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# From the top
Columbia and the USC campus are seen by two
unidentified students as they eat at the Top of
Carolina. The restaurant offers this vantage
point while dining.
Rotating
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Gamecock Staff Writer
Carolina has a unique restaurant that is a good place <
eat with moderate prices, but is relatively unknown b
students.
?i The Top of Carolina, located on the eighteenth floor <
Capstone House, is beautifully decorated with murals <
university buildings. It is easily accessible from any part <
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and the Coliseum. What makes the restaurant distirictiv<
though, is the fact that it rotates once an hour.
A diner gets a remarkable view of the USC campus, ar
to a large extent the entire city of Columbia. If he takes a
hour to eat his meal, he will get a panoramic view of t!
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gangster film from the '30s and '40s.
Why then, didn't this play achieve its full potential?
responsibility must go to the director, Russell Green. Hi:
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oi uie material maae eacn aci seem sugnny less iu
preceeding when actually, the comedy simply works on a
with a different approach. Most damaging, however, wa
interpretation of the ending, which seemed more like
station break than a conclusion. Mr. Green also let stage
i) n his actor's characterizations smother many funny lines,
much of Bizoni's Shakespearean tirades and Sandy's outn
remark in Act II. Mr. Green did, however, contribute
humor by his excellent blocking and is sympathetic rap
actors.
I the best rt^*eiver vBiue^
ever offered.
When other companies design a low-priced ster?x> reofcive
tlwirbig concern ia how much'they can leave out. When Pioneer
decidea to build the SX-1.?0. they wanted to see liow much they
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Yhere'scontinuous power output of ir? watts minimum
HMS per channel at Hohinsfrom 2<Mo 20.000 Hz with nomoivtl
0.5% total harmonic distortion.
The FM section uses a phase-ioeked k>op uiuitiplex
circuit?just like the most expensive tuners?for great stereo
separation. And there's a ?|>?eial integrated eimiit to keep station
from interfering with each otl>er.
For operating convenience. 4he S,V 150 has a duai-functk
tuning meter, (ape monitor circuit five-input function selector
f / and even a inicroplionejack.
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campus and Columbia?to the north, south, east and wes
by the time he gets back to the spot at which he start
to eating. The concept of a rotating restuarant came from c
>y built for the New York World's Fair.
Robert Gary Wilson, to whom the restaurant is dedicat
of gave money to the University for the Top of Carolin
3f construction. It was built in 1969 and makes USC the 01
of university in the state to have a rotating restaurant,
ir Top of Carolina is a popular place for parties and c
e, vention luncheons, according to Michelle Randol]
manager, but individual students do not seem to know at>
id it. It has not fullv caught on for people who iust want
in ordinary lunch because many students tend to think of it
le too exclusive for them.
Focus ?
INTERACTION, an in- draw
Much of the novative chamber music en- main
s presentation semble, will perform at 8:30 stree
nny than the p m in the Russell House
different level Ballroom. The ensemble, all
arauserfora graduates of the Julliard Ka
business and School .? Music, an.d C.)'alc coun
m(V?t nntflhiv University, consists of Ethan LOUri
ageous closing Sloan, clarinetist, Paul mad<
to the overall Posnak, pianist, and David paint
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concerts attempt to free the
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open the convent onal limitations of Char
I ui i formal concerts. Halse
1 Wed. at t,
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9*00 *s P^ann^nS two exhibitions Colle
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t? But the price is not high. It is open for a buffet lunch from
ed 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and Sunday. The price is
ne $2.75 for "all you can eat" on weekdays, and $3.95 Sunday.
There are also special student nights featuring an entree,
sd, baked potato or french fries, a trip to the salad bar and
a's dessert. The restaurant is busy these nights, Randolph said,
lly and it is important to make reservations. The atmosphere is
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:>n- The restaurant is open to the public for lunch and for the
3h, student night specials. It is popular among faculty, staff,
>ut alumni and state employes.
an True, the Top of Carolina is by no means a MacDonald's,
as but prices are reasonable. A little more advertising might
help dispel the notion of exclusiveness, Randolph said.
ings through Nov. "18 at its Boston Museum of Fine Arts
office on Senate and Bull and the Academy of San Carlos
ts. in Mexico City. Halsey has
assembled a portfolio of
drawings and watercolors
thryn Hodgman's based on the Mayan
litinn is rallpH "Raflf - rivili7atinn'c lanHcranA
try: France", and is
; up of 20 recent oil
ings. BELLYDANCER "Mystic
Maria", in her second appearance
at USC, will belly
nva lonrnal" hv dance at 8 and 9:15 P m'
leston painter William tonight in the Golden sPur...
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le museum. Halsey is rp^e roc^jng souj sounds of
/,nce at the Earth, Wind and Fire with The
?[ *5. c l?e i r Emotions can be heard at 8
p.m. Saturday in the Carolina
Coliseum. Tickets are $8.50.
The RHUU Cinematic Arts
kfTIlWtfCommittee's pay film this
IkJI week is Monty Python's "And
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a pletely Different." As Gene
Shalit wrote, the movie is "A
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W1IU series* UI JUIVCU, ClIlvJ
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something different, go to see
it. You may be carried away."
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