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The University of South Carolina Wednesday, March 15, 2006 ' Vol. 99, No. 72 • .Since 1908 Late-night munchies? Head to • the GMP Eatery to begin offering breakfast foods Thursdays from midnight to 4 a. m. Justin Chapura NEWS EDITOR Students with the midnight munchies can stop griping about the distance to the nearest Waffle louse. The Grand Market Place will now be open Thursdays from midnight until 4 a.m. for students who need satisfaction for those late-night cravings. The GMP will serve breakfast style foods such as pancakes and waffles. « • n r-1 • otuuenc oen. jiuu opivey said students can pay for their foods with any form of money, including CarolinaCash and Bonus Bucks, but meal plans will not be immediately accepted. Spivey, a third-year finance ^^tudent, said he and several ^Pkudent Government members had approached the university about serving late-night food for the convenience of students on campus. Spivey had consulted the SG Executive Council and Senate President Pro Tempore Chase Stoudenmire. “Tommy (Preston), Chase and I went to dinner about three weeks ago. Somehow, it came up that we have all these people who want something open 24 hours. We thought Thursday night would be a good night to do that,” Spivey Why not have something like that here?” Mike Scheffres, Dining POOD • 1 Student’s life to be honored on Horseshoe There will be a memorial service for Blayne Brown today at 4 p.m. in the Rutledge Chapel • on the Horseshoe. Those who would like to help celebrate and remember Brown’s life are invited to attend. Brown was a first-year sports and entertainment student and a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. A native of Raleigh, N.C., Brown was also a McKissick and Capstone scholar. He was known for his devotion to Christ, his love for baseball and his captivating personality. Brown died in an automobile accident March 3 in Florence on his way to Raleigh for spring break. — Morgan Harris Rebecca Painterfor THE GAMECOCK A van lies overturned last week in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward from devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. USC students traveled with volunteer groups last week to aid in cleaning the troubled city. Overtime Students shun a chance for warm waters, nightclubs for getaways of humanitarian aid and mission work Leslie Draffin THE GAMECOCK Spring break is usually hailed as a time of travel, revelry and socializing, but some USC students turned their attention instead toward community service in the lingering wake of Hurricane Katrina. . Rebecca Painter, a second-year nursing student, traveled to New Orleans with USC’s Campus Crusade for Christ to work in coordination with the humanitarian group Camp Hope that helps clean up homes affected by hurricanes. Camp Hope experienced such an overflow of volunteers during last week that Painter and other USC “Cru” members stayed in the Grand Plaza hotel on Canal Street, only five blocks from the French Quarter. The Grand Plaza, one of the more upscale hotels in the city, was heavily damaged during last year’s hurricane, with water damage reaching all the way up to Painter’s room on the sixth floor. Painter said she had electricity but no hot water. She also learned to sympathize with evacuees by eating FEMA-provided food, which she said was nom • 9 Justin Chapura NEWS EDITOR Nothing evokes the spirit of collegians on spring break like jetting to tropical latitudes with your roommate and friends in tow, surrounding yourself with abject poverty and few creature comforts. Well perhaps not, but third-year baccalaureus student Thomas Chandler took last week’s break as an opportunity to escape conventional academics and immerse himself in the lessons of community. Chandler spent a week in the tiny village of San Vicente Guerraro, volunteering with Forward Edge International, a non-denominational Christian group that performs missions in several Third-World countries and inside the ' United States. He came with his roommate, third-year political science student Brandon Sousa, and 12 other friends from USC. Lauren Saleeby, a third-year biology student, coordinated the trip with Forward Edge, earning a grant from USC’s Dobson Volunteer Service Program that ORXRGfl • >1 Brandon Sousa for THE GAMECOCK A woman tends to her restaurant near Oaxaca, Mexico. Students volunteered with a nearby medical mission over spring break. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity looks to return to campus this fall Nicole Colwell THE GAMECOCK This fall, USC’s Greek community might have a new fraternity in its midst as Pi Kappa Alpha looks to reinstate a chapter on campus. “We were excited about starting to rush interested students starting this spring semester, but we have decided that it would be better for both the university and Pi Kappa Alpha to begin recruitment next fall,” said Shawn Hutcherson, recruitment director for the fraternity also known as “Pike.” The time crunch at the end of the semester and promising opportunities for next fall were cited as factors considered in the decision. “Pi Kappa Alpha is looking for young men who consider themselves scholars, leaders, athletes, as well as gentlemen,” said Tom Olsen, a former Pi Kappa Alpha expansion consultant for USC. “We look for people who hold certain values, treat people with respect, want to do well, and are competitive by nature.” Pi Kappa Alpha was present as a fraternity at USC since 1891 until the national headquarters revoked their charter in 2001 because of low membership and financial reasons. Olsen said the national leadership, however, liked the idea of reintroducing the fraternity at use. We are extremely excited and looking forward to working with the Greek community to create an ideal fraternity,” Hutcherson said. “I’m completely confident that we will be able to do that.” Should the Fraternity Council vote to reinstate the fraternity, the chapter itself would begin as a colony, a sort of “fledgling FRUTERfllTV • 1 USC’S ‘SAP’ CAN SOLVE RANDOM PROBLEMS « Student-centered program offers help in LeConte Jess Dauis STAFF WRITER A new program offers USC students a one-stop shop for virtually all their academic needs, including tutoring, counseling and preparing for the real world. The Student Assistance Program set up shop in LeConte several weeks ago.and is slowly testing the waters, said graduate assistant Laura Jones. “SAP is basically a program designed for students who aren’t really sure where to start,” she said, explaining that students can come to SAP for one-on-one advice about virtually any problem. Whether by phone or in person, Jones said she listens to students’ problems or questions and directs them to a USC or Columbia-area program designed specifically to help them. For example, a student having trouble in math classes might be referred to the Academic Centers for Excellence or the university math lab. A student having trouble paying for SAP • 6 Student-prof e-mails might cross bounds Gina Uasselli STAFF WRITER The adoption of university e-mail programs might be contributing to an increase of supposedly inappropriate informality with professors, according to a New York Times article. At USC, professors can easily straddle both sides of the fence. “E-mail is frequently used by students for trivial reasons and as a substitute for a casual conversation,” said geology professor George Voulgaris. He cites examples of students writing e-mails asking, “Where is the syllabus?” He said such questions “would have been OK if we met and they C'lllfllL • 9 Viewpoints Liz White explores the rough waters of Niagara Falls and relationships; Tim McManus salutes Scott McClellan — a real man of genius. v The Mix Go crazy As the spring semester comes to a close, there is no better time for friends andfun to take your blind off school. Sports Conditioning Steve Spurrier and the Gamecock football team began spring practice Monday. Index Comics & Crossword.... 13 Classifieds.10 Horoscopes.13 Opinion.10 Police Report..2