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Public Enemy raps music, beliefs during show By Jake Berg tr-era <j News • Flavor Mav got more requests for a flash of his teeth or a handshake than for Public Fn emy songs The Wad Haller of Public Fn nmy, who are often credited wiili bringing hip hop in rap, si nod outside during a break of their show al the FMC Ball room Friday night, talking w ith a surrounding group of adoring fans asking for handshakes and ,i smile from tile gold toothed rapper Mav shadowed bv a body guard nearly twice his size grasped every hand claiming he's a "people lover " He said lie enjoyed getting out to meet tile fans "1 make an opportunity to," lie said "I don't just take an opportunity Mav turned and looked cock eyed into a camera as its flash went off "If I'm looking at you like I'm crazy, it's because I'm trying to look crazy." he said to the pho tographer Flav's partner in rhyme. Chuck U, was feeling less so eial, preferring to watt bai k stage before the Cultural I'o -sponsored shoyv with the 'of the group Chuck's nor mally deep, booming voice was somewhat quiet as he rested from a cold Chuck, one of finish 's most politically motivated lyricists, didn't vote Flection Day PF was in Vanc ouver, II C . open mg for IJ2 licit don't take it Chuck D (left) and Flavor Flav ot Public Enemy kept the crowd dancing lor more than two hours in the EMU Ballroom Friday during their first visit to Eugene us .1 sign that ho still doesn't have an interest in polities "I think we re a little better off than we were a couple weeks ago," Chuck said, in re! erence to the unseating of in cumbent President Ceorge flush Chuck said be w as glad to see someone new in the White House, but he said .in advan tage to having Hush was th.it it taught the nation a lesson, ol sorts "Dull— keeps vou oil votir toes, he s.iid Before, it was like. I know what I know so I v all ' " Don't ask I I.iv alioul politic s he wild he's the <>ni\ one in the group who doesn't i .ire .itMlllt It “1‘ollties never done nothin tor I’lnvor I'liiv." lie s.iui Public linemv. though, h.is done plenty (or tin rap world I'K w hose show w is .is pin s ir .il .is its .11 mnvmi'd nickname implies is regarded .is one ol the reasons that rap has devel oped into ni.ivbe the most doni mating triusii al fori e today Rap. whli h was virtually un heard of (list wars ago. now sells millions of alliums, hut Chuck said he doesn't Isdteve that rap had i hanged that much since the group's first release. Vn' Hum Huih I hi' Shun in I'W7 run III hits < min' In r.i|i s trrmv hi' Mini ( Inn k s.ilil In' w ,is gl.nl to srr sumr i h.mgt's, though "Hup h.is gollitn .1 Im mom liivi’fM' (!hut:k x.iiil >1111 mt ,i lot mow common mun musn ill.in fivr nr MX yi-.irs ,igt> I l.iv v.iid In' rr.ili/is lliut iininy of tin r.ip groups lh.il ll.lVI' Mill.Ill'll III III. p Isl Il'IS Vi-Iirs look In I'l .is i 111.mi in Ournci- in tin' voting p urr It's Mimtthing tii.it I highly ri'spri I .nut apprri mli* In s inl I know i Ini n1 people Innk n|i In Its Ini gu ut.ini Chuck i' •> hit more humble than his energetic partner He said he gives more credit to Kim DMt , wite brought r.i|> to the public's .ittenttoli with their i 1111 i i ! \ e [ osm t th "s Walk I I s V\ i\ I’li garnered similar notice Inst year when thev teamed with \nthrav lor i version of the r.ip group's bring the Noise A lour with the speed met.il re k. r s brought I’l. to ‘s.i :■ :n in Oc tuber of t‘t'11 the hist time .1 I’l. tour came through (fregon After i date in Portland last rimrsdav night w Inc h I’l. Iirsi plavc d in An ;ust of t<eit) the group made its dehut v Is it to lingerie. playing to a sold nit and enthusiastu i.M11 It.ill tHiin c rowd In hetWe'en t’t. staples \\ ! | ome to the I errordome. '< I I is < |oki and I Igllt the I’ow I. ( hui k and ! lav urges! the rowd to battle- what thev ailed the- m.i|or proble ms m is le tV sen h .Is homele ssness, 'dm ation and rac ism Mlfiough I lav was most ot i II s i- i n shaking his In .alloc keel hair or waving Ins lands in tin air Iroin Ills posi a on on lop of a speaker, lie etn lhasi/ed the t n t|M >r I a m . of teal ling r.u ism t.rid rac ism. saiel I lav with i gray top hat on Ins head ami in uversui'd watch around his us k l.i't -• put an end loll PILOT Continued from Page 1 The International ( College draws upon the expertise of all la< ullv and students Bowman said Sheridan said one of the most ( ritual aspects of the program is the equal »um Oof l S and foreign students die UniversiH will he the .second senool in the nation to have an Interna tinri.il College The University nt ( aldot lli.i ill S.m Diego was the first hast spring. Brand approved .id .illm a lion of S-10,000 from the Strategic I * Inn Implementation lurid ,is "seed motley to develop the pilot program Hie fund ing lor the pilot program comes from re altor ateri funds and not from ar .identic funds. 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