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By CAREN CAMPBELL ??
Features editor
If you've ever wanted to experience
our third planet away from
the sun without actually spanning the
globe, USC's McKissick Museum is
definitely the place to be.
The "Welcome to Planet Earth:
An Introducton to the Natural Environment"
exhibit is a great experience
for those who foster that
child-like curiosity about our mother
earth.
Most people wouldn't think that a
jellyfish could fossilize, but that's
just one of the many things students
can learn by visiting the exhibit, said
Karin Willoughby, curator of
Natural Sciences.
The exhibit is divided into three
sections.
The entrance is a basic welcome to
the exibit and a journey through a
hallway filled with mysticism as well
as artifacts including a specimen of
amethyst accompanied with a tale of
the legend of amethyst in relation to
the Roman gods.
One more step and you're looking
into the eyes of a beautiful green
fluorite Buddha, a calcite angel wing,
a crystal ball and a drawing of that
master of the deep ? the dragon.
The fascination of minerals and the
artwork has transcended the
metaphysical mysticism of the new
age cult so that anyone can enjoy.
"We're trying to convey a sense of
variability of earth and emphasize
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Willoughby said.
Our first stop is "Earth: the Third
Planet From the Sun" which is a
delight for all stargazers.
Many people have heard about the
Big Bang theory. But, what about the
Red Shift theory?
Rubies, diamonds and emeralds of
all cuts and sizes are also on display
for gem fans.
Another stop and you're at the
beach with the "Earth: the Water
Planet" part of the exhibit. Among
some of the treasures there are a
jawbone of a whale from Myrtle
Beach which is as long as a compact
car, a 22 gallon fish tank, and a
variety of ornate shells that differ in
color from deep, dark, milk
chocolate to the pastel reflections of
the inner smooth ear abalone.
And what trip to the museum
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fossils and bones?
Our last stop will be into "Earth:
the Living Planet" which is a compilation
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"We constantly learn things about
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Lovely silver teapots, canisters,
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McKissick.
About 100 pieces will be featured
from the Baruch collection, which
contains more than 450 pieces of
silverwares made in Britain during
the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Most items in the exhibit date from
the 18th century and include a 1730
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People of America be warned.
Slowly but surely our sacred airwaves
are being invaded by a menace
worse than wet hairspray or cold feet
under the covers.
Two decades ago it began, and it
was called disco.
Countless people twirled, whirled
and hustled to such greats as Leif
Garrett, Mother's Finest, Donna
Summers, Gloria Gaynor and the Bee
Gees.
Who would have figured that after
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Janis Joplin, and Jefferson
Airplane, America wt)uld plummet
into the depths of disco?
Coming down off of any kind of
high can produce nasty side effects,
huh?
The '60s thing got really big and
now record companies are trying to
pull out all their old people said Kris
Orsdel, chief announcer at WUSCFM.
"That way they don't have to go
out and find talent."
But what exactly was it that gave
rise to disco?
"Saturday Night Fever" ? a
movie that had a whole nation idolizing
an ex-sweathog ? embodied all
the principles of a gold-chained people
and propelled disco to the
forefront of American pop culture.
The birth of the discotheque was
witnessed by millions of unsuspecting
rock fans. No longer would people
dance, jam, jive and thrash. Now
they would be forced to boogie.
bome wen-Known guy once said
that if we didn't learn from history
we'd be doomed to repeat it. He was
right. The Bee Gees are back with a
vengeance with their new album One,
and Summer is "going crazy just to
let you know" that disco is back.
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Here is a '80s remake of a '60s song
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Even Madonna has allowed creeping
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Madonna's feeble attempt to
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fooling anybody. Orsdel said its now
a combination of hip hop (rap and
reggae) and British dance music
(techno-pop). But its true identity
shines through.
The next thing you know, Leif
Garrett will return with Cliff
Richards and Olivia Newton-John
singing back-up!
There's definitely something to be
said on the state of the American
psyche here. Disco is simply a
manifestation of the self-destructive,
masochistic tendencies and resentment
embodied Americans after
eignt years 01 disillusionment.
Or maybe it's the manifestation of
people not wanting to let go of the
past because they fear the future.
Hell, maybe it's just bad taste.
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Will the wanna-be's turn to the Bee
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