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EcoSpun threa
for environmei
By College Press Service to i
NEW YORK ? Environmentally cor- cor
rect clothing is a hot-button item in ^ *
the fashion industry, and 54 students ^
recently unveiled 63 designs to
demonstrate how today's Diet Pepsi ste
bottles can become tomorrow's thermal
underwear. at t
The students from the Fashion In- cof
stitute of Technology and Philadelphia SQ j
College of Textiles and Sciences were tQp
challenged by Wellman Inc. to create pU;
sports garments such as jackets, ^ei
shoes, thermal underwear, slippers, t01
?shoelaces, vests, hats and mittens fasi
made from Fortrel EcoSpun, a patent- jng
I ed polyester fiber that comes from re- wit
; cycled plastic bottles. pet
J The Designs of the Future by De- tht
< signers of the Future show April 10 hai
gave the student designers a chance 1
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? COLUMBIA ? We all know where ^ie
lit is: the intersection of Harden and
!Greene sweets, virtually at the end of wit
everyone's nightly Five Points tour, Y01
across the street from that Night ^1
Works place. Group Therapy needs *
!no introduction, but how about a ra- 8?'
tional description. a d
J First of all, we all go there. It's en- arc
coded in our heads, as if at a certain ne;
'time every night Five Points tips like
Ja sinking ship and we all end up spa
packed in the place, forced to feel a j;
each other un and sinee each other doi
with cigarettes. sari
We wait in long lines, shaking the an<
Jlast of our money, which we know fro
should be spent at good old Frank's 1
Hot Dogs to sober us up a bit. But no, nai
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showcase their environmentally
rect clothes before an intemationashion
community,
bellman officials readily admit that
ir reasons for sponsoring the show
m from a desire to cash in on the
>eal of recycled activewear.
In recent market research aimed
he college community, Wellman
lfirmed that the environment, the
id waste crisis and recycling were
K>f-the-mind issues on college cam5,"
said John Anderson, vice presiit
of marketing. "What better way
bring this to the attention of the
bion community than by challengthe
young designers of tomorrow
h this competition. These young
>ple have the future of fashion and
i future of the planet in their
ids."
rhe process of obtaining EcoSpun
iv too close
tead we give it to bartenders who
riously don't want to be there and
about taking our musical requests,
rhough I'm sure they can afford it
:h that much clientele flow. When
j get the business, bartenders act
they please.
-all me old-fashioned, but I enjoy .
ng places where I can tell they give
amn. Besides location, little things
i the cornerstones of good busies.
rhings like adequate bathroom
ice. It's no secret that if guys get in
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n't exactly put up with it. We find
ctuary behind dumpsters and 4x4s
d use friends as natural shields
m the eyes of cops.
JPe have mastered the art of uriing
with a beer in one hand and a
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lion design
from recycled plastic bottles goes
something like this: Beverage bottles,
ranging in size up to two liters, made
up of polyethylene terephthalate, or
PET. The bottles can't be reused in
their current form, but they can become
a raw material for making oolv
ester fibers, thread and cloth.
The labels and caps are removed,
and bottles are sorted by color. The
bottles then are chopped into small
pieces that are washed and dried. The
shred are heated, purified and formed
into pellets, then processed further to
obtain fine fibers that can be spun into
thread, yard or other materials.
Activewear companies that sell
clothing made from EcoSpun include
Patagonia, Blue Water Ltd., Critter
Mountain Wear, North by Northeast
and other companies.
for comfort
cigarette in the other, as if nothing is
going on. But women don't genetically
have it so easy. If there is one
thing Group Therapy is famous for, it
is its long bathroom lines.
Group Therapy didn't become popular
overnight. The place could have
easily corrected this. Maybe a port-a
john or two on the back porch would
come in handy. It's got to be less embarrassing
then squatting behind a
car.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not being
sexist. It is just that an alley in Five
Points is not the safest place to drop
your pants.
If we're going to keep going to
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much more for our money. Why do
we put up with it?
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April 29, May
From staff reports coi
Opera at USC will stage Giuseppe S.C
Verdi's three-act tragic masterpiece "A on
Masked Ball" April 29 and May 1 at (
the Koger Center. Ne
The opera will be performed at
7:30 p.m. April 29 and at 3 p.m. May
1. Tickets are $25, $15 and $10 for of
the public and $7.50 and $5 for USC Of
students and senior citizens. Ri<
"A Masked Ball" is a swirling,
somber tale of an impossible and des- Gr
perate love mixed with themes of du- ric
ty, responsibility and betrayal. Set in vai
Boston in the late 17th century, the Mc
plot evolves around Riccardo, the gov- tht
ernor of Boston, and his love for vai
Amelia, the wife of his best friend. Ap
The USC production will include a Ms
10-member cast, an enormous chorus
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Jennifer Morison
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Nicki McBrayer
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mprised of vocal groups from five
colleges and schools, a 60-piece
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Guest vocalist Ann Benson of the
w York City Opera will sing the feile
lead, Amelia. David Bankston,
10 has sung with the Opera Theatre
St. Louis and the Houston Grand
>era, will sing the lead tenor role,
:cardo.
The cast also will include Donald
ay as Renato, Rhoda Paschal as Ula,
Philip Anthony Bouknight as Siltio,
John Wentz as Samuel, Drew
:Millan as Tom, Cameron Aiken as
i guide, Jeff Whitson as Amelia's sernt,
and Laura Ponds as the page
ril 29 and Bonnie Hoyt as the page
ly 1.
The opera will be sung in Italian
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lasked Ball'
with English text projected above the
stage. The director is (JSC music professor
Talmage Fauntleroy, and the
choreographer is William Starrett of
the Columbia City Ballet.
Costumes for the production are oq
loan from the University of Illinoisf
performing arts center. The sets are
being designed by Robert Wallace, a
scenic artist for the movie industry.
Tickets for "A Masked Ball" are
available at the Coliseum or may be;
ordered by phone at 777-7228.
For more information about USC
opera performances, call Fauntleroy
at 777-2458 or the School of Music at
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