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pi^^ftWBi !1"''"' * JHH| f rPW - ^ 1 s RAY GRONBEHlifThfl Gamecock Mike Muir, lead singer of Suicidal Tendencies, leads the audience into an excited response. Campus photograi By Roddie Burriss Twelve USC students have been rewarded the prestige of l.'ii ;.>? lllnir unrL nlncixl nil ?l I h I i . /I i V r*I :l V ill llli> IPi-nnH-fllinr lobby of Russell House through April 5. They are the winning of more than 80 entries in this year's photography competition sponsored by the visual Arts Committee of the Carolina Program Union, according to committee chairman Dcnise Dcmarest. Chcang Lim's effort on "Shades" and Grace McEvoy's effort on puppet won them the honors of best overall color and best overall black and white respectively, and $35 each. "I WAS very surprised because I had at one time intended P> : ? IN AS! * z"96 RAD v I HE WISE * ^<T\o \ ~ ?e?A \ !Win a INC * HAWAIIAN V OTHER PRIZES TO BE AWAR Trip to Hilton Head Island, 14 Free days at the Marriott $196 to grand prize winner $100 to each weekly winner Free spa memberships Columbia Finals will be April 18th, If I FOR MORE (NFORMATIOr wHllllll ! Illl IIMIIIM Willi BBMSWWHBMWHHBHWMHMWHBWBBBK ^iiirirlal Tpnripnrip L/ M I %J> I Vf KA B waivflwaawBw ly Art Boerke w Whether you call last night's concert hardcore, punk, thrash 2 ?r speed metal is immaterial. In its first South Carolina apQuir-ii-lnl T<?nHpnri(>t nrnvcH that thp t WO IllOSt a ignificant ingredients in their music arc loudness and fun. The show opened with a reunion set, of sorts, by Colum- n )ia's Evil Dad. The band mixed straight thrash with melody 1 luring their 35 minutes onstage. n One standout number was a syrupy piece of mutant funk hat highlighted the group's performance. It was completely d jnexpected and, therefore, rousing. They closed with their ti- r :le song. I* Sccond to play was Brigade Rossc, an amalgam of members from Irmo's BSY and Orangeburg's Red Menace that con- i solidatcd two weeks ago. I I iL-f onnH ornvv the rrnwri thickened as thev nlavcd. t Brigade Rossc worked them well, getting the dancefloor mov- < ing until it was one organism thrashing and slamming about. i Guitarist John Hathaway and bassist Steve Sonic traded in- | struments at the set's midpoint. The band will add a new bassist for a two-guitar sound in the future. i The second half contained their killer cut. The tune "City of 1 Death" brought the pack to its apex of upheaval. Humorous renditions of the theme from "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the Rolling Stones' "Angie" wrapped up Brigade Rosse's performance. The audience was thoroughly loosened and anxious for the headliners. Behind a closed curtain, Suicidal Tendencies tested their instruments. Storming from the P.A. was a sound saturated UB ^ A VA IMIIM n^AATina [Jiici 5 win |jicdiiyi to throw that photograph away," said the award- winning McEvoy. There were first and second place winners in best action, nature and still life photographby for color and black and white, and three honorable mentions. Lim, an accounting major, credits instinct for his choice of ? ? ?!.L _ J U I Ctt.t ; | (Imnnhl a winuow Willi U VIVIU ICU UUIUL'I. n lien i jaw n, iuuu^mi that it was graphic," he said," so I used it." However, Steve Morin, an engineering major, took a dofferent approach to his action photograph of "Shattered Idea." According to Morin, he built a device that detects sharp noise, therby triggering an electronic flash which made the exposure. The device is attached to the back of his precise ' E VllilllTif * I wILI I C restaurant Sc lounge 1928 Rosewood Drive 50CIATI0N WITH MILLER BEER, IO, AND HAWAIIAN TROPIC AI 1 HAWAIIAN TROPIC ( >wimsuit Competitio Registration begin: at 7:00 p. Trip to Daytona Bej LUDES: Airfare, Hotel, Disney World & TROPIC GIFT PAK TO EACH C( PEP: 1985 M A ? 9 A / I, LnLL lW-\ ViV. IVO-QOVQ s rocks Striders 'ith power and at a volume guaranteed to please the swarm of 00 gathered before the stage. Vocalist Mike Muir broke into a scat-rap to check his mike, nd the curtain opened. If any doubt existed as to the ferocity of the band's new laterial, it was quickly laid to rest. The Tendencies wailed, hrough the entire show, the Venice, Calif., quartet made riore than enough noise for their fans. "" itin Uinrl'c nnitarict o3up a far mnrc than ndcouate rvuvwjr, hi v. uuuu j gviiuii >.ii, e??v M IM. - , lisplay of frctboard dexterity, lending credence to comtarisons of the group to speed metal bands such as Slayer and rfettallica. Suicidal Tendencies pulled frequently from their LP, tearng Striders Concert Hall up with such rockers as "Suicidal failure," "I Saw Your Mommy" and "I Shot i he uevn." As their last song before leaving the stage, Muir and company laced into their now-standard "Institutionalized." The :rowd slowed their slam activities to shout along: " All I wanted was a Pepsi... and she wouldn't give it to me." The powerchords were fat and full, and the audience ate it up. The band emerged once for the encore, "Suicide's an Alternative," which inspired the biggest glut of diving off the stage Columbia has ever seen. If the Suicidal Tendencies concert had any negatives, they \unm Mite Mnir,?: whirh nrrasinnallv seemed a bit strained, and the absence of "Possessed," which gets my vote for riff of the decade. The audience was tired when the curtain closed. They had just been a part of one of the most powerful shows to come to town. * ous competition _ B photograph of a light bulb being shattered on impact with another surface. OTHKR WINNERS with photography on display are Stephan Kuper, first place color action; Sohail Khwaja, first place color nature and Linda Prosser second place; Robert Binns, second place color still life; Kevin Henderson, first and second place black and white nature; Russell Maxey came in second to Morin tor baick ana wnuc acuon. Merle Blackburn, a journalism major, won first place black and white still life for her production of Nude II," with Ray Daniel placing second. Honorable mentions were awarded to Lim. 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