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NATIONWIDE
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Facing unyielding opposition
in Congress, President Clinton scrapped a $40
billion rescue plan for Mexico Tuesday and hurriedly
assembled a substitute package combining U.S. money
with international aid.
"We cannot risk further delay," Clinton said.
Racing against what the administration said was
the imminent threat of financial default by Mexico,
Clinton invoked presidential authority to commit
$20 billion for loans and loan guarantees to the government
of President Ernesto Zedillo.
"The situation was dire in Mexico," Secretary of
Sfato Wnrr*?n PViriatnnVior aairl m-mmAntincr rvn Mnn.
day's plunge in the value of the peso. Treasury Sec%
retaiy Robert Rubin said "the likelihood is very high"
that the new aid will avert a financial catastrophe.
Mexican financial markets and the peso rallied
Tuesday after Clinton's announcement.
International lenders increased their aid pledges
by $15 billion, to a tptal of $27.8 billion. Canada and
a group of Latin American countries pledged $1 billion
apiete.
The end run around Congress was a gamble for
Clinton, drawing on money that usually would be
used to defend the value of the U.S. dollar. It also
means he shoulders most of the political risk of supporting
Mexico's nosediving peso rather than sharing
it with Congress.
TODAY
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of
1995. There are 333 days left in the year.
Today's Hi?hli?it in History:
* On Feb. 1,1893, inventor Thomas A. Edison
completed work on the world's first motion picture
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On this date:
In 1861, Texas voted to secede from the Union.
In 1893, the opera "Manon Lescaut," by Giacomo
Puccini, premiered in Turin, Italy.
In 1896, the Puccini opera "La Boheme" premiered
in Turin.
In 1898, the Travelers Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Conn., issued the first auto insurance policy.
In 1920, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
came into existence as the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police merged with the Dominion Police.
In 1943, one of America's most highly decorated
military units of World War II, the 442nd Regimental
Combat Team, made up almost entirely of
Japanese-Americans, was authorized.
In 1946, Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was
chosen to be the first secretaiy-general of the United
Nations.
Tn 1 Qfifl fnnr black college students hecran a sit.
in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.,
where they'd been refused service.
NOTEBOOK
Jane Addams Fellowship accepting applications
The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
is seeking student applicants for its Jane Addams
Fellowship in Philanthropy program.
The fellowship program awards each fellow
$15,000 for the year and 12 credits toward a graduate
degree. Qualified candidates include recent
graduates with a bachelor's degree and seniors anticipating
graduation in May. Applicants must have
demonstrated leadership potential, community in>
terest and academic stability.
Interested persons should contact the IU Center
on Philanthropy, 550 West North St., Suite 301, Indianapolis,
IN 46202, (317) 274-4200. Application
deadline is Feb. 17.
Student Organization Fair today
The spring Student Organization Fair will be
held from 10:30 to 3 pjn. today on the Russell House
Patio. Over 60 organizations will have represents
tives at the fair to answer questions and recruit new
members.
Outstanding Teacher Award seeks nominations
Nominations for the USC faculty member who
best exemplifies excellence in undergraduate teaching
are being accepted.
Nominations should be in the form of a letter describing
the nominee's strengths as a teacher. The
* award is a $2500 prize.
Letters should be mailed to Lori Thombs, Chair,
Amoco Teaching Award Committee, Department of
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ouiusucs, uiX/, ^ummuia, ov, zyzuo. r or more information,
call Thombs at 777-5163.
The deadline to submit a letter is March 3.
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Construction and demolition debris
acounts for nearly 35% of all waste
in the United States. It takes up the
most amount of space in
our landfills.
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Black Hist(
emphasize!
MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer
Today is the beginning of USC's celebra
tion of Black Histoiy Month, which includes
events designed to educate students abou
black history and culture.
Negro History Week was established ii
1926 by Carter Woodson to honor the ac
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February was established as Black Histor
Month to further commemorate the accom
plishments of blacks.
USC's Association of African-Americai
Students and the Office of Minority Studen
Affairs have put together a calendar of event
to educate students about black culture.
"Imani: Faith In Ourselves and Our Fu
ture" is the theme for this year's events. Th<
theme "encourages us to believe in ourselves
and celebrate the victory over our struggles,'
said Femeia Adamson, president of the As
sociation of African-American Students.
The opening ceremony will be Tuesday ant
include a presentation entitled "Church" fr
the Hallelujah Singers.
"The singers preserve the rich heritage o
the Gullah culture by educating, promoting
Head over heels
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The Bud Light Daredevils perform f
coach Nancy WHson won her 200th j
Recycling sj
68 percent <
JENNIFER SAVAGE Staff Writer
From Blossom Street it may look like th
Apartments aie completely gone, but over
main.
Almost 12,500 tons or 68 percent of the c
concrete from the University Terrace Apar
by an environmentally responsible demoli
Chris Thomas, USC recycling coordinator.
USC, in cooperation with Southern Ma
n j i j - A. ! i i
ing v^o., aeveiopea a cost, savings pian to recyc
said.
Much of the 209 tons of steel scrap,cast in
and brass fixtures were collected by hand, wl
a grappler "chewed up" the excess concrete tl
as fill material for the new parking lot, said B
ern Management.
"Construction is driven by cost, and m
Southern Management are taking a hard 1
are aware of the interest in it," Wiseman sa
USC is working with contractors to find
concept, including plans to recycle asphalt fi
ness administration parking lot to make i
tional Advocacy Center, Thomas said.
Professors p
KRISTH iSGETT Staff Writer
Russell Pate, chairman of the USC Deps
cise Science, the Centers for Disease Contro
and the American College of Sports Medic
that every American should engage in at lea
moderate-intensity physical activity every <
cle to be published in the Journal of the Ai
Association today.
Too many people in the public at large dc
the importance of exercise," said Pate.
There are 250,000 premature deaths evi
we're too sedentary. This is a major health
quires major changes in society," he said.
Pate's article is the result of two years
search by a team of scientists and health re
ed by Pate and including Caroline Macera
USC Center for Health Promotion and Disc
c "We have come through ^everal decades
ny Month p
s education I
I
and celebrating the uniqueness and beauty
" of our rich cultural heritage through planta- |||||j
3 tion melodies," said Shaunya Mouvone-Murt
rill, coordinator of Minority Student Affairs. p [
Later in the month, organizers plan to rec1
ognize the unsung heroes of black culture
through the Black History Knowledge Bowl,
Mouvone-Murrill said. Songs, plays and a ...,,.,.0
'f service proj ect also will be used to provide an iliii
insight into black culture that isn't ordinarily
encountered. FE
j The education system has done a disser- 111$!$
t vice to our culture by not educating us about p j
3 ourselves in high school, junior high and el- p ?
ementary school," Mouvone-Murrill said. fglijgj|
One of the changes to this year's program
3 is the idea that black history shouldn't only
3 be celebrated for one month. till*.
? "Black history shouldn't be limited to being
celebrated in February," journalism Professor
Kenneth Campbell said. "It should be opport
1 celebrated every day as part of American his- the cla
f tory. Black Americans, like other Americans, in help
have made major contributions to the coun- cance <
f try in every field." "Pr<
r In addition to the events centering on Black be into
History Month, students also will have the Profesi
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Jame with a 76-71 victory over Campbell.
jves Ireshmen I
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JASON WOlfE Staff Writer
Today's freshmen smoke mo
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half of them still re- politics, according to a survey C(
ducted by the Higher Education ]
lemolition waste and search Institute at the University
tments was recycled California-Los Angeles,
tion technique, said The survey found that 31.9 p
cent of the 1994 freshmen class o
nagement Contract- sidered "keeping up with political
le the waste, Thomas fairs" an important goal, the low
number polled in the survey's!
m, cooper, aluminum . year history, and about half the 1
hile a machine called el found in the 1966 freshmen sa
lat is now being used pie. Less than 16 percent of the fre
ill Wiseman of South- men said they discussed polit
frequently.
tany companies like USC freshman Chastity Bag
ook at recycling and said she doesn't keep up with po
id. ical affairs,
new markets for this "But after I graduate from colle
*om the current busi- HI have no choice," Baggit said."
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ublish exercise si
u-tmentofExei^ Changing the physical ad
I and Prevention Off a SOCiety is HO minor UI1
ine recommend we've identified the pTObll
ist 30 minutes of _ ...
lay in their arti- formulating a way to
oerican Medical Department of Exercise Science Chai
) not understand gineered physical activity out of our
show people how to engineer it back inl
sry year because Pate said.
problem that re- Pate recommends brisk walking a
mon form of moderate exercise. Activi
of extensive re- golf, fishing, cleaning house and mow
searchers, head- suggested as sources of beneficial phy
i, director of the "We are in a good position at USC
sase Control. ence in this state and in the nation,"
where we've en- we're dealing v ; th is an educational p
rebruary is Black History Month. The folk
he events sponsored in part by the Assoc
\frican-American Students. The theme fc
t/lonth '95 is Imani: Faith In Ourselves ai
EB. 1? Ladies' Comedy Night featuring!
Kathy Walker
EB. 6 - Black History Month at the Ameri
E8. 7 ~ ^Opening ?eremony for Blaciilis
U/% ll/sil
EB. 12 - Black History Knowledge Bowl
EB. 14 - Play; *Gtityovm llackMerffe
Ilfiliililne Seems tlllare"
EB. 23 - Talent Show - Theme: "A Leap of
H8. 24 lliil Shot Community Service Pr
EB; 23 - Piteifjason's Lyric" frunathroug
EB. 26 - Gospel Sing-Out - Theme: "We V
EB. 27 - Closing Ceremony for Black Hist
TKeyah Crystal Keymah present
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ETHAN MYERS
unity to learn about black history in should help stude
issroom. Professors play a major role role race played i
)ing students understand the signifi- daily in the Soutl
of this month. USCs celebrati
afessors should encourage students to is meant to educa
jrested in Black History Month," law tinual role of bla<
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ecocks' Tuesday night game. Head tivated in hig
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alarms, Ande
"Buildings
becoming ^
;ed in politics sSi
At USC, t
_ The institute's survey also asked malicious ala
re freshmen about marijuana legal- ^th alarms i
fg' ization and capital punishment Sup- Uy set off. R
3n/ port for marijuana legalization in- neering buile
creased for the fifth straight year to with alarms
, 0f 32.1 percent, while support for abol- dust accumu
ishing capital punishment reached "There wj
er. an all-time low of 20 percent, near- construction/
3n ly three-times lower than the 1971 McCoy said.'
'f. percentage. in the smoke
pc.t A majority of the students also ^ or
29. agreed that "there is too much con- Currently
ev_ cern in me courxs wun ine ngnis 01 ^
m- criminals." With the r
ah- "No> d011'1 legalize marijuana," incidents as 1
jcg USC freshman Kevin Johnson said. bring an adc
Then people will move on to cocaine." Since Nov. 1.
^ One Carolina freshman, when fire alarms a
jjt_ asked about capital punishment, re- In respons
sponded, "Capital punishment What partment is ]
ee is that?" possible cost
pj] More than 12 percent of today's "We're loo]
h_? freshmen are smoking, the survey ce^r^L~anr
mp^.i.irn * said. Then t
FRESHMEN page 2 be ?
tudy in national j<
"Dr. Pate, Dr. Macera and the
''Vtty patterns jn ^be national news and made thi
dertaklng, but study and promotion of physical
9m and WO'ra vention," said Karen Tant from tl
f Media Relations.
attaCK. pate said college students tend
rman Russell Pate cause on-campus living requires
er, he is concerned students do n<
lives, and we need to physical health and exercise.
rv frtnir noilv mntinoc
? "They don't tend to think abo
s thXe best, most com- *?***! Pate said Changing the
ities such as bicycling, of a society18 no mmor undertake
'ing the lawn are also P^blem, and we're formulating
sical activity. The article to be published toi
to make a real differ- cans who lead sedentary lives w
' Macera said. "What lifestyle, there would be enormc
roblem." health and to individual well-beir
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nd Our Future.
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nts understand the major
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te students about the con:ks
in U.S. history and in
alarm
aance
affect
budget
rOP Staff Writer
ice that deals with the nus
fire alarms that plague
unty took effect Nov. 13.
! new ordinance, each city
iilding is allowed three false
sr year. After three alarms,
iwner is responsible for the
is incurred each time the
;nt comes out.
cording to the ordinance,
lly 1 to June 30 in accorle
city budget year,
ant fire chief for Columbia,
irson, said that in 1993 his
esponded to 7,335 alarms,
h proved to be false. False
ttributed to many factors,
ilfunctions and smoke deare
easily set off. Another
;s when fire alarms are ac;h
traffic areas,
ways to prevent some false
;rson said.
can place safety covers over
he said. "When the outer
ed, an initial alarm is set
* alarm is meant to scare
; who randomly pull fire
aid.
here isn't a problem with
rms, but there is a problem
nalfunctioning or being easecently,
Swearingen engin
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ung experienced a pro Diem
being set off as a result of
lation.
is dust that built up from
' USC risk manager Shealy
There is an electrical beam
s detector which is broken
ust When the beam breaks,
oes off."
, when the alarms go off at
s trucks automatically roll,
lew ordinance in effect, such
the one in Swearingen will
led cost to the university.
3, there have been 23 false
tUSC.
e, the risk management delooking
for ways to reduce
3.
king to implement a steady
l that would go off," McCoy
;he fire department would
uuiiiai
ir research have put USC
s university a leader in the
activity and disease prele
Office of Marketing and
to be reasonably active beso
much walking. Howev)t
show enough interest in
ut it until they're in their
! physical activity patterns
ig, but we've identified the
a way to attack," he said,
day states that "If Ameriould
adopt a more active
ius benefit to the public's
ig