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WHAT'SUP Guide to Art CONCERTS The Connells and Lotion will per form on the USC campus at the Booker T. Washington auditor on Oct. 24. Student government presents "A TU~a u. - i ~t-m? iiicujcux wiui uio jarnes laiur Trio Plus at 6 p.m., Oct. 30 in th Russell House Ballroom. Tick are free to students with a USC Call 777-2654. The Koger Center presents "Se Garden" Nov. 1-2. Tickets are $ or $18 for adults and $15 for stu dents. The Newport Jazz Festival on Tc will perform jazz from three great eras, New Orleans, Swing and Behop Nov. 4 at the Koger Cenl Tickets are $12 for adults and $S for students. Mirror Garden will perform at Annie's at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 8. Admission is $5. COMEDY Carrot Top will perform at the Township Oct. 29. DANCE The Columbia City Ballet will present Dracula?Ballet with a Bite e the Koger Center on Oct. 28-30. For more information call Columb City Ballet at 799-7605. HALLOWEEN The Columbia Council Telephone Pioneers are holding their annual haunted house, The House on Horror Hill," located on U.S. 1 jusl outside Lexington. The haunted house will be open SundayThursday, 7-10 p.m.; Friday Saturday 7-12 p.m., until Oct. 31. Admission is $5 per person and proceeds will benefit Camp Discovery, Children's Garden and other charitable organizations. Spooky Storytelling in Virginia Hylton Park at Lexington Town Hall, 7 p.m., Oct. 25. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and your favorite refreshments to enjoy storytelling the entire family. The Columbia Jaycees present The Haunting at Rolling K Farms Hayrides begin at 6:30 until Oct.. 31. Admission is $7.50. For mori information call 755-9048. Longstreeet Theatre will hold its second annual sidewalk costume fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 26-28. The event will feature thousands of items from the theati department's costume shop. Cos! range from 25 cents to $25. McKiesick Museum's "Goblin Gala Halloween Costume Party" features a costume contest with cash prizes, food, music, dancing and a cash bar. The party begins I p.m., Oct. 29, and advance tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Call McKissick Museum at 777-7251 to reserve tickets. LECTURE Rainforest Conservation and the Search for New Jungle Medicines will be presented by Mark Plotkin, /Lad I rjj The comic I W women j I W discovering:, I ^ their i xnTcefss I Hajes All programs are paid for, in part, by student activity fees. s & Entertainment author of Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice," Monday, Nov. 21 at ( p.m. in the USC Law School audil rium. ium International Programs for Studen presents "Doing International " Business in South Carolina," with n ? ? guesi speaxer i ony hiorence, 4:3 8 today on the 8th floor of the BA 8 8 building. Reception to follow. Frederick Suppe will present "The Structure of a Scientific Paper" at t p.m. on Oct. 28 in Room 250 in 22 Gambrell Hall. MOVIES Nickelodeon Theatre presents "Mi >ur Vida Loca" as part of Diversity t Week at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Oct 24 and 25. The new film from ter. Allison Anders is a tale of life in th< > teenage Latino girl gangs of Los Angeles Echo Park. A contemporary "Girls in the Hood." International Programs for Student presents "Raise the Red Lantern" t 7:30 p.m., Nov.6 in the Belk Auditorium. MUSEUMS /GALLERIES McKissick Museum The USC art department faculty cKsmai anane Maii c TUa ?? !! ^ wi iv?? vjywi ivi iiw*. \j. I IIV OAI IIUIl Wl feature about 40 recent works in a ja variety of media, including painting drawings, mixed media, printmaking, photography, watercolors, jewelry and sculpture. The exhibit will i run through Feb. 12,1995. Columbia Museum of Art t "Richard Estes: The Complete Prints" run through Dec. 11. This ii the first traveling exhibition surveying the print work of photo-realist Richard Estes. Admission is free. OPERA Opera at USC and the South Carolina Philharmonic bring "Dido and Aeneas," the English opera by Henry Purcell to Drayton Hall, 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 and 5, and 3 p.m. ) on Nov. 6. Tickets are $15 and $10 for and seats for students and senior citizens are $5. For reservations ca 254-PHIL. .? TELEVISION "Surviving the Odds" on SCETV dis a cusses what it means to be a black male today, 10 p.m., Oct. 29. THEATER Chapin Community Theatre presents "Say It Ain't So, Pharaoh!" All performances are at 8 p.m. and 6 are: Oct. 27-29, November 3-5 and :s November 10-12. Benson Theater The Puppet Regime presents their production of The Day They Shot John Lennon" by James McLure. 3 The play opens 8 p.m. Oct. 2729.Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for general public. Benson Theater is located on the comer of Bull St. and Whaley on the USC campus. Drayton Hall Theatre USC will present "Eastern Standard" Nov. 17-22. Iies\ the \ )UCh a' al storv of two " growing up, (/) and celebrating ksexuality. ^ IS-SBS? m October 27tl^f ma CtrolUt Pfoftf U?to? People needing special assism mmmtance for disabilities, please contact the Carolina Program Union at 777-7130 at least 48 hours prior to the event. TIj? Gamecock CARPI 4 mpr jf M.li.it.r.M 'Uw lllilllll I - bani C A R O L I LAURA HAIL Staff Writer d " Ifs 3:45 on Wednesday. Rehearsal a doesn't start for another hour, but the s- band hall is filling up with students tj grabbing a bite to eat, practicing, chat- a ting, doing homework or conducting ^ interviews for sorority and fraterni- ^ ty initiations. j? There is something about this place ^ that is very much alive and energetic? ^ something that draws band mpmhprs 5 here even when they don't have to be. ^ "This is my 31st year as a conductor, and they keep me young," said James Copenhaver, Director of University Bands. "I like these young peo- -g pie. I respect and value them, and they know that. The mood here is dif- ^ ferent, because we approach from the ^ standpoint of what we love to do." The band averages eight hours a week ^ in practice and at games, but mem- ^ ' bers say they do not get tired of being .' together. "The band is a community in itself," said Drum Major Matt McCord. ^ "We do a lot together outside of band. ^ A lot of us are friends for life." r es Sophomore trumpet player Josh Rudolph met a lot of his friends in m band. "I was a freshman from out of ^ state and didnt know anyone, but af- ter that first week, when I walked to p classes I would see 300 people I knew." ' The comraderie starts with a prac- , tice camp the week before classes. The members of the band, staff and the auxiliary groups put in 40 hours nc in the South Carolina August heat j?' and humidity. They also spend six N home games together and go on two * away-game trips. "We have to live together for an , entire season and work for a common 0 c goal," McCord said. The band learns and performs a pre-game show and three different halftime shows and perform at three special events. All of this adds up to aboutl80 hours ? all for a one-hour . music credit. Obviously the credit is not the on draw. And being a band member fr hate j || iii 11 ^THl5 JOB(L | *\| 1 1 both jdb dissatisfaction poor service rank hiGti pumpkin voters, however Number onej I piAT Monday, October; $ M^k.. w 1M Slk;i i A i iiaHmil$^ EMN I %. t l a c I : N A MA. oesn't pay much. Only one-third of tie students receives scholarships, nd none are full tuition. The students say they love what ley do. "It's an energetic activity and good release. It's healthy," Copenaver said. "Band is" a social educaon. The students build lasting reitionships, as is shown by our 150 lumni Band members who still like ) spend time together." I "I enjoy it more for the people and le football than for the musical ex- ,. erience," McCord said. This emphasis on fun does not conadict the band's mission. "Our role to generate spirit and to offer high m lality entertainment for our audi- 801 ice," said Andrew Gowan, associate J*8 rector of bands. "The principle role is to support gr le football team. Think about it, you ive an automatic 300-person cheer,g section. And we really motivate le crowd," Rudolph said. tu "Last year, the band hall received ?ut five phone calls after each game, aming the band for the team's loss- ^ i!" said Elizabeth Caldwell, drum mc ajor. The team's performance works th< ithways. "The football team's per- aVl rmance affects our morale, too," Mcird said. th< TV.,. K.IJ -1 a J. 11C Idi/COL uciu B11UW piVseillH popar classical music themes. Selec- tin >ns are: Tocatta and Fugue in d mi- to 1 ir by J.S. Bach (perhaps most failiar from television commercials); ha1 e "Largo" from Symphony from a wh ?w World by Dvorak, which is based dif a lyric folk tune "Going Home;" and lin< 812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky for stu >sing. "It's our best show in ten years," cal cCord said. "You can see it at the an nnessee game." esp Field shows are a complicated phc acess to produce, the directors said, poi is particular show requires 38 pages tioi drill charts to map the movements the field. Usually each page rep- hai sents eight counts of music and ed dws the starting and ending posi- daj J I 111 rriT ii! /jUSTUKE goingllll ho my DEtfnsrf) mm \ OFFICE-?-YfOUL IIP JU5T frfT ufhll ***$% /v Y?u rot/ 181! I AND COMPLAINTS OVER AMONfr DI50RUNTLED VANDALISM 15 THEIR jONCERN, DENTISTRY WITHOUT THE rERIHIIMABLE WAIT! L I 5 O I\1 a C K H A R T D.M.D. 004 MILLWOOD AVE. jrner Millwood and Sims) 254-7665 (A-L-I-S-O-N-L) 24,1934 X*T { ' '-2 L^J ! ZZ - m~ THE R C H I N C gamecock spirit J[ lilhnm PAlic/Mim WW Iiwa w WIIOUUI11 ^ when 7:30 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 25 ^ with Cocky, cheerleaders, and a ei surprise guest conductor ir how much $5 adults, $2 students f* wmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm b< >n of each person. The directors and graduate assis- u] nts divide the duties and spend four ^ jeks writing the shows for the sea- ^ n. They always begin with music, ce ually suggestions from band mem- ^ rs. Professor Dick Goodwin and je aduate assistant Jeff Simmons n, range the music, which is usually imatic, like the cartoon theme show. g). "A show tries to artistically cap re the mood and character of the ^ lsic," Gowan said. High points in gg e music that have tension corre>nd to angular forms such as a block uj>ving forward. At release points in ea 5 music, quieter more lyric moments, 8^ i band moves in curved lines and qj ray from the audience. er Learning the music, motions and ;n putting it together takes a lot of th hcation and quick learning. Some- Co les the band only has three days learn a new show. . on "Think about the coordination; you an /e to remember the music and play as ile your feet are doing something be ferent, and you're watching the 0r. e," said David CfShields, doctoral [dent and band assistant. of Copenhaver points out the physi- try aspects of marching and playing bu instrument. "It takes endurance, sai lecially for the ones playing sousa>ne or drums. They cany about 30 wl inds. Musicians have to be condi- yei led like athletes." So "I don't think people realize how tal d we work. They take for grant- su] what goes on the field on Satur- we r," McCord said. ops Starting pay! Shifts: M-F, i To schedule an i The Caree 6th Floor, By An equal opportu r I p ; __ *''* lir 2 l.Jtgk -*l > 0- Wkjf- i> -< use ; BAND The weather in South Carolina oesnt help matters either. The wool niforms do breathe but are very hot ; is a lot of work, but the fun makes p for it, members say. There is a sense of something here lat is different What is it about the roup that distinguishes it from oth*s on campus? "We are like a meltgpot Other groups on campus have lecific characteristics of their mem?rs. We are very open-minded and icept the differences," Caldwell said. The band cuts across the whole liversity. 38 percent of the mem;rs are music majors. 13 percent are om the humanities college, 14 per;nt from science and math college id the rest are from every other colge. 75 percent are South Carolina itives. " It takes a lot of discipline to be a iccessful musician, and that transrs to life, to other areas. I mean, ost of us started in middle school to t where we are today," McCord said. The discipline pays off in the repation the Mighty Sound of the Southst has earned for itself. Out-of-state udents cite the program as a prin aie iacior in cnoosing usu over othschools. "The reason I came to USC was e strength of the band," said Mi (heal >x, a computer science major. Cox, a former National Champitwirler, turned down other scholships to attend USC. "USC is known having one of the best bands. To asked to twirl for USC is a big hon"At this university, we have one the premier programs in the counr. We are recognized by other schools, t people here don't realize that," id McCord, a Georgia native. To the more than 700,000 people 10 will see the band perform this ar, the title, "Mighty Sound of the utheast," is not disputed once they te the field. "I think we get a lot of snort from th? srtnHont Iwlv " Polrl. 11 said. I iPfPHfffl bmhB : Interviewing on campus Wednesday ( October 26 $8-9 / hour 10 weekends nterview, visit: >r Center \ Building nity employer