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IN SPORTS: Three more days to Gamecock football, page 12 "IBaiffcock Hi Serving USC since 1908 WEATHER THURSDAY i INSIDE Hose to home Gamecock staffer watches pre-teen girls go wild over * Darius at Charlotte concert. ETC., PAGE 6 Laying down the law USC fullback Lawson making moves on Gamecock depth chart. SPORTS, PAGE 13 CAMPUS BRIEFS Room changes begin Thursday, Aug. 31 Fall room changes for within the same building begin Thursday, Aug. 31. Changes for different buildings will start Friday, Sept. 1. Student Gamecock Club membership drive will be held Thursday The Student Gamecock Club is seeking new members. Students can drop by the membership booth in front of the Russell House between 9 a.m. and 3 pjn. on Thursday. Applications and fliers will be available. Senate seats available Eight Student Government Senate seats are available. The open positions are in the following disciplines: humanities, education, engineering, law, nursing, social work, applied professional science and public health. For more information, contact Darcie Shively at 777-5065. Cockfest skit tryouts Wednesday, Sept. 6 Tryouts for student organization skits for Cockfest will be Wednesday, Sept 6. All skits should be under five minutes. Any skit over five minutes will be penalized. All skits must be related to the homecoming theme: "Simply Carolina" Organizations are reminded to plan and rehearse their skit as 44- ii4U n/J in <Wvn4 aP 4-Virvn 11 Will IJC JJCI 1U1 li-icvi 111 11 Will- W1 U1UUsands of people. Props, dancing, music and comedy are suggested for the skits and a skit director should be elected. ndex i ? ? 1, I Viewpoint 5 | Etc .... ,6 1? Lfl SI I|?gH[ ImB?*^*' l^g&*** Students leaving Thomas Cooper Library New halls < Sims residents t ADAM SNYDER Staff Writer Some Sims Hall residents have started out the year roughing it. With the great outdoors exposed above and extra roommates shacking up in a plastic-covered room, dormitory life has been less than ideal the past week. And it looks as if it will not be ideal for a while either. Roofing problems have been expected as Sims Hall's 50-year-old slate roof was scheduled to be replaced with a copper roof, expected to last another 50 years. "We are hoping to be done with the roof in November," said Linda Ware, associate director of Housing for Facilities Management With the downpours this weekend from the remnants of Tropical Storm Jerry, leaks were reported in not only Sims, but other halls as well. "Anytime you have driving rain with different aged buildings, you are going to have some leakage," Ware stated. She went on to say to "let the area office know immediately" about a leak and someone will be sent to repair the damage. Bates West and LaBorde Hall, among otheis, had reported leaks this weekend. The leaks in LaBorde will be much worse come winter when reroofing begins on the Towers dorm, just ask Sims. Some students had water swelling up in their ceilings and they could see pipes through their ceiling as reroofing construction continued. "I woke up Saturday morning with C m .? ? ? -* opnng semesi NICOLE WIU.1S Staff Writer "Do we want to start earlier or end earlierr That's the question Richard Bayer, USC's registrar was faced with when confronting the issue of the school year calendar. As many of you may know our winter break this year is surprisingly short when compared to the previous year's calendar. There are several reasons the registrar had for beginning the second semester so early. Last year there were 28 days between semesters and Mr. Bayer felt "the time could be used for better purposes and he also commented that, "the earlier we start the spring semester the earlier the summer session can begin." The "Maymesternew to the university this year was another reason the spring semester will start so early. The "Maymester^ will last three weeks and "gives graduate students an advantage to get extra credit in a short amount of time " This year the last day of exams is December 18 and the Spring semester begins on Jan. 8, giving students only a few short weeks for a break. This may seem like a loss of Mght days when compared to last year's uss new handrails. The rails were Installed wouldn't be :omplain of leak "I woke up Saturday morning with water leaking on my head. It wasn't pleasant.. It (the water) was only on one side of the room but then it started to spread." Sophomore Mary Huffstetler water leaking on my head. It wasn't pleasant," sophomore Mary Huffstetler said. Water had filled a light fixture and had to be drained. "It [the water] was only on one side of the room but then it started to spread," Huffstetler saicj. She went on to describe a ceiling that is "a little discolored" and paint peeling from the wall. Not only do residents have to accommodate some wet weather, they have to make room for extra roommates. With 127 more female freshman seeking housing on campus than there was room for, Gretchen Koehler-Shepley, associate director of Housing, had to find space for those students. Spaces were altered to accommodate some, but 84 females remained unhoused. Thirty-four students were placed in temporary triples in Sims Hall. Lounges in Patterson and McClintock Halls were converted to rooms for 30 freshmen. Also, one floor of guest housing in LaBorde has been put back into use for students, allowing space for 20 more females. . 1 er 10 start eari] Revised Calendar Dec 8 Last day of class Dec 11-18 Final exams Jan 8 Spring semester begins Mar 4 - 8 Spring break Apr 22 Last day of class Apr 24 Final exams - May 1 May 6 Maymester begins May 23 Maymester ends hAatj L?iIi2L2i2III2? ETHAN MYERSON The Gamecock calendar, but the final day of exams is Ma^ 1, nine days earlier than last year. Bayer believed "the new schedule woul( close the window between the fall and spring semesters" and "allow the Maymester to b< the driving force behind the calendar." For all of the students that aren't hap py with the change the registrar comment ed that certain events will remain the same Spring Break will be, as usual, in March Reading days will still exist, and com f mencement will still take place in May hi a< T e< al ci ? .if, JAMIE CtARK The Gamecock g. to improve safety. ci built soonei ?, overcrowding A number of factors led to the housing problems. Preston Hall, formerly an all-male dorm, has become the Residential College, forcing the Housing Of fice to find more room for males. Also, the gender breakdown favors females even more than a year ago. Now there are 59 percent females in the freshman class, as opposed to 55 percent in 1994. Plus, no shows, students who are not coming to USC but who do not advise the university of their plans, are down. "Normally, we expect 35-40 no shows. That figure seems to be down significantly. Through those no shows, we have opportunities for room change," KoehlerShepley said. Because there are no empty rooms for students to change to, it seems that only an even swap in roommates will be possible for room changes. That could frustrate some cramped students. "There's no room for living," sophomore Candace Kaiser said. She is part of a temporary triple and says she has no room for her computer and must move furniture around to get into her closet. Despite the cramped conditions, Kaiser gets along with her rommates well. After some adjustments, most roommates have gotten along. "At first, some students were kind of upset Once they got to know one another, the complaining seemed to stop," said junior Pam Greg, Sims Hall first floor resident advisor. 1 Marketing di son wepons Services for Donald Frederic rector of marketing for the Colle Administration, were held Fri 1995. He died Tuesday, Aug. 21. The death of the marketing dir not only to the College of Business. but to USC as well. The business faculty had a high erick, said Dean Emeritus James I "He was a very good friend and league," Kane said. "It took me fh vince him to come to USC." Kane first hired Frederick wh J dean at the University of Massachi j "His career really blossomed on he said. "He loved Carolina." If0n? ool/l J AUiiic oaiu UUC UI X' I CUCI 1CIV 9 911 ability to recruit top faculty for the partment. He hired close to 80 perc ty currently in the marketing depart keting faculty is now ranked numl country in terms of publications, acc "He built up the marketing dep good solid department to an outstai rhomas I adds har to increa MANDA HOLMES Staff Writer Hie installation of handrails oul ide the Thomas Cooper Library, oi he steps, has highlighted the worl aking place throughout the Co lmbia campus of the Disability Ser ices. Last year, a visually-impairei tudent fell off of the library step nd although she was not actuall; lurt, the incident created a lot c oncern. Rosvelt Martain Jr., director c Educational Support Services, am om McNally," Library Services, anted to respond to the concerns lised. Their actions led to the andrails being installed to provide iditional support to all students his response effectively accelerat1 the universityEs American DisDility Act (ADA) program which is irrently underway. The ADA went into effect in Janary 1992 and USC immediately re>onded positively. The guidelines ' the ADA are generally not spefic, but USC has developed a comr for som Baker, Bui down, Ma. h% Z/if/i / RICO REED Staff Writer At the end of the Spring semester, a total of 600 h ing spaces will be lost with ] er, Bumey and Maxcy Hall being put out of commiss said Gene Luna, director of 1 ing. The buildings will be t? off-line as a part of the I Master Plan of Buildings. Baker and Bumey resid halls will both be demolish allow room for expansion ol Coker Life Sciences Build adjacent to the halls, accon to Luna. Maxcy will also also un go construction at the end ol Spring 1996 semester. Com] interior renovations will 1 place, with the main projec ing the addition of air co tioning for the building. Maxcy is scheduled to re< as a residence hall for fresh honors college students pri< Fall1997, said Gretchen Col Shepley, associate directc Housing Administration. Some of the lost hous rector Fredei Kane said F with doctoral st k, program di- "He took an ge of Business are students all iday, Aug. 25, develop," Kane i Frederick, c program direct ector was a loss his posititon at Administration, USC from the Amherst, wher regard for Fred- ieS- Frederick ^ane- University, St. a very good col- versity at Urba re years to con- Marketing.He T. Duke Universit en Kane was a ? , . , , Frederick h eehe got here," Electric. IBM a, a marketing co engths was his u-a- Agency tor ! marketing de- F re^eri ck h ent of the facul- in The Institut ment. The mar- director of the S )er three in the Marketing Assc ording to Kane. Memorials n artment from a Partnership Foi ndin&one." erick Scholarsh Cooper idrails ise safety prehensive program to bring the Columbia campus up to, and beyond, ^ those guidelines set out. One mil^ lion has presently been set aside for the program and also the rent received by Carolina Plaza due to renovations of the legislature which has , moved meetings into the building. The ADA program effects every3 one at USC, not only disabled mem^ bers. It effects all students, faculty, staff"anrt vicrit/ira Rnilrflnrra aro rrra/^. ually being made more accessible ^ throughout the campus. Elevators ^ are being altered to make them eas ler for the disabled to use. A van ser1 vice is available to assist in mobili1 ty. USC also provides readers and ! notetakers, although these are not actually required by law. This helps the university community as students fulfil these positions making ' them more aware of disabled people and brings everyone closer together. These are just a few examples that the ADA program has underi way and it is clear that USC is very committed to making the campus more accessible and user friendly. e students mey to be torn xcy headed for werhaul cnonoo \xri 11 Ka Iin4-U u^/uwo mii ut lavini/avcu rvibll 1996 construction ?f a new housous facility near the Blossom Bak- Street Garage. This facility will s all feature private rooms housing ion, about 400 students. ious- ?we be]ieve that we will be iken mana?e nex^ year's housjg? ing situation without losing any students," Luna said. "It will be ence a tough challenge, but I'm sure id to we can work through it." f the In order to accommodate for li ps> the lost spaces, housing has three other options. The first will be ^ to end advertising that targets F the off-campus students. The next Dlete be to end the allowance of Lake late assignments that take place t be- after the deadline. The third is ndi- to change the private rooms in LaBorde to double rooms for the jpen 1996-1997 school year. Construction will also begin jrto , 6. njer. on another private room resi)r 0f dence hall, located across from the Blossom Street Garage, in ling the fall of 1997. rick, 62, dies rederick was also good at working udents. interest in Ph.D students and there [ over the country whom he helped said. >f West Columbia, joined USC as or in 1980. He had resigned from i USC Aug. 15,1995. He came to University of Massachusetts e he was director of Ph.D. Studalso taught at Southern Illinois Louis University and The Unina, where he was Acting Head of was also a visiting professor at y. as been a consultant to General id Anheuser-Rusrh. Hp spt*vp8 as nsultant in North Africa for the International Development, eld national and regional offices e for Decision Sciences and was it. Louis Chapter of the American iciation. lay be made to the USC Business undation for the Donald G. Fredip Fund.