The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 15, 2000, Page A3, Image 3

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_Carolina News___ Housng from pagt A1 Davis and ier preferred roommate, a sophomore, will live in Soch Quad. “When I ralized I won, I jumped for joy like I’d won a million lollars. I guess it was my lucky night,” Davis said. Boyd and hr preferred roommate, a freshman, chose to live in Rutldge, an apartment-style residence hall on the Horseshe. Boyd said he just stood on one of the leftover letters recause he didn’t want to run. “I felt kind if silly in front of the entire Coliseum, but no one realy made fun of me after I won,” Boyd said. Mobley andiis preferred roommate, a junior, will share an apartnent with Jones and his preferred roommate, anotler junior. Mobley said they all want ed to live in Rutklge because he thinks it has the best four-person apartnents. Pharmacy frehman Erin Dobson didn’t win her first choice of houing, but did take home a framed print of the Horseshoe uid two cases of Pepsi. “I’m satisfied vith what I got. The painting was re ally good. It’s hailing in my hallway at home,” Dob son said. On the other hnd, finance sophomore Nithya Bala wasn’t happy withher prize, a leather jacket that’s too large for her. She sad she had a good time, though. “It was fun betause either way you didn’t lose,” Bala said. Finance/intemtional business sophomore Ryan Stilling agreed with 3ala, saying it was good that every one won somethirg. She said it made it worth her time and that she thcught “a bunch of other people liked what they got.” Stiling won a Lou Holtz autographed football and a VCR. Stilling received a ticket to the basketball game when she w&s spotted Feb. 23 in the lobby of Preston wearing her long-sleeved Housing T-shirt. About four members of the USC Police Department Bicycle Pa trol scouted certain areas of campus at certain times un til 25 students were found wearing the Housing T-shirts. T-shirts were awarded to 225 students-for wearing housing stickers on their shirts on either Feb. 9 or 16. All on-campus students received stickers and instruc tions in the mail, and off-campus students could have gone to the Housing department to pick up a sticker. Director of Housing Administration Gretchen Koehler said the sweepstakes have produced success ful advertising for Housing each of its four years. “We came up with the idea as a way to get students excited about, involved in and aware of the sign-up process. We thought we could get students to do our advertising, but it’s still fun for them,” Koehler said. “The last thing we want is for students to miss out because they weren’t aware [of the sign-up times].” Sign ups for Honors and Nada took place Tuesday. Sign ups for Preston and McBryde will take place to day, and sorority sign up will be Thursday. Sign up for other housing will occur online via USC’s Web site VIP from March 22 to March 31. Special to The Gamecock Winners of the “Winning Wednesday" contest put on by Housing show off their prizes to the crowd at the USC-LSU basketball game Feb. 23. Six students won their choice of hous ing for the 2000-2001 academic year. Other prizes included cash-card money, in-line skates and a football autographed by football head coach Lou Holtz. Save 25 - 50% • selected merchandise and novelty items Sweatshirts • t-shirts • cups While we're cleaning, check out our daily specials and in - store sale table. /* S\. V m ^^lTh^Officia^ookstor^^Sc\ 1400 Greene St.« Russell House « (803) 777-4160 | Where your purchases benefit both you and the scholarship programs ofUSC. Mill from page A1 that intends to sell Tamiac’s North Arner ican operations after a deal is reached. “The river road is not a possibility tonight,” Smith said Once the deal is complete, Smith said the company’s assets would be frozen, leaving them unable to sign a contract or agreement on the road. She said that could happen at any moment.' “It could happen tonight,” Smith said Scott said the Council had pushed Tar mac to use the river road. • “We have tried and tried,” she said. The Council had talked to the company until they were “so deep in snow we al most couldn’t get out of there,” she added. Smith said it was unlikely the coun cil would vote on the matter. She said the council would count on Scott, who rep resents the mill neighborhoods, to bring up the proposal for any vote. “She represents the area,’vSmith said. “We would depend on her to bring some thing to us.” Scott said she planned to vote against the plan if it comes before Council. 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