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ROTC Continued fron ine science senior Brian Kanter. "I had a better time than I thought I would," Kanter said after jumping off the high tower. "I also learned a lot more than I thought I would ? you know, with the rope ladders and all that." In all, there were three rope ladders. The first was a three-rope ladder, on which two ropes serve as "handrails" and one is used to walk across on. The two-rope ladder is designed so one rope is walked on ? sideways and without crossing the legs ? and one functions as a balancing rope, "walked" with the hands in the same manner. The one-rope ladder is a single, thick rope on which the cadet lies on his stomach, with one leg hanging below him and the other crooked over the rope so that the in-step lays on the rope. The cadet then pulls himself across the rope in a hand-over-hand manner. While there are nets under all of the ladders, and strong ropes support each cadet as he rappells, each participant was required to sign a waiver before attempting any of the obstacles, releasing the Army and the participating school or institution from liability in case of injury or death while on the tower. The day started at 7 a.m., when the cadets and the civilian participants met in front of Legare on The Horseshoe. The bus left at 7:30, and at 7:46, the bus pulled into Fort Jackson. There, the cadet/ were given a briefing on safety niles and regulations and were given demonstrations on the various equipment. "The hardest part of the actual rappelling is getting over the wall," Gay said. "Once you actually get over the edge, it's not so bad, but a lot of people look down and get scared and can't get over." U.T. Continued from page 1 daughter screamed out, and the police officer > on patrol at the University Terrace arrived. Both the police officer and the Chinese were able to give a description of the suspect said. 'The man has been arrested and placed in are waiting for the case to go to trial," he said. Stokes said the campus is safer than the s Columbia. Housing officials said the policies for Ui Terrace are the same as the rest of the campus "As far as security is concerned, we do n Got a news tip? Call T CD EC SCHOLARSHIP I rnCC STUDENT! ! MONEY FOR Cl wiwbmb w w Every Student is Eligible for S< Financial Aid Regardless of Grades o We have a data bank of over 200,000 listing ships, grants, and loans, representing over $ funding. Many scholarships are given to students based < career plans, family heritagefand place of residi There's money available for students who hav< grocery clerks, cheerleaders, non-smokers.. .< Results GUARANTEED. CALL '=or ^ '=ree Brochure j ANYTIME (800) 346-64C ^ Vvafifwi t f 4 ? Mandy Adams yi Donna Alverson Christy Bashma: . Sherri Branton Michelle Brineg? Kim Brissey II Missy Brodey f ' Jill Brouhard \ Melissa Bryant Tammy Byrd Callie Calhoun Sheri Cassell Kv Jennifer Chamb< M Amy Chapman III Paula Cobb \f Melissa Coggins Bronwyn Coker Kristen Coradin ,? , Kelly Couch U1 . Kimberly Cox y\Y Kimberly Davis I Jeanne Flood IJ Jill Gamble y Kenee (jooding If Tori Greer \ Adrienne Hamn t Ptc 1 (o/^ *i page 1 After the briefing, the cadets and civilians were broken down into groups and began making the rounds of the obstacles until it was time for lunch, and everybody signed for their MREs ? meals ready-to-eat. "You mean you're actually eating that stuff?" Cadet 1st Ll Thomas Strickland said ! to one civilian, who was apparently enjoying her meal of Army-ration barbequed beef, adding, "It's actually not that bad, but once j you've eaten everything a few times it can ! get monotonous." Cadet Scott Heath, a junior criminal jus- ; tice major who joined the Army ROTC last sunimer, said he enjoyed the exercises. "I'd done it before at basic training at Fort Knox, and the tower there is about as high as this one, so it was pretty easy," Heath said. He said he chose the Army because, "as r i *1 l lar as moving up ana progressmg m uie joo, the Army seemed the most competitive. Capt. Dusty Owens explained the purpose . of the event "Rappelling and the things on this obstacle course have direct military applications," he said. "Besides teaching the cadets survival skills, it also shows them that they can do things. It boosts their morale, and that's good." Owens said the ROTC sometimes goes on . adventure training trips, where hiking and . white-water rafting are part of the scheduled events. 'The adventure training doesn't necessarily have military applications, but it does boost morale and promote teamwork," he said. Hellwig said the ROTC also worked through Youth Services, inviting area high school juniors to come and watch the events in hopes of recruiting them. vho was problem," said Stephen McCarthy, as: rector of Family arid Summer Housing woman "We cannot do anything about se< Stokes not beine made aware of it," he said. Alex York, a graduate student livii jail. We Terrace, said she did not have anj Housing Services, treets of York said she does not feel she li\ area. liversily "However, I think there's a break-d nication, especially between housing ot see a students," she said. 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II Tuesday September 5 3:3 1 Wednesday September 6 3:3 A Monday September 11 3:3 rfo Monday September 11 4:C I Wednesday September 13 3:3 \J Wednesday September 13 6-7 f THE DEADLINE : if. OF RENEWAL F( $ DENT ORGANIZE (f SEPTEMBER 15, 1 THE CAMPUS AC! CI sistant to the di- I The Kog I Carol ii :urity if we are ig in University The Ga f problem with I T/ Keeping ym res in an unsafe I '^j ^ I ^ ? ???. * * ?!*? m* ' ^Sr ssrsmai=i^^=a & I ATTENTION: ns M Registered St \ Organization ' y&TY- And Presidenl ? MfiNDi WORK ] All student organ & treasurers mus tf and renewal worl h to be recognized organization and I receive student ac ftA 1989-90 school y< | WORKSHOPS ROTC recruits older students By KELLY C. THOMAS News Editor Undergraduates with leadership abilities are high on the USC Army Reserve Officer Training Corps recruitment list, an ROTC officer said. Lt. Col. John Lockard said the ROTC does not accept only freshmen into the program. "If students are already enrolled in the university and then decide after a year or two that they want to join the ROTC, that's fine," he said. "Students coming to us as juniors can get credit for the first two years of the ROTC program by going to basic trainine camn in Fort Knox. Kentuckv." Lockard said. "They go for six weeks, and they're through." Scholarships are available for cadets, Cadet CapL Tim Gay said. He said some of these scholarships include monthly stipends for miscellaneous spending. "The most commonly heard of way to get an ROTC scholarship is to compete on the national level in high school for four-year scholarships," Lockard said, "but the university program also offers two- and three-year scholarships for cadets that join after their freshman year." He said these scholarships cover tuition and provide a $100 per month stipend for the cadet. Capt. Frederick Hellwig said other recruiting techniques, besides inviting high school seniors to join USC's Gamecock Batallion, are many. "For example, today we have several high school juniors who we invited to come watch," he said. "If they like what they see, they may decide to join us." The rappelling exercises that took place at Fort Jackson's Victory Tower were also a recruiting technique in a way, Hellwig said. "We put up flyers on campus inviting anyone who wanted to come out with us to do so," he said. "Someone might have fun and decide to join the ROTC because of it." 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