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Features ?* 4 THE GAMECOCK Friday, January 15, 1988 ;. fj o Axxmff/j; I /() A '/K W/slil I M i K V*\ J A i) , \S, ? ! i -.v. 1/ [{> v ? i ; i i Longtime civil to speak at Ki By RITA K. COSBY Staff writer The Rev. Joseph Lowery, an important leader in civil rights, will be the keynote speaker at USC's sixth annual uirtnaay uoservance ox Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Russell House Ballroom. The program's coor- .^Sl dinator, Assistant Dean of Minority Student Affairs Ralph Johnson, said he expects a big turnout because of Lowery's prominence. The reverend cofounded the Southern C hristian Leadership ^ Conference with King in the 1960s and remains its Rev> Josept president today. "Each year, we select the keynote speaker based on their close contact with Dr. King and their dynamic impact on black civil rights," Johnson said. Two years ago, King's daughter, Yolanda King, spoke at the ceremony. "This year, I.owery was chosen since he is a well-known minister and activist and has represented strong leadership in these fields," he said. Lowery has been active in civil rights for more than 30 years, leading campaigns against the Ku Klux Klan and police brutality and fighting for increased employment, jod training and economic opportunities for minorities in public and private areas. In 1979, the reverend secured a cease-fire commitment in war-torn rz Kii DW1 CHKKK OUT. EXCUSES DONT SAVE UVES. BIOOO DOES wssssssssssssssssssssssss I p I YOU | YOU DRIVE (TO 1HE PARfY) $129 2) .. I? 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He has been honored by the National Conference of Black Mayors and nominatcd by Ebony magazine for Black AchieveJBH inent Awards in equality g) advancement and relig **L_glW aaa^. In addition to his aflVV SCLC office, Lowery is president of Enterprises Now, a minority busi# Jnig ness investment company which assists 1 Lowery black businesses in the South. His various, in-depth experiences and his views on important minority issues will be discussed. Richland County Council member Luther Battiste will also make a special presentation, and a reception, cosponsored by the USC Greater Alumni Association and the campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be held. The observance kicks off the beginning of Black History Month, which will fill late January and February with numerous events. It is sponsored by the Office of Minority Student Affairs, the Association of Afro-Amer ican Students, the Department of Student Life and the USC Black Alumni Council. The program is free and open to all students, staff and faculty. r , in m m5t rirlX I with Campus Marketing R BEST DEAL TO DAY ~>n to beautiful KIlLy I Only) We use JB/jNt 7l fj ol one of our M 1 o?> tf>e ()ovtooa r x>i Sur>r?ock air jS9^^V% BBfg. > wy ilretch of ^BB^Qky HBSi i every cloy /Bf MM ;:v '? you mor>?v >ri \ Kith tnp ana a AMI in Epco' deep l\ f - NOT A FORTUNE ATION Contact nee Manigault 7-8614 ). Box 82641 ibici, USC 29225 I immHC to r+C?1M*OHA*t 1 CCHIIG4 Classes overfli New director has big i By CLAIRE DIEPENBROCK Staff writer A program that began at USC with a handful of courses in the mid-1970s has grown this academic year to a nine-course program with a full-time j director. t - j The Women's Studies ^ Program is an intcrdis- HV ^9 ciplinary program that j aims to improve overall education about women, said Sue Rosser, the ] program's director. f&BaSEEmTKRi I The program began in 1V/4, ottering a hanatui of courscs. Response Sue Rosser was so great that the university expanded the B \l B What have we here? Pre-medicine sophomore Beth Schmidt looks tli Carolina Program Union, concludes today. ir p i * m ar 1 ii you UKe lviurpr By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE Managing editor It's been awhile since it came out, but for those people who still haven't seen Raw, Eddie Murphy's concert themselves film, a few warnings: humor ? tl Those who saw Murphy at Init,"yo' Carolina Coliseum this past ly a joke, 1 September have already seen most of obscene t; the material in this movie ? it was urinating ai filmed at two different stops on that who then ki same tour. And the only thing they really hurts wouldn't have seen would be the laughs at t opening segment, which is a short says young film showing a family get-together famous, with the Murphy family. So Murp It's not a real home movie, but it is that he's b intended to tell the audience childhood, beforehand that they should prepare apologizing sesssssssssssssssssssssssi V 1 ! TONA | ow 1 r* -% n ^ r? \\T rvtY\ ^ i JlCUld IU1 ^lUWIIl^ VV Uilltil i number of courscs and looked for a full-time director. Rosscr is a nationally recognized consultant in women's studies and curriculum revision. She had served as coordinator of women's studies at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., for 10 years when USC hired her in mid-1986. Affor ininino flip Pnrnlina ctaff H^cionpH plans to help stimulate research and scholarship by graduate students and faculty in all disciplines that focus on women as subjects. Five new courses have been added to the six that were in the program. Nine separate courses arc being offered this semester at the USC-Columbia campus. Rosser said the program is system-wide, with courses being offered at USC-Columbia and the other regional campuses. Hfeiljlji ?? ' ' tgii - - i If " ' : -r II- wr HyHh [ ' iffl lis -, i ilffii trough art prints on sale in Russell House Thursda ly's crude humor, Film Review for Murphy's kind of Once he gets started i ic Raw kind. cert portion of the film, lino" P/1fli(> IpIIc hie faini. ic (rc.ltpfl tn Murnhv' which happens to be an talent. Yes, his jokes ale about a monkey would work without the id defecating on a lion, that adds Murphy's owr icks the monkey where it It's reflective of his u . Only one of the adults New York and Long Isl he joke, and that uncle extent. Eddie is going to be very But while profanity is his act, his impersonati hy is telling his audience important. Murphy doe een the way he is since Michael Jackson. He na and he's not planning on Cosby and Richard Pry for his kind of humor. getting the voices exact, You live in rooms the size of sneal< ana rnrow jeiio ot me ones you \c But if s OK with us. We love studer music and movies. So we think students are entitle< and dull textbooks. Show us the < knock TWO BUCKS OF your next r The Record Bar Student Discoui students. And for being strange. BiBinBiBBHHaiHiBiHnaiMaiMa STUDENT DISCOUNT WHY BE NOG Return this coupc *2.0? < Normal Knee or any LP/cassero $? 98 list price or higher Pre recorded Video $19 95 or higt(Muftipte sets count as one Item) May not be used in cc bonus progrom Expires Jon 31 1968 COLUMBIA MALL/D >L s Studies Program at USC "The ultimate goal for the Women's Studies ^ Program is to get the information on womeii%/ integrated into all the courses offered at the university," she said. March has been designated Women's History Month in the United States, Rossir said. There will be speakers from Emory University, Stanford University and the University of Southern California, and many of the university's departments and colleges are also planning events. "We arc very happy that all of the spring coursc offerings have filled and feel that women's studies is a growing program," Rosscr said. Rosser's future plans for the Women's Studies Program include further expansion of the number of courses, and to eventually offer a graduate certificate in women's studies. "~ ~ss* -~~~^-- -r ^--'7^ - ~ i l y afternoon. The sale, sponsored by you'll like 'Raw' 1 . * ft f I nerisms and eccentricities r?f their movements. One of the few bits without profanity is the Mr. T impersonation. nto the con- Murphy says he was told by his the audience manager that Mr. T was looking for s incredible him because of jokes told about him and stories in Murphy's previous concert tour. cussing, but So Murphy says he was scared uni flavor to it. til he realized Mr. T was so dumb pbringing in Murphy could use the mind trick iand to some from Return of (he Jedi on him. a big part of Raw is a good movie. 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