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University of South Carolina I Saturday, August 15 RHA Parking Project Sponsor Residence Hall Association (RHA) 8:00am-4:00pm Parking Project is here! RHA, Residence Hall Governments, RA's & other USC Student Organizations are ready, willing and able to assist you with parking & moving into your new home! Computer Services Sponsor Computer Services 10:00aiii-4:00pm, Computer Services Computer Services will be open Saturday, Alienist. 15 1000am?400nm Legacy of Scholars Welcome Party Sponsor Student Alumni Association 4:00pm, Alumni House Attn.: Legacy scholars! Come join us for snacks, music, gifts, and fun. This is your welcome to the Carolina family. (By invitation only. Legacy Scholars and their parents invited to attend.) Baptist Student Union Open House Sponsor: Baptist Student Union 4:30pm-6:00pm, Baptist Student Center Come join us for a reception welcoming new students and parents to campus. Call 7993854 for information. Parent Meeting (Freshman Centers) Sponsor: Housing 5:00pm-5:45pm, Freshman Centers Residence Life Staff will be available to answer any questions parents have about the residence halls. Open to any parent. Meeting will be held in Freshman Center Residence Halls. Movie at the Baptist Student Union Sponsor: Baptist Student Union 8:00pm, Baptist Student Center Moving in tired you out? Then join us for a relaxing evening of movies. First Night Carolina Sponsor: Department of Student Life 9:22pm, RHUU, Greene St A n milii/ifinn fnr PIqco nf OHHO liiuutuuil lux WiV VICWO Ui U\J\Jia. Carolina Went De Sunday, August 16 College of Journalism & Mass Communications Convocation Sponsor. College of Journalism 2:30pm-3:30ptn, Law School Auditorium Reception for new College of Journalism and Mass Communications students and parents prior to Convocation. Convocation 4:00pm, Koger Center President & Mrs. John M. Palms cordially invite you and your family to attend the University's 1998 Convocation. Welcoming new students and their families to the Carolina community. Sorority Rush Orientation Sponsor Sorority Council 6:30pm-8:00pm, RHUU Ballroom Come learn, register, and find out more about Sorority Life at USC. For more information about Sorority Rush, call 777-5780. Residence Hall Floor Meeting (Attendance Required) Sponsor: Housing 8:35pm-9:15pm, Residence Halls The department of housing invites all students to attend the first Floor Meeting. Come meet floor residents and staff, as well as obtain information and resources about your unique floor and residence hall. Residence Hall Building Meeting (Attendance Required) Sponsor: Housing 9:30pm-10:15pm, Residence Halls The department of housing invites all sturlnnf d f a of ff Un / A *?/\n uuiibo tu ai/tcuu me mot uuiiuiug/nica meeting. Come meet building residents and staff, as well as obtain information and resources about your unique living/learning community... your USC Home! Monday, August 17 First Year Reading Experience Sponsor: Office of the Provost 9:00am, RHUU Ballroom t Welcome ascription Computer Services & University Libraries Sponsor: Communications Services 10:00am-ij:U0pm, Thomas Cooper Library Wondering about the long distance service or how to get an e-mail account? Meet us under the tent in front of Thomas Cooper Library. Presbyterian Student Center "Frisbee Fun" Sponsor: Presbyterian Student Center l:00pm-3:00pm, 1702 Greene St. Join us for an afternoon of fun and exercise while meeting new people! We are going to Wal-Mart afterwards for those of you that forgot that one "thing" you need. For more information, call 799-0212. Water Games with Baptist Student Union Sponsor: Baptist Student Union 3:00pm-5:00pm, Baptist Student Center An afternoon of recreation with the Baptist Student Union. Come join the fun! Blatt PE Center/ Campus Recreation Open House Sponsor: Campus Recreation 4:00pm-8:00pm, Blatt PE Center Come over to the PE Center and discover everything that Campus Recreation has to offer! Take part in a free aerobics class, lift weights, play basketball or volleyball or get vour team sierned ud for uDcomin? intra f o O I 4 mural events. Also learn your way around with a tour and much more! i Picnic on the Patio Sponsor: Carolina Productions/University Dining Services 5:00pm, RHUU Patio Carolina Productions, the student activities board, extends a warm welcome to all Carolina students. Please join us as we cele- , brate the beginning of the school year, while enjoying food, fun, and friendship. Tickets for dinner will be sold in the Grand Mar- ! ketplace (you will need your meal or cashcard.) J Aerobics Sponsor: Campus Recreation , 5:15pm, Blatt P.E. Center Join us for a step aerobics class. A variety j of fitness programs are offered to students throughout the year. Schedules are avail- j able in the Office of Campus Recreation. So ( what are you waiting for? Come work out , with us! 1 i ] I 1 Page 7 S * Minority Student Welcome Sponsor: Multicultural Student Affairs 6:00pm, RHUU Ballroom The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs extends an official welcome to all incoming -treshman students of color. 1 his program is your opportunity to learn about and join some of the minority based organizations on campus as well as to meet your trained peer counselor in the Minority Assistance Peer program. See you there. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship on the Patio Sponsor: Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. 7:00pm-9:30pm, RHUU Patio Come find out more about Inter-Varsity and enjoy free food & entertainment on the RHUU Patio. Movie: Titanic Sponsor: Carolina Productions 8:00pm, RHUU Theater The #1 box-office smash starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane and a cast of hundreds. Hidden within the tragic ruins, destiny has brought together two young souls in such a passionate romance fh nf nnfhinrr aamM 14- A /w\11ini/\M tuat uutuiug tuuiu a tup it. r\ cuiiidiuu ui uvea that could only have happened on the Titanic. Showings are free to the USC community. Soul Cafe' Sponsor: PALM (Partnership among Lutherans and Methodists) 8:00pm-l(h00pm, PALM Center, 728 Pickens St. Live music on the Patio of the PALM Center. Sit, relax, meet new friends, and have soft drinks, coffee or juice along with munchies. Tuesday, August 18 "Put Yourself Through the PACES: Premedical Preparation" Sponsor: Office of Pre Professional Advising SkOOam-Noon, Physical Science, Rm. 006 Academic and Career Exploration Series sponsored by the Office of Pre-Professional Ai vising. Join science faculty from biology. physics and chemistry, who will provide a preview of the premedical curriculum and iheir expectations of your classroom experiences. Come explore the courses that you vill take to prepare for your major and the MCAT. You will also learn about preparing for your major, becoming a competitive medcal school applicant, and other career opportunities available to students trained in ;he sciences. Refreshments will be provided.