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Fc2k fre-shiviaKi Oo\mo\\ Upcoming Events • Nov. 5 & 6 FC2K Retreat • Nov. 6 Safety Night Out •Nov. 10 Safety Walk • Nov. 16 Students Serving Students • Nov. 19 Carolina-Clentson Exchange Special to The Gamecock he Freshman Council of USC is one of the least recognized, yet most important, student organi zations on campus. The group of 38 freshmen is select ed to represent and voice the opinions of the freshman class. Also, the coun cil aims to introduce motivated students to the inner workings of campus and help them become proactive members of the university community. Freshman Coun cil attempts to bring a broad range of stu dents together from all backgrounds and interests to accomplish common goals and to promote unity among the fresh man class. This year’s Freshman Council is no different from past councils in that re spect, but this council hopes to go above and beyond the accomplishments of its predecessors. Freshman Council 2000 (FC2K for short) has already begun setting many projects into motion. It has participated in many aspects of university student government and also in the communi ty Freshman Council representatives take an active role in student senate meet ings, as well as in Student Government Cabinet meetings, adding the suggestions and goals of the council to those of the other branches of SG. Also, the council has expressed in terest in many pressing issues on the campus, such as the recent safety crisis as well as the cleanliness of campus. Council members participated active ly in Carolina Campus Cleanup. They plan to engage in activities in associa tion with SG concerning safety, such as the Safety Walk and the Safe Nights Out, in order to promote awareness. The council also participated in City Year Serve-A-Thon, where they cleaned the campus of a nearby elementary school. The council also has big plans for the remainder of the academic year. Plans include several social events to bring together the freshman class, fur ther involvement with SG and its vari ous committees, and further involve ment in both the campus and Columbia communities through service. Also, the council will soon be putting suggestion boxes into the freshman cen ters to provide their class with an out let through which they can express their concerns, questions and interests. The Freshman Council advisers for the 1999-2000 Council are Kathryn Henderson and Duke Taylor, and the council can be reached collectively via e-mail at fc2kusc@hotmail.com. Matt Lukens The Gamecoci