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IN VIEWPOINTS: Guest columnist gives tips on smoking page 3 *XBaftcocfe Serving USC since 1908 WEATHER TJDAY ^PyT FRIDAY I_ INSIDE ?8rJ? >4Bm ' " i^Si" ? + r>?i 1 y / y - .^| Mystery of the milk Hindu statue amazes Columbia, world. ETC., PAGE 4 Chomp, chomp Nationally ranked Florida uses experience to beat USC women's soccer. SPORTS, PAGE 7 BRIEFS Women's Mentoring Program The Women's Mentoring Network is gearing up for a new year. This program pairs faculty and staff with undergraduate students in their academic or professional discipline. The pairs share information, knowledge and social experience. Registration forms are available at the Information Center, in the Russell House. The deadline to register is Friday, Oct. 13. For more information contact Patti Tomanio at 777-6688. International Coffee House The International Program for Students will sponsor an International Coffee House on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., in BA 435. The Coffee House will include a speaker on "The Trend of Internntinnfll P.nmnfiniPS locatinff in South Carolina" "Europa Europa" showing The German Club will sponsor a free showing of the film "Europa Europa" tonight at 5:45 p.m. in Humanities Rm. 102. Public Lecture A public lecture entitled "The Charleston Poetry Society and the Creation of the Image of the Carolina Lowcountiy" will take place Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8p.m. in Gambrell Hall Rm. 158. For more information call 777-2340. Women's Studies presents dramatization of Cartyle letters North American premiere of Henry Donald's dramatization of the letter of Jane Baillie Welsh Carlyle and Thomas Carlyle today at 8 p.m. in Gambrell Auditorium. INDEX News 1 Viewpoints 3 Etc 4 Sports 7 Comics 6 Classifieds 8 1 : Bates brid^ PIPKA BHAMBHAN1 Staff Writer In Septemberl994, USC ordered the destruction of the University Terrace Apartments to make room for a parking garage currently in construction. A side effect of that decision was the closing of the bridge that runs from the Bates dorm area to the center of campus around the Russell House and Thomas Cooper Library. The bridge was supposed to reopen by the first of this month. "The bridge was closed for the removal of the walkway," said Ed Bass, assistant director of Facilities Management for Con struction Services. "Workers needed to buiy steam lines and chilled water for the air conditioning and lessen the inclination of the walkway to make it handicap accessible." That job would have been done by now if unexpected projects within the plan hadn't popped up. Mellon availal: MARTHA HOTOP Asst. News Editor Students interested in Dursuiner errad uate studies in education should consider applying for the prestigious Mellon Fellowship. The Mellon Fellowship was established and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help promising students prepare for a career in teaching or scholarship. By providing competitive awards to top students in the areas of scholarship in humanistic studies the Foundation hopes to contribute to the continuity of teaching and research in America's institutions and universities. The Foundation plans to award 80 Fellowships to students who will begin their graduate career in the fall of 1996. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must plan on entering a program in one of several humanistic fields. Fellowship winners receive a one year stipend of $13,500 in addition to tuition and other mandated fees. During the aca ^ 5 jl 1^" HSBff ' '' % As] Tanisha Lockett and B cense from Rafeeq Ma ^ In front of the Russell I Photos ?y Robert Wait* ;e remains cl "We had origiiially hoped to have it open by Oct. 1 but some unforeseen conditions in the plans prevented us from proceeding. When the first walkway was built in the 1960's it was built over old concrete steps and pipes. So the work was increased, delaying the reopening of the bridge. "We hope to in the next two weeks get it open, at least temporarily," said David Lindsay, project manager for the new parking garage. Students will be able to use the walkway in about two weeks, but until late spring or early summer, when the walkway modification is finished, there will be several temporary detours or short closings. When its ail over, USC will have a brand new parking garage and a brick walkway on the Bates bridge that will once again provide easy access from south campus to the center of campus. >le for 1996 gradi demic year of the wri fellowship students req aren't eligible to ac- qut cept any other in- S jer stitutional awards the or teaching assist- I WwJ? i Selection of fel- ^ lowship winners in GAMECOCK ? based on high PDECNRAPIfC grade-point aver- ""CCniDMUIVO con ] nnri fr> 1 ages tuiu lugii utiyej w 1 scores. Students who aren't exceptional in wil these areas are still encouraged to apply. in? According to the Foundation, it's also OfE important for the student to be judged as a|3C possessing "outstanding future promise" by faculty members. The written state- ^ ment of interest prepared by the applicant will also weigh heavily during in the se- 1111 lection process. In the statement students should discuss their intellectual interests, sis1 hopes and plans for the future. aPI Students interested in applying must sai< ant I Comii first ti A new commitl education met foi last week to form statement msr | ROB GIOIELU Staff Wr The Joint Legislat - Study the Governance Higher Education met this fall last week at C Meeting for a whol Oct. 2, and for a half /Oct. 3, the committee statement and define< / cess factors for higher e / Carolina. Roger Whal< vice-chairman of the c executive vice presiden stated that the purpc form a set of tangible { mittee that all of theii be defined by. The mission staterr the committee last wee goal for higher educafc olina is "to be a global tion excellence by pr< nated, comprehensive the highest academic -j ing, research and lifef" k"\ portunities in South C It/ To accomplish this mittee stressed the i: fordable and accessit ^ structional excellence I opment and coordinat and secondary schools The need for cooper legislature, businesse arbara Sawyer buy In- was also focused upon dyun on Greene Street cooperation, the comr louse. critical success factors >n. I osed after sche . jv. ' < C' . > > ySH - > ' xx, ir>*v. | . , * *g? fBRF^*" > |pj|| ^ -V History freshman Kristy Gorman and hotel/restai around construction on Bates Bridge. A _ _ A "g _ . _ ^ _ I ^ /O uaie siuaenis te the Andrew Mellon Foundation and j uest an application. The application re- ( JT jst deadline is December 11,1995. Stults must take the GRE and complete CRISHNA R< : application by the end of December. A regional committee will narrow the Student ilication pool and about 160 students Wednesday 1 n across the U.S. will be invited to take ^ ^ew t in regional interviews. The regional ^ ^ imittee will then recommend finalists . , _ i r. i i . , tivityreem he Fmal Selection Committee, which generated th 1 determine the winners. nance Comn Students at USC who are interested ey among a ipplying should contact the Fellowships based on inc ice to receive the informational brochure these areas >ut the Mellon Fellowship. Dr. Brian ductions, Mu it, a previous Mellon Fellowship recip- foirs> Studen t. now heads the Mellon fellowship Com- dent Media. tee at USC. Ek "A faculty committee is available to as- ^^ t students in the preparation of their ator jlications for this competitive process," student orga i Novella Beskid, director of fellowships ]3een gu]3gtan 1 summer programs. littee meets for ime, foims new ition mission tea on higher | HIGHER EDUCATION 1 the first time 1 a The following is the mission a new irasaon statement for Higher Education in the State of South Carolina: ? To be a global leader in ive Committee to education excellence by and Ooeration of providing a coordinated, H? comprehensive system offering , for the brst time tie highest academic quality in /olumbia College. teaching, research and life-long e day on Monday, learning opportunities in South day on Tuesday, Carolina, formed a mission _ i the critical sue- J?|???mp"sh ?ur miss,on'we duration in South . affordable and accessible ey, the appointed education ommittee and an instructional excellence. t at NationsBank, economic development >se of this was to * coordination with K-12 seals for the com- cooperation among legislature, sr. , Commission for Higher future work can Education, school/and businesses. tent, as formed by ik, states that the . , , ,. , , , , ion in South Car- m educating each group as to what leader in educa- their roles are' increasing communicaividinp a coordi- ^ion between all groups and emphasizi system offering a willingness to change. quality in teach- The other critical success factors that long learning op- were defined included setting up flexilarolina." ble and nontraditional funding mechamission, the com- nisms for the schools and focusing availmportance of af- able resources on the strengths of each ile education, in- school. , economic devel- The committee did not address the ion with primary reports that were given to each school ' in the state. They hope to do that in future meetings since the deadline for them s and the schools , , ? , m xi. to report to the state legislature is Feb. To mcrease this . ? , ^ oittee named the 1 of ^ new J,ear' 1,16 tentatlve 3 as clearly defin- dates for their next meetinS are Nov- 20 and 21 at Columbia College. :duled opening KARA STOVALL The GamecocB aunt management freshman Jae Lawton walk Senate tables bill I Piit^/^it^rr oil ti LUiJAaiiig aiiwv^auwu PJA8 Staff Writer a lot of needs have been unmet b o , . ii j cause of these cuts." u n 6 La Lk nnn This bill will also allow orgar I zations to not charge membersh nt activity fees in a two fee8toraise m0My. our mee ing. "Student Government has ta eafe m e ,. f*1 _ , j en an incredible cut with no pr jur?n 6 i fi1 a 6 gramming whatsoever because eL A0nfJ^ finance cuts," Martin said. "Oth u . . e ?[lon" student organizations have tak< ortoin nrrroni7Qtinnq ? licated needs. Some of tremendous cuts and are down include Carolina Pro- aiTu- 'lf-n U -if11 k iA .r ilticultural Shident Af- Th^blU ^ ^P budd ( , n i. j ox. ganizations back up. t Government and Stu- r With this increase, we want n , , put money back into students' han 11 was made because r , c. *. so they can benefit from these ( ien a need m mcrease . ? 0 ganizations, Martm said. jrorgamzations. Sen- A bill that would change the w sa-k a U, T ? vacant Senate seats are filled al mzafions budgets have was ^ Jon tial and, over the years, SENATE page