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"fl SITE OF THE PAY Message for the King! Show it, USC Faculty she exhibition is held at AMY SHANNON Staff Writer Creativity, talent, energy and innovation?these words form a quick description of the special exhibit currently in the spotlight at McKissick Museum. On display hum Jan. 12 to March 2, the biannual USC Faculty Art Show features the artistic expressions of 24 faculty members from the USC art department. An installation in the form of a m i | LhbmkhmiJ Fxamoies from the Faculty Art ExhJ Lady by Mladen Milicevlc. A total oi until March 2. McKissick is open M< New Aeroi D10NNE GLEATON Staff Writer The Blatt P.E. Center has added a new aerobic studio that, in its first two weeks, brought in over 2,000 visitors. The new studio, part of the Campus Recreation Fitness Program, was completed in the fall of 1996, and classes began in November. Since then, there has been an outpouring of support from students and faculty. Labia Tharp, coordinator of fitness programs, said, "We get a lot of participation. Participation levels this semester have doubled and tripled from last semester. "There's been a higner activity level in [the P.E. Center]". Classes for students, faculty and staff are $10 a semester, and anyone interested in joining can sign up in the bottom level of the Blatt. "We're offering 42 classes a week, including I R ETC. ON WEDN i' off a >w their stuff at the I McKissick Museurr human figure covered with tree lights, a technologically oriented, sound emitting piece of art, and colorful oil and acrylic paintings stand out almost immediately as one walks through the gallery. This year's collection includes 62 entries, said Alice Bouknight, curator of traveling and temporary exhibits. Other interesting works at the exhibition fall into the categories of mixed media, prints, synthetic stucco, xerography, crayon, photography, f -'"I f Ibit at McKissick Museum Include r 62 pieces from 24 faculty membe mday through Friday from 9 a.m. i bics Studi weekends," Tharp said. "Classes range from step to slide to high-low impact." Although more students frequent the studio, there are still a large number of faculty attending classes as well. "It's nice to see them on a regular basis, too," Tharp said. Each aerobics class lasts about an hour and incorporates both cardiovascular and toning exercise portions along with a preliminary warm-up and final cool down. Aiii -u ii i ii I: u .tt-iuiuugii uic i ny Lining luiiuci uig session warms up the entire body in preparation for light aerobics, Tharp warns that people with health problems including an irregular heartbeat or shortness of breath should consult their doctors before joining any classes. Many students do not take health and fitness seriously, but Tharp, whose job is to coordinate various Intra Softbal WllifeV ^fl ^ a ESDAY Jon Spencer and his Bli El t McKi biannual WSC Faculty / 1, and displays will be u glazed terra cotta, charcoal, hand- a< built smoke-fired porcelain and computer drawings. w "This velar's verv broad exhibit ? , represents the department in all of its various aspects," said Jay Williams, chief curator of McKissick Museum, tl Williams said contributing faculty 0j members belonged to several different g divisions of the art department, such as media arts, art history, studio art faculty, art education, distinguished 131 retired faculty (faculty emerita) and cs i?s | y - I / (left) Trees and Boxes by Eleanor Cralj rs of the USC art department are on dis to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 1 p.i o Step Up programs of exercise, said she w considers it very important. Eating o: right and exercise are integral parts of a balanced lifestyle. "Aerobics," f< Tharp said, "makes you less stressed g out, more relaxed, and you sleep, eat if and study better." There are 15 qualified instructors n who encourage participants on the s road to a more fit lifestyle. They are h all also students at the university, a "The instructors are all certified, most of them through national fitness a organizations, and they keep n participants motivated and in shape," ii Tharp said. T Megan Holl, one of the instructors, a said, "This has been our strongest p semester yet, and there's been a 100 t< percent turn out and a lot of enthusiasm among instructors." v Although aerobics is often seen a as a strictly female activity, o participation from either gender is k I -m -Mrfe 1 LIJL1U1 dl 1 is here! gn up in the Office of Campus Recreation, )2 Blatt PE Center or ill 777-5261 for more info. ti jes Explosion comes to South i ssick I ^rt Show. The 3 ip until March 2. ljunct faculty members. Ibis is different from past exhibits here adjunct faculty have not always Ift sen considered eligible to participate. For anyone curious about viewing ie exhibit, McKissick Museum is )en Monday tnrougn rriaay rrom a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and unday from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. For tore information about the exhibit, ill 777- 7251. mm JONATHON SHARPE The Gamecock nr anal tptorhO Haw tn f Vuil a Hnt iplay. Hie biannual exhibit runs n. to 5 p.m. for Blatt relcome, and there have been a lot f men signing up for the classes. "[We're] looked upon as only a ;male organization, but it's for all enders, and the studio could expand this is realized," Holl said. Support has been great among lany students and faculty, but, Holl aid, "[Aerobics] should be more ighly recognized as a campus ctivity." The new aerobic studio has the bility to meet everyone's fitness eeds, and anyone who is interested a getting shape should drop by. here is a spacious adjoining lobby nd a very helpful staff who are repared to teach the basics of how 3 live healthier and longer. "People have been very pleased nth the studio and new lobby," Thaip aid. "I recommend that everybody ome." ^ ^ ^ ^ Aerobics Pei Free Weights Muse Close 925 1/2 Huger St. Carolina ( ( Aerobics makes yon less stressed out, more relaxed, and yon sleep, eat and study better. i Lain a Tbarp coordinator of fitness programs ft Blatt P. E. Center >v y. j. M jJ^^B^Wk jppi^B [glsp^ jj^ * WUmMW ^0F A jp- ^W^k |jC||||||,|.|Wii i -^in Jtr 1 WtetmBt&f* ^Jr*** '" ~"^(H wmmm y*** - <# * f.? mT h "* ''j^ytT ^t'L. - _ B He . ^ r^? ^\j** HBC| i|. JONATHON SHARPE The Gamecock fV/WA/A Be fAMOUS? Then join the Gamecock staff. 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