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5 HoNTACT US THE^ IT 1 1 kJ HERODOTUS: “Great deeds are usually Story ideas? Questions? Comments? wrought at great risks.” E-mail us at gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com — -- ■ ■■ - Moolah % I f°r Music If you’re going... WHAT: Mooolah For Music FRIDAY: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Kickoff party on Greene Street Free pizza from Gambino’s Music by Danielle Howie USC fencing DJ Tony Nu and Donbravado 6 p.m. - Free party at New Brookland Tavern, and free food from the Basil Pot, El Burrito, Hunter Gatherer, and Rosewood Market Friday - Sunday: Request music on WUSC 90.5 by donating $5 WUSC breaKs policy, plays music by Top 40 artists —for a price BY MIKE LUKE THE GAMECOCK Every year, USC’s radio station, WUSC, sus pends its no-Top 40 music policy for an entire weekend to raise money. This weekend is Moolah for Music week end, and, along with the specialized radio for mat, WUSC will sponsor a kickoff celebration and a party. To stand apart from mainstream radio, WUSC doesn’t play music by any artist who has had a Billboard Top 40 song or album dur ing the past 40 years. The idea is to play what other radio stations aren’t playing and give underground artists a chance to get their ma terial on the ail'. In the past, WUSC has played many artist, such as Alien Ant Farm and Ryan Adams, before they reached Top 40 suc cess. The idea behind Moolah for Music is to get listeners to donate money. While the radio policy is suspended, WUSC encourages peo ple to call DJs on air and pledge money to the station. In return, those donating money may re quest any song they want, including songs by Top 40 artists. Local businesses have donated items to pro vide an incentive to pledge. At the end of every two-hour show, the D J will calculate the high est pledge. The person behind the highest pledge Nwill win donated items such as an Outspoken mountain bike; tickets to vis it Paramount’s Carowinds, see Jump, Little Children or go to Charlotte’s yr Center City Fest concert; CDs; X and gift certificates. Local spon _ sors in elude The Backpacker and Hooters. The radio station is doing more than just changing its format for a weekend. To get peo ple in the pledging spirit, WUSC is holding two events open to the public. The first is its Moolah for Music kickoff cel ebration, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Russell House. The kickoff will include live bands, free food and representatives from USC media organiza tions, Carolina Productions and the Carolina Alumni Association. The second event is a Moolah for Music Party at New Brookland Tavern on Friday at 7 p.m. The show will include local bands Bolt, My Blind Luck, Gonzalez, Mandible, The Sinators and F-13. All of these bands are in high rotation at WUSC. Mandible and Bolt are the hardest rocking of the group, and each has some experimen tal songs to its credit. The Sinators and F-13 are local punk favorites along with My Blind Luck and Gonzalez. Hunter Gatherer and Rosewood Market have contributed to afree food buffet that will begin at 6 p.m. New Brooklyn Tavern won’t charge for entry to the concert. In other words, the night is completely free; but WUSC hopes the party will entice listeners to donate money to the station. Camille Watkins, WUSC’s public affairs di rector, said the kickoff celebration always draws a big crowd, but she expects a much larger gath ering for the Moolah for Music Party. Last year’s Moolah for Music raised $2,500 for the radio station. With the addition of the party at New Brookland Tavern, this year should be even more successful. WUSC DJ Dennis Nichols said, “I hope a portion of the money goes towards raising Columbia’s awareness of our station outside of USC.” WUSC, on 90.5 PM, can broadcast its signal in a 30-mile radius across the city. Because the radio station plays no adver tisements, WUSC is highly dependent on all of its fund-raising efforts, especially Moolah for Music. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Local pop/punk favorites The Sinators will play at the Moolah for Music Party on Friday night at New Brookland Tavern. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK F-13 will also play at the free Moolah for Music party, which will start at 6 p.m. with a food buffet. t Dancers to bring ‘vision’ to Koger PHOTO SPECIAL TOTHE GAMECOCK The USC Dance Company will present “Visions of Dance” tonight at 8 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts. BY CARRIE PHILLIPS THE GAMECOCK The Roger Cehter for the Arts will be graced tonight with lithe bodies, passionate movements and bounding leaps as it holds the USC Dance Company’s spring con cert, “Visions of Dance.” It will be the first time that stu dent choreography has been al lowed in the concert. Misty Borst, a fourth-year biology student in the Honors College, will con tribute two pieces. Both pieces are part of her senior thesis for the Honors College. “Attempting Suicide” is a lyri cal piece that challenge? tradi tional perspectives of suicide. “Typically, it seems there is some level of discomfort in dis cussing suicide,” Borst said. “Part of the point of ‘Accepting Suicide’ is to bring the topic to light and show there is no need for discom fort in discussing it.” Borst has also choreographed a hip-hop piece called “In the Beginning” to music by the Beastie Boys. “While I feel honored to have my choreography share the stage with professionals, there is a level of intimidation about it,” she said. Susan Anderson, the compa ny’s artistic director, said: “It’s an honor for her to be doing this. We are very proud of Misty.” Anderson has choreographed a piece for the evening. “Tango” is a duet to the music of Astor Piazzolla, and was recently per formed with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra. Anderson described the-piece as provocative, energetic and tech nically difficult. “It’s three and a half minutes of sheer energy,” she said. Cliff Fogle and Gabrielle O’Neal will perform the piece. The show will also feature the world premier of “Close to Him,” a ballet piece choreographed by Stanislav Issaev, chair of the dance department at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville. Issaev has been awarded many in ternational awards for his skills as a dancer. He toured with the Moscow Classical Ballet as prin cipal dancer, and he was also prin cipal dancer with the Atlanta Ballet. The show will highlight several of the company’s talented dancers. Cooper Rust will perform “The Dying Swan,” a solo piece that ac claimed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova first performed in 1905. “It’s about the fragility of life; it’s rather moving,” Anderson said. “Every ballerina wants to dance this piece.” Issaev has also choreographed a piece from “Phantom: The Ballet,” in which Wendy Rickenbaker will dance the role of Christine. Kris Cangelosi, USC dance fac ulty member, has choreographed two pieces for tonight’s perfor mance. “Water, Land, Spirit” is about the beauty that surrounds us in everyday life. “La Porte du Fond” is a jazz number that fuses African, jazz and modern move merit, and it has been accepted to compete in the Jazz Dance World Congress. The company members will travel to Chicago in July to at tend the competition. The concert will also feature choreography by Peter Garick, formerly of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet; guest choreographer Tressa Gorman Crehan, co-direc tor of dance at the State University of New York at Buffalo; and Kristine Bishop, a dancer in the Columbia Classical Ballet. The USC Dance Company is very active in the community. It will perform April 27-28 at the Columbia Music Festival Association. The company will also travel to Charleston in May to perform at the Spoleto Festival. “Visions of Dance” will start at 8 p.m. at the Roger Center. Tickets are $8 for the public and $5 for stu dents. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockm ixeditor@hotmail. com