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J 2 Columbia voters t ' mayor, city counc By KEITH BOUDREAUX and 1 Assistant News Editor seat, The city of Columbia will hold elec- born tions Tuesday for mayor and City Distri Council. Th Polls will nnpn at 7 a m anrI rlosf Or: il ~ ' - at 7 p.m. Azar, Five people are running for City Colei Council: incumbent Frannie Heizer Bet against Mildred Weathers McDuffie there MESTEEHj] Four run for Coin Joseph Azar Age: 42 Occupation: Owner of Upstairs Audio in Five Po Political career: Ran for City Council in 1992, foi Party affiliation: None Bob Coble Age: 40 Occupation: lawyer, mayor of Columbia since 1 Political career: Member of Richland County Cot ratty affiliation: Democrat John Temple Ligon Age: 46 Occupation: Lawyer, business consultant Political career: Ran for mayor in 1990, founder Transportation Association Party affiliation: None < Tony Coleman Myers Age: 38 Political career: Ran for City Council in 1992 . I Parry affiliation-None USC chemi From staff reports Natural, non-toxic chemicals that plants use to fight off insects are being scrutinized by a USC organic chemist. Thomas Bryson is studying the built-in de rfenses of certain plants to determine whethei jhey can be as effective as man-made chemical; In stopping crop destruction by bugs. 'The strategy for controlling insects is shift ing to plants to use their own chemistry against them, said bryson, a USL chemistry protessor "There is a lot of chemical warfare going on around various plants, and we seek to exploii that." One of the chemical groups Bryson is studying is derived from a type of moss that resists bugs and inhibits the growth of nearby plants. A second plant being studied is used as a hedge in many Asian countries because cattle won't feed on it. Illiteracy, Kids at Risk, H Call the Office of Cc 1. -- j vvvvnra <^px |wb|V||IBB1| URiniflnMnlnil^l rn<mmm*mmm. 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The chemicals that Bryson is working with are 5 called anti-feedants. They make it difficult for insects to sense a plant as a food source or, in . other cases, block the normal feeding, t One well-known anti-feedant is Warburganal, which is widely used in Africa to control housei hold bugs and to spice up food. "People have known about that since the '60s, at least," Bryson said. "People grind up the root and disperse the powder around a hut or a ; home to keep the bugs out. It's also used as a spice that makes things taste hot." One of the plant chemicals Bryson is working with may work in a similar way. The natural substance shows promise as an ulcer remedy and lunger...You Can Make a Differ immunity Service Programs 777-578( ? fx" * Lven -j _ -g -hande le have anded " ' ^ %\\i Gamecock ig Day Hilll ^yc:- ff_w -V ?: ; eff Connor reads to the audience at the Portfolio ants' interr may also have anti-feedant properties. Bryson is working with two plants to synthesize two chemicals with feed-deterring Characteristics. Hardwirkir arid and nlaoinrhiline "One of our goals is to efficiently make these materials and similar substances and test them against various insects," Bryson said. "The hope is that these chemicals will be close enough to natural metabolism rather than leaving behind traces that are poisonous to other plants and animals." He said the anti-feedants he's targeting may have an additional benefit in that they would alter insect-feeding habits rather than destroy entire populations, as many insect poisons do. What remains to be seen is whether insects develop resistance to the natural chemicals, Bryson said. A number of similar compounds might have to be created to extend the lifetime of each class of anti-feedant, he said. As one "Gel ni r1 Th d k \ mmmim | FREE Per f placed 3 Lin Russell Hou ifi '\?s$T' I??1P * ' ^fr Outloud session Tuesday night in the Golden Spur. tal defenses rnmnAiinrl cKnnrnd Iacc afyortiiranoec ?n vwuipwunu ouuntu IVOO V,UCV.IIV^IIV^0 lit pi U" tecting a crop, a new compound would be substituted, he said. Bryson is one of a handful of organic chemists working in this area, but he has contacts with a number of agricultural firms interested in testing the natural pesticides as soon as they become available. The research recently received a $20,000 grant from Research Corporation, which USC has matched, and Bryson said he soon expects results that could encourage additional funding. "Because of the difficulty of patenting natural-occurring materials, the profit potential of this is somewhat limited," Bryson said. "Anti-feedants could be important in developing new strategies to control plant and insect interaction that would be a lot friendlier to the environment. Hopefully, these materials won't damage the environment at all." \ up clos< mi PI9VIIIII 1 e Game< ly?^ VOO^ . *<?>>* \ ^ sonals. Limited time onl ! in gerson (no phone ca e Maximum. Limit 1 ad pe ise, Room 313. Come up Friday, April 1, 1994 , * David Mandrell/The Gamecock TAIWAN continued from page 1 1 lations experts believe Taiwan, an established economic Asian power with a population of more than 21 mil lion, should hold a U.N. seat along with mainland China, much like that of North and South Korea and the former East and West Germany." Conference speakers representing Taiwan and the United Nations include Sheng-Tsung Yang, the deputy director of the Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs for the ROC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; ROC representative, ambassador Mou-Shih ^ Ding; and Edward Luck of the United Nations of the United States. The conference will also feature international relations experts from leading American universities and colleges, including USC faculty members James Myers, Richard Walker, Donald Puchala, Lingjun Wu and Roger Coate. The event is sponsored by USC's Center for Asian Studies. For more information, call the Center for Asian a Studies at 777-0437. ' jiio i and urifh :ock. \ 0,< \ <' \ s \ \ t> : ?5* y! Ads must be ills please), r person. > & check us out!