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"Obviously we came here to and winding up going out ini [games] is not a good situation," 1: coach Joyce Compton said." disappointed for [the players] bees I think they are a better team tl they showed this weekend. But point is we have to do it when it ax and we weren't doing that." ock softbal i Jicnnnnini l ui^a|f|iuiui il, M r I Softball teams stands outside their dugout 1 the season with a 63-3 record and a SEC iitor In the first round, the second- si , seeded USC squad faced a Lady tl ? y Huskie team they had defeated twice , already this year. But this time, the tl ^99 outcome was different. tl Washington used a pair of three- w A^> run innings in the fourth and fifth, a led by UWs Leanne Roeser's homerun tl t 62 triple, to send Carolina into the ti :0I"d loser's bracket. was Pitcher Trinity Johnson will be tl nes the first to tell you she didn't have fton her best stuff. tt "I had a couple of good innings, ? win but it was off and on," Johnson said ?I two following the game. "I'm kind of ^ tead frustrated with myself, but I give I'm them credit for coming out and hitting luse everything I threw." tian Although she struck out 10, the sr the senior allowed nine hits and six runs, M mts both season highs. Going into the game, Johnson had given up only 1 season tment H BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock t following being eliminated by Championship. even earned runs all year, but on lis night, she gave up six. Carolina had their chance to take le lead early in the ballgame when icy had runners on second and third ith two out in the second inning and runner on second with two out in le third, but came up empty both mes. Following a day off, USC took to le field again to try to stave off imination against a Michigan team ley had beaten earlier in the season, ut, once again the outcome was the jposite of the earlier meeting. The rolverines got the best of Carolina, 0. Jennifer Smith's single down the rst base line with two out in the sth drove in TVaci Conrad from first id sent the Lady Gamecocks home uch sooner than anticipated. GACTD A T V iff CTVFI 1 U;lLiL page II USC commit rlinin nr carina U1111110 V 1\j ROSALEVD HARVEY News Editor The USC committee will evaluat contract proposals for the new universit dining service until June 3. The university has the option c contracting with a service for either fiv or 10 years. According to Richard Wertz, th director of business affairs and th dinning committee chair, the committe 11 fl_. nr. j j a j il met Dneiiy weanesaay to discuss in evaluation procedures. Marriott and Aramark are the tw vendors that have submitted contrac proposals. These proposals are ii response to the university and the Stat of South Carolina's request for; Univ. 101 n< BOB SIMMOiVDS Staff Writer For freshmen coming to USC, clas choice is simple ? English 101 or 102 math, science, history and Universit 101. The first four classes are required and University 101 is an option tha many university omciais said neipi freshmen adjust to college life. University 101 is a program tha started about 25 years ago to helj assimilate freshmen into the collegt environment. USC faculty ant administrators said the class is a success However, many former University 101 students had mixed opinions of tht class. "I got knowledge of how tht university works, things like computing my GPA and hours," former University 101 student Jeremy Myerson said Rising sophomore Mike Depressc had a different opinion of the benefits of University 101. OTit * * u s an easy a, uepresso said. Sophomore Wendy Lazenby agreed Executive Director of University 101 John Gardner said former University 101 students' comments outside the classroom are different from comment tee evaluating e proposals proposals in a new dining contract, Wertz said. Wertz said the university and the y state's formal request for proposal outlines the responsibilities the potential dining vendor must exhibit. The e requirement that are defined in this request for proposal then are used in e evaluating the proposed contract. Committee members are not allowed e to discuss the details of the Marriott or e the Aramark contract among other committee members or the public, Wertz 0 said. He said the proposals are in the * "contractual stage" and discussing the 1 individual details could jeoprodize the e fairness of the decision. DINING page 4 3t 4an easy A' made on class evaluations. He said a majority of students who ? have taken the class said they thought '' there was too much work and the class ^ was demanding. In other words, it was not an "easy A." ' The goals of University 101 force 1 the class to be demanding, Gardner 3 said. The class is designed to give freshmen a taste of the kinds of work they'll have to deal with during their 3 four or more years in college. The success rate of University 101 * is impressive. The number of freshmen " who stay in college increased because 7 O TT *1 4A4 i . ^ 1 oi university iui, according to uaraner. "Students who take University 101 have a significantly higher retention 1 rate than those who dont take the class," > Gardner said. "Students tend to make ' it to their sophomore year and want to remain in school because of their ' experiences in University 101." ' There is a downside to the course, though. Gardner said there isn't enough time to teach what needs to be taught. ' He said many other universities teach ' University 101 in two semesters, while ! , UNIVERSITY 101 page 4