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Greek CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 going to be eight sororities and seven fraternities, so it’s going to be very nicely balanced.” The Zeta Tau Alpha sorori ty was happy to become a part of the village. Former President Jessica Hood com mented about the inclusion in the village’s community: “Being mixed in with other or ganizations builds a sense of Greek unity.” Although it will be another year before the village is com plete, the extra living spaces I will help significantly with the recent housing shortage. “The houses are going to sleep anywhere from 28-36 members,” Reuter said. “We’re looking at having about 140 people in the fall, and when it’s done and all the houses are full, we’re looking to have about 500 students living there.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com ncept Master Platt Future f/otiiy of Kappa Delta Sorority . s PHOTO ILLUSTRATION SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Left: Proposed plans for the Greek Village. Below: Kappa Delta is one of fifteen Greek organizations moving into the new village. PHOTO BY ROB GRUEN/ THE GAMECOCK WILLIAMS-BRICE GETS NEW TURF, * OTHER CHANGES BEING DISCUSSED BY BEN BRYAN TUB GAMECOCK When the USC football team takes the field this fall for the start of a promising new season, they’ll be running onto new ground. As a part of the maintenance being done to Williams-Brice Stadium this off-season, the football field has been stripped and completely re-sodded. Typically, some piecemeal sod replacement is done each year to the most worn parts of A the field, such as the area be * tween the hashmarks and the endzones and other places where heavy painting of logos might have damaged the soil. However, Jeff Davis, assis tant athletics director in charge of facilities said, “Nothing this extensive has been done to the field in the last six or seven years.” The entire process takes near ly two months, which began on May 13 and concluded around mid-July. First, the maintenance crew had to strip and remove the ex isting sod from the field. Then, the soil was blended and fumi gated to eradicate any remain ing old or foreign grasses from the ground. A new drainage sys tem was installed and a “sand cap,” a one-inch layer of sand, was then laid. Only then could the crew be gin the process of installing the new sod. The remaining project was to replace the artificial turf that extends from the sidelines “Nothing this extensive has been done to the field in last six or seven years” JEFF DAVIS ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR to the stadium wall. The entire process cost less than $300,000. For right now, there are no major plans for stadium reno vation in the near future. There have been recent rumors about perhaps adding an upper deck section to the North End Zone section to close off the stadium. Davis acknowledges such an en deavor has been discussed, but there is nothing concrete in the works as of yet. While talks continue about the possible addition of seating, Davis said such a project is presently just a discussion. “Adding the upper deck is probably in a conceptual design stage right now,” Davis said. Bidding on the project is not in the near future. For now, the Gamecocks will settle for fresh, new turf for the upcoming sea son. With the potential for sev eral televised home games, the field’s face-lift will help to main tain the professional image that the success of the football team has earned. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Alumni experience college life again BY ANGEL SIZEMORE THE GAMECOCK Whereas manystudents at USC are looking forward to leaving the university, this sum mer’s highly-successful Alumni University proves that college life really is an event to treasure and experience again. Each year, alumni are invit ed back to re-live their days as undergrads by participating in classes for four days. The program cost $250 per person, which included all sem inars, activities, materials, tours and most meals. Reduced rates were also made available to the returning graduates at the Clarion Town House Hotel and Suites on Gervais Street. The four-day event began on June 19 and ended on June 22. Among many other interesting topics and events, former stu dents participated in discus sions of “A Farewell to Arms,” toured the Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center, heard the Lynn Dobson Pipe Organ in the USC School of Music and received a behind the-scenes look at moviemaking. The week ended with a tour of the Fuji Photo Film plant and the Park Seed Company in Greenwood, and a dinner cruise at Lake Murray, which includ ed a commencement ceremony for all participants. Coordinator Peggy Binette was thrilled that former stu dents have the opportunity to return to classes sometimes decades after graduation. According to Binette, many of the returning alumni have par ticipated in the program all three years. “People enjoy it enough to come back,” she said. •Binette was especially excit ed to have Dorothy Payne in the School of Music as a participant this year and was the first facul ty member to partake in Alumni University. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com School phone plans in trouble ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO—Instead of paying 9 cents a minute through Sonoma State University, 20-year old Sadie Gardere pays a flat monthly rate of $45 for a nation wide long distance plan that cov ers her calls home to the Bay Area. Savvy students like Gardere are saving money for themselves, but costing cash-strapped public universities millions of dollars by not using the school-provided telephone services in residence halls and dorm rooms. Universities say it is only a matter of time before they will have to consider raising student costs to make up the difference. “I would imagine over time that if there continues to be a fur ther and further drop, it would be reasonable to expect that there would be (an increase in tuition),” said Toni Beron, a spokeswoman for California State University, Long Beach. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that na tionwide, 61 percent of 18- to 24 year-olds carry cell phones. * Years ago, universities could make good money serving as mini-phone companies, said Sherry Manning, director and CEO of Educational Communications and Consortia Incorporated, a national univer sity telephone billing service. Universities became whole salers, charging slightly more than they paid for service but less than local carriers. Eventually, however, students started using calling cards and long-distance dialing because the advertising was aimed at the youth population, Manning said. Arena CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 university for future com mencements,” Paquette said. “There have been questions about the December 2002 com mencement, but future ones will definitely be held here.” With all the features being discussed and construction moving closer to completion, the subject of sponsorship is being raised once again. “No agreement on sponsor ship has been made yet, but we are still working on a long term agreement that will ben efit the investor and the uni versity,” said Robert Gahagan, Accounts Manager for Action Sports Media. In addition to the state-of the-art scoreboard., the new arena will feature a high-in tensity sound system, a food court-style concession area and 41 private suites and pre mium seating options. 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