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Williams, Travis take top honors in country music By The Associated Press BUENA PARK, Calif. ? Soft-spoken gentleman cowboy Randy Travis won the most trophies, but the Academy of Country Music voted once again the heartland's rowdy leader of song, Hank Williams Jr., its favorite entertainer. It was the second consecutive Entertainer of the Year trophy for the man nicknamed Boccphus, the 38-year-old son of country music great Hank Williams. "This is what my momma wanted all the time. . . . She i.j l .j j ~ r .1 i j .. t i wouiu ue so prouu, unu, ui course, my uuuuy, 1 Know he'd bo proud," Williams said after taking the top honor Monday night at Knott's Berry Farm. The 23rd annual awards ^^ presentation was televised . . , ? nationally by NBC. CoU""Y Travis, 28, won three Music awards awards: top male singer song Entertain0r of the Year and single of the year for his hit, "Forever and Ever, ^ank Williams Jr. Amen." Male Vocalist "It's still a big thing to Randy Travis keep winning. It makes me Female Vocalist quite nervous. It doesn't feel R b McEn,ire any different than it did the r I first time," said Travis, who Group last year won four awards on Highway 101 the strength of the soup "On Alhnm I he Other Hand." 77/0, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Dolly Parton, Emmylou parton, Linda Ronstadt Harris and Linda Ronstadt c won the album trophy for oong Trio. The mother-daughter "Forever and Ever, Amen," duo The Judds took the duet Randy Travis trophy. Los Angeles-based Single Highway 101 was best group, ?f and ? A .. and Reba McEntire won top female vocalist for the fourth Randy Travis time. " 111 "It's like they're saying 'Reb, you still got it,' and that's nice," McEntire said. Ricky Van Shelton won for new male vocalist. K. T. Oslin was best new female vocalist and won the video honor for "'80s Ladies." "It's better than wonderful. It's marvelous," Van Shelton said. "It means you've finally arrived. It means you're there." Highway 101 's group award marked the second consecutive loss in that category for perennial favorite Alabama, although Highway member Cactus Moser didn't think the awards should be considered a horse race. "I don't feel like we beat them," Moser said. "It's wonderful to be recognized." Williams and Travis faced off in Entertainer of the Year, vocalist, single, song, album and video categories. "It's a great feeling but it comes with a lot of work," Williams said of his victory. Nominees were picked by the 2,500-member Academy of Country Music, and members voted by mail-in ballot. Drummer Archie Francis won his 11th trophy, and fiddler Johnny Gimble and steel guitarist J. D. Maness each won their 10th awards to lead winners in instrumental categories. Bass player Emory Gordy Jr., guitarist Chet Atkins and keyboardist John Hobbs won their secondconsecutive academy trophies. I ^ si * I * J * I. RUSSELL H0USE-2n * * J Science and Math * Library and Informatic * Education J Criminal Justice * Pharmacy 5" U?n1fV, jt licrciitn J Social Work I II. BUSINESS A DM IN IS * * J Business Administrate i III. GAMBRELL-Near Fr> * 1* * Humanities and Social J Nursing * Any other schools not I POLLS WILL BE J 10:00 AM - 6:00 * * * 4 * * | I trick KuEK , ? V, j| & *. HI BB^. '-^jH - gq8CEa^!^p*MB Er^lk/ ' " -*, yjffl lH Bk v^ ?k im| ' ^^MPmr - c". V MHfck: -5* PiS m m^fz f~-~::-71 p.-: ******* I- J'!? J? " ,--?- -7,.;- z7 -" ( j *. .|'/^^h nm^B i*2pr KI "jlgM ^^^^HBEB&|Bhw n is il ffl ; It's a 'dog meet dog' world Sasha and Sasha gel acquainted this past week. (I jor, brought the dogs to lunch outside Russell Hon rUDENT G0VE1 ?ase vote at following k d floor lobby >n Science iTRATION-lst floor lobby )I1 ont Entrance Sciences list (M i VOTING 1. Electi< Treasi 2. Studei o rni I', open * ^ pm ballot ^ These o are fK: ' f?r y? tM^y VOTI M '%3Try| k. JHiB r ^^|:.::.:-:::y;-- | C^Q W fi* ~ ~T/53B: mB | - SWHfr *; ' jfe*. * /^B j -;; lli ???. ";:/H I W ^JF -/. ^BE^ m SJEPsii H /' U I HACHTEl. The Gamecock l\>ncr Paula I'atterson, a junior I1RTA rnase. A ilNMENT ELE mentions according tc IV. L V. C VI. Hi WILL INCLUDE: :m of Student Governme irer it Government Senators blowing constitutional ar udent Senate and will b< for student body consid< PL(8S)004, PL(88)0( amendments and the Si >sted in their entirety in ur review. 2TODAY Seniors to rc for Cooper. wiitfa nil Willi IVlllK^l By IRMA R. RATCHFORI) Staff writer The Student Alumni Association, foi the third year, is raising funds for USC with a Senior Challenge Week pledge campaign. This is the first year SAA has been solely in charge of the campaign, said L.eigh Darby, a public relations junior and member of the association. "The goal of Senior Challenge Week is to raise $100,000 over a fiveyear period," Darby said. "All seniors will be called and asked to pledge a donation of $ 10 now and for the next four years, $20, $30, $40, and $50 respectively, totaling $150." The money will be pooled together :nvl Hnnntpfl tn (hp Thnmas Pnnnpr Library as a Class of 1988 gift. Darby said by pooling the money together, "it would have a greater impact, and ai the library serves a large number of C students." "This is one of the largest gifts V donated to a library by a student D body in the nation," said Director of ei Libraries Ken Toombs. w Toombs, who has been with the ti university for 21 years, also said that P the gift is a "fantastic gesture." p "This is the biggest thrill since the a building of the Thomas Cooper Library," he said. "I'm pleased that r< students wanted to help because the si library tries to offer the best possible is services it can." 5 The library was chosen because "it 1< has been falling in ranking in the past few years, and it needed help," Dar- \ by said. k The rankinc of university libraries. C Toombs said, is based on total expcn- A ditures. Between 1975 and 1987 S Thomas Cooper Library fell in rank I. from 57 to 95. He said that with the n support of the administration, facul- d ty and students, good things are sure to occur. V Participation should be good b because the seniors are donating to c something tangible that they all have tl used, SAA faculty adviser Lynn o Gregory said. u Seniors making donations will g receive an Alumni Association p membership for the first year after graduation, free of charge. This en- c titles them to access to Blatt Physical a Education Center and Thomas p Cooper Library, automatic member- t ship in the alumni groups in their r home cities, discounts with career 1< planning at the USC Career Center, t notices of upcoming Homecoming 5 1CTI0NS > your major: A W-Main Lobby ngineering School aw School nj TQVT1M T KSUlkJJUUlJl-UlUOOUlll kJLl VCl UUL pplied Professional Sciences ^urnalism 1EDICAL SCHOOL-Student Ai [edical Students nt President, Vice Presi nendments have been pi e placed on the March 2 oration: T)T /0 0\A01 T>T ZOO\AOi jOy r i^yoo)\j/u?, jl ;udent Government Cons the Student Governmer / LVT * rise funds 9} r 7 I Lwrary i ige Week t ctivities and reunions and the vroliniart. ^ The theme of Senior Challenge t /eek is "2001. Where will you be?" brochures were sent to every senior ncouraging them to look ahead to ' 'here they will be and how USC conibuted. The theme corresponds to 'resident Holderman's 2001 plan to osition the university in the top 10 mong the nation's institutions. "It is important for students to salize that USC is not a stateupported school," Darby said. "It ; state-assisted and receives less than 0 percent of its budget from :gislative appropriations." In an effort to make Challenge Veek more visible on campus, a ickoff rally was held Monday on jreene street, Darby said. Carolina dive performed, Jerry Brewer of tudent Activities spoke on behalf of JSC and three active senior class nembcrs talked about what USC has one for them. "I want to see Senior Challenge Veek become a campus word," Dariy said. "The campaign will be successful if people realize the value of heir diplomas and give back a little ?f what they took." She said that indergraduates should keep the proram in mind for the day when they reparc to graduate. Students collecting pledges began ailing seniors Tuesday between 5:30 nd 9:30 p.m. and will continue the >hone campaign the same hours hrough March 29. Those students lot reached by phone will be sent a etter. Results from the pledges will )e posted on a banner on Greene ? Jtreet, Darby said. V r p i j * * * ? * * * * * * M M ? W ? * M * * * l%w v * * * * * f.fairs Office * * * * * * * : * * * * * * ident, and J * * * assed by * 3, 1988 ? 2 | . iti ilinn * ? it Office { * * * * I 1# i