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President Harris Pastides and members of the administration spoke to graduate students Monday about how the budget crisis is affecting the school’s funding. Pastides, who was joined by Provost Michael Amiridis, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Ted Moore and Interim Graduate School Dean James Buggy, called the current situation a “particularly nasty economic environment.” The University is expecting a 21 percent state funding cut for the next fiscal year, according to Moore. Graduate Student Association President Alan Tauber hosted the dialogue, which brought about 10 graduate students to Gambrell Hall. Last year, the University cut over one hundred graduate assistance ships to respond to state funding cuts. “We wanted to reassure graduate students that they’re still a priority,” Tauber said. “This was a great opportunity to increase the transparency of these budget cuts and how they affect graduate students.” Pastides said he has had discussions with Tauber about the declining quality of graduate housing, health insurance and recruiting top faculty to the University. “I am ver y s y mpat het ic to t he sit uat ion [graduate students] are going through,” said Pastides, who credited his ascension to the presidency at USC to a supportive graduate prog r a m at a pre v iou s u n iver sit y. “ T h i s Universit y has become more dependent on graduate students than ever before. You are truly a pillar of this University.” Funding for graduate students, along with other aspects of the University, had been aided by federal stimulus money during the last fiscal year. Without this money, Pastides said the University would have to make tougher decisions
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Alan Tauber addresses members of the University’s administration discuss budget issues Monday. than ever before. The next fiscal year will include what Moore called a “cliff problem” — the loss of stimulus money t hat had sof tened t he blow of t he economic crisis. State funding will become the fifth-largest source of income for the University, lower than it ever has been before. “There are other states that are in the same situation as us,” Pastides said of the cuts. “But ot hers, like Texas, are invest ing heav ily in their research universities. We will not gain our rightful place as a top research University without top graduate assistants.” Amiridis, who is in his fi rst year as the Vice President for Academic Affairs, said that despite the cuts, there is some good news for incoming graduate students. The Universit y started a new Presidential Doctoral Fellowship, which will raise stipends for 30 graduate students a year. The program, which will provide for $300,000 to $400,000
worth of stipends raises per year, is meant to groom graduate students for potential faculty positions. In addit ion, A miridis said he expects for minimum class enrollment requirements to relax. This year, classes in the College of Arts and Sciences were required to have at least seven students enroll to remain on the schedule. Long-ter m com m it ment s to st ipends or fellowships are also safe, according to Amiridis. The number of elective courses, which had taken a large hit during the budget crisis, will likely remain similar to what they were this year. Pastides said that he hopes the state legislature will make higher education a larger priority after the budget crisis is over. “I don’t think it is a time to be protesting this year, but next year it might be. Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@mailbox.sc.edu
Bestselling author visits Romance novelist Nicholas Sparks spoke at the Koger Center Monday a b o u t th e i n s p i r ati o n for his 15 books that take place around the Carolinas.
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Sunday kicked off Greek Week for USC’s social fraternities and sororities and will continue until Thursday. All week long, Greek organizations on c a mpu s w i l l pa r t ic ipate i n different activities to win the Greek Week championship and fundraise for Carolina Sunshine for Children. Sorority Council Vice President of Programming Danielle Baker said this philanthropy was picked because the council wanted to do something for t he com mu n it y as a whole and promote greater community involvement. Teams will raise money through chapter donations and a week-long penny war. Teams are made up of different g roupi ng s of soror it ies a nd fraternities and participation points, attendance and the amount of money raised will decide the Greek Week champions.
Baker, a third-year finance student, organized all of the events this year and said she wanted to make events more challenging and fun. Baker was on the Greek Programming Board last year and said she had a lot of fun helping. “I had a lot of ideas to improve on things and get more people involved by having more physical activities,” Baker said. Ba ker, a member of G a m ma Phi Beta Sorority, said she sees an improvement in this year’s Greek Week and said there has already been more participation than last year. “We’ve had a greater turnout than ever before,” Baker said. “It’s different than it’s ever been and it’s a lot of fun.” The week kicked off with Greek Awards, which gave out individual and chapter achievement awards and scholarships to different members of Greek organizations. On Monday, there was a banner competition and a water fun day. Today ’s ac t iv it ie s i nclude a jousting tournament at the Strom fields. Team members will compete in the inflatable jousting tournament Greek ● 2
Ever since she took her first social work class as an undergraduate at Eastern Washington Universit y, Rebecca Holderman knew that was her passion. Now as a USC graduate student, her commitment to giving back recently led her to be named Graduate Student of the Year by South Carolina’s chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. “There’s so many things you can do as a volunteer,” Holderman said. “I love seeing people be successful for themselves.” After earning her undergraduate degree in social work, Holderman worked in Miami, Seattle and in the Eastern Caribbean with the Peace Corps before she chose USC for graduate school. Her recent recognition was one of four awards that the NASW offers each year. According to a news release, the other awards are presented to an undergraduate student, a social worker and a citizen who exemplifies the values of social work. Holderman said she was nominated for the honor by peers from her classes and internship,
where she is an interpreter in the Center for Child and Family Studies’ HABLA Project. Staffed mainly by bilingual USC students, the Hispanic A ssistance and Biling ual Access Project is a telephonic interpretation service for state agencies, the project’s Web site said. Holderman said the clients she works with are mainly social service recipients, and she translates and interprets for them over the phone. Her favorite part of her work is how meaningful it is, she said. “We believe in people and we believe in empowerment,” Holderman said. A c c ord i n g t o t he Web s it e , t he H A BL A P r oj e c t p r o v id e s interpretation and translation services for the SC Department of Social Services, the Department of Health and Environmental Control and other community organizations. A t USC , Holder m a n i s a l s o president of the Black Social Work Student Association and a member of the Social Work Student Association and the social work honor society, Phi Alpha. She will graduate in May with a master of social work degree. A nat ive of Chehal is, Wash., Holder ma n chose USC for her graduate studies after spending two years with the Peace Corps in St. Kitts in the Eastern Caribbean. “I looked for opportunities through Social ● 2
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Holderman works for the Hispanic Assistance and Bilingual Access Project, which interprets phone calls for state agencies.
Social ● Continued from 1 the Peace Corps,” she said. “This was sort of the best deal.” Though she was accepted into ot her graduate programs with scholarships, Holder man said USC was still the best option. During her two years in St. Kitts , Holderman worked with youth in afterschool programs, empowerment a nd A I DS educat ion. Though she said it was hard to be away from home at times, she enjoyed the work and the people.
“I was luck y to have a community that was really embracing,” she said. Holderman said she has an interest in working with m iddle a nd h igh school students, but she has not yet decided what her next job will be after graduating. “I’m prett y open as to what I’m going to do next,” she said. “For now I’m going to stay interpreting and job search for a few months.” Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@mailbox. sc.edu
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Greek ● Continued from 1 at 3 p.m. and the last male or female standing will win. Students will also compete in a hot dog eating competition at the Gamma Phi Beta house at 8 p.m. On Wednesday there is a Greek decathlon in which teams will compete in a timed scavenger hunt at 4 p.m. on the grassy knoll. Trivia Night will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Russell House Patio. T h e We e k w i l l e n d Thursday with the Greek Week torch relay, a Shannon McA rt hur concert and a cookout at the Russell House Patio. The cookout begins at 4:30 p.m. and the concert st a r t s at 5:30 p.m . T he winners of Greek Week will also be announced during that time. For more information, visit USC’s Greek Week page on Facebook. Comments on this story? E- m a i l s a g c k n ew @m a i l b ox. sc.edu
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This Week in Student Health Services... QUIT SMOKING March 30! I n s upp or t of Hea lt hy Carolina, Campus Wellness of fers a FR EE tobacco cessation class for students, faculty and staff. The class consist s of si x, one-hou r sessions on campus. A Freshstart facilitator from the American Cancer Society will help participants attempt to quit. The Freshstart approach includes mot ivat ional activities, developing problem solving skills, social support a nd i nfor mat ion about medication and approaches to quitting. During one session, the campus registered dietitian will address part icipants’ concerns about weight gain. Other sessions will be devoted to physical activity and stress reduction. March 30, April 1, 6, 8, 13 and 15 (Tuesdays and Thursdays) 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., Russell House Witten room (301). To register, call (803) 576-9391.
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health screenings for faculty a nd st af f Apr il 6 f rom 8 to 10:30 a.m. in Russell Hou s e ro om 203 . Te s t s include a prostate-specific antigen blood test, which is recommended as an annual test for men beginning at age 50, and earlier (age 40) for African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer. Also offered is a lipid profile, which is a group of tests t hat can determine risk of coronary heart disease. An iron test will be offered to check iron levels in the blood and see how well iron is metabolized. Fecal occult blood testing w ill be of fered to check for intestinal conditions or colorectal cancer indicators. A glucose test will also be offered to measure the level of sugars in the blood. Call (803) 777- 6518 for more information. — Compiled by Jonathan Battaglia
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Budget crisis rooted TELL IT LIKE IT IS in improper planning Food: America’s real addiction It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but the budget crisis is far from over for education. The South Carolina Department of Education expects even more teacher cuts within the next year. Even though South Carolina is expecting to receive close to $109 million in federal stimulus money, the S.C. House still expects $100 million in education cuts. So much for the extra help. While the talk of the moment has centered around the upswing of what has been a long It’s hard and trying recession, it comes as little surprise that South to believe that Carolina has plenty of struggles to come. Instead of seeing more this situation secured jobs, aid from stimulus and replenished budgets, we was entirely will continue to hear of lost job s a nd prog r a m s, wh ich means increased st rains on unavoidable. our students already suffering through this education system (which, doesn’t look to be faring well among the top 16 states vying for Obama’s “Race to the Top” campaign for grants). While it’s understandable that budgets must be tight and struggles dealt with in times of economic distress, it’s hard to believe that this situation was entirely unavoidable. Isn’t this where planning comes along? The last time funding was this low for the department was 1995 — ironic that it was just before an economic hightime? Because now it looks that all of the strides in prosperity are lost as our state it pulled back even further. It should come as a lesson for better preparation and mindful spending. If you spend what you have when times are good, what do you expect to supply your state when the economy runs back around? It’s sad that it has come to this point and it will only worsen. The reason we are in this situation right now is because of improper planning. It’s time the education system in this school, from all levels, takes a lesson from the times (and past legislators) and steps up to serve its students best.
Unhealthy choices Big Mac, Whopper join ranks of alcohol, tobacco products I’m no saint when it comes to eating healthy. I, like many others, often gulp down whatever I can get in two minutes or less — be it hamburger, pizza or some greasy combination of the two. We’ve heard again and again about the evils of fast and processed food and how Americans are “tipping the scales” when it comes to childhood and adult obesity. I could honestly say that Americans have a real chance at changing the way they deal with food. Well, almost a chance. A study by Paul J. Kenny, researcher for Scripps Research Institute, found that rats who consumed typical, 21st century food — heft y in fats and calories — overwhelmed the pleasure centers of their brains, causing them to change. The rats actually got high from this food, having to eat more and more as their tolerance steadily grew. Our food was their drug — they became addicts. My only question: can you look at a Burger King the same again? Or a Pizza Hut, or a Hardee’s? I certainly can’t because there will be the hollow voice of conscience saying — without any humor whatsoever — “You’re eating rat cocaine.” Our food does not just mistreat our bodies — it mistreats our minds. We are tricked into thinking we control our appetites — after all, food is our most basic need — but we’ve given up that control long ago, sustaining our bodies
only long enough to get to work, to stay awake in class or to drag ourselves home. We think nothing of our food, but all the while the need for it grows within us. But how does one avoid this drug-food of ours? I’m no dietician; I can only share my own anxieties and experiences. It seems that, going down the grocery aisle or past the drive-through menu, there are more chimeras than solutions. The chemical minefield that is our diet seems harder and harder to traverse, especially for those living in poor or rural areas, who start this food addiction and never look back. We have a bountiful nation. It’s just too bad that bounty is trying to kill us. This issue could not more perfectly f it w it h t he t imes. Here we are, shuddering under the weight of monumental health care legislation just as we endure the weight of our own expanding waist lines. The ultimate test of government’s muddling in Michael Lambert health care should not be First-year measured in dollar signs, comparative but in philosophy — will literature we try to promote a more student preventive system, a system aimed at education and awareness rather than expensively cleaning up the mess our lifestyles leave behind? Will we begin to really understand the gravity of our food? Mark my words, food will become the health issue of our time. Only now are we grasping its seriousness. Again, as humorless as an old widow: rat cocaine.
Athletics should not clout University decisions Sports need not be factor as diversity ultimately for betterment of entire school, learning mission If anyone doubted the unusual importance of athletics to USC, this past weeks events provide ample proof. As a controversy about the racial makeup of the school’s board of trustees threatens to influence football recruiting, it’s time to ask if USC’s obsession with sports has gone too far. State Rep. David Weeks may have crossed that line on Wednesday. Weeks, who is head of the Legislative Black Caucus , announced that he and other black leaders were calling football recruits to tell them to reconsider their decision to attend USC. The problem Weeks sees is that Universit y’s sole African-A merican trustee, attorney Leah B. Moody, may not have enough votes in the legislature to retain her seat on the board of trustees — leaving the 22 member board without a single black representative. It should go without saying that this is a serious issue. Roughly 11 percent of the student population is African American and with a state population of 29 percent black , the number of
black students could rise in the future. Having zero percent representation on the board is not acceptable but neither is using sports to pressure lawmakers into selecting Ms. Moody. The athletes are not involved in this issue and have no say in it, nor should they. The board of trustees certainly concerns the school’s athletic programs, but its concern is ultimately for the entire University and its learning mission. If an appointment to the board is influenced by whether or not South Carolina will have a good football team, it sends a bad message about Richard what the board’s priorities are. Wood Fourth-year Involving USC’s football team history in this controversy could also stir student up a beehive of racial issues that sports already faces. HBO aired a documentary this month about the rivalry between Earvin Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in the 1980s. The program documented how many white basketball fans supported Bird because he showed a white player could compete in the NBA. Meanwhile, black fans deemed the Celtics a white team and rooted for teams with black stars, like Magic’s
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CORRECTIONS In Monday’s column “Joe Azar will combat city’s debt” by Will Potter, Azar believes replacing property tax with city fees and not a sales tax, it would tax federal, state and nonprofit because they use city services without paying for them. Move council meetings to 5 p.m. and change city elections to the first Tuesday in November of the odd years. Also have a lockbox system for both insurance and retirement plans.
Lakers. Bird and Magic were just concerned with winning championships and resisted being involved in a racial rivalry that had nothing to do with sports. We’ve come a long way since the 1980s, and the diversity in our sports teams makes it nearly impossible for a racist to prefer one team to another because of who its players are. Just as Bird and Magic wanted to be left out of a racial controversy then, it’s likely that Carolina football players want to be left out now. Certainly, coaches have every right to speak out on issues they feel are important to the Universit y. If people are more likely to pay attention to what Steve Spurrier says than a dean, so be it. But there’s a difference between a prominent figure in the school using his or her moral authority to endorse a position, as Spurrier did when he called for the Confederate flag to be taken down and tying school policy to the actual success or failure of a team in competition. As much as Carolina fans love sports, the University has more important things to worry about than winning games. If it takes the fear of a bad football team to ensure there is diversity on the board of trustees, that doesn’t say much about our commitment to diversity in the first place.
W hile researching Spark le Clark before our interview, I learned that she’s a nature photographer who specializes in birds. I was a bit curious as to what would make a female artist stand out and triumph over other candidates who specialize in business and law rather than nature. I soon got my answer: Clark is truly one of the most unique, friendly, outgoi ng a nd passionate people, the kind of person who could bring diversity and creativity to office. As a native to Columbia, Clark’s experience and love for the cit y makes her an optimal pick for mayor. Her platform focuses on bettering the local env iron ment, e c o no m i z i n g the city’s budget and decreasing and preventing crime. A f t e r l e a r n i n g Lauren about Clark’s Hadley First-year outlook on visual the future and communications listening to her student thoughts, I am conf ident t hat a vote for this non-partisan candidate will result in great success and advancements for the Midlands Region. Clark has a passion for the environment. Over the years she’s w it nessed t he com mercia l izat ion a nd d e c r e a s e o f C o l u m b i a’s greenery. Her main concern is that Columbia is falling behind the times and needs to modernize itself becoming a more environmentally friendly city. She has a vision to turn Columbia into a “green city” making its transportation, electrical and water systems more env iron ment ally friendly. Unlike the majority of the candidates, she’s part of the working class. Although she may not have the resources to f und a huge campaign, she’s rich in ideas. Clark is part of the greater Columbia community and knows what the blue-collar workers of Colu mbia want and need because she is one of them. She can relate, thus bringing a new perspective to office. He r n a m e s a y s it a l l , Spark le Clark truly has a radiant personality, as she is incredibly friendly, outgoing, and is genuinely concerned for the well being of others. She’s exact ly t he k ind of person Columbia needs as their leader. Vote for Spark le Clark, a fresh face and glimpse of hope for the greater Columbia community.
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Romance fiction fans were in for a treat Monday night when New York Times bestseller author Nicholas Sparks spoke at the Koger Center for the Arts. Sparks was invited to talk about his 15 novels, six of which have been made into movies and all of which are based around the Carolinas. Fans packed the front rows of the auditorium, holding copies of their favorite Sparks novels. Sparks was an excellent speaker with a persona that had people gripping their seats just as if they were turning the pages of one of his novels. Sparks started off his presentation sharing information about his own life in New Bern, N.C. with his five children and the wife with whom he has been married to for 20 years. Then he moved on, and the first question he addressed was the one he said he got asked most often: “Did you know you wanted to grow up to be a writer?” As it turns out, he didn’t always see this future for himself: “No idea. When I was 19
years old, I was a freshmen at Notre Dame on a track and field scholarship,” Sparks said. What spurred him to write was the fact that he received a running-related injury. Unable to run, he moped around his house, bored and depressed, and his mother spurred him to write a book. On a whim, he wrote a horror novel that was pretty good, as he said, “except for the writing.” It was not until he was 28 that he had a sudden epiphany, or, “a life-changing moment, for those of you who didn’t do well on your SATs,” and quiet laughter followed. In short, he had stopped chasing his dreams, and he then decided he would try writing again. This time he would be in the effort necessary to make it work. The first story of the night that he told the audience was the tale of his wife’s grandparents. Their story was the inspiration and really the tale of his first novel, “The Notebook.” Ironically, the grandfather told this story to him 12 hours after Sparks had married his own wife. He said the thing that struck him the most is that the grandfather “still held the same kind of passion and love for his wife after 60 years as he had for his after only 12 hours.” Each story is based on a familiar aspect of Sparks’s personal life, from his younger sister, whose life was the inspiration for “A Walk to
Remember,” to the personal tragedy of the loss of both of his parents, which moved him to write “Message in a Bottle.” One could see the tension in his face as he recounted each story — whether they were happy or sad, you felt what he felt. It was as if each part of what he told listeners led into something else, narrating for his fans the life behind the development of his stories. Audience members participated in a brief Q-and-A session at the end of the night. Some fans wondered how Sparks felt about the film adaptations of his novels, and the process in which his written word is taken to the silver screen. When asked about his say in the script and if he got frustrated with the changes made in translation, Sparks said was understanding of the process. “I get to work with the script and script development ... I think film is a different medium. It can’t match how you imagined the book.” Sparks also discussed his inspiration for some of his other popular novels. For “The Guardian,” he said every writer needed a good dog story, and recent hit “Nights in Rodanthe” came to him after what he calls his own love at first sight after meeting his wife. Sparks left this bit of advice for aspiring novelists before heading off to meet and greet
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Nicholas Sparks signs autographs after his talk at the Koger Center. with audience members and sign books. “Read. Read a lot. And don’t just read the genres you like, read everything, because you never know what elements you need. Look at why authors do well. Read with an eye.” Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox.sc.edu
Apology for decade’s worst film serves as cautionary tale of power struggle in Hollywood Jimmy Gilmore THE MIX EDITOR
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T he G olde n R a s pb er r ie s , or t he “Razzies,” as they’re more commonly known, handed out their awards for the Worst of the Decade in fi lm earlier this month. While Razzie recipients typically don’t show up for the awards ceremony — although Sandra Bullock came to accept Courtesy of Warner Brothers her award for worst female performance J.D. Shapiro’s “Battlefield Earth” won the for “A ll About Steve” one day before Razzie for worst film of the decade. w i n n i n g a n O s c a r — s c r e e nw r it er J.D. Shapiro accepted t he Razzie for instance where a studio, a writer and a Worst Movie of the Decade for 2000 mega-star each competed for separate abomination “Battlefield Earth.” ideas about what a fi lm should be. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Executives, writers and actors like to both the studio for fi ring him for sticking think they know what an audience wants to his convictions and Corey Mandel for and what will make a great fi lm, but the rewriting the script in a way he “never ... kind of creative tensions that can erupt could have imagined or conceived.” over a simple disagreement of tone can Even weirder than Shapiro’s humorous unhinge an entire film before a single remarks about how he recognizes the pure frame is shot. atrocity of the fi lm is an article he wrote Moviemaking has fittingly been called in the March 28 edition of the New York a collaborative medium – how could it not Post, where he essentially apologized, in be, with hundreds of people involved in length, for “Battlefield Earth.” every project — but Shapiro’s cautionary He opened w it h a solem n line, “It tale shows how Hollywood is all about w a s n’t a s I i nt e n d e d — p r o m i s e ,” grabbing power and exerting influence. before detailing one of t he strangest I n h is ap olog y, Sh api ro rem a rk s , battles for control over a train wreck regarding Scientology, “when it comes in contemporar y Holly wood histor y. t o o r g a n i z e d r e l i g io n , a n y t h i n g a Shapiro relates how he serendipitously person does to reward, t hreaten and had d i n ner w it h Sc ientolog ist Joh n try to control people ... is dangerous.” Travolta to discuss adapting one of L. So too is Hollywood a game of control Ron Hubbard’s books. and promises, where battles waged in Ev e n t u a l l y, S h a p i r o p i t c h e d studio offices, on the phone and on the “Battlefield” to MGM, developed a script typewriter often have more to do with a and again had dinner w it h Travolta, fi nished product than the actual quality who apparently called the script “The of fi lmmaker attached. ‘Schindler’s List’ of sci-fi.” At least Shapi ro apolog iz ed for Of course, somewhere along the way, “Battlefield Earth.” If only Mike Myers things went backward. Shapiro received would follow suit and try to explain “Cat note after note about how to change his in the Hat.” That’s Entertainment. screenplay, facing pressure from Travolta – now at tached as lead — and t henpresident of MGM Mike Marcus. He was fi red for refusing to comply, and writer Corey Mandel was brought in to rewrite Comments on this story? the script. At the end of his apologetic confession, E-mail sagcketc@mailbox.sc.edu he admits “the only time I saw the movie was at the premiere, which was one too many times,” going on to say “looking back at the movie with fresh eyes, I can’t help but be strangely proud of it. Because out of all the sucky movies, mine is the suckiest.” Of course, whether Shapiro’s original draft would have made a better movie, or at least a mediocre movie, will never be known. What is fascinating and fantastic about his willingness to lay it all out in the New York Post is an illumination of an old axiom screenwriter William Goldman claimed of Hollywood: “Nobody knows anything.” And if the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, so is the Hell of a box office f lop. W hile “Battlefield Earth” has fittingly been read as a film about Courtesy of Warner Brothers Scientology, perhaps a conscious attempt on Travolta’s part to give his religion a Sandra Bullock’s performance in “All more mainstream platform, it is still an About Steve” won her a Razzie.
The movie follows three high school friends who are transported back to the ‘80s.
Comedy strikes successful balance ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ combines serious storyline, traditional gags, fresh jokes James Kratch
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O n p a p e r, it w o u ld s e e m l i k e a potentially disastrous concept: take John Cusack, the guy who plays Darryl on “The Of f ice,” Rob Corddr y and t he archetype dorky nephew and send them hurtling back to the ‘80s via a magical hot tub serviced by Chevy Chase. But when all put together, Steve Pink’s “Hot Tub Time Machine” pleasantly and hilariously makes those concerns go away, striking a keen balance between period piece and modern-day kneeslapper. Set in current-day Los Angeles, the plot revolves around three high school buddies living unfulfi lling lives. Adam (Cusack) has been recent ly du mped by h i s u mpteent h g i rl f r iend, N ic k (Craig Robinson) is controlled by his overbearing wife and works at an upscale spa for dogs and Lou (Corddr y) is a down-on-his-luck alcoholic who almost kills himself by running his car in his closed garage. After checking Lou out of the hospital, Adam a nd Nick , along w it h Adam’s geek y nephew Jacob (C la rk D u ke), decide to take Lou back to t heir old stomping grounds, Kodiak Valley, for a ski weekend. However, the resort town is a shell of what it once was, and the fi rst night is miserable, until the four jump into their cabin hot tub, and after a night of revelry and alcohol, wake up in 1986. It is after the transition that the comedy starts to flow. Robinson’s ballyhooed line about what must have sent them to the past received a gargantuan amount of play in the trailers, and it is without a doubt one of the highlights of the fi lm. However, unlike a lot of gag comedies, the signature scene doesn’t stand alone. Corddry and Robinson produce most of the funny moments, with Cusack and Duke both playing more of a straight man role — however, they have their times to shine as well. A good deal of the comedy is structured on traditional 1980s gags, but at the same time, the jokes are kept relatively fresh and paced out well, preventing overkill. On the other side, the serious storylines also avoid falling into “Sixteen Candles” mode, not sliding
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Director: Steve Pink Starring: John Cusack Run Time: 100 minutes Rating: R into the stock teen drama category. Chase also is ver y ef fect ive in his support ing role, prov iding a u nique performance as t he in-t he-k now hot tub repairman/mystical timekeeper in a portrayal that feels like Chevy Chase doing an impression of Chev y Chase playing a timekeeper, rather than Chevy Chase playing a timekeeper. All in all, “Hot Tub Time Machine” is a very solid movie. It has its lulls and slow points, but for a potentially terrible idea, it turns out to be some sort of ... very enjoyable fi lm.
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USC looks to start new streak Gamecocks take on in-state rival Bulldogs in midweek matchup Chris Bilko
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Even after having its 13-game winning streak broken by Auburn on Sunday, South Carolina baseball is on a roll. “We’re happy where we are right now,” USC a s soc iate head coach C h ad Holbro ok s a id Monday on 107.5 FM. “But we were a l it t le disappointed on the ride home because you only get 30 SEC games. So, while it’s nice to win a series on the road, we didn’t play particularly w e l l o n S u nd a y a nd that’s frustrating. But we did play well in the f i r s t t wo g a me s a nd won against a ver y good SEC team.”The team is now looking to start a new win streak at home tonight against The Citadel. Carolina has been superb at home this season, with only one loss in the friendly con f i nes of Ca rol i na Stadium. The midweek game has also been good to this Gamecock squad. The team is 6-0 in midweek contests and has outscored its opponents 65-15 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. T h e C it a d e l i s n o slouch, t hough. It is leading t he Sout hern Conference w it h a
perfect 9-0 record and is com i ng of f a big ser ie s s weep ag a i n st Appalachian State. With his next win, legendary Bulldogs manager Fred Jordan will be the all-time wins leader at t he Cit adel w it h 4 62 victories. Lead i ng t he at t ack for t he Gamecocks is sophomore outf ielder Adam Matthews. The Lexington native br utalized Auburn pitching over t he weekend, going fourfor-nine with a threerun homer and four runs bat ted in against t he Tigers. M at t hew s h a s now amassed a .319 batting average on the season Richard Pearce / THE DAILY GAMECOCK with 15 total RBI. N o t o n l y i s U S C Right hander Jose Mata and the bullpen have been crucial to USC’s hot streak. getting it done with its bats, but its gloves are has been one of the best we feel like we haven’t ver y well all fall and a lso produc i ng good of the bunch, amassing pitched well only t wo into the early spring. He numbers. The squad as a 2.92 ERA and holding out of t hose 24. O u r probably hasn’t had as whole has .972 fielding o p p o ne nt s t o a . 214 bullpen is deeper than many opportunities as percentage, and W hit bat t ing average in 10 it has been in the past. A he would have liked early lot of guys in the bullpen in the year because we’ve Mer r i f ield , who i s a appearances. had some depth on our Freshman Matt Price have contributed.” jack-of-all-trades in the F r e s h m a n r i g h t y pitching staff.” field, has no errors on has also done well in his First pitch is scheduled debut season, holding Colby Holmes will start the season. for 7 p.m. at Carolina The bullpen, which o p p o ne nt s t o a .174 for USC tonight. “Colby is a talented Stadium. was much maligned after batting average. “For t he most part, freshman with a good the 19- 6 loss at home to Clemson, has been our pitching staff has ar m,” Holbrook said. get t i ng it done si nce done a terrific job up to “He has a great breaking Comments on this story? this point,” Holbrook ball. He deser ves this E - m a i l s a g c k s p t @ then. Sidearmer Jose Mata said. “Out of 24 games, opportunity. He pitched mailbox.sc.edu
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The USC softball team crosses the border today to face the Tar Heels. UNC has a record of 24-10 and is ranked No. 19 in the nation. South Carolina, on the other hand, has lost 18 of its last 20 games, sitting at 10-22 with an 0-13 record in SEC play. In order for South Carolina to pull off the upset, the team will have to play better in crucial situations, according to USC coach Joyce Compton. “We have to make adjustments on hit and run,
swinging on a bad pitch,” Compton said. “That sets the tone right there.” Compton said that the team performs well in practice, but, for some reason, it doesn’t during games. “Somehow they’ve got to figure out how to carry it from a practice day into a game day,” she said. “If we can do that, we’ll be fi ne.” The Gamecocks allowed 24 hits over the weekend against Auburn. They will have to fi nd a way to stifle North Carolina’s bats if they are to win. Hitting especially well for the Tar Heels is senior first baseman Danielle Spaulding. She leads the team with a .351 batting average and 24 RBI. The defense will also need to improve, as the last series featured a surplus of fielding mistakes. The nine of Auburn’s runs were due to errors. “If you don’t have the pitching, you’ve got to get your defense to make some plays for you,” Compton said. “Make them hit, make them earn their way on.” The game is set for 5 p.m. in Chapel Hill. Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox.sc.edu
Oregon’s search for new coach one insane joke Attempts to lure big names with lucrative contracts failing hard for Ducks I’d like to make an appeal to the good people who edit and produce Webster’s Dictionary: Please add “the search for Oregon men’s basketball head coach” to the list of defi nitions under “insanity.” Ju st when you t hought t he good people over in Eugene’s embarrassment was limited to gaudy uniforms, frat house-burglarizing football players and Chip Kelly’s boggling of disciplinary issues, along comes an exploration for a new hoops coach that is so nuts, it’s sad and funny at the same time. Now, I’m not blaming UO for pulling the plug on Ernie Kent after 13 years because, those two Elite Eight runs not withstanding, the former Duck standout was pretty much a model of mediocrity. But t he ma n ner i n wh ich for mer athletic director Pat Kilkenny, who is leading the process in the wake of Mike Bellotti’s recent resignation to take a gig at ESPN, and UO booster/sugar daddy and Nike chairman Phil Knight are handling this thing is ridiculous. Basically, the plan is this: G o arou nd to ever y big name coach in the country, one by one, and offer to give him more cash than the GDPs of some small James nations. Kratch The next name in t his Second-year English student c ava lc ade of st upid it y reportedly will be Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. Rumors are swirling that Oregon is preparing to offer him a contract, largely bankrolled by K n ight a nd h is swoosh-ador ned fortune, that would overtake Kentucky coach John Calipari’s as the richest in history. A nd, like Billy Donovan and Mark Few, Izzo will say no — heck, he might even get to say no w it h h is second national championship in tow, because, if you haven’t noticed, his (supposedly) inferior MSU job has him still coaching. Furthermore, the hits will keep on coming for the Ducks; even if Kilkenny did get an interview done with Pitt coach Jamie Dixon, as is rumored, there is no way he’s leaving the Big East. Tubby Smith would likely be a good fit, but he’d be the clear umpteenth choice a la the Dave Odom sit uation at USC under Mike McGee if he got the gig — something that wouldn’t bode well for his prospects in the northwest. I ’m not say i ng t h at t he O regon job is a bad one. It’s actually got a lot going for it. It’s in a major conference, there is a loyal fanbase (albeit one that needs a little TLC after some sagging attendance figures) and you always have the fanatical fi nancial backing of Knight and the Nike brand. For a young, up and coming coach, it more than likely is a great spot to land. But for whatever reason, Oregon doesn’t want to go down that road. Whether it is delusions of grandeur, K n i g h t ’s p o k i n g , p r o d d i n g a n d overconfidence in the power of Nike on the basketball universe, a Lane Kiffi nesque stunt for attention or maybe just some good old-fashioned irrat ional school spirit and superiority complex, the Ducks have decided that they are a premier job. The thing is, they aren’t. If you’re a North Carolina or a UCLA, you can tr y and pull off something like this. If you’re a St. John’s, a program down on its luck but with something no one else can offer (home games at Madison Square Garden and a chance to become a God in New York City if the Johnnies rise up under your watch), you can try and pull something off like this. Oregon isn’t either of those. It’s time for the Ducks to stop trying for the hole in one and just put it in the fairway.
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