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USC Dining outlines plan for upgrades BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA THE GAMECOCK i Dining hall renovations, which will begin as early as late September, are to include dy namic changes in the Russell House as well as in residence-hall restaurants. Carolina Dining presented an overview of upcoming renova tions in the Russell House Theater on Thursday. “It’s a very exciting time to be a student at USC,” said Helen Zeigler, USC’s director of business affairs, who spoke at the presentation. Michael Scheffres, general manager of Sodexho Campus Services at USC, said many ex citing changes are in store and many have already begun. A new 15-year contract be tween Sodexho and USC made-the renovations possible. Sodexho, which operates in 70 countries and provides dinirtg'services for such media giants as AOL-Time Warner and Dell Computer Corporation, has called USC the largest university investment the corporation has ever made. Among the changes planned for Carolina Dining is the addi tion of a Central Market Place in what was, until recently, the Russell House post office area. The Central Market Place will in clude a smoothie shop, a sub shop, a cafe and a Cinnabon sta tion, and is expected to open in January. Adjacent to the Central Market Place will be Pandini’s, an Italian eatery that will feature 10-inch pizzas, salads made to or der, sandwiches and a seating ar rangement that will resemble that of a restaurant. Students can also expect changes in the Grand Market Place which will be extended to include more dining choices and better seating. Rounding out the Russell House renovations is Gamecock Park, where Taco Bell will be combined with Pizza Hut to make room for Einstein Bros. Bagels. Other changes include the re placement of the Carolina Grill with a Burger King and the addi tion of an Asian cuisine station, Mien Bowl. Other notable renovations to be made around campus include changes in Bates Cafe, where stu dents can expect such additions as an International Sautee Station, a pizzeria and a dessert showcase. The Patio, at Patterson resi dence hall, will offer restaurant quality dining, according to Carolina Dining, and will include vegetarian and sub shops. Planned for the new Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center is a Pump Bar, which will feature grab-and-go sandwiches and juices. Students and faculty can expect outdoor grilling to be gin as early as next week at the Sidewalk Cafe in the Humanities office building, and Jazzman’s Cafe is slated to sell coffee and other items in the front left cor ner of the Thomas Cooper Library. Though many of these renova tions have already begun, most will not be completed until the fall of 2003, according to Carolina Dining. Zeigler encourages stu dents and faculty to be patient while the changes take place: “There will be some inconve nience now,” she said, “but enor mous benefit later.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Iraq CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 that history has called us into ac tion, that we love freedom, that we’ll be deliberate, patient, strong in the values we adhere to/’Jie said. Speaking in Louisville, Ky., Bush emphasized how much he will consult with Congress, the public, and U.S. allies. “But one thing is for certain,” he said. “I’m not going to change my view and it’s this: my view is we cannot let the world’s worst leaders blackmail America, threaten America or hurt America with the world’s worst weapons.” A question facing Bush is whether to push for a U.N. Security Council resolution call ing for Iraq to accept a return of U.N. inspectors to verify the sta tus of his chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons programs. One condition for accepting Saddam’s surrender in the 1991 Gulf War was his promise to abide by U.N. resolutions requiring him to dis arm and to allow U.N. inspectors to verify it. Iraq asserts that it has met this obligation. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said there was no doubt Bush will take action against Saddam. But he said Bush had not yet decided what ! ' he will do or when to do it. I* ** ' f ' r* Addressing the issue of Arab opposition to a U.S. attack, Armitage said “there is no one in the Arab world who has any af fection” for the Iraqi leader and that Bush will try to enlist “like minded folks” in the Arab world. Speaking at a conference held by the U.S. Institute on Peace, Armitage said “there is going to be a lot of cleanup after” the United States moves against Saddam. He did not provide any details. Iraq also was discussed in a meeting at the Pentagon Thursday between senior ad ministration officials and two dozen senators. Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and CIA Director George Tenet met with the bi partisan group of senators, many of-whom are members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Separately, commanders of the major U.S. war-fighting com mands around the world includ ing Gen. Tommy Franks, whose area of responsibility includes Iraq and the Persian Gulf, met in the Pentagon on Thursday for a regularly scheduled session. Rumsfeld was to participate in the talks. In his remarks to reporters, White, the Army’s top civilian of ficial, said the fact that the Army has continuously rotated combat units through Camp Doha in Kuwait for training in recent years has sharpened the Army’s preparedness. “It’s an area of the world that the Army has become very, very familiar with, so the Army is ready,” White said. White said the war stocks that were shifted to Kuwait in July were later moved back to their permanent position in Qatar. A spokesman for Army Forces Central Command, Maj. Rich Steele, said in an interview that the material — enough to equip a combat brigade of more than 3,000 soldiers — remains in Kuwait. That amounts to a dou bling of the war supplies now sta tioned at Camp Doha. Steele said the extra supplies were needed because the Army had added two battalions — roughly 2,000 soldiers — to the combat force at Camp Doha over the past several months. The sol diers were added over a period of months starting last fall to dis courage Iraq from thinking the United States was so preoccupied with the war in Afghanistan that it was not ready to defend Kuwait, Steele said;’ The supplies include tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as fuel, ammunition and oth er supplies. The purpose of stor ing it in the Gulf region is to have it readily available to link up with additional soldiers who would be flown to Kuwait from Europe or the United States as reinforcements. Athlete Rights CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the rules and their rights. “It’s a positive thing if it helps the athletes,” he said. “If it be comes another page in the man ual, it shouldn’t be pursued.” Right No. 3 gives student athletes freedom from dis crimination; that includes the right to receive the same ben efits as students who are not involved with intercollegiate sports. “People think student-ath letes have full scholarships, but half of the team are out-of-state students still paying up to $10,000 a year,” Powell said. “When athletes apply for aca demic scholarships, we usually don’t receive it because every one has the misconception that our tuition is fully paid. Athletes even bring in revenue for the school. We should have equal opportunity.” Student-athletes also said they want the freedom to choose their own housing. As freshmen, athletes live in a specific dorm. “We’re regular college stu dents,” Powell said. “Just be cause we play baseball or any other sport means we have less privacy. We don’t want drug tests every two weeks or our grades and attendance checked. We shouldn’t have to spend eight hours a week in study hall. It singles us out when other col lege students cope with it on their own.” The right-to-work clause of the bill is under debate. Although Thorne does not hold a job, he thinks student-ath letes should have the choice to work, especially if they need money to support themselves. Powell has a different opin ion. “I barely have enough time for school and baseball,” he said. Student-athletes at USC are not allowed to hold a job. The specifics of when permission is given, out-of-season or after freshman year, differ from sport to sport. The remaining seven rights are already in effect at USC in some way within each sport. To avoid confusion, NSARM is proposing that all student-ath letes, all coaches, all adminis trators and the NCAA follow the bill of rights. Tharp said, “The bill has good principles and ideas that de serve time and discussion.” Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Dobson CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 are also meetings and presenta tions that students can attend to verify their interest in the pro gram.” Those who took advantage of the program visited such foreign countries as Russia, Thailand and Africa. Their main goal was to teach the people in those commu nities they visited more about American society and the English language. Many also used the time to learn about the different cul tures around them. “I loved my time in Thailand mostly due to the fact that it wasn’t about me,” fourth-year stu dent Chris Causey said. “It was a humbling and eye-opening expe ripnpo in knnw that currifico is thp true meaning of freedom.” The students enjoyed the close bonds they were able to make with foreigners as well. “The realiza tion that one day I will actually go back to Russia and see some peo ple I formed relationships with was the best part of the trip for me,” third-year business student Phillip Brice said. Though the trip proved a most ly positive experience, students experienced downsides such as a lack of air conditioning. The cul ture also required students to adapt because Eastern philosophy is much different from what stu dents were used to. Despite having to make some ad justments, the students took lifelong lessons back with them. “I learned how shallow Americans tend to be," Brice said. “We have tons of ac quaintances, but who can say they have at least 10 really good friends?” After the culmination of the journey, the students had to pre pare presentations'and reports to show the executive board what they had accomplished. “I was excited to hear what they had to say and learn that the trip was in fact a success,” Weiss said. “Most students thought the trip was worth their troubles because they received so much more than they gave, in terms of personal ' growth.” And according to Brice, “This experience has made me see the Lord’s global vision and plan for Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk'aihotmail. com a • *viw;r—’■ --a ^ ■ ' ,cJ. I 1 . ■ .1 H'"'^^^jigJ7?nrJiTiTiTTuiiTi^n^^irrTi^/ifi74'^n^ V. Ti V4.'. 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