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2 Academy stude: Anof lntofl Press OAK RIDGE, N.C. ? Nancy Mellette, a 17-yearold cadet at a North Carolina military academy who wants to march at The Citadel, said Tuesday she is up to the physical challenge that Shannon Faulkner failed. a cross-country runner, ms. Mellette saia ner Deet time in the two-mile run is 13 minutes and she recently did 28 situps in 30 seconds. 1 can do pushups pretty well, too," she told a news conference at Oak Ridge Military Academy, about 30 minutes north of Greensboro. Asked her weight, Ms. Mellette pluckily replied, "Don't you know you're not supposed to ask women that question, sir?" Whether Ms. Faulkner was physically fit under U.S. Army standards for her weight became an issue in the days before she entered the cadet corps Aug. 12. Ms. Faulkner, after 2 1/2 years of legal battles to attend the all-male, state-supported military college in Charleston, S.C., dropped out during the first week of rigorous training, known as "hell week," saying the stress and isolation were damaging her health. She spend most of the week in the college infirmaiy, too sick to keep down food. Ms. Mellette of Irmo, S.C., said she had hoped to serve under Ms. Faulkner and had not expected to Hurricane Luis tak A?ocfarted Pre? islands in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - CarJ)beai^ Dwarfing the island nations of the Caribbean with a 700-mile-wide mael- 1 tourl8t strom of wind and rain, Hurricane Luis ? 3 were took dead aim at the U.S. Virgin Islands ^ ^an and Puerto Rico on Tuesday. 8US Mendez Frightened tourists and islanders at a Partial jammed airports trying to flee. Airports P?^e 88 ^1S ^ in the U.S. Virgin Islands closed at mid- to P?'eday, and the last flight out of Puerto Ri- "We're ta co was scheduled fa* 6:45 pm., just hours come throu before the expected arrival of Luis. Mendez said "Those people without reservations As the st should not come to the airport because Rico, Gov. Pc there are almost no seats left," said Ar- vision and s mando Castro, an American Airlines of- panic. ficial at San Juan's main airport. "Be calm, Some of the control tower's windows lo said, were boarded up to keep them from be- In the U.l ing blown out. L. Schneider The scene was repeated throughout gency and im m Maci rut %w. J ( . We think your life would be vastly impr of knowledge: Macintosh" computers a the already affordable student prices.Jc 77 Offers expire October 13,1995 ?1995Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserve designed to be accessible to individuals with disability. Tb learn more (US 0 Th? Qam?co nt challenges Ci pick up the battle for the right of women to attend the school. Lawyers challenging The Citadel's all-male status last week asked a judge to allow Ms. Mellette to enter Ms. Faulkner's lawsuit. If that isn't allowed, Ms. Mellette probably will file a separate lawsuit, said attorney Val Vojdik. "Nancy has completed the (admissions) application and is forwarding it to The Citadel," Ms. Vojdik said. "They have not received it yet." About 200 women have expressed interest in attending the college, she said. Ms. Mellette said she also was interested in applying to the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the University of South Carolina. She said an alternative, state-subsidized leadership program for women established at private Converse College doesn't equal The Citadel. South Carolina hopes the courts approve that as an alternative to letting women into The Citadel. "Converse doesnt offer electrical engineering courses and I don't believe that the military instruction they have at Converse would be equal to The Citadel," Ms. Mellette said. She also cited her family's ties to The Citadel and said going there gives her the option instead of the .. * , ' es aim at Virgin Is the path of one of the few to prevent looting, nost powerful storms of the Earlier Tuesday, the 1 m shantytowns to gleam- saulted the islands of the lotels, boards and metal Caribbean with gusts up fe hammered over windows. Antigua, about 250 miles e uan's La Perlu slum, Je- Virgin Islands, the storm Ruiz hacked With an axe off houses and knocked do ly eroded cement utility lines. Even before it hit tn iend tugged on a rope tied double. "It's like a million ghost iking it down so it doesn't side," said Jackie Butler, gh the house tonight," teaches in Davie, in soutl I. Butler, 35, got caugh orm bore down on Puerto while vacationing with her RmRaIIa went, nn fivo i>hilr1ran inoliidiner tVi ippealed to people not to old daughter. The family v down in an apartment bu; , but be prepared," Kossel- Speaking by telephone shrieking wind was interru 3. Virgin Islande. Gov. Roy that sounded like the roof ' declared a state of emer- off. Touch wood, ifs still ( posed a dusk-to-dawn cur- aged to joke. mJiyjUili ntoshco 'e now 01 (Okay, now go back to whatever yoi oved if you possessed this piece you could ge re now available for less than the more im] ist think, if you had a computer, disturb you. I Contact USC Book in the Russell Ho 7-7917 ask for the Com d. Apple, ibeAppie logo, Macintosh and 'The power to be your best" are registered trademiu nfy), call 800-600-7808or TTf800-755-0601. Still reading? Maybe you should think abot ck lUmwkl Wednesday, September 6, 1 itadel tradition obligation of military service after graduation. Ms. Mellette's father, Bland, is a 1963 Citadel graduate and manager of the computer assisted design section of the South Carolina Transportation Department. Her brother, Bland IE, is a senior and cadet corps of ncer. Her mother, Dr. Connie Mellette, was among the first women to graduate from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and said she was the one who contacted Ms. Faulkner's lawyers on behalf of her daughter. The family attorney, Melissa Burnette, handed out a photo of Nancy playing on a tank at the Citadel with her sister and brother in 1984. Burnette said Ms. Mellette had wanted to attend the college since age 7. Her parents said they supported their daughter's decision to apply to The Citadel. Her father, however, said he did not want to discuss how he felt the day Ms. L Faulkner dropped out and cadets cheered her departure. | Bland Mellette said the military services have had ? women for years and function well, so "I believe even- n tually women will be there (at The Citadel) and it will improve the institution. a r lands, Puerto Rico J In Guadeloupe, waves as high as nine 0 lurricane as- feet swept a 29-year-old French tourist 8 northeastern from a jetty on Monday while he was -j > 146 mph. In trying to photograph the sea. Thirteen e ast of the U.S. people were hurt as the hurricane brushed < ] flipped roofs past the island. a wn telephone At 2 p.m. EDT, top wind speeds had a jes were bent diminished to 130 mph but the storm g , was every bit as wide. 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Staff Reports Health Expo '95 will take place today from 10 a.m to 3 p.m on the Russell House Patio. More than 35 vendors from both off- and on-campus will be on hand to teach students about community resources available to students. Some activities planned for today include: step aerobics, in-line skating and hear ing demonstrations by the USC Speech and Hearing Center. The Stronghold Athletic Club will hold climbing demonstrations on their 16 ft. wall. River Runner Outdoor Center is sponsorGamecock Green fiAKTHA HOTOP Asst. News Editor A USC faculty committee will hold in informative session for potential Hary Truman Scholars. Students interested in applying for he scholarship should attend an inforaation session on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at p.m. in the Gressette Room, located n the third floor of Harper College. The pplicant deadline is September 26. Established by Congress in 1975, the Yuman Scholarship is the official fedral memorial for the 33rd U.S. Presiient. Each year 80 scholarships are warded to students going on to gradute school and preparing for careers in overnment or public service. The Truman Foundation defines caeers in public service as employment t any government level, uniformed serices, publio-intereet organizations, nonovernmental research or educational rganizations and public-service oriented on-profit organization. The non-profit rganizations' primary purposes must e to help needy or disadvantaged perons, or to protect the environment. Scholarship winners receive a total f $30,000. Truman Scholars receive 3,000 for the senior year and $27,000 >r up to three years of graduate school. ^3 J - i m m Power Ma< 8MB R Power PC 601 i drive, 15" color 1 m t&M f-m. Power I DOS C 16MB R Power PC 6L 15" color mo me for ? <i ! . -i. I L ii? Macintosh I 8MBRA Power PC 60^ built-in 15" cok and all the soJ mpulersare to feature _1 1 $a, cnmoing / ing kayaking in the library pond at 10 a.m. and students are invited to ; participate, according to Terry Arave of Health and Wellness Programs. As a part of the health expo, a free introductory yoga class will be offered from 12:30-1:15 p.m. in RH room 315. This year's health expo will incorporate the Fitness Fest which is usually held in the spring. The expo is sponsored by Health and Wellness Programs in the Student Health Center, the Office of Campus Recreation and the Office of Alcohol and Drug Programs. ibacks In addition to financial assistance, Truman Scholars receive priority admission to premier graduate institutions. As a Truman Scholar, special federal government internships are available, along with leadership training. Students must be nominated by the USC faculty committee, in order to be considered for the scholarship. Truman Scholars are judged and selected based on a rigorous set of criteria. As part of the criteria, applicants must possess strong writing and leadership skills, along with high academic performance and potential. "The Truman nomination and selection process is designed to benefit all participants? not soley those selected as Truman Scholars. It encourages the candidates to reflect on the needs of society they want to address professionally, to refine career goals and to plan for graduate study," said Novella Beekid, director of Fellowships and Summer Programs. Last year, Steven Burritt, a junior broadcasting major at USC, was awarded a Truman Scholarship. Prior to Burritt, USC's last recipient was Stephen Hibbard, back in 1981. 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