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usc/ci. share id By MARC LAFOUNTAIN Staff Writer As The annual Clemson-USC Sti Leadership Exchange took place cu5 Wednesday at Clemson, where stu- He dent representatives from both uni- US versities gathered to discuss issues ^1: facing their campuses. ( Leaders were present from the a^( two schools' student governments, mi1 minority organizations and news papers. Clemson President Max 5)01 Lennon welcomed the group and discussed what his school is focus- sa*' ing on. act "Graduate students are very me important to us," Lennon said. ver "But undergraduates are a priority 1 as we see it. We have a commit- stu ment to the excellence of our diti undergraduate programs." fr? USC Student President Tom Pre Young offered the traditional letter Sat of good will to Clemson leaders. t0 The group then met for an informal discussion about higher education and concerns both campuses sor share. We The need for a student honor ^ac codFlto govdrn areas such as on cheating was a hot topic at the t>u( meeting. USC Student Vice President Kelli Lister said the ere- tan ation of a code would have bene- die fits-fbf a university. asi< "When a school has a code of honor, it's saying something," she said,-|"It's saying that cheating isn't going to be tolerated." Lennon said Clemson's student government has tried to devote its attention to several key areas that arp mnet imnnrtont tn itc ehiHontc cuv/ invoi impvi lam iv/ no OIUUV/1HO. "Since 50 percent of our students live off-campus, it is important that we have good relations with the community," he said. "We are making efforts to strengthen those. "We are also working on a debit card system that students could use on and off campus. Finally, we are continuing to work here at Clemson and in lobbying the legislature with other schools to make sure the things our students need are funded." Congressman speaks to frat, other guests By HAMPTON KNIGHT <i Staff Writer Congressman-elect Jim Clyburn spoke to Omega Psi Phi fraternity and guests Wednesday night in the /" Russell House Ballroom. f The newly elected official from the 6th Congressional District and alumni of Omega Psi Phi gave a motivational speech to the stu- \ dents. J Ctyburn spcfke on the impor- .3 tance of holding onto one's aspira- & tions and to keep in mind that no doors can be closed on an educated mind. "Mv main motivation when y speaking is to spend as much time getting young people involved in more of the political process than I just voting and avoiding the idea I of 'fashion politics' by not brow- I beating my statistics and providing a more general scope in accor- Jg dance to my audience," Clyburn said. Omega Psi Phi President Victor Jones said he was pleased with the fp turnout. He said there was repre- }? sentation from every AfricanAmerican organization on campus. "It is a great honor to have a speaker of this caliber here at USC r j representing such dedication j towards the young people in this community," Jones, a political sci- r + ence sdnior, said. . 1 "Congressmen Clyburn has had a major impact being the first ja black congressman in the African American community, and we felt it was imperative to have him as a guest speaker," Omega Psi Phi member Warren Harley said. iW Clyburn is the first black con- ?//gressman from South Carolina since Reconstruction in 1892. Rirk Wartp Omptta P?i Phi .. ^ VI adviser, concluded the program by ^ challenging the audience to strive Nfor excellence. ' oecome leaders ana accept tne challenge Brother Clyburn has given you, brother and sisters, as black Americans at the University of South Carolina," Wade said. emson ;jail and B .eas ^ Lee McCallum, USC's wlF sociation for African American idents first vice president, disused racial tension on campus. f told Clemson leaders about " IC's race relations forum earlier a! f? * 1 s semester. *" ? Clemson students asked Young 3ut some problems he thought Ag. ^j|k 1 norities encountered at USC. 1* I 'Unfortunately, there are profes- ^ ~ x 1 s at the university with attitudes 1 J ^ ich could be called racist," he d. "Carolina needs to be more ive in hiring minority faculty mbers. Right now, there are not " y many of them." PjpRHX \t the end of the day, the two dent presidents continued a traion of exchanging sweatshirts ; m their schools. The student . ' sident of the losing school in urday's football game will have wear the other school's sweat- U 'I think we were able to learn 'rtnpcrlov " Vnnnn caiH "\X7a <UIIVOUUJ , X V/Ull OU1U. M V 1 some constructive discussion areas such as honor codes and 'I would have preferred more ?? e for discussion, and" I hope in . . future more time can be set are ie for it," he said. English sophomore j it!w y" H\ J { \ V ? <4 / O Jr-' (/) ^ y -^s-i vli \ iSPl ?$>US ' y \ WKOGEL ^^CENTER 1 :i| r^y" ^ X ^ ? ail' I patronize tl Mjj \|| ^^?Pen Books ^ ^ ^ ^ Ml and other Resources T) -w~ r \ C/fCdztL* ^etvdc^i\ 7 ,m. . 7 ^77^ ^ y 5j3^) I niiiamnnP ! T business freshman Joe Good, political science freshman Jimmy IV \ndy Fields during Kappa Alpha's and Chi Omega's "Jail and Bai ^I C^heck out these Adv I Offers in the Holiday S ( in Today's Gamecock. jl^ Lea Clayton/The Gamecock loore, history senior Brian Hillen and 1" on Thursday afternoon. \ ertisers1 Special Chopper inserted And be sure to hem! 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