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USC professor shares insight on Gaza Former peace negotiator offers personal perspective on events Kelley Kennedy

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Basketball players enjoyed the opportunity to give back to the community and to see the children smile.

Players inspire young readers Student-athletes attend Cocky’s Reading Express for “8k in 8 Days” campaign Kelley Kennedy

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When players from the USC men’s basketball team joined C o c k y ’s R e a d i n g E x p r e s s T h u r s d a y, t h e e l e m e n t a r y school ch ild ren gat hered i n the auditorium of the Richland County Public Library were in for a special treat.

More than 100 kids listened with rapt attention as sophomore f o r w a r d R e g g i e T h e u s Jr, junior forward Brian Steele and senior guard Tyrone Johnson performed lively readings of children’s books. To the delight of the young audience, Cocky later joined the team members to act out the stories and high-

fi ve visitors. The participating st udents also received player autographs and a free book.

The basketball players’ p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n C o c k y ’s Read i ng E x press was a pa r t of the team’s “8K in 8 Days” campaign, an initiative designed to begin raising the number of season ticketholders through an 8-day community relations tour.

“It was another opportunity to give back to the community and to see t hese k ids smile,” Johnson said.

The campaign also brought basketball players to a Special Olympics event, the Richland Count y Sherif f Fut ure Stars C a mp , t he For t Ja c k s o n k id’s clinic and the Palmetto Healt h Ch ildren’s Hospit al.

Team officials and universit y ad m i n ist rators hope t hat i n addition to contributing to good causes, the initiative will build com mu n it y suppor t for t he

team, helping to enhance the culture around men’s basketball.

“We always ask our fans to come to us. Well, we’ve got to fi nd time to go to our fans.

And I think this is a great way to show t hat to ou r players, there’s a bigger dut y that we all accept with being an athlete here ... than just showing up and playing the games on the schedule,” coach Frank Martin said.

Players said that participating in Cock y’s Reading Ex press not on ly allowed t hem to encourage kids to read, but also helped deepen the team’s bond and proved to be a personally rewarding experience.

“W hen you get a chance to read to k ids t hat look up to you, that want to be a part of something that you may be a part of now, is the best feeling in the world,” Johnson said.

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Grad students present campaign proposal for Family Promise Project suggests marketing strategy for nonprofit Arthur Braswell

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Gradu ate st udent s at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications met w it h a nat ional nonprofit organization on Monday to present ideas for a press campaign.

Fa m i ly Prom ise, t he orga n izat ion, a ims to “improve the lives of fa m i l ies l iv i ng i n poverty.”

Senior Instructor Lisa Sisk taught t he class of t h i r teen st udent s in her summer class, JOUR 725: Integrated Communications Ca mpa ig ns. These students are studying for deg ree s i n M a s s Communications.

“This is a culmination of five months work,” Sisk said. “Each team conducted its own audit.”

Dividing the class into four teams provided the different angles at which mass com mu n icat ion ca n be scr ut i n ized.

The teams of internal communications, e x t e r n a l communications, media relations and corporate part nersh ips were synthesized into an hour long presentation.

Much of the presentat ion focused on t he d iscrepa ncies between Family Promise as a national organization and its many affiliates.

Problems mentioned by the presenting students regarded use of st yle, font and headings, many of which were out of date or not compliant with what the national organization is seeking.

The Director of a f f i l i at e s e r v ic e s at Family Promise, Claas Eh lers, received t he presentat ion w it h questions and feedback throughout.

“Our ethos is adapt locally,” Eh lers said.

That ethos reflects the perfect balance Family Promise seeks between allow ing local t inges on their affiliates while upholding their values.

Dean of the School of Jou r na l ism a nd Mass Communications Charles Bierbauer also at tended t he presentation. He felt satisfied with what he saw from the graduate students. “ T h i s i s wh at you want a course like this to accomplish, to give practical application to what we are teaching the students,” Bierbauer said. “W hen you can move the theory to the practical side, students

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Graduate students geard their presentation on the discrepancies between Family Promise and affiliates. recognize the value of what they’re doing.”

Such value is honed in a classroom setting that combines interact ion w it h teachers a nd organizations. The cross between the university a nd t he professiona l world allows that theoryto-practice application.

“W hen you put the idea person here, toget her w it h t he instructor and the client, t he n you’ve c r e at e d somet hing where, over this span of time, st udent s have been able to analyze, think through the process and say ‘oh I think I could do this, this, and this’,” Bierbauer said.

Although the ultimate decisions on t his campaign will be made

by Family Promise, they have been given quality consultation from these

graduate students.

“They don’t have to accept everything that’s in there,” Bierbauer said.

“T hey don’t have to change their logo, their website. But t hey’ve been given a substantial number of possibilities wh ich t he y c a n now select and see which are most applicable to their needs.”

Monday’s presentation was mostly about the “how” of Family Promise going forward. However, at the conclusion of the pre sent at ion, Eh ler s was qu ick to rem i nd everyone the real goal in all of this.

“More children who are experiencing homelessness w ill be helped,” Ehlers said.

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Due to the complexity of the cultural and political issues at work in the confl ict in Gaza, it can be difficult for Americans to piece together a holistic understanding of the situation there.

It is therefore important to examine the many perspectives on the confl ict closely.

Few members of the Carolina community have a deeper connection to Israeli politics than Josef Olmert. The professor of political science formerly ser ved as a peace negotiator. His experiences serving in multiple senior positions in the Israeli government, Olmert said, give him a unique insight into t he connect ion between political issues and confl icting cultural values in the Middle East.

“It’s the psychological-cultural divide which leads to political differences, not the other way around,” Olmert said. “There are a lot of mental, cultural differences that we have to understand and that we have to analyze before we come to conclusions.”

Tracing the conf lict requires a contextual understanding of the relationship between Gaza and Israel, Olmert said. In 2005, Israeli t roop s w it hd rew f rom G az a a nd I sr ael i settlements in the territory were disbanded.

In 2006, Hamas came to power in Gaza after winning local elections. Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni Islamic organization, which is a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and is considered a terrorist organizat ion by many nat ions, including t he United States. Hamas t hen unseated Fatah, an opposing political party, and, in 2007, seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.

According to the Patriot News, after the Muslim Brotherhood was overthrown from the Egyptian government in 2013, Hamas lacked allies. Egypt closed down trade routes with Gaza, and the territory experienced extreme economic distress.

According to the Patriot News, in June, Israel began to expand its settlements in the West Bank, a territory to the East of Israel which is governed by the Palestinian Authority.

On Ju ne 12, t hree Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authorit y responded by aiding Israel in combating Hamas in the West Bank.

The killings led to the revenge murder of a Palestinian teenager; Hamas fi red hundreds of rockets into Israel in response. Israel retaliated with military force. The military conf lict is ongoing.

International reactions to the confl ict have varied greatly. Some reporters and political leaders have criticized Israeli actions, noting the disparity in the casualties between Israel and Gaza — according to TIME, the U.N. reported that there have been 1,065 casualties in Gaza and over 50 in Israel. One reason for that disparit y, Olmert said, is Israel’s Iron Dome, a defense system that destroys enemy rockets. The density of Gaza’s population also increases the deadliness of attacks. The reason for the particularly high toll on civilians is even more grim, according to Olmert.

“The leaders of Hamas are sheltered under the hospitals there and schools, and ordinary people are the ones who suffer, and they suffer a lot.”

Due to the high level of casualties in Gaza, many leaders and media outlets have accused Israel of leveling a disproportionate response to the Hamas attacks. Olmert, however, defended Israel’s approach to the confl ict, saying that the nation had a right to respond to enemy attacks and an obligation to prevent future threats.

“It’s a legitimate question to ask. What is the accepted international norm of proportionate or disproportionate response? ... What is the answer to 12,000 rockets?” Olmert said. “One of the most basic notions of liberal people is that might can’t be right ... Might was used in the past to put down all kinds of evil countries and movements, so when do people decide when might is right or not right? They go by their political opinions.”

Olmert also highlighted Israel’s efforts to protect Palestinian civilians during attacks.

Israeli forces have preceded several attacks with warning shots, text messages and phone calls warning civilians of impending threats.

W hen look ing for ultimate solutions for the confl ict, “while it would be important to militarily defeat Hamas, it would also be as important to show to the Palestinians in Gaza and defi nitely in the West Bank, that it is not a war against the Palestinian people, it’s a war against those bad people that put in danger their own people and the Israelis,” Olmert said. “Israelis are trying to reduce the level of civilian casualties in Gaza, and they do as GAZA l 3

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Officer ignored traffic signal, hits 22-year-old

Virgina same-sex marriage ban struck down

Waitress suspect in boyfriend’s death

Katie Miles, a 22-year-old, was injured on Friday night when Cpl. Ken Proffitt collided with her car on Two Notch Road, WIS-TV reported. Proffitt has since been charged with disregarding a traffic signal.

Proffitt did not have his blue lights on and was not responding to a call at the time of the accident, although he was on duty, said Richland County Sheriff ’s Department spokesperson Lt. Curtis Wilson.

Miles’ car was totaled, and Proffitt’s was fl ipped over. Both were treated for scratches, bruises and other injuries.

Miles’ biggest complaint was that the deputy was not charged at the scene. Proffitt will, however, receive a court date for the traffic ticket and be subject to internal accident review board.

— Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Although South Carolina is in the same federal judicial district, the Palmetto State’s gay marriage ban is still in effect, The State reported.

State leaders are promising to uphold the ban, including South Carolina’s attorney general and governor. The prohibition of gay marriage was added to the state Constitution in 2006 with the support of voters.

“Currently, South Carolina’s law remains intact,” said Mark Powell, a spokesman for the S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is a Republican. “People should not rush to act or react until that time when a decision is made by the highest court in the land.”

— Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

Deputies found a 21-year-old male dead from a stab wound after responding to a call on Saturday, The State reported. A Huddle House waitress threw up as they examined Mallory Jerell Robinson’s body, and then screamed before she admitted to killing him.

Helen Louise Wells was living with her boyfriend in a mobile home, and confessed to stabbing him in the upper chest, near his heart, during an argument.

The two had been fighting about a female friend of Wells’, and she told deputies that she was afraid.

Deputies located the knife allegedly used to stab the victim from the front road of the Sumter County house. Richardson’s body was found in the living room, blocking the door, with a deep puncture wound.

Wells was charged with murder, and no bond has been set.

— Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

McNair to promote aerospace research development Center opens new facility on Catawba Street Natalie Pita

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The McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research celebrated the opening of its new research facility at the SCRA/USC Innovation Center at 1000 Catawba St. on Monday.

The office has housed McNair’s offices since 2012, but it is expanding to reach 13,500 square feet. It will now feature a new Advanced Composite Materials Research Center, worth a total of $4.5 million.

“We’re really excited about it. We think that the McNair Center has a really great opport unit y to help advance circumstances for people in South Carolina,” said Martin Keaney, executive director of the McNair Center.

“What we’re trying to do here is create an aerospace engineering program that will provide a new level of focus on manufacturing in the state of South Carolina.”

The McNair Center is named after Robert McNair, the South Carolina native who died in the Challenger ac c ident . T he y a i m to sh a re h i s

inspirat ional stor y in t he areas of educat ion, resea rch, work force development, STEM program activities and economic activity.

A huge part of the McNair Center’s oper at ion i nvolve s work i ng w it h USC faculty, who decide the types of education programs that go on at the center. The SCRA /USC Innovation Center’s proximity to campus makes it an ideal location for the expanding research lab.

“We’re a good gamecock outfielder’s throw from the Swearingen Engineering Center with the key faculty that will be supporting the McNair Center, so the approximate location is very easy and it makes knowledge transfers easy,” said SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney.

SCRA has been working with startups since 2006, and boasts a record of success in generating returns for universitytype transfer offices and other private co-investors.

“This is another vital cog in the building of a strong technology-based economy in the state and certainly in creating an asset-based leverage of some of the brilliant IP that’s coming out of USC,” Mahoney said. “What we’re excited about is that some of the advanced manufacturing ... are going to come out

of the McNair Center.”

The expansion of the McNair Center is significant because of the progress it creates throughout the state. The center has more than 24 researchers and will be the only university center in the country with a production-level fiber placement machine.

“It represents a formal effort to have aerospace programs, aerospace engineering programs in the state, and also to be able to support companies like Boeing that have come into the state,” Keaney said. “South Carolina and the southeast region is becoming or has become an aerospace industrial hub in the United States and in the world.

And in part of the state’s strategy to support aerospace, the McNair Center was created.”

USC students should also be excited about having this opportunity right by the university, as it provides interested students with a unique opportunity to prepare for their future.

The center will feature a productionlevel automated fiber placement machine for use in developing new lightweight composite structures as well as advanced robotic technology used to build aircraft components.

“We believe that if someone comes

and does education programs with the McNair Center and research efforts in the McNair Center, they will be well positioned to get a job not only in aerospace but in manufacturing in general,” Keaney said.

The McNair Center is in the process of becoming an aerospace industrial hub on the national level as well as the international level, and they are doing it through new research, which is a beginning effort.

“It’s really young, almost a revolution in using composite materials in different ways,” said Keaney. “The t y pes of research that people are pursuing and want to pursue and what the companies say they want done is really new. It’s not something that’s been done three or four or five or six or 10 times before. It’s really a very interesting opportunity.”

With its expansion, the McNair Center will have super-sized capabilities.

Their new production-level automated fiber placement machine will be the heart of the lab, and it will be able to produce a large part that could go on a real aircraft.

“It’s a magnitude of size larger than what is normally available to universities or students,” Keaney said. “Because that’s not been done, we’re really blazing trails here.”

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GAZA l Cont. from 1 much as they can about that, and if they don’t succeed sometimes it’s because it’s a war. But they really try.”

Olmert expressed his hope that the conf lict would resolve wit hin t he coming week s and w it h feasible compromises between Israel and Gaza, leading to the control of Gaza by t he Pa le st i n ia n Authority. He believes that the international community, including t he Un it e d Nat ion s and the United St ate s i n pa r t ic u la r, shou ld super v ise t he

implementation of any future solution. “ T he r e s ho u ld b e t herefore t he s e t wo t ie r s , o r c i r c le s , o f solution. The regional a nd t he more globa l one,” Olmert said.

The professor revea led t hat it is h is opi n ion t hat t he United States should b e i nv ol v e d he a v i l y i n t he re solut ion of t he con f l ic t , a nd he encou raged st udent s to educate themselves a b o u t t h e s it u at io n because of our nation’s p ower t o a f f e c t t he outcome in Gaza. “[St udent s] shou ld

pay attention to what’s happening in the world becau se A mer ica is an important country i n t he world, some say t he superpower,” Ol mer t sa id. “The question really is, what does it mean to be a super power? Does it really mean that every conf lict in t he world t here has to be a n American intervention? ... A merica is t he nu mber one power in the world, and it is expected to interfere, but to do it in a way that is leading to success.”

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Aerospace center helps USC ISSUE New McNair research center to come to USC. OUR STANCE The new center will help bolster the USC community.

T he McNa i r Center for Aerospace I n novat ion a nd Research is a new center that w i l l be loc ated ac ros s f rom the College of Engineering at Catawba and Assembly streets.

Named after South Carolina astronaut Ronald McNair, the center will look into developing ne w l i g ht we i g ht c o mp o s it e structures, as well as advanced robotic technology for aircraft components.

The College of Engineering and Computing, which includes the aerospace engineering major, has long been involved in the community.

The college is home to 1,962 undergraduate students as of Fall 2012, and 522 graduate students.

It was ranked first in the state for research productivity by the National Resource Council.

Its outreach program includes college tours and summer camps centered around engineering a nd comput i ng; as well as Project Lead The Way, which is a national alliance of middle schools, high schools and colleges

in the area that interact with professionals in the field.

Notable alumni of the College of Engineering and Computing include Andrew H. Card Jr., a former W hite House Chief of Staf f, and Joh n Black mon, a former Nort h Carolina state senator.

USC is t he only school in the state which offers such an integrated curriculum, along with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, which is one of four new degrees now offered

“The McNair Center will work to give more students the training and support they need to contribute to the rapidly growing aerospace industry.” by t he universit y. A master’s degree in engineering is also a new addition, and master’s and bachelor’s in systems design are pending.

The McNair Center’s offices had previously been located in the SCRA/USC facility, but now it has been able to lease additional space, wh ich w i l l hou se t he Advance Composite Materials Research Center.

St ude nt s f e at u re d on t he McNair Center’s webpage on the USC website work at places s uch a s t he Sout h Ca rol i na

Department of Transportation as a bridge designer.

W h i le t he u n iver sit y is a recipient of the Carnegie Research Foundation’s designation as toptier in research, this center is only an addition to our nationally recognized colleges and majors.

Our undergraduate international business major is No. 1 according to US News & World Report.

T he Un i v e r s it y of S out h Carolina has long been a flagship of the state, a leader in innovations across the board, and t he McNair Center w ill work to give more students the training and support they need to contribute to the rapidly growing aerospace industry.

It’s vitally important that we begin training students to enter this workforce, as it is feeding our economy with companies l i k e B o e i n g. St u d e nt s w h o g r adu at e f rom USC w it h a degree in aerospace engineering could go on to enter over 200 m a nu f ac t u r i ng a nd defen s e businesses across the state.

C ol le g e i s me a nt t o g i v e students opportunities to make an impact in their chosen field by educating them and providing them with the tools they need to conquer their industry. W hen it comes to the McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and R e s e a r c h , t h i s c ou ld me a n changing the world.

Are young marriages doomed to fail?

Financial stability key to marital success today Recently, I received an invitation in the mail to a wedding reception from a friend. A s I get older, that’s going to be less surprising, especially as my f riends who were upperclassmen when I was a freshman or sophomore in high school are beginning to graduate and start families.

What may be surprising is that the friend in question was in my graduating class. She recently turned 21, and she already has her degree.

Another friend of mine that I met while at USC Sumter, also in her early 20s, got married within the past year.

When I was in high school, a girl who was a recent graduate was proposed to at an open mic night.

I told my parents, and their first question was: “How old is she?”

I still find it interesting that they didn’t ask me about the groom-tobe’s age, and that age is the first question at all.

Why not ask if they’re financially stable? Or if they have a place to live? To me, these are elements that matter more than age, especially the focus on the bride’s age versus the groom’s.

The main factor that seems

more i mpor t a nt to me t ha n age is whether or not you can support yourself and your spouse financially.

Even if your family supports your dec ision to get married and may be able to help you with money, being able to bring in a paycheck is still a key component in starting a life on your own.

Sim ilarly, it’s Brianne h e lpf u l if you Garbutt h ave you r ow n Fourth-year journalism apart ment or student house before you tie the knot. A married couple needs their own nest to really make their marriage work.

It’s easier to be a happy couple when you have other people as a buffer, but once it’s just the two of you day in and day out, you start to get to know each other — for better or for worse.

Of course, the maturity of both people involved is an important factor in a marriage, or really most relationships, period. At a young age, it’s easy to overlook something like that, to even find it endearing how “youthful” and “carefree” the other person is.

That can change quickly, though,

with those euphemisms devolving into ugly words like “childish” and “careless.” It’s important to be sure you’re on the same level with your partner, because you need to be able to discuss responsibilities like rent, other bills and your future itself without it leading to an argument.

And it’s true that it’s entirely possible that two people who are on the same level and love each other very much in their early 20s could just grow apart as they get older, with no one being less mature or more mature than the other.

But that’s a risk you take at any age. We never really stop growing or maturing no matter how old we are. You can only hope that you and your partner end up in the same place, and try to help each other get there.

Maybe it’s a benchmark of a cynical world that we hold young marriages in disdain. Or maybe it just shows how much society has changed, that we put careers and getting ahead in front of holy matrimony.

Either way, I’m happy for my friends. But it doesn’t matter what I think, and it doesn’t even matter what their families think.

It certainly doesn’t matter what society at large may think.

It only matters what they think — it’s their marriages, and their lives.

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Temperature in Columbia can be dangerous if not careful If you’ve spent time outside this summer, you know that on the average day it feels hotter than the inside of an oven, or perhaps the surface of the sun.

According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for August 3 will climb to a broiling 110 degrees F, due to temperatures in the upper-90s combined with humidity.

The weather ser vice issued a heat advisor y from midday until early evening because the temperatures will climb so high that it’s actually dangerous to spend excessive amounts of time outside without taking the necessary precautions.

For some of us, like myself, this just means staying inside. But for those of you who need to be outside, or actually want to be outside, The State newspaper offered some tips: stay hydrated, wear loose clothing and stick to shade as much as you can.

It ’s a l s o a d v i s ab le t o w e a r sunscreen or a wide-brimmed hat, to protect your face and skin from sunburn. Don’t be afraid to slather on plenty of that SPF 15, or more, and remember to reapply ever y t wo hours, especially if you’re swimming or sweating — and odds are, you will be sweating.

The most dangerous side-effect Brianne of spending too much time outside Garbutt Fourth-year in high temperatures is heat stroke, journalism which is just basically your body student overheating. If it goes untreated, it could damage your brain, heart, liver and muscles.

To properly avoid heat stroke, you have to know what to look for.

Ironically, a sign that you may be suffering from heat stroke is that you’re sweating less.

While the smell of sweat isn’t many people’s favorite it does help you out, because as the sweat evaporates off your skin, it cools you off.

Other signs of heat stroke are pale skin that feels hot and dry, fatigue, dizziness and nausea.

More symptoms include headache, rapid pulse and shallow breathing.

You should also avoid alcohol and coffee because they can both speed up dehydration.

There are certain medications that can also increase your chances of getting heatstroke, like allergy medications as well as cold medications.

Perhaps the most important thing is to just avoid exerting yourself, and if you can, try to keep your outdoor activity to the early morning or late afternoon.

If you see someone who might be suffering from heat stroke, get them into an air-conditioned area as soon as possible and cool them down. If air conditioning isn’t available, give them cold water and put a cold compress on their forehead.

Keep yourselves safe and healthy during this painfully hot summer, and remember — it might snow again this winter, and we’ll be complaining about that, too.

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Indie Grits receives hefty grant Enforces creativity, vibrant life on Main Street Arthur Braswell

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C olu m b i a’s N ic k e lo d e o n Theatre recently received the prestigious “Our Town” grant from the National Endowment for the A rts on behalf of the Indie Grits Film Festival that the theater hosts each spring.

E xe c ut i v e D i r e c t or of t he Nickelodeon and co-director of Indie Grits Andy Smith and co-director of the festival Seth Gadsden are thrilled with the growth of their program.

“What I really love about that grant,” Smith said, “is that it’s really an acknowledgment and support of what Indie Grits is trying to do for the community as a whole and our focus on helping foster the redevelopment of downtown and turning Main Street in particular, but also Columbia in general into a more vibrant, more creative place to live and to work.”

The grant is mainly focused on community building through art. Fortunately, Smith has ideas for projects to be implemented

in downtown Columbia for next year’s festival.

“A lot of the money will go to public art,” Smith said. “It’s going to be a wide range. From murals, to art that hangs on the wall, to installations.”

The festival itself exposes the creative culture that Columbia has. However, that culture is h idde n b e low t he s u r f ac e , making the job of Gadsden an exciting challenge. “ It ’s re a l l y e a s y t o do i f you went to New York , San Francisco and Chicago where t here is a really progressive culture,” Gadsden said. “All this stuff is happening and there are nonprofits and organizations that exist solely in those crosssections. Our challenge is to find it within the Southeast because it is happening here as well but there is no light shining on it.”

A big source of this creative culture lies within USC’s student body. Wit h t he campus and students engaging more with their Main Street neighbors, the guys at the Nickelodeon hope to “close the gap and bring USC to Columbia.”

“It’s always been a st rong goal and it’s my job to expand on that,” said Gadsden . “It’s

really disappoint ing for me when we get submissions and I only see t hat 10 or 15 are f rom t he Un iver sit y. It ’s a great relationship, but as with everything it could always be a lot stronger.”

I f t here were t wo people r e ad y t o i nc or p or at e s u c h a relationship, it appears that Smith and Gadsden are wellsuited for that task. Walking down the Main Street sidewalk, t he t wo men recog n ize a nd salute many of their passing neighbors, be they residents, business vendors, artisans or ow ners. They dow nplay t he notion that they are the leaders.

I nstead t hey see t hemselves as members of a team of organizat ions comm it ted to overseeing the growth of the Main Street area.

“I think we are members of a large group of people who have been working on this for years and years,” Smith said. “I’m proud that the Nickelodeon has become one of the anchors but the Museum has been here 10 years now; the folks at city center partnership, it’s their job.”

Their emphasis on community reveals the reason these guys received the “Our Town” grant

in the first place.

“Just today Andy had an idea for us to start a newsletter,” G ad sden sa id. “ We col lec t articles about filmmakers and we also collect K ick starters and Indiegogos and we put it in the newsletter. I’ve got emails back from several saying ‘we just finished our fundraiser keep up the good work.’ It builds community and we want to help facilitate them for the rest of their careers.”

Smith and Gadsden’s work and focus are all about facilitation.

They, through their growing fest ival, w ish to esteem t he city of Columbia for everyone, espec ia l ly for t he col lege students in the Nickelodeon’s backyard.

“I’ve always seen Indie Grits as being part of an incentive for creative students at USC to not feel like they have to leave Columbia once they graduate,” Smith said. “It’s a little bit of a gl impse of what you r l ife could look like here once you leave college. That there are interesting people who live and work here and have careers and raise families.”

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Exciting events are happening at The Nickelodeon; Indie Grits’ grant will help promote art and Donen’s film festival will promote the history of Columbia.

Nickelodeon celebrates Stanley Donen Noted director’s films showcased throughout film festival Katie Cole

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When watching Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor tap dance to “Moses Supposes,” in “Singin’ in the Rain,” Kay Thompson playing a character based off of Diana Vreeland in “Funny Face,” Audrey Hepburn solving a caper with Cary Grant in “Charade,” or Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin sing as sailors touring New York City for the first time, the city of Columbia might not be the first thing to come to mind. But what all of these seemingly different films have in common is director Stanley Donen, who just happens to have grown up in the Hollywood

Rose neighborhood of Columbia.

Donen turned 90 this past April, and to celebrate his 90th birthday and as one of the greatest living directors of the Hollywood golden age, The Nickelodeon has launched a full festival and celebration of the director. The plan for a celebration of Donen and his films has been in the works for a while; ever since executive director Andy Smith was hired at The Nick; Donen and himself grew up on streets located near each other in the Hollywood Rose neighborhood. Many of Donen’s family still resides in Columbia as well, including sister Carla Davis, who has been instrumental in the planning of this event.

The event kicked off this past Saturday, July 26, with a tour of the area that Donen grew up in, along with other historical locations in the area. Afterwards, guests were invited to bring their own picnics to Hollywood Park, where a

DJ played live music and guests could enjoy the surroundings for a little bit before the kick-off free screening of “Singin’ in the Rain,” in the park. The celebrations continued on Sunday, where Stephen Silverman, Donen’s biographer, came to The Nickelodeon for a reception at the theater followed by a lecture given by Silverman on Donen’s life. Silverman is not only Donen’s biographer, but is a celebrated writer, having contributed to several publications, among them The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The Washington Post and World Report. The lobby of The Nickelodeon also displayed fashions from the 1950s, provided by collector Kathryn Luchok. Since Donen does not do much traveling these days, it was a treat for Silverman to be able to attend and speak about Donen’s life. Monday began the five-week long screenings of Donen films that DONEN • 6

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DONEN • Cont. from 5 will be happening at The Nickelodeon, start ing with “On The Town,” which stars Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Mu nshin. The classic films will be screened ever y Monday at 5:30 p.m., and every Tuesday at 3 p. m . A f t er “O n The Town,” the lineup cont i nue s a s fol low s: “Charade,” on Aug. 4 and 5, “Royal Wedding,” on Aug. 11 and 12, “Funny Face” on Aug. 18 and 19, and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” on Aug. 25 and 26.

K ristin Morris, Marketing Manager at The Nickelodeon, talks about why celebrating Donen’s life is so crucial for both The Nickelodeon a nd C olu mbi a . “O u r hope as a f ilm center and art center and as a community leader is to really educate people in

Columbia about the rich film history that people prob abl y don’t k now exists here,” Morris said.

Donen’s family owned a store on Main Street and Donen spent most of his youth watching films on Main Street, which is where The Nickelodeon now houses their building.

Though Donen was only in Columbia for a short period of t ime before he moved to New York, Columbia is instrumental in his life story. Most of his family still resides here, and as one of the oldest living golden age of Hollywood directors, it is on ly appropr iate that his life and work be celebrated.

It is recommended that anyone who has never had the privilege of seeing a Donen film do so while t he fest ival cont inues throughout the month.

As Morris said, “We want

to share [Donen’s] story with people,” and what better way to do that than through one of his many celebrated films.

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Columbia hosts Favre forum for foundation Proceeds to support brain injury organization David Roberts

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Hundreds of fans — dozens in green and yellow Brett Favre jerseys — made their way to the Township Auditorium Thursday night to listen to the former face of the Green Bay Packers f ranch ise talk about h is playing days.

Fav re, a 20 -year N FL vetera n now retired, took part in a question and answer forum in support of the Calhoun Traumatic Brain Injur y Foundation.

The foundation collected proceeds generated by a silent auction and a live auction of NFL memorabilia, a majority of which related to Favre.

Favre, who played with Gamecocks Robert Brook s, Sidney R ice and Sterling Sharpe during his tenure in the NFL, was met by a rousing applause as he took the floor. As the cheering died down and silence once again began to fill the auditorium, one voice rang, “You’re still the man, Brett!”

Sitting on a stage littered with memories of his career, Favre fielded questions ranging from playing for his father in high school to his fourtouchdown performance on Monday Night Football the night after his father died.

“There was no quest ion I was going to play the game. But if I would have not played, the reason for that is I didn’t want to play bad,” Favre recollected about the 2003 game.

“Could you imagine? It’s Monday Night Football; nobody wants to play bad. If you’re going to play, all this attention is going to be on you because your father passed away.

Wouldn’t you want to play well?”

Favre went on to throw for 399 yards, while completing 22 of 30 passes that night.

The f ut ure N FL Hall of Fame quarterback was quick to praise his teammates f rom Sout h Carolina

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Brett Favre discussed his career Thursday night, which spanned 20 years. He threw for an NFL record 71,838 yards in that time.

Brooks, Rice and Sharpe.

Favre played three seasons with Shar pe i n Green Bay, i nclud i ng Sha r pe’s c a reer-best 1,4 61-ya rd season in 1992, Favre’s fi rst year with the team.

“No matter how bad the throw was to Sterl i ng, at worst it was incomplete,” Favre said. “I think without him, especially early in my career, I wouldn’t have made it; just because he was a tremendous crutch, and bailed me out so many times.”

Sharpe was a first-round pick by the Packers out of South Carolina in the 1988 NFL Draft. He amassed 2,702 total yards from scrimmage as a Gamecock, scoring 22 times as well.

Brooks joined the team a few years later, a third-round selection in the

1992 NFL Draft.

“Robert kind of came in as a punt returner, kickoff returner ... small guy, not nearly like Sterling — not big and physical,” Favre said. “And rea l ly, t h roughout my ca reer at Green Bay, he was kind of typical of the players that I played with.

Antonio Freeman, fi fth-round pick, Dona ld Dr iver who was a t rack guy who played one year of college football at Alcorn [State]. Just guys.”

Favre also mentioned that he and Brooks share an N FL record 99yard pass and completion that took place on Sept. 11, 1995 against the Chicago Bears.

Favre’s third Gamecock receiver would come at the tail end of his career while he was playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

W h i le Sha r pe m ade h is N F L debut in 1988 and Brooks in 1992, Rice was born in 1986 and wouldn’t make his entrance into the league until 2007.

“I think of all the years I played, [Rice] had the most productive year as a receiver in one season,” Favre said. “I was off the streets. And here I am working with Sidney, who, at the time I thought lacked a little confidence.”

I n Fav re’s f i r st yea r w it h t he Vikings, Rice caught 83 passes for 1,312 yards, which was good for his fi rst and only Pro Bowl selection.

Rice played four more seasons in the NFL for both the Vikings and Seattle Seahawks before ret iring during the 2014 offseason.

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Gamecocks shoot for 8,000 season tickets Team supported many events, including Cocky’s Reading Express Kelley Kennedy

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Last week, the men’s basketball team’s “8k in 8 Days” community outreach tour brought basketball players to several local events and service efforts, including a Special Olympics program, Cocky’s Reading Express, the Richland County Sheriff Future Stars Camp, the Fort Jackson kid’s clinic and a visit Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital.

The initiative was designed to kick-start efforts to sell 8,000 season tickets this year. While in the past basketball promotions usually started in September or October, this campaign aims to build a stronger fan base for the team by stirring excitement early and by touching the community through service endeavors.

“Our goal is 8,000 season tickets, but Frank [Martin] preaches community service. He’s very involved, so we thought, what better way to reach out and touch the lives of 8,000 people, so events all through the next eight days will help us do that,” said athletics marketing director Josh Waters.

The campaign began Tuesday, when the official 2014-2015 non-conference schedule was released and team members participated in a Special Olympics event at Colonial Life Arena, and concluded with Martin’s appearance at a back-to-school donation event at Academy Sports on Harbison.

For Martin, his ability to make a lasting impact on the lives of South Carolinians is one of the most important aspects of his job.

“Going out into the community and trying to put yourself in a place where you can impact people in a positive way and when people can see us deeper than a coach or a player is a little bit more important than just shooting the ball or making a decision during timeout,” Martin said.

By building community support, team leaders hope to take advantage of the momentum from last year, when season ticket sales increased significantly despite the fact that the team had seen four consecutive losing seasons. Last season also included a renaming of the student section, now called “The Roost,” and saw increased student attention. Martin and university administrators hope to continue to build a community of fans around the men’s basketball team.

“The culture has to change — I’m not just talking about our locker room. I’m talking about everything,” said Martin. “And in 15, 18, 20 years from now, when this place is rocking and rolling ... we want to make sure that everyone looks back at these guys as the guys that started that wave of momentum to build.”

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Head coach Frank Martin discussed the 8k in 8 Days as being part of an initiative to connect with the community.

He mentioned that once the team makes a connection, fans will come based on that, rather than opponents.

While it has been many years since 8,000 season tickets were sold, Martin is optimistic about the future of the team, and considers the 8k in 8 Days program an opportunity to look beyond attendance and numbers — even beyond winning and losing.

“We’re just trying to make that connection with our fans that’s a little deeper than a game,” Martin said.

“And when you do that, then your fans start coming because of who you are, not who you play. Not how many games you’ve won. They come because they believe in what your program’s about ... That’s what we’re trying to do.”

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