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spontaneity and creativity,
adding that Mitchell
described himself on
facebook.com chiefly as an
artist and a cyclist. “His
artistic talents always
impressed us — except for
one time when he took it a bit
far. j
“Dylan showed up prior to
a race we were hosting with a
huge flame tattoo going
around his calf,” Lareau said.
“He was so proud of his
design that now was a
permanent part of him. As
several of us were supposed to
spend the night at his parents’
house that night we quickly
asked him if he had told his
parents about his tattoo. The
answer was ‘no’ so no one in
the group had the guts to
accompany Dylan home that
night.”
On Monday, Hare and
several members of the
Carolina Cycling Team
traveled to Fort Mill to
remember Mitchell at his
parents’ home. The family
asked that the dress be casual to
commemorate Mitchell’s free
spirit.
Hare said Mitchell’s friends
in the club are relying on each
other for support.
“We’re trying to lean on each
other as much as possible and
not let each other go it alone,”
he said.
“The only kind of solace we
can find in the situation was
that Dylan died doing
something that he loved,”
Lareau said.
The club is planning an
additional event in Mitchell’s
memory.
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suspension from the
university, drug testing and
counseling sessions for those
found in breach of drug
policy.
W. Scott Lewis, director of
USC Judicial Affairs, said he
sees it as his office’s
responsibility to not only
carry out the judicial process,
but also the educational
process in ensuring the
student is more aware as a
result of going through the
judicial process.
USC often chooses
suspension over expulsion.
“The one thing that I saw
in the athletic department’s
policy that I thought was
more educationally based
than it was presented was this
notion of strike three as it
were that they were not
permanently banned from
the team,” Lewis said. “I view
“I view that very
much like I view
expulsion — that
once I release a
student forever, I
can’t impact
them. I can’t try
to help them
anymore.”
W. SCOTT LEWIS
Director of USC Judicial
Affairs
that very much like I view
expulsion — that once I
release a student forever, I
can’t impact them. I can’t try
to help them anymore.”
Lewis said student
athletes must comply with
the university’s policy, as well
as the athletics department’s.
“From my understanding,
the difference with (the
university’s policy) is that
we start one step beyond,
because we didn’t randomly
test people. By the time we
catch people, they are
already on the next level of
the athletics department’s
process,” Lewis said.
If a situation arises where,
despite the efforts of Hyman
and Lewis, student-athletes
choose to use illegal
substances, they will face
criminal charges from the
state as well as consequences
from the university and
team.
“If a USC student-athlete
is caught with an illegal
substance, then there is no
strike,” Hyman said. “It is
handled just as any other
civilian would be, through
the criminal justice system.”
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He intends to create a new
position of media relations
and communications, invest
in advertising, and open
concerts and other musical
events to more people.
Harding also would like to
start a center for leadership in
music that would “explore new
ways that tomorrow’s music
professionals and music lovers
learn about the power of music
in their life.”
Harding said he has been
caught up with the “look, listen
and learn” of the new job, but is
excited about the potential for
the school to be even better
than it already is.
The fact that the
administration and faculty
bought into that when they
hired me is an excellent
proposition,” he said.
Harding insists it isn’t all
smooth sailing, though.
“We have to do a better job
of informing policymakers of
music’s unique contribution to
the research campus and the
innovation district.”
Harding has already taken a
proactive approach to
improvements.
He is meeting with the
school’s 50 faculty members for
30 to 45 minutes to discuss the
school’s strengths and
weaknesses or their general
concerns.
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