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Band makes for busy day
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by Sharell Grant
The Gamecock
At about 6:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thurs
day morning, Zora Wafer’s alarm beeps con
tinuously, signaling her to get up for her 8 a.m.
class. As she showers and dresses each of those
mornings, she mentally prepares herself for a
long, non-stop day of classes, ensemble prac
tices and marching band practice. During this
12-hour time period, Wafer has only a couple
hours between classes and her many other re
sponsibilities that are usually spent catching up
on lost sleep.
Wafer is a sophomore music major at USC,
and she’s also a very busy person; As a music
major, she takes on a lot more than the average
student does.
Music majors are required to participate
in one music ensemble every semester, but
Wafer’s in two. They’re also required to take
four semesters of various classes like theory,
site reading, conducting and two years of mu
V.
sic history, as well as such core classes as his
tory, English, math and science,. With all these
classes, it’s clear Wafer has little time for much
else.
Marching Band may be a timely extra
curricular activity to some, but to Wafer it’s just
something else she has to do. After a full day of
classes and a small lunch, she makes her way to
the practice field for practice from 4:45 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Three years of marching band are re
quired for all music majors, but Wafer has a gen
uine interest in it, despite the requirement. She
doesn’t intend on marching a fourth year, though.
“If I wasn’t a music education major, I would
still march,” she said.
But how does one take on such responsi
bility and march in a college band?
“Marching Band doesn’t make being a
music major hard, but it does add stress,” Wafer
said.
Now it’s 7 a.m., early one Saturday morn
ing, and Wafer’s alarm clock begins its all too
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AMY MOULDING I HE VjAMECOCK
Zora Wafer and other flute players in the USC Marching Band assemble at the prac
tice field, rehearsing on-field formation and marching.
Special to The Gamecock
In “The Ladies Man,” Tim Meadows portrays his famous SNL character Leon Phelps.
The movie opens this weekend.
Meadows exits SNL, stays
optimistic about film roles
by John Huiett
The Gamecock
When Tim Meadows completed his ninth season on “Saturday Night Live” this past May, he joined Phil Hart
man and Kevin Nealon as the only SNL cast members to spend nearly a decade of their professional ca
reers on the late-night comedy show. He could have continued on, becoming the longest-running cast
member in the show’s history.
But Meadows had a better idea. He quit.
“I had to leave SNL for my own sanity,” Meadows said from his home in New York. “I was pretty tired at the
end of last season. I wanted to move on. I was getting tired of the competition [on the show], which is part of the
job.”
Instead, Meadows opted to take the big leap into feature films, starring as Leon Phelps, better known as The
Ladies Man, in the appropriately titled “The Ladies Man,” opening Friday nationwide. The wickedly funny film,
based on the popular character Meadows created on SNL, follows the helplessly 70s-snagged and oversexed Phelps
as he dispenses vulgar love advice on a late-night radio talk show and has sex with virtually every attractive woman
in Chicago.
The character is a far cry from the real Meadows, who shares his home with his wife of three years, Michelle.
But Phelps is a creation bom out of Meadows’ admiration of the testosterone-chaiged Superfly types who would
frequent the liquor store he worked at in his native Detroit long before anyone, especially women, knew Mead
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“They were romantic types, not pimps,” Meadows said. “They were like the eighth wonders of the world to
me because women didn’t like me then.”
Now that Meadows has graduated from the liquor store, journeying from the legendary Second City comedy
troupe in Chicago to a nine-season stint on SNL to feature films and a supporting role in NBC’s “The Michael
Richards Show” this fall, he is hoping that everyone, not just women, will take notice.
And some would say it’s about time. During Meadows’ SNL days, he saw cast members such as Adam San
dler. Chris Rock and Mike Meyers rocket to superstardom while he seemed doomed to remain permanently locked
in a not-ready-for-prime-time career. Regardless of immensely popular characters such as Lionel Osbourne, host
of the deliciously pointless Perspectives talk show (Meadows’ personal favorite), and a myriad of dead-on imper
sonations such as Don King and Oprah Winfery, he couldn’t seem to break into the big time.
•This could have caused a lesser personality to be eaten up with envy, but not Meadows.
“I love my friends and I’m proud of my friends,” he said. “When Claris broke out I was so happy because it was
everything he was all along. I’m happy for Sandler, Mike and everybody.”
In fact, Meadows can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t be happy for friends in similar situations, “unless
you’re a truly evil person.”
And although making it in feature films, or on a prime-time sitcom, is a long shot, even for someone with Mead
ows’ talent and comic timing, he dismisses suggestions that leaving SNL without a guaranteed safety net is a huge
career risk.
“The biggest risk I’ve ever taken was leaving Detroit to be an actor,” he said.
He adds that he has no ill will towards the time he spent on SNL, saying the fondest memories of Ins life are
of his experiences on the show. However, Meadows said he’s happier now, preferring the intimate approach of film,
being able to do multiple takes and perfecting his performance. He currently has several more film projects in the
works, including a possible “The Ladies Man” sequel.
“If I have my way it will be ‘The Ladies Man Goes to Africa,”’ Meadows said. “It would be like ‘Shaft Goes
to Africa,’ but we would just cross out the ‘Shaft.’”
And he admits his current love for film over television might be colored by a bit more than artistic expres
sion.
“In movies,” Meadows said, “people kiss your butt more.”
The spotlight desk can be reached at
gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com.
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‘Hands’ promotes
abuse awareness
by Miranda Reilly
The Gamecock
Because October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Of
fice for Sexual Health and Violence Prevention at USC is trying to get people to
take a stand against battering women. The purpose of their campaign, “These
Hands Don’t Hurt,” is to get men and women to unite to stop domestic violence,
instead of making it just a women’s issue.
The campaign is displayed on the second floor of the Russell House, with stu
I dent handprints on a laige piece of white plywood. The handprints symbolize that
; their hands won’t be used to inflict violence against someone else.
“The purpose is to promote awareness that relationship violence exists on
campus,” Program Director Shannon Hunnicutt said.
Physical abuse is only one aspect of domestic violence that “These Hands
Don’t Hurt” is trying to educate students about. Emotional and psychological vi
olence and verbal abuse are also examples of relationsliip mistreatment.
“We’re trying to get the education out there in order to prevent it from get
ting to the point where there is physical violence,” Hunnicutt said.
The display, originally scheduled to be outside the Russell House, was
moved indoors because of wind and cold weather. The event continue through
the rest of this week from 11 a.nt. to 1:30 p.m.
“I thought it was a creative way to get awareness of relationship violence
out to the student body,” freshman business major Holly Weichman said.
For students who don’t want to get their hands covered in paint, a marker out
line will do just fine.
I think it s a great thing for students to do. I was glad to support a campaign
against domestic violence,” engineering major Erik Brandstaetter said. “I didn’t
mind getting my hands a little dirty for a good cause.”
“These Hands Don’t Hurt” is one program sponsored by the Office for Sex
ual Health and Violence Prevention, but it doed much more. The Clothesline Pro
ject is an annual USC and national event, in which survivors of intimate violence
decorate shirts and display them on clotheslines and in trees. The project pro
motes awareness toward violence against women, lets survivors speak out and cel
ebrates survival.
Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Services provides 24-hour assistance
for victims of intimate violence. This includes accompaniment to the emergency
room, guidance through judicial processes, academic assistance, temporary “Al
ternative Housing” and counseling.
Victims of domestic violence aren’t the only ones who can benefit from the
Office’s programs. Friends of domestic violence victims are encouraged to come
by to get help on talking to and helping the person. A variety of educational pro
grams are also available to educate students about relationship violence.
To learn more about the programs and services, to become a peer educator or
to schedule a presentation, call 777-7619.
The spotlight desk can be reached at
gamecockspotiight@hotmail.com.
Michael Ronquillo The Gamecock
The “These Hands Don’t Hurt” campaign, displayed on the sec
ond floor of the Russell House, features students’ handprints
symbolizing their hands won’t be used to inflict violence.
t
What’s
Happening
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11
THE VISTA AFTER FIVE, Blinding Sol,
All Ages, No Cover, Show starts at
6:30 p.m.
ELBOW ROOM, 11 Foot 7, All Ages,
$3 Cover, Show starts at 10 p.m.
MAC’S ON MAIN, Skip Pearson Jazz
Showcase, All Ages, No Cover, Show
starts at 8:30 p.m.
VILLAGE IDIOT, Joel Rush, 18+, No
Cover, Show starts at 10 p.m.
JAMMIN JAVA, Robert Gardiner Quar
tet, All Ages, $2 Cover, Show starts at
9 p.m.
MONTERREY JACK’S, The Lee Bar
ber Quintet, 21+, $2 Cover, Show
starts at 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 12
ELBOW ROOM, Thomas Reed Band,
All Ages, $5 Cover, Show starts at 10
p.m.
BILLY G’S, Speed Bumps, 21+, No Cov
er, Show starts at 9:15 p.m.
JILLIAN’S, Jeffrey Liberty, 21+, No
Cover, Show starts at 8 p.m.
MONTERREY JACK’S, Robert New
ton Group, 21+, $4 Cover, Show starts
at 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
ELBOW ROOM, Sourwood Honey, All
Ages, $8 Cover, Show starts at 10 p.m.
MAC’S ON MAIN, 4th Element, All
Ages, No Cover, Show starts at 9p.m.
BILLY G’S, No Wake, 21+, No Cover,
Show starts at 10 p.m.
JILLIAN’S, Brangle Brothers, 21+, No
Cover, Show starts at 9 p.m.
JAMMIN JAVA, Johnny Irion, All Ages,
$4 Cover, Show starts at 9 p.m.
NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN, Stretch
Armstrong, 21+, $6 Cover, Show starts
at 6 p.m.
SATURDAY. OCT. 14
ELBOW ROOM, Captain Easy, All Ages,
$5 Cover, Show starts at 10 p.m.
MAC’S ON MAIN, Natural Desire,
All Ages, No Cover, Show starts at 8 p.m.
BILLY G’S, Tokyo Joe, 21+, No Cover,
Show starts at 9:30p.m.
JIT J JAN’S. Atlantic Jazz Band, 21+, No
Cover, Show starts at 9 p.m.
JAMMIN JAVA, Dan Meyers, All Ages,
$3 Cover, Show starts at 8 p.m.
MONTERREY JACK’S, Josh Roberts
and Ryan Monroe of Captain Easy, 21+,
No Cover, show starts at 11:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
BELLY G’S, Tokyo Joe performs for the
Vista Bike Rally at 5 p.m., No Cover
WRHA Movies
Monday & Wednesday
2 p.m.: “Bicentennial Man”
5 p.m.: “Starship Troopers”
8 p.m.: “Wayne’s World”
11 p.m.: “The Insider” **
2 a.m.: “Bicentennial Man”
Tuesday & Thursday
2 p.m.: “Erin Brockovich”
5 p.m.: “The Whole 9 Yards”
8 p.m.: “28 Days”
11 p.m.: “City Hall” **
2.a.m.: “Erin Brockovich”