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Melto unimp By Jarwt Gibson Qarrmcock Staff Writer Ppnnlp nacc Kw ?fo /InAw Mjr liO ViVA/i O CttUli day, and yet the building seems to fade into the distance because of the larger structures surrounding it ? Petigru, Davis College and Russell House. THE INTERIOR of Melton Memorial Observatory makes it one of the most interesting landmarks on the USC campus. "The observatory was built in 1928, and until the 1970s, it was the only building, with the exception of nursing and the stadium, that was built with alumni money," said Director John L. Safko. Safko said the observatory was named after former USC President William Davis Melton, and funds , for its nnnctmnfiAn mnr/i .w. .WW MV1IVII TTV.it UUUCIICU ] by Bruce Seibels, a USC alumnus. ] Four telescopes are housed in the , facility, he said. "There are two Gamecock The Gamecock was presented t award by the College Newspaper Bi vertising Managers (association),CN1 mu A! i 1 1 me naiionai award is tne nignest o: the organization. Tony Gray, CNBAfl advertising director of the Kentucky University of Kentucky, said the awf each year to the college newspaper w "biggest strides in the last year." Gray said the Gamecock h significantly "in all areas." The awards committee of CNBA1 Gamecock and two other newspap Nebraskan and the prestigious Daily University of Illinois, as finalists in tl The governing board of CNBAM th< Gamecock as the winner. The Gamecock, Gray said, "can college newspapers as an example. ] turn to this newspaper as a model for i uray aaaea mat tne award recogniz Easter Seals I charity drive I v This year's 'Bike or Hike' for v Easter Seals got underway this $ past Saturday with participants raising funds for the handicapped. s Participants approached g residents and businesses in v Columbia who will pledge 20 cents $ (or more) for each milp a hik#?r v rides or 50 cents (or more) for each s a hiker walks. The Bike-a-thon t involves a 20 mile ride and the I hike-a-thon is eight miles long. Funds raised through the I Bike/Hike-a-thon will help provide | needed services for the han- g dicapped in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw Counties. m I ATLANTIC I I ! i! Sweet I [ j:"j Secret Love J I Airlines H ATLANTIC II j [j m Joy of Fooling . I I Around | ] In Sarah's Eyes f; HMMHRMMHBRMMMHMH I r\! iiv/uscr losing, bi permanently-mounted and tv portable telescopes," Safko said. A 16-inch (40 centimeten reflecting telescope which forms Cassegranian desicn is the ol servatory's primary instrumen Safko said. "A large mirror with hole in the middle lets light com down, reflects off the large mirroi and goes back up to anothc mirror. Then, it comes back dow again and out the hole," Safk said. Additional refractors are a tached to the main telescope, an the equipment is expensive, Safk said. A new telescope comparabl to the main instrument woul probably cost between $25,000 an $40,000, he added. ittfc 'KLKSCOPES and al attached parts constantly increas in value because optical price nearly double each year, ac cording to Safko. "The mirror on the mai : makes *I he Trendsetter "which has no usiness and Ad- has improved s BAM , Friday. This is the e ne presented by won. Four of th A president and Gamecock E / Kernel at the "The quality ird is presented paper this yc 'hich makes the professionals c now recognize< ad improved The awards < ana Kathy Di: VI selected the CNBAM board ers, the Daily Gray, Debbie Illini from the former busine: he competition. Lynn McMahoi in selected the executive of th vice president be used by all analyst for Ui Everybody can Quigley, advert mprovement." Sam McKee, es a newspaper elected treasur <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Planned I BIRTH CONTROL FREE PREC 2711 MIDDLEBURG DRIVE, COLUMBIA, SOU1 256?????????????????????? r_oi \^rn18 Ice Crea 2018 ( Buy one another with thi Offer expi i mp mmm mmm wmm am mom mmm mmm mmm mm i utbusy IjpJf ro telescope was built in the 1880s by a man named John Alfred Brashear, KPSJlfr: 5) one of the most famous lens Bg|l|?|^ ;, a makers in the United States," he \j- miu. mere are aiso pnoiograpny ts equipment and darkroom facilities v B a in the building, Safko said. pl&flj ' ; , / 'g ie Safko said that Brashear gave BfiKB ' y 'fl r, the telescope to the University, Kfl | || ;r where it was stored until the '20s. n The observatory is open to the ;o public on Monday evenings. Thirty p * ? 4 1 1.?! . K^,"vV? * to forty people come each Monday, t- primarily our of curiosity and to pgp^ d observe the stars, Safko said. o Tuesdays through Sundays are e reserved for introductory 3fo*w2it*< d astronomv students and for solar d labs during clear days. Nine SJilttiM hundred USC students are 11 currently enrolled in astronomy e courses, Safko said. "One out of s every five students have taken, are taking, or will take astronomy ' ? . before they leave the University," n he added. 1 rig strides' j |B| t been a good paper," in the past, but h ignificantly. f ?th award this year's Gamecock has ? I^HjHr ^ ese awards were on a national basis. | vHHBr .ditor in Chief Mark J. Lundgren, said, | g and the improvements made in the m ar have again been recognized by | jF >n the national level. The Gamecock is x flhBBMM i as a leader in collegiate journalism." = committee consisted of Frank Garland 3 nnnju.m..:.l-..,-, iiirrni Kon from the Kentucky Kernel. 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