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TODAY: Partly Cloudy, . Jr a \A/oH HPQrlci\7 July 17,2002 * Vol. 95, No. 2 tZZ^r High 100, Low 76. V V VvlllCuVACl V University of South Carolina ♦ www.dailygamecock.com AMECOCK INSIDE VIEWPOINTS 7“ — Powerpuff Power Shanna Reed enjoys being a lady with both elegance and attitude. PAGE 5 THE MIX Hanks wins again with “Perdition” “Road to Perdition” has the makings of a sure-fire Oscar winner. PAGE 7 SPORTS Underclassmen propel golf team Hamilton and Johansen are leading the way for use Golf. PAGE 10 INDEX Comics 9 Crossword9 Classifieds J.2 Horoscopes9 Letters to the Editor 6 Online Poll 6 Quote of the Day7 USC Police Report 3 Out of ‘Style’ PHOTO BY ROBERT GRUEN/THE GAMECOCK Hasan Y. Ross-EL (left) and his employee Alvin Coaxum II look into construction space that once made up Earthworks and Scholastic Profiles. BY BEN BRYAN THE GAMECOCK Starting this fall. USC stu dents needing a haircut might be forced to leave cam pus to find a barber shop or salon. Carolina Styles, locat ed on the first floor of the Russell House, will be closed amidst the renovations cur rently underway in the stu dent union. Scholastic Profiles, formerly located in the Carolina Mall, has al ready been closed. For stylist Wanda Davis, the abrupt move is upsetting. ‘Tve been here over 20 years, ” Davis said, “This is my liveli hood. I've been dedicated to the students and faculty ... My clients are really upset.” To Davis, her job is more than simply styling hair. She also tries to help students. “I'm not just doing people's _ hair,” Davis said, “It's like I'm a counselor, too.” Davis says that she can often be a confi dant to students who may not have a parental figure near by. She feels her absence from campus will be disappoint ing. “It's like starting all over again. I never thought this would happen to me since I've been here so long ... I'm in shock.” T?T _T_1_3 11UUU11 UU, II11V 11UU been the manager of Scholastic Profiles since 1997, was shocked by the short no tice he was given. “One Friday, they gave me a notice to be out by that Sunday,” Ross-EL said. “I told them it was impossible to be out by Sunday... On Tuesday, they told me they would give me until the 17th of July, but by that Tuesday they had already cut my water off. That made it official—I had to leave. I have to have running water.” In addition to the short no tice, Ross-EL said there was a disagreement about his contract with the University. “The last contract I signed was for three years, and that was two years ago,” Ross-EL | said. “But the legal depart ment at USC said they can't find the contract. Therefore, | I'm on month-to-month [sta- j tus]. That's their interpreta tion of it.” Koss-un appealed to Wanda Davis for help. She al lowed Ross-EL and some oth er Scholastic Profiles stylists to utilize extra space in Carolina Styles, but Davis was shortly thereafter noti fied that she had to move out as well. “She was notified about two weeks after I was,” Ross-EL said. Davis said that there were two years left on her contract. ♦ MALL, SEE PAGE 4 Safety issues press USC USCPD gives students tips for preventing future attacks BY ANGEL SIZEMORE THE GAMECOCK At 6:50 a.m. on June 6, Albert Scruggs entered USC student Margaret Lewis’ apartment on Gibbes Court through an unsecured front door. Lewis confronted Scruggs in the living room and told him to leave immediately. Scruggs then allegedly grabbed Lewis and attempt ed to kidnap her. Lewis screamed and Scruggs fled her apartment. as wora spread oi uewis attack, many students ex pressed concern about safe ty on and around the USC campus. Throughout the summer, incoming freshmen are drilled with safety proce dures during orientation. However, the simple preven tative methods are often dis regarded as students become more comfortable with the campus environment. Ernie Ellis, director of Law Enforcement and Safety for the USC Police Department, reminds all stu dents to just use common sense. i auvise siuuenis to De aware of their surroundings at all times,” said Ellis. In or der to ease students' fears, however, he states that statis tics show that “ours is a safe campus. Our greatest loss is larceny.” “Students should hide valuables in the trunks of their vehicles and lock both the doors to their automo biles and their dorm rooms at all times,” advised Ellis. Ellis says that, unfortu nately, many freshmen and sophomores are often the vic tims of larceny due to the change in living environ ments. “We're a major campus in a major metropolitan area. Many of these students come from small towns where they do not lock their car doors at night, for example,” Ellis said. Ellis said that many are unaware of the possible con sequences of leaving valu ables unattended, even in their dorm rooms, until after a break-in has occurred. Familiarity with the USC campus is also essential to preventing theft and break ins. USC graduate student and former orientation lead er Mandy Sizemore asserts that knowing the layout of the campus fairly well will lead to prevention, especial ly if students know where the many callboxes on cam pus are located. oizemore puiiueu oui, a 180-degree turn should put one in sight anywhere on campus. Also, taking a self defense class can prepare stu dents for possible attacks, both mentally and physical ly.” Sizemore continued, “Walking in groups rather than alone is another way to protect yourself at night.” ♦ SECURITY, SEE PAGE 2