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■ FRATERNITY Continued from page 1 we have to follow,” he said. Brewer added that if the national chapter determines that hazing was involved, USC would investigate. He said USC works with many national organizations such as K.A., “and unless it is a violation with the school, we let them handle it. And like, with this case, that is what we are doing.” Student Government addressed hazing last September in a bill encouraging student organizations to abide by the Carolina Creed. The bill specifically referred to hazing and was passed after a request by . USC administration. The Greek councils approved a similar measure weeks before. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknewMgwm.se. edu ■ JOURNAL Continued from page 1 ^ newspaper stands where students can ^ get free copies of USA Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal by using their student IDs. Stands are located in the Moore School of Business, Carolina Coliseum, Russell House, Gambrell Hall and the School of Law. “This change is aimed mainly toward the business population of USC,” SG President Zachery Scott said. Business professor William Folks said he is happy when his students use the paper to supplement their classroom learning. Folks added that he reads the paper himself. Besides being a useful tool for the business school, the Wall Street Journal is also giving USC $5,000 in grants to use for scholarships. Scbtt said the money is going to student scholarships to increase both the number and size of scholarships to be awarded in the future. SG pays for the newspapers with help from the academic deans. Comments on this story? E-tnail gamecockneavs@gwm.sc. edu ■ DAMAGE Continued from page 1 new,” she said, Montague is still waiting for a replacement computer that she was told would come during winter break. Property damage is not the only threat from the leaks. James Bachelor, a first-year media arts student, described another incident that occurred the morning of Nov. 15 in his suitemate’s room. “[The water] melted the design on the floor and the paint on the walls,” Bachelor said. He said he and Mark Godfriaux, a first-year business student, acted quickly to save the electronic equipment in the room. Both expressed disappointment with the slow reimbursement process. First-year chemistry student Chris Williams said he spoke with North Campus Housing that afternoon and that he was told the cost of the damage “might just be an acceptable part of living in the building.” Godfriaux and Bachelor said they each spoke with workers last semester and were told that the leaks resulted from hasty renovations and faulty “flex” pipes prone to holes. Maxcy president Alicia Lendon, a first-year psychology student, said she hopes there are no more malfunctions, but that the incidents are partially the result of flawed design. “Lots of it is the internal structure of the building. It would take a large maintenance overhaul to get this repaired,” she said. First-year chemistry student Alex Winters said the Tuesday incidents had damaged several of his roommate’s belongings, including books, a computer, a television and a Sony PlayStation. “The thing that pisses me off the most really is that this is a problem that seems to happen every few weeks, and that they really just don’t seem to care about fixing anything in the building until something happens like this,” Winters said. “What’s going to be more expensive to them in the long run, just repairing everything and making sure it doesn’t happen, or replacing $6,000 worth of stuff every time this happens?” Comments on this story ? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edu ■ MCGEE Continued from page 1 “Mike McGee has made extraordinary contributions to this university’s athletics department,” Sorensen said Tuesday. “He has certainly elevated the program so that it is nationally eminent.” “Our considerations were influenced by our desire to spend more time with our family, particularly our 13 grandchildren, who are now located across various parts of the country,” McGee said of his decision to retire. “(Dr. Sorensen and I) have each delayed, until now, announcement of this decision in order to continue to maintain stability and permit ‘me to focus on a head football coaching search if that became necessary.” This will not be Sorensen’s first time hiring an athletic director. While he was provost at the University of Florida he served on a committee to hire current athletic director Jeremy Foley. Also, while serving as president at the University of Alabama, Sorensen hired its athletic director Mai Moore. USC hired McGee in January 1993 after he served stints as the athletics director at Cincinnati and Southern California. McGee attracted a number of high-profile coaches to Carolina, including Curtis Frye, Lou Holtz, Ray Tanner, Dave Odom and Steve Spurrier. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockneu's@gzi'm. sc. edu ■ COQUETTES Continued from page 1 Widdle said the team’s absence on the floor confused fans, who kept asking “why we were just sitting there instead of dancing and cheering during the time-out.” Widdle also mentioned the possibility of miscommunication between the dancers and the athletic department. “We’re not associated with the athletic department at all. We’re actually associated with the band,” she said. “It’s just been passed down from person to person to person, and by the time that it gets to us it’s pretty watered down.” Comments on this story ? E-mail gamecockneu's@givm.sc. edu Please present your student ID when checking in. 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