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January 24, 2000

African American students 'focus' on Tech Victor Rogers Institute Communications and Public Affairs

or prospective graduate students visiting Georgia Tech for FOCUS 2000, the message was clear: earning a graduate degree from Georgia Tech is not easy, but it can be accomplished. "Attending Georgia Tech is like drinking water from a fire hydrant. It can be done, but you've got to be strategic," said S. Gordon Moore, a Georgia Tech alumnus and managing partner of OMED Educational Services. "Part of your strategy is making sure you're going to the right [university]. Throughout this weekend you should ask questions, and keep asking until you have nothing more to ask." Moore spoke during the FOCUS 2000 welcome reception for 240 African American undergraduates from 77 colleges and universities. The FOCUS program, held annually during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, is designed to give undergraduate African Americans an opportunity to visit Georgia Tech, receive an overview of the graduate degree programs and participate in the holiday celebration. Malcolm Benson, a master's candidate in electrical engineering and president of the Black Graduate Students Association (BGSA), extended a hearty welcome and a show of support on behalf of BGSA. "I came here from Hampton University, an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Georgia Tech was different," he laughed. "I thought I couldn't compete, so I was struggling and had no one to depend on. Students from the BGSA pulled me aside and said, 'We're in this together. You didn't come here by yourself and you're not going to leave by yourself.' That's what I want you to learn this weekend. We have a strong foundation here," Benson said. Evidence of that strong foundation is easy to find. Georgia Tech is a leader in developing graduate recruitment programs geared

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toward minorities, and graduates more minority engineers at the doctoral level than any other U.S. university. Tech is the nation's second largest producer of minority engineers at the bachelor's and master's degree levels, according to Black Issues in Higher Education.

The evening's keynote speaker, Frank M. Taylor of Ford Motor Company, urged FOCUS participants to prepare for leadership roles. "FOCUS 2000 is really about preparing for leaders of tomorrow. That's vital to me personally and to Ford Motor Company as a See FOCUS, page 3

Semester transition running smoothly Dan Treadaway Institute Communications and Public Affairs

everal weeks into Georgia Tech's second term under the semester calendar, the dust stirred up by the conversion from quarters to semesters appears to have settled. While most of the Institutewide academic functions still have a few issues to be resolved, most say the transition has been smooth. Many Tech students and faculty were unhappy with the 1995 decision by the Board of Regents to adopt a semester calendar for the entire University System. Now that semesters are a reality, however, many students and administrators are talking openly about the advantages of the semester system.

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Bob McMath, vice provost for Undergraduate Studies, said that most of the unresolved issues related to the conversion are relatively minor and should be resolved by the end of spring semester. "Classroom and lab space are tight, but that's a function of increased enrollment as well as semester conversion," he said. "Some fine tuning is still being done in core courses in math, science and computing, in part so that we can more readily accommodate transfer students, but we are in pretty good shape with that." McMath also said that minor problems with degree certification—"checking people out to see if they have finished their course work"—will continue as long as there are students who completed courses under both the quarter and semester systems. As for faculty, McMath says the adjustment to semesters is an

ongoing process. "Faculty, like students, have had to adjust to the pace of semesters," he said. "And, like students, some of the class preparation has been done on a 'just in time' basis as we started with semesters." Admissions

Georgia Tech admits 600-700 undergraduate transfers annually, and Director of Admissions Deborah Smith echoed McMath's comments about the need to accommodate transfer students, citing it as the biggest challenge Admissions is facing in the transition to semesters. "With semester conversion, the faculty took the opportunity to redesign the entire curriculum," Smith said. "As a result, some of the quarter system academic programs don't necessarily match the new semester programs. In some programs, for instance, a larger percentage of the major classes are now taken in the sophomore year. This can create problems for students transferring in as juniors." Smith said she is leading an effort to create a new program for evaluating transfer students for admission. "We will be evaluating transfers based on their specific degree programs," she said. On the plus side, semesters offer two distinct advantages for Admissions, according to Smith. Students are admitted and accepted three times a year instead of four, and, unlike fall quarter, fall semester begins well before Admissions' peak travel season, which means more admissions staff are on campus to help new students. See Semesters, page 3

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Tech professor gives land-mine victims new hope Amanda Hainsworth Institute Communications and Public Affairs

and mines strike thousands of innocent victims every year. A new Georgia Tech-led project could have a significant impact on the care and rehabilitation of landmine survivors worldwide. According to estimates made by the International Committee of the Red Cross, at least 2,000 people every month are killed or injured by land mines—the equivalent of a new victim every 20 minutes. Millions of mines, leftover weapons of wars but still potentially lethal, are scattered over 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Tech's Mark Geil, a recognized authority in amputee gait analysis and prosthetics, has recently returned from the Republic of Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union, where he examined lower-leg amputees, many of them land-mine victims. He also researched artificial limbs currently available in the capital city, Tbilisi, with the aim of enhancing the design and accelerating the manufacture of prostheses available to amputees. War broke out between the Republic of Georgia and the neighboring Republic of Abkhazia, also once part of the Soviet Union, in 1992 resulting in a border now riddled with land mines where civilians An amputee land-mine survivor continue to be killed and injured. Geil said attempts to relearn basic walking the Georgian government estimates that skills at the Tbilisi facility of the there are about 6,000 amputees in the counInternational Committee of the try, but only three prosthetics-making Red Cross. The former soldier is shops, with a waiting list of two and a half using a polypropylene prosthesis years. and faces considerable additional "Only about seven limbs are made in a pain from iron shrapnel in his week, so it's clear that with greater producintact leg. tion of a better design, many lives could be improved," he said. Geil's groundbreaking project to help land-mine survivors could soon result in the remote manufacture of prosthetic sockets which,.when eventually fitted on the amputees, would greatly improve their mobility and enhance their quality of life. "In the U.S., because of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we have a much greater awareness of the issue of

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From the Hill

Despite all the hype, Y2K fortunately turned out to be a "non-event." Georgia Tech made the transition to 2000 with no major disruptions and only a few minor problems, thanks to several years of preparation by its Y2K team. Nearly 100 team members were on Y2K duty over New Year's weekend. Following is a letter of thanks to those individuals from President Wayne Clough: "I would like to express my personal gratitude to you, and express thanks on behalf of the entire Tech community for the time you spent on campus over the New Year's weekend helping insure a smooth Y2K transition. Some 90 of your fellow employees participated in this extraordinary exercise, coming from almost all of our support organizations. Georgia Tech has become known as an institution with a reputation for commitment to excellence because of the willingness of our staff and employees to go the extra mile. Also, we succeed because we understand the meaning of teamwork. The New Year's weekend and all of the work leading up to it was a clear illustration of this ethic. It gives me great pride to be the president of this institution, and your effort helps add a spring to my step. Our successful transition through the Y2K challenge was not.easy, but the results could not have been better. Thank you for all you do for Georgia Tech and especially for taking time from your holidays to help in this important task."

accessibility. But there's no such awareness in Georgia. Because there are few elevators and stairs are much more common, many buildings are inaccessible for those on foot." He said this meant that being able to walk about easily was essential. "But if walking is painful, or if you move slowly because you use crutches, your ability to conduct ordinary, everyday activities is greatly reduced." Geil aims to arrange for workers at a Tbilisi trauma center to be trained in the use of high-tech, portable digitization and pressure analysis systems, which take precise measurements of an amputee's residual limb. The data collected in Tbilisi will be sent via the Internet to Atlanta for the production of customized prosthetic sockets. Geil hopes the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center will manufacture the sockets. This system of remote manufacturing has enormous potential to improve the lives of land-mine victims all over the world. The Red Cross says a child injured at the age of 10 will need about 25 artificial limbs during his or her lifetime, but in many countries, crutches are all people can afford. Archil Kobaladze, a Tbilisi associate professor of medicine and advisor to the Georgian Minister of Health, said that when he first heard about Geil's project he had "a strong feeling of relief. I had almost lost all my hope that we could achieve anything for the amputees in Georgia." Kobaladze said the amputees need not only inexpensive, but also good quality prostheses. "They also need a repair and replacement service for their prostheses and access to advisory and training services," he said. Geil described some of the currently used prostheses in Tbilisi as "like something from the Dark Ages," with the manufacturing and fitting processes at least 20 years out of date. To make matters worse, Geil said the trauma center personnel work for paltry wages in terrible conditions with minimal equipment, working only from their desire to help others. The need to improve the quality and quantity of prostheses available in Tbilisi is given added impetus by the possibility that the Red Cross, one of the existing prostheses manufacturers, will leaVe Georgia at the end of this year. Geil said local` peolwudntraigokevhRdCrs'ol. Geil works within Tech's Center for Human Movement Studies, which has an established research relationship with the Medical College of Georgia. The two are working on this project with the Atlanta-Tbilisi Partnership for Healthcare, Emory Hospital and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

Did you know Temporary sidewalk closing The sidewalk between the west entrtince and south end of the MARC building, wilt be closed temporal ily due to grading associated .with construction of the new MRDC II buildin seduled to begin this wee = edestrians will no se this pathway to trave een MAR I until construct ion is ei leted in late March or ear y April. For more information. ortt act Gary Petherick, project manager, at 894 - 4087. Faculty/staff

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As of Jan. 18, a Faculty/ facility has opened in Room 343 o enter (across from Ferst Place). The club, University Club, will be open from 11 a.m. nday - Friday. Sandwiches, soup and ay be purchased in the lunch room, but feel free to bring your own meal or snack from the Ferst Place, the Food Court or home. All faculty, staff and friends of the Institute are welcome. A search will continue for a permanent facility in a new location.

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Call for faculty committee nominations A large part of the business of Georgia Tech is accomplished by faculty committees. With committee elections approaching, the

Nominations Committee now is seeking interested candidates. Forward your nominations (including self-nominations) by Feb. 4 to Craig Zimring, chair, Nominations Committee, by e-mail ([email protected] ) or campus mail (College of Architecture 0155). Please indicate which committee or committees the nominations are for. The Nominations Committee will assemble the ballot, and elections will be held during spring semester. The committees of the General Faculty Assembly and the Academic Senate are listed at right. For a complete list of the membership of each committee, see the Faculty Handbook online at http://www.academic.gatech.eduthandbook/Section2/Committee.ht ml/. Feel free to contact committee chairs or other members to find out more about their activities.

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business," said Taylor, Ford's vice president of Material Planning and Logistics. "Great things are required of you," Taylor said. "The reflections of [future FOCUS programs] are almost entirely dependent on your willingness to take up the mantle of leadership. Leaders take people to better places. Leaders take people to places that they may not be able to describe or even dream of, but when they get there they are glad that they have arrived. We desperately need you to take us to those better places." Taylor praised Georgia Tech's ability to generate diversity in Ford's workplace. "Diversity is the name of the game. [Ford] has a very diverse marketplace and customer base, and there is absolutely no way that we will capture that marketplace without capitalizing on the diversity of our employees," Taylor said. To close the reception, Taylor announced that Ford Motor Company will award four $10,000 supplements to Georgia Tech graduate students in computing, engineering, Ford Motor Company will award four $ 10,000 management and sciences. Georgia Tech supplements to Georgia Tech graduate students will supply additional funding to provide in computing, engineering, management and scifull scholarships to the students. ences. COE's Robert Haley looks on as Ford's Ford Motor Company also will award a Frank Taylor presents a $40,000 check to two-year lease of a Ford Focus automobile President Wayne Clough. to a deserving student from FOCUS 2000. Students participating in the recruitment weekend were impressed by what they saw. "Georgia Tech is my first and only choice for graduate school," said Theresa White, a senior in computer engineering at the

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Financial Aid

"The good side to semester conversion is the numbers," said Jerry McTier, director of the Office of Student Financial Planning and Services. "It reduces the number of times we receive and disburse funds, which come from government agencies, private foundations and lenders. Now we only have to do that two times a year instead of three, which means there's fewer chances for mistakes to happen." The bad news is that the cycle for awarding and delivering funds is pushed up by about a month. "The students weren't ready for that last year, and we weren't as ready as we wanted to be," McTier said. "The semester calendar means we have to get awards out much earlier than before and be ready for disbursement by the end of August instead of the end of September, so we are strongly encouraging students to apply earlier." McTier also pointed out that while students are receiving the same amount in awards annually, they are receiving fewer award payments (two instead of three). "I've heard some students say they are having to do better at money management because of that," he said.

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After a drop in co-op enrollment last academic year, the numbers for Tech's first two semesters are back up again, according to Cooperative Program Director Tom Akins. The number of students in the Co-op Plan increased from 3,238 last spring quarter to a projected

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University of California-Davis. "Coming here really solidified that choice." "I thought the program was wonderful," White said. "The tour of various labs in the College of Computing was very rewarding. I expected a very high level of computer technology, and that's what I saw. They gave great information about the graduate process and what they expect of us." White, a 31-year-old wife and mother, was particularly interested in the advice the panel of graduate students gave regarding how to balance family issues with graduate school. She plans to have a career in education, perhaps becoming a professor in signal processing. Georgia Tech also was the top choice for Aisha Stroman, a senior at MIT majoring in electrical engineering and computer science. "This was my number one choice based qn the programs and curriculum. Now that I've talked to more people, this is definitely where I want to be," said Stroman. . "My main concern about coming to Tech was the same one I had about going to MIT: it's a majority white institution, so I was concerned about having supportive faculty and staff, and having other students who try to help each other instead of being competitive," Stroman said. "People here gave me very candid answers; the BGSA is very supportive. As long as I have some support, that's what is necessary for me to get through here." FOCUS 2000 concluded with Georgia Tech's ninth annual King Week Ecumenical Service on Jan. 16. The keynote speaker was Thomas W. Dortch Jr., national president of the 100 Black Men of • America, Inc., the nation's premier mentoring organization for African Americans. "As you move through life understand that no one owes you anything," Dortch said. "You must earn what you get, and most often you will get what you earn. Understand that what happened in the past is no excuse to sit back and say `they owe me.' You cannot expect others to do for you the things that you can do for yourself."

total of 3,500 this semester. "The drop last year was the result of juniors and seniors who didn't have enough co-op hours for a co-op degree deciding to go ahead and graduate before semesters took effect," Akins said. "We expected that, and we have been concentrating on marketing the program to new students." Akins said that under the semester system, the Co-op staff is interviewing and preparing students for co-op assignments only twice a year instead of three times. As a result, the office is placing more emphasis on marketing the program and continuing to attract topnotch students. Student Reaction

No one on campus has felt the impact of semester conversion more than students. Even though the change has been dramatic, many students are seeing the positive side. "The primary advantage of the switch to semesters is getting the opportunity to go more indepth into a subject," said computer science student Cory Kidd. "With 15 weeks of class time instead of 10, I've had the chance to work on longer projects and papers. On the other hand, three semesters in a year gives a choice of fewer classes than four quarters." Carolyn Clevenger, a History, Technology and Society major, echoed Kidd's mixed feelings. "I feel like I've gained a greater depth of knowledge in my courses under semesters," she said. "I think the big disadvantage is that students take fewer courses, so we don't graduate with as large a variety of classes."

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Miscellaneous

The Robert Ferst Center for the Arts is offering Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students $15 "Rush Tickets" (cash only) one hour before each performance for all of the Center's shows . based on seat availability. Georgia Tech ID required. Seats are not guaranteed for each show. Georgia Tech alumni and parents can purchase tickets for 50 percent off. Contact: 894-9600.

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Feb. 3 - 4

Black History Month author Lawrence Otis Graham, natio known attorney and commentator on race and politics, will s and sign copies of his new paperback, Our Kind of People (Harper Collins, $14). 12:30 p.m., Georgia Tech Bookstore. Contact: Gigi Weinrich, 894-1642. Swing Dance Contest at the Feb. 3 women's basketball g

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Parsons Dance Company. A leading dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company for 10 years before forming his own company, Parsons has developed a repertory of more than 50 original choreographed works. 8 p.m., Robert Ferst Center for the Arts. Tickets for faculty/staff: $32.30 and $27.20. Call 894 9600 or see www.aux.gatech.edu .

phone number to [email protected] . Deadline for entries is Jan. 29. Preliminary round will be Feb. 3 with fin Feb. 9 at men's basketball game. All participants receive free admission to the game.

Feb. 5

Feb. 4

Shakespeare's Macbeth, performed by the Acting Company NYC. 8 p.m., Robert Ferst Center for the Arts. Tickets for faculty/staff: $35.70 and $30.60. Call 894-9600.

John T. Edge, author of Compass American Guide to Georg

(Tech vs. Virginia). Open to the public, prizes for participants winners. To enter, call 385-0032 or e-mail name, partner and .

(Fodor, $19.95), will speak on his Five Favorite Foods, and Favorite Towns in Georgia. 12:30 p.m., Georgia Tech Books Contact: Gigi Weinrich, 894-1642.

Brown Bags/Lectures

Upcoming

Jan. 31 "The Art of Paul Cezanne," four-part lecture series starting Jan. 31. Dr. Joyce Medina traces Cezanne's artistic development, his innovations and controversies within Cezanne scholarship. Cost: $60 for one, bring a friend for $30. Contact: 8941096 or 894-0561.

April 6 Faculty/Staff Honors Luncheon, noon - 2 p.m., Student

Center Ballroom. Contact: Aimee Anderson, 894-7613.

April 18

Feb. 1

Student Honors Luncheon, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Student Ce

Materials Seminar Series. "Salty Interfaces: The Physics of Highly Charged Surfaces," Dr. Fyl Pincus, UC Santa Barbara. 3 p.m., Bunger-Henry, Rm. 380. Contact: Marlene White, 8942850 or [email protected] .

May 23

Ballroom. Contact: Gus Giebelhaus, 894-6828.

Retirement Dinner, 6 - 9 p.m., Wardlaw Center, Gordy Room. Contact: Aimee Anderson, 894-7613.

Feb. 3 GVU Brown Bag Series. "New Labs," presented by Aaron Bobick, Irfan Essa, Mark Guzdial, Blair Maclntyre and Beth Mynatt, College of Computing. Noon, Pettit Building (MiRC), Rm. 102. Contact: 894-4488 or [email protected] .

Classifieds

bought SUV, must sell. Asking $5,200 OBO. Contact 894-6062 (day), 636-7197 (eve) or sean.porter@ library.gatech.edu . 1993 Nissan Sentra XE, 4 dr, black, a/c, only

Editor's Note: Calendar items should be e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to The Whistle at 894-7214 at least 10 days prior to desired publication. Fo more information, contact 894-8324.

FURNITURE

Off-white soft leather sectional w/ queen-size sofa sleeper bed, recliner. 8 months old, manufacture tag still on, rarely used. Bought for $2,200 new, asking $1,500. Shirley, 385-0683 or [email protected] .

$80,000. FSBO Katie, 770-426-8105 (ev 770-977-1079 (day). SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION

Nordic Track Pro aerobic exerciser. Like Includes workout computer and instructi video. $200 (original price $606). Conta 894-3176 or [email protected]

1988 Toyota Tercel, 157K miles, a/c, auto transmission, pwr steering, maintenance records, $1,200 OBO. Contact 206-9661, 894-4078 or [email protected] .

55K miles, auto, am/fm/cass, pwr.steering, airbag, cruise control, 1 owner. $4,750 OBO. Contact 894-9987. • 1995 Chevrolet Impala, SS, black w/ gray interior,'28K pampered miles, auto, loaded, garaged, new tires, immaculate. $21,000 firm. Contact 894-8832, 770-457-8184 or [email protected] .

1989 Chevy S10 Blazer, gray, auto, 2 w-d, 4.3L engine, roof rack, cruise, 202,000 miles (125,000 on engine, 2,000 on transmission), $3,500 OBO. Carla Koretsky, [email protected] or 872-9025.

1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE, burgundy, 75K miles, loaded, quad seating, dual air, am/fm/cass, CD player, new tires. Moving, $11,500 OBO. Contact 385-0708 (w), 9833081 (h) or [email protected] .

1991 BMW 318i. Black w/ black leather interior, 4 dr., 130K miles, moonroof, new clutch, breaks and tires, antilock breaks, alarm system, CD player. $6,800. Contact 894-9990, 770-424-8266 or [email protected] .

1997 Hyundai Accent L, 2-dr, 5-spd, black, a/c, 33K miles, am/fm/cass, bumper to-bumper warrenty remaining, new tires, dual airbags. Moving, $4,800 OBO. Contact 385-0708 (w), 983-3081 (h) or [email protected] .

1991 Ford Probe LX, 6 cyl, 3L, automatic, a/c, cruise control, pwr locks and windows, 93K miles, $4,200. Call Nancy, 770-4362332 ext. 14.

1997 BMW 328i 4-dr sedan, 48K miles. Silver w/ black leather, 5 spd, sunroof. Will negotiate price below approx. retail book value ($30,450). Contact [email protected] or Michael Barrett, (w) 770-388-0909, (h) 770-929-0190.

For rent: Room in 2BR/1BA house in Home Park. $375/mo., plus $100 deposit and shared utilities. Available now. Call 875-9621.

Free 9-yr-old cat to good home. Declaw neutered, friendly, affectionate. Call 771 1188 after 6 p.m.

1997 Dodge Grand Caravan. All maintenance records, pw, pl, pm, am/fm/cass/CD, quad seating, tinted windows, luggage rack, new tires. $14,750. Contact 770-949-4055 after 6 p.m. or [email protected] .

Rooms for rent: 3BR/2BA house, Stone Mountain, 40 min. away from Tech during rush hour. Full use of all amenities, $350/mo. including utilities. Contact 385-6000 or [email protected] .

Jenn-Air electric cooktop (stainless steel) accessories, $300. Queen BR suite (heal dresser w/ 2 mirrors, nightstand, chest), Custom valance, 3 for $50/ea. Stainless bowl sink w/ faucet, $20. Call 770-491-9

1997 Ford Ranger XLT, 4.0L V6, auto, pwr win/locks/mirrors, ABS, alloy wheels, airbags, siding glass, bedliner, am/fin/cass, sport intake and exhaust, 12K miles, $12,500. 894-8728, 876-0231 or [email protected] .

For sale: Intl timeshare, $2,500. Homebase Freeport, Bahamas. Call 305-8460.

AUTOMOBILES

1991 Honda ST1100. Good shape, low miles. Hard luggage, Corbin seat and original seat. Metzler tires. $5,500. Contact 894-9990, 770-424-8266 or [email protected] . 1992 Pontiac GrandAm SE, 4 dr, pl, pw, ps, pb, cruise, am/fm/cass. One owner, 113K miles, $3,950. Contact Chris, 894-4244 or 770-978-6061. 1992 Saturn SL2, 59K miles, white ext., tan cloth int., ps/pw/pdl, a/c, am/fm/cass, 5 spd,

Living room sofa and love seat (like new), glass coffee table, end tables, 2 lamps. $800 for all. Call 770-979-0436 (eve). Armoire, night stand in matching wood, good condition, great for starting out. $70. Will deliver. E-mail [email protected] . REAL ESTATE

For rent: Charming, new unfurnished home in historic Kirkwood. 3BR/2BA, hardwoods, full basement, secluded lot, front porch, off street parking, security system. 15 min. to Tech, less than 5 min. to MARTA. $1,275/month + utilities. Call 678-427-4850 or 733-6855. Room or house for rent: 5-yr-old house with 2-car garage in Duluth/Gwinnett, 1.5 miles to 1-85, Exit 38. Master BR: $495/m + 1/3 utilities; others: $375/m + 1/3 utilities; whole house: $1,200/m + utilities. Carrie, 778-4233.

Marietta condo for sale: 2BR/2BA, w/d connections, fireplace, sun porch, pool. Only

MISCELLANEOUS

New Rainbow vacuum cleaner, never E-series. Sells for $1,700, asking $1,200 OBO. Call 675-7022 and ask for Jackie. Like new 1987 Yamaha Virago motorcy 535cc, maroon, 3,400 total miles, $2,5 II Contact [email protected] 770-972-1123. 1994 Honda Magna 750, black, 8K mil windshield, backrest, hi-way pegs, man helmet. V.G.C. adult ridden, well main garaged. $4,600. Contact 770-389-3366 sam. rnize @cos.gatech.edu . Casio fx-7000GA scientific calculator manuals and cover, $10. Call Nicole G 894-8221.