The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 23, 1992, Page 4, Image 4

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Students net junk food, cb Health Students feel free to make deci sions and choices for themselve once they tire in college. As trivia as it seems, a proper diet is one c these very important decisions. September is Cholestero Education Month, intended to hel Americans become aware of th health risk high cholesterol level can be. Along with high blood pressur and cigarette smoking, a high bkx> cholesterol level is one of the thre major modifiable risk factors fo heart disease ? the leading caus of death in adults. Another important factor i Heredity. Any person witn a nistor of heart disease or high cholesterc should get themselves tested regu larly. Cholesterol is carried through th body by lipoproteins. There are tw types: high density lipoprotein (HDLs) and low density lipopro teins (LDLs). HDLs are good because the take cholestrol from the blood ani carry it to the liver. The cholesterc is then eliminated from the liver. The more HDLs you have, th better off you are. HDL levels ca be raised with increased exercise. LDLs, however, carry choles terol straight to the body's cell and artery walls. One in every four college stu dents has high cholesterol level? and one hall of all older adult Fighting the power I r JlK rMtKL ?t! fr^ * fl ft, * V | X "^- rtg^B la Public Enemy, one of U2's Stadium tonight, from left to Flavor Flav, and the SlWs in t Workshop' is madcap, IPtofl Review And they're off! The cast of Workshop Theater" "Lend Me a Tenor" gallops suces: fully through Ken Ludwig's mat eap farce set in Ohio in the 1930s. In "Tenor," playwright Ludwi reworks the age-old lov? stor premise of boy gels girl, boy lost girl, boy gets girl, but in this ca.^ tenor has no voice, tenor borrow voice, tenor gets voice and assurt a happy ending. With 20 years as a USC theatt professor, director Jim Patterso can direct a farce when he set one. This aerobic cast leaps ta couches in a single bound, runs ; break-neck speed through slarr ming doors and flies through th air with the greatest of ease. This witty play is loaded widi a the elements that make a farce irr< sistable. Along with rollicking action at a rich asortment of comedic cha id to control olesterol intake ~ have hean disease associated wi high levels of LDLs. But hean di ease is a disease of lifestyle. You can change it. I So what do you do if you ha1 high cholesterol and want to low your percentage of LDLs? Look your eating habits, s The biggest problem college st tl dents face is eating ipo much f< if food. Fast food appeals to studen because it is cheap, easy and last il good. p Avoiding high-fat foods, such e gravies, sauces, butter and dies s ings, as well as cake, pie, cooki and doughnuts can help to low e cholesterol. d Does this sound impossible? It e easier than it seems. Lean cuts >r skinless, trimmed meat, skim mil e whole wheat breads, vegetable fruits and low fat desserts are tl s building blocks of a healthier diet if ~^ y 11 yuu tilc iiiucMcu in iiiiumg u >1 what your cholesterol level is, y( i- can have it checked at the 0p< Door Student Health Center, e For $12, the health counselors o Open Door will test your chole s terol and interpret and explain tl i- results to you. They will also give you tips c y easy, healthy eating, d For more information, call tl >1 Health and Wellness program the Thomson Student Heal e Center. n Questions and concerns abo health issues can be addressed Vnrtn Futmpr r/t-\ I pp Ctnnl- Ti s Gamecock, Drawer A,Russe House. Common questions will i i- answered in a future column. Karla Fulmer is a peer counsel s at Open Door. ' ? r .^1 W * JL - ^ft < VH 9ft r ^QrTiA^Bi^ > m^lB^ [ f.jfWff I L NfcJ wr> (r ^|r ^g| flft|, y y-^v^i ft opening acts at Williams-Bryc right: Terminator X, Chuck D an he back row. Showtime is 7 p.m. s 'Tenor' witty farce I || acters. There is Tito Merelli, || promiscous Italian opera sing || smoothly portrayed by Ande || Kaughmann. Elena Martinez-Vidal adds h chtirm and pulls out ot her cdmec nag an enueanng manner anu iu ny accent. She has been seen other productions around tov s playing an assortment of corner I roles. Racing around in a negligee, t "other" woman, Diana, is stylish c portrayed by Melinda Collins, ai -v the "other-other" woman is play "s with panache by Adele I5hare ,c Both chased after their idol Tito. Bobby Craft was over-the-ed :s hilarious as the operatic bilingu bellhop. Frances Sanders played -1 wistful Julia and is no stranger II the stage. Patrick Barresi at :s Anders Kaufmann are outrageo twin operatic Othellos. H Ken Ludwig's "Lend Me at Tenor" is chock-full of witty di i- logue and fast-paced action. Ji io Dottorcnn'c chom 11 irn/^tmn r*Am n 1 iv i auciowu o oiicuj./ uuvviiwu mented by a broadway-style set J1 costumes and set design makes tl a must see. "Lend Me a Tenor" ru re through Sept. 30 and opens t r- Workshop Theater's 25th season. Caro gj^fp LSI its as ses er is I k, :s, tie ut 3U at ie HPJp hf >n ie at APO Escort Service members Ste ; APO Escor to By SEAN MCGUINNESS ' Staff Writer be It started in 1969 when it was no or longer stile to walk across campus alone at night. ?| The Alpha Phi Omega coed fra temiiy started an escori service 10 provide a walking partner for USC students who wanted to safely navigate across campus in the evening hours. '"It was based on something we wanted to do for the community so no one would have to walk across campus alone " said biology major and APO escort Thomas Clawson. In the mid-70's the USC police department supplied the fraternity wun a passengei van, anu luuay uiv APO Escort Service is used by more than 140 students a week. "People join our fraternity because of the escort service," said Greek counci By NEVADA MCCALL Staff Writer USC Fraternity and Sorority councils are sponsoring a National Pan-Hellenic Council Showcase tonight to provide information about the predominantly black Greek organizations at USC. The showcase, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom, is an informative seminar where each of the sororities and fraternities give a summary of their ^ organization. Sorority Council e Second-Vice President Tina Lark A .1 u saiu. "Each sorority and fraternity representative will have five minutes to speak, followed by a question and answer period." she said. Lark said students will be able to Habitat for H a " volunteers pl< ,U By The Associated Press lie _ Julius frapp was skeptical ot accepting a deal from Habitat for v n I1C Humanity which would help him buy a house, but now the electrillc cian is one of the volunteers who ,lv helps build homes for needy famind e(j "1 just got started and couldn't :s. stop," he said. "It's this funny feelins vou set inside when vou pitch ge in to help others." lal The volunteer partnerships in the a Columbia area, by the end of the to year, will have built or rehabilitated ^d 25 homes in eight years. us But the local habitat chapter, which relies on donations and some grant money, can't afford to build ia~ any more unless support increases, especially from the business community, they said, lis "We've got scads of volunteers, but we've been held back by fundns ing," said the Rev. Jim Nichols, lie executive director of the central South Carolina chapter. lina Bilk ** 1 I W I HKr'iP KStf ai Hl % 9 IH 9 HHr a Ha K a 9 ^BL_^a '* I WmmM % -^Hp N* ilpH 1 ven Batson, Tara Shrinarine and t Service w chemistry major Ben Martin. "We're real friendly and have a lot of fun." According to sophomore Shawn Putman. APO has won the Best Service Project Award out of six states at die Regional APO conference. The service consists of about 60 people who work separate shifts as dispatchers, drivers and people to accompany the drivers for safety and support. "By the charter, everyone (in the fraternity) must serve a minimal amount of escort time," said the chairman of APO, Kevin Dismuke. APO members must be cleared by the Highway Department. The driver must have no accidents on his record and is tested every semester. Dismuke said the majority of the people who call for an escort are Is sponsor NP mingle and view the tables set up by the organizations after the forum. Kappa Alpha Psi President Marlon Woolforde said his organization's table will present general knowledge of the fraternity's history, but will also emphasize service project awards the fraternity has won. "We definitely want to go beyond just becoming a member of our fraternity," Woolforde said. k'\\/n < fb n nr\ pnr\ t b it /\ a 1 o v*c wciiu uitin iw uic guaid that we set for ourselves and achieved." Woolforde said the showcase is a great opportunity for students who are unsure about a particular organization. "They don't have to wait for umanity in m sntiful, donati Greenville and Charlotte. N.G.. affiliates, which have won over dial kind of support, said the key is personal contact and making theii work visible. The central chapter is hoping <i regional conference will be a starl toward that goal. Communitv and business leaders were invited to attend the South Atlantic regional conference Friday and Saturday to meet Millard Fuller, the founder of the international, non-profit group devoted tc ending substandard housing. Fullei also will preach at a Columbia church Sunday. Since 1978, when one of the firsi local Habitat chapters in the country was established on Johns Island 26 affiliates have been formed ir South Carolina and nearly 20C homes built. "South Carolina is one of those states where Habitat has had a real presence," said Sandra Graham ol Easley, director of the South Atlantic region, which also include* ! ? MM fjBm - Br ^ f ^ n Ramel Natividal work hard to keep orks to keep females who are generally scared of walking across Gmpus by themselves at night. Diring their 8-12 p.m. operating hturs, APO is busiest from 9-11 p.n., he said. " This is when we get the most calls because it's more dangerous." Dismuke said. Clawson said the m?st dangerous place t!> walk is bttween the Horseshoe Stnd the BA building. But this does not make tie rest of the university crime free. "When I first pledged, tie re was a rapist rumtpg around bact in "90 around the Russell Il\>use," Clawson said. "APO Escoit and the police followed, and eten though we lost him, we never saw him again, probably became he had about nine officers and Atf) guys after him," Clawson said. uismuKe saiu, we piay a large HC showcase socials to ask que^ons. Instead of being misguided, th^y can ask them ... and get the righ\ answers," he said. Sigma Gamma Rfo President Felicia Bryant believe^\he forum is a worthwhile program which will be well received. "Hopefully, we can ^\swer the questions that the student have for us," she said. Dress code for the event js semiformal and refreshments vjili be served. The NPHC fraternity members are Alpha Phi Alpha Kappa Mpha ^ . tm . r?u: -> ksi, umega fsi km ana rm yeta Sigma. The NPHC sororities ^ Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigtya Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and Sig'ha Gamma Rho. oney trouble; ons needed North Carolina and parts of t Tennessee. Under the program, residents apply tor homes, which have an average value of S30.000, and are i selected by a committee based on t their income. Monthly interest-free mortgage payments, which go i toward buying materials, average , S175. In return, those selected are I required to invest 300 hours of "sweat equity" in building homes. > The central South Carolina <iifiliate has secured a $50,000 state t Housing Trust Fund grant. And while some corporations, churches t and individuals have donated money or property, "when it comes to major gifts, we've just not had it," i Nichols said. ) The story is different in areas such as Charlotte and Greenville. : Charlotte, the largest affiliate in 1 the country with a $1.4 million f budget, has completed its 150th i house, built in 23 hours by ; Piedmont Natural Gas. The compa \ 4 1 1 M Stephanie Newlin/The Gamecock 1 things running smoothly. i USC safe pail in campus security, but it' you don't call, we can't help you." APO escort Kelly Smith, a biology major, said the university needs to put more lights around LeConte and ihe Horseshoe. '"I feel sad thai you can't feel safe on your own campus, but I'm proud to serve USC in the escort service," she said. APO students said they want to break the stereotype that they are stuck-up officers. "We're students, like everybody else," Putnam said. Smith said, "1 have other obligations, but I enjoy doing service." "This is an ongoing service project. We do other projects, but the escort service is constant," she .saiu. Call 777-3825 for escort service between 8 and 12 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Kiss, Trixter to play coliseum From Staff Reports The hard rock band Kiss will perform in the Carolina Coliseum Oct. 25, C & C Entertainment announced Tuesday. Ti^ate \im11 on nn calp Frirlau livavw M.M~m Dv V" ^ IIVHtJ at the coliseum box office, the Taylor Street Pharmacy and all SCAT outlets. Rock bands Faster Pussycat and Trixter will open for Kiss. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets sell for $19.50. All seats are reserved. Omega Psi Phi auction today Rom Staff Reports Omega Psi Phi fraternity will he sponsoring a "Que Auction" tofypht to raise money for victim^ of Hurricane Andrew. % event is at 9:30 p.m. in the GoltJcti Spur. Audience members will have the opportunity to bid for fraternity members who will act as a servant jor 24 hours to his highest biddet. The event is open to the public. ny paid tor the home and supplied money '?i labor. Corporate cash donations include a five-year $125,000 pledge from the Dovvd Foundation, and 23 businesses have aonated $50,000 each over five years. In Greenville, four businesses have donated Voices and labor for a $100,000 coiailfitment, chapter administrator Ellen Williams said. Although ca^h donations have been slow, private and church donations of land fcave allowed the group to build -9 homes without purchasing prope%, she said.