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SG Senate
debates
resolution
ADAM SNYDER Asst. News Editor
Nearly an hour and a half of debate
came down to a single vote Wednesday
> evening in Student Government Senate.
Student Government vice president
Jamel Franklin used his power as tie
breaker to pass a resolution to increase
student lobbying of the state Legislature
for higher education funding. Also, a
task force will be established to study
the university's finances.
Hie South Carolina Senate currently
is debating a USC budget bill for the
next fiscal year.
Debate continued from last week
over the resolution designed to reverse
the downward trend of higher education
funding in South Carolina. Between
1990 and 1994, South Carolina decreased
higher education funding by three percent,
while Geoigia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
? Florida, and Alabama increased funding
as much as 18 percent from 1992 to 1994.
Concerns against the resolution
stemmed from the possibility that state
senators would not take students seriously
if they are not completely knowledgeable
about university finances. Supporters
said research had been done and student
leaders were knowledgeable and qualified
to lobby the legislature.
Journalism Sen. Graham King was
most vocal in opposition to the resolution,
saying it would be better suited for next
session when more is known about
finances. Supporters, led most vocally
by Law School Sen. David Haller, said
the time is now. Other senators agreed,
saying nothing would be lost if lobbying
started immediately.
After extended debate, the number
of senators dwindled to be nearly below
' quorum, but enough were present to put
forth an 11-11 tie. That is when Franklin
stepped in to make the deciding tiebreaking
vote.
In new business, a resolution passed
with no debate to begin the production
of a Student Government Newsletter to
be distributed to students through
intracampus mail.
Also, some of SG President Patrick
Wright's cabinet members were approved
by the Senate. Positions are as follows:
Melissa Cargnino - Assistant chief
of staff
Takita Felder - Executive assistant
Dwayne White - Director of Greek
Affairs
Daniel Russell - Director of
Multicultural Affairs
Nikki LaRocque - Director of
Organizational Affairs
Manisha Shroff - Elections
Commissioner
Teddy Elgarico - Director of Student
Services
USC students ;
and Tau Beta
Several students were
awarded fellowships featured
in earlier in Greenbacks.
ANGIE CAMPBELL Staff Writer
For the first time ever, three USC
students have won National Science
Foundation Graduate Fellowships in the
same year.
Heather Agler, Donald Crankshaw
and Sharon Lynn were awarded NSF
fellowships for graduate study in the
fields of science, mathematics or
engineering.
The $70,000 fellowships are awarded
for three years of support, including an
annual $14,400 stipend, an $8,600 costof-education
allowance per year and a
one-time international research travel
allowance of $1,000.
USC electrical engineering senior and
member of the Honors College Donald
Crankshaw won not only an NSF
fellowship, but also won a $10,000
fellowship from the engineering honoraiy
society Tau Beta Pi. He was the only
student in South Carolina to win one of
the 30 national fellowships given.
He said he won the fellowships by
organizing lots of paperwork and
undergoing interviews focused largely
on his research experience, graduate
school plans and extra auricular activities.
"Right now, Fll be doing my graduate
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JENNIFER SNYDER Asst. News Editor
ALUSON WILLIAMS Special Projects
Former Student Government
President Brain Comer was unsuccessful
in his attempt to get a seat on the USC
Board of Trustees Wednesday.
Comer would have been the first
voting student member of the board.
He served as a non-voting member
during his term as president in 199495.
Gaining a voting student member
on the board was a campaign goal of
several SG executive officer hopefuls.
Comer ,23, is enrolled in both the
Law School and the Masters ol
International Business School.
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NSF fellow Sharon Lynn, a biology
senior and member of the Honors College,
plans to do her graduate work in zoology
at the University of Washington, where
she hopes to study the hormones and
behavior of birds.
"I didn't expect to win, but I was
really, really excited when I did," she
said. "It's a really good way to get the
freedom from worrying about funding
your research elsewhere."
NSF fellow Heather Lynn Agler
graduated from USC and the Honors
college in December 1995 with a degree
in engineering. She could not be reached
for comment.
"We are extremely pleased and proud
of all the students who applied for these
awards and those who were named
winners," said Novella F. Beskid, director
of Fellowships and Summer Programs.
"It is an incredible accomplishment for
each of the students and the institution."
Two USC students also received
Graduate Fellowship Honorable mention;
Henry Leo Hanus, a chemical engineering
graduate student, and Jennifer L. Wu,
a chemical engineering senior and
member of the Honors College.
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Lawmakers voted Wednesday in a
joint session of the S.C. General Assembly i
on the Board of Trustees of several state 1
colleges and universities. i
The Board of Trustees is the {
governing body of the university and
votes on key issues. The General <
Assembly delegates all responsibilities 1
of the university to the board. ,
About half of the 16 members of i
USC's Board of Trustees faced the end i
of their term this year. Five members i
sought reelection, all of whom ran i
unopposed. J
The 10th circuit, the circuit that 1
Comer ran to represent, was the only
position where the race was contested. ]
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Three USC students, Ben Cohei
Terracio, each won the prestigious
in applying for the fellowship because
of its prestige.
"What actually caused me to sit
down and apply was the prestige of the
award. I realized if I were to win that
I would be one of the 250 winners in
the nation," Terracio said. "People will
recognize that the courses and the
research I have participated in while
in college were important and beneficial
to my learning of science".
Part of the application process
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STEPHANIE SONNENFELD
Features Editor
Some say two is better than one,
bat USC is blessed with three students
recently selected as Goldwater Scholars.
Michael Boone, Ben Cohen and Nate
Terracio were three of the four USC
students nominated for the scholarship.
The scholarship program targets
rising juniors and seniors in college who
intend to pursue mathematics or science
in their studies. The scholarship is
monitored by the Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship Foundation, which is named
after the former senator.
To be nominated for the scholarship,
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Univeristy Faculty Committee, which
consists of Dr. Ralph White (Chemical
Engineering), Dr. Doug Meade
(Mathematics), Dr. Michael Myrick
(Chemistry), Dr. Jim Stiver (Honors
College) and Dr. Sarah Woodin (Biology).
Boone, a senior mechanical
engineering major, who is scheduled to
graduate in Spring 1997, first heard
about the Goldwater program after a
friend of his won last year.
"I was prompted to apply for this
award in order to have funding to
complete my fifth year of undergraduate
studies," said Boone. "Winning this
award would also be something very
good to add to future and fellowship
applications."
Like, Boone, Terracio was interested
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The only requirement to serve on
;he board is that the board member
lave permanent residence in the area
ior which he or she runs. There is no
ige limit.
Comer's opponent and the candidate
sleeted by the General Assembly is
Robert N. McLellen of Seneca McLellen
71, served as a Democrat in the House
and as chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee. McLellen served
n the Legislature for 14 years until he
ivas defeated in 1991. He was appointed
as state Highway Commissioner; he
las retired.
According The State newspaper,
McLellen hoped to make a political
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Comer campaigned for the support
of the members of the General Assembly, n
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? 46 members of the Senate and 124 k
members of the House. R
Wednesday, 155 lawmakers voted, le
with 78 votes required to win the position, ft
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took 43.
According to Comer, several
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ERIN SHAW Staff Writer. s
Everyone was clamoring for a strand (
of Becky Lewis' hair Tuesday night.
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sent on a mission to get a snippet of
the precious co-principal's coffee. No,
these residential college members are
not crazy. They are excited, though,
to celebrate the First Annual Preston
Week.
Most people are wrapping up the
semester, cramming for exams and
worrying about grades. Although this
environment may not exactly be a
haven for enthusiasm, residents of
Preston are as excited as ever with
their innovative ideas. They are
celebrating their year as a group by
sponsoring and participating in Preston
Week. The week has included events
for both residents and faculty associates. 1
Senior Trevor Spencer said the j
purpose of Preston Week is to "do
something festive and show what we're
made of. We have a lot of pride in this. (
year." Spencer, co-chair for the Garden
Committee of Preston, has helped sell (
Preston Week T-shirts to raise money ,
for the committee. Spencer thinks the
week showcases the college to the rest
of USC and future contributing ,
members.
Preston Week was originally 1
scheduled to last only one day, but
residents wanted to make it even longer, 1
according to Kevin Lewis, who is co- ;
principal of the college with his wife,
Becky. The day was designated to
commemorate the day William Preston
left the college in the 1850s as result
of the student uprisings and food fights.
Kevin Lewis is dedicated to
promoting his predecessor's values,
including furthering student
commitment to an academic
environment. William Preston once
led Goldwater
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Goldwater fellowship.
requires applicants to describe reserch \
performed in mathematical or scientific \,
fields.
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science/matematics sophomore, devoted c
this part of the application to describing v
his reserach in applied mathematics at. j
USC through the National Science j
Foundation's Experimental Program ?
to Stimulate Competitive Research.
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program after his junior year in high _
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iwmakers who committed their votes
) Comer voted for McLellan.
"I don't know where that came from,
hat was my fruit Being a student and
ying to stay abreast of my studies, I
id not follow up the commitments with
letter," Comer said.
However, Comer said that he did
ot think that a resolution sent by the
FSC College Republicans to GOP
iwmakers affected the vote. College
epublicans called Comer "a campus
iftist" who in 1994 supported Democrats
ir elected office and criticized Republican
udget philosophies, according to an
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5aid the object of the association was
the pursuit of learning." This week
celebrates the welcoming atmosphere
)f Preston ? an academic and social
realm.
The week began with the Bon
Voyage Banquet Monday. At the dinner,
Preston residents reflected on the first
year of the college. Highlights of the
banquet included a "State of the College
Address" by Kevin and Becky Lewis
and a performance by the Preston
Players, the college's performance
p-oup. Other Preston Week events
included Tuesday's scavenger hunt
and subsequent water balloon fight.
Last night's main event was the
first Preston Lecture, in which students
learned the history of William Preston.
Patrick Scott gave the lecture, which
was centerpiece of the week's events,
according to Kevin and Becky Lewis.
Tonight, residents and faculty
associates will gather for a cookout at
5:30 behind Preston. The night will be
capped off by events like Jello Wrestling,
Crisco Twister and Capture the Flag.
Tomorrow, students will gather in the
front of Preston for a 4 p.m. concert
starring Big Daddy Sweet Foot.
Resident musician Elizabeth Allen will
be opening for the band at 3:30 p.m..
"Preston Week sort of rounds out
the year," Spencer said. "We've really
become a close-knit family. We're
showing pride in who we are."
At the close of Preston Week, Kevin
Lewis looks toward the future of the
college. He hopes future residents will
live out William Preston's words ?
there "cannot be a more important or
honorable occupation than to instruct
the rising generation."
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n programming and computer graphical
nodeling for Dr. Robert Sharpley and
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Cohen's work with computers can
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Terracio's research consisted of
pending a summer at Lawrence Berkely
National Laboratory in Berkely,
California. He worked with Dr. Mina
Bissell and studied molecular biology
ind breast cancer reserach.
Boone's Goldwater proposal was
ased on reserach with Professor Michael
V. Sutton, his faculty mentor at the
^ASA Langley Research Center in
rlampton, Virginia.
"My work involves the experimental
3tudy of crack growth in 2024-T3
aluminum, an aluminum alloy
jommonly used in commercial aircrafts.
[ have begun to investigate how a crack
propagates cm a nacroscopic level under
i combination of tension and shear
oading," said Boone.
The Goldwater scholarship stipend
overs the last two years of a student's
nllege tuition. Other USC students
vho have won this award are Robyn
Celly and Jennifer Wu in 1995, Daniel
)orsel in 1994, Terry Dixon in 1993
ind Anil Swami in 1990.
The competition is stiff, because
inly 250 students across the nation win
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