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Shivers open By AMY BEDENBAUGH Staff writer The first author in USC's English Departm Lecture Series said, after reading from her worl Wednesday, that she drew heavily on her childl ff\r motorinl ?vi imuv.1 Uli. Louise Shivers was the mother of three chil by the time she was 21, in 1950, and writing a 11 was something she only dreamed of. Author of Here To Get My liaby Out Of Jail 56-year-old grandmother from Augusta, Ga., work on her second novel and feels more at h with a pen and paper than a typewriter. Her childhood memories of the tobacco fan country of eastern North Carolina in the 1 helped shape her characters. Shivers said. The images she creates come "like magic" to she said. "1 feel 1 have so little to do with all of rhm agery. I'm amazed to look back and see what i out of my imagination. I always had a feel words and rhythms. Studying with good wr sharpens that ability, but it's still magic." In Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail, Shi character Roxy is the 20-year-old wife of a siri ing tobacco farmer and daughter of the to funeral home director. Shivers is also one of an undertaker's 10 chili She remembers the fun she and her brothers sisters had making playhouses out of old coffin father put at the back of the house. When Shivers went to the store for candy c she asked for a "hearse-y" bar instead of a Her I rend toward mc By GREG RAWSON Staff writer More women smoke cigarettes now than ever before, while men are smoking less, according to the American Cancer Society. "Women of the '80s hold more highpressure jobs than before, thus indicating that social surroundings, such as corporate board meetings, are conducive to cigarette smoking," said David Atkinson, a cancer society area representative. The society can offer only generalized information for the reasons why more women arc smoking, but the fact remains: Cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health. "In the past year test results have proven that lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer Apartment coi offering rent I for students a By SHARON COSTE long as tIn Staff writer costs accori Whaley's Mill apartments is Some stu offering to reimburse students py, thinkin for campus housing costs if they their housii decide to become tenants there rent at the s this semester. the rent is c ...;n i ? in.; win iuwci nit* rem many stude payments of students who move on campus from their dorms to the apart- unhappy, ments to compensate for money paid for USC housing contracts, Some thii according to Manager John to stay on Huffman. year, especi no longer fi "This way the students will not One siut have to break the housing con- Whalcy's M tracts," he said. her housing Whalcy's Mill will allow to withdraw students to use the money credit because she either for free rent for a few mon- completely, ths or decreased rent during a longer period of time. "Mousinj Students who sign the USC education j housing contract have to pay a able to pay SKX) non-refundable deposit to pay for m; reserve their dorm room for two Gaertner, a semesters. The contract is bin- Gaertner ha ding, and failure to comply can active in cai lead to expulsion from the "It is not university. the power education," The only exceptions are in the Whaley's cases of withdrawal, suspension, ing the lowe academic failure, marriage or 85 percent < personal problems. cupied. Oft Hot h Whalpv'c Mill an/I 1!^/"' _ v. w.,v. uLciipanty housing seem to be happy with tremendous the policy. Director Jim Smart students wh said it was fine with housing as apartments The Gamecock / The (iAMKCOCK in the student news- M paper c?f the I'niveraity of South Carolina S and Ik pulilinhed three timea a week on ^9En Mondaya, Wedneadayn and Fridaya during BR the fali and spring HemeHtera and weekly ^ on Wedneadava Hurint/ lm?f> ? sions. with the exception of university holidays aud examination period*. Opinion* expressed in the GAMKCOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of Mouth Carolina jBBBSMBk The Hoard of Student Publications and Communication* is the publisher of the j (iAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organization of the Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should b? sent to the CAMECOCK, Drawer A. University of South Carolina, Columbia. UH Subscription rates are $18.00 for (I) year, $H.00 per fall or spring semester and I $3.00 for both summer sessions. Third | class postage paid at Union. S.C. I V The (iAMKCOCK is a licensed student I V organisation of the University of South I ? Caroliaa and receive* funding from stu- I dent activity faes. s lecture serii bar "because hearse was a more comm me." cnt s so many 01 Koxy's thoughts arc my cs on she said. lood "So many parts of the book came rij journal of my memories I've been ke dren 1970. Experiences you have are never w iovel can go into your work." Shivers wrote short stories and poem , the tempting her novel. is at "I wrote little poems, but I never shov ome anybody. When I was home having babi< different world. I was self-conscious." ning She said she is always conscious of 940s reader. "I'm inclined to write short," she s; her, that her restless nature made it difficult commitment to writing a novel. : im- "It's hard for me to stay in one placc :amc able to write I have to feel safe, and I | for quiet. Anything that breathes bothers 1 iters cat." Shivers writes everyday in her office ai vers' in the office she has at Augusta College, lggl- is writer-in-residence. wn's She plans to call her next book A Woman, though she's not yet sure what v lren. to her characters. and When she wnc omti/in-. ?1 U , II WdMl I UK s her girl to whistle, Shivers said. "It's sort of like the smile on the f ?nee, Mona Lisa. You wonder what she knows shey don't know." ire women than i as the number one cancer killer of women," Atkinson said. If the current trend continues, the life expectancy of women will drop sharply. It now appears lung cancer is beginning to strike younger victims, and this is directly related to cigarette smoking, according to medical data. The cancer society has held tin* position that cigarcttc smoking is the leading cancer killer. The cancer society recently published a pamphlet, "Cancer Statistics, 1985," that breaks down the types of cancer into different sites and groups. The pamphlet includes the number of new cancer cases as well as the probability of mortality for each specific site. nplex jonus t use A Ill luiiuiin Mmg lo.?m contract was forced [ HBHRKh did not pay tier fees : I deprived me of my ust because I was not " them their money and : rent," said Wendy former sophomore. d a 3.0 GPA and was II pus events. fair that housing has i to ruin a student's i. , , she said. I n:n -f M o plan to move to the to act now Whaley's Mill apartments i CliNTRtS y DANCE SUPPI COST!IMF, KF.N 7 featuring CAPEZIO, DANSKIN, SC BARELY LEG; Shoes Tights Lee |P Z?ag-s Warm-ups IJ ^ Skirts Sweaters I Custom Costumes A Costume Rentals from 254-8866 717 King Street, Columbia, Mon.-Sat. 10:00am-6: to thoughts," K^W-L ?ht astcd. They : wd them to | boring - _o: lid, adding titigjS HI MPL' i W . But to be *E have to be ^^P9^P8K^^9I9^|8 lie, even a >. J !I5^fcW''; ><L * v^ ^pB iri. ilh>rfrfllf ;-W I itfT*"" iff lylike for a Cold aS ice ace of the The reflection pond in front of Gam that others skating here is not advisable. men smoking The cancer society has a program for those who have tried to stop smoking and failed. "Fresh Start" is conducted in a group of 15 to 20 men and women and led under the supervision of a professionally trained ex-smoker. The groups meet for four one-hour sessions during a two-week period. "The 'Fresh Start' program is by far the most effective stopsmoking technique available, and what makes it even bettei is its accessibility," Atkinson said. The cancer society will be offering a new "Fresh Start" program that will meet Feb. 3, 6, 11 & 13 from 6 to 7 p.m. at their Columbia chapter's office, at 2330 Dcvine St. Participation is offered on a first come, first served basis, and the program is free. r m J MKKBikat"*^J'i ' *?R ;??l TIM CURRY/The Gamecock are renovated from an old textile mill Wa /?(1,1 v\\W\?/1.> > tals ViV^ )FT TOUCH, I \L Ft Jackson ji , )tcirds II II !' . . I ' I I ni tarns 1 r 'osiers xr: | Available \ /1|p!-GST-j? i $5 and up * ^ " | ~ Quoad St m I 1 I 1 S.C. 29205 1 :00pm Pon,s RAY GRONBERG/The Gamecock brell Hall slowly thaws as Columbia shakts off this week's cold snap. Ice Qanaf a Continued from mm 1 WUIIM 1U count to see if a quorum was present. ^ A quorum is a majority, or 50 percent of the members plus one, and is necessary for any business decisions to be made. After a several counts it was found there was no quorum. Houser then recessed the Senate, and suggested the senators use the time to get enough members for a quorum so the elections bill could be passed. Sen. Johnny Young said a quorum was present when the recess was over and the elections bill was passed. Students may file for offices Feb. 10-14. The filing fee for Senate seats is $2, and for the executive offices such as president and vice president it is $12. The elections will be held on Feb. 26. The polling locations are the M Business Administration building, the Law School, Russell House, Bates West, the Medical School nnH namhr#?ii Uoii ir - I1UI1. > ll runoff is scheduled for Mar. 5. The Gamecock Newspaper is participating with several other college newspapers around the country in a rvojact to find out about Spring Break '86. We want to know where you're going, how much you plan to spend and what you think about soma of the alternatives. If you'd like to perticipate, please clip this form, fill it out end return it to The Gamecock by Feb. 4 at the address below. (|| SPRING BREAK SURVEY 1. Whero have you gone for 2. Where do you plan to go for Spring Break in the past? Spring Break this year? (circle numbers that apply) (circle one number) PAST THIS YEAR'S PLAN Never went before 0 No plans 0 U.S. SUN BELT U.S. SUN BELT ? Deytons 1 Dayton* 1 Fort Lauderdale 2 Fort Lauderdale 2 Other (specify) 3 Other (apecify) 3 U.S. SNOW BELT U.S. SNOW BELT Rookie* 4 Rockies 4 Northeast 5 Northeast 5 Other (specify) 6 Other (specify) 6 Caribbean 7 Caribbean 7 Europe 8 Europe 8 Other (specify) 9 Other (specify) 9 H 3. About how much do you plan to spend (e.g., for food, lodging, transportation, etc.)? $ 4. When you plan a Spring Brsak trip, how important would you eay each of the following factors is in your decision making? (Circle one number for each factor) Very Somewhat Not Very Not At All Important Important Important Important A. Nearby location 12 3 4 B. Distant location 12 3 4 C. Warm climate 12 3 4 D. Good skiing 1 2 3 4 E. Relaxation 12 3 4 F. Excitement 1 2 3 4 1 A 1 u. L/siux* loaging 12 3 4 H. Low-coat lodging 12 3 4 I. Party atmosphere 12 3 4 J. Quiet atmosphere 12 3 4 K. Being with friends 12 3 4 L. Being one of the few there from school 12 3 4 M. Other (specify:) 12 3 4 5a. Regardless of your plans, which of the generally-recognized Spring Break destinations would you say is the beet place to visit? I 4 5b. And which of these destinations is the worst place to visit? Year in School: ! Freshman 1 Sophomore........ 2 Junior 3 Senior 4 Qrad Student 5 Age: Male Female O I * oenu uompieieci surveys to Spring Break Survey 80x85131 j Campus ^ or Bring to Room 323 RHUU by Feb. 4 Results will bo printed in The Gamecock 1 ? ? . i . *i