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Explosive plays give Gamecocks decisive victory over Tar Heels Kyle Heck
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uarterbacks Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson picked up right where they left off last season as the G amecock s opened t heir h ighly ant icipated 2013 campaig n w it h Thursday night’s battle with North Carolina.
On the third play from scrimmage and on his fi rst pass attempt, Shaw found sophomore wide receiver Shaq Roland streaking down the middle of the field for a 65-yard touchdown. It was the beginning of big plays for the Gamecocks as they routed the Tar Heels 27-10. “In the fi rst half, we only had five possessions, and we scored on four of them,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “So that’s not too shabby. We had a good little running game going, but the game could have been a lot closer.” After South Carolina tacked on
Low attendance leads to high costs at some CP events
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I Love Female Orgasm
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Nick Offerman
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Bugsy Calhoun
Hannah Jeffrey
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Ahmed Ahmed
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Carolina Product ions spent t housa nds of dollars last semester on comedy and musical acts, including many that were attended by fewer than 100 students. The group shelled out nearly $177,000 in all on events, including movies, attended by 14,680 students. That works out to an average ticket price of $12.06, up about 50 cents from Fall 2012. T he spr i ng nu mb er wa s skewed upwa rd somewhat because card readers at Project Condom and Birdcage, normally two of CP’s largest events, malfunctioned, returning numbers lower than usual, CP President Erik Telford said. The spring lineup brought a few big names to campus, including Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers and chart-topping country singer Chris Young, both of whom brought out hordes of students. “Big comedy shows and concerts are usually our biggest draws,” Telford said. Young, the most expensive act , cost $40,000 and brought in 1,000 students, an average of $40 per student who swiped in to the event. “We try to keep it around the price of what a
is t he you nger cousin of former Clemson star quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. The 17 points Sout h Carolina scored in the fi rst quarter were the most in an opening game since 1996, when the Gamecocks put up 23 in their first quarter against Central Florida. The Gamecock defense stymied the Tar Heel offense until North Carolina quarterback Bryn Renner connected with receiver Quinshad Davis, a South Carolina native, for a 4-yard touchdown pass to cut the
CP Spring 2013 Cost Breakdown
Smaller acts draw high per-student price, but big names fare better
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a field goal by freshman Elliot Fry to bring their lead to 10, Shaw and sophomore tailback Brandon Wilds again led the Gamecocks down the field. After Shaw found receiver K.J. Brent for a 9-yard completion to the North Carolina 29, Thompson stepped in. On h is f irst and only pass attempt, Thompson found receiver Kane W hitehurst , a walk-on who transferred from A rkansas , for a 29-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone to give the Gamecocks a com ma nd i ng 17- 0 lead at t he end of one quar ter. W h itehu rst
$79.37
Campus MovieFest
$72.12
Jenni Schaefer
$12.20
Andrew Santino
$24.39
Project Condom* The Birdcage*
$48.08 $4.92
Gina Loring
$108.11
Seth Meyers
$26.78
Shanelle Gabriel
$31.25
Chris Young
$40.00
African Drum & Dance Ensemble
$82.35
Owen Benjamin
$52.63
*These events’ per-person costs were skewed upward by a card reader issue. Source: Carolina Productions
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The Gamecock defense started strong Thursday and held on to secure the 27-10 victory.
Local artist Cassy Renee hopes to take her soulful music career to the next level with original music.
Editorial Board: CP needs to bring in bigger names and advertise better to spend more effectively.
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State won’t make Haley Man pleads guilty in drug campaign pay after wreck trafficking conspiracy Gov. Nikki Haley ’s campaign will not have to repay the state for her security detail after it was involved in a minor car accident in June, The State reported. Cathy Hazelwood, attorney for the State Ethics Commission sent a letter to the Haley campaign, asking for reimbursement after Haley took her security detail on what she called a campaign fundraising trip. But St ate Et h ic s C om m is sion E xec ut ive Director Herb Hayden said that Hazelwood ’s accusations were not accurate. “The mere fact that people gave her campaign contributions while she was there doesn’t make the event a campaign event or make the trip a campaign event,” Hayden said. T he St ate Et h ic s C om m i s sion s a id t h at campaign employees travel with Haley in stateowned vehicles was not a problem.
A 43-year-old ma n who entered t he U.S. illegally pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to bring 20 pounds of cocaine into the country and send the profits back to Mexico, The State reported. Paulo Espinoza-Ruiz made his guilty plea to a federal judge with the help of a court-appointed Spanish interpreter. Aut hor it ies fou nd about $ 4 0 0,0 0 0 , g u ns, ammunition and a cell phone in his home last year. The phone helped authorities sieze about 10 pounds of cocaine. Espinoza-Ruiz was overseeing shipments from Mexico to South Carolina , according to The State. Espinoza-Ruiz will be sentenced later, and will face a minimum of 10 years in prison without parole, along with a fi ne of up to $10 million.
Couple charged after shacking up in shed A couple was arrested earlier this week after they were found having sex in a display shed at a North Charleston Home Depot, WIS reported. Authorities responded to a call Wednesday morning after a couple was seen heading into the display shed and shutting the door behind them. Shaun Bowden, 31, and Emily Craig, 20, were both charged with congregation for unlawful purpose. Bowden was also charged with indecent exposure, and Craig was charged with providing false information to police. Off icers said it was apparent the t wo were having sex upon their arrival. Craig ’s dress was untied and hanging at her wais t, and Bowden was shirtless with his pants around his knee s, according to police. —Hannah Jeffrey, assistant news editor
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COSTS • Continued from 1 normal person would pay for these events,” Telford said. But other events brought fewer st udent s a nd h igher average costs. The second Spoken Word Wed ne sday, wh ich hosted sla m poet Gina Loring, cost $4,000 and drew just 37 students — nearly $110 apiece. That was the most expensive event of t he semester on a per-person basis, but others carried steep price tags as well. O n l y 85 s t ude nt s c a me t o an A f rican dr um and dance performance that cost $7,000, or $ 82.35 each. Comed ia n A h med Ahmed’s $5,000 show pulled in 63 st udents at $79.37 each. Campus MovieFest cost $15,000 and had 208 students participate, $72.12 apiece. Telford said events like those are being rethought or cut because of their low attendance. “We took [the low numbers] as a sign that we maybe shouldn’t be
having so many of those kinds of event s,” Telford said. “Not t hat many students desire to go or have it as a suggestion for us to book.” A f ter each show, st udents who s w ip e t he i r C a r ol i n a C a r d s o n entr y are sent a sur vey that aims to gauge how the acts did. CP uses that information when it decides what acts to schedule in upcoming semesters. CP’s best-attended feature is also its cheapest per student: movies in t he Russell House Theater. Last semester, 22,000 students went to movies, costing CP an average of $2.33. Other popular events cost more. More t h a n 1,30 0 s t ude nt s s aw Meyers perform, cost ing $26.78 e ac h ; ne a rl y 1, 0 0 0 s aw “ Pa rk s and Recreat ion” f unny man Nick Offerman’s raunchy performance, at $20.28 each; and 246 went to see author Jenni Schaefer talk, at $12.20 each.
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“Parks and Recreation” actor and comedian Nick Offerman performed during the spring semester, a show that nearly 1,000 students attended, costing about $27 each.
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Too much money spent without much in return ISSUE Many CP events had low attendance and high prices.
to see how much money Carolina Product ions wastes on events that are poorly advertised, poorly
OUR STANCE CP needs to book more appealing acts in the future.
attended or just plain boring. Some of the lesser-known acts that CP has booked recently are incredibly talented. Just take a look at Gina Loring, an amazing slam poet who was featured at a Spoken Words Wednesday event in the spring. CP paid $4,000 for 37 people to see her.
Ca rol i na Produc t ions pa id comedian Ahmed Ahmed $5,000 to perform on campus last semester. Did you have to Google his name? That’s OK; we had to, too. But what isn’t OK is the fact that only 63 students ended up seeing him perform. That works out to an average ticket price of $79.37, a whopping sum for a guy few people have ever heard of. With their attendance numbers from last year now out, it’s shocking
“If ... no one bothers to show up (to see talented performers), then what’s the point of even hosting them?”
That’s the problem: If these events are poorly promoted and no one bothers to show up, then what’s the point of even hosting them? We’ve said it before, and we’re going to say it again: CP needs to get its act together, and fast. We shouldn’t have to settle to settle for second-rate acts at exorbitant costs. And if the group does manage to land a high-quality act, CP needs to make sure it gets the word out. As college students, we’re bound to be busy wit h term papers, extracurriculars and the rest. It’s hard enough to keep with our own lives, let alone with CP’s schedule. So unless it improves the quality of its acts and its promotion, CP’s problems aren’t going away.
LGBT groups don’t practice inclusiveness I ’d l i ke to re spond to Pau l Semple’s article “Science Shows Homosexuality Not Choice.” Why do supporters of the LGBT agenda always seem the need to viciously attack people that disagree with them by calling them “homophobes” and so on? Maybe it is because they have a shortage of facts in their arsenal. Do they even know what the word homophobic means? T he def i n it ion of t he word “homophobic” is people who hate or are scared of homosexuals. I defiantly do not belong in either of those two camps, yet I oppose samesex marriage and homosexuality as a lifestyle. By the way, I am not alone. There is a wide range of people who oppose homosexuality and for two very different reasons. Some because of moral objections including not only the much maligned Evangelical chu rches but a lso t he Roma n Catholic church, the Orthodox
Church, Islam, Orthodox Jews, various Anglican Churches, some Mainline Protestant Churches, Mormons, Jehovah Wit nesses, Zoroastrians, etc. The other reason people oppose homosexuality is to protect children. According to a study conducted by sociologist Mark Regnerus from the University of Texas at Austin, children raised by homosexual couples were more likely to deviate from societal norms in 77 out of 80 outcome measures in comparison to children raised by heterosexual parents. The simple fact is that the best way to raise children is with both a mom and a dad. Gett ing back to t he meat of Mr. Semple’s article, he points out that homosexuality is not a choice. However, the vast majority of people who identify as LGBT will tell you that their lifestyle is not a disorder. Well, rationally, homosexuality falls
under one of those two categories. Yet the main talking points coming from the LGBT community espouse both sides. Either you choose to live that lifestyle, ergo a choice, or there is some biological basis for being homosexual, thus a disorder. Either the LGBT community it self is conf used, or t hey are purposefully perpetuating a lie. These quest ionable assert ions made by the LGBT community, along with their vile attacks against anyone who disagrees with them, are probably the reason they are experiencing massive amounts of backlash around the globe such as the latest laws passed in Nigeria and Russia. They preach the gospel of inclusiveness, but yet f rom what I have seen; their brand of inclusiveness only extends to people that happen to agree with them. —Ter r y Burgess, second- year pharmacy student
Why don’t we all focus on the real issues? I have seen t wo Letters to t he E d itor s recent ly. One admonished homosexuality, while t he ot her retorted in support of homosex ualit y. W hat bot h lacked, however, was concrete and unbiased evidence based on their claims. Mr. Peter, when you arg ued a g a i n s t h o m o s e x u a l i t y, t h e “ev idence” t hat you used was purely anecdotal. If you write an essay about something, please use substantial evidence to support your views. Mr. Semple , in your essay in support of homosexualit y, you not only did not cite Camperio Ciani’s study, but also you also managed to get details of t he study wrong. In your essay, you said, “When a woman is pregnant with a boy, her body often sees the male fetus as a foreign object, and begins producing antibodies against it, feminizing it .” So you are telling me, that when women get pregnant, something that their bodies are designed to do, that
same body is going to turn around and see (only) the male fetus as a foreign object? Please go back and actually read the study, instead of scanning for the fi rst sign of text that supports your case. What that study really said was that women who are more fertile are more likely to give birth to a homosexual person, due to a specific gene. If you would like to know more, please read Ciani’s study. However, calling this study empirical is debatable, because the study only involved about 200 Italian families. Furthermore, this study does not rule out that other factors may exist. In your essay, you also used the evidence of animals: “Let’s take a look at animals. Zebras, sheep, buffalo, elephants, cats, pigs and dolphins have all demonstrated homosex ual tendencies in t he wild.” However, you conveniently forgot to mention that animals also commit infanticide . So is i n f a nt ic ide OK t hen a s wel l because animals do it? You cannot
cherry-pick what suits your fancy. If you are going to arg ue for homosexuality, you are best off using your last argument instead of using animals as an example. Finally, I would like to propose a question to everyone: Why are we fighting over this? Why can’t we just respect one another? We are all humans, and the only way humanity is going to move forward is if we work together. Mr. Peter and Mr. Semple, you have voices. In this day and age, the majority of people have a voice thanks to technology and opportunities. Use your voice to argue about the more than 100,000 people who have died and are dying in Syria. Use your voice to argue about the continuing bloodshed in Eg ypt . Heck, use your voice to argue against the NSA spying on American citizens. Use your voice for something important, instead of bickering on an issue that neither side is going to change its view on. —Andrew “Andrei” Zah, secondyear media arts student
University-edition books unfair deal for students Higher education industry contributes to high debt levels At the end of the summer, countless other upperclassmen and I scoured the Internet to fi nd used and low-priced textbooks. This is a tradition we all begin in the spring of our freshman years, after we discover that the university bookstore’s philosophy is generally, “What money do you have left after rent and tuition? We’ll take that.” There is only one thing standing in the way of purchasing textbooks online at a reasonable price: university editions. For those who don’t know, for universityedition textbooks, the publisher changes a text’s content just enough so it is inconvenient to buy the generic version, and then prints the university’s logo on it. This ensures that students will buy the book through the bookstore, at the highest price it believes students will pay. They pass along some of these profits to the publisher and keep the rest Matthew for themselves. Olin But students shouldn’t worry Coleman — t he y c a n a l w a y s b o r r o w Third-year more money. This exploitation international is emblemat ic of a deeper business student systematic problem. Universities across A merica are competing to attract and satisfy students in all areas except price. Throughout high school, students are told over and over again that they shouldn’t be concerned with the price of a school. Those who consider costs are characterized as cold pragmatists who don’t properly value education. Once students reach university, they do as they are told, and look not for the best value, but the best activities, sporting records, facilit ies and, occasionally, t he quality of the education. As each year of college passes, students sink deeper into debt. At some point, most students become aware of cost and try to save, some by buying used books. But as we see with university-edition textbooks, schools quickly fi nd ways to cut off these cost-saving efforts. The higher education industr y is quite happy to see us use the full worth of our borrowing capacity to attend school. They don’t seem to be concerned t hat st udent loan debt delays us from borrowing to buy a home, start a business or pursue postgraduate degrees. Huge student-loan burdens drive new graduates into ill-fitting jobs, as they grow desperate to start paying them off. Instead of innovating, potential entrepreneurs are forced to take the fi rst offers they receive. Relative to most students’ loan balances, university-edition textbooks are a minimal expense. But the practice is a symbol of how out of touch universities are to the student debt problem. Banning this practice won’t solve that problem, but it’s a good place to start.
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Local artist sings with soul Florence-native Renee performs original work with personal lyrics Jared Owenby
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oulful, melodic and rhythmic are just a few words that describe Cassy Renee’s music. The local R&B and soul guitarist, singer and songwriter plays original music in the heart of Columbia. Renee , originally of Florence , came to Columbia in 2006 to study English at Columbia College. It wasn’t until she finished college that she began to take her music in a more serious direction. She had always performed in church or with her family, but she recently branched out into the local scene to spread her work. Renee’s goal now is to perform as much as she can in order to attract other musicians. She performs solo, but she said she hopes she can fi nd band members and take her sound to the next level. “Columbia has the perfect scene for that, and it’s a great place to grow as a artist,” Renee said. Although her music career is just be taking off, Renee said she’ll always remember her lyrical and artistic roots. From when she was a child, Renee has written about what was
happening in her life or what she observed. She puts her thoughts into words, like in her song, “Sunday Morning Brew,” in which she sings, “I’ll shower you with empty sorries, lean into you as I rise to my feet. Then I’ll softly clear my throat and let the butterflies go.” “I never really realized they were songs,” Renee said. “I just wrote down lyrics that were going on in my life.” Her music sounds a bit like Nina Simone and Corinne Bailey Rae mixed in with Norah Jones. But above all, she emphasized, it sounds like Cassy Renee. She doesn’t like trying to define her own music. “If you get caught up in how you categorize your music, you end up putting it in a box,” Renee said. Renee has been performing at open mike nights around Columbia like Drip in Five Points and Art Bar in the Vista. She does not have any shows planned because of a minor hand injury, but it shouldn’t be long until she is performing again. DG
Cassy Renee’s covers, original songs and live performances can be found on YouTube or on her ReverbNation page, at www.reverbnation.com/cassyrenee.
Photo courtesy of Cassy Renee
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New ‘Saints Row’ most chaotic yet 4th release in series combines classic favorites, mayhem for ultimate entertainment Aaron Jenkins
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“Saints Row IV” Developer: Volition, Inc. Publisher: Deep Silver Fans of the “Grand Theft Auto” series likely have fond memories of enabling cheat mode in “San Andreas.” There was joy in taking a few hours to ignore the story, the missions or anything resembling structure, and simply create complete chaos — be it with an infi nite rocket launcher or with flying cars. It felt at once rebellious and liberating. In many ways, it felt truer to the promise of the open world genre than any one game had ever been. “Saints Row IV” is much the same. It embodies that feeling of chaos, insanity and anything-goes stupidity, but it’s expanded into a full-length game. It is the ultimate power fantasy, drenched in the crudeness of adolescence and filled to the brim with pop culture references, postmodern video game satire and dubstep. The absurdity of “Saints Row The Third” is a pretty difficult thing to top, which is precisely why “Saints Row IV ” begins with the player stopping a nuclear launch and consequently being elected president. Earth is then invaded by an alien race called the Zin, and the player becomes trapped inside a computer simulation akin to “The Matrix.” Not long after that, players are given superpowers. Among them: the ability to run faster than any car and jump up the sides of
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“Saints Row IV” guarantees action, adventure and humor for an entertaining challenge.
buildings. That’s just the first few hours. The game world is packed with dozens of the wacky side activities that the series is known for, and a lot of these have never been better (the insurance fraud activity is now, in particular, one of the funniest things in the series). With all the new ways to traverse the environment like super jumping, gliding, or running up walls, “Saints Row IV” takes a page from the 2007 Xbox 360 game “Crackdown” and litters its rooftops with more than 1,000 superpower upgrades called “data clusters.” Players addicted to collectibles, beware: This game knows you need your fix, and tantalizingly lays all its shiny trinkets out in plain view. “Saints Row IV” originally began development as an expansion pack to “The Third,” and unfortunately, that’s evident in its recycled environments and assets. In typical “Saints Row ” style, the developers are completely self-aware about the reuse, and they make joking references to it, but honestly, being cute about
the game’s remixing of previous content doesn’t exactly excuse it. It bears mentioning that “Saints Row IV ” is not really a game about challenging the player. It’s more interested in empowerment, of trimming the fat of traditional game design and ensuring that it never becomes boring or predictable. It achieves varying levels of success in this endeavor, but between its insane arsenal of weapons, clever writing and absolutely killer soundtrack, it’s practically impossible not to have a blast with it. Essentially, the game is a love letter to loyal fans of the series. It builds off of gags from its predecessor in a way that fans of the series are sure to adore. The way the game idolizes its cast of characters is so genuine that it’s impossible not to fall in love with them. Borrowing a bit of structure from Bioware’s “Mass Effect 2,” “Saints Row IV ” is all about rebuilding your team of gangsters, MI6 agents and general psychopaths to take on the alien horde. From there, “loyalty missions” begin to spring up, each focused on the different characters’ greatest fears and equally scary fantasies. All told, the last hoorah of the “Saints Row” franchise is one of the craziest games ever constructed. Anything and everything is fair game here, from a 40-story tallenergy drink can ravaging the city to actor Keith David playing himself in the game. “Saints Row” has been one of the rare game franchises willing to take big risks, having consistently evolved itself from entry to entry in its never-ending pursuit of raw, open-world fun. Given how mildly iterative most big-budget video games are, the fact “Saints Row” has been able to so drastically alter its identity is incredibly refreshing. “Saints Row IV” may not quite surpass “The Third” in terms of raw creativity and pacing, but it certainly sends the series off in style. DG
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True story rings false in ‘Lovelace’ Depiction of ‘Deep Throat’ star’s descent too unrealistic to enjoy Jonathan Winchell
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“Lovelace” NOW IN THEATERS
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Starring: Amanda Seyfried, James Franco Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and some domestic violence The tragic life of Linda Lovelace, star of “Deep Throat,” is brought to the big screen in a bio-pic that does not dig deep enough into the woman’s mindset and motivation, and fails to realistically dramatize her descent into pornography and abuse. “Lovelace ” beg i ns w it h Li nda Boreman (Amanda Seyfried), better k now n by her stage name Linda Lovelace , as a t y pical A mer ica n teenager at the end of the 1960’s living with her domineering mother, Dorot hy (Sharon Stone), and her mostly passive father, John (Robert Patrick). She is working at a roller skating rink as a go-go dancer when she is charmed and seduced by Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard). He seems to be a good, honest man to take home to the parents which Linda does. They get married in 1971, but things go downhill rapidly. Chuck insists that she audition for director Gerard Damiano (Hank Azaria) and assistant Butchie Peraino (Bobby Cannavale). Little does she know that she is trying out for the pornographic fi lm “Deep Throat ,” which went on to make Linda Lovelace a household name. Linda fi nds out that Chuck is in the porn business, and he convinces her that she has to be in the fi lm to
pay off their debts. T he f i r s t h a l f of t he f i l m i s reasonably eas y to t a ke a nd has moments of humor. When Damiano and Peraino witness Linda’s wellknown talent, they act as though they have struck gold. The second half of the fi lm circles back, retelling the story and exposing t he realit y of Linda and Chuck ’s relationship. Chuck was a physically, emot ionally and sex ually abusive husband who traumatized and beat his wife into submission. The problem with the fi lm is that the ugliness always feels safe and palatable . It has a based-on-a-truestory Lifetime movie feel where even the most horrific and disturbing acts of human behavior are just part of a story from the past being re-enacted for the audience’s pleasure. Yes, Linda is shown being beaten, screamed at and even prostituted by her husband, but it all seems like a performance. Perhaps because they lived in the cheap porn world of the 1970’s, a level of artifice is added to the action, but the horrors should feel more realistic and harrowing than they do. As in Lee Daniels’ “The Butler ” earlier this month, “Lovelace” has a cast of stars that play well-known people from t he recent past. For example, James Franco plays Playboy creator Hugh Hefner. Can you picture Franco as Hef? I couldn’t either. His scenes, like too many others in the film, ring false. The film also fails to truly get into Linda’s mind and explain how the girl next door became a mega-star with a name in neon lights and a starring role in a blockbuster porn film. Seyfried gives a fine performance with the material she is given, but the writer, Andy Bellin, makes Linda so naive and doll-eyed that it is hard to understand how she fell into this life of hell. “Lovelace ” should have built a stronger history of her life right before “Deep Throat ” to make her descent into depravity more believable, which, in turn, would hopefully have made the scenes of abuse seem more potent.
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Amanda Seyfried gives a decent portrayal as legendary porn star Linda Lovelace in director Rob Epstein’s newest bio-pic, but the script doesn’t capture her descent.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
Cheerleading & Tumbling Coaches Wanted WGC of Camden, SC is searching for allstar cheerleading coaches and tumbling instructors for the fall/spring season! Experience is required, and a positive, team-player attitude is a must! Great pay, mileage reimbursement, flexible hours. Submit your interest/resume via email: watereegymnastics@yahoo. com. Email watereegymnastics@ yahoo.com www.watereegymnastics.com http://facebook.com/ watereegymnasticscenter
Energetic, enthusiastic, responsible people needed to work as co-teachers in a large child development center near USC. Monday-Friday 2PM-6PM. Also substitute positions with AM or PM hours available. Call 803-799-8533 or email Carol@ShandonPres. org for info.
Experienced Personal Trainers needed Part time AM and PM hours available. Gym is 1 mile from campus. Contact Anne Marie for details 803.799.9455. Email mfulmer44@aol.com Part Time Servers/Hostesses M Gourmet Group/Miyos is looking for bright, energetic servers and hostesses at all 9 locations. Please visit our website at www.miyos.com and send in an application. You can also email resumes at ge@miyos.com Email ge@miyos.com PT office receptionist M-F afternoon/evening Palmetto Athletic Center in is seeking friendly, energetic people to join our team. Go to https://sites.google. com/site/pacstaffsite/homepage/Employment Email your application to gm.pacsc@gmail.com Email mhmacklen@gmail.com Earn $125 Daily! znzpromote@ gmail.com
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EMPLOYMENT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gamecock Connection Positions Available Tell us why you love USC! The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is looking for enthusiastic, dedicated students to assist with recruiting prospective students at Admissions special events. In this role you can share your love for USC with prospective students, admitted students and their parents. Applicants should possess strong communication skills, enthusiasm for USC, good work ethic, and professionalism. We are looking for volunteers to assist with Admissions events this Fall, and there will be a mandatory training meeting for new members. Applications are available in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions located on the Horseshoe in Lieber College. Application deadline: Friday, September 6th at 5:00 pm. For more information, please call Jennifer Black at 803-7775779.
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PHD • JORGE CHAM TONIGHT R. KELLY’S TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET: THE INTERACTIVE SING-ALONG 11 p.m., $10 Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main St. ART OF HEALING CLOSING FUNDRAISER 7 p.m., free Tapp’s Arts Center, 1644 Main St.
TOMORROW BACKPEDDLE AND BUDWEISER PRESENT CAROLINA KICKOFF MUSIC FESTIVAL 3 p.m., $17 over 21 / $20 under 21 Kildare’s, 724 Harden St. 08/30/13
HOROSCOPES
Aries
Leo
Sagittarius
Th ink ing out side t he box provides great ideas. Playing with the box is a lot of fun, too. Balance playtime with work time. Your family has important things to contribute. Give t hem t he c red it t hey deserve.
Today and tomorrow get introspective. You may want to hide from the world. However, you can be very persuasive now. Think it over. Choose your battles wisely and assume responsibility for the results.
Do the paperwork and pay the bills. Let your partner help. Enjoy the company of elders. There’s plenty to learn. You provide the imagination and the sense of humor.
Spread the good around, and it comes back to you, possibly even tenfold. Don’t judge too harshly — not yourself, or others. Ne w hop e blo s s om s . Remind everybody of the rules and the budget.
Gemini
This week is good for travel. Believe you can prosper, and do so. Go for wh at you b el ie ve in, pretend you’re good at it, and it’s easier to accomplish. Ask people with more experience to teach you.
A new assignment brings in more revenue, but don’t go wasting it. It would be easy to blow, but it’s important to conser ve resources. Your discipline is admirable. You’re in visionary mode ... you can see the big picture.
Get back to work, and bring home the bacon. I f you’ve done t he homework, you’ll get more respect, and you’ll be able to pay down debts. Study the situation. A blissful moment entrances.
Taurus
ACROSS 1 Wasn’t renewed 7 Fiend’s tail? 10 Biographical datum 13 World Cup chant 14 They’re “high” but not dry 16 Little shaver 17 *“The Music Man” number 19 Ginormous 20 Early computer 21 *Sweet stocking stuffer 23 Not quite a compulsion 25 W-2 info: Abbr. 26 Perceptive 30 Predecessor of 33-Down 34 *Lead singer in No Doubt’s hit “Don’t Speak” 37 Bee fore? 38 Plate in a park 39 Took by the hand 40 Aptly named movie channel 41 Ernst contemporary 42 *Instrument using rolls 46 Grab ahold of, as an idea 48 Cross to bear 49 Trivial amount 50 Sandbox sight 52 *Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer 56 Tibetan capital 61 Showy wrap 62 Words in a classic game show that can be followed by the ends of the answers to starred clues 64 Lumber tree 65 Geological time division 66 Fare-minded one? 67 Family pooch 68 Command to a 67-Across 69 WWII fleet DOWN 1 Prime seating 2 Rickman of Harry Potter films 3 Prefix with meter
Cancer
Watch out, world! You have the confidence to handle anything. Follow your dreams, but don’t spend what you haven’t got. You’re getting more sensitive. It’s a good time to express love. 4 Miso bean 5 Extracts 6 Place to relax 7 Hoops legend Thomas 8 Penn of “Milk” 9 Like computer lab learning 10 Goya’s “Duchess of __” 11 Put on a spare tire? 12 Upper hand 15 Greets someone with more than a nod 18 LXX x X 22 MSNBC rival 24 Vietnamese holiday marking the arrival of spring 26 Ottoman big shots 27 Talked a blue streak? 28 Musical speeds 29 French article 30 Shade of green 31 Leaves for lunch? 32 Speak one’s mind 33 Successor to 30Across 35 Pizazz 36 Tina of “30 Rock” 40 Tree often brought into the
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Upgrade your image. Surf the web for ideas, and then shop locally. Call ahead to avoid running all over tow n. Fam ily vibes are positive. Beat the deadline, and then go out for an adventure.
Capricorn
The next two days are good for negotiations and compromise. Things get easier with your partner’s he lp . G i v e a nd t a k e w it hout consequence. Yo u r d i s c i p l i n e i s admirable. Give yourself the deserved credit.
Aquarius
Read any news or fresh repor t s a nd ma ke a n important connection. You’re entering two days of steady work effort. It seems like ever ybody wants you. Keep giving everything you’ve got to provide full satisfaction.
Pisces
Streamline your routine a nd you r ner ves w i l l become less f razzled. Use what you can get for free. Your partner is in agreement. Love blossoms over the next few days to take you by surprise.
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Machine” race 57 Vagabond 58 “Take a Chance on Me” quartet 59 Dressy duds 60 Thumbs-up votes 63 Former French coin
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Friday, August 30, 2013
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Davis’ long score puts game away Safety Kadetrix Marcus could be out ‘a while’ Tanner Abel
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Sophomore running back Mike Davis took advantage of his new opportunity as a starter with 75-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of the Gamecocks’ T hu r sday n ight w i n over Nor t h Carolina. The crowd saw an impressive display of speed in that run. Three-quarters of the way through his run, it looked like a UNC defender took the proper angle to keep Davis from scoring, but he was able to pull away to finish off the play. “I guess my speed shows for itself,” Davis said. “I think some people thought I was probably slower. I just wanted to show my talents.” Davis finished the game with 115 yards on 12 carries. His partner in the backfield, sophomore Brandon Wilds, tallied 12 carries for 64 yards. Davis set the tone early with runs of five yards and 12 yards on the first two plays from scrimmage for South Carolina. North Carolina played the run on the next play, and it led to one-on-one coverage on sophomore receiver Shaq Roland with no safety help. Roland beat his man and scored a 65-yard touchdown. Head coach Steve Spurrier was pleased with the work of his running backs. “Brandon and Mike had some good runs,” Spurrier said. “I thought North Carolina was pretty sturdy to tell you the truth.” Kicking Situation There has been a lot of talk about the uncertainty in the Gamecocks’ kicking game, but for the most part, it went smoothly against the Tar Heels. True freshman Elliot Fry connected
on both of his field goal attempts in his first collegiate game. The walk-on had a 39-yarder in the first quarter and a 26-yarder late in the second quarter. Sophomore Landon A rd handled kickoff duties. His first kickoff of the game went out of bounds, allowing the Tar Heels to get the ball on their own 35-yard line. Ard was able to keep the rest of his kickoffs in-bounds. “Elliott made eight out of nine in high school and made 49 out of 50 extra points,” Spurrier said. “In games, he’s good, but in practice, he misses a few. I just said, ‘Elliott, you’re pretty good in games. I’m not going to worry about you; just kick like you do in games.’ So he answered the bell. He’s a confident young man.” Victor Hampton Redshirt junior Victor Hampton sprained his neck on a punt return in the second quarter, but came back on the field in the third quarter on defense. He also returned to field punts for the rest of the game. Hampton said he thought the hit was late, but added that he learned from the punt return, because he probably should have called for the fair catch. “I’m anxious to make a play, but sometimes you got to be smart,” he said. Defensive Coordinator Lorenzo Ward agreed with Hampton that the cornerback needs to be smart on returns. Ward said that if Hampton keeps taking huge hits like he took against North Carolina, he would not last the entire season. Academic Issues and Injuries Junior defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles and redshirt freshman receiver Kwinton Smith did not play the first half because of academic issues, but Spurrier said they will be ready to go the rest of the season. As for boundary safety junior Kadetrix “JJ” Marcus, Spurrier said he might
DEFENSE • Continued from 10 to be a hot game, and we knew we were going to have to make a lot of people play for us.” Five of South Carolina’s top six tacklers on the day were either linebacker or spur players, with junior Sharrod Golightly leading the way with six tackles.
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Sophomore runningback Mike Davis used his speed to scamper for a 75-yard touchdown against North Carolina on Thursday. Davis finished the game with 115 yards. be out a while with a dislocated left shoulder. Ward said that sophomore T.J. Gurley and redshirt freshman Chaz Elder will both see time to replace Marcus. Junior defensive tackle J.T. Surratt was also on the injury list with a foot contusion.
Sophomore T.J. Gurley recorded the most tackles on the team in the season opener with nine stops in the game. Entering the opener, the Gamecocks’ main concern was accounting for North Carolina’s high-octane offense, and after holding the Tar Heels to just 10 points on 79 plays, Ward feels his defense was successful.
The loss of Marcus could prove to be a big one for the Gamecock defense, but in practice earlier this week, Ward said Gurley would be ready to step in and perform when needed. DG
“A team that averaged 40 points (per) ball game last year, with a veteran quarterback coming back ... the guys had to dig deep,” Ward said. “So we have a lot we can work on, but those are some positives.” DG
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GAME • Continued from 1 lead to 17-7. But Fr y pu shed t h rough a 26 -ya rd f ield goal a few minutes before halftime to give the G amecock s a 20 -7 lead at t he break. Sout h Carolina had 260 total fi rst-half yards to North Carolina’s 121. “I was encouraged,” Shaw said. “I had some fun out there; I think we all did. It was fun to get me and (Thompson) in there and get the offense clicking.” The Gamecocks carried their momentum into the second half, but the offense came out a little sluggish in the third quarter. The Tar Heels came close to making it a onepossession game after putting together a 17-play drive to get into the Gamecocks’ red zone. UNC
would only come away with a field goal, and South Carolina kept a 10-point lead. The Gamecocks answered the Tar Heels’ field goal immediately, as sophomore tailback Mike Davis took a hand-off and raced down the sideline for a 75-yard touchdown to make it 27-10 South Carolina with 7:38 left in the third quarter. That would remain the score for the next twoplus hours. The contest was suspended for about an hour and 45 minutes because lightning struck in the area. Neither team did much after the delay. North Carolina started off its fi rst post-delay drive with a fi rst down, but only went backward from there and was forced to punt on fourth and 47. Spurrier said he wished the team could have put together something in the second half, but was
glad they were able to hold off North Carolina. “We managed to finish it out without doing anything on offense,” Spurrier said. “Our runout-the-clock offense wasn’t very good in the fourth quarter, but we did some good running and obviously hit some big plays in the game.” It was the Gamecocks’ 12th-straight win at home and 14th-straight win in season-opening games. “I think we prepared very well for the game,” Davis said. “We just wanted to come out and show the world what we could do. I wanted to set the tone early, and I wanted to come out and punish guys.”
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Defense grounds high-flying offense Ward: North Carolina ‘fastest team I’ve ever seen’ Danny Garrison
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T he S out h Ca rol i n a defen s e started the season about as hot as the 90-plus-degree weather at kickoff, posting a shutout in the fi rst quarter of play. But as the game wore on, the heat and humidity, combined with the fast-paced North Carolina offense, took its toll. “I think the entire defense got w i nded,” defensive coord i nator Lorenzo Ward said. “We tried to simulate it in practice, but that team is the fastest team I’ve ever seen.” The lead South Carolina built in the early stages of the game would ultimately hold, however, giving the Gamecocks a 27-10 victory and a 1-0 start to their 2013 campaign. Sout h Carolina’s early success on t he defensive side of t he ball owed in part to the flexibility junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was allowed to have on the line. St a r t i n g t he g a me r u s h i n g up the middle and rotating bet ween t he right and lef t end posit ions, Clowney’s presence alone was able to disrupt quarterback Bryn Renner and the Tar Heel offense early in the contest. “I love playing inside, outside, everywhere on the field,” Clowney said. “I tell my coaches, ‘Line me up wherever you want to. I’m just going to go out there and play.’” Despite the defense’s early success, Clowney had an uncharacteristically quiet game. The Gamecock star sa id he bat t led a stomach v ir us Wednesday night that lingered into gameday.
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North Carolina looked to be in busi ness af ter a second-quar ter touchdown pass, but the Tar Heels failed to capitalize on following opportunities. A defensive st a nd by t he Ta r Heels forced South Carolina to punt midway through the second quarter, but their ret urner was unable to field the punt, and junior wideout Damiere Byrd recovered the fumble to maintain possession. North Carolina burst out of the gates in the second half, going 66 yards on 17 plays in the fi rst drive of the period, but the Tar Heels again failed to fi nd the end zone and settled for a field goal. W it h n o r e t u r n i n g s t a r t e r s at l i neb ac k e r, t he s p e c u l at io n
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Sophomore linebacker Marcquis Roberts (21) recorded five tackles against the Tar Heels Thursday night. Roberts was one of two new starting linebackers for the Gamecocks. throughout the preseason was that the Gamecocks would have to fill the position by committee. Even without supposed starter Cedrick Cooper, a redsh i r t sophomore,
that approach served the team well Thursday. “We planned to play a lot of guys,” Ward said. “We knew it was going DEFENSE • 9