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Book I [( Review . B s By DOUG BELL Staff Writer p White People, by Allan Gurga- L nus, is an excellent collection of ai short stories dealing with white America. Originally written for d magazines over the past 20 years, l the literary quality of these stories S surpass many short stories I have read. d Many of the stories have multi- ai pie levels. There are stories within s< stories. Gurganus leads us beyond p the superficial descriptions in jc many of the cheaper writings today and, instead, takes the reader into e the personalities he has created. v Many of the stories lead beyond gi conversations and descriptions into S the psychology of each character. TTie first story entitled Minor n Heroism reminds one of many h modern families. It begins with a P father who recalls how, as a child, v he experienced the heroic World b War II stories of his own father. He recalls how everyone told p, him his father was involved in the shooting down of German airp- tj. lanes. In actuality, his father was ^ involved in the bombing of Dresden. More people died in the bombing of Dresden then the atomic bomb blast on Hiroshima. J The story then skips to his dealings with his own son. u A .1 . AT . . tl Consulting I We wi Please see your ca $50 MINIML DONAT Your plasma is needed recently have had any < infections!!! 1) Mononucleosis 2) Strep Throat 3) Chickenpox or Shinglei 4) Measles 5) Mumps 6) Chlymidia or Herpes urn CT) g ^ r" r'i Serologicals (o< I Anotner siory is nativity, Caucasion. This is an excellent ? portrayal of some upper-class, oldfashioned Southerners and how they interact These characters are chatty and only irritate the reader with their mindless gabbing. m Southerners might hate this story ? because they may see themselves pg; being teased by the dialogue. One of the funniest stories is entitled America Competes. These are fictional letters written by Americans to tap into the limited funds of a national arts foundation. They seem like actual cover letters By saying why they should be given Sta the monies. Gurganus here demonstrates not only his genius at creat- cha ing so many different people, but pre shows how stingy some Americans due really are. _ I There are many good stories in wn White People. This book is defi- by nitely worth buying. da> DIVER! CI "An unchallenging 8-to-5 job ? I couldn't do that." 1 came to vvuuuwuiu-^iyut? lu work on a diversity of water resource projects - water quality, hydrology, fisheries I haven't been disappointed yet. Diversity in a career, at least to me, is crucial. Woo Club di y AMY R. HUGHES taff Writer From the Blatt P.E. Center ool to the Florida Keys, the fSC Scuba Club is in the water nd growing in size. Club membership has nearly oubled in the past two years. Its 10 members make it the largest cuba club in the state. Kerry Pate, the club's presient, is a professional instructor ad heads die basic training clasps for entry level diving. No rior experience is necessary to )in. "I didn't know anything. But veryone is really supportive and ery realistic as far as safety oes," said Amy Forester, a new cuoa uiuD memoer. Through 20 hours of classx>m instruction and 15 hours of ands-on training in the pool, ate teaches the basics of safe diing. "Student safety is our numer one priority," Pate said. About 200 people have particiated in the program, yet there ave been no diving accidents in le USC Scuba Club to his aowledge, Pate said. The club is an accredited instiltion of the National Associaon of Underwater Instructors ^AUI) ? a non-profit educaonal association. TTiis accreditaon keeps costs for the scuba lasses to a minimum. A fee of 150 includes a one semester ip.mhp.rshin in thp. USU Srnha lub, air fills for oxygen tanks, istructor fees and all books and laterials used in the course. Theater Preview NICOLE SUBRIZI iff Writer rheater senior Gregory Tavares illenges traditional USC theater duction by directing and pro:ing two one act plays. Shelly and Biron, which Tavares )te, and Cowboy Mouth, a work Sam Shepard, will run Thursr through Saturday at Longstreet SITY, VAR HALLENGI dward-Clyde 4 Engineers Geologists Environmental Scier II be on campus March 5,199 reer services office to arrangi (M EACH TAW IV/.LI if you have or of the following st be free of other STD's) 19 Middleburg Dr. ite 105 lumbia, SC 29204 03) 254-6537 ves into I N' ift|||| r ?: ; :9 ./-? ,^sV : :.;, >' 111181 IjjHV ^ ?* A scuba club member practices pi in 15 feet of water in the diving po Students are also required to purchase a snorkel, mask and fins. These items must be customized to fit personal size and individual needs. The more expensive equipment, such as air tanks, regulators and buoyancy compensators, are readily available for use by club members. It would cost over $1,000 to buy a basic scuba set, but USC Scuba Club members can rent sets here for $10 a day. "We do it cheaper and better because we don't have the profit motive involved," Pate said. The USC Scuba Club and Theater. Tavares' undertaking is unique because the plays are running together although they are being promoted separately and have entirely different themes. Shelly and Biron is not about the lives 01 romantic poets Shelley and Byron. "Shelly and Biron is about poetry and ding use and sexuality, and deviations thereof," Tavares said. His ideas for the plays developed while he spent time in England in an exchange program this past year. Tavares said Shelly and Biron stemmed from his observa-" IETY, At Woodward-Clyde you can find variety, diversity, challenge. More importantly, they encourage it; they make it worth it. I can't imagine working any other way. Eric Strecker, Senior Project Scientist Woodward-Clyde 2 is People! a * i Itists 1- . . e an interview. Ii 9 *\u1 J 0 peLivce Pi 0 Corner of College HAPPY H $2.00 Bar Brand & ! On Tap: Heineken, Bi 0 WED. - Pitcher of Bud THUR. - Entertainmen 0 GREAT FOOD - $4.25 tot; 0 All ABC Regulal I i action .... iB HBS' jgjk ', * - ', Courtesy ot Bill nngpanK/i he Scuba Club jtting on and removing ner gear 01. travel go hand in hand. Trips are usually planned three to four months in advance, Pate said. Reefs, wrecks and state preservation parks provide possibilities for USC divers to see a wide variety of marine life. "It's the same as walking or the moon," President-elect David Speicher said. The USC Scuba Club meets in the Blatt P.E. Center on Thursdays at 8 p.m. in room 134. Scuba instruction classes are currently in progress in the center on Tuesdays and Thursdays al 7:30 p.m. in room 128. tions of people openly smokir "hash" and claiming to be artists. Also while in England, Tavar< saw Sam Shepard's Cowbo Mouth and decided he wanted l direct it. Shelly and Biron and Cowbc Mouth will run Feb. 21-23 at p.m. at Longstreet Theater. Ticke are $2.50. Ul * p^y^r--|^|jB - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? BUY C LIZAI ) CORNELL A > buy ONE meal and ) G I 5? and Main Street OUR 4-7 c $1.25 Longneck id Lite & Killion Red Lt. & 10 Wings $5.00 it & Pitcher Specials al, Daily Lunch Specials { lions Enforced i " APRILS JR? mm mm JLMi JL ^mrnrJm mm African students learn from class, classmates By SERENA HOLMES Staff Writer . Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on African students studying at USC. African students at USC expect to get a formal education, but they can also learn a great deal on an informal level. JL JL "The mingling, the way they have been accepted in the society . . . those will stay with them longer than the textbook materials they have learned in class," Dr. Jerman Disasa, an international studies lecturer, said. Disasa, who is from Ethiopia, said some international students will be in policy-making positions when they return home. Their perspective'of America must be realistic, but hopefully also positive, he said. "It's just sad if these students go back to their homes without affecting our society here, and without being affected positively," he said. There are over 50 African students on the Columbia campus, Disasa said, and some of them are experiencing American life for the first time. Race relations in America are among the first such experiences they have, he said. "I don't think African students, when they come, have a full understanding of what it means to be prejudiced. The first thing they CPA ic thp Artlrtr linp Tt'e iron/ nKninno " Ko eniA sJW *k? MIV VWfcV* I?IV? XI kJ * V1J WTIUU^ liV ijaiu, Disasa said African-American students could help native African students deal with racial issues. "It is not easy to understand, and that complexity could only be avoided or reduced if there is more interaction between die African students and the African-American students," he said. There is, however, little interaction between these two groups, possibly because of Africa's image, he said. "Maybe African-Americans are fed up with the connection in the past, because when you look at the history, it is always negative. Therefore, Africa is perceived as a negative place," Disasa said, r Perception is the greatest threat to reality, he said. Reality in many African societies is the existence of a strong value system, which is a 1 source of pride for African students, he said. 1 "What it means to be patient, what it means to be humble, what it means to be a person of integrity .. . these things are important," he i said. These values give Africans a group orientation they don't find in America, he said. "When you come to this country, immediately you are perceived as an individual person. It's very hard," Disasa said. Many African students, like other internationals, are familiar with working closely with others. They come to USC expecting to participate in the school's community, he said. _ Sometimes, these students get the impression that what they have to offer is not wanted, he said. "If you are not perceived as a contributor, ig your excitement dwindles," he said. Disasa said many international students must adjust to the individual's ism they find in this country. Such adjustment can be frustrating, he said. ,y Interaction with African students is a great way for Americans to gain o knowledge without the formal boundaries of the classroom or lecture HIWEIVI APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FEBRUARYEnd ? ? | atmosphere. "It is a cheap way of obtaining a cultural education; better than trying g to bring some man from another part of the country, paying a lot or money. These people are here. 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