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Rockaway Athletic Club, a popular restaurant located on Rosewood Drive, was destroyed in a fire Tuesday. PHOTO BY AARON HARK Rockaway CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Cruz said the building materi als contributed to the fire’s sever ity. He said the wood used in the construction of the beams is com monly known as “fatlighter.” “It’s the old pine that was used in the construction of the beams when they built the building, so it bums real quick,” he said. “I use it all the time; it’s kindling.” About eight trucks responded to the fire, a combination of lad ders, engines and rescue units. At 8 a.m., however, an apartment fire was reported on Jackson Boulevard, and Rescue One was released to assist with that fire. “It was really drawing us pretty close ... we were running out of companies, as far as in the city,” Cruz said. “It was a very busy morning.” Nothing was left of the popular restaurant, which over the years has been home to sorority mixers, fra ternity socials and weekend parties. “I think it is a big deal,” said Hydrick Harden, a fourth-year fi nance student and SG treasurer. “I passed somebody today on their cell phone in Five Points who was just finding out about it, and he was shocked. I think it is going to impact a lot of people, es pecially with all of the change? going on. With Frank McGuire Arena closing ... all of the tradi tions that had previously defined college life at Carolina are disap pearing.” Graham Mitchell, a bartender at Rockaway, was scrounging through the debris late Tuesday afternoon. He was surrounded by a sea of black ash littered with col orful specks of everything from green Tupperware covers to bro ken beer bottles. Pointing to a beer bottle lying among the rubble, Mitchell said, “Can you believe it, man? There’s still beer over there.” Aaron Hark contributed to this report. Comments on this story? E-mpil gamecockudesk@hotmail. com Field F CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 tutions of our size, we are way be hind in field space.” Band Director David O’Shields said moving to satisfy construc tion needs is part of being on a growing campus. “Where there is land, there seems to be something built, and we are going to work with the university to find another location,” he said. O’Shields said the university has presented several options for relo cation and the band are waiting for a response to see “which route they are going to go with.” He wouldn’t reveal these proposals. Melissa Miklus, Carolina Women’s Lacrosse president, isn’t happy with Field F but doesn’t want to move to a worse location. “If I get moved to a better field, I don’t have much of a problem... be cause in reality, that’s what I’m pushing for anyway,” she said. “If it gets worse, then I’m throwing my hands up in the air saying, ‘Why am I trying? Why am I putting my time and effort into it?’ ” Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Uncertain? Emergency Contraception P Planned Parenthood 803-256-4908 __ Purchase your stamps - with no added fees from our ATM & office locations! 18 stamps • $6.12 •Humanities Building •Russell House •743 Greene Street (Facility Services) •Offices located at 710 Pulaski Shved (Phone cards are also available in case your news won Y wait... at less than ten cents per minute!) Carolina Collegiate Federal Credit Union 710 Pulaski Strwt. Columbia, South Carolina 29301 • (80.1) 251-K474 • 1-800476-5861 wvmmoUba.org ♦ e-roafl earofln*«arolina.on> Contact us for Membership Information I Now Leasing Private Bedrooms for Fail 2002. Roommate Matching Available. Don't Let Someone Else Pick Your Roommate. Look Over Our Roommate Cards and Find Your own. I* Free Shuttle to Campus • 24 Flour Fitness Center w/ Free Weights • Resort Style Pool w/ Hot Tub • Free Tanning Bed • 24 Hour Multimedia Center • 24 Hour Game Room w/ Pool Table • Basketball and Sand Volleyball ■ Lease Today For I I Only $100 Deposit I B *Not Valid with Other Offers ■ ^BRAN^^E^^PARTMEN^HOME^^ - •- i :,r*'-?Sr2 $'•** '■•■% I