refund from end-of-semester selling, should be a lot cheaper — not just $5 dollars cheaper.

Hopefully, a new system can be underway as soon as possible, so every student can get what they need and get something out of it. Whether it be an A in a class or $20 extra dollars in their pocket.

Second semester has begun, and we fi nd ourselves sitting through another riveting syllabus week. For one of the fi rst times, I fi nd myself relieved that the auditorium-style classroom is overcrowded, with no chance of taking notes even if I wanted.

As I took a look around the room, I noticed that my groggy peers seemed to be equally relieved, not quite ready to engage in what promises to be a long, busy semester. As students took this opportunity to crack open the newspaper or surf the Web, they were not surprised to fi nd themselves bombarded with articles geared toward New Year’s resolutions and the best way to start the semester off on the right foot.

It’s the same story every year, the articles resembling self-help manuals. That being said,

I’m not here to feed you your newest organic diet resolution, but rather to present you with some new ideals for the year on a silver platter.

Rather than focusing all your efforts on yourself, concentrate your efforts on helping others. Try volunteering at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. You will feel so good about helping others that you will likely forget how much it is actually benefiting you. Volunteering is a choice, and by giving freely of our time you are rewarded with a sense of accomplishment and motivation. These positive feelings translate into other aspects of your life, making it

more likely that you will stick with personal goals in the long run.

New Year’s resolutions, like shedding all your old bad habits and fi nally becoming the person you want to be, seem harmless enough at fi rst glance. However, the bright New Year’s lights fade, the snow

melts from the ground and by March many of us are left with unfulfi lled goals and a handful of spring tulips.

Resolutions focused on self-improvement seem like a good idea in theory but are often forgotten just as quickly as the rest of your New Year’s Eve, after you threw back your third fl ute of champagne. Not only will you still be “rocking the beer gut” and “arriving fashionably late” by the time 2011 rolls around, you are also likely to be taking blows to your self-esteem for failing to accomplish your goals.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t work on your fl aws, I’m just saying this idea of New Year’s resolutions are unlikely to yield the long-term results we are after. This is because we see the New Year as a blank slate, but as humans we often mess up and our newly clean slate becomes marred. With a mark against us, we often fall back on old excuses, such as, “I’ve already messed up, what’s one more time?” This year, don’t get down on yourself. Instead, let helping others help you.

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Book rentals poor choice for students

Resolutions should be geared toward othersNew Year’s goals tend to be selfi sh; positive feelings from helping others

will help with personal plans

Emergency evacuationshows commitment

to protecting citizens

PariFukhrzadehThird-year businessstudent

MarilynnJoynerSecond-year English and dancestudent

Students have to

pay a lot for books,

so the ability to sell

books back makes a

huge difference.

Coastal city calm in face of explosives

OPINION GRAB BAG Columnists weigh in on whether Harry Reid should resign in the

wake of his comments about Obama

Ethically — yes, he should resign. Polit ically — no, he can’t further endanger the Democratic supermajority with the health care bill on the line. His comment was unacceptable, but most infuriating is that Al Sharpton is defending him. Obama usually stays out of the race discussion, so I can see why he is defending his Democratic colleague. Al Sharpton is another story. If Reid were a Republican, Sharpton would be tearing him to bits. What a hypocrite.

— Ryan Quinn

Reid should resign, but he can’t. Republicans would call it a win for their party and yet another sign that they’re going to take over Congress in the next election. If he does resign, Lindsay Graham should follow suit for complaining that South Carolina needs a fair share of Medicaid funding, saying, “I have 31 percent African American population in South Carolina.”

— Bryan Wendland

A lt hough I do not agree w it h Reid, everyone is entit led to their own opinions and is allowed by the Constitution to express them. It may not have been a smart move on his part.

— Jessica Hardin

Should the President resign for calling Kanye a jackass? No. The same thing goes for Mr. Reid. While his comments were inappropriate, I think the possibility of him losing reelection is enough.

— Jeremy Aaron

I shake my head at the political world for feigning outrage now over this year-old comment, but Reid’s comment really is indefensible. The only reason Harry Reid is staying as majority leader is for practical reasons. If the Democrats didn’t have the health care bill on his desk and if there were a more palatable Democrat in Nevada to take on Reid, I believe the party would abandon him like a sinking ship. The atrocious political climate in Nevada and the slim supermajority almost demand that he stay and fi ght for his seat.

— Austin Jackson

It’s called freedom of speech, people. Reid should not be punished and asked to resign for letting out his feelings. Now, is his character questioned? Yes, of course, and due to those remarks, Reid may not be in the running again for senator due to lack of votes.

— Marilynn Joyner

“ Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”

— Oscar Wilde

PAGE 13WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010

In the chilliest months of the year, there’s nothing better than heading to the movie theater to see the latest that Hollywood has to offer. With a handful of quality blockbusters gracing the screen as well as some lackluster ones between now and Valentine’s Day, here’s the perfect guide for what to watch and what not to.

“The Book of Eli” comes out this Friday, Jan. 15 , and while some might argue t h a t t he w ho le “post-apocalypse attempt to save the human race whilst battling barbarian gangs, machines a n d m u t a n t an ima ls /people/t h i n g s ” m o v i e has been a l it t le overdone (see also: “I A m Legend,” “ T e r m i n a t o r Salvat ion,” “The M a t r i x ,” e t c . ) , i t s h o u l d s t i l l be wor t h goi ng t o s e e D e n z e l Washington wield a machete in a battle royale against bad guy Gary Oldman and company .

Brothers Albert and Allen Hughes direct this futuristic thriller, set in the year 2043. Eli (Washington) fi ghts to protect the last surviving Bible that contains a secret he hopes will save humanity, while Carnegie (Oldman) schemes to use it for his own reasons . Verdict: See it.

Thriller “Edge of Darkness,” starring Mel Gibson, premieres on Jan. 29th . Regardless of any personal opinions on Gibson or his work, this f lick will be worth seeing. It’s based on the 1985 British television show about a cop who, while investigating the murder of his daughter, discovers all sorts of government corruption . The original series’ director, Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”), and its producer, Graham King, are repeating

their roles for the film adaptation, and William Monahan, who won an Oscar for “The Departed,” co-wrote the screenplay . Verdict: See it.

Jackie Chan is back in action. In “The Spy Next Door,” he stars as former secret agent Bob Ho, a man who has done it all, until his girlfriend asks him to watch her kids . Now, a whole new challenge awaits him. Wait. A secret agent babysitter who has to learn to deal with little kids: does that sound familiar? Maybe you saw trailers for 2005’s “The Pacifi er,” starring the ever so talented Vin Diesel . The previews of the two movies are scarily similar. Both start by describing the many accolades of the protagonists’ espionage before bringing the hook with a bang: now they have to

lea r n to ha nd le kids! Wow! While Chan is obviously a better actor than Diesel, don’t expect the movie to have much worth beyond g im m ick y jokes and a few scenes of Chan’s famous fi ght choreography. “ T he Spy Nex t D o o r ” a l s o premieres Jan. 15 . Verdict: Skip it.

A t r u e s t o r y based on the book “ T he Cu re” by G e e t a A n a n d ,

“Extraordinary Measures” hits theaters on Jan. 22nd and stars Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford . The movie, which looks to offer fantastic dramatic performances by both actors, tells the story of John Crowley (Fraser), a father and biotechnology execut ive whose t wo ch i ldren are diagnosed with a deadly genetic disorder and estimated to have only about a year left to live . To save his kids, he goes to Dr. Stonehill (Ford), who is reputed to be on the verge of a medical breakthrough. Crowley presses him and ends up not only raising the necessary money but developing a whole drug company while risking his livelihood and career in the process. Verdict: See it.

WINTER BLOCKBUSTERS ENTERTAIN, DISAPPOINT

Colin CampbellSTAFF WRITER

Spring semester brings many students a great and much-appreciated gift: more free time. Without football to take up entire Saturdays, everyone has more time to spend with friends, go on road trips or explore Columbia. If you haven’t seen a play or musical in a while, you may want to check out what Columbia’s local theaters have to offer. Here are some of the performances and plays coming to Columbia’s various performing venues in the next several months:

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Where: Colonial Life Arena When: Feb. 4 — 7 How much: $16-$73 The circus is coming to town. Feel like a

kid again and check out all the cannonballing, tightrope-walking and stunning illusions of these acrobats and clowns. “Zing Zang Zoom” is the theme of the show, which features exotic animals like Asian elephants, Bengal tigers and Arabian horses. For more information about the show, call (803) 576-9200 or stop by the box offi ce in the Colonial Life Arena.

“The Odd Couple” Where: Town Theatre When: Jan. 15 — 30 How much: $13 student tickets Ever heard of the ‘70s television show “The

Odd Couple?” This is the Neil Simon play

that served as the basis for that show. Town Theatre presents two of its experienced actors, Scott Stepp and Lee Smith, as friends Oscar and Felix, respectively . The comedy centers around neurotic neat-freak Felix moving in with his messy friend Oscar after his wife

kicks him out. Felix and Oscar try to learn how to live with each other and their Friday night poker buddies .

“Crowns” Where: Trustus Theatre When: Feb. 12 — March 6

How much: $25 ($12.50 student tickets 15 minutes before curtain time)

Before Chris Rock explored the role of hair in African-American culture in “Good Hair,” the play “Crowns” looked at southern black women and their hats. Trustus is hosting one of its most popular musicals with a mixture of rap and gospel music in which a young woman discovers how much of the community’s identity and history is tied to the ornate hats the women wear every Sunday to church. The shows only run Thursdays through Sundays each week.

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” Where: Workshop Theatre When: Jan. 29 — Feb. 13 How much: $14 student tickets Workshop Theatre presents a musical

about the rise and fall of a Texan brothel in the 1970s. In “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” almost everyone frequents the Chicken Ranch until TV reporter Melvin Thorpe tries to shut down the brothel .

“The Arabian Nights” Where: Longstreet Theatre When: Feb. 19 — 28 If you don’t feel like going off campus to see

a play, or maybe you have fi ll a requirement for a theatre appreciation class, check out “The Arabian Nights.” USC Theatre continues its season, which began with last fall’s successful “Cyrano de Bergerac,” with this tale of a Persian king who decides that every night he will marry a virgin and then kill her at dawn . For more information about tickets, call (803) 777-2551.

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For many people, their New Year’s resolution always comes down to losing

weight and taking more steps to lead a healthy lifestyle. However, most of those people get stuck in last year’s

eating patterns almost right away and don’t stick to their original goal. As college students, it’s especially hard for us to stay on track with a healthy diet, thanks to

readily available, incredibly cheap and always delicious fast food. On top of that, hectic schedules sometimes make it diffi cult to make routine trips down to Strom. However, instead of eating unhealthy, calorie-fi lled pizza, enchiladas or breakfast wraps, why not make your own?

They are delicious, inexpensive and healthy. If you’re looking to stretch that resolution past the next couple days, here are three ideas to try:

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1. Egg breakfast wrap:

You are going to need three eggs, two slices (or one-fourth of a cup shredded) of cheddar cheese, one large tortilla (10’’ or 12’’) and about one-fourth of a cup of salsa. Crack the eggs into a pan; use two whole eggs and the egg white from the third egg. Begin scrambling the eggs, and put half of your cheese in the pan with the eggs. While the eggs cook, microwave your tortilla between two paper towels for about 15 seconds in order to soften it enough to hold the eggs without breaking. Once the eggs are cooked, carefully position them in the middle of the tortilla. Place the rest of the cheese and salsa on top of the eggs, roll up the tortilla and sprint out the door to class.

2. English muffin pizzas:

You will need two plain English muffi ns, a few tablespoons of spaghetti sauce, and one-third of a cup of shredded mozzarella cheese. Rip the English muffi ns into halves and place them on microwave-safe plate. Pour a small amount of spaghetti sauce into the center of each muffi n half; use as much or as little as you would like. Place shredded cheese onto each half. After assembling the mini-pizzas, cook them in the microwave until the cheese is melted, and enjoy them for a small lunch or mid-afternoon snack.

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3. Chicken Enchiladas:

You will need four tortillas, two cups of cooked shredded chicken (which you can cook yourself or purchase at the grocery store), one bag of Mexican shredded cheese and a large jar of salsa. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Pour a few tablespoons of salsa into the bottom of a square, oven-safe baking dish. In a bowl, mix the chicken, two cups of cheese and one-half of a cup of salsa; spoon the mixture into the center of each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up, then place them into the dish. Pour one cup of salsa and one and a half cups of cheese on top of the enchiladas. Bake the enchiladas until the cheese on top is melted and bubbly, and sit down for a nice, inexpensive dinner.

Sony postpones new installment in lucrative ‘Spider-Man’ seriesNew director, actors

join superhero franchise for 2012

Claudia Eller amd John HornMCT Campus

LOS ANGELES — Peter Parker can catch all sorts of villains in his webs, but the one thing Spider-Man cou ld n’t br i ng to Sony Pictures was a workable script — and budget — for the $2.5 bil l ion franchise’s fourth installment, derailing one of the most lucrative movie series in Hollywood history.

Less than a week after the studio said it was postponing production on the fourth web-slinger movie over story problems, Sony on Monday pulled the plug on the project as it was being conceived with director Sam Raimi after he told the studio he wasn’t comfortable moving forward with the sequel, originally scheduled for release in May 2011.

Star Tobey Maguire, who has played t he arachn id superhero in the previous three “Spider-Man” fi lms, is also bowing out, as is his on-screen love interest, Kirsten Dunst.

The studio said it would hire a new star and director and re-boot the movie as a story about Parker’s early life as a “teenager grappling with contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.” Because Sony is essentially starting from scratch, the studio has pushed the picture’s release to 2012.

The re su lt i ng f i l m i s ex pec ted to be f a r le s s costly than the production Raimi had envisioned for his version. Sony wanted to make

the picture for about $230 million, which the director thought was not enough given his ambitions.

“’Spider-Man’ will always be an important franchise for Sony Pict ures and a f resh star t l ike th is is a responsibil it y that we all take very seriously,” Sony Chairman Michael Lynton said in a prepared statement. “We have always believed that story comes f irst and story guides the direction of these fi lms.”

The studio declined to elaborate on the decision. But several people familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity

said Sony hopes to fi nd a new director and actors quickly, with f i lming expected to begin before the end of the year.

S c r e e n w r i t e r J a m e s Vanderbilt (“Zodiac”) has been hired to write the script, and “Spider-Man” veterans Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin will return as producers, the studio said.

The postponement of such a lucrative franchise leaves Sony with a huge hole in its 2011 schedule, especially in the summer, when the studios release their big, expensive — and often highly profitable — event movies.

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“We had the first African-American on television playing a president. We indicted a conservative president for criminal behavior,” Sutherland told the TV critics press tour.

“Jack Bauer, to me, has always been the most apolitical character, very much like the Secret Service. You don’t protect a president because of your political beliefs. That’s your job, and you serve that president, regardless,” he says.

“One of the things that I was always so unbelievably proud of our show is that you could have it being discussed by former President Bill Clinton and Rush Limbaugh at the same time, both using it and citing it to justify their points of view,” Sutherland says. “That, to me, was incredibly balanced.”

But there was one exception, he said.There was a dialogue in season seven

between Bauer and the by-the-book FBI agent

about one of the shows most controversial strains: torture.

“I thought that was an unbelievably clever and brave thing to do. And I would have to say that’s the only time we consciously addressed a specifi c political issue in the context of the show,” Sutherland says.

“W henever you describe polit ics as informing the drama of something, it’s, by defi nition, propaganda or uninteresting,” says producer Howard Gordon. “You want to take characters that would have credibility. Cherry ( Jones)’s character last year, for example, (President) Allison Taylor, has a very, very specific stand and a very thoughtful and very well-considered and very deeply felt stand about this. And she defends it, I think, remarkably.”

And though the drama refl ects the world’s political powder keg, it’s not too specifi c about the countries, such as the Middle Eastern country that is of immediate interest this season. Through the first four episodes, though negotiations go on with its president at the United Nations, it’s scarcely named.

Sometimes, Sutherland says his Bauer persona precedes him in the complex world..

“I’ve always been shocked that people that I’m actually fl ying with say, ‘Oh, I feel safer on the plane,’” he said. “I’m thinking: ‘You must not watch the show because everybody around me gets killed.’”

Sutherland defends political stance of television series‘24’ characters, plot represent

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“I’ve made a huge mistake.”— George “Gob” Bluth II (Will Arnett) in “Arrested Development”

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“It’s going to be leg-en-dary.”— Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) on “How I Met Your Mother”

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“He’s just not that into you”— The women of “Sex and the City”

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“Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t Lose.”— Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his Dillon Panthers on “Friday Night Lights”

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GEMINI Your are looking great with no effort today. Your usual tactics are fl awless. It will all work out.

CANCER Go ahead and let your imagination run away with you. You needed a vacation anyway! There will be time tomorrow to deal with practical details.

LEO You want to get down to business early, but others don’t. Their

emotions are scattered. Give them time early, then use words to start anew.

VIRGO You can’t say “I love you” too often. Today you realize just how important it is to remind yourself and others that you care.

LIBRA By day’s end, you’re sad to have no one on your side. Change becomes difficult now, and revising work will take several days but produce great results.

S C O R P I O Open your heart to a l l opp or t u n i t i e s . To d a y en r iche s w it h beaut y, confidence and optimism. Forward movement? Not so much. But that’s all right.

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your steps. Don’t let this depress you. Reviewing recent activities lets you know what’s needed.

C A P R IC OR N Your heart wants to go on a long-distance trip. Your mind is looking closer to home. If price is no object, take the most imaginative route possible.

AQUARIUS Find a better way to get what you need. Spending more may not help. Repurposing something you already have will work just fi ne.

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Coming off a big win at Auburn on Saturday, the South Carolina men’s basketball team is looking to use that momentum to defend the Colonial Life Arena in the SEC home opener against the LSU Tigers.

“It’s huge that the students are going to be back,” head coach Darrin Horn said. “They drive the energy in our arena, they are so important to what happens during our games and they are really an extension of our team.”

The team is now looking to role players to f ill the void after the losses of senior forward Dominique Archie and junior forward Mike Holmes . Players who didn’t get much play ing t ime before are now being t rusted to play big minutes down the stretch for the Gamecocks.

Freshman guard Stephen Spinella is one player who has been trusted with some newfound playing time. The New Jersey native fl ourished in his back-up role against Auburn, giving the guards much needed rest and even knocking down a career-high seven points against the Tigers.

Another player looking to step up against LSU is junior forward Aust in Steed. Steed matched his career high against Auburn, scoring 10 points and going a

perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe. Steed will be looking to put the clamp on LSU’s leading scorer, Tasmin Mitchell . Mitchell came up big against the Gamecocks last year when he put up 30 points in Baton Rouge as the Bayou Bengals steamrolled the Gamecocks 85-68.

“Mitchell is a match-up problem for e ver ybod y t hat he p l ay s against,” Horn said. “We can’t be letting him get too many easy baskets.”

Someone familiar with topping the 30-point plateau is none other than USC’s senior leader, Devan Dow ney . The Chester nat ive d ropped 33 on Sat u rday a nd is looking to bring some of that fi re into the Colonial Life Arena. Downey’s 19.5 points per game leads the team and his outside shooting ability will come in handy against LSU’s zone defense.

“We all know Devan Downey is pretty special,” LSU head coach Trent Johnson said . “The thing that is impressive to me about him is that he is so much more effi cient than he was last year in terms of letting things develop and happen and still scoring a lot of points and getting a lot of steals.”

If Carolina is to win tonight they might want to look at what Alabama did to the Tigers last time out, as the Tide blew past LSU behind the strength of their big men inside the paint. If forward Sam Muldrow is able to rebound well, block shots and use low post moves to get some scoring, then Carolina has a good chance of coming away with a victory.

To kick off tonight’s contest, USC basketbal l is throwing a

Garnet Army pep rally prior to the game, where st udents are encouraged to attend in hopes of pushing Carolina to success in the SEC. Behind the student section last year, Carolina started the year 7-0 in league play before dropping the fi nale to Tennessee.

To celebrate tonight’s event, there wil l even be a f irst-t ime

camoufl age wearer attending.“I wanted to feel like a part of

the students during the game so I’ve got my new ‘Garnet Army’ tie ready to roll,” said Horn.

Gamecockbasketball still hopefulDespite personnel

losses, Carolina can still salvage season

USC prepares for SEC home openerRole players hope to

keep Carolina’s league mark unblemished

Chris BilkoSTAFF WRITER

Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Freshman guard Stephen Spinella scored a career-high seven points in South Carolina’s victory on Saturday over the Auburn Tigers.

I n e a r l y No v e mb e r, you would’ve been hard-pressed to f ind someone in the Columbia area who didn’t believe the 2009-10 season was going to be a special one for the Carolina b a s k e t b a l l t e a m . A nd why wouldn’t they? The Gamecocks had improved by seven games in 2008-09, had claimed their fi rst SEC East title in 12 years and were returning four starters.

Two months later, the mindset couldn’t be more different.

A f t e r l o s i n g s e n i o r Dominique A rchie to a season-ending knee injury and seeing junior Mike Holmes dismissed f rom the team, Carolina enters tonight’s SEC home opener against LSU with a 10-5 record and the expectation o f f i n i s h i n g ne a r t he bottom of the conference standings.

I n s p i t e o f t h e s e obstacles and pred ic t ion s , this is hardly t he t i me t o w r i t e o f f t h e s e a s o n a n d b e g i n thinking about n e x t y e a r . . With a roster full of young t a lent a nd a two-time All-SEC point g uard lead ing the way, Carolina has been given the opportunity to not just salvage the season, but to show the nation it has what it takes to be a top-notch basketball program.

This opportunity will depend on t he sk i l l of Devan Downey . Without t he presence of A rch ie in the lineup, the team’s leadership will fall solely on his shoulders; no player will be more pivotal than the 5-foot-9 senior.

Averaging 19.5 points per game and coming off a 33-point performance against Auburn, Downey has done his job to keep Carolina af loat thus far. However, with matchups ag a i n s t K ent uck y a nd Tennessee on the horizon, his continued success will certainly prove to be an important factor.

As crit ical as Downey will be during the season’s r e m a i n d e r , f r e s h m e n R a mo n G a l low a y a nd Lakeem Jackson wil l be just as essential. With both seeing increased minutes and gaining experience as the year has worn on, much will be expected of the two young Gamecocks.

“ W e a l w a y s t a l k about relat ive to talent, ex per ience and role in terms of how someone’s

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VelasquezSecond-year broadcsat journalism studentSEC POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 1

Tennessee Mississippi State

South Carolina

Florida

Alabama

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A f ter ea rly season los ses to Rider and Richmond, the Bulldogs (13-3, 1-0) have been on fire of late, winning ten of the past 11 games, including a huge 80-75 win on the road against archrival Ole Miss this past weekend . With the win over the Rebels in hand, State has to be considered the favorite to win the SEC West.

The No. 21 Rebels (12-3, 0-1) took a tough home loss against Mississippi St ate , but t hey s t i l l have a ver y impressive slate of work, with a win at Kansas State and close losses to Villanova on a neutral court and at West Virginia . There can’t be any hangover from the State game for Andy Kennedy’s squad though; they are on the road for their next two, at pesky Georgia tonight before a showdown with the Vols in Knoxville on Saturday .

The Commodores (12-3, 1-0) have been hot and cold all season long, but they looked very good in a 95-87 win over Florida in the SEC opener at Memorial Gymnasium, a win which adds to Vandy’s hopeful six-game winning streak . With trips to Alabama tonight and USC on Saturday, a 2-0 week should mean a national rank .

First-year coach Anthony Grant is an early leader for SEC Coach of the Year, as the Crimson Tide (11-4, 1-0) is looking like a team that may be able to keep the natives in Tuscaloosa interested before spring footbal l pract ice starts. ‘Bama doesn’t have a win that knocks your socks off, but they’ve played hard against Purdue and beaten Baylor and Michigan .

Behind superstar freshman John Wall and fi rst-year coach John Calipari, UK has lived up to all the preseason hype and more. The No. 2 Wildcats (16-0, 1-0) have been the story of this college basketball season so far. However, things are about to get tough. Two of the next three games are on the road, including a trip to Columbia to face the Gamecocks on Jan. 26.

A f ter coach Bruce Pearl was forced to dismiss star forward Tyler Smith following the senior’s arrest on gun and drug charges and to suspend three other players involved in the incident, many thought the No. 10 Vols’ (12-2) chances of being an elite team had vanished. UT apparently never got the message. With only six scholarship players and nine guys dressed overall, the Vols found a way against then-No. 1 Kansas, outplaying the Jayhawks for a 76-68 win in Knoxville .

The Gamecocks (10-5, 1-0) appeared to have their NCAA hopes dashed when in a matter of hours M ike Holmes was dismissed from the team and USC lost at home to Baylor in its final shot for an impressive nonconference win . However, after going to a small lineup and getting huge efforts from guard Devan Downey, Carolina has won two straight and hopes for daily improvements.

Don’t look now, but there may be a storm brewing in Gainesville. The Gators (11-4, 0-1) are last in the SEC in three-point shooting, in the bottom three in shooting, playing poor defense and have a horrible home loss to South Alabama tied around their neck . Oh, and they haven’t made the tournament in two years. Could Billy Donovan’s job be in jeopardy?

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performing. I think our two freshmen, relative to those things, have been about as good as anybody,” head coach Darrin Horn said. “All of those guys are going to need to contribute for us to be our best.”

A r g u a b l y t h e m o s t important factor, however, wil l be the at t itude the

Gamecocks compete with as they prepare for this dif f icult stretch. Teams overcome lousy situations all the time, but what the successful ones have in common is a belief that it can be done.

There’s no better example of this than Tennessee’s shocking upset of No. 1 Kansas this weekend. With star forward Tyler Smith

dismissed and three others serv ing suspensions, no one thought the Volunteers would finish within 20 of the streaking Jayhawks , let alone win.

W hen the going get s tough, the tough get going. Tonight we’ll see just how t ou g h t h i s G a me c o c k basketball program really is.

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The Tigers (9-6, 0-1) have a quality win by defi nition (they beat a Western Kentucky team that has two wins over the SEC), but beyond that, things aren’t very impressive for Trent Johnson’s team. Four of the six losses have been by double digits, and it will only get harder with tonight’s game against USC and Saturday’s trip to Florida .

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Jeff Lebo’s Tigers (9-7, 0-1) may have lost to South Carolina on Saturday, but prior to that game they had won four straight and been playing much better . The glass ceiling for this team is likely the NIT, but with several heralded recruits and a new arena next season, they may be screaming War Eagle at a NCAA tourney site next year.

Many expected the Bulldogs (8-6, 0-1) to be a pushover again. This won’t be the case. Mark Fox has the Dawgs playing tough, and it looks like it’s just a matter of time before they start playing conference ball. UGA played Kentucky tough at Rupp Arena this past Saturday and boast an upset of ranked rival Georgia Tech .

How the Hogs (7-8) will end up is anybody’s best guess. With star Courtney Fortson suspended for the fi rst 14 games, Arkansas went 7-7 with losses to traditional powerhouses such as Morgan State and East Tennessee State . Fortson then returned and the Razorbacks took Texas to the wire before losing. Arky probably will be no better than .500, but if Fortson gets hot, who knows.



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Housing-Rent3BR 1.5BA S.Waccamaw Duplex 2.3 miles from USC, CH&A w/d hkup like new hdwd fl water provided. $640/mo Plus SD. Call 740-1305

3BR 1BA $1050 Huge Lot RosewoodCH&A updaed kit dogs/cats OK fenced in big backyard. 600-7219

Renovated 3BR 2BA in Forest Acres. Harrison Rd behind Zestos on

Forest Drive $950 205-441-9442.4BR 2BA 1700 sq ft 616 Laurel St. Walk-ing distance to Vista. Perfect for 4 stds. Available July 2010. 422-5704.

1-2-3-5BR Houses $345-$1395Shandon Area Available Now 318-0729

3BR 2.5BA approx 1700 sq ft. all appl.insulated windows. $975/mo Call for more info 799-0123

ParkingReserved Parking Spaces - Pickens @ Blossom $280/semester. 799-3452

Help WantedTHOMAS COOPER LIBRARY

Now accepting applications for student employment. You may apply at the Circulation Desk on the main floor.

Work Study preferred.

PT Real Estate Assisant - Downtown20/hrs/wk. Email resume [email protected]

Georgia-based national marketing firm looking for aggressive T-shirt sales reps for the campus and Greek community. Multiple positions available. Excellent PT opportunity with guaranteed base to start. Email [email protected]

PT OFFICE POSITION - 20-25/hrs/wkFiling errands etc. This position is needed year round . Great Job for College Student. Send resume to [email protected] or apply in

person M-F from 9am-4pm at 2240 Frink St. Cayce. SC

Help Wanted

Sodexho @ THE NATIONAL ADVO-CACY CENTER is now accepting appli-cations for a PT front desk clerk. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a hotel atmosphere. Qualified applicant must be able to work a flex sched, and must be planing on being in Columbia for the summer. $7.75/hr.. Apply in person M-F 9am-4pm (Bring a copy of your spring ‘10 class schedule and attach it to your application.)

The National Advocacy Center 1620 Pendleton St.

EEO/a Drug Free Workplace

BARTENDING up to $250/day . No exp nec, training prov’d 800-965-6520 X 253.

Help WantedAfterschoolPrograms

Tri-City Leisure Center is seeking fun, enthusiastic and responsible After

School counselors to work M-F 2-6pm. No nights/ No weekends.

Call Will 939-9309.

Help WantedSummer Camps

PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE $$Maine Camp needs fun loving counsel-ors for all land, adventure & water sports. Great summer! Call 888-844-8080, apply: campcedar.com

Help WantedRestaurants

GROUCHO’S 5PTS DELINow hiring. Wait Staff/Kitchen. Must be able to work lunchtime. Apply in person

611 Harden Street

Help WantedMusicians

GUITARIST/DRUMER/BASS PLAYER SEEK LEAD SINGER

We play Zeppelin & originals email [email protected]

WantedWellness Coaches To Lose 10-200

Pounds. Will Train! Join the leader in the industry. We have more $5000/mo earners than anyone in the DSA. www.globalexpansionnow.com

Please call 802-722-4258

Work StudyOpportunities

$9/HOUR! 4 WORK-STUDY

OFFICE ASSISTANTS needed @ SC Vocational

Rehabilitation near airport. MUST have an award to be eligible for these jobs.

Please call Cathy Smith @ 896-6553 for interview. EOE.

TravelBAHAMAS SPRING BREAK

$189.00 5-DAYS or $239 7-DAYS.All prices include: Round-trip luxury

cruise with food. Accommodations on the island at your choice of thirteen

resorts. Appalachia Travel. www.BahamaSun.com 800-867-5018

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