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Group Wants 'Rascal SPECIAL INTERVIEW By JERRY CALABRESE My first impression of The Rascals and especially Eddie Bri gati, lead vocalist, was a simple "wow.10 As I was led into Brigati's room, I looked around and saw nothing but an arm extending from the' narrow slot between the bed and the wall. Their road manager had just left to supervise some other Ras. cals and I was left introducing my self to an arm. Brigati and Gene Cornish, lead guitarist, wrestled between the beds and after a sound thrashing, the smaller Brigati decided to calm down and talk with me. Speaking on the success of the group and their ability to remain high in the record charts, Brigati said it takes neither luck nor tal ent. "People have to be able to relate. A musician or group of musicians can be good, but if people can't relate to them, can't THE SPAGHETl 7!A Price L SPAG Tossed Iced Bread 4 TUESDAY, FRIDAY & The Girls Ar 629 MAIN STREET RIGHT ACROSS R If yo~ with a organ Place1 appoi J. C. Penney National Ret Equal O)pportuInity Emp~ Member (CompaIn)/Padn To Relate identify some similarity of prob lems or feelings, the group won't make it." Brigati said the Rascals are doing more commentary music, such as "Ray of Hope" and "Peo ple Got to Be Free," as a use of their influence. "When you got the influence why not use it." "I'm interested, as the group is, in seeing that young people have a future, in seeing that it's justi. fied to be born in this free beauti ful country of ours that it's sup posed to be," he said. "The older generation is physi. cal. They comprehend only ir terms of tangible possessions. The young are intellectually inclined The older generation won't allow the young to be detached from th( physical. They can't understand it and they're afraid of it," Br'gat said. Brigati feels the present systen of government is a sick corrup game, where "little kids sit gluet to their TV sets and see Vietnan and all the other jive, the violence the fantasy; then one (lay the poli BIRD ri SPECIAL 5. ricludes: HETTI Salad Tea k Butter SATURDAY 5-8 P.M. i Invited Too! COLUMBIA, S. C. tOM HONEYCOMBS it's re itrete nteintereste ai aization !<si ec Views ticians come and try to smooth it all over. "The only hitch," Brigati con tinued, "is that the kids will be educated and they aren't going to buy it. Politicians should work for the benefit of mankind." Speaking on student unrest, he said, "True education is stifled. The institution's true interest isn't real education but programming. Once a mind is educated to think, to reason, it can't play the game, it can't be led around like a lamb. "Take drugs," Brigati said, "I seriously doubt the government is really concerned with the physical well-being of drug users, when they're sending kids out to spill blood." A knock echoed on the door and we all knew it was show time. I asked Brigati to sum up the most imlortant message he could con vey. lie thought for a moment, shook his shaggy head and said, "This country has more than enough to eradicate all its prob lems. We don't have to send people out with guns. Religion tells us; science tells us. All is one; one is f all; in short - people got to be free-peace, brother." Regional ODK Meet Scheduled Eleven schools will send 40 rep resentatives to the regional meet ing of Omicron Delta Kappa (O)K) national honor society to be held here this weekend. The program begins Friday afternoon with registration and reception at Capstone, followed by a banquet that evening. James Dickey, professor and poet in resi dence at USC, will be the main speaker at the banquet. Using the theme, "A role for ? ODK in student power?" discus sions will be held Saturday morn ing. a *h Penney's recr in working spected retail our College day to be sure ( :emento othlee. \e'll get in touch! Diplomal Joseph J. Sisco, newly appointed I ssistant secretary of state for I 4ear East and South Asian af-C airs, will head a group of U. S. ;tate Department officers who vil1 appear at The Foreign Policy onference March 5 at Drayton iall. Interested persons are in rited to attend the conference. ANNUAL STAFF The Garnet and Black staff is fow accepting applications for taff positions. Students may ap 2ly to the editor in the Garnet md Black office. BROADCASTING GUILD T he University Broadcasting .uild will meet Thursday at 8 French-Speaking Volunteers Needed Three Canadian children, now i v ing in Columbia with theirC merican gtrndmother, need the C itelp of USC students. The children peak only French, and the grand nother only English. A n y French-speaking students vho would like to help please con act Mrs. Birkeli at 777-4813. uteer e an peakponl Frec h,e n hegad "Oops" ampus News Beat - t To Spea o.m. in room 205 of the Russell a louse. Mac Sheheen, news director f WIS Radio, will be the guest n a question and answer forum. 'he public is invited. b STUDENT NAMED DIRECTOR John Carbaugh of Greenville, a rraduate student has been elected lirector of Region IV College Re )ublicans. He was elected by rep. -esentatives of five states in the southeast. Carbaugh is a graduate >f the University of the South at )ewannee and is studying diplo natic history here. WOMEN'S HONORARY I Alpha Lambda Delta, national onorary society for freshmen vomen students, asks freshmen vomen who carried 12 hours or nore and made at least 3.5 GPR to 'ontact Polly Harritt, Box 2086, r phone 4594. s NASSAU TRIP During the spring break, April 1 -7, the University Union will offer a USC Student I s Engineer O Casmir Borowski has been; amed Student Engineer of the ii rear by the S. C. Society of Pro- s essional Engineers, Columbia s ,hapter. e WAITRESSE~ FOR THE SPUR NIGI OPENING ON MAR C INQUIRE RUSSELL HOUSI MR. CA) O30J, Jo Ser * ONE HlOUR OR ONE I (BY REQUEST) * SPECIAIST IN CIEANI AND TRIMS * 24-HOUR COIN-oP I. * SHIR'TS LAUNDERED Ti (ON HIANG;ERS AT * GOLD SEAL, DRY CLEA WE INVITE YOU TO COME SU:NSmIN: CR 5. k Here cruise to Nassau. The price, $)5. ieludes transportation, all meals n the boat, lodging, and tips. Stu ents may sign up with a $25 de osit at the University Union desk y Friday. College Qi Goals Havo DIANE CLAYPOOLE Staff Writer "Graduate school has changed ly goals and has taught me what don't want to do," said Valerie )ickerson, National College Queen, uring her recent visit to Carolina. Miss )ickerson attends Columbia nivers:ty Graduate School of ournalism on a New York Times oundation Fellowship. "My experiences with Corner tone Project in the Bedford tuyvesant ghetto of Brooklyn, Jew York, and the controversial ctivities which occurred (luring i Honored F The Year Borowski was cited by the Chem :al Systems Committee for out tanding scholarship, high moral Landards and high potential as an ngineer. WANTED 30LDEN -IT CLUB, OR ABOUT AT THE CAFETERIA, ~ADEN. AY SERVICE NG LEATHlERS, SlIEDES NO EXTRA (;IIARGE) RY AND PICK UIP YOliR EDIr :RInn Towers May Have 'Rats' FR(A NCOISE HIPP Staff Writer A bill to begin a modified "rat systemII" f"r fresIIIeIf.n of Men's T,owers passed last week by Men's Towers Council. Thle bill stats-s that freshmen of Men's Towers he reu!r(ed to l-arn the fight song, A11m1a 1at1 1 and wear freslman "rat cap"' in the Tower's area. Those who dvf4-nd#,d the bill said it wouldl stilulate schwil Spirit, but opposers of the bill said the rat system was anachironistic and out of place in a jrgressive school. Another bill passeld by the coun cil would allow the possession of alcoholic bleerages ie sealeld orig inal (cnltainers in fi,Orm rms. Rep. Fred M1agner said tie- pur j s. of the b:ll \as to alltw stu dents to purclhase 1,1oi dulring tie day for late-s tha ntl. Tle bill \as approve-oi and se-nt to the admnenistration : Ercons<i erait .' n. Other bills passed by the runcil inlclueid the requis tion cf cusheions f,r thle d'lrmitOry roIoM chair-s. and a hill to relace the sceft ':nk cup ctntaineis wIth canne i dri nks. een Says 2 Changed imy sent-ir year at -: n .se State College- mll Calfirn:a, cnvinced me to ge into news analys s o)f urban affairs in radli, and T''." "But since I have be-n in grae iWae school I have found that docc umentarv ibradast Iing ir sat Isfyi rig." l iss lhck-rs n cn tinut.d. "A ftc-i graduate secI I plan to return t-' the we-t cast. The ()pporiunit ies in ie . r:e.- ntal work are much greater there. In New York vyou ne c . st exper) - ence or crhdits to qualhfy ffor po s tions, secretary today anoi writer tomwrrow."1 .\liss lxkevrs,)n listed t!e . arry I-Edwardi-s C cym1l0ic h\ ,*-, racial charizes, scru'iy li tf eik svs tem1 agaist Black st uenuts, and the governor refusing to give San Jose university status, :s the ci'n troversial issues she eneuntered as news e-ditor of her college paper. "Aeusations that studernt dei. onstrations are wring is a great inaccuracy," Miss -mickerson said of college campus de-monstrations. 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