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South Carolina and Clemson are set for their annual Palmetto Bowl Saturday. This is the 117th matchup between the schools. The Palmetto Bowl is one of the longest uninterrupted rivalries in the nation.
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Hong Kong protests cause evacuation of USC business students MADYN COAKLEY News Writer
Fo u r t h -y e a r i nt e r n at io n a l bu si ne s s a nd op er at ion s a nd supply chain st udent Madison Mueller escaped her universit y in Hong Kong on “a dirt path lined with wooden planks used by maintenance” to get to the airport. Every other way out was blocked by protesters, roadblock s and barricades. She then took a taxi to the airport. “Before the taxi arrived some men offered us beers in glass bottles, and, since we had all had ourselves quite a day, we took them,” Mueller said in an email interview. “Later on we were told that they wanted us to drink them so they could use the bottles to make Molotov cocktails.” The recent escalation of events on the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) campus led to an early evacuation of all USC students participating in the Darla Moore School of Business international business and Chinese enterprise program. First aware of the protests in
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People crowd the streets at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. USC students studying abroad in Hong Kong returned to the U.S. due to unsafe conditions.
June, the Study Abroad Office had been actively monitoring the situation and directing students to avoid the demonstrations. A team of faculty members from this office, Darla Moore and the university’s St udent I nter nat iona l Travel Oversight Committee was formed to develop contingency plans in case of increased unrest and to ensure frequent communication was available.
“We were in touch with students regularly to pass on advice and resources, and to remind them that they could always contact us if they felt uncomfortable or unsafe,” Morgan Inabinet, the assistant director of Global Health, Safety and Securit y, said in an email interview.
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Students face advising issues despite expansion CHRISTINE BARTRUFF AND TYLER FEDOR News Writers
Advising has expanded at USC recently, and students still report issues from miscommunication to scheduling conflicts, which leads to the question: Where do we go from here? Advising has expanded, especially the past couple of years. According to statistics from the University Advising Center, 95% of undergraduate students now have an assigned academic adviser, compared with only 30% in 2014. The center has also worked on standardizing procedures university-wide, including implementing adviser training, according to Claire Robinson, the director of the University Advising Center. “It is a five-level tier program, and it focuses on seven competency areas,” Robinson said. “If you’re a new adviser, or a seasoned adviser, these are the seven areas we want you to focus on: So how does advising work at USC, policies and procedures, academic programs and requirements, technology, campus resources, undergraduate students ... and the advising profession at large.” The University Advising Center was created in 2015. According to the latest EAB (formerly the Education Advisory Board) report published in 2018, the four-year graduation rate at USC went from 54.4% in 2014 to 58.1% in 2017. The amount of students who said they were “satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” on the advising survey increased five percentage points since 2014. Even with these changes, students are still facing issues. One of these students is Mollie Solomon, a third-year nursing student. Solomon said she had scheduling issues this semester and last semester. “This semester we didn’t get our schedules until the day that classes started, which makes life super hard to plan with activities and work, and I had to quit my job last semester because I couldn’t tell them a schedule,” Solomon said. “It just wouldn’t have worked out.” Solomon said she also had conflicts between her clinical schedule and her band rehearsals, which she needed to attend to retain her band scholarship. Solomon said she was able to resolve the issue after speaking with her band directors and the nursing department. “It just wasn’t in my situation to be able to stop doing band this year, which also made things really stressful, but it’s all good now,” Solomon said. Wendy Troxel, the director of the National Academic Advising Association Center for Research at Kansas State University, said communication issues are “unfortunately common” at universities of USC’s size. This is intensified when advising centers are restructuring to cover more of their student population, like USC is, Troxel said. Caitlin Ferguson, a fourth-year criminology student, said she has struggled to even get an advising appointment and that an error message pops up when she tries to make one. Some students in one of her criminology classes have experienced the same issue. “They’ve been talking about it for at least a few weeks now. A lot of people are having the same issues I am, [which] is, they just can’t get an appointment,” Ferguson said.
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Rivalry week off to a hot start MATTHEW EDWARDS Sports Editor
Un iver sit y of Sout h Ca rol i na eng i ne er i ng s t udent s f rom t he A merican Societ y of Mechanical Eng i neers a nd t he Soc iet y of Hispanic Professional Engineers are gearing up for another year of the annual Tiger Burn tradition. This year’s Tiger Burn will be held on the evening of Nov. 25 at t h e G r e e n e S t r e e t I nt r a m u r a l Fields. These t wo societ ies have been work ing on t he desig n and const r uct ion for t he t iger si nce October. T he t iger is con st r uc ted i n a warehouse on Catawba Street and requ ires 4 0 hou rs of work f rom t he st udent s. A ccord i ng to t he president of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, O’Dhori Prioleau, the students work on the const r uct ion ever y Tuesday a nd Thursday for a month and a half from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Though the society is for mechanical engineers, all engineering students are welcome to participate. Pr ioleau is responsible for coordinating different parts of the event, such as making the schedule for bu i ld i ng t he s t r uc t u re a nd making a list of supplies needed for the construction. “I think it’s cool to be a part of behind the scenes,” Prioleau said. “ It ’s somet h i ng I c a n put on a resume, saying I managed this big project the student body will see.” Prioleau said “trailers move every part” of the tiger from a warehouse on Catawba Street to the location of the Tiger Burn, where they assemble
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Project leader Gabe Carrilho works on spray painting the stripes of the tiger.
the actual tiger on the field. This year, the tiger is roughly 28 to 30 feet and around 10 feet wide. Before construction begins, the tiger design is approved by the fire marshal to ensure safety. “We build it in parts,” Prioleau said. “We have the head, the midbody, t he bot tom a nd t hen t he
paws.” Last year, students used a rope to burn the tiger, but mini-torches might be used this year, Prioleau said. A few students will carry minitorches and all light the tiger at once. SEE TIGER BURN PAGE 9
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“I would say Clemson is like a really great university, and it’s obviously our rival, and we hate them on the f ield and on the court, but I think they’re another great inst it ut ion and t hat we should recognize them as such ... I almost went there.” —Alex Marinelli, first-year visual communications student
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“A s fa r as Clemson, I had a really good friend that goes t o C l e m s o n . T h e y ’r e k i n d of compet it ive as fa r as t he blood drive, but I’m sure we’re gonna win, and I think as far as academia and stuff, they’re more ... engineer, agricult ure, that kind of thing. But, this is where research is at, here at USC. So, I feel like this is a great school to come to ... Clem-sucks!” —Patricia Stansberry, first-year pharmacy student
“I’ve been to Clemson. I feel like USC has a nicer location. Clemson’s kind of isolated, but based on academia, their majors are more based on engineer and ours is business, so there’s not really a conflict. I hope we win the football game.” —Minnie Ng, first-year pharmacy student
“So I think what comes to my mind first when I think of Clemson is that they’re our rivals, and I just see that really ugly color orange. I’m from New Jersey, so I didn’t really grow up with the rivalry that’s so big down here, and I obviously wasn’t familiar with the school as well. So the biggest thing that I think about is just that the huge rivalry we have with Clemson, football and just that whole atmosphere surrounding that. ... I just think USC is the best, and Clemson sucks.” —Sophia Sposato, second-year public health student
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USC alumna shares passion for saving lives
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USC alumna Kristen Boyle’s job search ended when she passed by a sign for a position at the American Red Cross. “I saw it, and kinda passed by it, and just couldn’t get it out of my head,” Boyle said. One of the main reasons Boyle eventually decided to join the Red Cross team was the opportunity to serve others through the career. “It’s always a very warm-hearted thing to be a part of,” she said. “It makes you feel better, like when you get down on yourself, or you’re stressed, or you’re tired, to know that the ultimate goal is to help save people’s lives.” Now, Boyle is the donor recruitment representative of the Central SC Chapter for the Red Cross. This particular chapter serves Richland and surrounding counties as far as Aiken. Boyle travels to various places in her district. She said she does most of her work in downtown Columbia, where she sets up blood drives in places such as government offices and business parks. She meets different types of people and works to learn from them. “I do blood drives at Westinghouse. They gave me a tour and showed me where they make all these parts for nuclear reactors,” Boyle said. “The Statehouse is FROM ADVISING PAGE 1
A s h le y S c hut z , a s e c o nd -y e a r pre-nursing st udent, said that her former adviser told her to take both pathophysiology and speech in the same semester, and that she was advised for 17 credits in total. This semester, Schutz said her new adviser was surprised she was advised this way previously. “It was just too much, and I should not have been advised like that,” Schutz said. How can universities succeed with advising? Troxel said it is important to treat advisers like educators. “UCLA, for example, has started a program of professional development that gets advisers in the literature, and in kind of doing some writing and doing some deep reading,” Troxel said. “That’s only because the administration has made room for it and have made that a priority on their campus.”
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USC student donates blood at the annual Clemson-Carolina Blood Drive that occurs before each Palmetto Bowl.
really cool, going in there. One time I was in there and got to meet the lieutenant governor.” Boyle said she enjoys the flexibility and uniqueness of her job, and she loves the idea of helping so many people while having fun with it. “I was looking for something that wasn’t such a strict 9-to-5 cubicle, boring-type job,” Boyle said. “This stuck out to me because we’re constantly in the community, working with different people.”
This kind of environment, along with having a culture of appreciation towards advisers, encourages advisers to stay longer and to continue cultivating their skills, Troxel said. She said some universities do not treat advising as seriously as educating. “If you’re seen as, ‘Well, we could get anybody to do this job, it’s easy. We can get a pool of 100 people applying for your job tomorrow, so why should we pay you more?’” Troxel said. “I’m not saying that’s happening at South Carolina, but I’ve certainly heard it happening at other places; you know, they just see it as an entry level position, and that’s the kind of commitment you’re going to get.” Robinson said if students are looking for added support, they can try academic coaching, which is housed in exploratory advising. “We have academic coaches there, and they are trained in all 140 majors, all 11 colleges,” Robinson said. “They
Meg Heath, an account manager from the Myrtle Beach Red Cross chapter, said many of her colleagues have witnessed Boyle’s dedication and passion for her position at the American Red Cross. “She’s done a great job. This is her first year really doing it,” Heath said. Frecia Ammons, also an account manager from Myrtle Beach, said Boyle has dealt well with the “big, huge blood drive.” “Kristen has a very positive attitude, in general, throughout our whole work ing year together,” Ammons said. “She’s very informative, a very easy learner who grasps new concepts.” Her first duty as donor recruitment representative was t he Clemson vs. Carolina Blood Battle in November 2018, an event she was familiar with from her time as a student at USC. “Their passion to beat Clemson, obviously, is advantageous for us, but it’s contagious, as well,” she said. “We really have a lot of fun, we work on it all year; they worked so hard. They’re very influential, to me, to kind of keep going.” The Clemson vs. Carolina Blood Drive “is one of the biggest blood drives in the Southeast,” she said. “I don’t think a lot of people realize that by donating one pint, you can save up to three lives,” Boyle said. “With a drive like this, where we collect 2,500 to 3,000 units, you’re talking about helping just so many people in one week.”
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Middle Eastern studies professor passionate about teaching, mentoring students KAILEY COTA News Writer
For professor Josef Olmert, teach i ng prov ides t he one t h i ng p o sit ion s i n I sr ael i gover n ment, par t icipat ion i n p eace t a l k s w it h Sy r ia a nd s c hol a rl y w r it i n g do no t : f u l f i l l m e nt t h r o u g h mentorship. “That’s what I believe is my m ission — to help t he s t u d e nt s , w h o e v e r it i s ,” Olmert, an adjunct professor of M iddle Eastern st udies, said. Ling uist ics professor Stanley Dubinsky said Olmert makes himself available to aid students in whatever way necessary. “[ Y ]ou ca n tell he t a kes genu i ne i nterest i n h is s t ude nt s a nd c a re s ab out t h e m ,” O l m e r t ’s f o r m e r student, Ava Downing, said in an email interview. “[I]t was nice to k now that someone who’s so accomplished has fa it h i n you r abil it ies a nd pushes you to go above and beyond what you think you’re capable of.” Out of all t he professors s he enc ou nt ered at USC ,
Dow n ing said Olmer t was her most involved mentor. He pu s hed her to pu r s ue opport u n it ies she said she believes she would never have found on her own, and helped to turn her academic interests into a “tangible career path.” “ T h e r e a l s at i s f a c t io n , as far as I can see, is to k now that you shared your k nowledge, your expertise, your experience, with students to the point where it helped them,” Olmert said. Robert Cox, a professor of political science and director of the Walker Institute for I nternat ional St udies, said O l m e r t ’s “ p o i s e ” w h i l e t e a c h i n g i s a t r a it m a n y ad m i re i n add it ion to h is passion. “ H e ’s d e a l i n g w i t h a topic that generates strong opinions, and about which people have st rongly held opinions,” Cox said. “But, his students uniformly find him to be balanced and receptive to d if ferent ideas, a nd [he’s] willing to discuss and encourage t hem to express t hem a nd for m t hei r ow n thoughts and opinion.” Olmert said his dedication
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Fourth-year international business st udent Lyd ia Dit zenberger sa id these generalized reports were based only on information USC had from safety connections and lawyers. She said although the school was trying its best, the efforts were not helpful due to their secondhand nature. As such, Ditzenberger and her peers relied heavily on various social media platforms to stay up to date wit h smaller demonstrat ions and more
to aiding his students has to do with his contentment with his current position. “The need to move on in the academic hierarchy sometimes t a k e s u s aw a y f r o m w h at should be our main challenge, which is to help our students, to get back t he input from them that we helped them,” Olmert said. “For me, that’s the greatest satisfaction.” Olmert’s past experiences r a nge f rom d i rec t i ng t he I sr ael i G over n ment Pre s s Office and the Council for Parliamentar y Democrac y, adv ising t he former prime m i n ister of Israel a nd t he former Israeli defense minister to t he membersh ip of t he KAILEE KOKES // THE GAMECOCK 1991-1992 Israeli delegation Josef Olmert, a political science adjunct professor with a focus in Middle for peace talks with Syria. Eastern studies, sits at his desk in Gambrell Hall. A s f a r a s O l m e r t ’s personalit y, Cox said he’s said he enjoys theater, movies, who just does anything he can “warm and concerned,” and read i ng a nd t ravel i ng. He for his students,” Dubinsky Dubinsk y said he’s a “ver y has a particular appreciation said. “He is such a dedicated straight shooter.” for folk, Arabic and Russian p e r s o n w he n it c o me s t o “He’s a very upright person; music, but, above all, he loves teaching and when it comes to he’s a ver y straightfor ward soccer. He said he wishes that mentoring students.” person; he’s a ver y honest in whatever people choose to Editor’s Note: Olmer t was and fort hright indiv idual,” do, they “do it out of joy.” voted “Best Professor” in The Dubinsk y said. “You’re not Dubinksy said there are a Daily Gamecock’s 2019 special beating around the bush when few things everyone can learn issue “Best of Carolina.” you interact with him.” from him. I n his f ree t ime, Olmert “He’s one of these professors
localized events. “It was interesting being a student in the area of conflict,” said Sandra Boyle, a second-year international business and finance student, in an email interview. “No matter how much we cared about Hong Kong and their fight for democracy, we could always go home to safety. Our peers couldn’t. Hong Kong was their home. So we always felt as if we were bystanders on a massive conflict. Just watching but could not truly participate.” Throughout the summer and into
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the beginning of the fall semester, clashes between protesters and police remained largely w it h in t he cit y center. Carolina students went about their day-to-day lives and attended classes, but aware of growing tensions, still exercised caution when visiting the metropolitan area. “Honestly I never felt like I was in too much danger until the protests moved to my campus,” Mueller said. “This was true for most of our time there; we were almost always safe if we just stayed on campus. Obviously within the past two weeks that all changed though.” Follow ing t he deat h of st udent Chow Tsz-lok and the police shooting of a protester at point-blank range, the weekend of Nov. 9 saw universities in Hong Kong become the primary sites of confrontation. On the campus of CUHK, Ditzenberger remembered the view from her friend’s residential building and experiencing the effects of tear gas herself from the excessive amount of chemicals in the air and water system. “That’s kind of when it clicked in my head, ‘Oh, this is actually crazy,’ as you just see all the tear gas continually being fired, all the fires that were starting and just kind of seeing the pol ice move back a nd for t h a nd pushing the protesters,” Ditzenberger said. “Later that evening, when I went back up to my dorm, we saw the water cannon actually come in and spray t he st udents and t he president of [CUHK].” By the second day of CUHK rioting, t he St udy Abroad Of f ice emailed st udent s not if y ing t hem of t heir removal from the city. USC students purchase universityprovided insurance before studying internationally. After the evacuation
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not ic e , t he i n s u r a nc e c o mp a ny arranged for earlier flights, but Mueller said it “failed miserably” in its ability to organize transportation. Boyle said the agency could not get the students off campus because cars could not reach t hem due to barricades and roadblocks. Mueller and Ditzenberger said they had similar experiences getting off campus, having used a “mountain path” or “grassy trail” to get to a main road. Officials at USC were surprised to find students already at the airport once insurance transport had been arranged and finalized. P. Allen Miller, vice provost and director of Global Carolina, said the miscommunication was the result of students’ immediate safety concerns, compounded by the fast pace of events at CUHK. “It’s easy to underestimate how difficult that 12-hour time difference is because, you know, we’re talking to the insurance company at two o’clock in the afternoon, it’s two in the morning over there, and vice versa,” Miller said. “[The students] may have heard something 12 hours before we were able to actually talk to the insurance company and get it sorted out.” I nabi net sa id st udent s’ cha nge fees, alternate transportation costs and airport meals will be covered by insurance. USC h a s s u s p e nde d a l l s t ud y abroad programs in Hong Kong for next semester. Options to remain on campus or travel to an alternate location were provided to students, and all programs in mainland China are still operating as normal, according to Chrissie Faupel, assistant director of Study Abroad Advising. She said relationships with Hong Kong partners are still strong and USC is “thinking of them during this period of upheaval.”
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” The nostalgia of Mister Rogers is encompassed on the big screen in a recently released movie. A skeptical journalist, Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), is assigned to profile Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). The story follows the newfound friendship bet ween “A merica’s Most Beloved Neighbor” and the journalist while exploring themes of acceptance and empathy. The movie is based on the true account of Esquire journalist Tom Junod, who wrote the article “Can You Say... Hero?” in 1998. Fourth-year art education student Sophie Angela sits in front of her political collage in Cool Beans Coffee Co.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “Frozen 2” Ne ver b ef ore h ave s t a k e s been so h igh for a Disney sequel. “Frozen” was a global phenomenon, and “Frozen 2” attempts to capture that exact mag ic. “Frozen 2” has seven new songs on its soundtrack and features covers of those songs by Kacey Musgraves, Panic! At The Disco and Weezer. The deluxe version of t he soundtrack has several cut songs that didn’t make it into the movie, including “Get This Right,” which is an upbeat duet between Anna and Kristoff si m i la r to “Love is a n Open Door.”
SONG OF THE WEEK: “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles T he ja z z y, upb e at t u ne i s t he late st si ngle relea sed by Harry Styles for his upcoming sophomore album, “Fine Line.” St yles f irst performed “Watermelon Sugar” during his stint as musical guest and host on “Saturday Night Live.” He sent fans into a tizzy trying to decode the secret meaning behind t he summer pop song’s ly rics “watermelon sugar high.” “Fine Line” comes out Dec. 13 and is said to be an album concerning love and “having sex and feeling sad,” according to St yles in a Rolling Stones interview.
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Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet: “The Nutcracker” Township Auditorium Nov. 27 at 10 a.m.
Fall Heritage Festival & Pickin’ Party South Carolina State Museum Nov. 30 at 10 a.m.
Gamecock Entertainment presents “Rocket Man” Dinner & a Movie Russell House Theater Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. —compiled by Mardy Kramer
ASHLEE GAINEY Arts & Culture Writer Inside Cool Beans coffee shop, there’s a collage with images of iconic politicians and protesters stretching across an entire wall on the second floor near the counter. Sophie Angela, a fourth-year art education student, is the brains behind the artwork. She said one of the main goals of her political collage is to get people to read into the artwork and start a conversation about what it means to them. “I want people to notice what they don’t recognize and why they might not recognize certain things,” Angela said. Recognizable figures, such as hype brand logos, are placed throughout the piece in an effort to make people question why they easily recognize these logos but not the political faces. If this is the case, Angela wants the viewers to stop and ask themselves what this means. “Her work is thoughtful, exploratory and bold,” Sara Schneckloth, Angela’s first-year drawing professor, said in an email. “She weaves together history and the present moment and encourages a viewer to reflect on the complexities of our time.” Angela said the collage includes article clippings from United Nations documents that contain politically unbiased information that is important for people to know in order to know more about what is going on in the United States. She said she believes it is important for her viewers to look closely and take the time to find those articles. Angela first applied to have her art showcased at Cool
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Beans more than a year ago. It was not until this semester, when she returned from her exchange in France, that she received a text from the Cool Beans’ manager stating that a couple of artists had moved and there was an opening available for her. Angela had two weeks to create and hang her artwork on the first and second floors of the coffee shop, and now her artwork is being showcased in the long term and sold for the first time. Despite the style of her political collage, watercolor is Angela’s main medium when it comes to creating art. While sitting down with Angela, she was working on the finishing touches of multiple watercolor prints. She said she plans to sell the prints while her artwork is displayed in Cool Beans. “I’m into reproducible art and accessible art, making it cheap enough and wide-scale enough that people can actually afford it and have art in their homes, or dorms in this case,” Angela said. Angela said she finds it important to make art available for everyone, and it should not be something strictly for elitists. Another goal of hers is to branch art out into the community. She said she thinks the best way to do this is to expose students to art, but not just the mainstream artwork everyone knows about. “Art is all around us, including the clothing we wear and the stickers we put on our cars and on our laptops,” Angela said. “If [students] can recognize this, and at least have an appreciation for it even if they don’t create art, that will spread it into the community.” With her art education degree, Angela said she is planning to teach in South Carolina’s public schools at the high school level for at least the next four years.
International students get taste of Thanksgiving HANNAH HARPER Arts & Culture Writer I f E m m a nuel R aphael R abit could describe Thanksgiving in two words, he would use “warm” and “fattening.” “ T h a n k s g i v i n g p e r s o n a l l y, for me, has been like a totally wholesome ex perience because back home we only see it f rom the TV,” said Rabit, a second-year pol it ic a l sc ience st udent f rom Indonesia. “It’s just a big culture shock a nd I ca n u ndersta nd why A mericans look forward to Thanksgiving.” Before coming to USC, Rabit perceived that Thanksgiving was just a turkey-eating formality, but af ter experiencing t he spirit of the holiday firsthand, he thinks differently. Issy Rushton, a thirdyea r p s ycholog y a nd c r i m i na l just ice st udent f rom Aust ralia, said her understanding has also changed since studying at USC. “I think that it’s a prett y cool holiday considering t hat I love food,” Rushton said. “However, we don’t have anything similar in Australia, so when I first came here I kind of didn’t really understand it, a nd honest ly, probably st ill don’t really understand it that well, but I know it’s really important for Americans for family.” But not all i nter nat ional students were aware of the holiday when t hey came to t he Un ited States. Rohit Kadlag, a secondyear biological sciences student who was born in India but lives in Kenya, did not have any prior knowledge about Thanksgiving. Last T ha n k sg iv i ng, he went t o h i s r o o m m a t e ’s h o u s e t o celebrate for the first time. The most memorable parts of the meal
i ncluded t he t u rkey a nd plu m sauce, Kadlag said. For Risa Kawaguchi, a fourthyear international business and market ing st udent f rom Japan, Thanksgiv ing was not as much of a cult u re shock because she celebrated as an exchange student in high school. “ I w o u l d s a y i t ’s t h e b e s t Thanksgiving because it was my first, and also we cooked a turkey a nd t hen we a lso ba ked, l i ke, apple pie because I love apple pie,” K awag uchi said. “So t he whole experience was amazing.” For T ha n k sg iv i ng la st yea r, R abit v i sit ed f a m i ly i n Oh io. Rabit’s plans for this year are the same, except he wants to tr y to cook a turkey for the first time. K awag uc h i got to celebr ate last Thanksgiving with a not her i nter nat iona l st udent in Greenville. This year, she is using the break to go to Universal Studios. Rushton, however, has created her own Thanksgiving tradition
w it h her fat her. T hough f rom Aust ral ia, Rushton’s dad v isit s e v e r y y e a r f o r t he C le m s o n Carolina game. Because she lived in a residence hall her freshman year, Rushton sa id she felt st r a nded when it closed for Thanksgiving break. If her dad had not visited, Rushton sa id she is not su re where she would have gone for t hose few days. “I probably would’ve had to go home with a friend,” Rushton said. “Even being t he f irst semester freshman year I had friends, but I wasn’t that close with them yet, or I possibly would have had to get a hotel, which would have been very pricey.” This year, however, residence halls will remain open. “Giving advice to ot her internationals, just because you don’t h ave a ny f a m i l y or a ny reason to celebrate Thanksgiving just because you’re not Americans, it’s not an excuse not to try it out,” Rabit said.
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6 ARTS & CULTURE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019
‘Lighthouse’ lunacy: Our roundtable review of the year’s most confusing movie
TAYLOR WASHINGTON, NICK SULLIVAN & IGGY SHULER
This article contains spoilers. In October, director Robert Eggers released his second full-length film, “The Lighthouse.” Here’s what our writers had to say. The questions Taylor: I went into my screening of “The Lighthouse” already confused. Anytime I went searching for reviews, I was bombarded with headlines like this: “The Most Bonkers Movie Sex Scene of the Year Features a Very Horny Robert Pattinson and a Mermaid” — The Daily Beast “‘The Lighthouse’: How a French Animal Trainer Wrangled Seagulls to Terrorize Robert Pattinson” — Indie Wire “Robert Pattinson Says He Ate Mud and Was ‘Pissing’ His Pants to Get Into Character for The Lighthouse” — People W hat was I supposed to do with any of this information? After finally watching the movie, I can confirm these headlines were tamer than the actual movie. I left more confused than when I arrived. Since I didn’t understand anything I watched, here are my top questions to keep this section concise: W hy was there so much farting? I swore it was someone in my theater at first. What was up with the seagulls? I know it was a metaphor that flew over my head, but I need concrete answers. What was real and what wasn’t? Was this whole movie just a fever dream of RPatz’s character? Nick: Ever y scene leads to one quest ion or a not her. One second the audience is asking why Winslow (Pattinson) is murdering a bird, the next it’s asking whether he’s really doing it with a mermaid. At some point, the lines blur between Pattinson and Willem Dafoe’s characters, further muddying an already unclear image. W ho was who? Was Wake (Dafoe)
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trying to mess with Winslow’s mind, or was Winslow really losing his head? The film’s use of an unreliable narrator makes it impossible to confidently discern fantasy from reality. Iggy: The first time I saw this movie, my main question was: W hat? My secondary questions went something like this: What is this movie saying about selfhood? Why so much farting? Is Pattinson somehow even sexier with a mustache? What was up with all the mermaid stuff? What does sensuality have to do with any of this? What’s symbolic? What’s literal? What’s the
tone in these tense little dialogue scenes? The answers Taylor: ??? Nick: IIgg y: “The Lighthouse” is about desire, shame, control and repression. On a literal level, Pattinson plays a man grappling with his own sensuality and queer desire, objectified in Dafoe’s character. There are many important scenes and symbols, but here’s an exemplary moment: After a night of drinking, we see the two men in their bedroom,
muttering almost nonsensically. There’s this really abrupt non sequitur moment where Winslow declares that if he had a steak, he’d “f— it.” It’s played for humor but very directly tells the audience that Winslow has sexual hungers that can’t be satisfied by what’s available on the island — and what’s available on the island? Wake’s cooking. A quarrel quickly ensues, with Wake insisting that Winslow likes his food and Winslow declaring he does not. This initially playful fight culminates in a bellowing monologue by Wake, in which he calls on the forces of the sea to kill Winslow. This moment’s melodrama enforces the audience’s suspicion that this fight is about more than just food. Before we can fully realize the metaphorical implications, the movie delivers another moment of humor with Winslow dryly agreeing that he likes his companion’s cooking. Just when the audience begins to get a clear picture of what’s going on, the film pulls the rug out from under us, revealing more questions. Funny, or serious? A fraternal bickering match, or a domestic quarrel between lovers? I think the answer is yes. Both. In a movie about self-denial and shame surrounding queer masculinit y, it makes sense that the characters would undercut the seriousness of a fight over sensitive subjects with melodrama and humor. The whole movie, in fact, is about Winslow’s fear of looking directly at his own desires. He desires Wake through unspoken gesture: Gazing at his partially naked body through a hole in the roof, leaning on him as they slow dance in front of the fire, resting his head on Wake’s lap and confessing his deepest secret. The st rongest s y mbol t he f ilm presents is the lighthouse itself, a phallic representation of queer desire. SEE ONLINE www.dailygamecock.com
McKissick Museum highlights state history MARDY KRAMER Arts & Culture Writer
L o c ated at t he end of t he Horseshoe is McKissick Museum, the building known to most students as the Visitors’ C e nt e r f r o m c a m p u s tours. The museum has various collections that are relevant to Southern history, including, most recently, a donor-based exhibition, “Thank You! Love, McKissick.” T he e x h ib it s e r v e s as a t ha n k you note to t he donors, “hence the name ‘Thank You! Love, McKissick,’” said Mark Smith, curator for exhibition and collection management. “This is the second time we’ve done this type of show,” Smith said. The exhibit highlights some recent additions to the collections of art, silver, quilts, minerals, pottery, pol it ic a l memorabi l ia and University of South Carolina historical items. T he pieces a re a l l donated by individuals or transferred from other departments on campus, such as the College of Nursing, t he at hlet ics department or the two l ib r a r ie s o n c a m p u s , T ho m a s C o o p e r a nd South Caroliniana. Some of the donated pieces include political memorabilia, such as a Women’s March pink cat hat and a Donald Trump Christmas card. There’s a l s o ab st r ac t a r t a nd sweetgrass baskets, which are handwoven baskets
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Abstract arts covers the walls at the “Thank you! Love, McKissick” exhibit. The exhibit is on the second floor of McKissick and is open until Dec. 7.
significant to African art history. The at hlet ic memorabilia includes a 2017 women’s basketball championship ring a nd a copy of “ Tot a l Excitement,” a record produced during the 1960s which contains highlights from the football season. There is a si x-m inute seg ment f rom ever y game of the 1960 season, feat uring Bob Fulton, who was “the voice of the Gamecocks” for over 40 years, Smith said. The history of the university section includes a Garnet and Black 1962 yearbook and a class photo from 1924. Amanda Belue, Mc K i s s ic k Mu s e u m’s communications manager, said without the donors and the relationship they share w it h McK issick Museum, the show would not be possible. She said building relationships over time is key to the success of the exhibits and the museum as a whole. “We have really good relat ionsh ips w it h a lot of our donors; they understand our mission; t hey u nderst a nd what
we’re looking for,” Belue said. “They either keep a lookout of things they know specifically about — maybe gaps i n ou r collection, or they know that years down the line that, ‘I’m going to put this into a request because I want to make sure that [an item] goes to someplace safe.’” Ot her object s come from within the university system and make their home in McK issick Museum. Some pieces are loaned back to their respective department or to other museums when they are not on display at McKissick. The official school mace is at t he museum but can be loaned out for special events when needed. Though ending soon, “ T h a n k Yo u ! L o v e , McKissick” will run again when new objects come into the museum. The current exhibit displays objects collected in the last three years, Smith said. The exhibit is currently open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Dec. 7.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019
SPORTS 7 The past week in
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Volleyball Won, 3-2 at Georgia Friday, Nov. 22 Won, 3-0 at Auburn Sunday, Nov. 24
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Women’s Soccer Won, 1-0 vs. Not re Dame ( NC A A To u r n a m e nt R o u nd of 32) Friday, Nov. 22 Won, 2-0 vs. University of Kansas (NCAA Tournament Sweet 16) Sunday, Nov. 24
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crossing enemy lines
Feaster finds himself on the South Carolina sideline this year
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men’s Basketball Lost, 78-70 vs. Boston University Tuesday, Nov. 19 Won, 74-69 vs. Gardner-Webb Friday, Nov. 22
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Women’s Basketball Won, 112-32 vs. USC Upstate Thursday, Nov. 21 Won, 84-48 at Clemson Sunday, Nov. 24
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Senior running back Tavien Feaster pushes through the Florida defenders during the game against UF at Williams-Brice Stadium on Oct. 19.
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n July 29, Tavien Feaster did something few athletes before him have done: He announced on Instagram he was trading in his purple and orange Clemson uniform for garnet and black South Carolina threads. According to NCAA rules, Feaster, a graduate transfer, would not have been eligible to play for the Gamecocks this year if he did not graduate from Clemson. But 11 days after making his transfer announcement, he walked across the stage at Clemson’s summer commencement to receive his diploma after earning a bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management. Then, 22 days after achieving alumnus status from Clemson, Feaster took the field with his new teammates in the season opener against North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. With 3:09 left in the first quarter of that game, Feaster took a handoff from quarterback Jake Bentley 34 yards to the end zone for the Gamecocks’ first touchdown of the season. Feaster left an impression on his new coaching staff before his South Carolina debut. “He catches the ball extremely well. He’s like a receiver running routes, as far as those things, and he’s got really good ball skills, but again, I thought he made a couple really nice cuts on some runs today in the first live contact he’s had since he’s been here,” head coach Will Muschamp said during camp. Since that rush against the Tar Heels, Feaster has had four more touchdowns and accrued 625 total rushing yards this season as part of a backfield split that has seen four players
score at least three touchdowns each to date. Feaster can add to those numbers in the upcoming Palmetto Bowl. When the Gamecocks hosted the Gators Oct. 19, Feaster ran for a season-high 175 yards on 25 carries, one of which featured an acrobatic 21-yard touchdown run to the goal line in front of the student section. The play left Gamecock football play-by-play announcer Todd Ellis saying “Boom! Are you kidding me?” and sent thousands of white towels throughout Williams-Brice Stadium into the air in celebration. His showing against a stout Florida rush defense earlier this season proves he is capable of filling the stat sheet against a highly ranked team. This year’s Palmetto Bowl likely carries some added meaning for the 21-year-old, not only because of his Clemson background but also because this marks the end of Feaster’s collegiate road. The final game of his career comes against the program where he won two national championships. On top of that, Feaster will make his return to the Gamecocks’ backfield after missing the last two games with a groin injury. Feaster’s in-state transfer raised eyebrows. To many, he crossed enemy lines when he left Clemson for South Carolina. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney did not necessarily see it that way. “If he felt like he needed a better opportunity than what maybe he had here playing-wise, then he earned that opportunity,” Swinney said in a press conference. In the spirit of the Carolina-Clemson rivalry, Swinney said, “I wish him all the best, you know, [in] all but one of them.”
EQUESTRIAN Lost, 11-9 at SMU Friday, Nov. 22 Lost, 12-7 at Oklahoma State Saturday, Nov. 23
The next week... Women’s basketball
vs. Indiana Thursday, Nov. 28, 8 p.m. (Paradise Jam) vs. Washington State Friday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. (Paradise Jam) vs. Baylor Saturday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. (Paradise Jam)
Women’s soccer
vs. TBD Friday, Nov. 29, TBD (Elite Eight)
Men’s basketball
vs. Wichita State Tuesday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m. (Cancun Challenge) v s . We s t V i r g i n i a / U N I We d n e s d a y, N o v. 2 7, 6 p.m./8:30p.m. vs. George Washington Sunday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m.
Volleyball
vs. Texas A&M Wednesday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. vs. Arkansas Friday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.
Football
vs. Clemson Saturday, Nov. 30, noon
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Top five moments in rivalry across the big three sports ALLISON LAPLAINE Sports Writer South Carolina football closes out its season Saturday with the annual rivalry clash against Clemson. Despite this season’s woes, Gamecock athletics has put up a strong fight against the Tigers across the big three sports in the long history of the rivalry. Here are some of Carolina’s best moments against Clemson: Football: Top-10 matchup, 2013 The 2013 matchup was the first and only top-10 matchup in series history, with South Carolina ranked No. 10 and Clemson ranked No. 6. The Gamecocks turned three of Clemson’s turnovers into touchdowns in their 31-17 victory. This win was South Carolina’s fifth in a row over Clemson, the Gamecocks’ longest win streak in the rivalry. It also brought South Carolina to an 18-game win streak at home and a 14-game win streak against non-conference opponents. Senior quarterback Connor Shaw started for the 26th time that weekend and finished his career undefeated at Williams-Brice Stadium. Football: A comeback victory, 2006 The Gamecocks pulled out a stunning comeback win over the No. 24 Tigers in their 2006 meeting. Clemson led 28-14 in the third quarter, but South Carolina rallied and put up 17 unanswered points with two touchdowns by sophomore running back Mike Davis and a field goal by sophomore kicker Ryan Succop. Clemson hoped to tie the game with a 39-yard field goal attempt by senior kicker Jad Dean, but the kick went wide, leaving the Gamecocks to celebrate 31-28. This comeback victory was South Carolina’s first against a ranked opponent that season and ended the four-game losing streak against Clemson. Baseball: College World Series Semifinals, 2002 After losing the regular season series against Clemson, the Gamecocks found themselves with a chance to eliminate the Tigers in the semifinal round of the 2002 College World Series. Blood ran hot as the in-state rivals faced off in their two games, complete with bat flips, brushback pitches and hats thrown out of the dugout. The Gamecocks dominated both games, securing a 12-4 win in game one and a 10-2 victory in game two. Unfortunately, as the best-of-three format for the final round would not be installed until the
following year, South Carolina ended up losing to Texas in the National Championship game. Baseball: College World Series Semifinals, 2010 T he G a mecock s a nd Tiger s entered t he semifinals in a similar situation to that of the 2002 College World Series, but this time, the season outcome was even sweeter. In game one, sophomore pitcher Michael Roth made his first start of the season, throwing a threehit complete game. Roth’s pitching performance was supported by an offense that posted five runs to top Clemson. The next day, South Carolina clinched a 4-3 victory over Clemson in a close game two. These back-to-back wins took the Gamecocks to the national championship for the fourth time in school history, where they won their first title over UCLA 2-1. Securing wins in each of the big three sports, 2010 2010 was a big year for South Carolina athletics, especially when facing Clemson. T he f o ot b a l l t e a m took down the Tigers 29-7 that year, going on to secure its first SEC East division title. The baseball team followed it s elim inat ion of Clemson by winning a national championship. B o t h t h e m e n’s a n d w o m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l teams secured victories over the Tigers in the first half of their 20102 011 s e a s o n s . T h a t sea son, Daw n St a ley made her first postseason appearance as women’s basketball head coach in t he 2011 Women’s N a t i o n a l I n v it a t i o n Tournament. T h i s w a s t he f i r s t season since 1994 the G a meco c k s defeated Clemson i n each big three sport in the same calendar year. Honorable mention: Sigma Nu prank, 1961
During pregame warmups, members of South Carolina’s Sigma Nu fraternity pretended to be the Clemson football team to prank the visiting fans. The Sigma Nus borrowed orange and purple uniforms from Orangeburg High School and asked Gamecock head coach Marvin Bass for permission to pull off the stunt. Bass granted them pregame field access and even use of the practice field in order to prepare. On game day, the group ran out onto the field as if they were the Tigers, complete with an imitation of Clemson head coach Frank Howard. Deceived, the Clemson band began playing its fight song and the visiting crowd cheered. The impostor squad exaggeratedly botched the drills and did a dance in the end zone. Clemson fans’ anger over this mockery caused fights to break out before the game’s start and after its end. The real Clemson football team didn’t get revenge for the prank, as South Carolina took a 21-14 victory that year.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Column: Swinney’s success vs. the future of South Carolina football
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South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp smiles during the game against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 26.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney stands on the field at Clemson Memorial Stadium.
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Wednesday about the interview with the Florence Morning News saying: “Our Athletic Director and I will support Will Muschamp, and we look forward to him being our coach next year and for seasons to come.” While Muschamp can be criticized for the product on the field, what should be applauded is his handling of the media mess that is this situation. Muschamp has, so far, kept quiet, allowing him to focus on his upcoming opponent, the Clemson Tigers. I n 20 08, t he Clemson footba l l program decided to make a relatively unknown Dabo Swinney their head coach after moving on from the longtenured Tommy Bowden. This move was surprising to many — ESPN even gave the hire a D+ grade. However, the decision has certainly worked out for Clemson. Now in his 12th season as head coach of the Tigers, Swinney has led Clemson to three national championship appearances and two national championship victories, pinning Clemson on top of the college
The divergence in qualit y of the South Carolina and Clemson football programs has become the harsh reality as the Palmetto Bowl approaches. While Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has enjoyed a winning streak, the football season for the Gamecocks has been a disappointment under head coach Will Muschamp. With the team sitting at 4-7 and one game left on the schedule, South Carolina will not play a bowl game for the first time since 2015. When a team underperforms, it’s easy to point the finger at the guy in charge. Crit icism of Muschamp and t he questions surrounding his future came to the forefront last week with news that athletics director Ray Tanner asked Florida State about its buyout of head coach Willie Taggart. Muschamp has a buyout clause in his contract that would cost the university $19.4 million, or $18.8
million if it did so after Dec. 31. The news of Tanner’s inquiry came from Universit y of South Carolina President Robert Caslen. When asked if he himself had talked to Florida State officials, he def lected the question towards Tanner. “No, but our athletic director (Ray Tanner) has,” Caslen told the Florence Morning News. “A nd they’ve got a whole lot more money in their athletic endowment than we do.” The night of the interview, Caslen then told the press Tanner did no such thing. “Let me set the record straight: Athletics Director Ray Tanner did not speak with anyone at Florida State University about coaching contracts.” Clearly, there is a level of confusion on whether this inquiry occurred. However, the fact that these statements had to be made — especially just days after both Tanner and Caslen voiced support for Muschamp — definitely opened some eyes among the South Carolina fan base. Caslen released a st atement
football world. Sw i n ney is clearly t he ma n for Clemson, and they made sure of that by signing him to a 10-year, $93 million contract following Clemson’s national championship. The team is on pace for another playoff appearance and should have no doubts in the man they hired to lead their team for the foreseeable future. The t wo coaching sit uat ions on opposing sides of the rivalry is symbolic of where these two programs currently stand. Clemson has established themselves as a powerhouse under Swinney, with no slowing down in sight. Sout h Carolina has no sense of establishment and no clear outline for the future. The program has been in a state of mediocrity since the upset win over then-No. 3 Georgia. The direction of the program is unclear. Muschamp’s future at South Carolina has no probable answer right now. He needs to do something improbable to clear that up — beat Clemson.
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Ross McDaniel, Ryan Johnson and project leader Gabe Carrilho work on building one side of the tiger. FROM TIGER BURN PAGE 1
In an email interview, the assistant director for campus programs Courtney Buzan said between 2,000 and 4,000 students attend the Tiger Burn annually. The event features Cocky, the Carolina Band and cheerleaders as part of the pep rally. It also features guest speakers, including a eulogist for the tiger. This year, Dance Marathon morale team members Emma Chimera and John Cassibry will be student hosts, and the eulogist will be Jim Whitten from The Carolina Church. Buzan works with the warehouse ow ners on bu ild i ng t he t iger a nd coordinating the building schedule and supplies needed with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Buzan coordinates the “burning day” logistics with USCPD, the Carolina Band, the cheerleaders and other necessary staff members who make the event possible. “It’s a wonderful privilege to be a part of such an iconic event at USC,” Buzan said. “Students take interest in various things throughout campus, and it’s hard to reach every student with campus entertainment and engagement. But everyone at USC knows our rivalry with Clemson, and therefore, every student knows or has at least heard of Tiger Burn and what the event details.” Gabe Carrilho, president of t he Soc iet y of H ispa n ic Profe s siona l Engineers, said his society collaborates with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to put on the Tiger Burn every year. Carrilho’s team is more broad in terms of the many disciplines within
the engineering school. His team is responsible for constantly evaluat ing t he parts and changing designs to make sure the structure is sturdy, while the mechanical engineers are responsible for the actual building of the tiger. “There’s a lot of pressure on us to make sure that this build is spaced and that it stands up and that it has an exciting burn,” Carrilho, a secondyear mechanical engineering student, said. “The magnitude of this project is super exciting, and it’s really important, especially, to give the opportunity to these students to experience a project at this scale where their work is very valuable and will make or break our project.” C a r r i l ho s a id t he prof e s s ion a l development is crucial for this project, and the leadership skills his organization teaches are what makes this possible. “The people aspect of this is the biggest part, and k now ing how to manage people is a huge part of it,” Carrilho said. The creat ion of t he Tiger Burn tradition dates back 117 years. In 1902, a riot broke out when South Carolina upset Clemson. Clemson students were angry when a drawing of a gamecock crowing over a tiger appeared on a poster. Clemson students warned the South Carolina students not to carry this poster in a victory parade, which took place on Main Street the next day. The Gamecock students ended up carrying the poster in the parade, and both schools’ students agreed to burn the poster to decrease tensions. Gates for the event will open at 6 p.m. on Greene Street Intramural Fields.
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10 OPINION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Editorial board: Dear USC, It’s Clemson COURTESY OF THE TIGER
Dear USC, It’s almost that time of year again. It seems as though Clemson has made beating South Carolina somewhat of a Thanksgiving tradition. Clemson fans eat turkey on Thursday, go shopping on Friday and watch the Tigers kick the ever-living crap out of the Gamecocks on Saturday. Nothing gets Tiger fans in the holiday spirit quite like an annual beatdown of everyone’s University of Second Choice. T he on ly b ad p a r t ab out pl ay i ng t he Gamecocks is that every other year, the Tigers have to travel to Columbia to play at good ol’ Willy B, aka the Upside-Down Cockroach. There is truly nothing worse than the deafening ch icken sc reech t hat is played over t he loudspeaker after seemingly every play. It would be one thing if you could win games at home, but when you’ve lost three already this year, the rally cry feels more like a death shriek, especially when you wave those white towels of surrender around before the game even kicks off. Pe r h a p s e v e n w o r s e i s w at c h i n g t h e Gamecocks run out to a song from a movie baby boomers grew up on. Like, seriously, it’s 2019. Surely you could think of a more creative
entrance than smoke and the theme song from a 1960s movie soundtrack (although that’s when you last won any kind of championship, so we understand the significance behind it). Hey, we almost forgot to congratulate you. Your 21-point loss to us last season was the smallest point differential since 2015! In fact, we beat you by fewer points than we beat Alabama. That was in the national championship game, by the way, but we wouldn’t expect you guys to know anything about that. Even in the height of your success, the closest you ever got to a national title appearance was... the Capital One Bowl. Or was it the Outback Bowl? We certainly appreciate all those free bloomin’ onions you’ve won for us! You know, you almost had us worried when you beat Georgia earlier this season. We’ll admit, we were impressed! Although neither one of you have won anything significant since the ‘80s, we always appreciate watching two average SEC teams slug it out. Unfortunately, it seems as though your true colors have come through in recent weeks. I mean, losing to App State at home? And losing to Missouri and Tennessee? Geez, that “SEC grind” is no joke! We’ve been meaning to ask, what’s going on with your head coach? It seems like everyone in Columbia wants him fired, perhaps even the
athletic director. Sticky situation, we know. We can’t exactly blame you, given it’s nearly impossible to talk a respected, successf ul coach into coming to the Armpit of the South. However, it seems like a $4.4 million annual salary for a coach that has only once surpassed 10 wins in a season was a bit of an oversight. But hey, oversights are fitting for a team that has a chicken for a mascot. We do sincerely hope you figure things out, though. While it is fun to rack up 50+ points on you almost every season, admittedly it’s just not the same when you’re losing to everyone else as well. As your older brother, we want to see you succeed against everyone. Yes, we’ll have to put you in your place when you come up against us, but that’s what big brothers are for! A lthough we poke fun, we do hope for a respectful showing from both the players and fans next weekend. While the Tigers and the Gamecocks don’t have much common ground, everyone can get behind representing their respective universities and the state of South Carolina positively. We’ll see you next Saturday. Sincerely, Your big brother, Clemson
South Carolina and Clemson players face-to-face at the 2017 rivalry matchup in Williams-Brice Stadium. The Carolina-Clemson rivalry game this year is at noon on Nov. 30 at home.
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Clemson, what are y’all doing up there? OPINION EDITORS
Dear Clemson, On behalf of the rest of South Carolina, what are you doing? OK, OK, maybe this is just the arts major in me, but orange and purple? I could talk about color theory if you want, but it doesn’t take a B.F.A. to tell you you look like confused parakeets. You could’ve stolen anyone’s colors, but you chose Auburn’s. Orange and blue is just as bad, but now it’s like you copied your friend’s work with your eyes closed. Stealing from one team is questionable, but two? You didn’t even try to hide it. You had to go with the tigers, just like LSU and Auburn. Your mascot doesn’t even have a name! “The Tiger?” And you chose a paw as your logo? I’ve seen better graphics from a high school design class. While we’re on the topic of your designers, we’ve seen some of your recent work. A few weeks ago you published a photo of your football team in anticipation of your then-upcoming game against UNC. Who approved that? It only takes one Google search to find a picture of rams. You couldn’t even manage that! Instead, you photoshopped horns onto a poor herd of sheep.
You’re telling me, not only did a designer take the time to create that, but someone approved it AND published it? Next t ime you’re t hink ing of designing something, please, come to us first. I know we’re rivals and all, but we can only stand to see you embarrass yourself so much before stepping in. Listen, guys, you brag about being undefeated, but those teams barely even grazed the top 25. Why don’t you play a real team like — I don’t know — Georgia? Or is Trevor Lawrence too scared to mess up his man bun and play with the big boys? By the way, we’ve seen your Barstool, and we’re, well, concerned. You see, Barstool Sports typically includes… a bar. I’m glad you’re having fun getting drunk in a cotton field, but that’s not what we mean when we say we’re drinking at The Cotton Gin. And that’s not the only thing we’re worried about. Are y’all OK up there? I know the town shuts down when students leave, but don’t you have a doctor… somewhere? I mean, the mumps vaccine was introduced in 1967. We get it, you’re still a few decades behind the modern world up there, but we figured you had at least heard of vaccines when you got your first cable TVs. You called Williams-Brice an “Upside-Down
Cockroach.” I’m glad you brought that up! You see, for a school of architecture, we would’ve expected you to actually plan out your stadium. Did you just forget to put in a fourth wall? At this point, we feel bad for your students. I’m sure they’re used to being in the great outdoors, but we figured one of those architects could have at least managed to understand basic foundations. Maybe we’re mistaken. Maybe you left that space for something important, like your pet rock. What’s up with that? I mean, I know you need all the luck you can get! UNC almost got you when you didn’t have your boy Howard to help you out. You couldn’t pick original colors. You couldn’t pick an original mascot. Bravo! The one original thing about your football team is a rock and a lack of actual seating. But, we digress. Y’all are really doing well, and maybe we will end up playing a pretty darn entertaining game this Saturday. At the end of the day, we both know what really matters: Tailgates, sportsmanship and, of course, beating ‘Bama. In the end, though, get your filthy paws out of our stadium. Sincerely, The favorite child, USC
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