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Lending a hand big Brothers, bister By Donna Jenkins tor of a similar A United Way agency organized 17 years Reach Out. ago by a USC student needs backbone sup- "We have T port, according to its executive director. are more than "It all started through the university," waiting list," 1 director Elizabeth Taylor said. "If anyone A large num needs to keep it alive, it's the students." and the agency "It" is Brothers & Sisters Inc., an brothers, organization that matches children with adult volunteers who serve as role models "ABOUT 9( and friends. from single-pi "Often they ai A USC student in the Department of and might jus Social Work, Clay Normand, started the talk to, but tf organization 17 years ago to prevent juvenile home." delinquency. Offering guidance and friendship, his purpose was to fill an emptiness in The agenc; the lives of children who came from broken children, ages homes. similar tastes a Brothers & Sisters Inc. continues to pursue child are also ; the ideals ol iNortnand, now executive direc- 10 oecome Student Senate chc By Ann Farmer The Student Bar Association will receive percentage funding from student activities fees, the USC Student Senate decided Wednesday. The proposal was approved by the Finance Committee before going to the floor. SBA meets requirements for percentage funding: it is a governing organization and it provides a service, committee chairman Conner Baker said. T'l- _ ? 1 ? on a ...:n : ~r i ne prupusai means oun win receive u pcicciuagc ui inc total collected from student activities fees, rather than applying for funds item by item. Student Government, Student Media and Carolina Program Union also receive percentage funding. IN OTHER money-related matters, Baker said budget hearings will begin Wednesday. The Finance Committee journeys to Charleston this weekend to work on allocations. The trip costs $461. For the best results in advertis "How to ace a test by making a phone cal _r^HL February 14th is the big test. Show tl special girl you're a sensitive, caring sending the Heart-to-Heart ,M Boui from your FTD" Florist. Beautiful in a decorator tin with a sachet h< Call or visit your FTD Floris' w Valentine's Day is one big test Send your love with sj * As .ndependent retailers Membersot theHU ^'oral Networ* set the.' twoprices Se'v?cec'"M'qosand delivery may be additional *. Hogiitered trademark ot Florists rranswond Delivery Association i BUiliiilMm \ | VISION^ENTER?/ i) WOODHILL MALL i 10 9 A 7 7 6-527 5 ^ J NO HIDDL ) 27ST' Bausch and Lomb Soflens y SUITE 306 ill. pv r ? 799-2187 Including Drs. Exam, C h Drs. Exam Includes 6 mo ? 602 RUSH RIVER RD. with this coupo ^ 798-2290 offer expin (* 10-7 (not good with c Extended wear, bifocal & astigi s need USC students' help agency in Atlanta,Ga., called volunteer must be 18 or older and submit an application with three references from people 7 matched children, but there other than relatives or close friends, Taylor a hundred children on the said. After the orientation, a volunteer can raylor said. tell whether he or she really wants to be a big iber of the children are boys, brother or sister. ' has a problem recruiting big The agency also interviews and screens the volunteer to match him with a child having a ) percent of the children come similar personality and interests. arent homes," Taylor said. re children who are frustrated PRIOR TO the match, the volunteer and t need that second person to the worker from the agency visit the child, ley don't have that person at giving the adult a chance to meet the child's family. The adult may either accept or refuse the child, Taylor said. The parents and child y attempts to match the have the same opportunity with the 7 to 15, with adults who share volunteer. ind interests. The needs of the After the match has been made, the big a key factor. and little brothers or sisters set a goal based a big brother or big sister, a on what the child needs and what the inges funding system ft Baker invited senators with special concerns about any The senate organization to talk with him before the trip. eight to 10 w< SG Treasurer Paul Lynch gave a report of SG expenditures. eluding exam As of Dec. 31, the groups spent $7,782, not including salaries, stipends, fringe benefits, and bus tickets. THE BILI Secretary Jim Laney reported the Licensing Commission the Student ( approved 12 groups for licensing in the past semester, and Streamlini four this semester. ments to the Powers and A UNIVERSITY Bookstore representative will attend the Vlahoplus sa next Academics Committee meeting to address complaints Vlahoplus about the store's buvine back oolicv. chairman Steve Loflin students wor announced. Horseshoe R USC President James Holderman will answer questions at "We want the Feb. 22 senate meeting, Loflin said. won't have t Loflin encouraged senators and interested students to at- Timothy 1 tend both meetings. The Academics Committee meets Tues- tee, reporu day at 5:30 p.m. in the SG office. The Feb. 22 senate meeting responses fr will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Calcott auditorium. evaluating t! ing, try the Gamecock j~~ Wire Flowers i I I lor vaien ll" CM i , i (to insure out of town d | on Valentine's Day - ph iat 7 J ! i i o . T:~U guy by I^ r*\ '! " 1 | oraer oy oat. rtu. quct Merlin Olsen I ... . . . . nowcrs i We deliver anywhere witnh :art. And it's usually j Helium Balloons 'Greer t today. Because j * Roses * Fresh vou don't want to flunk. i ] SHANDOIM GREENHOI jeeial care1M J 3019 Millwood Ave. 25 >CCia M0T H ! M"s 8:30 " 5:30 1 MMBMBHfr sfilj j "*u I Hey Girls . . . J fire You . . . ' \ 5 tired, bored, depressed * ~ r / jjj lone'y :N COSTS! I -m^W ? Contacts only $ I 49.95 y Then COPTIC lontacts, and Care Kit. (f . . unlimited follow-up care, v i^dinDOMf $ WnCTC n or student ID (f M ~ e-? ?s 2.29-84 t) (find girls drink F )thcr promotions) V# ??a Tiatic lenses are slightly higher V , official says volunteer can provide. They then work toward that goal. Brothers & Sisters Inc. covers Richland and Lexington counties, which have about 34,000 children between the ages of 7 and 15, but the agency has only four staff members. Taylor said she would like to see an organization formed at the university that i _j .j _ c ? r n *i o iuuiu provide umus ior nromcrs oc listers Inc. "The university could do a lot for us," she said. UNITED WAY gives Brothers & Sisters Inc. about 90 to 95 percent of their funds, she said. A tennis tournament held in August and co-sponsored by the agency and USC's C ollege of Health also provides support. Interested students may contact Brothers & Sisters Inc. at 254-1996. )r law arouo also passed a bill proposing elections be held eks before the end of the spring semester, not inweek. , proposed by the Judicial Committee, is part of ode revision. ig the process of making committee appointFaculty Senate will be a major concern of the Responsibilities Committee, chairman Chris d. wants to prioritize faculty committees so that t be assigned to inactive committees, such as the ^novation Committee, he said. to give next year's committee a head start so they 3 go through what we did," he said. homas, chairman of the Residential Life commitd the committee has received about 4,000 >m the past year's housing survey and will begin iem. Call 777-4249 1 tome ] I r _ _ _ f The (iAMKCOCK is llie student news- | |Ja A O I paper of the I nitersily ol South C arolnta llllV f an<l 's published three limes a Meek on I Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays dury ing the fall and spring semesters and .. 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