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Hi Serving USC since 1908
WEATHER
THURSDAY
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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
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of people. Props, dancing,
music and comedy are suggested
for the skits and a skit director
should be elected.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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to improve safety.
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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.
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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
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dean at the University of Massachi
j "His career really blossomed on
he said. "He loved Carolina."
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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
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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
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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
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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.