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Irish childrei By fyn Ptm? NmwMROT Mafry O'liMry has organized a sixweek visit of 59 children from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Columbia for the ovvviiu jvai in a iwu. "Our program is non-political and non-sectarian," said O'Lcary, a USC math and statistics instructor. "We're just interested in the children and we're trying to make a difference in their life." O'Leary said the program has three goals: to offer a safe summer, show the children the community and make a difference in their life ? and ultimately in their community and country. SHh SAIl) the children, ages y to 11, come from schools and neighborhoods segregated into Catholics and Protestants. "That's the reason for bringing them here, to plant a seed of doubt in all the prejudice they've grown up with," O'Leary said. "For one thing they can see how we live with aiiterent religions working and playing together in peace. "Most importantly it gives them a chance to form friendships across nonsectarian lines." O'Learv was insnired bv a friend who saw a similar program in Greenville. "I HAD a friend who moved to Cireenville where thev had a nroeram for six or seven years and it was just very moving," O'Leary said. "She wrote to me about it to see if Columbia would like to do it. I called people from churches, youth groups and civic groups. It just kind of Hotel Continual! from page 1. When the ballroom was rented out t campaign headquarters one year "we kep by the government police. They wonder kids came from," Beyer explained. ANiriTMFD TIMF ihp hallronm W3Q TP club and there seemed to be "all thes< around in lederhosen." When the final countdown approached to vacate the hotel, Saga and housing s what can be called a farewell-to-Wade H "Saga supplied us with their top d'oeuvres. For the first time in centuries \ ballroom of the hotel," Beyer said. "Peo living there 'forever' signed their name posite the elevator." Party organizers "gave us squirt gun Days before the hotel's closing, the i broke down, and bringing in the squirt appi upi lan . The IMPLQSI Wade JJamp will he hroadlras I WUSE-PM Sunday July 14 Listen Saturday tor A\ x ai iv jl iaV/v, 1, 2 & 3 BR Starting at 1035 Comanch just off Hwy 378 conveniently locatec IJSC & the Lexington Co. Hosp. Office Sat. 10:00-4:00; Sun. 1:00-5:00. 796-50' dGSk V FAMOUS CAROL Vella's Ribeye w/ Salad Bar Reg. 4.99 open 10:00 am till Mon. - Sa 829 Knox Abbo 796-462* AND RICHIE'S L( NEXT OCX open 10 am - 12 pn noon - 2 am I n experience took off. It looks like it's going to ? Kllla Kit ai/Afir lion r '' gi un a iiiiiv uii jv/hi . Last year 30 cMMren were hosted. IT COSTS about $500 per child to send them, all of which is donated. The program had booths at St. Patrick's Day and Mayfest, in addition to donations from individuals and organizations. I he children stay with host families, and one parent is required to be in the home full time. The families are responsible for room and board, and although single persons haven't hosted a child in Columbia, O'Leary said they've done it in other cities. "The people involved think it's the most worthwhile thing they've ever done," O'Leary said. FINDING HOST families hasn't been a problem. In fact, they've had to choose randomly among applicants. "We're doing super," said Faxie Watt, a mother of a host family. "We've got children about the same ages and they're playing very much like brothers and sisters. Religion hasn't been any kind of conflict in our home." Every family taking care of two children has one of each religion. The children knew it ahead of time and met before coming to Columbia. "He's all right," said 10-year-old Patricia McKinney of her new friend, 10-year-old Darren Millen. "1 didn't think we'd ever get along. 1 thought we'd fight all the time. We've only had little ones that lasted for five minutes." A COORDINATOR in Belfast works with principals and teachers in o the governor's "WE WERE I t getting yelled at "Everybody thoug ed where all the were throwing bee that the building v Shifflet also ren nted to a German lining up in front i people running personal belonginf depict them as hoi I for the residents According to SI ervices organized nice to send the pi lampton party. of getting national -of-the-line hors Their plans faile ve had kegs in the pie who had been "IT'S KIND of s to the wall op- Shifflet said. "It's "The hotel was ? ?y v ~r? a ia, oiuiuci adiu. Liirmutc aaiu. lir-condition unit where 1 lived." guns was thought He said he woul try my best to be ION W ,h, ton Hotel t LIVE! on 90S at 6 a m. 'bum (Jivcaways t~~r? 1 Apis. Apts. 265.00 lee Trail \ fr> InfprQfafpQ nnwntnwn Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00-5:30; 79 rJlo'o viia o ?e!i INA RIBEVE with USC ID only 4** midnight t. tt Drive ? mm }R i Restaurant j .ounge the South | selecting the children. to The children may be selected for a p| variety of reasons, O'Leary said. They L? range from showing leadership poten- pgg tial to having lived in intensely violent p| Illlglll/IM IIUUU3, The ages of 9 through 11 were chosen because O'Leary said studies indicate that children are most impressionable then, just before they would be recruited by groups on each side. "The teachers tell us the kids who've had the American experience seem to resist the groups," O'Leary said. OTHER POSITIVE feedback from the program has encouraged O'Leary. une 01 tnc little girls wrote ana ? said she had a birthday party," p O'Leary reealled. "She said she had iS something there she'd never had before, Protestant friends." t-l Gov. and Mrs. Dick Riley arc I honorary co-chairmen of the program, N and last Tuesday morning the children p attended a reception at the State House. The children will be gathering together for picnics, pool parties, fireworks, a weekend at the beach, soccer games, and other events, including a party thrown by USC President James Holderman. d O'LEARY SAID she'd like to sec g more follow-up. jg "That's the end of it we'd reallv like M to work on more," O'Lcary said. "Children who've been in the Chicago program get together on a weekly basis." Donations can be sent to Irish Children Summer Program, 406 Tram Road, Columbia, S.C. 29210. j having a hard time," Shifflct said. ;ht they could rip it (the hotel) up. They :r bottles." Apparently, rumors spread vould be demolished anyway. 1 lembers how the residents had plans of ? of the State House steps with all their 5S in order to take a picture that would j neless. hifflet, the group thought it would be ai lotograph to David Letterman in hopes t exposure. :d. The photographer never showed up. sad. I'm gonna watch my room fall," like someone is blowing up my house." luxurious in a worn-out kind of way," It's nostalffir. that's whrre I wnrWerl ( d miss the hotel, although "I'm going to ^ there" at the implosion. Individual Leases. I That means when you s lease at Whaley's Mill, ' lease your part of the apartment. Then, if your roommate leaves, you pay ? only your share "^T [ of the rent. > w They'll even 1 help you find a t roommate. The advantages [ of ir?r?nt li\/ I ing, without the tj risks. It's like 1 insurance on I your rental costs, [j Mod Leader ot the band Boston Pops conductor John Williams directs the orchf nan's "Sing, Sing, Sing" in a concert held at Carolina I Channel Continued from page 1 id community programming. mciT1 "Off-campus students often don't get to Loc< involved with university events. If they cjtjZ( >n't get an opportunity to participate, Qor< ey can ai icasi waim miiiic 01 u. In 1983 a group called Media Production A ?gan to train students in various media, the t his spring they changed their name to , ning able Connection and shifted their focus. Tl ore said the group proposed their ideas to chap CTV, and "We both recognized a need wou >r student involvement in cable." orga The reorganized group has become a state mm zjeas TTffet . / mm r AVAi/AP/er~ ipBS^^M csst. jmaBBnEBBm cv . : r ? i i r oo, n you re looKing i< j ^ dations for the fall, co ' jj 4 . rious, renovated ap w'1'1 a pool, rig yiHw r?as x irr In x w""'t !,a| IMUd ' " M A JLy JL> taa ^ "^ilP" ('-Jf fr Main and Whaley Streets lei open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 254-7801 jmBBM h msmm 11 Ray Gronberg/The Gamecock istra during a rendition of Benny Good? 1 ?, ibcr of the National Federation of il Cable Programming, dedicated to in participation in community came, : said. USC delegation is scheduled to attend "cdcration's national convention beginThursday in Boston. , ^ ie Connection is applying to become a ' >ter member of the federation, which Id make them responsible for helping nizc cable programs throughout the \ j >r ciccommonsider luxu>artments ht on c;im- ? lishcd, totally 1 a lease that i:\ ig you up. I ( S ~ A ^ ) i ???