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Byrnes Cent Palms scales down to streamline Univ About a year ago, consultants fo Higher Education questioned the c( University of South Carolina's James Center, citing its "unfocused" respoi "extraordinarily large staff" was de review of the center's functions, USC answered the critics by closing the ^An/vM^nl a AtV\At* nnii rAro -i f \ CJ>J>ClUlcll iUllCLUJlld iw uuii/i uin vv^ionj expected to save about $100,000 a costs. Dr. Palms also has elminated the i office, the Office of Neighborhood a and the Division of Administration. T $1 million a year. It's important to note that the neces; offices that have been eliminated b> assumed by other departments at the u By trimming the administrative d< doing more than saving money. He en the administration's attention is focus* it belongs. When he came to USC, Dr. Palms tion to streamline its administrati* methodically, apparently with the su and faculty. The restructuring and cos so far provide just the kind of "pub! particularly considering the difficult i inn thA nnii/Areitv anH thp. rPSt nf StatP. Xllfe XXXV, UiUTV.Uxl; ? (Charlestoi ^!Tl Said to him/ir*^ \ ^ " ^ you really want to win J this election, you've got / (;/ Jr;'/ Vtoact presidential^/ ' '' <?f'r ''' / \ prannT^THTYHw .aa35( \\ JADITIJOq *HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ALL THOSE ' AND '80S WHEN I PETTED AND AND EVEN FED YOU TIDI I It's not all ? fcvery semester, as classes begin, fraternities ? sorority rush canes to a close on campus, fratemi are fraternities all about, how do students join, ark the correct one? Fraternities are groups of men with similar inte for their college years and beyond. A fraternity ] enhance the college experience. Such activities in nity service, and academic assistance. Fratemi tie ' nication, and time management skills. There are 20 fraternities at the USC campus, versity-owned housing available to fraternity mei nities also gather and meet on or around campi and off the Quad. Each semester many young men seek to join; Before rush, however, there are some tarns each Rushee ? a young man participating in rush fraternity. Open rush ? the first two evenings of rush i temity. Closed rush ? the last two evenings of rush tion to visit a fraternity's rush party. Bid - a formal invitation to join a fraternity. I Pledge -a young man who has accepted a bit full membership. After explaining these terms, it is easy to discu male can participate in rush, but it is important rush with a payment of ten dollars provides a r ;er i services ersity r the Commission on J ^ntinued need for the 9 F. Byrnes International fj 2/\WJ?R0* isbilities, to which an |' vp) A0 voted. Following a 'kV I President John Palms J||X\ Vs center and transferring wC'*^ / offices. The move is year in administrative iniversity's Washington nd Community Affairs otal savings: more than sary functions of all the r Dr. Palms have been niversity. iadwood, Dr. Palms is jAj courages the belief that id on academics, where ethnic cl much bette promised a reorganiza)n. He has proceeded pport of administrators t-saving he has effected ^ licity" that USC needs, UlieSIIC economic situation fac- ^ ..r government. 1) Post and Courier -.s 'V-i. . - ' . . ' ' 1 S^fSHj * "The lines were Ic utllr think_it was easier i-u- d ij - said it was a 101 eas to that ? ister than When he v JW Bryan Allison, fresh neering major |ffl! Gridlc L)? we really live ii y States of America? Af / to the political rhetoric and Mr. Clinton, you' are livin8 in ^ Divid America. " After seeing both Tou 7?S ventions, the word "gr bits? appearing. Washingtc locked." Congress is " ^ Mr. Bush says the D UWtff' a Congress haven't enac grams because of "grid t+t&Sf* Pr\nnrocc oa\70 \/fr Rnc it some bad football p Jjfflffip mean our governmen nomic recovery. Thi; doublespeak for politic has Paral.yzed cou ^on^- recess^on ' different than any othi except the entrenched Establishment is too with itself than with inMP really wanted to stimul (jSP^ flicting ideologies of ?8Pf * and government a \ Republican and Democ I have been in "gridloc Nixon administration a 6>ftTi fr. imhi n>tr-t>ifrrr** years ago. But to combat "g ;reek to me, fra ind sororities gear up for rush. As ity rush is about to begin. But what H Hr\\u Ha th/it; artciim that tlvi\7 lAtTl -* U1VJ CliOUlV^ Li UU JV1*? IJ rests, who bond together as friends provides those activities which can ? elude social opportunities, commus also develop leadership, commu- I Fourteen live on the Quad, the uni nbers, and the remaining six fraterjs. There are advantages living on different fraternities on a Then, cm the evenings i fraternity in a process called rush, temities participating in r of these young men should know: It js important for a ru week who is interested in joining a good sense for what he 1 fied if they are invited be in which a rushee can visit any fra- pames may be on or off , , Bids can be extended when a rushee must have an mvita- ally do not have to accej one fraternity. It is impo . , , , interests. Joining a frate J and has promised to work toward depledging at a later date It is recommended tte ss those topics which surround Any temity with his parents, to properly register. Registering for Some fraternities can ushee with a booklet describing the month. Keep in mind en :l|filPfeSSlWe iu5t neea ;;?^i^Vben.raum' e#f>.ft*VWtiMfrW- , .... :?ru??*teAVT*~ - : ;-? $:? ft.. ^fATgR 50RPIA : / ^M^i' , " ?^r*u: ^N- " '^'TitfUUtfllUlS | 1 ?? &\6eiMAwr <Plll2 Jr l*vii roir-OJMTCt*.EANSING' HAS A NICE RING TO IT? !R THAN 'WIPING OUT' OR 'GENOCIDE'../' >n: How do you feel regis f "r* g in,u-yrjffljr;r >ng, but I "I feel it was terrible. It wasn't . My dad handled as efficiently as it ier to reg- could have been. In particu/ent." lar, the financial aid line was really bad." man engi- Eric Barbour, senior political science major >ck and the pc 11 the United ter listening of Mr. Bush -p UTi d think we xl' ed States of party conidlock" kept f^nlll >n is "gridgridlocked." emocrats in tpd hie nrn Llock, while American voter has two options. w?n [ slSn First, the Congress and the White >e of grid- House can be controlled by the hi , , ? same party. Mr. Bush fears a '"i F9 i Democrat in the White House i )?n would be akin to having "a rubberlay. Does it check Congress and a rubber-stamp i h? President." Mr. Clinton fears a simmachine dar condition if the Republicans run out ot were t0 gajn control of Congress. ? , But are their fears justified? Yes lied our eco- andno Bush is right when he says the al bickering jast tdne the Democrats controlled ntry for t0^ Washington it proved disastrous, is not much -phe Carter administration gave us recession, double-digit inflation, long gas Washington Hnes> and ?malaise ? However, 1 concerned onCe in our history when the the rest or Democrats controlled Washington, , they performed the resurrection of he President ^ dead pj 5 eConomy. ate the econ- Under FDR the "gridlock" the two con- during the Hoover administration ,, iness was eliminated within the famous , called the First jqq days, which produced the ;ratic Parties, legislation needed to bring about k since the ^g end 0p ^g Great Depression, lmost twenty One-party control of the legislative ? and executive branches alleviates ndlock, the "gridlock" faster than a bottle of iternity presidf r"r*T"T ACTOM l jl nu j. v/ii Guest Columnist impus. of open rush, rushees go to the quad to visit any of the fra ush week. shee to visit as many fraternities as possible so he can get < ikes and dislikes. On Tuesday evening, rushees will be nod ck to a particular fraternity's closed rush party. Closed rusl campus in which the fraternity provides the transportation, to rushees beginning the night of closed rush. Rushees usu % bids immediately, and may receive a bid from more thai rtant to accept the bid from the fraternity that best fits you rnity because a roommate or friend does, often results ii it a young man discuss his decision to rush and/or join a fra be expensive. Dues range from $50 a semester to $80 pensive does not necessarily mean better. Ask different fra \..BUT, JIM, WE'RE JUST GETTING OFF THE GR ft stration was handled this ' "I really can't compare it to Very slo last vear because I iust trans- too long, ferred. But compared to my freshman previous college, it was use TIPS.' rough." Tiffany Williamson, interna- Melissa 1 tional relations graduate stu- English nr dent tlitical process What to con trad paign strat w * * y 1 or a unifie DLMAJN dates seek the states electoral v.< The R imnist up Calif0] and seek t< . Midwest t generic iss and "con Kaopectate. ~ Meanwhile But the thought of one-party concluer ltl control is frightening to most pecess{?n" Americans, and rightfully so. But . the other alternative that exists is 'S,lressm? perhaps even scarier: the elimina- desires to tion of all political parties. Most onv s ' people would say, "Hey, great c^!.sh. idea! The system would definitely s, work better." I can understand that America s h an 1 f reaction, but realistically the idea is JWU>' V^aiL nuts. ryh The two-party system has pro- LS u :n, vided a great deal of stability for e5 , America. The parties serve as an geographic unwritten check-and-balance. If the Constitutional system of checks- Washingto and-balances has failed us, as man s -JilJ Americans, we can always count ean contrc on the Republicans and Democrats s w to debate it to death. "Gridlock," ' perhaps, is another name for gov- 10 ernmental stability. Clinton. 1 And now as the campaign goes ' ,u: into full gear, and the rhetoric, 11 ^()U -u - vote your WUC11 liui auui,u di u&auw^wg uiv other candidate, asks us to "put T5ai\\, v aside our differences and unite," or re' to "heal the wounds of our country." people, by The campaign rhetoric seems Ple" Isn 1 int says about ternities about what they spend money on, so you c<m < In the long run, most fraternities, if they invest and nomical than an independent trying to provide similar < achieved by pooling resources, which allows ffatemitk he might out with a couple of friends. Basically, fraten group rate concept Although rush seems simple enough, there are still First, some rushees choose to "suicide." This means th a bid from one fraternity. However, there is no guarai Although a fraternity man may say that you will be miiwrmtpp A frafprnifv mav fpll vnu this for the Sole rushee from visiting other fraternities until an actual t . mally extended. Do not necessarily count on one. Also, do not let yourself get caught up in "themes" i the fraternity with which you will be spending time in . and food. 1 Last, here are a few other rush tips: be yourself, i questions and meet as many brothers as you can. Remember, just because you go through rush does 1 But you owe it to yourself to make an honest investiga r mean to you. ^ Interested men can register for rush Sunday at i Theater. There is a Fall Rush Forum Sunday at 5:3 h Tuesday are open rush cm the fraternity quad. Wedne rush at different locations, by invitation only. Contact a at 777-5059 if you have further questions. h ? Scott Aston is president of Delta Tau Delta I 10UND/' HA-WT **-Otfr*T?H 5 year? I' - * 1 wly. The lines were mainly because the didn't know how to >9 "itcomb, sophomore lajor i can be done? ict the emerging camegies. Instead of going d electorate, both candito divide and conquer to reach the magic 270 )tes. republicans have given rnia to the Democrats, 3 conquer the South and >y attacking Clinton on ues like "family values," gressional gridlock." the Democrats seek to e areas hardest hit by the like Texas, Florida, the , and New England by te economy. Neither side unite the country, they to stake out new political election is not about ; future. It's not about h care, or even the econabout greed. Which party >st greed to win? cuts across all political, , gender, and racial barlly, the "gridlock" in n is only a symptom of :ed, and until mankind >1 it, none of our prob>e solved. ce the first step by regisvote. Vote for Bush or don't care who you vote it get out and vote. Even ? ' * 1*1"^ '"v? Ar 1 I lLNt UUltl kcuiuiuaik/, conscience, even if it oting "None of the is a government "of the the people, for the peoit time we take it back? : rush ;et the most tor your dollar, spend wisely, are more ecosntertainmenL This savings is 5 to spend less per man than lity economics operate on the things of which to be wary, e rushee only visits and seeks itee the bid will be extended, receiving a bid, this is not a purpose of trying to keep a id or invitation has been for or activities: It is the men in the future, not the decorations nake a good impression, ask not mean you have to pledge, lion of what fraternity life can 5 p.m. in the Russell House 0 pjn. as well Monday and sday and Thursday are closed the Fraternity Council Office rraternity.