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Koger's 'A Nigf Tu rrTi 11 rrTitc Rmorl to junwcua From Staff Reports Spectacular sets, stunning special effects and a hit parade score featuring classics by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein and others highlight the performance of "Ziegfeld: A Night at the Follies" April 1 at the Koger Center. Ziegfeld recaptures the spirit and essence of "The Zeigfeld Follies," the legendary musicals that dominated Broadway for a quarter of a century. This unique production format was the driving force of musical theater in the pre Depression era, and tne undisputed master of the form was Florenz Ziegfeld. The "Ziegfeld" coming to the Koger Center is not so much a historical recreation of a particular "Ziegfeld Follies" as a loving musical tribute to this great American showman. The show brings more than $1 million in costumes and state-ofthe-art special effects and sets to the Koger stage. "Ziegfeld" uses bubble machines, dry ice, strobe lights, fiber optics, rear projection and a variety of other effects, including flying, to weave its magic. Lavish sets include a jungle island, a giant casino, ethereal iiv^uv^iid tA;ni|;it-iv wiiii pauv^io anvi shooting stars, and of course, beautiful women parading down miles of golden staircases. Dry ice, a theatrical staple, is put to especially inventive use in the musical. For the first time anywhere, a spectacular waterfall "curtain" gives the effect of water The musical, "Ziegfield: A N Koger Center on April 1. y ?m ? . Mwal/ 1*| drama about a strike force of dedii V.A. hospital bureaucracy and the patients from getting the care they in Columbia at Litchfield Cinema, counts at Columbia NightUSC. Just how hot is a matter of lere have no difficulty naming their I out with friends, researched as part ogram. ia do students list? For eating, greetLL Roosters, Cockpit, Elbow Room, i^ug's, The Graduate and Yesterdays ' poll. ts which give students discounts at vear them to the hang outs. Fraternili Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Bone Marrow Drive: Alpha will sponsor a bone marrow drive The drive will be Monday, March between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. USC Graduate: As a student of South Carolina, American GlaBodybuilding Championship title, itling, water polo and football intra0 pounds, was an all-state and all'his brief did not reveal Viper's real it at the Follies' way musicals falling from high above the stage to the floor below. The splashy effects are equaled by the musical's showy score, which carries the billing credit "Music by the Best" in the program. Works -by American favorites like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Victor Herbert and others explain the unusual credit. "A Night at the Follies" also showcases the comedy that was a staple of the Ziegfeld musicals. During the evening, the audience will catch glimpses of the likes of Mae West, Fanny Brice, W. C.' Fields and Jimmy Durante. "Ziegfeld: a Night at the Follies" starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Koger Center. Tickets are $18.50 and $14.50 for adults and $14 for students. USC Student Rush will begin one hour before the show at the ticket center in the Koger lobby. During Rush, USC students may purchase the next best available ticket for $5 each. There is a one ticket per student limit, and students must present a valid USC ID. Rush tickets also must be purchased in cash. Regularly-priced tickets are on sale now at the Carolina Coliseum box office and all SCAT outlets. To charge by phone, call 777-SCAT. ight at the Follies," arrives at the Scrubbi m wKw \\ WW \| to m * ^ ' 4 '\ '' *' , ^h -"??' It. % l Starting Russian instruc By CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIS Staff Writer Born in Latvia and having lived in Moscow for 17 years, Basya Lesov is in a strange land in Columbia. Lesov, a Russian language instructor at USC, fled Moscow in 1990 with her husband and three children looking for a better life in America. They settled in Columbia, and since that time have done their best to adapt. "It's not easy to adjust to a completely different culture and to a completely different world," Lesov said with her heavily accented voice. lajsuv gicw up hi a aiuaii Latvian town near the capital city of Riga. After she finished school, she married Jacob and moved to Moscow, where they lived for 17 years. Despite her years in Moscow, she does not consider herself a Muscovite. "1 like Latvia better," she said. The Lesovs left family behind when they came to America. With the loss of citizenship, they cannot return. They have not seen any relatives since leaving. They have made sure to keep in touch with their parents. "We call them every last Sunday of the month. It is eight o'clock here, arid four o'clock in Moscow," Lesov said. "It is a nice tradition for us and especially for them." She is not sure when they will see their parents again. "Maybe they will come to us," she said. There are many difficulties to ng, mopp fjj^ ' mm, IBh v ss & m m " -; -' A && over agai tor leaves Moscot understanding life in a new country. "I don't understand American I jokes," Lesov said. Yet beyond the cultural barrier, she seems to have i a good sense of humor. Lesov said she feels lucky to have landed her teaching job at i USC. "They badly needed some! one to teach Russian," Lesov said, i "I love this job very much. It seems very interesting to me." She teaches Russian for the first year Masters of International Business Program, along with basic Russian courses. Lesov has been teaching most of her life. She was teaching English in a Moscow high school when her family decided to leave. "You should be very patient to teach," Lesov said of her profession. The Lesovs certainly have been patient. After deciding to leave Moscow in 1988, they waited two vcars for the nanerwork in r\pnr Lesov sees much in common between students in her native land and those at USC. "Students are students everywhere," she said. "But students here are more relaxed, feel more free to ask questions in class. In Russia, you must always address the teacher properly before speaking." "In Russia, we are a little bit forcing students," she said. The Lesovs have spent the last two years assimilating themselves to American society. They are one of 17 Russian families living in Columbia, which makes the adjustment easier. They know they are not alone. She is proud of the progress of ing and Housekeepers h USC's many res By JENNIFER TATE Staff Writer The employees of Housekeepir the scenes at the university, contrif From 8:30 in the moming to 4 Friday, they work to keep residenc Scrubbing more than 200 bathro and mopping more than 400 floor: men and men do each day. When are here washing walls, windows a so students will return to a clean ei "Sometimes students don't resjx mess because they know someom Tower resident Elisa Appelbaum si On the contrary, some students keepers do and for the cleanliness i Patterson resident Amy Knight i building. "The ladies here at Patl tional jobs of cleaning our halls, a a problem," Knight said. South Tower housekeeper Virgi students and their jobs because the Parker is a recent addition to tf but, even after only a year-and-a with several students on her halls. "If one of them has a speech to and when they return, I ask them 1 to know someone is concerned ab< when my day has not been so greai Bernice Parker, who works in rr newcomer but said that even movii nizes most of the students when sh "The girls always say hello and they even try to pitch in and help, I Nancy Goodwin, who has bee 1969, has seen many types of stuc tires of meeting new faces and esta "Nancy has been on my hall the knows all our names and faces i South Tower resident Jan Wilson s Most of the ladies have at least i ing dirty elevators, picking up pap ing pounds of newspapers to be rec Most of the women agreed that job and said they always try to " mnmfibm < v-',"^, 8'' ?Wm^ $ a" i t\ '] Thelma Young, shown at lei dial worker at Columbia Ha Above, Marriah Hall dusts tat ton residence hall, located on n v to build new 1 her three children. Her oldest son Paul is on the Richland Northeast High School soccer team. Paul, 19, and Anna, 16, both do well in school. "Math was easy for them, biology a little harder, but they study," she said writing "4.0" on a sheet of paper as a hint of their academic success. Lesov said it was hardest for the children to leave their friends behind. "Friendship in the Soviet Union maybe meant more than it does here. If you are a friend, you are really a friend," she said. Yet she concedes her opinion may change with more time in Columbia. Alex is only four, and Lesov hopes he will be bilingual. At home, the Lesovs speak only Russian and will be for the rest of their lives. "It is too hard to " ohA caiH uww, OM.V.. The Lesovs enjoy their new life, but they still miss certain things about Russia. "It is just very hard to adjust to a different culture. Columbia is a good place, but we want to see Russian programs, read Russian books, newspapers, magazines." Lesov speaks of her native land with concern. "It's amazing that everyday something happens, and it's not all for the better. Prices have raised 10 times. What frightens me how," she said,; "is changing for the worst. But I know the culture will never disappear." She said she understands the resistance that many Russians have to political change. "I understand them. They lived with this their cleaning elp clean up sidence halls lg Services, like many people behind >ute to the welfare of the university. :30 in the afternoon, Monday through e halls and university facilities clean, oms, cleaning more than 300 elevators s are just a few of the tasks these wothe university is on holiday, they still ind giving a more detailed cleaning job ivironment. set the housekeepers' work and make a ; else is going to clean it up," South aid. are grateful for the work these houseof their hall. was complimentary of the ladies in her terson are always cheerful, do excepnd are always approachable if there is inia Parker said the women enjoy the residents appreciate the work they do. le housekeeping staff at the university -half, she has established friendships give in class, I give them a pep talk, low they did. It makes them feel good )ut them, and in turn they help me too t," Parker said. lany different residence halls, is also a ag around to different halls, she recoge is on their hall again, ask how you are," Parker said. "When that really makes your day." n with Housekeeping Services since lents come and go, but said she never blishing friendships, three years I have lived here, and she ind always has compliments for us," aid. ane part of the job they dislike. Cleaner fliers, scrubbing showers and haul:ycled were at the top of the list, these things are simply part of their have a positive attitude ' "vv p mm*. > ft sweeping up, has been a custo11 since it opened 20 years ago. >les in the lobby of Wade Hampthe women's quad. ife in Columbia I Students here are more relaxed, feel more free to ask questions in class. In Russia, you must always address the teacher properly before speaking. whole life since childhood," she said. "It is very hard when you believe in something or someone for your wnoie lite, and then are asicea to change your mind." Lesov said religion does not P'ay a large role in her life, although she does not subscribe to the atheism taught in Russian schools. "Atheism was a subject taught in the universities, and we had to take this subject." She believes her family may become more religious with time. "Maybe when we become older," Lesov said. "We are like all Americans. We do not have time for. everything."..