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A man created a minor uproar on Chicken Finger Wednesday when he raced through the Russell House wearing nothing but a football helmet and a pair of tennis shoes.
Witnesses say the man entered from the Grand Market Place from the patio entrance and weaved his way around several tables before making a hasty exit.
According to the incident report, filed by a USC police officer who spoke with Student Government Vice President Ryan Holt, a white male between the ages of 18 and 20 entered the building wearing a white football helmet and white tennis shoes and ran through the Grand Market Place cradling a football.
The description of the man matched that of a streaker who made his way through Williams-Brice Stadium during an August football scrimmage. That streaker was also wearing a football helmet and tennis shoes.
Starting quarterback Blake Mitchell, who watched the streaker make his mad dash on Wednesday, said he thought the man had entered from the entrance "over by the ATMs."
In August, a naked man entered Williams-Brice Stadium during one of the Gamecocks' preseason scrimmages. The man made several laps around the stadium and exited before authorities could apprehend him.
Rumors circulated Thursday that the streaker was spotted running through a classroom while an exam was being taken, and that other students, also wearing football helmets, were filming the scene with video cameras.
Other unconfirmed reports from students said that, following the exam, numerous tests and answer sheets were scattered throughout the room as if students not enrolled in the class had sat in.
USC Director of Law Enforcement Ernie Ellis said police were notified 30 minutes after the initial incident occurred, but that police were not aware of any subsequent sightings.
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