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Merger CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The proposed merger also rais es questions about core curricu lum requirements for the two col leges as well as merging the ad ministrative staff of what Knapp . calls “very different colleges.” But Maney says the committee . - is not laying out a blueprint for the merger, but is serving primarily as an information-gathering source and will present a recom mendation to the administration. Maney received his Bachelor of . Science at a branch of the University of Wisconsin, where the colleges are merged. He said his ex posure to liberal arts while at Wisconsin encouraged him to go to graduate school and study his tory at the University of Maryland, where the colleges are separate. He said both situations worked, and the question facing this committee is finding the right fit for USC. Madilyn Fletcher is director of USC’s Baruch Institute, which falls under the College of Math and Science. She is serving as co chairwoman of the committee with Maney, and said the two col leges really aren’t that different. “This is the heart of the educa tion that you provide to your un dergraduate students,” she said. “A good liberal education includes not only doing mathematics, but also being able to read and under stand literature.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Meet the Committee rAi ivitAi'ii, co-cnairman, history department MADILYN FLETCHER, co-chairwoman, director of baruch institute SUSAN CUTTER, geography department KARL H EIDER, anthropology department STEVEN LYNM, English department kun rniri4, psycnoiogy department CHADEN DJALAU, physics and ’ astronomy department JOHN SPURRIER, statistics department BOB THUNELL, geological sciences department SARAH WOODIN, biological sciences department Nutrition CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ranks third in the nation for car diovascular disease and first for stroke. “We definitely have an obesity epidemic in our state and the na tion,” DHEC nutritionist Teresa Hill said. The consortium will “open up a lot of areas for study in the state that wouldn’t have been possible without the entire funding com ing together,” she said. This will be a prime time for students interested in research and internships, said Russ Pate, : an exercise science professor at the Arnold School of Public Health and a project leader in the consor tium. Pate said long-term goals such as improving the food envi ronment on all of the campuses are being discussed. “The intention is for any USC faculty with an interest in nutri tion to be potentially drawn into the consortium,” Pate said. The three universities might also be used in the future as mod els for wellness outreach pro grams, such as teaming with the Strom Thurmond Wellness _. Center. The research authority, an or gamzauon mat wonts 10 Dring re search and technology jobs to the state, will provide administrative leadership for the consortium. Rob Davis, vice president of technology development at the re search authority, said the pro-, gram should be self-sufficient in four years through federal grants and contracts. He said this could be the beginning of other, possi bly larger projects, citing regen erative medicine as a good candi date. Earlier this week, the three universities were awarded $6 mil lion in state lottery proceeds to help establish the South Carolina Center for Regenerative Medicine. Davis said he is excited about the prospect of the universities helping South Carolina in this new “knowledge economy.” “As you are able to bring re search to the university, you’re able to spring economic develop ment,” Davis said. Initial research initiatives for the project will focus on reducing the prevalence of childhood obe sity, dietary supplements and neu traceuticals, and prevention of complication from poor nutrition in hospitals. Research topics will range from psychology to agricul ture to chemistry to food science. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Textbooks CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The exact items needed, how ever, may pot be available right away. Also, shipping expenses add into the total cost of the textbook. “Shopping online can save money, but not always,” Laura Nakoneczny, of the National Association of College Stores, said. “The companies advertise all - the savings, but they include other supplies as well, not just text books.” A study funded by the National Association of College Stores shows the percentage of online shoppers has dropped since 2000, when 90 percent of students re ported satisfactory shopping ex ; periences online. The association notes the av erage student pays $765 each year on books and school supplies. That is a 4.8 percent increase from last year. “I have only spent $177 so far on books, but I still need three books that are on order at the book store,” Haylee Dawkins, a third year liberal arts student said. “Thankfully, since I changed my major from exercise science to lib eral arts, the books cost less.” Nakoneczny said that the col lege bookstores do not make much profit by selling books. “College stores are operated as a student service. College stores price textbooks in a manner that makes only a few cents profit for every textbook dollar sold,” Nakoneczny said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com vso&fise# Oft' ° . ty>e Pf01' Introduction By: v Dr. Ralph White, TO Dean of Engineering -Free Dinner -Door Prizes -Meet USC Professors -Walking Distance from USC -Volleyball, Basketball, & Ping-Pong -6:30-8pm Every Tues. Night this Semester at 704 Whaley St. Up Coming Speakers Aug. 26 Dr Ungle, Pharmacy Sept 2 USC Pres., Dr. Sorensen Sept. 9 Dr. Kwok. Int’l Finance i Sept. 16 Dr Hohn, Physical Education Sept 23 Dr. Wuthelr, Chemistry Sept. 30 Dr Folks. Inti Finance Oct 7 Mr. Rice, English Prog, tor Intis Oct 14 Dr. Ely. Ill, Biological Sciences Oct 21 Dr Ftncher, Dean Emeritus Pharmacy Oct 28 Dr. Yung, General Dentistry Nov. 4 Dr McAnally, Civil Engineering Nov. 11 Dr. Leitch, Accounting Nov. 18 Dr Zhu, Basic Sa. in Pharmacy Nov. 25 Dr. Sandberg, Bus. Management D&c. 2 Dr. Rekers, Psychology, Med Sch t Assembly St. Main St. More a** □ Info: Swearingen 771-0280 Engin. ButkSng r~—i Whaley Street Whaley's Mill .. I Subway 704 Whaley ^ Street Record-setting private contributions to provide for university improvements 'BY Z’ANNE COVELL THE GAMECOCK USC’s private contributions for 2003-2004 totaled a school record of $53.7 million, surpass ing the $50 million goal set by • USC for this year. Although the funding will help alleviate the financial strains created by the state bud get cuts to higher education, pri vate giving does not fund the university’s daily expenses, said Hudson Akin, USC vice president for university advancement. .“Private funding helps, but it doesn’t overturn the magni tude of the budget cuts,” Akin said. “Private support is tradi tionally seen as an enhance ment, and truly, it still serves as an enhancement. Generally, unless it is for a specific build ing project, these funds are not used to keep the electricity running.” University enhancements will include creating scholarships, improving academic programs, recruiting distinguished facul ty, updating campus facilities, bettering libraries, and strength ening regional campuses. “Private support allows us to do things we might not have been able to do with just tuition and the state budget,” Akin said. There are many things we want to accomplish, and private support is incredibly impor tant.” Accomplishing USC’s goal of becoming one of the top 50 re search universities in the nation will partially depend upon the university’s level of private funding. According to Akin, the guide lines for being noted as a top notch institution are largely de termined by other universities and other university presidents. “As we attract more private money, other universities recog nize the support we’re receiving, which will indicate our programs are doing well.” Akin describes the ranking as a measure of a university’s overall enhancements, which are often enabled by private funding. A university becomes recognized as a top 50 research institution as a result of out standing students, faculty and programs. “The ranking might be benefi cial, but it only occurs after the enhancements are in place,” Akin said. While working to earn nation al distinction through advance ment, USC must also work to in crease its private funds. “We need to enhance relation ships with people and let them be come more involved, “ Akin said. “We try to keep in touch with alumni through the different schools, keeping them plugged in so they are aware of the univer ' sity’s happenings.” Although a set goal does not exist for USC’s 2003-2004 private contributions, Akin definitely wants to see an increase. “I am encouraged by signs of economic indicators of a greater sense of giving back to institu tions of higher learning,” Akin said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Swing CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Soon the Big Apple became a na tional phenomenon. It was being danced in clubs all over America and was featured in several movies of the time. It even prompted Marshall Fields stores to design and sell a dress with large, red de licious apples printed all over it. “They were dancing to that kind of music long before it ever hit pop ular America,” Breedlove said. She said it is considered the third most popular dance sensation in history after the twist and the Charleston. Durlach said swing dancing on USC’s campus made a comeback in the late 1990s, mostly as a result of Gap commercials and rock-swing combos like the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Breedlove said the movement was, in part, students enjoying • themselves during the economic rut and a way to escape the close quarters of ragtime dancing. “They danced all close to one another,” she said while demon strating with Durlach. “There was no room to show off. ” Some people say it even con tributed to New York City’s being nicknamed “The Big Apple,” but Breedlove said the claim is largely unsubstantiated. Coplan said the dance was one of the most exciting parts of being a student. “It was part of my youth and part of Carolina,” she said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK This photo, from the 1938 Garnet and Black yearbook, shows students dancing the Big Apple and the Lindy Hop at the May Queen Coronation. It was tradition for the event to take place the first week of May. BY TED BRIDIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Just days af ter the shuttle Columbia disaster, a NASA employee at headquar ters proposed scrubbing the agen cy’s safety office Web site to re move outdated or wrong infor mation that could become “chum in the water to reporters and con gressmen.” “We wouldn’t be sucker punched by someone based on something we have posted,” em ployee Wilson Harkins wrote in an e-mail released this week by NASA. NASA said Thursday that 18 routine documents were added to the Web site since the accident and none was removed. Spokeswoman Melissa Motichek defended Harkins’ e-mail by saying he was trying to make sure the site was accurate and up-to-date. “The e-mail speaks for itself,” Motichek said. A former NASA investigator, Joseph Richard Gutheinz, said that in the aftermath of the shut tle accident it was inappropriate for NASA to suggest removing any documents until they were reviewed by investigators. “Whenever you have an inves tigation, everything should freeze,” said Gutheinz, who worked in NASA’s inspector gen eral office for 10 years. “You don’t get rid of anything. You have a duty to your country, to the NASA program and the investi gation to allow them to see ev erything you have before you start tossing this stuff.” Harkins’ e-mail and other new ly disclosed documents describe how NASA was braced for the in vestigation into the Columbia tragedy. Harkins urged that the agency should review NASA mishap files to answer inevitable questions from “some enterpris ing newshound or congressional staffer.” “Has anyone done a complete scrub of the Code Q (safety divi-. sion) Web pages to make sure they are current?” Harkins wrote in a Feb. 6 e-mail, five days after Columbia’s breakup killed its crew. “Out-of-date or erroneous in formation is like chum in the wa ter to reporters and congressmen.” Harkins was on vacation Thursday and did not return mes sages left at his home and office. The recipient of the e-mail, man ager John Lemke, has retired and did not return a message left at his home in Virginia. The e-mail emerges as NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe promises that his agency will rad ically change its culture in re sponse to a stinging investigative report that partly blames the agency’s bureaucracy for the shuttle’s demise. 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