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By Marisa Porto
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publicity chairman for the homecorr
committee.
An pantomime video contest and char
in the floats and parades are the newest a<
tions to USC's traditional homecorr
program.
"We're having a video dance on Fri
night Oct. 5 to replace the traditional \
Las Vegas night. We used to have thi;
casino night, and we had black jack, cr
onH urtu wnnlH opt 100 chins at the door
$1. Then you could cash in your chips at
end of the night and bid on prizes donatec
local merchants," Abbazia said.
"WE CAN'T do that this year. Inst
we got together with the CPU video t
committee, and we're co-sponsoring a da
with them. It will be a video dance after
outdoor concert. It starts at 8," she said
"There is going to be a break about h
way through the dance and then they are
ing to have an air video contest. So peo
will get up and act out their favorite video
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coming traditi
The committee has decided against i
homecoming parade because the game wil! to
.g~ telecast. The parade would have to begin at I
. ' a.m. for traffic reasons.
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"THE MORNING of the game, th<
.g . Carolina band and the floats representinj
different organizations would cause havoc
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and other things together to arrange for ;
day place to house the floats. This year, becausi
Mva tne game will be telecast, it was moved fron
5, a 2:30 p.m. to noon," she said,
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for begin early in the morning about 8 a.m., anc
the we felt that students would not want to com<
i by out that ear,ly to see it."
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of displays instead of floats was a great idee
;ad, for USC.
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mce "WE FELT that the national trend o
the displays was a good idea. The displays ar<
very much like floats, and they are sta
tionary. Personally, I think it will be grea
lalf because they will be there for the week, al
g?- around campus," she said.
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s. displays including greeks with facilities
stage
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By Roni Bea Kay
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opened Wednes<
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warmth as well
dialect is superb
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events that prov
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sorrow over his
comes alive wit
revenge, which
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o help each other out in ^.aye y IC
distress
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ion. (Bottom left) Jimmy Flan- tionship, becau
lery, Tobias, receives some Light humor
motherly' affection from Mrs. across the stag<
ovett, Lanny Palmer.
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lifting.
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including Tob
Flannery.
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this interesting
beggars chants
revenge.
IN ITS entirt
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minute the aud
while the next
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theme of greed
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ons change fc
a residence halls and student organization
e without facilities, said Greg Kay, homecom3
ing display coordinator.
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with the displays. Security will be provided
e by the homecoming commission, Kay said.
"STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS without
y facilities will be able to build their displays
a on Gibbes Green if they sign up for a space.
e That is behind McKissick Museums and
1 before you get to the Pickens Street bridge,"
Abbazia said.'
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1 "They can start building on Tuesday at 4
? p.111. anu juuging win oe aone on Friday at
noon. The winners will be announced at the
I game during half time."
"I thought it was a neat thing to do. We
are changing the traditional homecoming
f events, and we are hoping for a lot of student
support," she said.
\ ANOTHER THING different is the
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"We are going back outside, and instead
? of going for some big national band, we are
going to have two other groups, the
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jay at the Workshop Theater, is more than
drama, it is a thriller, a horror to surpass any
nost accomplished voices in Columbia comnix
in this musical.
is drawn into the plot by the eerie music and
ic cast has center stage.
ED characters move as creatures on the stage
jss and greed of London's lower class. They
lience of the wickedness of Sweeney Todd,
j screech is one sound effect among many that
:e's constant attention as the mystery unfolds,
sically of Todd, the skillful barber, and Mrs.
f the worst pies in London ? that is, until
>ng. They work together to connive vicious
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i-hearted image he represents as Todd.
TT, Lanny Palmer, possesses a quality of
as wickedness. Her command of the cockney
> and it adds to her character.
ise of retrospect, a sad recountenance of the
'ide the basis for the plot.
apable of love as he drowns himself in pity and
family losses. In several scenes, however, he
h hone of future conauests and his need for
leads to his wickedness.
I terror created by melodramatic music and
I beggars only add to the tension of the tale,
eels a compassion for the subordinate lives
laracters lead.
?RS the picture, just as all else seems destined
autiful maiden, Todd's daughter, Johanna, is'
ette Parke. Johanna attracts the attention of
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e longs to sing, and so she does, capturing the
ler sparkling soprano voice.
i Romeo and Juliet is reincarnated as Anthony,
hard Veale, seeks to rescue his love from
1 Johanna steal time together ? a risky rc\ase
Johanna is kept under constant surveillance,
elevates much of the gloom spreading thickly
luki aii\ ot tension that veils the story needs
ely what happens when terror and murder connt
London. Even the innocent are affected ?
)ias, played by USC Sophomore Jimmy
Drgot, and he never forgave ' is the theme for
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musical 1111 mci. i nc money cnorus 01 uonuon
this as they describe Todd's obsession with
;ty, Sweeney I odd lasts more than three hours,
adds to the mystery created by the theme. One
ience feels a sense of compassion and wonder,
they're at the edee of their seats
nergy that the cast has captured, combining a
I, love and revenge to create a vividly exciting
ir telecast
Cruisimatics and the Producers. It is going to
be a real party," she said.
"And traditionally, homecoming week has
been five days of events. Excent for thp
queen elections, this year, we have consolidated
it to three days. To expect students
to come out for a big event every single day
in unrealistic."
Wednesday's schedule includes the
Carolina Carnival on Greene Street, followed
by the cookout on Russell House Patio.
And then, the outdoor movie and the
lUMume coniesi.
"WE ARE showing "The Wizard of Oz,"
and costumes should pertain to the movie.
Prizes will be awarded during intermission,"
Abbazia said.
"Thursday is Cockfest at Williams Brice
Stadium and will be sponsored by Pi Kappa
Phi, and Friday is the outdoor concert,
followed by the video dance that evening,"
she said.
"It's a fun week. There is going to be a lot
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out and give support to homecoming. We're
going to be selling buttons and visors, and
there will be coupons. So there are a few
incentives."