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Facelift CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and the game room will be moved to into the basement, which will be • renamed Carolina Underground. Ogle thinks that the confusion of the construction will become un derstandable when the new design is carried out. “I think everyone agrees this building is a maze, and that’s what we're trying to rectify” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail. com Upcoming Locations Carolina Underground: ♦ Game room ♦ All Mailboxes ♦ Print Shop ♦ Package shipping service ♦ ID station First floor lobby: ♦ Cinnabon ♦ Pandini’s (Italian) ♦ Sub-sandwich shop ♦ Seattle’s Best Coffee • Large one and two kedroom floor plans • Located close to campus • Great roommate floor plan •Walk in closets • Swimming pool and two tennis courts • Car wask area, laundry facility and wei gkt room CALL ABOUT OUR GREAT SPECIALS! Call us @772-9409 or Stop by -100 Bryton Trace (across from Pulliam Wray by the flashing yellow light) ILLUSTRATION SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Proposed plans for the Greek Village include seperate housing for 15 Greek organizations. Greek CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ; benefit is going to be the recognition : that the Greek community will get," Reuter said. “The Greek Village will do a lot for the broad Greek com munity” Reuter continued, “ I think it will increase the number of peo ple interested in being members of Greek organizations on this cam pus." Although Zeta Tau Alpha is the only sorority currently on one of the lots, the construction planned for the next year will even out the male-female ratio. "Of the four that are opening this fall, there are three fraternities and one sorority,” Reuter said. "But, overall, when you look at the 15 lots that have been as signed, there are going to be eight sororities and seven fraternities, so it’s going to be very nicely bal anced." Zeta Tau Alpha was the first sorority to sign up for a location in the Greek Village last fall. President Jessica Hood said that ZTA mem bers were glad to be a part of the new community. "The members of Zeta Tau Alpha are glad that we are one of the groups that is able to build a house and to be in the Greek village," Hood said. "Being mixed in with other organizations builds a sense of Greek unity." Although it will be another year before the village is complete, the extra living spaces will help signifi cantly with the recent housing shortage. "The houses are going to sleep anywhere from 28-36 mem bers," Reuter said. "We're looking at having about 140 people in the fall, and when it's done and all the hous es are full, we're looking to have about 500 students living there.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Bombers, USC talk ball BY ERIC STIDHAM THE GAMECOCK The Capital City Bombers base ball team, an affiliate team of the New York Mets, would like to have a new state-of-the-art facility to keep their partnership with the Mets. The Gamecocks, who have reached the finals in the College World Series, would like to be rewarded for their spectacular play. Frank Burke, principle owner of the Bombers, recently met with USC Athletics Director Mike McGee to talk about a joint stadium. Burke also owns the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Portland (Maine) Seadogs. Burke, interested in building a new stadium in the downtown area, i raised funds for a $10 million stadi um in Chattanooga but doesn't fore see the same occurring here in Columbia. The Mets threatened to end its 20 year affiliation with the Bombers if the field conditions and drainage system weren't improved. Improvements have been major con cerns for the Bombers, and now the team and its owners are looking into the possibility of joining with USC. USC Senior Associate Athletic Director John Moore stated "there was a preliminary meeting between the athletic department and the new ownership of the Capital City Bombers,” and in this first-time meeting both parties discussed "in vestigating the possibility." Moore also said that, so far, there have been no meetings scheduled, but he was sure there will be more later in the year. When asked if there was a timetable for these events, Moore replied, "No, it's very premature to say that planning has begun outside of the fact that we are exploring the possibility.” With the Gamecocks baseball team reaching the College World Series, and all USC sports having successful seasons, the need for ad equate facilities is apparent to sus tain a continued rise in athletic suc cess. To meet the challenge Moore reassured, "They will continue to investigate the possibility." Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com