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JSampii Concrete Cano Regional rivalries will flare April 24 when USC pits its forces against Clemson, Georgia Tech and other area colleges in the 1982 Atlantic Coast Concrete Canoe Race ?4 I ior"n n?ii ^ ? dl UOV/ a OCU A day at the races is in store for the public starting at 10 a.m. Saturday when civil engineering students from 12 colleges test their athletic and engineering , skills. This is the first time the annual event has been held at (JSC. Sponsored by USC's Walter E. Rowe Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, about 240 students and faculty will participate in the races. The concrete canoe race originated in 1970 at the University of Illinois as an engineering class project. Area engineers will judge canoes on design and construction. and awards will be j presented in t hese : categories as well as in the j various races. The races i include undergraduate! sprint. women's un- J rim'iJ r;w i 11 > f cni'inl f-ioiilti. i v*v^a HVI^LUV. 0|Ji I 111 , I (U Ul f sprint, relay and slalom j course. While some people doubt j that concrete canoes i weighing 170 to 230 pounds j can float, much less win a j race, the USC student construction committee chairman Ray Pittman said, "they can be as good as regular canoes if they are built right." Ruilding concrete canoes allows students to get firsthand experience working with concrete and managing and coordinating a project, said Dr. Philip Pagoria, assistant professor of engineering and project faculty adviser. Although last vear's record will be hard to match since USC's team won first place awards in design, construction and overall entry, Pittman is confident his 20-member team will do well again this year. The garnet and black canoes, one weicrhintJ 17ft I , o o *,v pounds and one 200 pounds, are made of different mixes 1 giving the heavier model more reinforcement to reduce chances of cracking. Both have flat bottoms for balance and are 15 feet long, 2 1/2 feet wide and 5/8-inch thick.'The lighter model has 18-inch sides and the heavier The GAMECOCK is Ihr student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thur sdays and Fridays during the fall and spring Wmtilns and weekly on Wednesdays during both summer sessions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The toard of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organisation of the GAMECOCK. Change of. address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the GAMECOCK, Sox 85131, University of South C*roHtu, Columbia, S.C. 29208. Subscription rates are $15.00 for one (1) year, $6.00 per fad or spring semester and $3.00 for both summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. ? s Briefs. >e Competition one has 12-inch. Ingredients, including three layers of chicken wire, clothes hangers and concrete mix half the weight of the normal material, were carefully combined and cured in a large bathtub. iBBr' llfHi 7mm' AMI AN! " . ' ' -y ': : ; . . : - '' ' : ' \ . / > ; < < ' . M: . .?/> / \,V> i'mgonr coupla thirii press your fi lose some ft All tiAi t n ri?? JUU ? I a little dexte tials: a pool some Lite 8 CM Here's a "Cheap She edge of the take a half-c against the i end of the ts a half-dollar home to yoi /s UM/VV iu now irufii Tell your sink the ball the half-doll hard. Hit the edge, iust al will roll akwi ball in the p< s Chicago Chamber Brass To The season finale of the USC Cultural Series will feature a performance by the Chicago Chamber Brass at 8 p.m. April 22 in the Township Auditorium. The ensemble, with a large and varied repetoire ranging from baroque to contemporary, also will present a free DIltHnrtr at nnnn Ar?r?i1 OO nn Urn Dhpp?11 nnlin The quintet was established in 1977 by Richard Frazier who plays tuba with the ensemble. Each of the five members has wide experience with public performance, primarily with symphony orchestras. ' .... INKSHOI$,TRI JtfllPB fflBPBFBh mSStMk BHfclK BP V UlilCK IADU limn n one driS?SSeTS?CF lends! aballontbe headspot With the c eed i$ good eyesight, make a cirfcle around it, approxim rity, arid three essen- &? $n diameter. 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They II all clear the W table fast and head for the bar (or to your room or apartment). Then, once they all have Lite (just one apiece-you're not too rich, remember), tell them with Lite In hand and a amirk on your face that your shots were rio big deal~you f were jum^howin* off. NIB