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This Week in USC History 1994-The Residence Hall Association voted to create RHA network - a movie channel accessible to all resi dence halls. Page 10 Ij^^p^llltCOCk j!| * V:**'***•'- * Friday, September 15, 2000 Sean Rayford The Gamecock USC goalpost profitable on ‘Net by Keita Alston The Gamecock Come one, come all, for a chance to purchase a piece of USC history. Last week, when the Gamecocks beat UGA, USC students ripped the goalposts from the ground, securing themselves a hot item from the winning game. Some collectors have found lu crative ways of financing future tail gates; one has decided to sell his piece on eBay, an'Internet auction site. As of press time, a bid for a 13 inch piece of the goalpost from last week’s game is up to $160.10. The auction began around 9 p.m. on Sat urday, Sept. 9, and the bidding will end at 9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19. Liberal Arts freshman Kris Smith is the student selling a piece of the goalpost on eBay. A night out in Five Points convinced him to sell it. “What made me decide to sell it in the first place occurred after the game against Georgia. I drove around Five Points holding it out the win dow,” Smith said. “Then a lady ran up to me and offered $75 for it on the spot. “I thought ‘Wow, I can get a lot of money for this,’” Smith said. Smith didn’t think there was a rea . son for him to keep it if he could sell it. As soon as Smith found out he could make a lot of money "by selling his piece of the goalpost. He chose eBay so he could draw a larger audience of potential buyers and secure a higher price for his prize. “There was an article in either The Gamecock or The State of a guy selling a 3-inch piece of goal post for $50. Smith said he felt his piece of goalpost - 13 inches long - would net a lot more money than the 3-inch piece being sold,” he said. The only thing left for him to do was to set up an account with eBay and provide a descriptive narrative and a starting bid for the goalpost piece. “Once I made an account with eBay, I typed in some information on the item, plus I gave them some oth er personal information,” Smith said. Smith received numerous e-mails Goalposts see page ti Travis Lynn The Gamecock Students tore down the goalposts after USC beat UGA 21-10 last Saturday. A piece of the goalpost is being sold on eBay for upward of $160. Students ‘rewed up’ for this year s Fall Out by Marguerite Higgins The Gamecock Forget leaving town or watching the Olympics on Friday - Fall Out 2000 brings eight nationally known bands for performances at Finlay Park. Gates open at 11 a.m. As in past years, Fall Out will be hosted by WARQ 93.5 FM. Elwood will be the first band to grace the stage at noon. 8 Stops 7, 5K71, Stir, 2 Skinnee J’s, Eve 6, Ever clear and Fuel will rock the park un til 10:30 p.m., Promotions Director Diesel said. “This is going to be a much larger scene. I know with Parent’s .Weekend and ‘just being a Gamecock .weekend,’ more people will want to come in early Friday to catch the bands before going to Saturday’s game,” Diesel said. In anticipation of numbers from 10.000 to 15,000 people, Diesel said the radio station decided to move from the original location, the Bombers Stadium, to the more spa cious Finlay Park. “We had to accommodate all the people we expect to come rolling in for the bands,” Diesel said. Major sponsors for the event are Stivers E Price.com, Budweiser, Evian, Sprint PSC and Momentum. Diesel said portions of tick et sale proceeds will be donated to Sistercare Inc., the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the City of Columbia Animal Mission. In Fall Out’s third year, Diesel and other radio station representa tives are calling the event the largest Columbia will.see for the year. “This will be the biggest event for Columbia simply because of the number of national bands we are bringing in,” Diesel said. USC sophomore Jeff George said even though the show is during some of his morning classes, that won’t stop him from enjoying the bands. “I definitely will be skipping classes to see the bands,” Geoige said. While many students said they were hoping to see Bush for the sec ond time in a row - the band played Fall Out last year, but won’t be here this year - they also said they were revved for Fuel and Everclear to take the stage. “I wish Bush was coming back for this year’s show, but I always wanted to see Fuel. I would miss their shows when they were here,” Mandy Homola said. Most Fall Out-goers purchased their tickets for $7 in advance at Domino’s, Manifest Discs & Tapes and Group Therapy. Tickets will be $10 at the gate. One student said the price of the tickets was enough to motivate her. “I’m really not sure how they got Fuel and Everclear to even come to Columbia, but I would have paid $15 or $20 to see them play, so this really is a deal,” junior Heather Shapiro said. An assistant manager for Mani fest said one location has sold more than 4,200 tickets in the last two months, with an expected 2,000 more to be sold before the show. “I think Fall Out is being more publicized this year because in the past the thing has been under the wraps and only a few people knew about it if they talked to the right person,” said the assistant manager, who preferred not to give her name. “I’ve seen in the store that peo ple are more excited and have a lot more enthusiasm because there will be mainstream album bands playing.” Rain or shine, all artists will play, with Momentum’s DJ, Chad, mixing music between the sets. No coolers, backpacks, blankets chairs or pets are allowed inside the park, and refunds will not be avail able. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. What’s Happening Friday, Sept. 15 THE PALOMINO CLUB DJ Don “Big Gun” McGeehan MACS ON MAIN The 4th Element, Show at 9 p.m. NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN The Woogles PAVLOV’S Calvin and Friends JAMMIN JAVA Michael, All Ages, $4, Show at 9 p.m. SUNDANCE GRILLE Tokyo Joe, 21+, Show at 9:30 p.m. LUCY & EARL’S The Vema Cannon ELBOW ROOM Root Doctors, 18+, Bring ID. Show starts at 10 p.m. FUEAR Coz Fest 2000, $5 for 21+/ $7 others SHARKY’S Almost Steve, 21 + HEMINGWAY’S Black Creek, 21+ BILLY G’S Old Star, No Cover Saturday, sept. 10 THE PALOMINO CLUB DJ Don “Big Gun” McGeehan MACS ON MAIN Fat Chance Blues, Show at 8 p.m. NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN Confederate Flagg Karaoke, Hosted by Hickry Hawkins DELANEY’S Halfway to Patty Day Party, 6 p.m. SUNDANCE GRILLE Edgewise, 21+, Show at 8 p.m. LUCY & EARL’S House Jazz MONTERREY JACK’S Ryan Monroe, Josh Roberts, & Josh Rif fle of Captain Easy ELBOW ROOM Zen Tricksters, 18+, Show at 10 p.m. FURAR Violent New Breed, 21+, No Cover HEMINGWAY’S The Rusty Davis Group, 21+ BILLY G’S Whatever Band, No Cover DECISIONS BAR & GRILLE Brainstorm, Show at 10 p.m. SALA Events Sept. 18 Spanish Conversation Group Russell House Grand Marketplace 6 p.nt. All levels of Spanish speakers are invited to attend the conversation group. Look for a decorated table and get ready to prac tice your Spanish speaking skills. Sept. 19 “The Difference Between Hispanic, Lati no & Chicano” 6:30-7:30 p.nt. Russell House 326 This lecture will focus on the derivation and differences in common terms used to describe the Latin culture. Want to ex plore “political correctness” or just be in the know? This is the lecture for you. Sept. 20 “What it means to be Hispanic” - panel 7:30-8:30 p.m. Russell House 205 A student, a professor and a local attor ney will discuss the Hispanic culture and its implications in today’s world. Prof. Largos of the Latin American Studies de partment and Joseph Vazquez, Esq., will be the guests. o_*■ 11 OCpc. SALA meeting 7:30 p.m. Russell House 203 Sept. 25 Spanish Conversation Group 6 p.m. Russell House Grand Marketplace Corrections There was an error in a story concern ing the business school in the Wednes day issue of The Gamecock. The grad uate program in international business holds second place. The Gamecock apol ogizes for the error.