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Senior stresses s CUPTON CHESTNUT Staff Writer Criminal justice senior Otisha Chaplin thin munity service is the best way to give back to ti munity, and as a member of Delta Sigma Thete ty, she has contributed many hours to the lives c citizens, especially young people. ___ A native of Rhode Island, Chaplin came |" jLrum a community wnere a large numoer of my friends weren't doing anything productive with their lives." However, she decided to make a difference, and she became j involved in community service with vari- J ous agencies in the Columbia area. Chaplin has volunteered at the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of the Midlands and the Epworth Children's Home, and she has participated in canned food drives benefitting the Harvest Hope Food Bank. She also has ^ served as a mentor to children at Webber r Elementary School. ^ "I really like to do community service r geared toward the youth," Chaplin said. "I feel that I can offer an insight to them about things they might think are impossible." She has served as a Big Sister to young womei HphHIpV Hnmoa wlioro oVin /vMinonl/wl rrirlo ftv\m ?AXUIAIVAJ, fV 111*1 Vs U1IL, LUUliOLlUU gU. J.O 11 UJUti who had criminal records and histories of sexual Her most rewarding volunteer experience cai mentor to females in maximum security at the I ment of Juvenile Justice. It was there that a yoi named Brandy made Chaplin realize how wort community service is. Luck Be a Lady tj. Br IH The Koger Center will present the 1992 Ton| Tickets are $18 for students. Make a date v\ If you have or have recent mononucleosis, or measl< may contain valuable; Earn up to $400 a month - i week for more inform (803) 254-653 QP Serologicals Creating A Healthier I Minimum $50 per donation, do week; 1-1/2 hours to Women's Women Stu Outstanding Wo] ToJecfne: 4:36 Gamp Celebration hone Women Leaders c Women Students' Associate ? \ . s--'v ? v. hi i w ??VlM Wt0\ ' ?? Sponsored by: Student Governyient The Gamecock ervice to young peopl com_ "One day, we were talking to the girls, and they l out that I could sing, and they wanted me to si , cnmri them," Chaplin said. "I told them that I would if isoron- , f . ? ^ f 1 uiem wouia sing ior me. une gin named tsrand the song 'Hero' by Mariah Care had a lovely voice, and it touched cause it was ironic that she woul that song of all songs. The lyrics of the song talk aboul IIL. one who is down on themselves, bu K| are intelligent young girls who ^MjBk what they want to do in life. But times, because of the things thai so j in the Department of Juvenile Ji these girls are just misunderstood i Chaplin has been involved in t -4 jk sociation of African- American Stu * the NAACP and A Touch of Faith * 1 \ ^ She said USC students don't con enough of their time to communii vice, but she thinks campus event as One Shots and Into the Stree l at the convince students to become involved. 5 to 14 "The only way they can be convinced is if they 1 abuse Chaplin said. "If everyone just agreed to try it one ne as a 0911 ^ ^ow muc^ ^ey 816 needed, even i leDart- see 911 nnmediate change." ^ -j Chaplin said the reward for being active in co hwhile service h83 been "the fulfillment of seeing peoj joy life. Td like to say that the people I have helpec gamea Deixer insignts aoout tne iuture." tmmm jgHlffT-jp * I '^L_ jJII^^B|1k W^|pP?^ ^ -jfci Ik 11 use Madia Rata Award-winning musical "Guys and Dolls" at 7:30 toni DICK 9Investiru WORK C WITHOU Career Op WHO: Op dal WHAT: Op rith us. :ly had herpes, bai as, your blood pre antibodies. ?P . WHERE: n just 3 hours a Ca ation, call 7 WHEN: Frii Ser Infc Must R.S.V.P. Clint World. nate up to twice a ( donate. Student Services & ident's Association men at USC Celebratik tc/czy (Jltarc? 29\ 1995 ?p.m. - 6:00p.m. us O^oom, Caps/one ring the Mentoring Network and ?f USC and the Presentation of the ?n's Outstanding Woman of the Year Award eaturing: Jackson Katz ...founder of the anti - sexist men's organization Real Men peaking on: Football, Feminism, and other Contemporary Contradiction Sexual Assault Services Campus Rape Awareness Tuesday, March 28, IS e Book gives ill STEPHANE SONNENFELD found Asst. Features Editor ing for you begged Mom and oneot Dad for $150 Timberland 1 ^ hiking boots for Christ- ||j|gk mas, and you scraped up IHB me be- enough cash to buy some 9 sin& L.L. Bean outdoor wear. 9 So, you think you're set flflfi ' s?me" to conquer the wilds of I t these the USC campus ?or at 9911 Know least the trek from Bates j some- to BA But why don't you ; g? on think again: Put those astice, boots to the test and shed p|pi ^ " the flannels for a sumhe As- mer in Yellowstone Nadents, tional Park in Wyoming, gospel OK, so maybe it isn't a novel idea to visit Yeltribute lowstone ? more than 3 by ser- million people are exs such pected to visit the park ts can this summer. So how do you, an average student, try it," separate yourself from ! time, the masses and get to see |||^te| if they the real interworkings of | Yellowstone? mmu- Easily, is how. In 1976, j >le en- hoping to expand its ed- || I have ucational role in the park, ; the Yellowstone Associ- | ation began sponsoring ] I.L. xr.ii j uie ienowsrone lnsuune, s ' a year-round education al field program that of- j fers courses in cultural j history and humanities ; regarding the park's en- MB ! / vironment. The institute, of course, t|g| ^ / has outdoor classes with / 10 to 15 students. Courses run from one to five 119 v ' days and are in session I / for most of the day. Tu- 9 / ition ranges from $45 to $50 per day, although | P? Yellowstone Association members receive a discount Ifacou requires outfitting, canoes, horses llamas (llamas?), the cost is sligh more. Located at the Buffalo Ranch in Lamar Valley in the northeast ai of the park, there are classes such "Fly Fishing the Catch-And-Relej tion# Way," "Hot Rocks, Hot Waters & Gr Shakes: Yellowstone as a Natural ( IK INSON & CO. Ronl/ow omria 1Q^ LI UU1 Jil LvV )N WALL STREET T THE COMMUTE portunities Available >en to all majors and graduation tes en informational seminar and 2 on one interviews covering portunities in the investment iking industry. Full training )gram, Benefits Package, ienings Nationwide. l Building, 6th floor reer Center, Room 601B day, March 31 ninar 10am-10:45 erviews ll-4pm :on Walker Assistant Branch Manager 9 Water ridge Parkway Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28217 (800)214-6003 'Farm? Y?cj\n v\JUaT fw 3n Out Loud is ai forum where y free to read wh and other f< authors have v Tuesday, Mai 7:3 in the Goldev Tcevs Jssurs s All programs paid for, in part, please contact the Carolina Pn 95 side look to wort r I I f I II ETHAN MYERS jse ological Laboratory," "Backpacking , or Grizzly Country" and "Carnivores tly the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystei This summer, for the first timt the more than 60 years, wolves have bs rea brought back to Yellowstone. The I as Fish and Wildlife Federation has jse leased 15 wolves at three sites in eat lowstone. As a result, two wolf coc ;je- es will be offered at the institute: **] "Look, I came argument." ? =* Python's tgfll ? eartl ggrfi f* %1h: The 1 If The Qxfbi Sfi TliitrstJ. ifc Ijtmm !' % i! i j: (S^jj|? Vacuous, stufl y m "* This program paid for, in needing special assistance 1 -I llillllllllll Proga Tkj opes} "e, ccu\$ you \uc (/* n open 'f ou are ^ A tat you amous f wiHAN ri iiiciii 2 \Ts HHffl Carolina Program Union with student activity fees. Persons needing pgram Union at 777-7130 7 ang at Yellowstone Evolution, Ecology and Future of the Wolf Family" (June 24- 26) and J|H|H| "The Wolfs Return Mythology to Recovery" 111 For more information and a free catalog, contact the Yellowstone Inr?\ stitute, P.O. Box 117, Yel/ V XjB lowstone National Park, I wy 82190 or cal1 (307) J 344-2294. If tracking wolves or '^ 1 riding llamas isn't your cup of tea, then read or ^ scan Clint Wilkes' "College Guide to a Summer Job in Yellowstone." After his god-daughter April worked at Yellowstone during the sum mer, winces was prompt- I ed to write a book for I college students about I obtaining a job at Yel- I lowstone. "This book was writ- H ten after many ventures I k to Yellowstone over the I past seven years," Wilkes I said in a press release. "I I spent a month in Yellowstone last winter and I all of this summer in the I park talking with college- I age employees. "The Department of I the Interior and the Na- I tional Park Service were very helpful in introduc- I ing me to the three con- I jm cessionaires in Yellow- I stone. This unprecedented I effort was the first time a writer had unlimited I access to interview Yellowstone employees. I in- I terviewed college students I ION The Gamecock wnrkintr in pvpt*v inh in I r in the park." gfl 50f Not glamourous at all, Yellowstone I m ? jobs range from flipping burgers to I , jjj cleaning up after horses. Yet, if this I ^ interests you, the book is available I j g from Wilkes for $12.95 plus $3 shipre. ping and handling. Checks (of course) I 7-el_ are accepted. Make payable to: Clint I Lrs. Wilkes' Yellowstone Guide, P.O. Box [<he 192, Pinson, AL 35126. here for an I "Oh, I'm sorry. This is abuse.""' I hrshatteringj fjjjf' I nerrt" debate: ; i' Hl^Tnrr I right to die.' 1 i , 11; !?, Union, Sotitety ' I : Dctaat(^team I ay; .March 30 v ipipB mm fftpm || I Fy~nosed, malodorous I rts welcome. Tbevs Jssces part, with student activity fees. Persons J ID for disabilities, please contact the Carolina!' 11 m Union at 777-7130. ;;H|| I \o artf -fcood I >:vt DUd I freeSH \ I JL ES I special assistance for disabilities V' y'