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This Week in USC History 1994 - Provisional Year celebrates its 10th year at USC. ■ I I - - V H River Sweep cleans up zoo area by Mackenzie Clements The Gamecock More than 250 USC students and Columbia residents swept through the trails behind Riverbanks Zoo, collect ing bottles, cans and trash on Satur day’s annual River Sweep. “South Carolina is known for be ing beautiful,” said Shannon Coving ton, an engineering major who came to the event at the urging of a friend. “We actually care about our state and care about how it looks.” “I wanted to come with my friends and meet new people and help beau tify the state of South Carolina,” Cov ington said. The River Sweep project, coordi nated by Keep Ariierica Beautiful of the Midlands, is part of a larger in ternational cleanup of waterways spon sored by the Center of Marine Con servation. “We just gel the volunteers,” co ordinator Mary Pal Baldauf said of Keep America Beautiful, a non-prof it organization that works primarily with litter prevention in the Richland ;uid Lexington areas. The Department of Natural Resources provided the bags volunteers used to collect litter. More than a ton of trash was col lected by River Sweep volunteers, Bal dauf said. Site was especially impressed by the diverse volunteer turnout. Briana Starks, 7, and her mother drove to River Sweep from River Springs ‘“cause we want to help,” Bri ana said. According to Baldauf, “The short term effect is [the area] is cleaner. But hopefully, the people who come out here, especially the young people, are affected by it and they’ll grow up not having bad habits [like littering].” Freshman satisfying University 101 requirements and fraternity mem bers were among USC students who attended River Sweep. The Commu nity Service Leadership board, a divi sion of Student Life, provided trans portation for student volunteers. “It gives me warm, fuzzy feelings helping you all do the things you want to do,” said John O’Brien, a bus dri ver. While he didn’t participate in the River Sweep, O’Brien said he does his part to pick up litter when lie’s on fish ing trips. “I think that we’re all part of a common community, and we have a responsibility to a community that we’re a part of,” said Tim Miller, a full-time staff member with the Com munity Service board. “As university students, we’re here for nine or 10 months out of the year and then we leave, but we lake a lot away. It’s important that we concen trate on giving back,” Miller said. ouujra ucini, «i liuiMHH, Mipiiuiliuic, serves on the Community Service Leadership Board and is in charge of Health and Environmental issues. By asking friends, hanging flyers and post ing sign-up sheets, Belin found a vari ety of volunteers for River Sweep. “This was a fulfilling experience,” Belin said. “Students live in this area too. We should want to help beautify it.” While Belin plans on taking a break from environmental cleanups for the time being - she fell in the river on Saturday - “I would honestly do it again,” she said. Miller said the Office of Commu nity Service Programs wasn’t estab lished because students weren’t doing enough service. “A lot of these programs started way back in the ‘60s when students wanted a resource and a place where they could find ways to bring every one together to find opportunities like this.” “What we’re really trying to do iio'iv is lor our office to be a resource to the whole Carolina community, Co River SFE PAGE 8 Amy Goulding The Gamecock *my Moulding The Gamecock Amid a barrage of thrown water bottles, Everclear’s lead singer, Art Alexikus, amused the crowd at Fall Out 2000 with blue lan guage and banter. Fall Out, in its third year, was held in Finlay Park. Fall Out rocks Columbia by Phil Watson The Gamecock In the midst of a sea of body piercings, tattoos and crowd surfing, sev en big-name bands rocked Finlay Park Friday. The normally tranquil park was transformed to a rock V roll madhouse as Stir, Elwood, SR-71, Ever est, Everclear, Fuel and Eve 6 kicked out their sets for a mass of music lovers from across the Midlands. The show started at noon and lasted until about 10 p.m. Despite in tense heat, about 10,000 people attended. Although blankets and towels were not allowed in the park, many concertgoers snuck them in. In order to deal with the heat, many dnuik bottled water mid beer. Budweiser, mi official sponsor of Fall Out 2000, was popular during the heat of the day. Those under 21 enjoyed bottled water. When Eve 6 started playing around 4 p.m., the crowd in front of the stage took to crowd surfing. Max Collins, lead singer of Eve 6, taunted the crowd by mocking Columbia and showing off the free bottled water he had. “It's really hot out here, it sure is nice to have all this free bottled wa ter up here on stage.” Collins told the crowd as he slowly dnuik from the Evian bottle. The crowd booed him mid gave him the bird. His cockiness was soon forgiven when the band played “Inside Out,” one of two of its best-known songs. The crowd sang along as Collins belted out the lyrics. The general consensus among the crowd was that Everclear gave the best performance. Everclear's lead man, Art Alexikus, joked with the crowd throughout the band's set. While the band played, people from the crowd threw bottled water up in the air, soaking rmidom rock fans. At one point, mi audience member threw a bottle of water up on the stage. Alexikus jokingly told the crowd that those who threw things at the band were probably from Florida and had unusually small penises. This brought a wave of laughter from the thousands of people packing Finlay Park. Alexikus went on to say that the Craig Montoya, Everclear's biissist, would have sex with the girlfriends of any guy who threw things on stage. _ The audience loved this kind of interaction. As Everclear played “Santa Monica,” their first hit, thousands of fans started jumping up down. A short-lived moshpit was even bom. Their last song was “Father of Mine,” another immensely popular hit. Not everyone was pleased with the concert. Sophomore Geoff Max cy left the concert early. “My experience Friday made me wonder what the hell has happ'ened to rock,” said Maxcy. “The only band I really cared about was 2 Skinnee J’s. They put on a great live show. But the rest of it was horrible. I mean, come on, crowd surfing to Eve 6?” The headlining band, Fuel, followed Everclear. The opening song, “Je sus or a Gun,” got the crowd pumped. The crowd got even more into the music when Fuel played two more popular songs, “Bittersweet” and “Shim mer.” The problem of people throwing things on stage resurfaced during Fuel’s act. Brett Scallions, lead singer, gave the crowd permission to “beat the shit” out of anyone who threw things on stage. With that said, not much else was thrown on stage. The highlight of the set was a cover of Nirvana’s “Stay away.” Scal lions did a great job of imitating Kurt Cobain on vocals. Sophomore Evan Smiley said he enjoyed all the bands but thought Ever clear put on the best show. “The show was all right, but Everclear was definitely the best act,” said Smiley. “I didn't like the way the stage was set up. It was on a slope and it made it kind of hard to see.” Overall, fans were pleased. Fall Out has been a tradition since 1998. Columbia radio station WARQ organized the event and plans to continue Fall Out in the future. 77re spotlight desk cmt be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. Make your dorm more like your home by Keita Alt son The Gamecock Some students have quite finished decorating the interior of their dorm rooms. They have been too busy attending football games, going to class and juggling or ganization meetings to truly set their style. Many students at the university design their rooms in order to feel more at home. They find it uncom fortable to leave beltind their hometown environments and enter into a new environment where there is room for new change and more opportunities. For students, decorating a dorm room can be a piece of cake. History sophomore Kevin Williams agrees. “One of the main filings is that I do not take as much time decorating the room. I just place stuff where I think it belongs.” For others, it does not come easily because of in adequate spacing in the room. Music sophomore Lyndsey Gore explained why size was a problem. “As far as the dorm room goes, the lack of space is a problem if you want to put furniture in your room. More floor space is available if you decide to loft or bunk your bed. Then that way, you can have more of the stuff you want and not have to worry about limit ed space,” Gore said. She til so felt students should hang displays in their rooms. “It would be so much easier without the ‘no holes in wall' regulation,” Gore said. “Then we could freely hang pictures, mirrors, etcetera without having to worry about being slapped with a fine.” Here tire some tips for students who want to dec orate dorm rooms. Students can be as creative its they wish without having to deal with the parental permission. One way to accentuate windows is to add curtains or blinds, or even put a sheet over the window. Another idea for decorating your room involves wall decoration. With walls, students c;ut add posters or pictures to make their rooms look and feel com fortable to them. At times, rooms can get cold, especially on winter days^ so adding a mg or c;irpct to the floors wit* help. It can also provide room for your friends to sit and re lax. Some clonus provide appliances like a microfridge ora microwave. But if they have ;uiy other appliances such its a television, VCR or even it stereo system, they emt provide for entertainment. These things can also make a student feel more at home. The key to decorating your room is tli-s: Mttke it spell out what you want to say. Also, decorate it in the wav von feel most at homo__ The Residence 1 fall Association allows students to paint their walls il they wish. Some students get cre ative and buy accessories front wal-mart to dress up their room The spotlight desk am he reached at _qamecockspotjiqht@hotmail.com._ Amy Goueoing The Gamecock Cluttered or cool? Students combine elements of form, function and fun to create their own styles of decor. Campus Notes Student Gamecock Club meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Russell House 205. Join the club and find out about the homecoming parade and football socials with players and coaches. For more in formation, call 254-7475. Sigma Gamma Rho presents “Meet the Greeks” at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Gold en Spur. Experience Greek Unity; you’ll be shocked by the truth. The American Marketing Association will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the eighth floor of the Business Ad minstration Building. Sandra Zimmer man from Bank of America will speak at the meeting. Golden Key International Honor Soci ety will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Golden Key room, third floor Russell House. We will be discussing upcoming service projects, fall induction ;md mem bership drive. All members are invited. Omicron Delta Kappa, a leadership hon or society for undergraduates and gradu ate students, is sponsoring its fall mem bership. Applications are available in the Student Government Office, Campus Ac tivites Center and Russell House Infor mation Desk. Applications are due Sept. 20. Into the Streets will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Russell House 205. The ser vice project will take place Nov. 11. Stu dents will be participating in a one-shot community service project-involving USC Volunteers and area non-profit or ganizations. Volunteers will aid these or ganizations for one afternoon. SALA Events Sept. 18 Spiuiisli Conversation Group Russell House Grand Marketplace 6 p.m. All levels of Spanish speakers are invited to attend the conversation group to prac tice your Spanish-speaking skills. Sept. 19 “The Difference Between Hispmtic, Lati no & Chicano” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Russell House 326 Tliis lecture will focus on the derivation :uid differences in common tenns used to describe the Latin culture. Sept. 20 “What it means to be Hisp;uiic” - panel 7:30-8:30 p.m. Russell House 205 A student, a professor and a local attor ney will discuss the Hispanic culture and its implications in today’s world. Sept. 21 SALA meeting 7:30 p.m. Russell House 203 Sept. Id Spanish Conversation Group 6 p.m. Russell House Grand Marketplace Sept. 27 Study Abroad Opportunties in Latin America 7 p.m. Russell House 203 International Programs will present a va riety of study abroad opportunities for .students interested in studying in tlie Latin Americas. Sept. 28 SALA meeting 7:30 p.m. Russell House 203