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This Week in USC History
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Nov. 17, 1995 - A string of lawsuits against the
University began after a student was knocked down by a
food cart being pushed by a Russell House/Marriott
employee.
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Because of Drew Barrymore’s opposition to guns, the newest group of Charlie’s Angels (Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, and Barrymore) opts for a martial
arts style of crime fighting, using chains, chairs and sticks to their advantage.
‘Charlie’s Angels’ delivers
action, camaraderie, fantasy
by Marguerite Higgins
The Gamecock
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“Charlie’s Angels” delivered male fantasies, excellent spe
cial effects and a nostalgic feeling into the roughly hour and a
half movie, which opened this past Friday.
^ As if to set the mood for Charlie’s Angels’ fans and keep
the movie from having a serious crime-fighting plot, Director
Joseph McGinty Nichol (aka "McG") self-parodies movies
made from popular ‘70s television series, setting the tone
for the more unbelievable parts of the film.
Actresses Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barry
more worked well together by offsetting each other’s char
acter extremes. And, their collaboration with comedy king
Bill Murray brought comic relief through Bosley’s bumbling,
“suave” style. While the female stars helped create an idea
of women conquering the world and the trials of maintaining
the secret identity of a crime-fighter, Murray buffers their ac
tions with his “polished charm” of being a ladies man and his
character’s complete lack of sophistication.
Interestingly, the movie didn’t come across as a heavy ac
tion-shooting movie since the girls,never use guns as their
method of fighting. This dangerous instead trio opts for sticks,
cnairs, cnains ana gooa oia-iasnionea lists ana legs, i ne nun
was more of a mix of martial arts fighting style meets three
immaculately and stylishly dressed women who can dodge bul
lets, break into heavily armed companies and crash top-notch
parties before going for take-out.
While the stunts in the movie were appealing to the eye,
a hint of “The Matrix” was infused in the slow-moving bul
let scenes along with slow motion fighting and freeze frame
action scenes. The fight scenes were also a bit unbelievable at
times, something that always seems to occur in action movies,
but the movie’s atmosphere doesn’t suggest typical reality.
Audiences will be more impressed if they simply try not to
question some of the’action.
The movie definitely promotes a feminist ideal of these
three legendary cleavage-showing superheroes saving the plan
et from evil and corporation’bad guys. However, McG also
manages to appeal to a broader audience with the witty hu
mor from the girls.
Varying from the naivete of Diaz’s character Natalie, the
authoritative aura of Liu’s portrayal of Alex in mostly black
leather outfits and Barrymore’s rebellious appearance as Dy
lan, the girls branch wide scopes of personality traits to ap
peal to the female audience, while their outfits are what made
the series popular.
Fans of the popular ‘70s television series and those who
have never seen an episode can enjoy the balance of the char
acters and the easy-to-follow plot of the Angels getting an as
signment and having to save the day before they can party.
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‘Charlie’s Angels’ promotes a feminist ideal of the
1970s legendary cleavage-baring superheroes.
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String Cheese Incident thrills fans
by William Snyder
The Gamecock
The String Cheese Incident has
come a long way since its early be
ginnings in Boulder, Colo.
When formed in 1993, the band
used to play for lift tickets at local
ski resorts, but now they tour all
across North America, playing for
a growing audience that loyally sup
* ports the group.
On Sunday night, however, their tie-dyed and uphol
stered 18-wheeler sat idle in a Columbia parking lot while the
five-member ensemble thrilled fans with its swirling lights and
electrifying music inside the Township Auditorium. The self
described “75 percent free improvisation” group played tire
lessly for more than 3 hours, delighting its admiring fans.
Purple, flashing lights reflected the haze of smoke swirling
up into the air. The music slowed during a jam session and
fan Justin Gough screamed, “This show kicks ass,” as he caught
his breath.
Switching from slow to fast and changing from guitar to
mandolin to violin, The String Cheese Incident kept dreadlocks
bouncing off the dancing shoulders of entranced fans through
out the entire performance.
“One minute you’re swaying slowly, and the next you’re
jumping up and down,” Phillip Cox said, describing the
band’s uncanny ability to dramatically shift pace during its songs.
“Looking at the Lights is my favorite part,” Don Miller said,
commenting on the fluorescent lights that projected psyche
delic images on the ceiling.
The group uses its light show to cater to its “more exper
imental” audience base. v ^
“The band definitely targets a more liberal group. A lot of
the fans just travel with the band, going from town to town to
watch them perform, selling burritos, T-shirts and other
things to get into shows,” marketing junior Joe Sitton said.
The band unquestionably embraces the communal spirit of
groups like the Grateful Dead and Phish. Their music seems to
embody a carefree attitude, with the group playing upbeat jazzy,
bluegrass and rock tunes that keep the crowd dancing.
The band’s focus lays in the instruments. Two songs can
last half an hour, but the crowd is up and dancing the whole
time. They are extremely skilled musicians who concentrate _
on the music rather than vocals.
The show on Sunday demonstrated the band’s amazing abil
ity to entertain. The flashing lights reflected off the dilated eyes
of its admiring fans, and the impressive percussion, keyboard,
mandolin, guitar and violin solos brought cheers and applause
from the audience.
Now traveling across the East Coast, The String Cheese
Incident will be making styps in Asheville, N.C., Birmingham,
Ala., Athens, Ga., Atlanta, Ga., and Gainesville, Fla.
Kristen Farrara The Gamecock
The String Cheese Incident concentrates on music
rather than vocals, maintaining a carefree attitude.
Dream a little dream
by Keita Alston
The Gamecock
Some students will wake up in
the morning trying to remember de
tails of their dreams, only to realize
they’ve already forgotten them.
According to Dr. Matthew
Traxler, a professor
in the department
of Psychology, most
dreams are inco
herent.
“The retrieval
cues aren’t able to
retrieve most of the
eventsihat hap
pened in the
dream,” Traxler -
said.
However, he said not all parts of
the dream can be remembered.
“If we do have those retrieval
cues, then particular parts of the
dream will come by,” Traxler said.
People always dream during sleep.
Some dreams often have an under
lying meaning to them. Traxler said
the monster dream is often related
to anxiety and abuse in the house
hold.
“The monster in the dream can
represent the father with a violent
temper within the household.”
In dreams, monsters are supposed
tobescaiy. When dreaming, the body*
goes through a process called rapid
eye movement sleep. Laboratory
studies have shown people experi
ence the most vivid dream during this
process.
People have a harder time re
membering dreams because they oc
cur before the last
period of REM.
The average
dream lasts as long
as REM sleep,
which is about
15 to 20 minutes
during the night.
“Dreams do not
predict the fu
ture,’’Traxler said.
“Although there have been a few
laboratory studies that have been con
ducted of predictive dreams, as well
as clairvoyant and telepathic dreams,
the results were varied, as these kinds
of dreams are difficult to study in a
laboratory setting,” Traxler said.
“It is a low probability that events
that happened in your dream relat
ing to future events can happen,”
Traxler said.
Some dreams are about everyday
situations that go on in life. For ex
ample, some dreams can be about
Dreams see page 12
What’s
Happening
’ Wednesday Nov. 15
JAMMIN JAVA, Robert Gardiner Quar
tet, all ages, show starts at 9 p.m., $2
cover.
DECISIONS, Muddy Quarters, 21+,.
show starts at 9 p.m., no cover.
DELANEY’S, Clay Aurther, 21+, show 1
starts at 10 p.m., No Cover.
NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN,
Bobby Com, 21+, Show starts at 10pm, 5.
$6 Cover.
ELBOW ROOM, Seven Nations, 18+,
Show starts at 10pm, $10 Cover.
MAC’S ON MAIN, Skip Pearson Jazz
Showcase, 18+, show starts at 8:30 p.m.,
no cover. .
MONTERREY JACK, Lee Barbour
Quintet, 21+, $2 cover, show starts at
10:30 p.m.
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Thursday. Nov. 16
RHINO ROOM, Live Jass,21+,nocov- .
er.
ALLEY CAFE, Michelle Malone, all
ages, show starts at 8 p.m., no cover.
ART BAR, WUSCs DJ Eric Hess Deep
House/Trance Show, 21+.
DECISIONS, Chris Richards, 21+, show
starts at 7 p.m., no cover.
DELANEYS, Pete Ledbetter, 21+, show
starts at 10 p.m., no cover.
NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN, The
Interstellars, 21+, show starts at 10:30
p.m., $5 cover.
ELBOW ROOM, Zen Tricksters, 18+,
show starts at 10 p.m., $7 cover.
GROUP THERAPY, DJ Fotizo Dance
Party, 21+, show starts at 11 p.m., no
cover.
MAC’S ON MAIN, Blues Jam Session *
bring your own instruments, 18+, show
starts at 8 p.m., no cover.
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Friday. Nov. 17
JAMMIN JAVA, Emily Dawson, all
ages, show starts at 9 p.m., $2 cover.
HEMINGWAYS, Chronic, 21+, show
starts at ? p.m., no cover.
HUNTER-GATHERER Sterling, 18+,
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ALLEY CAFE, Tod Cowart, all ages,
show starts at 8 p.m., no cover.
DECISIONS, No Stage Fright Karaoke,
21+, show starts at 9 p.m., no cover.
DELANEYS, Chris Ricker, 21+, show
starts at 10 p.m., no cover.
NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN, Erec
tor Set, 21+, show starts at 10 p.m., $5
cover.
FUBAR Anti-Seen and Flaming Anus,
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free.
Saturday. Nov. 18
JAMMIN JAVA, Andrew Sistrunk, all
ages, show starts at 9 p.m., $2 cover.
HEMINGWAY’S, Tokyo Joe, 21+, show
starts at ? p.m., no cover.
ALLEY CAFE, Different Daniel, all _
ages, show starts at 8 p.m., no cover.
ART BAR, PLAY, 21+.
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DELANEYS, Chris Ricker, 21+, show
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NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN, Which
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ELBOW ROOM, Will Hoge, 18+, show d*
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Sunday. Nov. 19
WILLYS OYSTER BAR Jim LeBlanc,
21+, show starts at 9 p.m., no cover.
• DECISIONS, Blues Jam with Brain
storm, 21+, show starts at 9 p.m., no
cover.
FUBAR Bile, 21+, show starts at 10
p.m., ladies 21+ free.
FI,BOW ROOM, Jazz Mandolin Pro
ject, 18+, show starts at 10 p.m., $17
cover.
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