Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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This Day in History September 27,1964 - The Warren Commission Report concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Vednesday, September 27, 2000 Pizza chains offer online ordering Laura Dalrymple The Gamecock Domino’s Pizza leads the industry trend to offer online pizza order ing to their customers. b y K"eita Alston -■ The Gamecock Senior Jennifer Holley spent 10 minutes on hold last weekend waiting to order her pizza over the phone. Little did she know, she could have placed an online or der in a matter of seconds. The Internet has drastically changed technology today. Books, clothes, shoes and a variety of other items can be purchased with just a click of the mouse. Now, in ad dition to having the option of picking up an order front the pizza restaurant or hav ing it delivered, customers also have the choice of placing a pizza order via the Web. “I think that the idea of buying pizza online is a good thing,” said Brandy Glett, a marine science sophomore, “because it helps the business with not having to deal with misinterpreting what the customer wants on his/her order.” “Plus it is also a faster and a better way of handling massive orders,” she said. Papa John’s on 136 S. Assembly St. is one pizza restaurant accepting online or ders. It receives two to three online orders each day at their website, www.papa johns.com. Although Internet pizza orders are available only in the United States, Pa pa John’s has more than 2,345 restaurants in 47 states and five international markets, with system-wide sales totaling about $ 1.4 billion. Store Manager Latoya Sims believes the Internet offers an easier way to handle orders for the restaurant and guarantees accurate orders for the customer. “You don’t have to deal with telephone calls complaining about what went wrong in their or der,” Sims said. Sims also said there are fewer hassles because of the Internet’s convenience. “All of the orders made online are made right then and there, without the frustrations of the customer.” Sims said. Joey Stahl, manager of Domino’s on 1124 Devine St., said online ordering is a revolutionary idea to the pizza industry. “It was brought to our attention about two months ago, and it has become a big convenience to the business,” Stahl said. Online orders for Domino’s pizza placed at www.dominos.com are routed through the restaurant s corporate headquarters. “The order is placed by the customer with his computer. From there, the order goes to the headquarters located in Chicago. Next, they confirm the order, and send it back to the restaurant where the customer placed the order,” Stahl said. To his surprise, Stahl said, most online orders he receives are not from college students. “We mainly get them from the residential areas,” he said. Founded in 1960, Domino’s makes and delivers nearly 6 million pizzas a week in more than 60 countries around the world. There are more than 6,000 stores, 85 percent of which are owned by franchisees, with 1999 worldwide sales totaling more than $3.3 billion. Domino’s receives many more online orders than Papa John’s does-about 100 to 150 a day. Both pizza chains’ Web sites, however, offer searches for the closest store locations as well as personalized accounts where customers can view their or dering history. Other major pizza chains, such as Pizza Hut and Little Caesar’s, don’t currently offer online ordering. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. Fourplay reaches new, exciting levels by Erin O’Neal The Gamecock -& tV 1> OUT OF •& ■& ☆ Fourplay’s seventh album takes the sultry, smooth jazz of old and blends it with its own contemporary, stylis tic sound and timbre. “Free Range” sets the mood for the rest of the CD with its sensual, mellow tones elegantly arranged on a base of musical perfection. Both energy and soul ring clearly throughout these eleven tracks, from the upbeat “Robo Bop” to the ro mantic, bass-rooted “Save Some Love for Me” where vocalists Nathan East and featured artist Chante Moore define the thin line between sexy and sensuous. “Yes, Please!” manages to weave the softer, finer side of Latin sound with Fourplay’s own varied musical influence and presence. They’ve discovered a matchless jazz-funk-rhythm-and-blues crossbreed that other industry talents can only strive for. Music jgj/ ..“Yes, Please!” has a little something for everyone. Female singer, Sherree, col laborated with East in “A Little Four play,” a purely R&B track sure to grace popular radio station airwaves soon. Sherree’s contribution compli ments Fourplays compositional sym metry with an impressive, command ing voice worthy of praise. As demonstrated by previous al- t bums, this quartet embodies the spir- £ it of true musicians with flowing J harmony and a unique sound that has become their creative signature. r Do jazz listeners want to hear more - c of Fourplays magnificent talents? Yes, f please! 1 - c The spotlight desk can be reached at a gamecockspotlight@hotmail.ccm. o Harvest Hope lives up to name _ - — - rr-—■ iumri< ... Photos by Amy Goulding The Gamecock Dented cans donated by area businesses are sorted by Harvest Hope volunteers as part of the group’s Salvage Program (below) and stored in the group’s warehouse (above). by MirandaReilly The Gamecock Back in 1981, a few people started handing out y food from their garage. The small amount of cans and boxes led to an eventual 40,000 pounds of food to of fer to those in need. Now, Harvest Hope Food Bank is a flourishing service establishment that gave out 6.5 million pounds of food and supplies last year. Harvest Hope’s mission is togather and share qual ity food with dignity, compassion, and education, ac cording to Director of Development Dianne Hillyer. The food bank is consistently busy-in a single day about 30 to 50 families walk through its doors, and last year, 23,000 people used their emergency food pantry. This summer was one of their busiest ever, and such activity requires support from the community. Harvest Hope gets neither state nor federal funding, so they rely on a $1.3 million budget, partly com posed of help from grants, businesses, churches, spe cial events and the United Way. Harvest seepages ‘Urban Legends’ sequel doesn’t make final cut by Marguerite Higgins The Gamecock ft OUT OF ftftftft Keeping in tradition with the pop serial murder scenes on campuses and masked killers, “Urban Legends: Final Cut” makes one wonder about the re alities of campus life. Set in a New England university focused on film study, the movie had gaping holes in the plot and the reactions to events, making it quite unbelievable. This could also be from the some what stoic acting of actor Jennifer Mor rison (Amy) and Actor Matthew Davis, the bad-boy companion, who im itate a Scooby Doo Gang attitude, be lieving they can effortlessly find the fenc ng-masked fanatic and incorporate some iustice. The movie was easy to follow for omeone who missed the first movie, al hough a few cameos and references to Urban Legends” give it the qualifica ions of a sequel. It also uses the popu ar parody of film students making a hor or movie, which of course comes to life nd begins killing the crew. While the movie implements a good leal of suspense for the many lonely cliar cters waiting to get stabbed or muti ited, very little bloodshed or nudity is matured. Director Jolin Ottoman seemed r want to steer away from the Scream lovies of sex equating imminent death r blood spattering all over the place and >cus more on the idea of mixing reali i with obsession and ambition. However, horror fans still see de flations, camera beatings, stabbings id electrocutions. The lower number f murders suggests more concentration on the characters and the comic relief from the interacting students and the cliche lazy security guard, which saved the fdm from complete failure. Even USC’s call boxes, which have had nu merous problems, are far superior to the school’s security system, which suppos edly reeks of money. The genre changes from a good old campus murder plot to a plot enriched with an obsessive desire to gain some of the power from the wonderful world of Hollywood. Often, Ottoman seemed to be mocking the posh and i pristinely cut film crew, by killing more ; of the down-to-earth or nerdy charac- i ters. Or he made a preppy representa- ] tion of aspiring film directors and stu dents, who probably do more back-breaking work and have less money than Morrison’s character. But the film might have had more appeal if the director didn’t try to include so many different suspects, because it got to a point where all tire diameters seemed like killers, and the real killer was a dis appointment. The director did use an interesting . tamera angle of following the masked tiller, giving more of a humanistic char icter to the faceless executioner, and ul imately scarier for people afraid of se rai killers. The film is worth a look if here is notliing else playing in any the iter, but it doesn’t break any new molds n the teclmique, the camera angle or the ilot. The spotlight desk cart be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. ~ T 1_I Special to The Gamecock At the studio, a panicked Amy (Jennifer Morrison) wonders if she has encountered one of the effects guys playing a joke - or a campus killer in disguise. What’s Happening WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 ELBOWROOM: DJ Logic, 10pm., All Ages, $8 MONTERREY JACKS: Lee Barbour Quintet, 11 pm., $2 Cover MACS ON MAIN: Blues & Jazz Show case with Skipp Pearson, 8pm, 21+, No Cover BILLY G’s: Sourwood Honey Acoustic, 9pm. 21+, No Cover VILLAGE IDIOT: May water Rum, A11 Ages, Show starts at 10pm. THURSDAY, SEPT.28 ELBOWROOM: Fling, 10:30 p.m., all ages, $ 4 cover. MONTERREY JACKS: The Robert Newton Group, 12pm., $4 Cover MACS ON MAIN: Blues Jam Session, 7pm., 21+, No Cover THE NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN: Flat Out Strangers, 10pm, 18+, $7 Cover BILLY G’s: Tokyo Joe, 9pm., 21+, No Cover SHARKYS: Almost Steve JIT J JANS: Drink Small, 9pm, 21+, No Cover FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 ELBOWROOM: DanieU Howie, 10pm., All Ages, $7 Cover MACS ON MAIN: The 4th Element, 9pm., 21+, No Cover HUNTERGATHERER: F-13,11:30pm, 21+, $2 Cover FUBAR: Fall Down 200 featuring Scenic Drive, Mechaniznr, Ultra Vibe, Obey Bizar, and Hybrid; All Ages; $5 Cover THE NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN: Brandstson, 6pm., 18+, $6 Cover DELANEYS: Buddy Ray & Frank Smoak BILLY G’s: Ras Bonghi Raggae All Stars, 10pm., 21+, No Cover SHARKYS: Blue Man Fiction JILLIANS: Shelley Magee and Blues DeVille, 9pm., 21+, $5 Cover SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 MACS ON MAIN: Fatback & The Groove Band, 8pm., 21+, No Cover ELBOW ROOM: Summer Jam 3 fea turing Elijah Prophet, Gasoline Dream, Violent New Breed, and more; From 4pm-2am, All Ages, tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door THE NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN: Pigsaw Janet, 10pm., 18+, $5 Cover BILLY G’s: Soul Mites, 10pm, 21+, No Cover SHARKYS: Blue Man Fiction JILLIANS: Skipp Pearson, 9pm., 21+, $5 Cover WRHA Movies Monday & Wednesday (9/25 & 9/27): 2pm - The Hurricane 5pm - Three Kings 8pm - Bicentennial Man 11 pm-The Wood 2am - The Hurricane Tuesday & Thursday (9/26 & 9/28): 2pm - Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 5pm - La Bamba 8pm - Starship Troopers 11pm - Play ItToTHe Bone 2am - Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Friday - Sunday (9/29 -10/1): 9am - The Outsiders 12pm - Erin Brockovich 3pm - Tommy Boy 8pm - The Green Mile 12am - The Whole Nine Yards 3am - Tommy Boy Campus Notes Send Campus Notes togame cockspotlight@holmail.com. 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