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Close-Hipp settlement made for $31.5 million Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN
Couresy of 650 Lincoln
650 Lincoln was built as a joint public-private housing development and is currently set to open as scheduled.
650 Lincoln on schedule one year after approval Hannah Jeffrey @THEGAMECOCK
A yea r ago, USC t r u stee s approved a contract with Holder Propert ies, I nc. to const r uct a h igh- end st udent hou si ng development. And in six months, students will move in. USC architect Derek Gruner said the project is on schedule to be completed for the fall 2015 semester, less than two years after
the contract’s approval. The 650 Lincoln development, located beh i nd t he Ca rol i na Coliseum, will be made up of two buildings and two parking garages — finishes have begun on the north building and will begin on the south building next month. The development will also house a restaurant and retail space. Holder Properties CEO John Holder said half the incoming tenants are female and half are
male; a good ratio, he said. All the rooms are full, and the wait is still growing. “We have a significant waiting list,” he said. “If there are others that come around, they’re out of luck.” Holder Proper t ie s, I nc. is also contracted to work on the Innovation Center, the Innovista partnership between IBM, Fluor Corp. and USC, which is schedule to begin construction in March.
Gamecocks to host Vols in battle of SEC’s best Brennan Doherty @BRENNAN_DOHERTY
W it h f irst place in t he SEC on t he l i ne, Monday n ight’s game bet ween No. 6 Tennessee (23-3, 13-0 SEC) and No. 2 South Ca rol i na (25-1, 13- 0 SE C ) w i l l f e at u re a battle between the old guard and the new guard of one of the nation’s top women’s basketball conferences. In many ways, t he t y pe of prog ra m Tennessee has run over t he years is t he k ind which South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is trying to build. The L a d y Vol s h a v e t he history and the national
brand associated w it h el itene s s a long w it h e i g ht n at i o n a l championships to solidify their greatness. Now in year three of the post-Pat Summitt era, Tennessee still finds itself among women’s basketball’s best and, l i ke t he G a mecock s, have yet to lose an SEC game this season. Sout h Carolina, on the other hand, is still relat ively new on t he scene in a sport that’s been dom i nated by a ha ndf u l of schools for qu ite some t ime. St a ley is g radua l ly changing that notion, t hough. Before her hiring in 2008, South Carolina hadn’t enjoyed
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Senior forward Aleighsa Welch was a freshman the last time South Carolina defeated Tennessee in 2012. consistent success on the court since the 1980s, but the trajectory of the program has only gone
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The USC Board of Trustees approved a set t lement w it h t he U.S. Department of Justice regarding the lease of t he CloseH ipp bu i ld i ng on Friday. Trustees approved t he dea l w it h t he U.S. Department of Justice to unwind the cont r ac t t hey had w it h t he u n iversit y regarding their lease of the former business school. The set t lement reached between the
u n i ver s it y a nd t he Department of Justice will come to a total of $31.5 million. According to USC’s chief operating officer E d Wa l t o n , t h e s e cha ng i ng pr ior it ies have t u r ned i nto “an even better deal today.” “Putting this 350,000 square feet of academic space back into the mix is a game changer for USC in ou r abilit y to ser ve our students and our abil it y to ser ve t he state,” he said. SEECLOSE-HIPPPAGE2
Trustees condemn on-campus hazing Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN
Greek Village isn’t at all what C. Edward Floyd remembers it was when it f i rst started — it isn’t at all what he remembers. A nd according to Floyd, a USC t r ustees, it’s hazing that’s brought about this change in USC’s culture. Floyd said hazing has become “absolutely a b s u r d ” o n U S C ’s campus and puts Greek life in jeopardy at the university. “ I f w e d o n’t d o something about this, we’re going to have some big trouble,” he said. “And I think we ought to take a public s t a nc e t h at we a r e
absolutely against it.” Floyd believes the phy s ic a l a s p e c t s of hazing are seen as the only form. For him, it is not just the physical act iv it ies regard i ng hazing that should be called into question, but the mental strains that can be put on a student as well. “I think we need to pass a resolution that as a rule at the university, there is no hazing,” he suggested at the board meeting on Friday. A n est imate of 55 p e r c e nt o f c o l l e g e st udent s h ave b een involved in some sort of hazing, according st ud ies conducted by El iz ab et h A l la n a nd M a r y M adden , SEEHAZINGPAGE3
Moore-Pastides talks matters of heart Brittany Franceschina @TDG_ARTS
Healthy Carolina held the “Our Heart Has No Limits” heart expo on Thursday in t he Russell House, where students, facult y and staff to drop in for interact ive exercise demonst rat ions, hea lt h screen i ng s a nd giveaways. He a lt h y f o o d s a m p le s f rom Fi rst Lady Pat r icia Moore-Pastides’ cookbooks were served at the event. “Our focus has been to encourage students to come o u t t o t he he a r t he a lt h walk on March 21,” MoorePastides said. “The way we wanted to do t hat was to create an incentive for them
to have some fun learning a b o u t h e a r t h e a lt h a n d have some free food and an opportunity to win prizes.” February is Heart Health Aw a r e n e s s M o n t h , a n d Moore -Pa st ide s sa id she wants to raise awareness of the importance of starting heart healthy habits at an early age and giving busy people easy and sustainable ideas to incor porate into their lives. Mo ore -Pa s t ide s f elt it was important for students to come to t he event and educate t hemselves about matters of the heart. “W hat we’ve discovered over the years is that even young people your age can already have some blockages
in their arteries and be set up for heart disease,” she said. “It’s never too early to start practicing healthy habits.” Moore-Pastides suggested students avoid smoking and tobacco, exercise every day and engage in healthy eating habits like the ones outlined in her cookbooks. “Even cardiologists will recommend to patients who have a l ready had a hea r t attack to reset their body and go in a more healt hy direction,” Moore-Pastides said. Many students came to the event to taste test the foods or win prizes, while others wished to learn more about living a healthier lifestyle. “I personally have a VSD,
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Students were invited to sample some of Patricia Moore-Pastides’ food during the “Our Heart Has No Limits” heart expo on Thursday. so it ’s l i ke a hole i n my heart, and I thought it would be cool to come out a nd see what it was all about,”
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Bassmaster Classic held in Greenville, South Carolina Native ‘hooks’ win
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Bassmaster Classic, one of the country’s largest fishing competitions, was hosted in Greenville, South Carolina this year, and it was South Carolinian Casey Ashley that reeled in this year’s win, according to WIS-TV. In a last minute swoop, Ashley, from Donalds, South Carolina, moved from fifth place to first in the competition Sunday, the final day of the competition. His combined three-day weight total was 50 pounds, one ounce. USC also placed into the rankings in the college division of the competition, coming in third behind the University of North Carolina, Charlotte and Clemson University. The fishing competition was hosted at Lake Hartwell, and the Greenville public was invited to engage in the weekend’s festivities with boat launches, expos and weigh-ins throughout the weekend. — Lauren Shirley, News Editor
Bull Street’s Columbia Common to become new center of downtown
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Columbia Common is developing on Bull Street and is set to become the new center of downtown. The 165 acre redevelopment project is considered to be the largest and most significant land deal in Columbia’s modern history, according to The State. The architect heading the project, Bob Hughes, is serving as the “master developer� of Columbia Commons. He is dividing the development between outside developers and his own company, Greenville’s Hughes Development. Already, an 8,000 seat, $37 million minor league baseball stadium is being built on the land. Soon, construction of a 120,000 square-foot office and retail building will add to the Columbia Common district. The developers will be required to save five historic buildings located in the district: the Babcock Building, the Williams building, the laundry, the bakery and the Chapel of Hope. — Lauren Shirley, News Editor
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An investigation by the Columbia Police Department has commenced after a fatal shooting that took place on Saturday night. According to the preliminary information, a man entered a woman’s home in the 2800 block of Schoolhouse Road when the woman returned home. The fight between the man and the woman broke out and became physical. Amidst the fight, the woman allegedly shot the man. The man was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. No charges have been filed and the department will continue to release information as it becomes available, according to CPD spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons. — Lauren Shirley, News Editor
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CLOSE-HIPPPAGE1 The agreement recognizes that the Department of Justice’s original need of the Close-Hipp building has cha nged. A lso accord i ng to the agreement, the university has
care of my body better, which is really important for a college student because we’re stressed out a lot of the time,� she said. He a lt hy Ca rol i n a a l so of fer s many other opportunities including exercise buddy prog rams a nd mapped out walking trails around c a mpu s i n order t o e nc ou r a g e students to stay fit.
developed a need to ret a i n t he building. There was a unanimous decision from the board, and the settlement agreement with the Department of Justice was approved.
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HAZINGPAGE1 professor at the University of Maine. According to the study, 95 percent of the cases where students identified their experience as hazing, they did not report t he event s to campus officials. USC ha s now s u spended fou r fraternities for hazing, but Floyd and others on the board of trustees believe that it is not enough. A lt ho u g h F lo y d’s s t a n c e w a s largely directed at fraternit y life, Leah Moody, another member of the executive board, felt strongly that this was something that was happening in the university’s sorority life as well. “They might be doing it, they’re just doing it a different way,” Moody said. Student Body President Lindsay Richardson voiced the need that she saw for every member of the USC community to commit themselves to ending hazing. “I think it’s very relevant on our campus, regardless if you’re affi liated with a greek organization or not, you do see it on the campus,” she said. Richardson told the board that she
felt strongly that it needed to be an effort made by the entire Carolina community to help report instances of hazing, whether it be a friend or a peer. Currently, USC has a hazing policy that was put into place on June 1, 1992 and was most recently revised on Aug. 10, 2010. There is also a South Carolina state law against hazing, making South Carolina one of 44 states with an anti-hazing law. The draf t of t he hazing polic y f rom t he board detailed t hat t he Board of Trustees reaffirmed that hazing was “inconsistent with the Carolinian Creed and the values and campus community standards at the University of South Carolina.” “It’s a mat ter of cha ng i ng t he cult ure,” Dennis Pruitt, t he v ice president for student affairs, vice provost and dean of students, said. “We’ve been on a three year effort to try and address this. Some successful, some not successful.” Floyd thinks that this resolution will be an even more concrete way of reaching the student body regarding the university’s anti-hazing policies.
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Diversity Dialogue: Strong Black Women in Mainstream Media Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Preston Seminar Room A look at strong African-American women in popular culture
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Get Up! And Countdown is the charts show at W USC hosted by DJ Daria and myself. On a normal week, we play the top 30 songs at the station based on the albums in rotation. This can range from folk to synth-infused dance tracks to the occasional minimalist electronica song. We love learning about up-and-coming artists, and on the occasional week where there are no charts at the station, we make an effort to play recently released singles and albums. This selection is from our most recent show. Keeping with the theme of Get Up! And Countdown, it includes a wide range of genres, mainly new releases and as many female-fronted groups as we can include.
Love and Power Abra This is Modern, Normal Memory House Rescue Song Mr. Little Jeans Gold Brika #NotYours Scooter Island Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) Father John Misty Leaf Off/ The Cave Jose Gonzalez Funny Heartbeat Kisses Pretend You’re Mine Pearls Greek Tragedy The Wombats Hard to Hold RAC, Tegan and Sara Time Uh Huh Her Do It Again The Ting Tings Way with Words Mideau Reset Body Language Pressure Until The Ribbon Breaks Dancing Underwater Brave Stories Hypnotic Zella Day If I Go Ella Ire Bridges Broods
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Sunday’s show was a moving piece of choral direction, recognizing the lives of World War II victims, like Anne Frank.
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On a rainy afternoon, dull light reflected through the stained glass windows of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Columbia. The pews were filled, but the audience wasn’t waiting for the usual Sunday mass to begin. They were await ing t he presentation of “Annelies,” the first choral performance to be adapted from “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Created by James W hitbourn, composer, conductor, producer a n d p r e s e nt e r f o r t h e BB C , “Annelies” is a concert-length work for a soprano soloist, choir and orchestra. Whitbourn also scored a chamber version for violin, cello, clarinet and piano. The cha mber adapt at ion, which premiered at The H a g u e , Ne t he rl a nd s f o r t he commemorat ion of A nne Frank’s 80th birthday in 2009, was performed by Colla Voce, The Avant i Trio, Joseph Eller on clarinet and A riana Wyatt, soprano, on Sunday, Feb. 22, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Larry Wyatt, a professor from the University of South Carolina’s School of Music, conducted the performance accompanied by his son, Ben Wyatt, on cello and his daughter-in-law, A riana Wyatt, as the soprano soloist. This was the group’s second performance of “Annelies” after having performed three weeks ago in Blacksburg, Virginia. “It is such a moving piece, and it
is a story that needs to be told over and over and over,” Larry Wyatt said. “The conductor should always subvert themselves to the guy that wrote the music. I was trying to bring his story and Anne’s story alive.” The original purpose for the creat ion of “A nnelies” was to provide memorial music for the commemoration of the Holocaust and encourage educational work on tolerance with young people. It was commissioned in association with the Jewish Music Institute and Millennium Commission for the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust in 2005. The piece is divided into 14 movements that transport the listeners through the different stages of fear, courage and hope that Anne Frank and her family experienced during WWII. “My father was in W WII, and I’ve always loved reading about the history of that period,” Larry Wyatt said. “I have visited some camps and Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam a number of times.” The choir’s voice gave renewed l ife to t he you ng g irl’s words a nd memor ies f rom her d iar y written between 1942 and 1944. Movement 13, “The Capture and the Concentration Camp,” was formed from contemporary reports and additions from Psalms and is the only movement not based on Anne’s diary. “The experience of performing ‘Annelies’ helped me to feel a strong con nect ion w it h all depressed p eople l iv i ng i n ou r so c iet y, not just Jews, and the power of
their perseverance,” said Karen Shevenell, soprano choir member of Colla Voce. T he choi r u sed t he nat u ra l acou st ic s of t he c at hed r a l to enhance their warm and striking vocals which at times lulled the audience into a trance only to quickly break the calm once again. The fou r i nst r u ment s, pia no, cello, violin and clarinet, were a powerhouse of sound and emotion t h roughout t he per for ma nce. Larr y Wyatt frequently rested from conducting throughout the
“It is such a moving piece, and it is a story that needs to be told over and over” —Larry Wyatt
presentation to give the chamber musicians the freedom that they are accustomed to. “It was breathtaking,” said Joan and Garry Marco, members of the Dutch Fork Choral Society. “The movements captured the changes throughout Anne’s life perfectly, and t he tonalit y of t he voices, which mimicked the sounds of war and machinery, made you feel like you were there.” The group does not have any more performances of “Annelies” scheduled, but hopes there will be many more opportunities to share t h is aston ish i ng work and captivating stor y with new audiences.
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(NPR), the non-profit media organization that networks 900 public radio stations in the US, has produced and distributed news and cultural programming since 1971. You’ve probably pressed the scan button on your radio and come across a group of men or women nonchalantly discussing something you have never heard of. This is NPR. But don’t let t h at discourage you from tuning i n; N PR has a broadcast that can appeal to all topics of interest. They aren’t all necessarily people sitt ing around talk ing, and N PR is not necessar ily on ly accessible in your car. N PR c a n b e a c c e s s e d through a podcast. If you have an iPhone, it comes automatically with this app installed. Through this app you are able to access a world of free radio programming t hat you may or may not have known existed. If you didn’t know before, now may be the time to fi nd out. SEENPRPAGE6
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Serial, a 12-episode podcast, consists of a journalist discussing her journey to find the truth about a murder of a girl in Baltimore, Mar yland, by inter v iewing t he v ict im’s alleged killer, friends and murder experts. It allows the listeners to decide whether they thought the killer was guilty by presenting trial evidence that even host Sarah Koenig discovered on her own. The first season is over, but a new season has been said to premier sometime later this year. Serial is a spin-off of This American Life.
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Teach students U.S. history with hard truths included Nick Vogt Third-year public relations student Earlier this week, the Oklahoma House of Representatives’ Education Committee moved forward with legislation that would cut funding to the AP U.S. History programs, citing that the new curriculum is too negative and unpatriotic. This bill would replace the current AP U.S. History program with a curriculum designed by the committee. I remember sitting in my own AP U.S. History class towards the end of my junior year in high school, reviewing all the material that would be on the fi nal. In that moment, as Mr. Beck droned on and on, I saw that over the course of our 200-some year history, the United States had acted in more negative ways than I had ever realized. Was this a result of a liberal agenda, or just the plain hard truth of our history? Starting with the European invasion of the New World and the slaughters of the Native Americans that stretched through to the Andrew Jackson Presidency, t his countr y has had a massive black spot upon it. Skip forward to World War Two, when The United States detained over 100,000 American citizens in detention camps due to the color of their skin. In the latter the end of the 20th cent ur y P re s ident Reag a n waged a sec ret wa r i n Grenada, and lies about WMD’s in Iraq led to this generation’s equivalent of Vietnam in the early 2000’s. How exactly do we teach about these events in American history without being negative? What good is a history course that glosses over the mistakes of the past, rather than teaching the future generation how to avoid the same mistakes? I am far more afraid of a country of uneducated nationalists, taught that our past wrongdoings were a well-i ntent ioned par t of A mer ica n exceptional-ism than I am afraid of teaching high school students about the mistakes in our past. Philosopher George Santayana once said,
I am ver y pleased to read t hat st udent senate voted against t he resolution to keep Greene Street gates open and has passed a resolution to keep the gates closed. It is my wish that future actions involve the university and the city of Columbia, including city council. My father, a former professor in the days of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, voluntarily stopped driv ing t hrough Greene Street in the late 1970s (during the “Close Greene St reet” heyday), when he told me he had to slap on his brakes to keep from hitting a student who walked in front of his car. Forwarding to this semester, as a communit y member who enjoys continuing education classes, Thomas Cooper Society and activities along Greene St reet , I feel sec u re on foot crossing from the Horseshoe to the Russell House area. A main “security” reason is because we can walk freely without fear of motor
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That quote has been replicated time after time, yet the lesson tends to be ignored. I believe t hat it is u npat riot ic to ig nore the mistakes the United States has made as a country. True patriotism lies in recognizing the failures of the past and committing yourself to making the future of the nation better than it is today. A nd I do not mean to say that the United States hasn’t had moments of triumph and true victories, but to only highlight the wins and forget the losses is an incredible travesty of true education. Not only would cutting education funding be a regrettable move by the Oklahoma house due to the repercussions on the school teachers and students in their state, cutting funding on the basis of an unpatriotic history curriculum is irrational and dangerously nationalist. On a larger scale, it is of the utmost importance that we protect a wholesome history curriculum that refuses to make excuses for our country’s mistakes. The greatest hope for this country is that t he f ut u re generat ion w ill lear n f rom t he continuance of our mistakes, and resolve to fi x the mistakes of our forefathers. The on ly t h ing we have to fear is blind nationalism in the place of true education, for if nationalism is allowed to take precedence, we will be condemned to repeat the past.
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vehicle traffic. A second reason is, as Student Body Vice President Donnie Iorio noted, restricting such access is a crime deterrent. This doesn’t stop possible criminal activity from other surrounding streets, but at least it won’t be on Greene Street. I travel on wheels every day on Greene Street on my way to work — on a bicycle. I’m grateful to Student Body President Lindsay Richardson for pursuing my question about how to make closed Greene Street more accessible to bicyclists because bike lanes were clogged with cars; she updated me that these cars would be ticketed. It is my desire that the University of South Carolina, at large, continues with a united front to keep Greene Street closed and recommend to the city of Columbia that the gates, for safety’s sake, remain closed for good. — Olin Jenkins, Senior Administrative Assistant, SC Department of Natural resources
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Public-private partnership benefits USC construction ISSUE Construction on campus previously took annoyingly long. OUR STANCE USC partnered up with a private company, and it’s been better. W hen the specif ic plans for the new Darla Moore School of Busi ness were released i n September 2011, the building’s completion was slated to fi nish in a little more than two years. Two delays and three years later, students can fi nally use a new business classroom building that eventually lived up its original promise. In stark contrast to the Darla, the 650 Lincoln residence project designed to house hundreds of students will be completed in a year and a half. The development was announced one year ago this week is on schedule to move students in Aug. 1 for the fall 2015 semester, as promised.
“As far as we’re concerned, in terms of quick, visible results, this partnership has shown that if the demand for housing exists the dorms will, too.” Compared to USC’s more recent construction projects, that’s unprecedented to say the least. So, what gives? Why did it take the business school so long, while it seems that the 650 Lincoln bu ild i ng has shot up w it hout a nyone rea l ly noticing? We believe that the answer lies with who was responsible for building them. For the Darla Moore building, USC took the burden on itself to manage the construction, while for the 650 Lincoln project, the university sought help from the private sector — in this case, real estate developer Holder Properties, Inc. We t h i n k t he publ ic-pr ivate pa r t ner sh ip between Holder Properties, Inc. and USC has led to the kind of construction projects which are characterized by quiet efficiency — the two skeleton st r uct ures t hat materialized behind the Carolina Coliseum seem to have appeared overnight. We understand that the new business building and 650 Lincoln were built with different purposes in mind and further recognize their locations play a role in how visible their construction has been to the student body. But as far as we’re concerned, in terms of quick, visible results, this partnership has shown that if
I am Student Body Vice Presidential candidate Brian Samples, and I want to set the record straight about the negative press that has run rampant in this election. Please take the time to separate fact from fiction, and know that things are not always as they seem. I am not a negative person. Far from it, I instead want to be known as the person that ushers in true change for our Carolina! The best way to accomplish this is to implement badly-needed reforms to your Student Government! We need to work together to identify the areas where we can improve, so that our Carolina can realize her full potential. Indeed, this is what I am passionate about, and this is why I ran for Vice President in the first place! I care about our Carolina ver y much, and it will always be my mission to make our campus shine at her brightest! I fully support opening the Greene Street Gates from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Polls
have consistently shown that this is something the overwhelming majority of students want. I was elected to the Student Senate to represent my fellow Carolinians, and I will always fight for their interests. Yet, despite having such strong support, it was an initiative that the Student Senate refused to implement. In other words, the Student Senate failed to do its job. Unfortunately, the same is true for many other issues, including the atrocious parking situation in Greek Village and the proposed USC Probs Facebook page, just to name a few. A t t he e nd of t he d a y, I a m disappointed that this election season has so severely divided our student body. It is my hope that we instead focus on uniting as Carolinians! I love my University very much, and I will always focus on building a better Carolina for us all! — Brian Samples, second-year finance student, student body vice president candidate
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Tu r n d o w n s o c i a l invitations until after your work’s complete. You’re get t i ng more sensitive, as you enter a t wo - d ay con f ident phase. Keep it simple. Chop wood and c a r r y w at er. C a l l i n reinforcements if ne c e s s a r y. R e s t a n d recuperate.
Shou ld you go or should you stay? That’s the question today and tomor row. E st abl i sh clear communications. Rebellions could f lare up. Messages can get lost in translation. Let your adventurous spirit win over procrastination and boring routine.
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Friends help out now. Say “please” and “thank you”. Ot her w ise, it’s a good t i me to keep your mouth shut. Make sure your messages get through. Choose your words carefully, or wait to deliver them.
Libra Fo r t h e n e x t t w o days, track calls, orders, a nd i ncome caref ully. Don’t make expensive promises. Cut entertainment spending. Prepa re to negot iate c a r e f u l l y. Av o id d ist r ac t ion s , a nd let work take precedence. W heeling and dealing may be required.
Capricorn Generate creative and unusual ideas, although words could fail you. Sketch what you mean. Conf usion or blocked t ra nsm ission g a rble s t he me s s a g e . Fi n i s h work early today and tomorrow, and then go play. Keep it simple and inexpensive. Enjoy the sunset.
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You’re especially clever and creative today and tomorrow. Nonetheless, misunderstanding a nd com mu n ic at ions breakdow ns could slow things. Hold off on sig n i ng cont rac t s or agreements. Avoid jealousies or hurt feelings.
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South Carolina junior Tiffany Mitchell leads the Gamecocks with 15 points per game, but shot just 38.5 percent in last year’s 73-61 loss to Tennessee.
BASEBALLPAGE10 average has caught some by surprise. “I aspire to hit for a really high average, get on base as much as I can,” Destino said. “We’re a really good team all around, and I want to be on base as much as I can and score as many runs as we can.” Su nday ’s w i n wa s not a foregone conclusion l i ke t ho se on Sat u rday.
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Nor t heaster n had t he t y ing run at t he plate in the top of the ninth inning before sophomore pitcher Taylor Widener induced a st r i keout , f ly out a nd groundout to end the game. The Gamecocks’ continued good play could be partially attributed to the addition of the team’s “rally scy the,” the Gamecocks’ d u g o u t r a l l y i n g p o i nt . Si nce br i ng i ng it out , t he G amecock s are 4 - 0.
T he G a meco ck s’ f i r st statement season came last year when the Gamecocks earned a No. 1 seed in the 2014 NCA A tournament. Thanks to its mixt ure of v e t e r a n k n o w- h o w a n d yout h f u l t a lent , Sout h Ca rol i na is once aga i n enjoying a terrific season. The Gamecock s have dominated most opponents, w it h t hei r on ly blem ish coming on the road against No. 1 Connecticut. Sout h Carolina’s latest w i n , a 7 3 -56 v i c t o r y over A rk a nsas, g ave t he G a m e c o c k s t h e i r 25t h victory of the year — the fou r t h st ra ight sea son they’ve reached that plateau under Staley. With only three regular season games remaining, a not her goa l rema i ns i n sight for the defending SEC regular season champions: a n u ndefeated record i n conference play. I t ’s s o m e t h i n g t h a t ’s never been accomplished in Columbia, and it would more or less cement South Carolina as one of the four No. 1 seeds in this year’s NC A A tou rnament. A ny hope of that goal becoming a reality starts with Tennessee, a g a me of w h ic h S out h Ca rol i na sen ior for wa rd A le i g h s a We lc h c le a rl y knows the magnitude.
Dest i no ex pla i ned it s origin after Sunday’s game and attributed the newest gesture to South Carolina’s relievers just being plain silly. “Our bullpen are called the reapers,” he said. “Just a bunch of k nuck leheads goofi ng around.” However, Dest ino also said it gives the dugout a spark. A f ter an impressive weekend sweep, it’s hard to
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“This is a pivotal game for us,” Welch said. “This is very important. [This is] probably the most important game of the conference for us.” Ach iev ing a perfect mark in league play will be any t hing but easy. A f ter f ac i ng t he Lad y Vol s , a senior night matchup against No. 14 Mississippi State and a regular-season finale on the road at No. 11 Kentucky peek around the corner. That said, the Tennessee game in itself presents too many concerns for Staley to look beyond Monday, and rightfully so. The Lady Vols have eight wins over top-25 teams this season and are 8-2 against South Carolina since Staley took over. A good showing against Tennessee would go a long way in reinforcing South C a r o l i n a a s t h e S E C ’s best and would allow the Gamecocks to get vengeance from last season’s 73-61 loss to the Lady Vols. “I do think it’s a statement game,” Staley said. “It’s a game in which if you want to play with the big girls, you’ve got to beat the big girls. Tennessee’s been the champions of our league for a very long time.” The Lady Vols w ill be at a bit of a disadvantage when squaring off against the Gamecocks. Not only will Tennessee have to play in Colonial Life Arena —
argue with his logic. The G a mecock s w il l ho st Dav id s on at home Tue sday b efore play i ng rival Clemson in a threegame series starting next weekend. The f i rst ga me of t he ser ie s w i l l be played at Clemson followed by Saturday’s contest at Fluor Field in Greenville before the series finale is played at Ca rol i n a St ad iu m i n Columbia.
where South Carolina has won 30 straight games — but they’ll once again be without sen ior center Isabel le Harrison, who tore her ACL Feb. 15. B e f o r e t h e i n j u r y, Harrison led Tennessee in points per game (12.8) and rebounds (9.1). Still, Tennesee has a very balanced attack on offense a nd have played wel l on defense, holding opponents to on ly 36.6 percent shooting. An intriguing storyline to watch for is how the Lady Vols’ defense holds up against a South Carolina bunch that is averaging 78 points per contest, due largely in part to the play of junior shooting guard Tiffany Mitchell and freshman guard/forward A’ja Wilson. S o u t h C a r ol i n a’s l a s t win over Tennessee was in February of 2012 when an unranked Gamecock team upset t he eight h-ra n ked Lady Vols 64 -60, a game that Welch remembers very well. Welch, who said that she was amazed by Tennessee when she was growing up, is happy with the way the South Carolina program is developing. “To be able to feel like we’re building a program here, of that caliber, I think it’s very important,” she said, “and it definitely means a lot to us.”
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Junior Michael Carrera scored a team-high 17 points in an otherwise rough offensive performance in the Gamecocks’ 62-52 loss to Texas A&M.
Looking to build upon an impressive road win against Georgia, the South Carolina men’s basketball team hosted Texas A&M, another NCAA tournament bubble team. But u n like it s st rong performance on the road in Athens, the South Carolina offense struggled, and the G a me co c k s (13-13, 4 -10 SEC) couldn’t contain Texas A&M’s three-point shooting in Saturday’s 62-52 loss to the Aggies (19-7, 10-4 SEC). “When you shoot 27 percent, it ’s h a rd to w i n ,” S out h Carolina head coach Frank Martin said, “especially when you’re playing one of the top two or three teams in your league.” South Carolina had plenty of chances, even after starting off ice cold on offense. T he G a me co c k s f aced a 13-point deficit at halftime and cut the Aggies’ lead down to five points on numerous occasions in the second half but couldn’t quite get over the hump, thanks to Texas A&M junior guard Danuel House’s clutch performance. Hou s e , a Fr e s no , Te x a s nat ive, h it a pair of bigtime, momentum-changing three-pointers in the final 10 minutes, adding to his gamehigh total of 25 points. House’s last shot from the field was arguably his biggest. After a three-pointer by South Carolina sophomore guard Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina trailed 47-42, but a corner three by House with 4:28 rema i n i ng da maged
the Gamecocks’ comeback attempt. House, a transfer from the Un i v e r s it y o f Ho u s t o n , considered South Carolina before picking Texas A&M and said after Saturday’s game he was “k ind of close” to joining Martin’s program. Martin said he thinks House was t he key dif ference in an otherwise fairly evenly matched game. “They’ve got Danuel House, who’s the difference maker, and he’s real good,” Martin said. Because Thornwell picked up two early fouls just over two minutes into the game, Martin had to bench his best defender for the remainder of the first half. As a result, Martin decided to switch to a zone defense, which House carved up. As a team, Texas A&M made 48 percent of its three-pointers (10-21). Martin criticized his team’s effort out of the gate in the first half but said he was proud of their fight during the final 20 minutes. Still, the Gamecocks’ poor start on offense set them back from the get-go. Before South Carolina made its first shot from the field, the Aggies already held a 6-0 lead, and Texas A&M led by ten points just over six minutes into the game. In an otherwise inefficient shooting performance for the Gamecocks, South Carolina j u n io r f o r w a r d M ic h a e l Carrera injected some life into a somewhat stagnant offense. Scoring a team-best 17 points while grabbing nine
rebounds, Carrera set a tone of physicality and activeness in the post. Carrera said he believes South Carolina played much better in the second half, but his and his teammates’ slow start hindered their ability to come back. “I think that was the difference in the game, the first half,” Carrera said. “In the second half we started getting our game up and started guarding, but it was probably too late.” O ut side of Ca r rera, a n u nder ma n ned G a mecock team struggled to put the ball in the basket, especially with Thornwell in foul trouble. Sout h Carolina was once again without freshman point g u a rd M a r c u s St r om a n , who is st ill recover i ng f rom a t h roat i n fec t ion. St roman’s absence, along with the loss of sophomore forward Demetrius Henry and freshman guard/forward Shamiek Sheppard due to the pair’s suspensions, forced South Carolina into playing with only seven scholarship players for the second straight game. “ We’re u nder m a n ned or short-manned or whatever the word is, so we have to play real well,” Martin said. “You can’t have guys get into foul trouble, and my biggest fear was Sindarius picking up fouls, and we all know what happened there to start the game.” With only four regular season g a me s rema i n i ng, Sout h Carolina now goes on the road to face Alabama on Tuesday, a team the Gamecocks defeated 68-66 on Jan. 13.
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Junior pitcher Jack Wynkoop bounced back from a rough season-opening performance and gave up only one run in eight innings against Northeastern on Saturday.
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The No. 5 South Carolina b a s eb a l l t e a m p owe r e d through Northeastern and swept the visiting Huskies, thanks to solid pitching and some timely hitting. T he G a mecock s won both games of Saturday’s doubleheader by scores of 10-1 and 6-0, respectively. Junior pitcher Jack Wy n koop ret u r ned to h i s sophomore for m i n the first game, giving up just one run on three hits. He also st r uck out n i ne Northeastern batters while throwing just 84 pitches in eight innings of work. I n t he second game of t he double he ade r, sophomore pitc her W i l Crowe combi ned w it h t h ree ot her s out of t he South Carolina bullpen to shut out Northeastern. Crowe himself went just
four innings, striking out seven and allow ing fou r hits on only 62 pitches. Since Crowe did not pitch t he f if t h i n n i ng, ju n ior Vince Fiori got his fi rst win of the season, pitching two innings and strik ing out one batter. Head coach Chad Holbrook has not named a starter for next Friday’s game one showdow n w it h Clemson, but bot h Wynkoop and Crowe will be rested and available. “The way we played today, I thought that’s the way we a re ,” Holbro ok said. “It’s one day, but if we can play consistent all year, we’ll be a darn good baseball team.” The Gamecocks fi nished the series with a 6-4 win on Sunday. Freshman pitcher Clarke Schmidt earned the win in a game started by sophomore Josh Reagan. R e a g a n we nt j u s t f ou r
innings, giving up seven hits and two runs. Holbrook remains mum on nex t week ’s st a r ters. However, he has confidence in all of h is perspect ive starters. “As far as Sunday right now, I’ll talk to [Associate Head Coach Jerry] Meyers, and we’ll have something. I’m not really sure what we’re gonna do Tuesday yet … A number of guys are going to be ready to go.” Fr e s h m a n de s ig n at e d hitter A lex Dest ino cont i nued h is hot st a r t to h is col leg iate ca reer, getting a big hit in the series finale and knocking out a mammoth three-run homer to right-center. The home run was Destino’s second of the season. Coming into the season, scouts knew the 215-pounder would hit for power, but his .458 season SEEBASEBALLPAGE9
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