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10 THE GAMECOCK ♦ Monday, March 22, 2004 -|-1 I-'I "im m-1 V T" gn’t know anything about ■ I I i 1 m/ll m / : In my line of work you I_I B J I /I B w' don’t have to.” Contactlis I I P i 1/ I I \ ELVIS PRESLEY Story ideas? Questions? Comments? | | | J | f | | /\ R0CKSTAR E-mailusatgamecockfeatures@gwm.sc.edu —u-m-u—■“ 1 u-u m B HIND_AIRWAVES WUSC appeals to some, repels others, provides alternative music source BY CELIA STEPHENS THE (iAMECOCK If you’ve ever skimmed the radio in Columbia — likely during one of the 3- to 5 minute commercial breaks on your favorite local station — and the stumbled upon 90.5 FM, your reaction might have been one of the fol lowing: “What the (expletive) is this?” (Followed by: “This sounds nothing like the music I listen to...” as you turn back to the commercials, praying to hear the latest Linkin Park or Britney Spears tune before class.) “Hmm, what’s this?” (Said with your head curiously cocked, awaiting the next selection.) “Oh wow, what is this?” (So enamored with either the incredible song you’re hearing or the announcer’s witty remarks between songs that your heart skips a beat and you can’t help but turn up the volume, dance shamelessly and wonder, “Is this what it’s like to fall in love?”) What you had just heard—to your displea sure, indifference or elation — was USC’s stu dent-run, non-commercial radio station. Perhaps you’ve seen the stickers or T-shirts or (last Friday, for example) the WUSC table outside of the Russell House giving away piz za, pens, CDs and faux tattoos while pumping out the jams. But how much do you really know about WUSC? Fourth-year English student Jen Autrey, WUSC co-music director, has been involved with student media since her freshman year. “My suitemate just happened to be station manager at WUSC at the time... and kept nag ging me to check out the radio station,” she said. “I went to the D J interest meeting and was blown away by the people I met — they were like me, but cooler than me. I realized what an awesome opportunity I had to make great friends while playing great music, and I could not resist.” Autrey’s appreciation for world music earned her an immediate spot on the executive staff as world director while she simultaneously ran her own 2-hour world music show every week. Her love of music, however, encompass es almost all genres — “Except contemporary country ,? she admitted — which is a good thing considering she now holds the responsibility of filtering all incoming music from promotions ccgnpanies and record labels (as many as 300 CDs weekly) into rotation at WUSC. “Jordan (Redmond, co-music director) and I have to make judgments about what can and Should be played. Much of what we get is plain ly, objectively bad, no matter what you’re into, and we have to remain listenable, however edgy a ilia anci uauvc, rvuucj oaiu. First-year public-relations student Matt Kennedy, who became an announcer in fall 2003, haf come to recognize what an enlighten 'ience college radio can be. king at WUSC, even more so than lis :#She station, gives one an opportunity d appreciate bands and artists that cognized by mainstream media out aid. “There is a lot of good indepen isic out there that should get exposure, such is our mission at WUSC.” len asked about the state of music today, !y mid Kennedy were optimistic, usic is interesting today,” Autrey said, 'op 40 radio has become much more diverse gpd accepting, I think, including artists such Is Ttjf Dirkness and Black Eyed Peas, which once weae primarily college radio material, lop 40 college stations like WUSC now to be more of a stepping stone to main Jm a completely separate realm." y said he believes there is a renewed on for songwriting and music with a lessage. SC, we play bands and styles of music iy’re deemed ‘cool’ and lapped up by Tgrecord labels to mass-produce, i.e. the White Stripes only a couple years ago,” he said. As an essential outlet for many up-and-com ing musicians, WUSC embodies not only its BM$«iit|e of music but the very essence of col by introducing Columbia to a wide ists that aren’t played on commer ♦ WUSC, SEEPAGE 11 ; PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCkH *WUSC die jockey Ben Reynolds, ail ^third-year electrical engineering m ■student, switches out CDs during I [his Sunday afternoon show. | Career Center offers students opportunity to prepare for future BY ALBANY GAULT THE GAMECOCK During their first year, most USC students are placed in a University 101 class in which they take a tour of the Career Center in the Business Administration building. For many students this is also the last time they will step foot in side the center until graduation time draws near. The Career Center remains one of USC students’ most valu able resources, both for its in house resources and its Internet presence — students too busy to stop by the Career Center can go online to www.sc.edu/career and research internships, co-ops and other opportunities. One can also find information on job searches, resume help, and in tVl > IV/ II W ^>1 UVU1VV MV the site. Internships and co-ops are very important to future careers because they give students ex perience, said Career Center Director Larry G. Salters. Most internships have no spe cial requirements, but more structured co-op programs re quire students to have 30 hours of coursework, a minimum 2.5 GPA and be able to make a com mitment of at least three semesters. Co-op positions are usually paid. The center’s site also contains worksheets on gaining work ex perience, graduate studies, cre dential services and career deci sion-making. Various books about jobs and job statistics are available at the actual center. Every computer station contains a binder with sample resumes completed by students. And the career counselors, each special ized in specific majors, are hap py and willing to help student from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Fourth-year computer engi neering student Katitia Eaddy recently used the Career Center to research employment oppor tunities. “I’m looking for a sum mer job or internship,” she said. During her four years at USC, she said she has probably gone to the Career Center five or six times, but added, “I go on the ca reer link once a month.” Eaddy said she wished she had visited the center earlier. Eaddy said she believes that even those who feel that their resumes are complete should pay the center a visit. “It’s help ful, and you learn from it even tually,” she said. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have been on top of my game.” Brigitte Gunby, a fourth-year sociology student, also recently used the center’s resources to search for an internship and job. Gunby said she had visited the center twice and that she visits the Web site for updates. She said that if she had visited earlier during her college years, she would likely now have a job instead of being forced to search for one. ♦ CENTER, SEE PAGE 11 ' Surf Yourself Back Forward Stop Ren Check out these sites for more © uv« Heme p»g« ©Apple career information http://WWW.CAREERS.ORG - Directory of links to various job oriented Web sites http://WWW.CAREER.MISSOURI.EDU - Online career interests game http://www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu/choose.shtml— Research careers by major, skills http://WWW.BLS.GOV/OCO - The Occupational Outlook Handbook http://debutants.monster.fr/tools/careerconverte R/ - Monster.com Major to Career converter http://WWW.KHAKE.COM/ - Information on vocational careers Links courtesy ofwww.sc.edu/career Movie. Review ‘Sunshine ’ deli vers shimmering story of love, human need “ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND” ★★★★★ out of ☆☆☆☆☆ BY LESLIE DENNIS THE GAMECOCK “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is a brilliant romantic comedy twisted through a surreal dystopia. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, the movie provides a frighteningly funny look at two eccentric people’s at tempts to erase their relation ship from their minds. Written by the oddball screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who also wrote the insane yet visionary movies “Rains .Tnhn Malknvinh” and “Adaptation,” “Eternal Sunshine” explores the com plexities of love, destiny and human need. Joel (Carrey), a predictable, “nice” sort of guy, falls in love with an eccentric girl — who sports equally eccentric hair — Clementine (Winslet). After a dispute compels Clementine to move out, Joel attempts to reconcile with her only to re alize she has no memory of him. When Joel finds out that Clementine has undergone an experimental operation to efhse any memories of their relationship, he finds Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), the doctor who performed the procedure, and asks to have his memory erased as well. Joel has to collect every item in his house that reminds him of Clementine in order for Stan (Mark Ruffalo), one of the technicians performing the procedure, to make a map of his memories. Once Stan and his col leagues, Patrick (Elijah Wood) and Mary (Kirsten Dunst) start the operation, however, Joel begins to have second thoughts about losing such a large portion of his life in one night. From details concerning the beginning of Joel and Clementine's relationshin to the rocky end, every memory slowly disappears and crum bles from existence. As the movie progresses, the question is not about the ethics of memory elimination and the rise of technology but the strength of love and the ex istence of faith. For the first time since the critical and box-office flop “The Majestic,” Carrey stretches his dramatic mus cles and breaks from his nor mally physical comedic roles. Carrey’s performance as a tor tured man wrestling with his decision^ in life is extraordi nary. He Completely immers es himself in the role. Winslet holds her own against Carrey with her exag gerated hair colors and in tensely acted character. Best known for her portrayal of Rose in “Titanic,” she is able to change emotions as much as she changes her hair dye. Winslet effectively becomes Clementine and aptly shows her acting talent in the pro cess. The disjointed editing of Joel and Clementine’s rela tionship brings the confusing aspects of their love to the forefront, adding depth to the film. Every nuance of the sto ry, all of the images and the effects, work to make the movie what it is: a beautifully told story of fate and love, force and choice. Comments on thfystory?E-mail gamecockfeaturei@gwm.sc.edu PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Winslet and Carrey try to forget each other In “Eternal Sunshine.” PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK “Sunshine” depicts the strength of love. Hawke talks openly about split with Uma BY REBECCA LOUIE KRT CAMPUS Ethan Hawke is taking a talk ing cure. Last fall, rumors flew that the actor cheated on wife Uma Thurman with a 20-some thing model in Montreal while filming the thriller “Taking Lives,” which is now in theaters. Since then, he has lost his marriage, privacy and 15 pounds because of stress. “The nice thing about being married for five years is that Uma and I dropped off the tabloid radar,” he says. “I always knew that the way we would get back on it would be if something bad happened.” But while many public fig ures choose to keep mum when their marriages go south, Hawke has been making media rounds to talk about the bust up. “We’ll probably get a di vorce,” he has told reporters freely. The couple has two chil dren, Maya, 5, and Roan, 2. In a recent interview on ABC’s “20/20,” he pleaded that it was “difficult for any couple who are married if both people are very ambitious. “In a marriage, somebody’s gotta ride shotgun. If both peo ple want to drive.., eventually you might have to say, 'You know what? We gotta take two cars.’” Hawke says his talking about the breakup is a strategy to help him heal and move on! But now the 33-year-old actor — who’s prone to knitted brows and lengthy, complex responses to queries — insists he’s done spilling dirt on the split. “I tried being as honest as I could... I just sincerely feel like moving on.” Sitting cross-legged on a desk in a midtown hotel suite, Hawke blows smoke from American Spirits out a balcony door. “If you have to read about yourself in the paper all the time and have it be primarily nega tive, you have a desire to bring the conversation back to some equilibrium,” he says. “Silence is often a very pow erful tool so I used that for a while. “But I haven’t known whether to avoid the questions oumirnr tVtOm ” Thurman, star of the “Kill Bill” movies, has already been romantically linked to hotelier Andre Balazs. But Hawke, who met and pur-1 sued Thurman on the set of the 1997 sci-fi flick “Gattaca,” says love isn’t on his short-term schedule. He says he’s spending as much time as possible with his children before going to Toronto next month to begin work on the action movie “Assault on Precinct 13.” “All I care about right now is raising my kids right,” he says. “I’m not worrying about any thing else. r • HAWKE, SEE PAGE 11