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McManus resigns Sv Mark Platte QMTtMOOt UtW. The vice-president of the Russell House University Union and the president of the Young Democrats, Rik McManus, has resigned both positions and dropped out of school ior one semester. "I needed a vacation from school," McManus said. "I don't call it quitting school because I'll be back next semester." Nobody may be a member of a USC organization if not enrolled at USC, according to university regulations, McManus said. He added that the greatest regret he 1 ? 1 - It- _ r\ T 7T TT IIT L.-i^ nas is leaving me nnuu. 1 nuu; leaving the union because it has been a great learning experience in my life." Ronnie Jowers, president of RHUU, said, "School always comes first. You have to set priorities when you come to the university and Rik just had tc realize that." John Tatara, treasurer of the RHUU, said it was a mistake foi McManus to leave school anc resign. "He proved he was a capable vice president this summer," Tatars added. Tatara is one of the leading candidates for vice-president "I might run after I find out wh< else is running. If I want, I coult step down as treasurer, but we'l see." rwil ?! !J A ? r i ne vice-presiuem ui uk iuuiij Democrats, Dexter Truax, will rui the organization until elections cai be held. Evary Ws niaht O'SI pay* YOU ctnts for i draft y oui mixaddrir domvmtic batr I '"F" mi I fifi I 91-OC I am I Blue Sky from pagm This involved the matching of the sky in the mural with the real sky. Additionally, he drove his car towards the mural and braked to create the effect of believing the illusion right up until near contact. the episode relating how, after 20 or oo the brakes became "a bit funny."' Sky admitted to a possible influence from loyal exposure to "Road Runner" cartoons where * the coyote paints a fake tunnel and the road runner goes through. The name "Tunnelvision" came from the same source as the nniiAnnt r% m rfinolltr fVio vajl vuiiit vi igiuaiij ui^ mural was titled in two words. In addition, Sky's efforts for realism included painting regulation size highways department stripes and purchasing guard rail sections and two tons of what . Sky refers to as "rip-rap"which is a conglomertion of gravel and watermelon-size rocks. Another Blue Sky creation ' graces the wall of the Flint Journal newspaper in Flint. .Michigan and ; it titled "Overflow parking." Like J "Tunnelvision" it is adjacent to a ' parking lot and appears to been up5 the-wall extension of the same lot. "It looks like its an overflow { parking lot next to a regular parking lot they only use when the 5 other one full up/'Sky said. In this mural Sky placed an emJ phasis on accuracy in detail and | authenticity. The parking lances 1 in the mural are identical to those in the real lot. 3 The Court House in 1 Florence,S.C. provided Blue Sky another space to fill and a work "Moonlight on the Great dneadav hieas S svery f/m\ r? drink!) / ID iks SI fl DHYfrSn' FtOUl ) OFF HE JMtL I 1 PeeDee"is a hole-in-the-wall I setting with a dark river lively i illuminated by the moon. Dno nf tho mnro omn7tniX lighting techniques results in the stars that appear in the evening sky having a simulated chromatic abbertion which makes them look The stars apper to move,which is cau??d hy the atmosphere and the changing position of the observer. Blue Sky consulted star charts for accuracy in order to correctly place the constellations deDicted in the wordk. Sky said if anyone is arrested in Florence,or just paying their taxes or on a social call,they might keep their eyes open for it. Blue Sky's latest work "The Bus" is a picture of a Greyhound bus destined for New York. It is rich in detail and color. Sky is primarily involved in e n _ iAt .i panning ior ine preseni aiinougn he stated a desire to work with other mediums,particularly sculpture. The problem lies in space,which is fairly limited in his studio. The basis of Blue Sky's style is realism:"I think its all realistic actually,not super-realistic,not photo-realistic. It is a science of observation,very close watching of what makes things look the way they look." Blue while creating "Tunnelvision" said he "told the bank that I think they should let it die a natural death-let it fade." Moreover Sky feels that the mural will age as would a rock surface. Blue continues: As long as that wall is there, that mural will look good. Its not the perfection of the surface but the composition of the mural." gVot' Rosewoc rURDRY NDHI FRIDAY MilSSIO 1RHF1 9 M rftipinU *1 v 4? ? u ? Blue Sky is preparing his show "Southern Nights" which will go on exhibit beginning Nov. 25 at the Columbia Museum. It will feature primarily new works. Later Sky a ? wm ctiicuu ure upcuiuK ui a V HIV \V \\ EV I I nnh id |l? : 9:30-: V m u IN PRICE r you in wr us - C-Sr?-y<^y&,:,^*v^3aifeSC^H? > -. .1,1 i cy-jas^.J BSSB - ' fl^l ' 3???85 ^ 9 \4J"iFrr^/Mr--' ' VvV>' v ;?^**' mat HMH Southern Realism art show in Mississippi. He plans to be like the roving crew of Candid Camera"somehow, somewhere,when you least expect it "Blue Sky will be u/atrhino and nhsprvinP ?PY HOUR 5-9 ERYDRY off every nk. beer1 f SO cents 3:00 1 99 | m I s RND I mn I iC ip. 11