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NPHC brings back Step Show T. Michael Boddie
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A f ter hav i ng to w it hd raw from the lineup of Homecoming events and activities in 2015, the National Pan-Hellenic Council is set to host its step show for Homecoming Week 2016. A year ago, the NPHC released a st atement a n nou nci ng t he cancellation of the step show. This cancellation had followed the organization changing the step show to a stroll-off due to the Homecoming Commission’s failure to book a venue. Members of the historically black fraternities and sororities u nder N PHC , t heir of f icers and other students have since expressed their disappointment with the cancellation. “It’s ver y important to our c u l t u r e ,” s a i d B r i M e a n s , NPHC co-vice president and third-year international studies a nd econom ics st udent. “So we wanted to make sure that it actually happened.” In June, Student Government responded w it h a st atement pledging to bring the step show
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Past Step Shows drew large crowds as part of Homecoming Week. back to campus. “As your elected officials, we understand how vital these events are to cultivating and maintaining the fabric of the university — both undergraduates and alumni — i n order to celebrate t he inclusive, diverse, and spirited campus we call home,” student body president Michael Parks said in the statement. A not her event t hat was cancelled in 2015 was Spurs and Struts. The event returned to
USC on Tuesday evening on Greene Street. The step show is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. Means said that she met with Homecom i ng Com m ission representatives over the summer. The commission pitched t he idea of an “inclusive” event that would combine elements of both Spurs and Struts and NPHC’s step show and potentially include non-members of Greek l ife. SEENPHCPAGE4A
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Donald Trump will probably car r y t he Palmetto State, at least based on recent polling models. Despite some earlier pol l i ng i nd ic at i ng a c lo s er t h a n aver ag e general elect ion race in South Carolina, the seven most recent polls shows the Republican nominee up over Democrat ic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Tr u m p h a s a n 8 8 percent cha nce of keeping the Palmetto State red, per FiveThirtyEight’s most recent election forecast. He’s expected to carry ab out 51 p ercent of the vote. Additionally, Libertarian candidate Gar y Johnson is expected to earn just over 3 percent of the vote in South Carolina. Clinton is projected to garner about 44 percent of the vote. SEEELECTIONPAGE2A
Civil rights icon to address Dec. graduates
Chess whiz looks ahead to nationals
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After winning at the state level in October, Caiello has two major competitions in November and December.
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Before Benja m i n Caiello won the South Carolina Chess A s s o c i a t i o n’s 2 016 championsh ip event held this October in Columbia, he was an eight-year-old inspired by t he fast chess featured in the 1993 movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer.”
Now a second-year biochemistry student, t he Sout h Ca rol i na s t at e c h a mpion f or 2016 is a member of U S C ’s G a m e c o c k Chess Club. R ade Mu s u l i n , a fou r t hyear mat hemat ics P h . D. s t u d e nt a n d vice president of the Gamecock Chess and G o Club, descr ibed t he group as a “free play club.”
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“Ben’s our top level right now, he’s what we would call an expert, so we’ve got all levels,” Musulin explained. Caiello was taught to play chess by h is fat her and older brother, with whom he competed throughout his childhood. As he improved, he bega n to use book s and Chess.com to hone his strategies.
“It’s really based on calculat ion and how well you can see ahead. If you can clearly see that the move is going to be good for you, t hen you go for it . Somet i me s t hough, it’s not so clear, and you just have to weigh t he r isk s,” Ca iel lo s a i d . “A l s o , e v e n visualizing the board SEECHESSPAGE4A
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United States congressman and civil r ight s leader Joh n Lew is w ill be t he guest speaker at USC’s winter commencement ceremony in December. Rep. Lewis has been a prominent figurehead
for civ i l r ight s i n America for decades; he worked closely with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was one of the 13 Freedom Riders. The congressman was also a keynote speaker at the 1963 March on Washington. SEELEWISPAGE2A
Renovations spark traffic concerns Britany Franceschina @BRITTA_FRAN
Renovations to south campus will mean changes to the f low of t raf f ic in and arou nd parts of campus, leaving some students concerned ab out t he ef fec t s on parking. Approximately a year a f t e r t h e u n i v e r s it y introduced the proposed Campus Village project, the university reached the agreement with the
Cit y of Columbia and leadership from nearby neighborhoods to reduce o n - s it e p a r k i n g a nd el i m i n at e c o m mut er pa rk i ng to moder ate traff ic and crime prevention. The agreement includes reducing the number of proposed onsite parking spaces from 3,000 to 945 in a garage at Whaley and Sumter streets. SEETRAFFICPAGE4A
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‘Armed and dangerous’ murder suspect skips trial A Lancaster murder suspect who was out on bond never showed up for his trial, The State reports. Local, state and federal officials are now searching for 26-year-old Montrez Clark, who is considered “armed and dangerous.” Clark, who has been out on bond since 2012, was set to be tried Monday as part of a 2009 murder. Another defendant in the case was killed in October. — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Jury selected in Slager trial Jurors were selected Wednesday in the trial of Michael Slager, The Post and Courier reports. Twelve jurors — 11 white and one AfricanAmerican — and six alternate jurors were selected from a predominantly white pool of 75 possible jurors. Slager is a former North Charleston police officer accused of murdering an unarmed African-American man, Walter Scott, during a traffic stop. — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Vista antique store property bought by developers A longstanding Columbia business is closing in order to make way for new developments, WLTX reports. Chic Antiques, which has been in business in the Vista for 35 years, was bought by the apartment development company PMC Group. The company hasn’t decided on a specific purpose for the property, but it already owns four off-campus student housing complexes. The store’s owner said he might try to find a new location. — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
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I n add it ion to spea k i ng to g raduates, Lew is w ill receive an honorary degree — a doctorate of public ser vice. Retired Columbia attorney James Konduros will also receive the honorary doctorate. Lewis was elected to Georgia’s Fif t h Cong ressiona l Dist r ic t i n 1986 af ter he’d spent f ive yea r s on the Atlanta cit y council as an advocate for “ethics in government and neighborhood preser vat ion,” according to a press release. The congressman will speak at the ceremony for baccalaureate, master’s and professional-degree recipients, which will be at Colonial Life Arena on Dec. 12 at 2:30 p.m. The doctoral hooding ceremony will be at 9:30 a.m. at t he Koger Center for t he Arts. The release states that about 1,800 degrees will be awarded to Columbia campus students. D e c e m b e r ’s c o m m e n c e m e n t exercises will be the last to feature a guest speaker. University President Harris Pastides will speak at future ceremonies.
Nationally, the race still looks to go the other way. A lthough projec t ion s have t ightened i n r e c e nt we e k s , C l i nt o n i s still expected to win both the electoral college and the popular vote. She has a 69 percent chance to win the election, according to FiveThirtyEight. South Carolina Junior Senator Ti m Scot t , t he lone A f r ica n American Republican in the U.S. Senate, is also on the ballot Nov. 8. Scott has a 99.2 percent chance of being re-elected, according to FiveThirt yEight’s most recent project ions. He’s expected to defeat Democrat ic challenger Thomas Dixon wit h about 59 percent of the vote to Dixon’s 38 percent. Scott will visit USC’s campus just days out before the election, add re s si ng st udent s i n t he Leadership and Service Center on Thursday afternoon.
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NPHCPAGE1A She said that while the idea sounded great in theor y, it seemed offensive and involved some cultural appropriation in practice. “We’re not going to do this event which kind of takes our cult ure and appropriates it to a lot of populations that aren’t part of it,” Means said. “What we want is for every population to feel like they’re welcome to come see the show ... What we don’t want is for our culture to be taken away from us.” Means imag ines t hat t hose involved w it h Spu rs
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TRAFFICPAGE1A “Once completed, we anticipate a 17 percent net decrease in traffic compared to the current traffic volume in that area,” USC director of public relations Jeff Stensland said. T h i s reduc t ion w i l l b e made possible by eliminating all surface parking garages, and on-site parking will be limited to residents only — no commuters. Additionally, permit holders will not be allowed to park elsewhere on campus, limiting incentive to move their cars. The u n iversit y pla ns to remedy t his loss of park ing by enhancing t he on-campus shutt le ser v ice and incorporating bike and pedestrian access to the main areas of campus in order to discourage daily automobile use. “We don’t anticipate the
a nd St r ut s have “some of the same ideology” in terms of preser v ing t he cult u ral elements of the event. He r c o -v ic e p r e s id e nt , fourth-year public relations student Rashon Murray, added t h at s c hedu l i ng con f l ic t s played a big role in last year’s s w itch to a st rol l- of f a nd ultimate withdrawal from the line-up. Information about the stroll-off, Murray said, was unclear and received too late. “The show that you will see is not a show that you can put together in a week,” Murray said. As opposed to last year, where “we just chose the safer
route would just be to put out a statement saying that we just are choosing to pull out of homecoming for this year.” The co-vice presidents said that they are excited for the show to come back . T hey also expressed gratitude for alumni who stepped in to help the NPHC with funding and fi nding a venue. Murray said that the NPHC wanted to paint the event as one that is cultural and that represents who the members of the organization are. “ Not on ly is t h is ju st s t e p p i n g a n d s t r o l l i n g ,” Murray said. “It celebrates our culture.”
Means added that the step show and Spurs and Struts are important to the universit y a nd “h ave been for m a ny years.” She said t hat attendance was forced to shrink due to a lack of funding to perform in larger venues, and it would b e ide a l f or t he s how t o end up back in a place like t he Carol i na Col iseu m or Colonial Life Arena. The co-vice presidents also h igh lighted t hat t he show was produced with no malice, a n i mosit y or secrec y, a nd that they tried for complete t ransparenc y w it h t he Homecoming Commission
and with anyone else involved. “We understand that when you have somet hing t hat’s out s ide of home c om i n g ’s lineup, people immediately think that there’s some type of malice associated with it,” Means said. “It’s not about malice, it’s not about spite, it’s about us representing our culture and giving a show to our populations.” T he e vent w i l l b e held on Thursday at Brook land Conference Center on Sunset Boulevard. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Online tickets are sold out, but there are still some available at the door.
moving.” The state competition was played across a span of three days. The tournament ended af ter a t iebreaker bet ween Caiello and opponent Elijah Neumann, who both had scored 3 out of 5 possible points. Statistics professor Edsel
Peña, who won top senior in the competition, acts as the Gamecock chess club’s adviser. “Chess, in some sense, is kind of a microcosm of life. It helps in decision-making, for instance, financially, or in other decisions. It makes you think ahead,” Peña said. “It teaches
you discipline, it teaches you how to manage your time. It teaches you how to manage your resources.” The G amecock Chess Club w ill cont inue to c o m p e t e i n t o u r n a m e nt s such as the Columbia Open in November and the Pan-
A merican Collegiate Chess Championships in December, where members like Musulin and Caiello will compete with students from universities and chess clubs across the nation. “A nyone can play chess,” Caiello said. “It takes analytical reasoning and thinking ahead.”
new development will create parking issues, and will in fact decrease area traffic,” Stensland said. “The plan includes 945 spaces for residents, and with more private housing moving closer to campus, space in ex ist ing garages has been f reed up for use by ot her Campus V illage resident s and those commuter students who current ly park in t he Bates surface lots. Additional commuter options are also being explored.” Students are excited to hear the outdated area of campus is bei ng renewed but a re concerned with the thought of the future parking situation. “A s far as housing goes, I t h in k it’s g reat. I was a sophomore in 2013, and it was a pain for us to try to get on-campus housing for our second year, so I can imagine it’s even ha rder now t hat incoming freshman classes are expanding. It’s also probably
going to generally improve that side of campus, since I know a lot of students living in dorms like Bates right now feel like they’re pretty far removed,” first year masters of teaching student Alison Schriro said. Fort y percent of the 951 current on-site parking spots are used by com mut ing students, according to The State. “The pla n is majorly inconsiderate of commuting students, who make up the majorit y of USC’s st udent body,” Schiro said. “It’s no secret that our current parking situation is a struggle, and they’re talking about making it significantly worse … I think it’s great that USC requires f irst-year st udent s to live on campus, but if they want to continue doing so, they should follow the lead of other schools and say that freshmen aren’t allowed to bring cars to campus.”
The tearing down of Bates House, Bates West , Cl if f A pa r t ment s a nd Carol i na Gardens for the new 18-acre Campus Village will lead to an additional 2,300 beds on campus for freshmen as well as upperclassmen. Phase I will begin with replacing Cliff
Apartments likely in 2017. The new residence hall will be buildings no more than six stories that will blend in with the architecture of the surrounding neighborhoods. The financing of the project and the selection of developer has not yet been determined.
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“I love homecoming. Eve r yo n e c o m e s together and stops worr ying about what’s going on in the school.”
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Students gathered at Davis Field for the first-annual Cockchella, a music festival that took place as part of Homecoming Week. Victoria Richman / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee performs on the Sahara stage at the Coachella Music Festival.
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H o m e c o m i n g We e k i s upon u s, a nd t h is yea r it is bigger than ever. The theme o f H o m e c o m i n g , “ Fa l l i n g for Carolina,” was created to i nspire st udent s a nd alu m n i to reig nite t heir ent husiasm and love for their alma mater. Various student organizations u s u a l ly host a mu lt it ude of events that keep students busy under normal circumstances, b u t H o m e c o m i n g We e k i s particularly f un-f illed. From ac t iv it ies such as ba n ner painting and a f ield day that to ok pl ace on O c t . 28 to a Homecoming RAVE on Greene St r e e t No v. 3, e v e r y o ne i s i ncluded a nd encou raged to show their school spirit. The culmination of homecom i ng week w ill t ake pl ac e Fr id a y. C o c k s t o c k i s a Homecom i ng pep rally and concert organized by Ca rol i na Product ions,
Student Government and the Home c om i ng C om m i s sion. Local artist DJ iA M, co-ed a capella group Cockapella and the Carolina Girls dance team will perform during t he pep rally on the intramural fields, followed by a concert. T h e c o n c e r t ’s p r e m i e r e performer is Rae Sremmurd, a h ip-hop duo consist i ng of brothers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee. They are well known for song “Black Beatles,” a track that broke into Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart in October and features prominent rapper Gucci Mane. T he open i ng a r t ist for R ae Sremmurd is rapper Kamaiyah, recently featured in YG’s “Why You Always Hatin?” which also featured hip-hop artist Drake. I t ’s n o t e v e r y d a y t h a t prominent figures in the music industry land in Columbia. It’s especially rare that the entire st udent body is g iven a f ree ticket to their concert. “We’ve really done our best to go all out for this event and
try and make it as big in every aspect as we possibly could,” said Ian Morrison, fourth-year ma r i ne sc ience st udent a nd Carolina Productions’ concert coordinator. Morrison also described the pep r a l ly a nd concer t a s “a unique event” that could bring the student body together to celebrate t heir school i n a n exciting way. He credited the abi l it y of USC to sec u re as prominent of a performer as Rae Sremmurd to the collaboration of Carol i na Product ions, Student Government and the Homecoming Commission. “It’s been a while since we’ve had [a concert] with potential to be as big as this one,” Morrison said. Cock stock w il l t a ke place on the Strom intramural fields Friday at 6 p.m. Students should bring their Carolina Cards in lieu of tickets. Check dailygamecock.com after Friday’s event for a full photo gallery.
A traditional piece of Catawban pottery.
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The Columbia Museum of Art will celebrate the beginning of Native American Heritage Month with A rtBreak, a lecture discussing Catawba heritage on Nov. 8. The event will feature guest speaker Brent Burgin, the director of archives at the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s Native American Studies program. Bu rg i n h a s pro c e s sed fou r i nd i v idu a l collections at the USC Lancaster archives that include Catawba artifacts such as legal papers, personal documents, images and pot ter y. These archives form the largest collection of documentation about the Catawba in existence. A rtBreak is part of a monthly series that features different local artists and historians that share their interpretation on artwork at the museum. Kayleigh Vaughn, the education manager at the art museum and organizer of the ArtBreak program, said the event is not necessarily a formal lecture. “Sometimes we do have artists who will talk,” Vaughn said, “but we tend to make the series kind of out of the box, or special in some way.” This contemporary lecture and discussion seeks to recognize the contributions of Catawba art and heritage to South Carolina history. This month, A rtBreak will start at 10:30 a.m. with The Wired Goat pop-up café in the lobby. Guests can purchase coffee or pastries from the shop before the lecture begins at 11 a.m. The event is free with membership to the museum and is included with admission SEENATIVEPAGE7A
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The Columbia Museum of Art celebrates Native American Heritage month with an exhibit featuring artifacts such as legal papers, personal papers, images and pottery.
NATIVEPAGE6A price for non-members. Student admission into the museum is $5. According to Vau g h n , o ne of t he goals of the program was to of fer more day t i me event s for museum patrons. It is executed through the Creative Age Initiative grant, which aims to
include programs more accessible to older adults and individuals who h ave more f ree time during the day. The Catawba Nation is t he on ly federal ly r e c og n i z e d t r ib e i n South Carolina, and the art of Catawba pottery has been practiced for over 6,000 years. The museum possesses several pieces of
Catawba pottery, with one piece on display in the permanent viewing collection. “ W hen you’re talking about Catawba p o t t e r y, it ’s o n e o f t hose t radit ions t hat is probably one of the oldest art forms within ou r st at e ,” Vaugh n said. “I really wanted to kind of highlight the beauty of the tradition.”
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Donald Trump Birthdate: June 14, 1946 Home state: New York Party: Republican Current vote share: 43.1 percent Candidate for Reform Party nomination (2000) Chairman and President of The Trump Organization Former host of “The Apprentice” & “The Celebrity Apprentice” Net worth of approximately $3.7 billion Received more votes than any past GOP primary candidate
Between 1997 and 2014, more than 5 million U.S. jobs were lost to other nations. We imported 763 billion more dollars worth of goods than we exported last year. There are more than 11.1 million illegal immigrants in our country who take lowskilled jobs away from A mericans, can receive benefits without paying taxes and are exploited by employers. Donald Trump has consistently proposed policies that would put America and its citizens first in all its trade, as evidenced by his political interviews from the 1980s to today. Trump is the one candidate who takes seriously that without enforced borders, there is no country, and without a country, there are no laws to protect liberty. Most criticism of his economic policy only looks at his tax proposal, ignoring GDP growth. But with his deregulation of domestic trade, economic growth would practically offset all his tax cuts, bringing in nearly 2.4 trillion dollars of revenue, decreasing the deficit-to-GDP ratio. Contrast that with Clinton’s plan that would lower GDP by 2.6 percent. Also, Trump’s childcare plan is powered by tax breaks and existing unemployment insurance, helping families without increasing taxes. It is a shame much of this election season has been fogged with distracting attacks on character. I do not excuse Trump’s personal behavior, but
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in 1992 86 percent of people didn’t think Bill Clinton’s adulterous affairs affected his presidential credentials, and I agree with them — so why the double standard for Trump? Moreover, all the accusations are only hearsay at this point — it used to be that someone was innocent until proven guilty. The difference with Hillary is that her immorality has had a public and not just personal effect, being nepotistic, compromising national security and earning voters’ distrust by flipping on many key issues. For all the jokes about Putin and Trump, what is overlooked is that Putin would see Trump as an equal instead of a pawn in negotiations as he
Hillary Clinton Birthdate: October 26, 1947 Home state: New York Party: Democratic Current vote share: 45.3 percent Former public defender and corporate lawyer First lady from 1993 to 2001 Served in the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2009 Served as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 First major-party female nominee for the presidency
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Gary Johnson Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1953 Home state: New Mexico Party: Libertarian Current vote share: 4.6 percent Expanded one-man business to one of the largest construction companies in the state Former two-term governor of New Mexico Vetoed over 750 bills during his term Ran as the Libertarian nominee in 2012 Most successful Libertarian candidate in the party’s history Courtesy of Tribune News Service
T h i s i s u nd oub t e d l y a historic year for A merican politics. On the left, we have a career politician who embodies everything A mericans hate about our corrupt government. On the right, we have a career businessman who embodies everything A mericans hate about our 1 percent. Throw in some juicy storylines about email scandals and “locker room talk,” and this is sure to be an election our children will read about in classroom textbooks decades from now. Come the day I’m asked who I voted for, I’ll gladly say “Gary Johnson.” Gary Johnson is a widely unknown libertarian candidate for president, and the only third-party candidate to be on the ballot in all 50 states. He is a successful entrepreneurial businessman that has created a nd sold a mu lt i-m i l l ion dollar construction company. Fol low i ng h i s s ucce s sf u l business vent ure, Johnson
has perceived Obama and Clinton — one of the reasons their joint “reset with Russia” has failed. Additionally, at least 3,000 moderate U.S.-backed Syrian rebels have defected to the IS or al Qaida’s Syrian outpost, and Trump’s plan to double down on the IS and not waste time supporting untrustworthy rebels will speedily restore sound government to Syria. A voter’s duty is to assess a candidate’s proposals and how well he would execute them, not get hung up on personality. I hope in this election we can all see the forest from the trees. — Jimmy Hepburn, third-year math and philosophy student
Voting is an act of moral weight. The choices of the leaders we elect will have a material effect on millions of lives. Therefore, all those who are eligible to vote are obligated to perform that service. They are also obligated to seriously think about their choice. Many of t hose who cannot vote — including children — will be affected by a dec ision i n wh ich they have no say. We owe it to them in particular to choose our leaders wit h great care. With that in mind, let’s compare our t wo major candidates: Hillary Clinton is smart. She is smarter than most people, which is why she is about to a s s u me t he presidency. She is hyperinformed on policy and has the necessary political skills to bring that policy into being to some extent. She is the only person running who believes that vaccines do not cause autism. Donald Trump is a fool. Even if he had the capacity to learn policy, he does not care enough about the issues to begin studying them. I bet you all the money in my pockets against all the money in your pockets that he has not read a book all
served as a two-term republican governor in his democratic home state of New Mexico. Business experience? Check. Political experience? Check. Where does Gary Johnson stand on the issues? Well, you’d probably agree with him. He believes in personal freedoms, including marriage equality, marijuana legalization and gun rights. He believes in smaller government, including fewer regulations, fewer taxes, freemarket healthcare and reduced military spending. Johnson has led in nationwide polls among voters ages 18-24, military personnel and independents. He clearly resonates with some of the most important voting groups in our country. Will Gar y Johnson w in the presidency? Probably not. There’s an outside chance he could win his home state of New Mexico and play spoiler, keepi ng bot h Tr u mp a nd Clinton from their needed 270 electoral votes. The vote
the way though in the last 30 years, with the possible exception of those that he had ghost-writers pen for him. But even then I doubt it. H i l l a r y C l i nt o n h a s problems. She has a penchant for secrecy that get s her i nto de ser ved trouble once in a while. It poses real concerns about how she wou ld r u n her administration. She is also ideologically f lexible and bends toward hawkishness. Don a ld Tr u mp i s a n evil person. Under oath, Trump’s first wife said that he raped her. He bragged ab out t r y i n g t o “ f- - -” someone who he knew was married and said he “moved on her like a b----.” He stopped pay i ng for t he medical treatment of his severely ill infant nephew because of a petty family dispute over money. These are verifiable facts. I am voting for Clinton because voting for Trump would put my soul at hazard and because t here is no moral way I can abstain from voting. Yo u s h o u ld v o t e f o r her, too, and for the same reasons. — Ben Crawford, fourthyear English and Russian student
would then go to the House of Representatives and their elect ion would decide t he presidency between the three candidates. The situation is ver y u nlikely, t hough not impossible. A more likely outcome would be Johnson’s ticket gaining 5 percent of the national vote, which would allow the Libertarian Party to share in the millions of dollars the Federal Elections Commission makes available to republican and democratic candidates each election cycle, forg i ng a pat h for f ut u re libertarian candidates. But Johnson is giving us so much more than just a chance to play spoiler. He’s giving us an opportunity to tell the Democrats and Republicans that we won’t settle for their aw f u l opt ion s. We won’t choose the lesser of two evils. Johnson is giving us a vote for a candidate that we believe in. —Sean Demchak, fourth-year biomedical engineering student
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November, old friend, it’s been a while. With you comes t he best r iva l r ies i n col lege football: The I ron Bowl, the fight for Paul Bunyan’s Axe and Clean, Old-Fash ioned Hate, not to mention a lot of t hose wei rd Big Ten showdowns. Yo u ’ v e g i v e n u s greatness. W hen Chris Davis pulled off the historic pick-six to b e at A l ab a m a , y o u r excitement nearly made me hit my head on the ceiling. In 2011, four of the nation’s top seven teams fell in just one of your weekends, shaking up t he championship picture with little time to spa re a nd set t i ng up the “rematch of the century.” You’ve shown us massive underdogs pulling off standingsshaking upsets, including such as t hen-FCS Georgia Southern’s road win over Florida despite the Gators’ standing as 28-point favorites. But you don’t on ly dash the hopes of top teams. Each year, you chew up our Heisman
favorites and spit them out, using your wacky primetime games to turn the tables. Last year, it was Leonard Fournette, who was prancing away with the Heisman before the wheels fell off against Alabama. In 2014, Dak Prescott and Mississippi State fell victim to your w ic k e d w ay s , a s t he former Heisman frontrunner didn’t make it to New York, and the Bu l ldog s fel l of f t he national landscape. This year, you’ve been preceded by craziness. Only f ive undefeated teams remain to have their historic seasons spoiled by your wicked upsets, but t hat can’t stop you from providing excitement. Those teams play seven road games during you r reig n of ter ror, including Alabama’s trip to LSU’s Death Valley and Michigan’s alwaysentertaining showdown with Ohio State. The lack of undefeated teams lets you give us a oneloss jumble in the playoff fight, and you might even give us some two-loss madness. Lamar Jackson appears to h ave a Decemb er
date with the Heisman Trophy, but he could fall v ict im to you r wrat h on a Thursday night when Louisville travels to Houston for a primetime matchup. Your rivalry week could shat ter t he hardware dreams of several Heisman hopef uls, with quarterbacks Jake Browning and Deshaun Watson facing sting y defenses in your final week, not to mention Jabrill Peppers’ matchup w it h Oh io St ate a nd ex per t ga me-pla n ner Urban Meyer. Gamecock fans may still be traumatized from what you did to them last year in close losses to Florida, Tennessee and Clemson. And we don’t
even need to talk about what happened on your 21st last year. This year, t he gar net a nd black faithful are asking for your mercy. Two wins will put the Gamecocks back i nto Decemb er football, where t he sa i l i ng h a s b een f a r smoother in recent years. Needless to say, you provide the excitement we all crave in college football. With an exciting playoff hunt ahead, we turn to you to give us the moments we’ll talk about when you come back next year. So, November, we cautiously welcome you as we greatly anticipate the wild college football you’ll provide. Love, Adam
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SEEBEHINDPAGE14A a fast paced offense all season, and I’m guessing they will try to continue t hat. I cou ld also see second-string quarterback Marvin Zanders getting more playing time. He can run the ball well, and I could see him making an appearance if Lock struggles early. TDG: Missouri ranks 88t h in t he nat ion in scoring defense despite play ing t h ree t imes out s ide t he Powe r 5 this year. How can the Tigers stop a Gamecock offense that has taken care of the ball and seems to be rolling under new quarterback Jake Bentley? PB: Tackling has been a big problem this season, and the linebacking core is beat up. If the Tigers SEERUNPAGE14A second in the SEC in passing yards with 2215 total yards. His favorite target, Moore, is third in the SEC in receiving yards with 551 and tied for second in receiving touchdow ns w it h six. T hei r r u n n i ng ga me hasn’t been as effective as of recent, but Crockett and his fellow back Ish Witter have sustained a two-headed attack that has potential to break out. Crockett has gained 601 yards on the ground while Witter has had a 471 yard season. Some of t he blame could fall on t he defen se. T hei r tot a l defense is ranked 13th in the SEC and 117th in the nation, giving up a total of 475.6 yards per game. They have been particularly vulnerable against the run, ranking last in the SEC with 240
don’t m i s s to o m a ny tackles, they’ll have a shot to stop the Gamecocks. The defensive l i ne is t a lented, a nd I cou ld see that unit giving the G a mecock s t rouble. Aarion Penton is a quality cornerback, so he should provide good coverage. T DG: Fill in t he blanks. Missouri w ill w in t h is game if _____________. South Carolina will win this game if _____________. PB: Missouri will win this game if Drew Lock plays like he did in the first half of the Georgia game, the defense tackles and t he Tigers f inish drives in the red zone. Sout h Carol i na w il l win this game easily if Missouri plays like they have the last four games.
yards a game, but South C a r o l i n a’s r u n n i n g offense also last in the SEC, so this could be the game the Tigers needed to get back on track. A rg uably their best unit on defense are the linebackers. Redshirt Junior Donavin Newsom is a volu me t ack ler and a key piece of the Tigers defense. He’s currently tied for ninth in the conference in total tackles with 55. Beside him is senior Michael Scherer, a hard-hitting player who is 11th in the SEC in tackles with 53. South Carolina comes of f one of t heir best offensive games in their win against Tennessee, and it looks like there is potential for them to roll the momentum into the Missouri game. The game is Saturday at 4 p . m . T h e S E C Network will televise the game.
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5 questions with The Maneater’s Peter Baugh
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Adam Orfinger and Peter Baugh @TDG_SPORTS
Ahead of South Carolina’s Saturday matchup with SEC East foe Missouri, managing editor Adam Orfinger got in touch with Peter Baugh, sports editor of Missouri’s student news paper, The Maneater, to get his take on the game. TDG: Missouri had reason to be optimistic through the first four games. W hat has cont r ibuted to t he wheels
falling off in October? PB: There are a number of reasons Missouri has fallen apart. First off, the defense has not been good at all. A combination of bad tackling a nd a n i nef f icient scheme has allowed teams to run all over the Tigers. When you’re play i ng LSU a nd Flor ida, that’s not going to get the job done. Drew Lock has been inconsistent at quarterback, and the wide receivers have really struggled. Injuries have
made matters worse. Michael Scherer and Terr y Beck ner Jr. both went down with ACL tears, and they are two of the team’s best overall players. The games against Middle Te n ne s s e e a nd K e nt u c k y should have been winnable, but Missouri just didn’t show up to play. Locktober has not been a successful month for the Tigers. T D G : B o w l e l i g ib i l it y technically isn’t out of the cards yet, but it feels as if the Tigers have nothing to play for.
How do you expect the team to respond coming into a hostile environment against a team with a lot of momentum? PB: Honestly, I do not think they will play well. They seem defeated, and they are going against a team that has a lot to play for. The Gamecocks will most likely make a bowl game if they win Saturday, so they’ll be ready to play. Missouri has not won on the road this year, and I do not expect this game to be any different.
TDG: The Tigers struggled to put up points on the road ag a i nst tough defenses i n LSU and Florida. What will Missouri do to attack a stingy South Carolina defense? PB : D a m a r e a C r o c k e t t has emerged as a high quality running back. He is intelligent, at h let ic a nd f a st . He is a difference maker, and is always capable of having a big game. The team has been running BEHINDPAGE12A
Gamecock run game major factor against Missouri Drew Mueller
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A s t he successor to legendar y Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel, Barr y Odom has had lu kewar m success in his first season for Tigers. Standing at 2-6 overall and winless in the SEC, Missouri comes into the game against South Carolina after being handed a loss from Kentucky, 35-21. In a three game stretch f lowing a season-opening loss to now No. 14 ranked West Virginia, Missouri was playing their most promising football of the season. Sandwiching a heartbreaking loss to Georgia, the Tigers dismantled Eastern Michigan
and Delaware State by a combined score of 140-21. The Tigers looked to have a high-powered offense behind the arm of sophomore quarterback Drew Lock, t he hands of junior receiver J’Mon Moore and the legs of running back Damarea Crockett. Since then, they haven’t won a game, losing four straight while being outscored 168 to 87. Against the Wildcats, they were out-gained 582 to 386 yards, including being doubled up on the ground, only gathering 157 yard compared to Kentucky’s 377. That’s not to say their offense is a total hoax, though. Lock is sitting RUNPAGE12A Yangxing Ding / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
SPORTS SECTION Week Nine Predictions from the staff of DREW MUELLER
ADAM ORFINGER
BOBBY BALBONI
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
No. 11 Florida at Arkansas
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Arkansas
Iowa at No. 12 Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Kentucky
Kentucky
SC 31-10
SC 17-10
SC 24-10
SC 27-14
SC 21-10
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4-2
3-3
3-3
4-2
35-14
32-17
28-21
26-23
31-18
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No. 1 Alabama at No. 13 LSU
No. 10 Nebraska at No. 6 Ohio State
Georgia at Kentucky Missouri at South Carolina Last Week’s Record Season Record
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ABE DANAHER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
SARAH STONE
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER