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EVENTS Imperial Teen. Tonight at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. Jupiter Coyote. Friday at TVemont Music Hall in Charlotte, N.C. Wednesday, March 31, 1999 Greek org; _ _ _ IB x-:' : & by Deneshia Graham ti >,. ^|p Assistant Features Editor '* *^Sjjp Contrary to popular opinion, Greek - life is not entirely social. In fact, each 3$jjfi5 sorority and fraternity participates in some form of community service either k||1^ sponsored through its national organi- 0s f?F zation or local chapter. Jr. i.r Women from various sororities \ ~ \ j talked about their contribution to the *4 community. Alpha Delta Pi President Caroline Wm Bell said the sorority supports the j fHKj Ronald McDonald House. USC's chapter makes this a personal effort by tak ing meals every Wednesday night to the families there. Throughout the week, J**, more than 30 girls volunteer at the organization. As a chapter effort, Alpha Delta Pi raised more than $7,000 this school year selling poinsettia plants. They donated the money to the National Kidney Foundation in memory of fellow Alpha Delta Pi member Nancy Moore Thur mond, who was hit by a car in Five Points several years ago. Kappa Delta ! Alpha Kappa Alpha President Las- ey to fight ch sandra Davis feels community service wj1ye the othe is not only an important part of soror- f tp ity life, but it is equally important to local e the community. sorority will als We try to [do] community service da] 01 ics, at least twice a month to help out the Kaona Kai community because we feel it is im- supp0rts the R portant to give back to the communi- which helps the 99 Tlotnc cqiH ^ /? v, ? pa uamma fin* Among Alpha Kappa Alpha s ma- m illnesg or n? jor projects is a dual book drive for chil- -caj expenses dren, which they co-sponsor with the Budget Gibbo'i graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Al- gjjrjg a P^a- Columbia-bas( One of the book drives is ongoing ^om aj3u! and sends books to children in Africa, 'Blues' porti by Ali Freeman | Staff Writer i ] Langston Hughes reads poetry at a friend's par ty and everyone is invited, Josephine Baker could be i a telegraph away, Harlem's streets are filled with j talented, creative people, the Haflem Renaissance is ( going on, and the American dream seems possible. ( Almost. t USC's production of Pearl Cleage's "Blues for an t Alabama Sky" offers an amazing picture of the joy ] and heartache of the Harlem Renaissance. It was a t time when it was "fun to be a Negro," as poet Arna j Botemps said. But as the Renaissance faded into the Depression, so did the ability to let the good times { roll. As Hughes wrote, "the Depression brought every- ( body down a peg or two. And the Negro had but a few pegs to fall." j The audience for "Blues" gets to see this through the interactions between five friends on a Harlem r street corner. Guy Jacobs (Victor Dean), a fashion s designer and dreamer, lives with Angel Allen (Jillian J Pollock-Reeves), a nightclub singer who at the play's beginning is "celebrating" the loss of her job and gangster boyfriend. Their dowdy neighbor, Delia Patterson, advocates ' many of Harlem's problems being solved with a fam- c ily planning clinic. Sam Thomas (Eric Abrams) is a | w doctor more likely to bellow "Let the good times roll" than speak about liver disease. And Leland Cuning- I ham (Chad Williams), straight-laced, fascinated by 1 Angel and repulsed by birth control and homosexuality, is the new boy from Alabama lost in the ? melee of Harlem. c It makes for a thought-provoking, dramatic and often hysterical evening in the theater, due in large 1 part to showstoppers Dean and Abrams. Senior c theatre major Abrams is riotous fun as Sam, em- ? bracing both his hilarity and softness. And Dean, a first-year theatre graduate student, is masterful, pep- t FIlfflfffiHil THE This servei Stude Unive Appli Jerr ? nildflATIC sorority held the teeter-totter marathon from Tues ild abuse. r takes place at the end parents receive counselin r to send books to chil- of Kappa Kappa Gamma lementary schools. The with the kids. ;o participate in the Spe- Fraternities also lend 1 kol/1 in Anril mrr flio /?nmmnr?ifir uciu ill npiii. iiig nit vuuiuiuiiiij. 3pa Gamma nationally President Robert Penfie ose McGill Foimdation, bers of Delta Upsilon Fra : members of Kappa Kap- ticipate in the Festival o mcially if they ever have chapter project. All procet ;ed help paying for med- Children's Miracle Netwo according to President Members of Chi Psi pa is. Adopt-A-Highway for thei ilso volunteer with the ty service project, said Pre id Nurturing Center for Ehrenclou. sive families. While the 'ays realisti Dering the performance with perfect little physicalzations and vocalizations, seeming to realize and jortray every nuance of Guy. The play is also indebted to the design team for ts success. Music from the period set the stage well, ilthough it was uncomfortably loud in the beginning. 2. David Ferguson's well-focused lighting did an iaV? aT?-?It--i?-*/-r niinA 4-V?a AiirliAr>aa 1rr?Atir tttV*a??a JUU UJL HlOIYlIIg DUIC U1C auuiciicc IV11CYV W11C1C jo look, and why. "Blues" demands that several cosumes incite laughter or awe. Costume designer Paula 3easley, a first-year theatre graduate student, was lp to the task with costumes that fit the characters' jersonalities like a glove. Design professor Dennis Maulden captures the ;ssence of the Harlem community as a too-swiftly :limbing parvenu through a stage Uttered with bricks md glass. Contrasting the debris are blown-up picures from the Renaissance that convey a strong sense )f the period's history. Maulden's Harlem street corler is made concrete by platforms and translucent screen walls that attempt to subtly define the jongstreet arena stage. The screens have the interesting effect of prodding a sense of distance not usually felt in such in intimate theater between one side of the audience md another, as well as between the audience and he players. Aesthetically, the set is quite exciting, rnt functionally, it can be somewhat annoying. Dejending on where you sit, you can find yourself watchng most of the play through thin black mesh. But despite the mesh, the loud sound cues, ;ome scenes that needed a little tightening and a few iharacterizations that needed refining, after seeing Blues for an Alabama Sky," you might have the blues, >ut not for a wasted evening. A look back at the end >f an era that inspired thought about issues that are itill pertinent, "Blues" is a play you should see. "Blues for an Alabama Sky" plays at 8 each night hrough Saturday. REVEREND O. WOODY H> scholarship was established to honor the a tne university ot ^outn uaronna campus a Woody was well known around campus a :nt Union but with students, faculty and staf jrsity committees, taught University 101, cour counsel and set an example of cor The criteria for the Scholarshi] ist be a rising sophomore, junior or senior, ist have proven leadership experience within tl ist have affiliation and involvement with camp al community of faith. -v L* L A 1 1 1 ? A. 1 ? ? bcuuiarsnip musi oe useu iui m^iiuui ieiaieu c ist have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. ist have a faculty reference affirming leadershi riONNAIRE FOR THE HAMf* cant should provide a resume and answer briel ying questions: scribe how your leadership ability and experie far, what has been your most valuable experie scribe a strength and a weakness that helps del lat goals do you have for your future beyond I lat is one thing the selection committee should 'adiine for the application will be April 21 at 4 P 1 Brewer in the Division of Student and Alumni Call Jane Poster 799-3854 with an i. Etc. Tft?A ft v uamcwuun ; give back - I Ann Marie Miani Assistant Photo Editor a .day to Wednesday March 23 to 24 to raise mon* w ig, members In addition, they participate in cloth- t] spend time ing drives benefiting the Salvation Army 11 and donate money annually to the & :ime to help- American Diabetes Association. "I think it's a great idea as far as C Id said mem- any organization goes to give something ternity par- back [to the community]," Ehrenclou 31 fTrepsasa said ri ids go to the Phi Beta Sigma President Omar a1 rk. Smith spoke about Sigma Beta Club, rticipated in the fraternity's national community serir communi- vice project. The fraternity serves as tf sident Jesse mentors and positive role models for middle school students in various aspects of their lives. & c Harlem I Npr^flj 1 L? % %|11P1 . IfH t 1 J 1 M Hp jj ^ 1 1 < i Hjf < 1 :. \ / . i V i -/ Special to The Gamecock ( Jlllian Pollock-Reeves (top), Crystal Cuyler and Eric Abrams star in "Blues for an Alabama Sky," a USC Theatre production running through Saturday at Longstreet Theatre. yVlMETT SCHOLARSHIP Reverend O. Woody Hammett who s Baptist Campus Minister from 1962ind involved not only with the Baptist f from all walks of life. He served on lseled students, responded to crises with npassionate Christian leadership. I t Award is as follows: tie university community. >us Christian organizations and/or a :xpenses only. ip on campus. dETT SCHOLARSHIP FUND Fly (250 words or less) the nee is related to your faith. t nrp at T NC9 < _ rine who you are as a person. . ( JSC? . ! absolutely know about you as a person? *M. Applications must be turned in to: Affairs Office, Russell House West Wing. y additional questions. SITE OF THE PAY Take a look at Bill's colon. http://qurlyjoe.bu.edu/pics/ mycolon.html ? Page 5 to community Alpha Phi Alpha wins monthly service award >y Deneshia Graham <Tm ver*r haP?y to award distant Features Editor ' PM Alpha Fraternity Inc.* the award, since this past February they've done With the recent negative nation- a plethora of community service prol image of college fraternities in the jects," Jones said. "They've done an tedia, USCs Fraternity Council is outstanding job.'' oking to highlight the positive things "We're happy, overjoyed and surrne by fraternities by offering the prised, but it just goes to show that ommumty Spotlight Award1 as a way ^ work md dedication not overi recognize fraternities for their com- looked," said junior Quenton Garrett, mmty service efforts ami to create M ha phj M ha% chairman. better image for male Greek orea- i i u r , . ~ JDUCU ww*., wsvertu lueujuueife ut lz^ fns', the fraternity visit The Boys and Girls "There s so many negate aspects CM> of America's Caycebnmdi, where ^rrhtr?rw>Aand ator of Greek life. "Fraternity Coun- spe^tovnththefafc 1 wanted to recognize positive things . The fratermty1S leading the bds ateraities do fcr the campus and the 'B a step team which includes immunity n teaching them the African origin of The Community Spotlight Award, steP- ^so plan to let the kids hichbegan in February,la just this showcase their in thefall 1999 rpe of recognition. Winners each Association of African-American Stulonth will have their fraternity's dents annual step show. amft added to the Community Spot- The fraternity recently sponsored ght Award plaque in the Office of an on-campus clothing drive that reek Life. raised $500 worth of clothes for the "We created the award to recog- Salvation Army. Also, the fraternity ize the Greek chapter that best rep- participated in the Dance Marathon, jsents the Greek community while sponsored by Carolina Productions, t USC and to recognize the chapters and in Habitat for Humanity, lat continue [to live up to] the Car- "I look forward to working with linian Creed," said Taylor Jones, Fra- all fraternities and Alpha Phi Alpha irnity Council president. Fraternity Inc. in the future and lamAlpha Phi Alpha was the first fra- tinuing] the goal of making Greeks ;rnity to win the Community Spot- look better on campus," Jones said, ght Award. 'We strive for excellence." Settlement gives MGM i i a mam exclusive rignts to uu/ by Louinn Lota liminaiy injunction issued by a court Associated Press in July 1998, prohibiting the Sony parties from making Bond movies in the LOS ANGELES ? Sony has given United States, MGM said, up its fight to make a James Bond Steuber said that MGM in turn Him, agreeing to a multimillion-dol- paid Sony $ 10 million for the inter[ar settlement with longtime 007 stu- national rights to the movies and ceriio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. tain specific rights to the 1967 James "Essentially, we have given up the Bond movie "Casino Royale." The paraniversal rights to make a James Bond ties also agreed to a worldwide propicture, Sony attorney David Steu- hibition on Sony making Bond movies, ber said Monday. . steuber said The settlement resolved lawsuits MGM ffled suit federa] rourt oy James Bond films distributor MGM 1997 when g announced its in. rnd producer Danjaq LLC against tention tQ deve]op a Bond fflm The oon> orp., on> ic ures nter- case had been scheduled to go to tritamment Inc., Columbia Pictures In- , , . r , , ,7 , T T u n n c al next month. The dispute hinged on lustnes Inc. and John Calley, a for- . ,, . ? j . T/ v. / rights controlled by Kevm McClory, mer MGM executive who became ., . , J . , j resident of Sonv Pictures a wnter and Producer who P duced ' "The end of this case reaffirms that Ae ^ndfi^^nnderhanj in 1%5 James Bond resides at one address? and "Never Say Never Agam m 1983. ? o?? that of MGM and Danjaq, his constant miu iU0 tiome of the last 37 years," MGM chair- tre'were 1101 Parties to Monday's setman and chief executive Frank Man- tlement. mso said in a statement. McClory contends he had a relaMGM has a 19th Bond install- tionship with late Bond novelist Ian ment, starring Pierce Brosnan, in the Fleming that predated MGM*s deal, works for a November release. Dan- MGM contended that McClorys rights iaq produced 18 of the 20 Bond movies to Fleming's material and characters released since "Dr. No" in 1962. 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