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Student initiative key to higher ‘Green’ report Derek Legette STAFF WRITER
Rugby getting notice The South Carolina Club Rugby team looks for success in the Southeastern Conference Tournament after recently cracking the Top 25.
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USC gets ‘B’ for sustainability
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The University of South Ca rol i n a received a ‘B’ overall on the nation-wide C o l l e g e S u s t a i n a b i l it y Report Card released Oct. 7. M ic h ael K om a n , t he director of the Off ice of Sust a i nabil it y, sa id t hat progress in specific areas led to the overall improvement. “Basically t he commitment of t he ad m i n ist rat ion, such as the hard work of Pastides, efforts on climate change, campus cleaning and others led to us getting the grade,” Koman said. Even t hough USC was already above average last year, the school received a C - plu s r a n k i n g. T he campus received several ‘A’s and ‘B’s in areas such as administration, climate change, food, green building and other topics. Koma n say s St udent Government and student par t icipat ion i n genera l made a major contribution to the school’s success. “Groups like SG, SAGE and R H A star ted cooperat ing on different things last year, and student efforts jumped the ranks from ‘C’ to ‘A.’” Koman said. SG President Meredith Ross said student groups
l i k e S G a r e e x c it e d t o b e i n v ol v e d i n m a k i n g t he Un iversit y more sustainable. “We’re happy to take an active role in this endeavor,” said Ross, a fou rt h-year political science student. Koma n sa id St udent Media is also doing a great job of getting the word out to everyone on campus. He said that it makes a positive contribution towards the score. Having a ‘B’ grade is good, but Koman says USC is on t rack for t he ‘A’ as well. USC has the ambition and the capability to do so, but improvements will have to be made. Committees are bei ng m ade to work on academics, curriculum and overall education process. The lowest grade, a ‘D,’ was in investment f unds, shareholder engagements and the process of investments, so that area w i l l b e s c r ut i n i z e d f or major changes. A lso t ra nspor t at ion, wh ich ear ned a ‘C ,’ is a current issue that needs to be dealt with. Koman says that USC’s ideal goal is to be entirely carbon neutral. That goal is possible to obtain, however it will take decades for the school to reach that point. Having a fleet of eight electric trucks and 33 automobiles that run on biodiesel, USC is on the right path. “T he people foc u si ng on transportation plan on making an announcement o n t h at i n t he c o m i n g
Professor Ed Madden teaches this new English course this semester, bringing in student-led methods to explore the representation of sexuality through literature.
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USC earned an ‘A’ in student involvement on the national College Sustainability Report Card. of t he col leges they select, and, coi nc ident a l ly, Koman says that it is the students that will be the driv ing force towards ef forts to improve. “Last year was g r e a t a n d I ’m looking forward t o w h a t ’s t o come.”
months,” Koman said. A lt hough t hey are aggressive in their pursuits, t hey wa nt to keep t hei r plans under wraps for now, so Koman was unavailable to give out any specifics. T he ca mpu s wa nt s to achieve the highest grade possible, but not for just the sake of rankings. “ We’re not j u s t competing for the grade, but st udent s who a re college searching do tend to look at green rankings a nd sust a i nabil it y when selecting schools,” Koman said. Students expect much out
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Day in the Life of a Priest
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Neighborhood Watch Housing policy for first-year students seems arbitrary — it follows more like a residential form of Plan Jeremey B than a Aarons substantial First-year set of rules. advertising student
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Rev. Paul Sterne, an avid Elvis fan, dedicated a bathroom in the student center to the king.
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“Anchors Away”-themed sculptures were erected Tuesday to benefit Harvest Hope as part of Homecoming festivities.
Homecoming contestants cobble Canned Creations Nautical-themed can sculptures will go to Harvest Hope Taylor Cheney
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Spurs and Struts 6 p.m. Greene Street Float Building 8 - 10 p.m. Greene Street Intramural Field
Fol low i n g a lo n g w it h Ho me c o m i n g ’s n aut ic a l t heme, 23 groups set sail Tuesday to part icipate in Canned Creations, an annual contest in which teams build and assemble structures out of 200 cans and other nonperishable items. I n just fou r hou rs, t he students built a structure less than eight feet tall or wide. Teams were critiqued based on adherence to the “Anchor’s Away” t heme, aest het ics,
design and presentation to a panel of two faculty members and one staff member from the sponsoring organization H a r ve st Hope. O nce a l l of t he t e a m s’ c r e at io n s wer e j ud g e d , t he y wer e disassembled and the cans were loaded onto a truck and donated to the Harvest Hope food bank. Har vest Hope is a nonprof it org a n i z at ion t h at dist ributes more t han 19 million pounds of food to needy Sout h Carolin ians every year. Jessie Miller, a second-year ex perimental psycholog y student, and her team created a boat with a USC flag on top CANS ● 3
Campus reverend takes new approach to spreading faith Sarah Peterman STAFF WRITER
Paul Sterne is a Father, but not a dad. No, it’s not a riddle: Rev. Paul Sterne is a priest.
Sterne spends most of his time at St. Theodore’s Anglican Chapel, which is also home to the C.S. Lewis Center on College Street across from Capstone House. There he holds seminars, teaches classes and fosters discussion among students. It’s where “Christianity and culture connect,” according to f lyers posted a rou nd
campus. “Exposing students from all backgrounds to classic Christian literature has been our best outreach,” Sterne said. Each week there are many events at the center. From meetings like Chapters and Verse, when students look at PRIEST ● 3
Apology from the Editor In Tuesday’s paper, Kate Jaffe and Sydney Daigle were featured as Gamecocks of the Week. After speaking with these extraordinary women, we discovered that our story did not do them justice. Look for FMLA as an upcoming Organization of the Week. We apologize for the corrections that must be made and promise our readers that we will continue to work our hardest to serve you the best we can. — Amanda Davis, Editor-in-Chief • • • •
Jaffe and Daigle tutor children from low-income families in Columbia. The quote regarding FMLA should have said: “We’re all about gender equality.” Daigle is a fourth-year anthropology a nd women a nd gender st ud ies student. Jaffe studied with Semester at Sea, visiting 13 different countries.
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Daigle spent a semester in Senegal to study sustainable development and doing independent research on women’s role in agriculture. Jaffe is a member of Delta Zeta sorority. Jaffe wants to go into the school of psychology. Daigle wants to get her master’s in Public Health.