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^ " 1 1 1 1 1 JKTt Tr\ J?a Bftl Check out Brian "Spice Worid" / Gamecocks add /^\ V &8ttl&COCk >. and^Myies' ^ surprises to basketball V On-Llne I -. 11 1 '. 1 : ... .;,,aa??mm? 35 Serving the Carolina Community since 1908 ^Volume 90, Number 54 University of South Carolina Wednesday, January 28, 1998 Native Plant Society to meet South Carolina Native Plant Society will hold the next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Coker Life Sciences Building, room 209. For more information call 777-8196. African Film Series begins The African Film Series will present Teelen (Brightness)" 3 p.m. today in Gambrell, room 152. For more information call Dr. Garane, 7772878. *SI.TCear1v deadline today The Student Leadership Training Conference will be held Feb. 7 at USC. Early registration deadline is today and the final deadline is Feb. 4. For more information call 777-6688. CP seeking new officers Carolina Productions is accepting applications for president, vice president of finance, vice president of marketing, vice president of ^ internal affairs and vice prestj^ident of membership. Applications are available in Russell House 235. For more information call 777-7130. Garnet Circle now accepting applications Q Garnet Circle applications are available at the Alumni House and the Russell House information desk. Applications are due 4 p.m. Feb. 6. For more information call 777-4111. Fnoineerinff holds 'Motion' competition USC's College of Engineering is sponsoring an art and essay contest for staff and students. Entries are due in the engineering dean's office by Feb. 16. For contest details and questions call Carol Fairman at 777-4178. 0 if~0 ? Chronic 111WEDNESDAY ness Support ^ /-) Group, 3 p.m., Jan. 28, Coun |j j seimg tuiu nu' W man Development Center. Drop-in Self Hypnosis, 2:30 p.m., starts Feb. 4, Counseling and Human Development Center. Drop-in Crisis Group, 1 p.m., 0 starts Feb. 4, Counseling and Human Development Center. Body and Soul PALM meeting, 5:30 p.m, PALM Center. Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting, 9:13 p.m, Nursing Auditorium. q "Race Matthursday ters," 3 p.m., rv Jan. 29., Counv /I I ?j;nn u? I V/ i "V I oclm6 axxu iiu* W J \__l man Develop' ? ment Center. Dissertation Writing 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 w Club, 8:30 p.m. tolO p.m., Booker T. Washington Gym. \ K Plagued commits senior writer REQINNA QREEN Plagued with controversy, Presiden Bill Clinton entered the packed chambe: of the House of Representatives Tuesday night while some political analysts spec ulated that the State of the Union ad dress to the 105th Congress would be hi mnst imnnr+nnf nnliHml snppnh pvpt USC GINT professor Dr. Bett] Glad agreed, saying that the speech wai definitely integral to President Clintoi and his public image. "[President Clinton's] State of th< Union address was Bill Clinton at hii best," Glad said. "It was an excellen speech with a smooth delivery." The speech, in historical Clinton fash ion, lasted more than one hour ant touched on several issues important b the President and the nation. According to the President, the Unit ed States experienced a 14 million jol jump in employment as well as decreaset inflation. President Clinton seemed pleased b report a continued five year drop in crim and the smallest welfare roll in 27 years While America s sound economy 11 important to report, the president re turned to the values he extolled in hi; 1997 address later in his address. Nursing lice raises passii staff writer SHARIF SIMMONS The National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) will be harder to pass than ever before as of April 1, according to Kaplan Educational Centers. Applicants are being hit with a "double whammy" as the National Council's board of directors is raising the standard for passing the test and simultaneously changing the content. "Many of the things in which students will have to study for now in which they didn't have to study for in the past include manage care issues such as delegation, supervision, advocacy, continuous quality improvement; many things that are going on and happening in health care because of changes," said Judy Burckhard, Med RN, Kaplan's national nursing programs director. tti j.?j?j ioqk lilt; aUUlilaiu, last icuocu iii was adjusted based on input from nursing professionals and information from a range of other sources. "The exam changes will ensure that only candidates who can demonstrate that they can meet today's health care challenges will pass," Burckhard said. "It's good news for patients, but it means that candidates will have to be really well prepared on test day." Kaplan's NCLEX review course has helped many students pass the exam. Only Kaplan has computers in its centers nationwide, so students have the opportunity ^practice taking a full-length, by contrc > to educai . & < ?>-< < ' * nSk. * * * ? * ?-' - *e < a'jjp "T~; y jhi ByBaraB^ ^afe* " |r m^? WtSlifw <^jKs mkJHL a tm aBkj* * mM i ? ; -;: -' ; . : * '/;: "This is not a time to rest," President Clinton said. "This is a time to build." t America has already r begun that process, the f president reported. Reminding the audi- 4 9 - ence of gains made in 3 medicine, education and 9 world peace, Clinton said, 9 f "This is the America we 3 have begun to build, and ! this is the America we 9 can leave behind for 9 a our children." 3 President Clinton 9 t praised Congress for 9 passing increases in I funding for the National 9 j Institutes of Health and 9 the research of diseases 9 3 from breast cancer to 9 AIDS. 1 The President urged S y Congress to impose 9 * stricter legislation (Hi the 9 sale and advertising for 5 one of South Carolina's 9 3 most important crops - y y y 9 tobacco. Clinton proposed v ^ s a $1.50 increase in ,, SUSAN ME - cigarette prices over the s next ten years in order to discourage America's youth from smoking. ensure exam tig standards simulated, computer-adaptive test before facing the actual exam. For many students, the NCLEX will be their first experience with computerized testiner. and familiarity with the format is critical. Kaplan also offers box, software, audio tapes and flashcards to help students prepare. For more information, call 1-800-KAPI TEST. Kaplan Educational Centers is one of the nation's education companies, providing people with a full range of resources to achieve their educational and career goals. In fact, Kaplan's nearest educational center is located at 1717 Gervais St. With 1,200 locations throughout the 1 United States and abroad, Kaplan has served 3 million students in its nationally recognized test preparation courses. In addition to admissions-related services, Kaplan offers after-school tutoring and enrichment programs at its Scorel educational centers; customized assessment and education services for schools, universities and businesses; and career and re1 cruiting services through The Lendman Group and Crimson & Brown Associates. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. >versy, ( don anc ;,|| . \ s*tf? f' iiv ; a-- > v^.<. - \ ? t- x * |T '" A JfcgM||Bp^^BB ^SjHKpSHJWW Hie President also supports penalties for the members of tide tobacco industry who continue to market their [products to minors. President Clinton pledges to protect the country's tobacco farmers but not at the expense of protecting America's young people. "Let this Congress be remembered as the Congress that saved their lives," Clinton said. In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton told the American nuhlic that education (was key, "and politics must stop at the schoolhouse door." He reiterated that belief again this year k ^ as he announced his [ list of education-related achievements YE8S Photo Editor . , , ,, m 1997. Among them were initiatives to increase public Senior Chad Starres wade ing. The Columbia area w Ironically the area above i I k Clinton i * 1 1 L neaitn el!y*gB9B| . school choice, add 5.000 new schools and increase HeadStart enrollment to include 1 million new children. The president praised the addition of 220,000 new federal Pell Grants. "Because of the things that have been done, we can make college education to the 21st century what a high school education is to today and change the face of the future," President Clinton said. The President continued his commitment to early childhood education by promoting greater internet access, reduced class size and an increase of 100,000 public school teachers nationwide. President Clinton, who enjoyed a 58 percent approval rating going into tonight's address, according to a Jan. 25 USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll, reminded the audience of the importance of not "ignoring the thunder till the clouds are overhead." The threat of Iraq's Saddam Hussein's possession and possible use of weapons of mass destruction is one such roll of thunder. "You cannot defy the will of the world," President Clinton said in a CLINTON page two j^SXl^*ii^l ^**BIPB||| J " s through the rainy lake outside of the ras pounded with nearly two inches of ised to be the reflecting pool for the Hui Exposed genitalia shocks ctnrlfmtc U V M\AVAAVU staff uriter BRAD WALTERS At around 12:15 early Friday morning, four girls relaxing in their Bates West apartment heard a knock on their door and expected it to be their good friends coming over to chat with them. Only a few minutes later, the people they heard knocking on their door were inside their apartment; however, the callers were two men none of them had seen before, and one of these men was exposing their genitalia to them. Although the two men left the apartment peacefully when asked to do so, this incident and others like it leave some USC students wondering how safe they really are in their on-campus dorm rooms and apartments. "It's disturbing to know that people you don't know can just walk into your room and do something like that. You don't know if the person might have a gun or sometning, sopnomore uani Jones said. The Bates area Resident Life Coordinator was unavailable for comment. Tim Hamby, Towers area RLC, said that hosts should stay with their signedin guests at all times and escort them to and from the building. He said desk assistants are told to make sure all non-residents are signed in at all times, and overnight on-call Resident Advisors should check perirrlirallv tn make sure Histnrhannes aren't taking place. "We ask the RAs to do rounds on about an hourly basis," Hamby said. The episode in Bates West is not a common one, but investigator Calvin Gallman with the Office of Crime Awareness offered some tips for students who may be faced with such a situation. "Keep doors locked and don't let anyone in you don't know," Gallman said. He also said it was important to report any type of strange behavior to the police as soon as possible and that students should report to their RA anyone they don't recognize who seems to be ? ] iuamiiig cu uuiiu. Public relations major Lora Seward, a victim in the Bates West disturbance, said that when the two males knocked EXPOSURE page two mm - gm~' SEAN RAYFORD Asst. Photo Editor Sidewalk Cafe yesterday mornrain after a storm passed over, nanities office building. V