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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.
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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
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"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.
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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
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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."
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body in the nation," said Director of ei
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university for 21 years, also said that P
the gift is a "fantastic gesture." p
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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
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has been falling in ranking in the past
few years, and it needed help," Dar- \
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Thomas Cooper Library fell in rank I.
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membership for the first year after
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Education Center and Thomas p
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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
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