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SG internally and in the eyes of students. It’s been a contentious elections cycle for the organization.

On top of the normal pressures and bickering, the disqualification of V P candidate K ate A llison loomed over the organization, highlighting a deepening rift.

“There’s a lot of work to be done and a lot of relationships that need to be mended,” Cain said. “And we’ll work together and do it.”

Reaching out to students who don’t care about SG is Yazdani’s biggest priority.

But A llison is not done yet.

Her campaign staff plans to file an appeal with the University this

A 19-year-old USC student remains hospitalized after falling out of a second floor window in the Sigma Nu house early Tuesday morning.

Multiple sources have confirmed the student is James “Jimmy” Eichorn , a second-year political science student from Charlotte, N.C. He was taken to Palmetto Health Richland by Richland County EMS officials around 3 a.m.

Details of the incident are st ill u n k now n. A police report is expected to be released following the investigation into what caused the fall, USC Spokeswoman Margaret Lamb said.

Lamb conf irmed t he incident and said EICHORN t h e Un i v e r s it y s e nt counselors to the fraternity house Tuesday. Police tape cordoned off the house Tuesday afternoon, and fraternity members and others were seen circling the house.

USC Police Director Ernest Ellis said the incident is still under investigation and declined to comment. Director of Greek Life Ron Binder referred all questions to Lamb.

Sigma Nu National Executive Director Brad Beacham said national headquarters would wait until a police investigation concludes before taking any action. He

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Yazdani, Cain win runoff elections to lead students Winning candidates excited to bring new attitudes to offices Josh Dawsey

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It was deja vu for Taylor Cain and Drew Kirchhofer Tuesday night.

One year ago, Cain vied for student body vice president and lost by 12 votes to Alex Stroman.

Kirchhofer lost to SG President Meredith Ross after gaining the most votes in the general election.

Cain broke free Tuesday night, winning about 58 percent of the vote over challenger Steve Vereen.

Kirchhofer didn’t, losing to Ebbie

Yazdani for student body president by six percent.

After the results, he silently stood stoic against a wall, comforting sobbing campaign manager Emily Berger.

“It’s just disappointing, really disappointing,” he said. “I don’t see any signs of change in this organization.”

Winners Yazdani and Cain said there will be a lot of changes. “ I t ’s t i m e f o r n e w f a c e s a n d n e w a t t i t u d e s i n S G ,” Ya z d a n i s a id . “ We’r e g o i n g to hit t he grou nd r u nning to f i nd s olut io n s f or s t ude nt s .

It’s time to do something new.”

Cain said there’s going to be a lot of work to repair the image of

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Michael L. Thurmond First black Georgia General Assembly Rep. since Reconstruction Department of Labor commissioner works to reduce amount of welfare-dependent families in Ga. Elizabeth Keniston

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Michael L. Thurmond , a native of Athens, Ga . graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1978 with dreams of eventually serving the communit y through public office. Now Thurmond is known as the first African American elected to the Georgia General Assembly from Clarke County since Reconstruction.

Thurmond is the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor, where he works with the state to help Georgia residents fi nd and keep jobs.

Thurmond’s love for public service started in Columbia. Thurmond was always interested in serving the community, but his desire to serve in a legislative position began during law school when he was a clerk for the Johnson, Toal, and Battiste law fi rm in Columbia.

“Johnson was my idol and role model,” Thurmond said. “He served in the South Carolina legislature, which motivated me more than anything to run in Georgia.”

In Georgia, the Office of Labor Commissioner is an elected, statewide position.

Thurmond’s eventual victory in his campaign to serve in the Georgia legislature did not come without adversity. He did not successfully win the race to be elected into the position of commissioner until his third consecutive run in 1986.

Thurmond reiterated that determination was key to his success.

“You learn in life that you don’t always succeed the first time,” Thurmond said. “[That message] is a great lesson as black history month as well, for African Americans have had to persevere, struggle and overcome great obstacles.”

One of the largest aspects of his success with his election win in 1986 is the fact that Thurmond was voted in from a district that was primarily white. During his legislative tenure, he was the only African American legislator elected from a majority white district.

Thurmond said the win was an “absolutely wonderful experience and historic accomplishment. The fact that the district was primarily white spoke well about the future of the state and this nation.”

One of the most well-known changes that Thurmond brought to the table was when Gov. Zell Miller selected Thurmond to direct Georgia’s Workfi rst program. The program has helped more than 90,000 welfaredependent Georgia families move into the workforce.

“The program focuses on helping people who are interested in helping themselves,” Thurmond said. “People want to work, but sometimes need support and assistance.”

Because of this, the government has begun to offer resources and a more progressive manner to training, transportation and childcare.

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Michael L. Thurmond continues to serve community as commissioner of the Georgia General Assembly, making a difference with programs like Workfirst.

Holding such an important position in Georgia’s legislature may seem intimidating in an economic recession, but for Thurmond, the experience has been inspiring. Though many citizens are experiencing fi nancial difficulty, it has been inspiring for Thurmond to see individuals with the fortitude to go back to school or seek new careers in tough times.

“The recession has helped us understand what is really valuable — material possessions are not important, but instead the core values of family, community and faith,” Thurmond said.

The most important advice Thurmond said could give to students in the recession is to be open-minded to different career paths.

“Flexibility is key,” Thurmond said. “Be flexible in terms of career and employment opportunities. Also, know that the recession will end, for America still has the greatest economy on the face of this earth.”

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CIP assists students seeking jobs New Community Internship Program uses money from Recovery, Reinvestment Act to involve companies across the state Chelsey Seidel

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This summer, students will have an opportunity to intern at businesses throughout South Carolina through the new Community Internship Program.

The program is designed to help employers hire USC students for the summer using money that was awarded to the Career Center thought the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The internship program is open to all types of businesses throughout South Carolina and includes all majors and students looking for a variety of job opportunities.

“This is a great opportunity for USC as well as local area and South Carolina employers,” said Career Center director Tom Halasz.

Students will have an opportunity during the internship to earn between $10 and $18 an hour, and the Career Center will reimburse the employer between $5 and $10 of that amount. Employers may hire full-time students and part-time students and may hire up to five interns each through the program.

Students are currently in the process of applying for the internship. In order to apply, students must fi rst attend a Community Internship Program orientation at the Career Center.

The program provides information on obtaining an internship through CIP. Then, the student’s resume will be reviewed by the Career Center staff and the student will create a full-access JobMate account.

The wide range of employers participating in the CIP offers opportunities for all students at USC. “We have everything from insurance and engineering to retail,” said assistant director of Experiential Education, Julie Hutt. “It is a real variety of employers.”

Students not staying in Columbia during the summer but living in South Carolina still have a chance to participate in the CIP. Hutt said it would be great if a student found an internship in Greenville and recommended the company to CIP. “Students can tell their employers that they are eligible for money,” Hutt said. “But this is only until the money is gone. It is on a first come first serve basis.”

Among the businesses participating in the CIP are civil engineering company LPA Group Inc,, which is looking for a civil engineering intern, and Uptown Gifts, a local gift shop on Main Street.

“The Community Internship Program gives me an opportunity to work with someone with fresh ideas while the stimulus money is helping to support me as a small business, it’s a win-win,” said owner of Uptown Gifts Martha Studstill. “I think this will be a great thing for the community and for USC.” Hutt also said that the Career Center is working closely with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce to reach out to local employers in the community.

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Prepaid cell phone users to pay 911 surcharge Prepaid cell phone users should pay the same surcharge to support 911 emergency systems that regular cell phone and land line customers pay, some state lawmakers say.

A bill that would add a fee of about 60 cents to prepaid cell phones cards and Internet phone lines to help pay for local 911 service was approved Tuesday by the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, sending it to the House floor. Senators will consider a similar bill later this week.

A surcharge has been collected on traditional phone lines and cell phones for years, but customers buying prepaid wireless cards and some providers of phone service on the Internet have not been paying the tax.

State Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, said prepaid cell phones now represent about 20 percent of phones being used in South Carolina.

“I don’t think anybody really envisioned prepaid cell phones taking off to the extent that they’ve taken off,” Hutto said. “Once they have a market share as big as they do now, you realize it’s sort of inherently unfair to folks who have land lines. ... It’s a service for everybody, so everybody should pay in.”

The flat fee on wireless phone cards would be collected by retailers and the Internet phone providers would pay the surcharge the same way other phone companies do.

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Georgia levys lawsuit against Obama administration ATLANTA — The state of Georgia plans to sue the Obama administration after the Justice Department for the third time blocked the state’s efforts to check the citizenship of newly registering voters.

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp accused the feds of “playing politics” with Georgia’s election process. Kemp said Tuesday the state would ask a Washington court to clear the state’s system of using federal identification numbers and driver’s license data to confirm whether prospective voters are U.S. citizens.

Under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, Georgia and other states with a history of discriminatory voting practices must preclear any changes to election rules with the Justice Department or through the federal courts.

“The state of Georgia will no longer watch the Obama Justice Department play politics with our election processes and protections,” Kemp said in a statement released Tuesday.

Kemp said the state will also ask the court to clear a separate law which passed last year in Georgia requiring newly registering voters to provide proof of citizenship.

It has yet to take effect because it needs federal approval.

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USC offers lifelong learning Carolina Classroom provides series of courses to public Sara Hartley

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This spring, USC is launching a new program, Carolina Classroom, to expand its opportunities from the traditional student body to the general public.

Introduced by the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences, the program w ill of fer a series of special-interest courses to the public.

“In the past the University has offered short courses, primarily personal interest courses, and there was a lot of interest in bringing back these programs,” said Eric McGee , director of Cont inu ing Professional Educat ion . “We worked closely with the Alumni Association and other partners to fi nd areas of interest.”

The lect ures, work shops and e x plor at ion s w i l l b e le d b y ret i re d USC fac u lt y, a lu m n i a nd ex per t s i n the Midlands, a news release said . The program begins in March, and McGee said the plan is to continue courses that work well and expand by finding more areas of interest and expertise.

“It’s been a number of years since we’ve offered significant courses to the general public,” McGee said.

He said the University offers programs for the public in areas such as professional education and test preparation.

According to t he news release, t he program was designed to provide lifelong learning. Opportunities this spring include nat ural histor y tours, digital photography workshops, virtual lectures on nat ional parks and a series on t he history of the Carolina-Clemson rivalry.

McGee said the majority of people who register will likely be from Columbia, although the natural history tours visit other places in South Carolina and may draw people from t hose areas. In t he future, the goal is to expand the programs to other areas of the state.

Naturalist Rudy Mancke will lead the natural history tours, which will include lect u res a nd h ik ing at fou r of Sout h Carolina’s state parks. The dates for the field trips range from March to October.

“We’re trying to give people a glimpse

of t he diversit y of [Sout h Carolina’s] natural habitats,” Mancke said.

The scheduled trips include 40-Acre Rock i n La nc a ster , Jones G ap St ate Park , K ings Mountain State Park and Bull Island . The prices var y for each trip and options for transportation and accommodation are available.

T h e d i g it a l p h o t o g r a p h y c l a s s e s w il l be t aught by USC a lu m nus Joh n Wr ightenber r y, a profe s siona l photographer who has received over 100 awards for his talents, according to the Of f ice of Cont inu ing Educat ion and Conferences’ Web site.

For mer g e og r aphy p r of e s s or B ob Janiskee will lead “A merica’s National Treasures — The National Park System,” which will run Tuesday evenings starting March 16 . This will combine visual aids with Janiskee’s personal experiences to virtually explore national parks such as the local Congaree, Yellowstone, Death Valley and Hawaii’s Volcanoes. Each class costs $25.

Sports journalist and historian Doug Nye will lead a three-part series examining the history of the state’s fierce college football rivalr y bet ween Carolina and Clemson. In partnership with ETV, the classes will be held at the station’s facilities near Williams-Brice Stadium and will run on Thursday evenings from April 15-29.

Named “Back to Big Thursday,” this class is $49 per person.

There will be limits on enrollment which var y wit h each course, McGee said. The photography class, for example, is more hands-on and w ill be a lit t le bit smaller whereas the football rivalry course is held at the ETV building and can accommodate more people.

“We have received a pretty good amount of interest in registration for each class,” McGee said.

Registration is available at the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences as well as by phone and through their Web site. There will be no on-site registration, but McGee said t hose interested can register up until the start date for each class.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Angry crowds in a seaside slum attacked a group of Voodoo practitioners Tuesday, pelting them with rocks and halting a ceremony meant to honor victims of last month’s deadly earthquake.

Voodooists gathered in Cite Soleil where thousands of quake survivors live in tents and depend on food aid. Praying and singing, the group was trying to conjure spirits to guide lost souls when a crowd of Evangelicals started shouting. Some threw rocks while others urinated on Voodoo symbols. When police left, the crowd destroyed the altars and Voodoo offerings of food and rum.

“We were here preparing for prayer when these others came and took over,” said Sante Joseph, an Evangelical worshipper in Cite Soleil, near the capital’s port, who joined the angry crowd in a concrete outdoor civic center.

Tensions have been running high since the Jan. 12 earthquake killed an estimated 200,000 people and left more than 1 million homeless. More than 150 machete-wielding men attacked a World Food Program convoy Monday on the road between Haiti’s second-largest city of Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince. There were no injuries but Chilean peacekeepers could not prevent the men from stealing the food, UN spokesman Michel Bonnardeaux said.

— The Associated Press Eichorn ● Continued from 1 also thanked the University for its support and praised USC’s chapter of the organization for its excellence.

Sherry Davenport, a Charlotte native whose daughter was friends with Eichorn in high school, said he is a “wonderful, funny guy with a great personality.”

Over 100 students came to a gathering Tuesday night in the Greek Village to pray for Eichorn. Sigma Nu President Allen Hotchkiss led the congregation, asking participants to pray and post on Eichorn’s Facebook page. Eichorn’s sister is reading messages sent to his Facebook account, according to Hotchkiss.

“We love all the love and support y’all have given us,” Hotchkiss told the crowd. “All the texts and calls we’ve been getting have helped a lot.”

During the gathering, Hotchkiss said he had gotten word that Eichorn had moved his arms and legs while changing beds at the hospital. Sigma Nu had already been dealing with the deaths of two fraternity brothers’ family members this week, according to Hotchkiss.

A Facebook group entitled “PRAY for Jimmy!!” had over 750 members as of Tuesday night.

Sigma Nu chaplain Russ Edwards’s choice of scripture echoed the hope of the gathering.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you,” Edwards read from John 14:27. “I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

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Elections ● Continued from 1 week, and should she win, Cain will have to face her in another run-off to keep her newly-won office. The announcement was much quieter than the general election. Only a few dozen people gathered on the third floor of the Russell House and soon after the results were announced, the crowd dispersed.

Voter turn-out for the run-off was down more than 20 percent from last year. Less than 3,000 people voted in the race for student body vice president in comparison with almost 3,800 one year ago. Almost 4,000 people voted for student body president last year, and fewer than 3,300 voted this year.

Yazdani, Cain and SG Treasurer Peter Schaeffing will be inaugurated after spring break.

They’ll face a load of challenges, many they don’t even see on the horizon, according to Ross.

“Be prepared for the things you didn’t put on your platform,” Ross said. “Try to form as many good relationships as you can. And be prepared for anything.”

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Taylor Cain and supporters celebrate her victory Tuesday in the Russell House as Cain received 58 percent of the vote over Steve Vereen in the runoff to become the Vice-President elect.

News From Last Thursday, a new student organization focused on satirical news both on campus and off, will be handing out comedic pamphlets outside of Russell House from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today.

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At the Residence Hall Association meeting on Tuesday evening, the Women’s Quad promoted their annual barbeque held in the Quad.

Requesting for $4,300 from the Residence Hall Association, the Women’s Quad will use the funds for food catered from Carolina Catering and T-shirts. The Women’s Quad said it chose the catering business because it has provided food for many years and sets everything up prior to the event. The Quad also said that Carolina Catering was the only menu they saw that offered a vegetarian option, which is popular among the residence halls. In the event that there will be leftover food, the Women’s Quad is considering donating to a local shelter.

Nominations for Hall of Leaders were also discussed. The Hall of Leaders is made up of members from every major and influential organization on campus who are elected to represent the University. RHA is hoping to nominate someone from its peers who possesses significant leadership,

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USC President Harris Pastides has declared Wednesday, Feb. 24, as Carolina Census Awareness Day. Dr. Dennis Pruitt, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, urged the university community to recognize the widespread ramifications of the census.

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Nominations and elections for the position will be held next week.

RHA President Brad Williams brought forward nominations for chief officer of sustainability and public relations director.

Williams said the chief officer of sustainability is supposed to encourage their residence hall to be “fiscally and environmentally green all year long.”

The public relations director serves as a resource for residence halls when it comes to planning events and will be required to have the training and knowledge to effectively promote these events.

Lastly, the D1-19, or the funds available for building and improving residence halls, was discussed and each residence hall asked for things that they are in need of. Many halls, such as Sims and Bates West , have requested a re-design of their study rooms.

Green Quad hopes it will be granted new eco-friendly picnic tables made out of recycled materials and resin wood. There were also many requests for ice-machines and newly furbished couches.

Next meeting, the body hopes to fi nalize orders to get them processed before the school year ends.

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Brown’s vote loyal to Massachusetts Et tu, Brute?

Republicans feel betrayed that Scott Brown , the conservative messiah destined to save America from Obama’s health care overhaul, voted for jobs bill they detested. But, like Brutus’ and Cassius’ assassination of Caesar, this betrayal was meant to save the Republic.

In a republic, representatives are democratically elected to, as implied by their title, represent those who elected them. Brown, though he may be a Republican, was elec ted by t he people of Massachuset t s, a historically Democratic constituency.

So by voting in favor of a Obama-supported jobs bill, he is representing the citizens of his state — somet h i ng t hat most It is the duty of current representatives fail to do.

The Republican all in Congress to representatives currently serve their state admonishing Brown need to understand that it is the and nation first, duty of all in Congress to serve their state and nation fi rst, their party second. their party second.

T he lock step ac t ions of current Congressional Republicans are harming the nation for the sake of ideology. Through this smart political move, Brown has proven that he is no handsome facade upon which Republicans can place their dogma — basically, he is no Sarah Palin . Simultaneously, he is proving to the liberal citizens of Massachusetts that they were correct in looking past party to vote in an effective leader who, unlike so many others, serves those who got him where he is.

Brown is still the crusader set to stop Obama’s health care overhaul. One vote doesn’t make him a Democrat, nor does it deserve him the title “Benedict Brown.” He’s still a Republican, but, as this vote proves, he’s no malleable Ken doll.

OPINION GRAB BAG Columnists’ perspectives on Tiger Woods’ apology Woods shouldn’t have used his press conference to voice his frustration with the media. He is a celebrity; he should expect that his personal mistakes will become public affairs. He seemed more emotional while lashing out at the press than saying sorry.

— Ryan Quinn

Woods was definitely apologizing to get the media off of his back. Of course people will try to apologize when they get themselves in bad situations. I think Woods needs to patch things up with his family, especially his kids, before he says another thing on national television.

— Marilynn Joyner

Instead of Woods apologizing to the media he should be apologizing to his wife.

Personally, I don’t think he’s sorry for what he did but rather he’s sorry he got caught; if he was sorry he wouldn’t have done it so many times.

— Lauren Hadley

Tiger’s apology was nothing more than a feeble attempt by his PR staff to make him look semi-remorseful. He didn’t need to feel sorry, he just needed to read off of a piece of paper someone probably handed him 10 minutes before the press conference. No amount of apologizing is going to make up for the amount of damage he did.

— Chelsey Seidel

Frankly, this apology seemed random and didn’t make much sense. How does someone drop out of the public eye for three months and then come back to confirm exactly what both gossipers and the legitimate press have been saying all winter? In short, he said things we already knew; this is not news.

— Austin Jackson

I have no more interest in what Woods has to say than I do in hearing a disloyal noname in the middle of nowhere apologizing to his distressed wife. The wall-to-wall coverage of this is further evidence of a disturbing obsession with celebrity lives, as if our own aren’t interesting enough for us.

— Peter Schaeffing

UN must contain Iran’s nuclear military plans International organization needs to respond to antagonist threats should diplomatic efforts fail On Thursday, news correspondents reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the watchdog group which ensures peaceful use of nuclear energy, has concluded that Iran is likely moving toward constructing a nuclear warhead to attach to a long-range missile. This comes barely days after the U.S. and its allies chose to tighten sanctions on Iran due to its growing ambitions to become a nuclear state, which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president, formally declared a week ago. Ahmadinejad’s statement came on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that rocked the Middle-Eastern state and kicked off the decades-long diplomatic conflict between it and the western world. While it has been known for some time that Iran has been pursuing the construction of an enrichment facility for creating fuel for a nuclear reactor, the IAEA found in the last few days that Iran’s “secret facility,” which was

built adjacent to a military instillation, was not consistent with how a civilian facility should be operated.

Through all of the trouble that Iran’s increasingly hostile government has caused in the last 30 or 40 years, the United States has always been at the forefront of dealing with the rogue state and has also consistently been the largest target of Iran’s criticism.

The Obama administration has been just as busy trying to solve tensions diplomatically with Iran as the previous administration, alt hough President Obama has Jeremy chosen to treat Iran more akin to Aaron First-year visual a misbehaving child rather than a communications middle school bully. Neither, though, student have had any success in influencing Iran to reform its intentions, which are obviously militaristic.

At this point, diplomacy is becoming less and less successful and it seems that Ahmadinejad has no intentions of slowing down. While the U.S. should continue to lead its allies in condemning Iran, it is the UN that needs to take control of

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the situation and use all means necessary to keep it from carrying out what the IAEA speculates.

Even though operations in Iraq are at their lowest levels since the beginning of that conflict, combat in Afghanistan, which shares Iran’s western border, is heating up once again after a new offensive was sprung in Marjah in south-central Afghanistan.

The U.S. military is spread thin as it is, and the idea of invading right now to control Iran is as inconceivable as it would be to take Canada or Mexico. If force were to be used with Iran, the U.S. could not be the one to call for the action. It must only be the UN, and for more than simply logistical reasons. A single aggressor, no matter if the intentions are for peace or evil, would send a much different message than if the UN asked for a multinational force to remove Iran’s ability to enrich uranium to weapons-grade material.

While the UN has been seen in recent years as a less-than-effective organization, it still represents a coalition for peace that is much more supported than the U.S. Neither the UN nor the U.S. or its allies want to use force against Iran, but if Iran’s plans can be confirmed, the security of the region and the rest of the world must be taken care of.

“For years they’ve been say ing t hese [computers] wou ld change t he world, would mature from adding machines and t ypewriters to tools of the human spirit.

Now, maybe, it’s coming true, because of Internet.”

T h i s st at ement c ome s from a 1993 news story from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that explains how the Internet, or simply “Internet,” is changing the world. The tone of t he story is hopeful, m a r vel i ng at t he power of t h e I nt e r n e t to break down Richard Wood borders, share Fourth-year i nfor mat ion history student a nd con nect people in a kind of universal brotherhood.

Finding t his stor y on the Internet, of course, I wondered what it says about the Internet today.

S e v e nt e e n y e a r s l at e r it ’s h a rder to h ave s uc h a n ide a l i s t ic v ie w or t o understand the wonder that people felt when they viewed the Internet with fresh eyes.

But if we try to take a step back and u nderstand t he changes that the Web has brought about, we’ll find that the optimistic view expressed in that news report has largely been vindicated, despite a not uncommon view that the Internet is making society worse.

Taking that step back is difficult to do. Our generation is the first to have grown up with the Web, and we can scarcely imagine a time before it existed. This is why aspects of the 1993 news report are hilarious, such as the anchor’s explanation that a colon and parenthesis make a smiley face.

But our laughter could soon be turned against us.

We may end up I nter net amateurs compared to the next generation. A study from the Pew Research Center found that 93 percent of teens ages 12-17 used the Internet.

More startlingly, research from the British Office of Communications found that 80 percent of children ages 5-7 were online. Understanding the impact of the Internet going forward is therefore a pressing concern.

The reality of the Internet today is very much the one predicted by the news story in 1993. As a new generation comes around that is even more comfortable with the Internet, we should think about what new possibilities the Internet can open up. It may become a “tool of the human spirit” after all.

Editor-in-Chief AMANDA DAVIS Managing Editor CALLI BURNETT Copy Desk Chief SAMANTHA EDWARDS Assistant Copy Desk Chief MICHAEL LAMBERT Design Director MEGAN HILBERT Assistant Design Director BRIAN DRESDOW News Editor KARA APEL Assistant News Editors JONATHAN BATTAGLIA JOSH DAWSEY Viewpoints Editor MARILYNN JOYNER Assistant Viewpoints Editor RYAN QUINN The Mix Editor JIMMY GILMORE Assistant Mix Editor KELSEY PACER Sports Editor CHRIS COX

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COURTNEY GRAHAM Student Media Director SCOTT LINDENBERG Faculty Adviser ERIK COLLINS Creative Director EDGAR SANTANA Business Manager CAROLYN GRIFFIN Advertising Manager SARAH SCARBOROUGH Classifieds Manager SHERRY F. HOLMES Production Manager C. NEIL SCOTT Creative Services DEMETRIOUS COOPER, KELLIE DUFF, LIZ HOWELL, MADDIE MCDOWELL, KAILEY WARING Advertising JULIE CANTER, HANNAH COOK, CARLY GALLAGHER, NATALIE HICKS, PHILIP KISELICK, QUINCY ROBINSON, LAUREN SPIRES, MEGHAN TANKERSLEY JUSTIN WILT

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Coming generation may surpass ours in Internet expertise

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Brown’s vote loyal to Massachusetts Et tu, Brute?

Republicans feel betrayed that Scott Brown , the conservative messiah destined to save America from Obama’s health care overhaul, voted for the jobs bill they detested. But, like Brutus’ and Cassius’ assassination of Caesar, this betrayal was meant to save the Republic.

In a republic, representatives are democratically elected to, as implied by their title, represent those who elected them. Brown, though he may be a Republican, was elec ted by t he people of Massachuset t s, a historically Democratic constituency.

So by voting in favor of a Obama-supported jobs bil l, he is represent i ng It is the duty of t he cit izens of his state — somet hing t hat most all in Congress to current representatives fail to do.

The Republican serve their state representatives currently and nation first, admonishing Brown need to understand that it is the duty of all in Congress to their party second. serve their state and nation fi rst, their party second.

The lockstep actions of current Congressional Republicans are harming the nation for the sake of ideology. Through this smart political move, Brown has proven that he is no handsome facade upon which Republicans can place their dogma — basically, he is no Sarah Palin . Simultaneously, he is proving to the liberal citizens of Massachusetts that they were correct in looking past party to vote in an effective leader who, unlike so many others, serves those who got him where he is.

Brown is still the crusader set to stop Obama’s health care overhaul. One vote doesn’t make him a Democrat, nor does it deserve him the title “Benedict Brown.” He’s still a Republican, but, as this vote proves, he’s no malleable Ken doll.

OPINION GRAB BAG Columnists’ perspectives on Tiger Woods’ apology Woods shouldn’t have used his press conference to voice his frustration with the media. He is a celebrity; he should expect that his personal mistakes will become public affairs. He seemed more emotional while lashing out at the press than saying sorry.

— Ryan Quinn

Woods was definitely apologizing to get the media off of his back. Of course people will try to apologize when they get themselves in bad situations. I think Woods needs to patch things up with his family, especially his kids, before he says another thing on national television.

— Marilynn Joyner

Instead of Woods apologizing to the media he should be apologizing to his wife.

Personally, I don’t think he’s sorry for what he did but rather he’s sorry he got caught; if he was sorry he wouldn’t have done it so many times.

— Lauren Hadley

Tiger’s apology was nothing more than a feeble attempt by his PR staff to make him look semi-remorseful. He didn’t need to feel sorry, he just needed to read off of a piece of paper someone probably handed him 10 minutes before the press conference. No amount of apologizing is going to make up for the amount of damage he did.

— Chelsey Seidel

Frankly, this apology seemed random and didn’t make much sense. How does someone drop out of the public eye for three months and then come back to confirm exactly what both gossipers and the legitimate press have been saying all winter? In short, he said things we already knew; this is not news.

— Austin Jackson

I have no more interest in what Woods has to say than I do in hearing a disloyal noname in the middle of nowhere apologizing to his distressed wife. The wall-to-wall coverage of this is further evidence of a disturbing obsession with celebrity lives, as if our own aren’t interesting enough for us.

— Peter Schaeffing

UN must contain Iran’s nuclear military plans International organization needs to respond to antagonist threats should diplomatic efforts fail On Thursday, news correspondents reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the watchdog group which ensures peaceful use of nuclear energy, has concluded that Iran is likely moving toward constructing a nuclear warhead to attach to a long-range missile. This comes barely days after the U.S. and its allies chose to tighten sanctions on Iran due to its growing ambitions to become a nuclear state, which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president, formally declared a week ago. Ahmadinejad’s statement came on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that rocked the Middle-Eastern state and kicked off the decades-long diplomatic conflict between it and the western world. While it has been known for some time that Iran has been pursuing the construction of an enrichment facility for creating fuel for a nuclear reactor, the IAEA found in the last few days that Iran’s “secret facility,” which was

built adjacent to a military instillation, was not consistent with how a civilian facility should be operated.

Through all of the trouble that Iran’s increasingly hostile government has caused in the last 30 or 40 years, the United States has always been at the forefront of dealing with the rogue state and has also consistently been the largest target of Iran’s criticism.

The Obama administration has been just as busy trying to solve tensions diplomatically with Iran as the previous administration, alt hough President Obama has Jeremy chosen to treat Iran more akin to Aaron First-year visual a misbehaving child rather than a communications middle school bully. Neither, though, student have had any success in influencing Iran to reform its intentions, which are obviously militaristic.

At this point, diplomacy is becoming less and less successful and it seems that Ahmadinejad has no intentions of slowing down. While the U.S. should continue to lead its allies in condemning Iran, it is the UN that needs to take control of

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the situation and use all means necessary to keep it from carrying out what the IAEA speculates.

Even though operations in Iraq are at their lowest levels since the beginning of that conflict, combat in Afghanistan, which shares Iran’s western border, is heating up once again after a new offensive was sprung in Marjah in south-central Afghanistan.

The U.S. military is spread thin as it is, and the idea of invading right now to control Iran is as inconceivable as it would be to take Canada or Mexico. If force were to be used with Iran, the U.S. could not be the one to call for the action. It must only be the UN, and for more than simply logistical reasons. A single aggressor, no matter if the intentions are for peace or evil, would send a much different message than if the UN asked for a multinational force to remove Iran’s ability to enrich uranium to weapons-grade material.

While the UN has been seen in recent years as a less-than-effective organization, it still represents a coalition for peace that is much more supported than the U.S. Neither the UN nor the U.S. or its allies want to use force against Iran, but if Iran’s plans can be confirmed, the security of the region and the rest of the world must be taken care of.

“For years they’ve been say ing t hese [computers] wou ld change t he world, would mature from adding machines and t ypewriters to tools of the human spirit.

Now, maybe, it’s coming true, because of Internet.”

T h i s st at ement c ome s from a 1993 news story from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that explains how the Internet, or simply “Internet,” is changing the world. The tone of t he story is hopeful, m a r vel i ng at t he power of t h e I nt e r n e t to break down Richard Wood borders, share Fourth-year i nfor mat ion history student a nd con nect people in a kind of universal brotherhood.

Finding t his stor y on the Internet, of course, I wondered what it says about the Internet today.

S e v e nt e e n y e a r s l at e r it ’s h a rder to h ave s uc h a n ide a l i s t ic v ie w or t o understand the wonder that people felt when they viewed the Internet with fresh eyes.

But if we try to take a step back and u nderstand t he changes that the Web has brought about, we’ll find that the optimistic view expressed in that news report has largely been vindicated, despite a not uncommon view that the Internet is making society worse.

Taking that step back is difficult to do. Our generation is the first to have grown up with the Web, and we can scarcely imagine a time before it existed. This is why aspects of the 1993 news report are hilarious, such as the anchor’s explanation that a colon and parenthesis make a smiley face.

But our laughter could soon be turned against us.

We may end up I nter net amateurs compared to the next generation. A study from the Pew Research Center found that 93 percent of teens ages 12-17 used the Internet.

More startlingly, research from the British Office of Communications found that 80 percent of children ages 5-7 were online. Understanding the impact of the Internet going forward is therefore a pressing concern.

The reality of the Internet today is very much the one predicted by the news story in 1993. As a new generation comes around that is even more comfortable with the Internet, we should think about what new possibilities the Internet can open up. It may become a “tool of the human spirit” after all.

Editor-in-Chief AMANDA DAVIS Managing Editor CALLI BURNETT Copy Desk Chief SAMANTHA EDWARDS Assistant Copy Desk Chief MICHAEL LAMBERT Design Director MEGAN HILBERT Assistant Design Director BRIAN DRESDOW News Editor KARA APEL Assistant News Editors JONATHAN BATTAGLIA JOSH DAWSEY Viewpoints Editor MARILYNN JOYNER Assistant Viewpoints Editor RYAN QUINN The Mix Editor JIMMY GILMORE Assistant Mix Editor KELSEY PACER Sports Editor CHRIS COX

Assistant Sports Editor JAMES KRATCH Photo Editor KERI GOFF Assistant Photo Editor SCOTT FOWLER Multimedia Director GEOFFREY MARSI Page Designers BRENNAN WARE, KRISTYN WINCH, CHRIS BROWN Staff Writers SARA HARTLEY, CHRIS BILKO, DEREK LEGGETTE, TAYLOR CHENEY, NEIL HUGHES, COLIN CAMPBELL, RYAN VELASQUEZ Copy Editors PAULINA BERKOVICH, SARAH NELSON, KRISTYN SANITO, CASSIE STANTON, LINDSAY WOLFE, LINA ROTMAN, KENNY DORIAN Photographers DAVID WALTERS, JEREMY AARON Public Relations Director JESSICA SCANLON Graduate Assistant

COURTNEY GRAHAM Student Media Director SCOTT LINDENBERG Faculty Adviser ERIK COLLINS Creative Director EDGAR SANTANA Business Manager CAROLYN GRIFFIN Advertising Manager SARAH SCARBOROUGH Classifieds Manager SHERRY F. HOLMES Production Manager C. NEIL SCOTT Creative Services DEMETRIOUS COOPER, KELLIE DUFF, LIZ HOWELL, MADDIE MCDOWELL, KAILEY WARING Advertising JULIE CANTER, HANNAH COOK, CARLY GALLAGHER, NATALIE HICKS, PHILIP KISELICK, QUINCY ROBINSON, LAUREN SPIRES, MEGHAN TANKERSLEY JUSTIN WILT

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“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.”

— Yogi Berra

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Winter Games lack audience appeal The 2010 Vancouver Olympics leave NBC falling short due to unexciting nature of sports, unknown Olympians Neal Hughes

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There are ver y few things as magical as the Summer Olympics, the first being a wedding at the Cinderella Castle in Disney World’s Magic K ingdom and the second Harry Potter’s bloodstream. While t he Su m mer Oly mpics may be one of the most enchanting times of the year, the Winter Olympics pack as big a magical punch as the “quarter behind the ear trick” your grandfather pulled on you when you were about 2 years old. Needless to say, the Winter Olympics are not exactly the pinnacle of world sporting events, but these have fallen short of the mediocre bar set by past Winter Games starting with the lack of snow. Seriously, even South Carolina got snow, which never happens.

I realize it is not entirely fair to compare the Winter Games to the Summer Olympics because every event requires a subzero aspect and really, how many variations of games

can be played involving ice or snow?

The Winter Games do not give NBC much to work with, but still NBC somehow makes it worse with terrible tape delays and shameless plugs.

T he f i r st a nd mo st gla r i ng mistake NBC made was how they marketed the games. On USA, a commercial was aired depicting the curling playing area (imagine icy shuffleboard) and one of the curlers slid the stone and after a few more shots, an ad slogan was run across the screen that said, “Curling is Cool.”

This is false advertising, because I watched curling all day to find out how “cool” this sport really was.

After 15 minutes, my brain had reached a catatonic state from lack of stimulation and my family members were debating whether to pull the plug (my father naturally being the most vocal advocate).

Instead of trying to promote a sport that is at the butt of more

jokes than Sarah Palin, why not market a sport t hat is act ually i nt e r e s t i n g. For exa mple, t he biat h lon involves sk iing a nd g u ns a-la-“the Enforcer” but still no shooting at other contestants yet maybe that will be included the next time. I don’t care where you stand on the Second Amendment, watching someone shoot something is much more interesting than watching people sweep ice in front of a giant granite orb.

Sadly, these Olympics will come and go without much excitement or attention due to the fact that the Winter Games lack the star power.

Yes, Apollo Ohno became the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian ever, dethroning some unknown (my point exactly). Other than that, you would be hard-pressed to find a

random person who could name at least 10 athletes, In fact the most famous athletes from the Winter Games are the guys from “Cool Runnings.”

While the Winter Olympics have paled in comparison to the Summer Olympics, it has not been all bad.

It’s always nice to see the drunkard succeed (Bode Miller), and also a certain hockey victory comes to mind in which the United States once again exerted dominance over its neighbor, Canada. This win was monumental, now all the U.S. has to do is beat Canada at pacifism and

Canada will have not hing to be good at.

So this winter, even though it is tough, try to tune in to support your country-men and know that the Summer Olympics is only two years away and the World Cup much sooner.

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Denim trends brighten spring wardrobe From destroyed to dresses, denim comes in all forms this season for both sexes Maddy Alford

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Far more fashionable than “jorts,” denim cut-offs are the perfect relaxed spring look for male or female. The length should be at least mid-thigh, unless you want to risk being mistaken for Daisy Duke.

Loose-fitting styles are the most current, complete with grungy rips and tears.

Guys look effortlessly cool in (long) cut-offs, Vans and a V-neck. Until the weather warms up, they can be worn with tights, flats and a cardigan but they move nicely into summer with Rainbow fl ip-flops, neon graphic tees and suntans. Make your own pair by grabbing $10 jeans from Plato’s Closet, slice them up and voila! Girls, if you are feeling brave, you can even wear a (modest) pair with heels and a sparkly top for date night.

CHAMBRAY SHIRT The classic chambray denim sh i r t , wh ich look s g reat on girls and g uys, is perfect for transitioning into spring. Guys can pair it with pastel chino shorts and boat shoes or they can wear it unbuttoned and untucked over a bright V-neck and dark pants with Nike Dunks or Toms.

For girls, it looks great over leggings (but ladies: please make sure it is long enough to cover your rear end). It can look dressy on either sex when buttoned up and tucked into belted khakis. Girls can add jewelry or a fedora to complete the look. An unbuttoned chambray shirt with the sleeves pushed up also makes a great beach cover-up.

DESTROYED CUT-OFFS

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DENIM DRESSES Courtesy of photojenna.wordpress.com

Ladies, let me start by saying that there are denim dresses and then there are denim dresses. Stick to stores like A merican Eagle, Urban Outfitters or Delia’s to make sure you get a trendy denim dress. The wrong style can look trashy, cheap and over-the-top (or you will look like your first grade teacher who wore one with white Keds and a turtleneck).

Look for light, washed out shades of denim, just above the knee length, and a feminine neckline. Be sure the bottom of the dress flows away from the body and doesn’t cling to it (or risk looking tacky). Belt it and add huge bohemian earrings and fun sandals. You can add a blazer or cardigan for class. Strapless can be nice, but it should not be too tight or show too much cleavage, unless you want to be mistaken for ... well ... just keep it classy.

COLORED DENIM Bright or pastel, skinny jeans or B e r mu d a s — c olor e d d e n i m i s ever y where. This trend has been sticking around for all four seasons lately. Guys, you might have to be pretty confident to pull this look off.

But worn with an edgy haircut and a neutral tee on top, it can work. For girls, pastel shades are very feminine, especially with eyelet blouses and gladiator sandals. Baggy racerback tanks or neutral graphic T-shirts also work well.

Both sexes can add a blazer, white V-neck and lace-up jazz flats to look fashion-forward. Until the sun comes out for good, throw on a grey zip-up hoodie with your bright denim.

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Web site allows fiction fans to share, comment Amateur writers post works for enjoyment by other literary, film aficionados Katie Crocker

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This week, we pull back the covers of fan written literat ure which is k nown better as fan fiction. Fan fiction is defi ned

by Wikipedia as a broadly-defi ned term for regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work rather than by the original creator.

The modern history of fanfic dates back as far as the start of the popular science f ict ion T V series “Star Trek ,” where amateur writers wrote tales for their own amusement to different character pairings, situations and various points of view.

T hough it c a n be a rg ued t hat f a n f iction really began as far back as the 18t h cent ur y wit h t he “The A rabian Tales” or “A Thousand and One Nights.”

When the original “Arabian Tale’s” were published, the public was not pleased with the published volumes. Thus came into circulation various alternate endings to popular tales in the volumes, squeals and stories that mimicked the original.

Though t hose novels made money, the modern fanfic writer does their work purely out of joy of the novel and the thrill of creating. Its a well-k nown rule that any story posted on an online fan fiction community must also include a disclaimer that credits the original author as well and does not take credit for any of the creator’s work.

That being said, the author of the fanfic has full rights to do whatever with the stor y of characters. A k ind of literar y

freedom t hat’s only boundaries is t he stretch of the imagination.

Fan fiction in this era has expanded far beyond the original boundaries that purely science fiction shows. A well-known fan fiction community site is Fanfiction. net where authors can create an account and post stories in categories ranging from movies to books to anime and to games.

The main categories are broken down into specific subcategories, such as the name of a book or TV show. The account is free and allows authors to create a personal profile, monitor their activit y on their posted stories, favorite other stories, create polls, and join forums.

A popular feature on most Web sites is the chance for other author’s to leave critiques on the stories they read. Most of the time reviews are comprised of a few simply put words, but some can leave a biting sardonic tone that rips the author’s

writing technique and general lack of grammar etiquette to shreds. The latter are known as “f lames,” a phrase coined in the fan fiction community for reviews that are left simply to destroy the author’s self-confidence. The reason behind the diversity in replies is that when it comes to signing up users only have to be 13.

Writers of all age groups over 12 can join, like other social networks such as Facebook or Twitter, to share and discuss the things they love most about fan fiction.

For the authors, the art of retelling a story is a subtle art, mastered by few and understood by practically no one outside the online communities.

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The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Sheen leaves show after drug problem

‘Modern’ best new ABC show

CBS’s ‘Two and a Half Men’ on hiatus until actor returns from rehabilitation

Sitcom one of four half-hour comedies gaining success among viewers

Scott Collins and Maria Elena Fernandez MCT Campus

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LOS ANGELES — ABC took a major gamble in September when it opted to launch four new half-hour comedies as a twohour package on Wednesday nights.

All of the networks have had trouble launching even one new comedy over the past decade and those that survived often got their starts behind an established comedy where they got spillover viewers.

ABC’s bold plan, introducing “Hank,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family” and “Cougar Town,” has generally worked.

Other than “Hank,” a stinker that died quickly, the other shows have found audiences.

“Modern Family,” about a quirk-filled, multi-generational family, is the biggest new comedy of the year and found success without having that lead-in support from an established hit show. It has averaged about 10 million viewers each week, making it consistently a Top 25 show.

Even some of the cast members are befuddled by the show’s popularity.

Ed O’Neill, who plays family patriarch Jay Pritchett, had success on another quirky family show,“Married With Children.” Yet he doesn’t know why “Modern Family” has become so popular so fast.

“I’m really amazed by the show. It’s confusing to me. I’m not used to this sort of comedy. I’m not sure how it’s working. I just know it is,” O’Neill said during an interview on the set.

The show uses similar storytelling techniques to “The Office,” where a fake film crew documents the antics of the various twisted limbs on the family tree. It’s fast-paced as the show bounds from sit-down interviews to voyeuristic moments.

The story centers on O’Neill’s character, who married a hot, younger woman (Sofia Vergara) with an offbeat son (Rico Rodriguez) at a time when he should be enjoying

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“Modern Family” maintains 10 million viewers each week, making it one of the season’s hottest new shows. life as a grandfather. His children have their own foibles.

Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) are fi rst-time parents of an adopted baby from Vietnam. Daughter Claire (Julie Bowen) must deal with a host of wife and mom problems, including a husband (Ty Burrell) who thinks he is the hippest dad on the planet.

Sarah Hyland, who plays hormone-charged teen Haley, suggests the show has attracted such a large following because viewers see similarities between characters on the show and their own relatives.

“There’s either that flamboyant uncle or that weird dad or the hot family member who everyone wants to be with but no one can. It’s just a somewhat exaggerated version of everyone’s lives,” Hyland says.

Bowen says it’s less complicated.

“We are not curing cancer here,” Bowen says. “We’re just talking about ordinary things in a funny way.”

A lot of the ordinary things in the scripts come directly from the cast.

Bowen talks about how her husband once wired their entire house for cameras and ended up leaving holes in the walls. She got to watch her TV husband make the same mess.

Vergara offers the best explanation for why “Modern Family” has succeeded when so many other new comedies have failed.

“It’s a perfect storm. It’s a combination of things like the writers, the actors and the characters,” she says. “And, we are having so much fun on the set that I think you can see that.”

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LOS ANGELES — In a surprise development Tuesday that casts doubt on the rest of its season, television’s top-rated sitcom, “Two and a Half Men,” halted production after its star Charlie Sheen announced he was checking into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic.

“We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter,” said a statement attributed to CBS, Warner Bros. and executive producer Chuck Lorre, who, according to sources familiar with the situation, were caught off-guard by the actor’s move. Studio and network officials would not address the issue further on the record.

Sheen did not show up for work on Monday and his bail, which requires that he not consume drugs or alcohol, could be revoked in Colorado where he is awaiting trial on domestic-violence charges. The actor’s spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, described his client’s decision to enter rehab as a “preventative measure” and added he would “take some time off” from the series.

Sheen’s personal problems over the last two months now threaten to overwhelm the popular TV show in its seventh season. Earlier this month, he was charged with a felony after his wife, Brooke Mueller, called Aspen police on Christmas Day and said the star had threatened her at knifepoint. Published reports have said that Mueller also entered rehab, apparently at a facility separate from her husband’s, but that she checked herself out after her privacy had allegedly been breached.

Until now, the producers and Sheen’s publicist have steadfastly downplayed the effect of the star’s woes on “Two and a Half Men.” Rosenfield said earlier this month that when Sheen was formally charged, he ended up missing only a table read and was quickly back at work.

Sheen’s representatives have told the studio they expect the star to be out for only two weeks, according to sources familiar with the situation. But if his rehab stint stretches much beyond that, the producers may have trouble finishing the 24 episodes the network ordered for this season. The cast was due to shoot the 19th episode this week.

Sheen is due back in court next month to enter a formal plea.

A prosecutor told The Associated Press he hadn’t heard that Sheen had entered rehab and declined to speculate on its impact on the case.

It’s rare but not unprecedented for a star’s personal problems to threaten a successful TV series. ABC’s sitcom “Grace Under Fire,” created by Lorre, was initially a huge hit but suffered continuous backstage strife and serious ratings erosion due to the well-publicized drug and behavioral problems of star Brett Butler. ABC finally canceled the show in 1998.

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USC aims for win against Charleston Women’s tennis hopes to rebound after Clemson loss, Josefin Andersson injury Paulina Berkovich

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The No. 22 Carolina women’s tennis team looks to rebound not only from a tough 4-3 loss to Clemson on Sunday but also from a season-ending injury when it takes on the College of Charleston in a home match today. Freshman Josefin Andersson , who had been playing fourth singles for the Gamecocks, had surgery yesterday morning to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, and she will be unable to play for six months.

“I think too many people use the excuse of injuries whenever they don’t do well, and when you do that, I think that gives the players an excuse to not try or not play their best,” USC coach Arlo Elkins said.

“W hen I recruit the girls that I have on my team, I recruited everybody because they have a chance to play in the top six. So when we lose players, that gives somebody else a chance to f ill in and do what we recruited them here to do. We’re not going to use excuses about injured players. I feel

confident that the players that we have on the court (today) can be successful.”

No . 6 6 C h a rle s t o n (3 -3) c o m e s t o Columbia after handing North Florida its fi rst loss of the season, 6-1, on Sunday. The team is led by senior Holly Dowse, who has moved up to fi rst singles after compiling an impressive track record at second singles last year. The Cougars have won t hree consecutive matches, and Elkins is careful not to overlook them.

“Everybody except for one team in our schedule is nationally ranked, so we really don’t get breaks this year,” Elk ins said.

“Every match we have, we have to play at a high intensity level, otherwise somebody could sneak up and beat us. I think we’re a very good team, but we have to keep that intensity all the time.”

USC’s top three singles players, senior A na Marija Zubori, sophomore Dijana Stojic and sophomore Anya Morgina, have been consistent throughout the season, but the bottom half of the lineup will be slightly shuffled today due to the injury.

“Madeleine (Saari-Bystrôm) will have to move up to (fourth singles), where Josie (A ndersson) was, and Miljana Jocic will move to the number five position, and now Adriana Periera will be at the number six spot,” Elkins said. “I think we have eight

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Third-year student Miljana Jocic will start at the No. 5 position against Charleston because of Josefin Andersson’s injury. equal players, so when we have an injury, we shouldn’t skip a beat. We should be able to pick it up and go from there.”

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Gamecock bats go quiet against 49ers USC unable to get any offense going in loss to undefeated Charlotte team Rodney Gray

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The USC softball team struggled to regain its once-fiery offense, as it lost 8-1 to the undefeated Charlotte 49ers.

The Gamecock of fense could only manage one r u n f rom sophomore outfielder Kaitlin Westfall in the bottom of the third inning. The 49ers caught fi re soon thereafter “I’m somewhat speechless as far as what to tell them at this point.

We’re only as good as we are as the day that were playing and today we were not very good. They are good players, they know how to hit. But when they take wrong approaches to the plate that will happen,” USC coach Joyce Compton said. “If you looked at Charlotte, they came out and they were swinging at pitches and they put it right to us. We had no response to them.”

Charlotte batted in four runs in the top of the fourth, as both USC pitchers sophomore Kelsey Goodwin and junior Ashley Chastain struggled to get batters out when she had the opportunity to do so. All eight runs of the 49ers came with two outs.

The 49ers had 13 hits on the day with only one error, while the Gamecocks had just four hits and two errors on the day. Junior fi rst baseman Laura Mendes had two hits.

The second of the errors proved especially costly when third baseman Briana Hamilton sailed a grounder over Mendes’ head, which led to runs for the 49ers.

The 49ers gave USC its fi rst home loss of the year. USC was previously 4-0 this year in Columbia. While the Gamecock pitchers struggle through the day Charlotte pitcher Emily Jeffery had a career day with 17 strikeouts on the day as she dominated the Carolina bats all afternoon.

“With 17 strikeouts when we take our approach that we took to the plate today, this will happen all the time,” Compton said. “We looked at good pitchers and swung at bad pitches. We had a couple

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USC hopes to defeat Campbell at home before hitting the road to compete in FAU Fourth Annual Strike out Cancer Tournament. chances early on.”

The Gamecocks did make a game of it in the bottom of the sixth when Jeffery faced sophomore Evan Childs with the bases loaded.

Childs, who has been hot of late, stared down as Jeffery beamed down a heater on the outside of the plate for a strike out looking.

Following the home loss the Gamecocks (6-4) will be looking to rebound against the Campbell Camels tomorrow at Beckham Field.

This home game will be one of the last before the Gamecock head on the road for the FAU Fourth Annual Strike Out Cancer Tournament and the Easton SEC/Midwest Challenge.

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USC Student Government and USCPD will be hosting the first safety walk of the semester!!

Come out and join us on Feb. 24th @ 6pm MEET @ the BA!!

RSVP your organization by emailing morgan.henley@gmail.com. When you sign in at the registration table during the Clean Carolina kickoff which will be located at the Russell House Theater, we will notify you or what part of campus your organization will be responsible for cleaning. If you are unable to RSVP, we still encourage you or your organization to come out and we will find a place for you to join!

For more info contact: Tesh Gandhi gandhim@email.sc.edu

It’s once again that magical time of year when wide-eyed young football players, sportswriters and personnel men and scouts swarm the quaint city of Indianapolis for a week to compete in a glorified backyard Olympics under t he g uise of a franchisedefining occurrence for the 32 clubs of the National Football League.

Oh yeah, it is NFL combine time. I will now begin banging my head against the wall.

Sorry to offend all you combi ne geek s out there, but there is not a more stupid or overhy ped event on James Kratch the calendar than the Second-year National Invitational English student Camp — its official name.

I don’t feel the need to watch linemen flop around in form-fitting spandex while they try to run shuttle drills. I’m not a big fan of watching defensive backs and running backs try to fi nd a way to cheat and jump the gun on the 40-yard dash, only to find out after five false starts that it’s impossible. I have better things to do than sit mesmerized as wide receivers attempt their vertical leaps.

And besides, even if these guys are absolute athletic freaks, their prodigious performances in things most of us did for the President’s Award in sixth-grade gym means lit t le. The last t ime I checked, you don’t win a Super Bowl doing calisthenics.

Furthermore, just because one thrives at some drills doesn’t mean that they are destined for stardom.

For ever y Ch r is Joh nson, who wowed his way into a first round spot with impressive runs, there’s a Mike Mamula, who flamed out after working out into a top spot.

Beyond that, there’s the issue that most everybody in their own personal way ducks something at the combine, preferring to save the crucial skills tests for their individual pro days back at their college campuses. More often than not, quarterbacks don’t throw, running backs don’t run, and on and on and on.

And that’s just the physical part of the deal. I haven’t even gotten to the mental side of the deal. First, there’s the infamous Wonderlic test ; the timed, short-answered aptitude test that, supposedly, is telling about what sort of intelligence level a player has.

I don’t see how it can mean much of anything, because I’ve taken it (thank you Madden 2008). It takes some intellect, but it has little to do with the game of football.

The test is followed up with oneon-one interviews between prospects and teams. Often lasting for hours, the tradition is that everything goes.

Players can be quizzed on anything.

Nothing is off limits at all, and the results often sway moves – just last year, Michael Crabtree’s slide to the No. 10 pick was rumored to be the result of his refusal to discuss his parents’ separation.

So, when you decide to sit down after a long day’s work this coming week and watch some punters bench press, think twice. Don’t feed the monster.

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