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HrelSjsleadersspeakout(| Town Hall Meeting on Church, State, K| B and Same-Sex Marriage H 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 20 Strom Thurmond Auditorium USC Law School A panel of religious leaders will conduct a discussion on the issue of same-sex marriage. Please come and participate in this important event! Speakers include representatives from various faith traditions with a range of views on marriage. Free and open to the public. SPONSORED BY SC Gay and Lesbian Community Center SC Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement USC College of Social Work USC Department of Religious Studies SC Equality Coalition CO-SPONSORED BY Carolina Peace Resource Center Columbia PFLAG Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Methodist Federation for Social Action Social Work Student Association i iQr Rm sa USC Department of Women's Studies USC Returned Peace Corps Volunteers HI Efl For more information, email MSW students@hotmail.com or BE SCPrideCenter@aol.com. Or contact the Community Center at 803.771.7713, - www.scglpm.org. SuSSS jbjS ad pajd for by tbe South Qaronna Equality Coalition (www.scequality.org). Boutiques CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 newest fashions in shoes, jewelry, belts, purses and clothes in Columbia, outside of the mall.” For the more creative and pa tient shopper, there are always con signment stores and thrift stores where you can find designer clothes and vintage items at knockoff prices. Smith said she enjoys the chal lenge thrift stores offer. Creativity and originality are key in know ing what to look for. One such store located in the Harbison area, Curious Closet, regularly receives items from their 7,000 consignors who bring in clothes from around the coun try and around the world. Many new designers and labels are also available on the Web. Gwen Stefani, well known for her trendsetting outfits, has infused her style into her own line called L.A.M.B., which can now be found at a reasonable price. In Lucky Magazine, the No Doubt lead singer described some of her designs as “’40s style, mov ing with the body.” Her clothes are chic and range from simple and street punk to glamorous and flirty. Her line can be found at www.L-A-M B.com. Other trendy sites to check out include www.ShopBop.com and www.HM.com, the home base of the cheap-but-chic H & M store. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockfeatures@gum.sc.edu Summer work CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 there was in the past. I certainly don’t anticipate a problem again.” But, he acknowledged, there is always the possibility of a situa tion arising again, depending on unpredictable financial grant cir cumstances, such as federal bud get cuts. For students who have been planning to participate in work study this summer, alternatives exist. Departments, university in stitutions and student organiza tions, which have their own sources of money, regularly hire students over the summer. Fourth-year business admin istration and public relations stu dent Chuck Davis received a summer internship with Carolina Productions for which he will receive a $1,000 stipend. Miller recommended that stu dents who need to find a job in lieu of the defunct summer work study program should visit the Career Center in the Business Administration building to ex plore other employment oppor tunities. Because work-study grants are given for the period of July 1 to June 31, there is a possibility that summer work-study will be able 1 to resume after July 1 when new grants for the 2004-2005 academic year are received. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockfeatures@gwm.sc.edu Lightman CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 still comes down to songs and tal ent, and it’s been great seeing how people respond to her.” Lightman credits Peter Zizzo, the songwriter and producer who has collaborated with Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton, with helping her nail down what started as an elusive sound. “I like soulful rock, like the Black Crowes, but I also like classic pop songs,” Lightman explained, adding that with the exception of ■ Suzuki violin lessons when she vas six years old, her parents nev jr pushed her in any particular nusical direction. “I had these songs that weren’t really pop or ur aan, and some people I met with lad very strong ideas about which nay I should go. Peter just got it: de let the elements coexist. ” Zizzo said that was easy. “Her piitar is very aggressive and •hythmic, and at the same time she’s coming from a very urban dace as a vocalist. There’s some ^auryn Hill in what she does. It vas my job to bring those things >ut in their purest form. ” The Sign Says It All STERLING UNIVERSITY Riverside 739 - 0899 www.sterlinghousing.com One Month FREE RENT $0 Deposit Special Ethernet/Water Included Free Shuttle to USC 215 Spencer Place Cayce, SC * Restrictions may apply I _ _