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This Day in History September 25, 1987 - Ship’s treasure auctioned off. From the Caribbean to the New England Coast, the pirate ship Wyda looted at least 52 ships before sinking in 1717. In 1984, an underwater team discovered the vessel off Cape Cod. The team recovered bullion, jewels and many other artifacts. The items worth more than $400 million. Hit ©amccock p«* 7 Travis Lvnn The Gamecock Phi Kapa Phi and Alpha Chi Omega celebrate at Cockest Friday night. HODMCMlm a CMUM2N0 by Jared Kelowitz The Gamecock After a full week of Homecoming 2000 “A touch of southern charm” activities, the team of Alpha Chi Omega soror ity and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity emerged as this year’s home coming champions. The team placed first in Jamfest and Cockfest, and finished second in the float design cate gory. Rebecca Payne of Alpha Chi Omega was named this year’s Homecoming Queen, and Scott Hagins of Pi Kappa Phi submit ted an essay good enough to earn the team a tie with Kappa Delta sorority for the 2000 Carolina Spirit Award. “Everybody knows the thing that won Homecoming for us was Cockfest, but even more than that I think the continued team work between us and AXO was the re al key to our victory,” said Rich Crohn, member of Pi Kappa Phi. The skit that won Cockfest for the team was based on The Dukes of Hazzard television show. In the skit written by Pi Kappa Phi members Mark Hartney and Ethan Betcher, the scene is set by “Un cle Jesse” played attending the homecoming of his alma mater, the University of South Carolina. Uncle Jesse, played by Joe Lei dhegner tells antecdotes that lead the members of the skit through a tailgate, a shag dancing dis play, and of course a pep rally at the end. Placing second in Homecom ing 2000 was Kappa Delta soror ity and Sigma Chi fraternity, and rounding out the top three were Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The spotlight desk can be reached at ■ gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. King Prawn proves eclectic by Erin O’Neal The Gamecock •ft ft OUTOFft-ft-ftft King Prawn Surrender to the Blender Spitfire Records For those of you who didn’t get enough of the ska scene when Mighty Mighty Bosstones hit airwaves nation wide, and Real Big Fish sold out, King Prawn offers a trumpet-filled version of punk-hop. Confused yet? You aren’t the ^nly one. t “Surrender to the Blender” does just that. It blends the jerky strumming method that creates ska’s signature sound - the old school, punk vocal stylings of Rancid and fast, rolling, political lyrics along the lines of Rage’s “Zach de la Rocha.” But these aren’t the only fa miliar sounds that King Prawn brings to gether. Not by a long shot. The album kicks off with 25 seconds of soft, church-like melody, leading in to “Someone to Hate,” a tune threaded together by a killer bass line and res onating vocals. “Day In Day Out” and “Be Warned” keep Prawn grounded in an accent-con centrated, Rancid sound before leaping into the reggae influenced, bass-perme ated, “Amuse the Young & Amaze the Old.” Vocals motivated by Peter Tosh and Bob Marley arc used for “Crack head” (a near remake of Real Big Fish’s “Skatanic”), even though by its aggressive beginning, the last thing any listener might expect is a trumpet to kick in as things mellow out for the verses. While King Prawn isn’t exactly paving the road to originality, its members have managed to fuse together a rather eclec tic compilation of all the trendy sounds of the late ‘90s. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. Marvelous 3 not very marvelous BY Zeina Makky The Gamecock ft OUT OF ft ft ft ft Marvelous 3 “Ready Sex Go” Elektra ^ So, this is the latest release from Mar velous 3, a band from “a little cowtown outside of Atlanta,” as guitarist and vo calist Butch Walker puts it. Though the cover, graced with a near-naked woman in a sexual position, is quite eye-catch ing, the band is neither exciting nor ear catching. “Ready Sex Go” is a pile of pseudo alternative corporate rock, not to be con fused with the self-proclaimed “huger than life” description that Wilker offers in the biography. After each song, the quality of music gets progressively worse. Rest assured, Jon Bon Jovi would have grasped such songs as “Little Head,” “Get Over,” and “Cold as Hell,” and that should say it all. During some parts of the album. Mar velous 3 begins to sound like a decent | id. During the chorus of “Sugarbuzz" and in parts of “I’m Losing You,” their music, surprisingly, isn’t overdone. Un fortunately, such moments are infrequent. Plus, when “Radio Tokyo” and its Billy Joel hotel bar piano music come around, it’s a grave reminder of how bad the to tal package is. Though the lyrics aren’t horrid over all, they are not good enough to hide the lack of musical talent. Walker’s voice is bland, and though it’s not awful, it cer tainly lacks that special something Mike Patton of Faith No More, or Maynard James Keenan of Tool .possess. So, marvelous? More like mediocre. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. The life on an RA requires dedication by Kamille Bastick The Gamecock To many, those who share the title of resident adviser are lumped into a category like chaperone, cop or even pain. Yet, with the title comes hard work, sacrifice and responsibility. While liv ing on campus has its challenges, the RAs have to deal with much more than the average on-campus student thinks. Resident advisers provide a service that goes beyond their presence in the residence hall. Their purpose is to have the answers, resources and know-how to make campus living easier and en joyable. Not only do they have to give their time to become acquainted with the in formation through training sessions and meetings, but they’re expected to prac tice their skills by assisting students in the adjustment to college and donn life. Essentially, they act as a liaison for residents by enforcing rules and pro viding information to help students in their academic interests. Not every aspect of being an advis er is as pleasant or simple as decorating residence halls, distributing pamphlets and surveys, informing residents of cam pus activities and services or oiganizing dorm events. There are times when the job requires much more. Despite the popular misconception, resident advisers are not looking to get their residents in trouble when they en force disciplinary action. Although they’re required to report negative in cidents to the university, many advisers try to work with their residents to make their hall a pleasant place. “Initially it is difficult... but it is necessary to maintain safety and order,” Phillip Murray, an RA at the Towers, said. Besides the perk of having an indi vidual bathroom and bedroom that some RAs receive, being an RA also brings a certain level of personal satisfaction and benefits such as leadership, communi cation and organizational skills, and a sense of actively working to make hall life better. For Ashlei Fisher, being an RA al lows her to establish new relationships with her residents and meet new peo ple. “It’s agreat opportunity for anyone who would like to help others while al so helping themselves,” she said The personal gains ofter motivate individuals to be resident advisers, but for them, free time often runs short. ‘Time management is essential to being an adviser,” Fisher said Often, it’s difficult to balance per sonal time and priorities with the oblig ations of the job, but excitement for the job allows for the two desires to be rec onciled. “It’s about being dedicated to help ing the student residents,” Murray said Murray also said being an RA is not as easy as it appears and advises that in order to be a successful RA, one must be serious and committed. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecocks potlight@hotmail.com. What does a Resident Adviser do? ❖An RA’s purpose is to have the answers, resources, and know-how to make campus living easy and enjoyable. ❖An RA should act as a liaison for residents by enforcing rules and providing information to help students in their aca demic interests. ❖An RA also brings a certain level of personal satisfaction and benefits such as leadership, communication and orga nizational skills, and a sense of actively working to make hall fife better. ruppet Regime recruiting by Chrissy Taylor The Gamecock The Puppet Regime, USC’s undergraduate theater or ganization, held auditions for The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams September 17 at Benson Theater. The auditions were open to all majors, experienced or not. Auditionees signed in and filled out basic infor mation and any previous experience in theater. Each individual does their audition where either script excerpts are prepared for them to look over, or they pre pare a monologue. Auditionees are notified within a few days if they are cast or not. “The Puppet Regime usually presents two to four plays a semester, but this is the only one they will do this semester due to a larger cast,” said Nicole Zokan, trea surer of the Puppet Regime board. The Regime “hopes this performance will pick up turnout and rebuild strong membership that has declined in the past semesters,” said Melanie Austria, board mem ber. The group would like \o see theater revived at USC. The group has been at USC for more than six years and has performed shows each semester. They are fund ed by student government and advised by a theater de f partment faculty member. The Puppet Regime is a sep arate group from Longstreet Theater, where performers are mostly graduate students. “The Puppet Regime was formed for all undergraduates at the university to get the main stage time that may not have otherwise been available,” Zokan said. The group performs all genres including classical, tra ditional, experimental and improvisational. In addition, the Puppet Regime does orginal work by students. In order for students to get their work performed, they must submit it so members can review and vote on it. “The Night of the Iguana”is one of the most chal lenging pieces that the Puppet Regime lias done in a while,” director Chris Shurburtt said. This is his second time di recting at the Benson Theater, his first being the play Love, Sex and the IRS. He said he “prefers directing over acting because it gives you more responsibility in that you have to make sure everyone is on the same page, that the show runs smoothly, and you have to make sure it communicates to the audience. The show is your vision.” He has also directed shows with USC Spartanburg and the Spartanburg Youth Theater. Puppet see page's WUSC Top 30 for the week ending Sept. 15 , 1. Trans Am- Red Line 2. The Posies- In Case You Did n’t 3. 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Rian Murphy/Will OLdham All Most Heaven 30. Experimental Aircraft- S/T Box Office Top 10 for the weekend of Sept 22 1. “Urban Legends: Final Cut,” $8.8 million. 2. “The Exorcist,” $8.5 million. 3. “Almost Famous,” $7 million. 4. “Bring It On,” $4.2 million. 5. “The Watcher,” $3.6 million. 6. “Bait,” $3.4 million. 7. “Nurse Betty,” $3.3 million. 8. “Space Cowboys,” $2.2 mil lion. 8. “What Lies Beneath,” $2.2 mil lion. 10. “Woman on Top,” $1.9 mil lion. Campus Notes Send Campus Notes to Russell House Rm. 333 or email us at gamecockspotlight@hotmail. com Please include contact name and phone number, and a brief de scription of your event. We can’t promise to print everything, but we can promise to try.