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BBM9 Spartanbi 1979 H. a.. IUI<?~C?.. Cow^r. Gamecock Staff Writar Sandra Faye Williams, a junior sociology major from Spartanburg, S.C., was crowned the 1979 USC Homecoming queen Saturday night before a capacity crowd of 56,504 at Williams-Brice Stadium. Williams, 19, was sponsored by the Association of Afro American OIUUC1I19. OlIC 19 a IIICIUUCI Ul UIC Student Alumni Association and is the reigning Miss Black USC. Williams will be more involved in various Carolina activities than the Homecoming queen in previous years. She is responsible for representing USC at games, alumni receptions and other official functions, according tc Vinnie Gore, Homecoming Committee chairman. WILLIAMS' MAIN objective as Homecoming queen is to be visible to the student body. Since she was elected by the students she feels it is the Homecoming queen's duty tc work for them and to try to help them. "There are too many apathetic students on this campus/ Williams said. "Hopefully bj showing them that I care, and tha fjJC Monday f Spaghetti?served with tossed salad, garlic brea $ Usg urg studen omecomin I'm trying to do things for them, their attitudes will change." Williams ran for Homecoming queen because she is proud of USC and its students. She feels the university's reputation is constantly getting better, and she hopes to contribute to this improvement. She added that the Homecoming queen reigns for an entire year and doesn't just disappear after the Homecoming , football game. She will be working | for the students all year. A new procedure was used for choosing the Homecoming queen I finalists this year, according to , Gore. Instead of direct popular , vote, two USC faculty members ! and two USC staff members were chosen at random to pick the [ Homecoming queen finalists, he , said. WILLIAMS FEELS this procedure xor cnoosing me . Homecoming queen worked better ? than the one used in previous \ years. She feels that with this L procedure, winning the title of > Homecoming queen is no longer > just the popularity contest that it may have been in previous years. The Homecoming queen has to be J more "than iust a Drettv face." ' because she is judged on many f things in the interviews, Williams t said. Capri's r talian m 34 Harden Si. 799-7754 i\\ Might Special meatballs or meat sauce, id, tea or coffee 2.95 'i" 1 ?. i.iiiii MMMBflHM H? sfel^?fe-S|l^^^:, llii '? 111111111 llii m >$??? SS^:j:;;: ' V: .* <<k- *' : : ' .... ' : ' i4^ - , ; -. ... t/ . x | y <?l li^^P [% <..>.. v.;:v.fi m | |- . . . .: -\. : [-: s> ^:. - w|r ,:; |^R !;i: W':\>- : : ;:::;:?:::;:&}^::i%:::; t crowned g queen Another positive aspect of the faculty and staff interviews, according to Williams, was that they enabled the girls to really get to know each other. Along with the interviews the Homecoming Queen Court attended various alumni reunions together on Friday night. First runner-up for Homecoming queen was Paula Rawl, a senior ciciiicuuii y cuuLttiiuu uidjui nuiii Lexington, S.C. Second runner-up was Melle Dalton, a junior pharmacy major from Pickens, S.C. A r^ .. ^^9 vertJU Of LILSLUIC tomorrow -fr The New Crucible, USC's first _ feature magazine will be available free of change as a special introductory issue tomorrow at the T Tninn Qtatinn RiiccpII Mnnco Campus Bookstore, S.C. Book Store and the Capitol Newstand. The New Crucible's first edition will contain a student essay on marijuana reform ? "a realistic approach," ? an exploration of student sexuality including an article on living together and an interview with a psychology professor on understanding sexuality; a guide to ordering, storing and selecting wine; a twopage color photo essay on the mountains of South Carolina; a first-person narrative of a student camping trip; Welsh poetry by Henry Levkoff and other selected pieces of fiction and art. i WUSC Midnij | Albu * * WUSC-F t Mon.,oct.8 The * Tues., Oct. 9 Ellc -kr uupri net 10 ian * * Thurs.,Oct. 11 i * Fri.,Oct. 12 Blon< : * sat., Oct. 13 TheThU * ; J Sun., Oct. 14 : * *-? <? TwJjjjp^ ^^KS^Spiiwiliiipplli *>J HS ^DRinn!n7Tnn ?j k4 rli i 11 kl HtTj to come out ee edition I Th? Riutrnrn i. .k. ?... .J I newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors anc1 not those uf the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The Ooard of Student Publications and P /urtmi ip*!/' atlnns ! nuKliaUa* Gamecock. The Student Media Offica is the parent organization of the Gamecock Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the GAMECOCK. Bo* 85131. Russell House. University of SC. Columbia S C 29208. Subscription rates are $5 5U per semester and $2 for the summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia. 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