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(803) 799-1442 1230 PENDLETON STREET COLUMBIA, SC 29201 STUDENTS ON THE MOVE USC student \ ■* appearing in commercial AT&T cast Howard for physical comedy role in TV advertisement BY JON TURNER THE HA.MECOCK Jeff Howard, a third-year theater student at USC, will be featured in a national television commercial for AT&T next week. ‘.‘I didn’t expect a callback,” Howard said. “But later, I was sitting at home, and they called me to another audition, and I made it through the second round of auditions.” Howard said he first learned about the audition for the commercial from his Charleston-based agent of three years. After completing the first round of auditions, in which, according to Howard, 4,000 to 5,000 other people took part, the 19-year-old received the call back at. his home in Charleston. “The call was for physical comedy, exaggerated facial ex pressions and experience in im prov,” he said. “In the end, they picked three out of the 4,000, and we were all kind of young guys. One was a professional actor, and one was a theater professor from the University of North Carolina.” The three men were as signed the role of a NASCAR pit crew with NASCAR driver Kenny Schrader as the star of the commercial. Howard said he was im pressed by the treatment he re ceived at work., “They pay for everything: hotel, food, everything you need. I didn’t get my own room, but you (Jo really get pam pered,” he said. “There’s a makeup lady and a hair lady and a lady that brings you wa ter. Sometimes it’s kind of overwhelming.” “I did have Mel Gibson’s hair lady,” Howard said, “so, during our break, we did have her com paring me to Mel, my hair to Mel’s. That was pretty cool.” But shooting the commercial was difficult. Howard had to wake up at 6 a.m. and shot until completion. “We had Kenny Schrader for eight hours, so of course we got it done, but you have to do everything over and over again,” Howard said. He also said the shoot in volved a lot of waiting while the crew fixed the lights and set everything up properly. Howard makes $10 for every commercial shown in prime time and $2 for every non primetime showing. He said the projected earnings are from $25,000 to $50,000. “I haven’t gotten any money, yet, but I need the checks to start coming in so I can pay my rent,” he said. In the past, Howard has done commercials for Flat Rock -grills in North Carolina, Pontiac in Charleston and Bi Lo in Columbia. “The Bi-Lo commercial was really an embarrassment,” Howard said, “I had to dress up in an egg costume and dance around. I’m still getting crap about that. I can’t seem to for get it.” The AT&T commercial is Howard’s first national ap pearance, however, and is sig nificant to his acting career. “WViam tiAii crr\ iv»+r» oMino you have to get something called a SAG card, for the Screen Actors Guild,” Howard said. He said actors receive the card whenever they participate in a national performance, such as this commercial. He called the card “a pretty big step” that could open a lot of doors. “If you don’t have a SAG card, then it’s really hard to get an agent in a place like ' Los Angeles, and there really aren’t that many 19-year-olds with a SAG card,” he said. Howard plans to pursue a ca reer in acting. “As soon as I graduate, I plan to move to L. A.,” he said. “I want to be on a sitcom. I’d love to star in a sitcom. That’s my dream.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Howard PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK USC student Jeremy Wolfe, an Israeli Defense Forces dog handler and Citadel cadet Lee Nguyen visit the forces’ memorial for dogs lost in the line of service. ft®**-** BY IRA M. KLEIN THE GAMECOCK USC student Jeremy Wolfe recently returned from a two week trip to Israel where he and 49 other students from across the United States conducted a case study of Israel’s efforts to combat terrorism. The trip was sponsored by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a non-profit or ganization based in Washington, D.C., that re searches the war on terrorism. wotte said his group’s main purpose is to learn more about Israeli securi ty measures and how Israel is waging the war on ter rorism. He said armed guards outside any cafe or supermar ket are common. The airport se curity was particularly tight. “It’s a lot more intrusive than in the United States, they want to know exactly where you’re going, where you’ve been, what you’re bringing with you, why you’re bringing it,” he said. During the trip, Wolfe’s group visited Israel’s borders with Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have been involved in a violent struggle with the militant Hezbollah terrorist group for more than 20 years. Hezbollah has been respon sible for plane hijackings, sui cide bombings and frequent rocket and mortar attacks on Israel’s northern border. “It was a really strange feel ing to be able to look out and ac tually see the Hezbollah out posts,” Wolfe said. Stationed at Tel-Aviv University, Wolfe’s group was escorted by armed guards dur ing the trip. Wolfe’s group had several close calls with danger during the trip. Hezbollah shelled an Israeli outpost the day after Wolfe’s group visited the bor der, killing a 15-year-old boy and effectively ending a short lived cease-fire with Israel. One day after the group visited the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, a suicide bomber from the Palestinian militant group Hamas blew himself up on a bus, killing 20 and injuring many more. The group also had the op portunity to meet several high-level Israeli offi cials, including. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharoh’s public relations council and Colonel Miri Eisen, spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces. Wolfe said it was a shock to see Israeli memorials dedicated to victims of terrorist attacks and then travel to the Arab quarter of Jerusalem and see monuments that idolize the bombers with “pictures of ter rorists strapped over in bombs, carrying a rifle, with a little message that says ‘our heart will go on, he will live forever, Wolfe said. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies will hold a memorial on Sept. 11 to remember those who were killed in the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The event will fea ture several speakers and have free refreshments. The time and location of the event will be an nounced next week. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudeskCcihiotmail.com Participants also had the chance to meet several high-level Israeli officials. POLICE REPORT These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. Compiled by Adam Beam. Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS Cl Violent © Nonviolent Wednesday, Aug. 20 <X LARCENY OF MONEY, 1423 WHALEY ST. The victim said someone took a black leather wallet from his room that had $80 in cash, a Florence national Visa card, a Shell gas card, an Exxon gas card and a driver’s license. Estimated value: $85. Reporting officer: T. Means. Tuesday, Sept. 2 <d LARCENY OF CAR STEREO, CAROLINA COLISEUM, 701 ASSEMBLY ST. The victim said someone broke out the rear right-side vent window and took a Pioneer CD/Radio car stereo, a Sony Discman CD player and ear phones, a box of Crayola colored pencils and four books. Estimated damage: $610. Reporting officers: S.D. Alexander and K.A. Gilbert. O RECKLESS DRIVING, DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION, FAILURE TO STOP FOR A BLUE LIGHT, ASSEMBLY AND WHALEY STREETS. While on routine patrol, reporting officers N. Dehaai and D. Hare saw John Paul Bolden, of 201 East Union Dr., Belton, S.C., cross over a double yellow line while traveling south on Assembly Street, almost striking Dehaai's patrol car. The officers turned to initiate a traffic stop. Bolden saw the officers and made eye contact with Hare. Bolden then turned east onto Whaley Street and south onto Main Street without using a turn signal. Bolden disregarded a stop sign while turning east onto Crestwood Drive, then ran another stop sign while turning south onto South Bull Street. 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