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See page 8 up a USC fi lm series. See page 5 Horoscopes...............7 Classifi ed................10 72 38 61 35 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 49 ● SINCE 1908 Video games zap their way into class class. Finer points of Mario “The game design Bros., Pong discussed process is so huge, even more complicated than fi lm in challenging course making, which is where I come from,” Tarr said. Tarr said the course will Brad Maxwell STAFF WRITER hold up to 20 students, and he has already had a lot of people express interest to Simon Tarr gets paid to him. teach students how to create The course is open to both video games. graduate and undergraduate “Video games are the students. most dynamic new form There are no prerequisites of art out there right now. for the course other than the I really wanted to help permission of the instructor, students examine that THE DAILY GAMECOCK and students interested do Jessica Beltman / process,” said Simon Tarr, not have to be media arts Mourners gather in the Greek Village for a vigil Monday night to remember the students lost in the beach house fi re. assistant professor of new majors or minors. media arts and design. Tarr does warn students Electronic Entertainment that the course is diffi cult. Design, a course where “Though it will be worth students will design and it, this class will be a lot build a game for sale, will Campus seeks closure of work. If you can’t deal be offered for the fi rst time with that next semester, in the spring. Remembrance” at the Moore finalized, he said that the don’t bother,” Tarr said on Beyond simply creating School of Business Nov. 2, service may also be shown a course description Web Final memorial slated games, students will study Edwards said this was the on screens at the Colonial site. if you the design, production, to take place Wednesday offi cial university community Center if the Koger Center, Tarr is optimistic that history and theory of video memorial service.. which holds about 2,200, fi lls similar types of classes will at Koger, on television games. “We felt like we needed up. be offered in the future Tarr said he wants the one final service,” Edwards Because the service takes through cooperation course to be more hands-on Chelsey Karns said. “You memorialize, and place in the afternoon, it will between faculty in the media THE DAILY GAMECOCK for the students than just then you move forward. The confl ict with some students’ ggoo arts, computer science and lecturing. university wants to help the classes. engineering departments. USC will hold a memorial “We’ll be going in depth community move forward.” Rita Koch, a second-year The course listing is service tomorrow to in the theories and concepts Edwards said the memorial public relations student, WHEN: Wednesday, MART 590E, and the remember the six USC behind gaming, but at the service was planned to occur said she was planning to Nov. 7, 2 p.m. class will meet on Monday, students who died in a fi re at end of the day, what I want after all the students’ funerals attend the service, but she Wednesday and Friday from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. people to do is actually make had been held. The funeral of has a class at that time. Her 2:30-3:20 p.m. in McMaster Justin Anderson, Travis WHERE: something,” Tarr said. Cassidy Pendley, from North professor had not canceled 214. Cale, Lauren Mahon, Cassidy Tarr said the types of Charleston, was held Monday class, but she said she was Koger Center for the Arts Pendley, William Rhea and games students will create and was the last of the six. hoping her professor would Allison Walden died Oct. 28 depend on the kinds of Comments on this story? E-mail The program will feature excuse students who wanted WIS: USC channel 6, off- when the beach house they experience brought to the [email protected] music performed by the USC to attend. were staying in was engulfed campus cable channel 3 chorus and wind ensemble. Donna Brooks, a fourth- in fl ames. A Clemson student, It will also include an year advertising and public USC channel 7, Emily Yelton, also died in the WLTX: inspirational message, and relations student, said her fi re. SG President Nick Payne and professor, Tom Klipstine, off-campus channel 9 The Student Affairs Employees deal President Andrew Sorensen wasn’t canceling class. department organized USC channel 13, will speak, Edwards said. It However, she said he wouldn’t SCETV: the service as a way for will conclude with the singing give a quiz like he normally the university community off-campus channel 11 with office thefts of the alma mater. does so that students who to unite and honor the six The service will take place wanted to attend would be students, said Anna Edwards, at 2 p.m. at the Koger Center, able to do so. Students warned to exercise caution with property assistant to the associate vice He also said they tried to but it will also be broadcast on The 2 p.m. timing of the president for student affairs. schedule it according to the SCETV, WIS and WLTX, service might be a problem Katie Jones of people,” Harmon said. Although other events needs of the families of the said USC Spokesperson for some students, McKinney STAFF WRITER “We’re on a big campus, have taken place on campus, victims. Russ McKinney. He said the acknowledged, but he said and you can’t really tell who including a candlelight vigil “The families all wanted to service would be carried live that the time was chosen so Kristi Harmon, a grants is supposed to be here and Oct. 29, an informal student be there. That was the major on USC’s campus television that the most people in the coordinator for the School who’s not.” gathering at Rutledge Chapel consideration,” he said. channel. Carolina community could of Public Health, had her Officer Eric Grabski of Oct. 30 and a “Walk of Although it has not been attend. MEMORIAL ● 2 wallet stolen from her offi ce USCPD said just because in the School of Health in someone appears to be a the early morning of Oct. student doesn’t mean they 23. are one. She was not the only one. “Folks understand what Smoldering cigarette may have caused house fi re Two other wallets and one our community is like. If purse were stolen the same they walk around with a Estes Thompson Firearms and Explosives where it started,” Smith smoking cigarettes, but that day. bookbag and are young, Th e Associated Press confi rmed initial reports that said. “There’s nothing in no illegal drugs were in the The other three petit then probably folks aren’t the fire started on the back the report that tells us what house. larcenies occurred in the going to question that unless OCEAN ISLE BEACH, deck and indicated the cause happened.” Aside from the prospect Nursing Building, Harper they are doing things that N.C. -- A discarded cigarette was accidental. Steve Netherland, the of smoking materials, Smith College and the Thornwell normally students wouldn’t or other smoking materials “There has been absolutely special agent in charge said, “there have been no Annex. do,” Grabski said. “Like may have caused a beach no indication that the fi re was of the State Bureau of reports of any other sources Since her wallet has been walk through offices that house fire that killed seven intentionally set,” Smith said. Investigation’s regional offi ce of ignition within that area.” stolen, Harmon takes care normally students wouldn’t South Carolina college But because of the extensive in Jacksonville, said survivors The five-bedroom home to secure her belongings. walk through.” students, authorities said damage, she said, it was told investigators there were was engulfed in flames “Even if I’m walking out Omare Duckson has Friday, though a preliminary impossible for investigators people smoking at the home. Sunday, killing six students for a few minutes, I close the been arrested and charged investigation failed to nail to pinpoint the exact source. But Netherland declined to from USC and one from door and lock it. In fact, we with two counts of burglary down the blaze’s origin. Investigators specifically say what the students were Clemson University who keep our suite closed now,” and larceny. The arrests Mayor Debbie Smith ruled out a grill and an smoking or speculate further had gathered to enjoy one she said.