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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons January 2007 1-29-2007 The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_jan Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007" (2007). January. 3. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_jan/3 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2007 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 89 ● SINCE 1908 Research gets real results hope for some insight as to Magellan Scholar whether the published novel is true to Hemingway’s program sets intention,” Brackett said. Feb. 15 deadline “My feeling as of now is that a scholarly edition of the novel, including all of Carolyn Rumsey the cut material, should be THE DAILY GAMECOCK published,” she said. Carrie Giauque, a Behind a blanket title of fourth-year history and undergraduate research, anthropology student, is Following students and professors are researching the history collaborating on projects of downtown’s State/Fox that affect both local and Theater, recently purchased academic communities. by the Nickelodeon new The Magellan Scholar Theatre. program was designed to “My research is to create an environment create a restoration plan where students can which will detail specific collaborate with faculty to elements of the interior leaders encourage and emphasize and exterior that will help research projects in the Nickelodeon and their college. architects restore the “Research is broad: building back to a specifi c anything that gives students era of the theater’s history,” experience in their fi eld of Giauque said. research,” said Julie Morris, Stefanie Biechler, a undergraduate studies second-year chemical director. Recipients of the engineering student, is award are given $3,000 working with chemical for their project for travel engineering professor John supplies and salaries. Weidner and medical school From exploring new professor Richard Goodwin technology in medicine, to discover the effects of engineering and music to heart valve maturation creating new possibilities in correlation with birth for the future by studying defects associated with the past, a group of heart failure. dedicated, passionate Weidner said the students research a wide university is introducing range of topics. stronger collaborations Jennifer Brackett, a third- between the engineering year English student, said and medical schools. she is looking forward to “I think Stefanie’s examining the original copy (research) is a great example of Ernest Hemingway’s of this collaboration, and “Garden of Eden,” housed illustrates how a biomedical in the John F. Kennedy engineer compares to a library in Boston, alongside medical doctor,” Weidner THE DAILY GAMECOCK Kelly Bobrow / professor Matthew said. Student offi cers are inducted to the National Residence Hall Honorary, which seeks to recognize on-campus leaders. Bruccoli. The book was Andrew Allen, a fourth- originally published with year music student, is heavy editing that may pursuing research in Organization tries to rejuvenate itself with have caused the meaning of interactive computer music the book to be altered. and cellular automata with commitment to residents, helpful advisers “My intention is to faculty mentor Reginald thematically analyze the Bain. Rebecca Wilson graduated or moved off published novel and the THE DAILY GAMECOCK campus,” she said. ● original manuscript and RESEARCH 3 “Jessie has done a The National Residence wonderful job working to Hall Honorary inducted new keep the program running members in a small ceremony and getting it back on it’s on the Horseshoe Sunday. feet,” said NRHH adviser Lost and found now NRHH is an organization Sean McGreevey. that recognizes and honors “We’ve been around for outstanding students a while, but then people living on campus, said graduate and move off available online in Jessie Walters-McCarthy, campus, so it fades away, but a second-year biological hopefully we are coming sciences student who serves back to stay,” Walters- as president of the group. McCarthy said. user-friendly move “NRHH is the only Walters-McCarthy said information that they enter organization on campus she got involved in NRHH can be matched with the dedicated to recognizing the as a freshman. She was New database allows information that we’ve people making Carolina the nominated by her resident easy access to list entered, and the database wonderful community that it adviser and decided to join can actually make matches,” is,” Walters-McCarthy said. immediately. of misplaced items Kednocker said. NRHH is an affi liate of the “I was a freshman and just Previously, the university Residence Hall Association wanted to get involved in organized lost and found and works to make sure everything,” she said. Lindsay Wolfe THE DAILY GAMECOCK items by database, but students and staff members, As president of the newly students could not access it. from the custodial staff to inducted officers, Walters- An Internet database “We had a database, but it professors, are recognized McCarthy said she wants to helps students report lost wasn’t this user-friendly. It for their contributions to the bring the focus of NRHH items in USC’s revamped was the kind of thing where u n i v e r s i t y. back to honoring members lost and found system. we entered all the data in; Inductees are either of the USC community. The system, which it didn’t give any control nominated by resident “We kind of got away launched during the fall to the student,” Kednocker advisers or faculty members. from the original intentions 2006 semester, allows said. “They weren’t able Only students living on of the organization by students to find lost items to look and see if matches campus are active members of concentrating more on from virtually anywhere could be made.” NRHH, Walters-McCarthy service, but we are ready on campus, said Scott Alex Fernandez, a fourth- said. Those who move off to get back to recognizing Kednocker, assistant year hotel, restaurant and Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK campus become alumni. people,” Walters-McCarthy director of operations at the tourism management “Of-the-Month” honors will be awarded by the NRHH to Walters-McCarthy is the said. Russell House. student, said Russell House outstanding faculty, custodial staff or students who have only remaining officer of Among the goals of the “It gives students the employees update the NRHH from last year. made signifi cant contributions to campus life at USC. ability to enter stuff into “Everyone else either NRHH ● 3 our database, and the LOST ● 3 The Mix Sports Local News.............2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion.................. 4 The new action movie “Smokin Aces” The men’s basketball team gets its Puzzles....................6 lacks action, disappoints on all other second straight win, knocking off Comics.....................6 Horoscopes...............6 fronts See page 5 Mississippi State 66-63 See page 7 Classifi ed.................8 47 28 53 26 PAGE 2 MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007 On the hunt: Part 1 of 6 Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Pointe West in Cayce is expected to be at full capacity by February. The student apartments, which include utilities, furnishings and Internet access, start at $425 per month. Pointe West prepares for full house Off-campus complex gives more options for students facing lack of residence hall space for fall term Zach Toman increase in the cost of rent Dowd said that the only THE DAILY GAMECOCK each year. disadvantage of Pointe West “Every property is going is that students don’t get Pointe West, a student to raise their rates every their own bathroom. The apartment complex, is fi lling year,” Clark said, “so we two-bedroom apartments up faster than ever. have to keep raising ours, have one-bathroom, and the The complex’s marketing too.” four bedroom apartments and leasing manager, Meghan Dowd, a first- have two bathrooms. Stephen Clark, expects all of year pharmacy student, New leases for the fall the apartments to be fi lled said she likes living in the semester will start at $425 by February. Last year, the complex. a month. complex was full by mid- “Everyone here is very Utilities are included March, and in April the year friendly,” Dowd said. in the price, and all of before that. Dowd’s favorite thing apartments are furnished. Clark says students are about Pointe West is the free Internet and cable realizing how quickly off- access to tanning beds, and television with HBO is campus housing is filling she also enjoys the hot tub, also included, but residents up and that’s lessening the which is open year-round. must supply their own time that apartments are “I think that it’s one of televisions. available. the best values,” Dowd said. The electricity bill is “It’s just unheard of that Located in Cayce across covered up to $160 for a everything is going so the Blossom Street Bridge four-bedroom apartment. quickly,” Clark said. by Monterrey’s at 215 If the residents use more Allen & O’Hara Education Spencer Place, Pointe West’s electricity, they’ll have to Services purchased the location is convenient, Dowd pay the rest of the bill. property in March 2005, said, but occasionally it is The apartments have other changing the name from difficult to find a parking amenities such as a patio or Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Sterling Riverside to Pointe place on campus. balcony, and residents have Residents of Pointe West apartments have access to tanning beds, a year-round hot tub, West to avoid confusion.

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