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Storming the court at Colonial Life Arena Tuesday night in USC’s win against top-ranked Kentucky came with a price tag: $25,000.

The Southeastern Conference prohibits fans from coming onto the playing surface at any sporting event. The rule was unanimously passed in 2004 following the brawl between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.

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USC fans sing the Alma Mater after storming the court Tuesday night after the upset against Kentucky.

As the last seconds of the 68-62 upset ticked off the clock, security guards were unable to stop the student section from flooding onto the court.

Senior guard Devan Downey also motioned to the crowd urging them to join the team in celebration.

“The purpose of the policy is for the safety of our student-athletes, coaches, officials, students and our many fans,” Athletic Director Eric Hyman said in a news release. “W hile I was thrilled with the outcome of the game, I was also very concerned that we follow this policy to prevent a dangerous situation from occurring.”

This was USC’s second violation of the rule.

The first, which came with a fine of $5,000, occurred in Feb. 2005 after a 73-61 victory over then-No. 3 Kentucky.

If USC violates the rule again, the athletic department will be subjected to a $50,000 fi ne, according to the regulation. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive defended the rule in a statement released Wednesday.

“This polic y is desig ned to create a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests,” Slive said in a news release. “The security and protection of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans is our primary concern.”

Despite the fi ne, Hyman said the atmosphere at the game was the most exciting he has seen in his four years at USC. “Our fans did a great job all night, and the student section was awesome,” Hyman said.

“We certainly don’t want to take away from that enthusiasm and excitement.”

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Next week’s Student Senate meeting is shaping up to be a showdown.

There were no votes during Wednesday night’s 80-minute meeting, but three pieces of legislation on the floor means hotly-contested votes are likely brewing for next Wednesday.

A bill introduced by Sen. A la n Tauber wou ld l i m it ca nd idates for St udent G o v e r n m e nt ’s e x e c u t i v e offices to spend $2500 during their campaigns beginning next year. Currently, USC has no limits, unlike almost ever y ot her school in t he Sout heastern Conference, Tauber said.

“St udent G over n ment should be open to everyone,” Tauber, a graduate student, said. “It shouldn’t just be for t hose whose parent s have t hou sa nds to lend to t he campaign.”

Ca nd idate s wou ld have to prov ide receipts to t he Elections Commission should the bill pass. Any gifts given to

candidates would count toward the total. Last year, Student Body President Mered it h Ross said she spent $2200 campaigning. Student Body Vice President Alex Stroman said he spent around $1500.

The bill will be debated, and likely voted on, next week.

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Cooper technology lab open Students now have more academic opporunities in library renovation

Cost, economic advantages weigh heavily on those preparing for graduate school

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Students use the new Cooper Lounge to their advantage by studying and relaxing.

Graduating college students, and even rising seniors, have an unavoidable decision to make: go to graduate school, while spending more money for the education, or head straight into the real world, with a bad economy reigning the background.

Hannah Carroll now owns a bachelor’s degree in visual communications and plans on going a step further in regards to her education.

“I just felt like I needed something to make me stand out,” said Carroll, who graduated in December.

She plans on going to either Clemson or USC to get her master’s.

“It’s nice to know that you have more options,” she said.

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The Thomas Cooper Tech nolog y Lounge officially opened this semester on the library’s fifth floor. Students had demanded a computer lab that would specifically meet their needs, and after some time, they now have what they wanted.

“We started the actual renovation on the Computer Lab/Cooper Technology Lounge in July of 2009 and opened Jan. 11, 2010,” said Alma Creighton, the head of TLC computer services. “But before the actual renovation was started we had student surveys and student focus groups to try to find out exactly what the students wanted in a computer lab.”

Creighton said that they visited other colleges and universities to observe what kind of renovations were made and to find ideas. She said it was about a year from

inception to opening the doors of the new center.

The cost for the new lounge is estimated at $450,000, plus hardware and software.

“The seed money for this project was given to us by the Class of ‘58 and the money for the hardware and software was given to us from the UTS Student Tech Fee. The rest was paid for by the Library,” Creighton said.

The lounge is a collective area with spaces equipped with flexible furniture that can be arranged by whichever group or individual that is using it at the time. There are four large collaboration rooms and those rooms can be divided by a curtain to make eight smaller rooms.

Creighton said that this is truly a work in progress for the library and encourages suggestions for improvements to the space.

Suggestions can be made at the help desk in the lounge, or at www.sc.edu/library.

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Features of the Cooper Technology Lounge — Two large flat panel monitors that are mounted in two of the rooms with laptop access for students to work on group projects.

— Movable white boards hanging within the rooms with markers available at the desk.

— The area is completely wireless and there are several electrical outlets for laptops, cell phones and iPods in each of the rooms.

— 80+ laptops are available for checkout, and there are 64 individual and collaborative workstations in the room.

— Multimedia software and hardware is available on many of the computers at the collaborative desks with large monitors for presentations, image, web and film editing.

— Both color and black and white printing are available.

— All the software that was available in the lab before is still available in the lounge.

— A new and enlarged help desk for wireless configuration of personal laptops that are brought into the library and for any help needed in the lounge.

—Compiled by Staff Writer Derek Legette

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Bill to ban school sweets A bill barring honey buns, greasy pizza and chocolate bars from being sold to students during the school day received tentative approval Wednesday, but opponents are already lining up.

Rep. Bakari Sellers said giving students only healthy options when they’re in school will save lives, reduce health care costs and hopefully lead to a lifetime of healthier habits. The bill bans any school-hour sales of high-fat, high-sugar foods and beverages in all grade levels. The bill is an attempt to fight childhood obesity.

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New promises with address WASHINGTON — Declaring “I don’t quit,” an embattled President Obama vowed in his fi rst State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his top priority and urged Congress to boost the ailing economy with new spending. He said he wouldn’t abandon ambitious plans for longer-term fi xes to health care, energy, and education.

Obama acknowledged before an audience of millions, “As hard as [change] may be, as uncomfortable and contentious as the debates may be, it’s time to get serious about fi xing the problems that are hampering our growth.”

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New sanctions target Iran LONDON — The Obama administration is preparing to circulate tough new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program as early as this week at the United Nations, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The proposed measures, which would target the Iranian Revolutionar y Guards Corps with fresh penalties as well fi nancial institutions under existing U.N. sanctions resolutions, are being finalized and prepared for debate in the U.N. Security Council.

Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions on the outline of the sanctions are still ongoing among the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. A date has not been set.

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The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 Graduate ● Continued from 1 Carroll believes going to graduate school is not a bad idea with the economy’s condition. RJ May, another December 2009 graduate, plans on keeping his options open.

“I’m looking for both jobs and graduate schools,” May said.

He needs funding for more schooling, so seeking jobs is a “matter of necessity” for him. As a graduate in political science and criminal justice, May thinks going abroad for school would be excellent for his portfolio.

May also says that some people with postgraduate education make double the amount of those with only Bachelor’s degrees. Graduate school is a popular choice, even for those who are still at the undergraduate level.

“I would definitely go to grad school because of the bad job market,” said Thomas Langer, a fourth-year political science student. “However, it is not cheap so I’ll probably be working at my job before I go to school.”

Anne Orange, program manager and librarian at the Career Center, disagrees with the popular opinion and says the choice is more sophisticated.

“It all depends on the major and the area you want to work in,” Orange said. “People that go to graduate school just to avoid the troubled economy are going for the wrong reason.”

Orange said she feels this way because she knows graduate

Bills ● Continued from 1 garages on campus. The bill proposed by the senators would give older students preference over you nger students.

“Freshmen can come in for orientation, and if they take the spots, they’re just gone,” Ananian said. “I didn’t know there wasn’t any priority to them.”

The Senate will debate the measure next week.

Almost 20 minutes of the meeting was spent on Sen. Ben Bullock’s legislation to create a House of Delegates for student organizations.

According to his proposal, each student organization on campus would send a delegate to discuss pertinent issues and problems with each other.

Numerous senators say they’re against the proposal, but a motion to table the bill indefinitely was shot down.

A proposa l to car r y t he debate over to next week was unanimously accepted by the body, and a vote is expected.

A resolution challenging the University of Kentucky in basketball or football a n y t i m e d id n’t b r i n g a ny content ion. Ungar’s resolution, which he called a practical joke, will send legislation to Kentuck y’s St udent G overnment challenging them in athletics.

The bill points out the recent successes of USC aga i nst t he W ildcat s, promises the Gamecocks will provide the tissues and bandages and asserts the Gamecock is better than the Wildcat.

“It’s just a jab at U K,” Ungar said. “They already don’t have much, including indoor plumbing.”

school requires a lot of time and money, and the decision should not be taken lightly.

“Many people are under the assumption that their income will increase if they go to grad school, but sometimes that does not happen,” Orange said.

Orange said there are some people on staff who work at this university with Ph.D.s, and yet their income has barely changed at all. She said students must do in-depth research on their intended major before committing to further schooling.

“You can’t just go to school for psychology,” Orange said.

“You have to know which specific branch of psychology you wish to take up.”

There are even scenarios in which people with graduate

PAGE 5 degrees may be “too qualified” for a particular job. If a student decides not to go to graduate school after college, then obviously they won’t have to pay. Depending on what kind of work they take, their salaries will vary.

Orange said with emphasis that students should be in the process of looking at the outlook, or the future of that particular major or avenue. The Career Center Web site, http://www.sc.edu/career/, has a number of links and tabs that can assist students searching for post-collegiate strategies.

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Obama proposes ‘change’ round two While it’s an embarrassing example of disrespect to see senators texting on their cell phones during Obama’s State of the Union address, we can sympathize with their boredom after listening to his several examples of families suffering from job-loss and his repetitive statements trying to reassure Americans he will lead the way to better times.

Yet, once Obama stopped Obama is just r e p e a t i n g h o w m u c h t h e economy affected the American looking at the gray people and how the devastation among our people remains, the area rather than pep rally began.

T he p r e s ide nt r e p e at e d several t imes t hat A merica choosing black or would be number one, regain itself and rise above every other white . nation. Who wouldn’t cheer to those optimistic statements?

It’s a breath of fresh air to listen to a charismatic speaker who listens to his government and public, but where’s the stance?

What are the plans?

It seems as if Obama has this formula to change our nation, but there is no definite answer. He wants to rebuild the info-structure of America and make everyone happy.

But he can’t make everyone happy. Obama is just looking at the gray area here rather than choosing black or white. His speech was surprisingly moderate, bouncing between liberal and conservative support.

Obama continued to run around in circles by proposing how he will fi x problems, but then concluded each proposal with an anecdote about a single mom with a child at home who was unemployed. He knew how to touch American’s hearts in this address, which is perhaps why we lost count tallying the standing ovations. Yes, we do need to lift ourselves out of this hole and build up the economy, and Obama does a great job with persuading the audience while appealing to emotion and using strong rhetoric. But when will the government actually take action? Will his proposals be put into play this time? At this point, all Obama has to say is “USA, USA, USA.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I n t he Ja n. 15 issue of The Daily Gamecock, the editorial “US demand for pot funds drug cartels” tells the reader that because of A mericans’ heav y use of marijuana, a war in Mexico is being fueled like no other. The author talks about how there are large killings and acts of evil going on in the name of drug profiteering.

After reading the editorial, I thought to myself about how mainstream marijuana has become. There have been movies, songs and even magazines dedicated to it, making it clear Americans have made a stand that they believe marijuana should be something that is accessible to all free Americans. So this brings me to my point. I disagree that these drug wars are happening because Americans are buying marijuana.

I bel ieve t hat if t he U.S. Federa l government were to legalize marijuana then not only would they be able to tax it and make money, but at the same time they would be able to completely end these terrible drug wars. I will stand by that statement. If it is legalized, it would open up new jobs for Americans i n d i s p e n s a r ie s , a s w e l l a s c r e at e opportunities for American farmers to begin growing a brand new crop to bring in newfound revenue (which we all can agree is hard to come by these days).

Because of it being legalized, t he Mexican drug cartels would have nothing to fight over. A mericans would make their own marijuana or buy it from an

actual company that supplies it to them.

On the topic of how hazardous it is to your health I would say that I would rather smoke pot than drink alcohol.

I would rather smoke pot than smoke tobacco. I will stand by both of those statements.

Fo r s o m e o n e t o c o m e o u t a n d condemn someone for something like buying something to promote a war is fear mongering. If we base arguments on fear and guilt then are we no better than extremist Muslims who put other families in danger just so that people will accept their ideals?

Not on l y i s t h at a nt i-A mer ic a n , but it also dehumanizes and removes a people’s ident it ie s a nd sou rce of individual thought. We can end a war, make new jobs and create tax revenue for our government. Sadly, people can’t see through the lies they have been told. Just like when the alcohol prohibition started, organized crime took over.

Eventually the people spoke up and stopped these terrible mobs by doing what? Legalizing alcohol. If an American wants to do something that is not hurting them or someone else then they should.

However, because of the ignorance that is bred from health classes that lied to us to scare everyone away from marijuana, I refuse to accept what is simply given to me. Is it right to keep saying something’s wrong? How long can someone deny this?

Sincerely, Amir Hamid Andalib

Education, technology share weak connection Apple’s new ‘Pad’gadget geared toward tech-savvy classes that do not exist The digital age washes over us daily. You’ve heard everyone from writers to scientists to that strange subscriber who leaves suggestive comments on your blog saying how advanced our technology is or how we’re all going to be dribbling screen-junkies some day. There are friends and enemies for every time period; ours is no exception. And, even though you value their MIT-educated opinions, life before text messaging feels harder to imagine than life before the wheel.

If I had to call the last decade anything, I would call it the age of Apple. The iPod, the iPhone and the Mac are three products that are cultural juggernauts by now. Apple has decided to push the envelope, announcing the new iPad, a digital creation which looks — to all accounts — like a tablet-sized iPhone. Remember those handheld screens from “Star Trek”? You can now have one of your own — without even knowing what a Klingon is.

I neither glorif y nor decry the digital age.

Technology does change us and how we act, but so does every minute of the day: every handshake, every look skyward, every farewell. That may be the English major in me talking, but the effect of a few products won’t change human behavior any more than day-to-day life.

Bearing that in mind, I read some of the optimistic goals for the iPad and I realized the real problem is that we think we are ahead of our time.

Blogs at Wired.com rave that this new tool will “save the publishing industry, reboot education.” Plans run Michael wild, explained with one-part sense, Lambert two-parts giddiness. Students will no First-year comparative longer need textbooks; learning will literature ascend the peak of digital integration. student All of these ravings sound just like that — ravings. Perhaps these writers have failed to look away from their Macs in awhile.

What will this iPad do for me, as a student? I have never understood how technology enhances learning. The only digital age staple I see nowadays is PowerPoint, a tool that has become more of a crutch for teachers than a study guide for students.

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And we all have our experiences with Blackboard (and its pandemic lack of use by professors). From what I see, little has changed in education, given all the technology that has been imposed on it. People — more specifically, students and teachers — are not the cyber-denizens technology writers make us out to be. Not yet, anyway.

Does this make us old-fashioned, behind the times? Far from it. A film historian once asked my high school media class what we thought films were stored on. He answered: old 35mm. DVDs, Blu-rays, even VHS — he wouldn’t touch the stuff, he said. It takes advanced technology to play those.

But 35mm takes light, a wheel and something with which to turn it — nothing else.

We aren’t quick to embrace technology in our learning because the old lecture-and-notebook way of doing things works (and has always worked).

Most of the time this technology requires experts to work it correctly and the right generation to receive it. We aren’t that generation. I’m not saying that generation isn’t coming. But what these happy bloggers need to realize is that technology doesn’t change things overnight. Humans aren’t programmable; timing and patience is still crucial — even in the Apple Age.

On your way to campus, you pass a pa n ha nd ler begg ing for change. A neighborhood away from Five Points, children struggle to lea r n i n s ub st a nda rd schools. W hile on a run, you pass by Salvation Army, noting the queue waiting for some sustenance . Once back on campus, t hese images and realit ies can quick ly fade away; it is easy to be consumed by t he college bubble, becoming oblivious to things that don’t involve garnet, black or grades.

A n article in Tuesday’s G amecock detailed a proposa l

by English professor G r e g Fo r t e r to expand t he nu mber of service le a r n i n g Peter Schaeffing c o u r s e s Third-year offered by the economics U n i v e r s i t y. student As part of the Un i v e r s it y ’s Quality Enhancement Plan, t his new proposal would bet ter con nect us to t he Columbia community and make it easier for students to include service in their college plans.

Underlying this proposal is a key assumption, one that is well-meaning but worthy of examination: members of a university should be active in serving their surrounding community.

A university is by design a transient communit y. A new st udent body c ycles through every four years, professors leave to pursue other options. A few people will stick with the school for a much longer period of time, but Gamecocks come and go within fairly short time spans.

Th is leaves lit t le t ime t o c u lt i v at e a p e r s o n a l connection to Columbia, especially if one had no knowledge of the city before ar r iv i ng. So why shou ld we bot her going beyond Street to make a difference?

How much of an impact can one really have in four years, anyway?

Part of the Universit y’s f u n c t io n i s no t j u s t t o educate young adults, but to help them mature into hardwork ing, decent and successf u l i nd iv idua ls.

A huge par t of personal development is lea r n i ng to work w it h ot hers and contribute to the common well-bei ng of all. There are few better ways to do t his t han to get out into the community and serve.

Ser v ice learning courses force students to do just that.

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Taylor Swift Everyone’s favorite countrypop star is up for eight Grammy nominations , including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. All one has to do is read her i nter v iews when she is asked about the nominations to learn that Swift is extremely excited. It’s always great to see celebrities show real emotion, and Swift’s youthful exuberance will not disappoint if she picks up any wins at Sunday’s show.

If she does, we at the Mix will be eagerly waiting to see if she actually makes it through her acceptance speech this time.

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It”) Though superstar Beyoncé racked up nomination after nomination for her album “I Am ... Sasha Fierce,” her infectious single “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” makes a strong case for Song of the Year. Whether Kanye was right in his assertion that the music video was one of the greatest of all time, it inspired plenty of failed recreations across YouTube and even helped the football team score a victory on an episode of “Glee.” After years of working her way to the top, Beyoncé has every right to scoop up at least a couple of her Grammys Sunday night, and the anthem of “Single Ladies” may arguably be the best representation of what her music’s all about.

U2 The Irish rock group’s “No Line on the Horizon” scored a nomination for Best Rock Album, and while they may not win against fellow nominees AC/DC, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Green Day and Dave Matthews Band, “No Line on the Horizon” is still a small accomplishment for a band that’s always looking forward and up.

While “Horizon” is lighter on the brand of stadium rock that characterized their last t wo studio albums, and while it may not reach the heights of many of their previous albums, it has plenty of rich sonic exploration and a welcome diversity.

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Forever typecast as the lovable, desperate nerd, Michael Cera doesn’t disappoint in “Youth in Revolt.” Cera plays shy and intelligent Nick Twisp, who suffers from a terrible case of virginal teen lust.

W hen Nick meets indie dream girl Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) on summer vacation, he becomes desperate to shed his virginity. Nick thinks that to win Sheeni’s heart, he will have to change radically, so he develops alter ego Francois Dillinger.

Tough Francois, with his slicked back hair and cigarette in hand, is the man Nick was never brave enough to be — until now. With Francois’ help, Nick concocts a daring plan to be with Sheeni, including

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Director: Miguel Arteta Starring: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart Run Time: 90 minutes Rating: R for sexual content, language and drug use

The Grammy Award for Best A lternat ive Music A lbum has a great set of artists to choose from, including Death Cab for Cutie and Depeche Mode. However, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a strong case to make with their “It’s Blitz!”. The album offers both frantic dance music and more ambient, slow songs. Add to that member Karen O.’s involvement in the soundtrack for “Where the Wild Things Are,” and it’s hard to deny that they’ve been having a great, diverse year. And let’s be honest: don’t you want to see what Karen O. will wear on stage this Sunday?

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There may have been no other artist that shot to the st ratospheric heights Lady Gaga did in 2009. Her album, “The Fame,” is nominated for Album of the Year, with single “Poker Face” scoring in Song of the Year. The mere thought of Gaga’s brand of electronic pop and superfluous ensembles inspires deep anger in plenty of people, but part of what’s made Gaga such an interesting pop music figure is her ability to continually surprise in her public performances. Here at the Mix, we’re dying to see what outrageous idea she comes up with for music’s biggest night.

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wrecking cars, explosions, sneaking into boarding school and posing as a girl.

Sheen i’s jock boy f riend, her overly religious parents and Nick’s dysfunctional family test his commitment to Sheeni by complicating his plan to win her heart.

Outside of Nick and Sheeni’s romance, much of the plot pokes fun at immature parents. Jean Smart is a great fit for Nick’s trashy, promiscuous mot her in denim halters and hair extensions. Audiences ca n’t help but to pit y Nick when h is mother’s sleazy boyfriends shun him out of the house.

Cera’s role as Nick Twisp is predictable and similar to his roles in other comedies l i ke “Ju no” a nd “Superbad,” but h is portrayal of bad boy Francois is what really makes the film work. Portia Doubleday is lovely (similar to Zooey Deschanel ) as Holly wood’s newest indie darling.

Doubleday produces a feisty, confident performance that complements Cera well. “ Yo u t h’s” l i ne a r c o m p le t io n of a ‘Revolt’ ● 8

For as long as there has been the unknown, man has sought to conquer it. As long as there has been a tool, man has sought to make it faster and stronger. Thus, books have now become digital, making them more convenient for the modern man on the move.

The e-book is a digital form of a book. They can be downloaded onto your computer or portable reading dev ice, such as Barnes and Noble’s Nook or Amazon’s Kindle. The Nook and the Kindle are about the length of a No.2 pencil, and both are slim and lightweight.

Both models boast of being able to hold up to 1,500 e-books, utilizing WiFi connections and both cost about $259. The selling line is the ability to download any book within seconds, a n appea l to t he d r iv i ng need for everything to be instantaneous.

The recent decline in production of print materials like magazines and newspapers due to lack of subscriptions has led to many budget cuts and has even forced several companies out of business. This has driven them to adapt to a technologically savvy generation so much that it isn’t inconceivable to think that big chain book retailers, like Barnes and Nobles or Borders, will soon go out of business as well. With the increase of the e-book’s popularit y, they will rely on their customers’ nostalgia and preference for printed books instead of the computerized version.

Yet, with the technological advances being made every day, one would believe that the current models available would become null and void with the entrance

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New e-books are now available for Amazon’s Kindle and B&N’s Nook. of sleeker, faster alter nat ives. The situation has been played out before, when the introduction of Apple’s iPod replaced CDs, a nd even t hen each generation of iPod becomes superior to their predecessor.

Besides the threat of being easily outdated, there is not much to argue against the Nook and Kindle. They are environmentally friendly by saving the trees it would take to create one book, have adjustable screens and font size and they offer the convenience of being able to read any book with the click of a button.

The idea of downloading books into one device is tempting, especially for college students who have recently felt the pains of purchasing new textbooks with the start of the semester. The e-book could be the answer to all cases of back pains from hauling textbooks, and a cheaper alternative than buying hard copies or renting textbooks.

The drawback s, as w it h any new product, are that imperfections must be dealt with as they arise, often not until E-books ● 8

'Revolt' ● Continued from 7 scheming plan reminds audiences of “Mean Girls,” and the “horny nerd meets girl” idea is very “American Pie” and “Superbad.” It may not be revolutionary, but audiences never tire of watching the awkwardness of fi rst love.

What sets “Youth” apart from other movies in its genre is that Nick and Sheeni are mature, well-read and sophisticated. They are not gum-smacking mall rats, and neither are molded into the more conventional jock or cheerleader stereotypes. Nick and Sheeni are looking for a relationship built on love as well as sex.

Conservative audiences should be warned: these R-rated, sex-themed movies are sure to make some uncomfortable. The movie deals with sex very bluntly, with plenty of awkward talk about masturbation and pornography. It capitalizes on the comic awkwardness by not playing music during the couple’s sexual encounters.

Included in the movie are clay animation and illustration scenes, one of which is pornographic. Drug use and strong language are also prevalent — this is very much for the 18-30 demographic, and not a fi lm for the parentals.

“Youth in Revolt” is a lighthearted tribute to all the “fi rsts” that come with your fi rst love. It may not bring much new material to a genre that’s had its fair share of movies in the past several years, but it does enough right to feel fresh and funny throughout.

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E-books ● Continued from 7 the product has been massproduced and distributed.

Either model has a limited battery time used, as well as various problems with

t he sof t wa re, feat u res not working properly and t he f ac t t h at neit her i s water proof. The e-book may be more convenient, but is more a fad that will

ebb and fade t han it is a literature revolution.

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Resea rch t he sit uat ion carefully and choose your direction accordingly.

TAURUS

All parties in the discussion have their selfesteem on the table. Maintain objectivity, if at all possible.

Pursue only the highest of ideals.

GEMINI

This would be a good day to put your imagination to work. You don’t have to finish anything, but you do need to make progress.

CANCER

If imaginat ion were enough to get it all done, you’d be finished early today. However, expect someone to keep you busy well into the afternoon.

LEO Listen to what ot her s say. You may not like what you hear, but you may as well adapt your own desires anyway. Release stress through exercise.

VIRGO

Even though progress may be dif f icult today, you gain insight into the problem that holds you back. Gather information to be used tomorrow.

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Pay attention.

Everything people tell you will fit into your plan. If you don’t listen, you may miss important details and will need to ask again.

SCOR PIO

Line up your supporters early.

Adapt your thoughts to their desires. Today isn’t about you. It’s about someone else’s self-esteem.

S AGI T T A R I U S Now you get what they meant.

You get clarit y with every passing minute. An associate is right on target with ideas.

C A PRICORN Ca ref u l choice of word s e n c o u r a g e s i nt e n s e b u t fruitful conversation. At least one person doesn’t have a clue.

They can catch up tomorrow.

AQUARIUS At least you’re aware of why you’re not getting anything done.

You understand the dynamics required and must wait for others to accept them.

PISCES You k now exactly what you want to say.

Take a deep breath and allow the right words to convey your thoughts. Others accept your decisions.

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USC TAKES ON REBELS Lady Gamecocks hope to take down top team in SEC Western Division Justin Warlick

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The women’s basketball team could follow the trend the men’s team has set and knock off a No. 1 team tonight as they host Ole Miss. The Rebels are not the No. 1 team in the nation, but they do sit atop the SEC standings, tied with Tennessee for first place with a 5-1 conference record.

The team dropped a heartbreaker last year by a score of 66-65, after battling back from a 14-point deficit to lead by one with less than five seconds left on the clock before Ole Miss responded with a last second layup. USC coach Dawn Staley doesn’t think that will have much of an effect on tonight’s game though.

“I really don’t want to bring that up. It’s a different basketball team,” Staley said. “We just need to concentrate on what we really do best.”

La’Keisha Sutton, an A ll-SEC freshman selection last year, who was instrumental in that

comeback against Ole Miss, finds herself in a different role this time around. Last year she was the focus of the offense; this year, with more of a supporting cast around her, she has quietly settled back into playing more of her game with freshman Kelsey Bone and junior Valerie Nainima emerging.

“Last year I was thrown into mix when they went down,” Sutton said. “Val and Kelsey are great players and I like playing with them, I don’t mind taking a back seat, because I feel like I’m doing the same things, but in different ways. “ Staley has been pleased with her performance.

“She is playing great, and at a good pace.

She’s got a three going, she’s distributing the basketball and driving to the basket, and acting like she’s been here before,” Staley said. “Keisha took a reserve role with the addition of Kelsey and Val getting eligible. I thought we were going to start where we left off, where she can deviate from the offense, and get to the bucket. She took a more conservative role, and wanted to get people more involved.”

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Sophomore La’Keisha Sutton looks to equal her performance of a season ago agaisnt the Ole Miss Rebels tonight at the Colonial Life Arena.

Rugby impresses against Wake Club team hits national rankings, prepares for Furman Rodney Gray

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Mauls, Rucks and Scrums. No, these aren’t bars in Five Points.

These words are just some of the skills and terminology of the Universit y of South Carolina’s Men’s Rugby, skills at which they truly excel.

Rugby is a sport that is not like many of the other sports people may see in the United States, much less in Columbia.

Rugby, for lack for a bet ter statement, is different.

The members of the rugby club are having fun and dominating i n t hei r spor t , a spor t whose positions remain unknown to most Americans.

The Gamecocks have climbed to as high at No. 20 in the latest national rankings.

“The team is ver y excited to be participating in the Carolina’s Rugby League this season,” Public Relations Manager Mike Varga said. “We have a great group of at hletes who want to w in and

who know how to have fun in the process.”

The rugby team displayed its physicality in its last match against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Last Saturday, Carolina was able to fend off a feisty Demon Deacons team without the services of team captain senior Anthony Hughes, who, despite playing through with an injured knee, was eventually forced to exit the match with just one score.

A l s o s c or i n g i n t he m at c h against the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest were center Peter Boland and flanker Justin Drum.

“We didn’t play our best, but we still came out with the win,” Hughes said after the game. “You have to credit Wake Forest; they played hard and have a well drilled squad. We have a lot to work on a nd I k now ou r g uys wa nt to improve. I think we will do very well this season.”

Some early season k ink s were ev ident, however, as t he Gamecocks went one-of-three in the rucks compared to the Demon Deacons one-of-six. Wake Forest deserves some of the credit for the team’s woes, and Coach McCarthy knows his team needs to get better.

“Wake Forest’s squad played with great intensity. They capitalized

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The 2010 USC Rugby team faces off against Furman on Saturday. on some of our mistakes and they deserve a lot of credit,” Hughes said. “We will have to sharpen up our skills as the season moves on and competition increases.”

The team will be back in action this weekend and will be taking on three-time national champion Furman this Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Tournament Update James Kratch

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Tuesday’s 68-62 upset of No. 1 Kentucky was huge for South Carolina in terms of program history, fostering fan support and recruiting. However, without some follow through in the next few weeks, it will likely have little effect on the Gamecocks’ NCAA tournament chances. Here’s where USC (12-8, 3-3) stands as of now: KEY WINS -vs. No. 1 Kentucky (19-1, 4-1): Obviously.

-vs. Western Kentucky (11-9, 4-4): Record wise, Darrin Horn’s former team doesn’t look like a whole heck of a lot. However, I’m still not ready to call the Hilltoppers a non-factor in terms of the resume. WKU owns wins over Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, two of the best teams in the SEC, and with two games against Sun Belt leader Arkansas State and six home games overall remaining, they still have a shot at making a late surge.

-vs. Richmond (15-6, 4-2): The Spiders are USC’s best win that wasn’t Kentucky to date. Richmond boasts wins over Mississippi State, Missouri and Florida, and it is within a game and a half of first place in the ultra-competitive Atlantic 10 Conference.

KEY LOSSES -@ Wofford (14-8, 6-3) and @ Boston College (12-9, 3-4): Both disappointing losses were to middle-of-the-road teams with RPI ratings in the low 100s. The BC loss is a little bit more defendable because they have a lot of athletes, but both losses are going to be a burden on USC’s big picture come March.

-@ Florida (14-5, 2-3): The Vandy and Ole Miss losses were expected (in terms of who was favored). The UF game will hurt for a while; not just because of its heart-breaking nature, but because it was a golden opportunity for the Gamecocks to grab a win against a team that was in the same boat as them in terms of the tournament.

WHAT THEY NEED TO DO First and foremost, they’ve got to beat Georgia this Saturday. If they get past the Dawgs, USC will be riding a two-game winning streak throughout its week-long break before a Feb. 6 clash with Tennessee in Knoxville. If USC were to win on Rocky Top, they’d likely be right back in the discussion at 14-8 (5-3 in the SEC), with a shot to really make things interesting with a three-game stretch of Florida at home and trips to UGA and Arkansas.

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Senior Devan Downey will play a key role down the stretch for USC.

USC’s 68-62 upset of No. 1 K ent uck y on Tuesday night did more than give Carolina it s f i r st- e ver James win over a topKratch ranked team.

Second-year English student The win put USC coach Darrin Horn in one of the most select and interesting g roups i n t he h istor y of collegiate basketball. With the win, Horn became just the third coach of the tournament (modern) era and the eighth coach in history overall to open his career with three straight wins over the storied Wildcats.

W hen Hor n lef t t he podium after his postgame press conference on Tuesday night, t he wheels started spinning in my head about how such a start had to be, if not unprecedented, then pretty darn rare, considering t he historical dom inance U K has had i n bot h t he Southeastern Conference and in general. Once I double and triple confirmed that Horn hadn’t faced the Wildcats and lost for whatever reason while at Western Kentucky, I contacted two major statistical outlets about the question, and both told me that the question was a good one, but one that would be almost impossible to research.

I remained undaunted and decided that I was going to embark on a large and arduous journey through PDFs trying to piece together every coach of ever y opponent in U K history.

A f ter t went y m i nute s , I was about to go nuts. So I used one of the sophisticated research tools (Google) I have at my disposal, and got lucky. I found the Web site bigbluehistory.net and landed upon the motherload of UK stats. The site isn’t officially affiliated with UK but it’s full of citations that there’s no way they’re fake.

There, I found my answer.

Hor n i s one of eight to accomplish the 3-0 feat. With a closer look, the number becomes more a nd more impressive. Five of those eight coaches got their wins before 1928, when teams would often play each other three or four times a season, and UK wasn’t exactly UK yet.

T he t h ree moder n- era coaches?

Horn, former Georgia and WKU coach Dennis Felton and former Tennessee and Florida coach Don DeVoe, who is long retired.

That’s right. No Boeheim.

No K rz y zewsk i. No Roy Williams. No Dean Smith, No Bob Knight. Heck, even no Joh n Wo o den — t he Wizard of Westwood went 1-3 against the Wildcats in his career.

Nope, it’s just Horn, Felton and DeVoe — and Horn’s the only guy that hasn’t lost yet.

Now, I know this may seem like minutiae to some. And yeah, I’m willing to concede that UK was down last year when Horn grabbed his fi rst two wins. But the significance of the situation to USC can’t be ignored. The Gamecocks play in the SEC. The SEC’s top dog is Kentucky. To win in the SEC, you’ve got to take down the top dog.

And right now, USC’s got the best in the business when it comes to taking down that top dog.

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