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_ _Carolina News_ Program teaches through partnership by Gray Stevenson Staff Writer Anyone who is interested in devel oping their skills in a foreign language or investigating a new culture can do so through the English Program for Interna tionals. EPI allows any U.S. native English speaker to become a conversation part ner with an international student. The program is open to anyone in the community who is willing to help teach English to a non-native speaker, and no prior knowledge of a foreign language is necessary to apply. Participants may request a specific language or country that they would like to study. These requests will be met depend ing on the pool of international students k participating in the program. “Quite a few students are matched up [so that] both can work on language,” said English sophomore Sonia Adams, an EPI participant. Marit Beig Bobo, co-coordinator and ; contact for EPI, says the program is ben i. eficial to U.S. and international partici pants. “The goal, in addition to language im provement, [is to] encourage cross-cul ' tural understanding and [to create] a bridge ’ between American and international stu dents,” Bobo said. “The students discover a new world. It’s very exciting,” she'said. Though EPI isn’t directly affiliated with the International Study Abroad Of fice at USC, Bobo believes that it can help prepare U.S. students for study abroad programs. For the international student, the pro gram is designed to provide an addition al resource for questions about American culture and language. The EPI program began at USC in the mid-1980s. Bobo said that about 100 in ternational students participate in the pro gram each semester. The majority of those students are from Latin America, the Far East and the Middle East, but there have been partic ipants from Europe and Africa. Once assigned a partner, the partici pants are required to meet for at least one hour per week. The partners are responsible for set ting a meeting place and time. Also, various activities may be cho sen for this one-hour period, ranging from eating together to going to the movies. Adams and her partner, Van Tian, a nursing freshman from Vietnam, recent ly had their first meeting. “We had dinner together at the Rus sell House and... discussed our families and our histories, and she told me a little -EPI SEE PAGE 3 | A young quarterback consoles his center. I : >, TfffTnrffif^—_ l—mm in i Kevin Langston The Gamecock Center Philip Jones, right, receives encouragement after snapping the ball over the outstretched arms of quarterback Mikal Goodman. The snap bounced out of the end zone, resulting in a safety. Attendance from page 1 develop other interests,” Massaro said. The hiring of new head coach Lou Holtz might be another reason in why stu dents are still picking up their tickets despite this seasons 0-5 record. < “Coach Holtz has really made an ef fort to try to involve the students, strong ly encouraging them through the dorms and the Greeks to come out and support the football team,” Massaro said. Morgan said that while the football program enjoys tremendous student sup port, dedication would certainly be even higher for a winning team. Even with the nation’s current longest losing streak, more than 81,000 fans at teneded the Mississippi game. “Wfe finished 15 in the country in home attendance last year, so that’s real im pressive, particularly when it’s a one-win season that they finished in the top 15. _ The year before that, we had averaged* 80,000 people per game,” Massaro said. For the Parents Weekend game on Sat urday night, the stadium was full by kick off. However, after a score by Mississip pi late in the second quarter that gave Ole Miss a 24-7 lead, many fans left. As USC’s deficit grew, the stadium’s seats emptied more. However, by the end of the game, the stadium was still mostly filled. The laigest segment of empty seats in the stadium was in the student section. It’s Time To Order Your. k Official Class Ring A Oct. 4 & 5 10am - 4pm At the Russell House Bookstore & Under the tent on Greene St. ----- « . ^TwTTii...i-¥>7?TTrtrw . '^TiTTT^M m wd -L [ i ; »« ! M 3 ■ i *! 3 H H 3 date: Thursday, Oct. 7th A place: University of South Carolina r/^r | sampling blitz from 10am- 3pm, concluding with a fashion show at the Russell House Patio x/\7//! interested in being in a fashion show? Come to The Russell House Room 23S-Carolina Productions j/ Office, from 7-9pm on Oct. 6th $ j ESPRIT MasterCard 'i- ! ^Lasphalt Excedrin | Neutrogena CALGON | ."&. Hanes Sport .f REM B RAN DX X. ! C L A I R ° L HYDRIENCE -..-j Springmaid ..-A—