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Sorority Strives For 4Fin< sorority kicks off Finer Worn ant tion in Capstone Campus Roo president of Institutional Adva chairwoman of the Southeaster will present "Double Jeopardy: Sexism in the 90s." The event is the first in a lis concludes Saturday. The sororit; presented by Carolina Styles ant House 332. The show will feati as image consulting. Wednesday Zeta Phi Beta w Street for the Multiple Sclerosi: present a Greek Family Feud al will be a Blockfest on Greene S and the week will end with a Sal Bang Your Head: Rock 93 Bash at the Township Auditor event, produced by BWI/Brian tures music by AC/DC, Guns Scorpions, Ozzy Osborne, Def L The Headbanger's Bash feati and a bank of computers and la jects full-color laser images on lasers shoot beams out over die tal mirrors throughout the room Fog jets, mirror balls, mirror c complete the effect. Tickets are $10.50 in advanc and are on sale at the box office D glasses are available at all sho Pro-choice o By KRIS HOFFMAN Staff Writer Students for Choice is an organization that wants to be an oudet for students who want to protect women's reproductive freedom. uU/o ctort??/l Qfurlpnle fnr Phnipp V OUUIWU kJlUUUIliO 1U1 V^IIV/IVV because we were frustrated and scared. We felt reproductive rights of women were being taken away right under our noses," said Linda Brown, public health graduate stui dent. Brown is the president and co-founder of Students for Choice. The organization has developed into a campus activism group. "The university atmosphere is conducive to learning about the issues," Brown said. "Students can often be louder than other groups." International studies junior Kerry Reese said, "The thing that impresses me most (about Students for Choice) is it gives an academic atmosphere about what they can do. Students for Choice provides legal and academic access to legislation." Students for Choice has devel opeu as a icmjuicc icuici iui legislative monitoring. The national Freedom of Choice Act wanted by pro-choice groups would prohibit the restriction of women to choose abortion. Students for Choice supports this legislation. The S.C. Women's Right to Know bill would require a woman to be presented with abortionalternative materials 24 hours before her abortion. Although she wouldn't have to read the material, she would have to wait the 24hour period before undergoing the procedure. In Mississippi, the 24-hour /^\ * /% lir 1 IT r^. ^ er womannooa : /.eta nm beta lood Week tonight with a presentam at 7 p.m. Barbara Moore, vice mcement at Benedict College and n Regional Board of die sorority, Black Women Facing Racism And ;t of activities for the week, which 1 will sponsor a hair show Tuesday 1 BeautiControl at 8 p.m. in Russell ire hair and nail makeovers as well ill be collecting money on Greene s Foundation, and Thursday it will 7 p.m. in the Golden Spur. There treet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, turday party at Secrets. .5 presents the Laser Headbanger's ium Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Winthrop International, Ltd., fea& Roses, Metallica, Van Halen, eppard, Queensryche and more, jres two high-power laser systems ser projectors. While one laser proa 500-square-foot screen, the other audience. The beams then hit crysto form a 3-D spider web of lasers, ans and custom computer graphics e and $12.50 the day of the show and all ticket outlets. Diffraction 3ws for full laser effect. rganization s] This is a comparison of the S.C. Wo by pro-life groups, and the S.C. Pre by pro-choice groups. topic- -j|: w?"%sc Content of materials Services availabl during pregnane) and child's deper including abortio Time materials are When a woman made available to seeks abortion patients Waiting period 24-hour waiting ] between offering and performing a Spurce: Students for Choice waiting period is in effect. According to Brown, it has been shown that "anti-choice" groups will follow the women from a clinic to change their minds. "This bill is coercive in nature because it postpones the choice," Brown said. "Anything that causes a barrier to access will lower the number of abortions, and this is all the anti-choice groups care about." Students for Choice supports the S.C. Pregnancy Information Act, which would also give information to women, but at the time pregnancy is diagnosed, not after the decision to abort has already been made, Brown said. "This is a viable alternative," Brown said. "It will make information available to more people at an earlier time." Members of Students for Choice attend legislative hearings and conduct letter-writing campaigns. "It is vitally important that all pro-choice students act now," Brown said. "Complacency is a n(dance t\ an 1 in i ftdmi Sai Golumh Care McCAR c?\ i?j r~\ /cyi 0 Mm Paul McCai Williams-Bi By JACK DUNN News Editor After months of speculation that something big was coming to Williams-Brice Stadium, Cellar Door promoters announced Paul McCartney will bring his world tour to Columbia and the stadium Friday, May 7. Wilson Howard, president of Cellar Door of the Carolinas, announced the event in the Letterman's Lounge of WilliamsBrice in a press conference purs activism men's Right to Know bill, advocated jgnancy Information Act, advocated RIGHT lili!;,; PREGNANCY i >W J?, ' : ; INFORMATION ACT e to assist Services available to assist /, childbirth during pregnancy, idency, not childbii th and child's n dependency, including abortion At the time pregnancy is diagnosed period No stated waiting period materials ibortion 1 dangerous thing, and students must make a stand. Doing nothing is the same as advocating taking away women's rights." Both men and women are involved in the cause for reproductive rights. "The reason I got involved is because the basic, most fundamental right is that of choice," said English senior Brad Brannon. "No one in Students for Choice is pro-abortion, but they believe in the right to choose, to have options." Students for Choice holds abortion clinic defense training to protect the clinics from pro-life blockading. According to Brown, tne local uperation Rescue is becoming aggressive. A man chained himself to a clinic door and someone put pictures of aborted fetuses inside pamphlets in a local clinic, she said. Brown asks that students become more involved and write to their legislators. "The parental consent and 24-hour waiting period may be a hurdle to some, but it is a brick wall to others," she said. Workshop nday, march 22 (X n'i't ;he goiujn Spur ion Freewl Student I? more information call mele at /Q8-5Q30 Sponsored by ia Ballroom ?ance Blub use )lina! TNEY'S [I? 11 ! iMI rtney to play ice Stadium Wednesday. He explained how Columbia got the newest tour date. "About six to eight months ago they started planning a stadium tour," Howard said. "We saw there were holes in the Southern tour, and we simply made them aware of that." Howard said he made McCartney's management aware of Columbia's ability to put on stadium shows. Tickets are $32.50 and go on sale Saturday, March 27. Howard said the high cost was because of ' SteelMagnol By STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer The touring Broadway company or the play Meet Magnolias will perform 7:30 Tuesday at the Koger Center. Robert Hailing's play is an ode to small towns, good times and lasting friendships. It has become one of die favorite stories of the South, full of ensemble characters with electric performances. Set in Trudy's Beauty Parlor in a small Louisiana town, the play depicts women who seem quirky on the outside, but their "steel"tough abilities to survive any challenge and to support each other through times of laughter and hagedy provide compelling material for this very popular piece of entertainment. Much of the humorous dialogue comes from the women's gossip, one of their greatest talents. One of the characters explains, using Alice Roosevelt's immortal line, "If you have something bad to say about somebody ... sit down right here beside me!" Like other comedy/dramas with similar appeal, such as "Terms of Endearment" and "Fried Green lomatoes, the one-liners provide outrageous humor, but the story never misses a beat. Director Cuit Wollan called it "a locker room play for women." "The play's beauty parlor is a place where the women can stretch out and tell things to each other they wouldn't tell anyone else," Wollan said. "It is certainly a testimony to strong women everywhere." Wollan enjoyed directing this version of the play because it is a slice of life with actresses who are I Sw< I ' ^rt Paul McCartney brings his woi May 7. Tickets go on sale Satur the show's size. "It's a big production ? one ol the biggest ever," he said. "It's no! like it's $25 in Atlanta and $32 in Columbia. It's the same in ajl cities." Representatives from local media and city government, who will help sponsor the event, were on hand tc give their expectations of the business this event will bring tc Columbia. They expect an attendance of 40,000 to 45,000. Cecily McKinney, USC technical ias' opens Tue fsjlf a&H up .^agg ^^KLI ^aIS . **? 3 'v 'Steel Magnolias' is set i Louisiana town. It portrays tl believable in the parts. "Over half of these women are housewives, mothers or grandmothers themselves and are content witf traveling and telling their story," he said. "It has a very calming effect on stage to see such realistic por If f J ^^^^p|Q^ jtcm 'Id tour to Williams-Brice Stadium day, March 27.. services manager, has worked with r Cellar Door before on the Guns 'N' t Roses and U2 shows as production i coordinator. [ "It takes a lot of effort to put on a production like this," McKinney ' i said. "We had at least 110 people i working on scaffolding alone for ? both of the other shows. "We usually have to draw skilled > steel workers from all over the state, and they can only work for a few hours at a time in the heat," [ she said. "It's quite an ordeal." }sday at Koger IHHBBHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHIH < n a beautv parlor in a small J 1 \e resilience of southern women. trayals." : The crazy humor and convincing drama should make Tuesday's i show one to remember. : Tickets are S5 for students with [ identification, $12.50 and $16.50 for the general public. (March 22nd -26th Deposit: $30.00 JOSTENS W;?J* Payment plans IT available bit SE 0 m ?