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[PEOPLE P LAC i on the town 4 i'pinv fWMMjsi vff%wi wii pwTWTii an ?w Month at 7 p.m. today In tha RusaaH Houi pubic, $7 foe atudanta and $8 for maniban lean Students. AUDITIONS D Town Theatre will have open audi- S tions for "Shadowlands" at 7:30 p.m. F today. Call 799-2510 for more infor- u mation. u] N CONCERTS b Flautist Bonita Boyd will perform at ^ 7:30 pjn. today at Gambrell Hall. Tickets are $3 for students. Call 777-4280 ^ for more information. ^ F The Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers r will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at $ the Roger Center. Tickets are $6 for 11 students. Call 777-5113 for more information. W R USC Opera will perform "The Prima si Flautist flan UUCVARNOU) Staff Writer Bonita Boyd began playing the flute when she was 8. She learned this skill at a school she was bused to from her poor community. "To keep us out of trouble, they taught us to play instruments," Boyd said. But her humble beginnings were no measure of the success she would have as a flautist The 8-year-old who learned the flute to stay out of trouble now tours the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Asia as a guest artist with various orchestras. Boyd's musical background is extensive. She performed as a principal flautist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in Rochester, N.Y., for 10 years. In addition, she performed , with the Chautauqua Orchestra in \ New York during the summer for sev ci ai jcai o. Now, Boyd has given up her orchestral career to become a professor at the Eastman School of Music, but she doesn't miss her former position. "I played a long time, and I felt that I needed to grow in a different way," n she said. g As a result of her many tours as a guest artist, Boyd often has the stage a to herself these days. g "I have always loved being onstage g alone," she said. "It suits my personality better." Sr Monday at the School of Music, 1 Boyd conducted a master class in which she instructed USC flute students on their techniques. ^ "I am veiy impressed with the flute class," she said. n 20 ACROSS four-doy-o-w chicken. Crossword, p. E S H WHATNOT] I I r ^ I _ * ! | Omo* of Minority Studont Affair* opaning caramony fof Black HUlw y ? Ballroom. Tlckats ara $10 for tha I t of tha Aaaodatton of AfrtcarvAmat- | I lonna" at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 pm. unday. Tickets are $5 for students, or more information, call 777-2458. IUSEUMS I Vfadness in America: Cultural and ledical Perception of Mental Illness efore 1914" will be on display through larch 19 at McKissick Museum. HEATER Prescription: Murder'' will run through eb. 18 at Town Theatre. Tickets are | 8 for students. Call 799-2510 for more lformation. IISCELLANEOUS I .iverbanks Zoo will offer free admis ion Fridays during February. ints talent! ^ J y?I ETHAN MYE RSON / The Gamelock "She has a lot of good advice," fresh- | lan Diana Barch said. "You can tell he's well-prepared and trained." Boyd will perfrom a concert tonight I t Gambrell as part of the Guest Artist leries sponsored by the School of Muic. The 7:30 event will cost $3 for USC tudents, faculty, staff and senior cit- | sens. Tickets for the general public . re $6. When asked to comment on her muic, Boyd said, "I can tell you what's nportant to me. I want to be a great msician and artist. The flute is just I ly tool." I i he wo International ar of I For USC students interest? traveling without leavir bia," in the words of grai dent Julie Hoesterey, Ns ments offers a sampling of by pairing an equal nun ternational students with U.S. stude: housing facility. Located across the street from the B. and behind Gambrell, Nada's 18 apart] three buildings house 55 residents in sti apartments or one-, two- or three- bedrc ments with a living room, kitchen and Constructed in the 1940s, the apartn named by the builder, said Art Farlow, life coordinator for Capstone. "Evidently, this man built all these back in the '40s and named them all aft of women," Farlow said. Wherever "Nada" is now, today the a 3tand as part of an international commi Student orga fAMARA LAW Staff Writer African-American history is officially celebrated during February, but for the more than 400 active members of the USC Association of African-American Students (AAAS), ifs very much alive 12 months of the year. AAAS is one of the few organizations on campus that helps AfricanAmerican students deal with the problems and concerns they may have on a predominantly white campus. "Ifs nice to go somewhere where you don't feel like you have to speak for all (black) people," AAAS President Femeia Adamson said. "In classes, professors aren't asking you for your opinion; they're asking for the black people's opinion. Here, you're coming to be yourself." Adamson said this relaxed, familytype atmosphere is what draws crowds of up to 100 to meetings. She wants meetings to be learning exoeriences as well as social events. Meetings are opened with a significant quote or passage and are centered around a specific theme of Kwanza, an African holiday. For example, the theme at the beginning of the school year was unity. Although it may be a little hard to imagine a family of more than 400 people, careful planning and a network of committees keeps things organized. The committees plan blockfests, service projects and Black History Month events and raise money for scholarships. Committees are responsible for the publication of Voices of Colors magazine, the only literary magazine on campus that showcases the talents of AfricanAmerican students and faculty, and pgr m ||KnP^^ Hr V ^MBll^^ P\ J fJy, ^ ? I 0 o 11 i* rid accordi id American students exp education in a different k din "world Bj Pillow lg Colum- J duatestu- Asst. Features Editor ida Apartlife abroad viding a unique perspective to on-campus 1 iber of in- Farlcw said. nts in one "I think a lot of the American resident language exposure," said Hoesterey, a hall k building tor at Nada. "There's an automatic set of j nents and that opens your eyes to countries you migi idio-styled erwise never hear about." x)m apart- Ideally, an American student would si bathroom, bedroom with an international student foi lents were mester or entire year, depending on how loi residence foreign student is staying, Hoesterey said. ever, the exchange students are automat buildings placed in Nada, while American students m er a bunch through a lengthy acceptance process. "Thev must have at least 60 hours of crei partments out the application and go through the int* inity, pro- process," Farlow said. "They're also reviewe aization keeps Aft special events such as an en^ "We've done a g neurship formal this month entitled cause we've had sc "UJAMAA," meaning "cooperative eco- interested in educi nomics" which will give awards to black students about Af entrepreneurs in the Columbia area, tare," Adamson sa AAAS, established in 1968, was the The associatio first organization on campus for African- planned for Black American students. Ifs not an organi- theme for the ever zation just for minority students; it pro- ing "faith in oursel motes diversity and positive cultural Scheduled events experiences for all students on campus ceremonies at 7 to E UP! ITS a. PEREZ The Gamecock ngtoNada erience a different kind ind of dorm a year by a group of students to come back the next year." While space may be limited, the potential experiences reaped and level of involvement make iving, for healthy competition, Farlow said. Nada is try? p.a^n ing for a larger pool of applicants, he said. direc- "We think it's a unique place and want to get Deople the word out about it," Farlow said. "It introduces it oth- the students to a lot of different cultures. We'd like to make it an equal with the Residential College, iare a and the involvement level is real high, r a se- "Everyone is part of Student Government or V hall government, and in order to come back, the ically students must be involved in the community." ust g0 Applications to live in Nada Apartments for next semester are now available at all area offices and lit, fill are due Feb. 20. There will be a dessert open house srview at 8 Wednesday night at 814 Henderson room 101 d once for interested students. ican l^^ge alive reat job this year be- House Ballroom featuring the Halleluime people sincerely jah Singers, a Black History Knowledge iting and promoting Bowl at 7 p.m. Sunday, and the Feb. 27 rican-American cul- closing ceremonies featuring TKeyah tid. Crystal Keymah of In Living Color'' in n has many events a one-woman show titled "Some of My History Month. The Best Friends." its is Imani," mean- Anyone interested in joining the orIves and our future." ganization can call 777- 5061 or come include the opening to weekly meetings at 6 p.m. Tuesdays night in the Russell in the Russell House Theater. THE LAW