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THE GAMECOCK ♦ Friday, January 17, 2003 5 CONTACT TIS THEY SAID IT v MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: “In the end, Story ideas? Questions? Comments? we will remember not the words of our E-mail us at gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com enemies, but the silence of our friends.” MEG MOORE E GAMECOCK The arrival of cooler weather means many things: coats come out of storage and grocery stores start selling fireplace logs. But the fashion world forges ahead with spring collections. While the rest of the country pre pared tor winter, New York City ex ploded in a barrage of bright colors and bathing suits when it played host to its biannual Fashion Week in mid September. Designers sent their spring 2003 collec tions sauntering down me runway in an unsea sonable flourish of flirty dresses and lightweight suits. Although fashion critics had their say about spring apparel soon after the shows, stores have only recently begun to showcase the trends they have decided to endorse in the upcoming season. The fashion elite have pro duced refreshingly eclectic col lections during the past few sea sons, bringing an increased sense I of social awareness and a re | newed emphasis on originality to their clothing. The surge in pop ularity of vintage clothing and more eclectic looks epitomizes the changing face of fashion — origi nal style is again en vogue. Many view fashion as a sheerly superficial interest. Yet the time and attention the fashion world puts into each season’s standout garments is certainly impressive. i ne msiury ana nernage tnai iu els the fashion world blends the old with the innovative, influenc ing designers to maintain an es tablished level of quality and timelessness, while still encour aging them to expand their bounds. Fall collections showcased ‘shabby chic,’ bringing thrift store-esque apparel to the fashion forefront. The collections pre sented at Spring 2003 Fashion Week continued last season’s in ventive aesthetic, mixing the old, 1 the new and the avant-garde. H In women’s wear, several trends stood out as the select styles of the spring season. Miniskirts were a constant pres ence on the runway, paired with i;* everything from intricately dec- £.: orated jackets to sheer blouses. Similarly, dresses were ubiqui tous on the catwalk, most of them short and sassy. Louis Vuitton, a ;fe French fashion house famed for its leather goods, sent satin f? shirt-dresses shim mering down the run way. The luminous frocks clearly refer enced the uniform of a 50s waitress with their rounded collars, ueuea waisis anu zipperea ironis. Vibrant colors also made a bold return to fashion, adding flare to flowing dresses and ki mono-style blouses. Christian Dior’s spring collection incorpo rated brash shades of red, neon yellow and hot pink, pairing the audacious hues with military greens and grays. The military look further infil trated fashion’s front lines, bring ing buckles and big pockets to ♦ FASHION, SEE PAGE 7 ” Mil Many view fashion as a sheerly superficial interest. Yet the time and attention the fashion world puts into each season's standout garments is certainly impressive. PHOTOSCOURTESYOFWWW.HELMUTUNG.COM AA Select styles from the Helmut Lang Spring 2003 Collection typify some of the current trends in style, such as flowing dresses, miniskirts and decorated jackets. The fashion elite have produced eclectic collections, bringing social awareness and an emphasis on creativity. Carolina Productions expands movie schedule 9 Increased budget allows for five movies a week, outdoor viewings BY COREY GARRIOTT THE GAMECOCK Carolina Productions has ex panded its schedule this spring to include five movie nights every week. The student programming board budget tripled when the student activity fee increased. Two new movie nights, Monday and Tuesday, will feature cinematic novelties, movies off the beaten track. Rodney Hollis, Carolina Productions cinematic tt ar^s commissioner, said that the fa new showings will be at 9 p.m. “It will allow those people who are usually unable to enjoy our free movies, due to scheduling, the opportunity to use this ser vice,” he said. Monday “Film Forums” will feature a movie followed by audi ence interaction. Film Forums will include a variety of contro versial movies with an invited speaker afterward. The audience is then invited to participate in a question-and-answer session. The forum begins Ja,n. 27 with “Training Day,” a brutal police drama in which corrupt veteran cop Denzel Washington mentors rookie Ethan Hawke in the laws of the street. Guests from local po lice departments will then speak about corruption. Future films will focus on the three R’s: religion, relationships and racism. Classics, cult films and foreign flicks will air on the Tuesday Night Series. Initiated by the al ready shown “Animal House,” Tuesday moviegoers will have a chance to see unlikely films such as “Punch-Drunk Love,” “The Exorcist,” “Memento,” and a gay coming-of-age film, “Get Real.” Blockbuster hits will still show on Wednesday through Friday. “In the past,” Hollis said, “we were limited to programming for the mainstream audience essen tially. With this increase, we hope to target diverse audiences and interests.” Carolina Productions even plans to air two outdoor movies on spring holidays. “Our tenta tive location is Davis Field,” Hollis said, “but we are trying to get the Blatt PE center field.” The first showing will be “Leprechaun” and “Leprechaun in the Hood: on St. Patrick’s Day; “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off’ and “Shallow Hal” will show on April Fools. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com Spring Movie Schedule January “Animal House" (1/14) “Signs” (1/15-1/17) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (1/21) “The Barbershop" (1/22-1/24) “Training Day” (1/27) “Uptown Saturday Night” (1/28) “Sweet Home Alabama” (1/29-1/31) February ‘The Truth About Charlie” (2/4) “The Color Purple” (2/5-2/7) “Higher Learning” (2/10) “Imitation of Life” (2/11) “Red Dragon” (2/12-2/14) “Bamboozled” (2/17) “Punch-Drunk Love” (2/18) “Brown Sugar" (2/19-2/21) “The Deer Hunter" (2/24) “Soulfood” (2/25) “8 Mile” (2/26-2/28) March JF, “City Lights” (3/3) “The General” (3/3) “The Conformist" (3/4) “The Ring” (3/5-3/7) "Contact” (3/17) “Van Gogh” (3/18) “Die Another Day” (3/19-3/21) "Three Businessmen” (3/24) “Jackass: The Movie” (3/25-3/26) “Two Can Play That Game” (3/31) April “The Exorcist" (4/1) "Solaris" (4/2-4/4) “Remember the Titans” (4/7) “Memento" (4/8) “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (4/9-4/11) “The Last Temptation of Christ” (4/14) “Antwone Fisher” (4/15) “Catch Me ifYou Can” (4/16-4/18) “Get Real” (4/22) ' “Gangs of New York” (4/23-4/25) “2001: A Space Odyssey” (4/28) ‘The Big Lebowski" (4/29) “Chicago” (4/30) —•---S -M