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Staff Writer "1
Fortunately for us, the Ellen Mc^
James Society has not chosen to Jast
follow the path of their fictional ,lin?
namesake.
.The Atlanta-based alternative ^
band borrowed their name from ai
John Irving's The World Accord- en
ing to Garp, in which a group of
'.feminists voluntarily have their "lst'
tongues removed in protest of a vi- be.
olferu rape. But the Ellen James simF
Society that played at Rockafella's McG
[this past Thursday night is any- W?[T1
'thing BUT sworn to silence.
EJS has to its credit an excellent hone:
first release, Reluctantly We. For 310 a
thelpast eight months the band has Th
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oeen piaying mgniciuos across uie
country promoting their LP. ^rom
Cooper Seay and Christine some
MbGuire's haunting vocals and
ripping guitar work are complemehted
by bassist Bryan Lilje and s*nS
drummer Scott Bland, and the band
combination is explosive. Soci
This talented quartet's songs are ind<
a paradoxical mix of hard rocking, Recc
impassioned music and dreamily
poetic lyrics. Many of the songs prov
deal with painful relationships and lent,
the lyrics are at times bitter, but secoi
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and its music is so aggressive.
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I'm really excited about USC gradui
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med out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing
t have it and thought of other things if you did."
y James Baldwin in Nobody Knows My Name, may be
SC students who were accustomed to parents footing the
>ay now.
ime to get used to the fact that you will be poor for the
ears," Michael Fryer, a graduate student, said. "You find
; on your own, everything is more expensive. Just things
se kinds of expenses are unforseen."
: advice to incoming freshman is to cut down on going
ike advantage of meal plans.
ny Groen is doing just that. "I try to eat on my meal card
; out. I try to spend money on only the necessities for
e only problem is the money is "going a lot faster than I
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tudents. Her account with South Carolina National Bank 1
in Checking Account" for students. With this account 1
ice charges, and no minimum balance is required.
"Bargain Checking" is the Automatic Teller Machine's \
i can be used for cash withdrawal as well as a plastic 1
jsented to a merchant, it is accepted as a credit card but
iately withdrawn from the account like a check,
beneficial because students don't have to carry around a
lid Brenda Hellams, manager of corporate communica
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y the show. Weaver has also seen EJS perform
it Rockafella's in Atlanta. "They're awesome I
y enjoy the show. love their music," she said.
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they honestly love what they are
ite student Susie doing. "Performing is addictive,"
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"It is hard, but try to do it Try to get a reas<
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Hellams said the biggest problem students
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which helps with those unintended boo-boos,
don't spend it" she said.
Hellams also said credit cards may seem 1
important to protect one's credit rating. "Do r
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she said.
Fryer said owning credit cards is a large di;
not have a steady income "because it is as if
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for students to deal with."
Freshman Shannon Myers said lack of mo
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Junior Lisa Saxon said the advantage of a c
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Demmi Willington, vice president of consun
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ally live for the moment"
Well, for the moment the Ellen
James Society is pretty hot Check
out Reluctantly We, and definitely
catch their show when they return
to Rockafella's in a few months.
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