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Page 2 Robert Smalls lecture to be held Michele Foster, an anthropologist from Claremont Graduate School, will speak on "Reflecting Black Teachers: Understanding the Pafet, Shaping the Future." Foster will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Belk Auditorium in the Darla Moore School of Business. A reception and book signing will follow at the USC Alumni House. For more information, call Myra Haney at 7777248. USC to sponsor Jobfest '99 Columbia-area college students are invited to attend Jobfest '99 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Carolina Coliseum. Jobfest '99, sponsored by the Career Center, will be offering full- and part-time employment, internships and summer jobs. A preparation workshop will be held at the center at 3 D.m. to jf 1 day For more information, call the center at 777-7280. Human Development Center offers support groups The Counseling and Human Development Center is offering a group for USC students who might have grown up with a family member who was alcoholic and/or addicted to any chemical substance. The group meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at 900 Assembly St., second floor. The CDHC also is offering a two-session workshop, "Liking Yourself," which will provide a variety of exercises to enhance self-esteem. The sessions are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. For information or to sign up, call / / /-bZZ6. Carolina Chaplains to give award Nominations for the Paul Fidler Volunteer Service Award should be made by writing a letter to Mark Blice-Baum, PALM Campus Ministry, USC Box 80061. Nominations need to be made by March 22. The Carolina Chaplains recognize a student for significant volunteer service to those in need. For more information, contact Mark Blice-Baum at 799-4993. Freshman Advocate Award nominations being accepted The award for Outstanding Freshman Advocate can be awarded to anyone in the Carolina community who has had an impact on firstyear students. Nominations can be made by students, faculty or staff. For more information, call 777-6029 or stop by the University 101 offices at 1629 Pendleton St. Nomination sheets can be picked up at the U101 office or RH Information Center. RAD program teaches self-defense The Rape Aggression Defense program teaches women valuable selfdefense skills. RAD will hold classes from 5:30 to 9 p.m. March 23, 24, 30 and 31. For location of classes or more information, call Steve at 777-8400. Women in Politics lectures to be held Former Reps. June Shissas, Edie Rogers, Brenda Lee and Anne Parks will speak at 4:30 p.m. March 24 in Humanities classroom 201 on "Women in South Carolina: Perspectives on Elections and Representation." Russell House PLAN continued from page 1 "[LeConte] is in very bad conditior Unfortunately, we do not have the fund ing" to make major improvements, Jet fcoat said. "We're going to try this sum mer to do some classroor improvements." One of the changes that's alread underway is the $30 million Gradu ate Science Research Centerconstruc tion on Devine Street between Sumte and Main streets. Among its man; features will be lab stations that tear one faculty member with four students The GSRC will be completed by thi faH. ^ A sketch of how the Strom Thurm (Sf?EE^A^KS Historic Deerfield fellowship offered Historic Deerfield, a museum of Ne' England history and art, announce the 1999 Summer Fellowship Prograj in Early American History and Mi - i ii r% l i j teriai culture, six to eignt unae: graduates from across the country wi be chosen in April to spend nine weel in Deerfield, Mass., where they wi discuss and research the documeni and artifacts of early American hi tory while studying other museun in New England and beyond. For a] plication forms and further inform; tion, contact Kenneth Hafertepe, D rector of Academic Programs, ? 413-774-5581, or by e-mail at hafe tepe@historic-deerfield.org. Mellon Fellowship Workshop to be hel< Rising seniors who plan to pursue career of college teaching in a trad tional humanistic discipline are er couraged to attend the Mellon Fe lowship workshop at 3:30 p.m. Marc 23 in the Gressette Room, third floe Harper College. Mellon Fellows r< ceive a stipend of $14,500 in additio to tuition and fee expenses. For moi information, call 777-0958. Study Abroad Schol arshin Workshon hel< A- - J. A National Security Education Pr( gram Scholarship Workshop will b ! Jobfest to bri 100 compani by Mackenzie Craven Staff Writer The Career Center and area school will be sponsoring Jobfest from 11 a.n to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Carolina Co iseum. Students from USC, Allen Univei sity, Benedict College, Columbia Co lege and Midlands Technical Colleg will be gathering to learn about in ternships, co-ops and summer jobs o: fered from a variety of companies acros the Southeast. "Basically, it's an opportunity fo students to get in touch with emploj ers in a more relaxed environment, said Maureen Durkin, Career Cente program manager. The Career Center started think ing about Jobfest after the Summer Fai that was held last summer. It wante to make Jobfest more comprehensiv than the summer and fall fairs by ha\ ing more companies participate. Durkin said students will be able t interview on the spot for certain jot with more than 100 companies froi across the Southeast. If students plan to interview on sib they should get there early and sign u with the company. A detailed listing c the companies interviewing will be avai able on the Career Center Web site CAROLII expansion to folk - STUDENT SERVICES L If you think it's hard to find your L" way around some parts of Russell House, you aren't alone. "There have "been many additions Q to the building in the past three decades, and it's sort of like a maze," y Jeffcoat said. "Our idea is to create a L" glass atrium entrance to the Russell House and reconfigure the internal r space so it all opens to that atrium, Y much like you'd see in a mall." a Under the planned renovation of > Russell House, all of the building's s properties; from food service to meet a- ships to graduating seniors or gradr* uate students who plan to pursue a ^ degree in engineering, biology, K chemistry, business administration ^ or other field that might lead to a career in the investor-owned publics~ water-supply business. The scholarships are valued at $10,500 and a $5,500. Applications are available in the Fellowship Office, Harper 101. The submission deadline is r. April 1. Scholarships for _ therapists offered 1 a AMBUCS, a national service orga _ nization dedicated to creating independence for people with disabili1 ties, is offering scholarships to h juniors, seniors and graduate stu>r dents who are enrolled in physical therapy, occupational therapy, n speech language pathology or hear"e ing audiology. Awards range from $500 to $1,500 annually. Paper applications are not accepted. Students must apply on-line at i www.fastweb.com by April 15. Applicants may use the computer in >- the Fellowships Resource Room, e Harper 108. ing more than es to coliseum http://www.sc.edu/career/EmployerList.htm. Although resumes are not a re1 quirement, they would be helpful to l_ have if students plan on interviewing. While there is no dress code to enter r- Jobfest, those students who plan on in1 terviewing should dress nicely, e The companies participating in l- Jobfest have worked with the Career Center in the past and have proved to 1S be interested in meeting with students. For example, IBM representative r Larry Dunn will be available to answer ? questions and accept resumes. r "We are looking for students in many different disciplines, both grad and un _ dergrad," Dunn said. "The technical deir grees like computer science, computer d engineering, MIS, CIS, other engie neering are [our] biggest need. r" "We'll also be looking for accounting and information technology spe? cialists. We have openings for interns, co-op and regular hires," Dunn said. A shuttle van departing every 15 a minutes from Russell House over to colp iseum will be sponsored by career )f center. 1 MA NEWS )w wellness center ing space, would be accessible via the ter, y atrium. The entrance would be easily recre noticeable via a small addition to the B building planned for the Greene Street once i ond Fitness and Wellness Center is anticif held at 3:30 p.m. March 25 in the Gressette Room, third floor Harper College. Undergraduates and graduates from all academic and professional disciplines are encouraged to attend to learn how to apply for foreign study. Call the Fellowships Office at 7770958 for more information. NAWC awards turn cnlinlorcliine V ff Vf UVXJ.V1U1. UAXXj-/ W is The National Association of Water m Companies will award two scholar side. , ter is Don't expect to see this new look to for vi Russell House anytime soon, though, sport Before work can begin on the project, the $30 million Strom Thurmond ATH Fitness and Wellness Center must be If completed. Construction is scheduled shou; to begin on the center by the end of the acc0I] year, and it should be complete by 2001. ] "The center will be allocated sole- ^ ly for recreational use," Jeffcoat said. to ^ j "If you've ever tried to use the P.E. cen- wjier ~ in | ?| ? jrjaiiS at th come are n Special to The Gamecock Mg O, >ated to look upon its completion. mont, Treasurer discusi NEWMAN continued from page 1 hel man said. "We try to get SG out there tha and more involved." Newman has also worked on the low treasurer workshop. She was the first treasurer to ever take part in the work- Iw shops. aft "I led a different session every se- wa mester. I explained budgeting to [oth- sai1 er treasurers! student to student, and I hope Elizabeth [Fordham, the in- w 1 coming treasurer! continues that," New., son man said. waj Along with continuing programs es- j ^ tablished by SG, Newman hopes Fordham will learn from the controversies son of Newman's term. ing "We had a really good team and abc worked hard last spring. There were see some controversies last semester that to c have tapered off," Newman said. son "That's probably the thing that I hate, that I look back and regret the tha most. We still got the job done and we can still did it, but I think we could have did done a lot more." I wi Newman first had to deal with a Wlt near-impeachment situation. s^e She and former Cabinet Community Service Director Blakely Hallman 1 were required by subpoena to appear before the senate Judiciary Committee , in order to discuss an incident in which the two took Hallman's car from a ^ fenced-in lot after it had been towed. "Nobody ever filed formal im- >ph peachment charges. I don't think any- ^ body would have wanted to file those W01 charges," she said. fer, "Secondly, I think if they had been Cau filed, I seriously think the student senate would have never passed to remove wei me from office. wai up - ppapppp W&M - l |g . S ISIlP If 1 - 11Wm m%M1' ' .? PPF9H . 2.'-3b8 HL ' K|M^ ' ^ @9 Students from Michigan State and Colo Ra., the self-proclaimed "most famous t installed in the back of their truck. Mo construction ou know it's difficult to schedule The fo ational functions there." cj?mple latt P.E. Center will still be around .preS{C the new fitness and wellness cenbuilt, but it will be used solely arsity athletics and intramural *^cnoc s *Maxc Bull 5 LfcTiUS uask ' all goes according to plan, USC j' Id have a new arena by 2002 to .ct "n amodate not only college basket- OI^ but professional hockey, as well. * ec. he university-operated arena is 'Natioi built at Lincoln and Greene streets 'Flinn e an old steel mill stands, two 'Long s west of the Coliseum. 1998. )ur goal is to build between 18,000 ffTl 12,000 seats for this arena," Jeff- ImJ said. "The Coliseum will remain ce and be used for smaller shows." 'South olumbia is looking at building a vation ;rence center adjacent to the 'Gradu i. Long-term plans for the uni- 'Librai :y have expansion planned in the ?McM; al area of the arena and west to *East ( ongaree River. 'Admii he university is also negotiating viincifinn rtf titi in q/*tdc nflonH U1 W UW UV/lVyU Ui ItUiU ntramural and recreational I for all students' use. ComD t can be very scarce, but we're still g to find land around the fit- .Alumi wellness center to develop more Jeffcoat said. "We also hope * on^S yelop some more fields internal n ; campus where we can." S t ro n Wellne Wednesday: Some parking lots U S C ? center of campus will soon be- Center green space. Find out which lots Schoo lady to go and where new park- .schoo nil be built within the next few hs -Greek ses trials, tribulai "We are student leaders, and we are T d to a higher standard, and I learned Newn it the hard way." jourm Newman thinks the events that fol- ning f ^d the incident were unnecessary, to pai "I was very wrong, and Fll never say semes asn't, but the events that happened "T er the incident got out of hand, it taket sn't really anybody s fault," Newman to do i d. "I "There were a lot of times when I take s aid either pick up the paper or I are in lid hear someone say something that ruary nebody said about me, and I just said, ited to say, Does nobody realize that "I; ive feelings?'" Newman said. 20 to 4 "I am a public official, and people I miss letimes blast public officials, think- meste that they don't go home and cry Ne tut or they don't cringe when they have ( something or they don't just want under: :rawl under a rock when they see experi lething. "T1 It s very hard to stay strong like are go 1.1 literally wanted to walk around to me ipus with my head hung low, and I are tii n't want to be in SG. I felt like when er anc alkeid through the door, I walked in styles, h this black cloud over my head," Bf said. ham, 1 "I decided the only thing I could replac was just to keep on going." "I Newman thinks the situation ru- proces d her life. She apologizes for what kinks jpened, but said it was blown out of said, portion. The events also created a Mc erent mood in the SG office. "estab "There was tension in the office, tionsh ere were some problems that said.'f aimed from that," Newman said. "I jump i lid have handled some things dif- to get mtly, but I couldn't comment be- with ti se I was in the mix of it. that c< "Fm still sorry, but I don't think we do." i-e an embarrassment to SG. [SG] 5 the best thing I did in college." - : ' ' / 7 r:'ifWiJt trado State enjoy a drive during spring br jeach in the world." The vacationers are nday, March 15, 1999 [lowing projects have been ?ted since 1994: in Residential College reno1995 il of Music, 1995 ki PaIIaop rpr?A\/otir\n lQQfi J V^Wl.WgV IVl.U?ttUUll, >treet parking garage, 1996 etball/volleyball practice 1996 Quad residence hall, 1997 Staduim (soccer), 1997 ^ lam Field (softball), 1998 rial Advocacy Center, 1998 Hall renovation, 1998 street Theatre renovation, Caroliniana Library preserve Science Research Center y Archival Facility ister College renovation Quadrangle residence hall nistrative Services Center uter Science Annex renovali House renovation treet Greenway College renovation i Thurmond Fitness and ss Center Arena and Convention 1 of Law building 1 of Public Health building housing tions of term he other controversy dealt with lan's office hours. An electronic ilism senior, she knew before runor treasurer that she would have ticipate in her college's "senior '; iter" at some point this year, here was nobody stepping up to he position, and I really wanted it again," Newman said, changed my schedule so I could enior semester in the spring. We the transition period from Febto March with the election," she always put in anywhere between 10 hours. I really don't think that ed my hours that much this ser." wman said she realizes she could lone things differently, but she stands the job is a chance to gain ence and knowledge, lis is a learning experience. If you ing to mess up, this is the time ss up," Newman said. "These nes to learn how to work togeth1 to learn different leadership ifore she hands the baton to FordNewman has some advice for her ement's upcoming term, hope that they get this refund is out of the way and iron out the in the project funding," Newman >re generally, Fordham needs to lish a really good working relaip with Brandon and Malik," she You've gottojustgetinhereand right in with two feet, you've got in and establish a relationship he other treasurers. There's a lot iuld be done and there's a lot to 1 : ^ ^ .?V" f , , - ''' ' " - - . - f " \ - - ? . <v')ri^r wS|SS I -V /' ; w < ; - !fc-iiii ; s ; > , - \ d ' -'-* ms* L I *** MB A Sean Rayford Photo Editor eak along Daytona Beach, taking a dip in a pool they