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4 This status of the Hindu god, Ganesha, has developed some unusual c jj man bodj * A girl participates in a festival at the Hindu temple. STEPHANIE SONNENFEU) Features Editor deserved. AWARE: The Compilation Various Artists , (out of four star") ^as come banc ? Ga.; Freddy J Although Lollapalooza bypassed Columbia, one of OPIERCE firoi today's most interesting music tours is doing more than This Fall's i stopping in Columbia, ifs ending its run at the National its first tour. H guard Armory on Bluff road on Wednesday, Oct. 18. From Good H( The 1995 AWARE Fall Tour is organized in con- Shannon Worr junction with the third volume of the AWARE CD com- der Monkey, Li pilation, which has been the launching pad for some of ETC. HHL ~~j III ' K ; ||? : j| H c rpM, ,?&' ** h 4< i"' % -> x ' IfvF ^ ' ^Sffffflnfflffll^^'^' k * ^ Ws? t? i*rl.yi.BP> ^ IwWWmav*" . Mwmmtt-Mlti? jp jf >v tating habits. Above right, even children are affected by the amazing e% ven though the Hindu Lord an anonymous Hindu devot Ganesha has "officially" stopped claimed he received a messs ^ drinking milk, millions con- explained the never before I | tinue flocking to temples world- In accordance with the A wide in absolute amazement, milk from a silver spoon. A Statues of the Hindu god uid vanished. Hundreds of ^ were consuming milk in the lions as people followed hii I presence of his devotees. And habited continents. 1 it was even happening in the In some temples, especi M temple in Columbia. not afford milk. According "I didn't believe it. I mean I ta, India, shop and cafe owi believed it, but I had to see it milk ten times as more peop f," said sophomore Gita Chakrabarti, who at- In a country where the c temple regularly. milk a precious yet available er student, who is not Hindu, claimed her wit- at least for the two-day eve tie phenomenon was a mere coincidence. And there was yet anot] rere there for an ethno-botany project. We had fuls of milk were consume* lat was going on. It actually did happen, though, the milk in the bowl never c : was somehow sucked up," said sophomore pie directors in Columbia w< uorazzi. tees to take their gallons h sha is a god with an elephant head and a hu- Although many USC st r. He is known to bring success to his worship- some could still not believ< bit skeptical. s more, Hindu's don't normally feed the Lord "I was actually moved b milk from a silver spoon and bowl. It took about there. One older man said for news to spread throughout the U.S. after woman said that it was a r "To understand spirituality, you ha\ I am a skeptical Hindu. I looked into th I'm still kind of Senior Animesh Sinha, former pres Get a bird'; ERIN WEEP Staff Writer irst CD to the newly released third CD Trudging around swamps s Is such as Jupiter Coyote from Macon, for butterfUes ^ ones Band from Chicago and JACK- * nerdy thui to many sti n Dallas, Tex. n 1 j J,- ^ AWARE tour is no less promising than "P8 "7 33 a weeken? adf* le current tour includes: JACKOHERCE, lf/?u 0pen.y?"T imes, Ouster, Wakeland, Everything, eU, Thanks to Gravity, Gibb DroU, Spi- , Tbe Col"m.bia Audubc" s ittle Sister, ho hum and Edwin McCain. has chosen October as its bu 7 11. 77 J U' L i.1 The line-up for each concert changes moncn, aunng wmcn tne sucie I every few shows. Performing at hs members will focus on butt the armory in Columbia will be Ed- and butterfly gardening. As j win McCain, From Good Homes, the activities, the society is h Spider Monkey and Thanks to two field trips, one of which 1 Gravity. ready taken place on October! Columbia's Oct 18 show begins The second trip is Saturda at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $8, $10 tober 21 at 8 a.m. at the Cob and $12. Tickets are available at Canal Park. The first hour \ Manifest Records, Blockbuster spent walking through the pari Records or can be charged by phone serve migratory warblers. Th< at 800-231-8499. For more infor- group will set up Columbia Aud mation about AWARE, contact the first hawk watch in the area t< AWARE website at http^AVWW. tify and count migratory raptor AWARE65.com or call 1-800- ing, huh? Think again. AWARE-65. There are many of you wb probably never tried anythir Thursday, October 12,1995 jjf ? r f \Jr ^^1 W z? m I J?r~ rW I' I i /^V Nobody knows why it started I A I ...or why it ended so abruptly. I V , But it Is certain that Hindu J?L V/ tradition has a new chapter Mystery I" 4 1 Storyby T DipkaBhambhani lilt/ .Milk ee in Nepal had a vision. He cally minded and because Fm not part of the religion, a ige from God in a dream that scientific hypothesis seems like a more probable explaattempted ritual. nation," said sophomore Amanda Galloway, vision, he offered Ganesha According to the Associated Press, scientists at the aid, extraordinarily , the liq- Department of Science and Technology in New Delhi, Inthousands turned into mil- ^ investjgate. They, however, credited the marvel s ea t roug ou a six in ^ surface tension. They said the molecules of milk were ally in India, devotees could P"1" fr?m ^sP?fn bJ ^ ofthe statues to the Reuter wire in Calcut- ^ scientlfic ldea doesn however, answer three iers were raising the price of very important questions. First, after only two days, the >le heard about the "miracle." statue stopped drinking. Also, the scientific idea doesn't ?w is considered holy and its explain the unchanging level of milk in the bowl. Ficommodity, milk was "scarce," nally, the hypothesis doesn't support the rate at which int. the milk disappeared. The milk was disappearing much her mystery. Even as spoon- faster than one would expect ceramics to absorb liquid, i by the statues, the level of "T0 understand spirituality, you have to go beyond hanged. Because of this, tem- rggQm 0f science. I am a skeptical Hindu. I looked inome8 ^ bearing evo- ^ g^^g noted there were no holes. I'm still kind udents witnessed the event, of dumbfounded "said senior Animesh Sinha, former 3 their eyes and remained a President of the Hindu Student Council. It seems like those who were intrigued from the bey the reactions of the people ginning continue to be mesmerized. However, there are that it scared him. Another still those who can't be expected to believe even their niracle. I think I'm scientifi- own eyes. re to go beyond the realm of science. ie statue and noted there were no holes. dumbfounded." >" ?* ? -** >! ^ USbmIii CiauLkBit AmihaSI huciii ui uic nniuu oiuuciii vuuiivii 5 eye view at Audubon Society this. This is a perfect chance to take Eastman's husband, Robin Carter, earch a ^rea^ fr?m the usual weekend ac- will be conducting the October 21 field ns like tivities try something different, trip, during which the hawk watch idents And you don't have to be a science will be set up. Eastman said that this But or biology rragor to go on the field trips, will be especially interesting because ' . "There is a real mix of people [who the Society has never before tried a go]," said Phyllis Beasley, President hawk watch in South Carolina "South ncietv ^he Audubon Society. Any- Carolina does not have good spots for tterflv ?ne ^?m children> Paren^3' college stu- hawk watching," she said, tv and dents, professors and retirees will be if anyone is interested in going on seen at the Audubon s monthly pro- the October 21 field trip, which is free mrtof S^Bnd^hes Therejano cer- ofc0st, cad the Audubon Society's bill ^ ^ of P6^011 wh0 attends- Its formation line at 74S-9066. The info u&uiig for nature lovers, experienced or not. -n _ , , in*? al- ?r? i * u i.i. u line will give you complete details of lasai Teopleiom because they enjoy be- ,, , . . , . ,,, L ing aroundother people who enjoy be- the g1*' lu<hnZ directlons to the iy, Oc- ing outdoors," said Beasley. All you me^ A ? p aC8 _ ,, . imbia have to do is want to be outdoors for Iv ?Ur. tr?ps ?^en to villbe awhile. the public," said Beasley. You do not l to ob- Dr. Caroline Eastman, USC Com- need to sign UPin advance, and you sn, the puter Science professor, is the pro- do not need to be a member of the Carlubon's gram chairperson and ex-president of olina Audubon Society. Just show up d iden- the Carolina Audubon Society. "I en- at the designated place at the desig3. Bor- joy getting out in natural areas and nated time, and you're in. And, if anyseeing some of the critters out there, one does happen to get bored, they o have If s exciting when we find neat things," don't have any problems with you leavlglike she said. ing early.