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USC Symphony Concert To Feature Russian Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich's "Babi Yar," a powerful symphony about a massacre that was suppressed by the Soviet government for more than 30 years, will have its South Carolina premiere Thursday at the Koger Center. "Babi Yar" will be performed by the USC Symphony Orchestra, the Palmetto Mastersingers and bass soloist Richard Conant at 7:30 ti, i inco i AH I p.ui. i lie ayiiipiiuny wd?> wiiucii in i^uz, iw luuuiiciuuimt; uic iy^i slaughter of 33,000 Jews by German occupation forces at Babi Yar, a town near Kiev. The work premiered in Moscow in 1963 but was not allowed to have a review printed in Pravda and was banned thereafter. Officials took this action because of the work's strong indictment of Soviet anti-Semitism. With the recent fall of communism and the Soviet political system, however, the symphony is being reborn and is making its way to the West. The New York Philharmonic premiered the piece in January of this year at Avery Fisher Hall, and other orchestras around the nation are beginning to include it in their programs. Tickets to the concert are $10 for the public and $5 for USC students and senior citizens and are available at the Coliseum box office. To order by phone, call 777-7228. Chinese Opera To Perform: The Chinese opera company will perform the comic opera "Flee Down The Mountain" Sunday at 8 p.m. The performance will be staged at Drayton Hall Theatre and is sponsored by the German, Slavic and Oriental languages and literatures department. For more information, call Tan Ye at 7776908. "Adventures in Faith" Exhibit Continues At Davis College: "Adventures in Faith: Library Services to Blacks in South Carolina" continues until Sunday at USC's Davis College. ovhiKit fpotnrpc tho offnrte K\; Klor*lrc in thp ctotp fn ophip\/p 1 liu V. AillUIl 1VUIU1VO UIV/ Vllv 1 W UJ U1UVAO 111 UIV OU4IV IV/ UV1UV*V equality of access to library facilities and services. The exhibit is free and is located on the second floor. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The exhibit is sponsored by the College of Library and Information Sciences. For more information, call 777-3858. Museum Spotlights Quilts: McKissick Museum will feature ] "Quilt Documentation and Preservation/' a workshop on caring for and documenting heirloom quilts, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The fee will be $12 for museum members and $15 for non-members. The museum also has on display through March 28 "Quilts and Community," an exhibition of regionally made quilts from 18401984. Top Ten Signs You'll Never Get A Date 10. You think toothpaste and soap are wastes of money. 9. The only time you make physical contact with a girl is in that narrow hallway leading to the Russell House basement. 8. You have enough free time to think of stupid TOP TEN lists. 7. The biggest slut on campus likes you as a friend. 6. Your mother has threatened to press formal charges if you don't quit bugging her. 5. You still haven't used the coupon for a dinner for two vou won last year. 4. You always give up dating for Lent because it's the easiest thing for you. 3. A girl at a party tells her friends "In case I get really, really drunk, make sure I don't leave with him," and she's pointing at you. 2. The most intelligent thing you've said in the past month is "I'm gonna go lock the hubs." 1. Your name is Sinead O'Connor. - Matt Hanley BIICKin r Students I Your Spring and Summer Ft L Begins at Myrtle Beack Home of the Sun Fun Festive SEA OATS M Sea Oats is located on Ocean E offers rooms and efficiencies, television, pkones in rooms, tw pools, air conditioning, an J , \ . Reserve Your Room Call us at 1-800-368 Saffire cr< ' aH9^^ 8K:-w's? Blueswomen Ann Rabson, Gay< make up the group Saffire. The 1 7 p.m. in the Russell House B; Black enro By TON1 TURBEVILLE Staff Writer African-American enrollment in thn Qrvnth Pomlino Wrvnrvrc PaIIpoa lliW UUUU1 V..01V/1I11U 1 IV/IIV/IO has risen from five out of about 600 students to 38 out of 750 students over the past three years, thanks to plans designed to increase black enrollment by the college, SCHC officials said. One such program is the Minority Awards. Each AfricanAmerican honors college student is given a medallion and the name of a new African-American student to welcome into the college. The college has also focused on hiring African-American faculty members, such as Jim Burns, to teach courses like the AfricanAmerican Religious Experience. ^JP! 1 in i J i _Jt ^-.ui orS . 1 11 >oulevard and color cable o swimming Drdame rates. Today -9135 tons middle Fr JM&gffl e\ wl, . -jJBBHBBBBBBBB ea j Adegbalola and Earlene Lewis in trio will be performing tonight at illroom. Admission is free. m llment incre< Advertising/public relations freshman Krystal McCray said she T< approves of the plans to increase se enrollment, but feels the effort m could be extended to die entire uni- cc versity. A "I feel there should be more con- ar centration on African-American cc studies everywhere." McCray said, cc "The SCHC is only part of USC. USC has to implement more stud- et ies. This will increase awareness and understanding and reduce igno- pc ranee" m McCray also believes there is a\ added pressure by being an at African-American female. b< "I feel that I will have to constantly prove myself because I'm m black and a woman," she said, aj "And it won't just be in the SCHC, h< it will be anywhere I go." miiMiw (VOTE! STUDEP RUN-C THURSDAY POLLS WI You must vote at the fo Please present your your So RUSSEL1 GAMBREL b H Inter BUSINESS ADP COLISE p Lit SWE^ LAW MEDIC 7 ; IF YOU HAVE ( -age blui om Staff Reports Jaffire ? The Uppity Blue omen will' be bringing thei dacious act to the Russell Housi tllroom tonight at 7 p.m. The tri< ve blues an attitude with an over ) style that has an interesting an< lusual history. Saffire started out as compute ialyst and pianist/guitarist/vocalis on Rabson and schoolteacher am litarist/vocalist Gaye Adegbalol uring their middle-aged blues ac ound Fredericksburg. Va The ured for five years, while the; so raised their children. The twc ong with former bass playe trlene Lewis, pooled their mone> lit their jobs and bought two day recording time at King Snak udios in Sanford, Fla. They forwarded the resultin pe to Alligator Records Presider :uce Iglauer, wno was impresses ' their songwriting, Ann's pian< aying and the personality tha ime through on the tape. Thei rst album was released o: lligator Records in 1990. The group was originally labele novelty act, but they began t rn serious musical respect whe ey were nominated for five W.C andv Awards, the Grammies c e blues community. Gaye won r.C. Handy Award for her compc tion "The Middle-Aged Blue oogie." Shaun Nelson, chairman of th ontemporary Sounds committe ' CPU, which is sponsoring th rent, believes the award was wel jserved. He saw Saffire perfon irlier in the year and was suitabl ipressed. "They gave an incredible perfoi ance, and the students were ovei ises in hoi English/pre-law sophomor sresa Wilson said she wanted t :e the enrollment program reac ore people. "1 wish the prograi >uld be exposed to other Africar merican high school seniors wh e of exceptional ability, so the >uld take advantage of the honoi )llege experience," Wilson sait \ lot of people don't knoi lough about the program." Wilson also said there are man 3sitive aspects to die SCHC th; ore students should be mad vare of, such as small class siz iu uic uciaiii piuic:>MJis can ?iv icause of that size. Freshman engineering/pre-me ajor Benjamin Wright said h )preciates the honors college, bi i also said it still has a way to gc "The SCHC treats you wit VOTE! V fT GOVERh )FF ELECT FEBRUAR LL BE OPEN 10:00 AM llowing locations acc valid student ID card rial Security Number r HnTTQF.?nH Floor U X X vy w XillVi X XV/VX Criminal Justice Education Health Pharmacy Science and Math Social Work L HALL - Near Front lonors College Baccalaureate umanities and Social Sciences disciplinary Studies (Graduah Nursing MINISTRATION - Is Business Administration :UM - Blossom Street applied Professional Sciences Continuing Education Journalism >rary and Information Sciences VRINGEN - Main Lol Engineering SCHOOL - Main Lot Law School AL SCHOOL - Main 1 Med School QUESTIONS, PLEASE C es tonight whelmed by them," Nelson said. s That performance sparked the r motivation for bringing the group e to USC. "I thought it was a good 3 opportunity for the students here at - USC," Nelson said, j Nelson also said students could learn something from Saffire s r blues. ;t "It's sort of like an educational d experience also," he said. "It gives a them a different perspective about ;t blues music and especially about y women playing blues music." y Nelson described Saffire as upbeat, enthusiastic and energetic, r but added that these adjectives were inadequate to express the s quality of die group. e "Words can't really describe how good their music is," Nelson ? said. Several publications have given it a shot. "People" described Saffire ? as having "contagiously bouncy, boogie-woogie rhythms and lyrics with enough brass to stock a n knuckle factory. "Boston Phoenix ^ said of the group, "They've got af fit nrtp thpsp lartips si no n raunchy tunes in soft, pretty harmonies that seem to put golden halos over their horny little heads." a Saffire's newest album is h "Broadcasting," which includes s nine original songs. It also includes covers of Ida Cox's "One Hour e Mama" amd Hank Williams' e "Mind Your Own Business." e The Russell House Ballroom 1- performance is free and will feature n the USC Jazz Band as the opening y act. Assistant Carolina! Editor r- Melinda Waldrop contributed to r- this story. nors college e respect, and the classes are small o with excellent instruction," Wright h said. "My least favorite thing is the n lack of African-Americans within l- the college. This lack of other pesio tive African-American peers is a y disadvantage as an Africanrs American in the SCHC." 1. Wright said the honors college is w fulfilling its role in attempting to increase African-American enrolly ment, but it needs to do more. 11 "The honors college has the e responsibility to keep the programs e they have now and implement more programs to increase the ^ enrollment of African-Americans," Wrioht caiH "Thprp ic cfill o Irvf rvf g TTIl^Ui OUiU. 1UV1V AO OUII U IVI WI Jt work to be done by students, facul, ty and administration to achieve h this goal." PTE!) J ME NT IONS !Y 25, 1993 6:00 PM ording to your major. or picture ID with on it. Lobby entrance ?) ;t Floor Lobby Lobby ?by )by Lobby ALL 777-2654.