The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 14, 1980, Page Page 5, Image 5
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By Lisa Frucht
Gamecock Staff Wrttar
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sponsor Special Olympics competition for mentally
retarded people on Wednesday, April 16 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Weems Baskin track behind the
Roost.
The participants in the event will come from
special schools in the Columbia vicinity. Over 30
schools from the Midlands area will take part in the
program.
There is a common misconception that the
program is for handicapped people, but actually it is
designed for mentally retarded people, although
some of the participants do have handicaps, said
Devadas Lynton, a member of APO.
Parents and instructors accompany the participants
to the event and volunteer aides assist them
throughout the day.
interested students and area residents volunteer
their time to the program. The only requirement is a
"desire to help," according to APO President Mark
Yaden.
Volunteers are assigned a certain number of people
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Six USC journalists have been recognized in the
annual Mark of Excellence Contest for College
Journalists..
USC tied with the University of Florida and the
University of Georgia for the most first nlaro awards
Each university received three.
First place awards went to Gamecock Editor in
Chief Tom Travis for best editorial writing;
Gamecock News Editor Mark Platte for best spot
news; and Jeff Amberg of the Carolina Reporter for
best feature photography.
Second place awards went to Gamecock Graphics
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which they feel they can regulate, Yaden said.
Their duties include getting the students to the
events on time, recording results, and officiating
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Participants range in age from six years old to over
30. The competition is divided into 12 divisions.
Special Olympic's events consist of a softball throw,
relay races, high and broad jumps, and wheelchair
races.
Ribbons are awarded for first, second and third
places, and every person receives a participant
ribbon. "Everyone gets something," Yaden said.
APO has been involved with the Special Olympic
project for at least five or six years, Yaden said. The
Student Allocations Commission designates funds for
this particular APO program, he added.
vins awards
Editor Robert Ariail for an editorial cartoon; Aly
Covell of the Carolina Reporter for editorial writing;
and Dave Matthews of the Carolina Reporter for
news photography.
The Gamecock earned second place in the best allaround
student newspaper competition. More than
190 universities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Tennessee and South Carolina competed for the
awards.
The Mark of Excellence Contest is sponsored by the
five-state Region Three of the Society of Professional
Journalists.
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