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Fuel CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Renewable Energy Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is the national organiza tion studying such alternative fuel types as fuel cells. The National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells is part of the USC College of Engineering and Information Technology, espe cially the Department of Chemical Engineering, which is mainly re sponsible for the center’s coordi nation and administration. About half of the Chemical Engineering Department’s doctoral students work on electrochemical- or fuel cell-related research. The center is directed by John Van Zee. Van Zee and deputy di rector Mike Esa^ian were un available for comment because both are attending the 2003 Fuel Cell Symposium in Miami, where the center will be one of the ex hibitors. 'The National Science Foundation’s fuel-cell-research program began in 1980 and has represented more than 700 indus trial memberships. According to USC’s fuel cell center Web site, an average re search center produces at least one disclosure and patent per year. The foundation requires an nual dues of $300,000 for the pro ject, funded at USC by industrial sponsors, Adapco, BASF AG, Bulk Molding Compounds Inc., Dana Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company, ENTEGRIS Inc., John Deere ePower Technologies, Plug Power Inc., Westinghouse Savannah Company, Showa Denko Carbon Sales Inc., W.L. Gore and Associates Inc., Scribner Associates Inc., General Motors and Finnish Chemicals. In addition to the $210,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the center will bring in $1.2 million in membership dues over the next three years. The report of the Industrial Electrolytic Industries in the 2001 Journal of the Electrochemical Society estimates that fuel cells could have 3 $10 billion impact on the U.S. economy. Fuel cells use hydrogen and oxygen to create a chemical reac tion that produces electricity. Fuel cells are more environmen tally friendly than fossil fuels, which damage atmospheric ozone levels. In addition, fuel cells also have the potential to eliminate U.S. re liance on foreign oil and could one day be used on both small- and large-scale projects. A small fuel cell could power a cell phone or laptop computer, for example. In the future, researchers say, the same technology could supply a city with power. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Museum CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Digitization is the new wave. Everybody’s doing it, from schools to museums, and in order to keep our collections about Southern, folk culture alive and well into the new millennium, we realized that 4 this was a necessary step,” Taylor said. Applying for the grant required submitting a written application that described the plan for using the money. The plan was evaluat ed on the basis of the program’s goals and how well-defined they were, the appropriateness of the program’s spending plan, how suitable the program is to its tar get audience, and several other factors. The application was due Nov. 1,2002, and the museum learned it had received the grant this September. More than 900 museums across the country applied for the Learning Opportunities grant, and only 169 received it. The grant en courages museums to use their re sources to improve learning in schools, in the home and in part nership with community organi zations. The museum has also re ceived several grants from IMLS in the past. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com \ Lieberman CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 making a lockbox for the Social Security trust fund,” Lieberman said. “If you’ll allow me to say so, George W. Bush has made the lockbox into a cookie jar.” Lieberman’s trip to South Carolina on Monday was no doubt motivated by his need to have a strong showing in the Palmetto State. The senator is looking for a boost in South Carolina, where he had a com manding lead in January. He was at 22 percent in a January 2003 poll by the American Research Group, fol lowed in second place by Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri at 11 percent. Both candidates have since fallen, and Lieberman is now in third place at 8 percent, nine percentage points behind re tired Gen. Wesley Clark of Arkansas and two points behind Edwards. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com J Minority CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 fraternity life before arriving at USC. He said he first became in terested when he went to a wel come cookout for minority orga nizations during his first week at USC and saw Phi Beta Sigma members dancing. “I saw them out there doing their steps and everything and expressing their love for the fra ternity,” Webb said. “I just saw the brotherhood, and the minori ty aspects never bothered me.” Webb said his two favorite memories with his brothers are the fraternity’s annual Blue and White Weekend, which features socials and fund-raisers, and be ing the USC delegate to the fra ternity’s national conference in Memphis, Tenn., this summer. Hollis said he thinks the tradi tion of minority fraternities will continue on college campuses, with some changes. He said he thinks fraternities will begin to actively incorporate racial di versity when considering mem bership, such as the way Alpha Phi Alpha accepted its first white member this year. “Most of the people who join our organizations probably wouldn’t feel comfortable in a predominantly white fraternity, so we’re giving them a place to fit in,” Hollis said. He also pointed out a long list of celebrity alumni who support the tradition of Kappa Alpha Psi, such as “60 Minutes” correspon dent Ed Bradley, NBA star Wilt Chamberlain, tennis pro Arthur Ashe and more than a dozen cur rent members of Congress. Webb said he thinks minority fraternities can incorporate racial diversity through their community service projects. His fraternity recently teamed with the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority to provide local schoolchildren a Halloween night of trick-or-treat ing in the Greek Village. One challenge predominantly minority fraternities face on many campuses is they tend to have fewer members than other student organizations. Phi Beta Sigma has 18 affiliated members, while Kappa Alpha Psi has 15. Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Phi Alpha typically have fewer than 20 members but, like other fra ternities, have chapters on cam puses throughout the country. “I have not only a bond wP'A my sorority sisters, but I ah W have a good relationship with the girls I’ve met through sorority council, and I enjoy spending time with them,” said Ebony Woods, a third-year internation al studies student and member of Zeta Phi Beta, a 13-member sorority. She said a smaller sorority contributes to a much closer relationship among members. Hollis said he isn’t hoping for a surge in new membership any time soon. “That’s not the goal, to have a lot of members. 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