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t • ~m Tms Week in USC History L T t ¥ 9 ¥ t Nov. 30» 1988 - Henry Price, associate dean of acade ¥/^k ¥~ mics in the College of Journalism and Mass i ¥ jif M ¥ S ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Communications, charted a pattern of grade inflation at JL I M ¥W ¥ ¥ /¥ /¥ ¥ M ¥ ¥ /¥ / USC and expressed his concern about it. P“*4 ~i _ 'Eht (BaniECOfk " Fm0AY' December 1,2000 USC lights tree on Horseshoe by Kelly Hamilton The Gamecock Deck the halls with ...or wait, bet ter yet, deck the Horseshoe with lights and ribbon. Several hundred students gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the 46th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Cere mony on the Horseshoe. According to Hoilday Programs Co ordinator Laura Kelly, the Freeman Fam ily of West Columbia donated the tree. “The tree is enoromous,” Kelly said. “They cut it down—it was in their front yard. The Freemans came to the cere mony because they wanted to see their tree decorated and lit.” The event, sponsored by the Office of Community Service, began with speeches by Kelly and Student Gov ernment President Jotaka Eaddy, who served as master of ceremonies. Other speakers included represen tatives from various community service organizations: Kevin Morgan and Eric ka Martin from the Salvation Army, Denise R. Holland from the Harvest Hope Food Bank, Todd Lee and Ann Traylor from The.e is Hope Min istries and Matt Sloan from Epworth’s Children’s Home. 'T' 1 I 1 _ _ _ _ • TT i lay iui nos uccu wiui uicic wuupc Ministries for seven years, which runs three food banks in Cayce, West Co lumbia and Gadsden. She says her shel ters have been open for two and a half years, and last year, her ministry served more than 400 families, including some from out of town. “We are the only homeless shelter that will accept children of all ages. The Salvation Army cuts off at age 12,” Tray lor said. She said USC students have vol unteered their services in her thrift stores and food banks. “USC has really been a blessing for -us,” she said. Salvation Army Public Relations Di rector Erika Martin said her speech fo cused on hope. She used a quote from William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, which reads, “The Salvation Army stands for hope: that when every Other light is extinguished and every other star has gone down, this one gleam shines steadily and clearly in the dark ened sky.” Some students were moved by the speeches given by the various repre sentatives. “I thought the speeches were love ly, very thoughtful,” Kelly said. “They affected a lot of people. I’m really hap py the event went so well.” “We brought 300 chairs out on the Horseshoe, and more people kept com ing,” she said. Some students came to the cere mony because they wanted to get in the spirit of the holiday season. “Seeing all these students together gives you a good feeling. So many peo ple came out for this and donated gifts. It gives me a real sense of what the sea son is all about,” said Erin Coomer, a business adminstration sophomore. “We have 600 filled stockings and people are asking us for more stockings to fill,” Kelly said. According to Kelly, the stockings, packed with toys and gifts, will be given to the Salvation Army and dis tributed to needy children. “These kids are going to love get ting these presents. They wouldn’t have had this stuff otherwise,” history junior Ginny Watson said. Senior Rachel Onley said she worked with her fraternity, Phi Sigma Phi, to help fill stockings. “We had 20 stockings all for differ ent ages. We bought coloring books, crayons, toys and school supplies,” On ley said. “It was really exciting for me be cause this is the first time I’ve seen the tree lighting,” Onley said. Junior Sonya Belin, who helped set up the event, said, “It got me into the spirit of Christmas—the tree, the pre sents, the carols. I love this time of year,” Belin said. “I can’t wait to be at home with my family for the holidays, opening pre sents, sharing and reminiscing,” Belin said. Amanda Sliva contributed to this article The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. Travis Lynn The Gamecock The 46th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony illuminates the Horseshoe. Sociology professor redefines typical teaching methods • Patrick Saucier's past, classes are any thing but conventional by Zeina Makky The Gamecock He looks like Father Christ mas, with his more salt-than-pep per hair and his nice round belly. However, he isn’t dressed in red and doesn’t own any reindeers. No, Patrick Saucier is a USC faculty member who teaches sev eral sociology classes, including Urban Sociology, Sociology of Marriage in the Family and Soci ology of Sex Roles. Next semes ter he’ll also be teaching Religion. Raised mostly in New Hamp shire, Saucier wasn’t fond of school. “I had troubles in school, so I dropped out after 10th grade,” he said. However after working as a housepainter for a while, he de cided to take the GED test. “That was my economic recession, there wasn’t much work,” he said, laugh ing. Saucier s GED diploma is the only one he hangs on the wall of his office. “It’s the only diploma I’m proud of. The others were easy...it’s also to remind me of my humble beginnings,” he said. After two years in the United States, he enrolled in the army and left for Germany. “I liked it in Ger many, and I stayed there for five more years,” he said. Saucier then worked for an American firm doing defense work. “In 1989, with the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the cold war, there wasn’t going to be much work left so I thought I might try my luck here [in the United States],” he said. Saucier didn’t come back home by himself. In Germany, he met his second wife, who is British, and she convinced him to take col lege classes. “I took all the classes I liked, then someone convinced me that I should be working toward a de gree. And given the courses I had taken, the easiest and quickest way to get a degree was a Bachelor of Behavioral and Social Sciences,” Saucier said. This is Saucier’s first year in Columbia. He has previously taught at USC Aiken, Columbia College and Benedict College. To him, being a teacher is more than a paycheck at the end of the week. “I get tons of personal grati fication. That’s the big pay off,” he said. “The sociological per spective benefits people—the big ger the world you live in, the more options you have,” he said. Saucier not only has a rather unconventional past for a univer sity professor, but he also has un conventional teaching methods that he learned from Professor Hig gins, a fellow USC faculty mem ber. “I began to explore non-co hersive education techniques by working with Dr. Higgins, instead of the reward-punishment [sys tem],” he said. Saucier therefore grades stu dents on their “good faith effort” rather than their results, which he easily justifies. “Sociology teaches us that there may be many wrong answers, out tnere is no sin gle right answer to any significant question,” he said. Also, the non-cohersive method allows students to “work with the material creatively and to feel comfortable with it.” Saucier doesn’t count on the superiority of teachers. “I also be lieve I don’t have the ability to tell the difference between madness and genius,” he said. “Some students are smarter than me, though perhaps not as ex perienced.” “I am certainly aware of [some students’] inattention, but what I have to give is like a gift and it doesn’t work if you force some one. Telling funny stories and being silly is a way to entice them,” he said. Saucier also seems to bring his personal life to the table often. “It is just to show that sociol ogy is about interpreting real things. You can use it to examine your life,” Saucier said. “It’s certainly refreshing to see someone who truly believes in his job,” Saucier said. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotinail.com. Exhibit highlights art of American-made bicycles * by Meredith Key The Gamecock The Columbia Museum of Art has opened an exhibit, inspired by a retired USC history professor, that is based on the art of bicycle de sign. Richard D. Mandell came in as a guest cu rator of arts for this exhibit. Mandell used his knowledge from being a long-time runner and cycler to make his idea a reality. This exhibit was inspired by a similar one at the Guggenheim Museum in New York en titled “The Art of the Motorcycle.” Mandell proposed the idea to Salvatore Cilella, the di rector of the museum, and it was eagerly ac cepted. Aside from the motorcycle exhibit, this will be the first of its kind. “Bicycle Design: Built for Speed” displays 16 bicycles. Each is unique in its design, ac cessories and method of manufacture. Some of the bicycles featured are lightweight from the ’70s and ’80s, which were made with more em phasis on mechanical precision. Other bicycles displayed are of a more recent origin with more emphasis on visual impact. Out of the 16 bi cycles displayed, there are seven that aren’t American made. Another one of the exhibit’s goals is for peo ple to realize that not all world renowned bikes are European made. Since the invention of bicycles, many things have changed about them, something the ex hibit highlights. The first bike on display is a 1970 Schwinn Paramount Track Bicycle, which weighs only 18 pounds because it’s a simple bike with no accessories. It has the standard roll bar han dles, a seat, two wheels and one triangular piece of tubular steel to hold it together. The 2001 model displayed next to it shows a dramatic difference. The 2001 model is vi brant with color and graphic logos. This mod el comes with many accessories like a bookrack and a water bottle holder. Most unique is the fact that it weighs 2.5 pounds less than the 1970 model. Made with titanium and carbon fiber, this bike is the best of the racing bikes of today. The most important part of this exhibit is the spotlight on the American bicycle design ers and marketers. In North America, foreign marketers of bikes have dominated a minor part of the market, until 1970 when the market became much larger. The enlargement of the market caused the demand of racing bikes to extend into America, thus popularizing Amer ican-made and designed racing bicycles. The exhibit hopes to show its visitors that art is everywhere and in eftch object people come in contact with everyday—even in bi cycles. The mission of this project is to change the outlook on bikes, and to let them be thought of as magnificent machines of art in addition to simple timeless machines. Bicycles are a part of America’s favorite past time. They are used more and more every day. They are used for transportation, enter Special The Gamecock The Columbia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit on bicycles, which shows the dramatic differences in bicycle design and form over the years. tainment, exercise and now art. The exhibit looks to better educate its visitors on the beau ty and high performance of these classic ma chine. Bicycles will be around forever, as a part of history and as a part of the future. This exhibit will be at The Columbia Mu seum of Art until Jan. 7. For more information visit www.columbi amuseum.org. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspot)ight@hotmaiLcom. 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