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! Features 4 Monday, September 8, 1986 hbThe finMrrnrriiBi?w??? ,n r ??v' 9 ? ''' Kirkmen Finlay brings eight years of ex local American govsrnmsnt cists. His prol sbottt how city and county governments * LISTEN TO . . . wmmm < _v>N rz \ </\x/ THE ALTERNATIVE Hock jfelSBl Se^ 24 Wf* a d?* I 3. Excitement | Columbia's 4. Prove to y> 5. Let your m 6. Do yoursel i education a ! arrangemer j available t( occupancy i Complete for more inform; Name Address City/State Zip Phon Mail to: PLAZA CENTRE, c cr k ^^UllC 1J, V.UiUIIIUidf J.V.. Xj. - JONATHAN WARD/Thc Gamtcock perience at Columbia's mayor to his fessional anecdotes liven up learning work. ^ ? {JaioCina fpt< LnuLtei. aiL intext ~J2uncl adam. cA/[oncLa.y, c 9JluncfiEon (je C-.afx4.tonE C.a <Sign-u.fi ?tait? [ office, <if^oom < \ ? \ \ -FIVE POINTS is hub of dining, she ourself and your p< oney appreciate in i Wm/te at Five Pc f and your parents nd future . . . visit c its for your housing ) occupy your resid is desired later. 1 & ????????l I ation: I I use I Russ< te TrtAI C i | , vjreene en., ? 7205 j ? I Ex-mayor I By LAVOMDA T. WIDEMOM is: Fafttunt rannrlar til Who could be a better teacher for an American local govern- UI ment course than a former P' mayor? g< Former Columbia Mayor pi Kirkman Finlay Jr. teaches just b< such a class for USC's govern- C ment and international studies a< department this fall. "The course is on the city, but bi the focus of the course will be ur Columbia because that's my ex- p? perience and that's where your VV more direct, concrete examples pi come from," said Finlay, a Col- pi umbia native and a graduate of ar Harvard School of Law. th "But on the other hand, I want n< to be careful not to make it a ? course on Columbia exclusively or my experiences as mayor. I think that's a danger to be avoided." 'ri .A i.. ^r ?c*.* i iic siuuy ui lilies uiicm id ignored in today's political environment, Finlay said. "The subject of the city is a very broad one ? it's very unfocused," he said. "Putting a focus on it that's meaningful and getting to issues that have implications beyond the narrow -v He ^ ygram ^LLnion ntzd ztudent* to z ujLtlz e csaacxt Sefitcm/jEi 1 5 I EE :gLn? cit noon .m(iu? <zf^oom ZJoday in (2<J~*^LL log - 2r /? WHY TAKE Being that your c why settle for a ^ when there is ai n consider tnese Jm 1. Why throw j?|! cost when you through owners! 2. Assure yourself plus many extras - walking distance to c next to campus, a quair >pping, and entertainm irents that ownership \ one of Columbia's prer lints. a favor and m^ke an i ?" call f 1 needs once and for all. ence during an interim A i i . / : i Dearooms starting j LOCATION MAP: fl Assembly St. Ubrary * Greene St. ;11 House (s PIAZA CENTRE r I F Harden St. irings exp sue at hand, then understanding ose, is part of the challenge." Oi Finlay said he would use Col- sic tibia's 4-2-1 reapportionment re an to show the class how local Fi )vernment works. He called the cl< an. designed to give blacks a th ;tter chance of election to City ca ouncil, a highlight of his Jministration. w< Of USC's influence on Colum- se a's growth, Finlay said, "This wl liversity is a very important fii irt of the city of Columbia. ai ithout the university ? its ly lysical presence, its economic pi esence, what it contributes to cc t and culture for instance ? ci lis city would be different and ai 5t nearly as good." re / A ( And it's The Navy scholarship MRflTI am u m r ? 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"But a lot of i itomobile traffic at night is real- i students circling the block to 1 ck up dates. It's going to be inmvenient to them to make them \ rele down to Blossom Street < id all the way up to Pendleton. I i ally had their best interests at i College Education is Expensive becoming more expensive evei offers three and a half and th s to both men and women par in the NROTC program C SCHOLARSI ps are awarded annually and < )00 in tuition and other financ larship pays for your books, ti 00 per month tax free subsist Prkunror* of 777.4194 tnrla ^UD W J I ? I JL l/VMM tiing NROTC scholarship progi VALUABLE CHALLENG ONDOm nportant years . . ibstandard study i fll save your parent hard earned dollars its gain valuable tax ions with all the lux :cess, covered lighte< r options, and roof bursting with activity ages does not mean >ns - .! . Si. "N - > < 9 class | leart, in a sense." Finlay said he expected the :ampus to be impersonal and the itudents hard to know, but he vas "impressed with the quality % ( :>f the students." "I think they're a very bright, Uert group. They follow what's going on and are not afraid to 5itch in." Finlay summed up his attitude ibout the role of local govern ncnt, and nis role as teacner mis semester, in what he called the 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not plan other people's lives in the greatest ietail unless you're ready to stay iround to do the mplementation." ^ e. *y year. ree year ticipating ? UflDC. niru. can provide as ial benefits. lition and fees, ence allowance. y for more rams at Carolina. J - ! I ,, , I I II 111 ,, rLIFE??? environment s MONEY!!! on dormitorv U I r advantages uries of home, i parking, top deck. j / & considered ; more cost. 1.^ ^ I; f