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* w- +P* V . One of seven ducks ducks are a main attra Ducks p By Andrew ( Staff Writ They've been beaten, chased ducks that live in the n.ectioi Cooper Library are a weli-ivnown library employee. The ducks arrived at USC afte were abandoned as ducklings, a< the library's associate director. Ridge is known as "the due employees because of her interest Since their arrival the ducks ha popular residents at the universit; "THOSE DUCKS are the only r I've never come to the library ? there watching them," she said. However, the five hens and tw suffered at the hands of their pub told of one instance when a dog c; carried them one-by-one to its hor "Evidently some woman was b dog had brought her. The next daj front of the library and threw ti "We never did find out who she w* Another time a little girl stole bathtub for a week before the 1 said. "Those ducks have been thrc The saddest event, she said, u a fraternity captured two ducks a of times ducks disappear and w< [ pened to them." I | | 32 Flavors of I BARE PORK SAN j Served with Slaw & Pickh I Good today Wednesday S Only with Coupon I Ridei Ft. Laud for sprin i Marcrt Roundtr Trans, vi; USCVehi For more it 7-641 Sign up at Travel center |! 2nd Floor I Russell House I living in the library refle< wtion for passers-by. opular Barber r and stolen, but the seven n pool in front of Thomas attraction at USC, says one ir Easter in 1976 when they ccording to Davy-Jo Ridge, k woman" among library tin the ducks. ve become some of the most y, Ridge said. noving statuary on campus. 1 A. - - ma noi seen someDoay 0111 0 drakes have occasionally lie, according to Ridge. She aptured the ducks alive and ne. eseiged by seven ducks her / the lady stopped her car in le ducks out," Ridge said. is." 1 a duck and kept it in her ibrary was notified, Ridge nigh some rough times." ^as when some members of nd beat them to death. A lot e never find out what hap EWSI o McDonald's j i ce Cream I j i-0 IDWICH ?s on Warm Bun. > March 18th QQC ^ j sto erdale g Break 20-29 ip 3 Limit: cle 10 Spaces ifo call 50 L? L. * russell house 31 AvCCvwA" . iW'V ' ^ ^B?*.*'Sv:^rt-'^^^;^rt r; ction pool enjoys a moment o; U SC attr "SPRING IS a good time to watcl their mating season," Ridge said, ritual. The drake and hen get opposi their heads up and down." Hnwpvpr (ho "miritnn Tf W , ?/ J M?\/ put 1K?IA'11X11IUCU cording to Ridge, because the du< actual mating. Once the new ducklings hatch, U island in the middle of the pond university also supplies the library hens and two drakes, Ridge said. "It's fascinating to see how fast I said. They reach maturity at eight they look like "gawky teenagers," si Although the ducks are well ca library is "not in the business of rais w Qftritaffo ?t?>. HiCkPO Pikir *~?i u niNC ULU I nilMU (ioin^ iji St,vie i? i Chaps l,v RAl Pt i ! AURLN Carolina Cup w i ~ d* IiTidi v?i ^,(1 11110 Lady Stroct ' j 5BY2P ! A Modern I | Repertory Cc i March IS | 8p.n ml m I me tow ! Tickets: $5&$4 USC Students $3 i I Free Shuttle to th I This event is sponsored in pari I South Carolina Arts Com miss Endowment for the Arts, Dane* conjunction with the Southern Ai i [iiiri I j&B&k i f solitude. The atLiuii h the ducks, because it's "It's fun to watch their te of each other, then bob ' shouldn't worry, accks submerge to do the le library puts a wooden for them to sit on. The with corn to feed the five the ducklings grow," she weeks old, but until then he said. red for, Ridge said the ing ducks." ail luIHI )cmce ! >mpany ! 1981 ; 1. ; nship K <to X. s\><d M e Township t by a grant from the l ion and the National 1 i Touring Program, in j ts Federation. f? | f I I | PUBLISHER ON-CAMPUS Ci W? are Inn t inn for a fn^-nltv rrwrnKi or administrative parson who woul income with a second career in colli The role is one of public relations, ships and familiarity with the aci provide you with the skills and publishing. We are a 63-year-old publishing hou on campus. The person filling this on campus faculty m#nben aboi NEW DIMENSION Group as well traditional publishing groups. 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