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After battle,
student dies
of leukemia
Psychology student,
Delta Zeta sorority sister
^ succumbs Monday
Sydney Smith
FOR THE GAMECOCK
USC students are mourning the death
of a classmate. Caroline Terry, a member
of Delta Zeta sorority, died Monday after
a lengthy battle with leukemia. She was
20. Terry, who would be a fourth-year
psychology student, was diagnosed with
acute myelogenous leukemia — a disease
that affects the bone marrow’s ability to
produce mature white blood cells — near
the end of2004.
Patients, usually older than Terry,
typically receive chemotherapy to fight the
disease. A successful bone marrow
• transplant infuses healthy cells into the
marrow.
While doctors sought a transplant for
Terry, the chances a stranger would match
her marrow type were about one in
20,000. The odds of a direct relative
matching were one in four.
After Terry was diagnosed with
leukemia, her fellow Delta Zeta sorority
sisters quickly organized efforts to find a
marrow donor, holding a benefit at Rafters
in early February to raise money for a
bone marrow drive, and to cover her
medical bills.
In February, Delta Zeta and the
American Red Cross organized a well
received bone marrow drive to search for a
matching donor. Three hundred twenty
—- five students turned out.
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February bone marrow drive organized
^ by Caroline Terry's fellow Delta Zeta
sorority sisters. Terry died Monday.
DORM LOBBIES
MOVING INTO
WIRELESS ERA
Jason Reynolds
FOR THE GAMECOCK
Students can now access the newly
installed wireless networking system in
many residence hall common areas across
campus. University Housing and
University Technology Services are
working together to bring wireless services
inside buildings.
Ernest Pringle, associate director for
Student Development and University
Housing Information Technology, said
the network is accessible in the common
areas of Maxcy College, Snowden,
Moore, LaBorde, Douglas, the Towers’
lobby area, McClintock, Simms and
Wade Hampton, as well as Capstone’s
Gibbes Court.
Pringle said adjacent classrooms, study
areas and conference rooms are also ready
for wireless access.
Housing Director Gene Luna said some
dorms at the same height as common areas
might also be able to take advantage of
• wireless capabilities.
It has certain ranges that it will send
and carry the signals,” he said. “My guess
is that some of the rooms beyond and
some of the outside areas will.”
Pringle said wireless network
development for every dorm room might
not be ready for at least a year.
“These are the areas that we were able
to get started by the beginning of school,”
Pringle said, adding that the next wireless
installation phase will include the rest of
the residence halls. “We plan to have them
finished before Christmas.
“What we want is to bring wireless
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FOOTBALL RESTRICTIONS
File photo
Former USC football coach Lou Holtz said he takes credit for one of USC’s 10 violations reported by the NCAA.
NCAA puts Gamecocks
on 3 -year probation
National officials add 1 year to sentence proposed by USC to cap inquiry
Stephen Fastenau
NEWS EDITOR
USC announced
Wednesday that the
NCAA added another
year’s probation to the initial two-year
wrist-slap proposed by the school for
violations during Lou Holtz’ six-year
tenure.
Other than the increased
probation, the NCAA for the most
part accepted the school’s proposed
penalties.
The Gamecocks will forfeit two
scholarships in the 2006 and 2007
seasons and will lose 12 recruiting
visits during that time.
Holtz’s successor, Steve Spurrier,
sounded relieved that for the most
part, the NCAA had agreed with
USC’s proposals.
“This doesn’t really hurt us-losing a
couple scholarships,” Spurrier said
following Wednesday’s practice. “We
found out I can find a way to not
renew some.”
In addition to the scholarship
penalties, a four-year show cause was
placed upon former Associate
Athletics Director Tom Perry, who was
part of four violations cited. The
stipulation requires that any school
that wishes to employ Perry in the
future must appear before the NCAA’s
infractions committee to discuss his
situation.
USC will not suffer a loss of
television time nor will the school
undergo bowl restrictions.
In the meantime, the Gamecocks’
ball coach said he hopes the athletics
department can return to normal
following the nearly three-year
investigation.
“We don’t plan on breaking any
rules around here,” Spurrier said. “If
we do, we’ll report ourselves and go
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Here are the terms of USC's probation
for NCAA violations under Lou Holtz:
The football program will operate with 83
scholarships instead of 85 for three years.
The football program will be allowed 12 less
■ official visits by prospective players for three
years.
The football program will not be prohibited to
■ play in a postseason bowl game or conference
championship.
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Blachman outlines ‘blueprint’ for homeless
USC administrator hopeful of'institutional support’ for services network
Justin Chapura
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
A USC administrator said at a public
forum Wednesday he is hopeful the
university will give “institutional support”
to a 10-year plan establishing a network of
services for Columbia’s homeless.
Moss Blachman, assistant dean of the
School of Medicine/Palmetto Health
Richland Continuing Medical
Education Organization, led a public
meeting with Anita Floyd of United
Way of the Midlands at the Richland
County Administration Building on
Harden Street. The forum was held to
distribute and discuss “The Blueprint,” a
development plan to address the needs
of the homeless.
The plan includes the creation of a
permanent shelter as well as a center to
provide housing, health care and
employment services. The blueprint also
details plans for at least 500 new housing
units for individuals and families in
various degrees of homelessness.
While the university has not made a
financial commitment to the project,
administration officials said there were
definite avenues of involvement to
explore.
“Dr. Sorensen serves on the Board of
the United Way of the Midlands and
asked me to liaison with Dr. Moss
Blachman in an effort to show the
university’s support for ways to address
these needs,” said Hudson Akin, vice
president for University Advancement.
Akin said there are several possible
ways for USC to assist the homeless
initiative.
“There are opportunities for various
entities to assist the greater community
... This might be made available through
faculty expertise, graduate student
research, or volunteer efforts on behalf
of our faculty, staff or students.”
“We have been very clear that the goal
of the blueprint is not to eliminate
homelessness ... because we don’t think
that’s feasible ... but I think it is certainly
incumbent on us to give (homeless)
people the alternative to work with us,”
Blachman said.
Fourth-year political science student
Daniel Regenscheit and psychology
doctoral candidate Thomas Northrup
were at the meeting and expressed their
concerns.
Regenscheit questioned the future of
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Justin Chapura /THE (JAM ECOCK
A local man voices his opinion on a Wednesday homeless shelter to United
Way representative Anita Floyd and USC administrator Moss Blachman.
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MOLD CREEPS
BACK INTO
ROOM VENTS
After 2years, health
concerns arise after fungus
crops up in residence halls
Gina Uasselli
FOR THE GAMECOCK
Housing said many student health
concerns about mold are caused by public
stigma surrounding it.
“For Some people it can cause
problems, but as a general health hazard,
there is little medical evidence that it
causes symptoms for all people,” said
Gene Luna, University Housing director,
citing Web sites for Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Luna said the adjustment to dorm life
might cause some students to feel ill, but
said, “we (Housing) don’t have doctors.
Doctois will diagnose (the reasons for
symptoms).”
Some South Tower residents are not
afraid to blame their symptoms on mold.
“I’m sick, and it’s because of the mold”,
said Beth Carney, a second-year business
student.
Carney, a South Tower RA, said she
started feeling ill after coming to USC for
RA training.
After speaking about her symptoms
with her mother, a nurse, she was advised
to check her air conditioner.
She “could see green and brown and
black little spots” in the yents, along with
the white fuzz commonly associated with
mold.
She then figured out how to take the
front off the air conditioner.
“I was shocked,” Carney said.
“The overflow pan was filled with
water, but hard, gel-like water,” along with
“balls of growth. It looked like what you
see in your science textbook,” Carney said.
Carney said she is not convinced that
measures taken by Housing’s Facility
conceRns
Trisha ShtuhttUITHE GAMECOCK
First-year broadcasting student Allison
Shines, a South Tower resident, holds
a substance blown from her air
conditioning vent believed to be mold.
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