The Daily Gamecock 4/23/14

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014

SG leaders look to move past internal focus in fall

VOL. 114, NO. 62 • SINCE 1908

Passion leads to ADHD research Rising senior recognized for work in psychology Natalie Pita

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Senate members prepare plans, goals for next semester Hannah Jeffrey

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A f ter a yea r m a rked by con st it ut ion a l challenges, prolonged debates and convoluted internal matters, the student senate is looking to the future.

Student Body Vice President Donnie Iorio said he thinks the dynamic that the senate now has is great, and he hopes senators will be more focused on the students next year after spending a semester focusing on organizational priorities.

W hile the issues senators campaigned on remain priorities to members of the body, the students need to be the focus of the body once again, Iorio said.

“It’s for the students,” Iorio said. “We need to go back and hold meetings with delegations, so we have a steady flow of information from our students about what we need to change.”

As far as Iorio is concerned, that communication between college delegations and departments has recently improved.

“We’re working with departments to get things done,” he said. “We’re asking the right questions and getting support from administrators before acting.”

Several committees have started initiatives this semester that they plan to continue in the fall.

According to senate President Pro Tempore Jonathan Holt, the academics committee has been working closely with college deans to create a revamped, more comprehensive syllabus bank

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Kari Benson said she is looking forward to finishing her psychological studies and research and plans to pursue a professional career at a research university.

While her friends are sleeping or hanging out in Five Points, third-year psychology student Kari Benson is often found in the library working on research.

She started studying children with A DHD in a social environment alongside Kate Flory, a psycholog y professor, during her sophomore ye a r. T h i s ye a r, s he added her own research on the misuse of st i mu la nt med ic i ne among college students.

A lthough she works about 25 hours a week on research — 20 with Flor y and f ive on her own — this is the logical path for Benson.

“I’ve known I wanted to get a Ph.D. in clinical psychology since I was in middle school, since I knew it existed,” she said. “I’ve always been interested in people and why they do the things they do.”

Benson started w o r k i n g w it h F lo r y because she k new she needed re sea rc h experience to get BENSON • 2

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Record breaking number of visitors tour campus Increase attributed to greater recruiting efforts, growing reputation of programs Natalie Pita

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The busiest time of the tour season is here, with high school students visiting campus to make their fi nal college decision or start their college search.

Since July 1, more than 40,000 people have taken a campus tour, and more than 75,000 people have stopped by the visitor center.

That marks an increase in number of visitors of almost 36 percent over the past six years and a jump of 15 percent from last year. There has been an 89 percent increase in the number of people on tours over the past six years.

Denise Wellman, director of the visitor center, attributes this increase to a number of attention-grabbers at USC, including its No. 1 honors college, the business school’s rankings and recent athletic successes.

“I think there’s a lot of really good things going at the University of South Carolina,” she said. “They’ve all been excited to see the great weather this spring, even though we’ve had five strange days this year.”

Wellman believes that recruitment officers have been successful in getting USC’s name out to a larger number of people, as well.

“I also t h in k t he u n iversit y is really working hard to recruit students in the state of South Carolina and beyond,” Wellman said. “And their efforts are proving to work really, really well.”

She said that the increase in visitors has ultimately led to the status of this year’s freshman class being the largest, smartest and most diverse in university history.

“That’s really nice to see, and I think that really enhances the overall educational experience for everyone here,” Wellman said.

A fter their tour, visitors are t y pically impressed by the facilities, which Wellman said look great for visitors and have been improving.

There are currently about 80 university

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ambassadors who give tours, and the visitor center will recruit between 25 and 30 more in the fall. This number has increased slightly over time, but according to Wellman, just having more ambassadors doesn’t mean USC is able to accommodate more visitors. The visitor’s center also has to work around the new student schedules, with more students having classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays than other days of the week.

“The ambassadors are f unct ioning at an extremely high level of effectiveness,” Wellman said. “A lot of visitors are very impressed and say these are the best tours of any place they’ve been.”

In order to give even large groups a look at USC, universit y ambassadors work to connect with every member on their tour, Wellman said.

“I think the most effective thing they do is they tell their story. They connect VISITORS • 2

Remembering sophomore year For its last issues this semester, The Daily Gamecock is asking students to reflect. Today, second-year students offer their memorable moments.

Allison Herrera, secondyear exercise science student, and Darby Abernethy, second-year marketing student “The Carolina/Clemson football game. We were matching.”

Carter Turner (nursing) “The football games.

Being with all the students was wild and crazy. Oh, and beating Kentucky.”

Trevor Hutta, second-year computer science student “All of the snow days.”

Antonette Gibbs, secondyear criminal jus t ice student “Attending the Impact Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, for a Christian organization. I grew a lot.”

Parker Smith, secondyear physical education student “The football games, because of the atmosphere and tailgating.”

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Man shot after alleged attempt to run over deputy A R ichland Count y sheriff ’s deput y shot a suspected drug dealer after the man tried to run the officer over with his car on Tuesday, The State reported.

Ty- me e k Ty he e n Pa y ne , 21, w a s u nd e r surveillance for alleged drug dealing and refused to stop for questioning by Deputy Kirk Willis at 11 a.m. by a St. Andrews apartment complex, officials said.

Sheriff Leon Lott said Payne began throwing drugs out of his car window while driving. Willis then shot Payne in the forearm.

Officers went to Payne’s apartment, where deputies allegedly found a gun and marijuana.

The suspect now faces attempted murder of a police officer and multiple drug charges.

—Sarah Martin, Assistant News Editor

BENSON • Continued from 1 accepted into graduate school and thought ADHD sounded interesting, but it eventually gave her the idea for her own project. “ I wa s a mu sed by how many people asked me if I could get them Adderall when I told them I worked with kids with ADHD,” Benson said.

T h is seem i ngly si mple quest ion has t u r ned i nto a research project that has earned Benson a Magellan grant for research funding and the Outstanding Rising Senior in Psychology award.

She has also submitted her work for publication in the Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.

T h rough her re sea rch, Benson has determined that between 20 and 40 percent of college-aged students have misused stimulants at some point in their life, and she believes that her literature rev iew w ill help ot her

Deputies search for man who jumped off bridge

Student flashed by man on her way to school

R ichland Count y Sheriff ’s Department and Columbia Fire Department officials searched for a man who jumped off the Broad River bridge on Tuesday afternoon, The State reported.

Capt. Chris Cowan of the Richland Count y Sheriff’s Department said authorities received a 911 call at 1 p.m. that a man jumped into the Broad River, and deputies saw the man in the water.

Cowan said the man floated about 1,000 yards until going below the surface of the water, and he hasn’t been seen since. Officers found a car with papers and an ID, but they do not know if they belong to the man who jumped.

Cowan said deputies and a dog searched the area, but there isn’t evidence that the man climbed up the banks and got out of the river. Airplanes and boats also searched for the man, but the murky water made the search more difficult.

— Sarah Martin, Assistant News Editor

Police arrested a man who they say exposed himself Monday morning to a high school student who was on her way to school, The State reported.

The Eau Claire High School student said she notified personnel about what happened once she got to school around 8 a.m., according to an incident report.

Columbia police then began searching for the man based on a description the student provided.

When a police officer saw Herbert John Smith Jr., 28, of Eastover, Smith began running from the officer.

The officer arrested Smith in connection with the incident and charged him with fl ashing the student on the 4900 block of Monticello Road.

— Sarah Martin, Assistant News Editor

researchers solve this growing issue. She ultimately hopes to make college students more successful, and her research has revealed that stimulant misuse isn’t mak ing t hem more successful.

In fact, she has learned that people who misuse stimulant medications often have lower grade point averages. Benson also believes the stimulant m isu se may be l i n ked to depression, but it is unclear whet her st imulant misuse leads to depression or whether depression makes individuals more likely to use stimulant medications.

According to Benson, st imu lant m isuse is more common among fraternit y and sorority members, and indiv iduals t y pically take stimulants to perform better academically, lose weight or self-treat unnoticed ADHD symptoms, rather than taking it to party.

Benson never anticipated that she would accomplish so

much with her research.

“I think I’ve learned a lot about my own capabilities.

A lot of that has been about Dr. F pushing me to do more than I thought I could,” said Benson, who added that she originally only anticipated her resea rch cou nt i ng as her senior thesis. “I never thought I could do that as an undergrad. It’s been really awesome figuring out what I can do.”

Before she st a r ted her research, she t hought she w a nt e d t o b e a c l i n i c a l psychologist. But her work related to ADHD has opened her eyes to other options, and she now dreams of being a professor at a resea rch university.

“Before work ing in [Flory’s] lab, I didn’t think I really wanted to go to ADHD research, and I just totally fell in love with it,” Benson said.

“I just love research.”

VISITORS • Cont. from 1 w it h each fa m i ly on t he tour,” Wellman said. “It’s a real art form to make sure you are con nect ing w it h everyone who wants to have a personal experience.”

Ambassadors also receive a lot of training in order to practice the skills they need to give tours and work on how to connect with people.

They receive 52 to 55 hours of training during their fi rst year and 23 to 25 more each

year after.

Ultimately, Wellman said she hopes that visitors to the campus feel welcome on their tour.

“People are spending a lot of time and money to come on college visits.” Wellman said. “We want to give them everything they wanted and more when t hey come to visit.”

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SENATE • Continued from 1 and finding ways to better incorporate fi rst-generation college students into the USC environment.

“It’s a lot to undertake, getting everyone on board with all that,” Holt said.

The env iron ment al af fa irs c o m m it t e e i s a l s o w o r k i n g o n implementing a student sustainability fee, wh ich would go toward sustainability projects throughout the year. According to Holt, USC is one of three schools in the SEC that does not charge students a sustainability fee.

Iorio said the interactions between t he safet y a nd t ra nspor t at ion committee and parking services has set the stage for progress in the upcoming semester, as well.

“They’re work ing with park ing services to find a happy medium,” he said. “It hasn’t just been pointing fingers.”

And despite a change in leadership in the student services committee, members will continue to focus on peer counseling and the peer advocacy program, Iorio said.

“We’re going to keep the momentum going,” Iorio said. “All the committees are working really hard.”

And as far as the constitution goes, Holt said it’s still up for discussion, but t h is t ime, t hat d isc ussion is open to everyone. A constitutional committee wit hin t he senate was formed this semester in an attempt to incorporate more points of view into the discussion.

“The goal is for everyone to get a chance to sit down and talk, especially because some people are new, so we can get some ideas for reform,” Holt said. “We’re looking into it.”

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Expungement laws need proper deliberation ISSUE The General Assembly is considering expunging crimes.

OUR STANCE The expunging system must be well-engineered.

S out h Ca rol i n a’s G ener a l Assembly is again mulling over establishing a system to expunge minor, non-violent crimes from public record, a notion vetoed by Gov. Nikki Haley only two years ago.

Legislators’ goal is to construct a consistent legal program for clearing minor criminal records as a means of providing equal legal opportunity to those guilty of petty crimes. In essence, they want to level the playing field bet ween the minor caught in possession who has a family that can afford a connected lawyer, and the minor caught in possession whose mistake will mar their life for an inordinately long time because they come from a less well-off family.

The proposed law might seem simple and benevolent in nature: They don’t want pett y crime

stunting anyone’s potential and their chance at a promising career, among other opportunities.

Clearing records, however, is a sensitive and controversial subject that is bound to have some up in arms, and representatives of victims rights groups and the state press association (of which The Daily Gamecock is a member) have already raised concerns.

Those concerned might agree that young adults don’t deserve a lifetime of continued punishment, but what if there are problems with the system? What if it still favors the rich, not the poor?

We’ll never be able to answer those questions if the records

“By no means should South Carolina soften up on criminals, but sometimes blind justice fails to consider the proper circumstances.”

disappear quickly.

Expunging records immediately upon conv ic t ion is m i ld ly u n ner v i ng, but con sistent probationary periods of, say, a few years as a corrective measure is certainly fair. That way, young people aren’t unduly punished for a one-time mistake, and the public’s right to k now is still maintained.

T h a n k f u l l y, t h e G e n e r a l Assembly is looking at a committee to iron out the details and conduct the due diligence that such a reform would demand. We hope they’ll consider seriously a buffer period before expungement.

By no means should Sout h Carolina soften up on threatening criminals, but sometimes blind justice fails to consider the proper c i r c u m s t a nc e s s u r rou nd i n g the t ype of pett y crime often a s soc iated w it h adole scence through young adulthood.

South Carolina would be wise to grant its well-meaning citizens a bona fide second chance, and this proposed system could do just that, assuming its lawmakers stay considerate of both young people’s futures and the public’s right to know.

Study abroad also provides self-study Learning from others offers personal wisdom It’s with great sadness that I’m writing my last column for The Daily Gamecock.

Before I departed for South Carolina last August, I was asked to write an art icle describing m y f e e l i n g s ab out t he y e a r ahead. I called my piece “Great Expectations,” and I listed all of the weird and wonderful things I wanted to see and do while studying abroad.

While my year as an honorary G a me c o c k h a s f u l f i l le d t he aspirations of my bucket list twice over, it’s the lessons I’ve learned within myself that have been truly life-affirming.

There are two things that I’ve discovered in the mighty Palmetto St ate, for wh ich I’m forever grateful. The first is my vocation as a writer. Writing opinion columns throughout the year has not just been life-changing because it’s transformed my resume, but it’s been life-changing because it’s transformed me as an individual.

Part of the job description as a Viewpoints columnist is to stay in the know about local and national news and events. As a small fish in a very big pond, engaging with my host country in this manner has been a n essent ial way to connect with the world outside when everything around me felt unfamiliar.

Forming my own opinions about my new surroundings has taught me to be my own person, to know

myself and to know where I stand.

At many points during the year, writing has been a lifeline — the only thing that felt like concrete under my feet when everything else was like sand running through my fingers. In one year, writing opinion pieces has taught me more about life and about myself than all my years in school and university put together.

The second t h i n g I ’m eternally grateful for is a feminist e n l ig ht e n me nt .

Evelyn To me, feminism Robinson is the very simple Second-year belief that women English and and men are equal history student human beings who deserve equal rights.

Taking women’s self-defense classes has taught me that I don’t have to rely on anyone else to defend myself in the world. I have the right to defend myself, but what’s more is the inner belief that I’m worth defending.

Before I moved to Sout h Carolina, these were beliefs that I held close to my heart. Thanks to my feminist awakening, they’re now part of a living, breathing reality than runs through my veins.

But what I’ve come to realize while ref lecting on my year, is that these two facets of studying abroad are seamless. The year has not transformed me as a writer or as a fem inist, but as bot h simultaneously.

Renaissance poet Sir Philip

Sidney once ended a sonnet with the words: “Look in thy heart and write.” Writing is not simply about using imitation and sophistr y to come up w it h somet h i ng entertaining to say. It’s about being in touch with what’s in your heart and sharing that on paper. As a woman and as a writer, I have never felt stronger than when realizing that people are listening and that they value what I have to say.

Writing is my empowerment.

Becom i ng a colu m n ist has allowed me to create my own space in the world and believe in my entitlement to that space. It’s my right as a woman to the freedom of expression, to the freedom of speech and to the rights of the First Amendment. It’s my right to write.

Finding my vocation as a writer is the start of my career as an independent woman. In “A Room of One’s Own,” Virginia Woolf once wrote, “Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”

Than k s to my foremot hers who fought tirelessly for women’s rights, I’ve been able to explore the freedom of my mind at the same time as exploring the world.

I’ve always believed in the saying that, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.” My year in South Carolina has given me “A Room Of My Own,” a room in which I’ve started chapter one of that book, and I can’t wait to see where the rest of it takes me.

Feminism necessary movement until complete equality achieved If you ask someone if they consider themselves a feminist, you’ll probably hear no more often than yes.

Even at a liberal university like ours, people shy away from the term because it conjures up images of bra-burning, man-hating lesbians from the ’70s.

Connotations aside, the real definition of a feminist is someone who advocates social, political, legal and economic rights of women to equal those of men — not someone who hates men or wants to bring them down.

And since the feminist movement of the ’70s, with legislation like the Equal Pay Act and wider acceptance of birth control, some argue that feminism isn’t necessary anymore, that equality has been reached.

But is that really true? Last week, a classmate and I held a bake sale with prices that reflected the pay gap in our country (prices corresponding to what people typically earn according to their socioeconomic status and sexuality). White straight men were the baseline price of $1, with only Asian men paying more at $1.20, and with white straight women only having to pay $0.78.

No doubt a bargain on a cookie, but a bleak reality for any woman, Emilie minorit y or LGBT person in Dawson Third-year public America. relations student W h ich raises t he quest ion: Why the disparity? Perhaps it’s because the difference between men and women is subconsciously conditioned in us every day by our media.

In some magazine ads, women are depicted in a vulnerable position, their bodies limply hanging on some object or not even whole, but featuring only some of their limbs or physical characteristics.

On the other hand, men get to dominantly stand in the forefront with their hands on their hips or gripping their ties, turned toward the camera, ready for business.

Of course, if a woman isn’t displayed as weak then she’s usually the object of desire, often in a demeaning manner. Her mouth might be covered, her head isn’t on the page or she’s wearing close to nothing.

This might be passable in high fashion, but if a woman in the real world wants to step out looking like the models she sees in advertisements, she’s instantly objectified. Similarly, her mouth is covered, and her head is cut off the page — metaphorically, of course. She becomes her body parts rather than her thoughts or capabilities.

I’ve written about this before, but I think it’s a point that can use a little reiteration. It’s extremely difficult for a woman, even in 2014, to be considered more than the sum of her parts. If she is intelligent and successful in business, she’s considered bossy. If she’s done anything sexual, she’s completely unfit for the business world.

And even if she has the same qualifications and education as a man, she’s destined to earn less than he does.

I’ve noticed some cool bits of pop culture lately, like Pharell’s performance of “GIRL” on Saturday Night Live featuring an all-female orchestra or the fact that SNL has finally hired a black female cast member.

But if it’s taken a late night TV show this long to hire equally, it looks like feminism and feminists are still necessary.

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‘Doppleganger’ like no other comedy group

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Doppleganger stars Keisha Zollar, Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata took the stage in the Russell House Theatre Tuesday night. They also performed with USC’s comedy group.

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Nicole Byer is a rising star in the comedy scene, capturing t he he a r t of aud ie nc e s o n M T V ’s “ G i r l C o d e ” a n d flexing her improvisation skills as a part of the comedy group Doppleganger.

She came to the Russell House Theatre on Tuesday night as part of a Carolina Productions comedy show and joked frankly about sexual ambiguity, couples therapy and how children learn about sex.

USC’s own improv group, Toast, opened with a hilarious act that lead up nicely to the headliners.

Dopp elg a n g er, wh ic h consists of actress-comedienneproducer Keisha Zollar, Byer and Saturday Night Live player S a s he er Z a m at a , h a s b e e n performing nationwide since 2010.

A f ter pulling an audience member on stage to talk, the group was based around the student’s childhood memories of fi nding her brother’s bong, her misinterpretation of condoms a nd cost u me d ress up w it h lingerie.

Even though Doppelganger

has definitely hit its stride in improv comedy, its members admitted t hey didn’t always expect to perform as comedians.

In fact, Zollar said she originally aspired to be a doctor.

While women getting a start in comedy may seem out of reach, Byer offered a little bit of advice.

“Do it every night. Do it as much as possible. If someone tells you no, someone else will say yes. And you ARE funny,” she said.

Inspired by W hoopi Goldberg, Byer struck comedic fame when she auditioned and got the part for “Girl Code.”

A f ter 150 dif ferent topics

t h roughout t he d if ferent episodes of “Girl Code,” Nicole admitted her favorite ones are the raunchy ones.

“I liked d---,” Nicole said.

“Not a lot of my sound bites made it into that one.”

W hile Doppelganger tours together, they do more than just college shows. “Pursuit of Sexiness” was a Web series created by Zamata and Byer about their lives as “broke, single and (adorably) self-absorbed.”

All three of the comediennes have hit fame recently, and Byer explained that even though she’s active on social media, she feels bad about not being more social.

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Feel-bad films for finals 4 dark Netflix movies to wrap up school year Jonathan Winchell

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cold, clinical attit ude. W hile I do not agree totally with Haneke’s viewpoint (I do not have a problem enjoying a good Tarantino or zombie fi lm), he made a brilliantly discomforting viewing experience. Really try and stay through the whole fi lm.

“Irreversible” (2002) “Funny Games” (1997) Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke shames his audience for watching his own fi lm. He once said, “It’s a fi lm you come to if you need to see it. If you don’t need this movie, you will walk out before it’s over.” A family moves into a new house and is psychologically tortured by two handsome men dressed in white. The men break the fourth wall and talk to the audience at times and even have control over the events in the fi lm.

Haneke is making a critical commentary on the effects of violence in American popular culture and the media. He actually made a shot-by-shot remake of the f ilm in English 10 years later with Naomi Watts and Tim Roth. Both films manipulate and torment the audience with a

Gaspar Noé’s revenge drama told backwards is aggressively unpleasant and difficult to watch.

The film is a tour de force of technical filmmaking with incredibly long shots and dizzying camera work. The fi lm has 13 segments that are told in reverse chronological order. Marcus ( Vincent Cassel) is arrested for bashing in the face of a man in a gay nightclub. The fi lm unfolds to reveal the reason for his sadistic outburst. His girlfriend, Alex (Monica Bellucci, Cassel’s wife at the time), is savagely beaten and raped on the f loor of a subway station.

The assau lt scene last s for m inutes in an unbroken shot, deliberately underscoring the fi lm’s visceral nature. Whether the fi lm justifies its grotesqueness and controversy is up for debate,

but no one will fi nish the fi lm without a strong reaction.

“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” (2007) A female college student helps her roommate get an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania in this Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece. Like “Funny Games” and “Irreversible,” “4 Months” features masterful long takes that give the fi lm a fly-onthe-wall aesthetic. Writer and director Cristian Mungiu manages to make every scene in his fi lm nerve-racking and tense yet completely realistic like a documentary.

The fi lm does not make a comment on abortion besides showing the stark reality of a situation that one nobody should have to endure. The performances are excellent and the direction superb. With a 97 rating on Metacritic, a website that aggregates critics’ reviews, the film has one of the highest ratings on the site. It is one of the best fi lms of the 2000s. It grabs its viewer from the fi rst minutes and will not let go. It is exhilarating cinema while being downbeat and distressing.

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Nicole Byer, most popular for her part on MTV’s “Girl Code,” had the audience laughing by talking about dirty topics. She said raunchy jokes are her favorite.

DOPPLEGANGER • Continued from 6 “I like when people tweet at me and I always favorite them,” she said. “I do read them; I just don’t have time to respond to ‘Do you like my hair?’ I don’t know. I don’t care.”

With the members of Doppelganger pursuing different careers and living across the country, the group won’t FILMS • Continued from 6

“Antichrist” (2009) O ne shou ld a lway s t a ke what Danish director and screenwriter Lars von Trier says with a grain of salt. The undeniably talented fi lmmaker makes fi lms that receive divisive reactions, partially because of his own comments about them.

Supposedly suffering from severe depression along w it h a host of phobias, von Tr ier pen ned t h is deeply disturbing art house horror fi lm that draws from “cabin in the woods” films like the “Evil Dead” fi lms and so-called “torture porn,” such as “Saw” and “Hostel.”

The fi lm only has two characters, referred to as He (Willem Dafoe) and She (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

He is a therapist, and She is doing scholarly research into misog yny and witchcraft. The fi lm’s prologue features the couple having passionate sex in the shower while their young son climbs out of his crib and falls to his death from an open window.

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be able to perform as much as it normally does. But Doppelganger is still a group of girls having fun while making crowds — and each other — laugh.

And as for Byer’s personal code?

“Live your best life. Don’t be a basic b----.”

DG He tries helping his wife through her grief and guilt, but She starts having visions of a remote cabin in the woods in a place called Eden.

They travel to the cabin as a form of exposure therapy, and all hell breaks loose.

Gainsbourg won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the film, and she should have been nominated for — and won — the Best Actress Oscar that year (forget Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”). Both Gainsbourg and Dafoe command the screen and give fiercely raw performances.

The film should only be viewed by people with utmost tolerance for extreme violence. There are only a few seconds total of on-screen violence, but it is graphic and almost unwatchable. Besides that, the fi lm dives into painf ul emot ions t hat are almost as hard to confront as t he v iolence. Paradox ical ly, t he f i l m is gorgeous w it h st u n n i ng cinematography.

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Gemini

K e e p y o u r communications stable, consistent and solid this month. Provide support at home and work. Grab a good dea l qu ick ly.

Stay out of arguments, controversy and upset.

Recite a prayer or mantra to cool a tense moment.

Avoid risky business or expensive propositions.

Quiet st udy t ime soothes.

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Commu nit y and g roup ef for t s t h r ive by weav i ng toget her resources, talents and support structures over the next month, with Mer c u r y i n Tau r u s .

Avoid distractions and upset today; tempers cou ld f la re. Keep to practical facts. Work on existing projects, and launch new ones later.

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Your communications sk ill advances you r career this month, with Mer c u r y i n Tau r u s .

Avoid debate, risk or spend i ng today, a nd maintain momentum to complete a project. Plans change. Stand f irmly for your commitments, with flexible scheduling.

Think fast with su r prises, but keep actions measured rather than impulsive.

Virgo

Gardening and outdoor act iv it ies satisfy this month, with Mercury in Taurus. Fall in love with a fascinating subject. Negotiate turns and maneuvers carefully.

The way forward may seem blocked, and shor tc ut s da ngerous.

Take it slow, flexible and gentle. Provide peace and calm.

Libra

Base financial decisions on fact rather than fantasy this month.

Update plans and budgets w it h conser vat ive figures. A conflict with regulations or authority could arise, impeding the action. Others may lose their cool, but keep yours. Favor private over public. Let love guide your actions.

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Someone has a hairtrigger temper. Avoid setting them off. Private actions go farther, with le s s f r ic t ion . D a nc e w it h changes as t hey arise, without impulsive reac t ions. Mu l l over consequences f irst.

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Plant seeds hidden in messages. Proceed with caution today, despite chaos. Old beliefs get challenged, obstacles arise a nd t hwar ted intentions distract. Avoid upset by working quietly.

Don’t get singed in all the fires. Hunker down.

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Rest a nd recharge, while assimilating new changes. Take it easy.

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Consider the impact of your words before speaking, with Mercury in Taurus for a month.

Ground arguments in fact. Avoid conflict today by keeping a low profile.

Slow t he pace, a nd anticipate resistance. Use discretion.

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VOLLEYBALL • Continued from 10

‘Coach, I’m going to get one today,’” Harrington said. “I don’t care how it is, if it wasn’t pretty, I got there.”

The Virginia Beach, Va., native only played in six games in three years with the program before this season, earning a start in just one of those appearances. Harrington has already played in nine games with three starts — including one Tuesday night — for Holbrook’s Gamecocks this season.

“Through all my years, this is definitely the most opportunities I’ve gotten,” Harrington said. “I’ve always been patient, and I’ve always just stayed ready kept a positive outlook on everything.”

A nother f irst in Tuesday’s tilt against Davidson was righty Reed Scott’s fi rst outing as a starter. The freshman turned in four scoreless innings on the day, allowing five hits and striking out one in his second win of the year.

Scott had appeared in eight games as a reliever for Sout h Carolina before Tuesday night, compiling a 1.17 earned run average.

“My defense definitely played well.

Whenever my defense plays well, I usually pitch well,” Scott said. “I felt alright. I didn’t feel I had my best stuff, wasn’t hitting my spots too well, but my defense helped.”

The Gamecocks sent four other pitchers out to t he mound af ter Scott, three of which were freshmen.

Righty Taylor Widener saw the most action aside from the starter in his three shutout innings.

South Carolina will host another mid-week contest tonight when the Gamecocks take on USC Upstate, a nd w it h t he yea r com i ng to a close, Holbrook said it’s exceedingly impor tant for h is team to star t hitting its stride.

“It’s hard to believe that after [tonight’s] game, we’ve got 14 games left in the regular season,” Holbrook said. “And I just told the guys after t he game, ever y one of t hem is extremely, extremely important.”

W heeler a nd Blomg ren t hen scored four of the last six points to clinch the match and seal the victory for the Gamecocks.

Head coach Moritz Moritz said that during the tiebreaker he wasn’t tr ying to think about it, that he trusted his players.

“One of the fortunate things we do as coaches in this sport is put the girls in a position where they are accustomed to those situations,” Moritz said. “We want to meddle too much. RJ (Abella) and I had a conversation on the side and said, ‘Hey, they’re doing exactly what we want them to do. Sure, there’s going to be mistakes,’ but they executed and finished strong.”

A f ter losi ng t wo close ga mes earlier this season against LSU and Louisiana-Monroe, Moritz said he is glad that the team was on the right side of a close match.

“All season long, we’ve been on the cusp where I think if we just had one ball here and there go our way, maybe we pull out a match,” Moritz said. “LSU is a great example. We want to be in that position in third game where it’s on the line. That’s where the competitors come out, and they did today.”

South Carolina ended its season on a rainy night in Columbia and said that the rain had no effect on the players. Loney said that in one pract ice, t hey played in all four seasons. She said that the team played in the “apocalypse” and that they’re “not too worried about it.”

Rain, sleet or shine, the Gamecocks closed out their inaugural season at 5-12 overall and 3-2 at home. After the last home win, Loney said that she and her teammates were “going to have a smile on our face all week.”

“I n a nutshell it was histor y,” Loney said. “I can’t wait to tell my kids and show them my jersey and say that this was the first team ever.

We got little things started here and there, and it meant the world to be a part of it.”

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Freshman Reed Scott pitched four shutout innings, giving up five hits in a no-decision effort Tuesday night. Scott has given up three runs through 27 innings this season.

8 different players pick up hits in 8-0 victory Danny Garrison

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A fter a t wo-week slump for the South Carolina baseball team was snapped w it h a ser ies v ic tor y at Auburn, things seemed to be pointing up for the Gamecocks as they took on Davidson.

South Carolina didn’t miss a step against the Wildcats on Tuesday night, ending a two-game non-conference losing streak with an 8-0 win.

“I was very concerned coming into

the game. Davidson’s having a really good year,” said head coach Chad Holbrook. “It was a good win for us, a good mid-week victory against a good team.”

After registering one run in the bottom of the third, the Gamecocks d id mo s t of t he i r d a m a g e i n a dominant sixth inning. South Carolina brought in six unconventional runs in the frame, scoring on an infield single, a passed ball and a throwing error, among other things.

W it h t h e G a m e c o c k o f f e n s e drawing plenty of criticism recently, Holbrook sa id he saw f lashes of improvement from South Carolina’s

bats with several key starters sidelined with injuries. “ We w e r e a l it t l e b it b e t t e r offensively,” Holbrook said. “But we’re no offensive juggernaut by any stretch right now.”

Juniors Connor Bright and Elliott Caldwell and sophomore Max Schrock highlight a laundr y list of injured Gamecocks. W hile Holbrook said Bright and Caldwell are close to a return to the lineup, the coach said he’s not optimistic about Schrock, and the second baseman could be out for the remainder of the season.

South Carolina registered 10 hits in the game, with all but one Gamecock

starter getting at least one. Sophomore DC A rendas and freshman Logan Koch lead the way offensively as the two South Carolina players to turn in multiple-hit days at the plate.

Junior Patrick Harrington, who has recently been seeing the fi rst regular playing time of his career after being plagued with injuries, earned his first hit and RBI as a Gamecock by hustling out an infield single with a dive into first base.

“Coach Holbrook was joking with me before the game saying, ‘Pat, you going to get one today?’ and I said, HOLBROOK • 9

Sand volleyball finishes season on high note Team gets redemption over C of C, ends inaugural season at 5-12 Collyn Taylor

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The ball splashed into the sand, and junior Paige Wheeler and sophomore Sarah Blomgren faced each other, bear-hugging in the middle of the court.

As they screamed, they were greeted by their teammates storming the beach and dog-piling them, celebrating the sand volleyball team’s 3-2 victory over College of Charleston.

W heeler and Blomgren came back to force a third-set tiebreaker after dropping the first set.

The two then won 16-14 in the third set, clinching their match and securing a team victory for the Gamecocks.

The win came as the sun was setting over the courts as well as the Gamecocks’ inaugural season; Tuesday’s match was the last of the season.

“I am beyond happy with the way we ended,” sophomore Jordan Loney said. “I wish we all could have gotten wins, but to end on a win against Charleston, who we lost to twice already, Megan and I felt we flowed well. It just makes me want to work harder this summer.”

Loney and her partner, senior Megan Kent, won their match in straight sets, sweeping the Cougars 21-15 and 21-18, to tie the overall match at 2-2.

“Megan and I didn’t feel any pressure at all,” Loney said. “We just told each other to go out and play like we play, play like ourselves and don’t get distracted by the things around us. We decided to focus on one point at a time and not the win at the end.”

After Loney and Kent tied the match at two, it came down to Wheeler and Blomgren’s tiebreaker.

The pair jumped out to a quick lead but saw a resurgent Cougar pair that quickly came back to tie the set at 12.

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Junior Haley Guyton practices on the sand volleyball courts. The team finished its first season Tuesday with a home win.