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House of delegates elects Snead to lead 51 organizations represented at first meeting of new body Amanda Coyne
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T h e h o u s e o f d e le g at e s m e t for the f irst time Monday night, electing Josh Snead, who filed an organizational challenge to enact the body, speaker of the house. Karthik Chandrasekar, a fi rst-year pre-pharmacy student, was elected deput y speaker, and fourt h-year broadcast journalism student Jen Ashley was elected secretary of the body. Fifty-one student organizations were represented at the meeting. Multiple others contacted Student G o v e r n m e n t ’s S e c r e t a r y o f Organizational Outreach Brandon White saying they would be sending
delegates to future meetings. “ W hen you t h i n k ab out how many students that represents, it’s an extraordinary amount of students’ opinions represented,” White said. If the house maintains its size, it will be slightly larger than student senate, which has a maximum of 50 senators. It has 47 currently due to three vacant seats. T he t y pes of org a n izat ions represented varied widely. Social soror it ie s a nd f r ater n it ie s sent delegates, as did pre-professional organizat ions and interest-based clubs. Many delegates said t hey were exc ited about t he potent ia l t he house has as a body to increase student and student organizational representation within SG. “It can give all the organizations a voice they didn’t necessarily have
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Student Body President Chase Mizzell speaks at the first meeting of the house of delegates Monday night, which was attended by students from 51 organizations. before, which is great, because each organization is special, whether it has 50 members or 350 members,” A sh ley sa id. “T hey a l l br i ng
something unique to USC, and it’s past time for their voice to be heard HOUSE • 3
Performers highlight domestic abuse Annual talent exposition draws attention to relationship violence Khadijah Dennis
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Die-In participants lie down on the Pickens Street Bridge on Monday to raise awareness of domestic violence.
Feminists ‘Die-In’ on Pickens Groups lies down on bridge to bring awareness to violence Natalie Pita
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Students crossing the Pickens Street Bridge on the way to class between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. yesterday were forced to think about an issue that usually does not come to mind during a class change: domestic violence. The Feminists Majorit y Leadership Alliance (FMLA) had its annual Die-In to honor Domestic
Violence Awareness Mont h. Members of t he organization passed out f liers and laid down on the bridge to bring attention to facts about sexual assaults, rape and honor killing. “We had people lie down on the sidewalk to serve as a physical representation of people who have died because of domestic violence, and we had them hold posters with facts about domestic violence in the hopes that they would stop and see what’s going on,” said Christiana Keinath, a fi rstyear biology student and member of FMLA. South Carolina had the nation’s highest rate of women murdered by men — 2.54 per 100,000 — DIE-IN • 2
Education, empowerment and entertainment were the words Jasmine Gant used to descr ibe “One M ic,” a n a n nua l talent exposition to raise domestic violence awareness. Hosted by the Association of Minorit y Pre-Health Students, A lpha Kappa A lpha and the Sexual Assault Violence Intervention Prevention Office, the event attracted a crowd in the Russell House Theater. It allowed both women and men to express their feelings and experiences with domestic violence. “It’s a healing process for some people, [and] we have a lot of survivors that perform,” said Gant, a fourth-year public health student. “If we can help facilitate that, then I’m all for it.” Corey Ingram, a SAV IP representative, gave a presentation on sexual assault. He emphasized that students and visitors sitting in the crowd should take the time to think about why and how sexual assault begins. “Men and women, we have different thought processes,” Ingram said. “How do you get a woman to teach a man how to be a man. ... When you really think about that, you need men to be advocates for men to show them the VIOLENCE • 3
Shooting victim remains in critical condition Zeta Tau Alpha holds prayer vigil for 18-year-old business student
Interim CPD Chief Santiago: ‘We want to prevent crime’
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In the wake of the weekend Five Points shooting that critically injured 18-year-old Martha Childress, a firstyear business student at USC, students gathered Monday night to show their support for Childress and pray for her recovery. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light,” said Braxton Towery, quoting from Matthew 11:28-30. Serving as representatives of Carolina CRU and Greek Impact, Towery and his wife, Shelley, quoted scripture and analyzed what it meant to them in the context of the tragedy. Towery urged the crowd of students to look to God and scripture for strength.
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Interim Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago said Monday he did not believe there was anything officers in Five Points could have done differently to prevent the shooting early Sunday morning that left fi rst-year business student Martha Childress, 18, in critical condition after being struck by a stray bullet. “I look at what actions did our officers take and was there something more that we could do. And I can’t say that there was in this case,” Santiago said. He also said he is not currently planning to increase the number of officers in the popular bar district this weekend in response to the shooting, Erin Burke / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Students gather Monday to pray for Martha Childress, the victim of Sunday’s shooting.
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Group agrees to buy Palmetto Compress The city may have found a development group willing to buy the historic Palmetto Compress warehouse at a price that would return all of its $5.65 million in public investment. Columbia-based Palmetto Compress Preservation Developers LLC has tentatively agreed to purchase the Blossom Street warehouse and the land it sits on for $5,907,000, The State reported. The groups says it has plans to turn the centuryold, four-story cotton warehouse into a mixed-use development with a roughly 100-room hotel, a handful of rooftop condominiums and a mixture of office and retail space, according to The State. Columbia preservationists have fought hard to protect the building from being razed. Palmetto Compress Preservation Developers LLC says it will try to get a city landmark designation for the property, which is on the National List of Historic Places. — Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor
State agencies must Woman sentenced to 50 years for killing boyfriend provide list of properties A Newberry woman who shot and decapitated her boyfriend two years ago was convicted Monday and sentenced to 50 years in prison, The Associated Press reported. Mandy Smith, 35, was sentenced after a five-hour deliberation Monday. Investigators say Smith worked with her friend Timothy Wise to lure her 43-year-old longtime boyfriend John Mayers into Sumter National Forest in May 2011, where they shot him twice in the chest and returned later to decapitate him, according to AP. Divers recovered the victim’s head from the Enoree River. Smith first claimed to have acted in self-defense, then told investigators that Wise had killed Mayers without her, AP reported. Wise has yet to be tried on his own murder charge. — Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor
State agencies have about two months to compile and submit information on state-owned buildings — somet hing state law says t hey’re already supposed to do every year, WLTX reported. Gov. Nikki Haley issued an executive order Monday morning requiring agencies to comply with a law that mandates an annual inventory of real estate. The state Budget and Control Board will assist agencies with submitting a list of land, buildings and structures they own, including the address, number of employees who work there and other details about the property, according to WLTX. “If we don’t have a purpose for the property, we don’t need the property, and when you look at all the money that’s being spent in leases, why are we not in our own state-owned property as opposed to leased properties,” Haley said, according to WLTX. — Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor
DIE-IN • Continued from 1 based on 2011 data reported to the Violence Policy Center. “We like to focus a lot of stat ist ics about college-age students because that’s where it applies to us and stuff that hits home,” said Tori Moore, pre sident of For wa rd, t he Progressive Student Alliance. Forward is the umbrella group over FMLA. O ne of t he p o s t er s w a s ded ic at ed to for mer USC professor Jen nifer Wilson, who wa s mu rdered by her ex-boyfriend two years ago. Moore said they hold the event in honor of Wilson and other similar cases. “It is in our own backyard,” Moore said. “A lot of people don’t k now the facts or the statistics or think it will never happen to them. So we like to come out here and show that it can happen to anyone and that there [are] outlets to fi nd help and that people aren’t alone. “ I t ’s o n e o f t h e m a j o r awa rene s s t h i ng s, a nd it ’s kind of hard to miss. You have to come face-to-face with a lot of the statistics because we’re in the way. A nd that’s why I like [it], because we can make people see that it’s not just something they can brush off.” In addition to highlighting the issue of domestic violence,
FM L A a lso hoped to be a voice for people who have been affected by the problem. “ I t h i n k it ’s i m p o r t a nt because it relates to an issue that either people have not experienced, or if they have experienced [it], they’re not necessarily likely to share with the public what happened to them,” Keinath said. Some of t he part icipants said they volunteered to help with the event because of the creativity of the idea. “I wanted to do something that would make people pay attent ion to t he issues t hat people are dealing with and b e c a u s e it s e e m e d l i k e a more creative way to spread the word than just ordinary things, like f liers,” Keinath said. Participants also said they hope t hat by st a nder s who noticed the Die-In were able to take something away from the event. “I rea l ly hope t hat we inspired some people to either look into the issue more or maybe take up some of t he volunteer opport unit ies on our fl iers,” Keinath said. “But in a more general sense, I hope that we brought the issue of domest ic v iolence into t he forefront of their conscience.” DG
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Braxton Towery and his wife, Shelley, of Carolina CRU and Greek Impact, led students in a time of prayer and scripture in support of the 18-year-old victim of Sunday’s shooting. VIGIL • Continued from 1 “The God of the universe wants us to come to Him and pray on (her) behalf,” Towery said. Childress was standing in a large group near the Five Points fountain at 2:30 a.m. Sunday when she was struck in the spine by a stray bullet fired after a fight broke out nearby. Columbia police said Monday she was in critical but stable condition. Michael Juan Smith, 20, is charged in connection with the shooting and was denied bail Monday. The prayer vigil, held on the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center fields Monday night, saw a large turnout from both the Greek community and the USC student body. It was organized by Zeta Tau Alpha, as Childress is a new member of the organization. Chapter president Rachel Patton thanked the students for their support. Towery then quoted Bible verses that he felt could offer comfort to students,
including Psalm 23, Matthew 11 and Revelations 21. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes,” Towery quoted from Revelation 21:4. “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Afterward, the prayer leaders asked the crowd of students to break into smaller groups to offer individual prayers for Childress’s recovery and to share their personal experiences with her. Students could be seen comforting each other and holding hands as they took turns speaking and leading prayers. Sarah Barkal, a third-year visual communications major, was one of the students who wanted to show her support for Childress. “It’s so great to see so much unity in the Greek community during this incredibly hard time,” Barkal said. “We are all praying for Martha to have a fast recovery. It is just so comforting to know that Jesus is here with all of us during this time.” DG
VIOLENCE • Continued from 1 proper processes and procedures of moving forward.” The idea behind this concept is what led to a program called “True Strength” which offers man-to-man mentoring and guidance on how to overcome domestic violence. S i s t e r c a r e , a l o c a l w o m e n’s a nd ch ildren’s shelter, was also repre sented at t he e vent . L i ke SAV IP, Sistercare reaches out to both men and women to continue the fight against domestic violence. A representative from the shelter shared a story about a woman who ex perienced domest ic abuse for 15 years, her son wit nessing the violence and living with the effects all his life. More female participants shared their stories of domestic violence through music and song, performing covers of selections such as Pink’s “Perfect” and India Arie’s “Good Man.” One woman performed a spoken word piece called “Snapped,” which described the difficulty of leaving a violent fi ve-year relationship and how good it felt for her to finally fight back and run freely. “My eyes lost their shine,” said the performer, who was only identified as Leslie. “It’s so hard to put the
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pieces back together after they’ve been snapped.” South Carolina is consistently rated among the worst states for s e x u a l a nd dome s t ic v iole nc e . Nat ionally, college-aged women are at the highest risk for domestic v iolence, according to stat ist ics f rom t he Nat iona l Coa l it ion Against Domestic Violence. One in four women have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “People are more likely to fake their own death than to report an actual assault,” Gant said. “This is a serious issue that affects people even in this room.” T h o u g h w o m e n’s s t o r i e s dom i nated t he event , Donova n G er ma n, a fou r t h-yea r mass c om mu n ic at ion s s t ude nt f rom W i nt h r o p Un i v e r s it y, s h a r e d a spoken word piece about empowering women to know their worth. “God gives us angels at various points in our lives,” said German, w h o w r o t e , “ B r o k e n W i n g s ,” “ R e a l i z e y o u r b e a u t y. Yo u’r e deserving of the best.” DG
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CRIME • Cont. from 1 t hough increased police visibility is one of his strategies for act ively prevent ing crimes. “The Columbia Police Department is very good at putting people i n ja il for crimes t hat have b e e n c o m m i t t e d ,” Sant iago said. “But t h a t ’s t h e c r i m e s
t hat have a l ready been com m it ted. That person will be a v ict im always. So wh at s ucce s se s a re we really talk ing about just because I put someone in jail? We want to prevent crime.” The suspect in the shooting, 20-year-old Michael Juan Smith, faces si x charges, including aggravated
assault and batter y, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen weapon and violation of probation. He was den ied bail Monday morning. Santiago said police have no current information to indicate Sunday’s violence was gang-related. DG
“One Mic” performers shared stories of the dangers of domestic violence.
HOUSE • Cont. from 1 on issues.” When the body will meet again is unclear. S n e a d , a s s p e a k e r,
mu st set t he date, t i me a nd f requenc y of me et i n g s b efore any legislative action begins. “ T he r e’s a lot of
t h ings t hat are st ill b e i n g f or mu l at e d ,” Snead sa id. “ T here are a lot of balls we’re juggling.” DG
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Students must care about house of delegates ISSUE The house of delegates has finally been convened. OUR STANCE Now, it’s up to student organization leaders to make it successful. T he hou se of deleg ates, St u d e nt G o v e r n me nt ’s leg islat ive body made up of student organization leaders, has finally convened. It’s been a long road f r t he house so far, but the journey is not over yet. The delegates have elected their speaker and fearless leader — Josh Snead, president of the ESports Club and the person who fi rst called for the body to be convened — but they have yet to codif y their existence. A s t hat’s bei ng worked out , i t ’s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a t organizational leaders take their newfound voice and use it to its fullest potential. We’ v e w r i t t e n p l e n t y o f editorials urging SG to see the merits of the house of delegates, so we won’t beat that dead horse anymore. The point is they have
convened the body and given interested students a chance to speak up for their organizations. It’s time for students to take charge and actually make the house of delegates the “effective tool for all student organizations to come together and make a meaningful impact on student life” that SG is empowering it to be. Fifty-one delegates attended Monday ’s meet ing, wh ich is more people than student senate. That’s impressive in and of itself, but t here are more t han 400
“It’s time for students to take charge and actually make the house of delegates the “effective tool for all student organizations to come together and make a meaningful impact on student life.”
student organizations at USC, meaning there’s a long way to go before the body realizes its true potential as a direct voice for all student organizations. Student organizat ions — even brand new ones — can elect a delegate and send it to the body’s next meeting (which, at the moment, has not been scheduled). The success of the house of delegates depends now on how badly st udent orga n izat ions want it to be successful. After all the trouble that went in to getting it off the ground in the fi rst place, it would be a shame to waste it.
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Making Qatar hosts of World Cup a ‘mistake’ Money influences FIFA more than it should President of The Fédération I nt er n at io n a le de Fo ot b a l l Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter ad m it t e d re c e nt l y t h at t he decision FIFA made to allow Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup was a “mistake.” It was a term used to describe FIFA’s decision by many, including a for mer F I FA of f ic ia l a nd managers of prominent club teams. Many countries have become out raged w it h t he select ion of Qatar, wanting the nation’s honor of being the host nation to be stripped. The U.S. wants the entire bid process to change, and rightly so. It is becoming more a nd more appa rent how cor r upt a nd delu siona l t he world’s gover n i ng body of soccer has become. Their decision to choose Qatar has had its repercussions. It has been speculated t he executive committee responsible for voting on bidding countries have been pocket i ng money in exchange for votes. F I FA prosecutor Michael Garcia has launched a corrupt ion probe that has uncovered some truths as to why Qatar was selected. In 2011, Qatar’s sovereign wealth f und paid about $43 million for land owned by the family of Marios Lef karitis, a voting ExCo member. Addit ionally, three Qatar voting-members
of the ExCo have left due to corruption allegations. Three c u r rent member s a re bei ng accused of accepting money as well. In 2010, FIFA selected Qatar to be t he host nat ion of t he 2022 World Cup, chosen over countries such as the USA, Japan and South Korea. The “FIFA World Cup Host Ca nd idate Assessment” took into account numerous factors when deciding on eva lu at i ng a c a nd idate’s possibility of becoming the host nat ion operat ions i nvolv i ng t he compet it ion, t r a n s p o r t , accom modat ion s and TV. The scores of the t h ree pre v iou sly m e n t i o n e d cou nt r ies were super ior to t he Chris Norberg s c o r e o f Q a t a r, Fourth-year w it h t he USA pre-pharmacy scoring a perfect student 10 0 . I n f a c t , a n e c onom ic s t ud y, publ ished by F I FA , showed that the USA was the only 2022 World Cup bid that could meet FIFA’s sales goals. Yet Qatar was chosen, despite having many categories evaluating Qatar as an overall medium risk venue. R i s k s s uc h a s m a ny of t he facilities and accommodations not c u r rent ly e x i st i ng, t he necessit y of climate-cont rol measu res not prev iously deployed in World Cup-sized stadiums and the intense climate
during the tournament months of June-July. With much of the infrastructure needing construct ion in Qatar, many migrants have been brought into the country for work. Many of these workers have been abused. Over nine months, an estimated 202 workers have died. They are treated as captive laborers under the kafala system. Under said system, an employee cannot leave Qatar unless the employer grants them an exit visa, and many employers flat out do not pay their workers. The intense climate during the tournament period presents a m ajor problem for F I FA , lead i ng to a sen ior F I FA to label Qatar 2022 a “mistake.” The temperat u re easily h it s over 100°F in Qatar over JuneJuly, posing a healt h hazard to t he players a nd t he fa ns. FIFA’s proposal is to move the tournament into the winter. The biggest leag ues, t he Premier L eag ue , La L ig a a nd Ser ie A, do not have breaks during the winter. Thus, conf licts of interest between domestic club and international clubs would arise. It would only seem logical for the billions who passionately love soccer to ex press t heir concer n for F I FA’s fal lacies to be cor rec ted a nd end it s corruption.
Bad teams dilute quality of March Madness Squads with losing records should not be included in tournament The annual NCAA men’s college basketball tou r na ment , popu la rly k now n as M a rch Madness, is one of the most exciting and iconic traditions in A merican sports. Despite it’s popularit y, the tournament is not without flaws. Since the conclusion of the 2011 season, 68 teams have been invited to participate in the annual tournament. The current format is deficient because it allows for too many mediocre teams to slip into the tournament, diluting the quality of matchups. Last season was a great example of t his problem. In March of this year, the Liberty Fla mes won t hei r conference t ou r n a me nt , a nd a lo n g w it h t hat v ic tor y, a n i nv ite to t he NCAA tournament, despite their uninspiring 12-20 regular season record. That was not the first time a 20-loss team was invited, either. In 2008, the Coppin State Eagles, with the same record as Liberty, Chad earned a tournament berth after Brown an improbable run in the MEAC Second-year tou r na ment . T he se ex a mple s insurance and risk management demonstrate the need to rethink student the number of teams invited, as well as how they are selected. One possible remedy is to reduce the number of slots that are available. This would reward teams who do well in t he reg u lar season by ma k i ng such success more impor t a nt in securing a tournament inv ite. A not her option would be to eliminate the automatic bid t hat teams receive for w in n ing t heir conference tournament. Currently, teams with disappointing records can get lucky in their conference tournament and, as a result, secure an invite to the NCAA tournament. T h is p ol ic y is not idea l a s it rewa rd s mediocre teams for winning a few games at the expense of more deserving teams with a more impressive resume. This could be replaced by inviting the team with the best record from each conference instead, preventing an underperforming team from getting hot at the right moment and competing for a national championship. Finally, the tournament requires teams to win only a single game in each round to advance. This is not the best way of determining who the better team is, because it relies too much on chance, and even the best teams play a lousy game every now and then. Therefore, playing a bad game in the tournament shouldn’t result in automatic elimination. This can be fi xed by making some of the rounds determined by a best of three series. The current system’s emphasis on giving smaller schools an equal chance at success is admirable; however, it ultimately takes away from the tournaments purpose: to crown a n at ion a l c h a mpion . Reg a rd le s s of wh at changes the NCAA makes to its tournament, it will remain a staple of A merican sports culture. However, by adopting a few reforms, it can become even more deserving of that distinction.
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This person can’t wait to show you the lasagna they made. That’s understandable. Lasagna is a complex and unforgiving tower to build — a true feat of meat and cheese architecture. But the true foodie also can’t wait to show you the ramen they microwaved. Or the slice of toast they buttered. Or the Pop-Tart they unwrapped. Notice an underlying trend with the foodie, as the number of cheese omelet pictures increases, so does the roundness of their selfies. PetPerson
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LameQuoteKid #Truth #IReadPoetrySometimes #ImSensitiveAndStuff #CantThinkForMyself HarryHipster Real progressive thinking, man. Wanna ride bikes to the record store later? Thick-rimmed glasses. Modest Mouse.
There are three primary variations of the lame quote: the lame-quote-over-cloudy-sky-background, the lame-quoteover-ocean-horizon-background and the lame-quote-overautumn-forest-background. The goal of every lame quote kid is the same — to convince followers that they are sooo freaking deep. Here’s a tip, lame quote kid: If you want people to believe that you’re a well-read intellectual, never repeat anything that has come out of Marilyn Monroe’s mouth. Or James Dean’s. Or anything that involves the moon or the stars or living like you’ll die tomorrow. Lame quote kid, let me to put this in a language you might understand: “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” — Oscar Wilde.
PetPerson My baby Jessica in her cute wittle tiara! JessikkahDawg Mom wear r u? I half go pawdy. JessikkahDawg Mom r u drink agen? Y u do dis?
It doesn’t matter if pet person is in class all day and downtown all night. They are going to sweep the accidents under the rug (literally) and use Instagram to show you that they are the best pet owners ever. Look at that cat with its face stuck in a slice of bread. Look at how happy that dog is wearing a sweater. Pet person, that is so cute and you are such a fun owner. Now take it for a walk you heartless comment fisher.
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A blissfully insightful moment i nter r upt s mu ndane af fairs. Add some creative spice to the package. Listen and watch. Pay at tent ion. Keep any secrets. Balance you r i nterest s. Lear n as quick ly as possible. Friends help out.
Rem a i n op en to new idea s a s you prov ide well for fam ily. Store provisions for the future, and use what you’ve kept. Order somet hing t hat you can’t obtain locally. Consider an investment in your own education. Plan ahead.
Form a solid communications c o n n e c t io n w h e r e it wa s m i s si ng. C ho o se faith over doubt. You’re entering a more domestic phase. Projects at home of fer f u n a nd beaut y to bala nce t he recent workload. Get creative.
You work wel l w it h others, and your attention is in demand. Visualize solving a workrelated problem. Stand firm. Follow a definite strategy. You land right side up. Take it slow. Stay in tonight.
Pay back a debt. Postpone travel. Spend time with an attractive person, and let deadlines ride. You’ll have more help. It could be very nice. Don’t spend impulsively. Harvest your earlier efforts.
Get ready for another great learning experience. Ask for more and get it. Expand your territory. Meetings could conflict with family time. Keep you r w it s about you. Discover t alent s you didn’t know you had. Love wins again.
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Make creative, inex pensive repa irs. Report on your activities. It may take preparation. Go for the raise or status r i s e . Wa t c h o u t f o r hidden agendas. Don’t assume the new way is better yet. Take careful action.
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Libra
Don’t f ret ab out household expenses. It’s not good timing to shop either, but worrying is f ut i le . You s e e w h at needs to be done. Clean up messes. People v ie for your attention. State your case clearly. You’re earning admiration.
Scorpio
Increase your prof its through organization. Make up an outline to m i n i m i z e c on f u s ion . Follow the money trail, and provide value. No need to be hast y. Your life get s easier. Make more time for love.
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Manage f inances over the next two days. Keep it simple and organized. Make your feelings public. Find t he right handy man and go for durable quality. Explore the neighborhood for a quick break.
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Give you rself t ime for feelings and log ic to me sh. Re v iew t he facts before tak ing action. Listen to all the considerations. You’re getting more sensitive. Rest up and enjoy simple pleasures, like playtime.
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South Carolina wins 5th in a row Despite win, team hopes to improve on scoring opportunities Connor Hazelton
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The Sout h Carolina women’s soccer team cont inues to impress t his season, defeat ing Alabama 2-1 with a dramatic come-from-behind victory last Friday. The win was the team’s f ifth in a row and it moves t heir record to 12-1-1 wit h a 5-1-0 conference record. A f ter g iv ing up a goal to A labama ju nior for ward Pia R ijsdijk in the 23rd minute, the Gamecocks rallied with two unanswered goals from sophomore midfielder Stevi Parker (59th minute), and senior forward/midfielder Danielle Au with the winning goal in the 85th minute. Although the Gamecocks had to rally from a one-goal deficit, South Carolina outshot Alabama 17-6. A f ter wa rds, Au was happy w it h t he w i n, but was also frustrated with all of the missed opportunities. “It’s really f r ust rat ing,” Au said. “I t hink we outshot them by a ton, which is just really frustrating because we had chances that we should have made and we missed them. We knew that we were due for goals in the second half.” Head coach Shelley Smith was also frustrated with the missed opportunities, but was pleased they were able to come out on the winning end. “It would have been very disappointing to be on the wrong side of that score line, because we played very well,” Smith said. “It’s one of those where you just keep at it, you get the goal you need, and that’s what they did. Fortunately, it worked out in our favor, and credit to our team to keep playing. We deserved that win, and glad we got it tonight.” Even though Alabama (5-8) might not be one of the stronger teams on the Gamecocks’ schedule, Smith thought it was good for her team to get a
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Senior forward/midfielder Danielle Au scored the game-winning goal against Alabama in the 85th minute Friday. victory after playing from behind. “It’s a huge boost. We haven’t been in this situation often, so credit to them to come back and put themselves in a position to win the game,” Smith said. “We’ve been up goals and then tied, and found a way to win, and tonight we found a way to win to come back from being down a goal. That scenario showed what we’re capable of.” Au also felt that a come-from-behind win was something the team needed to happen to them. “I think it’s good to have stuff like this happen to us,” Au said. “We all know that we can come back, now it’s good that we’ve had a game like this, because anytime we go down, we can come
back, which is good experience for our team.” Wit h t heir latest win, t he Gamecocks are getting closer to the upcoming SEC Tournament, but Au said there is still work to be done. “We just have to keep working hard. Sometimes stuff is off, but as long as we keep working hard and getting into it, I think we have a great team this year,” Au said. The Gamecocks’ next game will be this Friday, when they travel to the “other Columbia” in the SEC to take on Missouri. DG
Equestrian drops tiebreaker Gamecocks lose to No. 1 Georgia Kyle Heck
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Through its first four meets of the season, No. 3 South Carolina jumped out to an early lead against its opponents. Against No. 1 Georgia on Friday, the Gamecocks did the same thing, jumping out to a 4-1 lead after the first event. But this time, the end result was different. After cruising to commanding victories in the first four meets, Sout h Carolina was unable to hold off the Bulldogs, losing a 9-9 tiebreaker. Georgia outscored the Gamecocks 1,608-1,582.3 to take the victory. “ It ’s i nc r e d ibl y d isappoint i ng,” ju n ior Amber Henter said. “Just to work so hard and put it all on the line and then to lose in the tiebreaker is discouraging. We’ve put a lot into this and it’s just not the way we want to go out.” Henter and her Reining teammates got t he Gamecocks off to a good start against the Bulldogs. Hent er won t he f i r s t point of the day when she defeated her opponent 8180. Junior Alexa Anthony won the next point, giving South Carolina the early 2-0 lead. Coach Boo Major was proud of t he way t he Reining team began the competition. “That was kind of the
bright spot of the day,” Major said. “Ever yone rode extremely well.” However, the next event saw Georgia pull right back into the contest. They won Reining 3-1 over the Gamecocks to pull within 5-4 at the halfway point. Major said the team was still feeling good at that point, but she still felt the mistakes that were made in Reining were a little “troublesome.” Henter said that they knew the points were going to be close, which made taking the commanding early lead that much more important. “We were really excited to go 4 -1 i n Ju mpi ng because Georgia is a great team,” Henter said. “To come out so strong with really good rides was a really good feeling.” While Henter said the team can sometimes get to o com for t able w it h a lead, she felt like that wasn’t the case against Georgia. She said the team was fighting throughout the whole event. For Major, it was the mistakes that eventually cost the Gamecocks the win. “ We h a d a c o u p l e of serious m istakes in Reining and Equitation on the Flat,” Major said. “As a whole, I thought the Horsemanship riders rode well, but it just wasn’t our day on the Horsemanship side. In my opinion, the Horsemanship team is the strongest team we’ve got.” South Carolina’s Hunt Seat team defeated the
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Amber Henter won the first point of Friday’s meet versus UGA.
Bu l ldog s 7-3, but t he Western team fell 6-2. Major sa id t hat one could sit there and say that the judges didn’t like the Gamecock’s part icular style of riding, but that is not an excuse that she likes to make. She gave t he cred it to G eorg ia and pointed out that the Bulldogs did not make t he m ist a ke s t hat t he Gamecocks did. “W hen you get a good team like Georgia or Auburn, that’s who’s goi ng to w i n ,” M ajor said. “Sometimes you can play teams that might not be the same caliber (as you) and you can make mistakes and get away with it. But when you’re playing Georgia, you can’t make mistakes like we made.” Going into the f inal event of t he meet, Hor sema n sh ip, Sout h Ca rol i n a held a n 8 - 6 adva nt age a nd needed only two points to win the meet. But Georgia re sponded w it h t h ree straight victories to pull ahead 9-8. Senior Alison Ceresani won t he la st poi nt of t he meet to force t he tiebreaker, but Major said she had “an inkling” that the Bulldogs would come out on top because of the disparity in the individual scores throughout the day. Still, she was proud of the way the Gamecocks fought during a meet that was full of tension. “Ever ybody was screaming and yelling for their student-athletes and it was a lot of pressure,” Major said. “(Ceresani) had a ton of pressure on her just to get a tie and she just really put it all out there and had a very impressive ride. “ W it h i n ab out f i ve minutes of the event being over, (Georgia) started celebrating so we figured we had lost at that point. It is what it is. There was too much difference in the scores.” DG
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Sophomore Darian Dozier said the team was “timid” in its first set against Kentucky.
Volleyball falls to UGA, Kentucky Swanson proud of squad’s tenacity David Roberts
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South Carolina dropped a couple of three-set decisions this weekend as they fell to Georgia on Friday and No. 15 Kentucky on Sunday. “They’re doing what we ask them to do, and that’s to fight for every point,” head coach Scott Swanson said. “I couldn’t be more proud of that. You know, our goal is to get respect. We know we’re young and we know that we’re playing some teams that physically and talent wise may be an overmatch, but I feel like anything can happen if you fight.” South Carolina (10-8, 2-4 SEC) battled Georgia (14-4, 4-2 SEC) early in a fi rst game that saw seven different tie scores. Sophomore setter Kellie McNeil had 10 assists and a block in the first game, but Georgia eventually out-muscled the Gamecocks as they hit .370 on their way to a set victory. The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 10-4 lead in the second game and were fueled by three consecutive k i l l s b y j u n ior out s ide h it t er Inutiraha Le’au. South Carolina rallied and went on 5-1 run to make it a 23-20 game, but Georgia called a timeout and took the next two points as well as the set. The Gamecocks played arguably their best volleyball of the match in the third game, as they shot .265 compared to Georgia’s .108. Georgia grabbed an early 3-0 advantage, but would not be able to sustain it as that would prove to be either team’s largest lead of the third game. The teams t raded blows t hroughout the set until South Carolina found themselves on top 24-22 on the verge of a set win. A kill by Le’au and a couple set errors spelled doom for the Gamecocks, and the Bulldogs won the set 27-25 and the match 3-0. T he G a mecock s’ tough play
was enough to draw praise from Swanson. “The real positive is that we’re not giving up when we’re down,” Swanson said. “We’re staying close with good teams and we’re battling. We’re getting valuable experience at certain positions.” No. 15 Kentucky (13-4, 5-1 SEC) staggered into Columbia Sunday after being handed a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Florida on Friday. The Wildcats dom inated t he Gamecocks in the first game behind sen ior out side h it ter W h it ney Billings’ seven kills and .484 shot percentage. South Carolina would drop t he f irst game 25-13, but sophomore Darian Dozier did not let it discourage the team. “[In] the first set, I think we were just kind of timid,” Dozier said. “We weren’t going after it like we should have been. After the fi rst game, we came together and talked and said, ‘We have nothing to lose. People are expecting us to get killed by them, so we should just go all out.’” I n t he second match, t he Gamecocks led during most of the game. South Carolina led 15-12, but three errors allowed Kentucky to get back in control. The Wildcats took the next four points, forcing South Carolina to take a timeout. A Billings kill coupled with an attack error sealed the deal as Kentucky took the game 25-22. Kentucky stymied any hopes of a Gamecocks comeback by taking the third set 25-23 after fending off a late South Carolina rally. “It’s a funny game,” Swanson said. “It’s a game of errors, and when you make less errors you give yourself a chance. When you make too many errors, the other team gets all the momentum and you kind of get in a hole you can’t dig out of.” The Gamecocks will try to get their season back on track Friday as they head to Mississippi State (9-9, 0-4 SEC) as they continue SEC play. DG