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% Volume 90, Number 51 University of South Carolina Wednesday, January 21, 1998
WUSC begins
*98 training
WUSC-FM begins training
new DJs 7:30 p.m. Thursday
in Russell House room 305.
Anyone interested in becoming
^ a DJ can attend.
Cookie orders
being taken
Congaree Girl Scout Council
is taking orders for cookies.
The cookies will be delivered
beginning Feb. 21, and booth
sales begin then also. For more
A information call Leanna JoynW
er, 544-4538.
Graduate
school fair
The Office of Multicultural
Student Affairs is holding a career/graduate
school fair from
noon to 5 p.m. today in the Russell
House Ballroom.
w Private voice
lessons offered
Registration for private
voice lessons will be held until
Jan. 30 at the USC School of
Music. Lessons begin Feb. 1
and are open to anyone in the
area who is 14 years or older.
For more information call
Sandy Janiskee at 777-4281.
Children's
Music Center
has openings
USCs Children's Music Development
Center has a lim
W itea numoer 01 openings in its
infant and preschool music
classes that start today. For
more information call Valerio
at 777-4281.
Leukemia
Society
marathon
^ The Leukemia Society is recruiting
runners and walkers
of all abilities to participate in
the Mayor's Midnight Sun
Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska
or the Rock 'N Roll
Marathon in San Dieeo in June.
An informational meeting will
be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at
the Sheraton, 2100 Bush River
Road. For more information
? call 749-4299.
L O ^ Chronic 111WEDNESDAY
ness Support
^ ^ Group, 3 p.m.,
I 28, Counseling
and Hu
man Development
Center.
Drop-in Self Hypnosis,
2:30 p.m., Counseling and Hu^
man Development Center.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
meeting, 9:13 p.m, Nursing
Auditorium.
Bisexual Gay and Lesbian
Association meeting, 8 p.m.,
Gambrell 124.
#V~c'~>aRace Mat"
THURSDAY ters,B 3 p.m.,
Jan. 29., Coun\
/ / seling and Hu^
^ man Developi'
ment Center.
Dissertation Wnting Support
Group, 10 a.m., starts Feb. 5.,
Counseling and Human Development
Center.
Building Healthy Relationships,
3 p.m., Feb. 5 to April 2.,
Counseling and Human Development
Center.
The World Tae Kwon Do
^ Club, 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
Booker T. Washington Gym.
Palms: ]
editor in chief ADAM SNYDER
sev<
Classes will be suspended for saj(j
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a
Day in 1999, USC President John ag l
Palms announced Monday at this
year's MLK Day breakfast.
"This will not be a day out, but
a day in," Palms said.
He wanted to emphasize that 03111
USC will not be shut down for the ern
holiday. Special programs will
still be held to celebrate the mes- stuc
sage of King, including the break- Gov
fast and service projects. saic
Textbook
staff writer BRAD WALTERS
The Spring semester is now ove
two weeks old, but many students an
still remembering the chaos associ
ated with settling bade in before class
es. For some, the search for new book
and the quest to sell the old ones be
came part of the chaos.
One problem students occasion
ally rah into when trying to buy book;
for the new semester was that lists o
required texts differed from one book
store to the next. This sometimes
caused confusion as to what books
students needed to buy.
History major Laura Moxie en
countered difficulties buying books
Only one of the four campus book
stores had the correct listing of bookf
for her English 283 class. The othei
three had a book missing from the
list.
Steve Long, regional director foj
Wallace Bookstores which owns Uni
versity Bookstore at the RusseL
House, attributed the confusion ir
cases like Moxie's to communication
problems between the bookstore and
the professor. Another factor is thai
booklists often changed rapidly and
they had to reprint the list.
Some students made the trek tc
the bookstores only to find some ol
the books they needed were out ol
stock or had never been ordered at
all
"(University Bookstore) kept
telling me to come back, the book
would be there the next day or that
afternoon." government maior Jessi
ca Lentini said. "Well, it still wasn't
there. So, I asked to speak to someone,
and they told (me) maybe I should
go to another store.
"My teacher submitted the
name of the book only to University
Bookstore and Addams tried to figure
out what the book was. So they
bought die book, but by the wrong author,
and sold it (to me)," Lentini said.
Michael Oliver, textbook manager
at Addams Bookstore, said in
situations like that they usually go
by the class syllabus, and mistakes
like that just happen sometimes.
Marine science maior Matt Sisk
had the same problem trying to find
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Industrial Hygiene
Graduate applications
due Monday
Looking for an opportunity to be
come a professional in a rewarding
position? If so, the industrial Hygient
Graduate Fellowship Program may b<
an option. For application materials oi
additional information on policies, pro
cedures and guidelines under which the
program operates, please contact Mar]
Kinney at (423) 576-9655.
MLKDaj
Palms said the holiday was SG pas
jral years in the making. He campus tc
1 he wanted to make sure that school holid
iy off from classes would serve than 3,000
neaningful recognition for than a' mo,
f- "Were
jamei rranKiin, stuaent ooay 0J_ , . ~
j . .,,, . . . Student G
3ident, said this is a signifiachievement
for Student Gov- a erenc
ment and the student body. Frankli
"This is real change that the students a
lent body has helped Student whole sei
ernment to make," Franklin said he is
I. take this o]
l1lW'TT?PB
cost debate
a textbook none of the stores carried.
~ He said some of the salespeople were
r rude but that he understood it was
a a stressful time for them.
"Sometimes bookstores don't get
- things on time because of the pros
fessor. The professor gets a form that
- asks which books will be needed for
the class" former Addams Bookstore
- employee and current student David
i Hornsby said. "The sooner they
f turn it in the faster the book arrives.
The bookstore only follows the pros
feasors' requests."
3 cnesne r owier rrom ?outn Carolina
Bookstore said that miscom
munication among bookstores and between
the bookstores and the
- professors were part of the problem.
3 According to Oliver, lists of rer
quired books were sometimes differ?
ent from store to store because departments
and professors did not
r let all bookstores know in a timely
. fashion about the changes to class re[
quirements.
i Other students agreed, saying the
t reason why some of their books were
[ not on the shelves when they went to
: buy them was that the professor did
I not order the books until after class
es started,
i Until Falll997, all four area bookf
stores (Addams, Carolina, South Car
olina, and University) were owned by
; the same company. However, now only
Carolina and South Carolina are
under the same leadership. According
to Oliver, it was much easier to
order the right amount and same orders
of textbooks when all four stores
were working together.
"We wish there were an easier way
because we don't want to sell people
the wrong book" Oliver said.
Students cited high prices as another
problem they had to face. The
purchase of textbooks was taxing because
many wallets were already empty
from Christmas shopping. However,
according to Hornsby, prices are
usually more than reasonable.
"(Books are) like anything else you
buy. You don't get them at the buyer's
cost, you pay retail cost. EveryBOOKSTORE
page two
1 James Madison
i Fellowship
deadline is Jan. 30
The James Madison Memorial
S Fellowship Foundation, a federally en
dowed program designed to strength?
en instruction about the Constitution
in the nation's schools, is accepting in'
quiries from master's-degree-level students
and college graduates who intend
to become secondary school teachers in
r American history and government. For
more information, contact Novella
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r er College 303 or by calling 777-0958.
a
? Udall Scholarship
. applications due
Feb. 3
f
r classes can
sed a petition around stead of sleeping in or going out hoi
i declare MLK Day a of town. spe
lay. Franklin said more According to Franklin, the holstudents
signed in less *^ay fr?m classes will be a "per- ths
ith's time. manent fixture" for the universi- p o:
ally wanted to show ty calendar. Palms pointed out hot
overnment can make ^ USC is the first state agency sta
10 cancel classes ior ml.j\ uay. tnt
e," he said. He also said that in 1983, USC
n and Palms hope that was 0ne of the first state agencies pre
vill make this day a to celebrate King's birth. wh
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vice uay. riauMm Also at the breakiast, s.u.
hopeful students will state senator Darrell Jackson, on<
pportunity to serve in- who represents Richland and Cal- wh
id by consumers
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FILE PHOTO
Above and Below: Students seek textbooks to betrin
the new semester. Bookstore assistants may be helpful
in some instances but for many students the
search goes on without their help.
FILE PHOTO
USC sophomores and juniors in- Beskid in the Felloe
terested in a career related to envi- Programs Office in
ronmental public policy and Native
American and Alaska Native students PWOC a
interested m careers related to health
care and tribal public policy can ap- nominat;
ply for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship, n I.
For more information and nomination I3.CU.lty
materials, contact Novella Beskid in Professional W
the Fellowships Office, Harper College accepting nominat
303 or by calling 777-0958. papers by women
Cash awards will b<
State Farm Co.
application due
Feb. 9. pus. For more infc
Przybysz at 777-75
Fifty $3,000 fellowships will be
awarded by State Farm Companies FfYirtloVPi
Foundation to juniors or seniors in busi- .
ness-related fields of study. Fellowships tion acce
are not based on financial need. Ap- I .
plications are available from Novella ?PpilC3Xl
celled i
an counties, was the keynote cam
saker. fere:
He had a message to all races i
it "It's time to overcome." He tics'
inted out that it will take ican
;h races accepting and under- inat
nding one another in order for 1
> nation tn crrnw tncrpthpr hpri
Jackson issued a three- com
inged challenge to blacks and er.
ites at the breakfast. ]
First, "we must get to know cede
} another." He said that those cal j
0 travel are most accepting be- itua
1 Tutorinj
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Carolina for Kids, a USC r
student-run organization that
sends students from the
university to elementary and i
middle schools in Richland t
County, started its spring re- ,
cruiting yesterday and will
continue today from 12:00 to v
3:00 p.m. v
Hie program is sponsored
by Pulliam Ford who arranges
for tutors to go into the schools
as part of their Business Ed- e
ucation Partnership program. c
"We have two $500 scholarships
that we award to two *
l rn i r m j _ r
meiiiuers ui uaruiuia ior mus fi
Leadership Team. Carolina t
for Kids, in return, recruits
tutors for us," Missy Thompson,
coordinator of the Busi- o
ness Education Partner- a
ship.
Students who volunteer
for Carolina for Kids are as- g
signed to one of the 90 elementary
or middle schools in
Richland or Lexington County
with which Pulliam Ford
has a partnership. I
Volunteers can be either ?
(\
a lunch pal or a tutor during
or after school, according to *
Thompson. t
Volunteers are expected ^
to work for one hour per week
and 12 hours during the se
mester. t<
"Last semester, we had 0
300 USC students volunteering.
We're hoping for another
good turnout this time," a
Thompson said, who esti- n
mates nearly 75 students volunteered
yesterday.
Carpooling is available for 1<
those students who do not
- have cars. Last semester, 60
carpools were arranged.
Thompson said students Z1
should not be intimidated V
by tutoring. n
"You won't be expected to
tutor physics or anything like 11
that," she said. w
Thnmnsnn helipves thp
USC students get as much
benefit out of the program as
the students they tutor. vi
wships and Summer The S.C. S
Harper College 303. tion is accept
Anne Agnew
ccepting wfh?Jr;con
A ? ol higher learn
ions from line is March
write SCSEA
bia, S.C. 2925
omen on Campus is
ions ol outstanding IJ W |.
graduate students. * *
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dominations are due *
spartment chairs, di- PrOfifFc
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Women on Cam- The U.S. (
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>e they become exposed to difnt
cultures and races.
Second, he called racial poli'the
greatest cancer" on Amersociety,
and it must be elimed.
Finally, he said, "diversity is
3 to stay," and we must bee
more tolerant of each othWis
kftvnote address was nre
id by "The Chosen," a musijroup
who sang several spirls
for the occasion.
* drive
jssful
"This makes them feel like
hey are part of the commulity.
I think the tutors get a
ot of satisfaction out of helpng
the students. One voluneer
was working with a
;indergarten student and
within three visits, the boy
yas making improvements,"
he said.
Richard ?ims, a fifth gradr
at Watkins Elementary
!chool, said his Carolina for
[ids tutor helps him with his
tomework, reading, and
eaches him Spanish words.
He wants to be a dancer
r an artist when he grows up
nd said his Carolina for Kids
utor is helping him reach his
oals.
"She's a new friend," Sims
aid.
"She says if I go to college,
can be successful and beome
famous. She tells me
bat if I have the education
hat I need, I can do anybing."
Caroline Croft is Sims' tu)r
and the former president
f Carolina for Kids.
"We are veiy enthusiastic
bout the response we have
sceived from fellow USC stuents,"
she said in a press re;ase.
"More people are finding
lit about this great organi_
j_* _ __ J rv - - x i 1
anon ana onering to neip.
fliether helping a child in
lath or reading or simply goig
once a week to have lunch
ith him, these volunteers
re really making a huge difirence
in a child's life. It is a
ery rewarding experience."
itate Employees Associaing
applications for the
Scholarships. Students
lpleted at least one year
ing are eligible. The dead1.
For more information,
, P.O. Box 5206, Columi0.
Geological
7 TnfomeViirt
r jjlxi/vi. aauixajj
im
geological Survey Earth
irnship Program is coning
applications for handsets.
The program is ady
Oak Ridge Associated
'or more information, con2
Friedman at (423) 576ah
McCleary at (423) 5764