The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 26, 1990, Page 2, Image 2

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USC E Group gives scholarship! The S.C. Area Health Education C scholarship to each of two USC Sch to practice medicine in rural areas of The AHEC scholarship program shortages in rural South Carolina < with funding for establishing their pr James Cochran New of Greenvilk the first USC School of Medicine sti which AHEC plans to award annuall Alumni association fori USC alumni planning trips to th include Taipei, Taiwan, on their itinc There, they'll find the Carolina A the first international chapter of the < As part of an aggressive campaigi 7,500 new members this year, USC' sign up other foreign alumni, Assi Sandy Breazeale said. "In the past, real or imagined bai differences, national borders or the hampered communication between t graduates," she said. "The eagerness of the Taipei alun chapter just underscores the fact tha helping these graduates keep in touc Koger Center receives An appreciation for simplicity o chitects to give the Koger Center a architecture. ine award was one or six prese American Institute of Architects. Other awards recognized the r Church in Greenville, and four pro} two residential developments, renov borvobservation tower at Port Royal Lecture to discuss role? "The Role of Intellectuals in the I the title of a lecture today in Gambrt The lecture is part of the Institu quium Series. Piotr Pienkowski, English studies sity in Cracow, Poland, will conduct Pienkowski is also one of the ec journal published underground durir shall law. Arka became public in Jan DOT CHICI nii IHCUMSOOTIV HOOD 001 THE BIG BIRD -f Sa 625 S. Main Gyi across from the Towers * Ch( rail 771-4455 Pas Pol Chi Offer good with this coupon on h WH^ I j laundry fa< Mi* full furniti I j package fc I ^ Ai ? ? /\ 1^ I summer fswimming I sleeping & \ NOW PRE-LE/ { 30-60-i i M-F 9:30-5:30 211 MAIN ST. Jriefs IM Ad; 5 to medical students favorc Dot 'onsortium has awarded a $30,000 .. ool of Medicine seniors who plan 1 Soulh Carolina. metha is designed to alleviate physician . crease *nd tr> nrnvidp. vnnna nhvcirianc actices. * r '"crea ? and Marion Davis of Sumter are a^e udents to receive the scholarships, Fi ins international link A J e Orient these days will want to irary. L1 dumni Club of Taipei, Taiwan ? Assist Greater USC Alumni Association. A 1 i to increase its size by more than univei s alumni association is looking to discoi istant Director of the association becau USC rriers relating to distance, cultural been i ;ir relatively small numbers have Uni he alumni association and foreign drew the fl ini to create our first international fraten t USC needs to be more active in "It h,"she said. incide "We architectual award name Nal f design inspired a panel of ar- mjng n Honor Award for excellence in ecutiv battle :nted by the S.C. Chapter of the fiag 0 nf tV*i< VL UI1. enovation of First Presbyterian jn ects in the Lowcountry, including pjay j ation of a resort inn and the har- 5lte(j Sound. por 5 in the new Poland imergence of the New Poland," is decide >11 Hall room 429. "W te of International Studies Collo- shirts, for ba professor at Jagiellonian Univer- marin die lecture. Cat litors of Arka, a literary political lg Poland's recent period of marluary. I""" rf I KEN T. wtuvts s ^I 500 OFF jek Style Chicken w/Greek lad, Potatoes & Rolls ? ro & Greek Salad jese Burger Basket 1 ititsio w/Greek Salad & tatoes icken Basket ily. March 26-31(Mon.-Sat.) COME SEE LT WE'VE G( FOR YOU! cilities J0 ire ? JBfnfll * p?o1 studying lofts ' iSING FOR SUMMER A )0 Day Leases for Summ A NEW LEASE ON UNIVERSITY LIFE 254-7801 ? [ayor Continued from page 1 ams agreed with Coble and mayor's constituei A voluntary recycling. black, the issue of y said his programs for recy- and what black citi urban agriculture, producing pect from the candi tne gas and decentralization was addressed. ; sewage system would in- Ligon wanted tc 5 the tax base and make a tax economic opportu ise unnecessary. citizens. Relations Coble said he wo cause 40 percent of the economic base of t raternitv savs f V / l"NN GIBSON discom ant News Editor name s| Cappa Alpha chapter at a major southern "We rsity recently made news when it voted to would ttinue using the Confederate battle flag chapter se of its racist stigma, but nauppal and said. " chapter officers say the flag has ffever, Americ ecognized as a symbol of the K.A. Order. know 1 iversity of Alabama Chapter President Arfc.^iai^> Sink said the chapter discontinued using records ag because of the negative pubheit|%f^^ nty was getting. \ / /H ^ Sities f seemed like every time there was a racist name s] nt on campus, we were blajned,'\ lie saidc were just sick and tired df having our;, jhe Oo^ drug through the mud." -: 'Pylei ;ional Director of Educatiotiai Program- d6ciSidl David Carico said, "According|t6 our jbj re Council regulations, 'the Confederate reduc flag is not and has never beeji an official- - Sink f Kappa Alpha Order. The use aijd display ^ s flag, however, is left to the discretion off - aftimni* dividual active chapter so long as -the 4is-: s in good taste and is not expressly prohi- '>; "We-; by the respective education instituUooS?fr' he said. mer USC chapter president Vic Pyles sakL$l&jtv ai /hile the chapter discouraged displaying if ^stigma.' idows, they leave it up to the individual to Cfoie } how to use it. - - ^ flag js \ e occasionally use it for province-wide T- ern heri but we don't fly it as a chapter anymore "I ha sically the same reasons as Alabama," the Civil V e science senior said. said, ico said several chapters have voted to But, WUSC-FM The Christian Science Organiz !" ? 1 4. a!AI i!) apuiioui uig a letiui c ciiiiu A WORLD TTv I " PEACE-WI GOD ^ JL Ipeaker: Christiane West, ues., March 27 at 8:00 pm in Russell House I Everyone is invited to attei I 31 \ fiL_.il 1?^ & M?A I rABni iMi oanr.o V Caro 41 Cult ND FALL!! {I er! JI Ann =====1 01 Please si BSm^SSI j I at the icy would bq and give minority business race relations access to capital, zens could ex^ Adams stressed the Co dates as mayor Keiations council, wnic formed to ease race relatk > improve the its record, nities for all Baty, however, said at ar debate, that he still sees C( uld expand the as a racially segregated c he city overall cited what he calls the "bla lag not recog inue using the flag, but he could not otl xcific chapters. of don't keep track of this sort of thing. It be like trying to find the numbers of in' s that have a certain minority in it," he to If you asked me how many Asian- he ans we have, I'm going td say I don't ?ecause it's not important to ee,vhave and weJiaye no way oMemng .?& dded that white he thought sonhe univet* c? irohthited using th$ f1ag,l^ec aecific institutions, T '? 'I' ^ ^majority of our chapters do w ink it's a gd^&ye because obviously. . fe es tensions?" he said, p said the chapter %s had nothing bpt po> f reactions, fron^ibothj; the^chool and i\ m all knew lUtould coame to this jjom$Jw>f "Lots- of chapters have had this prob- * < id we still have problems with the 0 ;Ute regt? tagef and hot because of racism. w ve a lot of ancestors who fought in the he /ar, so I feel strongly about it," Pyles di he added, he respected the opinion of sa AWESOME ALTERNA" ation ed: Car* Anyone intere AT position of d TH FG's/ PAT on f/, fU/, ltpuil IU LilC fields on T 6:00pm. Be < C.S.B. Call Coach Rr toom 301 further inform; ad. CS-108 use WATERS! % faV - 1 J\ 1 BETING EVERY WEI RM. Ill P.E. C] Student AM UNION Art Expo Student Art Nee Una Program Union lural Arts Committee is sponsoring the ual Student Art Expo Deadline >r the works of art is April 6 lbmit art and pick up rul and information Carolina Program Union, ssell House Room 209 owners ridor," a predominantly black area the city has neglected to develop, ilumbia he said. :h was >ns and Other issues addressed were the proposed convention center, train i earlier ordinances to keep trains out of the )lumbia city during rush hour and new or ity. He updated facilities for the Columbia ick cor- Mets. nized symbol tiers and could understand how some saw it as fensive. "Whenever the South and the flag comes up, variably K.A. is the first fraternity that comes mind, because it's predominately Southern," said. JbeJ^^fchapter has received complaints in ?|la|p&pich Carico said is not unusual. ^|3pft/the given hypersensitivity to racial fig$jp6n college campuses across the nation ^iribtites to it," he said. "We see that any n^f&i#; of the symbols or trappings that are iirimonly associated with the Civil War or that hofe period that people ? perhaps all too licklyf? will label anything from that time as cist::] .But, jhe added, K.A. realizes some are ofpided by the flag and the order tries to be sentiye td that. /'We all try to say that we're Southern gentleen," he said. "If we're going to try to live up that reputation, if it offends a group of peoe, perfaps it's an obligation to remove that Pyle said that while the USC chapter has no >?Lnlie plans to discontinue usd of the flag impletely, they are trying to get away from it. Sink said K.A.s didn't want to be associated ith groups like the Ku Klux Klan or the skinsads, whom he said abuse the flag, but he dn't see it as a racist symbol. "I see it as a positive Southern tradition," he id. lillllllliRiSsilllll riVE 90.5 olina Football :sted in trying out for the ieep snapper for punts, the football team should varsity football practice hursday, March 29 at iressed in work out gear, ad Lawing at 777-4271 for ition. <1 CLUB I ALL WELCOME ? ). NIGHT 7:00 ENTER ded