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Integrity, dei By ALLEN TAYLOR Staff Writer "You should always be prepared for teaching," said Jim Burns amid a chorus of closing file cabinets and ruffling papers. Bums seems to have the talent to do two or three things at the same time. As he speaks, he is also in the process of reading a magazine, cleaning out his office and putting together folders in preparation for the fall semester and the rush of 250 new students. Burns is in the business of teaching. And those 250 new sturlontc tuLrv bouo orriiiorl ot T nrill uviuo vyiiw iiavv ainvtu ai ujv^ will be a special student body indeed. They are special because, in most cases, USC was their only chance to go to college. Not only is Jim Bums a teacher, he is the director of the College of Applied Professional Sciences' Provisional Year program, which admits students who otherwise wouldn't have been accepted to college because of low test scores or low grades in high school. "They get smaller classes and more academic nurturing here than in the normal university," Burns said while leafing through a magazine and looking up to speak at the same time. Bums has been teaching for 20 INTRfiMC Listed below are the semester. Contact th these and other sports periods for intramur following Thursday w fraternity members, n of skill is not required ( Sport Corec Softball TViples VoIIeyba Flag Football Tennis Singles Team Tennis Racquetbali Sin] ^Outdoor Soccer CAMPUS REC1 Beca live1 The ]> Plann dication part years, and he still can't seem to sit still. His program, started in 1984, still has the same size and about the same success rate as the normal USC system. Entering freshman are assigned classes for the year that fulfill most freshman requirements. If the students get a C average or better, they are then allowed to continue at USC with their own studies. More than half of the sturlnr\?o on/k/\/\n?r..1l.. 1 4 ~ 4 ^ " uvma auccciMUiiy limipiClC liic program and go on to graduate from college. "You have to know they haven't read much," Burns said, smiling to himself. "They've become more of a visual society. "Although his students are considered academic underachievers by other institutions, Burns believes in giving "his children" another chance. But this doesn't mean relaxing the rules. In an effort to get them used to the routine of reading, Burns gives his students more to read in his American Literature course than they ever had to read in high school. In fact, reading is Burns' favorite pastime next to collecting old R&B records. He was going to teach a summer school course about the history of the blues, but he just couldn't seem to find the IRflL SPOR1 first of many intramural sp e Office of Campus Recrea > that will be offered though al sports usually begin on ith play beginning on Sunds ^si dents of a hall or just a groi I, just a desire to participate Entries Open Mon., 8/30 U llfc Mon., 8/30 to Mon., 8/30 ? Mon., 9/13 Mon., 9/13 jles Mon., 9/13 Mon., 9/13 REATION?BLATT PE C use you without Mortar 6 ing Calc of professor1 Jim Burns is the director of the Sciences who gives select studer time. Time isn't the only thing that Burns has missed lately. "Just take a look at who's gotten a raise in the past five years," he said, raising his voice over clanging drawers. "It would curl your hair." But Burns doesn't take a cynical approach to USC's recent financial cutbacks or the faculty "brain drain" rumored to be taking place as a result. Instead, he said people's attitudes tend to trigger negative feelings, and sometimes, *SfiTQSC torts offered for the fall tion for information on out the semester. Entry a Monday and end the ty. Teams can consist of ip of friends. A high level and have fun. Entries Close] Thur., 9/2 Thur., 9/2 Thur., 9/9 Thur., 9/16 Thur., 9/16 Thur., 9/16 Thur., 9/16 J ENTER?777-5261 can't it... oard ;ndar s curriculum Eric Glenn/The Gamecock College of Applied Professional its a chance to succeed at USC. the news isn't as objective as it should be. "That word 'brain drain' hurts some of our feelings," he said, stopping everything for a moment to speak about a subject he holds close to his heart. "There are still a lot of good teachers here." Whatever happens, Burns doesn't plan on leaving USC any time soon. Besides, in a-school of about 25,000, he will always have "children" to teach. 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