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By Debbie Werner
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On July 30 a USC art professor v
pedition to lead a team of young ex
the deserts and glaeiers of Chile.
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survival, but the purpose of his jour
exploration.
He will meet his team of young v
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complete with laboratories and an
system on board.
ROBINSON'S TRAVELS will
and volcanoes, fiords and glaciers. I
erect an archaeology museum and h<
tors performing eye surgery on In<
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The project is Operation Raleigh
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4,000 youths from all over the work
ty to spend three months of field stu
scientific and service expeditions fro
Prince Charles of Great Britain, p
pedition, hopes to promote world p<
youth leaders together under toug
learn how to get along and break
judice, as well as make some practic
to a better world.
Robinson said he will be invob
USC Woodr
By Yvette latorre
Asststanl news editor
David Nettles, finance and
management sophomore, is now
able to fulfill his dream of
becoming a hospital
administrator.
Nettles is one of eight physically
disabled students living in the
Woodrow Intermediate Care
Facility.
"If it weren't for the facility, it
would be difficult to attend the
university, Nettles said.
Since its opening in 1983, the
Woodrow facility has "provided
24-hour nursing, housing, meals
and linen services," said Brenda
Dant/.ler, volunteer services
coordinator.
"There arc other similar programs
(throughout the country),
but this one is very unique,"
Dant/ler said.
According to Dant/.ler, the
students are chosen on a first
conic, ursi serve oasis aiier navi
n g met the program's
requirements.
In order to qualify for the program,
the student must have been
admitted into the university, be a
legal resident of South Carolina
and be eligible for Medicaid.
"I always wanted to attend the
imivr?rtifv tr\ t li^ <?ir.
cumstances, 1 couldn't," Nettles
said.
Nettles was injured in a car accident
in 1975 and confined to a
wheelchair.
After the accident, "physical
therapists pressed the importance
of mainstreaming again. Coming
from a small town, there is not
much to do, not that wide a field
in which to mainstream," the
Walterboro native said.
"First you have to accept it
and learn to make the best of
what you have," he said.
"As bad as it may seem at first
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and you have a small amount of
willpower and determination,"
Nettles explained, "you can accomplish
anything that you set
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stuff, but it made me appreciate
what was in my grasp."
Nettles has now adopted a
philosophy which helps him look
into his future prospects.
"Once you start dwelling on
the things you don't have instead
oi ine inings you uo nave, you 11
never accomplish what you set
out to do."
A former resident of the facility
and friend has served as an inspiration
for Nettles.
This past May, Louis Stevens
graduated from USC and soon
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"It made me realize it really
does happen. I can graduate and
get back into the working
world," Nettles said.
Nettles' ultimate goal is to
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USC's medical school.
"Realistically, it's going to be
a few years," he said. "First 1
need to graduate from USC with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in both
finance and management and
work for about three years. I'll
then work on my Masters degree
in health administration.
"From being in hospitals and
seeing how they run and operate,
1 saw where a lot of things could
be improved. The viewpoint of a
patient ... is a lot different."
In the mean time, Nettles attends
classes.
For Nettles and the other
disabled students, preparing for
class is no ordinary task.
During the summer, he attends
8 a.m. classes. In order to make it
to class on time he must begin his
morning routine at five o'clock.
The routine "begins with
physical therapy for a half hour.
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After that I hit the showers and
get dressed," he said.
The facility's 24-hour nursing
care alleviates many problems
which other disabled students
face living outside the facility.
Disabled- students who don't
live in Woodrow rely on atten
dants to help them through their
daily routines. They are also
responsible for paying the attendants'
salaries.
According to Nettles, there arc
occassions when an attendant
may not show up. The facility's
'round the clock service
eliminates "that headache of
whether a person will be in on
time."
Frenchie Taylor, nursing assistant
since the program opened,
sees the facility as "a home away
from home. It's just a lot of fun
vuorlino with cnllpoc ctnH^ntc It
doesn't really seem like a nursing
facility."
"I've always been in the nursing
field, and I like helping people,"
said Taylor, who learned of
the program through a
newspaper ad.
"We learn a lot from thim,"
she said.
"We learn from each other,"
Nettles replied. "You might say
it s a learning experience.
"It's like an ongoing relationship,
a give and take relationship
to accomplish the tasks of each
day.
"It just makes it possible as an
alternative to convalescent
centers."Nettles said. "There arc
some guys who need niori
assistance than others. If ii
wasn't for (the facility) the)
wouldn't be making it."
Everything is normal for th<
students outside the facility. The)
attend classes, study and gc
through the usual routines of col
lege life.
i "It's no big deal. Going when
it may be is as common a:
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THIS OPPORTUNITY is a
lifetime," Walters said.
Robinson urges more students an
to apply for the expedition.
"It is common for a person in Ei
volved in this sort of thing," Robir
English have a tradition in explorat
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Escalators I have a problem
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I "If you lake the faculty, they
' try to accomodate you the best
they can.
"You can sense it when so/
meone is hesitant. They think
1 you're fragile or you'll do
something wrong.
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they stereotype you like the older
people," he said.
In order to keep up with lectures,
Nettles usually scouts the
class in the beginning of each
semester for someone who looks
like a good notetaker. Once he
has spotted a prospect, he will
ask them for the notes.
"Sometimes they come up to
you H you would like to copy
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)Iicants must be between the ages of
>eak English and swim 500 yards,
qualifications are interest and eninson
said.
CTS include disciplines such as aragy,
medicine, geology, geography.
>, ecology and oceanography.
projects will include building
proving schools, harbors and water
idvcnturous projects include diving
lost jungle cities.
rs from other countries are raising
rn nav for the expeditions, but the
; trying to make available funding
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company sponsors and cash
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Through volunteer services,
disabled students may also have j
the aid of assistants to take notes
or help during exams.
After classes, there's always
home.
"It's like a small family," Nettles
said. "It's such a close environment
that you get into more
than an employee-employer relationship
with the staff."
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