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Hello,
my name is
Becca
Tedesco
First-year
classics and
English student
WHAT IS SOMETHING
INTERESTING ABOUT YOUR
HOMETOWN?
“In Jeffersonville, Ind.,
there are more livestock
than people.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
HOBBY?
“Going cow-tipping on a
cool summer night.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
ANIMAL?
“Opossum, because it tastes
good over an open fire.”
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST
FEAR?
“Marrying out of the
family.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
SPORT?
“Mullet hunting, because
I’m trying to find one
for every letter of the
alphabet.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
PICK-UP LINE?
“I think your tractor’s
sexy.”
IF YOU COULD BE A
SUPERHERO, WHAT WOULD
YOUR NAME BE AND WHAT
POWERS WOULD YOU HAVE?
“Pitchfork Girl, and I would
be able to fly.”
IF YOU HAD A MILLION
DOLLARS, WHAT WOULD YOU
BUY?
“I’d buy all o’ my friends a
tractor and we’d have us a
good ol’ time.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
MEAL?
“Squirrel and rhubarb pie ...
I’m not kidding.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
MOVIE?
“ ‘Elizabethtown,’ because
it reminds me of home.”
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM DATE?
“We’d wake up at the crack
I of dawn and go froggin’.
Then we’d go mudslingin’
in the afternoon. We’d
finish the evening with a
nice dip in the waterin’
hole.”
WHAT DO YOU WANT
EVERYONE WHO’S READING
THIS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
“This whole interview is
completely ridiculous.”
t — Jaifen Hayes
post-. .. .
valentines
survival guide
Take a deep breath, brush off your shoulders and step back
—Valentine’s Day is over, and everything is back, to normal
Alexis Arnone
The Mix Editor
Valentine’s Day plastered
throughout The Gamecock
the past two weeks, it may
have been a little tough to
chew.
You’ve been drowning
in sappy romantic movies
on TV, punctuated with
commercials selling red
teddy bears holding slightly
misshapen hearts. Hold
your head up above the
surface, the plug has been
pulled and the water is
draining quickly.
In honor of the one
pretty lame holiday, here
is a little survival guide.
Whether you had to sleep
off a hangover due to a
single’s party from hell or
you just got released from
Piedmont Hospital because
of the “right” gift overload,
you probably need a little
help recuperating.
One thing you can do is
stay away from anything
pink, red or “cutesy” for
a couple of days. Yes, that
means ignoring those sad
eyed puppy dogs holding
signs reading “I Wuv
You” at Wal-Mart. There
is possibly such a thing
as “love-overload” and
Valentine’s Day causes it.
Another tip is to spend
time by yourself. Valentine’s
Day is all about bringing
people together. Now
that it’s over, there’s no
need to be pushed into a
relationship or awkward
dating situation. (Although,
those can be fun.)
Grab some buttery
popcorn, sugar-infused soda
and make it a Blockbuster
night. Stay in and catch
up on your homework —
possibly the farthest thing
from love is the feeling you
get when you crack open
that U.S. history through
1865 textbook. After all,
Valentine’s Day is over, but
the semester is not.
Survival tip number three
is to take things in stride.
Even if you are the apple of
somebody’s eye and had the
most wonderfully romantic
rooftop, candlelit dinner
... get over it. Valentine’s
Day is one day of the year,
it will not make or break
a relationship. Well, if all
goes according to plan.
Same for the folks who
went to a speed-dating
singles party on Valentine’s
Day. So what if you didn’t
feel that spark from the
moment you met Dater
No. 12?
Good things come in
time. It doesn’t mean failure
if the love of your life didn’t
just fall into your lap on
Valentine’s Day.
Hopefully, this post
Valentine’s Day survival
guide helped you
understand how to thrive
past Valentine’s Day, no
matter if it was good or
bad. And if you didn’t,
remember that Wal-Mart
has Valentine’s Day candy
on sale.
Comments on this story? E-mail
gamecockfeatures@gwm.sc. edu
Now that Valentine’s Day is over, lonesome people can
forget about cheesy mugs, above, and stuffed monkeys.
Photos by Alexis Amone / THE GAMECOCK
Deadline nears to apply for federal financial aid
Officials offer tips,
information during
awareness month
marjone Riddle
STAFF WRITER
For the 2004-2005 school
year, USC assisted students
in obtaining and processed
financial aid for 21,000
students out of 26,000
attending the university;
the subsequent aid totaled
more than $230 million.
February is generally
copsidered Financial Aid
Awareness Month, said
Edgar Miller, director of
student financial aid and
scholarships.
“This month is typically
the best time to apply;
families have received their
income information from
the prior year, and it is still
early enough to meet all
deadlines,” Miller said.
Students must fill out
the Federal Application
for Student Aid (FAFSA)
to qualify for financial
aid. The FAFSA is a
lengthy form that requires
detailed tax information to
determine how much aid a
student qualifies for.
Miller recommended
students apply online for
the FAFSA at www.fafsa.
ed.gov. Approximately 94
percent of USC students
use die online form instead
of the printed application.
“The web application
reduces the chance that
mistakes will be made,”
Miller said. “Further, by
securing a Department
of Education personal
identification number
(PIN) for the student and
the parents, the application
can be signed electronically,
thus reducing the
submission and processing
time significantly.”
Miller stressed that the
USC financial aid office
has a FAFSA priority
deadline, which is April 1.
And while applications will
be accepted after this date
until the final federal June
deadline, students are likely
to get more financial aid if
they submit by the priority
deadline.
Miller and Wright
suggested students visit
the financial aid office,
especially if they’re new to
the process.
“Students can speak with
financial aid counselors
about general and specific
questions they might have
regarding the various facets
of the financial aid process,”
Wright said.
There are four basic
types of financial aid.
Scholarships are typically
based on merit, skill or
some special qualification.
Grants are moneys given
on basis of financial need.
Scholarships and grants
are lumped together as gift
aid, Miller explained, and
students don’t have to work
to get those, and there is
no repayment.
The USC financial
aid office Web site
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