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Carolina for KRISTIN FREESTATE n SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK b Richard Sims, 11, took his place at the front a ot the meeting room, opened his arms to the au- h dience and asked, "Hey, can yall hear me OK?" As the room fell silent, he welcomed every- ii one and, taking a folded sheet of paper from be- p hind his back, began to read an article he wrote d for his school newsletter, The Watkins Reporter: w "My tutor from Carolina For Kids is Caroline Croft. She is not someone who just helps me with e homework, but helps me understand it." 0 Now in its second year, Carolina For Kids is a student organization that pairs up college stu- 0 dents with elementary, middle and high school p students from Columbia-area schools. Volunteers f( spend one or two hours each week with their stu- a dent buddies, either helping them with a specif- g ic area of schoolwork or eating lunch with them 2 and talking about school, family and other interests. ^ Caroline Croft and Carolina For Kids go back "i a long way. A student when the organization was n known as Carolina For Kids in Danger, she wit- t] nessed the program's breakdown due to lack of leadership and members. 0 Enter Pulliam Ford. Now in its third year of li business/education partnerships with 90 schools o in Richland and Lexington counties, Pulliam Ford c arranges art, education, athletic and volunteer services to provide more one-on-one help for stu- e dents. Last year, USC approached Pulliam e Ford with a request for scholarship money to form ^ .leadership teams. In a compromise, Pulliam Ford p agreed to provide the money in exchange for as- g sistance in their partnerships in the form of tutors, an action that would develop into a regular tutoring program. b Carolina For Kids had been granted a new ? breath of life. a The Office of Community Service Pro- ii grams approached Croft with a leadership proposition for the new organization, and she accept- & ed the role of president immediately. The rest, as c they say, is history. This year, as its advisor and executive in e charge of membership, Croft has enjoyed ^ watching the organization grow from 150 total n USC Symphony STAFF REPORTS The USC Symphony Orchestra's second concert of the season will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 in the Roger Center for the Arts. Headlining the concert will be guest artist Dickran Atamian, performing Grieg's piano concerto in A minor. Other works to be performed are Dvorak's Eighth Symphony and the introduction to act HI ol Wagner's opera "Lohengrin." Tickets may be purchased in advance at $13, $1C for faculty and staff and $7 for seniors and students through the Carolina Coliseum, or on the evening o] the concert at the Roger Center. Dickran Atamian's career was launched in 197 f after he won first place at the Naumburg Piano Com I fjiji t Kids benefic lembers last year to about 200 memers this semester alone. "We've been overwhelmed, but in " | positive way, about the turnout we've ? n?A ?jfli iau, v>iuibsaiu. [ s|vJHH She believes the reason for such an icrease in interest lies in increased ublicity and the fact that college stu- | '?!S9 ents who want to get involved enjoy working with kids. "Everyone wants to make a differnee and feel like they're helping some- 11 With the help ofPulliam Ford co- H rdinator Missy Thompson, Carolina pll 'or Kids volunteers are placed at dif- mm jrent schools, working in the position mm nd specialty of their choice. Out of the H 0 schools that Pulliam Ford works with, H 7 are involved in Carohna For Kids, hompson feels the work the volunteers o is important because it gives them 'jgl| the opportunity to be involved in com- i j- \ lunity services and to see what impact hey can make." By helping with projects like Car- CaroIina Fc lina For Kids, Thompson says that Pul- Sch?o1* 0n iam Ford "wants to be a catalyst for 3 ther businesses to be involved in business/edu- < ation partnerships." The benefit, she savs, lies not only in the < fifects on the students. Businesses can also benfit by the contributions such programs make to acreasing work force readiness and helping preiare the younger generations for their fiiture reponsibihties. Croft also thinks the benefits are not excluive to only the students or the volunteers. She elieves this kind of work can have potentially ir-reaching effects because it's "hopefully such positive experience that (the students are) goig to make an impact on society." Sophomore Stephanie Cochran, now in her econd year as a volunteer with Carolina For Kids, losely identifies with Croft's vision. "Carolina For Kids highlights the fact that ducation is important and shows that college ids are making a commitment to help the comlunity," she says. "It stresses that the whole comto play at Kogei petition in JNew lorn uity. soon alter, ne was pi? for full houses in theatres like Alice Tully Hall in York City, Orchestral Hall in Chicago and the Ken Center of Washington, D.C. Atamian then made his debut in Carnegie in 1979, with a world-premier piano transcrij of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring." He has playe tensively throughout the country and arount world with the finest orchestras and has made re ings for RCA Red Seal Records and the Delos 1 , It has been said ofAtamian's playing that hi phasizes brilliance, quick tempos, dexterity and b: ra. Atamain will play with the USC Symphon; der the direction of Donald Pbrtnoy. ETC. ial to students, < "'ijyTcSf ? ^ t W7^ " f. L I ^ ' If? ? ?: ;:::^^P ? tr Kids volunteer Lindsey Carter, sophomore, stands with sti Oct. 30, Carolina For Kids will co-sponsor a trick-or-treating Hi munity must support a school to make it a great Last yeai school." ~ sure he unclei In addition to working with students, Car- what he had alina For Kids participates in other community Cochran retu service events, such as City Year and Into the ran UP to ner Streets, and group projects are planned for every e questions 3ther month. The upcoming big event currently that day.. in the works is a Halloween party. "I love ki On Oct. 30, Carolina For Kids, working in school as muc conjunction with Preston College, will sponsor a Croft shs ;rick-or-treating excursion and Halloween party ?j have a 'or kids from Epworth, the Boys' and Girls' she ?j w 31ub and Carolina Children's Home. The evening's this WOrld a 1 alans include trick-or-treating at Preston, eating them other o{ aizza, playing games and face painting. g^g , Through these projects and volimteer pro- or the progran *rams, Carolina For Kids hopes, above all, to pro- hi his article 1 ride positive role models for today's youth and to writes "Carol mrrmrncrp t.hpm tn stnv in srVinnl nnd in dn t.hpir -i.: nil.. 0 j ...? positive awiti Dest in life. For Cochran, one of the most rewarding helps you hav moments in achieving this goal involved an 8- js a better wa pear-old boy named Alex. r Center Thursday College sophomores and juniors Summer 1998. The programs are dents the opportunity to gain pra< While earning competitive income commensurate with their academ grams for students are also availc DESIRED MAJORS: Electrical e matics, economics, physics, remc logistics/supply/procurement, bus REQUIRED: US citizenship, a mi pletion of a medical examination, tion. 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The CIA /.odci.gov/cia } Site of the Day (\ mmnvnii nun-naS CONCERT CALENDAR Shades of Grey, TBA, Oct. 9, Madhatters (CD release party) Belizbeha, TBA, Oct 10, Pavlov's The Rolling Stones w/ Blues Traveler, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 10, Ericsson Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Fiona Apple w/ Hoover pnomc, o p.m., uct. iu, uraay Cole Center (Charlotte, NC) Hanzel und Gretyl w/ Sister Machine Gun, TBA, Oct. 11, Rockafellas Elton John, 8 p.m., Oct. 15, Carolina Coliseum Junior Brown, 10 p.m., Oct. 18, Elbow Room Motley Crue w/ Cheap Trick, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 29, Charlotte Col Coliseum (Charlotte, NC) Blues Traveler w/ Jonny Lang, 7: 30 p.m., Nov. 10, Township Auditorium ETC. BRIEFS Famed saxophonist to perform at Roger Center "Mr. Yakety Sax," Boots Randolf, will make a rare appearance outside of Nashville when he plays at the Roger Center on Oct. 15. Boots has recorded over 40 albums including jazz, pop and blues tunes. He is well-known for his 1958 hit "Yakety Sax" and the theme song he wrote for "The Benny Hill Show." Tickets cost $14 for adults and $11 for students. They are available at the Coliseum box office or by calling 251-2222. Student filmmakers from New England eligible for $7000 in prizes Any undergraduate or graduate student who has completed his or her works while attending a college in New England or who is a resident of New England but attends college elsewhere can submit a film to the New England Film & Video Festival. Deadline is Nov 28 For entrv forms, contact Boston Film Video Foundation, 1126 Boylston St., Suite 201, Boston, MA 02215. Or call (617) 536-1540. I Student Programs for rgraduate and graduate stulent their academic studies, iningful work assignments provided. Other work pro, computer science, mathenal studies, iccountina and finance. lan year and successful comsnsive background investigar resume no later than ation for summer 1998 tative is an equal )