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THISWEEK USC TODAY Theatre South Carolina presents “The Country Wife8 p.ra. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.ra. Sunday SATURDAY Studetit Leadership Training Conference: 9 a.in. Russell House lobby SUNDAY Carolina Plaza implosion 8 a.m. Pendleton and Assembly streets USC Opera Presents: 3 p.ra. School of Music 206 HORS • COflTinUEDFROmi from the event for the mix-up. They did not know that after a revenue-earning ev.ent an organization must pay back student activity fees, Johnson said, and because of low turnout, the organization did not have enough money to pay student activity fees and the prize money for the step show teams. If the organizations were not repaid, it would permanently damage relations among the National PanHellenic Council fraternities and sororities and AAAS, Johnson said. “It’s all just a misunderstanding,” AAAS President Jamie Downs said. “We thought USC was going to pay the awards. Downs, a third-year advertising student, said the Greek organizations involved were patient in waiting for their money, but aggressive in wanting to find out why they hadn’t been paid. “It’s been such a hassle,” Zeta Phi Beta President Kandice Smith said. The sorority has been trying to get the money and was forced to change one. of its scheduled events because they included the $1,000 prize in this semester’s budget, Smith said. “I think AAAS should revise their procedure for paying their participants,” said Smith, a December graduate, suggesting the organization set aside prize money before an event. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknetvs@gwm. sc. edu ON THE WEB © www.dailygamecock.com Read online five days a week. Still cooler than ‘The Real World. ’ I Here’s looking at crew Meg Gaillard/ THE GAMECOCK Craig Stover, left a third-year engineering student and president of Carolina Crew, talks with Joshua Geiger, a third-year mechanical engineering student, at Wednesday's organization fair. The fair is held every fall and spring semester on Greene Street. State Veteran news anchor announces retirement Susan Aude, a news anchor and reporter for WIS-TV for 27 years, announced her retirement Thursday. Aude, who has used a wheelchair since an automobile accident her junior year in college, said she is retiring because of health concerns. Aude has been off the air for six months, recovering from a serious hip fracture. “It’s time to slow down a bit and make staying healthy a priority. So it’s time to hang up the ol’ microphone,” she said. Aude worked her entire career at WIS and began as a weekend weather anchor shortly after graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1978. I Nation Ohio representative new majority leader WASHINGTON —Rep. John Boehner of Ohio won the election for House majority leader, promising a steady hand and a helping of reform for Republicans staggered by election-year scandal. Boehner, who replaces indicted Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, said the GOP “must act swiftly to restore the trust between Congress and the American people.” He defeated Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri on a vote of 122-109 by House Republicans after trailing in an inconclusive first round. Boehner’s first challenge will be to work with the rank and file to find consensus on legislation designed to curtail the influence of lobbyists in Congress. World Religious caricatures offend some Muslims GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Armed militants angered by a cartoon drawing of the Prophet Muhammad published in European newspapers surrounded EU offices in Gaza on Thursday and threatened to kidnap foreigners as outrage over the caricatures spread across the Islamic world. More than 300 students demonstrated in Pakistan, chanting “Death to France!” and “Death to Denmark!” Other protests were held in Syria and Lebanon. Officials in Afghanistan, Iran and Indonesia condemned the publication. In Paris, the daily France Soir fired its managing editor after it ran the caricatures Wednesday. Weather Forecast TODAY SAT. SUIT A10IT TUG. High 10 High 51 High 50 High 50 High 51 Loui 52 Low 35 Low 30 Low 32 Low 30 CRIME REPORT TUESDAY,JAN. 31 Auto Break-in, Larceny, n p.m. 1200 Catawba St. The victim, 22, said someone pried open the passenger-side door and removed a Pioneer P 2550 CD player with a remote, 42 CDs and $75 in U.S. currency. Estimated value: $745 Reporting Officer: R. Baker WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Malicious injury to real property, 7 a.m. Card Access Gate, Bull Street Garage The complainant observed gate damage after being notified by dispatch. Estimated value: $250 Reporting Officer: S. Wilcox Sifnple assault and battery; Auto-tampering, 12:55 a.m. Bates Mouse. 1423 Whaley St. The victim, 18, said an unknown male forced his way into a room against witness’s restraint and struck the victim with a closed fist on the left cheek. The victim will be pressing charges. Estimated value: $25 Reporting Officer: S. Wilcox, B. Baker Larceny of Parking Meta, 1:20 p.m. 1501 Pendleton St. The complainant discovered a parking meter had been removed from a space. Someone removed the meter by using some sort of cutting I tool to cut the meter from the pole. Estimated value: $200 Reporting Officer: Lt. P.I. Jones piHZH • conunueopRomi lot until the university builds something,” Clark said. The implosion will be the culmination of more than 10,000 man-hours since September, Griffin said. The original contractor for what was then called the Carolina Inn was McCrory Sumwalt Construction Co., Inc. According to The State newspaper, the 155,041 square-foot, 14-floor building was built by Irvin Fuller Development Co. The building was home to politicians, such as Strom Thurmond, who were regulars there in the 1980s. The building was acquired by Radisson and brought up to the hotel chain’s standards with a $2 million renovation, and it became known as the Radisson. In 1989, another company bought the majority of the share of the hotel, and remained the Radisson until it was closed Oct. 3, 1990. It closed because of a bank decision to close the hotel. The closure was so sudden that there were still guests being signed into their rooms that day. In October 1991, the federal government had agreed to sell the Plaza to USC for $3.95 million. It was called a “heck of a deal” by R.W. “Pete” Denton, who was the university’s top financial officer, according to The State. That price would near, $4 million with asbestos' abatement factored in. The State Budget and Control Board officially approved the building on Feb. 12,1992. The building was purchased from the Resolution Trust Corp., an agency that disposes of failed savings and loan property. The school paid $5.7 million for the property. On June 1, 1995, it was announced that the State Legislature and tire lieutenant governor’s a office would operate in the " plaza for 30 months while renovations on the State House were done. The last gavel fell in the Plaza on June 17, 1998. The building was then used by the university for a visitor’s center office space until the decision was made to demolish it “a year or so ago,” McKinney said. This is the first building that has been imploded in Columbia since the Wade Hampton building. on Main Street more than 20 years ago. Comments on this story? 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