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■* This Week in USC History January 19, 1987 — Fire Marshal bans smoking in the Coliseum because of concerns about second-hand smoke. , -ji-- * - Page A10 (53ITI£C0Ck Tuesday, January 16,2001 Erin O'Neal/The Gamecock Marchers participating in the NAACFs “King Day at the Dome 2001 ” rally walk down Main Street toward the State House. The group was showing their opposition to the Confederate flag, which continues to fly at a monument on the State House grounds. by Erin O’Neal The Gamecock The theme of the NAACP’s “King Day at the Dome 2001” was “A Day of Dignity” as thousands of people gathered at the South Carolina State House to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin. Luther King Jr. and call for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House grounds. Participants marched from Finlay Park to the State House in recognition of South Carolina’s first officially recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People used the holiday to reinforce their opposition to the Confederate flag, which remains on State House property atop a 30-foot pole on a Confederate monument. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was played in its entirety as the marchers arrived at the State House, waving American flags and signs that read “It’s Not About Heritage,” “Museum the Flag,” “It’s About Principle, Not Compromise” and “S.C. Suffers from the Confederacy of the Mind.” “Wfe come to say that the flag is still in the wrong place. If it were in the right place, then you would MLR DAT Groups find different ways to mark birthday of dvO rights leader n’t need a fence around it,” NAACP Conference Branch Director Dwight James said. “We’ve come today to tell those that sit in the State House that the war is over, and the South lost.” “Celebrate [the flag] in front of your business es so we’ll know where not to spend our money, but don’t pimp your heritage in front of our house,” James said. The Benedict College Choir provided enter tainment alongside a variety of influential speak ers, who reinforced the idea that the Confederate flag remains a symbol of divisiveness. “The Confederate War may be over, but the Confederate mindset is very well alive,” said the Rev. H. H. Singleton 6f Cherry Hill Baptist Church. “After the flag has been brought down, all the way down, the furled flag is to be placed in a place of historical significance, not in a place of sover eignty.” Although the NAACP’s march was organized to oppose the Confederate flag, other groups around Columbia celebrated the holiday in other ways. An annual commemoration was held at Mar tin Luther King Jr. Park and Community Center last night on Greene Street in Five Points. David H. Swinton, president of Benedict College, was the guest speaker for the event, which focused on King’s dedication to civil rights issues and the service he did for his country. USC also paid tribute to King last night with the MLK Gospel Unity Fest 2001 at the Koger Center. The Anointed Angels and Capital City Chorale, two local groups, performed a sold-out concert. City Year will hold their 7th Annual MLK Cel ebration Breakfast today at 9:30 a.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Gymnasium in Five Points. Elementary students from the Columbia area will gather to participate in many different ac tivities to learn about King’s life and work. Mike Woolfolk of WACH Fox 57 will be the keynote speaker. USC’s annual Day of Service, sponsored by the Office of Community Service and the Department of Student Life, will be held Jan. 27. Valerie Matchette contributed to this article. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com Welcome Back! • Washers and Dryers in every apartments. • Individual leases. • Fully equipped kitchen • Student service area with computers, faxes and copy availability. • Fully furnished two & four bedroom apartments. • Only one mile from USC. • Swimming pool and hot tub. • Alarm systems in each bedroom. • Lighted tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. • Clubhouse with recreation and weight rooms. • Pool tables and foosball. • And many more amenities... UNIVERSITY Office Hours Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5pm 939-0444 800 Alexander Rd. , Located adjacent to Parkland Plaza Cayce, SC 29033 $ , >1 www.capstone-dev.com -.- ■ ' USC to welcome the Boston Pops for Bicentennial by Amanda Silva The Gamecock As a part of USC’s yearlong Bi centennial celebration, the Boston Pops will perform March 7 at the Coliseum. Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops, an orchestra that per forms America’s best-known traditional music. Lockhart, who became the Pops’ conductor at 35, has continued the or chestra’s success with a 1999 Grammy nomination for “The Celtic Album.” Lockhart succeeded conductor John Williams, who wrote movie scores for Jaws, Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. The Boston Pops debuted in 1885 as the Boston Symphony, whose performance format was modeled af ter European concerts and led by Eu ropean conductors. The development of American mu sic during the 1890s changed the dom inant European style, and more Amer ican composers were featured in the concert series. “TT— 1 ___r' A IIV A UVgUli UJ l* VUpj V/JL U VJC-1 man institution, but within its first cen tury, it became one of the things that define our American experience,” crit ic Richard Dyer said. In 1899, the orchestra adopted John Phillip Sousa’s 1897 composition “The Stars and Stripes Forever” as the regu lar finale to the concert series. Inl929 came the debut of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s most heralded conductor, Arthur Fiedler. Fiedler led the orchestra for the next 50 years, and by 1979, affirmed the Pops as a national institution, a mu sical ambassador abroad and as the most recorded orchestra in the world. The Boston Pops plays at Sym phony Hall during May and June, with the concert series “Holiday Pops” throughout December. The blend of light classical com ‘The Pops began as a copy of a German institution, but within its first century, it became one of the things that define our American experience’ Richard Dyer Critic positions and popular American music is nationally televised for the annual “Pop Goes the Fourth!” The Boston Pops will open its 116th season this May, marking Lockhart’s fifth anniversary as conductor. Lockhart has conducted more than 300 concerts and made 33 television shows, including “Holiday at Pops” and “Pop Goes the Fourth,” in addition to leading nine national tours and one 1997 tour to Japan and Korea. The Pops has also released five al bums conducted by Lockhart. The lat est is “The Latin Album,” an Ameri can symphony’s celebration of the recent popularity of Latin music. The recording combines dance numbers adapted from Latin American folk traditions and new orchestrations, including popular song, big band, film scores and a new arrangement of the Pops’ smash hit “Jalousie.” Tickets for the March 7 concert are on sale for $ 15 and $30 at the Col iseum box office and Capital Ticket outlets. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com What’s Happening TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 Blue Martini, Jeff Liberty Decisions, Benjie Ray Acoustic Delaney’s, Tadhg O’Cathan Celtic Ses sion Elbow Room, Ron Levy’s Wild Kingdom New Brookland Tavern, Acoustic Com petition Sundance, Tuesday Night Music Club Village Mot, Acoustic Challenge WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 Blue Martini, Skipp Pearson and Jaz zology Decisions, Muddy Quarters Delaney’s, Joal Rush Dianne’s on Devine, Ross Holmes Mac’s On Main, Blues & Jazz Showcase with 4th Element Monterrey Jack’s, Lee Barbour Quin tet New Brookland Tavern, Pawn Shop In the News ■ Court seeking to extradite murderer PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP)—A judge will decide next month if convicted murderer Kenneth Kimes can be extra dited to California to face other mur der charges there. Kimes, who grabbed the national spotlight in October when he took Court TV reporter Maria Zone hostage while he was being interviewed in prison, has challenged his extradition to face trial in the murder of Los Angeles businessman David Kazdin. Police believe Kazdin, whose body was found in a garbage bin near Los Angeles International Airport, was killed after he learned Kimes and his mother, Sante, had forged Kazdin’s name on a loan. They allegedly took $200,000 from the loan account. The two were convicted in May of murdering 82-year-old Irene Silverman and conspiring to steal her $7 million New York City town house and other Dossessions. If Kimes, 25, is returned to Cali fornia, he could face a death penalty tri al. If he doesn’t get the death penalty, he would be returned to New York to com plete a 125-year sentence for the Sil verman murder. A judge has reviewed aiguments in the extradition case from Kimes’ lawyer and a lawyer from New York state and now wants to hear from California. He’s given California officials until Feb. 9 to submit papers. Sante Kimes is also challenging her extradition. Her case is being heard in Westchester County, where she is serv ing a 120-year prison term. ■ Armored truck driver steals vehicle GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The driver of a Brinks armored truck appar ently took the money and ran. James P. Parker drove away in the truck — carrying several hundred thou sand dollars — after a co-worker left the vehicle to pick up a deposit at a home improvement store. The truck was found later with the engine running in the Brinks parking lot, but Parker and the cash remain miss ing. Parker’s pickup truck was also miss ing from the lot. The heist appears to have been care fully thought out. “It went off without a hitch,” said Sgt. James Troiano of the county Sher iff’s Office. Parker began working for Brinks about five weeks ago and had no arresi record, the officer said. ♦