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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com The University of South Carolina Thursday, November 2, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 56 ● Since 1908 USC RA Towers trash gets second life KILLED Piles of desks, chairs IN CAR to be re-used for other facilities, projects CRASH Kathleen Kemp Education student THE DAILY GAMECOCK dies traveling home Students walking along Main Street may have to Mount Pleasant noticed piles of desks, chairs, mattresses and bed frames piled between The Towers. Chelsea Hadaway This is a small part of what THE DAILY GAMECOCK demolition crews sorted and packaged off in preparation USC student Amanda for the demolition of the Bates died Sunday after a buildings. car accident on I-26 in University Housing Dorchester County. is recycling or re-using Bates, from Mount as much as possible said Pleasant, was on her way Michael Koman, the home and had her 2-year- environmental programs old niece with her. After the manager. crash, they were transported “We’d like to fi nd a home to MUSC where Bates later for 100 percent of it, but died. Her niece is still in the obviously time and money hospital. don’t always make that Bates was a third-year possible,” Koman said. education student and Some of the material piled a resident assistant in outside the buildings will be McClintock last year. recycled, though most of it Graeme Fouse / THE DAILY GAMECOCK “You never saw her will be thrown away. After The Towers are demolished this month, the remnants will be used in other locations on and off campus. Univer- without a smile on her face. The Towers contained sity representatives went through all four of the buildings to determine which items, such as beds, could be salvaged. I know people say that all standard dorm room the time, but it really was furniture that will be re- furniture when it is needed, However, the pile of interior walls. in a wrecking ball to knock true,” said Jessica Grainger, used in other dorms said while other pieces have remnants from the Towers’ University representatives down the buildings. Coley a second-year political Tim Coley, director of already been relocated. For interior gets larger every went through the buildings said this will probably take science student. Bates was Residence Life. example, many beds went day. Coley said it is mainly and decided what to keep place sometime this month. her RA last year. Some furniture from the to Cliff Apartments and made up of closets and and what to throw away. “Eighty to ninety percent Grainger said she Towers has been moved to Carolina Gardens, which dressers that were built into When the interior of of the actual building will struggled during her first a storage warehouse and serve as family and graduate the walls and could not be the building is gone, the ● year of college and Bates will be used as replacement housing. re-used, as well as pieces of demolition crew will bring TOWERS 5 helped her through it. “She really helped me get connected. I give her the credit for me still being here. If she wasn’t my RA, Finance procedures I know for a fact I would’ve Rock on transferred,” Grainger said. Sydney McLeod-Bryant altered by new bills grew up with Bates in Mount Pleasant and became Carolina best friends with her in high Student Government allows organizations in fi scal school. When a close friend trouble lenient window to remedy situation called to tell her about the death, she didn’t believe Homecoming embraced by Greeks; Alpert, a fourth-year broadcast her. Drew Brooks Committee, said the policy commision encourages other journalism student and Homecoming “I don’t know if I’m in STAFF WRITER was very lenient for a commissioner, said Homecoming is a shock or disbelief,” McLeod- reason. organizations to participate time for everyone. Bryant said. The Student Senate met “We hope this helps “The theme of this year’s Bates was involved in Wednesday to consider organizations out some,” Homecoming is to be completely orchestra and chorus. She three bills meant to codify Spivey said. He also said Sierra Kelly diverse,” Alpert said. “We promoted was also the photo editor of existing procedures and the fi nance committee was THE DAILY GAMECOCK it for people that have never done it her high school newspaper. one that would change the willing to work with student before, so they can be involved.” “She was always hard- application for students organizations to get them This year’s Homecoming opens its Alpert said organizations such as working, she would always wishing to be Senate funded. doors to everyone on campus, but not Dance Marathon, Kappa Kappa Psi, stay late to work on the members. Funds can be frozen for all students choose to Psi Sigma Pi, and AAAS were a paper,” said McLeod- Sen. Clary Wright, a various reasons, but this participate. few of the newest additions Bryant, who worked on the third-year public relations mostly occurs when an Amanda to Homecoming 2006. paper with her. student, sponsored SBL organization doesn’t turn a She said 40 percent of Friends said Bates always (06) 030. Its purpose is to form in on time. Homecoming King and demonstrated a real desire lie out the description of Once the problem is Queens are minorities to help people and this came the Congressional Advisory fixed, whether by filling and the winners of all through in everything she Board. The bill was approved out a form or by meeting events are portrayed as did — always thinking about by a vote of 37 to 1. with the student body the real student body others before she thought The finance committee treasurer, organizations because of the different about herself, but never for introduced two other bills. would immediately have organizations involved. attention. SBL (06) 034 detailed access to their funds. With the new additions, “She didn’t have to get the procedures for student Otherwise, that money Homecoming has become recognition for doing it. She organizations whose funds would be forfeited for more diverse than before. just did it,” said Amanda become frozen. the semester and go Alpert said the commission Pike, a fourth-year music Sen. Kelly Wilkinson, into the special project tried to involve as many groups education student who was a third-year international fund. as possible. friends with Bates. “She studies student, said the Spivey said he “We contacted the heads of would do random acts of current codes were “kind of wanted to help get organizations and some said kindness for no other vague.” student organization yes and some said no,” Alpert reason than doing them for The legislation put into funds back into said. “We hung posters up people.” words policies that are students’ hands. all over campus, sent e-mails One of Pike’s memories already in place by the The second fi nance out and went to presidents and BATES ● 5 university. bill, SBL (06) 035 advisers of the organizations. Under the proposed rules, codifi ed the policy for We held information meetings a organizations would have 90 revenue generating week before and two weeks prior days to make reparations for events. Its purpose we began opening the fl oor for more the problem. is to ensure that organizations.” Senator Scott Spivey, a organizations don’t Alpert said organizations started to fourth-year fi nance student dex ● ● in and chair of the Finance SG 5 HOMECOMING 2 Classifieds....................12 Crossword......................9 The Mix: Carolina Productions Sports: Men’s soccer fails in its defense Horoscopes.....................9 side brings Teddy Geiger to USC of C-USA title, while the women’s team Opinion.........................6 in for Homecoming festivities. 7 advances in the SEC tourney. 10 Police Report..................2 The Daily Gamecock ● Thursday, November 2, 2006 ON THE WEB at Weather Forecast www.dailygamecock.com TODAY FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. Read online five days a week. Nacho cheese. High 74 High 59 High 57 High 61 High 71 SWEET AS CANDY Low 38 Low 32 Low 34 Low 43 Low 46 CAROLINA in BRIEF CRIME REPORT Alumni honored at homecoming2 event TUESDAY, OCT. 31 someone removed copper Larceny of money, 9:41 a.m. pipes. Financier Darla Moore, Bates West, 1405 Estimated value: $300 cardiologist Dr. S. Stanley Whaley St. Responding offi cer: Juk Jr. and Sonoco CEO The victim, 19, said S. Wilcox Harris Deloach Jr. will her wallet with cash and be among the honored various cards was stolen. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 at the Homecoming gala Estimated value: $110 Minor in possession of Friday at the Columbia Responding offi cer: beer, 12:03 a.m. Convention center. N. Husbands McBryde, 614 Sumter St. Honorary lifetime The suspect, 18, was memberships in the Larceny of license plate, given a citation for being association will be given 1:55 p.m. caught with a full keg of to political science 2 Medical Park Road beer in his room. professor Donald Fowler The victim, 55, said Responding offi cer: Sr., lecturer and former she saw someone remove M.D.