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Free Fridays at River bar Zoo will celebrate the New Yea FREE Fridays during January ai "Free Fridays provide people wl never had an opportunity to visii zoo a chance to enjoy Riverbanks' animals," Zoo Director Satch Krantz said. Riverbanks zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to p.m., with the admissions gate c The Zoo is located off 1-126 at Boulevard exit. Michael Bolton In Concei Bolton concert tickets are on sal< Carolina Coliseum box office an outlets. Michael Bolton is schedi appear at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29 at th Call 777-SCAT to charge by ph( Pearl Harbor Film: From. about the attack on Pearl Harbor Thursday, Jan. 16, in the auditor Gervais Street. The film tells the Army's Schofield Barracks shori Pearl Harbor. The program is th< that tell the story of World War wood's greatest moviemakers. HIV+ Course: LBSW is off? educational course about differe are HIV positive, and caregivers information, contact Lisa D. Hir 1992 Parent's Weekend C in being part of of the 1992 Pare If you want the opportunity to w develop your leadership skills, p ties Center and sign up. For moi Weekend Steering committee ca National Lampoon Colleg Lampoon Magazine is producing short films by amateur film mak< 30 seconds and one minute in lei interested in everything from ori other television shows. Tapes si poon's Video Spoofs, 100 Unive Universal City, CA, 91608. Thri students want their tapes returne< (800) 966-4000. Romeo and Juliet to be staged at Lc From Staff Reports William Shakespeare's classic play "Romeo and Juliet," which depicts the doomed love affair of two Italian teenagers, will take on a new twist when it is staged Jan. 23-26 at the University of South Carolina's Longstreet Theatre. The performances begin at 8 p.m. weekdays and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $9 for the public, $8 for USC faculty and staff, senior citizens and military personnel and $5 for students. The play will follow Shakespeare's text, but will have more of a tragic theme than most productions, said Michael Joseph Donlan, a second-year graduate student at USC who is directing the play. "Most shows I've seen have been over-romanticized vesions," Donlan said. "I want to show 'Romeo and JuLet' as a true tragedy. By deromanticizing it, I hope to iks: Riverbanks -M ?& r by offering j/" losing at 4 p.m. j| the Greystone UTirn rt: Michael e now at the id all SCAT uled to e coliseum. Tickets are $22.50. )ne. Here to Eternity, a film classic , will be shown at 7:30 p.m. ium at the S.C. State Museum on 5 story of enlisted men at the US Lly before the Japanese attack on 3 first in a year-long series of films II as portrayed by some of Holly Kiss Me Kate: A national touring production of Kiss Me Kate, the popular Cole Porter musical comedy, will be performed at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 19, at the Koger Center. The musical is a play within a play. The two main characters, Lilli and Fred, are starring in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The musical is sponsored by CPU. Tickets are $17.50 and $12.50 for the public and $5 for USC students. sring its HIV+ course, an nt issues relating to persons who ; of victims of the virus. For more les at 779-7257. "ommittee: Are you interested nts Weekend Steering Comittee? ork on a major USC program and lease stop by the Campus Activire information about the Parents 11 Ute Patsch at 7-5780. ;e Film Search: National ; a video spoof show, featuring srs. The videos should be between lgth, and the producers are ginal satire and skits to parodies of lould be sent to National Lamrsal City Plaza, Building 447, se dollars should be included if i For further information, call as a true tragedy )ng street Theatre Theatre I - : 'i:\ show a true story of young love and the pain and sacrifice young love endures." All characters are portrayed by USC theatre students. Romeo is portrayed by Greg Tavares, Juliet by Angela Eckard and Friar Lawrence by Jayce Tromsness, who has written original music for the show. Nancy Underwood is costume designer, Bill Nolan is set designer 1 and Peter Joyce is the lighting designer. Tickets are available at the Longstreet Theatre box office. To order by phone, call 777-2551. For information, call 777-4288. I \ mbm :* \ mm? A A passion for th By ROCHELLE KILLINGBECK Staff Writer In 1945 a four-year-old Iranian boy and his family sailed to the United States with a boat full of World War II soldiers. The family setded in the northeastern United States, A ?./*? ?? < * % ? ? n /"?nlhira trnnr anu diici tu ycai:> ui giuwnig up ui a ^unuiv ?vij different from his native one, Shahrough Akhavi is a tenured professor in the Government and International Studies Department. Akhavi earned his bachelor's degree in Middle East Studies from Brown University, his master's from Harvard University and his doctorate from Columbia University. "I came to USC in 1973 because it was one of a few positions available in Middle Eastern politics," said Akhavi, who also taught at the University of California-at Davis. He is an avid researcher, and his office reflects his passion for Middle East studies. Two large bookcases filled with books about the Middle East stretch from the ceiling to the floor. "Dr. Akhavi is frequently called on by The New York Times and The Washington Post to write articles concerning the Middle East," said Ann Hill, who r_ _ rms** T?* If By GREG RICKABAUGH f Carolina! Editor A local psychic who is known as M linns fnr I IRC in 7009 ?& Andrews does her future reading w r\fps crystal, and some of her prophecies inc Students will protest once they real what they are up against. \ USC enrollment will be sporadic be eventually get better. Crime at USC will be down as stude II There won't be any episodes of fla Jllfbrary. Last year, a flasher lurked in the || Carolina TV needs more time to gel 1 : has been allocated by Student Media. I Jlf will do well. | jljf Black History Month and its events students will not be sensitive to its mea Arriving In March, the national c % which focuses on USC, will impress tl || campus opinion of it will be divided. !| The parking problem will not impri { Jl! eventually the administration will do so 1 . .I j||f With everything tight, there is no || higher education receives more state fui ilk Former USC President James Holde ||li& WIT news. IIII& /11 A new grade forgiveness policy will -A ' Confusion will remain in Student 1 \ change won't help much until future ye 1|| Until the controversy surrounding th I ll resolved, there will not be a Homecomi f? The Residence Hall Association wi If Residence Hall Conference. Competitic I The USC Police will make a few c | them more afterward. I USC will purchase the Carolina Plas J However, tuition will eventually increas .If The future of Coach Sparky Woods i The basketball teams will win fewe some good recruits will arrive. The baseball team will do fair, bi There will be more personal problem The problems will become public kno1 handle them well. Le Middle East Professor Profile | Shahrough Akhavi IM1W Postion Tenured professor in the Government and International Studies department. Birth Place Iran Degrees Bachelor's from Brown Universitv master's from Harvard University and doctorate from Columbia University Thoughts on "I think the best teachers are the best teaching researchers. The GINT department is strong in both of these areas." Goal for 'To be able to think critically and not students accept someone's statement just because they are an authority." Favorite Music Classical and jazz Goals 'To be a good parent, a productive researcher and teacher." Ryan Sims/ The Gamecock student improves over the course of a semester. Akhavi has been a single parent since his wife's death in 1978. His 19-year-old son Shahpour, which means "prince" in Persian, is majoring in engineering and architecture at Brown University. Akhavi said he loves classical and jazz music and in his spare time he enjoys playing tennis and watching football and baseball. "I love hockey, but it doesn't come on television." Akhavi said he feels the most important thing students should learn is to be able to think critically and not accept someone's statement just because he is an authority. Students should learn to sort out arguments and be open-minded, not dogmatic, he added. Noha Bakr, an english junior, said Akhavi helped her understand the complexities of the Persian Gulf War. "I attended a lecture Dr. Akhavi gave last year about the Persian Gulf War," Bakr said. "He took complex information, summarized it, and presented it so that it was understandable, as well as enlightening. "His lecture motivated me to do independent research, and I found he was extremely accurate," she said. Bakr's reaction to the lecture is one Akhavi said he triesto evoke. "It's very important not to just convey information, but to convey discovery and look at things differently," he said. writes ior uol, i imes. He said he feels research and teaching go hand-inhand. "If you're excited about research and teaching, it will spill over into your class," he said. "I think the best teachers are the best researchers. The GINT department is strong in both of those areas." Akhavi said many of his students have not traveled to the Middle East or taken a course on the region prior to his class. "I try to bring the region to them through slides, lectures, books and art," he explained. Akhavi also allows students, who have been to the Middle East, to share their experiences. However, he encourages all of his students to participate. "If a student is between grades, class participation may help him," Akhavi said. But Akhavi said he wishes he didn't have to assign grades. And If it was up to him, he would implement a system that includes minuses. "I would like to argue if I can assign minus grades. If a student earns an 'A-,' I have to give himan 'A' or a e+. i was 101a minus graaes wouia complicate uie grade point average system, but I don't think so. "The ideal situation would be to meet with my students on an individual basis, go over their papers and help them to understand ... to lay it out for them. When I'm able to do that, I learn myself," he said, as he ran a hand through his short, dark hair, a few distinguished strands of gray peeking out. Akhavi said grades are a necessary evil that sometimes don't tell the whole story, such as how much a ?2 ztWns s. Andrews has made her predicnth the aid of tarot cards and a lude the following: ize the state of the economy and cause of the economy, but it will nts become more aware of it tshing in the Thomas Cooper Liaisles of the library, t on its feet than the 12 months it Overall, though, the new station will be very successful, but some ning. ollege issue of SPIN magazine, le students who worked on it, but Dve because of the economy, but mething about it. hope for the USC budget until iding. rman probably will not be in the be passed by the administration. Government, and any attempt at ars. e Homecoming Oueen tradition is ng Queen. 11 not get a bid for the National >n from other schools will be too hanges, and students will respect a Hotel and save a lot of money. ie because of the purchase, s unclear. r than half their SEC games, but it fans can plan to see nothing is with the men's basketball team, wledge, but Coach Steve Newton 'The Opening' begins healing fnr th p pnrfh I vr ? %sa VV/ VU/f l/l 1/ By LEE CLONTZ Assistant Carolina! Editor About 25 people Saturday kicked off what they hope will be a 20-year period of healing for the Earth and all of its inhabitants by holding a dance in Sidney Park. The dancers, most of whom were college students, were pariticipating in "The Opening of the Doorway," an effort by new-age author Solara to unify the world for the purpose of spiritual healing and soul searching. According to Solara, Jan. 11 marked the beginning of a new age. Solara wrote The Legend of Altazar and Invoking Your Celestial GarHpn She visited the United Nations and contacted people all over the United States asking them to participate. Dances were held at the allday event at 6:11 a.m., 11:11 a.m., 4:11 p.m., 5:11 p.m., 6:11 p.m., and 11:11 p.m. Anita Russell, one of the dancers, said the time and date are significant. "The January 11 date and the 11:11 time are trigger points ? master numbers. They are spiritually clear," Russell said. According to Kussell, the dances were synchronized with other dances all over the world, including Egypt, Hawaii and New Zealand. Dancers also performed in Charleston and Surfside Beach. A Circle Dance was performed with the group following a leader in a pattern around an inflatable globe with hands joined. The dance lasted about 10 minutes. "This will be a time of increased healing for the Earth and for the individual. We're here to get in touch with that healing," Russell said.