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ft THEfe-AMECOCK -— WEDNESDAY, IULY 20, 2005 — - - 3 - — IN THIS ISSUE ♦ THE MIX Charlie’s Treats Leslie Dennis reviews Tim Burton’s latest collaboration with Johnny Depp. Page 6 ~ .. ' ' 'I ♦ NEWS Ground-breaking Greeks Omega Psi Phi becomes first black fraternity to break ground in Greek Village. Page 3 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Era of good feelings Why should USC jump at the chance to partner with the City of Columbia on research? Page 5 INDEX Comics and Crossword..8 Classifieds.12 Horoscopes.8 Online Poll..5 Police Report..2 Campus might not be totally wireless by fall • Network Services says plan could be finished in 1 year By JASON REYNOLDS THE GAMECOCK USC Network Services might not be able to live up to its promise in delivering a completely wireless campus by the time fall semester begins. Though the Russell House and the Thomas cooper Library are wireless inside and out, much of the wireless status in the rest of the campus is still in limbo. A map on tne universitys technology Web site, http://uts.sc.edu/wireless/map.sht ml, indicated all phases would be complete by the start of the fall semester. Not indicated, however, is that many of the interior spaces of various dorms and colleges located on the map would not necessarily realize their unified wireless destiny as soon. Greg Meyers, director of Network Services, said a totally wireless campus, including classrooms and dorm rooms, might be completed a year from now. “The goal we were shooting for were the outdoor areas,” Meyers said, adding that those areas might be done in either August or September. “Were diligently trying to get wireless to those common areas. We realize (students) want wireless in common, areas; we are going to continue to do those.” Meyers said efforts are being focused towards providing wireless access in dorms’ common areas. Though West Quad has been made completely wireless since its completion, the rest of the dorms will remain on the recently updated wired infrastructures. However, the common areas could be wireless by the time school begins, Meyers said. Meyers said technology services is concentrating on common areas in residence halls rather than equipping individual students’ rooms, which already have a recently updated wired service. The wired service is more advantageous for students in their rooms because it is 10 times faster than the wireless lines, said Meyers. “Wireless is typically slower because the more people you have, the more you have sharing the same bandwidth. But with wired you have your own dedicated bandwidth,” Meyers said. Meyers said the Towers and McBryde dorms wouldn’t be equipped for wireless, as they were set for demolition. While Meyers said the law school’s wireless access points have been deployed and set for operation in the fall, other colleges remain independent with their own wireless networks. ♦ WIRELESS, page 4 GAREN CANSLER/THE GAMECOCK Students can access wireless Internet via the Horseshoe or other Phase I areas completed last spring, such as the Russell House. Coble proposes $1 million for USC fuel cell program By TAYLOR SMITH NEWS EDITOR Columbia Mayor Bob Coble says the city of Columbia should commit $1 million on this years budget in joining USC’s research efforts toward a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cell research. Cobles commitment is the third major fuel cell announcement in slightly more than a month with European (July 11) and Asian (June 17) research commitments signed to enhance USC’s capabilities. The pledged money will be aimed at fuel cell research, but Coble said the money will help the research campus and effort overall. “Now, what (USC and Columbia) want to do is refocus our marketing and recruiting efforts to bring people to (the) research campus because that’s where the opportunities are, and fuel cells are just a part of that,” Coble said. Harris Pastides, vice-president for research and health sciences, said he was delighted to hear of the announcement and Coble’s hopes for a unified research effort. “1 believe he is thinking to recruit other companies, and I think he is exactly right,” Pastides said. “USC is on a roll, and we think that in having the support ♦ FUEL CELL, page 4 The blocks between Pendleton, Lincoln, Greene and Assembly streets will feature the new Arnold School of Public Health and biomedical research facilities i ne Horizon center I block of Assembly, i Blossom, South Main I and Wheat streets will ^^B have three main [ buildings, including a t? ' I parking garage financed by Richland County.