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The Gamecock looks
for summer editors
The Gamecock has section editor positions
available for the summer.
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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
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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
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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
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"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."
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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.
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garding Efird, USCPD is urging them ^
to contact Ernie Ellis at USCPD or De- ^
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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.
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therapy scholarships ;
AMBUCS, a national service organi- i
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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.
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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.
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