■ DIFFERENCES Continued from page 1 equal representation a “tough road.” “There are still schools that are mainly male or female,” she said. “There was a time when there were virtually no women teaching in biology or chemistry — very, very few — but their number has increased.” Boyd suggested that the females’ future in the sciences would be determined largely by the choices of today’s students. “It makes a difference in what women students choose to major in and how they choose their career paths. The same is true of minorities," she said. “Of course, our hope is that some of these women students will decide that academic careers are what they’re interested in.” As a member of a group called Professional Women on Campus, Boyd was among the first to suggest that USC compile statistics as a means to address gender inequality in the 1980s. “That organization decided that one way to address salary inequity, plus the fact that there were far fewer women faculty members than men faculty members on campus, was to collect and publicize data, so that people could see exactly what was going on,” Boyd said. Two decades later, USC can look back on its progress. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockneTrs@gwm.sc. edu ■ FAN Continued from page 1 from Carolina Coliseum to the Colonial Center has revealed a more benevolent athletic department. “I think Carolina has the most loyal fans in the country, and it is really unfortunate that our athletic department hasn’t done fan appreciation stuff like this in the past,” Culpepper said. “And I think it is pretty cool that stuff like this is becoming a tradition.” The Colonial Center opens at 6:30 p.m., and the game begins at 8 p.m. Comments