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Freshmen Tour Campus By John Van Dalen Gamecock Staff Writer Midway in its five-week course, freshmen orientation at USC has had a good response from more than half of this fall's freshmen and transfer applicants. Things are going smoothly, according to Chris Plyler, a graduate assistant presently in charge of Career Development and Freshmen Services. Plyler said 1,779 freshmen and transfers had applied for the orientation session. This is about half of the 3,500 freshmen applications which have either been finally or tentatively accepted. Groups of new students have been touring the campus the past couple of weeks. During the course of their two-day, day-long sessions, the students will have received basic advisement and pre-registration so that fall 'registration goes more smoothly and they are more familiar with the University. The freshmen and transfer students attend curriculum in formation sessions where final questions about registration procedures and curriculum selection can be straightned-out. Students come to various orientation sessions according to their intended major. Academic deans meet with students whose majors will be in their colleges. Students undecided about their majors meet with the dean of liberal and cultural disciplines. ZIP KLEEN 1320 Main Street 1 Hour Cleaning 4 Hour Laundry Mon.-Fri. 7:30.6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Expediion & Recreational Grade Sleeping Bags Teats - Packs and Frames Cihublng Rope and Hardware Dow. Jackets and Vests Dupeut's Dacren Fiberfill 11 Clothes and Bags Complete Outdoor Library Freeze-Dried & Dehydrated Fee.ds Steves - General Supplies Rugby Shirts - USGS Maps Footgear "COLUMBIA'S ONLY COM PLETE OUTFITTER" Mon. - Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. .ia. Ph: -252-8838 GEEItre te,sfrom &rr f4 Students attending a Freshman House. Other areas to which freshmen mnd transfer students are in roduced are the counseling )ureau, "living-learning ex yerience" as part of dorm life, ;tudent activities, and media )rograms and publications in which students are invited to )articipate. Plyler said that as a general observation, the incoming fresh nen he had observed seemed nore sophistocated and attuned o the issues that most directly toncerned them, that they were nore mature, and that they enerally felt more seriously about career development )roblems. Also part of the orientation are ;essions for the parents of new ;tudents. According to Neil Foley at Freshmen Services, ,arents need to become familiar with the campus and meet the leans of various colleges. At the )ne-day sessions planned for hem they will meet represen atives of various student ser vices such as financial aid, iealth, food services, and residence life. 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