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use BRIEFS 1 ' Phone Friend program to aid latchkey kids ; i ' In countless homes around the country, children of working parents 1 go home to an empty house where they must pass the hours alone. To help some lonely latchkey children cope, a USC professor is starting "Phone Friend," a hot line for primary grade children in the Columbia area. I Funded by the Central Carolina Community Foundation, the service . is patterned after a hot line offered by USC's Coastal Carolina School of Education for children in Horry and Georgetown countries. ( "If little ones are alone, frightened or just need a friend, we want c them to call their 'Phone Friend,'" said Dr. Robert Bowman, associate c professor of educational psychology at USC. "Getting children to talk ( about what's bothering them, frightening them or just reinforcing that s someone cares is the main point of 'Phone Friend.'" The pilot program will be offered from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. weekdays r through Dec. 20 and resume in mid-January until the school year ends. a Student volunteers in USC's College of Education have been trained t to listen and talk with the children and pick up any hint of trouble. "If s they need help we can't provice, we'll call someone who can," Bow- \ man said. \ Although "Phone Friend" is not a replacement for the emergency " 911 service, USC hot line operators will call 911 or direct a child to f call the number in an emergency. ( Stickers carrying a picture of USC mascot Cocky with a phone to his s ear urging children to "Call your Phone Friend" and the hot line number, 777-6170, are being distributed to Richland District One elemen- c tary schools. t If the program gets the response that Bowman anticipates, it will be a ? promoted in other Columbia area school districts next year. r "We're certain there's a need out there for this service, so we want to reach out and let kids know that a friend is just a phone call away," Bowman said. Homecoming celebration to occur Friday Cockfest has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Williams-Brice | Stadium. x The event will be held in connection with Parents Weekend and the Saturday USC-Florida State football game. Traditionally held Homecoming weekend, Cockfest was cancelled because of heavy rain and flooding. Cockfest will feature appearances by comedian Paul Rodriguez, the USC marching band, the coaches, football players, cheerleaders and s Cocky. The event will end with fireworks. Comedian Henry Cho will emcee the festivities. v ^ Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for students and $7 for a family ticket l (two adults, two children). They are available at Carolina Coliseum box office, the Round House ticket office and the fourth floor Russell House business office. Tickets also will be available at the stadium beginning at noon Friday. Tickets purchased for the orginal Cockfest _ date will be honored. More information can be obtained by calling the student life department at 777-5780. Foundation donates $126,273 to family center The Cindy and Evan Nord Family Foundation has contributed $126,273 toward the Center for Family in Society at USC. The Nords have contributed a total of $206,733 to fund operating costs and program development for the center. Their philanthropic gifts have benefitted many programs in South Carolina since they moved to Columbia from Ohio in 1979. The Center for Family in Society is a community partnership involving volunteer organizations and public agencies. Its goal is to enrich families through research, education and service directed to improve family function, said Dr. David Saunders, senior associate dean at the USC School of Medicine and chairman of the USC Presidential Task Force planning the center. "We have chosen to help the Center for Family in Society because it is one of our areas of irtterest," Cindy Nord said. "Over the years, Evan and I have been active in working in the areas of early childhood education and child abuse and neglect. In my work with the Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, I have seen the problems of dysfunctional families. "I'm interested in bringing the expertise that the university has to offer to the community, and the challenges in the community to the university," she said. "There is important research going on at USC that can benefit the community." t ^ I HOMECOMIN< Student Travel , COMPET ^ . i _ U a i-i ^?i^? -l Laiaiog! uccn jlc&li Everything you need to OCT. 30 know about: Student Travel to help Ce .\TZl PARENT'S VA Car Rental/Leasing Work Abroad Study Abroad DUllding Will Int'l Student & Teacher ID t j & much more!!! 1 uesclay, CALL for your FREE copy! *nn _ Council Travel 12 Park Place South WcdnesdcT Atlanta I 1-800-877-2433 | 4:0O pm . Ex Thursday luj i i 4:00pm"i c is IJ E x ? -f | Judging will lis si I: Friday>Nov-: Hi- O '5 s ? a I 3 U ? EQW != ? <2 J ? 4> ? J ! ^ your organization wou E] j like to become involve Q*, <a n A Ka TZ/ZT} ^ | ? # call the Campus Activiti || ^ J Center at 777-5780 f i Kj Jgy \ - more details. fj | '? ? Sponsored by the 1990 Hoi ? Paid for with Stude Tip-off Continw ind been accepted to USC, saic :he informative sessions and torn lave helped him prepare for nexi /ear. O ~ service Continu lividual volunteers and a number >f student organizations that now lo projects, plus the fact that resilent halls now have agencies," she laid. Since McGrail's groundbreaking nove at USC, many other colleges tre now beginning to follow the rend. At North Carolina's A&T, tudents are trying to develop a volunteer program. One student rolunteer from the school said, 'We have gotten in touch with (liferent agencies throughout the Greensboro) area and with tudents. "Now, we're trying to keep stulent interest up while we continue o organize the student with the in a tuiiauuiduvc manier," he said. The biggest problem now is try SAACUR] This is the first year the delegaion has been classified as large, ind last year they won Best Spirted for a Small Delegation. Other winners were the Univerity of Florida for Best Display, he University of Central Southern or Most Spirited Small Delegaion, and Georgia Southern Univerity for Most Spirited Small )elegation. Need to talk with someone about a problem with alcohol or other drugs? P -^11 f T"i o V-M1J. 111V. Campus Assistance Program at 777-6688. , 990 S DISPLAYS ITION leduled for NOV. 1 lebrate WEEKEND. take place: Oct. 30: 11:00 pm y, Oct. 31: 11:00 pm , Nov. 1: 1:00 am' take place J at 12 noon. t # ild X ld- i:|. X' 'es I" 1i I or I |||jlNl| || ' i 11 i'l! 1;. ,:!|l ,1 Jl I IK >i ii11ill r mecoming Commission nt Activity Fees ed from page 1 I "It is something beneficial to my o future career," Hanna said. a t Student Government President ci Stephen Benjamin closed the Cared from page 1 ing to get students who are majoring in other fields besides social ir work and psychology to volunteer. o "They just don't see where it L can help them any when it really tl can," he said. R ? 11 Volunteer Coordinator for Fam- fi ily Shelter Rebecca Smith said, "We had an engineering student s; come in to volunteer. He didn't w feel comfortable with what we fi gave him to do. So he asked us if al we needed anything done that re- B lated to his major. We just hap- p pened to need a room redrafted, so hi he did that. ti st "I've also had some students h< volunteer to write for grant money rather than talking on a hotline or talking to battered women," she si said. ei f I Continued from page 1 SAACURH is an affiliate of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. This is the First time South Carolina has been host to SAACURH, although USC hosted the South Carolina Residence Hall Association this past year. SACCURH will be held in Charlotte next year. Cominq I to a news stand near you * The Univers ^ $ Co .'Carolina' Florida S New A* &* Willi 4 /. Novemt \ 4 J n * % /1 r v 7/ - * <<J <> >5 ^ CComedia fl and En m,* I The UJ / USC Cheerl< sand Stude { .. FIRE Ticket Outlets Russell House Business Carolina Coliseum Athletic Ticket Office lV S 4 v Transportation: Buses will be leaving f 15 minutes from 6:30-1 after Cockfest. } 0 "7 (: Pres ' / ,J. Sponsored by US( lina Tip-Off with a speech enouraging the black students to ome to USC. "I tried to give them a sense of With the increased attention belg placed on volunteering, a class n volunteering has been offered at fSC for the past year and a half trough the Department of Hotel, estaurant and Tourism Admit c tfo f i rvn niran tK/Minrk uuauuii, ww^ii uiuu^n 31UUU1LO om any major can take it. Its professor, Tom Van Dyke, lid, "I try to get students involved 'ith community service. Hopeilly, their corporations will be ble to donate money and food, ut the first problem is to get peole aware of the homeless. And opefully students will donate their me to organizations. I think my udents will be more willing to sip out." Regina Owen, a HRTA senior, aid would try to encourage her mployees to volunteer. The Big Bii Large cheese burj i i o i ^iiickcii saiau, irencj Gyro, french fri< Baked chicken, greek sal Pastitsio, greek salad, After 2 p.i Large cheece burger, fre 2 pc. snack chicken, french fr Half sub sandwich, frer ity of South hfftnniversar * ckh s Biggest P< IV41W VO V CC vs Ne ams Brice Stadiur >er2, 1990 7:C r featuring z' 4 n PAUL ROL icee HENRY plus . a >C Football T 7UUC7IO, VUIV nt Organizat ivom FIN A + ? * ' T ; Office ? V < v - Rosewood Drive $ > f ** o rom Russell House and 7:30 pm and returning V > V. - * iented by Pi Kappa Phi Z Athletic Dept. and Student / reality and prepare them (for the future)," Benjamin said. The next Carolina Tip-Off will be held in the spring. Another HRTA senior offered another option. "I'd maybe refer the homeless who came to the hotel to a shelter or let them stay for a night at my cost. But I'd have to worry about my image as a businessperson. I plan to continue tn vnlnntf/?r anH art a rpfrrnl in help them Find a place to stay," Diane Kiadell said. Van Dyke sponsored a workshop at the two-day conference in which approximately 75 students attended. McGrail stated that the conference's chance to turn annual would "depend on the evaluations. We would like it to be annual." Roy Davis, the assistant director of Career Planning, said, "Employers are putting a very strong emphasis in volunteer work." *d Specials j ?er & tea...$1.99 I h fries & tea...$3.25 J js & tea,...$3.75 I ad, potatoes, rol!s..$3.99j potatoes, rolls...$3.99 ! it* *^|^VVlUlkJ t nch fries & tea...$2.49 I ies, slaw, rolls & tea...$2.85 * ich fries & tea...$3.29 625 S. Main SL 771-4455 Carolina I \~s O *St jp Rally , arolina' w SEC?., 0 \> /> 10 PM 'If, .- ?v,' ; ??, MGUEZ,} CHO _ ->* c> c jam, .fe lina Band/) ion Skits, ?r LE o * icket Prices ;2.00 USC Student 13.00 Individual < ... 17.00 Family 0 o'< Bates House every to these locations . o . ? 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