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Viva Las Vegas Mean; I - L. I ! xi?? L j s-tjyui uuniunng iNigm By BETH SUNDRLA Copy De?kChM ? If lady luck smiles on you, you could win champagne foi two in a hot air balloon at Viva Las Vegas, from 7-12 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Russell House Ballroom. This is the grand prize at the gambling event sponsored bj the Homecoming Committee. The committee sponsors ? series of events during the week of USC's Homecoming game. a iiv> v; vcuv ao ou|i|A/t icu ujr vuiuiuuia fiUCl FJll?lllU)t itlll they will supply the prizes. A set of headphones, a popcorn popper, gift certificates from Columbia merchants and dinners for two are othei prizes students can win, according to Greg Graham Chairman of the Viva Las Vegas Committee. "There are a lot of interesting prizes this year, supplied bj Columbia merchants," Graham said. The entry fee to get in the door is $1, and participants wil be eiven 1.000 chiDS to gamble. In the nast. students wp? given chips and play money, but a new company is supplying the games so they will get only chips this year. Roulette, a gambling game played with a whirling wheel craps, played with two dice; black jack, a card game ir which the object is to get 21; and poker, in which the playei bets on the cards in his hand are some of the games offered. Periodically during the evening students can bid for th< prizes. When students bid for prizes they turn in their chips said Graham. "It stimulates a lot of wealth and student interest. It's beer fun in the last two years and it should be a lot of fun this ft n I ! J year, vrraiiain saiu. The Homecoming Committee came up with the idea foi Viva Las Vegas in 1979. Last year they had about 500 students, Graham said. "Th< event has been very popular in its first two years," Grahan said. Refreshments will be served this year at Viva Las Vegas, and USC IDs will be required. enjoy the game Carolina STADIUM K CUSHIONS I Q $2.49 KVrc.tfl thi >w)?| I I Jewelry Warehouse 2908 PUll Spmg? Rd . W. CoU. 91? 6 Mon. S*t. "ll't More Than Ju?t Anolhgf J?weky SlQf<" Coupon expires j| Super 10/35,81 | Slaw Dog with mustard, homemade chili and slaw, and onions $1.19 ! i G.imeroom and Icc Cream | Open III 12:00 Coupon expires Si|per i 1 Chili Dog | I wit'1 mustard and homemade chili | | $1.19 I ; ; O a me room and Ice Cream | Open til 12:00 Coupon expires J 10/25/81 f I Double Dio I r g Ice Cream Cone I ' For Price of a single f S (regular and sugar cones) 484 IGameroom and Ice Cream ^ Open til 13:00 5HOMEC< \ Parade ByJOHNVAUGHAN A?*t Entertainment Edito* Everyone loves a parade, ' it's said, and the > Homecoming Parade is certainly a favorite for the USC community. Before all of those people parade down I Main Street, though, hun: dreds of students and staff ? spend hundreds of hours trying to make it work. "Students think . Homecoming jusi nappens, [ but it takes a lot of dedicated ; people," explains Eddie * Greenleaf, the Homecoming Commission member in ' charge of the parade. 5 r H|BflH^^HBp^^^^?y^9RME?Sn$?r3^f&rv is?! a eSsSB 1 OPENS C 1 3MING I Takes "More importantly, students don't realize that these are students who do this," Greenleaf says. "Others are involved? the people in the Maintenance Dept. know this is a busy time of the year and they've been very helpful, for example." But students have other commitments to complicate their schedule, he explained. Greenleaf, a political science -sophomore, is responsible lor everytmng involved with the parade. This is a formidable task, and he says a person could XTOBER 30th A B VMM* 'HtiM vav.v- v 981?= U?J tU nui u II not bring it all together without the resources presently used. The USC Homecoming Commission, funded by student activity fees, approves a sizable chunk of their allocation for the parade, and the parade is onnrHinatpH thrr???oVi o ? V. .... VU6<I u fraternity. This relationship is made easier since Greenleaf, like past chairmen, is a member of a fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. "I never had a first-hand opportunity to see all this done, but I have all of these : , II r A THEATRE NEAF >i.' ccftv. rr.?v;/ t ????MB orir fraternity brothers who have past experience and will supply manpower thrnnohmit Hnmtmnminri MM. VIIIVWIIIIU^ Week," he said. The parade budget this year was $3,545. This money was used to rent a warehouse in Columbia as a site for construction of floats, to rent a flatbed for the parade reviewing stand, to supply prize money for the winning floats, to obtain liability insurance, a parade permit, and other parade necessities. The parade will begin at 2 p^m on Saturday, Oct. 31. t YOU! jrtfttfi tutu a ivmu