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This Day In USC History | December 3, 1980 — USC tailback George Rogers is named the Heisman Trophy winner. (gamecock Friday, December 3,1999 X ' 'i '' - '' V ■■ J"; -S ■■ - '' ' ■■ '■ x ' S '' ■■ ■ Staff Reports Gamecock Round-up As the new year approaches, The Gamecocl decided to ask its staff members a few question; about 2000. Plans for New Year’s Eve Rachel Helwig etCetera Editor “Wfell, if you ask my manager at work, my family and I are a little worried about Y2K, so I won’t be at work, but I really haven’t decided.” Ann Marie Miani Assistant etCetera Editor “My plans were to go to Times Square, but my besi friend wimped out on me. So my plans are to reni a motel room and ring in the New Year with gooc friends and cheap champagne.” Pete Johnson Assistant Encore! Editor “Either move to a big scary castle on a mountain or to a remote cabin in the woods to begin my para noia-filled manifesto on the technology-driven downfall of our society in the next millennium.’ Sara Ladenhrim Editor in Chief “Going to New York City (but not to Manhattan there are four other boroughs).” Kenley Young Managing Editor “Begin ritual bathing in all the mineral water I’ve hoarded in my underground bomb shelter.” Brock Vergakis News Editor “Partying in the streets of Israel trying not to gel killed by terrorists.” Kevin Langston News Editor ‘To visit old people in the local nursing home, read ing Aesop’s fables and singing old show tunes and hymns.” Clayton Kale Associate News Editor “ I’ll be lost in the woods in Big Cypress, Fla. I’ll be hanging out with hip pies, Native Americans and > pretty much everyone I know. Please pray for my re turn.” John Huiett Assistant News Editor “Good God. that’s a month awa; Brad Walters Graphics Editor “Going to Washington, D.C.” Corey Ford / Assistant Viewpoints Ed- l itor “Camping in Pisgah I National For est.” Todd Men- ' ey Sports Editor “Cruisin’around sunny Batesbuig-Leesville, lookin’ for some action. As always.” Jared Kelowitz Sports Editor “Get sh*@#!y” David Cloninger Assistant Sports Editor “Throwing rocks at the moon” Kristin Freestate Copy Desk Chief “The best party ever. My __ brother and I will be sipping \\ non-alcoholic ]) eggnog at home watching while my parents and their friends drink wine and watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on a little black-and-white TV.” Jonathan Dunagjn Graduate Assistant “Going to Charleston and not drinking, smoking or anything until af ter midnight (it might be the end of the world, and I want to go out with a clear con science). Brandon Larrabee Staff Writer “Moving.” Shannon Rooke Staff Writer “Cancun!” New Trends for 2000 Rachel Helwig etCetera Editor 1. More voluminous hair. A return to the ‘80’s Ann Marie Miani Assistant etCetera Editor 1. A return to ‘80s music 2. USC winning ONE football game 3. South Carolianians learning how to drive well, Pete Johnson Assistant Encore! Editor 1. Looting and pillageing 2. Mass chaos 3. Nappy, bearded, wild-eyed, freaky lookin’ peo ple SaraLadenheim Editor in Chief 1. Longhair 2. Boyfriends who buy flowers for you once a week 3. A USC winning streak Kenley Young Managing Editor 1. An interactive Victoria’s Secret catalog 2. A massive Abercrombie and Fitch backlash 3. South Carolina students’ test scores improve to 47th in the nation. Brock Vergakis News Editor 1. A football team that wins a game 2. More parking on campus... please Kevin Langston News Editor 1. T-shirts with random quotes like “Laundry day,” “Misguided,” and “It’s Wednesday, don’t talk to me” Clayton Kale Associate News Editor 1. Honesty in politics 2. Free stuff 3. Everyone dances like me 4. Pants that fit -New Year SEE PAGE 15 Nostradamus' predictions for the year 2000 by Amanda Homola Staff Writer With all the Y2K mania sweeping the globe, there could be more to worry about than your fi nances or utility services. But some think the key to the future is to look no farther than the prophecies of one man: Nos tradamus, whose predictions date back to the 16th century. Nostradamus predicts that the world will be ravaged by warfare, a crisis to be called World War ID. This time the end of the world may be at stake. According to Nostradamus, in July 1999 problems would rise and escalate to a full-blown war. His books profess that three antichrists will arise in this world. The first has been cast as Napoleon; in his further writings, he revealed a man named Hisler would rise to power. His writings on Hitler accu rately predicted that he would take power. The third antichrist is (or was) set to rise out of the Middle East sometime this uear, and he is to contain the wrath that shall ruin the world. Some have said that this could possibly be Sad dam Hussein, while others believe the third an tichrist has yet to surface. The war of the world is prophesized to last 27 years. The first taiget of the war is prophesized to occur at the 45-degree latitude point, which is about the spot where New York. City stands. The city is predicted to be destroyed by fire, and the war might contain nuclear forces to destroy the entire world. The end of the war is said to occur with an al liance. Nostradamus states as “those of the North ern Poles” unite, the “New Land will be at the height of its power.” This has been thought to be an alliance between the United States and the now-dismembered Rus sia. However, absurd this outlook the truth stands in the writings of Nostradamus, he did predict ac curately the rise and fall of Napoleon, the rise of Hitler and the unsatisfactory death that Hitler is recorded to have had, as well as numerous cata strophes that have plagued our planet. Take him as a man of genius connections to the mysteries of the unknown or a man whose proph esies merely occurred by chance and are irrelevant. Whether you believe Nostradamus’ words or are skeptical, the approach to take for our future seems to stand as one of caution. Campus Notes Revival services to be held Student Christian Fellowship will host a "Test Yourself revival service at 7 p.m. today in Rutledge Chapel. For more in formation, call Myika Gallimore at 544 4062. Coat drive being held The Muslim Student Association and Sec ond Serving are sponsoring a coat and blanket drive through tomorrow. Col lection boxes will be available in front of residence halls and the Carolina Pro ductions and Student Government of fices. The Oliver Gospel Mission will re ceive all blankets and coats collected. USC honor society to host academic competition The ninth annual USC Challenge will be held at 9 a.m. Saturdav in the RH. The USC Challenge is an academic bowl for South Carolina high school students spon sored by the freshman honor society Al pha Lambda Delta. Spectators are wel come. ‘Phantom Menace’ to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank George Lucas Productions, Twentieth Century Fox and the General Cinemas at Dutch Square are giving a week long showing of "Star Wars Episode I, The Phantom Menace" Thursday. The cine ma will feature three shows a day, and all box-office proceeds will benefit the Har vest Hope Food Bank in Columbia. Through Dec. 31, patrons of the Dutch Square Cinemas can receive $ 1 off a large popcorn or large drink with a donation of two or more cans of food for the food bank. Art department to hold Christmas art and ceramic sale The USC department of art will be spon soring its third annual Christmas art and ceramic sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon day and Tuesday at McMaster College Gallery on the comer of Pickens and Sumter streets. Artwork by students, fac ulty and friends will be on sale, and a por tion of the proceeds from the sale will go to the USC Art Fund. ‘It's About Time’ Pageant musical to be held The twelfth annual Columbia Christmas pageant” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 to 12 and at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 at Columbia's First Baptist Church. The musical "It's About Time” will deal with the world's preoccupation with time and the countdown to the millennium in a two-part production that combines both the secular and spiritual experiences of Christmas. Tickets are $7 and can be pur chased at The Living Vine and Life Way Christian bookstores, or by calling 343 8557. Vietnam: Protests and USCs role in Moratorium Day by Michael kerr Staff Writer 1969 was a year of protests and violence. Thousands took part in such activities, expressing their discontent towards the conflict in Vietnam, and USC stu dents were no different. Whether it was uniting at Woodstock as a symbol of peace, arranging sit-ins to protest the war, refusing to go when called upon by the draft or marching with picket signs and chants of “Hell no, we won’t go!,” protest was a constant. Nowhere were such protests more prevalent than on college campuses across the nation. Young people from every comer of the country were united in protest of a war they didn’t understand and didn’t want to be forced into. Student groups were created to protest the war. Students marched together and handed out petitions from (JCLA to NYU. USCwas no exception. In February of 1969, the student group AW\RE, which would later be put on suspension, sponsored a press confer ence by GIs United Against the Wfcr in Vietnam. \feterans of the war came to campus to express their dismay toward the war, the government and even Fort Jack son. Students had often heard people speak out against the war, but this time it was different These were Vietnam vet erans. i nese were men wtto had served m uie contact. The very men who months earlier had been on the front lines were now on campus speaking against the war. Their message was clear: Most soldiers were against the war. They handed out petitions and increased student aware ness in what was going on on the other side of the world. It was, however, only the beginning. By the time October 1969 rolled around, student involvement and protest toward the war had grown distinctly. The anti-war group Vietnam Moratorium was created to further express negative views of the war. On October 15, more then 600 college campuses across the nation, including USC, took part in Vietnam Morato rium Day. The student bodies of these campuses united with themselves as well as with each other to protest the war. At USC, students spoke out against the war. They let the world know that they felt the killing had gone on long enough. Students from all walks of life joined one another to create memorials for the dead Speakers gave impassioned speeches. Folk singers played songs of protest and peace. What had originally been planned as a small protest had snowballed into a massive anti-war rally, both in Columbia and nation wide. '•> 50 years of entertainment history Staff Reports Associated press As the new century approaches, here’s a list of entertain ment event from the past 50 years that occurred during the week of Dec. 5. 50 years ago: “On the Town,” starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, opened at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The film was Kelly and Stanley Donen’s directing debut. 30 years ago: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin and Gig Young starred in “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” The film was di rected by Sydney Pollack. 25 years ago: Frances Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather, Part II” starred A1 Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. The film won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. DeNiro won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. And Martin Scorsese’s “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” premieres in Los Angeles. The film starred Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd and Jodie Foster. Burstyn won an Oscar for Best Actress. 20 years ago: “Star Trek — The Motion Picture” opened in theaters throughout the United States. The film starred William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley. 15 years ago: “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was launched with an Ethiopian benefit concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The song was recorded by the all-star Band Aid, put together by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats. Proceeds from the song went to charity. Eddie Murphy starred in “Beverly Hills Cop,” wliich opened in theaters nationwide. The film was followed by two sequels. And “The Power of Love” was the third consecutive No. 1 British hit single for Frankie Goes to Hollywood, a Liverpool band. 10 years ago: “The War of the Roses” starred Danny De Vito, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. DeVito also directed And Alabama won entertainer of the year at the first Nashville Music Awards. Patty Loveless and Rodney Crowell were cho sen top vocalists. Five years ago: Shaquille O’Neal dedicated rap song “Bi ological Didn’t Bother” to his stepfather because his biological one “didn’t bother.” The Orlando Magic star rapped: “He took me from a boy to a man.” One year ago: Italian actor Roberto Benigni won best ac tor at the 10th annual European Film Awards for his performance in “Life Is Beautiful.” The film, which Benigni also directed and co-wrote, won the award for best film of the year. Hootie and the Blowfish provided a little Christmas cheer for some 2,000 Americans on the tiny Middle Eastern island of Bahrain. The band staged a two-hour concert for military men, women and their families at Manama. Their performance was part of a tour for the United Service Oiganization. And a traveling art show featuring lithographs by John Lennon was accompanied by an early Christmas gift from Yoko Ono. Ms. Ono had 33,000 pounds of food delivered by tractor-trail er to the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa, Calif. Said five years ago: “It is a harsh mirror to a troubled society.... We are a soci ety of the gun.” — Director Oliver Stone, referring to his film “Natural Bom Killers.” Said one year ago: “It’s been nine years, and I’m past the seven-year itch. When you’re loved for your flaws, that’s when you really feel safe.” — Actress Nicole Kidman, on her marriage to Tom Cruise. “I’m starting to get over myself.” — Singer Jewel. t