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I I Scholarship available for ka native students t? pursue careers I Senate encouraged to keep office hours y Ci Trip <L ty&Wyx fAM,nin related to health care and tribal pub- Eighty fellowships will be awarded by . ... temale doctorsl CdIlQlCl3.t6S Jjc policy. Douglas Williams is the Udall the Howard Hughes Medical Institute SENATE continued from page 1 J encourage you to vote for this faculty advisor. Contact Novella Beskid for full-time study toward a Ph.D or send PrJPer message to your conFemale doctoral candidates complet- at 777-0958 for more information. Sc.D. in the biological sciences. The even though I'll still probably vote stituency," Sharpe said. "If responsiing dissertations, female graduate stu- fellowships are intended for students against it," he said. bility to your constituency isn't somenBBfM3PnM R AO IC dents in designated fields where fe- NSFP work ??h fin nffprpH who have completed less than one year Sharpe, however, said the propos- thing you re concerned about, then vote male participation has been low or ^ of graduate study. The application al should ^ a requirement included in W." engineering doctoral candidates are deadline is Nov. 10. For more infor- *he du^es ?^a senator. Although many senators left before ehgible to apply for the American As- A National Security Education Pro- mation or an application, call (292) There is no log book police, he said, the resolution came to the floor, it Unr-frr p-oh1Qfo TTUllrmr sociation of University Women Fel- gram scholarship and fellowship work- 334-2872. "This is based on, heaven forbid, a code was passed by a roll-call vote, nercz uraauaie reilOW- lowships which offer up to $15,000. shopwillbeheldat3:30p.m.,Nov.4, of honor. Do we have that amongst our- The senate also approved the 1998ship offered AppUcations must be postmarked by in the Gressette Room of Harper Col- rWfnral fnllmxrohirio selves? This bill is not about making 1999 Elections Commission by a slate Nov. 15. and are'available at lege. Patricia Wilier is the NSEPfac- rtJ-UOClurdl leilOWbmpb senators feel like children. No, this is vote. New members include Mitch Graduating seniors with the potential www.aauw.org. ulty advisor. NSEP provides opportu- offered for minorities about being grown up, being responsi- Boatwnght, Tushar Chikhliker, Tamto become leaders in scientific and tech- nities for Americans to study in regions ble. my Freeman, Russell Gaither, Emily nological advances and exemplars for TTrlnll SpViolarchil") work critical to U.S. national interests. About 50 pre-doctoral fellowships will The bill was defeated by a roll-call Lamaster, Laura McFarland, Erika graduate work leading to a Ph.D. in S j Award amounts are up to $8,000 per be awarded in a nationwide competi- vote. Sharpe and Tidikis then reintro- Rose and Adam Snyder, applied physical sciences can ajiply for SHOp Ottered semester or $16,000 per academic year tion sponsored by the Ford Founda- duced the suggestion as a resolution, this fellowship, which offers a $25,000 for undergraduate students. For ap- tion and administered by the Nationstipend plus cost of education. A 3.75 A Udall Scholarship workshop will be plications, contact your NSEP campus al Research Council. An annual stipend P T Til n 7171171 (7 71 Oyf" /V 7*n (T Tr\OT%'F/17%77in7iriO GPA is required. Applications must be held at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 27, in the Gres- representative or the NSEP office at of $14,000 is awarded to the fellow and jJiLLlil bit Lq ilA^Xb Lb I Ug JJtf JUi ifLLLILLZ postmarked by Nov. 10 and are avail- sette Room of Harper College. The (800) 618-NSEP. Deadline is Feb. 8, a $7,500 stipend to tee institution. Ap- DRAQ continuedfmm 1 Qaick pointed out that while many able at www.hertzfiidn.org. scholarship program was created to 1999. plications are due Nov. 14. For more J- ^ students from the BGLA were at the TV ,v , 1 " mfOm,at,On'Call'202i334"3419' their lives. One audience member asked show, a Targe portion of [the students public policy and to encourage out- ^"doctorill biological SCI- whether the performers dress like are] people who don't ordinarily come standing Native American and Alas- ence fellowships offered w0 <? "?thelr l>ves, which mto contact with the gay commumty. ? _ produced a variety of answers. He also pointed out that it was a Stevens said she fives her fife as a healthy step" toward unity among all Lottery issue significant factor in gubernatorial race married to a "wonderful man for eight Because of the success of the show, J C7 O years." planning for "The Birdcage II: Samansir senior writer KEVIN LANGSTON ing statewide higher education, in- spokesperson for the Hodges'campaign, revenue from the lottery may be un- Saunders is a hairdresser \v ho fives tha s^venge^ is already underway^ ? eluding further development of the LIFE who requested anonymity dercut by a reduction in revenue from atave.^exu^ ^ acco^ to BGLA Graduate Assistant Perhaps the biggest issue in this scholarship. "According to the non-partisan taxes. Both Saunders and Stevens will become _ year's gubernatorial race is the lottery Since the scholarship is in its first Strom Thurmond Institute of Econom- Graham also said South Carolina women in every sense oug opera- t jrn^ ? wr _ and whether if s the solution for edu- year, Cavanaugh said Beasley plans ics at Clemson University, the lottery spends too much time dealing with new lvePr?ce uras- man otton^ cation improvements. to evaluate the program and make the would bring in $218 million," he said ways to solve problems. , Hunter and Roberts hve as naen but man atended the show. The main concern for college stu- necessary adjustments to assure that This fi^ire is not consistent with "We are too concerned with input ^m drag for pmftrmances^ Hunter 1 had a reaffygood tone ftckerdentsandtheirparentsiswhetherthe itstays. the $75 million Beasle/s party says the and not performance," he said. is the proprietor of Hunters Fashions son said I m reaRy gad that BGLA lottery will aid in the cost of higher ed- The LIFE scholarship has been the lottery will generate. According to the Graham said South Carolina is fn ls a Pear c.ounse or erspare ug P jp ucation. driving force for Beasley," Cavanaugh spokesperson, this discrepancy can be too concerned with finding new ways lme'_?f.e s ls ealP'Ave as a[1 a ' f,?,r rBrfnnn,M mteht Since gubernatorial Democratic can- said. "I think it says a lot about the ac- linked to the fact that Beasley paid a to solve problems rather than effectively vf.as or e eo , i ,., ,ir-- ,nar,,y on... ci-, iLr. didate Jim Hodges said he would push compfishments of a Republican gover- committee to investigate the lottery's using the money the state already has. 0Up . ar(L ( ,, nani. Knmncnv,,oic r^do,. for a lottery, the state has been in nor Ld house." potential effects. ' Computer sdence freshman D^ren Brlan ^ constant debate over whether our state In addition to the LIFE scholarship, "Who are you going to believe, anon- Braynard does not think the lottery will , la, was soecs cai u e num- ri?,Q,.e;far fn would in fact benefit from it. " Beasley has proposed a nine-point ed- partisan committee or a committee paid improve higher education. He said an er o peop e w o came e s ow. .. Lm, r J . Incumbent David Beasley had been ucation plan that, according to the of- for by Beasley?" the spokesperson asked, increase in revenue will not inspire more ^asre s ?^e 30 ' , ' against the lotteiy until recently. The fidal press release, "is designed to take He said more change would be seen students to go to college. 0 S,V^? r01^ e umversi y, an ' 1 governor now claims he will not stand South Carolina's schools to the next lev- from Hodges'lottery because Hodges "It is about a lack of ambition, not rea y aPPrecia e a y r group, in the way of a statewide referendum. el." wants to specify where the lottery mon- a lack of money," Braynard said. "Governor David Beasley won't Point four offteniue-point educa- eywillgo Biology sophomore Jodi Anderson Members deVOte OUe yeOT tO Community Service stand in the way of a lottery, beasley tion plan reads, South Carolina s col- This yeafs election is nothing more disagrees. J press secretary Eric Cavanaugh said, leges and universities should reshape than a referendum or election on the "We are 50th in the nation in SAT CITY YEAR continued from page 1 have new experiences that help them "However, if the state wants a lottery, their teacher training programs to bring future of education in South Carolina," scores and 48th in education, and here ... become well-rounded people, it will be the cleanest, most efficiently them in fine with the new standards." the spokesperson said. we are sending Georgia students to col- service. Nationwide, 900 members They establish housing on their own. run lottery in the U.S." Cavanaugh said it is important to According to criminal justice pro- lege," she said. work in different cities on projects sim- City Year will help if a needed. They "Whether or not the lotteiy does im- keep the "best and brightest" here in fessor Blease Graham, all recent elec- On Thursday, Beasley filed a law- dar ^ypes Pr?jec^s volunteers have a weekly allowance of $140 and prove education is all speculation," Ca- Smith Carolina. 1 tions have "hinged" on the education suit against Collins Entertainment to will be working on during Columbia s are awarded $4,725 upon completion vanaugh said. "The students deserve the best issue. stop the company from illegally fund- Serve-a-thon. of the program. Cavanaugh indicated that current teachers possible," he said. Graham sees the lottery as a "pain- ing a campaign against the incumbent. Columbia has 62 City Year mem- The City Year program is promotstudies show the lottery will only pull The $80 million South Carolina los- less source of revenue," but he does not bers. Members are ages 17 to 24 and ed at career fairs, volunteer fairs, cain $75 million. es each year to Georgia's lotteiy has the see the lottery as the ultimate solution are from different educational back- reer centers, fraternities, sororities and "This is only 3 percent to 4 percent Hodges camp screaming out against to South Carolina's educational prob- RMHHHHHf? grounds. Members include GED can- high schools. of our current education budget," Ca- Beasle/s legislation. They have pro- lems. BmWCTJP C'./Eyy didates, students taking a break from Senior member Monica Biswas vanaugh said. posed an in-depth "rescue plan" for ed- "It is not a magic bullet solution to " SILyiT college and college graduates. decided to come to Columbia to join City He added that Beasley is already ucation improvement. education improvement," Graham said. City Year members learn how to \ ear after doing small commumty serspending $550 million on education. 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