Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Riverban By ROBERT PURSLEY Staff Writer This week, I visited the Riverbanks Zoological Park for the first time in a decade. I had vague memories of liking the zoo as a child, but I still thought of it as a place for children. No one I know has been to the zoo since middle school. Once I started making my way around the park, I realized I was enjoying myself. For animal and nature lovers, the zoo is a nice place to look at usual and unusual animals. Every person at the park the day I visited was SAGE tackles By CAROLINE DUKE and cers a rrntptmitv nnni FY in m; Staff Writers accom Everyday, we are exposed to environmental problems such as organoverflowing landfills, vanishing jjjLjj forests and toxic waste. These envjj.0 problems can be quite discouraging. s -n_ One way USC students can avoid feeling completely powerless state against this destruction is to join Stude Students Allied for a Greener Coalit Earth. roots ; SAGE is a student group com- 0f mc mitted to addressing environmental come issues on and off campus. SAGE is SAl non-hierarchical; there are no offi- SAGI iks Zoo n having a good time: senior citizens, toddler adolescents, parents and me. Children look. Adults learn. Students c; and will be anywhere in between. The zoo perfect for those pre-evenings when nothir mnr-h ic hannpnino Thp 7An i? thp mmt P.XC ic park in the state. In a sense, the zoo is mostly for childre Only children can appreciate the park unr servedly. For the adult, the zoo experien* has a definite down side. The animals seem cramped. Two elephar are housed in an area about the size of tl environmental nd all members are involved national confe iking decisions. SAGE's olina, Indian; iplishments during the past state coordin; :ars include helping to imple- able to establi the Eco-mugs on campus, state student e zing Earth Day activities and serve as resou ig the state's first student issues. ? A/\M^A?An/tA 4-ltZn A rirla liillCllUU Uiid pool naiuw nu goals this sem s year, SAGE will be the ing the issue coordinating group for the dining halls aj nt Environmental Action cate students ion, which is a national grass- problems. Sp< student organization made up tees will be >re than 2,000 groups that meeting, from every state. SAGE m 3E is a part of SEAC, and Wednesday ii 1 members have attended Everyone inte ot just for s, terrace behind the Russell House. Birds are in cages the size of a short elevator shaft The in less glamorous snakes such as the Carolina is Pygmy Rattlesnake are housed in glass COnLa 'h" f"" "f olinpVmTPC !?, lOUIVlO UIV Oli-V V/l kJUWWAWJ. >t- The space problem should not keep people away, excepting those who are particularly n. sensitive. The spectacle of the animals overe powers the surrounding areas. There are few :e sights more majestic in the natural world than the Siberian tiger or the polar bear. Everyone its should visit Riverbanks Zoo at least once tie during their sojourn in Columbia. issues 'Sanford' By PHEOBRA COOPEF rences in North Car- Staff Writer a and Colorado. As "The Letterman Shov itors, SAGE will be David Letterman," a new sh contact with other CBS show, is scoring higl nvironment erouns to maior television markets tl irces to them on state the country. Letterman made his C m SEAC, SAGE's Aug. 30 after appearing ester include address- for the past 12 years. Si of styrofoam in the 30, Letterman has been nd continuing to edu- NBC's 'The Tonight Sho1 about environmental is hosted by Jay Len< scific action commit- Nielsen ratings, formed at the first In the Columbia marl ford and Son" airs agai eets at 8:30 p.m. and Letterman follows the i Russell House 203. sitcom, rested is invited. "They take away bla and replace them wi . . , shows," freshman Shara ?5* ib september n? 19 9 3 : i^j^98flj98rr|j I El I David Mandrell/The Gamecock Riverbanks Zoo, located off I26, is open 9 a.m. to 4 pjn. Monday through Friday. The zoo remains open until 5 p.m. Saturday. I ' f w children The park is relatively well-shaded, and a positive aspect of its small size is the ease with which people can make their way through it. A day's admission is $3.50. Whether or not visitors stay for a long or short period of time, they don't feel like they've spent too much time. The zoo is only 10 minutes from campus. You don't have to plan your entire day around the visit. Normal park hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The zoo will close at 5 p.m. on the weekends until daylight-saving time ends. bumps Letterman 1 said. "'Sanford and Son' should remain on the air because it's , starring almost the only black show that late-night comes on at night" i with the This issue has been considered hroughout by the CBS programming directors. WLTX-TV has been receiving BS debut telephone calls from viewers wantion NBC n8 Letterman to air at 11:30 p.m. ince Aug. "I think 'The Letterman Show' is defeating hilarious," freshman Lauren Allen w" which said. "I like it. I never watched :>, in the 'Sanford and Son,' but all my guy friends do. I'd rather see David Let:et, "San- terman. I don't think it has anything nst Leno, to do with race." half-hour Another attiiiate, waua-i v, will begin delaying the show, too. ck shows Station programmers said the Letth white terman show should not replace a in Carter show that has been on for years.