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.entertainmen All-Niter pi By Robin J. Kline and Ellen E. McCarthy Studying often equals boredom, but relief is not far away ? the All-Niter is set for Friday! The annual All-Niter is 15 hours of activities that begin at 2 p.m. Friday, sponsored by the Carolina Program Union. A "Nickelodeon" presentation-three-anda-half hours of old films-will head the lineup of events. Films, such as some famous "Laurel and Hardy" episodes will be shown in Russell House Theater. Admission is five cents and includes free popcorn. The Nickelodeon will run twice during the day. AT 3 P.M., the Clariosophic Society will hold a series of political debates in front of the Russell House on Greene Street. Immediately afterward at 4 p.m., the Ideas and Issues Committee is sponsoring "Playfair," a national touring program of a ? c??r i~>. creative games, ill uunuw hmaacii iiuusc, SAGA will have an outdoor picnic St 5 p.m. on Russell House back patio. For dieters, the Intramural/Recreation Sports Facility will sponsor a Fencing Club demonstration at 5 p.m. on the Russell House patio stage, followed by a body building demonstration at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., the USC band and cheerleading squad will sponsor a pep rally on Greene Street. :.\\ ||F^1 1 Bk> ** |H|^n^B^| SBil^MM^u^>JMB!II^E;3 Bbs3 aaHH^HH^^: Playfair, a nationally touring program of cr of the All-Niter Friday. Playfair is being presi of the Carolina Program Union. Red Rockers IBy John Vaughan Politics don't just "fall into" the Red Rockers' lyrics. Political debate and diatribe are specifically and harshly molded into lyrics, and these blatant beliefs precede fho h'iniiihai'mmr it (ratrolc Iv* IV/ k/UllM WIIV1 \/TVl A V 11(4 vvtu. The next stop for the Red Rockers is USC, where they will perform Friday in Russell House Ballroom during the All-Niter. Sponsored by the Contemporary Sounds Committee of the Carolina Program Union, the concert will open with The Fabulous Knobs, a six-member Raleigh, N.C.-based band. The show begins at 10 p.m., with tickets priced at $5 for the public and $3 foi students with a USC ID. thi? unrk^rk arp four Americar I boys who claim New Orleans as home, ant although their music is decidedly American many people have been comparing them t( another intensely political band from across the Atlantic--the Clash. That's pretty heady company for a younj group. But in a recent interview, thi Rockers' bass guitarist Darren Hill com plained that the comparison is unfair. Hill and the other Rockers-lead guitaris James Sinol?tarv. vocalist and rhvthn 1 guitarist John Griffith and drummer Jin Keilly-have said they want to be considered on their own merit, and have insisted tha romises reli 'The contest will include... events where students can test their skills as a "creative" or "erotic" banana eater/ ? Visual Arts' Brian Cisson I FOR CYCLE aficionados or those who miss childhood, there will be a tricycle race in front of Russell House at 8 p.m. Also at 8, the finals for the eight-ball and table tennis tournaments, which began Monday, will be held in Russell House Gameroom. Students can boogie to the sound of the group Galaxie at 9 p.m. There will be "dancing in the streets," said Joy Shelton, nf fK/i Cru\ntn1 DrArtromo /"'Am uiaiiiuau \Jk 111c opcv^iai i lugiaiuo vunimittee. Admission is free, and the activity will again be on Greene Street. Also at 9, Russell House Theater will show the movie "Polyester," starring Tab Hunter and Divine, the 300-pound transvestite. "Polyester" has become a standard for the All-Niter. It features a short-lived gimmick called "Odorama," which uses "scratch 'n' sniff" cards. Presented by the Cinematic IIP I SJr II s BpHBHU s , : f " \ > cj H ^WBll^^^B^^HMi^ v ^ ^ JHBfagfeg|^^?p ||fi f c eative games, will be one of the highlights \ snted by the Ideas and Issues Committee 1 bring political i '...somewhere to the left of rock V roll.' - Contemporary Sounds Jeannette Guinn i _ the most important aspect of their music is its sheer musical appeal. Contemporary Sounds' Jeanette Guinn 1 described the group's sound as "somewhere [ left of rock 'n' roll," and that seems i especially apt. The Red Rockers' politics are certainly to the left of the American political mainstream, although they dismiss questions about possible communism. ! THEIR DEBUT album, "Condition Red," was enthusiastically received in "new ' music" circles around the country, although nothing has been learned of a follow-up disc. > The Fabulous Knobs have released two EPs on the Moonlight label, the most recent S entitled "Huns and Kisses." The grouD is e fronted by vocalist Debra DeMilo, with guitarists David Enloe and Keith Taylor, bass guitarist Jack Cornell, drummer Terry Anderson and keyboardist Dave Adams providing the group's soulful, danceable 1 sound. i i Guinn said she expects a sellout crowd of t 750 in the Ballroom. ef from be Divine, the 300-lb, transvestite, stars in "Poly ire for the annual All-Niter. The movie features rts Committee, it will be shown again at iidnightand2a.m. a a. + a _ li r* 1 n 1 1 ii /\i iu p.in., me rteu nocKers anu ine 'abulous Knobs will be in Russell House tallroom. Jeanette Guinn of the Con*mporary Sounds Committee described the ound of the Red Rockers as "somewhere to he left of rock'n'roll. We're looking for a elloutof 750." (See related story.) FROM 11 P.M. until 3 a.m., the Special 'rograms Committee is sponsoring a Beach 'arty on Russell House back patio. The arty will feature beach music played by a isc jockey from The American Dream. A hag contest will begin at 1 a.m., and the /inner will receive a free trip to Isle of 'alms beach on the S.C. coast. The judges /ill include members of the Panhellenic lociety. "Have you ever wanted to seduce omeone with a banana?" That's the luestion posed by the sponsors of the banana Eating Contest, which will be held it 11 p.m. on the second floor lobby of lussell House. "The contest will include ;eparate male/female events where itudents can test their skills as a 'creative' >r 'erotic' banana eater," said Brian Cisson )f the Visual Arts Committee, snonsors of he contest. At midnight, a trivia contest, sponsored )y the Cultural Series Committee, will be music to Balli BTjr^u^ w II '^ w>*3SiSS m IP yj|,Tk^ - fl jB H m - s 1 ? I. \ ogjH iffli " The Red Rockers will bring their brend of p House Ballroom Friday. The concert will also iredom IS t-^ flBB^H^riw^ ester, a film that is becoming standard ; "scratch V sniff" cards. held on the third floor lobby of Russell House. The contest will include 25 questions on topics such as sports, current events, television and movies. The winner receives two free Cultural Series memberships. A Sleeping Bag Exchange contest will be held at 1 a.m. on the Russell House patio. This event promises to be more fun than any potato-sack rac<i, according to CPU members. AFTER SO MANY hours of vigorous activity, hunger may be satisfied with breakfast, served at 2 a.m. in Russell House Cafeteria. After filling up, relaxation is close at hand, with the Joint Rolling Contest on the third floor lobby of the Russell House. Tobacco and papers will be provided, and according to Bob Papke of the Cultural Series Committee, "a glamorous prize for the winner" will be awarded "by a panel of outstanding judges." Papke said "personality, creativity and talent" make a winning joint. Special Programs' Shelton said students can "wake up on the beach." A bus will be leaving for the Isle of Palms at 4 a.m. Cnfm?/4oif an/I iirtll mfnrn o r*r\t inH ^ n m in oaiuiuajr CtiA\! vrin i V/tui It ai vutiu %j p.m. 111 time for the USC football game. Round trip tickets will be on sale for $6 the night of the trip, but passengers are asked to get there early as the bus will only hold 35 to 40 people. room Friday L&l m Bk "' _ -Ny- ^M\ loliticallyoriented rock to the Russell feature The Fabulous Knobs.