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| 6 Local compu I have to admit that when I think of the Midlands region of South Carolina, rI don't exactly picture a hotbed of technological advancement. But my opinion is changing now that I have learned about the creation of MidNet. This is an exciting development that could represent nothing less than a rev- se olution in the way computer communi- Pi cations will be used in the Midlands. The service will function as a "freenet," m allowing registered users free access to Pl e-mail, government and community news, library catalogs, heath informa- ^ tion, the Internet and more. ? MiHNet ia a inint pfiFnrt hpfwoon TTST! the Richland County Public Library and ^ South Carolina Educational Television. . It is funded by a two-year, $110,000 a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. w Once implemented, MidNet will take computing out of the hands of the tech- gu no-elite at educational institutions and er large businesses, allowing the public to a<3 experience it everywhere from the bank ex to the grocery store. Special emphasis will be placed on educating small busi- ne nesses and people without computer y0 knowledge and also providing them with s e computer access. ja; USC professor Stephen Bajjaly, the project manager, hopes the basics of the Join Tl Sec Well, not exactly. Bi 1995 staff, you'll be newspaper, as well * C'mon. Join. You'll Interviews for sectic underway through D 777-7726 for details i I To find out more about this cc other forms of I | cal jl! 256-^ 271 2 Middleburg II ' Facing Forest Dr. - between Providerx 11 ] ENTI 3k Jt (** ting offers m ?ii *" \ ?2k MARC t LaFOUNTAIN t < k Technobabble a srvice will be up and running in Jan- a uy. However, people who initially use IdNet will need to do so by computer B odem. In the future, Bajjaly said com- ^ iter terminals will be placed in libraries, inks, grocery stores and other places here community members might want use MidNet. It will also be accessi- ? e over the Internet by Telnet. Bajjaly is excited about all the things . IdNet will be able to do, but he was , so careful to tell me what MidNet will , >t be. "The MidNet is not an Internet freeay," he said. ? What this means is that MidNet will ipport e-mail, Gopher and some othNet resources, but it is not designed ? i a front-end for heavy-duty Internet a ;ploration. Those of you with a pen- 11 ant for the World Wide Web will still 0 ;ed to have an Internet connection of 1C urown. MidNet will be a text-based b rvice designed for the community at rge. L I think this is a wonderful project u eie Gameci i the worli ut by joining The Gamec ; a part of USC's fastestis a useful part of your c be glad you did. >n editors and assistants >ec. 5. Sign up in RH 33 "(Saiff intraceptive shot, as well as IS birth control, I9Q3 I Drive, Suite 102 e Hospital & Richland Fashion Mali |S UES CLOSE: ic&mAeA, 9tfv at 5:00f m The Gamecock Q A&ijl(I rorld of fun vith a great deal of potential to help the Midlands. USC is to be commended for aking part in its creation. Bajjaly wants he entire community to be active in creitingMidNet and helping it grow. If rou have suggestions about what inormation should be offered on MidNet, ir would like to offer your help, let Baialyknow. He can be reached by e-mail it bajjaly@scarolina.edu, or by phone at 77-0446. As long as I was looking at local cornalter offerings I thought I would menion the local Usenet News groups ofered here at USC. Users of the mainramp ran tvnp "nnr" tn arraca TTaonot )ver 20 newsgroups local to USC can ie found under the "uscar" heading. You may have have seen fliers around ampus advertising the local newsgroup or Chinese students. A reader named datt Hoskins wrote to tell me of a newsroup he has started to discuss the cretion of the Preston Residential College o 1995. You will probably find at least ne newsgroup of interest to you. Topis range everywhere from games to textooks to personals. aFountain is a journalism junior. His colmn appears every Wednesday. He can be mailed at lafountain-marc@scarolina.edu ock, d cock's spring -growing immunity. are 3 or call to ^Gq Cock For exhaustsystemilt you can trust call u* 252-3435 Visa MC AMEX Discover it*. :gn ups )ing on Sign up in the Oft Recreation, 202 B1 Call 777-5: more inf ori w UNA! Wednesday, November 30, if | liai Alternative options f< LUPE EYDE Carolina! Editor g Most students nowadays are a little ^ too busy with homework, papers and exams to think about spring break after ? all, ifs a good four months away. But the Office of Community Services programs has to think ahead to get its annual Al- * temative Spring Break underway, be- ^ ginning with its Nail Sale next week. What is Alternative Spring Break 1 and how can I get involved, you ask? Al- ^ ternative break programs started at Van- * derbilt University when a handful of students chose to spend their spring break 1 educating themselves not in the ways of the classroom but in the ways of the e world. ASB allows students to enhance ^ their education by living and working in s lower-income communities, thereby ere- 0 ating a perfect exchange opportunity: 0 students contributing their time and en- F ergy to the disadvantaged while at the c same time learning from them. H. Michael Magevney and Laura ^ Mann began "Break Away: The Alter- s native Break Connection," a national * clearinghouse for alternative break pro- I grams at Vanderbilt University in 1991. c Magevney and Mann estimate that more v than 10,000 college students will spend F their spring breaks this year volunteering in an Althemative Spring Break pro- g gram. F According to Magevney, "Alternative t break programs are revolutionizing the 1 way college students perceive spring break. Students used to think that the il only things interesting they could do was s 5% "Discount w/ Use" f6 "i Automotive t Systems I --- - -, x SUPERIOR AUTOIWOTIVK^^^ ffidftc^e^ocffirive ?(/^oss from"Family Dollar) ARE NOW ice of Campus att PE Center. >61 for nation. 1994 ^bringBrea it m i/v^x g jo party at the beach. Now students have b{ i true alternative through voluntarism, rhe feeling that you get knowing that rou have helped someone out will last ce onger than a suntan or hangover." th The ASB at USC involves taking a al earn of students and professionals to or fohns Island, S.C., to engage in a week- ^ ong community service project. Particpants in this year's trip will spend the n; veek of March 4-10 working coopera- er ively with the Rural Mission Housing er froject to tend to the low income hous- th ng projects on the island. "Rural Mission has a number of houses said that they work on on John's Is- Se and," Matt Fifolt, a student personnel Ri ervices graduate student and program is rganizer. "Last year our group worked w n laying and tiling the floors of a house, ^, tainted the interior and built a handi- ' apped access ramp at another." ^ "Our group picks up wherever the 03 ast group (of volunteers) left off," Fifolt aid. Different groups come from around he state to help Rural Mission on John's sland. The Mission also runs a daycare enter for children of migrant workers ^ /ho have nowhere to stay while their er larents work. at "When the children aren't there, the te groups have the option of staying there," ^ Volt said. "This year we have reserved he daycare, so we'll be staying there. wViavq \ira ofnxrA/1 1 oof imov w so iiai/0 niicic ?c oiajcu iaoi jcai. "This is the second year we've done ^ I. It's an opportunity for students to try m omething different and give something Rj CLE. ft locations 425 Assembly Stree 549 Knox Abbott D 1436 Taylor Street i 4717 Forest Drive 1340 Elmwood Ave 2601 Devine Street SEE OUR COU FRIDAY'S COL PALM Campus Ministry The "L" and "M" of Palm Wednesday 7pin Sunday 5:30pm Worship & Dinner PALM Campus Ministry Partnership Among Lutherans & Methodists 728 Pickens Street 799-7363 St. Thomas More Mass Sunday 11am, 6 pn 1610 Greene Street 799-5870 C ANTERBUR1 The Episcopal i JfMondayll "liafeJn the J Sunday ey<ml?&.&0rs& " ahd7pi 1115 Maffon StreefH Rev. Rich Biejij The Episcopal Ct The Carolina Chaplains Association The Carolina Chaplains Association promotes cooperation and fellowship as the foundation of the diversity of religious life at Carolina. All association members support the role of healthy religious development as a significant part of higher education. All of the chaplains and counselors of the Carolina Chaplains Association are available for counseling and spiritual guidance. 1^ kopens ;etaway ick during their vacation," Fifolt said. The ASB program is almost identiil to Habitat for Humanity, except for le fact that they are national and RurMission is regional, focusing mostly 1 Johns Island. Another difference is tat the Rural Mission volunteers doite the materials they use in whatev they build. ASB is holding a fundrais to raise money to buy the supplies iey need to help Rural Mission. "Dec. 6 and 7 we are having a Nail ile from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the ussell House," said Fifolt. "Our slogan 'Buy a nail, build a house.' Silver nails j.i_ xi c. i? drv 3 ? mi a nuuon are irem pi to aim weu ive special gold nails for donations of .0 and up. Ifs a great way for the whole mpus to get involved, and proceeds go the Rural Mission. "It's tremendous that the mission les as much as it does because they rely are surviving on the goodwill of oths," said Fifolt. Students are invited to tend an information meeting about Alrnative Spring Break Programs and e 1995 spring break trip Dec. 1 at 8:30 m. in the RH Room 205. They can alcall Matt Fifolt at 777-0169 or Rachelle jhner, director of the Office of Cornunity Services Programs, at 777-5780. ichelle has photos from last year's trip. \NERS to serve you t 799-2030 rive 796-5788 779-4524 782-0322 nue 252-5343 799-6148 !PriM IM THIQ I vy II II 1 II 11^/ J PON CLIPPER haplains orner Dinner & Program Tuesday Evening 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study at 7 pm / JJL \ Presbyterian ? TlfiT I Student?Center - 01110 * 1702 Greene St. 799-0212 5 Catholic Center r, Mon.-Thurs. 12:15 pm Confession Sat. 2-3 pm or by apt. Newman Club Evening Prayer - 6:45pm Meetings: Tues. 7 pm lev. Michael F. McCafferty, Chaplain (across from the School of Nursing) r Community 3*arch on Campus 6 November: Mies. N. of horseshoe) .O&plain 771-7800 SiSpWelcomes You. Heart to Heart "Voyage Around the World" Special Guest! Thad Westbrook Thursday,December 1,1994 7:00pm BAPTIST STUDENT UNION W 700 Pickens Street 799-3854