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Features Monday, February 23, 1987 3 ujsu concert International fai By MARY PEARSON Senior reporter Mi Atpad Darazs traveled for two weeks from ^ war-torn Hungary to the United States in 1957. Durino Hie J*' niai uuy Hi II1C UllltCCl States, he led a 150-voice choir of immigrants in a melody of greeting during a special ceremony for other Hungarian refugees. Nine years later, Darazs became a staff member of USC's music department and took over the University Chorus, renaming it the USC Concert Choir. . A I Getting close to nature Army ROTC cadets play "Simon Says" on The Hon i 1 <? APO ESCORT 7-3825 C7j Of D # The Gamecock it THE GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and ia published three times a week on Mondaya, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and weekly on Wedneadaya during both aummer aesaiona, with the exception of university La.CE. holidaya and examination periods. Opiniona expreaaed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editora and not those of the Univeraity of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of THE GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organization of THE GAMECOCK. Change of addreaa forma, aubacription {la requests and other correspondence should be sent to THE GAMECOCK, Drawer A, J^itucnti University of South Carolina, Columbia, ,, S.C. 29208. Subscription rates are $18.00 for (1) .7 year, |8.00 per fall or spring semester and | (~atf $3.00 for both aummer sessions. Third | 0 c* / class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. | THE GAMECOCK is a licensed student g organisation of the University of South I Carolina and receives funding from etudent activity fees. ? i THE WORD 0RO j ! "Mike is dedicated to v ! | Vice-President and Pre, | | to get things done." s. ! "Mike is a man of his ! ! word and I'm Comity H r/nnf btrt'll Wa O W Si / /t? ii uu a y/ Gen I ? Ragan Miller \ 1 "Having worked with \ Mike for the past ! j three years, I know | I /ie can get the job [ ; done." ? Tracsy Watklns I' * Choir me results from dir After 20 years of teaching and conducting various choirs and choral groups, such as the Concert Choir and the Palmetto Mastersingers, Darazs died of leukemia on December 16. WHEN MUSIC professor David Phillips began teaching at USC in 1951, the University Chorus was conducted by professor Robert VanDoren. Phillips led the chorus for several years before going to graduate school. The ChorilS was th#?n rnnHnftn'l r - ^ I IBs m A kMftJtM Av wJd|BH|CM\ '? /. IT vjgJ teshoe Thursday. They use this game as an exercise in ti c4&b<S cing ^UfiE ^J^xoCrCem (l/l^Lt(i domjxuwic C atfiofic de.ntEX onion usnim information & ^J^LaCogue C^/f(jOUt <U(l?. dli 2?: ^Wadnziclciy, ^zfjiuci'iy 21 7:30 'iPcM : (Ufie datfioCic ((U(x 0/Tl(l? cMoxe) Ct> 16 JO ^fxiint St. (iDfifioiiti cNuxiing *1 CoFum&ia, (Di[e.ji(iont:rjgg-^8r/0 me.\ Q. ., cA\.^P.cM. c^\ioc. ^P\ ut (zAAtdiclnt, d. IBiCC Sdf.n\, ?xicutiue. CcScS, iPaCmttto c/hJ<2^<S -Lift <?ufifioxt <StxvU itxint cHackitt, <lPc$J1<~><S ^VoCuntax jin ccKoC, in ion O. (latfioCic dfiafiCaLn, ^lU UND CAMPUS IS . . ?f/ /Wnnf ? ? yiuuo/d uui'ci i nua u, cxi iu c*?> sident I could depend on him ? flmy Houser "I believe that Gill en will represent all students and not any special group." ? Kelvin StroblQ 'Vis always Mike will oe a strong advocate for students." ? Jim Lvventls d Choice For < ector's dedication Bauer and Arthur Frazer, former chairman of the music school. About the time Frazer conducted, the chorus branched out into the USC Concert Choir, Phillips said. "We had several choirs forming around that time. Carolina Alive formed some years later, and the University Chorus remained as it was, but we were looking for someone who could devote full time to the choral concert music. Dr. Frazer was fortunate enough to See "Choir," page 4 ?d?3B^* >?.. .. >:^ ...-> yctru miicoiTL. ^ -vi.il ii ouiiLOfiiiH unnracocK iking commands. ~^| AT&T Present A F |^?HiP!nE23H3S? *r B EE M a ||| [PBmM j j ^H-4ndM?pP^^V^v. 11 I : NOMINATEI INCLUDING BEST ! WEDNESD/ GAMECOCK THEATR SPECIAL TREAT FO THEIR AT&T CARD ( -?U HERSHEY S KISSEi SEATING LIMIT! ??By John V The Boomtown Rats, Greatest Hits, Columbia Records By now, everybody and his brother knows who Bob Geldof is and what he has done, as far as raising money for world consciousness about drought and famine in Africa. Many people are also aware that Geldof fronted an Irish band called the Boomtown Rats. Unfortunately, a minimal percentage of these people have ever heard the Boomtown Rats' music. Coming on the heels of Band Aid, Live Aid and the "We Are U? 11/ U? ? J? me vyuiiu mcuia circus, it seemed as if the Boomtown Rats finally had their chance at an international breakthrough. But that wasn't to be the case. It seems that while Geldof was worthy of hype and attention, his band wasn't, and they were dropped by their record company just in time for Christmas 1985. Geldof is now on his own with a solo recording contract, that being the only kind he could get. Columbia Records has released the curiously-titled, 10-song Greatest Hits record as a retrospective of the Rats' career. The record is a strong representation of the varied and highly listenable pop rock produced by the band since their inception in 1975. How they arranged to limit the collection to only 10 songs is nee and ORlO REE CAMPUS Sq MESH! your heart. -'ijt^l. jl. |y^*?shffi Q FOR TWO ACADEMY AV SUPPORTING ACTOR - DE \Y, FEBRUARY 25TH - 8:0 E, PARKLAND SHOPPING >R THE FIRST 200 TO AR DR CURRENT AT&T BILL 5? ... AND OUR THANKS :D . . . FIRST COME FIRST S ( SfSSFish ind Disks an Citters ? beyond me, given the depth of the band's material. There is only one cut from their third (and my favnritp\ q1Ku?v? ~ A -d uiuuiii, < riC i (fit /ifl UJ Surfacing, and totally ignored is their swan song, In the Long Grass. Included is a smorgasbord of the Rats' overseas hits and other songs that showcase the eclectic band's talents. From the reggaetinged "Banana Republic" and "House on Fire" to the driving rocker "She's So Modern" and quirky pop of "Rat Trap," this album provides an enjoyable and, for the uninitiated, educational look back at the Boomtown Rats' decade. t l ne record's main drawback is its incompleteness in representing a good deal of the Rats' material. Perhaps that is why it has the title Greatest Hits (those are almost all here), instead of The Best of. . . or some similar title. For anyone who has been curious as to exactly what Bob Geldof did before working for famine relief or what makes him tick, Greatest Hits may provide some answers and insight. If not, it certainly stands on its own as a fine album of excellent pop rock that unfortunately got most of its attention not for the music itself, but for the unrelated actions of one of the band's members. PICTURES TOFENINfl . A vsxx-^ vx^f. .< > -. ? >?. :< ".; > : V- "* ' <:; > " . '. . ... 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