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pro/essor J- ? ' io assume new position By Bill Wood Gamacock Staff Writar Former .assistant professor in the news-editorial sequence at the USC College " of- Journalism, pofriolo mamoaiii koo kama * umiviu iuviiwijr, IMS 51FUQ iv uic Columbia Record for a year as a news editor. McNeely will work on the Accent section of the paper and the new Weekend section devoted to happenings and events in the Columbia area. While she gives assignments to reporters, edits copy and oversees the art work in her section, McNeely feels the newsroom is a working team with no real "bosses." McNeely will have her own pnlumrt hooinnma novt mnnth Cko WVAV 1UUHUI UIIV hopes it will make readers feel as though "they're just sitting on my back porch sipping iced tea ? just a light and folksy column." McNeely is glad South Carolina newspapers are able to hire so many graduates of the USC journalism school and that there is a "good relationship" between the school and the newspaper. Whether she decides to return to teaching after her one year leave of absence is not her primary concern. "I love journalism and my position at the Record," she said. "After years of working in Career Pl'mnii iO * iMroima < By Stov? > Qarrmcock 8 The Carolina Career Fair, spons Placement Center, will be held on th< 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to give students can Linda Salane, director of Career F for students to get a lot of informa portunities." Salane explained that representa organizations will be there to tall qualifications that their institutions li "They are coming to give studen their academic programs," Salane s; She stressed the fair would not prov though, "A number of jobs have spru Salane said this is the third year t that it has grown each year. Dean dismissed A letter of resignation was submitted hv .loe Hunffntp f^nn of College of Social Work Wednesday at a closed meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The letter was accepted by Francis Borkowski, USC provost, and liis resignation will become effective Sept. 11th, Borkowski said. Hungate was dismissed for cause on Aug.l, according to USC President James B. Holderman. Borkowski and Holderman refused to comment further on the matter. i "m / _ _ 1 " The GAMECOCK it the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and to published three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the faN and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer sessions with the exception of unlvereity hoHdeys and exemlnatlon periods. ' Opinions expressed In the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South CaroMne. The Unlverehy of South CeroVna to an equal opportunity Institution. Tha Board of 8tudant PubScatton# and Communication* it tha pubNahar of tha (hmMock. Tha 8tudant Madia OffJca to tha p?rent organization of tha Qamacock. Chang* of address forma, tubacHptlon raquaata and othar corraapondanoa ahoutd ba MM to tha GAMECOCK. Bom SB131. RuaaaH Houta. Ontvarslty of B.C., Columbia, B.C. 2B20B. Subscription rata* ara fB.BO par aamaatar and #2 tor tha Third ctaaa poatag* paid at Columbia, an 11 I JJJ.'V../ ?- ?J J ^jg? X:^|P; nBw 0^^ & 'MWscs. J the print media as an instructor k and as a reporter (she has been in ? charfle of 0ath?rin0 national \ election data in South Carolina for \ UPI and AP for five years), she is ; still learning about the newspaper business. i When McNeely reported for The i Columbia Record in 1972, she j prepared her stories on manual < typewriters. Today, as one of the j Record's news editors, she is ? learning about video display | terminals which have replaced ? what she calls the almost "chisel j and stone" methods of the past. < McNeely is an integral part of the "revamping of the Record" < which she hopes will give the ] newspaper a new look. She says i the paper will be "light-hearted { i f_; 11.. ...ui. _ 11 4i anu inciiuiy wiui au uie news, j too. "Her column and the Weekend i section will be a part of the paper's < new look. McNeely said: "I still love the thrill of the chase, and I l hope my excitement will rub off on 1 everybody else here in the ] newsroom." i ig to sponsor j Career Fair I 1 > Wong 1 taffWrhar ... < ored by the Career Planning and b Russell House patio, Sept. 19 from ? ?er information. banning, said : "It is a mechanism < tion about careers and career op- i ( tives from various companies and j k to students about careers and i lave. 1 ts information for use in planning < aid. ( ide job interviews or openings even ng from this in the past." < he Career Fair has been held, and .s III ... KICK-OFF mec new co-rec spoi Thurs. s 7:30 SOI Blatt Room Co-Rec SOC with Coach M immediately intramural Mans wed. sept Sol Blatt Pf Room Attendance Is m men and worn mana ?DEADI Flat Football anc sepi Tennis (men's; I Singles: ! I Doubles: 1 Golf and Co-Ri I sept Frpp courses nfforo/4 By James Hale Gamecock Staff Wrttu Free courses such as Reading md Study Skills are being offered n September by the Communication Skills Development Center to help improve basic skills leeded in college. These courses are a new service >ffered by the CSDC and will be available to students and staff. Mthough the courses are free, the itudents will be responsible for any textbooks required in the course which will be taught by graduate assistants. "In previous years we offered more one-shot kind of programming. We differ now, in that although we still offer individual counseling, we are instituting these short courses, because a oneshot deal students are not going to t>e as effective at reading and 3tudy skills/' stated Ronald Schmelzer, coordinator of the CSDC. "We are trying to become more effective at what we do, reach more students than before and reach them in a way that is going to be more helpful to them." he added. The CSDC is funded by USC to offer training in reading and study skills. The courses offered are as follows: Time Management, Writing Anxiety, Basic Math and Math anxiety and Effective (Speed) Reading. Two sections ..:n ~rr i *.?? r? n ? nnu uc uiici cu in uie neauing ana Study skills course, and one section tvill be offered in the other courses. Each section will contain from 20 lo 30 people. "I have great hopes that all of the courses will fill,and if we find that they fill and there are more people clamoring for the course,we will offer another section if we have to," Schmelzer said. jiviunvuici itcuj viioi litany students come into the university who aren't as qualified as they could be in a few basic skills and need help to gain the potential that other students already have. He adds that these courses are not just for these students but can be f-v- *1 U i(ci)iiui iui even uie ouuvc average student who wishes to improve :hese skills. Students interested in the courses or individualized help should contact Ronald Schmelzer it 777-6573 or 777-5223. ill sting for all :reational ts! ept. 6 i : PE center || cer Clinic lark Berson 'following igers' Meeting . 5 4:30 Ecenter I 110 Ij andatoryforall jl en intramural j gers i .INES? 4 rn.Dor Cnrrar i A VV l\WV ||j L6 I ind women's) I >ept. 13 I sept. 27 8 ec volleyball il .20 | 1 Pizza Express j i of 8 Points i 5 | 1 FREE quart of Coke | i fl wit."h amr ? 5 /m j S M medium nizza 1 H ~~ t BMP | 3 FREE Quarts of Coke ( I if) vm.4 4.1s ^ ? I ( 'fV M WJLUJLJL .ttJLJLy j ! Hk ftP large Dizza ! 1* m HOW OPEN FOR LITVCHI j FREE 30-miimte delivery to USCi phone oea.ARAi ( i i j We are now accepting applications i for full and ^part-time employment. | | from I un,zd I * iminilH services S x ^ ? i You are invited toa I LUAII % j Friday, Sept. 7 5 p.m.-7 p.m. #> PC | Thomas Cooper Library I Rpflprtinn Pr?ol ?* " m ^ 2 |; i 1 llftlnl I We Need a Name. I ? Think of a good name for our new ice 1 | cream shop and win 25 ice cream treats. We're located between the Gamecock S n ^ ^ iy.: g Snack Bar and the Spur. Submit your I | entries between Sept. 4-6 at the | 3 ice cream shop. i | Biifry Pom | S s s mwraniryi ? i I I Nam J ? Addr?Mi 1 I I Mmi 3 I Submit your entry Sept. 4-6 at the I J icecream shop. ^ g # * * ? . ? . \ ?