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????? USC President James Holderman ai Graham stand before raging Gamecocl Spirit week pi From staff reports "The Ultimate Spirit of Carolina" is what Homecoming officials have coined this year's festivities for the week-long celebration in October. The theme, selected by the Homecoming Commission in the spring, is directly derived from the university's new registered logo "The USC." The annual Homecoming week events will begin Oct. 4 and end Oct. 1 when the Gamecocks take on East Carolina. "The commission has already pulled together some great events for homecoming week," Homecoming publicity chairman Rob Thomas said. *116|11I6IU? IUC CVC1IIS UIVIWUV Minority stv many sources Minority students have been attending USC for more than 25 years. Only three minority students were originally admitted to USC, but now about 2,500 minority undergraduates attend the university annually which is about 13 percent of the USC Columbia campus enrollment. The Office of Minority Student Affairs assists minority students in their academic, social, and cultural development. The major programs and services coordinated through the office are: Advising the Association of Afro-American Students and assisting in the coordination of Black History Month activities. The Minority Student Honors Night Program is held in ?T PUge '' #^?-v iTiotita MM J ,^Pr< Pi ta st 'BM ana Persona* System/2 are registered trademarks ot International ? Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock nd 1988 Homecoming Queen Nanette ks at Wuliams-Brice Stadium. ans underway comedienne Paula Poundstone at the annual Cockfest, a pre-game peprally, the "All-Night Newsboys" for the Homecoming dance, and other events such as the Carolina Carnival and cookout where key USC administrators serve the students. "An information book with deadlines and qualifying forms for Homecoming competitions and nominees will be sent to all USC organizations," Thomas said. Organizations should receive their information booklets during the first week of classes. The commission is also seeking students to serve on one of eight different Homecoming committees. Interested students should write the commission at the Campus Activities Center or call 777-5780. idents have : of assistance April in conjunction with University Awards Day to recognize students who have excelled in academic, leadership and campus/community service arenas. An Annual Conference on the Minority Freshmen Year Experience is co-sponsored with the National Center for the Study of the Freshman Year Experience. The conference is an opportunity for profes- , sionals in higher education to come together and discuss the issues and concerns facing minority freshmen and identify strategies to enhance retention. The Minority Assistance Peer Program assists minority freshmen in becoming oriented to USC by providing them a trained peer counselor. his year t organi < v : : <mMK> $ "oS*? X<-:?>S ? . *< > ? Iv.Viv.VMM SSSSS^yMS v. : ><s.v .. ,x .x, Jw.x U ,.*.. .< ^?????^^8^ ^^RbBB ** >>* **> ??? '* - x?> o ? ,?... : ?SHbH|| I Jg^N i i imm * > Iptfe ?1 ^ _ j his year I really mean it. So I'm bi rsonal System/2 computer to help lizing notes and revising papers tc na more. an IBM Personal System/2 comp :an also prepare you to succeed in ou graduate, you'll be working 01 head start by working now on the I on later. urchase an IBM Personal S; ike advantage of the substai udents, faculty, and staff. BA Students contact Robert Hut Other Students, Faculty and Sta lusiness Machines Corporation Program By KIM SNIPES Staff writer About 120 incoming Fall Freshmen experienced the very first Carolina Camp during the weekend of June 23-25. Modeled after the successfully established Texas A & M "fish camp," the Carolina Camp is an optional orientation program designed to ease the transition from high school to university life, program director Ronnie Laffitte said. Twenty or so hard-working volunteer student counselors joined keynote speaker John Gardner and Student Government President Marie-Louise Ramsdale, among others, in a concentrated effort to impart as much wisdom, advice, and yes, fun, to the new students as possible. Gardner, who is also USC's University 101 director, led his Incredible Bui Fighting battle By CAREN CAMPBELL Features editor If any of you went to the beach this s you are now probably painfully awai blem plaguing us all. We first noticed the problem when last year's bathing suit which is either shows too much now. Then, when w beach there was always someone aroi an ounce of fat on his body (totally de psychological well-being, of course). We all know that the best way to ge extra bulge or two is the dreaded diet routine. If you don't exercise regularly, or if head doesn't even think about getting butt off of that all-too-comfortable co not alone. Even with all the hype abou health, about 70 to 80 percent of Ame exercise. Exercise naturally elevates your mo stress and promotes psychological wt why does the thought of exercise cat people so much stress? Maybe scenes straight out of Ja workout emerge from the dark rece: mind, or maybe you just can't picture ; ning down Greene Street in a heal daze. Well, guess what. If it increases yoi for an extended amount of time, that and you might be doing it anyway. Try dancing at any Five Points' clul minutes and you know what exercis When people talk of "getting into a s . Got a i " ~ zed!' ww afett*. ^>SjS sv;<*x<.<:-: :^K^S.\^>A\y Ba^PcJW I |f^ |f^ -^V'' mm Hr^: _*J ^rt vm Liying myself^^BBp me do everything i creating high-quality mter to help you succeed a career. Because chances __ TD*I 1 ail 1DIVI CUlliputt<l. : computer you'll probably ystem/2 and itial discount for iter at 777-3595. ff call 777-4409. quells f keynote address with amusing comments on his own freshman experiences. He stressed, "One should work hard. There is no free lunch in America. College will be the best part-time job you've ever had." Ramsdale emphasized in her talk on academics students should ask for help. "This campus is a large place. There's a lot going on and you can sometimes feel intimidated and wonder where to start. Student Government is here, your professors are here, to help you. And we want to do that," she said. In addition to the speeches and various workshops on such topics as living on/off campus, building relationships, and goal setting/time management, the participants enjoyed a cook-out, a beach party, a Ik! of bulge requires cise program " it doesn^t dancing in your dorm roo ummer then day or taking a brisk w, e of a pro- downtown Columbia. What ever you decide we tried on regular scheduled time too tight or should be considered a pai e got to the trusion to it. and without If you're going to dedi stroying our up that bod, don't go off to prevent unnecessary inj your potato to what your body tells yo t fitness and .resign yourself to those v ricans don't plight not be giving you ods, reduces ^ Experts rev|al thi|t the! tse so man ine Fonda's nealth risks^moje than fa sses of your The theory'is thajyhe tor /ourself run- active, allowingFB^ tiss th-conscious lipids and other ) for over 30 calipers and devices that e feels likes Most accurate body fat tm ensible Ixer- by underwater weighing, news tip? Call Th< CAROI Ci Yellowjackets The Boys Choi The Wiz | bao L>ao Taj Mahal SEASON PUBLIC USC FACUL GROUP RAT (Ten < SENIOR CIT I USC STUDE PATRON (2 Se; BENEFACTC (6 Se; Non-refundat (required to p TOTAL Name Address City & State Office Phone Student ID No. (if applicable I enclose a checl Account Number Exp. Date Signature Please return to: Coliseum Bo The CPU Cultural Arts Committee ma ujQuin mpmhprshins TVio reshmar pizza party, and a scavenger hunt which introduced them to campuswide locations. Also, Athletic Director King Dixon treated them to an insider's view of the stadium. There were also many other entertaining activities. Did the participating freshmen enjoy the camp? Was it a success? Freshman Dori Kasparek of Rock Hill said, "It was great. It was very educational. It taught us about where to go if we needed help and who to see. And if we needed advice, speak up and not lay back and let it tear us down under. It encouraged us to get involved with the student activities on campus. But, most of all, it was fun, and we got to meet a lot of new students." iiepname aimonson irom rsew Jersey said she agreed. "I learned that there are so many people at USC who are there for ' dreaded \daily t have to be painful. Try The only w m for 15 or 20 minutes a of body fat ai alk to see the sights of son and strip said Eric Sh to do, try to set up a Physical Edu for exercising. Fitness Shoup add rt of your life, not an ob- a skinfold minutes, it d cate yourself to shaping ment of their half-cocked. Make sure One reasor uries hv wparino thp rioht weight loss n retching"ym?^uscles so losing fat. So nost ofafi^payaitentioh ' &-|hree-poun u ? pain is not a^^^^^^^ng met n the scale and instantly C&tQ 1 Spelmi workouts with Jane, yoti ph/siology. fself the benefit ofstfi^. ' A person i amount aiJB location of Xng in a ha jrtanf thai yoi|r actjfg|Hrcharts, speci ^ iff land and un 'at on the torso increases percentage o it onjthcarms and legs. Acceptable s Gamecock at 77' ANA PROGRAM 1 iltural Arts Committ presents CULTURE SHOCK 1989-90 ( r of Harlem No Fel All shows begin at 8:00pm The Roger Center for the Arts MEMBERSHIP ORDE @ $30 TY/STAFF @ $25 E @ $25 Dr more tickets) IZEN @ $25 NT @ $15 @ $85 ason Tickets) DR @ 250 ason Tickets) )le processing fee ??r\oil f/\rrr\ o\ i Uttii Oil JLUilliaj Zip Home Phone _ ) k for $ , made payal riease cnarge my [ Interbank Number (MasterCard only) x Office 701 Assembly Street, Co kes every effort to satisfy our subscribers, ries is funded in part by student activities i blues you," Simonson said. "There can never be a time when you are alone with a problem. Carolina Camp taught me the spirit of involvement. I learned practical things that freshmen eventually have to figure out for themselves by the time they become sophomores." Florida native Doug Kington said he felt faculty were easy to talk to. "And they're always willing to help," Kington said. "All the J? -i-~ r- Ji siuucina aie aisu very irienuiy, ana it's easy to make friends. And, if you put an effort forward, you'll get something out of it. Getting to meet people and seeing how easy it is to know Carolina are probably the easiest things." The number of camps may be increased, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Char Davis said. She added that she has high hopes for the continued success of Carolina Camp. vcercise routine9 ay to get a more accurate assessment t present is if you take a deceased perhis body fat off of him and weigh it, oup, graduate assistant at the Blatt cation Center. ed although it is a longer process than measurement that takes about 10 efinitely gives people a better assesstrue body fat measurement. 1 for this is that people on a diet and rogram generally put on muscle while , if you put on two pounds of muscle pounds of fat, the scale will show you d weight loss while the underwater hod will show you that you've actualfive pounds of unwanted fat, said in, graduate assistant in exercise and is first weighed on traditional scales, I under water by computer while sitrness. Using a series of conversion alists can calculate the difference in derwater weight to derive the exact f body fat. : body fat percentages range from 18 men to as high as 27 percent for im which started in April is hoped to ig service to the public Spelman said, st getting our feet wet with it now," ysical Education Department offered :er weighing service this summer for a lich included a review of results with a "hose interested should call 777-5267. UNION ee )ctober 9, 1989 vember 7, 1989 jruary 13, 1990 March 19, 1990 April 26, 1990 !R FORM $3.00 ble to the USC-Cultural Series. ] MasterCard [ ]Visa lumbia, SC 29201 however, we cannot exchange or refund ; fees.