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NSEP offers wor shop A National Security Education gram scholarship and fellowship w shop will be held at 3:30 p.m., No in the Gressette Room of Harper lege. Patricia Wilier is the NS faculty advisor. NSEP provides portunities for Americans to si in regions critical to U.S. nati< interests. Award amounts are u $8,000 per semester or $16,000 academic year for undergraduate dents. For applications, contact; NSEP campus representative or NSEP office at (800) 618-NSEP. D line is Feb. 8,1999. Hertz Graduate F lowship offered Graduating seniors with the potei to become leaders in scientific technological advances and exemp Glenn retu ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - J Glenn rocketed back into orbit Th day on a mission of science and se ment, returning as the world's ol< astronaut to the high frontier he neered for America 36 years ago. "Let the wings of Discovery lif on to the future," said launch con in its final words to the seven-men crew before liftoff. "Liftoff of Discovery with a ere j J. 1 J A six asiruiiaui uerues anu uuk . legend," added launch comment* Lisa Malone. Discovery rose majestically fron seaside launch pad, riding the roa; flame of its five rocket engines thro a cloudless blue sky. The craft quickly gained speed, aj toward the east and slowly fa? from view, gaining orbit 8 1/2 n utes after liftoff. "America is very, very proud of today," President Clinton told N/ engineers at the launch control cen Glenn's journey began 19 mini late ? a lot better than his first tri orbit in 1962, when he had to end 10 postponements in a two month riod. The countdown had proceeded fl lessly until about 10 minutes before scheduled 2 p.m. launch, when an al sounded inside Discovery's cockpit, 1 gering a nine-minute delay. Shortly after the count resume^ had to be held again briefly wh? USC campus pos< HUNT continued from page 1 Longstreet Theater, Luna said, "Th ting class. Fm hot, I'm tired, and I j A major problem the hunters < sence of a ramp leading from the R ers Residence Hall. Students in wheelchairs must g ater and get on Greene Street to r The Horseshoe poses another i dents and faculty members. this // P.nfpr n \ % for graduate work leading to a P \ in applied physical sciences can a] J for this fellowship, which offe $25,000 stipend plus cost of educal A 3.75 GPA is required. Applicat must be postmarked by Nov. 10 ? are available at www.hertz&dn. j Pre-doctoral fello ships offered ii 1 j? uigiiiy icuuwsmpd wiuuc awoiutf Pro- the Howard Hughes Medical Insti rork- for full-time study toward a Ph.l v. 4, Sc.D. in the biological sciences. Col- fellowships are intended for studi 3EP who have completed less than one; i op- of graduate study. The applica' ;udy deadline is Nov. 10. For more in anal mation or an application, call (' ip to 334-2872. 1 per stu Fellowships offer* your # # # the for minorities eac*~ About 50 pre-doctoral fellowships be awarded in a nationwide comj tion sponsored by the Ford Foui el- tion and administered by the Nat al Research Council. An annual stip of $14,000 is awarded to the fellow itial a $7,500 stipend to the institution, and plications are due Nov. 14. For n )lars information, call (202) 334-3419. rns to space _1 * j J . J i-T j ! 1 piane miruueu into tne resinciea i NASA said later it was a private ohn jockeying for a good view, and ai urs" Force plane escorted him out of the: :hti- One small problem dicboccur lest ing liftoff, NASA said at a post-lai pi?- briefing. A panel that might be the covering a drag chute used during ] t us was jarred loose during liftoff tr?l might have hit one of the main eng iber Officials studied video of the craf said the incident was unlikely to w any impact on the mission or lani ican The weather at the Cape was itor feet for writing a new chaptc space history ? temperatures ii 1its 80s and winds calm with occasi "iHg gusts. ugh Glenn, 77, was the first Amei in orbit, in 1962, on the third rced manned mission. He returned to s d'e d on the nation's 123rd manned mis Clinton called it "a great da; America and a great day for our s< you citizens." ^SA Besides the president and his [ter Hillary, members of Congress and i iites Hollywood celebrities were on 1 P at the Kennedy Space Center are lure a fleeting glimpse of history roarir Pe" to space. Veteran observers said the la law- frenzy rivaled that of missions ti ! ^e moon and far exceeded most recent a1]111 tie flights. Nearby highways and tx trig- es were lined with RVs, cars and t and NASA spokesman Bruce B d, it ingham estimated there "may w? ;n a 7 f /% T 1 es problems for disat Chair wti is is where I feel like cut- ma^n.^. ust feel like sitting here." 1 8 01 ^countered was the ab- Pus> said Ka ussell House to the Tow- Services. "USC is 1 o around Longstreet The- p each the Russell House. jroblem for disabled stu- disabili helping the s 1Va final Gtca Tailgate Far use V 3 Saturday, Octobe: featuring the band State Fairgrounds n Rosewood Drive at "the R JME CONTEST: $100 Priz The best part is that it is all FREE! rtusic, lots of great food, drinks and door p General parking is availab THIS TAILGATE PARTY IS AN ALCOHOL, sponsored by the USC < ng is made possible by a grant received from the U Student Activity Fees. Actual time or cvci For additional in I Gub ^ Scholarship available tm. for female doctoral APS CQ 3 candidates onei wllvl ^ i features org Female doctoral candidates complet- vemence ing disserations, female graduate stu- the end c r?T i i i < i i i n _1 il. w - aents in designated nelds where te- ciaims tr male participation has been low or Beasley/ engineering doctoral candidates are Beas d by eligible to apply for the American As- negative tute sociation of University Women Fel- which H 3 or lowships which offer up to $15,000. Clinton's The Applications must be postmarked by The f snts Nov. 15 and are available at reasonca /ear Avww.aauw.org. attack ac tion "Whei Ph.D. fellowships to %?? be awarded media pc dates] tr ed Twelve fellowships will be awarded from eacl for three years of full-time study to- race and ward a Ph.D. in an area related to in- heavily o tegrated systems of manufacturing ^ and processing. This includes, but is ida- n?t limited to, large-scale systems and C fi -| ^on integration of product designs with O L U ^n(j manufacturing processes. Fellowship j awards provide $20,000 annually. Ap- accqcii ? plication deadline is Dec. 4. Call (202) lore 334-3419 for more information. CARRCX 1 1l I son naa ri was enro "I loo y. urpplrc w P after 36 years -? ^ mystery area, a million people watching," including pointed t< pilot residents and visitors. next to h 1 Air Even though he is a U.S. senator "I sai< zone, and an American space hero, Glenn re- Patrick r< dur- turned to space as the lowest-ranking it, and I s unch of Discovery's crew. His official title for that?'" door the nine-day mission is Payload Spe- But v land- cialist 2. were wi f and In keeping with his position, Glenn "Alex" M hies, went next-to-last when the crew board- ance and t but ed the shuttle in their baggy orange rural, co: have space suits and tight white caps. commun ding. All seven crew members crawled on Fiftee per- hands and knees into the cabin, where school ui ir in technicians helped to strap them into porters o 1 the couches on their backs with their feet dent won onal in the air. Glenn rode on a lower deck had supp with two others. "Alex ican During a routine communications said clasi U.S. check from Mission Control in Hous- Denkers. pace ton, Glenn replied vigorously, "PS2, body." sion. loud and clear," at his turn. "She1 y for The other crew members are Cur- body to b jnior tis L. Brown, the commander; Steven After W. Lindsey, pilot; mission specialists small, pr wife, Stephen K Robinson, Scott E. Parazyn- School oi some ski, and Pedro Duque, and Payload Spe- withdrav land cialist 1, Chiaki Mukai. Alex, :a for Shortly before launch, NASA played ber after Lg in- a greeting from original Mercury as- cited for \ tronaut Scott Carpenter to be replayed been call unch for the crew after launch. earlier al o the "Good luck, have a safe flight, and up and h shut- ... once again, Godspeed, John Most sach- Glenn," said Carpenter, his voice quiv- eluding s ents, ering slightly as he repeated his famous in their h uck- benediction for Glenn's first flight in ill be 1962. I bled students, faculty this wei leels can sometimes get caught on the bricks, NADA A cult for some disabled students to get around. Associa n these problems, USC is a very accessible cam ren Pettus, director of the Office of Disability Get i uiown for its accessibility," she said. iiH cho u/on+c ctndon+c tn ho awaro nf nonnlo *iU U11U tt till Vu UVUUVUVU WU WV M fT MA V W4 |/VV|/?V ties and that she was pleased to see students scavenger hunters. VW/j + GAMECOCK fc==* "ty of 1W ' s. Tennessee r 31 - 10:00 am to 12:30 pn I: CALVIN & FRIENDS (right in front of Seawell's) DOCKET" and look for the tent on your 1 ;e package for the Most Original Costun Don't miss the final Tailgate Party of the season! rizes. Souvenirs for the first 200 USC students in attendance. le at the fairgrounds for $5 per vehicle. , OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENT-FREE ENVIRONMENT Office of Alcohol & Drug Programs. S Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Program and jf may change due to funding or programmatic decisions, formation, please call 777-5780. ernatorial, senate raeei in Columbia^ )opular ad paid for by Hodges Pollings ^ the fictitious "Bubba," a con- ^lven an ?PPortl store clerk from Georgia. At ne&abve ads fron if the commercial, Bubba pro- Partylat Georgians "loooove David Some of these ? vicious, like the iley has put out a number of Republican Part; ads as well, including one in ^)en^ Pollings in a odges' face morphs into Bill ^a^ sunglass face. drink. The captio ierce nature of the race is one Hollings smiling' -- - " rnt_ _ _ J ii ndidates are running so many * ne au i-nen j Is. tirement will be 1 never there is such a close race, hig a number of v Is to be even more money spent increasing pensii ;ion ads," said Sonya Duhe, a "I think the t ilitical scientist. "[The candi- is humor," Duhe y to differentiate themselves Duhe isn't in h other." Both the governor's campaign is part the senate race have relied "I'm from Lou n the use of attack ads. paigns are as sp said. "I've seen 1 n 1 ident expelled WED PRESS remove them by Some indigr LLTON, Ga. ? Patrick Nel- school handbook leard that a cross-dressing boy tance of "diversit lied at his high school. ideas, behaviora ked for him the first couple tributes or challe 'atrick said. "The honest truth "Alex represe t even know. way bey0nd the e> lay, he was talking about the fort zone of the V( to a friend, who smiled and , we live with ) the pretty blonde at the desk Layghan's m, i, 'No way, that's too weird!"' jcalled. "Then I thought about ? sometilin aid, 'So what's so weird about School officia /hile Patrick and his friends the case, lling to accept Matthew . ,W?e m^e nJ cLendon's feminine appear- dents; ^ ^5 . mannerisms, others in this board f th.ecs^ nservative western Georgia j"1? ' ity of about 20,000 weren't. so high school sti n-year-old Alex withdrew from and elementary s ader pressure, leaving sup- arate building, b n 11 -l i nvrM?nocr\i i tne popular, easygoing stu- ulu CAPiraK' dering from what threat they meeting about A1 iosedly been protected. children, wasn't causing any problems," "1 believe in s( smate and friend Meayghan ciety, and I want "She got along well with every- that holds the ! that I do," said C wasn't trying to change any- Alex, who spe; e like her or anything." voice, began cros a heated board meeting in the ago and consider ivate Georgian Country Day girl." 1 Oct. 6, Alex was "invited to Larry Harmoi f or face expulsion. psychologist who who had enrolled in Septem- sexual identity, s attending public school, was pear to fit a rare vearing a tongue ring but had der-identity disoi ed before school authorities He sajd ft doe t>out his female dress, make- homosexuality, ai air sty le. how many young of Alex's classmates ? in- ?pm not ome of the boys ? wore bows ?T innu , air in protest untU ordered to a ^ It wasn-t , day's article "Kids will -treat at campus dorms ek" was co-sponsored by ITi C and International Student tion. ^ bic t 3 Times A Week. ^tBomecock ^ ^ 1 ^ ^ ^^Columki* 539 Han \ Btodfouster name, dwigi \ ^ \ Oiler valid at participating V\ Sale prices may vary. See 3 rely on negati bate Saturday night the ads >en. Ernest "Fritz" ly trjrii lenger Bob Inglis were candid unity to comment on Ah 1 the other candidate's icize Ir tionals ; ads have been called done iii one launched by the "Us y showing the incum- points Hawaiian shirt, straw tic pari ses holding a tropical Hoi m reads "Why is Fritz get" an ?" Son joes on to say, "His re- vision >etter than yours," cit- vertisei otes that he has made voting, an. "Po actic Inglis uses here their o said. down tl clined to believe this List sai icularly negative. good si isiana, where the camlicy as the food," she Associc a lot worse. A lot of ticle. for crossthe principal. not seq tantly quoted their I'm a gi , which urges accep- He < y in opinion, culture, in less 1 characteristics, at- feel the mges." educati nts something that's career qjerience and the com- modeli] ery conservative pea- Ale: ," said Lori Lipoma, t? the 1 sther and a drama "I d tool. "I really think we S^311 Sc ig very precious that At ** ? whei Is would not discuss better friendsl o comments on stu- ^nvitec !amp, chairman of the ^ 0 use. ool, where tuition is Meayg 3 a year for the 50 or unau^| idents. Kindergarten . , . orpam students are m a sep- ^ . . , , , % This is ut one parent of a 6- ^ ^ d concern at the board , , , x he and ex s effect on younger meetini , . , , . The jxuai standards in so- j ; my child in a school Tec3^^ same sexual ethics a at i speci raig Neal. Unc aks in a soft, feminine ^ave ^ s-dressing two years opting s himself "95 percent ty A p Ale l, a Dade County, Fla., young, i counsels patients on tially c said such feelings ap- that th condition called gen- the di: rder. McLen sn't necessarily imply "Scl id if s difficult to know you for sters have it and why. ing to ] losexual," Alex said, their e] i girl and I dress like for son uiything flamboyant, kids ge )ugh musii o cnoke e igest CD < moe a t cjan tires candyskins '' o v c e teb r i t"y'~T ' incubus r*_ * ' o H I s. ci. i. e. n . c. e. V.... den Street, Richland Fashion Mall and related marks are trademarks at BtocM^uster Entertainment IncO BLOCKBUSTER MUSC 9 stores whie ?*** last Prcos good ttvo -store lor complete detarts.# 126348-1535 ve advertising 5 are issue-oriented and are onlg to differentiate between the a tea. [ollings ad used children to critiglis' support for cuts in educaipending. Inglis said this ad was * poor taste. ling children to make political is a new low from the democracy," Inghs said. lings called his ads "right on tard said he stands by them. rtn ofii/^nr\fc fVvinlr nnrrnfixm fnln. UVs OVUUtUUO wrnuv WtiC and radio spots are unfair adnents that discourage them from liticians should focus more on wn issues rather than cutting leir opponents," freshman Katie id. "They should focus [on] their des." ited Press contributed to this ar-dressing uins or anything. But because ay..." enrolled in night school but quit than a week because he didn't i courses offered would help his on goals. He hopes to pursue a in fashion merchandising and ags said Thursday he's looking inpossibility of home-schooling. 0 wish I was still at the Georhool," he said. he Georgian Country Day School re Alex said he enrolled to get a education ? he struck up a lip with Meayghan and was soon 1 to spend nights over at her . The first couple of times, lan's mother popped in on them mnced just in case. >J 1_ _ ii ' . .Ll J 1__ * ey a De sitting mere aomg nanting nails, and I said to myself, a girl,'" Ms. Lipoma said. jw weeks into the school year, his father were summoned to a g with school officials. iy said parents had complained it he had to dress like a boy, Alex L He refused and was sent home, al board meeting followed, ler the law, a public school would ad to show that Alex was diseducation or undermining saferivate school has more leeway, x's mother died when he was He said his cross-dressing iniaused a rift with his father but e older man stood with him in spute with the board. Mack don declined an interview. 100I is supposed to be preparing life," Alex said. "Parents are tryprotect their kids by covering /es. It's going to be a real shock in nf fV>ocn nofnnfc xxrVinn fVioir it v/i uicoc paiuubo TTixtxx uitn t out into the real world." 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