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The St. Petersburg State Syi phony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Tu< day, the Koger Center. Tickets av? able at the Coliseum box office a Capital Ticket Outlets. 251-22. asst. features editor PENESHIA GRAHAM Who says Halloween is just for kids? Students across campus are getting into the Halloween spirit by participating in decorating contests held in their residence halls. Ranging from door decorating to hall decorating, each dorm is adding its own twist to the activity. At Sims, residents can sign up for a door-decorating contest sponsored by the hall government. "[The purpose of the contest is] to make residents more excited about where they live, to create a better environment within the hall," said Amanda Tingle, hall government liasion for the resident adviser staff at Sims. " Yesterday, Tingle and two other members of hall government judged the "I am very proud of the job they did." doors based on originality, creativity and neatness. Bhavini Patel, an R.A. in Patterson Hall, made hall decorating into an activity, not a competition, in which eveiyone got together to decorate the floor. "It brought interaction between both sides [of the floor] and got everybody involved," Patel said. Lateca Wise, another Patterson RA, made the theme of her door-decorating contest "Who's Who" instead of relating it to Halloween. Residents were told to display their personalities in a creative, original and tactful manner. "It's more about the residents'as individuals instead of them just decorating for Halloween," Wise said. Other residence halls added a twist by incorporating community service into their hall-decorating contests. Residents of Bates House used their hall-decorating competition to create a haunted atmosphere Wednesday evening for the young trick-or-treaters Recognizing of anorexia special to The Gamecock JENNIFER M Anyone who's been watching th? has probably noticed something miss The topic of eating habits is becon become the size-6 "ideal woman." But did you know the average Ame: and wears a size-14 dress? Still, 75 percent of American won ances and resort to diets that might t Between 90 and 99 percent of die loss. This obsession to be thin can leai anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is when one loses weight This common disorder is life threatei and emotional behaviors. Phvsicallv. a Derson becomes main es include loss of menstrual cycles an Emotionally, victims have a disto depressed, and have perfectionistic tt disorder are obsessed with calorie coi Bulimia is a disorder associated wil of controlling a diet. Bulimia victims might not show c internal organs, including the throat Individuals often binge on food, 1 around others. After these episodes, they can be le . guilt. Anorexia and bulimia are diet atb Though both have different chars recognize. Watch out for frequently skipped meals an obsession with counting pale features disappearances after meal There are many more signs of an above. For a complete list of details aboi Health and Wellness Office, which is son Student Health Center, or call 77 Remember to eat healthily! Jennifer Mackie is a SHARE peer. C m2S lilnd 12. ii they hosted from The Family Shelto in Columbia. Residents handed out candy to th children, who were led around in grouj by Bates RAs. "Of the 18 wings that exist here i Bates House, 12 participated," sai Karen Oliver, an RA and the commi nity service chairperson for Bates Hous "I am very proud of the residents an the job they did." Similarly, McClintock, also in th Women's Quad, will host children froi local community service organizatior such as Sistercare and Big Brother/Bi Sister. The children will go trick-or-trea ing today in that dorm. This event, like most others, is spoi sored through the residence hall go^ ernment. the residents and Karen Oliver RA and community service chair, Bates House Capstone RA Lisa Paige wa lucky enough to have her floor dec< rated for her. One of her residents, junior Nikysh Scott, suggested that Alpha Phi Omeg (APO Escort Service) have its 1998 fa pledge class decorate the floor as a can pus service project. Scott, who is the active chapter se vice vice president of APO, said the re idents were pleased with the decor; tions. "I think they were happy aboi it," Scott said. "They all came out ar said Thank you' to the pledges." "[The decorations were] really cr ative," said Shana Graham, one i Paige's residents. "[The pledges] put lot of hard work into it." Paige saw another side to the idt of decorating for Halloween. She said that while many people s< Halloween as a negative or evil occj sion, the decorating can be a goo way for residents to come together \ have good, clean fun. r the dangers and bulimia 1ACK1E and GRACE RAMIREZ } TV show "Ally McBeal" this season ing from the show: her waistline. ling a popular issue as people strive to rican woman is 5'4", weighs 140 pounds len are dissatisfied with their appear>ecome unhealthy. its fail to result in permanent yreight i to serious eating disorders, such as through techniques of self-starvation, aing and includes dangerous physical ourished, weak and dizzy. Serious casdhair. rted body image, can be irritable and indencies. People who suffer from this ints and might exercise compulsively, th eating and then purging in the hopes >utward signs of weight loss, but their and stomach, are afflicted. then secretly purge when they're not ;ft with feelings of embarrassment and empts that go wrong. icteristics, these traits can be easy to j calories s eating disorder than those mentioned it these eating disorders, stop by the located in the basement of the Thom7-8248. irace Ramirez is an Open Door peer. Ei illM I ftMK&f ir le )s ** H ..... " ' d le. 'fflfl y "* -I^JBllllllillil f* in lS <|H B !: v: M :; > *mg$m 8 &'%' qL . * 1 w ' * ' "-v. . X % i a- s || 1 'd || m? ^Hj to II C "4| ^^lhtaZShh~__ Center he staff writer EUSE TYNDALL ti di Jane is typing an English essay at midnight and has 111 a question about punctu- e* ation and sentence fluency. Who does she call? Not ghostbusters. Jane would probably have to make the best guess and turn the paper in with a possible mistake ? that is, unless she knew about the hotline service. The hotline is one of the many services that's provided by the Writing Center and available for those spur-ofthe-moment questions. A brief history Graduate and undergraduate students, people from the community and even professors sometimes need help in writing. i Since the 1970s, USC has offered I the Writing Center to accommodate 1 that need. ' The Writing Center is a free tutor- 1 ial service open to any people who'd like to improve their writing skills. The center isn't a drop-off copy-edit- i ing service; it's a one-on-one tutoring ' session designed to help clients work on specific areas of need. The center's mission statement is "to bring writing services to the entire university community." In keeping with this statement, the center has four on-campus locations, a hotline (777-2078) and a number of writing assistants. Students as assistants tv "It is best that the client bring a so piece of writing with them that they sa are working on so the [writing] assis- ai tant can help them answer specific ques- er < cl x:. i? h 1 $ t J ctin ons," said Jean Bohner, the cent irector. The tutorial room has a warm losphere, complete with murals pa 1 on the walls and swivel chairs, le client and assistant to sit toget id discuss the work. u "The sessions are a collaborate /o people working together to pool mrces. The idea is to work togeth lid Staci Stone, a writing assist id the center's assistant director." ivironment is very different froi assroom setting. The dynamics of \ aJ'fjis ~~ PHOTOS (left) Freshmen Margaret S uuui wiui punipiuii papvi i mates in Patterson Hall. (below) Freshmen Laura I Patterson Hall, decorated tl residence halls on campus t mm? ?j dents wi er's relationship differ also because th is in control." at- Those clients can be anyor int- freshmen looking for help on thi for college compositions, to gradu* her dents writing dissertations, to sors working on articles. W B :::::::: r vV jf f W M ? A W Wff^ a of Usually, the client is as re- read the work aloud, and the as er," will make comments on gramm; ant tent and organization. Fhe The clients have the chance n a their writing to someone and g( the back. Cheap costume ideas that don't involve nudity. http//www.stretcher.com/ stories/9610219.htm BY AUDREY McCALL The Gamecock ?karich and Dawn Doughty covered their o celebrate Halloween. The girls are room)eWitt and Kristen Crookes, who live in iieir door. Patterson was one of the many hat had decorating contests for Halloween. I M. I . * %-^f Vf:' ;';. F:^% >; : th writing ie client Clients can also express concerns about elements of their writing that ie from they think need work, eir first "I will definitely go back to the Writite stu- ing Center to get help because it gave profes- me the chance to get someone else's perspective on my writing," freshman Katitia Eaddy said. The assistants are willing to serve anyone in the university community I and are always on hand for general questions. arm * i i ii i J _ ine assistants are tnere to guiue A the student in putting their own inA sights into their papers, which often A makes a tremendous difference in conn tent," English professor Anna Shealy said. Writing assistants also help clients brainstorm ideas for and fine tune paWhen the community cometh Along with USC students, faculty Iand staff, community members are encouraged to use the services to get help with books, short stories or memoirs they might be writing. "I guess at first I thought the Writing Center was strictly for people who were poor writers, but after I went and received help on an English essay, I realized that the assistants are there to help anyone who is interested in improving their writing skills," freshman Bobby Brittain said. The Writing Center, located in room 014 of the Humanities classroom building, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ked to Monday through Friday. Appointments sistant are necessaryar con- The three satellite sites on campus, which are located in Patterson Hall, to read Columbia Hall and the Towers, are open at feed- from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday t and 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.