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Metallica Tickets *| Available: Tickets for the || March 21 Metallica concert m at the Charlotte Coliseum are || still available for S21.50 at all Ticketmaster locations. || Call (704) 522-6500 for I information. || There will be no opening m act for the 8 p.m. perfor- 11 mance. Instead, there will be || a retrospective movie about || Metallica's history. H The concert will feature the w tallica randomly picks fans from them down to experience the coi stage's center, an arm's reach fror Metallica won the Grammy A1 for their song "Enter Sandman" T caivinana rrienas to pert Alpha and Zeta Beta Tau at US' Marrow Donor Program meet i some personal goals. Zeta Beta Tau is raising fundi HLA testing of anyone interested nity established the Carolina Bon and corporate response. To benefit the fund, Calvin ai will bring the sounds of rock, re^ Saturday, Feb. 29. All proceeds testing fee of new donors. Editors note: A longer, in-depth marrow donors will be printed n Carrot Top Comedy: A con ment his antics on stage will perf Russell House Ballroom. Carrot Top, as he is referred to, Comics," "Comic Strip Live" and Tickets will be $1 for students public. Correction: The caption of a Wednesday's issue incorrectly ide phomore Cynthia Mobley, a merr Choir. The Gamecock regrets the < Check out Wcv and 'Party ' I know most of you read my column to steer you toward what's good on the video shelf but alas, I am venturing out of the Video Vault to check out what's playing on the big screen. The film "Wayne's World" has been No. 1 for the past two weeks and taken in $30 million. Why does the film merit its success? Probably because it is simply the best movie I have ever seen ? NOT! Sorry, I had to say that at least once in this review. Seriously, "Wayne's World" is as funny and clever as the "Saturday Night Live" skit that inspired it, but the movie does require a little more patience to get through. At 90 minutes, it is 85 minutes Inncrp.r than thp avpracrp slrptrh and there is some obvious padding done by the filmmakers to stretch it to film length. Basically, though, if you're willing to swim through the occasional muck thrown out there, you will find many inventive sight gags and hilarious lines which you will probably repeal to your friends, most likely annoying the hell out of them. The plot has Wayne and Garth, those two wacky Aurora teens who have their own public access television show, being offered a chance to go nation-wide with "Wayne's World." Rob Lowe plays the oily agent who tries to recruit them, and it is up to Wayne and Garth to figure out if he's on the level or is just using them to make money. In the movie, the "Wayne's World" show is unusually down 5 visits $15 10 visits $25;-g "^^outliern^Ex^>< 631 Harden Street -up idely acclaimed "Snake-Pit." Methe nose-bleed seats, and brings ncert from the "Snake-Pit" at the n the band. ward for Best Metal Performance uesday. | I orm: The brothers of Alpha Phi C are trying fo help the National ts needs while they accomplish i ; that will be used to pay for the in becoming a donor. The fratere Marrow Fund to receive private id Friends, a popular local band, *gae and R&B to The Cockpit on will go toward paying the HLA look into the efforts to find bone ext week. " ledian who uses props to suppleorm at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the , has appeared on "Sunday Night "Caroline's Comedy Hour." with identification and S2 for the picture of the Gospel Singout in ntified the singer. She is USC solber of A Touch of Faith Gospel error. yne's World with teens played. There are only two scenes that show Wayne and Garth hosting the show, one at the beginning which resembles the "SNL" sketch and another which shows Lowe's various adjustments on it. The rest of the movie avoids the show altogether, choosing instead to expose various aspects of Wayne and Garth's life that we've never seen before. For instance, did you know Garth had a dog with a heavymetal haircut? Did you know their favorite hangout is a doughnut shop? Different things in the two teens' lives are shown and, for the first time, we get to see all of Wayne's world, not just his basement. The funniest scenes occur when Wayne and Garth make fun of various elements of pop culture. Mo vie cliches, such as subtitles and unnecessary product endorsements* are mocked, and television shows our generation grew up with ("Laverne and Shirley," "Scooby Doo") are hilariously parodied. True, some of these don't fit into the story, but they are still funny. Any movie referring to a girl as a "Babraham Lincoln" and with three different endings is worth a look. For the rest of you who want to know more about Wayne and _ Garth, check out this flick and ? party on. || | ^ 1 month $40 | osure Tan Spa r istairs" 779-8450 ^ Editor's note: Look for a three-part int( view starting next week with the president GLSA, Kyira Brooke, who tells her thougi on homophobia, homosexuality and the g community in hopes of broadening the public understanding and acceptance. By SHANNON BAYNHAM Staff Writer Gay students at USC are increasingly fir ing comfort from the pressures of family reje tion and discrimination in the Gay and Lesbi Student Association ? soon to become t Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Association. Membership in the GLSA has more th tripled in the past year, increasing from an ? erage of 20 members to 75. "It increased last semester. Everybody ji came out of the woodwork," said Sha Miller, a member and former co-president GLSA. "It's not that GLSA is any more visibli Miller said. "In the early '80s there were co cases over it, and we were much more vi ble," he said. "Maybe people are beginning get more acceptance of themselves and w they are." Former USC President James Holderm was against having a homosexual organizati on campus because he thought it would in rectly violate South Carolina sodomy lav Miller said. But GLSA fought a year-and-a-half bat Hnrinff rhp parlv 'Rfk that wp.nt to fhp. state 5 preme Court and established GLSA as a va student organization. Kyira Brooke, GLSA's current president, tributed the membership increases to societ; acceptance. "We're living in a world wh< being homosexual is being more and more ; cepted and is more and more of an optioi Brooke said. Brooke wants to broaden the group's b< by by changing the name to BGLA so bise> als can have a separate identity frc homosexuals. Though the USC community might be m( accepting of homosexuality, gays are still f; ing rejection. "GLSA's number one priority is to be support system within USC. We're not a po ical organization. Our first priority is to people come to a community of some kini Brooke said. "You never have to worry that someone the gay community is going to beat you up I cause you're gay. If you look at the gay co munity, I think what it is is that we're all o casts who are afraid. We all live under I same fear, fear of attack: legal, physical emotional attack, and the emotional attack something we face everyday. . V rJj) /]} REDEEMABLE TOWARDS PRODUCTS & SERVICES WA wu,y"? 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Many people have been kicked out of an their homes and disowned. GLSA is a good r>ln/*a frvt* na/\r*lA f/-? Ka " nLa r\ rlrln/1 ^y. iui i\j uv^, auo auu^u. The faculty advisor for GLSA, Richard jst Cowling, is a professor in nursing at USC and ne first got involved with the group in 1989. He 0f feels it is difficult for students to deal with being gay in a straight community, especially during college. urt sf7 ? 1 si- -mr to | ho A want equal rights, and that includes walking down the tie street holding my iw lover's hand and not at- being yelled at, or y's m :re beaten. x ic- . ise cu)m So when he was asked to be the advisor, "I felt obligated to be involved as a faculty mem3re ber," Cowling said. 3C" "Most gay men and women feel isolated, and it's good to have a support of people holda ing together, pulling together," he said, 'it- Not only do gay men and women feel isolalet tion, but also discrimination. d>" "It's easier to face discrimination out right," Cowling said. "Letters-to-the-editor tell diin rectly what people think. It's easier to be as5e sertive and stand for your rights. But there's a m- discrimination behind closed doors where peout pie talk about it. Lhe "We as gay people feel pressure to be good or at what we do, so we can't be discriminated is against ? pressure to perform at the highest level. , GREASE V. r W V-s. i Gay and Lesbian Student Association JL members J.C. Mobley, f% Angie King, Kyira Brooke, and Chris Duncan (1 to r) converse on the Russell House Patio. up strives offer support 1 . ^ "There's also another discrimination that nobody writes down or documents. We discriminate against ourselves. We don't have high self-esteem. It's called internal homophobia," Cowling said. Because of discrimination, whether it is external or internal, very few members of GLSA are "out" ? open and actively speaking out about their homosexuality. Brooke estimates about 95 percent of GLSA members are "in the closet" about their homosexuality. GLSA provides support where gays feel they can be themselves and discuss a number of things, such as social issues dealing with family problems, career opportunities and advice on finding jobs. A lawyer, who has a homosexual son, spoke to the group about an organization of parents and freinds of lesbians and gays. The speaker's bureau is King's favorite part of GLSA, which organizes members to speak to interested groups on- campus. The bureau has spoken to psychology and sociology classes, as well as to resident advisors on campus who have hnmnsexual residents on their halls. s is not i .i xiai. i rni)i:ir GLSA's mission of the future is to eradicate homophobia and make people recognize that there is a gay community on campus. "We feel we have a need for rights. We are everywhere, and we'll always be here," Miller said. "I want GLSA to try to do away with the homophobia on campus. I don't want special rights. I want equal rights, and that includes walking down the street holding my lover's hand and not being yelled at or beaten," King said. "A lot of heterosexuals are afraid we're going to approach them and make advances. They're afraid of being approached and are hv ir Tf thpv have a nrohlp.m fhp.v -v. ? ~ ~ I ' J should come to GLSA and listen. A lot seem to need to express anger, and that's okay. It's good when they say it to our face, then we can respond and talk openly," King said. Cowling also advocated heterosexuals attending meetings if they want to debate or understand homosexuality better. "The meetings are open to everyone," King said, "although the ads say to 'friendly heterosexuals.'" Gay and Lesbian Awareness days are coming up in March, a time to direct attention to GLSA on campus. There will be a number of events, including blue-jean day and a dance in the Russell House Ballroom. "Keep your eyes open. We'll be out there. I hope students on campus will take time to step back and contemplate," King said. The Gay and Lesbian Student Association meets every other Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. in Gambrell Hall Room 201. ^lag ALID ONLY AT PARTICIPATING yjfm GREASE MONKEY LOCATIONS iMifl T VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER