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Peanut-butter: More than just jelly’s other half
BY CARRIE GIVENS
THE HAMECOCK
Are you in need of a new night
time snack? How about trying a
flutter-nutter? Just put melted
marshmallow and peanut butter
between two graham crackers. It’s
guaranteed to be messy, but since
November is peanut-butter lover’s
month, don’t let the gooey factor
curb your enthusiasm.
Peanut butter is a versatile treat
enjoyed by many. As peanut-butter
lover Lauren Saleeby, a first-year bi
ology student, points out, it is quite
tasty on celery and graham crack
ers. Saleeby also adds that even
though she loves peanut-butter cook
ies and peanut-butter ice cream, her
favorite is “the peanut-butter-and
chocolate combination in peanut
butter M&M’s and in chocolate
peanut-butter cheesecake.”
Another peanut-butter connois
seur, second-year psychology stu
dent Moriah McCarthy, guiltily ad
mits that she sometimes “just eats
peanut butter with a spoon.”
Although McCarthy is not a fan
of peanut butter and chocolate to
gether, she does enjoy the healthier
snack of peanut butter on apples
and on celery.
Some students prefer a simple
peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
First-year physics student Mary
Kathryn Keane says, “I love peanut
butter, so practically any concoc
tion works for me, but a plain
peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich
is always good.”
Walking down the peanut-butter
aisle of any grocery store, the aver
age peanut-butter lover can easily
be intimidated by the variety of
peanut-butter choices available.
First-year exercise science student
Mary Lohman swears by natural or
ganic peanut butter from Rosewood
Market. She says not only does it
taste better, “but it is no-sugar-added
and has no hydrogenated oils.”
Whereas Saleeby faVors smooth
Jif peanut butter, McCarthy buys
crunchy Publix peanut butter.
Keane adds that although she likes
smooth peanut butter, “anything
peanut butter will do.”
Peanut butter was first intro
duced to the American food market
in 1890 by a St. Louis physician. An
excellent source of protein, it was
introduced as an easily eaten food
for the elderly. Peanut butter gained
popularity at the 1904 World’s Fair,
and Peter Pan and Skippy began
producing it in the 1920s.
Over the years, peanut butter has
become a staple in many American
households. Currently, nearly half
the peanuts in the United States go
into the production of peanut but
ter. Peanut-butter-and-jelly sand- i
wiches were popularized during the j
1940s and Reese’s cups in the 1920s.
According to the National
Peanut Board, an average child will
have eaten over one thousand
peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich
es upon high-school graduation.
And since approximately 550
peanuts go into the production of a
12-ounce jar of peanut butter, that
is a lot of peanuts.
Try a peanut-butter concoction
before Nov. 30. On campus, ZIA
Juice’s menu offers a peanut-but
ter smoothie, Jazzman’s has
peanut-butter-and-jelly muffin and
Einstein Bros. Bagels sells peanut
butter-and-jelly bagel sandwiches,
if you really want to be adventur
ous, try a fried peanut-butter-and
aanana sandwich. Even the die
bard PB&J fan needs a change of
pace once in a while.
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Peter Pan and Skippy began producing peanut butter in the
1920s after it gained popularity at the World’s Fair.
THEATER PREVIEW
“Polaroid Stories”combines classic
mythology with snapshots of street
life to create its own urban act
BY HILARY SCHRAMM
TIIIC (iAMECOCK
Theatre South Carolina’s latest
production is not your average play.
Instead of iambic pentameter,
the script sounds like street poetry.
Instead of classical music, the ac
tors chose artists such as Outkast,
Run DMC and Radiohead to help
the audience identify with their
characters.
Naomi Iizuka’s “Polaroid Stories”
is a contemporary and hard-edged
play that combines both the ancient
Greek characters of Ovid’s
“Metamorphosis” and the real peo
ple represented in Jim Goldberg’s
“Raised by Wolves,” a book of essays
and pho
tographs
that depict
homeless
youth in the
Portland,
Ore., area.
The charac
ters share
the names of
the classic
Greek characters, as well as aspects
of their personalities.
“The characters create their own
mythology' that protects, embraces
and makes them beautiful in their
own eyes and the eyes of others,”
said director and third-year theatre
’ student Craig Miller. “Trusting in a
jp: make-believe kingdom and a per
sonal mythology based on invinci
bility, those unfortunate enough to
find themselves living on the
streets of America’s urban land
scape can dream that they may live
to see tomorrow.”
This “urban landscape” is strik
ingly recreated in USC’s Longstreet
Theatre. The audience is seated
“The characters create their
own mythology that protects,
embraces and makes them
beautiful in their own eyes
and the eyes of others.”
CRAIG MILLER
•POLAROID STORIES" DIRECTOR
surrounding the lowered round
stage. The stage itself is a dark,
dirty look into America’s slums,
and it uses graffiti, metal, rubber
and water to accurately represent
the play’s environment. Discarded
items such as mattresses, newspa
per, Styrofoam cups and even an
old doll fill the stage area and over
flow into the audience’s space, al
lowing viewers to join the charac
ters in the world of the homeless.
The set, costumes and lighting were
all designed by students.
The script “is inspiring some f
amazingly wonderful ideas from the "
company and designers that will be
come the experience on
Longstreet’s stage and in the audi
torium,” said
artistic director
Jim O’Connor.
To accurately
depict the life of
street kids and
young prosti
tutes, the play
infuses the poet
ic dialog with
profanity and
adult themes such as drug abuse.
For this reason, O’Connor advises
the play is unsuitable for children.
“Polaroid Stories” will show in
the Longstreet Theatre from Friday, i ,
Nov. 14 through Sunday, Nov. 23.
Curtain times’are 8 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets, on sale now, are
$10 for students; $12 for senior citi
zens, military and USC faculty and
staff; and $14 for the general public.
They can be purchased through the
box office at 777-2551.
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Place orders early
for this holiday’s
personalized gifts
BY MEG MOORE
TilK (i'AMKCOCK
No longer solely the signature
of polo-wearing preps, mono
grammed goods have gone main
• stream. Personalized presents are
sure to be a hit with both gift
givers and receivers this holiday
season, but making one’s mark
takes planning.
Although an assortment of ini
tial-emblazoned accessories and
shirts can be found at the usual
mall haunts, those who hope to or
der customizable items need to
consider the extra time that it will
take for delivery.
Many merchants warn cus
tomers that it might take a few
weeks for their purchases to be
shipped because of the personal
ization process. With a mere
month and a half left until
Christmas, those looking to score
monogrammed gifts need to start
shopping—now.
In the past, catalog retailers
such as J.C. Penney and L.L. Bean
have given customers the option
of adding their initials to certain
items. However, the oxford shirts
and towels that people could
choose to have their names em
broidered on were not exactly
trend-setting. Today, the classic
canvas totes from L.L. Bean —
monogrammed and all — are en
joying a resurgence in populari
ty. They were the average per
son’s “It” bag this past summer,
and, considering the number of
people that continue to carry
them on the average day, they are
still selling.
For those looking to buy some
thing with a bit more flair, several
online retailers are offering fun
takes on customizable clothing.
Neighborhoodies, located on the
Net at www.neighborhoodies.com,
sews hometown pride right into its
fleece products. Shoppers are able
to customize the company’s cloth
ing with the names of their fa
vorite neighborhoods — or any
♦ MONOGRAM, SEE PAGE 7
TOP 10
These were the top new albums on
USC's student radio station from
Nov. 2-9.
1. “THE INSTINCT”
Denali
2. “AS THE ETERNAL COWBOY”
Against Me
3. “A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE
DISMEMBERMENT PLAN”
_ Dismemberment Plan
4. “EVERYONE HERE IS WRONG
(EP)”
The Working Title
5. “CHUTES TOO NARROW”
___TheShins
6. “TINY VOICES"
Joe Henry
7. “DEAR CATASTROPHE
WAITRESS”
_Belle and Sebastian
8. “PICTURES FOUND IN
PARAGRAPHS”
_ _ System & Station
9. “ROBERT WALTER"
_ Giving Up The Ghost
10. “PEARLS AND BRASS”
Pearls and Brass
Johnny Cash tribute concert
celebrates singer’s career
BY KARIN MILLER
TIIN ASSOCIATED I’HNSS
NASHVILLE, TENN. - The late
Johnny Cash — a pioneer of
both country and rock music —
was honored with a tribute fea
turing artists and performances
as diverse and far-reaching as
his own career.
Rosanne Cash opened
Monday’s show at the Ryman
Auditorium by singing her fa
ther’s song, “I Still Miss
Someone.” It was the first of
many Cash songs performed at
the former home of the Grand
Ole Opry by some of the most
influential names in contempo
rary music.
Willie Nelson, George Jones
and Kris Kristofferson sang
“Big River,” and Travis Tritt
performed a slow, bluesy ver
sion of “I Walk the Line.” Hank
Williams Jr. sang “Ring of
Fire."
Sheryl Crow performed
“Hurt,” a song about drug ad
diction that Cash recorded in
2002. The song, written by Trent
Reznor of the rock group Nine
Inch Nails, intrpduced Cash to
a younger generation of fans.
“When he gave his voice to
something, he dedicated his
voice and his intellect,” Crow
said.
Larry Gatlin performed a
song he said he wrote the day
Cash died, with lyrics that in
cluded the maudlin phrase “a
man can’t live with a broken
heart too long.” The song ends
on the happy note that the man
has joined his love in heaven
and “now he’s got a heart and a
brand new song.”
Actor Tim Robbins was mas
ter of ceremonies for the show,
which was taped and will be
broadcast at 8 p.m. EST Saturday
on Country Music Television.
Cash died Sept. 12 at age 71 of
complications from diabetes.
His stepdaughter, singer
Carlene Carter, said the family
has struggled through a difficult
year with the death of her moth
er, June Carter Cash, in May,
followed soon after by Cash’s
death. Last month, Carter
Cash’s daughter died of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
“This is truly a tribute,” she
said of the concert. “Jt’s a way
for us to celebrate the nujsic
they brought to the world.”
Carter said her stepfather
told her when she was young
that it’s better to be one-of-a
kind than one of many.
“We’d sit on the bus from age
10 on up, and he’d teach me
songs,” she said. “He really ed
ucated us about music.”
Tickets were free and dis
tributed by lottery. More than
2,000 people attended the show
at the Ryman, which was built
in 1892 for church revivals and
is still known as the Mother
Church of Country Music.
“I think that’s what he and
June would have wanted,” said
Cash’s great-niece Kellye Cash
of the ticket giveaway.
Ticket winners Morris
Franklin and Carmen Haussner
flew in from San Antonio, even
though they had to be back at
work Tuesday. They said it cer
tainly was worth the trip.
“That was so emotional. I
have no mascara left,” said
Haussner, 33.
Franklin, 36, said the concert
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