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Features 4 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, January 20, 1988 Committee trying to sa^ Cinematic By JONATHON LOBKK Staff writer This semester, students will get only one chance per evening to see a movie in the Russell Mouse Theater, and the weekly free film is a thing of the past. For the past several years, the Cinematic Arts tic Arts Chairman Reggie . * h \ ' "/ Bullock. Reggie Bullock "Wc are trying to use the student activity fees money effectively," he said. "Showing only one movie saves us the expense of paying Technical Services for two shows." Technical Services is part of the Russell House New theatre g planning to p\ student produ By KELLY S. MARSHALL chance to sc Assistant fen lures editor I" COUrs Bringing a different form of thea- concentratio trc to USC is the goal of the level outside newly-formed Gamecock Workshop actors learn i Theater, says its founder and presi- perform at c dent, Jose Rivera. Drama, i "Instead of students going to the contcmporai theatre, we're bringing the theatre lo be performi them," said Rivera, a theatre and and the gr speech sophomore. "Our perfor- theatre majc mances will be outside, and every- "Anybod; body will have a chance to see the suggestions nrnriurfinrn> hrlwrrn rln" said. "We The amateur group was formed to more than t\ give students a chance to write everybody t scripts, produce and perform ? an whole play.' opportunity most don'i get Rivera before their senior year of college, involved in Rivera said. said althouj "I saw a lot of people with talent new idea who didn't have a chance 10 received p perform, and I wanted to give them students an< that chance," Rivera said. "With "We've < this, they can gain confidence and from just overcome their stage fright before we've sched their senior year. already for "Ordinarily, the opportunity they have too get before their senior year is mostly production, technical experience. In the GWT, groups." everybody gets a chance to do If the gr< something," he said. said he hof The props and costumes will come presentatior from the cast members, Rivera said, and orphan and most of the group's plays, which will run about 30 minutes, will be "We w; done at any available space on orphanages campus. to see thea "We can use any grounds at USC people doi to present a play," he said. "We theatre per won't have walls or very many props give a lit to work with, but students will get a people." I ! STUDENT LEADER Saturda UNIVERSITY What is the Student Leader ship The Student Leadership Tiaining Conference provides an opportunity for students to learn how i be more effective loaders Experienced professio j als will discuss leadership issues in workshops a keynote addresses throughout the day. Who should attend? j Students wishing to onhance their personal an leadership skill development, and students activc involved in campus organizations will benefit gro j from participation What will happen? ' Conference registration bogiris at 8 30 a m ant the opening sessions follows at 9 30 a m and ? conference sessions will be held in the Russell House University Union Workshops will bo offer the morning and afternoon by Student Affairs professionals from the southeastern region Th< luncheon address will begin at noon The confer will conclude no later than 4 30 p m Sonnsnrnrl hv tho nftnartrrmnt nf Citiirtont I .fft NOTE: DEADLINE FOR F Prepaid fees cannot t REGIS' Name : Year in School Student prxifinrwo hpih Institution ! Mailing Address Phone Please make check* payable to: Leader Oepart Boh 8i 4 'e money Arts cuts fit University Union, but its officials arc paid by Cinematic Arts to hire students to show movies and maintain the projector, Bullock said. Projectionists earn more than $30 for each film showing. While the cost of renting films from movie rnmnan?f?c hn? onnc nn ntlcnHanrc al f inpmntir* Arts' showings has gone down, said Bullock, an advertising senior. Attendance this past semester at 7 p.m. showings was too low to cover its expenses, he said. "We would have like five people come in for the 7 p.m. showing, and we would lose money." Attendance figures for this past semester show that on Wednesday, for example, an average of 29 people went to the 7 p.m. film presentation. The average attendance at the 9:30 p.m. viewing was about 65. Since the spring semester of the 1985-86 academic year, attendance has steadily declined. Cinematic Arts canceled two weeks of movie showings at the end of that semester because of lower-thanexpected overall attendance and an accounting error covering usher salaries, said Jay Cooper, program coordinator for CPU. c everything wc do. . - c, it will take a lot more n because of the noise :, but that will help the mBH_~ V to concentrate when they U2| )ther places," he said. p :omedy, mysteries and ^ir$3?ia| ry plays arc expected to :d twice each semester, oup is not limited to )rs, Rivera said. y who has scripts or i can contribute," Rivera jijsi (.(in i pcnuim any i --.st ,vo acts, because we want o have time to sec the * _ , who has been ^ theatre for eight years, [ gh amateur theatre is a in Columbia, he has 4Crocodile 9 Rei ositivc response from J faculty. Biology professor Dav ilready gotten 10 people camellias behind Russell our first meeting, and uled our first production March," he said. "If we many people for one "ffTrtit* fhp we'll just split the * UIl^ 3 3up is successful, Rivera The Flaming Lips/Do )cs to eventually take its show at Rockafellas* is off campus to hospitals Monday evening was n ages. raiser for WUSC-FM. A the show in Monday's is ant to go to schools, Gamecock said otherwis i ? anybody who wants lire, * * he said. "A lot of i't get a chance to see ~ ^ ~~ ~ formances, so we want to lIf/IP/1 CM aw tie something to those WU JV"p rlAl ruin TDAiMiMn /^r^MtrrrocrMOc: or 11r i nniiinnj vuini liil-iiuu iy, February 6, 1988 < OF SOUTH CAROLINA What topics will be coverec in the workshops? Workshops covering basic personal and l ' ,0 ship skills will be offered Participants will he n* choice of workshops from creativity and mot nd to greek and women's issues. Who will be speaking? The morning address will feature an outst. d leader in higher education who will challengi *'y thinking regarding leadership development a rtlv/ 1 * . . ? i poi aunai auut??s ? muiivaiionai woman lea address leadership issues from a unique pei five during the luncheon address j How much will it cost? ill The cost for the conference is $10 for US< Columbia students and $20 for others The \ ed in includes a continental breakfast, rofroshmen luncheon, and conference materials The d( 5 registration is January 22, 1988 Propaid foe cannot be returned aftor deadline date Division of Student Affairs* Paid for in pari by Student F REGISTRATION IS JANUARY 22, 1988 w returned after the deadline date. rRATION FORM Staff Member ship Training Proarams and return with this form to: ment of Student Life. >128. USC. Columbia. SC 29208 m show in es CPU's programs arc subsidized by student activity fees and are not run for a profit. Normally, enough money is allocated each academic year to cover, when combined with revenues, the cost of each program, Cooper said. But when revenues are lower than projected or costs arc higher than anticipated, programs are canceled. Both revenues and costs for Cinematic Arts did not meet expectations in 1985-86, Cooper said. The committee planned more conservatively since then to avoid having to cancel scheduled films at all costs, but attendance has been hurt by the increasing popularity of home rentals of films on videocassettc and $1-admission movie theaters, Cooper said. "The theater used to be a popular place to go." There are no plans for the next academic year to reduce or increase the number of films shown, Cooper said. "There is no way of knowing what people are going to do," he said. "We have gotten a good turnout for our first two movies, but you never know if that is going to continue." r. jpi mbert id Rembert Jr. wasn't actually in the Australian outb House. ;ord fiP in uglas Chay [ ] nightclub H 01 a fund- t preview of | ! sue of The H h*v*.iiuwewi gg m || tsome h 1m t FHNAIIVF 90 r? ^^SSSp L E?ER^ ivea [ j a our h ir|d Eg m der will I K M I spec" I f i ' - I LADIES iadline for ] r -j eos [ [V] ? I GUYS IN I Mils IE3 m fILL H 0 s f v J!r i|W| ? wSSm Yi ? RoboCop is among the hit films that will bo seen only once per night by students in the Russell House Theater this semester. , -v v ?Jb> *^W|H E?fi A run JONES/Th* Uamtcoi* ? 1 < 1 ^ I J^A ^ j* lacrEyTif 1 r'WEDNESDAY ES LOCK-UP 0-10:00 I FREE: I FUZZY NAVELS I WINE COOLERSI DRAFT " ||. ri i i v:vv | 3 COVER WITH THIS QD I BC REGULATIONS I ENFORCED jje *