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Graduates By Wostoy Tucker Staff Writer With the rise of international tensions, the U.S. Foreign Service has taken on new and powerful responsibilities, and USC is a leader in training people to fill positions, 11 A _ ' according 10 university protessors. "In the last few years, we have placed as many ? and sometimes more (students) ? within the Foreign Service than other schools of similar standing," said Dr. i Charles Kegley, USC government and ini ternational studies professor. USC competes with schools such as \ Harvard, Princeton and the Georgetown I n.? i " !acriooi 01 r oreign service in placing students within the Foreign Service, Kegley said. i| "Our success rate in placing students in i international organizations and multinational corporations is also extraordinary," Kegley said. "Students from our program are in demand in all forms of foreign relations. They are trained in decision-making in a way that gives the expertise neeaea in management ' foreign cultural setting." ABOUT ONE person out of 150 to 200 people selected for the Foreign Service comes from USC, Kegley said. AlthouL that number is small, comparisons show that USC's government and international [ studies department is a leading source of \ . ... ' ' fcgj&rara ' Thousands of protestors, inc/udir to march to the Pentagon in proti policies. (Photo by Michael Goo din USC group By Michael Gooding Staff Writer USC students representing two campus i joined thousands of demonstrators in a mar tagon Sunday protesting some of President Ri i foreign and domestic policies. Student members of USC's chapter of th Organization Workshop and members of U Alliance traveled to Washington, D.C.,to 1 peaceful protest against United States invc Salvador and Rpaean's nrnnn?;*?fJ hnHcr*?t nutc n ? i? ^^e>vv VMVW? GROW member Bill Leslie said he went to 1 see what everybody else in the country was u t was "pleasantly surprised. It made me fee alone in my causes," he said. i "I think this is a real positive step toward br many divergent groups into a unified movi \ said. J KAN PFUNDSTEIN, from USC's Palmett t . I sue was primarily concerned witn issu [ militarism and the possiblity of war. "It was an awakening to see that the people } all anti-establishment people. They were I SPRING 19f 9:00 txi May 8. Friday MWF B: May 9, Saturday MWF 9: May 11, Monday TTH 9: May 12, Tuesday MWF 11: I May 11, Wednesday MWF 10 May 14. Thursday F1H 12 May IS. f riday \H\ f \ ' I "Single Meeting ( lasses Between -1 IS I' I late dtiernoon and evening (lasses meoti ! 1 vimo d.?v and houf during the examinafi i < .ug of ihe semester and an\ ronfii work in fore qualified graduate students, Kegley said. Dr. Paul Kattenburg, USC government and international studies professor and a former Foreign Service employee, said undergraduates are occasionally selected fot* fKa OAvnriAA K??# 4 44 ? ivi tuv oi/t nvt, uui UIdt IIIC pel CCIlUl^t! IS minute."The service recently stopped taking undergraduate applications, makingth#? chance of being selected "highly, highly improbable," Kattenburg said. There are two phases to the Foreign Service selection process, including a written examination and an oral interview by a panel. About 20,000 applicants take the written test every year, Kattenburg said, but only 200 may do well enough to qualify for the oral interview. Referring to USC's placing one applicant every year, he said, "One student out of 20,000 a year is pretty good." This figure of 20,000 includes only those training for positions as officers With the service, Kattenburg said, and there are several other levels of jobs available in the worldwide service. Reserve officers and technicians are needed to handle machinery, communications and other aspects of foreign service, Kattenburg said. "There are other ways that one can train for the Foreign Service," Kattenburg said. "History, business administration, English and journalism all provide excellent background in international relations. "WE'RE PROUD of our success rate J l# ^ M K ? .? 36 .v? ? ?? : ? x-;; ffiywft'- :':':' ^:-1BB5p>:'iH 11^ some USC students, gathered at the Lit ist of some of President Ronald Reagan'i g) >s join prote: everyday citizens coining toj things will get better," Pfundsl organizations marcj1) which was orgar mw ? Mobilization movement, attr ;>nald Keagan s strators from all over the coun! ri i?a --ii ? - - r ? . rruicsiers fcumereu ior a p ra^S, ??!S Memorial where speakers att; r" s ^ajroetto foreign policies and accused , e pait in a militaristic and racist progran .Ivement m LI THE ACTIVISTS said Ilea the march "to aimed at assisting the wealth pto.' He said he increasing an already 'bloatec i i Ihe marchers then cross* 1 If let I X W Uoll I 17* - i |? 1 i Virginia, where a rally and d< inging together "ui'di"g was h?kl Aoco1r?din .nTpnt " I Pentagon was chosen as the < houses the U.S. Department of . . . "No draft, no war; U.S. ou o Alliance, said chanted. "The people united PC pnni?orniri(i . - * * """ ?said. The chants took on a more i j there were not p0iiCe, who kept a low profilet H FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE im 2:00 P.M. Fxam 5:30 P.M. Exam (K) TTH 11:00 OS MWf 12:20 10 MWF 1:25 MWI 4:40, M4:15-7:00* 15 TIM 2:00 TIM 4 15-7:00* 10 MWf 2 JO MV\ 5 30 10 71"H 8.00 7 H 5.00 lilt JO M .iful 7 00 P M ny, once .i week may have thr final examination ( on w<*??k However, ihe < lass must be so notified ns resolved m advance through the office of <*ie ion service because of the competition involved with other, more established schools and also because of the reputation that Carolina enjoys and particularly, the department of a i! i - a. ? ? t? ?? guveriuneiii aim liueniauunai siuuies, ne said. According to Kegley, "The success in this area is, of course, a direct reflection of the class of students accepted into our graduate program and of the faculty we are able to maintain. "In our three programs (political science, public administration and international studies) we are more than able to cover in-depth all the aspects of Foreign Service and relations," he said. Recent international problems, such as the Iranian hostage crisis, have focused nf?nntinn 17< i? O ! I " ovvcuuuii UII use r ui cign ocrvicc MUU un ail Americans living abroad, Kattenburg said. A slight drop in the number of Foreign Service applicants occurred immediately after the Iranian crisis, he said, but now people are applying at the former rate. USC currently has several representatives working abroad. Student Steven Metz is the most recent applicant selected for Foreign Service from USC, Kattenburg said. Also, Jeff Hartley, who received his master's degree from USC in 1976, is now the Charges D'Affaires in Swaziland, Africa and Dr. Richard Walker, founder and cnairman 01 usu s GIINT department, was recently named U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea. M J 81 icoIn Memorial Sunday Qfi ? foreign and domestic //fl sters z *ether in spirit in hope that / einsaid. / ^ lized by the People's Anti-War acted thousands of demon- ' try. / ^ re-march rally at the Lincoln j rig acked Reagan's domestic and the president of carrying out gan's proposed budget were ?l ^11 II y while hurting the poor and I Pentagon budget.'' id the Potomac Hiver into [ emonst ration at the Pentagon t g to protest organizers, the I demonstration site because it I Defense. HgB&SSS it of El Salvador," marchers uuill ttpvor ho HofaotnH " fVum I -rv . y ' - : TTii* * v? MV uviv/i? vv/U, militant tone when Washington horoughout most of the march r 7 P.M. Eum | This is the L/Xh5 I Gamecock of t~.hf=> I I 9 m semester publication will resume I on June 8 ^THOUGHTFUL If* ~ W jf STUDENTS, { MOTHER'S DAY^? iIFTS FROM US! v i >Id Floating Heart *1.49 up Id Heart with Ruby $5.88 aid Boy or Gir! 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