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Carolina Life 4 The Gamecock Friday, February 9,1990 Clou By KATHY HEBERGER foj Staff Writer m An hour before the show girls j?r( kick up high heels and clowns f plunder across the stage on rubber legs, the backstage circus 1 family is running errands in rush hour traffic, checking the final line-up for the night's perfor- . a \ tin mance and keeping sensitive ti r Pu gers in line. ? "It's show business and big KucinQcc VAU '\/A oAt o inK tn HA UU3IUVOJ. A UU TV g,Ul U JVU IV/ UV. ^ You're not behind a desk, but lej you're under the spotlight," assistant performance director John . Dedo said. Dedo's job involves taking care of performers' needs and ^ making sure the acts take the spotlight in the right order. "I don't get butterflies when the show begins, but then I'm not a ^ performer," he said. While Dedo organizes the cir- be cus performers, Stevo, a tiger Bi handler, keeps the big cats fed ca and lines them up for their mo- th ment under the coliseum's big tu Reserve Pi By ERIKA JOHNSON Staff Writer Writing tickets and closing the Green gates are not the only responsibilities of serve Police Officers on USC's camp "Blue Coats," as they are commonly cal involved in everything from patrol to co cations and investigations to crime preve The Reserve Police Officer program i Criminal Justice majors in USC's law ment division in order to receive experie college credit. "Just about anything the agency is i in, we involve our RPOs," Vice Pres Law Enforcement and Safety Danny Bal Students are chosen from the Col Criminal Justice to participate in an inte week training period, after which they a missioned as South Carolina State Coi This commision gives them full powe force the laws of South Carolina, as wei arrest powers. "It means they can enforce the law state of South Carolina anywhere t in th Baker said. The RPOs receive training in the i physical education, constitutional lav procedures and police-community re Baker said. They also learn how to fi pons, but do not carry them on campus. After training, the RPOs are divided groups; one group works with the Ui Police Department and the other work State Capitol Parking Facility. The RPO la I our mouiY Winners are L to R Jessica Chen, Brian jj also check ou N 10%-35% OFF B< | ALL SWEATS I 601 Main St. mine ). "I have to make sure they're the right order, or fights will jak out," Stevo said. "1 don't A them a whole lot right here a show. They might get a Je lazy," he added. Laziness is a characteristic that cus workers don't have. "It's =& essful work. Your whole roule can change at any time," rchasing agent Erwin Smith id. Two of the three trucks lith uses to pick up supplies 3ke down Wednesday. "I was ling myself, 'This stop will be sy because I know the town,'" Smith is originally from Cayce d is staying with his family tile he's in town. "After being erywhere in the country, jre's no place like home. I'll jn ^ obably gain 15 pounds, and I Qjr( n't need that," he said. Home for the unit's 300 memrs is the Ringling Brothers and trnum and Bailey Circus' 46 ing r train. The train carries every- vva ing ? the animals, the cos- Sn mes, food and equipment. bui olice fight lowed to work for two yeai desired, the RPOs may rec e Street work. It must done as an the Re- with additional requirement us. The toe College of Criminal Just lied, are The police officers als< mmuni- throughout the year with " ;ntion. program produced by th employs Academy and Educational / ooiH Tliic ollr\\i/c thp rvffippi eniorce;nce and constantly changing law; decisions. nvolved "It's a model program in ident of said. It has received natio cer said. was recently photographei lege of Times, he said. ;nse two The advantage of the R< ire com- program'is the experience i nstables. to have in their major area r to en- the Criminal Justice major 11 as full perience, make some decis ing a career," Baker said, s of the Graduates of the Crimii e state," programs have jobs in Na eral investigations and the areas of City of Columbia police de /, arrest The program also pro^ dations, with 16 additional people t ire wea- 16-20 hours a week. This lows better police coverage into two Besides foot patrol anc liversity student police officers ar< s at the prevention. Project ID, wh s are al- dents' valuables with numt ^ n a i nnouno L WINNI tain bike gi : Kevin Urgo, Connor Mulcahey (not pictured?stand Muhoney and Melissa Frost. Congratulations to you t our Mid-Winter ecause We Compete, You WIN! Sale Begins 2-12-90 Prices good thru 2-28-90 > 7arou i } Keystone Klowns are just one part of the antics i he 119th Edition of Ringling Brothers and Barm ;us at the Carolina Coliseum tonight through Su 'Riding in the train is like be- "In a lot of waj [ in your own little house, one big family and tching the country go by," the soles of your tiili said. "It's a little cramped, there's somebod; : you get used to it." them. If you need crime at US( -s in the program. If if stolen, bicycle registration eive credit for their ness week are some of their independent study activities, s in accordance with The RPOs also give presi tice. dence halls on personal safet 3 continue training erty crime. These presentation 'Crime to Court," a to hear student complaints an e Criminal Justice them back to the administratio I Television, Baker "They provide us with soi s to keep current on important feedback regardir i and recent court through the eyes of a student," T?l mv-\. _ i i r_ i lie kjojs aiso worn ai re the country," Baker concerts with uniformed pi nal recognition and handle problems associated 1 by the New York 75,000 people; they deal wi tions, ticket disputes and dis iserve Police Officer ?a^er sa'd. it allows the students i of study. "It allows But the image of the "Blue to, through that ex- what distorted, according to si ions early on regard- Miller. "People just think we're 01 lal Justice and RPO them double parking, but that's val Intelligence, fed- said. Retrieving keys from lot Richland County and directions and helping people partments. need is'all in a day's work, he : /ides the university ?ut police officers cannot b hat are each working ?f the time. There are 16 RPO; extra manpower al- ple? Miller said. "That's why \* of the campus. us." he said. The students can 1 investigations, the too, he said, by reporting sus i involved in crime and by taking their own safety : ich is engraving stu- "Our job is to make sure th; >ers for identification campus are safe and secure," M i na vy mi ur ' ci |f| y The Navy u II qualified per Ml *Optometi ^ T1^ Ck Q *Psycholc WW II IW I *Nurse y *Entomolc C DO | if\ H *Medical" La IV^O 11! N Excellent pa vacation, in< you are und< veawayi in used), Garnet Sale 35% OFF ALL Q SWEATERS H s 256-6666 | rm ft f Behino at the ! .r;..:; u there's somebody here to do * The performers or workmen ha these talents," Dedo said. "*l's a seif-containe^ c> ** It gets tricky when people in i unit are dating. You can't j away from them," regional ma eting director Patty Roberts said. The contracted acts, perf< mers which the circus' execut director Kenneth Feld selects ter searching the world for i best acts, are often families. 1 performers' children don't m havinc a ctatinnarv hnmft Sm f, ^ -r-^P^ said, because "the circus life """"t^iey've ever * v*s*1 *s ^e c^rcus' ^ J?* ^B? edition of their Greatest Show of Clown Alley Earth and features animal tar jm and Bailey Gunther Gebel-Williams' fii nday, Feb.11. performances. The two-and-oi half-hour show is a grand sei off for Gunther, who will rei /s the circus is at age 56 after a circus car I a little city. If that began in Germany when shoes fall off, was 12 years old. y here to fix Gebel-Williams' handles your hair cut, ring full of Bengal tigers in crime prevention ^ entations in resi- v/k|? y, rape and prop- ]\wl ^ aHow the RPOs n for action. 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BLOCK SEA NOW AVAILAB T?rvp X' V7J.V SOUTHERN MISSII BASKETBALL G; TICKET DISTRIBU ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AM til 4 PM the Ticket Distribution Tab, Floor of the Russell House j [ the Scenes Big Top it. first half of the show, and might ive make it hard to remember that these cats once roamed the junty. gles of India. Lhe "It's very dangerous, but these ?et people are professionals," Dedo rk- said. on The circus performers have insurance policies and dental plans, JI jusi IIKC WUIKCI? ui any uuici ut-ive cupation, Robertson said, af- When The Hernandez Troupe, the The Kehaiovi and The Tokaji he teeterboard performers fill each iss of the three rings, propelling lith each other into human pyramids, is it might be hard to know which ring to watch. 9th "Watch it like a tennis match on ? keep your head moving and ner anticipate what will happen nal next," Dedo said. "It's like no ne- other entertainment." ad- The circus will be performing tire at the coliseum through Sunday, eer Performances are at 4 p.m. and 8 he p.m. today, 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and at 1 a p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets the are S7.50, $9.50 and $11.50. nare f returns to prime time television in a t 8 p.m. on WLTX, channel 19. The weekly series on Feb. 16. PffrTpWWjHW^^^Wfly jAWJI WfyAPHpHHNMi^^Ei^ TING || I L-E L I il J 3SIPPI \ME noN 12,1990 ics on the Second For Coupons