Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BBEA1 Gamecocks get ANDREA SCUTE LLARO Staff Writer Doesn't it seem like only a week ago classes were starting? Quickly, the weather has changed to fall weather, and mid-semester is A already here. Exams, all-night study sessions, cramming and countdown A. to the end of the semester can cause * a great deal of stress and anxiety. TVnawi ia anmo roliof Vinuuvor ftvim A 11V1 V ID DvUiv 1 VUV1) 11W TTVT VI j UVill all this chaos, and it begins this weekend. Mid-semester also means fall |jP break, a four-day weekend to escape 1 the stress and prepare for the next |j seven weeks. ?1 ' This weekend, many USC students |1 will be attending the 96 Wave Fest in |||| Charleston. On Sunday, Oct. 16, a jlll concert featuring local bands such as |||| Hootie and the Blowfish, Meat Pup- Uli pets and Big Head Todd and the Monsters, sponsored by a radio station in Qa] Charleston. ^er "I'm taking a car load of people home just to see this concert," jour- to j nalism sophomore Staci Beacham said. gm Other students are getting out of South Carolina altogether. Interna- ^ tional studies major Christy Caruso r is flying to the Lone Star State, Texas. ^ . "I'm planning on catching up on 1 some sleep on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and, oh, study for my next me mid-term, too," Caruso said. TT* For those nature lovers, there is a rental company that works through . the Physical Education Department for student dse. According to Drew Gilmore, who oversees the Happy ' OU1 WHAT'SUP Guide to Arts & Enterta AUDITIONS HA Columbia City Ballet will be holding Th< auditions for the Nutcracker at 7p.m. Pio Oct. 16, at the Columbia Conserva- hai tory of Dance. For more information nor call 799-7605. sid will CONCERTS p.n The Koger Center presents blues Oc and gospesl singer Delia Reese at 8 sk> p.m. on Oct. 14. Tickets are $16 for will adults and $12 for students. For die more information call 777-7228. org * iwri hits <ri Ain't (4 I their n fee AM CAN'T AIN'T L ALSO Widespreat Space Wra Everydi 5 a DNS J away for the mper Rental Company, few stu- i its have taken advantage of this. "We rent out everything from tents anterns to stoves, and there is a all reserve fee," Gilmore says. Early childhood education senior, ( aria Valentine is preparing to tacklature this weekend on a camping j with a few friends. "Friends and I rented some equipsnt, bought a lot of batteries, food i plenty of warm clothing," Valene said. Another nature lover, criminal jusj major Reggie Rogers, is spending 5 weekend in a rugged way. Some friends and I are heading t to the mountains of North Carlinment LLOWEEN 3 Columbia Council Telephone neers are holding their annual inted house, The House on HorHill," located on U.S. 1 just oute Lexington. The haunted house be open Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 i.; Friday -Saturday 7-12 p.m., 1.14-15 and Oct. 21-31. Admisn is $5 per person and proceeds benefit Camp Discovery, Chilm's Garden aind other charitable lanizations. 1K& % w gain with Ife Grand 12027) <ew album taring: PLANE GET HIGH IFl GRAND ONSAlt: I Panic (10001) ngler (42001) if (42013) Tickets if vailable at: I IWAY ir Flail Break /\ ETHAN MYERSON The Gamecock olina for the break," Rogers said. Living in the mountains sounds annaalincr to manv students. hut on ly some have the will and desire to actually survive it. Broadcasting major Gayle Smith is looking forward to going to the mountains with her parents. For those students not from this country, this is a great opportunity to travel and take in some sights. French exchange student Melanie Morsill is using this weekend to do just that. Morsill is heading south to Tampa with her boyfriend. "As an exchange student, I need to travel and see things," Morsill said. Some people aren't as fortunate as others and have to stay here for their vacation. Sophomore Angela Childers is a Capstone RA. "I am not going home this weekend because, as a RA, I am on duty the entire weekend," Childers said. Most students will be packing their cars up and heading home. This weekend will be used to eat some homecooked meals and get some rest and relaxation. Sophomore Jennifer Smith is flying home to Tennessee. 1 need a home-cooked meal and a good night's sleep," Smith said. Whatever you re doing this weekend, enjoy it because there are seven more weeks before the end. MfaiY/ifg For The (42022) Featuring: IN A DAYDREt TAKE THE TIA J)fK2GB3SS25?aK IkU B i] /il J 1 5 SffiN 5 | $ i; rPf ^ ^ ^ | Charles Van Doron (Ralph Flennes, left) and Herbert One," hosted by Jack Barry (Christopher McDonald, i 'Quiz show' a que! UGHTSCAMERAREACTION STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer QUIZ SHOW iiick-k (out of four stars) The face of a champion radiates with unmatched charisma, genuine charm and intellectual prowess. He's a role model with a talent for the game. A hero. Appearing before millions as part of a weekly mental challenge, Charles Van Doren enjoys a ground swell of American support, an almost patriotic surge of devotion. But what secret lurks behind the glow and the glory of this quiz whiz who yearns for celebrity and makes the ultimate deal to secure it? The marvelous drama "Quiz Show," directed by Robert Redford, explores the scandals surrounding the rigged NBC game show "Twenty One," which prompted many American people to lose faith in the magical media of television. Based on Paul Attanson's book, "Remembering the Sixties," the film documents the pursuit of truth by Richard Goodwin (Rob Morrow of TVs "Northern Exposure"). Putting television on trial, he and others discover there are no easy anflwom wVion Honlincr uritVi famo on/1 fnrfiina Ralph Fiennes, who gave a chilling performance in "Schindler's list," does another stellar acting job as Charles Van Doren, a Columbia University literature instructorturned-game show champion. He is bound by a family name and a personal sense of honor, but he is lured into a world of lies by the promise of celebrity, popularity and financial gain. Supplied with questions and answers in advance so the producers can keep him on the show and maintain skyrocketing ratings, Charles holds his breath through a 14week championship run. At first, Charles refuses the producers' obvious manipulation, assuming they are simply testing his integrity. But when he stands for the first time in the quiz show studio ?I How c BB |<|L ac Night IN; f All sec life, i fer \ f ' 9^ wZ I, ? > :y Hofiywood Picture: Stempel (John Tuturro, right) appear on "Twontyeontor) In Robert Radford's "Quiz She?/." stlon of TV etbics and hears an oddly familiar question, the camera retreats to show him as a small pawn in their game. In a moment of truth, he decides to play along. And one lie turns into another and another until America becomes disillusioned by the sn-rflllpH intallprtnnl wVin KaonmM tVio wnrlrVo V\oct. known fraud. Herb Stempel, played by John Turturro ("Barton Fink"), is the unattractive contestant dethroned by Charles and media-manipulating cronies. Even though Herb is a storehouse of knowledge, the producers view him as a freak and force him to take a dive so they can replace him with a handsome intellectual instead. The shallowness of the show and its producers is accentuated by the vain master of ceremonies Jack Barry, played by Christopher McDonald, who is characterized as smarmy and arrogant as he swaggers around the set. Paul Scofield gives a superb performance as Charles' father, the prominent professor and poet Marie Van Doren who acts as the film's conscience. During the poker game, he remarks, "If you can look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, if s you." The idea that a game of chance can be choreographed, that people can be "laid off or "plateau" in their game show careers, demonstrates the absurd extent to which the unscrupulous producers will go to make money. Ironically, the story is timely because it parallels another recent scandal involving a rigged "Dateline NBC" segment. Television can be used to instruct or to abuse. "Quiz Show" takes a elimnse at the nnhlie trust, that has rhamreH the way America views its own way of life. "Quiz Show" is a morality play for our scandal-ridden times. Bedford's brilliant masterwork demonstrates that the truth always has a price, if that price is right. It is a stirring and important drama to usher in the Information Age by reminding America to take another look at its ethical standards. )ften do you have ? FB WY3 iMnft sfS-^Ar Tl T_-a? 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