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KRISTIN RICHARDSON Staff Writer
Integration, interaction and
participation among races was
the theme of last night's race
relations forum in the .GoldenSpur.
The forum was sponsored by
Student Government, Senate
Minority Committee, and the
Student Committee of Race
Relations.
Student body Vice-President
Jamel Franklin was the key
speaker for the forum and was
eager to begin the program.
rne program is a conaoorauve
effort to try to promote discussion
and collaboration among
the student body about the issue
of race relations."
A panel of six people of various
.organizations introduced
themselves and gave their definition
of race relations. The overall
theme of the forum was
interaction among different
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Jamel Franklin- Liberal Arts
Mike Moore- Criminal Justice
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Kim Dickerson- Liberal Arts
Michael C. Phillips, IV- Liberal Arts
Gene Willis- Applied Prof, Sciences
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Terrance Levine- Criminal Justice
Susanne Newman- Journalism
Senate District 01
Vishal Agrawal- Science and Math
Chris Baddorf- Science and Math
Curtis Brown- Science and Math
Summar Ford- Science and Math
Michael Ladd- Science and Math
Laura Mefarland- Science and Math
Catherine Mitchell- Science and Math
Sumeet Shah- Science and Math
Jonathan Sharpe- Science and Math
Linda Valentine- Science and Math
Quincy Whittle- Science and Math
Senate District 02
Bo Moran- Applied Prof. Sciences
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Senate District 04
Douglas Barret-Liberal Arts
Nathan Brown- Liberal Arts
Tim Cooper- Liberal Arts
Jomarie Dacanay- Liberal Arts
Chris Dorsel-Liberal Arts
Elizabeth Fordham- Liberal Arts
Zerell Hall- Liberal Arts
Shelly Hogan-Liberal Arts
Jamie S. Jeffords- Liberal Arts
. Jahan-Liberal Arts
Ashley Jones-Liberal Arts
Callee Kaiser-Liberal Arts
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races and participation in programs
sponsored by different
ethnic groups.
Marcus Gardner, a member
of the Association of African~American
students, began the
discussion about the importance
of interaction between students.
"There is very little interaction
between people of different
races on campus," Gardner said.
"The misunderstanding of other
races is the root of the problems
of racism."
Sorority and Fraternity
Council Presidents Melanie
McAllister and Jimmy Bailey
introduced the issue of race
relations within the Greek community.
McAllister said "participation
between different races and
increased publicity about programs
dealing with one certain
race should be addressed, and it
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Chris Rauton- Liberal Arts
Mikey- Liberal Arts
Amy Hiogerson-Liberal Arts
Lauri Velotta- Liberal Arts
Gesla Marie Wilson- Liberal Arts
Leroy Dwan York- Liberal Arts
Russell Cairn-Business
Timothy Qardy- Business
Jason Gowdy-Business
Jeffery R. Hicks- Business
George Keane- Business
Christy Lamer -Business
Andrew P. Marlin- Business
Ruth Nettles-Business
Chris Polony-Business
Chris Pricenor- Business
John Sageser- Business
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LaTasha Friday- Engineering
Tevonya Garland- Engineering
Keith Richards-Engineering
Steve Veldman- Engineering
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T.C, Ford-Journalism
Jennie Hansen-Journalism
Kathryn Henderson- Journalism
Graham King-Journalism
Kathy VanNostrand- Journalism
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Twana N. Bums- Criminal Justice
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Jared Mobley- Law
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Qeteur Counard- Nursing
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KAREN LAYNE News Editor
If the people upstairs consii
tently hold their late-night lin
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ly-morning physics exams,
new mediation program migl:
be your ticket to a good night
sleep.
The program, sponsored b
the Department of Housing an
the Judicial Board, will alloi
students to resolve conflicts wit
the aid of a neutral third part}
according to Liz McCorrnick. op
of the service's organizoio.
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boyfriends or girlfriends with no
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STAFF REPORTS
Acclaimed poet and schola
known for its distinctive expi
experience, will be one of the
celebration of Black History A
Giovanni's lecture, titled
Education, will begin at 7:S
House Ballroom. Admission i
USC faculty and staff, and $5
Giovanni, who taught at se
for her provacative writing,
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Educate, Experience and
Heritage.
Other Black History Even
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today in USC's Russell House
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kick their heels up between 1C
a.m. and 9 p.m., McCormick
said.
Mediators also will be students
trained in conflict resolution,
she said. These skills are
marketable and applicable tc
many jobs. Employers will know
mediators can listen to others
and also examine their own conflicts.
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An miormauon sessiun win
be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in
the lobby of the Towers for students
interested in being trained
as mediators. The program is
scheduled to begin this semester.
For more information, call
Liz McCormick at 777-4193, or
Vicki Gist at 777-7783.
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1 KAREN LAYNE News Editor
The return of royalty to the
university has brought neii
ther the scandal nor intrigue
promised by last year's battle
[ to revive the Homecoming trai
dition.
Since they were crowned
in October, the Homecoming
king and queen have stayed
out of the limelight, playing
various informal roles in
Student Government.
At first, the university
was hesitant to support the
Homecoming showcase, forbidden
for the past five years,
SG Vice President Jamel
Franklin said.
Under the old system,
there were supposed racial
tensions, and there was no
Homecoming king, which was
considered sexist.
This year, the king and
queen do not have formal,
prominent roles, Franklin
said.
"They don't have platforms,"
Franklin said. "Their
role Is more whatever program
they choose."
Junior Eilene Grana said
she has served on the Race
Relations Committee and as
the master of ceremonies for
Tigerburn.
Senior Ernest Sessoms
said he also has served on the
Race Relations Committee in
addition to his involvement in
Carolina Productions and his
job planning breakfasts with
President John Palms.
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