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Monday, March 28, 1994 ' Oversea By College Press Service Hey, party animals, are you pi; ning on spending another sumn sacrificing brain cells and working a case of skin cancer? While that n sound tempting, here's a news fla There's more fun awaiting you o\ seas. Ac n moffA# ? maiiti ui uiuusauus burned-out college students find \ ing abroad and occupying themsel I with something otherworldly is ji the ticket for getting reinvigorati Oh, sure, summering abroad, or j using the word summering, was 01 reserved for troubadours, debutan and literati, but now many studei can follow their wanderlust. Because the educational travel bi ness has gotten so competitive late programs have to cater to studen i_ _ . I J* wmms or wuncr anu uie. They finally figured out that colic students want academic credit a their cherished summer freedom, | most of them have tried to becoi more flexible, like letting students < cide when their individual prograi Helping abi aim of USC By NIKI TAYLOR Staff Writer Carolina for K.I.D.S. is a camp service group formed to help abus children. | Carolina for K.I.D.S. gives studei the opportunity to volunteer and ta an active part in the community. T club makes an effort to include gu< speakers once a month. Previoi speakers have included professo and psychologists. Carolina for K.I.D.S. tries to i crease group participation Dy woi ing with organizations such as tl Children's Garden, the Nurturii Center and Epworth Children Home. ' YOU DONT HAVE TO DRINK TO RIDE DRUNK. Medicine can affect your balance, coordination, and vision as much as alcohol. After drinking or taking medication, don't ride. That's \ o / . the best safety prescription. V&/ | MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION^ & MmJ. 23, Wi % Table Tennis Tournament 5:00pm, Gameroom, Russell House Sign up in the Gameroom at Russ The Visitor: A cross-cultural thea 7:30pm, The Golden Spur, Russell 1 Sponsored by International Prograrr Program Union, English Programs I International Support for Faculty an 1W The Employment Interview: Amei 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Career Center, B A I Sponsored by The Career Center The Antebellum Southern Plantati fc Myth and Reality 3:30pm, 151 Gambrell Hall Lecture by British scholar Bruce Co University of Buckingham) Sponsor Southern Studies World News Coverage Forum 3:30 - 5:00pm, Russell House, Roorr International graduate students from & Mass Cnmmnnication will discuss events. Dr. Kent Sidel, Director of E ism, will moderate. Sponsored by the Mass Communication Table Tennis Tournament, Semi-fi 5:00pm, Gameroom, Russell House International Coffee House: Worn Global Perspectives ^ 6:00 - 8:00pm, Capstone Lobby ' A panel of international women lead of women around the world. Gournv Sponsored by International Programs Video Letters from Japan 10:00am and 3:30pm. Business Admi A 25 minute video on living and worl Sponsored by the College of Business Tips for Student Travelers 12:30 - 1:30pm, Russell House, Rm 2 Veteran student travelers give advice Sponsored by International Programs | Information Session on Summer Sti * Shakespeare Text & Theatre Russell House, Rm 203,1:30 - 2:00pr, Sponsored by Department of English International Legal Materials on th< 2:00-3:30pm, Computer Services Bldj International legal materials available Gopher and FTP. Sponsored by the U Cricket Match 4:00pm, Field E Sponsored by NADA and the USC Cri Soccer Game: Eurozorgs vs. EPI 4:30 - 6:00pm, Field F Sponsored by English Programs for In USC International 1 i for Students International students are to meet new friends and i idy Abroad: ments wil1 be served. Sponsored by the Columl Symposium on U.N. Mei April 1-2., Adam's Mark e Internet Hosted by the Center for Rm 321 For more information 77'/ through Discussion List, SC Law Library. Jubilation! African Ame McKissick Museum, USC cket Club 9:00 - 4:00 Mon - Fri and International Art Russell House Lobby temationals Week is sponsored by International Programs for Students. For t s program start and releasing them on the week an. ends to travel to Timbuktu if they s< ier desire. on Most programs offer college credi iay on an optional basis, although som< sh: don't, if for no other reason that rer. they're awesome on their own ac counts. of If you're interested, start planninj go- now because you can't wait until sum ves tmer to sign up for these odysseys net Take courses in Fnolish or Snanist ed. from an international faculty through ust St. Louis University's branch ir ice Madrid, the only American university tes with an integrated campus in Europe nts The Spaniards are legendary for in vigorating the American campus or isi- the Mississippi. Imagine their fiesta* ;ly, on home turf! its' For eight weeks, live with a Span ish family or in a dorm for $850 tc :ge $1,500 plus about $200 per credii nd hour for tuition. Airfare is extra. June so 6 to July 28. Application deadline ne May 1. (800) 758-3678. ie- live as a member of a host family ir ms one of 25 countries worldwide, bui ised children service club During Christmas, the club worked with the Nurturing Center to provide us children with a Christmas dinner, ed Carolina for K.I.D.S.' most receni project was on St. Patrick's Day. Club its members helped the Children's Garden by working at booths during festivities in Five Points. The group, whose co-captains are us Jonathan Evans and Jennifer Keller, is looking to increase its membership. n Carolina for K.I.D.S. meets at 6 p.m. k every other Tuesday in Russell House tie 302. ig According to Keller, "Any interest's ed students are free to drop by and get involved." I DONT CHICKEN OUT. EXCUSES CX3N7 SAVE UVES BIOOODOES JU American Red Cross s? USe INTERNATIONAL \t??t mm 22 - mi 1, m i/? Table Tennis Tournai ~ 5:00pm, Gameroom, R Madame Butterfly Kogcr Center, 7:30pm ell House Ticket information 7-5 trlcal presentation MwiJUu. House ifAw is for Students, Carolina or Internationals, and INTERNATIONA dStaff 11:00 - 3:00pm, Gi International food I r 11:00am-USC Stt rican style 12:00pm - Rumba, luilding 634A with the B{ ion House: 12.30pm - Scottish 1:00pm- Internati llins (dean of Humanities at Nigel Ravel ed by the Department of 2:30 pm - Traditioi i 327A the College of Journalism I"^na,ilonal Film: F' t coverage of world news 318 Hamilton < lectronic and Print Journal- * *'m ?"1,16 D,vm* * = CoUege of Journalism & Anthropology Departme Changing Face of Easti nals 3:45pm, Russell House, Lecture and discussion Viera Markova and HR1 en & Empowerment: Sponsored by the Schoo /\aimius nation a discussion on the status International Night - L :t coffee and sweets. Night Works, 805 Haide and Capstone H-l Visas and Permane 3:00 - 5:00pm, Nursing I in. Bldg., Room 201. Speaker, Charlie Terreni cing in Japan. focus on the regulations i > Administration residency status. Sponsoi Students. 03. International Hour on fun and cheap travel. 12noon, Baptist Student ( %h e(E is offer p< get the added benefit of traveling in> dependently. The Federation of National Representations of the Experit ment in International Living arranges ; your home stay, but you pick the start l date and th#? lenath r?f tim#? nnp fn - four weeks. Why would you want to get away I from your own parental units only to - live with someone else? You get to know the local people, immerse your1 self in a foreign language, go to work i one day with your host or visit a 1 workplace of your future profession. / Then you can take off and lie on the French Riviera for the rest of the sum mer, knowing that you accomplished i something. 5 Cost: $200 to $1,000. Transportation is on you. You must apply at least eight weeks before you leave. (802) > 387-4210. t Research Vietnamese ethnic music, : the greenhouse effect on Trinidad, family-planning strategies in Bolivia or dolphin intelligence in Hawaii with i the Real McCoy of expedition groups. t EarthWatch has been around since Auntie Ann< By CHRISTY REMETA I Staff Writer Have you been in Columbiana Cei the large line forming at Auntie Ar stand? If you haven't seen the line or to the center lately, you're missing i a * ?- l t ? Auniie Anne s nas Deen in uie ma since October. Even though the sh open only six months, its success h nomenal. When you think of pretzels, you p of the hard, stale bags of cheap pre! on sale at Kroger. But Auntie Anne'! nothing like those dusty things. Auntie Anne's makes pretzels ever) ensures the freshest taste. And eve store discards old pretzels. You nev hard pretzel. Auntie Anne's hand-rolls its pretze dough and covers them with yumm Z"l before baking them. You can watch ? being prepared. These pretzels are no ordinary sr Anne's caters to almost every taste b I zels are almost twice the size of a ( always hot and soft enough to tear ^ have many variations. For the sweet tooth, you can try ci sugar. For the seed lover, you ma) lllitera c < ' J ^ ^ ? o ment, Finals usscll House 112 ui.vm L FESTIVAL reene Street , music, dance, arts & crafts ;el Drum band , Cha Cha, Tango, and Swing dlroom Dance Club. Folk Dancing with Bagpipes ional Music with Canadian D J. nhill rial Indian Folk Dancers t Surroundings College 'omen of Japan. Sponsored by the nt em Europe Rm. 302 by visiting Slovakian scholar fA faculty member Darla Dompke. I of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism ambada Contest n St., Five Points nt Residency luilding 231 , immigration attorney, discussion will :onceming the H-l visa and permanent ed by International Programs for "enter, 700 Pickens St. invited to attend this weekly gathering nembers of the community. Refresh)ia Council for Internationals mbership for the Republic of China Hotel, 1200 Hampton St. Asian Studies. '-0437 EttbliZt rican Celebrations in the South East ' Horseshoe. 1:00 - 5:00 Sat. & Sun non information, call 777-7461 iamccock isitive SUB 1972 and offers these projects among T1 about a zillion others this summer, an "It's a Peace Corps-type of experi- th ence without having to spend two cii years at it," said Shepley Metcalf, who an Ifppns rennrtfrs nn rnn nf thp aHvpn. m nvv|yv tv^/vt?viv WJ/ V* MIV HU> VII vv tures of this global organization. Your contribution of 1600 to wi $2,400, which varies per expedition, (it helps fund scientific research that you sis get to participate in and often get col- cc lege credit for! That covers chow, bed he (camping, cabins or bed and break- pi fast) and hands-on training on the ex- flc pedition, but you have to get yourself di there. Most projects last two weeks. Since it's "first come, first serve" ta and projects fill up fast, get on the 24 horn ASAP. Passport and visa may be obvious prerequisites, but keep in ca mind many of the wild places on the pa agenda require immunizations. Get sti an inspiring color catalog by calling co (800) 776-0188. ge Talk about paying attention to col- pr lege student needs. The American In- As stitute for Foreign Study offers two az traveling study abroad programs. 66 t's brings new buttery sesame or poppy s brave snack lovers, there's j itre and seen There's also a glazin' raisin ine's pretzel filled with cinnamon and rai haven't been ^d covered with a hot sugai out. glaze. 11's new wing You can have the plain op has been butter and salt pretzels, as been phe- which are available in both K ??1 I u?1? i (U1U W11U1C WllCill. robably think Even a dieter can watch his tzels you buy weight: Auntie Anne's ofs pretzels are &t-free pretzels. All you have to do is ask for no butr hour, which ter. :ry hour, the Some of you may be sayi er get a cold, diese pretzels seem boring. ^ Auntie Anne's also offers :1s from fresh range of dips. You can get si y ingredients regular mustard, cream your pretzel chocolate or pizza sauce. If you have a sweet tooth < lacks. Auntie Ec lover, Auntie Anne's has tl ud. The pret- y?u- Poor college students 3D. They are know the pretzels are relati >art, and they a*50111*20 apiece. Check out Auntie Anne's, a nnamon and zel and fresh squeezed ler f prefer hot, won't be sorrY y?u did! cy, Kids at Risk, Hunger...V 'all the Office of Community S l A&C moi +L? aVI I ? Visa U.S.A. Inc. 1994 timer al lat's right, school that moves. T1 t and architecture program wandt rough nine of Europe's acclaimt ties, while the more staid finan id marketing group pops into tl mtinent's five fiscal centers. Other programs, lasting three to ?plr? or*? rvffpnvt in Wpsfpm Piii*m lduding a London internship), Rt i, Mexico and Japan. These trips w >st 12,099 to $4,599 depending < >w long you stay and how much y< an to eat. One bonus is curren ictuations won't affect the price, ai scounted airfares are available. Applications were due March 15, ck on another $150. (800) 72 i37, ext. 6087. The Council on International Ed tional Exchange has information < Lid work, volunteer workcamp jdy abroad and college credit in : untries. The council's travel agen its you great deals. Apply ASA eferably three months in advanc k for their excellent, and free, ma ine/catalog. Student Travels: (21 .1-1414. twist to pi ieeds. For the more garlic pretzels, that is .. . ..... sins , uc jircizei iur will be glad to ^ Jmr vely cheap, . JmrH md try a pretnonade. You bu Can Make a Dif Service Programs 777-i epte< e isd you I 1 It's eve -you w 5_ tentative he Lex America offers home stays in :rs Japan and Korea lasting four to six ^ weeks, $2,550 to $3,000, including ue airfare from the West Coast. Credit is available. Families speak English. 12 Deadline: May 1. (617) 489-5800. ^ Amigos de las Americas has volun^ teer public health projects in Mexico, 3n the Caribbean and Central and South 3u America where you can hone leadercy ship skills and improve the world. You can obtain advanced placement so in Spanish/Portuguese classes. (800) 7- 231-7796. Hostelling International can show u* you vacations at home and abroad )S that won't empty your pockets. Hike 53 (and sample the wine of) the Chianti cy region of Italy, cycle the dunes of Cape Cod, raft the white water of 'C L " northern New Mexico, etc. $250 to 2) $1,525. Get a catalog of Discovery Tours by calling (202) 783-6161. *etze1 making ference. ;7ftn. I i at io0lS were. artt to be.*