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Community debates gun control

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The open gun control panel featured four speakers, included a firearms examiner, a filmmaker, a Columbia sergeant and a general assembly leader.

Special interest groups, individuals voice their opinion on solutions to recent Columbia gun issues COLLYN TAYLOR

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In a heated debate last night, cit y officials welcomed community members to a public forum to discuss gun control.

The for um included four speakers: Dav id Col l i ns, a n i nvest igator w it h t he R ich la nd Cou nt y Sherif f ’s Depart ment who work s as f irearms examiner in the forensic lab; Terr y Davis, a filmmaker who directed a film about gang violence in South Carolina Darring Hicks, a sergeant from the Columbia Police Department; and Todd Rutherford, South Carolina General Assembly Minority Leader.

The four panel members were moderated by Don Frierson, a local radio show host.

During t he panel, Frierson posed several questions to the panel and each gave their answer.

Topics ranged from concealed weapons permits to background checks for gun owners to trying to reduce the rate of gun-related crimes in South Carolina.

S p e c i a l - i nt e r e s t g r o u p s a n d c o n c e r n e d community members gave their opinions during the open discussion about gun control with the community officials.

Moms Demand Action, an organization that pushes for common sense gun laws, was there to promote the idea of deeper background checks for those who wish to purchase a fi rearm, especially semi-automatic rifles.

“In Sout h Carolina, when you buy from a licensed dealer, you have to do a background check, but if you buy from a private dealer you don’t,” Moms Demand Action volunteer Sylvia Dessau said. “I can buy an AR15 and magazines...

That doesn’t make me comfortable.”

Col l i n s, who sa id he wa s a suppor ter of

the second amendment, said that he believes background checks and more education would be beneficial in cutting down on gun violence.

“I believe it’s more of an issue of education and safety to prevent discharges in the household and proper storage,” he said.

A hot topic during the forum was that of stolen goods. According to the law enforcement officers on the panel, a significant number of crimes involving guns were committed with stolen guns.

Frierson told an anecdote during the discussion about him asking a kid how long it would take him to get a stolen gun and the child responded with “30 minutes.”

It’s responses like that which worry Dessau.

“All of these guns were once legal,” Dessau said. “All of the ones that were stolen and ended up in the wrong hands were legal at some point.

If we restrain the means that these bad guys can get guns, that will help. Right now, we are really making their lives easy.”

Concealed weapons permits (CWPs) were also discussed. Some restaurants and bars in the area, including Five Points, do not allow CWP holders to bring in guns, even though they are allowed by law to carry them.

Collins believes that CWPs are a “valuable tool for people to defend themselves.” He believes that they could cut down on violence that has surrounded the Five Points area.

“There’s been a lot of publicity in Five Points about restaurants and bars putting up signs that don’t allow concealed weapons,” Collins said.

“That’s their prerogative. I think that a concealed weapon can be a deterrent against being a victim of a crime.”

“I can buy an AR15 and magazines...

That doesn’t make me comfortable.”

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Ice Bucket Challenge gives USC professor hope Stephen Finger continues to teach with ALS Natalie Pita

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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has given the ALS Association $113.3 million donations, as of September 2014.

To most people, it’s a dare that they are afraid of turning down. But for USC Economics professor Stephen Finger, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is so much more than a silly trend — it’s one of the reasons

he’s able to keep living his life.

When Finger was diagnosed in February 2013, he never expected to hear that he had ALS. “For about a year before that, I had noticed my hands and arms getting weaker and not working normally,” Finger said. “For most of that time, I attributed it to just not getting enough rest and then, as it got progressively worse, something like carpal tunnel.”

When Finger fi rst noticed something was wrong, he saw an orthopedist. He was sent to a neurologist next, who then referred him to a specialist at Duke University.

It took several months for him to receive a final diagnosis, which is actually fairly quick. Since there is

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Although Finger said he was fortunate for his quick diagnosis process, it didn’t make hearing the news any easier.

“My wife and I have a couple of small kids, so to go from thinking I had carpal tunnel to being told I had a disease where the life expectancy is two to five years with no treatments was just crushingly hard to hear,” Finger said.

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Funeral held for deputy, draws large crowd The number of attendees at the funeral for SC Deputy Joseph Matuskovic on Sept. 15 was so high that the funeral started one hour later than the expected start time of 10 a.m., the Associated Press reported.

Up to 1,0 0 0 fa m ily members, f r iends a nd law enforcement officials attended the funeral.

According to city officials, the procession of law enforcement officers and others to the cemetery was miles-long.

Gov. Nikki Haley was among the hundreds of attendees. Law enforcement officers from as far away as New York also traveled to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Charleston to attend the funeral.

Matuskovic , 43, died in the line of duty on Sept.

8 when a man sprayed bullets from an assault rifle from the door of his apartment. The man was found dead when officers were able to enter the apartment.

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USC students vote more than average South Carolinian T h e C o l u m b i a a n d C h a r l e s t o n Po l i c e Departments are looking into using body cameras for their deputies, WIS reported.

The Benedict Police Department is already using body cameras, and they recently decided to purchase higher-resolution cameras. According to Sgt. Tony Kennedy, the body cameras have aided in officer training as well as accountability with the public.

Body cameras enable officers to capture what is happening in real time. Some civil liberties groups, however, are concerned about regulation of the new devices. There are currently no rules for how police use body cameras.

—Natalie Pita, News Editor

Columbia police consider using body cameras In the last gubernatorial elections, only half of the eligible voters in South Carolina submitted a ballot, WIS reported.

Si x USC st udent s h ave ne ver voted i n a gubernatorial election, and only a few of them had the right to vote in 2012. Yet these students are more politically active than more than half of the voting population in the entire state.

These students believe the apathy is clear, which is why they’re encouraging their friends to voice their opinions.

“It’s your future,” Rebecca Wackym said. “If you’re not concerned about your future, that’s kind of a bad thing.”

These students attribute their strong views on voting to the opportunity to make a change.

—Natalie Pita, News Editor

Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.

Alcohol/liquor law violation — 1 Assault/simple assault — 2 Drug/narcotics violation — 3 Drunkenness — 7 Fake/other ID use — 7 False pretense/swindle — 1 Harassment/threats/intimidation — 2 Indecent exposure — 1 Larceny/theft from building — 3 Larceny/theft from vehicle — 3 Larceny of bicycle — 1 Larceny of moped — 5 Larceny/theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories — 1 Missing persons — 1 Traffic/DUI — 2 Vandalism/destruction of property — 4

— An officer approached a man sitting on the sidewalk outside of South Quad to ask if everything was okay. The man stated that he had $124 stolen from him.

He was attempting to meet a woman he had met through a Craigslist advertisement for a massage at 4:30 a.m. When the woman arrived, he gave her the money. She said that she needed to give the money to her driver, but allowed him to hold her purse to convince him that she wouldn’t leave. The woman then went back to her car and drove off. The purse contained a bottle of Astroglide, mascara, a paper bag with a receipt from Lizard’s Thicket and a candy wrapper.

The police are still looking for the unknown woman.

— An officer was called to East Quad to respond to a naked man inside a victim’s car. According to one of the victims, the man was running down the street naked and then jumped into another vehicle on Blossom and Pickens Street.

The officer found the naked man in the back of the second car. The man was arrested for the charges of public disorderly conduct and indecent exposure.

— W hen t ravel i ng east on Ger vais St reet near Huger Street, a police officer noticed a scooter without a functioning brake light. The man driving the scooter was having trouble maintaining his balance and almost collided with a marked CPD car. When the officer pulled him over, he was unsteady on his feet and exhibited slurred speech.

The man stated that he was “drunk,” and that he had just come from a wedding where he had three beers. He added that the only reason he still drove was because “I know you can’t get a DUI on a moped.”

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GUNS • Cont. from 1 Moms Demand Action provides businesses that don’t wish to allow fi rearms with signs outlawing them on the property. Dessau said that numerous Five Points bars have contacted them for signs, saying that it is too much of a risk to have guns in the bars. “ T here a re a lot of ba r s t hat contacted us for a sign,” Dessau said. They don’t want patrons with guns; not because they get drunk and shoot someone, but because accidents can happen.”

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opinions were shared at the meeting and the panel believes that while t he y need to c ut dow n on g u n violence, they must enforce the laws that they have and continue to get stolen guns off the street.

“I think the simple step would be to try and curb the number of stolen guns on the street,” Frierson said.

“The next step would be to enforce the laws that are on the book. I’m not sure about harsher punishments [for gun-related offenses] but I think we have to enforce the laws we have.”

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Library encourages open discussion in community ISSUE Debate on gun control is ongoing.

OUR STANCE Neutral venues allow for constructive conversation.

The Richland County Library took a shot at an open forum on gun control Monday night and really hit the mark.

The library has served as an intellectual pillar in the city of Columbia for years, not only offering programs for young reader s but accom modat i ng lifelong learners with programs for adults, including computer classes.

By facilitating this discussion, R ich la nd Cou nt y Libra r y creates anot her opport u n it y for lifelong learners to practice critical thinking and encounter new opi n ions on t he h igh ly c o nt r o v e r s i a l t o p ic of g u n

control.

W h i le debates over g u n control are in no short supply, pulling the discussion out of the Facebook comments and away from the political stage creates a very different conversation. This venue is politically neutral and allows meaningful discussion without the possibility of policy change, raising tensions among participants.

“We hope that the library will expand its already far reaching influence in the community by hosting more events like this.”

Disc ussions l i ke t h is one, outside of political forums, are the steps that more communities should be taking to achieve more sol ida r it y i n publ ic opi n ion

a nd more w ide spread voter education, hopefully resulting in policies that actually help the people they are put in place to benefit.

We hope that the library will expand its already far reaching influence in the community by hosting more events like this.

A f ter g un control, we would love to see t hem take a shot at t h i ng s l i ke i m m ig rat ion, unemployment, LGBT rights and homelessness.

Libraries have been st ig mat iz ed a s stodg y, da rk places for staunch intellectuals, and Richland County Library proves time and time again that t hey are any t h ing but. Th is living, breathing communit y hub promises to cont inue its impact on the community for yea r s to come , not ju st for students and children but for learners of all ages.

Musical comfort isolates self Engaging in surroundings benefits empathy, human interaction On the way to class yesterday mor n i ng, I fou nd my self walking behind two people who were quietly chatting.

The unusual bit: both were wearing headphones and playing music so loud that I could hear it a few paces behind them.

Slow as I am on the uptake on these sorts of things, I almost wondered out loud how t hey were listen ing bot h to t heir tunes and each other.

It took me a solid 30 seconds before I realized what was going on.

Each had posit ioned t heir over-ear headphones in a sort of half-cocked position, leaving one ear to the open air to hear their buddy, and allowing the other half of the bulky pad to lie fi rmly clamped on the ear they weren’t using.

I couldn’t help but think of two agoraphobic, house-ridden neighbors, peek ing anxiously outside of t heir f ront doors, de sperately t r y i ng to shout pleasantries to each other, all without daring to step onto the front porch.

The ver y old and overdone point I’m trying to make here is that audio entertainment has become less about pleasing the listener than protecting them from the outside world.

Say you’re walking through the crowds that bustle outside of Russell House in the early

afternoon. You’re not late for class, or a ny t h ing like t hat.

You’re just strolling through t he c rowd w it h some vag ue destination in mind.

With your headphones off, you c a n he a r t he u n iver sa l s o u nd s t h at hu m a n b e i n g s m a k e w he n t he y p a s s e ac h ot her i n large nu mbers: t he unvar ying noise of hundreds of r ubber-soled feet mak ing contact with asphalt, the hyperenthused smiles of Greek-life pamphleteers, t he one-sided cell-phone chat terings, and, i f y o u’r e l u c k y, t h e w a c k o fundamentalist Bible types with badly photoshopped signs with hellfire on them. (A side note: nothing cheers me up quite like being told what I have to do to avoid everlasting punishment.

At least someone feels certain about what’s going on.)

With unfettered hearing, you are never unaware of the fact t hat t here are people out side of yourself.

That within ever y passerby t he r e e x i s t s a n entirely different psychological world t hat is as Ben distant from your Crawford t h i n k i ng as t he Second-year farthest stars are English and from Earth.

Russian student W i t h headphone s on, it’s all about you. You are able to choose the soundtrack to which you operate. Like an actor in a f i l m , you c a n completely

wall off one of your very few senses to t he harsh realit ies that other people bring to the t able. Wa l k i ng t h rough t he crowd w it h headphones now becomes more like an exercise in alienation. None of those people can hear what you hear.

T he t o t e m ic he a dp ho ne s reassure: You are unique. You are special. You are set apart.

Absence of sound also plays it s u n ique role. By m a k i ng ever yone else si lent , you , intentionally or not, make your inner monologue the only voice you can hear. (If you, like me, wonder why you feel alone in large crowds, this could be a possible explanation.)

Don’t forget, being able to speak (or, more precisely, be heard) is where real power lies.

Ever since ancient times when oral cult u res dom inated t he world, to speak is to command attention. It is an affirmation of you r ow n ex istence when ot hers prick t heir ears up at your words. Having your speech ignored is the most withering feeling imaginable.

When you wear headphones, you make ever yone else into f ig u ra nt s (t hose ac tors who mouth words but remain silent, letting the main characters go through their lines). Everyone else becomes a side-character, not wor t h hearing f rom t he outset.

Any hope of empathizing with others is drowned out in a roar of noise.

‘Swipe left’ on popular dating app Tinder facilitates need for shallow validation Let’s talk about Tinder. The wildly popular app has fostered more booty calls and regret than has ever been achieved by a single form of technology, and yet everyone has been on it.

Ever yone has their strateg y: he can’t be holding any t hing dead, he shouldn’t pose with girls who are prettier than you and if he’s posing with his mom it’s an immediate swipe left (which has its own psychological implications that are for another column). No one is saying these heavily biased algorithms provide results, but they are certainly adhered to.

You fi nally sift through all the snapbacks and mirror selfies and f i nd someone appea l i ng. You swipe right and that swirly font pops up right before your eyes.

It’s a Match!

Don’t lie, you’re smiling. This is validation. Someone you find at t rac t ive fou nd you r prof i le Kathleen picture unobjectionable. Then Schipano you’re faced with t wo options: Second-year Send h i m a me s sage or keep print journalism student playing.

Keep playing. Nine times out of 10 you choose to keep playing. Here’s the truest piece of evidence: we aren’t looking for a match, we’re playing a game of validation. Granted, sometimes we take our prizes home for what we’ll call a further display of validation, but this isn’t a dating app. This is just a game.

It’s so easy to fall into the rhythm of swiping right and left and let that black screen feel like the attention we all desire in real life. All we want is that quick burst of self-esteem and to move on.

But what this app and others like it do is simple: it lets us live out scenarios with no real consequences, similar to the purpose of video games. As humans we have the innate desire to do things and meet people and all technology like this does is give us an excuse not to actually do those things. Then we lay awake wondering why we feel so unfulfi lled.

We aren’t meant to interact, let alone fall in love, through pictures and pixels. Close the app and open up to the people around you, that’s where you’ll fi nd a connection.

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University of South Carolina alumni and widely known electronic musician Washed Out will be performing as Music Farm Columbia’s first official concert.

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oday’s the big day, music fans. After a year of anticipation and a week of postponed opening concerts, Music Farm Columbia will finally be opening tonight. For real this time.

University of South Carolina alumni and renowned electronic musician Washed Out will play the inaugural show at 8:30 tonight, with doors opening at 8.

Trae Judy, a pa r t ner i n Mu sic Fa r m Productions, is excited about the concert for more than just the big name artist.

All proceeds from Tuesday night’s show will go to Tumor Schmumor, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for the family of Aaron Graves, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor earlier this year.

“This is a nonprofit event,” Judy said. “We’re supporting them in terms of helping them put on the show. We’re hosting to help with marketing, but in terms of putting on the show itself, it’s a nonprofit.”

Music Farm will continue the week by hosting another charity event before doing

the official uncorking this Sunday.

“We have another charity event on Friday which is Hunter Hayes,” Judy said. “The actual grand opening will be on Sunday with a Jazz workshop.”

The venue finally has the opportunit y to assemble these inventive shows as the building itself, located at 1022 Senate Street next to Tin Roof, comes to fruition.

“A year and a half ago we started with a rch itec t u r a l pla n s bec au se of some construction delays in the past three or four weeks,” Judy said. “Something that takes a year to build might get pushed a week or two off.”

Judy was quick to assure that Music Farm is not revolv ing arou nd Sout heastern musicians, but any and many big name artists.

“We’re focused on the national tour units,” Judy said. “We do some of the regional acts, local bands that will support large acts that fi ll the room. 90 percent of our shows are national touring acts.”

Washed Out is sure to bring a crowd heavily

laden with Gamecock students. His last album, 2013’s Paracosm, is loaded with tunes that can instill a crowd full of youths with blissful tranquility.

The USC alumnus-artist and his blend of synth sounds will be the representative of a long-awaited effort for the guys at Music Farm and neighboring Tin Roof. A good concert tonight would be indicative of all the hard work going into the local scene of artists and businesses in our state’s capital city.

As all the bits and pieces settle into place in the hours before the show, one thing is clear: Music Farm is here to change music in Columbia.

“I am most excited that we’re going to be having a venue in Columbia that is going to be a breath of fresh air,” Judy said. “Anybody who comes, whether you’re a national act or a local band, you know you’re going to get a professional show. At the end of the day, we do shows from 200 people to 2000. We’re ready for show day.”

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FX’s hit comedy “Archer” uses animation to their advantage but focuses mostly on clever commentary among characters.

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Even though cartoons seem to be a field dominated by the youngest generation, grown-ups like to have

fun too. Some of the best adult series out there are animated, providing endless opportunities to be unique. So sit back, relax and indulge in the best — and most bizarre — adult animated shows that Netflix Instant Streaming has to offer.

Archer “A rcher” is set around International Secret Intelligence Service employees who also happen

to be a group of despicable — yet entertaining — individuals. The show focuses on Sterling Archer, portrayed by prominent voice-actor H. Jon Benjamin, and the problems his terrible life decisions create.

Even though the cartoon is based on spies and provides the show with tons of unique potential, the laughing points come from clever commentary FLIX PICKS • 6

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series, “Robot Chicken” is one of Adult Swim’s greatest hits. It’s not very often you find a TV show that uses clay figures and toys as a way to be hilariously inappropriate.

While they’re only 11 to 12 minutes long, every episode is packed with a ton of commentary. With the unique style in “Robot Chicken” they have the opportunity to make the show extremely creative — and co-writers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich do just that. Episodes are full of parody advertisements, timely references and cracks at other programs.

If you are looking for anything more than a series of haphazard jokes, “Robot Chicken” probably isn’t for you.

Although it comes off as incredibly bizarre, if you head into an episode expecting something strange, it’s easy to go along with the sketch-style parodies.

Even though there are seven seasons

and office humor. While early “James Bond” influences it, the spy themes in “Archer” aren’t what make it relatable to viewers. Yes, the action sequences are attention grabbing, but the show leads back to making jokes about getting ants in the office.

After four seasons of “A rcher,” season five has started a new chapter “A rcher Vice,” which follows the same characters’ lives once their headquarters are shut down.

“Archer” may come off at first as something you’ve seen before, but it is a rare find. Incorporating wordplay with excellent character dynamics, this show will get you hooked from the get-go.

Robot Chicken Aside from being one of the only stop-motion animation adult comedy

ALS • Continued from 1 this magnitude … you wonder how you can go on,” Finger said. “For us, I think we recognized that my progression was very uncertain … you’re in the best shape you’re going to be in, so if you don’t enjoy the present now how can you expect to deal with the future?”

“It’s a choice. Do you want to live and be happy and enjoy everything else going on in your life or do you want to dwell on the horror of the disease?” Finger said. “And we decided that we want to continue living our lives.”

“My children only know to be happy and to laugh and to play, and so I think in a shortterm perspective that makes living with it easier because they’re not thinking about the future, they’re just thinking about doing what’s most fun in the moment,” Finger said.

Through this experience, Finger has realized how many special people he has in his life. Of course, he has his immediate family — his wife was with him throughout the entire diagnosis process. Experiencing this with her has reassured Finger that he decided to spend the rest of his life with the right person.

But he also discovered many other circles of support, such as friends and other family members who have made it clear to Finger that they are willing to do whatever they can do to help.

The Internet and social media have helped him find a support group of other people who are going through the same situation. Even though ALS is classified as a rare disease, Finger quickly made connections with many other ALS patients.

in total, only the first two seasons of “Robot Chicken” are available on Netflix Instant Streaming. Even though it was a shot in the dark starting out, “Robot Chicken” has turned into a huge success and it’s still growing.

Futurama Even after it ran for seven seasons on two different major networks, “Futurama” fans are still mourning the show’s cancellation in 2013.

Based around a pizza delivery boy who was frozen for a millennium, “Futurama” is one of the most creative cartoons to hit TV. The show takes advantage of the endless possibilities that a distant future offers.

“Futurama” is a combination of everything someone looks for in a comedy. With plenty of puns and quick references, the series dives into parodying national issues and carrying on long-term jokes that act as a reward

He even found that he has a lot in common with several of these patients. He got in contact with an economics professor at the University of Michigan. He even met a man he could have played soccer with had he chosen a different college.

“You quickly see these people and you see how they continue to live their lives,” Finger said. “It makes it more reassuring that we are approaching it the right way and doing everything we can do to continue our lives.”

Through the Internet, Finger has discovered a network of role models of other individuals who have also been diagnosed. He is inspired by what these other patients do to continue leading normal lives and to make the most of every day.

Social media has helped in more ways than one — the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge started appearing on Finger’s Facebook newsfeed towards the end of July. Although he says some people may see it as a “silly thing,” Finger sees it as a source of hope.

“I think for everyone in the ALS community, it’s been one of the most hopeful and meaningful things that has ever happened,” Finger said. “Now we have millions and millions of people doing something in support of the disease, talk ing about t he disease, cont ribut ing to research organizations, trying to make a difference.”

Finger realized the amount of support his f riends and fam ily could g ive him when he was first diagnosed, but now he has even more supporters. Celebrities, athletes and business people have all made significant ALS donations, and Finger now views them as part of his support

to dedicated viewers.

As a product of Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons,” it’s obvious that the shows are related, but distant cousins rather than close siblings.

The comedy themes in the series are related, but “Futurama” takes a more creative spin than just focusing on a suburban family.

Anyone can get a few laughs from an episode here or there, but those who took the time to watch “Futurama” and get to know the characters are the ones who appreciate the show for what it truly is. While its success and writing creativity ebbs and flows throughout the seasons, “Futurama” is a work of love from start to finish.

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“This has just expanded that net to the nth degree,” Finger said. “You see how many people who a re doi ng it w it h i n t hei r c i rcles. You recognize those people are also doing that to support my family’s journey.”

He is also impressed by the number of people who are aware of ALS and are willing to donate to the disease. Finger had no idea what ALS was when he was first diagnosed, and he is enthusiastic about the number of people who now know about a disease that they had never heard of before the Ice Bucket Challenge.

“I didn’t know what this disease was a year and a half ago. I had no idea there were diseases out there where you could diagnose them and say ‘good luck,’” Finger said. “I didn’t know there were diseases in 2014 where modern medicine didn’t have any treatments or potential cures.”

ALS is not only an incurable disease, but it is also an underfunded disease. Finger and other members of the A LS communit y are looking forward to seeing the money fund research that will hopefully provide treatments that slow the disease and eventually even fi nd a cure.

“It gives people a sense of hope that there will be the f unding necessar y to change the course of the disease,” Finger said. “This has been monumental.”

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Men’s soccer preps for Coastal

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Ive Burnett scored the Gamecocks’ only goal in Friday’s loss to UNC-Wilmington. South Carolina looks to return to winning for Tuesday against the Chanticleers.

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After losing its fi rst game of the season, the South Carolina men’s soccer team is looking to rebound in Conway when the Gamecocks visit the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Tuesday night.

Sout h Ca rol i na entered it s l a s t m at c h a g a i n s t t h e U N C Wilmington Seahawks undefeated at 3-0-0 and ranked in the NSCAA top 25 for the first time in three s e a s o n s . Howe v e r, t he No. 17 G a meco ck s cou ld not g a r ner a fourth-consecutive win when the

Seahawks beat South Carolina by a score of two goals to one.

As is the standard in a losing effort, head coach Mark Berson said he wasn’t satisfied with the way his team played against UNC-Wilmington.

“I don’t think we were sharp. I don’t think we were alert,” Berson said. “The fi rst 15 minutes we came out and executed exactly like we want to, we scored a goal and then we just stopped playing.”

South Carolina’s only goal came early in the match when sophomore defender Ive Bu r net t blasted an unassisted goal into the upper right corner of the Seahawks net. A nd, despite goalkeeper Marco Velez’s five saves, two balls were able to get by the sophomore to give Wilmington

the win.

Head i ng i nto Tuesday ’s ga me against Coastal Carolina, Berson said he hopes that the tough loss can be a stepping stone for the team to continue to improve as the season continues.

“This was a game we can learn from,” he said. “We need to move forward and that’s our objective.”

The matchup against t he Chanticleers will be the first road game for the men’s team this season.

The Chanticleers sit at 2-2-0 after victories over Connecticut (3-2) and UNC-Charlotte (2-1), and losses to Maryland (2-3) and Furman (0-1).

Ho w e v e r, d e s p it e t h e .50 0 winning percentage through four games, Coastal Carolina shouldn’t

be overlooked on the Gamecocks’ schedule.

The Chant icleers lead t he alltime series against South Carolina 6-2-1 since the first meeting took place in 1978, and the Chanticleers have dominated the series in recent history.

South Carolina hasn’t been able to defeat Coastal in the last five tries.

“It’s ou r f irst road match a nd t hey ’re also a ver y good tea m,” Berson said. “Right now, we have a lot of work to do and a short amount of time to do it and that’s just the way it is. The games come fast and furious and our objective is to keep getting better game after game.”

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Gamecocks return to postseason hunt Remember a few weeks ago, following the Texas A&M game, when you resigned yourself to the fact that the South Carolina football program would inevitably go 0-12, sink into some massive hole in the ground and ultimately cease to exist?

Yeah, we’re good.

Saturday’s colossal win over Georgia, in no uncertain terms, saved South Carolina’s season.

The Gamecocks are now a healthy 2-1 overall and have an early spot at second place in the SEC East.

But, now that we’ve had time to slink back from Five Points and into reality, it’s time to apply a healthy dose of perspective to the victory.

When evaluating South Carolina’s prospects for the remainder of the Danny season, there are two paths to look Garrison dow n: t h at of t he S out he a ster n Sports Editor conference and, more ambitiously, the @DannyLGarrison new College Football Playoff.

We’ll begin with the SEC.

The Conference

I n t he SEC , games against all conference opponents — regardless of East or West division — count toward a team’s positioning in the race for a spot in the SEC title game that pits the winners of each division against one another.

South Carolina has six of those in-conference contests remaining, and of those six SEC opponents, two are ranked in the AP top-25. But, realistically, the Gamecocks are only likely to roll over one of those schools, Vanderbilt, who is just good, oldfashioned bad at football.

But after next week when South Carolina plays the Commodores is when things get dicey.

The Gamecocks still have trips to Kentucky and Florida, two of the biggest enigmas in the SEC, left on the schedule. Saturday the Gators topped the Wildcats on a questionable non-delay of game call in triple overtime, leading many to ask, “Is Florida still bad enough to need three overtimes to beat Kentucky? Could it be that Kentucky has finally figured out this whole ‘football’ thing on top of basketball?”

It’s too soon to tell what kind of teams those two will be, meaning it’s too soon to tell how South Carolina will fare against them.

One of the Gamecocks’ remaining home contests is against Tennessee who, like Florida and Kentucky,

is hard to put a finger on. But, unlike Florida and Kentucky, it’s widely agreed upon that the Volunteers have improved significantly from last year.

The two games that will almost definitely give the Gamecocks trouble are a home tilt with No. 18 Missouri and a terrifying trip to No. 5 Auburn, who probably still uses holy water for grounds keeping purposes after the series of miracles that happened on that field last year.

Anybody who’s watched so much as a quarter of South Carolina football this year knows the Gamecocks cannot, will not and absolutely refuse to defend the pass.

Missouri’s quarterback, Maty Mauk, currently shares the FBS lead with 12 touchdown passes.

Auburn’s man under center, Nick Marshall, is the same guy that led the Tigers to a National Championship game appearance a year ago.

It would be pretty optimistic of you to expect South Carolina to beat both of these teams, so calm down. The Gamecocks might be able to afford one more loss, but it sure wouldn’t be ideal.

In the vaunted SEC, the winners of the East and West divisions have only had one conference loss in recent history, but it’s not unheard of for a team that’s lost more than that to slither into the title game.

The last time that happened was in 2010, when a scrappy bunch of Gamecocks capitalized on a particularly parody-filled year and reached the SEC championship game with a 5-3 conference record.

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Now that we have a clearer picture of how South Carolina could achieve their goals within the SEC, let’s see what we can do about making the inaugural College Football Playoff.

By all indications, at least one team from the SEC should make that final four. For that to be South Carolina, it would most likely have to win the conference title.

W it h e it he r o ne or t wo lo s s e s , a n SE C Championship game victory should propel the Gamecocks to at least a No. 4 ranking. But this time, unlike the previous in-conference scenarios, games outside of the SEC count, and South Carolina could find itself in a situation where a loss at Clemson would eliminate the Gamecocks from the playoff race.

Take a second to collect yourself.

SEC East Standings Florida: 1-0 SEC 2-0 Overall South Carolina: 1-1 SEC 2-1 Overall Missouri: 0-0 SEC 3-0 Overall Tennessee: 0-0 SEC 2-1 Overall Kentucky: 0-1 SEC 2-1 Overall Georgia: 0-1 SEC 1-1 Overall Vanderbilt: 0-1 SEC 1-2 Overall Now that South Carolina did what many thought it couldn’t and toppled Georgia, it’s almost like the Gamecocks have hit the reset button on their season.

Doom has been avoided and there is a set of very plausible scenarios in which South Carolina achieves all of its goals set in the preseason.

So, while the team is required to take it one game at a time, the rest of us are free to let our imaginations run wild as far down the schedule as we see fit, and that’s exactly what we’ll do.

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