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Caucus president , to give free lecture Harriett Woods, president of the National Women's Political Caucus, will give a free public lecture at 4 p.m. ; Sept. 8 in the Gambrell Hall auditorium. "The Year of the Woman: Do We Only Get One?" will address recent political gains made by women and the value of continued support of candidates for public office. Woods, who served as lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1985 to 1989, is credited with launching the 1992 "Year of the Woman" political campaign. Since July 1991, she has led the National Women's Political Caucus, a non-partisan grassroots membership organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected and appointed offices at all levels of government. Woods' lecture is sponsored by USC's Office of Women's Studies, the Department of Government and International Studies and Women's Student Services. For information about the lecture, call 777-4007. Midlands Tech challenges USC in Walktoberfest The first step on the road to a cure for the nation's fourth leading cause of death by disease, diabetes, was taken by the Midlands Technical College in a challenge issued to USC over WALKTOBERFEST, the American Diabetes Association's signature fundraising event, which will take place at 8 a.m. Oct. 3 at Sidney Park. In issuing the challenge, Midlands Technical College is saying tnat it can raise more money and turn out more walkers on event day than USC. WALKTOBERFEST is comprised of a 10.5 mile walk and a 2.5 mile walk that covers the best of Columbia. Walkers will include corporate teams, fraternities and sororities, peonip u;ith H ioKptoc onH tKoir pv yy iin uiauvivo aiiu uiivii families, health care professionals and the general public. LEAD contii Protection Agency issued the Lea< and Copper Rule in 1991, whicl required that all water systems con rl?1 f tActc fr\r IdoH T f nn?> ??>?*/% uuvi ivoio iui icau. 11 any wdie system exceeded the acceptabh levels, the system had to take cor rective steps. Columbia exceeded the level ii 1992, putting it on the EPA's lis of water offenders with an abovt average percentage of lead. Wha followed the testing was a three phase plan to eventually clean uj Columbia's water. The plan consisted of a study o: corrosion control by the system source treatment, public educatior and replacement of lead service lines if other efforts failed tc decrease lead levels. Steve McAnally, a wastewatei management expert and USC engineering professor, is involved ir the drinking water campaign. Since the testinp has been mm. pleted and pilot studies are going on now, the Department of Health and Environmental Control's final report is all that remains to be done. However, the study won't be completed for another two years. McAnally said that even then the government has the option of acting or waiting for further studies. According to McAnally, most ol the lead in people's homes comes from the corrosion of water in their pipes. A simple filter can counter most of the lead. One plumber said that he replaced the pipes in about 500 Columbia homes because of lead content. DHEC's policy is that the water system "must replace lead service lines if other treatment measures fail to bring lead levels down to a safe amount." | Police pla on studen By PETER SORENSON Staff Writer One of the utmost concerns on any campus, especially in the fall, is student safety. USC is no different. The USC police want students to know the basic precautions to take as they adjust to life on a large campus. "The university can be enhanced by the individual practicing of good safety habits," Lt. Weaver Grayson said. He suggested some general oncampus tips for students: **Be sure to lock your room when i~ T* i.. ~ J~ yuu icavc. 11 iaKcs> umy j>eeunu> iui a theft to occur, and if there is no proof that the stolen item is yours, nothing can be done; Avoid shortcuts at night and on weekends. The campus escort services would be a safer alternative. Just give the police a call. . Two areas Grayson stressed were awareness of bicycle theft and road courtesy when bicycling?1 While bicycle theft is not on the rise, there are precautions that should be taken in order to avoid such theft. "It's an on-going thing, and it is required that they do register it," RETIRE continued from page 1 would be spending money on people who were going to leave anyway. "We normally don't necessarily know who is going to retire and when, so this has turned out to be a good planning tool for us," she said. Jamison said it was significant that a majority of those retiring /?/%: %/* /v..? ?k/> rsf ^ WCIC guillg UUl dl UJC C11U U1 U1C school year. Some of the professors retiring will also return as adjunct faculty to teach a few classes for lower pay. This will enable colleges to maintain the skill and wisdom that might have been lost with the professors' departure. Keith E. Davis, interim dean of the Humanities and Social sciences saia, n uiis is nanaiea properly, it will be a benefit to the college and the department because it will allow the professors to teach a couple of classes and to write or travel or do what they like." nued from page 1 1 "(We) don't actually have people 1 replace lines because of lead," said a Columbia Sewer and Drainage secretary, but the plastic replace. ment line used costs $2 per foot. "If lead is coming from the i pipes," McAnally said, "it is the 1 homemaker's problem." McAnally said the new law is only intended to replace pipes at } the source, which means the pipes in the immediate area of the water f plant. 'There's not enough lead in the J water to cause a big stir over it," ' said Bobby Franklin, a plumber. He said residents don't usually call him about lead in their water. He recommended water filters for 1 homeowners with high lead levels. DHEC recommends that people , with dangerous lead levels: J n Flush each tap before using 1 water for drinking, cooking or making baby formula; . n 1 i i * ? * remove loose soiaer ana aeons from the plumbing materials installed in newly constructed homes or homes where plumbing has recently been replaced; Identify and replace lead materials with lead-free ones; Determine whether the service line that connects your home or apartment to the water main is made of lead; Have an electrician check your wiring. "It's not a lot of lead in the water," said John Hopkins, a plumber. "It's a lot of lead in the pipes." ce priority t safety Grayson said. "It doesn't cost anything to register a bike. It's free." Bicycles should be registered at the Department of Parking and Vehicle Registration. Grayson stressed road courtesy, "You should be watchful of other vehicles, cars and pedestrians, concerned with their safety as well as your own. Have a light at night. A light is required." The USC police department is concerned with student safety, which is evidenced through programs such as vehicle patrols, cops, cops on bikes and educational lectures. If an organization wants a safety lecture, the police will be happy to coordinate it, Grayson said. Police also recommend Project ID for keeping belongings safe. The police will label all of a student's belongings with the student's name, a measure to avoid theft. The easiest way to keep yourself and your property safe, is to follow the police's safety logan: "USC . . . Use Sense and Caution." Catholic sti By College Press Service It might have been a Catholic Wood terms of the numbers of young peoj thronged to Denver in August to catch a of Pope John Paul II and to share a sort tual free love. But most participants in World Yoi 1993, a biennial gathering of Catholi from around the world, generally ignore) er '60s mandate to question authority. Most of the 186,000 participants e> satisfaction with the church's teachings issues such as abortion that cause con among U.S. Catholics, according to 1 polls. Rich Czyzewski, a junior engineerin at Worcester Polytechnic Instit \4occa^KiiPOttp PimnArto tbn /-?V-\ ?' o lviaooa^iiuo^uo, u> uit niunii d utv ordain only men. "Ever since the coming of Christ, it 1 like that, and it should stay like that," he But Kristina Kerscher, a graduate sti theology at the University of Dayton i disagrees. "There's no significant theological b refusing to ordain women," she saic church is overlooking the gifts that at k its members could bring to the priesthoo< Official World Youth Day events clear of such controversy. In various s young Catholics talked about their faitJ bishops and cardinals speak on prayer an NEWS: 777-7726 J iDanr Student Media Russell House-l J.T. WAGENHEIM, Office Hours Monday, Wednesdc CARSON HENDERSON Copy Desk Chief JAY KING City Editor GREG PEREZ Carolina! Editor ERIC GLENN ! Photo Editor I RENEE GIBSON Advertising Manager TODD SHEVCHIK Asst. Advertising Manager ERIK COLLINS Faculty Advisor The Gamecock is the student newspaper ( and is published Monday, Wednesday and F semesters, with the exception of university 1 Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are not those of the University of South Carolin The Board of Student Publications and C( The Gamecock. The Department of Student ftiMn Out AnniiT riDiific Qcy A Al | I iiiu vwi nuvui i^nuvjyj; wla m ni Give the gi Give bl America 111 pH South Cai H Blooi Can I have your autograph M,?wiwpp I rw ' - g. f. >rfr^ ^^M^fpMlM imH^W ' *<* USC basketball Coach Eddie Fogler signs autograj udents' views rr and discussed such issues as how to incrc stock in vocations to the priesthood and how to ena )le who age multicultural campuses. They dancec glimpse rock and gospel concerts and attended Mas; of spiri- Denver's Civic Center Park. "We're here to show that the Catholic Cht jth Day is vital, that it's not just a bunch of old pec c youth at an altar saying Mass," said Jonathan Beeb d anoth- junior English major at the University Chicago. cpressed Cecilia Pereira also appreciated the chanci even on meet "thousands of people who share the s< troversy faith." Pereira, a journalism student in Pern national Malaysia, said that living in an officii Moslem country, she and other Catholic yc g major struggle to practice their religion freely, ute in Pereira said she will take home from W< ;ision to Youth Day the idea that "if we all stand tog< er, our voices will definitely be heard." las been But despite the excitement of being with < said. er young Catholics, the main attraction for n jdent in participants was seeing Pope John Paul II, r? r* bond r\f t bo D rvmnn C n b /~v 1 i C b n?*ob A ii vyiiivj, nv^civi ui iiiv^ rvvsmaii v^auix/iix v^uuivii. rv meeting with President Clinton, the pope gri asis for ed World Youth Day participants at the pac i. "The Mile High Stadium. A few days later, he clo :ast half the activities with a Mass that drew more t 1" 400,000 participants to Cherry Creek State Pt steered The pope exhorted Americans to respect 1 essions, including the unborn, and called on the medi; h, heard help reduce the violence that dominates mucl id peace American society. He encouraged the part ADVERTISING: 777-4249 HP I tcodt ?; JSC Columbia, SC 29208 Editor in Chief iy 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ! I SHAYLA STUTTS Viewpoints Editor GORDON MANTLER "TI?| I University Editor ROB RODUSKY ? Sports Editor ?^D.. CHRIS MULDROW Graphics Editor LAURA DAY . Production Manager ^0. JIM GREEN ' | Asst. Production Manager m BRIAN McGUIRE ?||1 Graduate Assistant H|||fl| )f the University of South Carolina riday during the fall and spring s tolidays and exam periods. ^|j|p|; those of the editors or author and a. ^ >mmunications is the publisher of Meaia is lis parent organization. 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