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Boone speaks at local church
BY JUSTIN BAJAN
THE (IAMECOCK
The 2000 movie Remember
the Titans popularized Herman
Boone, former coach of the
Titans of T.C. Williams High
School, a man whose career is
as captivating as his words.
Boone, a native of Rocky
Mount, N.C., spoke at Shandon
United Methodist Church last
Sunday as part of an Interfaith
Community Celebration
sponsored by the United Way of
the Midlands. His speech,
“Uniting for the Common
Good,” reflected many of the
things he learned as head
coach of the first integrated
high school football team in
Virginia. Not only was he
successful amidst the adversity
he faced as a new coach, he
guided the Titans to a state
championship in his first year.
Boone spoke with the
swagger of a veteran general,
commanding the attention of
the standing-room-only
audience. Though his speech
was filled with inspirational
axioms and words of advice, he
began with humor. “I’m so glad
to have all these young people
sitting here, because you get to
witness that I am better than
Denzel Washington,” he said,
referring to the actor who
portrayed him in the film.
Through his speech, Boone
expressed how important it is
to have a sense of humor. “To
have a sense of humor is to
have a sense of who you are,”
he said, borrowing a quote
from USC head football coach
Lou Holtz, with whom he has
ties. “Lou used to coach in
Virginia, in Williamsburg,
William & Mary. I was one of
the few high school coaches in
North Carolina that Lou would
allow to come and film his
drills.”
Boone also displayed his
light-hearted side when asked
to comment on the differences
between reality and Holly
wood’s version. One story
involved a scene in the movie
when his character threw a
banana at a coach who called
him a “monkey” and refused to
let Boone borrow his team’s
game films. But Boone didn’t
throw a banana.
“No, it was an envelope
with an authorization to buy a
dog. He called us dogs, instead
of monkeys, so the school
board gave me a letter with a
gift certificate to go down there
and buy a dog,” Boone said.
Boone also said player
Gary Bertier was injured a
week after the championship
game, not before like the movie
portrayed.
After the movie was made,
Boone retired from his position
at T.C Williams High and
embarked on a nationwide
tour, speaking at many
functions and schools. Even
with his legacy immortalized
on the movie screen, Boone
maintains he is still the same
person.
“I’m low maintenance. My
wife said I bought two pairs of
Dockers pants. I guess I can
afford a suit. I got the same
house, the same telephone
number for 30 years. You can
call my house right now and
most of the time if I’m there, I’ll
answer it,” Boone said.
Boone may have retired
from coaching, but he hasn’t
lost his touch. While at a recent
stop in Dayton, Ohio, another
coach let Boone call two plays,
both of which resulted in
touchdowns. “I said, man, I
gotta find a team to coach,”
Boone said.
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Sympathy and fear
felt on campus
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
Legos are one thing.
Unfortunately, lives are
another.
I walked into the Russell
House late yesterday after
noon and saw a sign. It was
scrawled in magic marker
and hastily taped to the wall.
It read like a prayer, like the
voice of every American.
From those who fell with
the World Trade Center to
those who merely watched it
on the news, their needs,
hopes and fears were all
contained in the simple
words:
God Bless America in Her
Time of Need.
Shut down
Latin Grammys,
Emmys canceled
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
Other cancellations included
tapings for The Tonight Show
With Jay Lena at the NBC stu
dios in Burbank, Late Night
With Conan O’Brien in New
York and a Tuesday concert by
Madonna in downtown Los
Angeles. The Leno and O’Brien
shows will be dark all week,
NBC officials said.
Malls across the United
States locked their doors in re
sponse to the attacks, and ma
jor-league baseball postponed
its entire Tuesday schedule.
Many movie theaters and
other public areas also closed
and television networks
scrubbed regular programs in
favor of round-the-clock news.
TODAY’S MOVIE LISTINGS
Russell House Theater
A KNIGHT’S TALE (PG-13)
8:00 (Wed.-Fri.)
Nickelodeon
937 Main St., 254-3433
THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY (R)
3:00,7:00,9:15
Regal Cinema 7
Columbia
Richland Mall, 748-9044
ROCK STAR(R)
2:15,4:45,7:15,10:10
AMERICAN PIE 2 (R)
2:05,4:35,7:30,10:00
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G)
2:00,4:40,7:10,9:40
THE OTHERS (PG-13)
2:10,4:40,7:25,9:50
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R)
2:05,2:35,4:30,5:00,7:00, 7:30,
9:30,10:00
THE MUSKETEER (PG-13)
2:00,4:25,7:20,9:45
Carmike Wynnsong 10
5320 Forest Drive, 782
8100
“0" (R)
1:50,4:45,7:30p, 9:50
RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13)
1:30,4:00,7:15,9:30
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN
(R)
1:45,4:20,7:10,9:50
SUMMER CATCH (PG-13)
1:50,4:15,7:10,9:40
LEGALLY BLONDE (PG-13)
1:30,4:20,7:20,9:40
JURASSIC PARK III (PG-13)
1:30,4:30,7:00,9:15
RAT RACE (PG-13)
1:45,4:20,7:15,9:45
OSMOSIS JONES (PG)
1:45,4:30,7:15,9:20
JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE
BACK(R)
1:40,4:15,7:00,9:45
JEEPERS CREEPERS (R)
1:40,4:10,7:20,9:45
Dutch Square Cinema 14
800 Bush River Road,
750-3576
ROCK STAR(R)
1:20,4:20,7:10,9:30
“0" (R)
1:00,3:10,5:20,7:40,9:40
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RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13)
1:00,3:00,5:00,7:50,10:00
SUMMER CATCH (PG-13)
1:40,4:40,7:50,10:05
PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13)
1:40,4:20,7:10,9:50
AMERICAN PIE 2 (R) v
1:30,4:10,7:10,9:30
THE DEEP END (R)
1:50,4:30,7:40,10:00
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G)
1:15,4:00,7:00,9:30
RAT RACE (PG-13)
1:10,4:00,7:30,9:50
THE OTHERS (PG-13)
1:20,4:00,7:20,9:40
JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE
BACK(R)
2:00,4:40,7:45,10:10
JEEPERS CREEPERS (R)
1:10,3:10,5:10,7:20,9:20
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R)
2:00,4:30,7:00,9:20
THE MUSKETEER (PG-13)
1:30,4:10,7:30,9:50 '
St. Andrews Road
Stadium Cinemas
527 Saint Andrews Rd,
772-7469
THE MUMMY RETURNS (PG-13)
2:00,4:25,7:00
ORIGINAL SIN (R)
2:10,4:20,7:05
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
(PG-13)
2:20,4:05,5:50,7:45
SPY KIDS (PG)
2:30,4:15,6:00,7:40
DR. DOLITTLE2 (PG)
2:15,3:50,5:20,6:50,8:20
Carmike Cinemas 14
122 Afton Court, 781-3067
SPY KIDS (PG)
2:30,4:30,7:15,9:30
ROCK STAR(R)
2:15,4:40,7:00,9:20
AMERICAN OUTLAWS (PG-13)
2:15,4:15,7:30,9:45
“0” (R)
1:30,4:30,7:00,9:45
CATS & DOGS (PG)
2:00,4:00,7:00
RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13)
1:30,3:30, 7:15,9:15
PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13)
1:45,4:30,7:15,9:45
AMERICAN PIE 2 (R)
1:30,4:15,7:00,9:30
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
(PG-13)
1:30,4:00,7:00,9:30
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G)
1:45,4:15,7:00,9:30
THE OTHERS (PG-13)
1:30,4:30,7:15,9:30
JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF
MARS (R)
9:15
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (R)
2:00,4:30,7:45,9:50
THE MUSKETEER (PG-13)
1:45,4:30,7:15,9:30
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Movies at Polo Road
9700 Two Notch Rd,
788-7818
ROCK STAR(R)
3:00,5:15,7:30,9:45
RUSH HOUR 2 (PG-13)
3:00,5:00,7:00,9:00
PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13)
3:30,7:15,9:35
AMERICAN PIE 2 (R)
3:20,5:25,7:30,9:35
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (G)
3:05,5:20,7:35,9:45
RAT RACE (PG-13)
3:10,5:30,7:40,9:50
JEEPERS CREEPERS (R)
3:05,5:05,7:05,9:05
THE MUSKETEER (PG-13)
3:05,5:10,7:15,9:20
Heath Ledger stars in >1
Knight’s Tale, playing at
the Russell House Theater.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
domestic violence
awareness month 2001
All mediums accepted
The USC Office for Sexual Health & Violence
Prevention is now accepting submissions of all
artistic mediums and creative writing that
reflect a theme of hands, relationship violence,
surviving violence, and/or practices of
nonviolence.
This contest is being held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to
raise awareness about relationship violence. Entries will be displayed or
performed at an interactive art exhibit scheduled for October 22,2001.
Call 576-5722 or e-mail slhunni@gwm.sc.edu for more information.
Sponsored by the USC Office for Sexual Health & Violence Prevention
Thomson Student Health Center, Lower Level
777-7619 www.sa.sc.edu/sas
Student Health Service^ - department of Student Development & University Hnnsino - Division of Student & Alumni Services
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Jamie Abercrombie
Angel Amin
Alison Ashe
Jen Barclay
Celeste Beard
Kenzie Benthall
Julia Bradford
Caroline Brown
Nicki Bucceri
April Bullock
Kim Campbell
Ginni Campbell
Koehler Cannon
Hollis Cauble
Jennifer Coleman
Kinsey Cooper
Laine Crapps
Ashley Curtin ^
Melissa Dasburg
Kieley Duncan
Jill Dunlap
Lauren Edwards
Caroline Ellison
Jaimie Goodwin
Ashley Graham
Jordane Harvey
E.G. Heard
Carra Henderson
Jessie Hendley
Aston Hetrick
Joy Hogan
Cam Howard
Ashley Hyman
, Emily Kaiser
Sheena Kennon
BWW» Cara Kistler
Jessica Koch
Liz Korman
Anna Lake
Kim Larson
Hope Lumpkin
t Bridget McCall
H Kera Mathews
9 Allison Matthews
Katie Myers
Melanie Parker
Dana Purcell
Abby Richardson
Ann Robson
Ashley Rosson
Laura Roth
Kathleen Serck
Emily Stauber
Sally Stephens
Ileana Strauch
Mary Stubblefield
Caroline Thomas
Alyson Trucksis
Sarah Venuti
Merritt West
Amanda Willcox
Amanda Williamson
Beth Workman
Lindsay Wright
Kate Wurster
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Homecoming 2001
Informational Meeting
Want to get involved in Carolina’s
Greatest Football Tradition ?
Sept. 18th @7pm
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Schedule
of Events
Tuesday, 16th
Floatbuilding Begins
7:00pm Roger Center Parking Lot
Wednesday, 17th
Spurs & Struts **
7:00pm Davis Field
Thursday, 18th _'
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3:00pm
COCKFEST
7:00pm Williams-Brice Stadium
Saturday, 20th
HOMECOMING GAME
7:00pm Williams-Brice Stadium
Half-Time Show
All events subject to change,
few more info call Carolina Productions
(803) 777-7130 • www.sa.sc.edu/cp
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