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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
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will need to do so by computer B
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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 ?
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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.
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offerings I thought I would menion
the local Usenet News groups ofered
here at USC. Users of the mainramp
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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.
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appears every Wednesday. He can be
mailed at lafountain-marc@scarolina.edu
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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
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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.
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"This is the second year we've done ^
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omething different and give something Rj
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Wednesday 7pin
Sunday 5:30pm Worship & Dinner
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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.
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;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
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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.
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