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completion of West Quad and the
Greek Village.
Luna said Housing is
considering whether to use the
residence hall for Honors
freshmen. Growing enrollment has
caused the university to move
Honors students from Maxcy
College into Capstone House.
Luna said the new housing will
focus on first- and second-year
students, as he said upperclassman
needs have been met.
“As we design new residence
halls, we take into consideration
who they are for, as well as the
university’s enrollment objectives,”
Luna said. “When we started
building (South Quad) in 1997,
market research indicated that
nousing aiant meet tne needs or
upperclassmen.”
Other proposals for the dorm
include an integrated group of
learning communities, much like
Preston Residential College and
the Towers’ Health & Wellness
community. The communities
would focus on undergraduate
research and studies abroad.
Luna said Housing plans to
develop its design partly through
student focus groups.
Luna said Housing will have a
design ready even if the Board of
Trustees decides not to raze the
dorms next summer.
Construction would be finished
by fall 2008 if the Towers’
demolition begins in June, Luna
said.
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Briefs
USC fossil research
shifts dietary studies
In a study of fossilized teeth
from the Pleistocene period in
South Carolina, researchers at
USC have discovered the diets
and habitats of carnivores, a
finding that previously had
eluded scientists because of the
scarcity of fossilized carnivore
teeth.
According to a USC news
release, research reveals that a
variety of animals — saber
toothed cats, wolves, sloths,
tapirs, horses and camels
resembling llamas and alpacas —
roamed an area near Harleyville
some 400,000 years ago.
Researchers found evidence that
jaguars and cheetahs, as well as a
variety of smaller animals, lived in
the area.
Saber-toothed cats dined on
camels, and wolves enjoyed them
as well, but the researchers claim
the cats also had a taste for
whitetail deer, which developed
survival skills that allowed the
species to thrive and ultimately
roam freely in modern South
Carolina.
“Paleontologists are interested
in how different animals evolved
and what drove them in those
directions,” said Matthew J.
Kohn, a USC geology researcher
and lead author in the news
release. “This helps us understand
why some things are extinct, and
others aren’t.”
r\.onn conducted tne researcn
with James L. Knight, director of
collections for the S.C. State
Museum and a doctoral degree
student in USC’s geology
department, and Moriah McKay,
a marine science student who
conducted the research for an
independent study class.
Their research findings are
published in the August issue of
GEOLOGY, published by the
Geological Society of America
and considered one of the world s
most widely read and cited
geoscience research journals.
Fitness guru to speak
at commencement
Kenneth Cooper, the “father of
aerobics” and proponent of
disease prevention through
exercise, will speak at USC’s
commencement exercises
Saturday, Aug. 6, at 10:30 a.m. in
the Colonial Center.
According to a USC News
release, Cooper will receive an
honorary doctoral degree in
science while state Sen. Kay
Patterson, an advocate for public
education and health care as well
as self-described champion for the
disadvantaged, will receive an
honorary doctoral degree in
public service.
Commencement tor doctoral
candidates will be at 8:30 a.m. at
the Koger Center.
Robert J. Feller, marine
science professor and director of
USCs Center for Science
Education, will speak at that
ceremony.
USC expects to award more
than 1,024 degrees from the
Columbia campus, including 521
bachelor’s degrees, two pharmacy
degrees, 11 graduate certificates,
397 master’s degrees, five
specialist’s degrees, 84 doctoral
degrees, two medical degrees and
two law degrees.
Cooper was an Air Force
physician when he published his
first best-seller, “Aerobics,” in
1968.
1 he release said he introduced •
a new word and concept to
America and started a H fitness
revolution that would sweep the
country and ultimately 'the
world. In 1970, Cooper resigned
from the Air Force and embarked
on a study of the relationship
between exercise, health and
longevity.
Cooper is also the author of 18
books and has lectured in 50
countries.
POLICE REPORT
COMPILED BY TAYLOR SMITH/THE GAMECOCK
These reports are taken directly from the USC
Police Department.
Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6 a.m.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
' NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
% Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
©LARCENY OF VEHICLE TAG
Senate Street garage, 1600
Senate St.
The victim said someone
removed the South Carolina
license tag from her 1997 Ford
Taurus and fled the scene.
Reporting officer: R. Millhouse.
I HUKbUAY, JULY Zb
0ASSISTANCE RENDERED
Lot B-6, Gambrell loading area
A 30-year-old Columbia man
was found sleeping on the
sidewalk, partially in the parking
lot. When officers arrived, his
breath smelled strongly of
alcohol, and he was transported
to Palmetto Health Baptist
Hospital.
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“We normally allot about
10,000 for the student body, and
that will remain the same even
with the ticket sale increase,”
Wilson said.
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“One of the best things about
USC is the football season, and
with things like Steve Spurrier
being here and the obvious
excitement from the community
and campus just- makes it even
more exciting,” said Vanessa
Johnson, a second-year education
student. “I am glad that they will
still be giving the same number of
student seats. I just hope that they
soon begin giving away more.”
A Gamecock Club official said
some members will also be
affected by the ticket sale ..a
increase, as they will have to'
choose between two packages: a
six-game package including
home games except Clemson, or "y
a four-game package including
home games except Alabama,
Florida and Clemson.
I am thrilled that more
people, especially parents, are
becoming a part of the Gamecock
Club,” said Preston Grisham, vice' -
president of events for the Student
Gamecock Club and a fifth-year
political science student. “It gives i -
the Gamecock and Student
Gamecock clubs a great name and
allows more people to be involved
in Gamecock news, events and
exclusives.”
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