RHA, Green Quad Celebrate Earth Day ‘Do It in the Dark’ Meant to Environmental Issues
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Powershift 2007 in College THE DAILY GAMECOCK The event will include live music Park, Md. from Chad Perone, free food “It all got started when I got RHA and Green Quad will be provided by Carolina Catering, the opportunity to go to [the hosting an Earth Day celebration free organic t-shirts and glow- conference],” Scott said. “They called “Do It In the Dark” today in-the dark memorabilia, Segway gave out good information about from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to campus demos and test drives, a hybrid good event ideas. I just tried to get educate the community on global more demonstration from Jim Hudson RHA on board, call people and warming, sustainability and energy Toyot a a nd raf fl e prizes featuring research to see what would be the conservation. environmentally friendly, but an iPod and a PlayStation 2. best way to do all of this.” In addition to “Do It In The there are still things that need to Perone, a singer/songwriter, will Sandy Chan, a fi rst-year business Dark,” Green Quad, Students be done,” Nelson said. play live pop/rock music for about student, said she thinks the event is Allied for a Greener Earth, Scott said she thinks the event an hour at tomorrow’s event. a good idea but will not infl uence Emerging Green Builders, will have an impact on USC “I’ll be playing a bunch of my students to make environmental Students Engaged in Aquatic students. original tunes. It’ll be just me and changes. Science and the Learning Center “I think it will make a difference importantly my gear,” Perone said. “I think it’s a good way will also sponsor an Earth Day ice- in the Carolina community wants students While Perone’s music is not to promote environmental cream social street festival from 10 because students will see ways to to have fun. environmentally related, he said awareness,” Chan said. “But I a.m. to 2 p.m. on Greene Street, become eco-friendly,” Scott said. “A lot of students work he hopes that students will come think people will go to get the according to Jason Craig, Green “Just changing a few things can very hard in planning this out to the event and learn about free stuff.” Quad program coordinator. go a long way. It doesn’t have to be event,” Scott said. “I really feel the environment. Jessica Nelson, a first-year Alexis Scott, a second-year strict; it can be entertaining.” like it’s going to be fun and I hope “I’m your average Joe Schmoe,” art history student, said she is education student and president Scott said she hopes the a lot of students can come out.” Peroe said. “I recycle, try not to impressed with the environmental of Green Quad, said she hopes USC community can join in to use Styrofoam and drink out of changes on campus and thinks the “Do It In The Dark” will make celebrate Earth Day and learn mugs as much as possible. But event is a cool idea. Comments on this story? E-mail students more aware of global about the environment, but most these events are good for people “[USC] has done a lot to make [email protected] School of Medicine endorses association to aid burn victims Bynum said. Medical Students for Burn Center Bynum, with the help of Daniel Eggart and Jonathan Hinshelwood, co-founded the Viedma raises awareness, funds for non-profi t organization, Medical Students more advanced operational tools for Burn Center Viedma (MS4BCV), in July 2007 after experiencing working at the center for three weeks. All money raised Kara Apel STAFF WRITER by this organization directly benefits the children treated at the center. The USC School of Medicine offi cially Viviana was an average six-year-old endorsed MS4BCV in March. Bolivian child until an accident left her with Working at the center exposed the students third-degree burns on more than 65 percent to many different medical conditions. of her body. Viviana was moved from her “Due to the nature of this clinic, we village for treatment at the Viedma Burn treated just about anything that walked in Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia, which the door, so we treated a large variety of ultimately saved her life. THE DAILY GAMECOCK medical problems,” Bynum said. Special to In June 2007, second-year USC School According to Bynum, MS4BCV hopes of Medicine student Will Bynum, along to enhance operational capabilities for the Printing at the Thomas Cooper Library will be free this week. with two other classmates, was granted the center, enhance the patients’ quality of life opportunity to work in the Burn Center. and enhance the physical therapy programs “Viviana’s case is really reflective of the miracles going on in the Burn Center ● Campus libraries provide free despite the limited resources that they have,” FUNDRAISER 3 printing for last week of classes Student Government members stipend, where each student can print a certain Teen’s bomb threat surprises friends number of pages per year. He said that due to work with Th omas Cooper, technology limits the stipend was not feasible. “The options from there were to have one Student purchased “This kid had the threatened to do something Business School to help students printing free week or to have one day per week of intellect and the means that’s very violent.” free printing,” said McNamee. “We thought this explosives, planned to and the materials to Schallenberger was Cassity Brewer week would be a good choice because kids have carry it out,” said county charged with making a THE DAILY GAMECOCK papers due and everything.” blow up school prosecutor Jay Hodge. bomb threat and will be “The library is very, very willing to help the Free printing will be offered through April Schallenberger was charged Tuesday with students,” said McNamee. “This is one of those 28 at the Thomas Cooper and Business School Seanna Adcox arrested Saturday after his possession of bomb-making things where it can’t hurt anyone.” libraries, thanks to a student government Th e Associated Press parents called police because material, Hodge said. He Alma Creighton, head of library assistance at initiative. the teen had ordered 10 was assigned a lawyer, the Thomas Cooper Library, said the money A group of student government members, CHESTERFIELD, S.C. pounds of ammonium William Spencer, who did usually gained from printing goes back into the including Student Body President Andrew — A South Carolina teen nitrate, an explosive not return calls from The cost of maintaining the printers and purchasing Gaeckle, Secretary of Student Affairs Chris accused of plotting to commonly used as fertilizer, Associated Press. paper, which is why a printing stipend would not McNamee, Secretary of Education Chenwei bomb his high school is a from a Web site. Police During a brief court work. Zang, and Sen. Buddy Ballew, approached the straight-A student whose also said they discovered a hearing Monday, the teen Ballew hopes that students realize the benefi ts library with the idea. parents sought help from hate-filled journal lauding was silent but appeared of free printing during this time. Ballew, a fi rst-year biology student, fi rst came mental health experts when the Columbine killers, an agitated, his eyes widening “I talked to my T.A. today, and she was excited up with the idea and brought it to the executive he slammed his head into a audiotape to be played after at the sight of cameras to be able to print off her 20-page paper, which branch. He said that the initiative was largely an wall last week, authorities Schallenberger perished awaiting him when he would have cost her a couple dollars,” he said. attempt to help the students. said Monday. during his rampage and a entered in an orange Creighton said about 400 computers are “Personally, I felt like Student Government But Ryan Schallenberger, year’s worth of plans for jumpsuit, hands cuffed and covered, but the free printing initiative does not wasn’t doing enough for the students last year,” a quiet 18-year-old with the bombing that included ankles shackled.