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| Wednesday, February 25,1998 Birds on a Wij daily specials, ^ features editor JENNIFER STANLEY ry ~ Forget KFC or Chick-Fil-A, 1 v M Birds on a Wire serves up the best "' < chicken dinners in Columbia. Diners can take their pick of a chicken salad sandwich, chicken soup And it's not just soft, juicy ovenbaked chicken that makes a Birds on a Wire meal worth eating. Each EH ? chicken meal, either white or dark 1H ^ meat available in two different por- IH tions, comes with a choice of two sides. HHi The sides make a good meal all by lp|HHKpH Side items include mashed pota- r, toes, lima beans, corn, green beans, potato wedges, potato salad, pasta sal- | 1 ad and other daily specials. Although the potato salad was a little too sour, the mashed potatoes there were also yej were perfectly creamy and had a dis- entrees. tinct taste. Each day there is a mashed The restaurant potato of the day. I had garlic mashed 9kip ice tea for vo potatoes, which had just the right jg some of the best amount of garlic and weren't too strong. The food isn't 1 Other daily specials include a veg- makes Birds on a A^nk1/\ fl^/1 A ?\AA^A AM^waa A*>/1 t* rm ci/auic, pasta aiuc, pasta ciiticc anu ^ ninfiT 1X16 TGStai S0UP- cally decorated, wl If you're not up for a whole meal, atmosphere for a b Birds on a Wire offers soup and sand- formal meeting wi wichep made of chicken, of course. Veg- Diners can eat etarians, don't worry, the day I dined, tio, which is not as Princeton profess ^//REPORTS Princeton University molecular biologist Dr. Lee M. Silver, noted author and expert on the scientific and social ramifications of cloning, will be the featured speaker at the University of South Carolina's Townsend Lectures March 2 and || March 3. His March 2 address, intended for a general audience, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium. He will speak to the scientific community at a special address on the afternoon of March 3. Silver wrote the 1997 book, Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World, in response to the world's first successful sheep-cloning experiment and the questions it spawned. In the book, he analyzes the scientific, ethical and political issues surrounding the topic of human cloning. W' I H^l^* The Gamecock re offers tasty Sp atmosphere U on boan yet, get I'm here K WM ji four fab Ui ?P?| wonder jus *B tively n< since i **"?^ begir SUSAN MEYERS Photo Editor ningS the i ^etarian soups and summer. The inside area is decorated 1980s with artwork of nature scenes. The art pandet has a bar, but don't is for sale, if you have the budget to +o ;n. dka. Their ice tea afford it. ; in Columbia. The final reason to visit Birds on njne jjf the only thing that a Wire is for the prices. Hardly any slopes Wire a great place other restaurants in town offer such board p irant is very classi- quality food, good portions and great thfln th< tiich makes a great prices. boasts tl usiness lunch or in- Expect to spend about $7 to $9 for east 8 a ith friends. a pulled chicken dinner and beverage. jg definii outside on the pa- For a sides plate, which includes four South. I i packed during the sides, the price is about $6. the reso Thei in and a sors to visit USC S terplace Silver also published more than 120 research articles wweb' and has edited a number of prestigious scientific journals, ^ tei including Genetic Abstracts and Journal of Heredity. * se]f ^ In 1993. he was named a Fellow of the American Asso- v. ' > UUUCU 1 ' ciation for the Advancement of Science, and he received a Timberl MERIT form the National Institutes of Health last year. Valley h USC alumnus Dr. J. Ives Townsend (1941), professor plus a n emeritus at the Medical College of Virginia, last year es- well as i tablished a charitable trust to fund the Townsend Lectures. White 1 Townsend's gift stipulates that the lectures focus on the Spring! impact of biology on society and Southern cultures in al- week an ternating years. The College of Science and Mathematics is es and coordinating this event. Rentals Another Princeton University professor, Lawrence Rosen, Tim will give a lecture called "A Brief Stroll Through an ARab and is & City" at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in room 15 of Callcott Social Sci- Jor ences Center. double 1 ^ *1 m bI^II jf* ^mK^mJ/ 5 ^6 "Sijj-lv V^^^?>. HMF r > *11 JS V H ctH Bre| FYOU ring Break, ski break: p to the slopes itor CONNIE KARICKHOFF lenge, though prices will be full season " 771 77 T7 7 7TT7 in March ($36 midweek and $46 week[rem WestVirginia. And I ski. end which fadudes ^ n December through March, Fabulous hiking can also be found e the two most important things ^ National Forest ^ weU as Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls State been skiing the slopes m the parjjS- Spruce Knob, the highest in State since ray dad put me ^ ^ w y ^ als0 ^ ^ ^ is at the aee of three, so if vou * : i_. i o r. i Accommoaauon prices are aiso iuwmade your Spring Break plans er throughout the spring, and there are out your toboggans, because pjenty of luxurious cabins, chalets and ! to give you the fads on condos to be rent. ulousresortsmwild, ?. ed as well as ful West Virginia. / I Cp rooms in the ^ Ur m?urs \ / J nearby lodges. m Flat Top, , f x For more infores the rela- / . . ^ / mation on Canaan, jw Winter- < call 1-800-621-4121, or Vhich, / ^ j y 1 8 1 1 L^s y ( www.wvweb.net/canaanand l." &k for Timberline, 1-800inH ^ \ >y* S SNOWING or n^d wvweb.com/www/travel_recre, as ex- ation/skiing/timberline. 1 The largest, most popular resort in , West Virginia is Snowshoe, now con , 97 elude nected with Silver Creek Resort and l9'j ' the new Ruckus Ridge Adventure Park and new tubing and snow- ^ brjng y0U the best skiing in the midarks. Winterplace is smaller gagj. region These two winter woni other resorts in the state but derlands, located in rustic Pocahonle longest ski day in the South- tas'County, combine for a total of 54 .m. tolO p.m. on weekends and trails and slopes, including the 1500' tely closest for those of us" down vertical drop known as Cupp Run. t will be discount ski season at This is the most challenging skiing rt after March 9. y0U wm fhid in the state, and it offers e are plenty of accommodations special Spring Break packages for stuiround the Flat Top and Beck- dents. This means there will be plens and a lot of great scenery along jy 0f contests, activities and parties golf River and Grandview State ^ on throughout the season, and it is >u can find out more about Wm- n6t be ^3^. ; by calling 1-800-258-3127 or Package prices begin at $170 per ig their website at person which includes four nights lodgcom/www/winterplace .html, four days of skiing and your lift iv hours north you 11 find your- tickets will be good at both resorts. Find le beautiful Monongahelia Na- them at www.snowshoemtn.com. arest where Canaan Valley and If you.ve never been to West Virine Resorts he hidden. Canaan ghiia, and even if you've never skied as four major lifts and 34 trails, before) 1 recommend spending your vaew tubing and terrain park as cati0n in the Mountain State?the nearby cross-country skiing at scenery jg incredible and the ski in^ail. Prices are reduced for the structors are pretty cute. Break season to just $18 mid- g0 stj-ap y0ur boards on your cars id $19 weekend for all-day pass- and head up 1-77 for the time of your $14 and $15 for half days. ^d if you're wondering where are also reduced. I'll be, you can find me and 12 of my iberline is just a mile away friends from USC and WVU in our outirnn Kirrrrni* inHnninor fnroamfl. * * . . 1 . m> 1 i* 1 b ?? door not tub at iimberiine next weexthree black diamond and three encj ilack diamond trails for a chalOpen for lun 15 minutes c Mountain Ex| JjLlinr^ every Mo $2 pitchers of Bud & Bud Light Free Delivery 2009 Devine Always! 252-TC If you are under the age of 21, it is against the law to buy alcoholic beverage _ II I .onege raigni 18 & Up admitted. FREE sodas 10 anyone under 21! 0< Draft 2 Drink Specials NIGI1T WORKS D A N C U B 805 Harden Street For More Information call 252-8352 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 21, IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ALL ABC REGULATIONS ENFORCED. 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