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University of South Carolina M/FHMFQnAV QFDTFMRFD Q OHOR Vol.97,No.l4 www.dailygamecock.com WtUlMtoUAY, OLT I LIVlDtK O, ZUUo Since 1908 Busted water line causes delays WBY LAURA MOSS THE GAMECOCK Commuters met a delay on their way into Columbia on Tuesday morning when a portion of Huger Street was closed be cause of a water main break. Director of Utilities John Dooley said he received the first report about the break at 7 a.m. and that repairs began during rush hour traffic. “There was no construction ac tivity in the area, so it was just a pipe that probably split from old age,” Dooley said. In addition to bringing traffic to a standstill, the break also caused 15 businesses to be issued • boil water advisories. Businesses along Gervais Street, Huger Street and Greene Street were warned to boil water before consumption since breaks leave water vulner able to contamination. Water breaks can also cause problems with water pressure nuu uulagtu. Will Hazelin, area manager at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches on Gervais Street, saia tne DreaK did not affect his work Tuesday. “Our water seems to be okay,” said Hazelin, who was not aware the water main had been dam aged at all. “It’s coming out clear.” But business at the Stronghold Athletic Club, a fitness center on Huger Street, was affected by the water main break. “My clientele could not shower or wash their hands.” CARLOS ROBERTSON OWNER OF STRONGHOLD ATHLETIC CLUB “It was a big inconvenience,” said owner Carlos Robertson. “My clientele could not shower or wash their hands. It was pretty bad for the cleanliness of the fa V/U1UCO. Robertson said their wa ter fountains were still out of order because of contami nants in the water, but mat they sold bottled water. He was advised to boil the drinking wa ter, but he said they had no facili ties to do so. The busted pipe has been re paired, but Dooley says it will be at least another day until traffic ♦ WATER LINE, SEE PAGE 2 Student body quietly accepts smoking limits Smokers must be at least 25feet Qfrom residence hall buildings BY ADAM BEAM TIIEOAMKOOCK A no-smoking policy in univer sity housing has found favor with both smokers and non-smokers alike. The policy was passed by the Residence Hall Association last year and approved by University Housing. It bans smoking in all residence halls and requires stu dents to stand 25 feet from build ings to smoke. Demetrius Johnson, assistant ^^ilirector for residence life, is in charge of central campus, made up of Patterson Hall, South Tower, McBryde Quadrangle, Sims, Wade Hampton, McClintock, Moore, LaBorde, Douglas and Snowden. He said that so far, there have not been any reports of problems with the new policy. “It has not been a big issue,” he said. “I don’t see any more stu dents congregating outside to smoke than when 1 did before this resolution was passed.” Last year, smoking was allowed in dorm rooms only if both room mates agreed. Even then, in such places as the Towers and the Horseshoe apartments, students could go outside to smoke on bal conies and porches. But under the new policy, smoking is forbidden in all areas of the dorm, including the balconies. “That does make it a little more difficult to enforce, since they could go on the balcony, and we could never really know,” said Walter Cole, a resident advisor in Douglas. First-year criminal justice stu dents Brent Faulk and Ronnie Sayer were taking a smoking break on the steps of Gambrell Hall on Tuesday afternoon. They said the only problem they have with the smoking policy is the bal cony rule. “I mean, balconies are pretty much outside. It’s up high, so the smoke is not going to get in any body’s face,” Sayer said. Cole said that resident advisers are not allowed to enter a resi dent’s room unless they have a reason to believe some rules are being broken. Heading into his ♦ SMOKING, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK Melissa Anderson, an undeclared first-year student, smokes outside of the humanities building. Shop to give roses on Good Neighbor Day W BY CHARLES TOMLINSON THE liAMECOCK Rish Blower Shop in West Columbia will give away 5,000 roses today to promote friendli ness and kind actions on Good Neighbor Day. The shop will give out the ros es in dozens from 9 a.m. until sup plies run out. But the flower shop employees won’t be the only ones showing gestures of kindness on Good Neighbor Day; anyone who picks up a dozen roses is asked to keep one and give the remaining 11 to others. The event, which is sponsored nationally by Florists’ Transworld Delivery, was start ed in 1994 by Jackson, Miss., florist Brooks Jacobs. Rish Flower Shop owner Edith Rish said she met Jacobs during an FTD convention in Hawaii and that he told her “how nice it was in his community.” This is Rish Flower Shop’s seventh year giving away flow ers on Good Neighbor Day. “It seems that the customers enjoyed it so much,” Rish said. “It just seemed that it was a nice thing to do.” ♦ ROSES, SEE PAGE 3 n Charleston law school could open in fall THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA — Supporters of a proposed private Charleston law school should be able to start their school next year, according to a report by a consulting team hired by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The 13-member commission is expected to vote Thursday on whether to issue the Charleston School of Law a conditional li cense. That vote is crucial for the school to begin holding classes next year. Law school spokesman Alex Sanders, a retired state judge and former president of the College of Charleston, said the school hopes to enroll 120 students paying $25,000 each for a year’s tuition. If it receives commission ap proval, the school will have to meet standards set by the con sulting team and the commission. State law requires the com mission to ensure new schools are financially solvent and meet academic standards. The Charleston School of Law would be the first significant graduate school venture in the state in years. It also would be an asset for Charleston. The city already has the College of Charleston, The Citadel and the Medical University of South Carolina. The new law school would be South Carolina’s second law school and a potential rival to the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia. But Sanders said Charleston will differ from USC’s law school. For one, the tuition will be higher because it is private. Charleston’s tuition of $25,000 a year compares with about $12,000 a year for in state USC law school students. The school also will have low er admissions standards, espe cially in law school admission tests. Many of its students wouldn’t be able to get into USC law school, Sanders said. Last year, USC law school had 1,715 applications. It accepted about 440 and enrolled 243. Many of those students who can’t get into USC law school go to out-of state law schools, Sanders said. Frank Mood, interim dean of the USC School of Law, said USC ♦ SCHOOL, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY JOHNNY HAYNES/THE GAMECOCK Traffic on Huger Street was backed up more than usual during rush hour yesterday because of a broken waterline. The waterline burst Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. SG plans projects to improve safety, parking services BY JON TURNER THE GAMECOCK School isn’t yet a month un derway, but USC’s Student Government is already working on a number of projects designed to improve the condition of the school and its population. Katie Dreiling, SG president, said safety7 is something SG is re ally pushing. “We’ve got a lot of safety programs we’ll be doing I throughout the year,” she said. Zachery Scott, SG vice presi dent, said: “Student Government is just trying to do its part for a safer community. We’re looking for more call boxes, better light ing in dark areas, that sort of thing.” Dreiling said another focus of Student Government will be en couraging communication be tween governing groups on cam pus, including college deans and Student Senate representatives. “We’ve communicated with Dr. Sorensen and the deans,” she said. “We’ve been getting people together in university commit tees, and we’re just done gathering Freshman Council applications.” Dreiling said Student Government has been planning its projects for a long time. One program that Dreiling said she is especially excited about is the USA Today Collegiate Readership Program. From Sept. 8 to Oct. 3, USA Today will provide 500 free newspapers per day to students at use. “I think it’ll be really good for the community,” Dreiling said. “We’re starting a real cam Daien for Drofessor evaluations.” Dreiling said. “We’re the second school in the country for the most reviews” on www.teacherre views.com. Scott explained how thStudent Services Committee system worked. “What we’ve been trying to do in terms of projects is have each committee looking at a num ber of projects that we assign them,” he said. According to Scott, who is also president of the Student Senate, the Student Services Committee is working on increasing the number of parking spaces. Scott said the Finance Committee is busy planning the use of proceeds from activity fees,-and the Minority Affairs Committee is continuing efforts to reconnect the campus to the community’s minority population. The Academic Committee is busy promoting the use of online syllabi. Scott said that this pro motion shouldn’t be too difficult. “We have everything set up. We’ve just got to convince the pro fessors to use it,” he said. About the upcoming year, Scott said, “Katie’s got a great cabinet, and we’ve got a really good Student Senate.” Dreiling said Student Government will make itself ac tive. “We all really get along with one another,” she said. “People are going to be seeing more of Student Government this year than in the last several years,” she said. Comments on this story?E mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Index Comics and Crossword 7 Classifieds_ 10 Horoscopes 7 Letters to the Editor5 Online Poll 5 Police Report 3 Weather TODAY High 91 Low 72 ■■Ml TOMORROW High 88 Low 71 Off the Beaten Path will return next Wednesday. Inside ♦ NEWS Colleges crack down on file-sharing programs. Page 2 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Corey Garriott explains why Computer Services needs a technical renaissance. Page 5 ♦ THE MIX Put on your rock crown. Seven Mary Three is back in town. Page 6 ♦ SPORTS The USC football team used a stingy defense to win 14-7 last Saturday. Page 8