Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Towers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 that increases in density, you all of a sudden have a greater need to build more towers,” he said. “But the problem is where do they go?” It is that question that the city hopes to tackle soon in re-evaluat ing its cell phone tower policy. “We now have 23 towers in city limits — most are on top of build ings and we have one stealth ap plication," Mylott said. “We are looking at policy where it would be harder to place new towers just anywhere while opening new . opportunities for their place ment.” Among those opportunities in cludes placing towers on top of tall buildings, such as the South Trust building on Gervais and Assembly streets. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews(uigwm.sc.edu PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK Cell phone towers are popping up in all sorts of places, including chutch steeples. Fraternity CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Blatt P.E. Center field, and a par ty at the State Museum at 9:14 p.m: The odd time honors the fraterni ty’s founding year, 1914. All of the events are free, except the party at the museum, which will cost $5. Thursday night’s event fea tured finger foods and music from 8:30 p.m, to 11:30 p.m. Attendees wore all white. “It’s a nice formal atmosphere, trying to change the atmosphere around campus,” third-year crim inal justice student Cori.Alston said. The fraternity also recog nized members with at least 3.0 GPAs with engraved plaques. But the focus of the week was on service. “We show how much fun we have and how much we give back to the community. The communi ty is where we come from,” said third-year accounting student Jeremy Speaks. The chapter presented $1,500 raised throughout the year to the American Cancer Society two weeks ago at the fraternity’s re gional conference held in Chattanooga, Tenn. At USC the group earned the Overall Service Award at the Order of Omega cer emony held in the Russell House Tuesday by the Office of Greek Life. Phi Beta Sigma’s president, JaRodd Webb, was named Outstanding President of the Year. Webb wore a blue hat with his white outfit to Thursday’s dance and called the event “just a nice social.” Fraternity members stressed the open invitation of the event. “I just hope we can reach out to the masses and not just the African-American community,” fourth-year mechanical engineer ing student Joe Bonivel said. “Diversity brings ideas, and ideas bring evolution, and evolu tion brings change,” Alston said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews'ajgwm. sc. edu PHOTO BY JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK Shelby Williams, left, a first-year psychology student, fixes the bow tie of Reggie Johnson, a fourth-year marketing student, at Phi Beta Sigma's formal/semi-formal Thursday night. I BBUmh