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Features I Wednesday, February 17, 1988 THE GAMECOCK 5 N Bw8 j/mH&/C7 ** mags' BflQjHVa*ff?y *#<* <>. ... . . rv^T >'' ' , -: ^ iStfW ' '* * Now what? A young member of the Tudorica family seems to In her next move. The troupe performed acrobatie stunts part of the Ringling Bros, and Harnuni & Bailey Coliseum. k i MUMW?Ill?IHlliWiflhllllllli?'i 'i I'll I II 1 'i mm * * I:*h way (usiil on roiini # b ( Musi present .t valid lollejw siuilcni I l> jih! oihor parln.ip.iimu orru'rs < rri Jobs, school, foot! By RITA K. COSHY Slaff writer ??ir ..... .....r p* ii ywu uu win linn ii^iii, vvmi do 3RgJKfl|HH^B So says I'iiicvi He native Hric Boone. A criminal justice junior, he is a member of the football team, AriHfjft. |, pfp?f A- niy ROTC participant and an award winning poet. This past semester, Boone, 20, held down three part-time jobs to support not only himself, but his sister, who graduated this past ! December with a bachelor's degree in Dfl hinlnov Always o/z the go "' . V ' "<' Boone's demanding schedule kept him on the go constantly. It began daily at 3 a.m., delivering The State newspaper in Columbia. ROTC training came next at 6:20 a.m. three days per week, then 8 a.m. classes, H football practice and studying. ; Boone also worked three to four ; nights a week as a desk clerk at V- ! Capstone residence hall from 8 p.m. J to midnight. During breaks from 't Un ?trs-v**L' r\ ; luuiuuii, iiv. >vui i\v;u as a iui Gov. Carroll Campbell in the Stale 'Action Jac By PATRICK J KAN Features editor Action Jackson isn't exactly an or ^ _ telligent film. But one thing makes it hero and leading lady are both black. UgLr:. > -v s needs a white back-up for wide audie ^-yyf.* -w Carl Weathers plays the title charact cop who has been demoted to a papertain because of his hot-dog style. His I when he almost ripped the arm ol g^an&^Hv A move which cost him his lieutenant's The rapist is the son of Peter Delia Enh junes' rhr (jan.ecwk T. Nelson), an automobile tycoon w of grandeur. His adversaries are being ave trouble recalling murdered in grisly fashion. Although this past weekend as not connect Dellaplane to the dec Circus at Carolina knows better. Jackson enlists the reluctant help ol . . to Dellaplane, including his wife Pa %ij{ w^M\ \\ or'ess- Anywhere w Vl This Spring Break, if you and your Irian % J about heading to the slopes, the beach or ?????? visit, (ireyhound can take you there Tin ever pay is $44.50each way based on round-trip purchast trips are even less. | So take a Spring Break trip that won't break vou. On gWGQGREYHOL - Ana leave the driving I irippiiriluvc ' ireyhound 2015 Gervais Street 779-0725 i. .ml upon pun hast- No olhcr discounts apply I ukcls art- nnntr.mslir.ihU' anil K"oil l"r1 ain rcslru lionsapplv Olfcr dli'i'livc 2 I XK '> I*1 XX ()|"fcr limited Not valid in anada 1 ball, ROTC, poetry it juggles varic House. said. This semester, he still works at the Boone won the Capstone desk and puts in another 13 Award from the Wo to 15 hours per week at the State association in 1986 am House. the youngest to win t! When Hoone wasn't working or was unable to attend i practicing, he said he stayed at his due to ROTC conn South Main Street apartment to said. catch un on school work and write n lit Cilifl 1111 poetry. again this year, attenc A poet and he knows it po.c'm ??,lclcv,s,on1 I really want mon Boone's poetry hook, A Time for into poetry," Boone Truth and / mr, was published this feel iIk* words are toe past September. It is a collection of So I purposely use si 69 poems, three short stories, a per- densed words so eve sonilication, a play and some rap involved." songs. Boone was also iui The works deal with subjects such Team Player of t as growing pains, isolation, love, Defense" as a defen relationships, religion and sex. When for the Gamecock DUlMIl I 11 > I UW^tlll IU UllllPv tlUUUl I lie DUUUU Ul 11 1 1111 d I > \?V. book, he said he spent three days in joined the team as total isolation. third week of the sea "I didn't see anyone and must ll\Jnthino mn have written over 20 poems in that iyiflIlltlS *"uri short period," he said. The key to succes Boone said all his poems are a management and moi "direct inspiration from God," and said. he recalls a love for poetry since he "Most people mak< was eight. this is so time consul "At Children's Day at my father's "I'm trying to make i church, I would always modify the you can accomplish e verses they gave me to recite," Boone learn self-discipline." kson9 another fun mmm m BN% ? n Film Review and neither Stone), who suspects too much for her own goc nee appeal. and Sydney (Vanity), a nightclub singer who rel er, a Detroit on him for heroin and sex. pushing cap- After the expected string of shootouts, run-: doss reminds and one-liners, Jackson uncovers criminal activ f a rapist, a in Dellaplane's corporation, including plans job. murder the chief of an auto workers' union, plane (Craig must foil his plans, keep his allies alive and wal ith delusions his temper. conveniently Weathers has become a celebrity over the past the cops car.- years, but only as a back-up to others, includi ds, Jackson Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky scries and Arn< Schwarzenegger in Predator. In each, he has exi people close ed a charm and personal style that proved he coi trice (Sharon carry a film on his own. He finally delivers het jgH \J ^ all ftate " 5^|S drinking V - _, 0V/ regulation* <f^orce^ SANDY'S H ? FAMOUS. iitt* (Yf \ ' ? OUR we go. ser Jsare thinking 9 PHIII just home lor a $ UnlLI, l* most you'll Q OP And shorter ^ (irevhouiul (f| o. c _ \Cr v\S ind % v? to us. #" 1 Expire; iravil on (ircAhounil luu-v Irn . ' I"?HH (ircvlumiwl I iih-v |ik sty of duties I Boone said people need to believe H Golden Poet in themselves and believe they can rid of Poetry reach their goals. "Nothing can stop ^ J 1987. "I was you if you know who you iire and ^ Ills :iw:ird. bur where vmii :ir/? onino " the convention I lis advice to other students is sim- ^ nitinents," he pie: "When the semester starts, tell |:A yoursell to make a specific game ^ hopes to win plan," he said. "Then commit 1 and recite his yourself. Then execute it immediately and don't wait until the last minute." N l* people to get Time must be controlled, Boone i: said. "Many said. "Draw up a big schedule and r > sophisticated. till up the entire day. Know where [ mple and con- and what you will be doing every 30 - ryonc can get minutes. Use time to your advantage." imed a " Scout Boone is keeping up with all his he Week tor many activities this semester and sive linebacker plans to do so again next year. He football team. said he hopes to graduate in >mmitments. he mid-1989 with a criminal justice a walk-oil the decree and "have the notion of h.-iv ^on. ing five to six doors open." !.= ' Boone said he may pursue a career H ' J as a military officer, law enforcement N s is good time official, congressional aide, sports f; tivation, ttoonc journalist or poet. F His ultimate goal is to tour and K : a big deal that perform poetry full time. "However, ning," he said. poetry doesn't really pay off until \ statement that you die or do something else," he [:; verything if you said. !,; i win ciI>>aut <\ uiuugii, lethal weapon Nelson is a perlect had guy. He has played a variety of roles before, including the frazzled dad in Poltergeist, but none as juicily campy as this. With silver hair and a sinister smile, he is the >d, epitome of controlled evil. ics Action Jackson borrows liberally from Lethal Weapon, a hit action film from this past year. The ins black hero who falls into peril, the silver-haired ity villain with a group of quick-strike assassins, the to blend of comedy and action ? they've all been LJ.? 1 IV- UV'IIL UV.IWI w. :ch But there's one important difference: the black hero doesn't have a white sidekick who gradually 10 becomes the star. ing Action Jackson will not raise anyone's l.Q. or 3ld call awareness to black issues. 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