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Mfl Mayfest repr By ANGIE CAMPBELL Staff Writer Looking for a break while studying for exams? This weekend the 15th annual Mayfest offers a variety of food, nompc onH mncir hicf nprfprt fr\r fhp average stressed-out student. From Friday through Sunday, Mayfest will celebrate its 15th birthday and the renaming of Sidney Park to Finlay Park in honor of late mayor Kirkman Finlay. USC students will enjoy this year's Mayfest, said Kathy King, director of public relations for the Columbia Action Council. "The USC family is a part of the Columbia family and this will be a celebration everyone can enjoy," she said. "We just want everyone to come out and have fun." Citizens of Columbia will join thousands of individuals around the country to celebrate National Historic Preservation Week May 8-14. The 22nd national celebration, whose uiciiit 11 d yuui iiicmuiy, 11 5 uui history, it's worth saving!," is being co-sponsored by the Richland County Historic Preservation Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Preservation Week 1994 will be observed by the Richland County Historic Preservation Commission's invitation to take free tours of all four of their historic house museums from 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. May 10. Each tour begins at quarter past the hour. Free tickets can be picked up at the reception area in the Museum Shop, at Taylor and Henderson streets. The houses are located within an easy four block walking distance: the MannSimons Cottage, the Robert Mills House, the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home and the Hampton-Preston Mansion. Charleston's Office of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce a special Piccolo Spoleto and MOJA Arts Festival retrospective, Exhibition of the Mayor's Purchase Awards, from both festivals spanning 1984-1993. This retrospective exhibition will be held at the City Gallery, located in the Dock Street Theater Building, at 133 (A Si Welcome O Larry Arnol Jon Beckh* Rusty Bent Milton Ben: \y^. r^i h r\evin cryai Patrick Bry Chad Carte Jeff Cartwr DToby Chrisl Donald Cla Michael Co Craig Cren: 2 Brad Cook Allen Davis Jonathan C ? Jonathan C JP Wee Un g LOVE ITO ieve for stres "We have a huge area for children and there will be lots of entertainment during the day as well as at night," King said. The entertainment includes more tnan lUU arts and cralts, 50 tood vendors and a kids fair with rides and amusements. A sculpture named "Finlay Fountains" will also be unveiled during the events. "Admission is free unless you want to but something at the arts and crafts show or something at a food vendor," King said. Those looking for fun can also expect to see a variety of national and local acts ranging from classic rock to rhythm and blues. These free performances will be held throughout the norlr Kiit- mnet of- thp etinp in tKa mu i iiiUvji ai mv jiu^v ii& in v. park's heart. Friday night's "Rockin' in the Park" Church St. This is a component of this year's Piccolo Spoleto 1994 Visual Arts program. The exhibit will be open with a special reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 21. Regular hours of the exhibit during the festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 22 through June 5. Admission to both the reception and exhibit will be free to the general public. Want to become a part of something really special at a spectacular place? Then join the excitement as a volunteer at the S.C. State Museum. The museum is recruiting volunteers for many positions and will hold an uneniauon session inursaay ror uiose interested in learning more about the world of museums. Volunteer benefits include: a comprehensive training program, practical experience, improved communication skills, job references, excellent resume material, fun and fellowship with a diverse group of people, free museum admission, 20 percent off store purchases, 20 percent off museum society membership, flexible hours and the opportunity to attend exhibit and gallery openings. For more information, contact Nan Ford at 737-4999. Do you have some spare time and love the ereat outdoors? Ix>okine for a igma f i the Spring 1994 Initiate Id Cole Donahoo am Larry Drakeford ieio jonn hioya sten Chad Frierson nt Sean German ant Stacey Griffith sr Hank Harrison ight Ben Hogan ey Drew Johnson rke Chad Johnston nion MCKenzie joraan shaw Grier Leslie Edward Longshor Shane McCormac lickeson Bryan Menees loggette Shawn Moffatt Brian Musgrave ilso celebrate the EN A Chapf to the iversity of South TRUTH AY sed students concert at 9 p m. will feature popular '60s and 70s band "The Guess Who", performing their classics "American Woman" and "These Eyes." The music will continue at 8 p.m. Saturday with country and pop artist Eddie Rabbitt whose many hits include "Drivin' My Life Away" and the upbeat "I Love a Rainy Night." Regional act The Voltage Brothers will take centerstage at 3 p.m. Saturday with dance routines and a variety _ c r ? - ox sungs, ranging rrom ine temptations to Elton John. The festival itself is an award-winning event and is expected to draw a crowd of at least 250,000 people, King said. "A lot of people are expecting it to close early Saturday, around 5:30 p.m., like in the past, but this year it will be open until 10 p.m.," she said. rewarding experience or educational opportunity tnis summer/ consider spending some time as a volunteer in a state or national park, forest or other public land, where the need for volunteers is at an all-time high. The 1994 "Helping the Outdoors" directory, a list of volunteer opportunities on public lands published by the American Hiking Society, can help you find an opportunity to match your interest and schedule. American Hiking Society is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and expanding America's trails while promoting the benefits of hiking trails. For a 128-page directory of more than 2,000 volunteer jobs, send $7 to AHS Helping Out, P.O. Box 20160, Washington, D.C. 20041-2160. If you're into swing and dancing, join Tony Torre and the Tony Torre Orchestra at the following monthly events. The orchestra performs from 3 p.m to 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Big Apple, 1000 Hampton St., behind the Richland County Library. Regular admission is $5, $4 for senior citizens. At each performance, the Tony Torre Orchestra accepts food donations for Harvest Hope Food Bank. For more information or tickets, call 699-1957 or 252-7742. Nu I as as Brothers of SN Todd Pratt David Prince Jeff Ramsey Ansley Ray Erich Renken Jeff Salters . .1 r\ raui oegars Brian Shah David Simpkins Keith Scorewicz Christian Stegmaier * Graham Stiles jf e T. Wallace :k Chris Walters Barry Wheeler Kris Wustrow i Return of I :er I 1 Carolina I HONOR Just sit right back and ] Campus Cas By College Press Service qui WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ? And to We think that parents said that all of ma those hours of watching TV reruns cal of "Gilligan's Island" were a waste of time. As the Little Buddy himself would have said, "Boy! Were they f] wrong." A group of students from Hofstra University of New York successfully J ^ ] defended their national title March . 26 in the seventh-annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Hofstra's ma- ? chine was based on the "Gilligan's Island" television show, and the 1 team calling themselves the Campus ^ Castaways won the competition by e'a' making a drinkable cup of coffee in bej; 60 steps in less than five minutes. in8 In this year's Rube Goldberg chal- cor lenge, teams from nine universities vea were challenged to make a cup of rot: coffee in the most inefficient and 1 impractical way possible. The engi- ncn neering contest honors legendary bo; cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who spe- tor cialized in drawing humorous ma- by < chines with complex mechanisms to tbe nprfnrm cimnlp ficlrc TCC pviiv/llll Olllipiv lUOIWi The winning team from Hofstra k received $500 and the five-foot Rube ^ Goldberg trophy, plus a 27-inch color television set and personal com- thai pact disc players. Second place, hrii which went to host team Purdue the University, received $300 and a trav- cor eling trophy. cap Other teams that participated the were from Ohio University of tinj Athens, Ohio; the University of 1 Arkansas of Fayetteville; Indiana Uni- anc versity of Bloomington; Oakland the; t t_:?- i>?i n:?u ? j Pm uiuvudiiy ui ivmiicdici, iviicii.; mai- * Friday, April 29 clul Chi Chi Chi multicultural co-ed terfraternity social, 5:30 p.m., Village V Idiot. For more information, call BaD 544-1408. St T Saturday, April 30 Sex Chi Chi Chi multicultural co-ed 4.^ fraternity outing to Mayfest at Fin- _ lay Park, 11 a.m. Scott Williams will be performing at the Station Stage. ton For more information, call 544- p m 1408. T two men 1 Weekly Meetings sub Ti l Sundays Ballroom Dancing 2cc< '.tnitd'i >-T ^;:nc-{'!>'g,J5TsSK.!;: JOE PESCI BRENDAN FRASEl If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want H an education V Simon Wilder, C B JH NOV you'll hear a tale... taways sail ette University of Milwaukee; stern Michigan University of Kalazoo; and Lawrence TechnologiUniversity of Southfield, Mich. tie curtain goes up, realing a "Gilligan's Isnd" set on a rotating itform: v lie Hofstra team spent more than ) months and $1,000 putting the borate machine together, which ?ins with a team member activata mock television using a remote ltrol. The curtain goes up, re ling a "Gilligan's Island" set on a ating platform. 'he first scene shows the S.S. Minv crashing on the island. The toy it hits a switch, activating a mo, which turns a fishing reel used Gilligan in his search for food for castaways. Instead of a fish, he :1s in a box of coffee, which )cks over some totem poles, fhe totem poles hits a lever, re sing a rait, i ne ran nils a switcn t causes the entire table to rotate, iging the next scene into view. As table turns, it activates a remote ltrol, which drops a toy space >sule onto the golf course where millionaire and his wife are sitl in a golf cart. lie capsule contains sugar, Tang 1 freeze-dried ice cream, but in ir rush to bring this food to the fessor, they crash, hitting a switch 3,4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., P.E. Cen[ondays, Bible Study, 6:50 p.m., tist Student Union, 700 Pickens uesdays, gay, lesbian and bi ual students support group, ) p.m., Counseling Center, uesdays and Thursdays, free tung for accounting students, 6 i. to 8 p.m., BA 402. 777-4710. he deadline for Datebook is days before publication date, missions are free and printed jrding to available space. MO IRA kelly patr1) demp; Vjil mk ^ H mi / PLAYP I to victory that releases the gorilla that chases. Ginger, the movie star. Thinking that Ginger is a goddess, a head-hunter begins a tribal dance, only to awaken an angry volcano. As the table rotates to the next scene, the volcano spews lava, filling a ravine. (The "lava" is made of vinegar, baking soda, food coloring and dry ice.) The rumbling volcano shakes a tree that drops a coconut, which Mary Ann grabs to bring to the Professor. The table turns once more to show the excited Professor, who uses all the things his friends have brought to build a machine that will make coffee. The Skipper begins pedaling a bicycle to power a conveyor belt, which dumps coffee grounds and sugar into a dispenser. The dispenser is filled with boiling water from a hot spring. The water absorbs the coffee and sugar, drips through a filter and fills a coconut milk-filled coconut cup, which extends out through the television screen on a motorized arm. Team spokesman Nicholas Croce of Hempstead, N.Y., said the hardest engineering aspect was the rotating tahle "The table was very technically involved," he said. "We couldn't have wires cross in the rotation, and we had to coordinate the remote control signals. That's very difficult. But my favorite thing is the volcano. I could watch that thing explode time and time again." i 1 Don't listen to lip, I rumors about AIDS, get lie facts! ^ ... i?k t +4i VijLban ija " ' 'II 1 f>; h^T ' | | t SEY JOSH | HAMILTON : m I " WT Hk f ? t HHn Li I M ; ^|fl 1 ? * Efy j Jl H <(i |