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Hungry like a Wolff
Freshman soccer player
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Psychology honor society
accepting applications
Psi Chi, a national psychology
honor society, is accepting applications
for membership.
Applications can be picked up at
Barnwell College. The deadline is 5
pm. Sept 20. For more information,
contact Ellie Cale at 544-2577.
LEAD plans reunion
Any student who attended the
4JEAD '95 Conference is invited to
attend a pizza party and LEAD sequel
from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept 20. Those
whn nlan tn ntfpnrl shnnlrl R 5-5VP hv
Monday at 777-6688.
Police say con artists
on campus
The most successful con games
are old schemes updated for today's
circumstances, the Division of Law
Enforcement and Safety said in a
press release Thursday. The USC
Police Department wants to inform
the USC community about some of
the current schemes and methods of
prevention.
A common con artist is a good actor
who disarms his victims with a
convincing approach. Anyone can be ?
^ victim, even a person who consid-ts
himself too intelligent or sophisticated
to be conned, police said. A T
con artist is difficult to detect by looks X
alone, but you can often spot him by
his words or expressions, the release ^
stated. For example, look for cash- ?
only deals, secret plans, getrrich-quick
schemes and receiving something for at
nothing. pi
To help prevent con games, the
USCPD urges students to be aware co
of the common scams, check refer- a :
ences, be cautious of cash-only deals, vc
seek advice from friends, and always lis
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police. Con artist preys on the un- lej
suspecting, the police said If it sounds sk
too good to be true, it usually is, according
to the release. m
Career Ci
RfN GALLOWAY News Editor
A new resume program offered b)
he Career Center is being required foi
ill seniors who wish to interview on cam
>us, and some of them are not happj
ibout it.
Seniors were sent a srherinle of ".ToV
lunt 101" workshop times for the be
;inning of the fall semester. The sched
lie noted that attendance was manda
oiy for students to be able to participate
n any on-campus interviewing. The
workshops were designed to introduce
tudents to the career center's new "Re
ume Expert Plus" computer program
" 'Resume Expert Plus' is a software
irogram that registers you with the Ca
eer Center and creates a typeset reume,"
said Alisa Mosley, director of caeer
connections for the Career Center
It simplifies the process for students
nd the information allows us to forwarc
our information to businesses."
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ARTHA HOTOP Asst. News Editor
Freshmen eager to become involved a
>out leadership opportunities at USC si
y to the Emerging Leaders Program.
Each year, 50 freshmen are selected o
me first-serve basis for the program.
$20 fee for those selected to cover the
irious activities, including a retreat
ihed around 1987, the program give;
ants the opportunity to meet current
aders while developing their own lee
ills.
The Emerging Leaders Program giv
en the opportunity to see whafs avail;
hat (leadership) opportunities they can
mtage of," said Diana McGregor, grad
jtant for leadership training programs
At the start of the program, each of th
g leaders receives a mentor. The menh
th the student throughout the semeste
rmal and informal settings. Mentors a
itial meeting, where they get to know t
nts; the graduation ceremony; and w<
eir mentees throughout the semester.
Working with a mentor adds a persor
enter requi
Any business registered with the Career
Center will then have access to a
student's resume.
"If they're going to be utilizing the
job opportunities they have to particinofo
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puter program. "If they don't, they can
' just use the Career Center library."
Some students are upset that the required
program costs $25.
"Ifs not like we don't pay enough to
go here anyway," said journalism senior
Molly Koon.
Koon said she also is concerned that
she won't be able to use the resume after
she graduates. However, Mosley said
graduates will be able to continually
change and update their resumes and
print them out at the Career Center.
"The $25 is a one-time fee," Mosley
said. "Regardless of your graduation date,
i you can still have your resume done here."
1 The resume program is only available
for IBM-compatible computers, and
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tors were once in the Emerging I
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? 1will be a retreat to Killian Lake
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m a ropes course, 'l'he course is d<
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campus so helps them to build the skills
idership together as a team.
Those enrolled in the Emerj
es fresh- Program also attend weekly woi
able and workshops, the participants lean
take ad- their leadership skills: goal-setti
luate as- diversity, and communication s
i. quaint participants with various
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jr works pie from various academic depart
r in both phy, assistant director of campu
ttend an conduct a workshop on group dyi
heir stu- the program, participants also i
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Attendance is required for puters. I was really mad
participation in on-campus should have given us a
interviewing in the Career could use the program.
Center for internships, coop, good computer prograi
and full-time positions. Mosley said she hat
eral students that the;
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students can go to computer labs around terested in. They thin]
campus to use the disk. she said. "Business ma
Journalism senior Heather McCar- terested, but I'm not."
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looking for freshmen
nonstrates what trators until later in the students' college careers
idership system. The program lets students know where to go tc
establish a niche get information; it forms a good resource base/
veral of the men- McGregor said.
readers Program. Emerging Leaders expand their leadership
RecreationC^ skills by taking part in various community serntswUl1
take part activities.signed
to to help "Community service shows the Emerging Lead:her
better. It al- ers ^ow ^ey can work as a team, and what thej
i needed to work accomplish. Emer^ging leaders also learn the
importance of community service and sharing
ring Leadership one's talents," McGregor said.
kshops. At these All of the Emerging Leaders activities serve
1 how to improve to help the participants find their place in the Carng>
appreciating 0ijna community. The program was designed with
kills. To help ac- intention that those in the program will ulticampus
leaders, mately go on to take on larger leadership rolls.
3 mf The willingness of students to take part in such
ments. Kim Mur- . ,, , .
is recreation will a P ^111 ^ves them an ed6e over their Peers
namics Through "The program gives students a forum for comneet
key admin- municating with student leaders, having a dialogue
and having a chance to get to know 50 othis
important be- er freshmen better," said Brenda Goering, cooriet
the adminis- dinator of Leadership Training Program .
ii for job hunt
omputer without ed as 1995 Career Fair Participating
f the hassle. Employers, more than 40 requested busile
with all com- ness majors, including marketing, ac1,"
she said They counting and finance. Only 11 compai
list of where we nie8 specifically requested liberal arts
You could buy a majors. Applied professional science matt
for $25." jors were requested by five companies
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i neara irom sev- four companies requested journaly
were unable to jgm communications majors.
ie library, but she "The Career Fair is iust a smatter
y proD- o^. compameg ? Mosley said. (For
gram in campus . , .
b journalism majors) the supply is greater
. than the demand. You have to dig a lit"uesday
were not " tie harder to find something."
ie said she wasn't Mosley said that whlle a comPany
ation of the busi- NationsBank might advertise for
"Resume Expert business majors, they might also be looking
for someone to do corporate adverompanies
I'm in- tising. Between 1,000 and 1,500 comic
business is it," panies are involved in the Resume Exjors
might be in- pert Plus search for full-time positions,
and 500 to 1,000 companies are involved
) companies list- for internships and co-ops.
College offers
seniors career
opportunities
ERIN GALLOWAY News Editor
The College of Liberal Arts has their own programs
for seniors involved in the job hunt, according to Ina
Ray Hark, dean for undergraduate studies in the College
of Liberal Arts.
"What we have is a specialist in the Career Center.
Also, we are preparing a video on finding careers and
a series of brochures," Hark said. "We are trying to make
it (the college's programs) more visible to students."
Ray Davis, the College of Liberal Arts' sp xaalist in
the Career Center, said the college has a Career De
velopment Program, which is a collaboration between
the Career Center and the College of Liberal Arts.
Davis said faculty and alumni are involved in the
program. The "What Can I Do With A Major In (WCIDWAMD...?"
series will continue this year.
"These workshops are coordinated with the faculty
in each college," Davis said. "We talk about career options
more specifically so students can understand what
options are available. The bottom line is that many are
unsure of what they want to do. We teach them how to
use the liberal arts skills they've learned."
He said 60 percent of liberal arts students nationwide
go in to the business field, and one out of three
students at USC is a liberal arts major. One problem
he said he sees, in reaching liberal arts students, is communication.
"The difficult part at USC is we're in 15 different
buildings. It makes communication hard," Davis said.
Some colleges provide their own program of setting
up interview times with companies for students. For
more information, students should contact their college
or the Career Center at 777-7280.
Organization fair
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MIKE O'CONNELL Staff Writer
Want to learn how to scuba dive, act in alternative
theater or promote environmental awareness?
To try something new or pursue a current interest,
hobby or sport, visit Student Life's annual Student Organization
Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today on the Russell
House Patio.
Nearly one-third of the more than 260 registered
student groups at USC are expected to attend this
year's fair, said Rick Gant, coordinator of Student Life
Programs.
> "This event is an excellent opportunity for new stu'
dents and others interested in becoming involved to
talk to representatives from USC's various organizai
tions," he said.
A variety of student organizations, ranging from religious
groups to residence hall associations to sports
clubs to professional groups and many more, will be
, represented at this year's fair, Gant said.
Some of the more popular student groups are Carr
olina Productions, an organization serving the educational,
cultural and recreational interests of both USC
and Columbia, and the Women Students' Association,
a group supporting women students on campus and advocating
women's issues on campus.
WUSC-bM 90.5, USCs alternative radio station,
will broadcast live all day, and there will be several
demonstrations by organizations during the fair.
The list of groups performing is still being compiled,
but in the past, such organizations as the Dance Club
have performed, said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of
Student Affairs.
Information on any clubs not represented will
be available in the Student Affairs' offices in the
Russell House. 5