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Former student poses for centerfold
■ In an interview with The
Gamecock, Lauren Hill discusses
her recent Playboy photo shoot
by Brock Vergakis
The Gamecock
In many ways Lauren Hill is like a lot of USC
students. She works, likes to travel, has a boyfriend,
misses being at home with her dog and wants to get a
allege degree.
However, most USC students don’t grace the pages
of Playboy magazine as Miss February.
Hill is making her second appearance in the
magazine after landing on the cover in October. But this
time, she’s appearing as a nude Playmate and is featured
on the centerfold.
But Hill’s body isn’t the only thing Playboy is
featuring. Accompanying the photo spread is an article
touting her as a USC cheerleader and jour
nalism major. But there’s one problem — Hill ■
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when she withdrew from USC. Slijig||
“I am not in school, and Playboy knew that KgSj
when I decided to do it,” Hill said. “I had no con
trol over the angle he chose to write the ®ig|§
story, but they did know I was not in school.” H
Playboy doesn ’t seem anxious to promote that fact |||§j|
In the Tuesday edition of The Gamecock, a half
page advertisement read: “USC cheerleader Bpl
Lauren Michelle Hill is Playboy’s Miss February.”
Throughout the article in Playboy, Hill’s Ejpj
attendance at USC as a student and cheerleader is ||§
continually referred to in the present tense.
“Lauren makes sure that the South Carolina
Gamecocks give it the old college try. Eghty thousand
Centerfold see page 2
Special to The Gamecock
Lauren Hill, who was featured on the cov
er of December's Playboy magazine (left),
Is Miss February In the upcoming Issue.
The Issue Is available In stores.
Building a Greek Village
■ Greek Village nears
reality as groups enter
under contracts to build
by Cristy Infinger
The Gamecock
Apian for a Greek Village is closer to
reality after years of negotiation between
Greek organizations and the university.
“The current fraternities under contract for
the Greek Village are expected to begin
construction this June with an anticipated
opening date of August 2002,” Director of Greek
Life Gena Runnion said.
Four groups are under contract with the
r. university to build houses in the future Greek
Village near the Strom Thurmond Fitness and
Wellness Center.
Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon and the Kappa Alpha Order have picked
their lots on the Greek Horseshoe.
Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and
representatives from their national office will
meet Jan. 27 with university officials to pick
their lot from the remaining 11 to become the
first sorority in the Greek Village.
Currently the only sorority with the
funding for a house, ZTA hopes to encourage
other sororities to join the Greek Village. ZTA’s
funding is provided by its National Housing Fund.
r “I hope that this will make ZTA stronger and
hopefully push others into joining,” said
Jessica Hood, ZTA president. “Zeta Tau Alpha
has been waiting a long time for this, but we
don’t want to do it alone. We will do anything
that we can to help the other sororities to get to
this point.”
Four more groups are expected to choose a
lot within the next 18 months. Many sororities
and fraternities have fund-raising campaigns
underway, with heavy participation by alumni.
The university is “anxiously awaiting the
addition of more groups to the Greek Housing
Project,” Director of Student Life Jerry
Brewer said.
The proposed Greek Village will be
reminiscent of the Horseshoe, with the houses
following a similar architectural theme and the
path of the houses following a horseshoe
shape. University officials hope the buildings
will also resemble those on the Horseshoe.
The construction guidelines are in place to
“go along with the university’s Master Plan to
beautify the school and to create some sort of
theme throughout the campus,” Brewer said.
An architectural board reviews the plans for
the houses before approval to keep a fluid theme
within the Village.
Each of the houses should take about 11
months to complete. If the groups break ground
during the summer term this year, the members
can expect to move in during the fall 2002 term,
Runnion said.
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The Greek Village will follow the design of the Horseshoe, both In layout and
architecture. Four fraternities - Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon and the Kappa Alpha Order - have chosen lots already. Zeta Tau Alpha
sorority members are set to pick from the remaining 11 lots.
State of the "State
Gov. Hodges
focuses on
education
■ Politicians give mixed
reactions to governor's
address, proposed budget
* by Adam Clark
and Valerie Matchette
The Gamecock
Gov. Jim Hodges focused on the recent achievements
of South Carolina’s K-12 educational system and specified
plans for lottery funds Wednesday night in his State of the
State address.
Hodges outlined a four-part plan to use funds from
the state lottery, which passed in November’s election. The
program, dubbed “The People’s Plan,” would provide
free technical-college scholarships to qualifying students
and $2,000-a-year scholarships to universities. It would
also give funds to teachers who want to earn their master’s
degrees. Additionally, the money would be used to improve
classroom technology.
“700,000 people voted for the lottery,” Hodges said.
“That is a home run for education. The people of South
Carolina have demanded an education lottery.”
Hodges praised the state’s recent gains in SAT scores,
emphasizing that South Carolina ranked first in the nation
in improvement on the lest.
He also announced a variety of upcoming plans for the
Hodges see page 2
‘700,000
people
voted for
the lottery.
That is a
home run
for
education.*
Gov. Jim
Hodges
Friends, family
push for increase
in campus safety
■ USC student still
in coma; family
questions police's
handling of case
by Meredith Key
The Gamecock
The friends and family of Daniel Duke,
a USC student injured on Pickens Street
last month, are seeking help from the
university and
students for ways to
show support for
Duke and campus
safety.
Meanwhile,
relatives of Duke said
they were unhappy
with the way
Columbia police
handled the incident.
. Duke was
injured while walking along Pickens Street.
He was apparently hit by a fast-moving
object, likely the mirror of a car, police
said.
There are conflicting accounts as to
whether Duke had been drinking before
the incident. Matt Gaetz, a friend of Duke
who was with him several hours before
the incident, said Duke had been
drinking. However, family members and
Heather West, who found Duke, said he
had not.
West said she is focusing on helping
Duke and his family in any way she can.
West has decided to take this
opportunity to make students aware of
what they can do in order to help a
fellow USC student.
West is a member of Alpha Chi
Omega, and on Tuesday night she spoke
to her sorority sisters about the incident,
safety on campus and the importance of
the Greek system giving back to the
Carolina community by showing support
for Duke and his family.
“We have put up all this big talk about
how being Greek isn’t just about partying
... I think this is a perfect opportunity to
show this,” West said.
West is also speaking with the sisters
of Zeta Tau Alpha on Monday night in
hopes of spreading this story and its
message even further.
“1 am meeting with Carl Johnson
Friday to discuss what the Greek system
as a whole can do to show support ... ”
West said. “Student Government has also
shown an interest in getting involved with
this campaign. Hopefully, in some part of
the university, we can get some funding
for this project.”
Gaetz is also concerned about this case
and the safety of USC students.
“As a group of friends, we got very
comfortable walking back and forth
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