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New USC president has big shoes to fill GENNA CONTINO @GennaContino
Personable. Hardworking. Active in the community. These are some some of the traits USC students said they want to see in a new university president. A mong all t he characterist ics students said they hope the new
president has, there’s one thing m a ny ag re e on: T he y wa nt a president just like Harris Pastides. Diversity and inclusion “Similar to Dr. Pastides where he’s very charismatic, good at public speaking, does his best to connect with students when he’s on campus sort of thing,” second-year finance real estate student Sean Maher said. “So you feel like you k now your
president as opposed to just being the figurehead.” Many students said they didn’t really know what policies fall under the president’s purview, and they haven’t put much thought into what they want in their next president. SEE PRESIDENT PAGE 2
Hooks accuses Forward campaign of falsifying evidence
ZACH MCKINLEY// THE GAMECOCK President Harris Pastides speaks at Pizza with the President in Russell House on Sept. 12, 2018.
‘They keep my day going’: Russell House employees talk students, jobs BRIAN ROSENZWEIG @briandrosie
ETHAN LAM// THE GAMECOCK Speaker of the student senate candidates Nick Hooks and Davis Latham answer questions at the Student Government debate on Feb. 19. Hooks believes the Forward campaign has tried to get him kicked out of the race.
HANNAH DEAR @TDG_dailynews The Forward campaign asked a member of t he campaig n staff and clerk of the student senate to resign after there was insufficient evidence to back up campaign violations against Nick Hooks, speaker of the senate candidate. Davis Latham, the current chief of staff to the speaker of the senate and candidate for the speaker of the senate, responded to the accusations saying his campaign would not lie about evidence of campaign
violations. “ I w o u ld n o t l ie , a n d I w o u ld n e v e r s u p p o r t a n y sort of fraudulent violation,” Latham said. “I think it’s pretty offensive, this idea that I would be in cahoots about that.” Latham later told The Daily Gamecock he had not told the whole trut h because he felt t hat m ist a kes made w it h i n the campaign should be kept internal. “I do not feel like I was as honest as I would have liked to [have] been,” Latham said. Following this statement, Latham said he did not like
how the violation and hearing had proceeded. “I d id n’t l ike t he idea of someone filing something and not having evidence ready,” Latham said. “It just didn’t look good to me.” Hooks’ campaign violation h e a r i n g w a s We d n e s d a y night. Due to the insufficient ev idence, Pat r ick El l is, presidential candidate on the Forward ticket, and Latham bot h asked Jacob Sm it h to resign from the campaign staff and his position as senate clerk.
For many USC students, Russell House employees are a constant in their daily lives. Beyond the line from order to checkout, st udents don’t learn much about t hem and their characters. Behind these brief i nt er ac t ion s a re t he stor ie s of t he se employees, who work tirelessly because of — a nd somet i mes despite — t hei r interactions with the students. Steven Simmons, a cook at Southern Kitchen, spoke about the efforts he and his coworkers make to provide students with substantial meals that match their personal needs. “We basically are making sure that all the students are getting their daily meals and daily amounts of nutritions,” Simmons said. “We try to meet all the needs of everyone. So, if you’re not a meat eater, we have our vegan dishes and vice versa.” Simmons said one of his favorite things on the job was getting recognized for his work. “The things I really like at my job, I wo u ld s a y, i s t he at t e nt io n a nd t he compliments you get from knowing that you did a really good job on your food and people are coming back for more,” Simmons said. I n h is day-to -day i nterac t ions w it h students, Simmons says the majority of his experiences are positive. “I would come across — maybe, I would say rarely — but maybe a few people that are impatient here and there, but that’s the job. That comes with anywhere you go to,” Simmons said. “Fairly everybody’s pretty nice here.” Gabriel Tirado, an employee at Twisted Taco, has a slightly different perspective t han some of his fellow Russell House employees. “I’m a student here on campus as well, so I get to interact with my fellow students of USC, and that’s always a good time,” Tirado said.
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‘Our elevators are terrifying’: Capstone elevators set for upgrade JOSEPH LEONARD @JSCLeonard T he Boa rd of Tr u stee s approved a projec t to f i x the “terrifying” elevators in Capstone. “Capstone elevator controls — they’re highly problematic, and what t his project w ill do is replace t he cont rols entirely with a new, solidstate electronic control,” said Eugene Warr Jr., a trustee. Breanna Robertson, a firstyear psychology student, was excited when she heard that the current elevator controls were going to be replaced with new ones because she is unsatisfied with the current elevators as a whole. “Our elevators are
terrifying,” Robertson said. “They make a lot of weird noises, they make stops on f loors that buttons weren’t pressed for, the doors open before they stop moving.” Rober t son sa id she just wa nt s t he new elevator cont rols to work bec au se in their current state they often skip her floor after she has already pressed her floor number. “If t hey would just stop on t he f loors t hat t hey’re supposed to, that would be awesome,” Robertson said. Connor Tormey, a f irstyea r bu si ne s s u ndecla red st udent, said he has experienced his fair share of problems with the elevators at Capstone House. Apart f rom t hese issues, he said
his overall experience at the Capstone has been what he expected. “ I t ’s a f r e s h m a n y e a r college dorm, so you can’t really expect much from it,” Tormey said. Hunter Taylor, a first-year undeclared student, said he was st uck on t he elevator af ter he had done laundr y and also once had to help his friends get down from level 18 because the elevator was stuck there. “I feel like they’re pretty slow as of right now. It takes a while; sometimes you have to wait a long time before you actually can get the elevator doors to open,” Taylor said. SEE CAPSTONE PAGE 3
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Arts & Culture
The cast of “The Wolves” trained with the USC women’s soccer coach to perfect their skills. PG 5
Sports South Carolina club gymnastics team competes for the first time this year. PG 7
Opinion ZAHIDA ASHROFF// THE GAMECOCK Elevators in Capstone have not been updated since being built in 1967.
The Daily Gamecock has decided which Student Government candidates to endorse. PG 10
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Golf cart vandalism A n individual sat on a golf cart’s roof instead of its driver’s seat, damaging the cart just after midnight on Tuesday. A USCPD of f icer responded to a call ab out t he d a m ag e t o a u n i v e r s it y- o w n e d g o l f ca r t pa rked on t he east side of Russell House. A witness said that they saw someone get on top of the golf cart, causing the roof to collapse. Footage of the vandalism was shared on Instagram, the report said. The cost of the damage to the cart was estimated at $600. A suspect has not yet been identified.
Morning marijuana bust The smell of fresh coffee was joi ned by t hat of marijuana on the seventh f l o o r o f S o u t h To w e r Tuesday morning. An officer was dispatched in response to a dr ug complaint and spoke with a r e s id e nt w h o s e r o o m seemed to be the source of the smell of marijuana. The resident was cooperat ive and admitted she did have marijuana. A container of a brown wax-like substance w a s t u r ne d over t o t he of f icer. The content s of the container were tested, but the substance was not specified. The resident was issued a citation for small possession of marijuana.
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O t her s t udent s h ave fond memories of Pastides — giving out doughnuts in the library during exam week or taking selfies with students, for example — but some said t hey feel t h e r e’s s t i l l r o o m f o r improvement with a new university president. Katelynn Wall said she wants to see more diversity and inclusion on campus and thinks a new president could help implement that change. “I would say Past ides didn’t come to any of the m i nor it y e ve nt s a nd I didn’t see that, so I would like the new president to come to more minorit y event s t hat we have on c a mp u s ,” s a id Wa l l , a
second-yea r ret a i l i ng management student. L i k e Wa l l , o t h e r students said they want the university to focus more on diversit y, especially in Greek life. Some students in multicultural fraternities and sororities said t hey’re dissat isf ied with the attention Pastides gives organizat ions dom i nated by wh ite students. They said they would like a president who gives the same attention to minority students. A c h a l l e n g e underclassmen specifically would like to see a new president t a ke on is bridg ing a cult u ral divide between freshman students and the rest of campus. “Someone who’s really
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i ntere sted i n helpi ng st udent s a nd helpi ng freshmen adjust to more on campus and just overall being involved,” said Niya Tr ue sda le, a f i r st-yea r public health student. ‘Money on my mind’ “ Yo u k n o w w e h a v e the Darla Moore School of Business wh ich is beautif ul, right. I’d like more donat ions of t hat c a l ib e r, b u t m a y b e t o our other colleges,” said Dav is Lat ham, secondyear political science and economics student and a candidate for speaker of the senate. While Latham said he is concerned about the state’s lack of higher education f u nd i ng, second-yea r hospitalit y st udent Hikaym Rivers said he is
more concerned about his own costs. “It seems like the school is just tr ying to make a buck out of ever y lit t le thing that we do,” Rivers said. Roi Fa roud, a t h i rdyear international business student from the Honduras, said he would like to see a new president f ind more ways to help i nt er n at ion a l s t udent s financially. “We make part of why USC i s go o d ,” Fa roud said. “We have the best i nt er n at ion a l bu s i ne s s program and I feel that t h e r e’s n o t e n o u g h recognition right now for international students.”
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Smith declined to comment on the violations or the events that followed. “I’m embarrassed of that quite frankly, I’m embarrassed of how it went down,” Latham said. “It is what it is.” Se ver a l St udent G over n ment elec t ion ca nd idates sa id t hey didn’t want to file many campaign violations, but the Forward campaign filed six campaign violations against speaker of the senate candidate Nick Hooks without evidence. “This is something that occurs ever y elect ion season,” K at hr y n Stoudemire, t he elect ions commissioner said. “It’s a super competitive year, so if candidates think that someone else is breaking the rules they have no qualms with filing a violation.” Smith filed 10 violations against Hooks in one day. All 10 violations alleged that Hooks reached out to individuals whom he didn’t know previously and asked for votes. Four campaign violation points were tacked onto Hooks’ campaign — one for each violation — while six others were thrown out due to lack of sufficient evidence. Latham spoke at Hooks’ violation hearing on Wednesday. He spoke both on behalf of his ticket and on
behalf of Smith. Latham said he had not seen the violations filed until the hearing. Both Ellis and Latham have said that they don’t file violations just for the sake of filing them, and that they want to keep the race clean. “My goal in going [to the hearing] was to clarif y to the commission t hat Nick Hook s has constant ly and continues to violate the rules,” Latham said. Hooks’ violations were numbered one t h rough 20. V iol at ion s 11 through 14 were successfully filed because the elections commission found sufficient evidence, resulting in points against Hooks’ campaign. Screenshots from mobile phones showed t hat Hook s d irect ly messaged people he didn’t k now before candidates were allowed to start campaigning. But Hooks has disputed violations 15 t hrough 20 because t hey did not include the same evidence as violations 11 through 14. The screenshots included with v i o l at i o n s 15 t h r o u g h 2 0 h a d no names attached to t he direct messages, ma k i ng it u nclea r to whom they were actually sent. V i o l a t i o n 19, f o r e x a m p l e , includes an iPhone screenshot of an Instagram direct message from a Hooks campaign staffer asking the receiver if Hooks can count on his or her vote. It’s followed by another screenshot of a text to Smith, with no prior conversation history, from a person named “Brianna” asking why they’re receiving messages. “Who the hell is Nick Hooks?” the text to Smith read. “I don’t care what he is running for why is he messaging me?” The elections commission agreed that there was insufficient evidence to prove that there was a violation. “We couldn’t connect the people to the messages that were sent, and
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there wasn’t really any proof that they had received the messages,” Stoudemire said Friday. “And so we decided that with a lack of evidence we didn’t feel comfortable assigning points or even saying that a violation occurred.” When asked to present evidence of direct messages and texts, Smith was unable to find the original messages or screenshots of them. “[Smit h] basically spends a lot of time looking for it and couldn’t find it, which raised concerns to me because I don’t believe evidence gets lost.” Latham said. Hooks said he believes members of the Forward campaign — consisting of Ellis, Latham, vice presidential candidate K amr y n Phlegar a nd t rea s u rer c a nd id ate A dger Dr u m mond I I — have fa lsif ied ev idence ag a i nst h i m. A f ter 10 violations, the elections commission can move to disqualify a candidate. “They knew the number of points we had, at t he moment we had five,” Hooks said. “I believe that the campaign knew that we would receive those points. And what they were trying to do was get me over the edge of the 10 to where I would be kicked out of the race.” Hooks currently has eight violation points against his campaign, not n i n e , b e c au s e h e s u c c e s s f u l l y appealed one point. He’ll be running a “careful” campaign, he said, to ensure he remains eligible to run. “If I do end up getting kicked out of this race ... I would have at least have been k icked out of the race with my integrity, and my integrity is far more important than one of these executive positions,” Hooks said. —Managing editor T. Michael Boddie contributed to the reporting of this article.
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The 18-story building, equipped with a rotating restaurant on the roof, was or ig i nally completed i n 1967. T he elevator cont rols currently in the residence hall have not changed since the building’s complet ion. I n add it ion to t he elevator controls being replaced, there are more renovations in the works to come to the Capstone. Josh Wise, associate director of communications and conferences for housing, said staff are looking
for wa rd to renovat i ng ma ny buildings throughout the summer. The elevator controls at Capstone are stage one, although no details have been released concer n i ng how the new controls will look and function or when the renovation will happen. “There is a fort hcoming renovation to behold in Capstone in the coming years that the elevators simply can’t wait for,” Warr said. The project’s budget is $900,000 and will be pulled from the housing and maintenance reserve fund.
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Tirado said in his daily experiences wit h st udents, some can be less outgoing or warm than others. “Some people are very friendly. Some people a re not r ude, but t hey ’re just ver y to t he poi nt ,” Tirado said. “Sometimes, when you get a few of those people in a row, you look forward to the quirk ier ones.” Tirado said that while he does not view his work in Russell House as his long-term job, he still sees it as a formative experience, as it helps him interact with a wide array of people. “It’s a good learning experience for me, socially, getting exposed t o d i f f e r e nt t h i n g s , d i f f e r e nt environments — it’s always good,” Tirado said. Gloria Hall, a cashier at Gamecock General on the second
f loor of Russell House, has been an employee since 2006. Hall says the reason she’s been an employee for so long is because of her daily interactions with students. “They keep my day going,” Hall said. Hall said her interactions with t he st udent s are t he reason she is passionate about her job a nd explains the impact she tries to have on them. “Some of them don’t talk. But I get them to talk,” she said. “I try to brighten students’ days.” Hall says she occasionally encounters students who are less polite or open, but she understands those behaviors sometimes come from a point of stress and tries to help. “I know they go through a lot of stuff. They have exams and finals and stuff,” Hall said. “I give them words of encouragement; let them know they’re gonna be all right.”
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CULTURE MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
ARTS & CULTURE 5 Head to Head: ‘80s pop versus ‘80s alt
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” Emmet (Chris Pratt) and his group of Lego friends return to the big screen after Lego Duplo aliens come to wreck everything the citizens build. Emmet must rise to the challenge posed by these invaders to save his friends. The Lego Movie 2 is a fun, fast-paced movie that is enjoyable to watch and isn’t too high-stakes or intellectually stimulating. It’s the perfect watch for a weekend break from studying.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “thank u, next” by Ariana Grande In her fifth album, Ariana Grande embraces her emotional side, covering topics from her public break up with Pete Davidson to her potential new relationships and her desire to remain independent. This album pushed Grande onto the level of the Beatles, as she currently holds the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making her the only other artist to do so. A unique blend of pop songs with interesting beats and Grande’s unique vocals pushed this album into the spotlight and broke records.
SONG OF THE WEEK: “MIDDLE CHILD” by J. Cole J.Cole’s latest single “MIDDLE CHILD” debuted in late January. The rapper uses this single to review his position within the rap game. While claiming he’s at the top, J.Cole looks at other artists (namely Drake and Kanye West) and the fame he’s gained. This more reflective single also reached No. 4 of the Billboard Hot 100, making this J. Cole’s highest charting song. “MIDDLE CHILD” is a serious song with a great beat and slightly shady lyrics that make it stand out among other songs on the charts. Its music video is expected to drop this week.
TWEET OF THE WEEK:
SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK The 1980s are strongly associated with pop icons like Madonna, but the alternative scene made just as big of an impact.
‘80s synth pop continues to be best genre by far
Timeless charm of ‘80s goth, alt music lives on
The 1980s were a special time in music. Friends and f a m i ly hudd led a rou nd the television to watch the latest MTV productions, a nd teenagers were not grinding to trap music at their high school proms. Simpler times, indeed. NICK SULLIVAN When one thinks ‘80s, Assistant arts and the first sound that likely culture editor comes to m i nd is t he unmistakably rich, wobbly synthesizer. That is because, simply put, synth pop was the reason for this era’s musical success, and ‘80s synth pop is still the greatest genre to have hit the radio. Granted, synthesizers were around for several decades prior, but they were more complicated to use a nd of fered far less variability in sound. 1980s artists are credited with perfecting the use of synthesizers, thanks in large part to the Yamaha DX7, which factmag.com cites as being the first synthesizer most pop artists came in contact with. The genre also practically birthed music videos.
W hat would alternative culture be today without its music? From Joy Div ision T-shirts to Siouxsie Sioux inspired t resses, music is a n e s s e nt i a l e le m e nt i n alternative subculture. It’s the passion that unites the IGGY SHULER alternative scene, the meat Assistant arts and off of which it subsists, and culture editor it all started with the postpunk alternative revolution of the 1980s. Usi ng t he same elect ron ic i nst r u ment s and sound engineering techniques as their pop music peers, post-punk alternative bands def ined t he decade just as much as Cy ndi Lauper or W hit ney Houston, albeit more subtly. In the hands of artists willing to experiment, new technical innovat ions produced more than the aggressively saccharine synth pop that saturates our image of the decade, and ac h ie ved more c omple x , m at u re s ou nd s t ha n t he pu n k of t hei r cou nter- c u lt u ra l predecessors.
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‘The Wolves’ combines theater and women’s soccer KENNA COE @tdg_arts
EVENTS OF THE WEEK: Carolina Productions and Pillars presents Shag Night Russell House Ballroom Feb. 26 @ 7 p.m.
Columbia Classical Ballet presents Snow White Koger Center for the Arts March 1 @ 7:30 p.m.
Second Annual ColaJazz Festival Senate at Tin Roof March 2 @ 6 p.m. — Compiled by Elizabeth Stiles
Sports might not be the first topic that comes to mind when thinking about a night at the theater, but USC’s Department of Theatre and Dance’s current produc t ion , “ T he Wolve s ,” explores the typical struggles of high school through a women’s club soccer team. The h istor ic Long st reet Theatre is transformed into a mini soccer stadium for the play. Since the characters are on an elite soccer team, the actors had COURTESY OF JASON AYER to learn basic soccer skills to play Training with USC women’s soccer coach helped “The Wolves” cast elevate their their parts. skills. USC women’s soccer coach Shelley Smith and former USC M FA st udent, described t he surprises that kind of filter out soccer player A n na Conk lin soccer movements as an “intricate through,” Taylor said. trained the actors. For some of chaotic dance” once they are Taylor said certain issues are the actors, it was a first-time meshed with theatrical elements. revealed to the characters and experience. No matter the high school, audience at the same time. Even Fourth-year theater student the same issues often persist – those in the audience who are far A mber Coulter, who portrays comparison, rejection and the removed from high school will player 14, sa id t he spec if ic desire to fit in. The characters in see a glimpse of their adolescence, move me nt s b e c a me mu s c le “The Wolves” embody certain Taylor said. memory and helped her learn the st r uggles t hat t hey conf ront “You can recognize all of these lines. throughout the play. characters,” Taylor said. “It’s “A lot of us came into it with Taylor said she didn’t want to every girl that you ever wanted to this idea that you go and you just give away any spoilers. She said it’s be, every girl that you despised, kick the ball, but there’s actually hard to talk about the characters every girl that you were afraid of.” specific technique,” Coulter said. without explaining the whole SEE WOLVES Lindsay Rae Taylor, director story. of “The Wolves” and third-year “It’s like this little gift box of PAGE 6
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The characters are id e nt i f ie d b y t h e i r numbers, their names remain anonymous. Cou lter sa id t he women are portrayed as hardcore instead of fragile or weak. “We’re talking about some rea l ly ser iou s things, and we’re not seen as the damsel in distress or the princess o r t h e s e x i c o n ,” Coulter said. S u s a n Sw a v e l y, second-year English a nd t heater st udent and character number 25, said the characters deal w it h eat ing disorders, body image and social status. A ll are issues that can be prevalent even af ter high school. “ Ev e n w he n t he y have moment s of w e a k n e s s , t h e r e ’s
s t r e n g t h i n t h a t ,” Swavely said. The characters are b at t l i n g i nd i v id u a l issues, but they help each other through it just like a team does. Swavely said women are especially good at working together as a unit. “I t h in k you ca n work with other people and understand other people without losing pieces of who you are,” Swavely said. The dialogue is a not her u n ique component of t h is production. The conversations mimic the way soccer players wou ld t a l k du r i ng warmups. There are different conversations happening at t he sa me t i me – k now n as overlapping dialog ue – which m a ke s t he d ia log ue less structured than a typical play.
Taylor said there is no way to hear every single bit of dialogue and audience members will have a different experience depending on where they sit. Sports and theater m ight have more in common than what it looks like on t he out side. Taylor of ten uses spor t s as a metaphor when teaching t heater classes. “ We’r e t r y i n g t o come toget her as an ensemble to tell a story, they’re trying to come together as a team to score a goal and win a game,” Taylor said. “The Wolves” will be performed several times through March 2 at Longstreet Theatre. Tickets can be purchased for $15 to $22 online or at the box office.
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When MTV debuted its first music video — The Buggles’ “Video Killed t he Radio Star” — in 1981, mass audiences were suddenly able to immerse themselves in the lyrical stories of the artists they knew from the radio. The videos served as short movies in and of themselves, complete with unique casts and narratives. A great example of visual storytelling can be found in Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” The song is strong enough to stand on its own, but the video’s dramatic fist-slamming and inexplicit sprinkling of cows elevate the song to an entirely new, perplexing level. “Take On Me” by a-ha is an iconic video and another classic example of ‘80s synth pop storytelling, as a human girl is romanced by a literal comic book character. And who could forget the music video to Genesis’ “Land Of Confusion”? A terrifying work of art characterized by satiric puppets, it’s what nightmares are made of. It’s a reminder of just how lame today’s music videos are. Another special characteristic of the genre is its surplus of one-hit wonders. Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” A Flock of Seagulls’ “I Ran (So Far Away)” and The Outfield’s “Your Love” are just a handful of the hits that made unknown bands household names overnight, serving as both the beginnings and ends to their respective days in the spotlight. T h is is a st a rk cont rast to t he monopoly that the same general group of artists seem to have over today’s charts. Ariana Grande’s latest album was mediocre at best (yeah, I said it), yet it nonetheless occupies the top three
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COURTESY OF JASON AYER Cast members of “The Wolves” rehearse for their upcoming play, which tackles issues common among high schoolers such as comparison and rejection.
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B a n d s l i k e N e w O r d e r, T h e Psychedelic Furs and Joy Division experimented with hypnotic, catchy, s y nt hed-up rhy t h m s, c reat i ng a d a r k e r c o u s i n t o t h e b r i g ht , e x ub e r a nt s ou nd s of p op. T h i s eng ag i ng, compl ic ated, ent i rely different sound, coupled with themes that ranged from love and alienation t o m i s e r y a nd d i s ap p o i nt me nt , c apt i v at e d aud ienc e s . L i s t ener s found music that was not only totally dif ferent from any t hing t hat had come before it , but i m m i nent ly relatable in its open angst. Like punk, ‘80s alternative was unafraid to embrace darker themes, but it did so with a musical composure a nd subt let y t hat was lost on it s cymbal-crashing, guitar-smashing predecessors. The narrators of The Cure songs are sensitive: They wear their hearts on their sleeves, they get hurt, they fall in love and suffer all the associated turmoil. These bands powerfully changed t he f ace of ro c k ‘n’ rol l f rom a g l i m m e r i n g, c h a r i s m at i c , l o u d mach ismo to a somet imes sad, somet imes opt im ist ic but always earnest, sensitivity. The themes resonated so widely, a nd t he in novat ive sou nd of bands like The Smit hs and Tears for Fears were so compelling that music that started in the alternative scene quickly rose to an enduring popularit y, charting right next to pop icons of the day. While it might not have achieved
spots of the Billboard Hot 100, a feat previously only accomplished by The Beatles. ‘80s synth pop offered listeners an enticing variety that today’s music simply does not have. The music also contains defined, dance-worthy beats. Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”? A bop. Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”? Absolute banger. Anything Michael Jackson? Allaround aural ecstasy. But chief among the allure of ‘80s synth pop is nostalgia. The genre’s characteristic sounds transport listeners back in time to whatever role they fulfilled when first introduced to the music. While some may have been parents or students during the genre’s golden age in the 1980s, sentimentality is not exclusive to those who lived during the time period. The genre’s echoey synths elicit memories even for children of the 1990s and 2000s, because they, too, grew up on the music. For me, Tears for Fears brings back memories of waking up early to see the name of my elementary school scroll across the bottom of the television screen announcing a snow day, and Kim Carnes places me in the backseat of my mom’s Chevrolet Trailblazer on a hot summer day. These experiences are not unique to me, but are shared by the legions of others whose parents raised them on the music that meant something special to them, that reminded them of walking to their 1985 college classes, Walkman in hand. ‘80s synth pop is good. But, like “Sweet Dreams” and its music video companion, the genre’s pairing with nostalgia elevates it to a greater level and cements it as the best of the best.
the same sensational (but temporary) popularit y as Belinda Carlisle or K en ny L og g i n s , t he ‘ 8 0 s wa s a decade when alternative music gained popularit y w it h a w ide audience. While many of the pop icons of the decade proved temporary, and now serve only as relics representative of a bygone era, the alternative scene remains relevant. We listen to Duran Duran and Rick Springfield for the nostalgia, y e s . E i g ht ie s p o p w a s f u n a n d carefree — a stepping stone to the pop we know now. But The Smiths and Joy Division haven’t fallen out of fashion. More t han nostalg ia, t hese bands have st ayed rele v a nt . T he got h , fol k pu n k a nd elec t ron ic scenes t hat got started in the ‘80s have since blossomed from their foundations into distinct, evolving genres. The sound of the pioneering alternative bands of the era has endured over t ime, transcending t heir cult ural moments to attract new listeners in each successive generation. W h at ’s t he h a l l m a rk of g o o d music: endu ra nce of mea n i ng or momentary kitsch? That’s for you to decide. But when t he opening waves of some jangling synth pop song blare over the radio, I challenge you not to think of your mom’s high school prom before t u r n i ng t he channel. Hang out on any college campus and you’ll see the living, breathing effects of ‘80s alternative. From goths with dark hair and darker eyeliner to girls sporting Joy Division crop tops, the spirit of ‘80s alt is alive and well all these years later.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
‘For the love of the sport’: Gymnasts find new experiences, spark old talent SHELBY BECKLER @ShelbyBeckler
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ome at h letes end t hei r careers af ter high school b e c au s e of a n i nju r y or b e c a u s e t h e s p o r t i s n’t offered at a collegiate level. This was the case for gymnasts at the University of South Carolina until last year. S out h C a rol i n a s t a r t e d a c lub gymnastics team in spring 2018 and started competing this year against other colleges with club teams. The club is open to any student, with or without a gymnastics background, and there is no tryout process. The option to join is open year-round and has a different competition compared to what for mer g y m nast s have
experienced. The club team is run by students, and does not have a coach. A lex is K ahl, a t hird-year global supply chain and operat ions m a n ag ement s t udent , b eg a n her gymnastics career at the age of three and had to stop after high school, until last year when she started competing as a Gamecock on the club team. “Usually in h igh school you do all four events. You can scratch, but normally the coaches encourage you to do all four events to compete in all around. In club, you don’t have to,” said Kahl, a Columbia native. Kahl competed at level nine for five years. She placed third all around at the Easterns competition in Virginia Beach in her senior year of high school. “I am really competitive, I wanna be better than everyone else,” Kahl said.
“I want to have the best skills.” Each Gamecock has to feed off of each other in practices while keeping encouragement at the forefront even though they do not have a coach, Kahl said. “Growing up I had a coach who wanted everything to be perfect, so I know what gymnastics is supposed to look like and if it doesn’t, then I’m not going to do it,” Kahl said. B e c au s e of K a h l’s g y m n a s t ic s background, she can rely on her old coach and what she learned competing in the events. Kahl’s former coach, Lauren Walker, is now her current boss at Soda City gymnastics, where she works helping gymnasts sign up for classes. Walker started coaching Kahl when she was a sophomore in high school
PHOTOS BY ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Alexis Kahl performs a cartwheel on the balance beam while practicing a routine for future competitions.
Alec Catanzarite concentrates while practicing on the still rings.
Madison Kenney dismounts from the balance beam to end her routine.
Their previous experience in the gym has given them the means to bounce creative ideas off of each other to help prepare their routines. Due to the openness of the g ymnastics club, graduate student Emma Kenney was able to continue to pursue her passion even after she graduated college. “She has definitely taught me a lot more skills because it has been a solid five years since I have done gymnastics and so just getting back into it, she’s been a really good coach for it,” Emma Kenney said. Despite not having a coach, the club has a president, third-year student Lily Baker who competes as well. Last spring semester, Baker began the process of looking into how to start a club team at South Carolina. In order to fulfill this goal, she had to write a constitution, attend meetings and figure out funding. “It was a long process,” Baker said. “We got started up basically at the very end of last semester, we got to do a few practices, and then it didn’t really take full force until this year.” Baker coaches at Carolina Gymnastics, where the Gamecocks hold their Sunday and Wednesday practices. South Carolina practices for free due to the connection that Baker has with the owner of Carolina Gymnastics. T h e c l u b o f f e r s b o t h a c o m p e t it i v e a n d a recreational team. Each competition has a fee along with travel costs and uniform purchases. The recreational team does not compete, but a $50 fee for the semester is required. For competition, each player’s routine is required to meet The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) codes for level nine gymnasts. South Carolina competed its first meet of the semester at Clemson, where the women placed third and the men placed second. Baker said that if someone is interested in joining, she tells them to just show up to a practice so the process can run smoother. Whether it’s spotting their teammates at vault or cheering each other on, Madison Kenney said that gymnastics is definitely a team sport. “The big motto for NAIGC, which is the league that we compete for, is ‘for the love of the sport,’ which is what I tell people to think about. Really, you’re not doing this to get serious in competitions,” Baker said. “It’s more for fun and like just to enjoy the sport of gymnastics and that’s what we do here.”
a nd t heir con nect ion has continued t h r o u g h her collegiate experience. “She helps out a little bit with mak ing sure my routines are good enough to put out there,” Kahl said. “I can consult her to make sure all my skills are what I should be doing out there. Nothing too much, but not too little.” One of Kahl’s goals for the 2020 season is to compete in the decathlon, where she will compete in all four women’s event s a nd al l si x men’s events. This opportunity is open to any male or female on the team who wants to compete the other’s events. “I’m sure she would do great at it ‘cause her tenacity level is very high. She is going to try, she is going to com m it to it,” Walker said. “It’ll be interesting to see how much she progresses at the end, in her senior year.” In addition to Walker, Kahl has reconnected with two former friends during her time so far on the club team, sisters Em ma and Madison Kenney. Third-year experimental psychology student Madison Kenney went to the same g ym as Kahl when they were young. The two had lost touch as the years went on, but now they are usually together in the gym. Kahl said that all three women are a package deal, especially when riding to competitions or staying the night in hotels before meets. “I remember we’ll talk like on our car rides to meets about stuff that we used to do as kids,” Madison Kenney said. “I didn’t really remember until she brought it up.”
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
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The 2019 football recruiting class for South Carolina features many big names, including Shilo Sanders, son of Deion “Prime Time” Sanders who is known for playing both football and baseball at the collegiate and professional level. Shilo Sanders grew up in Cedar Hill, Texas and attended Trinit y Christ ian H igh School. He committed to the Gamecocks on Jan. 22 and signed his letter of intent on Feb. 6. Shilo Sanders received four out of a possible five stars by ESPN’s recruiting metrics, while 247Sports
gave the young corner three out of five stars. He was ranked 287th in the country for the 2019 recruiting class by ESPN and 665th by 247Sports. Even with the addition of Shilo Sanders and the No. 17 recruiting class in the country, according to ESPN, head football coach Will Muschamp said he knows this group will still have a learning curve ahead of them. “We’re going to be young, but w e ’r e g o i n g t o b e t a l e n t e d ,” Muschamp said to 247Sports. Sh i lo Sa nder s is not t he f i r st G amecock to hail f rom a famed father. South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn’s father, Joe Horn, was a four-time Pro Bowler. Deion Sanders is one of the very
few athletes to play two sports at the top level. He had successful careers in the NFL and MLB simultaneously. Known primarily for his illustrious football career, Deion Sanders was the fifth overall selection in the 1989 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons af ter play i ng bot h baseba l l a nd football for Florida State University. He played in the NFL from 1989 to 1999 and came out of retirement twice to add three more years to that total. During that time he accrued 53 career interceptions, eight Pro Bowl selections and two Super Bowl wins. Deion Sanders signed wit h t he New York Yankees in 1988 after they selected him in the 30th round of the MLB draft. He then went on to make the Yankees’ opening day
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Staff endorses executive candidates The 2019-2020 Student Government elections are quickly approaching. This campaign season had three candidates for speaker of the senate, two for treasurer, three for vice president and five for president for a total of 13. In the past, The Daily Gamecock has been very vocal about our opinions on running with tickets, and this year we have endorsed four candidates on four separate campaigns. However, even with the existence of tickets, there was universal talk for transparency, approachability and diversity in the interviews we held with each individual candidate. In the end, there is a question of “how?” following these hot button topics and the defining features boiled down to concrete initiatives, experience in the field and competent leadership. Speaker of the Student Senate When it comes to the speaker of the student senate, there has been a lot of controversy. Nick Hooks has been hit with eight violation points, Taryn Moyer is inexperienced compared to her running mates and Davis Latham admitted to being dishonest to The Daily Gamecock. In the end, the editorial board for The Daily Gamecock endorses Nick Hooks. Despite the violation points, Hooks demonstrated the need for an unbiased voice to lead the senate while also making sure he is an advocate for what students need. Standing by the buzzwords transparency, efficiency and accountability, Hooks plans to bring a new perspective into his vision of what being a speaker is. Hooks’ main goals revolve around the importance of codes in the student senate. He said specifically that when there is a strong foundation in the codes, senators can mobilize to create initiatives and work to better the rules and improve codes where needed. As the speaker is still a new role, there is still a lot of uncertainty that revolves around the position’s responsibilities. We believe Nick Hooks has the initiative and experience needed to benefit the student body.
Treasurer For position of the treasurer, The Daily Gamecock endorses Adger Dr ummond I I. Currently ser ving as vice chairman of t he finance committee, Drummond understands the responsibility that comes with handling money. With experience in senate working hand-in-hand with the codes, he shows extensive experience in both leadership and finance. D r u m mo nd u nder s t a nd s t he ne e d f or concrete accountability when it comes to staff mess-ups, and recognizes the past problems with transparency in regards to communication with the student body. He plans on making the budget open and accessible to everyone on campus through Garnet Gate, and hopes to show the student body where their money goes. On top of this, Drummond plans to start work on Carolina Entrepreneurship Organization — CEO — and Carolina Gets Hired and continue with the New Initiative Fund in order to help individual people on top of organizations. His initiatives were well thought out and developed in comparison to his opponent. In the end, Adger Drummond II demonstrates the key attributes needed when it comes to handling money. Vice President For her qualif ications and reliabilit y, we endorse Sophie Davish. With the responsibilities of vice president still being defined after the creation of the speaker of the student senate position, we believe Davish’s previous work in Student Government makes her the best person for the job. Working under current Vice President Mills Hayes as chief of staff, Davish has seen the ins and outs of what the vice president does. She has a clear understanding of what can work, what can’t work and what they could push the envelope on. Running on four key components — inclusion and equity, sustainability, mental health and student life — Davish has concrete plans for new and continual initiatives. In experiencing the growth of the vice president’s platform, she is
knowledgeable in the steps she must go through in order to make her initiatives successful both in a year’s term and beyond. Davish has the most experience when it comes to the candidates for vice president, and the clearest ways to fix previous problems that have occurred in Student Government. She plans on showing transparency for the initiatives and finances through both social media and office hours on Greene Street. For these reasons, Sophie Davish seems the most passionate, coherent and prepared candidate for the position of vice president. President In the race for president, we have decided to endorse Luke Rankin. While many of his fellow running mates are similarly experienced and well-spoken, we feel Rankin has the most achievable goals and direct initiatives on top of the political attitude. In his campaign, Rankin is very open about the fact that vulnerability and approachability is impor ta nt to h im. He pla ns on hav ing tabling events on Greene Street and making sure he continues community outreach even after campaign season is over to further Student Government’s relationship with the student body. In his hope to “innovate, cultivate and celebrate,” Rankin plans to expand Stigma Free USC to off-campus communities and bring diversity to the senate by bringing the voices of students with learning disabilities. Rankin also understands the need to give people a platform without speaking for them, especially when it comes to diversity. He plans to partner with multiple organizations and give them the resources to create their own initiatives without Student Government taking over. Luke Rankin, as compared to other candidates, is both willing and able to create initiatives that are obtainable in nature, and has direct actions ready for him to implement if elected.
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Every election event seems to have its quirks. Sometimes, there is so much competition that messages get lost in all the campaign craziness. Candidates need to be able to successfully navigate the campaign process in order to secure the win. Christopher First things first, they need to Lorensen get a jump on the competition. Second-year St a r t a n nou ncement s a nd journalism student sol ic it at ion s ea rly. Su re, it may cost a couple of campaign violation points, but that is what they are there for. Although many have been accused of violations already, Nick Hooks, a speaker of t he senate candidate, is in the lead this year with a total of six points cashed in already. Winning is all about learning how to toe the line of trading points for votes.
Second ly, k ick of f t he c a mpa ig n w it h a n announcement video full of smoke - lots of smoke. This will be crucial in getting the message across. The messages in announcement videos from the Rankin-Lewis, Forward and Fuse campaigns may be hazy, but at least they took that early stance of burning it all down. W hat is being burned, and whether it’s physically or metaphorically, is completely dependent on campaign principles. W hen voic i ng c a mpa ig n pr i nc iple s , t a ke an alternative approach. Make sure they are as transparent as possible. Transparency is quite the novel idea in today’s political landscape, and is a word being thrown about by candidates with abandon. Adger Drummond, a candidate for student body treasurer, is going one step further with his platform of transparency by actually doing his job of helping constituents as well as students in government. A useful campaign strategy is to give people free
stuff, like stickers and fliers. People love free stuff. They love to throw it on the ground or in the next available trash can. Maybe even bury it at the back of the bottom drawer forever. The potential littering side effect will go nicely with the burn-it-all theme. Candidates may also want to take a hard stance on big issues, like Patrick Ellis’ on Wi-Fi. Be sure to have some softer topics too, such as Casey Hamlin’s desire to ease the trouble of heavy alcohol consumers. If nothing else, follow the lead of Jacob Thompson or Lyric Swinton by making sure the desire to run was a spur of the moment decision. After all, no thought should be put into representing your constituents whatsoever. Running a campaign is a complicated process. Taking a few pages out of the 2019 handbook will have it running smoothly in no time with votes pouring in.
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ACROSS 1 Sources of nuclear energy 6 Wolf call 10 Banned pollutants, briefly 14 Exodus mount 15 Author Wiesel 16 “I smell trouble” 17 Tavern mug 18 Get off the lawn, as leaves 19 Noncurrent currency of Italy 20 Tricolor flier in Dublin 23 Longtime forensic drama 25 The first “T” in TNT 26 Bitcoin, notably 27 Quality sound reproduction 31 Prefix with violet 32 Shipshape 33 Mineral hardness scale 34 “The game is __”: Sherlock Holmes 36 “Alas!” 40 Waves to ride on 41 Hit that barely gets over the infield 42 “And suppose my answer is no?” 46 Panini cheese 48 “Alice” diner owner 49 “That’s all __ wrote” 50 “What’s your hurry?” ... and a literal hint to what’s hiding in 20-, 27- and 42-Across 54 Stereo preceder 55 Length times width 56 Erode 59 Blue dye 60 Storm-producing weather systems 61 Wharton’s Ethan 62 Must have 63 Crafter’s website 64 Brown-toned photo
DOWN 1 Stubborn animal 2 Chickadee relative 3 20% expressed as a fraction 4 Snail or junk follower 5 “New York, New York” crooner 6 Valiant 7 Disney snowman 8 User-edited site 9 Eyed wolfishly 10 Don, as boots 11 China’s __ Kaishek 12 Carried 13 Shielded from the sun 21 College sr.’s exam 22 Send out 23 Buddy 24 Grain storage area 28 Tax-collecting agcy. 29 Like most light switches 30 Classic roadster 34 Used car lot event 35 The “F” in TGIF: Abbr. 36 Furry sitcom ET 37 Landing site for Santa’s sleigh
38 Dance in a pit 39 Olympic fencing event 40 Wise one 41 Opinions 42 Dog at a cookout 43 Ramis of “Ghostbusters” 44 “Doesn’t bother me at all” 45 NFL official 46 “Oh, no, bro!” 47 Dazzled 51 Relaxed running pace 52 Fells with an ax 53 Steak order 57 Mate, across the Channel 58 Tazo product
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