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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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>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
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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.
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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
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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.