University of South Carolina Libraries
Page 2 The Barn' to hold contra dance "The Barn" on Airport Boulevard is holding traditional dancing from New England with caller Barry Dupen and live music by Patrick's Cadillac from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday. A workshop fof new dancers will be at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Old Time Music and Dance at 7968935. Ambassadors to give info session The University Ambassadors will hold an information session at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Visitor Center. Applications for membership will be available. For more information, call Kim Hartwell at 777-0169. Red Cross offers disaster class The Central South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a community disaster education class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at 2751 Bull St. The free class provides tips and strategies for teaching disasterpreparedness messages. For more information or to register, call Emergency Community Services at 540-1215. Women's Studies conference to host speaker Author Angela Davis will give the keynote public lecture at USC's annual Women's Studies conference Feb. 25. The free lecture will be at 5 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium. Davis will discuss race, sex and class discrimination in +Vio pniminal inctiro svctom PVvr more information, call the Women's Studies program at 7774007. Briefs for On Campus can be submitted to RH 333. Submissions should include a contact name and phone number. I Get re; /: 7 0 I(^qq7dj THE ASSOCIATES [ mmwamam ** <+ * * ^ ^^ *. * &?* .* ><* j "?**? ' * *>&"?*' W?' ^ ' v,;.'' "' ' * . * ?_| _L " - * Shortstop Brian Roberts make Charleston. The Gamecocks pt Abdullah tries to HUSSEIN continued from page 1 "I think Abdullah is a better chok then Crown Prince Hassan. King Hu sein really wanted to eliminate th problems of the future by having h sons [in line to inherit the throne] he said. According to Awwad, Abdullah more then the militarily trained hea of the Jordanian special forces. He a so received a master's degree froi George Washington University i Washington, D.C., in political scienc "He's exactly what his father wan ed. He's going to do what his fath( wanted to do for the future of Jordan Awwad said. Generationally, the Arabic Mi< die East is controlled by aging ruler Abdullah represents the newer, moi peaceful wing of Middle Eastern lea< ers, according to Professor Perkin "This transition to the new gei eration of leadership is going to be o curring throughout the Middle Ea: in the coming years," Perkins sail r\rv Aii 9<?y to kuct ^tUHng tf)h Bat he Ir w t "Back In The U.S.S.A." <^99i mmmm 3 VISA tommy : Foot :|. mjg www.bugji CARPI Sean Rayford Photo Editor is a play Sunday against College of ay Davidson at home this weekend. 1 fill Hussein's shoes M [ "Many of the new leaders are focused ? and intent on peace and see the ? benefits of wait and see diplomacy." s- Farid Sadik, dean of the College te of Pharmacy and an Israeli Arab, is thinks peace talks will remain at their current pace. "I'm hoping that the transition isn't going to slow the is process down," he said, id Sadik's brother is a member of the 1- Knesset, Israel's parliament. He was m a member ofYitzak Rabin's Cabinet n and was heavily involved in the inie. tial peace agreement between Israel t- and Jordan. it "Abdullah wants to carry the flag i," of peace his father left for him," Awwad said. "The people there have i- had a taste of peace, and the taste is s. really good." re Abdullah will have a six-month i- period to adjust to his new position, s. Professor Akhavi thinks this period i- will allow other Middle Eastern and c- world leaders to evaluate his progress st and approval by the Jordanian peoi. pie. hrifb tb n * Willi IIIC ?^mmrr-. ; -\ ge of the tnosl ie The 1 "Trinket" locker iice.com ? INA NEWS SG wants to col PLEDGE continued from page 1 < I 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15,18,22 and 25. Signings have been going on for each j of the past two Thursdays, as well, q Snyder said SG's goal is to get 1,000 c signatures from students, faculty and staff, which would top last year's total t of 100 signatures. SG members hope students who i sign the pledge will carry out their commitments. About 15,000 signatures have ^ been collected for the pledge nation wide. Between 200 and 400 USC students have signed the pledge so far this year, j1 Snyder said a variety of students from all races have cooperated in the 1 drive. I Student Body President Kim Dickerson called the pledge a great oppor- ? tunity for the Carolina community to ( let its voice be heard on the issue of * racism. ' "I am sure that by signing the pledge, students, faculty and staff f will say resoundingly that racism will s Senate debah SENATE continued from page 1 ? "There are a lot of students who can't park," Sharpe said. "Right now, all students are on the same level, and those of us who have been [at USC1 awhile Hpsprvp snmp pnnsidpratinn fnr nark _ n mg. When proposing the issue, Tidikis also mentioned that freshmen would have to make friends with upperclassmen and rely on them for transportation. He said he thinks this would promote relationships between freshmen and upperclassmen. "For freshmen who don't have cars and would like to go out and do something, it gets them to meet older people who are already at school and iviiuw wnaia guing uii, liuiivia saiu. Eaddy argued, however, that such relationships would be impractical to assume. "I think it's senseless to ask someone for a ride that I don't know from a can of paint or trust very well," Eaddy said. "I'd be crazy to go riding around Mate Sprit L cutting-edge i RVtif ^ l i - Viters, \ J. '*1 *ij^' ' - ' ? C::v^ ; ^ , ,, it jf -1 mM? I led 1,000 signati :ome to an end on this campus," Dickerson said. SG Assistant Safety Director Elizabeth Poda, who worked fhursday at the table on Greene , agreed. Ibel.<ethatey "We want students to take ini- i believe it* w dative to get rid of racism ... iw******' and to] learn from the past and ''"B my 'h?ul nOVe forward," Poda Said. Therefore, from Other SEC schools, including Arkansas and Mississippi State, i *hi ireot oil p ire also participating in the pledge. rt"s pW,e'knc Snyder thinks the pledge is a J . (SIGNATURE) jood way for campuses, especialy Southern ones, to "find har- mmn? nony on racial... and other cam- {Smi1 rns issues." The pledge has been signed by |Cirv/ STAT!| ;uch notables as President Bill ioganzatom Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rod1am Clinton and the Rev. Fred PlfASELcl Birminghi )huttlesworth. po Box: "The pledge gives me a good Birmm8h' eeling about the future and pre- jj^ a p.< ;ent at USC," Snyder said. es resolution with someone I don't know too much about." Despite efforts by Tidikis and oth ers in favor of the referendum, it didn't pass. The senate passed another bill during Wednesday's meeting concerning the disqualification of SG candidates. Currently, any candidates who violate the elections codes can be disqualified by the elections commissioner only. The new legislation allows disqualification of any student to be at the discretion of the entire Elections Commission, not just the commissioner. The bill passed the senate with no debate. A resolution calling for reformed academic advisement procedures was recently signed by Student Body President Kim Dickerson and Student Body Vice President Chris Dorsel. rm i MI ,1 i . T rnn 1 ne Dili must De presented to uau President John Palms before the legislation can go into effect. T our ^<k i bands of 19? l Ox, Trtnlo Q&e the Hueic Madness To u UniiQQ. C Friday, February 12, 1999 ires on pledge \ BIRMINGHAM PLEDGE [ SIGN 1T L I V E IT ery person has worth os on individual | try person is entitled to dignity and respect, regardless ol rote or color. | very thought and every act of racial prejudice is harmful; | |ht or act, then it is homiful la me os well as to others | I this day forward I will strive daily to eliminate racial | my thoughts and actions. | t racial prejudice by others at every opportunity. | eople with dignity and respect; and I will strive doily to honor | iwing that the world will be a better plate because of my effort. | I I ME) I I I Iir coot! I I Opf'onol PATE) I 3PY i RETURN THIS FORM TO: OR FAX US AT: I im Pledge 205/324 8799 I 370242 web: http://www onb.org I im, Al 35237 0242 I I ijecl of the Community Affairs Committee of Operation New Birmingham | Greeks protest coed houses at Dartmouth HOUSES continued from page 1 discussions," said Catherine Curran. a 19-year-old sophomore from Las Vegas. "For something this drastic, they should have gotten student in put." A group of students, estimated al about 1,000 by The Dartmouth, the student newspaper, held a protest outside Dartmouth President James Wright's home Wednesday night According to the student newspaper, more than 35 percent of the 4,300 undergraduates are mem bers of 25 single-sex fraternities and sororities. "What we get out of it is the friends we form by being in a bonding environment with the same 2( to 30 guys for years and years," said Timothy Naples, 20, a member of Al pha Chi Alpha. )9 A l T L n ur W 1 ,ltJ 'allroom i t&th id Through 02/01/99 B me). rig Center i River & Roade >06 mmarwmmm Tuesday, ^ Unbeatable Manifest Sale Pi-icee Go< ^m n lyuB Boozer Shoppi J corner of Busl Broad River 79g-2