The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 06, 2002, Page 6, Image 6

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P4L.ENDAF RfIPNigflrbn Earth Wednesday March 6 “LA CIENAGA”: Directed by Lucrecia Martel, “La Cienaga” documents the problems of alcohol. Rated R. Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main St. NON-STOP HIP-HOP LIVE: Streetside Records Showcase featuring Bornaturals. 9 p.m. New Brookland Tavern. “THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS”: Wednesday through Friday at 8 p.m. Russell House Theater. Thursday March 7 PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM: Sylvia Berryman of Ohio State University will discuss the “Mechanical Explanation in Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy.” 4 p.m. Nursing Building room 127. Free. FACULTY/GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Featuring a two-piano recital with John Adams and Ella Ann Holding. 7:30 p.m. School of Music Recital Hall. Free. » | This H Charlotte W band will I display its atmospheric sound as heard on its debut release, “No One Knows ' Anything For Sure.” Wednesday. The Art Bar, 1211 Park St. USC student looks to get first book published BY STELLA MEZINIS THE GAMECOCK Steve Kish received encouraging words from his mother as a child with big dreams. “You can do anything you put your mind to. You will succeed.” Kish is an aspiring young writer and is studying English at USC. He just completed his first novel, “Oakbrook,” and hopes to be published by Talk Miramax Books. Kish is sending man uscripts and letters to other publishing companies, such as I Insomniac Press, in hopes of getting a re |I ^ 1 ■ sponse from a publisher. Kish didn’t always as pire to be a writer; as a child, he wanted to be an actor. But because of an Kish unconquerable case of stage fright, he decided acting wasn’t in his best interests. “I wanted to create my own charac ters, and I couldn’t act out other char acters created by someone else,” Kish i said. This gave him the drive to start writing. He started writing at 12, and by age 16 he had written “Oakbrook.” Steve said the novel is an “anti-teen story, be cause the characters seem more real and genuine.” All of the story’s characters have a dark side that readers can relate to. A. J. is one character who stands out be cause he is trying to recognize and ac cept himself as a homosexual when not ♦ KISH, SEE PAGE 7 Alan Day Ph.D., Chemistry __ — ^_________ S St. Thomas More Catholic Center Rev. Tim Lijewski Mass Schedule Sacrament of Penance Chaplin Saturday 4:30 pm Saturday 3:00 pm-4:00pm Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am, or by appointment Mr. Gaurav Shroff P Newman Club - p Director of Christian Formation Tuesday 7:00 pm *1{”w_1610 Greene St. 799-5870 (Across from School of Nursing) YOU WANT IT? WE GOT IT! Come to the Dungeon for RECREATION & DECORATION --@> @) 1 I ! * Body Piercing Jewelry ! * Color Changing Glass ; j ! • SATS • 4:20 Items iPJERCjMGi5*^™ ; X ; * Lamps • Stickers 1 with purchase by ! * license : of iewelrv * aPPoinfment \ * * Much Morel : ofjewel,y «*< @ L — — — — — _ — — -1 -■ ■ I -- ■ . The Gamecock has a groat oner for you. Subscribe to the Online Edition and get... - Campus headline news - Sports updates ■ Local weather forecast ■ Campus events ■ and much more I ' , —delivered right to ,our '">»»■■ I Subscribe today at: www.dailygamecock.com I_._ ■ • __J -.