Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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There QATEBOOK ( is a box in the ! newsroom designated for datebook entries. 1 Tuesdays Newman Club, 7 p.m., St. ! rm Hf ry x l nomas more oemer Hillel, 7:30 p.m., Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main St. For more 1 information, call Roger Rachima at ! 544-2523 1 SAGE (Students Allied for a : Greener Earth), 7-8 p.m., RH 302 Association of African-American Students, 6 p.m. Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society meets every other Tues. night at 6:30 p.m. in Barnwell room 465 1 P-E.E.RJ3. meeting, every other week, RH 315 Carolina Productions Concerts Commission, 7 p.m., RH 203 Carolina Productions Cinematic Arts Commission, 7 p.m., RH 309 Carolina Productions Membership Commission, 5:30 p.m., Looking I Sponsored by Off Fu[ RH201 I Carolina Productions Homecoming Commission, 7:30 p.m., RH 348 RHA Senate, 7 p.m., Towers Social Room Campus Coalition for Literacy, 2veiy other week, 8:30 p.m., RH 205 Carolina Cares, 7 p.m, Preston Seminar Room Wednesdays PALM Campus Ministry, dinner =md nmcram 5:30 n.m.. 728 Pickens St. Student National Pharmaceutical Association, first and third Wednesdays of each month, 5:30 pm, Coker Life Sciences Building lounge. Call Sonia at 544-0899 for more information. Young Democrats, 7 p.m., KH 315 Student Government Senate, 5 p.m., RH Theater Women Students' Association, 6 p.m., RH 203 Carolina Productions Marketing Commission, 6 p.m., RH 201 Carolina Productions Special Programs Commission, 6:30 p.m., RH 203 Carolina Productions Black Cultural Commission, 7:00 p.m., RH 348 'or a Place iii Come See What's r r\ iu am Russell House 2\ Campus Student Services & the Division o id Or This PALMS continued from page 1 the university is another of Palms' Pi priorities. He wants to continue raising th undergraduate standards and hopes the se freshman applicant pool will continue to grow and become more competitive, se The hiring of new faculty leadership D has contributed to the academic success h aT fl*A HtMtTAWfllKr Di \JL I/1IC UlilVCIOIty. JLn Palms said new deans were recently st hired in the colleges of business, liberal pi arts and the graduate schooL Additionally, b] the university is searching for a new w provost and deans in several colleges, ai The ease in the transition of new deans e> demonstrates USCs ability to grow and sj change with the times. le "When you make that many changes and do it without turmoil, it's a real m challenge; we've done so without a great w deal of upheaval," Palms said. Amid the changes and advancements C1 going on at USC, Palms has made a th continued effort to increase the state's T higher education programs. He frequently tl mentions a need for more support from the legislature. ? "I want more support from the state," u RECYCLEcontinued from page 1 paper, computer paper, newspaper, si cardboard and aluminum cans. There re are three routes divided by three Campus ol Services employees and supplemented a] by Larry Gooding, the recycling w coordinator who handles extra pickups To Call Yot Available at The - 6pm rid Floor Lobby if Student Affairs. If you have any questions ca is ive E Tune in to find out i on campus and llf^ /1_ WGBK Listen to WUSC t you can win by mal Show yours diverse progn unique i alms said. "I encourage a change in le mood of legislators, and I'd like to ie it translated into tangible support." In the past year, Palms has met with iveral state officials, including Gov. avid Beasley and senators, to discuss igher education in general, asides taking an interest in the academic anding of the university, Palms is oud of the advancements being made / the sports programs. "It's fun inning, and we have the coaching staff id funding to do that," he said. "I'm [cited about the increase in women's . >orts at USC. I think we've taken the ad in gender, as far as sports." While at USC, Palms' fondest lemories are of working and dealing ith the students. He said the students look at the lallenges the university places before lem, and they accept the challenges, his proves the university is worthy of leir selection. The diversity students experience on impus also makes Palms proud of the oiversity. He considers the diversity ich as confidential shredding and other mdom pickups. Gooding is also in charge the composting program that recycled ad used 205 tons of kitchen and yard aste on campus. The staff also consists of graduate ir Own? til 777-4174. J xtra i what's happening around town. on M o find out what ting your pledge, wpport of mming and alty shows. [ft to be a reflection of what students will ? face in the "real world" after graduation. pe| In addition to a diverse environment, the university provides students with more knowledge than can be simply measured in the classroom. ran The universitv has "eone bevond the Stal measurable stuffy Palms said "We taught 0031 the students about responsibility, the 38 * virtues of commitment, the responsibility of being a civic member of society, and ^IM we'll continue to do that." These are assets that are "really difficult to describe Am in the traditional, quantifiable ways. voc Instead, it deals with the feelings and Ant emotions about this place." eve: In looking back in his five years at anc USC, Palms considers his greatest accomplishment to be re-establishing Spj public perception of the university. mo There is a sense that we can compete with the very best (institutions) in the ^ country," Palms said. "It takes time to ^ build a great university; you don't just ^ do it overnight." ger flVJ Pre students Jay Bartsch, project coordinator Gn and Gwenn Miller-Ftohidis, publications Chi coordinator. Bartsch works with the 79c yearly environmental audit and the Energy Conservation Force, slated to begin work in about a month. 1011113 Now anrfintinn annl m v v v mw w w i i ^ w* p# i 1996 AIIS BOMBER Applications are available at C 301 South Assembly St. For it 256-4110 during normal I jJOlM vaaan ? J?-men i VVVi X. ' > H?'Vs :;? A s<\-. iefs bate team ranks nationally After participating in four ipetitions, Carolina Debate is now ked 11 out of 200 in the United tes. David Berube, Carolina Debate :h, is predicting they should rise ligh as sixth. irtions for sports entertainers New Entertainers Alliance of erica is holding auditions for alists to perform the National hem at local and regional sports nts. Call 791-3341 for information I audition times. aghetti dinner raises ney for Irish children The Presbyterian Student Center 1 have a spaghetti dinner fundser tonight from 5:30 until 7:30. scost is $3 for students and $5 leral admission. Carry-out is lilable. It will be held at the sbyterian Student Center at 1702 jene St. Proceeds go to the Irish ildren's Summer Program. Call 1-0212 for details. 1 lications for port GIRLS apital City Stadium, lore information call business hours. \za WSCaum