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;Staff Writer they put
: COLUMBIA ? With Christmas person e
!break near, most USC students are f?r a pi
;worried about finals and whether w*th a s
;they will have enough time to shop tiative is
Tor that last gift to take home. This
However, a few blocks from Crooks,
campus, the thought of Christmas the miss
as pushed away, and finding a "My '
?warm place to sleep is of utmost out in i
Jconcern. dorms, t
The Oliver Gospel Mission, into an ;
jlocated on Assembly Street, is she said,
where some of the area homeless here, we
tseek this warmth. Open 24 hours a mentday,
the mission provides shelter "The
from the streets and a place to stay for peoj
for the night. , meal, rt
; The building is right around the receive
corner from expensive stores, but Any am
'oftcw tho Mhr Unhtp Him thf> mic. aTlft thpi
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|sion seems a million miles from one nigh
downtown. Howe
The mission is a day center set rules
where anyone can come to get a to stay n
bite to eat or get out of the cold. If "Each
a person wants a bed for the night, required
he must come and register or said. ">
check-in between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. clothing
Sleeping accommodations are in a blanke
a dorm-type setting with 22 male washers
beds and 11 female beds. Males are the missi
charged $5 per night, while females Nine-:
are allowed to stay free of charge, one of ti
Both are supervised by live-in staff, those wi
With a staff of 12 full-time "It's a
workers, the mission gives people a room, a
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Holiday drink
By WENDY HUDSON a family
Staff Writer Punch h
USC ? 'Tis the season to be ture- Tf
jolly... and to mmrnrnrn refreshin
entertain. I hMj
1 always hungry
whenever they 1 8^^
come over to 1/4?^
Punches and jMral
at Christmas, ^e oranl
Hanukkah and New Year's parties. ^ree w*
They are easy to make, give a dif- f'loat the
I ferent taste to traditional beverages mixtl
and are popular with everyone. a A
The cider recipe is an old family cloves oi
favorite; it makes the house smell ^nue 10 '
wonderful and is good right before
St. Thomas More The car
Catholic Center TheEpisc
Masses Sun. 11am, 6pm, & 9:30pm Chaplsi
Mon.-Thurs. 12:15pm & Wed. 5:30 and Sat. 8am 1100 Su
Newman Club Meetings Tues. 7pm 771 -730
Confessions are from 3-4pm
on Sat. or by appt. Thursday
Rev. Michael F. McCafferty, Chaplain Meet at tl
1620 Greene St. 799-5870 Presbyte
Across from the School of Nursing 1702 Gre
CampUS Thursday
:PAU^ Ministry
(Partnership Among Lutherans and Methodists)
Wednesday Body & Soul 5:30pm A V<
Dinner & Table Communion Mei
followed by Christmas Chrisi
Caroling on Campus Prog]
Sunday - Worship and Dinner 5pm ?
728 Pickens I
799-4993 All Are Welcome 799-7363 70
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Mission offers shel
o get from the shelter what
into it. This means that a :'
ntering the mission looking ace
to sleep may end up
taff position if enough ini- ;".
was the case with Bea
who is now a desk clerk at
lusband and I both started . :
the men's and women's ^ y jfll
>ut we worked our way up r ' r
apartment in the building," '
"Then, when I got on staff Tv," she sajd. "My broth
moved into a larger apart- an(j my mama jjve t^ere.
Adrienne attends
mission provides a place Elementary School. The
)le to shower, have a hot picks her up at the shelte
iceive job assistance and "There's not much to
help in obtaining an ID. here, so I jump rope,"
I everyone can come in, "We don't have any gam
/ may stay for more than William Williams, wh
it-" the shelter in Septemb
ver, the mission does have person gets out of the si
that everyone who wishes he puts into it.
lust follow. "I started out wiping
person who checks in is putting up chairs," he sai
to take a shower," Crooks take care of the kitche
Vnd, we give them fresh during the day, and then
if they need it, along with 4 or 5 p.m.
t and towel. Also, there are "I hate being in this
and dryers on each floor of but I turned a negative ii
ion that they may use." tive. It's mind-blowing
^ear-old Adrienne stays in could be used to makir
he apartments provided for or $40,000 a year and tl
th children. in this situation."
big apartment with a bath- Some aren't lucky <
kitchen sink, beds and a find work that quic
i thf, Moi m
s bring festive spii
meal. The Banana Slush Banana Slush Pu
as a different, unique texle
others are fruity and Ingredients:
g. 4 bananas, mashed
1 1/2 cups sugar
Hot Annie Cider ^ fi-rninre rune frn7,
juice, undiluted
iients: 1 large can pineapple j
)n apple juice 1/2 cup lemon juice
orange juice 6 cups water
p brown sugar 1 2-liter bottle ginger ?
ge
; cloves Directions:
mon sticks Mix all of the ingredie
tions: er but the ginger ale. F
le apple juice, orange juice slush before serving, or
m sugar in a large pot. Cut then let it thaw for thri
ge into thin slices, and put hours. Add the ginger
lole cloves in each slice, serving,
i slices in the juice. Heat
.ire on low. Do not bring to ___________
When it's warm, take the
Jt of the oranges, and conieat
it. Serve warm.
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lers, sisters Skinner has been coming to the
mission off and on for three years
Carver since she was 17. s.
school bus "I was having difficulties with
r. my parents," she said. "I couldn't
play with follow the rules, and my parents J!
she said, wouldn't let me stay with them,
es." "Hopefully, this is the last time P
10 came to that I will be here. I'm waiting to .*
>er, said a go into the Job Corps where they 0
lelter what give you money to go to school ?
and get an education and learn a !!
tables and trade. The mission is giving me a 11
d. "Now, I place to stay until I leave in midn.
I work January."
come in at The mission serves as more than s
a home for its residents; it provides
situation, a lesson that those who leave will ?
nto a posi- never forget.
! that you "Being at the mission has taught 11
ig $30,000 me a lot because all I had was "
hen be put common sense and book knowl
edge, and now, I have street
enough to smarts," Crooks said. "It's basically
kly. Lori the knowledge to survive."
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Wednesday, Dec. 8 d
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? Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian ii
Association general meeting, 8
p.m., Gambrell 402. b
Women Students Association, 6 sj
nch p.m.. Will meet in front of Russell
House on Greene Street to go to
Monterrey's for party.
en orange In the story "Wellness Center
offers help for students fighting
uice new fat," Open Door graduate
assistant Amy Senn was misquoted.
The Wellness Center offers
tie Health Risk Appraisals through
University 101 classes. Center
representatives bring the results
nts togeth- back to the class, show students
reeze to a ^cif health downfalls and offer
freeze and suggestions to how they may
ee to four improve their lifestyles,
ale before The Gamecock regrets this
error.
ST. ANDREWS
^WOMAN'S CLUB
)th ANNUAL
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^Bridal 1
howcase*
id Fashion Show
lY January 16, 1994
12:30 - 5:00
.ding, State Fairgrounds
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E GIVING AWAY A 5 NIGHT "ALL INCLUSIVE"
HONEYMOON TO JAMAICA
MENTS OF & oirJcmoIcQ?
Admission $2.00
eeds will be donated to Sistercare, Inc.
5
Losing job can be
learning experience
C7 JL
his is the final installment in the supervisor or manager and ask
ive-part job search series. them if they'd help in your next
job search," Ward said. "See if
ly SUSAN GOODWIN they'll be references, write good
itaff Writer references or help in networking so
USC ? After dealing with all the you can springboard off your old
esumes, inter- -i0*5 *nt0 a new one'
iews and PIRIIJI Ward concedes that former
new-kid-on- KWRWrfl employees should take one precauhe-job"
fears, h?n before asking such favors,
et another "Get some feedback about
iroblem faces whether performance, attitude or
he student \ v behavior had something to do with
ivolved with a it," Ward said. "Otherwise, you
3b. Losing it. % might feel nervous about what the
"Right now, ^references say.
le economy is Students have other avenues to
uch that there I ai(* them in their new job search,
s a lot of I "Make sure you are available to
lovement in nil Jt'M all your options: the Career Center,
usiness," said looking at classified ads, looking at
om Ward, director of Cooperative Job service or applying directly at
'.ducation and Student an organization you're interested
employment. "Companies are hi," Mosley said,
treamlining and cost-cutting, and George on "Seinfeld" isn't the
lat means cutting positions." only person moving back in with
The consequences of this financial his parents. A lot of students also
imming are universal, according to make the trek back home.
)r. Larry Bergmann, a psychothera- "For some students, it's like takist
with Post Trauma Resources. in? a hath m the morning," Heffler
"Losing a job is a loss like any said. "You just do it because it's
ther loss," Bergmann said. "The there."
dvantage for most college students Bergmann sees the issue of
5 that they are not planning to stay returning home as a complex one.
n that job." "The main problem is that you
Clinical psychologist Dr. Joel have to go back and follow the
leffler sees the effects in more rules," Bergmann said. "If you're
upjective terms. uucoinionaoie, u migni oe nara to
"Some college students see the put all your energy into the job
ew job hunt as a new adventure," search. On the other hand, you
leffler said. "Then, there are those might do everything you can to get
i a situation where they need the the hell out of there."
loney, which is very similar to Sometimes, employees can take
eing the breadwinner of a family." steps to avoid being cut,, according
According to USG Director of to Mosley.
'lacement Lisa Mosley, the best "Really make yourself valuable
/ay to deal with this loss is imme- to the organization," Mosley said,
iate action. "Let's say they ask you to work
"It's very important to act quick- weekends or overtime. Well, do
y," Mosley said. "When you lose that."
our job, it's easy to sit around Even if the situation is beyond
oing nothing. The best thing is to the student's control and these
ick yourself up and to start look- measures fail, all is not lost,
ig for something else." ^ Mosley said.
Though jobless students must go "People need to understand that
ack to square one, they do so in a losing you job isn't the end of the
etter position than before, Ward world," Mosley said. "Just about
aid. all of us will go through that at one
"It's important to talk to the time or another."
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