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Center ( with wri By TONI TURBEVILLE Senior Writer TTQ/"1 Pirtnrp it Your history professor gives you a week to complete a paper. You vaguely remember your English teacher in 10th grade saying something about a focus, but you really can't remember the specifics. Wouldn't it be great if there was a place that would help you with your writing skills? There is, and it's called the Writing Center. Surely, everyone has passed by the center at some point. Located on the ground floor of the humanities building, the center can't be missed. It's easily identified either by the black and white photographs of USC's resident writers or bv the extensive beach murals. The center might even seem intimidating at first with its big, gray metal desks, "Partridge Family"-colored carpet and shelves of literature and writing books, but it's actually a relaxed atmosphere. The assistants aren't afraid to kick back with raisin bagels and drinks from the Sidewalk Cafe while discussing topics such as the history of soldiers and the soldiers' relationships with their horses. Students might be concerned that the tutors sit on the other side of a desk, staring ominously at them. Actually, the tutors prefer to sit next to the students. "Most students are pretty impressed when they're finished here," said Alan Asner, a graduate teaching assistant. "Some are a little shocked because the center doesn't meet their expecta uonu. "When the student is surprised, ) (?s?!shb?... yitRuauj QUALIFIED Tl , Having a motorcycle opei show that unlicensed ride states. So get your licens even keep you from beco T SrISrv College SC Bookstore W I >ffers ass iting tech jjjrem Andrea Terrill, left, is helped b Center. Assistance at the center it's usually because we don't provide a proofreading service. We tutor and give advice. Writing is a process that involves many steps. We only try to help them through the steps." Asner said all levels and types of people come to the center. "It's for anyone with a problem related to writing," he said. Junior psychology major Linda Hook, who has visited the center several times, said, it broke down my inhibited barriers, one of which was fear. It was keeping me from writing. The center has d MQT0R0Y1 H b- U Howard Q.I .. 4\iru?Dt>u<! tuppo ?-8381 Cente Hometown ) RIDE. 12^ 1 ANY STA1 ator license is more than rs account for 80% of the 1 ;e. It's proof that you can ming a statistic. M0T0RCYI P|J|PIPPI!PTIT^^ . / > >' W/ ^// - Ma/yds /; ; ei ^ mm . Wk fi&llp?S ?J| W 'ed! I jewelry Wednesday to Frida} 22 9 am to 4 pm" istance iniques ^ i .*<< ^hf '#f ^mml j n David Mandrell/The Gamecoci ?y Tanja Kauper at the Writing is free to students. helped me realize my weaknesses." Asner said the center isn't just for referred freshmen. The center is for everyone from the secretary to the doctoral candidate and helps with shopping lists and Nobel Prize-winning works. The Writing Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. It's best to schedule an appointment. The center can be reached at 7772078. For quick questions, call the Writer's Hotline at 777-7020. CLE OPERATOR LICENSE legal. It's vital. Statistic atalities in some<, o ride. And it mayVSy SLE SAFETY FOUNDATION Vfe r-j? . / - *^4. / October 20 to Hi Recipes sa By WENDY HUDSON Staff Writer i Cakes, cookies N A1 and candy. DDXS1KI N G The best seethe cookbook. Chips Ahoy cookies and Pepperidge Farms German chocolate cake HEjMlijV !\ seem to be the BttHy / I Mapic piuuucis ? * in every col- HIWH lege student's refrigerator and cabinet. Some students can go for days on nothing but chocolate chips and sugar. Every now and then, though, the urge for something homemade, other that what Grandma sends in her care package, strikes. Cookies and cakes are easy and fairly quick to whip up. Cookies are always a good bet c because they make two or three ; dozen at a time. A cake can be a time saver because it can last for a "ci n nUrvf a n i iu oiiui ua By KARLA FULMER Staff Writer USC ?Ah, the pleasures L T H the rustle of W leaves, the ? smell of hot coffee, the I excitement of football games and...ACHOO!...the flu epidemic. The influenza virus affects many ? Americans every year. It is the reason many Americans spend at least a week in bed suffering from body aches, fever and upper respiratory problems such as a bad cough. :: The only real treatment for the flu is bed rest and plenty of fluids along with an over-the-counter medication to reduce fever. Doctors have become successful at predicting which strains of the virus will be most prevalent during any given year. This allows them to prepare a vaccine for those strains and help people prevent ^ sickness. 7 Typically, the predominant flu strains are an A and B type. This year, the A-Texas, A-Beijing and R-Pdnama ctr<ainc arp mncf nrpvd. | 1?' 1 UllUXilU OUU111J UIV lllV/Oi piVTU [we pai SAV1 I Ihhh^^HH 'DES ? ve best i week if there aren't a lot o: eating off of it. Although health cons moms and dads wouldn't r< mend eating too many swe cookie after every meal 1 cause death or tooth decay i followed by a good brushing. So, bake up some cookies, big glass of cold milk and enj Tea Cookies Ingredients 1 egg 2 cuds self-rising flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions Mix the sugar with the sh ing, and then add the eggs ai vanilla into a large mixing Slowly mix in the flour. It best to spray your hands wit! and mix the ingredients by ha Drop the cookies onto a < sheet and bake at 375 degre 10 minutes. n help pi lent. However, the predor strains change yearly becai variations in the virus. Doctors use the characters the predominant strains frc year before to predict which will be the most common. To make the flu vaccin virus strains are cultured fro yolks, killed by a chemical p and broken into fragment; viral fragments are preserve* common preservative Thimerosol. This is the preservative that is often u contact lens solutions. Finally, the viral fragmei concentrated, purified and su ed in a sodium chloride so This is injected into the bod} muscularly. Over a period of days af injection, the body's immur tern begins to develop antibo the virus. A person hasn't r peak immunity until two after the injection. The influenza vaccine is mended for students, esp< those living in residence hall pie 65 or older and peopl specific health problems. Any person who wist rei ; big HB SIS : taste for last. f pigs Easy Strawberry Shortcake P > cious Ingredients ? 2com- 1 angel food cake' / ets, a 1 container Cool-Whip won't 2 boxes frozen strawberries f it is Directions Tear the angel cake into small get a pieces, and put it into a large servjoy! ing bowl. Mix the Cool-Whip with aL - __1_ _ a*1 1 T T A1 me caxe unui u s covereu. unuiaw the strawberries and mix them in. Stir the entire mixture until it's well-mixed. Put into the refrigerator and chill for one hour. Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients 1 box cake mix (devil's food is orten- the best flavor) nd the 1/2 cup oil bowl. 2 eggs works 1 container icing ti Pam Mix the cake mix, eggs and oil. nd. Drop evenly onto a cookie sheet :ookie sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 es for degrees for 6-8 minutes. After the cookies have cooled, ice one of the cookies and top with another. :event illness ninant reduce his chances of getting the use of flu can have the fly shot. People who have a fever or aren t feeling ;tics of well should wait until their symp?m the toms disappear. Also, people with a strains severe allergy to eggs or to the preservative Thimerosol shouldn't e, the take the flu shot. The vaccine is m egg considered safe for pregnant irocess women. >. The The only side effects of the flu i by a shot are possible soreness from the called injection and fever and muscle same aches for one or two days. The sed in influenza vaccination's discomfort isn't a match for that of the flu. its are The flu season begins around spend- October and lasts until early ilution. March. Peak flu season is during / intra- December. The flu shot is said to be about 70 percent effective, ter the Students can get the flu shot for le sys- S4 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. dies to Monday through Thursday in the eached main clinic on the second floor of weeks the Thomson Student Health Center and from 1:30 p.m. to 4 recom- p.m. in the Allergy Clinic in room jcially 311 of the health center. The s, peo- charge for faculty and staff is $6. e with Karla Fulmer is a peer sexuality educator at Open Door Health and les to Wellness Programs. IIYIE ITS!