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USC falls to Arkansas Carolina loses its second consecutive contest as the Hogs overcome a second half deficit to knock off the Gamecocks in Fayetteville, Ark.
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USC dance students perform the traditional Tarantella at the second-annual Italian Festival and Bocce tournament Saturday.
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Carmella Roche spent most of Saturday working behind a Gelato counter, but made sure to take a little time off from scooping the dessert to dance Tarantella. “No version of the dance is the same,” said Roche, one of the general managers of Columbia’s Villa Tronco restaurant. Roche, a fourthgeneration Italian, wasn’t t he on ly one doi ng t he
Ta r a n t e l l a S a t u r d a y. Fu l l-blo o de d It a l i a n s for-t he-day danced t he Italian folk dance as part of t he second-a n nua l Italian Festival and Bocce tournament in Finlay Park. A side from dancing, t he festival was a day of musical per for ma nce, aut hent ic Italian food and culture and featured everything from Maserat is to G ondolas. Columbia’s Sons of Italy Lodge sponsored t he festival. Roche, t he co-cha ir of t he fest iva l a nd v ice president of Sons of Italy, couldn’t have been more ple a s e d w it h t he d a y ’s events.
“It’s been great,” Roche said. “We’re so thankf ul people came out and that its been so successful.” T h e I t a l i a n Fe s t i v a l covered the greater part of Finlay Park and featured t he usual assor t ment of festival tents and stages. At the center sat the biggest tent , u nder neat h t he canopy — authentic Italian food made f rom scratch from Villa Tronco. Roche said that food is one of the most important things for Italian culture. “Food a nd fa m i ly a re everything to an Italian,” Roche said. Villa Tronco has been ser v ing Italian food for
Columbia’s residents for four generations, but had probably never ser ved as many people as it did at the Fest ival Sat u rday. Head Chef Tom Sedio said that cooks from the restaurant rolled 18,000 meatballs, baked 50 trays of lasagna and made 1,200 cannolis in preparation for the event. “All of our food was made from scratch,” Sedio said. “ Nobody cook s fest iva l food more authentic than that.” The food wasn’t the only authentic cuisine offered at the festival. Wine vendors sold C h ia nt i a nd pi not Italian Festival ● 3A
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Darrin Horn Ladies Clinic teaches fundamentals
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Women who attended the second annual Ladies Clinic Saturday morning learn fundamental basketball skills.
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Women meet players, practice basketball skills in cancer charity event Derek Legette STAFF WRITER
The second Annual Darrin Horn Ladies Clinic was Saturday morning at the Gamecock Basketball practice facility. From 9 to 11:30 a.m., women of all ages came out to attend the event. All the ladies that attended were given exclusive Ladies Clinic Underarmour shirts, lunch and a tour of the facilities added to the building. The women toured throughout sections like the Coliseum, underneath the stadium, the film and medical room. The women were able to meet the coaches and to learn the basics of basketball. “It’s a ladies clinic to teach the fundamental skills of basketball,” said
Darrin Horn, head coach of the men’s basketball team. “I think it’s a great idea. It has been a big turnout and a lot of fun,” said Caroline DeHaven, a second-year business student. DeHaven helped promote the Ladies Clinic by doing public relations with the Carolina Agency. “Getting to see what all really goes into our basketball program is what it is all about,” she said. The clinic wasn’t held just for the purpose of teaching basketball, for it had charitable aspirations as well. “This will raise money and awareness for breast cancer,” said Horn. The earnings will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research for the fight against breast cancer, which was founded by ESPN and Jim Valvano 15 years ago, and has raised over $90 million since then. The women learned dribbling and shooting techniques. The coaches talked about the rules of passing the ball from
the baseline and defense and showed them first-hand with quick drills that began and ended with loud whistles. The women would rotate around the basketball court in different groups as they learned different things. Horn said that they learned about offense and defense and about nutrition. Members of the Garnet Army and even Cocky made an appearance to discuss the dynamics of school spirit for Carolina basketball games. The men’s basketball team also came out and introduced themselves, while wearing t heir new home and away jerseys. Ever yone was thrilled to see them as well. Horn said much of the event was aimed at getting the participants involved. “We wanted to make it interactive,” said Horn. “We didn’t just want them to just sit around on stands and watch the whole time.” Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@mailbox.sc.edu
The University of South Carolina women’s soccer team captured its first SEC Championship as the Gamecocks knocked off LSU 8-7 in penalty kicks on Sunday afternoon. The title is the school’s first by a USC team since the baseball team won the 2004 conference tournament. Look for extensive coverage of Sunday’s action in Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Gamecock.
It’s late one Wednesday night, and you are walking back f rom st udy i ng at Thomas Cooper Library. You have parked your car in the Bull Street Parking garage. As you are walking you wonder: are there security cameras in the parking garages on campus? Caroline Kern, a secondyear retail student, thinks the parking garages are especially dangerous at night. “I don’t believe that there are cameras in all of t he parking garages. I think only some of them do,” Kern said. “I do not feel safe when I walk in the garages because I have no idea where the cameras are and the garages are poorly lit.” H a n n a h K it c h i n g s , a second-year exercise science student, believes that only some of the parking garages have cameras and does not feel safe. “I don’t believe that every parking garage has cameras, but we should spend t he money on having them in every garage because it is our safety. I would feel more safe if we had them in all as well as a police officer on duty,” Kitchings said. According to the University of S out h C a r ol i n a L aw Enforcement Web site, only some of the many parking garages on campus have installed CCTV cameras. It does not say which ones have them installed and which ones do not. However, located all over in every garage are Emergency Call Boxes. The USC law enforcement says no mat ter what, “People using the garages are encouraged to report any suspicious activit y to t he pol ice depa r t ment .” The USC police number is 803-777-4215 and the Web site is www.les.sc.edu. In an emergency,call 911. Also, if you are on campus late at night, there is an escort system that will escort you to anywhere you need to be on campus. The number for the APO Escort is 803-777-3825. This system is available from Sunday to Thursday, 8 p.m. to midnight. “I defi nitely think that all of the garages on campus should have cameras. There is some sketchy things that you hear about happening in garages and I don’t always feel safe walking through them,” said Emerald Persall, a first– year graphic design student. Kern says that there needs to be a change in order to protect student’s safety. “In order for me to feel safer, there should be more lights in the garages, more cameras and more security on duty,” Kern said. It’s late one Wednesday night and you are walking back f rom st udy i ng at Thomas Cooper Librar y really late. You have parked your car in the Bull Street Park ing garage. You may want to call an escort to get you safely to your car.
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Welcome and Interest Meeting When: 4:30 p.m. Where: Sumwalt 338 What: EMPOWER
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South Carolina is missing out on nearly $100 million in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment benefits, and it will be months before people see the money,. The Post and Courier reported Sunday that the money is intended to cover more women and part-time and low-wage workers who currently don’t qualify for unemployment checks. The changes could provide another nearly 17,000 jobless residents with benefits.
NATIONAL First hurricane targets US NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 100 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. A hurricane watch extended over more than 200 miles of coastline across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Louisiana’s governor declared a state of emergency. Authorities said Ida could make landfall as early as Tuesday morning, although it was forecast to weaken by then. Officials and residents kept a close eye on the Category 2 hurricane as it approached, though there were no immediate plans for evacuations. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Ida brushing near Louisiana and Mississippi, then making landfall near Alabama before continuing across north Florida.
Celebrations mark Wall’s fall BERLIN (AP) — With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago. On that cold night, they danced atop the wall, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. Years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without rigid communist control. Germans are celebrating with concerts boasting Beethoven and Bon Jovi; a memorial service for the 136 people killed trying to cross over from 1961 to 1989; candle lightings and 1,000 plastic foam dominoes to be placed along the wall’s route and tipped over.
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USC’s Surf Club took a trip this weekend to Folly Beach in Charleston, South Carolina to enjoy some surfing and the weekend’s warm weather.
WEIRD HEADLINES A f t e r 9 5 0 Tr i e s , Wo m a n graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation Passes Exam left a note to potential critics to explain the SEOUL, South Korea (Nov. 7) — A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than $4,200 in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.
New fair targets France’s 260,000 annual divorces PARIS — The city of romance got a lesson in love’s hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital’s fi rst divorce fair. In France, nearly one out of two marriages ends in divorce, according to the country’s National Institute of Demographic Studies. More than 130,000 divorces were registered in 2007, as compared to just 50,000 three decades ago.
Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete PALM BAY, Fla. — Police in Florida say a
unfinished work. Palm Bay police Officer Dan Fisher says the artist painted the words “ran out of purple” on the white concrete wall. The note was next to an incomplete bright purple piece that read “Solo.”
NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure ELLINGTON, New Zealand — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for 3,000 New Zealand dollars ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday.
Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov’t-funded sex HARRISBURG, Pa. — An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man’s trouble.
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On the first foreign trip by a U.S. president, President Theodore Roosevelt departs the United States for Panama aboard the battleship Louisiana.
1923 In Munich, armed policeman and troops loyal to Germany’s democratic government crush the Beer Hall Putsch, the first attempt by the Nazi Party at seizing control of the Germany.
1938 German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people and their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria. The violence was later dubbed “Kristallnacht,” or “Night of Broken Glass,” after the countless smashed windows of Jewish-owned establishments, left approximately 100 Jews dead, 7,500 Jewish businesses damaged and hundreds of synagogues, homes, schools and graveyards vandalized.
1956 The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre — an admirer of the Soviet Union — denounces both the USSR and its communist system following the brutal Soviet invasion of Hungary.
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Performers take part in Italian traditions at the festival. Italian Festival ● Continued from 1A grigio, two Italian wines. Janet Hayden, one of the vendors, said that much like food, wine is essential to Italians. “Wine and food for Italians is a marriage,” said Hayden, who was quick to point out t hat she wasn’t Italian. “It’s good for you.” Music was another large part of the festival. People at t he fest ival’s lot could hea r t rad it iona l mu sic from the grandstand, and people gathered to hear the sou nds of per for mers i n the latter part of the day. Dick Goodwin of the Dick Goodwin Quintet was one of those performers there. He said that Italians have a rich musical tradition. “A lot of Italian-American performers brought great mu sic to A mer ic a,” sa id Goodwin, a former professor at the USC School of Music. “There is a great musical tradition out of Italy.” The Dick Goodwin Quintet played the melodies of several It al ia n a nd A merican standards made famous by the likes of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, both Italians, and featured
the voices of Anna Dragoni and Shawn Logan, after a quick rehearsal on a parking lot c u rb just beh i nd t he grand stand. Other attractions included a n Italia n food market, feat uring Italian i ng red ient s not fou nd st ate side; a showc a se of Italian supercars with price tags well into six figures; a gondola; Renaissance-style fencing; and Bocce, a game dating back to the Roman Empire. Thirt y-two twoperson teams competed in the Bocce tournament for a cash prize. Mike Rescigno, a co-treasure of Sons of Italy, said the tournament was one of his favorite events. “Me a nd my son got k nocked out i n t he f irst round, but we enjoyed it,” he said. Roche said that after all the games have been played, t he last notes are played and the massive amounts of food have been eaten, she hoped visitors would take the culture with them, and that she was proud of her heritage. “I’m so glad I’m Italian,” she said. Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@mailbox.sc.edu
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Women’s soccer pulls through tournament There is no football game on November 19th, but there is another USC team we should all gather to support that day: the Carolina women’s soccer team. The ladies will be at Carolina Ale House in the Vista from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. that night to watch the 2009 NCAA Women’s Soccer Selection Show on ESPNews with students and fans. The show will announce what South Carolina is seeded and if they will host a game or go on the road in the tournament. These ladies’ performance Sunday against LSU for the SEC Championship was The SEC nothing short of impressive. To o o f t e n f o o t b a l l a n d take center stage game showcased basketball when it comes to college sports, but we are lucky to precision and skill have an assortment of other successful USC sports teams, it is time they receive that has taken and more support from students. women’s soccer team USC through the hadThe an amazing season this year with only three losses overall and ending the season season. ranked No. 15. With their performance in the SEC tournament they did one better, winning games against Georgia and Florida, whom they had lost to in regular season play, before going on to beat LSU, the other team that had defeated Carolina in the regular season. The championship game was shown on ESPNU and was definitely an exciting one. The game showcased the precision and skill that has taken USC through the season and allowed many students to watch the intense level of play these women are capable of. The match went into overtime and fi nally ended 8-7 in penalty kicks. The Gamecocks were able to pull out a goal with two minutes left in the game to even it up 1-1 and then missed only one penalty kick in the series. The point of all this? November 19th is a day to celebrate with these ladies in a great way. They have played an amazing season under the USC name and we need to come out and let them know how proud we are of them.
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Passed bill equals huge mistake Government-run health care will repeat mistakes made in past, force people to become dependent on State Over the weekend the House passed the health care reform, thus leading to total government control of health care from the current quasi-fascist model. Don’t worry though — all of these interventions by the government that have given us crap care will be solved by even more interventions, because a free market will put profits above patient care and cannot allocate resources quite as well as the government can. The current bill will force individuals to purchase a health insurance plan or pay a large increase in taxes as a penalty. This, of course, is a subsidy to insurance Will c o m p a n ie s a s w e l l a s a Potter subsidy to older and less First-year healthy Americans who will economics have lower premiums. The student government told everyone that this will only cost $800 billion over ten years, and now it has gone to $1.2 trillion. An interesting note is that it will also require large corporations to provide health care for their employees, which will only bring economic growth. A key proposal in the bill has been anti-discrimination laws which include preventing individuals with preexisting
cond it ions f rom bei ng den ied. Th is prevent s i nsu ra nce compa n ies f rom assessing risk and assigning premiums — which is the whole point of insurance. If a public option is included, you can be guaranteed that the inevitable failings of this enterprise (just like the postal service) will be remedied by increasing taxes for ever yone and/or more regulations on insurance companies in order prevent them from attracting customers. Maybe government-run health care will be beneficial to everyone by lowering costs and reducing the debt. But, that would be repeating the same mistakes shown in history by believing government can solve our problems. Democrats and Republicans are correct in stating the current situation is disastrous. What I propose is health care provided by the free market with insurance treated like auto insurance and only used in major operations. First, I propose getting rid of the FDA, which denies patients lifesaving medicine for years and has done a poor job protecting us. Second, we should allow the importation of prescription drugs, end licensing rules by the AMA and get rid of numerous state regulations that prevent competition. Finally, we should get rid of Medicare and Medicaid. These proposals will lower costs, bring better health care and reduce debt. In the long run there is only free market or totalitarianism — no mixed economy can last.
Thanksgiving can be celebrated on campus Students who do not go home for holidays can still decorate, dine with friends in Columbia As holidays are approaching, the “feel” of Thanksgiving seems to be lacking in off-white dorms across campus. Maybe the feeling is due to the missing decorative pieces that moms put out on the coffee table or the scent of pies baking in the oven. For some, it’s the fact that the air just isn’t as crisp as it should be. Whatever the reason, the need for holiday cheer is evident, especially for those who will not be able to return home for Thanksgiving. Luckily for me, my small-town humble abode is only an hour-and-a-half drive away. For many of the students here at USC, going all the way home for Thanksgiving is both impractical and much too expensive. Others choose not to return home so that they won’t miss the Clemson game. So how will these students be able to enjoy the
Thanksgiving holiday with just as much glee as those of us returning home to deep-fried turkey and apple pie? The most obvious way to get that feeling of Thanksgiving in your dorms is to decorate. Grab some roomies, head down to Dollar Tree and stock up on all things fall. Don’t be shy with the inexpensive décor: the more the merrier. Decorating your dorm is one easy way to make the room feel more homey and lived-in. If you don’t have Jessica the funds or transportation to take Hardin a trip, you can always resort back to Second-year kindergarten crafts. journalism Remember how fun and festive student tracing your hand and turning it into a turkey was? A not her indicator of t he season is smell. Cinnamon apple is the essence of fall. Take the easy way out and fi nd an air freshener with cinnamon apple fragrances or get a pre-made apple pie next time you go to the grocery store. The smell will last
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for a while and prompt those holiday feelings. Lastly, on Thanksgiving Day, don’t settle for Russell House. Make a homemade meal. I don’t suggest cooking an entire turkey or even making a turkey day feast. You can enjoy great food without much hassle. Take shortcuts by buying pre-made meals or frozen goods. If you are feeling a little more June Cleaverlike, search for recipes online that require few ingredients. It will save you money and they are usually easier to prepare. Also, don’t skimp on the dessert. Although nothing compares to grandma’s homemade pecan pie, there are pies sold in stores that are very tasty and inexpensive. Just because you aren’t going home for the Thanksgiving doesn’t mean that you can’t get into the spirit of things. Invite some friends over, decorate your dorm and plan a meal together. Nothing compares to the Thanksgivings at home, Thanksgiving can still be a time of good food, good friends and good pie.
T h roughout c i nemat ic h istor y t here has been no shortage of naysayers: g rey-ha i red l it t le men saying movies and TV were destroying young people’s minds. Nowadays we st ill have some who make this a rg u ment , but genera l ly we’ve all accepted cinema as a respectable art form unto itself, an ingenious cultural de velopment of t he la st century. But the 20th century was, to use a cliché, so last season. This great body of film and TV has now butted heads with a 21st century Internet, that behemoth of signals and blinking lights. And how has it held up? Not well. We b s i t e s like YouTube and Hulu are t he main culprits: they compete with the world of cinema Michael ju st as much Lambert First-year as cinema comparative competed literature with the student literary world. I t ’s a c r u e l progression in our culture — of one for m of media trumping the last — only now we get to see it happen much more quickly. With the availabilit y of movies on YouTube and TV series on Hulu, we’ve become even more dependent on our computers. We already trust our work, our documents, our relationships to them; now, we trust our leisure and entertainment to them as well. Instead of having the social interaction that comes with getting a group together and going out to the movie theater, we pull out our headphones, plug into our laptops and shut out the world. Cinema just becomes another nifty aspect of our Internet-driven lives — instant messaging or online banking — rather than what it once was: a form of expression with a rich and diverse development. There’s no denying the convenience of the Internet for letting us watch shows or movies we have missed. As a databank, it works flawlessly. But the next generation will have no understanding of what a theater is, or even a television. They will only know terms like “wireless,” “buffering” and “connection strength.” So power down the network for a change and actually see movies in theaters, or clumped together with your dormmates in a common room. Trust me, you won’t be missing anything.
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Student musicians connect online Kyara Massenburg
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Certainly, the days of aspiring musicians recording their music on cassette tapes and CDs are long gone. Being interconnected via social networking sites is less of a choice and more of a necessity in today’s Internet-crazed era. For musicians, it is essential in their pursuit to obtain fame and wealth to create a brand for themselves. To market themselves in a creative way is what makes it possible for rising stars to “break” into an otherwise impervious industry. Such was the case with 19-year-old Collipark Music/ Interscope Records rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em. This platinumselling artist emerged onto the music scene via the Internet with 2007’s number one hit “Crank That.” During an interview with Hillary Crosley of Billboard Music magazine Soulja Boy explained how his claim to fame came about. “Before my record deal I got my success through the Internet, I had 10 million hits on my site,” said Soulja Boy. After self-recording his records Soulja Boy uploaded his videos onto Youtube and labeled them with the number one song on the billboard charts at the time of his post. For example, if Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” was number one he would title his song ‘Britney Spears — Womanizer’ to increase his number of viewers. A growing number of USC students are also turning to social networking sites to get their music heard. The budding musicians, like many “rags to riches” stories before them, use assorted media including Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and Youtube as pathways to potential success: gaining a fan following. Untold, thousands of people will sample their work. Mary Elizabeth McDonald, a second-year music student, is one such singer-songwriter who attributes much of her newfound success to multiple social media sites. “The internet has been a huge tool. It’s allowed me to get my name out, not just to fans, but important music officials as well,” said McDonald. Mary Liz, which she’s most commonly known by, not only shocks her listeners with her soulful voice, but with her piano and viola playing capabilities and her songwriting as well. Native to Irmo, McDonald began singing, playing the piano and performing around the age of three. Sheltered by her parents for most of her childhood, she said she didn’t find her true voice until her mid teens. “I was only allowed to listen to Christian music growing
up — until middle school when I’d sneak and listen to other music and I fell in love with R&B,” McDonald said. Aside from her limited exposure to various genres of music as a child, there is no mistaking McDonald’s natural knack for singing soulful R&B music. McDona ld devoted her breaks bet ween semesters and summers to her music. After being discovered by music business partner Chris Greene, her musical career Courtesy of Mar y Liz www.citproperty.com took off shortly before her father’s death in November 2007. Cognizant of what an essential role the internet can play in the measure of success her future holds, McDonald has created various Web pages that allow her to network and showcase her songs, videos, photo’s, etc. “Now, after joining Twitter, my song “Come Get Me” is now playing in at least six states. Twitter has benefited me the most but, as far as just letting people hear my music Myspace and Youtube have been key,” on Bozard said McDonald. Photo by Clayt Courtesy of The Artichokes After self-recording their first album “We Have now is Hearts, Too,” The Artichokes sent their CD to local venues and used Web sites such as Myspace to promote their Haley Dreis, a third-year music and journalism student. She exudes vibrancy and maturity that spills over into her music, music. “Myspace was huge at the time, we couldn’t have done it which is apparent in her 2009 debut album “Beautiful To Me” without it,” said guitarist and lead singer Emrys McMahon, with her sassy rock piece “Take It All Away” and continuing a second-year chemical engineering student. They continued through “Dancing to a Symphony,” which encompasses a slower to build their brand by utilizing sites like Facebook, Youtube melody line and a violin solo. Dreis has taken full advantage of and Twitter to stay interconnected with fans and various music various social networks by creating a personal Web site, and specifically focusing on Youtube and Twitter to promote her outlets. One hundred shows, four bass guitarists and two or three album and make music industry connections. She has embraced and adapted to the new wave of social name changes later the band The Artichokes have emerged onto Columbia’s eclectic music scene as rising stars. Like media sites, appreciating the freedom, creativity and control virtually all upcoming bands The Artichokes toy with the fine that the internet offers. More importantly, Dreis has made it a line of commercialism and rebellion, striving to create a unique point to focus on her music first and advertising second. “The Internet has greatly impacted the way I package myself sound that will appeal to wide audiences but not resemble other pop artists. They draw inspiration from artists such and network, but I’m a firm believer in the fact that the best as Vampire Weekend, Paul Simon and The Kinks and when connections are always made in person,” Dreis said. “But it is a forced to classify their sound The Artichokes said that their vital tool, especially as a college student,” said Dreis. music falls under several genres, resulting in a combination of Indie-Island-Rock. Comments on this story? Perhaps the most readily recognizable student musician right E-mail sagcketc@sc.edu
Sadly, due to circumstances beyond our control, The Mix is unable to print a full Trivia Times 2 this week. Sorry as we are, we hope that this miniature set of trivia questions, about all things small, will tide over USC’s voracious appetite for knowledge until next Monday.
Questions: 1) What is an anagram for the word “abridge”? 2) Which Blink-182 album was “All the Small Things” featured on? 3) What book was reproduced on a five-millimeter tablet by an MIT professor to take the title of smallest printed book reproduction in the Guinness Book of World Records? 4) How short is the world’s shortest man? 5) What is the shortest a movie can be and still be considered a feature film by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
Answers: 1) Brigade 2) “Enema of the State” 3) The New Testament of the King James Bible with 180,568 words 4) 73 centimeters (29.2 inches) 5) 40 minutes
Social networking sites help up-and-coming artists make important industry contacts
‘Men Who Stare at Goats’ lacks focus Film limited by lack of coherent storyline, still brings laughs with deadpan humor Jimmy Gilmore STAFF WRITER
The Men Who Stare at Goats NOW IN THEATERS ★ ★ ★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩
Director: Grant Heslov Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges Run Time: 93 minutes Rating: R for language, some drug content and brief nudity In “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” George Clooney plays Lyn Cassady, a booze-addled, burned-out Jedi Warrior. No, not a “Star Wars” Force-wielder — Lyn professes to have been an integral member of the U.S. Army’s top secret project to train super soldiers with paranormal psychic abilities in the 1980s. Director Grant Heslov’s scatter-shot and scatterbrained sat ire digs into t he absu rdit y of m ilitar y philosophy. It alternates between smug and tiresome, with multiple stories backtracking through time in a journey that almost too calmly meanders through a group of inadequate men straining to fi nd purpose in their lives. It moves brisk ly, and its deadpan humor pack s a serviceable laugh, but Heslov and screenwriter Peter Straughan never figure out exactly what their target is. T he f i l m fol lows jou r na l ist Bob W i lton ( Ewa n McGregor) who, in the wake of the Iraq invasion in 2003 and the collapse of his marriage, heads abroad to cover the war. Waiting in Kuwait, he crosses paths with Clooney’s Cassady who claims he is a reactivated Jedi Warrior on a secret mission. The t wo take of f into t he Iraq desert wit h litt le purpose, encountering a bizarre string of misadventures.
Interspersed in this main story is McGregor’s to-thepoint voiceover that relates Cassady’s training in the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion under the tutelage of Bill Django ( Jeff Bridges), an officer who believes preaching hippie happiness can unlock his soldiers’ psychic abilities to travel through walls, drive while blindfolded or stop an animal’s heart. George Clooney holds t he f ilm toget her wit h an outrageous and subtle comic performance. He plays Cassady’s reckless devotion and paranoia to extremes while holding back bodily animation. He measures his intensity in facial tics, jutting his chin or popping his eyes out in all directions. In the fl ashback scenes, Clooney’s slack-jawed awe at his own psychic abilities helps put the fi lm in fuller focus. When Bridges is given the space to parade his ideals in front of his recruits, “The Men Who Stare at Goats” manages to push absurdity in every moment, building and upping its ante scene by scene. But while these f lashback scenes eff iciently poke and prod at blind devotions and the silliness of sliding hippie harmony inside military aggression, the scenes of McGregor and Clooney wandering around the Iraq desert are like interludes and sketches that add little to the overall commentary. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” is lightweight and breezy, but it doesn’t have the guts to poke deep enough. It doesn’t know whether we should laugh at Lyn Cassady or understand his plight of psychic rediscovery. Nor is it cynical or deadpan enough to push its satirical edge to a cutting level. All the jokes seem dulled in its third act, when all the elements try rather unsuccessfully to converge. There are lots of great ideas in “The Men Who Stare
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George Clooney stars as Lyn Cassady, who claims to be a reactivated Jedi Warrior in “The Men Who Stare at Goats.”
at Goats” about conf usion, inadequacy, the need to fi nd meaning and how war offers us both problems and solutions. It amuses, but it never gets us to think about the implications of training psychic super soldiers. The fi lm hits ambivalence about nearly every one of its subjects. Its deadpan humor and the absurd clowning of George Clooney and Jeff Bridges make it an easily digestible farce that doesn’t get too bogged down in trying to create a message. But in the absence of a direct point for its commentary, the film’s major moments all feel too tangential and underdeveloped. Its tip lacks poison, and its tone never seeps into the caustic singe that could have pushed it higher.
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Carolina falls short in Fayetteville Second half explosion propels Razorbacks to win Chris Cox
SPORTS EDITOR
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Momentum can be a funny thing. South Carolina had fought its way to a 10-10 draw at halftime. But then, on the fi rst play of the second half, quarterback Stephen Garcia fou nd f re sh m a n A l shon Jeffery down the middle of an 80-yard touchdown and the Gamecocks had a 16-10 advantage. But the extra point was muffed, and the game was never the same. “We dropped the snap on the extra point, which always seems to be a bad omen for us,” USC coach Steve Spurrier said. “It just seems like nothing good happens.” Bad omen may have been an understatement. Arkansas (5-4, 2-4 SEC) scored the next 23 points, a nd USC (6 - 4, 3- 4) was never able to recover, as the Razorbacks knocked around t he G a mecock s 33-16 at sun-drenched Donald W. Reynolds Stadium. Other than the bomb to begin it, the third quarter was fairly miserable for USC. After falling behind by six,
the Razorbacks moved the ball 73 yards and quarterback Ryan Mallett punched it in from the 1-yard line for a 1716 advantage. “ We h a d a l it t l e momentum right there, but they took it and went down there and scored. So they answered,” Spurrier said. “ S ome d ay a rou nd here , hopefully if we get ahead a little bit, we cannot let them catch up real fast.” USC responded, driving to the Razorbacks’ 25-yard line. But Garcia’s fade pass i ntended for Jef fer y was picked off in the end zone.. Seven plays and 80 yards later, Arkansas’ lead was up to eight at 24-16. “I guess defenses have seen us doing it so much they’re just sprinting back there and making plays,” Garcia said. “Those are the kind of plays that turn momentum. And it did. And it just spiraled downhill from then.” T he n , c e nt er G a r ret t Anderson snapped the ball over Garcia’s head on the next possession, and the ball sailed into the end zone for a safety. “It looked like Garrett snapped it a little high and hard,” Spurrier said. “I don’t k now if Stephen was not looking or what. I think he was looking. It just went right through his hands with pretty good velocity.” Arkansas added insult to injury late in the fourth, when
Broderick Green punched it in from 3 yards. “We had a decent showing in the first half. Had a few big plays. But then we stopped playing after the first drive [of the second half],” Anderson said. The f irst half feat ured several big plays for USC, as the Gamecocks moved the ball at will on their first possession. Tailback Kenny M i le s a nd receiver Moe Brown both netted runs of more than 20 yards on USC’s first drive. But a delay of game penalty on fourth-and-goal at the 2 forced kicker Spencer Lanning to settle for a 23yard field goal and a 3-0 lead. “It’s like, so close yet so far away,” tight end Weslye Saunders said of USC’s red zone woes. “We’ve got to get back to the basics, back to the drawing board, try to figure something out and get back in the end zone.” A rk a n sa s i m med iately responded, as Joe Adams’ 18yard run put the Hogs up 7-3. After being forced to punt back to South Carolina, the Hogs attempted a fake punt on fourth-and-2 at their own 26-yard line. Freshman Quin Smith made the play of his young career, tackling Ronnie Wingo for a 2-yard loss. Carolina only needed four plays from there, as Garcia capped off the drive with a 1-yard rush as USC reclaimed
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Jerell Norton intercepts Stephen Garcia in the third quarter of Arkansas’ 33-16 win over Carolina Saturday. From there, the Razorbacks the lead at 10-7. J u s t w h e n i t l o o k e d were able to net the tying field like USC would take that goal, bringing the halftime lead to the half, A rkansas score to a 10-10 draw. quarterback Ryan Mallett threw underneath to D.J. Comments on this story? Williams with 22 seconds left E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. in the half for a 69-yard gain. sc.edu
FRUSTRATION BUILDS FOR USC FOOTBALL Gamecocks reeling after second consecutive loss Chris Cox
SPORTS EDITOR
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Suffice it to say, the frustration level of South Carolina’s football team is sky high. Following its second consecutive loss, Carolina has its backs against the wall, as the Gamecocks have been outscored 64-29 over the last two road games, with contests still to play against undefeated Florida and instate rival Clemson. “It’s seven or eight on a scale of one to 10,” quarterback Stephen Garcia said of the frustration level. “We’re just not playing where we would like to play and that’s the frustrating part.” Of fensively, it seems eas y to pinpoint what the root of the problem has been. Over the last two games, South Carolina has committed 11 penalties for 75 yards — many of them coming from a beaten-down offensive line. “O ut st a nd i ng. O ut rageous. I can’t really put it into words,” center Garrett Anderson said. “We are much better than this. We have not played as well as we can.” While the line hasn’t protected,
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USC quarterback Stephen Garcia dives for a one-yard touchdown run. Garcia and his bevy of playmakers haven’t produced — as the last two games have seen Carolina score just as many field goals (three) as touchdowns. “That’s another frustrating part,” Garcia said. “We’re hurting ourselves. Move down the field and then end drives with penalties, turnovers, sacks, getting out of field position, it’s hurting us.” It’s been a roller coaster season for Sout h Carolina, as coaches, players and fans alike have yet to see the Gamecocks put together a truly dominating effort. Before the
previous road swing, Carolina had found itself in a dogfight seemingly each week, including games against Florida Atlantic and South Carolina State. “We still haven’t played a game that’s left anybody satisfied,” Garcia said. “Once we finally get that game, everybody will finally understand what it’s like and see how much fun it is. And we’ll go from there.” According to defensive tack le Ladi Ajiboye, Saturday’s second half summed up why the Gamecocks haven’t been able to put together a complete performance.
“I’m really frustrated right now. We made a lot of mistakes. We really killed ourselves,” Ajiboye said. “I give it to Arkansas. They finished the game and we didn’t.” Finishing games, and finishing seasons, is something Carolina hasn’t been able to do as of late. The lateseason slide that seems to be in the minds of USC fans is rearing its ugly head. Is t his anot her example of an impressive first half of the season and a collapse in the second half? “Coaches are coaching their butts off, but just not getting results right now,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “Maybe all that good fortune we had earlier is catching up with us a bit.” Despite t he season seemingly beginning to collapse around them, Anderson believes the team still has the ability to make this season count, and go into the offseason with a different mindset than in the past. “If we want to do anything to show we had a great year we have to beat these next two teams (Florida and Clemson),” Anderson said. “We have two games and we can bring something back to this season.” Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox.sc.edu
CHICKEN FEED Chris Cox
SPORTS EDITOR
• USC did not receive the ball fi rst for the fi rst time this season. Carolina won the toss, but deferred to the second half. • Carolina wore all-white uniforms for the fi rst time this season. • Defensive tackle Nathan Pepper served as a team captain in place of the injured Cliff Matthews. • The 80-yard touchdown to start the second half was the longest pass completion and reception for quarterback Stephen Garcia and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, respectively. • The play was the longest from scrimmage for USC since Bobby Wallace’s 88-yard
scamper for a touchdown against Middle Tennessee State back in November of 2006. • Rya n Mallet t completed 23-27 passes on Saturday, mak ing his .852 completion percentage a school record for highest in a game with 20 or more passes attempted. • Arkansas recorded its fi rst safety since Sept. 22, 2007 against Kentucky. • With his lone sack on Saturday, linebacker Eric Norwood is now tied for seventh all-time in SEC history • With 3,236 career passing yards, Garcia moved into 10t h place in career passing yardage at USC. He passes four different
G a m e c o c k q u a r t e r b a c k s o n S at u r d a y, including last season’s starter Chris Smelley. • Guard Garrett Chisolm made the fi rst start of his career on Saturday. On Moe Brown’s 25-yard reverse run, he made a great trap block — one of the few highlights of the line’s performance. • O p p o s i n g t e a m s a r e now 0 -3 w he n attempting a fake punt or field goal against USC this season. Linebacker Quin Smith sniffed out a fake deep in Arkansas territory for a loss of two yards. USC’s last stop of a fake attempt was against Kentucky.
Consecutive losses nothing new for USC FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Cue the Whitesnake. Here they go again, down the only road they’ve ever known. It became clear on Sat urday t hat Sout h Carolina football is heading for anot her end-of-t heyear slide. The players are different. The issues have changed. But somehow t he Alex Riley annual fall into Sports Editor obsc u r it y is Emeritus the same. Words l ike frustration, mistakes and finishing f loated through the air by the players and coaches as easily as the Pig Suey did from the Arkansas fan base. The questions still remain. It’s the answers that have eluded the Gamecocks. L i k e s e em i n gl y e ver y season before them, Carolina fi nds itself in position for a good, if not great, season. And just as the brass rung comes into reach, the team seems to slip and fall back to earth. T he r e w a s t he No. 9 r a n k i n g w it h a t r ip t o Arkansas ahead during the 20 02 season. A st ag na nt offense (another phrase that made its way into the postgame conversation) allowed for the upset. There were the Lou Holtz years of needing to beat Clemson to become bowl eligible. Each time, USC lost. T he r e w a s t he No. 6 ranking and a 6-1 mark in 2007 that had USC poised for possibly it s g reate st season ever. Five straight losses ended that dream. And of course there was the year-end debacle last season of t h ree st ra ight loses, including a New Year’s Day date wit h a nat ional television audience, which left fans with sour feelings. Each season, it seems the Gamecocks get closer to the equivalent of Pop Rocks – a crackling, booming start, followed by a whimpering, fizzled-out fi nish. This year is starting to shape up to be no different. How c a n a de c ade of football be the greatest and worst in the 110-plus year history of a major college program? After all, no time per iod i n USC’s h istor y has ever seen this kind of w i n n i ng a nd nat ional attention. The five bowls since 2000 are easily the best stretch in program history. Only the 1980-88 stretch comes close with four postseason berths. Ye t i n p e r u s i n g t h e message boards on Gamecock-affiliated Web sites over the past 24 hours, fans have already cashed in t heir chips say ing t he tea m doe sn’t de ser ve to go bowling. How can that be? This is a program that has 14 trips to post-season destinations in its history. If a 6-6 record in the SEC gets you to (insert post-season destination here) for a game, how can you not want to go? But until the Gamecocks get around to win No. 7 or that post-season trip to wherever, it appears here they go again. And if they keep it up, they might be going at it alone.