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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
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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
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