THE BLITZ
USC VS. KENTUCKY
PARENTS WEEKEND 2013
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VOL. 113, NO. 31 • SINCE 1908
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013
Award-winning folk musician plays blues Musician plays harmonica at McKissick Museum Sarah Martin
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“Talk about that, Freddie,” was all the encouragement Freddie Vanderford needed to beg in wailing on his harmonica. Play i ng a f ree concer t at McKissick Museum on Thursday night, Vanderford was joined by three other musicians to play traditional blues and folk and tunes from his latest album. Vanderford gained notoriety after receiving the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award in 2010. The award is given by the state General Assembly and recognizes artists who have worked to keep South Carolina’s traditions alive through their work. Vanderford was recognized for “maintaining and sharing the tradition of Piedmont Blues Harp,” an achievement that was on display at the concert. The band was made up of a harmonica, two acoustic guitars and an electric bass. The four
men each took turns singing traditional music and picking t heir favorite songs to play. Vanderford then opened up the concert to take requests from the audience, made up of professors, students and young children. “ We’l l play whatever you want,” Vanderford said. “A nd if we don’t know it, we’ll play it anyway.” The concert included both slow-tempo blues t u nes and more-upbeat i nst r u ment als,
i n c l u d i n g “ L o s t M i n d ,” a track on Vanderford’s album “Piedmont Blues.” Each musician had the chance to show off his talent during a solo round, while he was cheered on by his fellow bandmates. The men also harmonized vocals during each song, and as they played, they smiled, nodded in rhythm and tapped the soles of their boots. BLUES • A2
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Freddie Vanderford played a free concert at the McKissick Museum Thursday night, where he was accompanied by a blues band.
Students to go to Honduras Students Helping Honduras recruits new members, raises funds for trip Sarah Martin
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Bikers build across America Courtesy of Chelsea Ball
The Bike & Build program takes young adults from coast to coast as they pedal across the country and build homes.
USC grad student pedals across the country, builds homes along the way Rebecca Johnson
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Imagine biking more than 4,000 miles and building houses along the way. USC graduate student Chelsea Ball, 23, didn’t have to imagine it, because she did so this past summer. Ball traveled all the way from Jacksonville, Fla., to Monterey, Calif., to help people who depend on affordable housing. Ball was one of more than 200 young adults to take part in the 2013 Bike & Build program. Bike & Build is a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness of the affordable housing problem in the U.S. The Philadephia-based group has brought together almost 2,000 bicyclists and raised $4.6 million for housing nonprofits since it started in 2002. Each year, eight cross-country trips are made from the East Coast to the West Coast on a mission to construct houses, discuss solutions and engage the participants and the communities they travel through in making housing accessible for everyone. Ball’s experiences also opened her eyes to the reality that some people deal with every day and the innate good in the people she met, she said.
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“It was truly a blessing to know that there are still so many people out there working for the greater good,” Ball said in an email. “It has truly instilled in me a lifetime commitment to giving back to the community.” Ball said that her inspiration was a former graduate student she met at USC, Chika Kusakawa. While searching for graduate schools, Ball stayed with Kusakawa. That’s when Kusakawa told her about her plans for that summer. After hearing about her involvement with Bike & Build and following with her friend’s blog, Ball was convinced that she had to give it a shot. Ball began her challenge on May 19. Averaging 71 miles a day, Ball and her team stopped at 18 different sites along the way, including places in Tallahassee, Fla., New Orleans and Dallas to build houses. The riders volunteered with nine different housing orga n izat ions, such as Habit at for Hu ma n it y, Rebuilding Together and an assortment of local nonprofits. Ball said she learned to sleep anywhere: a tree, a bench, even the side of the road. Along the way, the team had some fun with its work. A Bike & Build tradition is to hold a “prom,” complete with thrift store dresses and awk ward bicyclist tan lines. With only four rest days out of the 81 total days, fi nally arriving in Monterey was
A new club on campus is raising money for charity, but not in the ways you might be thinking. St udent s Helpi ng Hondu r a s wa s created to raise money to build schools i n Hondu ras . A s par t of a nat ional orga n izat ion, t he USC chapter was established last spring. Cat her i ne Budd i n , t he c h apter ’s president, says she wanted to start the club after traveling to Honduras, where she saw the lack of schools for children. “I fell in love with Honduras, and I wa nt ed USC s t udent s to h ave t he opportunity to go and make an impact there,” Buddin said. Students Helping Honduras is trying to reach out and recruit students in unique ways this semester. One way is to put up signs around campus that say “Give a SHHit,” in hopes of catching students’ attention. Public relations coordinator Nikita Morse, a second-year pre-pharmacy major, says other puns are also in the works. “We really want this program to grow, so we can help the children of Honduras as much as possible,” Morse said. “It is so important for college students to help others, and creative marketing is a great way to get people talking and involved.” Cu r rent ly, t he club has about 30 members. With scheduled events and fundraisers planned for the rest of the semester, Morse says she hopes t hat number will continue to grow and help the club expand. O ne e vent t h at Mor se con sider s especially u nique is Grilled Cheese Thursdays. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., club members walk around campus, selling grilled cheese sandwiches for $3. All of the proceeds will go toward the organization’s philanthropic efforts. I n add it ion to sel l i ng late -n ight sandwich snacks, SHH will be sponsoring
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South Carolina will return to Williams-Brice this weekend to take on Kentucky.
October film releases include a range of stars, genres and plot lines for every type of audience.
Editorial Board: Parents Weekend gives a good glimpse of campus life, good and bad.
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