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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com The University of South Carolina Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 49 ● Since 1908 CEO VISITS Cutting up USC, GIVES WORDS OF the catwalk WISDOM Association of African American Students’ Alumnus makes return fashion show features Battle of the Fakes to campus as executive of Continental Airlines Leslie Bennett After a brief intermission, THE DAILY GAMECOCK the show continued with the Elements collection. Models Catherine Martin The Association of wore weather specific and THE DAILY GAMECOCK African American Students seasonal clothing. The ripped the runway in its clothes included trench Larry Kellner, a graduate annual fashion show. coats, umbrellas, fur coats, of USC and chief executive Models and performers and bikini tops. officer of Continental Airlines for Rip the Runway: Battle The final collection addressed business students of the Fakes Meets the was Got Rocks. Models Monday about his experiences Fashion Show took turns wore a variety of jewelry in the industry and making making appearances and and other accessories, Continental a competitive major strutting their stuff on the including sunglasses. Two airline. stage. members of Kappa Alpha Continental is the world’s fi fth The fashion show Psi performed on stage and largest airline and has slowly opened with second-year concluded by tossing money made its way to the top. political science student at the audience. A group of “When I fi rst started working Alesha Brown lip-syncing dancers performed Danity with Continental Airlines in Beyonce’s “Ring the Kane’s “Show Stopper” 1995 it was the worst ranking Alarm.” and a student performed airline in the nation, but now, The first collection, “Bossy” by Kelis. Members 11 years later, it is ranked in the Fusion, featured a variety of Omega Psi Phi also top fi ve and even ranked No. 1 of clothing with a new performed on stage. several times,” Kellner said. twist. The outfits were Ashley Gibbs, a second- Kellner said the employees accessorized with brightly, year sociology student, said are what make the airline so colored suspenders, ties, the show was very creative. successful. wide belts and long beaded “I liked how they “We went from last to first necklaces. It was set to a incorporated the celebrity because everyone worked performance of a medley of lip-syncing with the together,” he said. “People songs by Li’l Wayne. modeling,” Gibbs said. underestimate the power of The second collection, “Instead of doing separate working together.” Make ‘Em Sweat, segments for each, they To accomplish this success, featured workout clothing were blended together. I Kellner said there had to go accessorized with sweat also liked how the clothing through a lot of changes. bands and warm-up socks. A collections were clearly “Continental was ranked last group of dancers performed defi ned.” in on-time arrivals, they had the to Kanye West’s “Workout Joseph Sneed, a third-year most lost luggage, and weren’t Plan.” The collection also media arts student said the very reliable at all,” he said. featured hooded jacket- show music combined with Kellner met with hundreds and-pants sets, body suits, the fashion and dancing of other employees to devise a tights and basketball shorts. gave the show a sleek run. Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK new plan to boost the airline’s Models wore tennis and golf ● A model struts to music by Kanye West and shows off a look from the “Make ‘em services. attire as well. AAAS 2 Sweat” line during the AAAS fashion show in the Russell House Ballroom Monday. “We decided that our No. 1 focus had to be to arrive on time to destinations. If we arrived on time then there would be Greeks set to vote less luggage lost, which would in turn lead to less complaints and happier customers,” Kellner said. on issues next week Other changes made to Continental that Kellner Inclusion of Pike, they are looking to the addressed included position cuts, fraternities and sororities fuel efficiency procedures and new rush assistant for ideas about how to safety precautions. distribute them. Jeff Frame, a first-year still undecided “Carolina Wings wants to international masters business be a part of this in any way student, said he learned a lot we can,” Olmstead said. about making a low-ranking Gina Vasselli The Fraternity Council company successful. STAFF WRITER also discussed the possibility “I came to hear how to bring of making PKA, also known a company from worst to fi rst, Carolina Wings came as Pike, a member of the and Kellner was the perfect Trish Hilton / THE DAILY GAMECOCK to the Fraternity Council Fraternity Council sooner example,” Frame said. Ambassador Mei Ping speaks at the Evans F. Carlson Symposium Monday at the meeting on Monday to than expected because of its Kellner said there are four Thomas Cooper Library to honor the military leader who coined the term ‘gung ho.’ find ways to distribute its present involvement in the parts to every business plan: discount cards to students Greek community. Marketing, financial, product and faculty. “We might admit them and people. Ted Olmstead, vice onto council sooner than “Many businesses forget about General remembered president of administrative we believed,” said Jay Laura, the product plan and people affairs for Carolina Wings, a third-year international plan, which play a huge role in said the restaurant is eager studies student and the success of a business,” he Delegation recognizes Chinese-American friendship to distribute the cards secretary of the Fraternity said. “The product must be after spending a long time Council. reliable and the people must Chelsea Hadaway commemorate the military is the chair of the China getting approval from the Laura also addressed work together.” THE DAILY GAMECOCK and personal legacy left by National Committee university to make them. issues the council is having William Pfaff, a first-year Carlson, who is credited for Pacific Economic “We need to disperse with other people allegedly international business student, A delegation from the with coining the term Cooperation. these cards,” Olmstead said. calling USC’s sororities and said he was glad Kellner didn’t People’s Republic of China ‘gung ho’ from his Marine Carlson’s history has “We need to get them out setting up socials pretending focus only on the marketing gathered Monday at the Corps experience in been the subject of several there.” to be Pike. and fi nancial plan, but also put a Thomas Cooper Library China. USC professors’ research, The cards would give Laura said this makes high emphasis on the other two to honor Brig. Gen. Evans The delegation who were also present to any USC student or staff all of the fraternities look as well. Carlson. from China included discuss Carlson’s impact. member 15 percent off any bad, and encouraged the CEO ● 2 Carlson served in China Ambassador Mei Ping and President Franklin food bought at Carolina fraternities to think about in the 1920s and the 1930s Yongming Zhou. Roosevelt and Carlson Wings. how they would feel if it and forged a friendship “We commemorate this had met when Carlson was The cards expire Aug. was being done to their between China and the man because he occupies a 39 years old, said Patrick 31, 2007, but more will fraternity. United States that is still special place in the history Maney, a USC history be distributed after that The council also being honored today. of friendship between professor who wrote a date if they are successful, discussed the upcoming People from all parts of China and the United Olmstead said. dex ● ● in the world came together to States,” said Ping, who CHINA 4 Olmstead said that GREEK 4 Classifieds........................10 Crossword........................ 7 The Mix breaks down the Sports showcases upcoming Horoscopes....................... 7 side history of Blink-182 in light of SEC showdown between USC Opinion........................... 5 in the band’s recent break up. 6 and Fulmer’s Volunteers. 9 Police Report.................... 2 The Daily Gamecock ● Tuesday, October 24, 2006 ON THE WEB at Weather Forecast www.dailygamecock.com TODAY WED. THU. FRI. SAT. Read online five days a week. You’re my boy, Blue. 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