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'Shocker' By KATHY HEBERGER Staff Writer Shocker, the latest movie from the creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street, is a great horror movie because the gruesome, grisly action never stops ? no matter how much the audience needs a break. The plot revolves around the inrroHiKK, 1 1- T -1 vi vuiuiji uau lutK ui J uiiaiuan Parker, an honor-roll football star in a Midwestern town who loses his adopted family and his girlfriend to mad slasher Horace Pinker, whom he later learns is his natural father. Service orj cares for cc By ELIZABETH LYNCH Staff Writer It's a cold, rainy November night, and there might be a 10-year-old child lying in a hospital because he has been physically abused by his parents. Also imagine that tomorrow is his birthday and no one is there to buy him a gift except for the USC organization Carolina Cares. "Community service is an integral part of everyone's life, and during college we have the chance to start volunteering and hopefully continue our services after we graduate," Carolina Cares President Heather Koval, a business senior, said. Carolina Cares' fund raising for Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children can help buy Christmas and birthday gifts for children, Koval said. Since 1969, Carolina Cares, made up of USC student volunteers, has raised funds and provided volunteer relief for organizations such as the Salvation Army, the Providence Home shelter for the homeless and the Sister Care shelter for abused women and children. Last year Carolina Cares raised more than $12,000 for the Harvest Hope Food Fund and other smaller organizations, Koval said. Other organizations and causes that Carolina Cares has helped so far this year include Hurricane Hugo, with a collection of more than $300, the Carolina Blood Drive and the selling of Christmas gift tags for the Richland MemorViolinist sees himself in T. V. series Bv The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA ? Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Paul Arnold wasn't impressed when he first saw the hit TV sitcom "The Wonder Years." Then he noticed his resemblance to the star's nebbishy friend. "I started watching this show about kids, and I really wasn't too interested, but the longer I watched, the more the names and situations became very familiar," Arnold said this week, recalling seeing the premiere episode of the ABC-TV show last year. "Suddenly, I was seeing me, this kid who played the violin and wore glasses and was allergic to everything. He even had my name. When the show ended, I saw it was Neal and Carol's show." Neal Marlens, Arnold's friend, and his wife, Carol Black, created the show about adolescents growing up during the late 1960s. Marlens and Arnold were best friends growing up in the New York City suburb of Huntington Station. Marlens' character on the show, Kevin Arnold, is played by actor Fred Savage. Paul Pfeiffer, the character based on Paul Arnold, is portrayed by Josh Saviano. Arnold said the show's details make "The Wonder Years" real for him. "For instance, I remember how we agonized before calling a girl on the phone. You'd sit there for hours, just trying to get up the courage to do it. There were hundreds of moments like that in the show," he said. United Way of the Midlands ll brings out the best in all of us. "The United Way works 365 days 9 year, not just the day they take up the money jjkfh. ^ u ??Tn.W?rO<LD*i. has great | Movie | Review Horace Pinker is a TV repairman and devil worshiper, but he spends most of his time slashing entire families with his foot-long butcher knife. He has some sarcastic lines such as "No more Mr. Nice Guy" before he kills, but his scariness doesn't get lost in sarcasm the way janization )mmunity ial Children's Hospital and Home. "Carolina Cares helps us deal with the kids who have fallen through the cracks," Regional Director for Continuum Care Paul McCravy said. "They help us to provide clothing, birthday and Christmas gifts and other basic needs." Presently, the USC volunteer service is planning the Carolina Cares Community Service Week, which will take place the week of Nov. 27. The event will include a collection of clothes and canned foods for the needy, the annual Christmas tree liehtine ceremonv and the third annual Voluntary Service Reception, which will honor other USC students for their community service. "In society today, everyone has to give a little bit. Carolina Cares gives back to the community that houses our school," Koval said. "I feel that this is a club that USC needs," junior journalism major Merry Jolluck said. "It not only helps USC faculty and students, but the community surrounding Carolina." Many of the Carolina Cares volunteers say there is a great feeling of self-satisfaction when one helps one another, Koval said. Any students who are interested in community service are urged to go to a Carolina Cares meeting, Koval said. The meetings are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Russell House room 303. IB KATE B The elus ess of Br scene we tapestry sale: NORRSI you'll en making tl lu VIDEO I . 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