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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, October 10, 2006 University of South Carolina Scholar Commons October 2006 10-10-2006 The aiD ly Gamecock, Tuesday, October 10, 2006 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2006_oct Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, Tuesday, October 10, 2006" (2006). October. 7. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2006_oct/7 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2006 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com The University of South Carolina Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 41 ● Since 1908 CHAMBER Sweatshop workers speak out PLAYERS COME TO Employees from factories CAMPUS in foreign countries talk about conditions, abuse New York ensemble performs classical, Rebecca Wilson THE DAILY GAMECOCK contemporary pieces The International Labor Rights Fund Organization brought three Sierra Kelly workers from sweatshops in China, THE DAILY GAMECOCK Colombia and Swaziland, South Africa to share their stories at USC The New York Chamber on Monday night. Players performed the music Campo Elias Bautista Bohorquez of Peter Schickele and Olivier cuts fl owers for a living in Colombia. Messiaen Saturday at the The fl owers he cuts are sent to Wal- School of Music’s recital hall. Mart through the Dole company. The players included He said, through a translator, that Igor Begelman on clarinet, he earns an average of $184 (U.S. Grigory Kalinovsky on violin, dollars) in a month by cutting about Andrey Tchekmazov on cello 300 fl owers per hour for eight hours and Tatiana Goncharova on a day. piano. During Valentines Day, the Goncharova said the demand for flowers becomes so Russian group is composed high that Bohorquez and his fellow of individual artists that workers labor for up to 21 hours a connect when performing day, without overtime compensation. together. There is also little room for salary “We have been together increase, because there are so many for two years, but it seems low seasons in the fl ower industry like we have known each that don’t compensate for the high other forever,” Goncharova seasons, he said. said. “When we come upon The health problems that a most substantial piece we Bohorquez said comes with his job Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK always manage to pull the include carpal tunnel syndrome in Campo Elias Bautista Bohorquez, a Colombian fl ower cutter, says he earns only $184 a month for his labor. program together.” the wrists from the cutting action According to the School and back pain from standing for pressure put on workers, who are their lives,” Mthethwa said, “but labor standards, she said. of Music, The New York eight hours consecutively. Women expected to produce up to 3,000 there is nowhere else to go.” Chen said the working conditions Chamber Players are a group are at risk of losing unborn babies orders in a week, causing them to Kate Chen works in a shop that of the factories were dangerous, and inspired by a rich variety from the chemicals added to the work overtime, again with little manufactures products for Disney, that many of the workers hurt on of rarely performed music, flowers to keep them colorful for compensation. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and McDonald’s, the job are unable to get Worker’s along with a combination the transport to the United States, Mthethwa said that the working as well as Wal-Mart. Through a Compensation. of instruments to perform he said. conditions are so hard that people translator, she said she works for On days when Wal-Mart classical and jazz to klezmer “It’s not like working in your own have no time to take breaks, and 25 cents per hour without any inspectors come to the factory, and contemporary music. garden,” Bohorquez said. they are not allowed to take time overtime pay. When the Yubao Chen said that all the workers are They have performed in Clementine Mthethwa worked off when they are sick. She said she factory hired her, she was forced to given responses that comply with Japan, Israel, Russia and in a sweatshop in Swaziland, has witnessed two people die in sign two contracts, one to show to both the Chinese labor laws and throughout the Americas. South Africa producing jogging the sweatshop, one worker and one the Wal-Mart inspectors and the Wal-Mart’s standards to answer John Fritz Rogers, the suits and shirts to be shipped to worker’s child, because they were Chinese government, and the other inspectors. School of Music’s artistic Wal-Mart. She spoke of the harsh not allowed to go to the hospital. for the factory itself. The second SWEATSHOP ● 2 director, said it took a great conditions and the amount of “People are working hard for one does not comply with Chinese deal of work to bring the players to the university. “It takes a year in advance to arrange these groups to Play exposes USC come and it depends on their side availability,” Rogers said. “Because they were available in to racial stereotypes we are honored to have them here.” N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk performers use First-year music student Jessica Lee said the varying laughter to poke fun at generalizations dynamics were key to the performance. “From the ‘Quartet for Mai Nguyen poetry and music. Clarinet, Violin and Piano,’ I THE DAILY GAMECOCK Many students went to thought the performance was see the show because of marvelous and exquisite,” The Mix N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk class requirements. Lee said. “The sound was Microsoft MP3 player hopes to was performed Monday “My University 101 class what I liked because of how challenge Apple’s iPod. night at the Koger Center. requires us to go see two distinctly the sound mimics The performance was cultural events, so this is Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK each other in very contrasting sponsored by the Cultural one of mine,” said David N.W.C. actors perform at the Koger Center Monday. dynamics. Overall, I enjoyed Awareness Commission of Glendinning, a first-year the performance very 5 Carolina Productions. history student. “This the largest crowd President of Carolina much.” The play had a N.W.C. fi rst performed and also the furthest south Productions. Hannah Engroos, a combination of elements at the ARTA National N.W.C. has performed,” ● graduate student in the music Sports ranging from hip-hop to Theatre in 2003. said Kristen Hughes, NWC 3 school, said the contrast in the music showed the Crank it up: Gamecock ensemble’s mastery. basketball gets back in gear. “It was surprising and serious in composition,” Philanthropy in focus for Greeks Engroos said. “Schickele gave the ensemble balance there were about 700 students at the student. and the players showed Sororities, fraternities honored service who represented 23 Greek Painted Turtle is a camp in their awareness. They did by local church for charitable organizations. California for chronically and an incredible job. I’ve seen The guest speaker at the event was terminally ill children. It allows the quartets and chamber players services throughout community Josh McDowell, a youth minister children to participate in normal before but they are denoted who has authored over 50 books summer camp activities, with slight as incredible musicians.” 7 about religion. modifications according to their Laura Nevitt, fourth-year Gina Vasseli “It was a wonderful tribute to needs. music composition student, THE DAILY GAMECOCK Greeks,” said Fraternity Council The camp does not charge the said she liked the simplicity President Justin Runager, a third- children or their families for their of some of the pieces. Philanthropy is the name of the year business student. “It allowed stay. “I enjoyed the last game for Greeks this week at USC. the state of South Carolina to see “Since over 60 percent of our movement where it ends index The First Baptist Church of the philanthropic achievements and campers are at or below the poverty with the cello and the piano,” Columbia honored the achievements service that Greeks at USC pride level, The Painted Turtle and our Nevitt said. “The simplicity of Crossword.....................6 of the Greek organizations on themselves on.” supporters give these children the the music and the expression Classifi eds.....................8 campus with a special service on Delta Zeta is selling necklaces gift of a lifetime; a gift of laughter, of the decrescendos really Sunday. and rings on Greene Street to raise fun and personal growth that they made the piece.” Horoscopes....................6 Laurie Miller, the sorority council money for its new philanthropy, would otherwise not be able to Opinion........................4 president and a fourth-year early Painted Turtle, said Christine Comments on this story? E-mail ● Police Report.................2 childhood education student, said Carlson, a third-year public relations GREEK 3 [email protected] The Daily Gamecock ● Tuesday, October 10, 2006 ON THE WEB at Weather Forecast www.dailygamecock.com TODAY WED. THU. FRI. SAT. Read online five days a week. Help fight paper cuts. High 82 High 83 High 78 High 66 High 68 A BAND OF BROTHERS Low 60 Low 59 Low 55 Low 45 Low 48 CRIME REPORT CAROLINA in BRIEF USC uses lotto fund THURSDAY, OCT. 5 Simple possession of to hire2 researchers Larceny, 11:00 a.m. marijuana and minor in Wardlaw College, 820 possession of beer, 8:54 The South Carolina Main St. p.m. Commission on Higher A small, gray cashbox Columbia Hall, 918 Education oversees the containing approximately Barnwell St.
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