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Page 2 The Gamecock looks for summer editors The Gamecock has section editor positions available for the summer. Sign up outside RH 333 to interview fnr fnllnxi'-mrr-rw-?cri+irvr?cv Nf^tirc T5VJ XV/1 U1V/ lUUUHUlg p/OlUUliO. ilCYVO J-AJf itor, Viewpoints Editor, Features Editor, Sports Editor, Photo Editor and Online Editor. Interviews will be held Tuesday and Thursday. Psi Chi holds annual luncheon Psi Chi members and candidates for spring '99 are invited to attend the luncheon at 11:30 a.m. today in the Walsh Conference Room. Poli-sci scholar to deliver lecture Samuel DuBois Cook, president emeritus of Dillard University in New Orleans, will deliver the 1999 Benjamin Elija Mays Lecture, "Benjamin E. Mays' Philosophy of Education and the Technological Revolution: Irrelevant or More Relevant?" The lecture will be at 7 p.m. today in the Lumpkin Auditorium of The Darla Moore School of Business. The lecture is ^ free and open to the public. Student Senate seats available There are still vacant seats for the student senate. One seat is available for the College of Social Work, two seats for the College of Education and one seat for the College of Public Health. Applications can be picked up from the Student Government Office and are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday. S.C. Book Festival to be held in Coliseum Award-winning authors Mickey Spillane and Nicholas Sparks are scheduled to participate in the South Carolina Book Festival and Antiquarian Book Fair April Saturday and Sunday in the Coliseum. Dori Sanders, author of "Clover," and Walter Edgar, author of "South Carolina: A History," are also scheduled to participate. In addition, presentations by publishers and a performance by the Columbia Marionette Theatre and Poetry Alive will be held. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call Bob Ellis of the South Carolina Humanities Council at 691-4100. USC Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet Theatre South Carolina will bring Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to the stage in an avant-garde presentation April 16 to 25 in Drayton Hall. Ihe play, with guest director Dennis Krausnick, will give the 400-year-old classic some new twists. Curtain times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $6 for USC students, faculty and staff and can be purchased at the Longstreet Theatre box office weekdays or by calling 777-2551. CPR course offered Health and Wellness Programs will offer a CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification course April 20 and 22 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in Blatt 110 for $35. For more information on registration, call 777-6518 or 777-8248. Only eight openings are left. Stanford professor to discuss poems of Shakespeare Bradley Efron, a professor of statistics at Stanford University, will discuss "Shakespeare and the Case of the Suspicious Statisti cians" at 3:30 p.m. April 22 in Jones 210. Physical Science Center. The lecture, sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics, will discuss how a statistical method originally developed to estimate missing butterfly species can help determine the authenticity of a poem attributed to William Shakespeare. The lecture is free and open to the public. IP offers new study abroad options The International Programs for Students now offers students the chance to study in Sweden or Scotland. For more information, contact the International Programs for Students office at 7777461. Student medic by Clayton Kale , Assistant News Editor The leadefs for Student Media for the summer and fall sessions have been chosen by the Board of Publications. Histoiy junior Sara Ladenheim will serve as editor in chief of The Gamecock in the fall. Ladenheim said she's excited to continue her role as editor. "As a senior, I hope I can bring my leadership, skills and experience to The Gamecock for another 45 issues," Ladenheim said. Journalism sophomore Brad Walters has been named editor in chief of The Gamecock for the summer session. Walters has served as news editor for spring semester. Tm happy to have been named summer editor even though I was the only one running," Walters said. "I want to try to concentrate on using more graphics and having the summer staff learn how to make graphics so that, by the time the fall comes around, staff members will be able to Friends optimistic f EFIRP continued from page 1 The case is an open investigation, pnd the NYPD had no comment at press time. "Right now, the university is trying to assist and prepare for anyone here needing assistance or guidance," Pruitt said. "If students, if friends need assistance, they should call the university Ombudsman at 777-5116. Someone will be there to cover that phone." Journalism senior Jennifer Stanley was Efird's roommate for two years. "She's one of those people who you just don't think anything like this could U ? i ^ j Happen i/U, sue saiu. Keep' Tradit For Lifeti The Offi m Ring Ev CAROLIN i heads chosen make their sections more eye-pleasing." English junior Emily Streyer will serve as editor in chief for Garnet & Black magazine for 1999-2000. Streyer has been a columnist and assistant viewpoints editor for The Gamecock, and she has also contributed to Garnet & Black.. I m very excited labout being named editor]. The magazine is in great shape now, and I look forward to helping it hit its stride and further define itself," Streyer said. "I want to give the magazine a more unified look and establish greater continuity between issues with some regular features," she said. "We're planning several new directions for it to grow in." Junior Jason Paddock has been chosen to be the 1999-2000 WUSC station manager. He couldn't be reached for comment. or Efird's safe return I "I think iier friends have a lot of faith that she will return home safely. Everyone is just trying to keep really positive right now." Political science senior Sharon Crow- 1 f ley is also a close friend of Efird's. "She is very friendly and very giving," she said. "I think Sarah is strong enough to x get through this and she will come home , soon. If anyone has any information re- c garding Efird, USCPD is urging them ^ to contact Ernie Ellis at USCPD or De- ^ tective Heiman at the 17th Precinct, , NYPD. 1 rhe a k% ffA ion i r 4* A me > icial y fib ent A NEWS IMUfctllNPAUIVSI South Carolina Tax Council awarding scholarship Rising seniors who are South Carolina residents majoring in accounting might be eligible for a $500 to $1,000 award. Students must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA and a 3.0 GPA in accounting. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office, Harper 101, or call 777-0958. The deadline for applications is May 15. AMBUCS offers ! therapy scholarships ; AMBUCS, a national service organi- i zation dedicated to creating indepen- j USC, Georgetou G'TOWN continued from page 1 r "A lot has been done. We've made j ;ome significant progress," VanHuss ;aid. "We've reached a major point with- jn the university in the past couple of f veeks." ^ She said a report from a universi- ^ ;y task force is nearly ready for university President John Palms. ^ VanHuss also said she got a letter rom Georgetown County about beach v iccess on the 1,950-acre tract and will P gladly sit down to talk with them. J( High said he was happy to hear b /anHuss would meet with county oficials. p 1 P m 2^ ' , " < C yi isit Ar e Kios and M he low le Rus: HHM dence for people with disabilities, is offering scholarships to juniors, seniors and graduate students who are enrolled in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology or hearing audiology. Awards range from $500 to $1,500 annually. Paper applications are not accepted. Students must apply online at www.fastweb.com by Thursday. Applicants may use the computer in the Fellowships Resource Room, Harper 108. Alpha Lambda Delta members eligible for scholarship Initiated members of Alpha Lambda Delta who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 through the first semester of their sophomore year might be eligible for the Jo Anne Trow Scholarship worth $1,000. Selection will be based on academic record, recommendations, the applicant's statements and campus and community activities. Call Harm residents at "I want to be positive about this and lot point fingers at anybody else. Let's ust fix it," High said. The Prince George tract was bought >y developers in 1985 who failed beore ever moving an ounce of dirt. Tie Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. oreclosed on the $17.5 million mortgage in 1991. The university, partnered with deelopers, bid $10.5 million to win the iroperty from the county, which also lined with developers to offer $5.7 milion. The developers paid the purchase rice and received a third of the land, 'he university's developers also had urchased nearby DeBordieu. i v tcarve k near arketp 1 1 'er 100 sell Hi Monday, April 12, 1999 rison Greenlaw, Orientation and Testing, at 777-2780, or Novella Beskid, Fellowships, at 777-0958. The application deadline is May 1. Greenville Ad Club offers scholarship The Greenville Ad Club established a memorial fund in the name of Bill Leslie, rounder of Leslie Advertising in Greenville. The Bill Leslie Scholarship will award one college student with $2,000 and a summer internship. To apply for the Bill Leslie Scholarship, students must be a rising senior, be an S.C. resident, major in advertising, communications, journalism, marketing or media arts/production, and maintain a 2.5 GPA. Applications can be obtained through the Financial Aid office by calling Samantha Sinowitz at (864) 627-0347, e-mailing her at sinowitz@mindspring.com or writing her at 142 Circle Road, Greer, S.C., 29651. Applications will be accepted through Thursday. odds over land Since then, the university and the county have argued over public beach access.The university said it would damage the environment. County officials wanted the university to comply with a county plan requiring public access. High said he knows there are still lingering bad feelings between the university and some residents. He said his group has found a possible route through the property that avoids wetlands. VanHuss echoes what other university officials have said. They are open to discussing public access, but "we want to make sure we preserve the environmental aspects of it," she said. |3r .. . * ill K^ Ms i" J jp 5 i i | < $ c \ ": - ' " ,,_ Tfto .... * _. d at *The dace 'uy ui ouse