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John Baker answers the Black Magic IUoiai trsifio fol I1UVW II BVIU lb I conveys Black By MARY SIEGFRIED Staff writer Do you know which US( player used to be nicknamed the "Cadillac"? Or what US( teams were called before "Gamccocks"? Or how many touchdowns George Rogers scorcd in the 19K0 Gator Bowl? These are just a lew ol the questions you'll hear when you dial 976-USCI. Black Magic Trivia, Columbia's newest entertainment service, adds a new dimension to tlierecent craze lor trivial knowledge. Gamecock fans can test their sports knowledge and get the chance to earn S50 by ad ding trivia questions to the program. I he service incor poratcs new questions and awards every day. A part of Infosysteuis, tins telephone game began Aiif.-. JI and is the first of its kind in Columbia. "Trivia games are so popular now, and the In t \ J J J llvllll Vlllll U ?V I been enormously successful in larger cities. Bui the great sue eess of the Gamecocks' tool ball team last year really started the wheels turning," DAVID DOTSQN'Ih* Gam?cock hii. iriL' for Gijfiujcock sports trivia. iephone line [ Magic spirit said lolin Hakci, founder of Mlack Mam ln\ia. AI lei a '.Inn! pan ot the < lamccoik li^ht suiiji, a recording asks ihe caller the trivia (jucsiion ol ihe das. I he questions will I'ouis on the (latneeotk spoil ?>l I he season, hnl allei haskethall season. gCIICial spoils C|(ICSt l( MIS Will he included Most ol ilie <|ucsiions arc obtained fioin I lie ptess guides that I S( I* i v i s i ne n i he is of the (lainecoel ( iuh, AI let I lie i|iielioii is posed, a shot I eoiiunereiai gives enough titui- loi tniiiil groping heloie the aiiswei is levealed. I lien s..til* is . an leave their name, addiess and an original 111*, I <11.i' I I f 11 > I \ . ! I .. ....L tint* hi i Itcsr questions is I'hoscn, .iikI ilie i'onifthuior is ;iu,itd'il S';0 ;hkI ;i likick M.r.'i. I 11>. i.i I sin11. '' I ' \ v lis icl mi Sou I h ( .11 <illn.i .ill in s 111v. .iikI I'm ;i j.'kmi < i.i111<\ i's I I;?11 I thought iIn v.miltl In !'in Ids ( olumIm.I ." Hi I '.I -ml lial vi mih! ,i ic'.s bn^s rcIII.III! Ill i ill.' V. sk'lll i oi illVI .1.. I >,l, ... . .11 UI'lt'L \1.ick 111". i.t .' ! Iioiii > a day foi ^(1 I mi >, hill I lie 11 tl II i her still .in i l>f i''iK ImhI on the v. .11 11 I tl I [iIkwii- ' ? si < III . Students n organize st into workii By JA80N DABB8 Staff writer Having a job means cxi money, but it also means l< study time and social life, oft resulting in stress and lov grades. What docs a student do wh he has to work all afternoon a evening, but also has a major < am scheduled the next mornir That's the problem faced many working students. USC freshman Andrea Fari works as law clerk for state / torney General Travis Medio* "Working helps me manage i time better," she said, but i every working student is so lucl The USC Academic Supp and Assistance Program is a n campus organization designed help students cope with any p blcms. Susan Heyward, progn coordinator, refers students the appropriate univcrs counselor. "After a student is referred someone, they can receive dividual attention, Hcyw* said. The organization will foil Disney's "Vincent" will be shown _ Theater. " % _i _L: -its* LsLS Slactrioal ln|liiMrlB|f Cora :w Mathamatlca Majors. The National {Security Ager P analyzing foreign cornmunica / governments vital cornrnunk k the government's computer h; Thin t.hr?? fold mlaiiirtn iwni r tions to uniquely challenging NBA is?In many areaa?wor V century. Now. you can work \ A Horn am Just a fow of the p ML Biectricel la|ia<tria|. 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Hi ATPU urwyiwi ? ] Fort Meade, MI) 20701*6000 IHL U B Cittzeriflhtp rvqulral & An quftl opportunity ?mploynr lanage time, :udy routine ia schedule w up on a student's progress if requested, she said, ira Heyward suggested that ess students with a work-study procn blem develop a better undcrstan'cr ding of personal limitations and set priorities to meet work and KM1 tfnrlv nd Odessa Wood, a freshman who fx- works with Disabled Student Scrig? viccs, said, "Working has posed by no problem for me. I can often study while I'm working." ell V f _ f'ltarlcne Onillpr !? inninr ? VIIWIIVIIV VW,MVI ? M ? :k. said, "There is a time to work my and a time to study. I spend most lot of my time in classes, working or ky, studying. I'll only socialize if ort there is any time left." ew Although some employers to allow students to study while at ro- work, Belinda Atkcrson, adam ministrative specialist for the to work-study program, said, ity "Students working in the Student Development office arc not to allowed any study time. But the in- students only work until five ard o'clock." For more information, call ow Susan Heyward at 777-5116. ppprv- . 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday at tha Russell Houaa .1+' y i * N" ? * I ll i" 'f ! 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