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CAMPUS BRIEFS
use experiments go into
space aboard Endeavour
The Endeavour is scheduled to
be launched at 11:09 a.m. today. The
shuttle was supposed to take off last
week, but a fuel problem caused the
launch to be postponed. The mission
will include two experiments from
USC. The College of Pharmacy experiment
is aimed at developing an
cancer-treating drug. The other project,
from USC's School of Medicine,
is a study about heart disease and
Iheart muscle atrophy.
Thomas Cooper display honors
Congressman Floyd Spencer
An exhibit honoring Congressman
Floyd Spencer is on display at
the Thomas Cooper Library. The display,
located on the main floor, will
be open to the public through September.
Spencer attended USC as an undergraduate
and went to USC Law
School. Spencer served one term in
the S.C. General Assembly as a De
mocrat before resigning from the Democratic
Party. He then went on to
win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives
as a Republican. Spencer
was the first Democratic lawmaker
to switch to the GOP since Reconstruction.
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Emerging leaders program
takes applications
The Office of Leadership Training
Programs is accepting applications
from freshmen for the Emerging
Leaders Program.
Fifty freshmen are admitted to
the program. These students are
paired with an upperclass student
who will serve as their Leadership
Mentors.
Beginning Sept. 21, the Emerging
Leadership class will meet on
Thursdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for
eieht weeks. Registration forms are
available in Russell House room 115.
The program costs $20, and the registration
deadline is Sept. 15.
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Senate discusses an SG alumni reunior
to raise money for a former SG Presi
dent's scholarship endowment and sprint
break.
CRIST1NA ROJAS Staff Writer
Student Senate met Wednesday at the Russel
House Theatre to discuss matters such as committe<
activity, an alumni reunion, elections and spring break
Both the Academic and the Judiciary committee!
have elected a new vice chair. The Athletics Commit
tee is working on block seating and Homecoming. Th<
Minority Affairs Committee is planning for Diversity
Week and looking for new ideas. Senate is planning i
retreat at Winthron Universitv this weekend.
A special order came up regarding a Student Gov
erament alumni reunion, the first ever of its kind t<
be held at USC. Its purpose is to raise $5,000 for for
mer SG President Brian Comer's scholarship endow
ment, and $780 has already been received in donations
Three guest speakers will talk about World War II, Ko
rea and Vietnam. A cocktail party will take place 01
Oct. 6 and will be held at the Botanical Gardens a
Riverbanks Zoo from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets an
$30 per person.
In addition, new elections were held. Law studen
David Haller was elected to represent the Law School
and he expressed very strong opinions on Homecom
ing.
"At some time, I was very much against homecoming
week," Haller said, "I wondered if it was worth it; al
the hassle and pain that this campus went through.
AIDS benefit to
Saturday at Kog<
SEMMY PUREWAL Staff Writer elude Ste
The AIDS Benefit Foundation of South Clark Eh
Carolina will sponsor the sixth annual Sky and
Artists Against AIDS performance and years, the
silent auction Saturday at the Koger Arts plates dor
Center. pany. Thi
This year's lineup for the performance donated p
part of the gala includes: the Charleston- express tl
based pop band, Jump Little Children; ^ 25 pie<
USC's presentation of Dewey Scott-Wi- "The 1
ley in excerpts from "Die Search for Signs thegg
oflntelligent life in the Universe"; Wort- pillinpha
shop Theatre's presentation of scenes jn a(j(
from the hit musical comedy "Forever ,
Plaid"; members of Columbia City Bal- ^"ea U,S1
let performance of the contemporary piece, eauctu
"Turbulence"; 10-year-old singing sen- Accon
sation Anna Lee Wright; 16-year-old ac- nesses in
tress/singer Maggie Collier, Tony Torre
Jr. and the Tony Torre Orchestra, who being auct
play big band music; and a grand finale art*a s^i
of Gospel Music. tificates
The emcees are Chicago entertainer signed by
Louis Linari and British actor/singer "The (
David Johnstone. help peoj
"I feel very confident in this year's with ATP
gala," said Candy Dillingham, executive better, "S?
secretary of the AIDS Benefit Founda- intereste
tion. "I feel we have something for every- have to a]
one in both the performance and the auc- Benefit F
tion. Ticket
The highlight of the benefit is the ^ ^
silent auction where pieces of artwork ,
created especially for the benefit are sold. ma^ a P
The artists donating pieces this year inme
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demonstration
Wednesday on Greene
Street at the Health
H; Expo '95. The fair also
took place on the
ttiqrew The Gamecock Russell House Patio.
ects new senators
I "We should come up with a system thafs less painful,"
. Haller said.
f Haller also discussed constituency reports.
"As far as rnnstitnanrv rennrts tro for larcrer col
leges, individual senators have to make a bigger effort
on their own as ways to get in touch with the students.
1 As a senator, you can keep in touch with what you are
b as a student and that's good," Haller said.
Exercise Science junior Allen Tucker was elected
3 to the Public Health seat.
"I got interested in student government because I
e came to dislike housing government," Tucker said,
f "This will be a very good thing for me to get into."
1 "As far as public health is concerned, one of the
main issues I would like to discuss concerns class sizes."
Tucker said.
Professional Sciences senior Bill Potell became senator
for Applied Professional Sciences.
, "I was a member of the senate last year but I got
I held back" Potell said, "But Fm back again and I want
^ to work on some things, We should work with Marriot
t to get something done in the Coliseum," Potell said.
e The last item on the agenda was legislation concerning
spring break. It passed unanimously but now
t has to go through Faculty Senate.
I, The resolution recommends that spring break "annually
should be scheduled to be the second Ml week
in March, excluding the Law School, and students
I should have a break from class on the Monday of the
1 fifth week of class after students return from Christmas
break."
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be held On the can
er Center rnmmm
iphen Chelsea, Tony Elkins,
efson, Anna Kay Singley, Blue
Candy Waites. In previous
i artwork was painted on china
ated by Rosenthal, a china coms
year, however, Rosenthal has
rcrcelain vases for the artists to
lemselveson. In all, there will
;es for sale this year,
aidding will begin at $125 for
es, but the sky is the limit," said
iition to the artwork, several
nesses have donated items for
ding to Dillingham, some busitclude
Mahdavi's Rugs, Whit
1 Classical Glass. Other items
ioned include telephones, framed
trip for two to Denver, gift cerand
an autographed football
the Carolina Panthers,
jrala raised $34,000 last year to
lie in the state having to live
S, and this year we hope to do
lid Dillingham. "Organizations
d in receiving this money will
pply for a grant from the AIDS
oundation of South Carolina."
s will be $7.50 for students and
le public. Patron tickets also
urchased for $50 and include Republican 1996 pre
i seating and a reception after Including the USC Col
fit. Call 939-0792 for tickets.
African-Amerii
denied additio
ERIN GALLOWAY News Editor er
The African-American Studies Depart- ^h
ment has been denied $200,000 in additional
funding to expand the program. f?6
According to Lester Lefton, dean of the be
College of Liberal Arts, funding was re- hi
quested in addition to the money appro
pnated to the college through the USC bud- no
get from the Commission on Higher Edu- Ar
cation. In his line-item veto, Gov. David ju>
Beasley vetoed the $200,000 request and ga
one other USC request that would have giv- to
en funds to the USC Law Library.
"Gov. Beasley vetoed that line and de- ty
cided that if (the program) is a priority to pr
USC, then USC should fund it," Lefton said. or
"The governor indicated that he thought
funding for such programs should be through
the university," said USC spokeswoman
Debra Allen. . on
Lefton said the additional money from
the state would have given USC the op- J*""
portunity to expand the program and bring J1
in more professors. Provost James Moeser de
authorized the search for a director, James
Miller, who will be coming to USC in Jan- 38
uary. USC has committed funds for an opto
Palms announces
commends faculty
ERIN GALLOWAY News Editor de
USC President John Palms welcomed m
the faculty and staff back Wednesday afternoon
at the first general faculty meeting "
and commended facultv for increasing the
quality of the student body.
Palms also announced the "free lunch
project" encouraging faculty to eat breakfast
and lunch with students in the Grand
Marketplace. ^
"I will pay for your lunch in the Russell '
House. Go in and eat lunch with students," a'
he told faculty.
The program will rim from Sept. 15 to Pr
Oct. 15. and the university will pay the cost
of any breakfast or lunch for a full-time, a
tenure-track faculty member. The program '
will be paid for by funds generated from 13
concession sales. Interested faculty can pick
up a meal pass from their department chair "?
beginning Sept. 14.
Palms also announced the enrollment J**
figures for this year's freshmen class, say- j16
ing that the increase in the quality of stu- f
dents has been made possible by the efforts
of faculty. J?
Provost James Moeser said the SAT and *
GPA requirements were raised last year despite
warnings that the increase would cause
a drop in enrollment.
"We raised admission standards know- dc
ing there would be a great risk. We were
warned enrollment would drop by 300 stum
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lege Republicans, at Adam's Mark Hotel In do
can Studies
nal funds
ating budget and for new professors in
e program, according to Lefton. He said
ans for expansion include a search for pressors
who would teach in the program and
tenured in another department, such as
story, English or psychology.
"USC, through the provost and my ofe,
has recommitted to building an Africannerican
studies program," he said. "We're
st going to do it (expand the program) rerdless.
It wasn't the best choice (ofBeasley
veto the funding)."
Lefton emphasized that while universifunding
for the program was not cut, the
ogram will not receive as much as was
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lgmaiiy nopeu.
"Our job is to get as much as we can,"
i said. "If we don't ask for the money, somele
else will."
"We're currently moving ahead with the
ogram. We had anticipated expanding
e program and being able to expose stunts,
both African-American and other stunts,
to history," said Cleveland Sellers,
sistant professor of history.
The Governor's Office did not respond
requests for comment.
new program,
at meeting
nts," Moeser said. "But this fall our freshan
class rose from 2,300 to 2,500 students."
Moeser said the average SAT score of
e freshman class is 1,002 points, while
e average SAT score of South Carolina
gh school students is 850.
"This is an incredible achievement for
is university," Moeser said.
In order to continue increasing the qualr
of incoming students as well as current
3C students, Palms told faculty of severgoals
he has for USC, including making
e undergraduate, graduate and honors
ograms in the top five in the southeast.
"We can have the best," Palms said. He
Ided that this year's 205 honors college
ashmen have an average SAT of almost
too.
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x m teacmng people wnai it means to
ive a flagship institution," he said.
He said that while continued funding
)ks more positive than in past semesters,
: wishes for more commitment by the state
*islature.
"I want some consistency in the budget
we can make some plans," Palms said,
in asking for at least a statement from
e General Assembly on what to expect."
One goal Palms said he thinks is parrularly
important is increasing USC's eniwment
fund.
"Our endowment is one of the lowest in
e area," he said. "We're shooting for $200
illion in 2000."
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JAMIE CLARKE The Gamecock
Wednesday night to supporters,
wntown Columbia.
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