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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
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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<
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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
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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.
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)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.
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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
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come
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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[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
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