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January 28, 2000 g^W WW.CAMBC0CK.5C.EDU UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA,-S.C. Board of Trustees push to keep Coliseum Coliseum would be used for concerts, offices by Brandon Larrabee Associate News Editor The Board of Trustees now favors a plan that ^vould keep the Coliseum after USC’s new arena opens in 2002, though it could cost several mil lion dollars to do so. The building could also be tom down after the new facility opens. “The board’s position is that we would like to utilize the Coliseum for other purposes after the arena is open,” board Chairman William Hub bard said. “That would be our first choice.” Hubbard said the building could be used for some entertainment event as well as the classrooms and offices that now occupy .some of the building’s lower levels. He said there are about 140 offices and 40 to 50 classrooms in the building. However, two of the colleges that reside in the building are either planning on leaving or consid ering moving out. The College of Journalism and Mass Communications has planned for years to move out of the Coliseum to Petigru, and Hubbard said the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sports Management was looking at possibly relocating to the new arena when that facility opens. Hubbard also said some “administrative func tions” could be moved from the center of cam pus to the building, though he wouldn’t specify which ones might be moved, only saying some had been considered by name. “I don’t want to say without studying the func tions specifically,” Hubbard said. He said the trustees would study the issue over the next six to eight months. The building could also help avoid conflicts in scheduling over the several different kinds of events that would be held in the arena. Columbia’s future hockey team is working on a contract to use USC’s facilities for their games, starting in 2001, and USC’s basketball team currently uses the Coliseum. Both teams would move to the new arena when it is opened. In addition, Hubbard said, concerts could be held in either facility, depending on their size and budget. He said the new arena would help draw more concerts to Columbia and help ease the demand for basketball tickets. “There are a number of shows that are sim ply bypassing the Coliseum because the facility’s too small,” Hubbard said. “There’s a demand for better basketball tickets.” He said the 12,400-seat are na is usually sold out for bas ketball games, excepting student tickets. In addition, concerts usu ally use 5,000 to 7,000 seats because of the stage, Hubbard said. The new arena would seat 19,000. Hubbard said renovating the building could cost as much as 4>J HUiUUlI LUvPlU I IllIHUlI, UlUUgll the cost could be lower if the university decides not to do everything on what he characterized as a “wish list.” “Of course, if you don’t have the money, you don’t spend five to 10 million,” Hubbard said. There would also be regular operating costs, which Hubbard said would vary depending on how the Coliseum was used. He said additional funding for the operating costs and renovations could come from the Legislature, private sources, and fees the university would charge others for using the build ing. According to the Associated Press, the school C0USEUM~S£EpagTa2 ‘The board’s position is that we would like to utilize the Coliseum for other purposes after the arena is open.’ William Hubbard Chairman, USC Board of Trustees Souper .Bowl of Caring raises $2,000 by Phil Watson Staff Writer USC took part in the annual Souper Bowl of Caring on Wednesday. All students were encouraged to par ticipate. The event took place in the Caroli na Coliseum during the USC Vanderbilt men’s basketball game Wednesday night. The organizers asked all those who at tended the game to donate one dollar or a canned good as they entered the coli seum. All food and money donated went to help the less fortunate in the Columbia area. The Souper Bowl of Caring is a na tionwide event that started in Columbia at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. USC has played a part in it for the past two years. The Carolina Chaplain’s As sociation sponsored the event at USC. Participating campus organizations included tlie Biiptist Student Union, Cam |Pus Crusade For Christ, St. Thomas Moore ^Catholic Center, Hillel Jewish Coun selorship, Intervarsity Christian Fel lowslrip, Partnership Among Lutherans and Methodists, Team Gamecocks, The Athletics Department, Universal Fel lowship of Metropolitan Churches, Or thodox Christian Fellowship, Presbyter ian Student Association, Reformed University Fellowship and University Unitarian Universalists. All the money and canned goods do nated were given to the Harvest Hope Food Bank, Epworth Children’s Home, and the cooperative ministries. Director of campus ministries at the Presbyterian Student Association, Eric Dillenbeck, said, “The second annual USC |Som?er Bowl of Caring is a wonderful way of giving back to the community which supports us all. If everyone who attended die game give a dollar or a canned good, it would go a long way to support those who are less fortunate in our community,” he said. Last year USC collected almost $2,000 and 650 pounds of canned goods at the event. Souper Bowl see page a2 ~| World-famous circus to visit Columbia Amy Goulding Photo Editor Workers for the Ringling Bros. Bamum & Bailey Circus set up the circus tent outside the Coliseum Thursday. The Circus will be held from Friday until Sunday. Disabilities Services needs note takers by Kelly Haggerty Assistant News Editor It’s three weeks into the spring se mester, and the Office of Disabilities Services still needs readers and note tak ers, but it’s not too late to help. Students can stop by Leconte room 117 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to sign up to take class notes or record textbooks oi cassettes for students with disabilities “It’s not to give a student with a dis ability an advantage but to level the play ing field. It’s to give everyone the chano to do their best,” said Arrah Smith, co ordinalor of the program. The office provides service for mor than 500 students, although there are on ly about 100 note takers. “We have a sizeable need for not takers. Because we add new students ti our list every week, we need note tak ers daily,” Smith said. Note takers and readers earn $5.1: an hour. They are paid by the half-hou and receive paychecks twice a month Note takers may take notes for class 1 es that they have, or they may sit in on a class to take notes. Similarly, readers may make tapes of textbooks required for classes they have or don’t have. The office provides readers with the text book, a tape recorder and syllabi for the classes they are taking notes for. “As a note taker, I think getting paid for sitting in your class is an added bonus,” , Smith said. ' “Also, if you take notes and you aren’t in the class, then you’re getting an overview before you take the class j for credit. It’s very low-risk this way. No r homework, no tests, just extra spending money,” she said. Once a note taker is hired, he or she finds out the specifications for the job. Some students, like those with a visual disability, may need a copy of notes writ ten on the blackboard while others, like the hearing,impaired, may need a stu dent to write down what a professor lec tures in class. There could also be specifications as to what color ink to write in and what kind of paper to use. If wanted, the Office of Disability Services provides carbon-less paper for note takers to use. They also offer to photocopy the notes for free. Notes should be delivered to the of fice no more than a day after the class Note Takers see page a2 ‘I think getting paid for sitting in your class is an added bonus.’ Arrali Smith Office of Disabilities Services More winter weather expected by Clayton Kale News Editor Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and Co lumbia Police Chief Charles Austin released public safety recommendations Thursday af ternoon in preparation for more winter storms. Columbia could be on the receiving end of another winter storm as soon as Sat urday, according to the National Weather Ser vice. The city released emergency prepared ness plans to area businesses and media. The plans uige businesses in the central part of the city to remain mindful of the weath er. It suggests, if a company decides to close because of weather conditions, that businesses release staff members on a staggered sched ule. The staggered plan calls for employers to release workers at least four hours before the onset of the winter-storm conditions. City officials said they hope to avoid the traffic problems that occurred during Mon day’s snowstorm. Weather see page a2 1 •• .1... I" ■ ■ ." . .I'UI .J.l . 'J. .. *11 ... Students began Monday to declare their inten- ( tions to run for SG executive and student sen ate offices. Filing continues until 5 p.m. today. LiksMArM • Natalie Chambers • Rebecca Gause « Coney Ford * Brian Hunter liberal arts sophomore , Ang^a Malek _ • Sara Mareno • Christy Stauffer « Nathan A. White •Tony Hokak Business (OS) business junior , Denny Cooper • Ricky Shah • Hydrick Haittea engineering junior . Tanaka Ogekby EmmsriM LQ7i ikkn£C..m<J..Mwh (OP CT^aon Nettles • Jared Joyce-Schleimer JotimaHsm (08) • Gregory Smerigho * Brook Bristow • Due Q. Tran . • Martin Safid>uiy AppM PwtiwmLMme (ft?; EiMsJMMJMl • Jeb * Adam Musgrave _ Weather Inside Datebook Online Poll Today 41 29 Saturday 42 40 % Gamecocks fall to i Vanderbilt, 61-60 Page B1 Friday JaNU&K? • SG filing ends at 5 p.m. 28 Saturday • Badminton intramurals begin. • Round Table Gaming Society, noon to 11:45 _p.m. RH. Will online voting for the upcoming SG elections increase voter turnout? 90%-Yes 10%-No r Look for next week’s question in Monday’s Gamecock. V