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Miss SC wants to initiate a ‘new era of progress’ Carolyn Culbertson @QUERALYNC
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Over the past three weeks, rallies for and against the flag flying have sprung up at the Statehouse.
SC Senate says ‘Aye’ to flag removal as Roof is indicted James Stewart @MYPALHARVEY
On Tuesday, a chapter in Sout h Carolina history began winding down when Dylann Roof was formally indicted on 13 charges related to the Charleston church shooting at the same time that the South Carolina Senate entered the fi nal throes of voting over the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds. The Senate body voted 36-3 to approve the measure on a third and f inal reading, which reaffi rmed a previous successful vote on Monday. Now that the Senate has voted, the removal bill is moving to be voted on in the House. The details of the bill outline the removal of the flag from the Confederate Monument on the Statehouse lawn to the Confederate Relic Room museum. During the bill’s time in the Senate, three amendments were proposed — to allow a public vote on a non-binding resolution, to f ly the First National Flag of the Confederacy (better known as the “Stars and Bars”) rather than the Confederate battle flag at the monument and to fly the battle flag on Confederate Memorial Day. All three amendments were defeated. Clear of the Senate, the bill is being p a s s e d t o t he S out h Carolina House of Representatives where it is also expected to pass based on polling done by the Post and Courier. T h e o p t i o n for lawmakers to i nt roduce add it ion a l ammendments is st ill available, and if utilized, the bill would be sent back to the Senate for another vote. However, if the bill is approved by the House, it would then be sent to Governor Nikki Haley, who has voiced her overwhelming support for the bill, in the wake of the Charleston church shooting. It seemed only fitting then, that on the same morning Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced t hat Roof has been indicted and charged with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and one count of possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. On June 17, authorities say that Roof, a 21-yearold Lexington, South Carolina native, entered the Mother Emmanuel Church, a historic AfricanA merican congregation, and sat in on a Bible study taking place. After about an hour, Roof opened fi re on the churchgoers. Roof was arrested the following day in North Carolina a nd was ex t radited back to Sout h Carolina to face punishment there. Survivor reports indicated that Roof had been using racist language, and authorities have been classifying the shooting as a hate crime. Following the shooting, pictures of Roof on social media along with an online manifesto b e l ie v e d t o b e w r it t e n b y R o of s u r f a c e d
‘The Senate body voted 36-3 in approval of the measure on a third and final vote’
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With her crowning on June 27 as M iss Sout h Carolina, Daja Dial pledged to lead the state into a new era of progress starting with support of the Confederate f lag’s remova l from Statehouse grounds, and in turn received approval from viewers and fellow competitors alike. Throughout the Miss South Carolina pageant, Dial dazzled audience members and judges in each event but reached a new level of support when she answered her question during the inter view portion of the pagea nt . Bei ng t he la st to answer out of the five fi nalists, Dia l d id n’t a l low pre s s u re or ner ves to phase her, even when interviewed on a major point of contention in the state currently — the status of the Confederate flag. “Sout h Carol i na is a new South Carolina. We have made so much progress and we are so diverse and it’s time to take it down,” Dial said to eruptive a p p l au s e . “A s M i s s S o u t h Ca rol i na, I cou ld lead t h is state into a new era of progress and I think this f lag is ver y representative of that.” Viewers celebrated Miss SC from Twitter With this, Dial received a great amount of support from watchers. Several pageant fans took to Twitter to share their excitement over her answer. An account which appeals to young southern women called “The Rules” t weeted “DAJA MIGHT HAVE WON WITH T H AT A NS W E R Y ’A L L . I H AV E CH I LLS ON M Y ARMS AND TEARS IN MY EYES.” Five minutes later, the same user added in a second tweet, “I want Daja to represent
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Daja Dial was clear on her stance regarding the removal of the flag. my South Carolina.” After Dial’s answer, another user, @g reyson _ lake, w rote “ I f D aj a D i a l d o e s n’t w i n #MissSC2015 this is rigged.” Miss USC happy with new Miss SC M iss USC Leslie K n ight, who a lso competed for t he M iss SC t it le a nd has been competing in pageants since she was three months old, was ecstatic to see Dial take the crown. “Not only is she beautif ul both inside and out, she has worked incredibly hard to make this dream happen,” K night said. A s a fel low compet itor f o r M i s s S C , K n i g ht a l s o got a n inside look at Dial’s
performance during pageant week. “Daja was very consistent in competition and definitely has the ability to light up any room she wa l k s i n … [she] was a lway s so k i nd to a l l contestants and I of ten saw her giving pep talks to both teen and M iss contestants,” K night said, who described her ow n f irst impression of the newly crowned Miss SC as such a moment—with Dial comforting her to loosen up her nerves before the 2013 Miss SC pageant. Dia l, Clemson g rad, st il l wows USC students Despite bei ng a g raduate of Clemson, Dial managed to SEEDAJAPAGE3
F-16 and Cessna collide, kills 2 near Charleston James Stewart @MYPALHARVEY
An Air Force F-16 fighter jet collided mid-air with another plane at around 11:01 a.m. on Tuesday. FA A spokesman Jim Peters released a statement say ing that the jet had collided with a Cessna C150, about ten miles away from Charleston. The collision occurred near Lewisfield Plantation, where much of the debris came to rest following the incident. Sh aw A i r For c e B a s e confirmed that the F-16 was from their base, and pictures on social media confi rmed that t he jet was part of t he 55t h Fighter Squadron, attached to the USAF’s 20th Fighter Wing, which is stationed at Shaw AFB. “ O u r t ho u g ht s a r e w it h t h e f r ie n d s a n d f a m i l y of a nyone aboa rd t he c iv i l ia n aircraft,” a release from the Air Force Base said. “A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safet y Board will convene to determine the cause of the crash.” A hel icopter d ropp ed a n EMT at the scene of the crash, where at least one person was
in need of medical assistance, according to NBC news. Officials also told NBC that the F-16 pilot managed to eject safely, but the status of whoever was i n t he Cessna rema i ns undetermined. “From what I u nderst a nd from a witness, the militar y
plane struck the other, small aircraft broadside,” Berkeley
Count y coroner and chief of the volunteer rescue squad Bill Sa l isbu r y sa id at a press conference. “The pilot of the militar y airplane ejected safely and is en route to the hospital now,” Berkeley Cou nt y P ubl ic Information Officer Michael Mule said to reporters. One witness told reporters he saw the collision occur and that it looked like a “ball of fi re in the air.” T he w re c k ag e of t he jet landed in a rice f ield in t he vicinity of the plantation, and f i ref ighter s rep or ted tox ic fumes being emitted from the burning plane. According to WCSC Charleston, emergency workers reported finding the fuselage of t he Cessna in t he water, and have an emergency diver already investigating while the U.S. Coast Guard also remain on scene.
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National titles not on roster for SEC Network’s USC ‘Takeover’ day The Gamecocks’ two most recent College World Series championships are not planned in the lineup on Thursday, during the 24-hour block that USC games will “take over” the SEC Network’s programming. An ESPN statement further explained that there was a catch to the network devoting a whole day of coverage to a school— the exclusive rights to the game held by ESPN. “NCAA championships were unavailable for schools to air this year during their Takeover day,” ESPN said in the statement. “We are evaluating options to air [championship] games in future years should a school want to include.” President Pastides and USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner will be hosting the broadcast. Games are being cut to fit into two-hour windows and a schedule will be released on Tuesday. —James Stewart, News Editor
Starbucks increasing sales prices beginning this week Starbucks announced it would be increasing its prices on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. The price hike will increase the cost of the affected products by 5 to 20 cents. The price of a small and large brewed coffee will be increased by 10 cents in most areas, which would bring the price of a large coffee up to $2.45. Last year, Starbucks also increased their prices across the country. —James Stewart, News Editor
Sumter County parents arrested over toasted pastry, eviction of daughter
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A Sumter County couple was arrested last Friday after sheriff’s deputies learned that the parents were allegedly forcing their daughter to live in a tent in the woods. The daughter, 14, is believed to have been forced to live almost a quarter-mile into the woods behind her parent’s property after she ate a Pop Tart without permission. Both James Allen Driggers, 33, and Crystal Lynn Driggers, 36, have been charged with counts of unlawful neglect of a child. Authorities say that the teen was barred from her home for two days with the parents’ intentions of having her live in a tent and was provided a roll of toilet paper, a whistle, a flashlight and a watch. —James Stewart, News Editor
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FLAGPAGE1 reinforcing authorities beliefs that the attack was racially-motivated. O n t he web s it e i n q u e s t io n , “The Last Rhodesian,” the writer explained the choosing an unnamed location in Charleston. “I chose Charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country,” the writer states on the website. A mong t he ev idence i ncluded pict ures of Roof wrapped in t he Confederate bat t le f lag, as well as posing in a jacket with patches
DAJAPAGE1 impress several USC students with her articulate response. Winifer Mercado, a third-year early childhood education major, agrees wit h Dial’s reasoning but thinks she won Miss South Carolina based on the delivery of her response rather than the content. “She’s right; I definitely think it should be taken down,” Mercado said. “But she’s being judged based on her performance and answer of the question, not on her personal beliefs.” Third-year accounting major Cara Mistretta was equally as supportive. “People are starting to realize how hateful [the f lag] can actually be,” Mistretta said. “For her to say that shows where she’s coming from and could make a difference with taking it down.” Dial, who is only the third African American to be crowned in the Miss South Carolina pageant over the course of 78 years, further backed up her answer in a press conference Sunday. “I wouldn’t change my answer,” she
depicting the flags of the Apartheidera governments of South Africa and Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe). The ties bet ween the shooting and the vote for the removal of the Confederate f lag were ultimately connected by the perceived racist connotations of the f lag that were a mpl i f ie d e x p o ne nt i a l l y b y it s prominence in Roof’s motivation to kill.
said. “Why have that [Confederate f lag] still there when we’ve made so much progress? Let’s put it in a museum where it belongs.” In addition to winning the coveted Miss SC crown, Dial was crowned as Miss Talent during the week leading up to the actual pageant, where she sang a heartfelt and powerf ul “I Believe” as her talent. T he 22-yea r- old Spa r t a nbu rg native arrived at the pageant as Miss Greenville County and is a recent graduate of Clemson Universit y, where she was a cheerleader and health administration major. Besides accom modat i ng t he prog ressive changes South Carolina may see in the future, Dial’s platform as Miss SC centers on t y pe 1 and t y pe 2 diabetes in response to her older brot her’s d iag nosis w it h t y pe 1 diabetes in December 2009. A s M iss Sout h Carolina 2015, Dial will advance to compete in the Miss America pageant to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 8 p.m. on Sept. 14. Historically, Miss South Carolina has been crowned as Miss America twice, in 1957 and 1994.
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Terminator must be terminated
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Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the Terminator for the fifth time in 31 years. “Genisys” revisits the beginning plot from 1984, but confuses the plot with more time travel.
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How many Terminator mov ie s c a n be m ade before the series has been terminated? Apparently as many as possible is the correct answer to that question. On July 1, “Terminator Genisys,” the fifth film in the Terminator series, was released and viewers were u n s u r pr i s i n gl y disappointed.
W hen the first Terminator movie came out in 1984, it was all the rage. As a low-budget a c t i o n f i l m , it s t i l l debuted a sci-fi film with cyborgs and explosions better than any before it. Even the following Te r m i n a t o r f i l m , “Judgment Day” released in 1991 blew fans out of the water after they waited seven years to see what would happen next. But for every add it iona l f i l m t he
series makes, we have to wonder why you just wouldn’t want to leave a good thing as a good thing. In “Genisys,” the 1984 film is revisited through time travel by a future soldier Kyle Reese ( Jai Courtney) who is sent to protect Sarah Connor ( Emilia Clarke) from t he e v i l Ter m i n ator (a much older A rnold Schwarzenegger). The plot is basically the same from the get-
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go. Sarah must be kept a l i ve s o her u nb or n son John can lead the revolution against killing machines. Except there is a twist, the timeline is tainted by more time travel questioning and solely focused on action rather than the issues of time and the fate of humanity that we were forced to face in the first two movies. T he “ wh at do e s it mea n to be hu ma n?” question is overplayed
a nd du l led dow n b y severa l mov ies a nd has become almost a standard for movies. So if a sci-fi cyborg movie w a nt s t o e n g a g e it s viewers, it needs to pose deeper questions such as those of the fi rst two films. It is really no surprise that producers tried to r e g u r g it at e a no t he r Terminator movie, but why they would try to reproduce the same bland story over and over again
is hard to understand. The third film, “Rise of the Machines,” the fourth, “Salvation,” and now the fifth, “Genisys,” have all been a complete waste of money for audiences and producers. Each decade of the past 31 years, we have heard t h e Te r m i n a t o r s a y “Hasta la vista baby.” Perhaps now it is time for him to say “Adios para siempre.”
HBO’s ‘True Detective’ seems to fall short of season 1’s standards
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Each week, The Daily G a m e c o c k ho p e s t o provide its readers with t wo or t h r e e e ve nt s goi ng on i n t he a rea the following weekend. This week we are excited about t hree dif ferent events that will provoke three different feelings f rom you r ar t s a nd culture soul. W het her you wa nt to laugh, smile, eat or ex plore you r a r t ist ic side, Soda City is excited to host your weekend plans. T h re e z u s C ome d y Tour 2015 W h e r e : T he Ne w Brookland Tavern When: July 10 Time: 8 p.m. Soda City Stand Up presents the Threezus Comedy Tour 2015. The tour features comedians and “Tosh.0” w riters T. K . K e l l y, R i c k y
Car mona a nd Nick Malis. Tickets can be found on ticketfly.com. Mac Madness W here: Carolina Walk Park, 900 Stadium Road When: July 11 Time: 5 to 9 p.m. A re you a macaroni a n d c h e e s e f a n at i c ? On July 11, this year’s Mac Madness includes macaroni dishes from 12 area chefs, ice-cold beer and live music. The festival will also include laser skeet shoot i ng, mechanical bull riding, i n f l at able r id e s a nd u nlim ited samples of macaroni and cheese! More information can be found at macmadnesssc. com. Ex h ibit ion “I n and Out of t he Wild: Animals in Art” W h e r e : 118 St at e Street, West Columbia When: July 1 through August 31
Cost: Free Galler y West hosts “In and Out of the Wild” is an art exhibition of 16 artists of all media whose work focuses on nonplant, non-human living things. The exhibition displays the relationships bet ween hu mans and a n i ma ls i n a l l for m s “f rom but ter f l ie s to birds, pets to primates, jelly f ish to t igers” according to the website. More informat ion can be found at galler y westcolu mbia. com.
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True Detective’s second season had yet to embrace the hype from season one.
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Detective stories seem to be one of the most thriving trends when it comes to TV shows. “ L a w a n d O r d e r ,” “CSI” and “NCIS” have become so well-known they are quotable. So it is no surprise “True Detective” became an instant hit. T he f i r s t sea s on of “ Tr u e D e t e c t i v e ” debuted on H BO i n 2014. It told the story of a 17-year-old murder case through interviews of the two former cops, Rust Cohle (Matthew Mc C o n au g he y) a nd Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) who worked the case. Writer and creator Nic Pizzolat to made t he storyline strategically slow, allowing plent y of t ime to develop t he characters a nd
t he stor yline, but revealed facts and bits of information quickly enough to keep people intrigued from start to finish. Of course, t he stor y keeps the show alive, but the acting is what really blew audiences o u t o f t h e w at e r. McConaughey a nd Harrelson set the bar h igh for follow i ng seasons. Perhaps it was a little too high. Season t wo of “True Detec t ive,” released Ju ne 21, h a s s o f a r left fans hopeless that the same enthralling, suspensef ul show people loved just over a year ago has a chance of living up to its high expectations. A l t h o u g h McConaughey a nd Harrelson are tough ac t s to fol low, one wou ld t h i n k t hat t he e x t e n s i v e c a s t
of mai n characters including Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Taylor K itsch would be able to create a performance that was at least half as good. S o f a r, t he s how i s s t oic a nd f l at- out depre s si ng. T heme s s u c h a s i mp ot e n c e , abandonment, misinterpreted masculinit y and wea k ne s s ma ke t h is season seem more like a Lifetime police drama rat her t ha n a c r i me s how. T he c o mple x characters, who carry their baggage around with them everywhere they go, leave no room for t he occasional sarcasm and humor we found in season one. Though t here are mediocre performances, this season’s storyline SEETRUEPAGE5
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TRUEPAGE4 is actually pretty solid. The series takes place in Los Angeles and brings three very different cops toget her af ter a dead body is fou nd sit t ing at a pic n ic t able b y the highway. Let’s just hope the story develops quickly enough before the hype from the fi rst season destroys it. A lt hough it is not particularly engaging, the plot leaves room for this season to redeem itself in the remaining f ive episodes. There are already several unanswered questions a nd c h a r ac t er f l aw s
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This season features more main characters who must ditch their baggage to solve a murder case. v iewers can’t wait to learn more about. Pizzolat to clearly increased the difficulty of this season by adding
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America’s leftward shift undeniable Last week was a great one for liberals in America. First there was the nationwide, Third-year print long-overdue acknowledgement journalism of t he Con federate f lag a s a student hurtf ul symbol and a renewed dialogue on race relations. Next there was a reaffirmation and celebration of ObamaCare, President Oba ma’s sig nat u re domestic policy initiative and a goal of liberals for generations. Finally there was the legalization of gay m a r r i a g e i n a l l 50 s t a t e s , a l a n d m a r k achievement in a long struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights. This past week is a microcosm of a larger t rend: liberals and liberalism are back in America, and here to stay. For many years the label “liberal” has been a pejorative one for politicians and voters. In the 1960s and 1970s, liberals were hippies and burnouts. In the 1980s and 1990s, liberals were tax-and-spend career politicians. In the 2000s, liberals were far-left voters and activists with a radical social agenda. Now, liberals are pushing progressive attit udes and policies into the mainstream. Liberal is no longer a dirt y word. People a re ident if y i ng t hemselves as l ibera ls i n record numbers. The Democratic Part y is increasingly left wing, with politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren riding waves of popularity. Even though corporations and employers are still fiscally conservative organizations, their leaders and policies reflect liberal attitudes. And polls show the younger generation is increasingly liberal. The great recession has people arguing for fiscally liberal policies like taxes on the rich and protections for the poor. The countr y is increasingly socially liberal, supporting gay marriage, marijuana use and a woman’s right to choose in large numbers. Not to mention Barack Obama may be the most liberal president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That’s not to say conser vat ism is dead. More people still identify as conservative than liberal, and the Republican party has become increasingly conser vat ive over t he last 35 years. But young Republicans are more socially liberal than their party leaders, rejecting social issues as campaign rallying cries. The party nominated Mitt Romney in 2012, perhaps the most liberal Republican candidate in more than 50 years. And a nascent libertarian wing of the party has the potential to blur the ideological lines even further. This new dynamic of a liberal America will be fascinating for the 2016 election. How will politicians react to the sentiments of the public at large when it contradicts with the wishes of their constituencies? Whatever their strategies, it’s clear that America is moving. It’s going to the left, to the left.
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NCAA shouldn’t restrict showing of postseasons ISSUE NCAA is preventing the SEC network from broadcasting postseasons.
OUR STANCE Health of college sports fans should overrule financial concerns for NCAA. T he SE C Ne t work ’s “ Ta keover ” ser ie s i s mea nt to i nc re a s e i nt ere s t i n a nd excitement for college sports by allowing each school to highlight their athletic accomplishments. However, by blocking access to most postseason games in each sport, the NCAA is handcuffi ng s c ho ol s i n t he i r ab i l it y t o achieve this goal. For Ca rol i na, t hat mea n s we can’t showcase last year’s w o m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l F i n a l Fou r r u n. T hose hopi ng to see our back-to-back baseball championships (2010 and 2011) will be similarly out of luck. The
silver lining of our lack of recent appearances in the postseason is that all of the football games under Spurrier are available (the 2013 Outback Bowl, featuring “the Hit” by Jadeveon Clowney, will air at 5:30 p.m.). Thanks to the diversity of Carolina’s athletic success, we’ll still be able to put together a terrific program, even if it is lacking some of t he moments we most want to see. Other SEC schools who are predom i na nt ly known for a single sport (Kentucky’s men’s basketball o r Te n n e s s e e ’ s w o m e n ’ s basketball, for example) will h ave a muc h tougher t i me. W hile we recognize that the NCA A has the rights to these postseason games, we question t heir decision not to release
them for “Takeover” use. The NCAA is a designed to promote college sports and the students who play them — why would they not want the games most likely to do exactly that to be shown? Even if E SPN (wh ich ow ns t he SEC network) was unwilling to shell out t he cash for t hese prog ra m s, NCA A should have allowed t hem to r u n for free. Rest rict ing access to the most exc it i ng g a me s doesn’t just hurt the SEC network, it also hu r t s t he s c ho ol s w ho p a r t ic ip at e i n NC A A spor t s, t he st udent s who compete in the events and the fans who support both the schools and the players.
“While we recognize that the NCAA has the rights ... we question their decision”
Greek turmoil should be a warning for US Over the weekend, Greek voters rejected a proposal from the Third-year rest of the European business Un i o n t h a t w o u l d student give Greece another loan in exchange f or s e ver a l c ut s i n G r e e c e ’s n a t i o n a l budget. With Greece already in debt to its neighbors to t he tune of over 300 billion euros (or about $328 billion USD), this latest proposal was meant to be a way for Greece’s ban k s and gover n ment t o c ont i nue op er at i n g w it hout defaulting on their previous loans while also closing some of its national budget gap (which Greece will have to do before it can pay back its debts). By rejecting the agreement, Greece is the first modern nation to miss a debt payment and risks national bankruptcy if they continue to do so. W h at h ap p e n s i n a n at io n a l bankruptcy isn’t entirely clear, since no country with modern banking systems has ever dipped so far into the red. In theory, it would be much like personal bankruptcy — the bank will cancel all your checks and refuse to give you any credit while also
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trying to get their hands on anything you own that’s worth selling. On a national scale, Greece probably doesn’t have to worry about banks coming af ter t heir house (which would likely require a f ull scale invasion, and I don’t see creditors like France or Germany as likely to engage in a f ull scale militar y campaign to get their money back), but it will have a difficult time doing any international business without any money or the capacity to get any. The situation internally for Greek cit izens is probably even worse. Greek banks have all been closed for more than a week in advance of this vote and don’t seem likely to reopen until the situation has been resolved. People are limited to any cash they had in their wallets or hidden under their mattress while their bank accounts are effectively frozen. Government checks written for Eu ros w ill start bou ncing if banks ever open up to cash them (since the Greek government has no funds with which to back them up), leaving high and dr y the retirees a nd ot her s t h at dep end on t he Greek versions of Social Securit y and Medicare or Medicaid as their sole source of income. Government
employee s w i l l l i kely see t hei r paycheck s eit her bounce or stop completely; if these workers decide to stay home rather than provide their services for free, then Greece may descend into anarchy. This outcome can be avoided in the short term if Greece reverts to the Drachma they used as currency before joining t he Eurozone, but doing so w ill effectively shut them off fi nancially from the rest of Europe. M o s t A m e r i c a n s r i g ht l y s e e what’s happen i ng i n Greece as, unavoidable, the consequences of a nation living beyond its means. Too
few, however, consider that the same thing could happen here. Greece’s economic collapse is a window to our own future if we can’t enact our own budget overhauls. Our federal government’s debt as a share of GDP has increased from 63 percent prior to the 2008 “Great Recession” to approximately 102 percent today. Another decade of racking up debt at this rate and we’ll be in the same sinking boat as Greece (whose debt to GDP ratio is 177 percent).
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DEFENSEPAGE10 defensive lines have been nine or 10 players deep. The 2015 Gamecocks have just seven players who have registered a major college snap on the defensive side of the ball. As solid as the starting three linebackers are, the Gamecocks have little depth behind them. Marquise Roberts, Sherrod Golightly and Kaiwan Lewis were solid backups, but all three transferred out of the program this offseason.In fact, the
only Gamecock backup with significant game experience is redshirt junior Jordan Diggs, who has seen more action this summer at SPUR than any of the three traditional linebacker positions. In today’s spread-heav y SEC, having a deep linebacking corps is not as necessary as in the past, but this year more than most, the Gamecocks are paper thin on defense. Though the secondary showed promise in spring practice, the unit is young, unproven and lacking a star. Quite a few players have the potential to become a shutdown
corner, but until someone steps up, the unit will stay so-so. The Gamecocks have the talent on defense to hang with any team in the SEC, but if a couple players have down years or encounter injury, 2015 could look much like last year’s 7-6 season. Walton and Moore will lead the linebackers and anchor the defense, but whether or not South Carolina can get production from its other talented but untested units remains unseen. We’ll know in September.
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Despite a disappointing 2015 campaign, most of the Gamecock baseball team have played well, including six players earning All-Star status in the Coastal Plain League.
Gamecock sluggers shine in summer play Claudia Chakamian and Chris Slade @TDG_SPORTS
Multiple Gamecocks are spending t he su m mer play i ng i n su m mer leagues across the country. Some players have stayed local and are t e a m m at e s , w h i le o t h e r s h a v e ventured far away. Taylor Widener: Widener is 1-2 so far with a 2.53 ERA in five starts. In 32.0 innings pitched, he’s given up 29 hits and 16 runs but thrown 43 strikeouts with only seven walks. He is in third place for number of strikeouts in the league. Widener
was named as a Coastal Plain League All-Star. A lex Dest i no: Dest ino is currently batting .315 in 25 games played. In his 111 at-bats, he’s had 35 hits and 14 runs, while driving in 26 runs. He’s hit 6 doubles, one triple and four home runs, and has stolen one base. He is currently tied for third in the league for runs batted in (26). Destino has also had some experience pitching; in 1.1 innings, he gave up one hit and walked two while strik ing out t wo and has a 0.00 ERA. Destino was named as a Coastal Plain League All-Star.
Reed Scott: Scott has posted a 2.29 ER A this summer with a 1-1 record. In 19.2 innings pitched, he’s thrown 17 strikeouts while walking seven batters. He’s given up 13 hits and only six runs, five earned. Matthew Vogel: In 13.0 innings pitched, Vogel has an impressive ERA of 1.38, where he’s only given up six hits and two runs. He’s walked 10 but struck out 22. He is tied for second in the league for the number of saves (4). Vogel was named as a Coastal Plain League All-Star. Marc us Mooney: Mooney is batting .274 with 20 hits in 73
at-bats. He has driven in 11 runs, with five doubles, and has eight runs scored. Clark Scolamiero: In 113 at-bats, Scolamiero has 34 hits, giving him a .301 average. He’s successfully stolen 14 bases out of 16 attempts, and has four doubles, 9 RBIs and 24 runs scored. Scolamiero was named as a Coastal Plain League All-Star. Gene Cone: Cone is currently batting .204 in 49 at-bats. He has 10 hits and four runs scored, one home run and three RBIs. He also has two stolen bases.
Name Team Matt Vogel Wilmington Sharks Reed Scott Wilmington Sharks Taylor Widener Lexington County Blowfish
Game 11 5 6
ERA 1.38 2.29 2.53
IP 13 19.2 32
Name Alex Destino Clark Scolamiero Marcus Mooney Gene Cole
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AB 111 113 73 49
AVG .315 .301 .274 .204
Team Wilmington Sharks Wilson Tobs Wilson Tobs Cotuit Kettleers
Seasoned linebacking core anchor defense Will Helms @WHELMS21
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential strength and weak ness for a young S out h Ca rol i n a of fen s e. This week, I’ll take a look at the other side of the ball and examine the strength and weakness of the Gamecock defense, a unit coming off of a dismal 2014 campaign. The Gamecocks ranked toward the bottom of the SEC in nearly every major defensive statistical category. F la shback to Febr u a r y when head coach Steve Spurrier hired Jon Hoke as co-defensive coordinator. H o k e w a s S p u r r i e r ’s defensive specialist during the last two years of his stint at Florida before both moved to the NFL. Hoke has been t he secondar y coach wit h t he C h ic ago Bea r s si nce 2011 a n d r u n s a h i g h l y disciplined defensive scheme that incorporates a 4-3 base and an abundance of zone blitzes. The scheme change should help an underrated defense play to it s f u l l potent ia l t h i s s e a s on . W it h Hok e running the X’s and O’s of the defense, Lorenzo Ward will have the opportunity to hone in on individual players and units much like he did as secondary coach under Ellis Johnson. Defensive St reng t h: Linebackers T he emergenc e of t he j u n i o r d u o o f Jo n a t h a n Walton and Skai Moore is proof that college football
is more t ha n big-name recruiting. From a recruiting standpoint, the linebackers are one of the weakest units on South Carolina, boasting just two four-star or higher recr uits— sophomore B r y s o n A l l e n -W i l l i a m s and f reshman Sherrod Pit t ma n —yet t he u n it is the most productive on the entire team. Moore, a three-star recruit from University High School in Miami, Florida, emerged as a legitimate SEC starter in 2013, leading the Gamecocks w it h 56 t ack les a nd fou r i nt erc ept ion s , i nc lud i ng t wo i n t he C apit a l O ne Bowl against Wisconsin. In his sophomore campaign, Moore tallied 93 tackles, the most by a Gamecock since 20 06, a nd snagged t h ree interceptions. Fel low t h ree-st a r r e c r u it Wa lt o n w a s t h e second to develop. A f ter a qu iet f resh ma n season, he registered 61 tackles in 2014, 38 of which came in his last five games. The two l i nebackers sh i ned i n a n Independence Bowl victory against Miami in the team’s best defensive game of the season. Walton is rumored to have gained nearly 15 pounds of muscle this offseason and w i l l s t a r t at t he W I L L linebacker position. Moore will start in the middle while Allen-Williams is slated to play at the SA M linebacker spot. A l le n-W i l l i a m s w a s recruited as a linebacker but was forced to spend much of
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Jonathan Walton (above) ranked third on the team in total tackles (61), with over half coming unassisted. last season at defensive end due to a lack of production from that unit. The move back to a more comfortable posit ion should allow t he a l m o s t 250 - p o u n d e r t o increase his production. T he t h ree l i neb ac ker s will anchor the middle and play sideline to sideline this season. With an improved defensive line, their produc t ion w i l l be more ev ident t h is sea son t ha n in the past. The talent and coach ing is t here for t he defense to have a massive turnaround. D e f e n s i v e We a k n e s s : Depth Despite a defensive line that recorded just four sacks
a season ago and a secondary that looked lost at times to put it nicely, the Gamecock defense will struggle most with depth issues. The Sout h Carolina coac h i ng st a f f m ade t he defensive l i ne a poi nt of emphasis in recruiting this of f sea son sn agg i ng el ite JUCO prospects Marquavius Lew is a nd Da nte Saw yer along w it h some talented interior linemen. Wa rd ha s been able to focus more on the secondary t his of fseason w it h Hoke t a k i n g t h e f r o nt s e v e n . Never a unit short on talent, the secondary has another year of experience under its belt and the offseason focus
on fundamentals should have the back end of the defense tightened up. A talented 2014 class has time to prepare for this season instead of being thrown to the lions like last season. A number of intrig uing position battles are shaping up i n t he b ac k w it h t he starter at all four positions yet to be determ ined. Enter i ng t he fa l l, t h is is something to keep an eye on. However, the defense has little depth outside of the secondary (whose depth is unproven). In the past, South Carolina’s most productive SEEDEFENSEPAGE9