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[PEOPLE PLACES WHATNOT] I I University Eco-Briefs The University consumes approximately: ?400 million gallons of water annually ?149 million Kwhrs of electricity annually The University generates 3,100 tons of waste annually. The majority of which is landfilled costing the University more than $150,000. Construction and demolition debris account for nearly 35 percent of all waste in the United States. USC employed an environmentally responsible contractor that recycled 68 percent of the debris from the demolition of University Terrace Apartments. The University has been testing an alternative fuel vehicle since 1992. Ultimately, more alternative fuel vehicles will be incorporated into the fleet of374 cars, trucks and vans. In the summer of 1994, the University hired a full-time Recycling Coordinator and officially started the University of South Carolina Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling. The University recycling program, Recycle 2000, recycles mixed pa- s per,white newspaper, newspaper, aluminum cans, cardboard and greenbar computer paper. ( The paper which The Gamecock is printed on is made of at least 46 1 percent post-consumer recycled fibers. A Wee quantity of the paper is ( used by the University (memos, letterheads, etc.) contain at least 10 ] percent post-consumer recycled fibers. ] Information courtesy of the 1994- I 95 USC Environmental Audit i I ?? i ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock Arthur Brown paints hallways In Preston Residential College In preparation for Saturday's Incoming students. A how-to guide to acce My use of the Internet has allowed I don't get to send e-mail to Dave). Othme to develop a wonderful morning rit- ers allow members to post messages to i ual. Upon waking and checking my e- the group and for other members to remail, I often find spond. If you have an area of interest the latest edition of in mind, ask people involved in it whether David Letterman's a mailing list exists for that topic. Top l?n List await- There are a number of different proingmeinmyinbax. grams that manage e-mail lists, two of * Reading about the which are called Ustserv and listproc. adventures of West- (Don't you just love these techie words?) inghouse and Dick Subscribing to either type of list is done Assman can be a ^ the same way. Send e-mail to the ad, nice way to start dregg 0f the list in question, which will the day and always probably look like likserv^hostname or LaFountain puts a smile on my listproc@hostname. Leave the subject face. Daves latest line blank and type "SUB listname Yourwisecracks are just some of the inter- p^tName YourLastName" in the body, estinsr thiners vou can have sent to you ~ ? ? ' ~ JLbO Uiab Siiupic. by joining e-mail lists. Let's say that you want to get on E-mail lets have become a very pop- David i^tterman's list, which happens ular area of the Internet and can pro- to be the most popular listserv list in the vide you with information and discus- WQrld It>g caUed ?ToPTEN? To submon onjust shout any topic imaginable. 3cnbe send m e.mal] m t0 Toward the end of this article for in- Ustserv@listserv.clark.net. Leave the stance, you can learn how to subscribe |jne b|ank mi m ^ M ofthe to an extreme version of my Tech- -SUB TOPTEN Yournobabble column. Some liste are read- FiretN^e YourlastName." only (i.e. Dave sends e-mail to me, but __ , J There is one other popular program Carolina wor fINA MORGAN Features Editor ation in earl} The University of South Carolina not ney i . , mental stand las mitiated plans to become more eco- ^ u t also lemic and will increase its effort through- , tut the fall semester. What s this mean in English? It means hat through education and hard work J nore recycleable products will hit the : A )ins where they belong. Last year the Carolina Commu- ^B lity recycled more than 265 tons of naterials in conjunction with the Recycle 2000 project This includes lot only the run-of-the-mill aluninum and paper recycling but ilso composting using yard vaste such as grass cuttings, lecomposing foliage and food ^B vaste. Different ways to han- ^B lie hazardous waste generatd hum approximately 200 sci- fl ;nce labs on campus are being ?nceived and tried. And none ^B >f this is possible without the ^B lard work and dedication ofhun- ^B Ireds of individuals. ^B Christopher Thomas, Envi onment Quality Manager for USC, ^B las orchestrated many of the events ^B hat led to the 2000 percent increase ^B n recycled materials last year. Howwer, Thomas readily admits that there ^B ire lots of people to thank for their ef- ^ brt. "I want to give them credit," Thomas ^yTredi Countless numbers have the day-to- ^"wi lay task of gathering the materials to ^ nf^. ie recycled. James Bannister and Isaac s orec jant from the Campus Services De- |1T1partment are responsible for the daily , , . i /% i i 'ii' are siraiccK pick up from nearly every building on , ? * /"? j i turn leaps, :ampus. Larry Gooding, an under- The next graduate that works part time as recy- ...... , i. j? i j i i? i? i is to initiate ding coordinator, devotes his time to or- address sev ?anizing the green bar computer paper, , . it 1 i n n dlUUUh WdhW cardboard and newspapers from all ar- ,. sas of campus. Their efforts, in conjunction with a ??mp .? lew task force scheduled to begin oper- dit^there< Students playi Whether you're an up-and-coming performer or just enjoy watching others ham it up on stage, Theatre IJSC has something for you this season. USC's department of theatre, speech and dance will follow this summer's "all comedy" repertoire with a variety of comedy, tragedy and fantasy. Contemporary plays are on the menu, as well as healthy portions of Shakespeare and other classics. The season will kick off on Sept. 29 with Joseph Kesselring's comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace." This 1940's classic will be directed by Richard K Blair. Fourteen people will be cast in the undergraduate pro in """ Longstreet Theater Is located on the corner c ssing program! for managing e-mail lists, called major- often make: domo. (Sounds impressive, doesn't it?) expressive. The subscription process is somewhat er is always different here. Send e-mail to the ad- so slows thi dress of the list in question, which will istrator has probably look like majordomo@host- it is sent to name. Leave the subject line blank, and Lists ca in the body of the message type "sub- A digest is a scribe listname." to you as or No matter what type of program is This differs running a mailing list, it will always where you ? send you a greeting message upon your time someoi subscribing. I can't emphasize enough sometimes how important it is to save these greet- because yoi ing messages. They contain important stead of do2 information about how to send messages If you hi to the list, about how to configure your Web, and h subscription and about how to leave the forms, chec list. I suggest storing list greeting mes- ana.edu/mk sages in the same area or file in your versity of L mail reader, so you always know what able index lists you are subscribed to and how to Now to \ modify your subscriptions. umn: I haw I should note that lists can come to own, callec you in many forms. Some are moder- subscribe c ated, with a list owner deciding what ble" columi posts do and do not get sent to subscribers. To join, sen This helps to filter out the garbage, but serv@univs ks to become' r fall, will help USC meet These efforts, Thomas said, a i environ- rial. But Thomas aids ger to crec efforts i. #v v ;'^dlK^ ipi g| ^L" vs *' * *Kf->l'^R *' -^i1 ^V^::rt-lv^^Wj A;*aSra%aB?^W A?TO&&&UT >4^1 fc^---/-;'v ,< -.. l-\-; .;i#r?K >^CH &??^;TiM ^Vjiu-vy-v: ; 4?*#r. v'>#w?yi \ ' .f*>*"!"?ta2^^^H^: '* *s{ -- < <<;.%? ?? ? ~s^m =*& >* ? : J^B ft ;C>4. ,.'<! / ^ L ! behi s- " scenes, sin the ' : Some of t ological harmo- Thomas cited are the at the Campus Services Depart rersity is not far behind. We More specifically, he recognizes tl ally aligned to make quan- cious custodial staff who empty Thomas said. 2000 recycling bins located throi ; step, according to Thomas, 50 departmental buildings on ca a 20-member task force to Also to be recognized for its ] eral issues including haz- pation is Marriott Food Services, ; management and increased past year participation in the E( mpus-wide. This task force, Program has increase'd and th f faculty members, will also students who bring their receip ile for issuing the yearly au- their meal plan to the Marriott o cycling program. campus will receive a free Eco-Mu ng around withr duction. rect Theatre USC will then change tracks for "The "BaJ Changeling" by Middleton and Rowley. This play is a ] 17th century tragedy, but its content, including mur- witl der, blackmail, terror and tragedy will be familiar to yea modern-day Americans. fimr Ann Dreher will direct the 14-plus thespians needed for this play. "The Changeling" will be performed from Oct. 26 - Nov. 5. ac^c Paula Vogel's "The Baltimore Waltz" is a wild ad- r venture through Europe that follows the actions of an ^re American brother and sister. James Patterson will di 1 Ami S i win JAMIE CLARK The GamecocK facu f Greene and Sumter streets. itar s, top ten lists on s a list feel less honest and subject line blank and type "SUB (In other words, big broth- BLE YourFirstName YourLast i watching.) Moderation al- in the body. I hope to get lots ngs down, since the admin- scribers and am looking forwari i to review each post before first shot at babbling by e-mail, you. Any USC student, faculty i n also come in digest form, member can maintain an e-ma compilation of list posts sent their own. If that possibility in le e-mail each day or week, you, contact Miriam Mitchell of tl from the standard format, puter Services Division at 77' [et an individual e-mail each There are guidelines for having ae posts to a list. A digest is your own. Students must have nice to have on a busy list or staff co-owners, and all lists mi i get one message a day in- an academic, instructional or a ens. trative purpose. Ifyouwanttos ive access to the World Wide lists USC is currently running ave a browser that supports message to listserv@univscvm.cs< k out http://scwww.ucs.indi- Leave the subject line blank a irchive/. This site at the Uni- "LISTS" in the body, idiana maintains a search- A note to those list-craving s of e-mail lists worldwide, who don't already have e-mail a he really cool part of this cd- USC has begun to automatica i started an e-mail list of my every student a mainframe accou l"T-BABBLE." Users who ing this semester. For inform? an receive my "Technobab- how to access your account, ma 1 by e-mail once each week, to read the announcement froi id an e-mail message to list- puter Services that will appear ii scvm.csd.sc.edu. Leave the day's edition of The Gamecock. >m | wrfQ I r?t I eco-demic' re cru- riott Food Services has also participat > is ea- ed in the Cardboard Recycling Program lit the and is currently looking for a solution to 5 of the the issues surrounding Styrofoam waste, eople Thomas also said he appreciated the who Grounds Department participating in ^ the Cardboard Recycling Program, as well its assistance in collecting materi < als for the organic composting facility. On-campus services such as Housing and Residential Services and RHA have invested heavily in the Recyv *' cle 2000 project by purchasing a re^ cycling bin for every residence hall ' campus-wide. . Faculty departments have also shown support by punchasing Recycle 2000 containers for , their departments. In all, 110 departments now own a recy cling bin. V These efforts have given rise - to several important steps as USC looks to become more ecodemic. For example, Thomas and some of his associates generated W one of the first environmental auW dits last year. The 35-page document concentrated on five areas of ' concern. Thomas said that the audit ^F to be conducted by the task force will be W- more comprehensive and give better r analysis as to where the university can improve. work With these improvements, the unind-the versity can approach other problems with more of a business perspective as hose do Thomas and his associates, people "We're looking for less resources to ment. get more done." Thomas said. ? una. ??i4.1? u; gin- tyiui uus guai ui liuiiu, uic lvctjruuig nearly Center is aiming to reach self-sufficienighout cy from revenue generated from the rempus." cycled material. Last year $8000 was sartici- generated in revenue, mostly from rein the cycled paper products. There was also a ?-Mug $9000 reduction in cost by avoiding exis year penses such as the approximate $35 >t from charge to pick up, transport and handle ffice on one ton of garbage, g. MarTheatre USC this with its cast of only three people. Look for the Itimore Waltz" from Nov. 11 - Dec. 3. STo season of theater at USC would be complete lout at least one show by the Bard himself. This r "The Merry Wives of Windsor" will tickle your ly bone with Shakespeare's famous rogue, Sir John staff. The play is a part of USC's Common ReadExperience. Richard Jennings will direct about 20 irs. The play will run from Feb. 15-25. The other plays planned for spring are "Weaving ams of Women," conceived and choreographed by ody Schaper, and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" by ia DeVeare Smith. The former celebrates Women's ?ry Month through art, poetry, theater, music and lern dance. It is a part of Columbia's "Stages of ing" theater festival and will be performed March 13. The latter play is tentatively planned for April !L "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" is an intense play ut the riots that occurred in response to the RodKing verdict. David Wiles will direct. USC's annual Dance Gala is also planned for the ng. It will run from Feb. 2-3 and will be directed jusan Anaerson. Auditions for "Arsenic and Old Lace," The ingeling"The Baltimore Waltz" and "The Merry res of Windsor" will be held on Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. It's actually open to the public, but USC students be given preference," said Bill Arvay, Marketing ictor for the theater, speech and dance department Students who want to audition should come to gstreet Theater with a prepared two-minute monole. Pickets for all of these shows except the Dance Gala be $10 for the public; $8 for seniors, military, USC ilty and staff; and $6 for students. Season tickets available at $40 to the public; $32 for seniors, mily, and USC faculty and staff; and $24 for students. i the Internet T-BAB- Windows 95. Another topic which Name" certainly deserves mentioning is the long of sub- awaited introduction of Windows 95, the d to my newest upgrade to Microsoft's popular operating system for IBM compatibles, or staff Windows 95 will eo (Hi sale Thursday at , 15 ? educational prices starting at $99.95. le Com Whik i happen to be a Macintosh afi7-6015 cionado myself, I will admit Windows a list of does contain a number of improvefaculty ments and enhancements many PC users isthave will want. dminis- Before buying Windows 95, make ee what sure you have the hard drive space need, send a ed to run it. The software requires 35i sc.edu. 40 megabytes of hard drive space to run nd type and can need an additional 20 megabytes to use higher-end functions. Those rexoimts Quirements can be heavy for many users , I . 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