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ETC. Town Theatre premiers VCUIllI ^ ( I I I I 1/ I I I I 11 Low 66 : Etc. 4
"Hello, Dolly!" 4 ; VgH I I I | I III 1^ i ' ^ Tuesday i Comics 5
SPORTS Gamecocks drop SEC J ^Ll, III I A 7) Hig^gi Sports 6
opener to the Dawgs. 6 ; ^WW U U W ^ ^ ^ v i /^fW Low 66 ! Classified 8
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GAMECOCK BRIEFS j
Habitat constructs seven homes in :
seven days *
Central South Carolina Habitat for j
Humanity will construct seven homes in
seven days during if s third annual Blitz :
^ Build on Faith on Sept. 13-21. Each day
starts with morning devotions at 7:30 j
a.m. and the hammering begins at 8:00 :
a.m. A dedication ceremony for the new j
homes and Habitat homeowners will be j
held at the site on Sunday, September
21 at 3:00 p.m. Volunteers are currently j
needed to build during the weekdays and I
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oi1uu1u tail vjriiuiia ivanai, y wiuuicci
Coordinator at 252-3570 to schedule a
time.
^ Exercise program offered
Walking Works, a five week exercise
program, will begin Sept. 14 and is open
" to students, faculty and staff. Register
by calling 7-6518.
One-Shot Community Service projects
coming up
A One-Shot community service project
will be held at the Department of Juvenile
Justice on Sept.23 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
This project will be full of recreational
^ activities and fun. Refreshments and
transportation will also be provided. For
more information, call 777-8402. >
USC Dance Conservatory registration
extended
Registration for the USC Dance
Conservatory has been extended until
Sept. 15. Classes include instruction in
ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater and pas
de deux. The classes are held an weekdays
0 and weekends in Blatt P.E. Center.
Applications for Omicron Delta Kappa
available
Applications for Omicron Delta Kappa,
a national leadership honor society, is
open to undergraduate and graduate
students who with atleast 60 earned hours,
CPA of at least 3.0, and have excelled in
leadership. Information sheets and
applications are available at the Russell
^ House Information Desk.
USC to stage "Frankenstein"
USC will be performing Maiy Shelley's
"Frankenstein" Sept. 19-28 in the Drayton
Hall auditorium. Tickets are available at
Longstreet Box Office and one hour before
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2551. :
Autumn Jazz Cruise on Lake Murray
An Autumn Jazz Cruise on Lake :
Murray will be held on Thursday, Sept.
25 from 7 to 9 p.m. It is for you to enjoy |
good music, appetizers, and the company ;
of your friends while watching a beautiful
sunset. Benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters :
of Greater Columbia, Inc. Available to
individuals over the age ofl8. For more I
information, contact Barron Damon at :
691-5700. j
John Izard Middleton's works on
? exhibit at McKissick
Rediscovered drawings by John Izard
Middleton are the focus exhibit Sept. 17Dec.
19 at McKissick Museum. In :
conjunction with the exhibit, USC Press
is publishing a book on the drawings and I
other outstanding holdings of the South
Carolina Library. j
McKissick Museum to hold Fall
Folklife Festival
a The McKissick Museum's third annual I
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r an r online r esuvai is scneauiea lor :
Saturday, Sept 27. The festival showcases j
the folk artistry of the state and region. I
It is held on the Horseshoe in hunt of the j
museum. For more information, call Holly '
Mitchell at McKissick Museum at 777- :
7251. ;
S.C. Philharmonic announces its *
1997-98 season
The S.C. Philharmonic, Nicholas Smith,
^ Music Director, announces its 33rd season j
^ beginning Oct 4,1997. The season includes j
eight "Master Series" concerts of traditional ;
classical music, two Tops" concerts, and j
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All concerts are at the Roger Center for
the Arts. I
Walk to Cure Diabetes
Step out and help raise money for the j
research of diabetes on Sunday, Oct. 19, :
in Sequicentennial State Park. By j
a participating in this year's annual "WALK j
TO CURE DIABETES" you can help raise :
funds that will go directly towards vital j
research to find a cure. For more I
information, call 777-8402.
Crop walk to be held in Finlay Park :
Come and join the crop walk on j
Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Finlay
Park The money is being raised for hunger j
education and Church World Service. For :
0 more information, call 777-8402. J
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Sprinkl
KRISTIN RICHARDSON Asst. New
Some residents of the newly reno
College encountered a flood last w<
damages to their rooms and belong!
Af 9 r\ tyi TKiircrlov T
noticed a problem with the alarm sp
"We have two fire sprinklers, an<
dripping," Clark said. *1 called to ge
fix it because it was dripping on the
Clark was initially planning on
roommate, Holly Hughes, for lunch 1
in the room while the maintenance w<
to the sprinkler.
"While they were messing with it
of hard, dark, colored water came o
"The worker told me that there was i
in the sprinkler."
As they tried to fix the faulty S]
water began to pour out harder and
caused the fire alarm to go off, Clarl
"The workers and I began to c
computer and other things that were
There
Miss Illinois won this y
America pageant. But two U,
know what the pageant hype
WILLIESHA C. LAKIN Staff Wri
The scene around you seems tc
in a heavenly fog. They have ju
the first runner-up to a major nati
and it wasn't you.
With a flabbergasted expres
face, they announce you as i
Gracefully accepting your crowr
you begin your final walk dowi
as the new queen.
However, in the excitement,
a stylish high-heel shoe, gets c
stage, and vou comoletelv fall ol
For most young ladies, th
something out of a dream turne
For junior Misti Sturkie, a freq
contestant, and graduate student
embarrassing moments on the j
have been a reality.
"A lot of embarrassing things h
like getting up on stage and ju
everything that was ever in your
said.
Mizell is a veteran pageant
Both she and Sturkie have won
This year, Mizell was crown
most prestigious state titles eve:
Carolina USA. Sturkie is comp<
crown this year in the upcom
pageant to be held in Charlesto
Both began their pageant e:
a very young age. Beginning at
gave Sturkie the opportunity to b
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Mizell started when she was
and she said she was old enoug
to simply ask her parents about
in a pageant.
After placing first runner-up h
of Roses pageant, Mizell gained d
Later, after watching the winner
she told her mother she wanted a
there, her pageant life escalatec
The process for entering page
enough, but does require plenty o
Olline Thomas, contestant coord
Miss S.C. USA and Miss S.C
pageants, said there is a "lot oi
Bates bri
JAMES MUNSEY Staff Writer
This semester, many students hi
been inconvenienced by the construct
taking place on the Blossom Street brie
The bridge is used by students v
are walking down to the Blossom Str
garage, South Quad, Blatt Physi
Education Center, Bates House, Ba
West or the Roost from north camj
or to north campus from any of the ab
locations.
The construction on the bridge v
started last summer and is being d(
by Tyler Construction, a local Colum
firm, said Maryellyn Cannizza
manager of the bridge project for <
campus facilities manageme
department.
"The construction is part of t
redevelopment plan for the area due
the new resident halls being construe
in the vicinity of the bridge," Cannizz
said.
The project consists of a compl
renovation of the inside of the brid
This refurbishment includes temper
glass windows, a new roof, impro\
lighting and new paint.
Another major aspect of the proj
is a new staircase and an elevator
handicapped access. The bridge also \
er flood ck
s Editor Clark said.
Firemen arrived on the scene
vated Maxcy to check the floors in case of a fire
eek that left "I went to get my roommate w!
ngs. were checking the building," she ?
Auren Clark wait outside even though we kne
irinkler. any fire."
1 nna startpH Clark said that, whan thev w
t someone to room, all of their belongings wen
dresser." side of the room, and the worker
meeting her up all of the water,
jut remained The floor was covered with a b
jrkers tended by the water damage," she said."
gone and we didn't know what was j
, a huge rush Clark said that she and her
ut," she said, about $90 worth of dry cleaning
a faulty piece flood, and there are still some thin*
out.
prinkler, the "Our books are being refunc
faster, which computer, which is brand new, i
t said. on," she said. "My telephone and an
over Holly's are causing some problems also.'
getting wet," Maxcy College had been clos
she is, Mis
ear's Miss ? :
SC students
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_ter
) be shadowed
x?o
Casey Mizell,
jageant stage
ave happened,
st forgetting
head," Mizell
; participant. Jfl
titles.
ied one of the
r, Miss South JB
eting for that
ing October
n.
tperiences at
a tender age
e in hundreds
10 years old, Casey Mizell won Miss South Cj
h at the time Sturkie are veterans of the beai
participating
. involved in the process,
a e ^ess "It's a matter of finding the girls
etermination. Thomas said of her job.
wear a crown, Mizell said pageants like th
i crown. From USA and Miss Teen USA pages
. . entry at-large setup where, adthou
ants is simple a 0f ^ separate preliminaries
f preparation. g q USA pageant, anyone, even if
inator for me participated in a preliminary com]
' ^een USA enter directly into the two s
f paperwork compete.
dge renovati
allow entry into the sixth floor of the
Blossom Street garage.
iVe The main goal of the construction is L
jon to make access to the affected area of
]ge campus easier for all students, Cannizzaro U
too said.
net One of the main questions being B
cal asked about the renovation is when the
teS project will be completed. Although there
)US is no exact date that can be given, the gj
ove bridge is anticipated to be reopened to 1
traffic before the end of the semester, i
yas Cannizzaro said.
)ne Students are generally unhappy 1
bia about the bridge being closed because
ro, the alternate route can add several
the minutes to a student's trip.
i n t Freshman music major Anda Burke
lives in Bates House and deals with the
;he inconvenience of the construction every U
; to day. S
ted "Ihe closed bridge is a major problem
an) because it can make myself and other -j
students from my dorm late to class," a
ete Burke said "It is troublesome fir everyone
ge. to have to walk the extra distance to b,
ed- reach their destination." 0j
red Mike Griffin, a freshmen psychology
major who also lives in Bates, has tl
ect resorted to using the Shuttlecock to get p.
for to classes from his dorm. However, he a
vill said^hat the University busses have w
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academic year for renovat:
and proceeded residence hall reopened tl
i. minute finishing touches \
hile the firemen "At first, I never really b
said. "We had to I was told it was a faulty s
sw there wasn't "We never really got mad
iust wanted to know whal
ent back to the with our stuff,
e pushed to one "Everything is working
s were cleaning up. The water did drip d(
basement rooms just below
lack film caused had some water and carpe
Our carpet was Tray Duckett, a freshma
joing to happen." rooms, said that he and hi
roommate had an inch of water on their ?
to do since the "Our everyday things j
*s being checked said. The water drained on r
and the carpet got soaked,
led and Holly's Collin Locklair, residei
s being worked the Horseshoe Area, helpec
swering machine with the flood by providing
the washing machine and
sed for the past damages.
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irolina in the Miss USA pageant in 1997.
uty pageant circuit.
Although this fact allo\
to compete," participate, Sturkie said it is'
for girls who are just starting
e Miss S.C. on a high level. She stressed t
ants are an of"build[ing] up your name" tx
gh there are that level of pageantiy.
i to the Miss Because of this fact, Sturkie
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sne nas not reveaiea a Known trutn in pagea
petition, can "There are a lot of politii
tate-level
PA
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"he bridge over Blossom Street is current
nd a new roof. Elevator access will be ava
Bcome too crowded because of the closing class
f the bridge. G
"The busses are so packed that often woul
here is no room for additional was i
assengers," Griffin said. "There can be S
15-minute wait for the next Shuttlecock, becai
hich causes students to be late for the i
novate<
ions. The co-ed honors "I'm c
lis year while its last- needs wit
vere still being added, said. "We
lamed anybody because damages
sprinkler," Clark said. "This
at the University. We inconven
t was going to happen concernir
ol anttapi
out and getting cleaned to help t
>wn into three or four comfortai
us. My suitemates also The r
t damage." were abli
n in one of the basement damage t
s roommate had about Duels
loor. reimburs
jot damaged," Duckett about th(
ny roommate's computer "We c
get reimt
ace life coordinator for being tat
1 the residents involved taken to
them with quarters for Duck
paper to list all of the been fixes
room.
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Sept. 11
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parking lot.
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Signs of force
Harassmen
that her ex-1
past month.
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he preceded
arriving to he
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and No. 2 sti
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vehicle was 1
The vehi
curb, then be
fiE GAMECOCK lane It then !
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collision with
to approach
vs all girls to The susp
Very unlikely" the car in p?
; out to do well arresting ofl
he importance rolling and i
ifore going into suspect was i
beverage abo
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nt competitions.
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GEANT page 2 Complaint s
campus r
I
ly underconstruction. Once com
tilahle at the garage.
n
rriffin said he feels that the busses
!d not be as crowded if the bridge
accessible.
afety is a problem with the project
use many students are not taking
recommenced alternate route.
1 Maxcy
oordinating and accommodating their
h the manufacturing company," Locklair i
are in the process of accessing all of the
and getting it taken care of.
i is very unfortunate and causes an
ienee with the manufacturing company
lg this bizarre problem. We have no way
ating things like this happening. We want
he students get back to normal and
ble as soon as possible."
esidents involved in the flooding area
3 to stay in their rooms considering the
hat was done.
:ett said that they were going to be
ed for their books and are waiting to hear
3 condition of their carpet.
lon't know exactly when we are going to
rnrsed or get our carpet back, but we are
;en care of," he said. "My roommate was
get his books already."
ett said that the only thing that hasn't
1 is the bad smell that still lingers in their
magiafEfflsr
sing, larceny of a CD player, Gibbs
Victim stated that an unknown person
CD player from his truck. There were no
k! entry. Estimated value: $270.
it, School of Public Health. Victim stated
ooyfriend has been following her for the
On Sept. 11, her ex-boyfriend showed up
of employment. While she was leaving,
I to talk to her; she ignored him. Upon
;r car, she found a note left by him. Officers
to obtain a restraining order.
textbooks, Douglas dorm. Victims No.l
ated that an unknown person(s) removed
\ from their unsecured room. Items stolen
book bags, a calculator and several books,
ited value: $665.
shoplifting/recovery, Russell House
abject was attempting to take a book from
cation without paying for it. The store
tained the subject until police arrived,
t did not wish to press charges, only ban
e store.
ler the influence, Whaley Street Reporting
rved the suspected vehicle exit from the
ants and turn left onto Whaley Street. The
being operated without lights,
cle drifted to the right lane and hit the
igan drifting to the left into the westbound
stopped abruptly and turned into a parking
eral minutes of observation and avoiding
l the suspecfs vehicle, the officers preceded
the vehicle.
>ect got out of his car and forgot to place
irk, and the car began to roll. One of the
Seers jumped into the car to stop it from
suffered mild abrasions to his knee. The
unsteady and had a strong odor of alcoholic
ut his breath. Hie suspect was transported
County Detention Center.
eny of a motorcycle, Barnwell Street,
itated that unknown person(s) removed
CRIME REPORT page 2
lavigating
,
SUSAN MEYERS The Gamecock
iplele, it will have new tempered glass
Instead, they are crossing Blossom Street
and climbing over the fence that runs
along the median.
This detour can be dangerous because
of the high traffic volume on Blossom
Street at any givpn time.