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THF MTY Wednesday, April5, 2006 _l_ _l B_ ■ M _X. T J I A _m_ Page 11 fc -1-1-— ■ -;^V* _ . _ .. .. _____________ PB8H WUSC's “DIY Week” fundraising concert will be held at the Art Bar on Thursday. Admission is restricted to those 21 and older. FREE FOR A FEE During DIY Week, money raised will keep non-commercial WUSC breaking waves Courtesy of Will Bovender Along with the “freak folk” of Daemon Flushboy, WUSC’s fundraiser will feature indie rock bands The Press, Damn the Sun, Lacry Mosa and Shallow Palace. flathan Rouse THE GAMECOCK USC’s college radio station, WUSC, is hosting a concert at the Art Bar this Thursday. The show is a part of the station’s annual spring fundraiser, and the mostly local lineup includes The Press, Damn the Sun, Daemon Flushboy, Shallow Palace and Lacry Mosa. Since the show is going to be at the Art Bar, a small club and bar at 1211 Park St. in the Vista, admission will be restricted to those 21 and older. “That’s the downside of using the Art Bar,” said Will Bovender, the station manager at WUSC. Bovender is a member of the band Daemon Flushboy. Described as “improvised electronic freak folk,” the two-man band makes up its music on the spot. They also wear costumes. For those who are not particularly interested in such a musical experiment, Bovender says not to worry. “Most of the bands are more typical college indie rock,” he said. This event is only one part of “DIY (do it-yourself) Week,” which is the theme for this semester’s fundraiser. Other events include prize giveaways from each DJ and an art auction that occurred on Tuesday. All prizes, T-shirts and posters were made by the WUSC staff. “We went out of our way to not use anything sweatshop made,” Bovender said. “We’ve tried to do it in that non commercial way.” The station does not run any commercials. They play music almost non stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All of the DJs are unpaid, and the student staff receives only a small salary. The station’s funding comes entirely from the university, donations and fundraisers. The funds are used mostly to pay the station’s basic operating costs and to upgrade equipment. “There are some things that need to happen,” Bovender said. “Mostly updating our technology.” WUSC broadcasts on 90.5 FM from the third floor of the Russell House. Described as a “non-commercial, non-Top 40 station,” they do not play any albums that have been in Top 40 sales lists within the last 40 years. The station encourages DJs to play a very diverse array of music. “We play more bands in an hour than most stations play in a day,” Bovender said. At one point in the school’s history, before a controversy in the early ‘90s, WUSC was one of the top-five college radio stations in the nation. The station is well on the way to recovering its prestige, muse • 12 4 SNL’-style variety show lights comedic powder keg Sketch show's goal: 'hit 'em hard, hit 'em fast and get out' IDartha Hearn THE GAMECOCK Armed Chair Production is taking over Trustus ^ Theatre again this Friday ™ for another hilarious sketch comedy show. Previous shows like “Winter Spectacular” and “Buy Me Love” had their own themes but, much like South Carolina weather, this one is completely -random. However, all the sketches do have one thing in common: only Chuck Norris himself could give you a harder roundhouse kick to the face of such hilarious magnitude. In honor of that power, this sfyow has been titled “Happy 1 i 1 (' ..A Show,” in the hopes that it will melt your face off with laughter. You may be wondering: where did this ragamuffin little group of boxcar children come from? In fact, who are they at all and why are they trying to make me happy? Well, gather around the fire kids, and sit upon the proverbial knee of storytelling. Armed Chair Production is a theatrical production company based out of Columbia’s professional theatre, Trustus. Armed Chair was started by USC alum EG Heard and USC senior Patrick Kelly, to provide an outlet and a r-nn rep_of on tprt i i n tn o t-> « for young adults in the community. Trustus has been producing late night shows since 1985, but this year Armed Chair hijacked this performance slot and started Loaded Late Nights. The first two shows of the season were major hits with Toast improv troupe and locai rock band, Capital R, packing the place to its maximum capacity. Armed Chair wanted to push things even further by trying to put on a fully scripted show. Chekhov was a serious option for some time, but the group decided that at 11:15 p.m. no one gives a crap about the damn SHOW • 12 Courtesy of Martha Hearn Kelly Gibson, Martha Hearn, Chad Henderson, Stephanie Price, Joe Laney and Field Cantey perform hhoir “Mmnw Fvnlncinn Qlmfrh PnmoHw Qhnui” FriHau ~ Hello, my name is ■ Dave Ensor First-vear student WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY? “Probably winning the election for Student Government. I worked closely with a lot of friends and we had a great time getting on and involved.” WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COME TO USC? “The personal attention and the application process from faculty and staff.” WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE TIME? “Listen to music, hang out with friends, read.” IF YOU COULD BE A SUPERHERO, WHAT POWERS WOULD YOU HAVE AND WHAT WOULD YOUR NAME BE? “I would be able to fly and turn invisible. I would have to say that I’d stick with the apt title ‘DEnsor’.” IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY BAND COME TO COLUMBIA TO PERFORM, WHO WOULD - - HELLO • 12 Student trainers to hold fundraiser Alexis Arnone THE MIX EDITOR FORE! Heads-up golf fans, there’s a tournament coming your way. CAST, the Carolina Association of Student Trainers, is holding its fourth annual golf tournament on April 22. CAST was formed back in 2000 to support the Athletic Training Education Program and the students enrolled in the major. This accredited programs gives students involved with it many chances to learn through practical training at athletic venues, high schools and medical settings. The golf tournament is CAST’s fundraiser for the spring. The money from the tournament will partially go to the athletic training program. These funds will help get new equipment and COST • 12 '