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business g ;tudents fii :CE VON KOLNITZ News Editor Kirk Adflir nnid hia wnv tVirnncrh 'liege by working at a bank and his id's company. While he was a student, dair, a 1988 USC business school aduate, didn't know that each year, llions of dollars in scholarship money >es to waste. Now Adair wants to help students in those lost scholarships, through his vn business. When Adair set out to find an idea t a business to start, he wanted mething that would make money and - the same time help people. He decided 1 try a computer service that helps udents find money for college. "When I found out there's so much loney out there thatfs not claimed eveiy lar, I thought it would be a good idea," dair said. "The reason it's not being aimed is that people don't know about Adair started Family Computer ervices. Adair, who has worked at jveral insurance companies since he as graduated, said FCS is a "start of dream." He said, "This is something Fve been anting to do for a while." Adair said he chose this type of usiness because it will allow him to rork at home where he can be with iree-year-old twins and because Tve lways been interested in money and elping people with money." FCS provides students with a Mnputerized database search. "What my service does is help these *ople get in touch with other sources f aid and get them some additional andingior college," Adair said. Students complete a personal pplication which is entered into the omputer. The application includes [uestions about grades, hobbies, interests ftd outside activities. A search is then conducted of over *50,000 sources of aid nation-wide to which scholarships, awards, grants ftd fellowships meet the student's needs. i 1 1 1 1 ! _ J A _ iL _ 11 eport is printed ana manea to tne tudent which includes the number of cholarships that student is qualified or, why he is qualified, the address and be name of the person handling the 'cholarship. Adair said along with scholarship 1 \ STUDEN' Bndors Designed f Undergradua Pre (as *r,o< wo " for Ha Ca] for yo Web Site: rad helps id money information, students receive a ten-step guide and information on how to keep track of scholarship applications and send them in on time and how to set up an application filing system according to dates. "It's a plan to help them stay organized so they can apply for the money and keep track of replies," Adair said. Also included in the package are an application request form letter and an appendix of additional scholarship sources. He said he spent about a year testing the program and decided to include additional application information so students would really use their lists. The service costs $49.95. Adair can be reached at 561-0039 at extension 3112. Adair said he has plans to expand his services to include job searches. "Hopefully by the first of the year, Fm going to have a program set up to help find people jobs anywhere in the United States," Adair said. "Tm hopefully going to have that up and running January of 1997." Unusual scholarships The following are some of the mnst unusual srholar ships in the Financial Aid for College Database. Wool Contest The National Make It Yourself With Wool Contest awards scholarships from $100 to $1,000 for crocheting accomplishments. Berry Pickers The Urann Foundation offers money to students whose parents are cranberry pickers or growers. Goat Association The American Dairy Goat Association offers $1,000 to students who show goats competitively and plan on a career in agriculture. mm i JNIVERSITY OF SOUTH (ftROLINA r INSURANC sed and Approvi the University Especially for the Si te, Graduate and In mium Price Cannot Be little as $25.00 a mon; )% Coverage at the Hec Out-Patient Deductible its University Requirer All Internatinal Studet ve Peace of Mim [1 1-800-222-6491, Ext 3i ur brochure and applical http ://www. pear ceandpea * The Gamecock Iklv^Vbl Monday Don't forget your hard 44s a- |1 If-IIvI U1 III! II It ;'S / '- -. Construction work- %| ers continue to work V 3 on the 400-room jflBk. .'rJi dorm being built behind Blossom Street Garage. Director of housing p Gene Luna said the cost of the new resl- vadUft. dence hall Is $14.9 I ' . Jm million. The hal' Is ^ US E PLAN id by >. * tudent ? iternational Beat! th) ilth Center i nents xts <" c For n ion. 3|0 Lrce.com - , August 19, 1996 hat I ROBERT WAI ! Varsity Eqm Any student ii tryouts for the W Equestrian Team attend a MANDi meeting on Augi 1 /A /A/A n 1 vj.vjkj a.m. The meeting \ the Academic Er Center in the sec auditorium at the The team is se beginner to adva There is no expe necessary. English and V needed. lore info, contact i 0 Monday - Saturc 5 Frank J. Llszczyk, I right, president of Pavers America, lays bricks on the Horseshoe. USC began laying the more than 2,000 bricks personalized with the names of alumni. The bricks were sold for $50 for alumni association members. The reflnlshed walkways will be dedicated Homecoming weekend Sept. 27lTON The Gamecock ijj TINA MORGAN The Gamecock 1 ll estrian Team iterested in ^omen's varsity lneeds to \TORY ist 20, 1996 at vill be held at \ r~\ l\ t-M +*% 4" ond floor 5 Roost. ieking need riders, rience /estern riders Coach Brown after lav at 776-2074.