Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"OUR ORGANIZATION is trying to hel] AltP Uaa# 9 A vm* um iovi cio uc3t wc 1 IlUlIlflS S31Q Powell t By Patty McCarthy Staff Writer ijQl I ft United States citizens need and frt to think less of their "own ohnait interests" and more of the new challenges facing childrB democratic societies. Jodv Powell, former President SHCf Wi Jimmy Carter's press secretary, told USC Greeks Friday. . Powell, a former Sigma ? f e . Nu at Georgia State University, joked with relieving 1 fraternity and sorority me members at the annual ? ^.s: A Greek Week banquet about J16 said, Ar refereeing "gatoring longer affoi rnntpctc" an/i 11nbecause oi ?>>u aim- ' wrestling with a Chi Omega" difficult before giving a short speech democratic urging Greeks to get in- encountenn volved in working lo solve social problems. FOCUSIIS "Get involved if you care e Pr?bleni ahnnf A C J " TftSOlirPP < uuvui juoucc auu II CCUUlll, Powell said."Get involved if ?aic* .one you care about what sort of decisions 1 water your children and government grandchildren will drink and reconcile what sort of life they will between n ljve ? and internal USCstudc MissGc^ I ra ' Ca th y Knaus s ' wants i "it's a person-to-person basis. We don't want to look radical? we don't want it e campus-wide." n Briggs, a visiting professor for six years, e said he is aware his contract might not be renewed. He said he didn't ask for support Ir from the group. rt "They asked me if it (petitioning) would e hurt me in any way-I said no," Briggs said. a "I'm very gratified by the support although I didn't solicit it in any way. g "I've always been fully aware of the terms of my appointment. There's been no r misrepresentation by the university at all," Rriatffi coif) t While the USC Student Legislature's 43 e members are seeking support from within 0 the GINT department to keep Briggs at the university, the 30-year-old professor has been job hunting. p "YOU CAN obviously look for a*:''"her job I. within the university," Briggs said. "I'm oil C waived if you care about justice wdom. Get involved if you care what sort of water youi n and grandchildren will drink bat sort of life they will live.' Jody Powell neral tendency Powell said Americans ) fall back into can no longer live by the n the politics of policy of "I've got mine and me last, me the hell with everyone else." 'owell said.' But, In the past inclination nericans can no has been "whatever hapd to feel that way pens, our own personal inF the new and terests will be protected," challenges former press secretary societies are said, ig He spoke of America's commitment to a common IG primarily on vision of freedom and justice ts of inflation and as being "our greatest scarcity, Powell source of cohesion at home 0..uwcatcauiu?U, ui (.iic iwiueM [or the federal He urged the audience to t is 4'how to realize that "me always is the conflict easier to remember than the ational interest interest of the nation as a tional ideals." whole. >nt named mbia 1982 From Staff Reports Cathy Knauss, a USC journalism senior, time ?/vr*r* ? iL Ittno 1.1UW11CU Vyuiumuia iJHiz in ine annual pageant Saturday night. A Sumter resident, Knauss is a selfproclaimed veteran of the beauty pageant game. Beginning with winning the Sumter Junior Miss title during her junior year in high school, Knauss went on to become first runner-up in the state Junioi Miss competition. She has also held titles of Miss Sumter and S.C. Azalea Queen. The Miss Columbia pageant is the first beauty contest she has participated in during the nast thr^? I "I feel great about winning, but I'm also relieved that it's over with so I can get serious about getting a job. I've been putting off job-hunting for several weeks now preparing for the pageant, so I'm glad it's over," Knauss said. W nontip rvl nnn f /v U ? ' 4 1 ' " * * .uiauoa j/itjur* iu i?tr giuuuaieu in May wun ; a a degree in advertising and public relations gH from the College of Journalism. She said 1M pageant coordinators have already scheduled her appearances for the next two weeks, ana will eventually have an agenda set for the entire war soft A hhi.'ss, patjft 4 ^niri cor looking there and elsewhere for a permanent job." Thomas said members of her organization asked Briggs to be their adviser after they became indeDendent of use shidont Government two years ago and "after everybody raved about him." Since then, Briggs has worked closely with the Student Legislature while serving as faculty adviser for a fraternity and fulfilling his teaching duties, Thomas said. Thomas said last year the USC legislative delegation rewrote the South Carolina State Student Legislature's constitution, which applies to delegations in 24 colleges around the state. BRIGGS, a specialist in judicial proces>s, was a motivating force in thp nroWt an. W I J"v"? cording to Thomas. "We couldn't have done it without his help and advice. He's worked very hard for us," Thomas said. ks to geti > y _4^tfSSS8i r wiiii- --ki m ill! iz::'?rf'f; M^^-lris: }_7 - _ _Ji ^:_~ _ _T'~-J v ^'_~1,"7 |By>,y.' 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