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www.daitygamecock.com MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002 "5 ===:—1 ' 1 '====' " " ' . ."""' ■■ ■' =- ' .. ■■ ■ ■ — SORORITY BID DAY ’ 1 III ^ 7T-■ T 3 <*T -3HHV PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK The women of Kappa Kappa Gamma cheer for their new pledges Sunday at Bid Day on the Horseshoe, where 670 pledges braved the rainy weather. ‘This is the time of your life’ PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK J.J. Bettereurl, right, embraces Katy Hawkins after being invited to Join Chi Omega. The sorority is planning an eight-week Initiation period for its pledge class of 69 women. Rush ends as sororities welcome new sisters into their families BY MICHELLE Nl DHALAIGH TIIEUAMKCOOK “These are the days, these are the girls, this is the time of your life.” These words greeted new members of USC’s Delta Delta Delta sorority as they charged across the Horseshoe yesterday, participating in another packed sorority bid day. Rainy weather didn’t deter the 670 pledges who experienced the climax of a long and arduous rush week. Anna McAlpine, president of Chi Omega sorority and a third year history student, eagerly awaited the group’s pledge class of 69 women. “We are so excited about this year’s rush,” McAlpine said. “The fact that the class is so big made it a difficult decision to de cide, but in rush, every girl finds the place that she is meant to be.” “Chi Omega is so excited about this year’s pledge class,” said Brittain Torrence, recruit ment chair for Chi Omega and third-year Spanish student. “There are a lot of wonderful women in there, and we have a full program of events for them,” Torrence said. Sara Parrish, of the newly re housed sorority Zeta Tau Alpha, outlined the program of events for their new members. “We run a little sister, big sis ter program, where every new girl is assigned a partner to ♦ BID DAY, SEE PAGE 2 Workshop program inspires students BY KEVIN FELLNER Til K l.'AMKCOCK Novella Beskid is excited about the prospect of helping dozens of USC students apply for thousands of dollars in graduate fellowships and scholarships this fall. As director of Fellowships and Scholar Programs, Beskid is ex pecting another class of scholar candidates to attend the first week of this yeaf ’s fall workshop series, which begins today. The workshops are designed to help students apply for national fellowships and scholarships awarded typically for foreign study and graduate school. Most of the financial aid is merit-based and highly competitive on the na tional level. Last year, USC saw its most successful class of scholarship winners; 31 students won nation al awards totaling $830,000. Since Beskid began her work at the uni versity, two USC students have won the prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, which of ♦ WORKSHOPS, SEE PAGE 2 Mold invades university library BY JOHN PENNINGTON tiikoamkcock | An uninvited guest has fixed itself in the Thomas Cooper Library, prompting school offi cials to institute “remedial clean ing,” said Russ McKinney, direc tor of public affairs. The mold problem in the li brary has been “monitored for some time,” McKinney said. The library’s old and ineffi cient air-conditioning and heat ing system is causing the mold. The lack of humidity control in the library creates a fertile breed ing ground for the mold, which thrives in damp and humid con ditions with warm temperatures and ample light sources. The university Health and Safety Office has been contacted about the problem and reports that the mold is non-pathogenic, which means it won’t cause dis ease and doesn’t pose serious health risks. The fungus could potentially destroy many of the library’s books, papers, drywall and insu lation. When mold spores land on damp spots indoors, they begin to grow and multiply as they digest and gradually demolish what they land on. Of about 70,000 known species of mold and fungi, only about 100 are known to be pathogenic. Almost all molds can potentially cause allergic reactions such as hay fever, asthma, and skin and upper respiratory tract infec tions, as well as some infectious diseases such as athlete’s foot and yeast infection. The Environmental Protection Agency says people with weaker immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and HIV/AIDS pa tients, are at a greater risk of hav “It’s like the squirrels. No matter what we do, it just keeps coming back.” CHAD SHELTON LIBRARY EMPLOYEE ing health problems. Tucker Taylor, head of circu lation at the library, said no ir reparable damage has been done to any of the library’s books and resources, but the cleanup will be laborious and time consuming. ♦ MOLD, SEE PAGE 3 Index Comics ___ 7 Crossword 7 Classifieds J.0 ^ Horoscopes 7 Letters to the Editor 4 Online Poll 4 Weather TODAY High 88 Low 71 TOMORROW High 89 Low 69 Inside ♦ THE MIX Local musicians and artists took over Pulaski Street on Saturday, but rain cut the program short. Page 5 ♦ THE MIX "Road Rules XI" stars Shane and Sarah spoke to USC students. Page 5 ♦ SPORTS Creating a schedule for the men’s basketball team proves frustrating for coach Dave Odom. Page 8 ♦ SPORTS Corey Jenkins is the man to lead the USC offense this season. Page 8 Republicans split about how to handle Hussein BY WILLIAM MARTIN THE ASSOCIATED.PRESS WASHINGTON - Republicans sounded a mixed message Sunday for President Bush about whether, when and how to use military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Invade right away, after telling Congress, was one course. A second would have Bush wait for a better assess ment of the Iraqi president’s danger to American security, then hold off until lawmakers gave their approval. Some Republicans want Bush to get U.N. authorization before moving, probably after giving Saddam an ultimatum to allow more inspections for weapons of mass destruction, which he would be expected to refuse. Bush did not expect such di vergence among leading ♦ IRAQ, SEE PAGE 3 HHBHBHiMiI PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK Keisha Boneparte, a second-year biology student, works at the Russell House Bookstore at a slow time during the day. Russell House Bookstore has USC’s endorsement, but it isn’t the only option BY ALLYSON BIRD TIIKCAMKCOCK With the start of the semester comes the search for textbooks, and the Russell House Bookstore - not Addam’s University Bookstore or South Carolina Bookstore - gets the university’s endorsement. What many on campus don’t know is why. “We encourage faculty to use the Russell House Bookstore be cause a certain percentage of prof it its comes back as scholarships,” Provost Jerry Odom said. Eleven percent of sales from the Russell House Bookstore goes toward stu dent scholarships. The Dean’s Scholarship was canceled last year because of lack of funds, Odom said. “I have tried to point out to faculty that if they want to have better students, it is incumbent upon them to give Barnes & Noble our service,” he said. ♦ BOOKSTORE, SEE PAGE 2 (/