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Writor'c Wntlino 1/ VVBIIV/I U IIVSLIIIfll/ r\ 4*rom Staff Rfinnrts ? . A music composer in North Miami Beach, Fla., recently ended his search for someone to write the lyrics for an opera he had composed with help from a unique service offered by USC. Me called the use Writer's Hotline and told the staff member he had written the music for an opera, but needed a lyricist. She put him in touch with another staff member with a degree in screenwritimz from USC. and a working relation ship was formed. The Hotline has answered hundreds of requests for inforWnation since its inception two years ago, according to Phyllis Fleishel, director of the university's Writing Center, which operates the service. IN ADDITION to answering questions about grammar, usage, punctuation and style, Writing Center staff members have received some unexDectedlv serious, but offbeat. I requests. ;! For example, Fleishel recalled a question from the state AtLEnsemble Continued from page 10 I onokKnn 1 :? VPDCiTIl |viiauiiii& UI1V dtuvi^iiia IU icaiil lllUMt lliai id T LiIVO/1 Jl 1J relevant in today's world, according to cess, Emche : Emche. the broadest need to be at Hp cniH manv orj?rliiatf?c haup m#?t with I IQP hoc t **v ^VAtV* MV?UMVVkJ I1U r v 111VV T ? 1 II1 W UV/ I1UO \ much success; some have moved to Nashville departments to become studio musicians, filling in for cial music an musical groups. Bird was attr I^LpottfoCio, tfiE ^LL<Sd atuclent magi inuit?? you ?? u lECEfition tzonoiing ujL of tliE 5j-*o%tfo[Lo- ^LLnLuEi?Lty 23oolz4,?o f . n s~7~\ . r n. si IfxoatzLf conts?t? and, ths V oztfoLco-^ac fipLotogzcifilzij content. <Z7LLEictay, cz/f-fiziC 26, 3:3? fi-m., H3oo/z?tor?. CMouile.. fiz?4,?nt?cl (jy CA/ITIL. Qame,I c^foCAsxmcin. I #!?E[TvKTB I CONE CELEBRf I *4TH (1NNIVEI IS all week lor I Monday IS fluvs m is. kiv ? I $ I admission 7 5c J Tuesday 1 the big band jazz of the II DICK GOODWII ? accompanied by Carol ? Wednesday MRflLOOS H rj Thursday and Friday KILLER WH< 1 Saturday (THE KOI Plus the ventriloquist talents of David D Check Wednesdays Gamecock ad for sarv specialsl eeps staff busy fi <iAi~ : -J ~ i vvc reaiiy pnue uurseives un never turning anyone away completely emptyhanded.' ? IJSC Writer's Hotlirm Director Phyllis Fleishel torney General's office about the correct term for a "word" such as "guaran-damn-tee you." The term is "infix," a derivation of sounds or letters at the beginning or end of a word that produce a derivative word, she explained. Since the beginning of this school year, the center's staff hasanswered more than 1,000 calls from such varied sources as a farm journal, the State Archives, South Carolina National Bank, the Charlotte Observer and USC President James T-Ir\lrlorm o n nffi A iviVlvl lllCill i) V/lllVVi While most calls are made from within the state, many come uITY IS the key word for sue- Bird, a graduate student, pli said. "1 want the guys to have for the Left Bank group. "I lik< experience musically. They will giving me here, he said. Hi >le to play all types of music." me a variety of music, not just me of the nation's few music that offers degrees in commer- In addition to its commerci d jazz. This is one reason Eddie the ensemble plays material acted to the program. Emche, who graduated frorr X li _ LEON'! /. rn I azLns, coiclLciLLy I >2/2?td and judcjE*. I H HBsiiissS H H T? itzoit ?toTjj and 1 741 SslUCSfil f ,?x ^ I 79S LLC ? ? ? Q, , ,L STUDENT LLni.<J?l?LEU * EVERY MOW 5 30 i J?3. ! ^ Rid ? ?q ?==4 1 I stude II zJrar WflRY * 9 ,g bk HARDS I I <t BAND Maul lina Kicks "" "181 NOW ALONG W3 [NOBS PILES T azzle, Weds, and Thurs. late breaking anniver- 1 9 mmmmmmmmmmammmemmmm elding requests from other parts of the country, Fleishel said. ONE NEW York-based author writing the memoirs of an actor calls the Hotline almost daily, sometimes twice per day. ane usually has a question about grammar or usage, hleisnei said. "We really pride ourselves on never turning anyone away _ g completely empty-handed," she said. Reference books ranging from the 12-volume Oxford English Dictionary to Rrpwpr'c Fiirtionnrv r?f Phracp and FMhlr? tr* flip Rnrvrlnnpfiia of Poetry and Poetics are kept by the phone to find answers to more common questions readily. Many calls are made to the Hotline by secretaries who question their bosses' use of the English language. One local secretary was given time away from her office duties to attend classes at the Writing Center so she could improve her writing Flpichpl snirl The Hotline does not have a toll-free number; it's 777-7020. The phone is answered from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and from 6 - 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8:30 - noon Friday. - * ays trombone University in 1979 with a doctor of musical : what they're arts degree. ere, they give : orchestral." As ensemble director, Emche said he wants to improve the balance and technique of the ial repertoire, band's music. "I have a goal I know I will composed by never reach," he said. "I always want to be i unio Mate improving. 5 HEHD 1URRNT 231? Jv. S Point. /?\y NBlJBr SPECIAL I [DAY NIGHT O Cl 8 -8:30 I 6 ox. Ribeye | &aiaa mar or &oup g p PiJnf nr Rnlrp/f frftrf-sitf-s* U Fresh Bread | eservations Required ji |n^orFacult^^^equire^^^^^^l wrarefaTI ***** m IFFANY&CO. VGUCCI Sljc ;NcUf JJork Shncs FHFFUTi -f) JUI 1111 iyuuifc?'5 1 j The Real Thing ? :th the best prices in town, OFFERS?PADDING, FOLDING, GUTTING BEST OF ALL ; TPEStTTING tinkers copies - - ? /i _ i_ j ?i 4-^.1 \ 33 MAIN ST. iDeri-Liiu