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Josh Dawsey and Sara Hartley NEWS EDITORS
Since 2004, there’s been new talk of a student health center at USC. At least that’s when the Student Government A s soc iat ion f i r st approved t he projec t concept. But following last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the fi rst phase of a new 100,000-square-foot, all-inclusive health care facility will soon be underway. In a unanimous vote, the board approved the use of $682,500 in capital reserves and
bond money to plan and design the center. The total cost is expected to be $45.5 million. The project must garner state approval in upcoming months. “The new facility will bring all our providers, educators, services and programming together in one centralized location, making it easier for our students to seek out and receive optimal care,” said Deborah Beck, executive director of Student Health Services. “It will remove barriers.” The center will be constructed on the same site as the present one, said Vice President of Student Affairs Dennis Pruitt. It will CENTER ● 2
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The new facility will be constructed in the same area as the Thomson Student Health Center.
McKinley, campaign codes dominate Senate
Giles to transfer Sophomore tailback Jarvis Giles has left the USC football program and will transfer.
Body honors fallen receiver, discusses finance rules for next election season
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The Mix Tape The Mix Editors Jimmy Gilmore and Colin Campbell share the five fall movies they’re o b s e s s i n g a b o u t th i s week.
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Mud Run participants take on the challenging 4.2 mile course in support of the U.S. military. This year’s event, held on Saturday, Sept. 25, will be the largest of its kind in North America.
Mud Run hits SC
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The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law has dishonorably discharged members of the armed forces and Austin Jackson promotes Third-year injustice. political science student
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There aren’t many times you get to see hundreds of men and women running, covered head to toe in mud. The United States Marine Corps Mud Run this Saturday gives runners a chance to get down and dirty, while supporting the U.S. military. O v e r 3, 6 0 0 t e a m s , o r 14 , 0 0 0 participants, are expected at this year’s event. This number is nearly double the participants of last year’s challenge and reached maximum capacity a month prior to its start. The Mud Run, which was started in 1993 by the Greater Columbia Marine Foundation, gives runners an opportunity to compete in a challenging obstacle
course only military personnel usually have the chance to encounter. Civilians and enlisted personnel compete alongside one another during the entire course, testing their strength and stamina for 4.2 miles. The run, which is the largest event of its type in North America , has more than 30 mud holes, walls, trenches and water-filled obstacles to challenge participants. Individuals and teams from throughout t he Sout heast come ever y year to get dirty and push themselves through great physical challenges. The best part about the run, organizers say, is that it benefits a nd prov ides sig n if ica nt suppor t for military families in the Midlands of South Carolina. Aid from the Greater Columbia Marine Foundation takes the form of scholarships and support for Marines and their families in the Columbia area who have been wounded or killed while on active duty. The course has a new location, known MUD ● 2
There’s no place to go but up for the USC men’s golf team, which is coming off a rough last place finish its last time out.
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BLACKOUT: A GOOD IDEA? Students plan all-black T-shirt student section for Alabama game, receive opposition
Golf looks to improve
Members of Student Government bowed their heads Wednesday night during a moment of silence for the late and former USC wide receiver Kenny McKinley. According to SG Sen. Kevin Tangen, the No. 11 will be retired for the Gamecocks, and the Alabama game on Oct. 9 will be played in his honor. “Tonight we are recognizing a tragedy,” Tangen said. “We are doing this so current and future students will honor him for years to come.” SG President Pro Tempore Matt Ungar said council members should continue to show support for the McKinley family. Upcoming SG elections were also the focus of Wednesday’s meeting. Sen. Justin Cromer proposed a bill to change future campaigning methods for SG elections. Currently, candidates are not allowed to spend over $1,000, which is collected from their own savings, but Cromer said the funding codes need to be repealed, and candidates should be able to spend freely if it benefits their party. “We should eliminate all codes, and they should be able to spend their money on whatever t hey want to spend,” Cromer said. “It is impossible to spend less than $1,000 if you wish to put out banners and pins and stuff like that.” Sen. Brad Maxwell was in disagreement with Cromer’s legislation and does not consider funding to be vital to a candidate’s success. “Why is someone spending less and winning bad?” Maxwell asked. The decision will be made today at 6 p.m. in the SG office and Ungar expects lots of discussion over the amendment. “As someone who ran for Student Government vice president two years ago, I know how difficult it is. I think it puts a lot of pressure on the Elections Commission to keep track, which makes it hard to enforce,” he said. “Students will have to obey the honor code in terms of their spending.” Sen. Andrew Graczyk also presented a bill
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Armani Hammond wanted to unify the student section and build up excitement for the Alabama game. So last Monday, the third-year sports and entertainment student created the “Student Section Black Out Alabama Game” Facebook event for the Alabama vs. South Carolina game on Oct. 9. The event asks students attending the game to wear black shirts. In less than a day, the attendees went from the creator’s friends to about 500 people. Now, it has more than 5,000. “I just started it at work one day, thinking it was cool,” Hammond said. “I didn’t think it would hit more than 50 people. I was so surprised by the numbers.” After receiving requests for T-shirts, Hammond and the other event
administrators collaborated with a local printing company to create the shirts that read “Welcome to the Cockpit.” The idea was inspired by a student’s sign that designer and third-year business administration student Samantha August saw at one of the football games. The T-shirts cost $10 and profits will go toward the American Red Cross or American Heart Association, Hammond said. The blackout has sold about 75 shirts at the time of publication and predicts to sell about 200 shirts. “This is a perfect opportunity for students to get rallied up,” said the one of the event’s administrators Ed Simmons, a third-year marine science student. But not everyone thinks so. Although the group has a record number of over 5,000 attendees, it has also entertained negative attention. Facebook users have posted their complaints and commented on others’ opinions, mostly concerning the legitimacy of the event and where the funds from T-shirt sales are going. Others have more superstitious views, commenting that the last time USC had a blackout for the Florida game, the Gamecocks lost. BLACKOUT ● 3
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MUD ● Continued from 1 as the Leatherneck at Sandy Run, in Gaston, S.C. The Leatherneck will aim to provide wider lanes, similar tough obstacles and, of course, more mud than previous years. In addition, the Mud Run will host an official post-race celebration, where all runners and their friends can celebrate their accomplishments. The party, called the Mud Pit, will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and include musical entertainment from the band Elliot and the Untouchables. Amanda Rosinski, a USC alumna competing in the run alongside co-workers, is thrilled about the opportunity to aid veterans and their families in the Columbia area. “The run really hits home for me since I have so many family members and friends in the military,” Rosinski said. “I am excited to see firsthand what they have gone through, as well as benefit from the physical training and team-building that comes along with the event.”
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A tough competitor faces one of 30 challenging mud holes, walls and trenches placed throughout Mud Run course.
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The Mud Run will utilize the Leatherneck course at Sandy Run in Gaston this year to accommodate its participants.
CENTER ● Continued from 1 be const r uc ted i n t wo separate stages so students won’t lose access to health services on campus, and the facility is expected to be ready within four years. “ We wo n’t b e s t u c k with an old building that’s unusable,” Pruitt said. Of t he approx imately $45 million needed for t he new st udent healt h center, $10 million comes from the student health center reserve fund, which comes from student fees, said Ted Moore, USC vice president for finance and planning. The other $35 million will come from a loan, which will eventually be paid for by student fees as well, Moore said. The f irst phase of the project will involve t he c o n s t r u c t io n of a 60,000-square-foot facility next to the current student health center. In future phases, staff will move i nto t h is facil it y while t he Thomson Student Health Center is demolished and replaced with a 40,000-square-foot building. Beck said they hope to break ground soon and that the first phase will take about 18 months to complete. Built in 1972 to serve as an inpatient infirmary, the Thomson Student Health Center now operates as an outpatient clinic and faces a higher demand of students. USC’s student body ha s g row n by 51 percent since the center was built, Moore said. The initiative for a new center was student driven, he said. “In the last three years a lone, hea lt h center visits have increased 19 percent, and the number of Women’s Care v isits has increased 22 percent,” Beck said. Beck t h i n k s t he new health center will better accom modate st udent s and also allow for holistic, integrated health care and wellness programming. “The new bu ild i ng gives us an opportunit y to construct a facility that will best meet the needs of our campus community now a nd long i nto t he future,” she said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@sc.edu
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BLACKOUT ● Con’t from 1 One user wrote, “Go back and look at Spurrier’s comments from the first time this was tried in 2001. He said the black shirts made it easier for Florida to see the ball and they beat us as bad as anybody has. Tried this again a few years ago and it was bad also. History is not on the side of a blackout.” Athletics Director Eric Hy ma n said he ag rees with the skeptical opinions and hopes the blackout is not foreshadowing the Gamecock’s loss. “I love t he st udent s becoming involved, but I’d probably be a little superstitious about this one,” Hyman said. “We have not had a good record with this, and I want to see the Gamecocks win.” Ha m mond sa id h is intentions for the blackout were strictly unifying and
does not consider himself a superstitious fan. “ I ’m t r y i n g t o d o something to unif y the Gamecock nation, and I don’t u nder st a nd why people are hat ing,” he said. “We have a totally different caliber of athletes this year. We’re gonna win this game.”
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to change the days of SG elections to ensure that the voting e-mails be sent out on time. Previously held on a Sunday, Graczyk said Monday and Tuesday would be more beneficial, which was recommended by last year’s election. “This has been a reoccurring incident that needs to change,” he said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@sc.edu
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Pope covers up priests’ child abuse
EDITORIAL BOARD KARA APEL
Rapists deserve penalty despite religious stance
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Health center needs more than makeover The University recently announced plans to build a new $45 million student health center. The new, bigger building will partially be paid for through student fees and was motivated by student comments and suggestions. Good job, USC. The current Thomson Student Health Center is one of the oldest and ugliest buildings on campus and a new building would certainly beautify the “Students didn’t c a mpu s . T he ne w push for this just center will be built in the same location to get a bigger where t he c u r rent building.” health center resides, but construction will be completed in two stages so students will never lose access to health care services. Deborah Beck, executive director of Student Health Services, said the centralized location will make it easier for students to seek out and receive optimal care. But will the current budget crisis limit the amount of staff members and level of technology the new health center will be able to house? We hope not. There is no point in building a new facility if there will not be an expansion of staff and services offered. While we appreciate USC’s efforts to build this center to meet student demand, we hope that the new facility can best serve our large student body. Students didn’t push for this just to get a bigger building.
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‘Don’t Ask’ hinders freedoms Military law prejudiced against soldiers, dishonorably discharges gay personnel For a minute, pretend you are Gen. David Petraeus commanding the war effort in Afghanistan. You have several divisions out there exercising a counterinsurgency effort so complicated that string theory makes more sense than what your commander in chief has ordered you to do in this country. To throw a curveball into t he equ at ion, you r be st division — approximately 13,000 soldiers — has been dishonorably discharged from the Army for an undisclosed reason the chairman of the Joint Chiefs won’t tell you. Austin The loss of their expertise and Jackson Third-year skill would greatly impact the political science mission, potentially allowing student the enemy to gain ground a nd a cont i nued loss of support both among Afghan noncombatants and the American public alike. While that scenario has not occurred, reality takes longer to unfold. Ever since former President Clinton signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in 1993 as a badlycobbled compromise to — ironically — allow LGBT citizens to serve in the Armed Forces. However, this law allowed the military to continue discharging openlygay service members, and since this law was passed, more than 13,500 uniformed personnel from all branches of the military
have been dishonorably discharged just because of who they loved. That amount of military personnel is enough to fill an entire military division — 10 battalions, almost 300 platoons that could have been in Afghanistan right now if it weren’t for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” It has also become apparent that the insertion of the repeal bill in the Defense Authorization Act of 2010 cannot stop the U.S. Senate from denying the Defense budget (and the “DADT” repeal) an up-or-down majority vote in the Senate. What I’m surprised about is not only were the Republicans not falling over themselves to vote for cloture, but they actually filibustered the bill. Actually, I’m not. However, in theory, ever since the Tea Party hijacked the Republican Party and became the American version of the Peronists (rightwing populists from Argentina), you would believe that a repeal of “DADT” would be consistent with their individual liberty dogma. Denying American service members the right to intimate relationships of their choosing is more damaging to freedom than requiring citizens to buy health insurance. “DADT” not only goes against reason, but it goes against the very nature of the individual liberties that those people volunteered to put on the camouflage and use expensive weaponry to protect. As long as that law remains, we are denying the rights and, dare I say, the freedom of our citizens to both serve and love who they wish. The Senate needs to pass that Defense budget with all appropriate haste.
Sanford’s summit may not solve money issues Funds for in-state scholarships need increase to attract gifted SC students “Show me the money.” This phrase may catch your memory for several reasons. You could remember it being famously yelled by Cuba Gooding Jr. to a not-yet-crazy Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire.” Or, having an overlymetaphorical mind like myself, you could hear a little bit of USC’s financial woes in those four words. It’s how I like to symbolize, in my mind, USC’s struggle with a now critical Sanford and a state government whose higher education funding is starting to crumble. With Sanford’s higher education summit set for next Tuesday, I half wish a USC administrator would scream this line to him and Sen. Hugh Leatherman. It would be completely disruptive, but I think oddly worth it. Several news articles have tried to outline Sanford’s problem with USC. What it boils down to is a frustration with rising tuition prices. His website uses its own movie quote — “If you build it, they will come” — to express this, comparing Carolina’s ambitious building projects with austerit y measures at other
postsecondary institutions. What no one seems to have explained to Sanford — and what has been made abundantly clear here to us students — is that many of these projects come from expansive private donations. The funds for these projects do not come to the University on a silver platter; they have been tied into initiatives envisioned by donors, hoping to honor their o w n a c c o m p l i s h m e nt s a nd contributions to the University i n t hei r ow n u n ique way s . Having money and having the ability to use that money how you choose are t wo separate issues, a fact that I hope comes Michael up at this summit. Lambert But beyond the accusations Second-year Sanford levels against South comparative Carolina lies the hard truth: literature student State-sponsored funding for an in-state education will continue to decline over the years. We’ve already seen this in direct relation to USC and its tuition woes, but there are other indications. The State reported Tuesday that South Carolina’s class of 2010 won more than $900 million in college
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scholarships. Although there are several factors that must be considered, millions of dollars are tempting this state’s seniors to leave for another state’s institutions. One might point a critical finger at the state lottery, which funds these scholarships. However, the lottery commission doesn’t distribute the money it makes; the state does. And the state does plan to expand these scholarships over the coming fiscal years. But don’t hold your breath: a 1 percent salary increase for public workers alone would equal $18.3 million. Imagine what increases to these scholarships would run. These numbers prove that South Carolina students have become talented enough to earn their share of scholarships, both at home and elsewhere. So what’s to keep those students from other institutions? Perhaps it’s those building projects Sanford seems so keen on attacking. I’ll be quick to say that USC needs more attention in many areas. But when looking at the kind of scholarship dollars Carolina students are capable of winning, I have to admit that the allure of research centers and new archives buildings might be just what USC needs to attract its native talent.
This past Sat urday, Po p e B e n e d i c t X V I (Joseph Ratzinger) made a speech in Britain in w h i c h h e r e it e r at e d how apologet ic he is for t he rape of c h i ld r e n c o m m it t e d by the members of the Cat holic Church . He met with some of the victims and prayed with them and also met with professionals who are s upp o s e d to help the Cat hol ic Church implement safeguards to prevent Meredith priests Price f rom t his Fourth-year foul abuse. English student It’s too bad he c a n’t seem to admit to his part in the cover-up of the scandal: protecting the pedophiles and hushing the victims with payouts. This organized coverup has been occurring for years. The Vatican and the pope have been unwilling to work with aut hor it ie s a nd have stated that these issues should be handled within the Church. Besides the fact that they don’t have ecclesiastical fuero, it is nonsense to say those criminals should receive special treatment because they are Catholic — not to mention that the pope is an accomplice in these crimes at the very least for demanding “Papal secrecy” when it comes to rape allegations within the church. If these people were n o t a s s o c i a t e d w it h t he Church, t heir pu n ish ment wou ld have been swift. Only a few have been arrested by civil authorities. It doesn’t seem to have occurred to people that this is one of the worst cases of pedophilia in history. Not only did the cover-up occur for years, but it was perpetrated by people who use t h e i r s t at io n i n t h e most corrupt, perverse w a y p o s s ible . T he s e members preach about their morality and the morality of Catholicism and elicit complete trust from parents and others only to use it to molest children. The fact that the pope is now trying to cooperate is too little, too late. He should be arrested along with the other criminals. Their “divine” position does not give them the right to rape children.
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“The Social Network” Release date: Oct. 1 Wait, you mean you haven’t heard about “The Facebook Movie” yet? The drama about the drama behind the creation of the social networking website and the power struggle and lawsuits that it entailed? Yes, Oscar-nominated director David Fincher (“Zodiac”) teams with “West Wing” scribe Aaron Sorkin for a movie that Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers has already called “better than the movie of the year.” With Fincher’s penchant for flamboyant and nuanced visuals and Sorkin’s reputation for eloquently vicious dialogue, not to mention how it’s already inciting the frustration of world’s youngest billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, “The Social Network” looks to truly be a film about and for our times.
“Hereafter”
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Release date: Oct. 22
Clint Eastwood may have his detractors, but it’s hard not to simply admire the industrial rate the guy is able to churn out film after film. And between the tragic crunches of “Mystic River” and “Million Dollar Baby” and the elegiac tones of his “Iwo Jima” companion films and “Gran Torino,” it only becomes clearer and clearer that he’s a man willing to confront death and what it means to an individual and the immediate social forces around them. In “Hereafter,” he teams with British screenwriter Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon”) for a drama on how three people interact with death in distinctly different ways. One of those people is Matt Damon, who earned an Oscar nod for his work in Eastwood’s last film, “Invictus.”
“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
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Release date: Sept. 24
Fall Movies
Director Oliver Stone teams up with Michael Douglas (“Solitary Man”) and Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers 2”) in another modern-era drama. The realistic story involves a Wall Street veteran (Douglas) released from prison after serving a long sentence, coming back to find that his own brand of manipulation and corruption has become widespread, and a tattered home situation is suffering from his absence. LeBeouf plays Douglas’ foil, an up-and-coming young man with a thirst for power. With “Wall Street,” Stone paints a portrait, taking us inside the lives and minds of the sickening, ruthless white-collar robbers who plunged our economy into the sewer for their own personal benefit. It should make for an intriguing exploration of the complex vice that is greed.
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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I”
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“Due Date” will be, by far, the funniest movie of the fall, if not the entire year. Directed by Todd Phillips (“The Hangover”) the film stars Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man”) as a soon-to-be father desperately trying to get back to his pregnant wife in time for childbirth and the simply hysterical Zach Galifinakis (“Dinner for Schmucks”) as a simple-minded aspiring actor. Downey Jr.’s usual serious method of acting gives Galifinakis room for plenty of absurdity, and with a plot based around their drive across the country together, the film will be comedic gold. As Phillips’ first project since “The Hangover,” “Due Date” is bound to be full of the same kind of edgy yet undeniably hilarious humor that made Stu, Phil and Alan’s Vegas adventure an instant classic.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and director David Yates join us once again for part one of the final installment in the series our generation grew up with. The highly controversial decision on the part of the producers to split the movie into two parts and release them as separate movies angered many Potter fans, but has very little effect on what will still be a record-breaking turnout for the highly anticipated “Hallows” release. The plot takes an up-tempo turn as the three leave Hogwarts for good in search of a way to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort. “Harry Potter” has finally gone the gimmicky route of every other movie of the year and is being produced in 3D, but as long as the glasses don’t annoy you too much, it should only serve to enhance the film.
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Maroon 5 ‘Hands Over’ sound with new album
‘Naked Roommate’ author presents at Russell House
Commercially-catered songs lack new direction, passion
Cohen gives college advice in lecture
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Los Angeles pop/rock sensation Maroon 5 is back with their third full-length album, “Hands All Over,” released Tuesday. Piggybacking on the sound of 2007’s “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long,” the album is solid but fails to break any new ground on the Maroon front. With a tracklist that follows the lead of hit single “Misery,” many of the songs sing true to the dance beats and pop-heavy sound the band has come to embrace. Front man Adam Levine’s voice is just as infectious as ever, but it lacks the same depth that can be found in the act’s earlier work. The five-man band launched its career with 2002’s “Songs About Jane.” The new album, while largely skimming over the passion found in the band’s initial releases, includes a few refreshing reminders of the old Maroon 5. “Never Gonna Leave This Bed” successfully brings together the two worlds, focusing on the more chilled-
out vocals, while adding in a little high-energy kick for the chorus. Another track from “Hands All Over,” “Stutter,” grabs attention from the start with strong vocals that produce what comes off as an updated version of 2002’s “Shiver.” Title track, “Hands All Over,” offers something unique, not really identifying with either of Maroon 5’s established sounds, but it adds a little more rock into the mix. An unlikely collaboration, “Out of Goodbyes,” features country act Lady Antebellum. Although the track is a little slow and lacks any real spark, the artists do come together with a nice harmony. Sung from a male’s and then a female’s perspective of a romance gone bad, it is an unexpected but welcomed twist in style. “Hands All Over,” is an album catered toward the pop charts. It pumps out radio-tailored single after single. Fans won’t be disappointed, and newcomers can look to the album as a semi-edgy pop/rock release, with a little bit of Levine spunk. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@sc.edu
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Cohen entertained and informed in Wednesday night’s event.
Imagine it’s Wedenesday night, you’re relaxing in your dorm bed. Your roommate decides that now would be the ideal time to strip down and perform some customary nude yoga. If stuck in this situation, how do you deal wit h t he unwarranted strip tease? Well, author Harlan Cohen has the answers you seek plus a bev y of col lege-related knowledge. Launching right into his performance at the Russell House Ballroom Wednesday night, Cohen opened with a song he wrote about the benefits of having a nudist roommate, just as long as his sister visits. Crowd part icipat ion quickly became the foundation for the event, with Cohen calling out different
audience members, the most memorable of which being an “androgynous” first-year student. The “Naked Roommate” aut hor took a unique approach to his informative lecture, in which he stressed constant communication. By involving his audience, Cohen ignited the environment with energy from the participants instead of letting his words sour the air. It is refreshing to hear a speaker who is clearly trying to teach people his way and met hod but is st ill openminded to others’ opinions. So next time your r o o m m at e d o e s y o g a i n t he bu f f, fol low Cohen’s g u idel i nes: com mu n icate instead of internalizing your displeasure and disgust. It’s not like the situation could get any worse. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@ sc.edu
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Giles to transfer from USC Tampa native leaves program to pursue more playing time James Kratch
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Sophomore tailback Jar vis Giles has left the USC football program and will transfer. “Jarvis Giles has decided he’d like to transfer,” USC coach Steve Spurrier said after practice on Wednesday. “We certainly wish Jarvis the best.” Despite a promising start to his career as a freshman, Giles had seen his role reduced greatly since carrying the ball 11 times for 113 yards and a touchdown in USC’s home opener last fall, a 38-16 win over Florida Atlantic. Giles will have an unconditional release to transfer to a ny prog ra m he w ishes. Spurrier said he will not put any restrictions on where Giles can go. Many coaches prevent departing players from jumping to conference foes or major rivals. “I never [put restrictions]. I’m not as smart as those other coaches,” Spurrier said. “He can go wherever he wants to. I don’t
think it’s fair to limit a player that wants to go play somewhere.” Giles told the St. Petersburg Times in a text message that he is looking at schools in both the Big 10 and Big 12. A four-star recruit out of Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla., Giles originally verbally committed to Tennessee. The f iring of legendary UT coach Phil Fulmer and the hiring of Lane Kiffin subsequently led him to change course, landing at USC. Giles only rushed for 128 more yards over the final 10 games of the 2009 season as Kenny Miles emerged as the featured back and Brian Maddox as the short-yardage back. Giles almost transferred after the Papajohns. com Bowl loss to UConn , in which he was seen walking off the field and into the locker room prior to the end of the game. He elected to stay at Carolina and compete for a job, and he was considered in contention for playing time prior to suffering an injury that slowed his progress and made it difficult for him to earn reps , especially with the arrival of true freshman Marcus Lattimore.
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Sophomore tailback Jarvis Giles will transfer from USC. Giles has seen his role in the Carolina offense reduced greatly since last fall. “ We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t sometimes you get in positions where the opportunity to play doesn’t look all t hat good,” Spurrier said, later saying he encourages players who want to play in college but are not seeing the field to transfer, referencing former walk-on quarterback Zac Br i nd ise , who lef t t he Gamecocks and transferred to Western Carolina, where he now
starts. Giles had only two carries in Carolina’s 41-13 season-opening win over Southern Miss on Sept. 2 and none in wins over Georgia and Furman, appearing in those two games on special teams.
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Gamecocks prepare for league play Defending SEC champions begin conference slate against Vandy, UK Ryan Velasquez STAFF WRITER
With its non-conference schedule and just over a month of the season in the rearview mirror, No. 20 South Carolina now turns its focus to the annually competitive SEC where the road to defending its crown is set to begin. Opening up conference play with a pair of road matches, the Gamecocks begin with a Friday night showdown with Vanderbilt followed by a Sunday afternoon matchup against Kentucky. Going into the weekend with a 3-0 mark away from home thus far, including a 1-0
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Despite the heavy defensive attention she is drawing, Kayla Grimsley is being urged by the USC coaches to try to score at all times.
victory over then-No. 22 Wake Forest last Sunday, Carolina (6-2-1) is confident it will continue to play well when it travels up the road to take on Vandy (4-4-0). “We’ve had good results the few times we’ve been on the road. We haven’t let the fact that we’re not playing at home bother us,” USC coach Shelley Smith said. “We need to make sure that traveling all the way to Nashville is something we accept as a challenge and we get out there and get it done on Friday. We need to try to get some points on the road while we have the opportunity.” The Gamecocks also enter their SEC schedule having shown their ability to deal well with losses, most recently in Sunday’s win following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Minnesota three days earlier. “I k new we had it in us to fight back when we turned around at halftime and played much better against Minnesota. I had confidence that we’d be able to put a better performance together next time,” Smith said. “With the returning players, I think the experience from last fall has helped to have confidence in ourselves and know that every game matters. They don’t want to disappoint themselves with performances like that.” Freshman Danielle Au continues to be a spark near the net and her game-winner against Wake was her third goal in four games. Making a solid contribution to a midfield that’s been without injured junior Kortney Rhoades for the better part of the season, Au will look to carry her offensive tear into the SEC opener. “That’s been great for us. Anyone that’s going to step up, score goals and be able to finish like she has been, it’s a huge lift to the team,” Smith said. “Losing Kortney to
injury, it’s nice to have a freshman step up and play a lot of good minutes in the midfield for us.” Helping to provide consistency at forward has been junior Maria Petroni, who has made a smooth transition into the starting lineup this season. Going into conference play with a goal and two assists, Petroni is expected to continue to be a difference maker up front. “Maria’s played with conf idence and determination,” Smith said. “She’s shown that she believes she can go out there and do a good job and that carries over when she gets on the field. She’s fighting every minute she’s out there and that’s where she’s stood out and continues to improve as a player.” Junior forward Kayla Grimsley has also continued to be a threat offensively. The Hermann Trophy candidate enters SEC play with a team-high nine points, but her two goals are five fewer than she had at this point last season. Being the subject of heavy defensive attention has likely played a role in her goal total, but Smith believes Grimsley is more than capable of heating up near the net again. “We’ve had discussions with her about how, as a forward, she’s got to be the one that, in her mind, has scoring as her first priority,” Smith said. “She did that last year for sure, but she’s also being marked out of a game a lot of times. Teams are worried about her specifically, so she’s had to deal with more pressure this year. She can find open players because she does draw the attention, but we want her to be the one taking that shot more often if it’s possible.”
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Soccer forced to deal with injuries USC forges forward without key players Isabelle Khurshudyan THE DAILY GAMECOCK
To say the USC men’s soccer team is dealing with adversity might be putting it lightly. “In 36 years now in college coaching, I have not experienced t he injuries t hat we have so quickly and so devastatingly in the first three home matches of the year,” USC coach Mark Berson said. “It’s difficult because it forces us to make a number of different adjustments in our players.” As the Gamecocks travel to Charlotte, they are once again marred by uncertainty as they lost both Eric Martinez and Mike Lindsay to season-ending injuries during the Gamecock Classic. Vance Benson also suffered an
injury against Clemson. The loss of experienced players on the team played a significant role over the weekend, as USC had only given up three goals in the first four regular season games . Against UConn, t he Gamecocks allowed four goals. “Credit UConn — they’re a good team, but the goals that they scored in the early part of the game were a little more due to our mistakes than they were great play on the part of our opponents,” Berson said. “We have to adjust.” After losing veteran players to injury, Berson expects the younger players on the team to step up. However, when the best way to gain experience is playing time, sometimes the only way to mature is by making mistakes and learning from them. With the adversity the team
Carolina travels to Minnesota
is facing, Berson feels the best way to cou nter ac t t he lack of experience on the team is a return to the basics. “I think we have to get back to basics,” Berson said. “I think we have to obviously work on reprogramming some players into some different spots. Some younger players have to step up, and the way you adjust for that is by going back to basics.” Ranked No. 25 in the nation, the Charlotte 49ers will be a tough fi rst test for the depleted Gamecock squad. Just last week, Charlotte upset No. 11 Wake Forest at home . Tyler Gibson leads the 49ers with two goals, three assists, and seven points this season. While the contest at Charlotte should prove to be a difficult one, if the Gamecocks are looking for a positive in personnel, it’s that
the Classic marked the return of senior Sam Arthur, who had been previously sidelined due to a foot injury. Furthermore, the Gamecocks have yet to lose any players to injury during a road contest, as all three injuries have occurred in home games. “Clearly right now, we’ve got an uphill climb with a squad that’s cut down a little bit, but they will be ready to go,” Berson said. “The good news is that I’m sure Charlotte’s scouting us and they can throw all their scouting reports out the window because we’ll be a little bit different when we play up there on Saturday night.”
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T he USC cross cou nt r y team will look to cont inue its success at the Minnesota Griak I nv ite t his Sat urday after winning the Winthrop Invitational last week . The Gamecock s have never competed in this meet before, and it will be t he toughest race they run all season. “It’s probably going to be one of t he st rongest cross count r y races any where in the country all season long,” coach Stan Rosenthal said. “ T here’s n i ne nat iona l lyranked teams racing, and then there’s another 10 teams that are regionally ranked. There’s going to be 28 to 30 teams there, and if we’re in the top 20, I think that will be a really good race for us.” The meet will be challenging not only because of the level of competition but also because the course is a kilometer longer than most courses the team has to run. “We’re not a nat ionallyranked team right now. I n fact , even t hough we beat the team that’s ranked No. 12 in our region last week, we’re not a regionally-ranked team,” Rosenthal said. “We’re going out there because the distance is the same as at our conference meet, wh ich is 6,000 meters, versus 5,000 meters for most of the meets around here. “It’ll give us an opportunity to get ready and get used to that championship distance. And then the NCAA regional meet will seem a little easier becau se t here won’t be as many nationally-ranked teams racing in one of those meets. Hopefully, that will help us do better at the end of the season, where it really counts.” I n ter ms of ter ra i n, t he course will be even harder than the one at Winthrop last weekend because t here are hills scattered throughout. “I would g uess it’s going to be like t he f irst half of the Winthrop course, which was up a nd dow n, t hough t he second ha lf was f lat ,” Rosenthal said. “I understand this course is kind of rolling the whole way. But there’s not any giant hill, just maybe a lot of little hills.” Freshman Scola Jepngetich, who set a persona l record at Winthrop with a time of 18:38 , will aim to follow up her seventh-place fi nish with another strong race to help junior Beatrice Biwott and the Gamecocks compete with some of t he nat ion’s el ite teams. Biwott has won both races US C h a s b e e n t o s o f a r. She ran a t ime of 18:01 at Winthrop, nearly matching her time from the Gamecock Invitational’s f latter course. This weekend, she does not have a specific target time. “We’re going to go more for place, only because we’re not familiar with the course,” Rosenthal said. “When you’ve never run on a course before, it’s hard to say. But based on the number of people that are running that have already run faster than her, if she can be in the top 30, I would be pretty happy with that race.” The meet will begin shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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