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IN THE GAMECOCK ONLINE: Playing Monopoly USC-style WEATHER ^ . INDEX TODAY mn mm NEWS partiy?i?l * SEII^po,nts THURSDAY m im V>-| III Wf | | | | M |flKjGJ ^ COMICS V^vH IIV V vIVlV BF^ sports Low 62 W W ^ m ^ m ^ ? 1?.? CLASSIFIEDS Serving (JSC since 1908 Spinning at Friddos House PAGE 4 lUJlW-.: ?&&&? ?^mmk 1i . j, Mayfest fun Two children, Ronee Tatton, 4, (left) and Matthew Birnie, 5, (right) enjoy the Ma of May and featured bands, food and carnival rides. rff n i> jl^^ll^B ^ V ^ " 7 y "** -7^^? ?.. *?j I a Susan Mayers The Gamecock Breaking ground Attorney General Janet Reno (second from left) breaks ground May 3 at the National Advocacy center with Coble, Palms, Hollings and Barnes. Reno warns students against pessimism, cynicism CECE VON KOLNfTZ News Editor U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno delivered the commencement address to almost 1300 undergraduate and master's degree candidates May 3. Reno, the nation's first female attorney general, asked graduates to reject extremism, cynicism and defeatism, which she described as the "three deadly sins" of public life. Reno said, "You may not like everything government does. I know I don't. IJ..4. 4-1,? ?l4-? ?4^..? 4. 4? 4.1 1 ] 4. 4. _1 uul uic aii^i native is> nut lu ujltuw up your nanus ur turn to violence. "So many of our problems took decades to get where they are. Nobody can choose the problems they face, but everybody can choose how they respond to them." Reno encouraged graduates to stand up "for what is right and good in the world" and to take a stand against hatred, intolerance and violence. "America is a nation of optimists," Reno said. "America will look to you for help. For no matter where you go or what you do, you can make a difference." Kyungsook Lee, president of Sookmyung Women's University, delivered the address to undergraduate and master's degree candidates in ceremonies May 4. Lee earned her doctorate from USC in 1975 and received an honorary doctor of education degree. She has been president of the world's second largest women's university since 1994 and is widely recognized as an authority on government, internationalism and education. Lee has written and lectured widely on the status and role of women. More than 200 degrees were awarded to USC law students at a May 10 commencement on the Horseshoe. The USC School of Medicine graduated 120 medical students in a ceremony also held May 10. Including all eight campuses, the university awarded almost 4,400 degrees. Summer commencement ceremonies will be held Aug. 10. A time and location have not been determined yet. Horsing around at Mayfest The Federal Advocacy Center will be built on Pendleton Street. Above is an a < 1 i -4 rational Advocacy Ce SUSAN MEYERS Staff Writer The first steps in constructing a $23 million National Advocacy Cente the USC campus were taken on May 3 by officials for the university and U.S. Justice Department. The center will be built beside the Business Administration building on corner of Pickens and Pendleton Streets. The training facility will house the U.S. Justice Department's legal educa activities and train federal, state and local prosecutors from around the coui USC President John Palms said, "The university is proud to have been chi as the site for this endeavor to train some of the nation's best legal minds, look forward to sharing the resources of a major comprehensive university \ visitors from around the country and fostering cooperative intellectual effo Operated by the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, the center will em inr^i\nrlnq1 c frnm fKn T T Q .Tnofi/?n T^nnorfmnnf fKn Mofmr*ol Riol wv iuuifiuuuw IA vxu wiiv uixoisivt; iyu^ui uii^iii aixu uxu iiauuuai i^ioi Attorney Association. More than 10,000 people will participate in the training program each y and they will be assisted by 2,000 visiting instructors. Among those who participated in the ceremony were Attorney General J; Reno and Senator Fritz Hollings. Biochemistry professor announced as Amoco wir STAFF REPORTS good, effective ways to get USC's most outstanding teacher award succeed." has been awarded to a biochemistry and Reger joined USC's faci chemistry professor. ,. , . , n ..n . j., A a i and has taught chemistry Daniel Reger received the Amoco Award 6 at a meeting of the USC faculty. auvanceo, undergraduate an The annual award is given to professors His classes are largt who best exemplify the university's consistently give his class h commitment to teaching. It is based on student spring, his introductory cl nominations, and winners are required to overal', rati of 3 59 on, have been nominated at least once prior to _ ? . , the year they receive the award. avera8e ratal? for mtaK John Dawson, Reger's colleague in the 3.04. department, said "Reger's strengths lie in Reger is the 10th facul recognizing his students' styles of learning." the College of Science and Dawson said, He has a knack for win the Amoco Award since discovering the right level, in terms of , . , c , complexity, to hit. Thus, the students learn." ? enUS ^ *>r? es??rs' ave The 1991 Amoco winner, Scott Goode, Reger earned his bache said, "He tells his students, This is how you're Dickinson College and his going to succeed.' And he has figured out Massachusetts Institute of Robert Walton The Gamecock lyfest festivities at Finiay Park. The festival was during the first weekend Students s three-week CECE VON KOLNITZ News Editor Brendan Delaney, a political science senior, could have taken a computer science or criminal justice course to get the three hours he needs to be graduated, but "Stock Cars and the South" just seemed like more fun. "I could have taken anything. I could have taken math or English," Delaney said. "Instead, I come in here and listen to people talk about car racing to graduate. It's kind of a new concept for me." The Maymester master schedule described the course as "NASCAR, Dirt Tracks, Thunderbirds and Chevrolets: Stock Car Racing and the American South." David Thompson, a journalism professor and former stock car racer, teaches the three hour class. Thompson, whose racing nickname was "Turbo," said, "We just want to be exposed to every aspect of racing we can. A lot of what students will be doing is documenting the world of stock car racing." Luanne Moore, a nursing senior and one of four females in the class of 20 students, said her husband got her involved with racing when she married him. She said she wanted to take the class because ifs different from the usual courses offered. "I think it's very unique," Moore said. "Ifs a hobby for me, and it just looked like a very different class to take. I think everybody in the class is genuinely interested in racing." Thompson said the class will explore the cultural aspects of racing. Part of the culture Thompson intends ' ^ ^ i' * \ ^ ^ '_ rtist's rendition of the new building, courtesy of I nter will train Columbia Mayor Bob Coble, Palms s r on President Michael P. Barnes also pari . the Hollings, who announced in 19911 new center, said the center is "the perfe 1 the University of South Carolina and 1 make a difference in the war on crime National District Attorneys Assoc: Qgen his organization had high hopes for th We He said, "American prosecutors are vith center will help elevate the level of pi rts." country." Ploy Justice Department officials say th 'nct department expand its scope and imp The center will be 262,290 square ear, n capacity conference room, 10 training anet 264 guest rooms. The training center is expected to i Reger AmeriCor mer applicatio CECE VON KOLNfTZ the students to Kimberly Gundle told her high school 1 ilty 24 years ago or community ser at introductory, Since becoming p d graduate levels. Rural Development1 i. yet students practices what she p ' J flundlpr snid "W igh ratings. Last abaat ydwteensili an ass gave him an to back up what I sa; a 4.0 scale. The She said the Ame iuctoiy class was $4,725 educational complete their term ty member from and ended in August, Mathematics to loans. 1962. Four other AmeriCorps has , rural development tea : won the award. who work out of fiv. tor's degree from i doctorate from Technology. peed into semester to explore includes religion. Motor Racing Outreach is an organization staffed with nine full-time chaplains who hold church services for racers who are away from home. The group also goes out during the week to race shops for Bible studies with the mechanics who work on the cars. Thompson said, "I want students to see how this sport has really become kind of pervasive in our society. This thing that started as a Southern, redneck hobby has turned into big business, and it's a big cultural force." The class will look at the history of racing, will take field trips to tracks, racing museums and racing shops and will listen to a different racing speaker each day. Mike Steele, a speaker for the class and the owner of a Cayce racing shop called Race Time Souvenirs said he liked the idea behind the class. Steele said, "I think it's a good idea. It looks like it would be entertaining to students, if nothing else." Beyond the aspect of fun, Thompson said he sees racing as a metaphor for life. He said, "There are just too many variables in racing. You never know how things are going to come out. It's kind of like when you go apply for a job or you sign up for a class, you don't know what's going to happen. "You take all the precautions you can, and you get to the point where you just have to go for it, and either it will work or it won't." . > 'v I *?jf * i J > fa* f t * \ I ? ' ** f I I I li I #1 JSC Marketing and Media Relations. lesal minds ind National District Attorneys Association icipated JSC had been selected as the site for the ct partnership of the Justice Department, the city of Columbia working together to n iation President Michael P. Barnes said ie facility. proud to be part of this historic day. This ofessionalism for the prosecutors of our e National Advocacy Center will help the rove its technology. ; feet with 5 lecture halls, a 440 person courtrooms, a dinning hall, kitchen and start offering classes April 1998. ps accepting ?ns for volunteers News Editor r used to feel like a hypocrite when she jiology students they should volunteer vice work. art of the AmeriCorps South Carolina Team, Gundler said she feels like she reaches. ffien I go back into teaching and talk d community service, FU have something y." iriCorps program helped her complete ice she wanted to do. In addition, the award given to team members who on the team, which began in October helped her pay off some of her student begun recruitment for it's 1996-1997 im. The team is made up of 20 members e base offices located in Darlington, AMERICORPS page 2