dailygamecock.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SINCE 1908
VOL. 113, NO. 13
USC student remembered by fellow students, friends MEGHAN CRUM News Editor
COURTESY OF NOELLE PENDERGRAFT
USC student Mack Rogers was hit by a vehicle and killed after he ran into the street Nov. 7 to help another person hit by a vehicle, who was also killed. His fellow students and friends in Carolina Bible Fellowship remember him for his generous and caring nature. “One of the big papers was calling him a good Samaritan because he went to help the first person who’d been hit, and that was … his everyday — helping people and not thinking of himself,” fourth-year mathematics student Noelle
Pendergraft said. Pendergraft, strategic communication graduate student Caitlyn Jennings, fourth-year music education student Ben Markowitz and friend Jonathan Collins said Rogers was the type of person to drop everything for someone in need. They said he often drove people places when they needed help, such as driving friends across the state because they needed to buy a car, which they said happened multiple times. Markowitz said Rogers often bought him food without asking. “Mack was t he most caring, t he most selfless, the most loving person,” Jennings said. “He’s just the type of
person that if you needed anything at all, he would literally run across campus and help you.” Rogers, a f if t h-year hospitalit y m a n agement st udent , wa s set to graduate in December, and Collins said his plan was to get involved in the hotel business and then eventually go overseas and share the gospel and his love for God with others. Carolina Bible Fellowship held a memorial for Rogers in the Russell House Theater Thursday, Nov. 14, to remember Rogers and invited the community. SEE STUDENT PAGE 2
USC retail student said ‘yes’ to internship at Kleinfeld OLIVIA PETERS News Writer Fourth-year retailing student Madalyn Hair is helping brides say yes to the dress this fall at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York City. Most often associated with TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress,” Hair is experiencing the behind-thescenes TV magic of Kleinfeld as a bridal consultant intern. “On the show, it’s made to believe that absolutely anything can happen at Kleinfeld,” Hair said. Hair’s duties as a bridal consultant intern include sitting in on initial consultations and getting to know the bride’s vision for her wedding day. Hair also helps the consultant pull dresses from the salon floor and fit the bride into the gowns. The goal by the end of the session is that “she says yes to her dress.” Lisa Fuhrman, a bridal consultant and cast member of “Say Yes to the Dress,” said in an email interview she loves working with Hair during appointments. Fuhrman said though she works with many interns each semester, Hair stands out as “one of the top performers.” “Not only does she assist me with all aspects of each bridal appointment, she keeps me on track and helps maintain my sanity when things get a bit ‘wild’ as they often do.” Fuhrman said. Daniela Jankovska is the faculty adviser of Fashion Board at USC, and she worked closely with Hair during her time as secretary of the Fashion Board. SEE KLEINFELD PAGE 4
COURTESY OF MADALYN HAIR
RIDING TO VICTORY
KAILEE KOKES // THE GAMECOCK
The University of South Carlolina’s equestrian team, No. 4, beat UT Martin, No. 9, 15-4 Friday, Nov. 15, at home. The reigning team started the Gamecocks off strong beating UT Martin’s riders 4-0 in the first event of the day. The momentum carried into the flat event where the Gamecocks brought the score to 7-2, during the fences event the UT Martin was unable to gain any points making the score 12-2. Horsemanship brought the final score to 15-4. The Gamecocks riders received most outstanding player honors in all four events for the first time this year.
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Senior swimmer reflects on time at South Carolina
MATTHEW EDWARDS Sports Editor
Senior swimming and diving student-athlete Emily Cornell owns the 100 and 200 backstroke records at South Carolina. But growing up, Cornell’s love for swimming wasn’t exactly love at first sight. Initially, her parents pushed her do swim lessons to get comfortable with the water. Her father was also a swimmer and advocated for Cornell to take lessons. Later, Cornell found out her brother planned to join a summer-league swim team, and she really liked their swimsuits despite not wanting to join the team. Her mom told her she could have the suit only if she joined the team. Fast forward to her freshman year at South Carolina, Cornell participated in four events: the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley (IM) and 200
freestyle. Just like any student, Cornell had to make adjustments to college, especially with home being nine hours away. “This was my new life,” Cornell said. “My family is a phone call away. I can’t walk into their room and go talk to them.” Hailing from West Chester, Pennsylvania, one would think Cornell would not be familiar with South Carolina prior to being interested in the school. However, that was not the case, as her older brother attended USC first. Cornell also has family in South Carolina, and growing up, her family would visit the beach. When Cornell began pondering where she wanted to attend college, her parents, Kevin and Stephanie Cornell, talked to her about attending the same school as her brother, Matt Cornell. SEE SWIMMING PAGE 8
Students to face communal charges if vandalism in residence halls continues SARAH EISSMANN News Writer
Residents in Capstone House and South Quad have reported acts of vandalism, such as tearing down ceiling tiles, smearing ice cream cones on walls and elevators and stealing wet floor signs. “It looked like they were replacing the ceiling because there were literally so many [tiles] missing,” said Catalina Roa, a first-year exercise science student and South Quad resident. South Quad’s residence life coordinator, Claudio Josuel Alejo, said in an email to residents that more than 30 ceiling tiles were destroyed and noted damage to whiteboards and signs throughout the building. “[W]e are treating these matters with the utmost severity and sincerity,” Alejo said. “It is neither
fair nor appropriate to jeopardize your academic community with a sense of destruction or lack of respect to our home.” No one commented on the reasoning for the vandalism. Roa was away the weekend in October when most of the ceiling tile damage in South Quad occurred. When she came back, she said she found ceiling tiles all over the floors. Alejo said the damage was primarily on the second, third and fourth floors, and there might be a communal student fee paid by the entire residence hall for the damage. “Whoever is doing it should stop,” Roa said. “It’s extremely immature and unnecessary and also rude and inconsiderate for every party involved.” SEE VANDALISM PAGE 2
LAWSON ESTRIDGE // THE GAMECOCK
Broken ceiling tiles line the halls of Cliff Apartments. Vandalism has been occurring in other residence halls since the Cliff vandalism began.