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Students weave through constructk Students cope MARTHA HOTOP News Editor 1 Students are finding ways to get around the construction on the Bates bridge as more of the Russell House Patio is fenced off. 1 Part of the bridge has been rebuilt since work started in September. With ! part of the bridge replaced, students < don't have to cut through parts of the i Fraternity Quad anymore to reach i Blossom Street Garage. However, the ] new section isn't paved; it's packed graveL In the past month, workers fenced , off part of the Russell House Patio and removed the sidewalk. When the Droiect is completed, the sidewalk will be rebuilt and landscaped. Until then, students are learning to get around the ocnstructicn that has blocked direct access to the Russell House Patio. "The construction is a little inconvenient, but if s been there so long that I'm used to it," freshman Patrick Mazyck said. "I just wish it would get done quicker." Other students agreed the construction meant having to take slight detours. Prior to the start of construction, the bridge provided students with direct access to Blossom Street Garage and , the Solomon Blatt P.E. Center from the Russell House. Students who walk along this path at night expressed concerns Calling C m : F jjjfl Your parents already g fire with collect call charg Don't wait for Mom a The University of Soul calling from campus chea monthly service fee or cor call costs only a fraction o from just about any phon Next time you plan tc you to save your folks a fe Call: USC Computer university SOUTH(7\ROIJ Computer Services Cei 1st Floor, 1244 Blossom Columbia, SC 29201 (80$ 777-1800 Tu mm fl^GsHH^Bk - * I in fences on their way to the Blatt * with Bates for their safety. If s annoying and a little dangerous at night, because one has to walk all the way around; there's no direct route," freshman Danielle Crout said. Clark Bonilla, a first year graduate student, said he doesn't mind the instruction, even though it's a little inconvenient. Bonilla expressed concern and curiosity about how the completed project will look. Students' opinions about the construction behind the Russell House are affected by where they live and class location. Despite the inconveniences students experience during the construction phase, some are able to see the ultimate benefit of the project. Engineering professors are using the project as an opportunity to educate classes about engineering principles. The classes studied the type of crane used and design practices. Aaron Speight, a mechanical engineering junior, used his engineering classes to justify the construction. "This campus needs parking. Since engineering is a needs driven profession, this construction obviously needs to be done," Speight said. 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Would it really kill irld at your fingertips! The Gamecock Fraternity, sororit Greek groups acre MARTHA HOTOP News Editor "| On USCs campus, students in fraternities and sororities (Jj represent 8 percent of the student body. In an effort to increase the interaction between Greek and non-Greek ? students, the administration created the Fraternity and Sorority councils. "The fraternity and sorority council tries to reach the 4-k/wm nkrti-?4- AwvJr lifn on/VYiirorfo Sill lAUiiiiiunity cuiu cuuuiic uiciii auuut uiccxv. iuc auu axwmuguv ? them to join," said Mary Beth Holzbach, director of Greek hi Life. plJ Created in 198, the councils consist of members from each of the 20 fraternities and 14 sororities at USC. Any av student involved in the Greek system is eligible to participate so in or hold a council position. ^ The council is run by the six executive officers and their fo< appointed cabinet members. Each year new executive officers are elected. Then, an application process for cabinet positions f?] takes place. The president and executive vice president are th responsible for interviewing potential cabinet members. a! Selection of cabinet members is based on the apphcant's re strengths, with some regard to Greek affiliation; cabinet positions try to include members from each Greek organization, re The diversity of the council forces "members to work N< together regardless of race or affiliation," said Holzbach. m "By working together students discover their differences, & learn from and lend support to each other." USC's interfraternity and sorority councils differ from n those at other universities because membership differs on st gender lines, not racial lines. At other schools, there are al traditionally three councils: a coed council for the historically st black organizations, a sorority and a fraternity council. Former USC President James Holderman organized the se councils to ease racial tension. "Holderman saw the racial tension and was interested pc in bringing students together," Holzbach said. "He saw the re councils as a way to force interaction (between blacks and <P?1?'J.?T 1.1 "I C.I 1 il wmus;. i uuxih. uie cuuiiuis -weie buuxauui, auu uie uieiiiueis do interact and lend support to each other." gc Serving on the councils also provides students with the is opportunity to gain leadership experience. Participants gain st leadership skills by working on activities planned and sponsored by the councils. n( (some cheaper tt CALLING CARD V( surcharge* |< AT&T CARD SPRINT CARD 80C surcharge 80C surcharge i iiiiurnrit\/ _r r ai umvLKoi i t or iui Card Services provided by cai UNIVERSITY of SO 1-800-701 * For calls originating from the U.S. Surcharge rates for AT&T and Sprint based on their Standard Calling Card service. Service provided by campusMCI. ? MCI Telecommunications Corporation, 1996. 3 y councils unite >ss campus iy working together, students discover their fterences, learn from and lend support to ?ch other." Mary Beth Holzbach, director of Greek Life Each year, the councils sponsor campuswide activities, ch as the Carolina-Clemson Blood Battle and the "Friendship the Age of AIDS" program. This year the sorority council ans to focus on academics and philanthropy. "My number one goal is to keep the all-sorority GPA erage above the all women's average," said Kathiyn Claytor, rority council president. "Sororities were founded at riversides, so academic achievement should be the individual ms. That is why we're at college." Claytor also plans to develop a philanthropy specifically r the sorority council. Traditionally the council supported e philanthropic efforts of other organizations. Claytor said single sorority-sponsored cause would increase intersorority lations. The fraternity council also hopes to better interfraternity lations, while increasing faculty and student interaction. ;w scholarship and academic programs will provide fraternity embers the opportunity to interact with students in other iternities. Russell Thompson, fraternity council president, said a iw academic program will provide new members with joint udy halls; members from several fraternities would be >le to study together. This will build relations and allow udents to share ideas and see how the ideas work. Additionally, the fraternity council hopes to improve the curity of the Fraternity Quad area. "We're working at arranging weekly meetings with the thee to familiarize them with ourselves, and our concerns, gulating the quad better and getting the police to the quad licker when instances arise," said Thompson. ??. J 'j :i_ 1 lmjui me uaieimiy aim suiuniy cuunuis nave uku uwu? als about what they want to accomplish. 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