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The South Carolina Center for
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is sponsoring an undergraduate lev- q]
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summer working with USC faculty
and RMH staff on scholarly research
in health care delivery and sur
health policy. Applications are avail- tori
able from Dr. Dave Murday and due anc
March 2. For more information call are
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Spring Break. For most people, the jn j
phrase conjures thoughts of beaches,
bathing suits and week-long drunken
parties. For students taking part in
USC's fourth annual Alternative Spring
creaK, though, it s a chance to spend
time more constructively.
Alternative Spring Break is a national
movement that encourages stu- com
dents to spend their break doing vol- in^
unteer work rather than traditional .
activities. n*or
"The idea behind it," said David ^
Janes, Coordinator of USC's Commu- ter>1
nity Service Program, "is that since stu- inte
dents have this time off, and they don't duri
have any other obligations, they can citizi
spend time in a community where they to S(
can make a difference." nigh
Alternative Spring Break was founded
at Vanderbilt University in 1985. volu
Since then, every major college has char
adopted the concept. USC began its righ
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jram in 1994, when a group of stu- USC junior Jen
ts spent the week helping the needy her first Alternativ
loston. This year's trip will be to ing her freshman '
a] Retreat, Virginia, a town with a yearwas to pawley
rlation of around 1000. students M d res
Janes compares the program to . ... ,
, n tt -x ?rrn r minorities. What
itat for Humanity. There are four , ,
days of work planned," Janes about the expenen
. "Well be working on restoring a togetherness the gi
munity center which will be turned "What really ai
a turtoring center for children. Part said, "was that des]
also serve as a day center for se- had different backg
citizens." ligions and differei
n addition to working on the cen- able to come togetl
students will also have a chance to j^ly cohesive group
ract with the community. Dinners in a lot of student ?
ng the trip will be hosted by local easj, ,he coo,est ?
ens, and students will have a chance
auare dance and clog on the last
The cost of th
This is more than just a chance for Person- This inc'u
nteerism," Janes said. "Ifs also a f??d and lodging. ]
ice to learn about different cultures should call the Of
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my Malizia went on MUGGINGSconti)
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year. The trip that to speak into the call
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s ismiiu, o.v^., wnex c still tell which call 1
tore a local camp for If a person is bein,
surprised her most and can't stay by the
ce, though, was the said they could hit 1
roup developed. go by so that police ca
nazed me," Malizia ment.
pite the fact that we This is the first co
rounds, different re- bery for the school y
nt majors, we were One of the mugg
ler into this incred- was thought to involv
i. I've been involved tim was not sure,
ictivities and this is "In this communi
hing I've done," she munity, one is too m;
Dinkins said h
e trip is $150 per thought they were "p
des transportation, He said that so
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3. Students " "
ast one
e eligible. AFFIRMATIVEcqW
For more sa^ ^ was a coa
and women who came ti
' ' ' x to get the civil rights at
50. He said it is untrut
tive action is only for blai
"An affirmative action
flip elude all race and sex |
ing white males," he sa
:red . According to Gist, di
America is not solely n
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iirvey ui^w iuihk
sex, home-ownership,
j rogram an(j varjous 0ther chars
pplications Affirmative action
is. The pro- because blacks and worn
)ak Ridge ting less rePresentation 1
eral, still earning less ino
or more males, he said,
stine Students at the mee
58 or Debo- erally supportive of Gis
>-4813 "As for the number ol
' ican students here at US
:ngs continu
tuedfrom page one ^H
stress and can't stay Hi
box, the police can Egi
box was activated. \?
g chased on campus
box, then Gallman :
;he call boxes they 9
in track their move- |l|ppll^
nfirmed armed rob- I
ear, Gallman said. I
ings last semester I
e a gun, but the vie- I
ty and in any com- I
any," he said,
e and his friends I
iretty safe."
mething like this
jple look at things.
looking around a lit- The Horseshoe h;
students.
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Wednesday, February 25,1998
2 still need
lative action
inued from page one
ilition of blacks of us are here because of affirmative
Dgether in 1964 acti0n and without it, we probably would
^thaTaffirma- not ^eresa^ Aaron Plush, senior
:ks and women, administrative information major,
plan should in- "It not only decides my future but
groups, includ decides the future of my kids," said
scrimination in Blanton Tolbert, junior chemistry
lcial- and biology major.
ition based on Tolbert also came to the discussion
iT scores, GPAs
acteristics. because he was unclear about some asis
still needed pects of affirmative action, which the
teni are still get- discussion cleared up for him.
and are, in genome
than white South Carolina we've made
tremendous strides," Gist said. There
sting were gen- |g ^0pe and t^ere js ijg^it at the end of
>t s discussion.
f African-Amer- "ie tunne'? a that light is not a freight
>C, a laige part train coming toward you."
te on Horseshoe
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as been the scene of two recent muggings of USC
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