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USClBriefs f ;j "War
and Media" to focus on war plays
Two plays about war being staged on campus will be the subject of
a free symposium, "War and Media," at 3:30 p.m. today in Longstreet
Theatre. The discussion is being held in conjunction with the plays,
"Tracers" and "Waiting for the Parade," which are being staged
through Sunday in Longstreet.
The panelists will be retired journalism professor and World War II
veteran Lee Dudek; director of USC's Institute for Southern Studies
and a Vietnam veteran Walter Edgar; and Jan Love, a USC government
and international studies professor. Jayne Mulvaney, a USC
speech teacher, will be moderator. For information, 777-4288.
MLK's daughter to speak about diversity
Yolanda King, daughter of the late Martin Luther King Jr., will
speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Russell House Ballroom. Her lecture,
"Multicultural Diversity," is sponsored by the Carolina Program Union
and is $1 for students; $2, public. For information, 777-7130.
UJS., European history subject of symposium
American and European history will be the subject of a film and
several lectures Thursday through Friday as part of the Graduate History
Association's spring symposium.
Leon Litwack, a history professor at the University of California at
Berkeley will show an Oscar-nominated documentary film on Berkeley
in the 1960s at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Belk Auditorium, College of
Business Administration. On Friday, Litwack will speak about trends
in American historiography at 7:30 p.m., room 250, Gambrell Hall.
After Litwack's talk Friday, Eric Foner, a history professor at Columbia
University, will lecture on the historiography of reconstruction.
Graduate students will present papers on American and European history
from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in
room 250, Gambrell Hall. For information, 777-5195.
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War Memorial replica makes stop in Coastal
"The Moving Wall," a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in
Washington, D.C., will be on exhibit at USC-Coastal Thursday
through Sunday in the college's football stadium. The 219-foot,
photographic replica is a half-scale of the original and consists of 74
aluminum panels about 40 inches high. It has all the 58,132 names of
the memorial in Washington. The exhibit will be open 24 hours a day
beginning 7 p.m. Thursday.
Syrian professor to lecture about Arab women
Bouthaina Shaaban, a professor at the University of Damascus in
Syria, will give a lecture about Arab women at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday,
room 250, Gambrell Hall. Shaaban is author of "Both Right and Left
Handed: Arab Women Talk About Their Lives," scheduled for publication
in the United States this fall. For more information, 777-4007.
Seminar will discuss small business planning
"Introduction to Business Planning" is the topic of a seminar spon_
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p.m. in Belk Auditorium, College of Business Administration. A $20
registration fee is required in advance and can be done by calling
777-5118 until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Professor to discuss works of writer, poet
Mark Ledbetter, assistant professor of religious studies and chaplain
of Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., will lecture about the works of
Toni Morrison and Randall Jarrell Tuesday in Gambrell Hall auditorium.
At 4 p.m. Ledbetter's talk will be "An Apocalypse of Race and
Gender: Body Violence in Joni Morrison's 'Beloved'." At 8 p.m., he
will speak about 'The Poetic Vision of Randall Jarell: A Lost World
Revisited'."
International careers is focus of Atlanta forum
International careers and getting a start on the marketplace will be
the focus of the CDS International Career Forum for students and graduates
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13. CDS is a private, non-profit
organization formed to promote awareness in international business
and education.
Leaders in Atlanta's International Business Community will share
ideas and give suggestions about pursuing international careers. Ambassador
Jack Perry, director of the Dean Rusk Porgram of International
Studies will be the speaker at the opening session. The cost is
$15 in advance and $18 on April 13. For information, Marion Acton
(404) 239-9495.
Engineering College gets $117,233 in grants
USC's College of Engineering has been awarded $117,233 in grants
to teach undergraduates how to design and troubleshoot electrical and
electronic systems. The college's department of electrical and compu
ter engineering receiveu six logic analyzers wonn $oz,i84 in hebruary
from Hewlett-Packard Co. The devices analyze and display electrical
signals on screens, enabling systems engineers to diagnose problems
in electrical and electronic systems.
The department also received a $55,049 grant from the National
Science Foundation to buy computers and software for instruction in
computer-aided design. USC will match the cash grant for a total of
$110,098 in money to purchase computer-aided design equipment
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By CHAD BRAY
Staff Writer
Like some USC students, Matt Erramouspe, a
Baccalaureus Artiam et Scientiae senior, was a
victim of theft last week. His loss, however,
was more detrimental to his grades than to his
bank account In his missing bookbag was his
honors thesis.
On March 22, Erramouspe left his bookbag
inside the entrance of University Bookstore so
that he could look around inside. About 20 minutes
later, he returned and found that the bookbag
was missing.
He said he lost 40 pages of his 70-page thesis
which combines economics and philosophy to
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NEW YORK ? It may be a way for those
down-in-the-dumps, over-the-limit college students
to get some relief from their credit cards.
Citibank, in a daring move to drum up more
business for its credit card operations, said
Monday it is guaranteeing its customers the
lowest price available for merchandise bought
with Citibank cards.
Citibank will refund to its Visa and Master
Card users the difference between the price they
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portray "a different perception of the rational,
economic man."
Erramouspe believes that security needs to be
improved at the bookstore.
"There are guards there sometimes," he said,
"but guards can't remember which faces go
with which bag."
Don Miles, director of the University Bookstore,
said the only time the bookstore has
guards is the first ten days of each semester. He
said students can put their things in the lockers
in front of the bookstore.
"The lockers work on a coin return system.
Your quarter is returned- when you open the
locker," Miles said.
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merchandise at another retailer.
The program, which begins immediately,
could force other credit card companies to institute
similar plans.
The Citibank plan works this way: If a Citibank
credit card user buys a television for $350
at a store, and then finds it at a lower price at
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"Approximately 50 percent of the lockers are
working. We are reordering keys to update
many of the lockers," he said.
Erramouspe is earning a degree in Pre-Law
in the Baccalaureus Artiam et Scientiae program,
a sequence designed for Pre-Law, Pre-Med
or pre-government majors who are planning on
going to graduate school.
He said his thesis is due a year from March
31. He hopes to have his work finished before
he graduates in May.
Erramouspe said if anyone has information
that might lead to the recovery of his thesis to
call him at 256-7829.
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Crotty said.
charges to The student may also choose to
and offers have the charges reviewed by a
resolving panel of his or her peers, faculty
and staff. The panel is called the
Campus Judicial Board.
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thority has "If a student's record indicates
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anybody t0 Iearn, it may mean that
they would have to be separated
thorize me from ^ community," he said.
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antiques, the company said.
It also does not cover prices of goods offered
at liquidation sales and cash-only sales.
Credit card companies have been trying to
outdo one another with offers designed to bring
in more business.
The Discover card, owned by Sears, Roebuck
and Co., offers users cash rebates on their
purchases. And many cards, following the lead
of American Express, offer replacement of
goods bought with their cards if the merchandise
is stolen or damaged.
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