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WEATHER I *sd TODAY ? WEEKEND INSIDE WW9 A walk in the clouds Etc. reviews Keanu's latest venture and tells the whole truth and nothing but the truth. ETC., PAGE 3 Means to an end The Gamecocks are looking for win over the Razorbacks. SPORTS, PAGE 5 CAMPUS BRIEFS Memorial service for Michael Osborne scheduled for Monday A memorial service for Michael Osborne is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 11 from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Rutledge Chapel. Several fraternity members are scheduled to speak at the non-denominational service. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Jim Doran at 777-4172. ; Preston College hosts open house today Preston College will open its doors to the public at 4 p.m. today, with a walk-through of the public rooms, the Principals' Lodge and the dining room. Provost James Moeser is scheduled to make remarks at 3:30 p.m. Carolina Productions applications due today Applications for Vice President for Financial Affairs, Concerts Commissioner, Ideas and Issues Commissioner and Special Programs Commissioner for Carolina Productions are due today. For more information, call 777-7130. American Red Cross ; announces blood shortage The American Red Cross has declared an emergency shortage of all B and 0 blood types. To get more information or to donate blood, contact the American Red Cross Center at 2755 Bull St. Correction In the Thursday edition of The Cflmemrk Congressman Floyd Spence was incorrectly identified as Floyd Spencer. In the Student Government Senate story in Thursday's edition, professional sciences senior Dillip Patel was incorrectly identified. New senators were confirmed, not elected at the meeting. INDEX 1 I fiawpoiRfo z Etc. 3 Conies 4 SP?rts 5 Classifieds 4 IN VIEWPOINTS: Do< fit JiB'^ jlp Bags of food are delivered to the doors closin! ian< do MARTHA HOTOP Asst. News Editor the planned closing of Centerplace will impact how the private and public sectors must contribute to alleviate the homeless problem in Columbia. Centerplace, a multipurpose shelter, was originally slated to close around Oct. 15 because of a lack of Am/la Ac q rvriTrofo t*r*f4- nrrronioafinn IIU1UO. 110 u J/&JITUM/J J.XVSV 1U1 |/1 UUb UX '" " y Centerplace was established under a large grant in the late '80s. When the grant ended in 1990, the center remained open through various grants that it repeatedly counted on. The consolidation of all federal grants into one large block grant meant that Centerplace was no longer able to count on its largest financial contributor. With the closing of Centerplace, homeless people in Columbia will no longer be able to find numerous service agencies under one roof. Centerplace directly benefitted the homeless by providing them with opportunities to achieve financial stability. The homeless directly benefit from these services: mail and phone messages were sent there, it provided a place to shower and receive toiletries as well as a place to meet with potential employers. Under the central location, the homeless could directly contact the offices of other agencies. The Richland Adult Education Center, an alcohol and drug abuse prevention program, "Getting rid of service program to al ROTC senior enc A USC senior spends three weeks in Alaska for Army ROTC training. NICOLE WILLIS Staff Writer A three-week trip to Alaska, provided by the t>rvrn j : miuiy iwivy, was a rewaruiiig expeiiui Ernest Carey, a USC senior. With a father in the Air Force and two brothers in military service, joining the Army was the only option Carey ever considered. He attended USC and joined ROTC after graduating from high school, a decision he regretted at first. Temporarily he felt overwhelmed, but soon he began to balance his activities. "The Army ROTC provides many opportunities for cadets to learn new skills, one of which was a Northern Warfare School located in Fort Greely, Alaska," Carey said. Carey, one of the 60 participants in the three es Hootie deserve the Serving USC since 1908 ffiPliiPIPPVSPP gB?M of the Oliver Gospel Mission on the cornei ?'1 lit Ugh ther r: Colum M K V I some ment < and the Department of Social Services are among the offices found in the Centerplace building. Having these agencies in one central location is convenient for homeless people, who lack transportation. John Massey, director of Centerplace, said because Columbia lacks a strong, central pub lie transportation system, it is important to have the various agencies located in one central facility. A committee of about 20 representatives from local organizations has been meeting weekly to decide how to distribute the various functions Centerplace provides. The committee, which includes representatives from the Oliver Gospel Mission and the Salvation Army, recently voted to recommend to the Department of Mental Health that the center stay open un, til April. PAmmiffnn nlnno fn folro fViaf XUC WllUiUblX/V I^XCUIO LAJ Mmv UiV lUXlUU UIUU would have remained in October and use them for target case management. Massey stressed that these aren't new funds but leftover funds. Centerplace and the committee hope that by , remaining open they will help alleviate some of the homeless problem in the Columbia area. When Centerplace ultimately closes down, , provisions have been made for the Oliver Gospel Mission to take over the day-shelter program. This will require Oliver Gospel to stay open additional hours and to reallocate the staff", possibly hiring additional people. s doesn't get rid of the problem of leviate homelessness need to be v; DIRECTOR, CENTERPLACE lures Alaskan da: week training program, was given a once-in-a lifetime chance to climb massive mountains an* traverse glaciers, which he eagerly accepted. Th university battalion had a slot for one person t attend the school, and he was chosen from abou 200 applicants. With high expectations, Carey travelled t Alaska and found that the Northern Warfar School was everything he had hoped for and som things that he had not. With the first full wee devoted to physical weardown, only four hours ( sunlight per day and a glacier avalanche wit over 40,000 pounds of ice, Carey had to be phys ically fit and mentally prepared. The Black Rapids, a $9 million complex, house all of the cadets for a third of their stay in Ala* ka. The rest of their nights were spent outside i tents, usually in "20 degree weather, in variou parts of the state. No activities were planned for the weeken< ? ' Order of the Palmetto cock .... . A # g1!!? X" ' liil . X ' ; " JAMIE CLARKE The Gamecock r of Assembly and Taylor streets. it of the closing of one local >r, The Gamecock looks at oblem of homelessness in ibia. Tuesday, The Gamecock >cus on panhandling and how students and law enforceofficials feel about it. "The staff is used to living in a world with lots of change," said Gloria Cook, executive director at Oliver Gospel Mission. "We also handled some of these areas before Centerplace opened." There are other not-for-profit agencies in the Columbia area which won't be directly affected by Centerplace's closing. Other center, however, understand the difficulties of financing such an organization. Elaine Harvest, director of community relations at Harvest Hope food bank, said she sees the loss of Centerplace as a loss for the whole community. Not-for-profit organizations must constantly deal with fewer donations. To help cope with the decrease of government funding, industry and the public sector will have to dn more tn heln alleviate the nrob lem of homelessness. In order for the public to be able to contribute, they must learn to value programs like Centerplace. "Right now the term Svelfare mother' has an angry connotation, and the public must learn to value programs like Centerplace," said Massey. "Getting rid of service programs doesn't get rid of the problem of homelessness. Programs that help to alleviate homelessness need to be valued." homelessness. Programs that help alued." rkness, avalanche i- and the cadets could so on their own and spend d their free time however they chose, e Carey said he "learned skills that will be beno eficial to his career as an officer in the U.S. Army," lt and when asked if he would attend the school all over again, he said "Definitely," without hesita0 tion. The Army may not be for everyone, but Carey ? feels that he has "learned only positive qualities, ^ such as self-confidence, responsibility, self-discik pline and the ability to work well with others." , The Army pays for the cadet's education, but in turn the cadet must serve active duty for six j years after graduation. Carey, who was granted 5. an ROTC scholarship, encourages interested peon pie to inquire about Army ROTC. ls "You meet a lot of people, learn a lot of valuable skills, and most importantly, you learn how 1, to prepare yourself for any situation," he said. ? PAGE 2 Bankruptcy devalues Koger fund KEITH BOUPWEAUX Circulation Manager A bankruptcy has plummeted the value of a trust slated for USC to about $175,000. The trust was initially valued at $2 million in the mid-1980s. Ira and Nancy Koger made a $2 million donation in cash to the university to help fund the construction of the Koger Center, which was completed in 1989. The Rogers also created a unitrust composed of stock from Koger companies that will be made available to the university after their deaths. One of the Rogers' businesses, Roger Properties, is currently bankrupt, and because some of the stock they planned to donate to the university was in Koger Properties stock, the value of the donation is now worth roughlv $175,000. Unitrust is a type of fond in which a donor sets aside a contribution that goes into a trust that invests the money, and the income from (the interest) goes back to the donor in their lifetime. "The assets were in Koger Properties stock, in the unitrust, and the stock is depressed in value right now, said narnette wunaer, senior director of Development, Planned Giving, Legal liaison and the University Foundation. The drop in value of the trust will not affect USC or the Roger Center, because USC's share of the Roger Center's $15 million price tag was paid immediately by the university's Educational Foundation. "The Roger Center was paid for the day it was opened," said Thomas Stepp, university secretary. "It was built with funds from the city of Columbia, Richland County and the University. Columbia paid $2 million, Richland County $3,750,000, and the university covered the rest." According to Wunder, the Rogers' financial troubles are not a detriment to the university. "Mr. and Mrs. Roger have been very generous to the university, and their first gift of $2 million was one of the largest gifts ever to the university," Wunder said. "Hie thing is, between now and when the Rogers die, the stock could go way back up." UC-R professor to speak about diversity issues ADAM SNYDER Staff Writer The College of Liberal Arts is doing its part to prepare USC students for the future. The college sees that an essential part of every student's future is understanding others. Their efforts in that area begin Monday when they bring a renowned multicultural speaker to campus. Professor Carlos Cortes of the University of California at Riverside will speak Monday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in room 153 of Gambrell Hall. The public is invited. The lecture, entitled "Backing Into the Future: Community and Diversity in America's Multicultural 21st Century," is also the title of one of the books he is working on. A reception follows on the third floor in the atrium roof garden of Gambrell. "We are expecting a lecture about the ways diversity can be understood in a university community," said liberal arts Associate Dean Jean Ann Linney. She describes him as not a radical speaker, meaning he does not believe in separating races. Linney described him as a pragmatist and said students have to be practical in educating and understand different cultures. "The reception provides a nice opportunity for people to talk to (Cortes) one on one," Linney said. Those attending also can discuss his talk and share their views on the topics discussed. Cortes will be doing several workshops during his two-day visit. One will be about the influence nf mass mpHin nn rflCP onH pfhnifitv a ciiHiprt fVinfr he is writing a book about. At the faculty teaching breakfast, Cortes will speak about teaching from a multicultural perspective in the classroom. Graduate and undergraduate program directors will be a part of a workshop on multiculturalism in curriculum. Finally, department chairs will learn about their role in facilitating and supporting diverse perspectives. Cortes' lecture was made possible by the efforts of a committee appointed by Dean Lester Lefton. Lefton started the committee to research ways that multicultural issues could be brought into liberal arts classes. Cortes' visit is the first evidence of their efforts. Work continues on better ways to address issues of multiculturalism. Departments are hiring more faculty members and asking how they will "contribute to the aims of multiculturalism," said Linney. Departments have Sined up more speakers, but dates have not been finalized yet.