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Kao Tao Cuisine finds home in Columbia, aims to bring authentic street food to the Vista.

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Senior sprinter Arinze Chance crosses the finish line as he breaks the 400-meter record with a time of 46.15 at the Gamecock Inaugural on Friday in Columbia, South Carolina.

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hen senior sprinter Arinze Chance situated himself in the starting block for his 400-meter race on Friday afternoon, he did, in fact, have some idea that he was about to break a school record.

W it h a t i me of 4 6.15, he didn’t just break it. He shattered it.

Ea rl ier i n t he week , Chance talked with coaches Kev in Brown and Curt is Fr ye during t he pract ice sessions about Cha nce’s upcoming performance.

“We were just like, ‘You know, I’m gonna go sub-46,

I’m gonna break the school record,’ and they were like, ‘A h, come on, man,’ I’m like ‘Hey, don’t doubt me,’ so, and they didn’t, and I’m happy that I was actually able to break the school record today,” Chance said in a video by Gamecocks Online shortly after his race.

Friday, Jan. 18 w ill be remembered as a particularly important day in the history of South Carolina track and f ield for several reasons.

Friday and Sat urday, t he Gamecocks hosted athletes from schools all over the Southeast for the Gamecock Inaugural indoor track meet.

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The South Carolina Track and Field team is currently ranked fifth in the country.

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A&C Say goodbye to Yoghut and hello to The Corner Blend.

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Jan. 3, 2019 A student reported a stolen CarolinaCard on Jan. 3 after last using it at Firehouse Subs in September.

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USC women reflect on feminism, activism SYDNEY READ @tdg_dailynews

Chance shatters school record as Gamecocks christen new facility

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USC women reflected on their beliefs about feminism and activism during and after the third annual Women’s March in Washington, D.C. last weekend.

“Feminism for me just means having opportunities and women supporting each other in those,” first-year French language student Sa r a h Pa r son s sa id. “ I t h i n k feminism in its actuality, what the movement is truly about ... is about women supporting each other in any option that they choose.”

The feminist movement has grown into a national emblem of unity against sexism, sexual assault, g e r r y m a n d e r i n g a n d hu m a n trafficking among other social issues and stigmas affecting women.

In light of these issues female students in particular have feminism on their minds.

“I’d say feminism means just equalit y of both genders,” said Jane Marryat, third-year biology student and president of the College Democrats. “And sort of effort to dismantle any systemic prejudices that have existed in the past.”

Marryat said her political activism comes as a result of her feminist identity.

Like Marryat, first-year English and media studies student Rachel Read hopes that while feminism is often considered a partisan issue, it may grow to be a joint value between political parties.

“I believe that feminism tends to be partisan because people who say they are feminist tend to also be liberal,” Read said. “However, I believe it shouldn’t be partisan; equality is something that I think everyone should believe in.”

St udents showed fr ust rat ion at discrepancies in the collective u nd e r s t a nd i n g of f e m i n i s m , some saying people often define it incorrectly. Noticing a lack of exposure within USC’s community, they expressed a desire for change.

“People use the term ‘equalist’ instead because they don’t want to seem like t hey’re t r y ing to push women above men, which is understandable,” said Parsons.

“But I think the reason we use the word ‘feminism’ itself is because we acknowledge that women are treated worse than men in most cultures around the world, so we’re just trying to lift women up to the level, and not above men.”

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SPORTS USC students offer opinions on the men’s and women’s basketball seasons so far.

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NEWS Pastides leaves behind a culture of diversity and acceptance at USC. Page 2

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USC research programs continue during U.S. government shutdown While many people and programs across the country are affected by the government shutdown, USC is continuing with federally funded research projects.

“There haven’t been any significant effects of the federal shutdown on either research or student financial aid at this time,” USC spokesman Jeff Stensland wrote in an email.

The U.S. government shut down on Dec. 22, 2018 after President Trump refused to sign the budget backed by the Senate. This resulted in nonessential offices, departments and programs closing and essential workers receiving no compensation.

Students can also feel the effects of the shutdown, particularly through financial aid.

Students’ current aid will not be revoked, but students applying for aid will have difficulties obtaining their tax forms due to the IRS being closed.

Stensland said the research projects receiving aid from federal research grants will continue, and expenses will be reimbursed if needed after the shutdown ends.

Former USC professor sexually harassed graduate students at two universities William Jacoby, a former political science professor at USC, retired from Michigan State University (MSU) on Jan. 1 after the university investigated a sexual harassment allegation made by a graduate student.

According to the Lansing State Journal, an anonymous student went to Jacoby for help in her studies when he asked what she would give her in return. The student said this request seemed to have sexual undertones.

When Jacoby was at USC in the early 1990s, he engaged in a relationship with Valerie Sulfaro, a graduate student. In an interview from the Lansing State Journal, Sulfaro said she was pressured to accept his proposition in order to protect her future academic and career success.

Jacoby left USC to teach at MSU and taught briefly at University of Michigan for a summer program. At the program in 2002, Jacoby asked Rebecca Gill, a graduate student at MSU, to have an affair with him.

The series of sexual harassment charges led to Jacoby resigning from his position as editor for the American Journal of Political Science while claiming the accusations were false.

Jacoby retired from MSU before he was disciplined by the university. It is unknown what will happen with the investigation next.

Barstool Twitter polls favor South Carolina as the “real USC” The Barstool Twitter of the University of Southern California ran three separate polls asking people whether they associated USC with the University of Southern California or the University of South Carolina, resulting in South Carolina winning two out of three polls.

The University of South Carolina’s communications team announced it would be changing officially from USC to UofSC on Jan. 9 at the communicator’s network meeting. Since then, there has been discussion of whether people will change which abbreviation they use and which school is the “real USC.” In the first and third polls, the University of South Carolina won, leading the Barstool Twitter at South Carolina to change their name to “The Real USC,” while Southern California remains “Barstool SC.” This feud extends back to a sports logo lawsuit that Southern California won. In the context of sports, Southern California has claimed the USC abbreviation, but South Carolina’s rebrand will get rid of USC used in the context of South Carolina.

Students hope to maintain culture of acceptance, diversity after Pastides steps down Brian Rosenzweig @briandrosie

W it h USC President Harris Pastides’ retirement following the spring semester, concerns have risen about how USC will continue to treat its diverse population.

K aely n Hey ward a nd Wa y n e R u s s a r e c o presidents of USC’s chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic C ou nc i l ( N PHC ), m ade up of t he “Div i ne Ni ne” Greek let ter f rater n it ie s and sororities on campus.

He y w a rd , a f ou r t h-ye a r sports and entertainment management st udent, a nd Ru s s , a fou r t h-ye a r accounting student, believe Pastides has had an overall positive impact on USC. “During Pastides time here, he has been very responsive to race-related issues that have come up,” Heyward and Russ said in a written statement by t he N PHC. “He tr uly believes that students from ever y backg rou nd should be able to proudly call the University of South Carolina

‘home.’”

Pa s t ide s h a s p r o mot e d d iver sit y a nd dialog ue on campus by both at tend i ng a nd hosting various events, like h i s d i v e r s it ycentered DiveIn Lunches.

H o w e v e r, h i s administration’s efforts to increase out-ofstate enrollment i nadver tent ly decreased t he m i nor it y makeup on campus in a state already wrought SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK with educational diff icult ies for Pastides’ retirement from USC may affect the culture of diversity on campus. Students expressed their views on what the next president people of color. should bring to campus.

Pastides’ efforts to put USC on the was A frican-A merican 20 who serves as president of the does go wrong,” Lateef said. map also brought t uit ion years ago. Today, that figure Muslim Students Association, increases, mak ing it more is one in every 10 students, spoke about the way Pastides SEE DIVERSITY d if f ic u lt for resident s of according to an April 2018 reacts to negative incidents on lower-income communities article by The State. campus.

PAGE 4 to afford the university. One Almeera Lateef, a third“I think he’s not afraid to in every five USC students year biochemistr y student take a stand when something

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019

Students return for new semester

After a semester filled with classes, exams, hurricanes and a month-long winter break, USC students are returning to classes for the second half of the academic year. Students take this time to reflect on the fall semester and set new goals for the spring semester.

Third-year political science student Jacob Titus looks forward to getting involved on campus, third-year environmental science student Caitlyn Lizana is eager to pursue her new major and fourth-year marketing student Olivia Bracy enjoys her final semester with her friends before graduating.

How do you want to get involved on campus?

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I’m k ind of terrified but kind of excited ‘cause I feel like I’ve been here forever.

I’m kind of ready to not be in school anymore, so I don’t really know what I’m going to do yet exactly, but I feel like as long as I just keep doing things that interest me, then it’s gonna lead somewhere.

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How do you feel about your next three semesters?

I’m act ually going on as a student assistant for the football team, so that was the main reason I came over. I played a couple years and wanted to get into the coaching aspect.

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—Jacob Titus, third-year political science student

—Caitlyn Lizana, third-year environmental science student

What are you planning to do after graduation?

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“I’m excited. I have a fullt ime job, so t hat’s a ver y exciting thing.”

—Olivia Bracy, fourth-year marketing student

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Marijuana found, CarolinaCard stolen Hannah Dear @HannahCDear

According to the police report, the student admits he may have lost h is CarolinaCard at Firehouse Sub s, but t hat he had $156.56 on the card before it went missing. The card had a balance of only $7.56 when he reported it.

The student will send an itemized list of money spent on the CarolinaCard to USCPD, but the report said he has refused Victim Services at this time.

Jan. 9, 2019, 11:55 p.m.

An officer pulled over a woman straying out of her

lane to find her passenger concealing 2.9 grams of marijuana in his groin on Jan. 9.

The officer detected a strong smell of marijuana and asked the driver and passenger to step out of the vehicle. Upon his exit, the male passenger informed the officer of the marijuana on his body. The officer confiscated the substance.

The driver was given a traffic warning while the passenger will appear in court for simple possession of marijuana.

Jan. 13, 2019, 10:20 a.m.

Two USCPD officers

recovered two bags and a box containing marijuana, Xanax pills, digital scales, grinders, a vape pen and a vape juice bottle in East Quad on the morning of Jan. 13.

Up o n e nt r y, t h e resident turned over a blue Vineyard Vines bag with over 60 grams of marijuana and 29.5 Xanax pills with other paraphernalia.

The resident’s roommate claimed marijuana, a v ap e p en a nd ot her paraphernalia in a box under his bed.

One resident was taken to t he A lv i n S. Glen n Detention Center.

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“Especially in the past, with the thing that happened in humanities and Gambrell, that he had a very zero-tolerance policy and was very verbal about how he was against what had happened and was just disappointed.”

Last year, signs with racial epithets were posted in the African-American studies department of Gambrell Hall the day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. While the perpetrator was found to not be a student or have any connection to the universit y, t he i nc id e nt c au s e d a w a v e of dialogue and the development of the #NotOnOurCampus movement.

Pastides condemned the act in a tweet the following day and soon after at a MLK Commemorat ive Breakfast event, during which he said the work of Martin Luther King Jr. was not yet done.

“We shall not be deterred by a disruptive act based on hatred and ignorance. We shall not be weakened or f rightened. I n t he words of a

powerful Negro spiritual, ‘We shall not be moved,’” Pastides said.

He y wa rd a nd Ru s s s a id t he y believe Pastides’ upbringing as the child of Greek immigrants helped him to be a more empathetic leader.

“Because of this, I think he can relate in some fashion to students from historically underrepresented b a c k g r o u n d s ,” H e y w a r d a n d Russ said in the NPHC’s written statement. “Furthermore, I think his experiences have enabled him to see things and govern the University f rom a more ju st a nd equ it able perspective.”

Lateef says she appreciates the considerat ion Pa st ide s t a ke s to familiarize himself w it h diverse g r oup s a nd t he i r s t r u g g le s o n campus, both inside and outside of formal events like Dive-In Lunches.

She hopes that the new president also makes efforts to be involved in similar events.

“It’s g reat to have a president who really showcases the value of a school and stands for all groups of students,” Lateef said. “I feel like the new president definitely has big shoes to fill.”

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W hile students expressed strong opinions on the importance of feminism and equality, they also consistently ex pre ssed d isappoi nt ment i n t he cancellation of the Columbia rally, which was removed from the Women’s March official website.

“I would say that’s probably because there’s a lack of interest in general,” said Marryat. “It’s not a huge city, it’s not a liberal city either.”

Some also spoke out, questioning the effectivity of the Women’s March itself with the primary location being in Washington, D.C. during the semester.

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she wonders about its ability to affect political change.

“In terms of drawing awareness it is definitely effective,” Read said in a Google form response. “But in terms of enacting lasting political change I’m not quite sure. We’ll have to see what happens in the future.”

Despite var ying opinions on the Women’s March’s effectiveness, students seemed to agree that the Women’s March is a necessary effort in combating major social justice issues.

“I believe the Women’s March is important because it draws attention to issues that women face in their day-today lives that people might not have been aware of or might have been willfully ignoring,” said Read in a Google form response.

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‘salty, sweeT, spicy, savory & sour’

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nlike t he watered-dow n menus of restaurant chains, street food remains the ultimate gateway into the culture of the area it originated from. For generations, street food has managed to capture the essence of a city in the most authentic way possible, and each bite functions as a secret that is exclusively shared between locals.

However, one restaurant is on a mission to let Columbia in on the secrets of traditional Thai cuisine.

Located in the Vista at the former Columbia firehouse headquarters, the locally owned and operated Kao Thai Cuisine wants to share Thai culture from a firsthand source. While the restaurant’s menu contains dishes familiar to American audiences such as pad thai, Kao’s main goal is to bring authentic Thai street food to the forefront, rather than Americanized imitations.

Kao Thai Cuisine was established last summer by owner and Bangkok native Gai Wilson. Wilson owns two successful Thai restaurants in Greenville, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina, but when she was preparing for her next venture, she

COURTESY OF: SUNSHINE COBB Cobb has several pictures from her last trip to Thailand on the walls of Kao Thai.

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Along with co-owner Sunshine Cobb, part-owner Kevin Simpson is a fellow USC grad.

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Classic pad thai, gyoza moo and red curry are a few fan favorites at Kao Thai.

“I WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN PERSPECTIVE ON ASIAN AND THAI FOOD. ... WE WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING WHERE ANYBODY CAN FIND SOMETHING THEY LIKE.” -Sunshine Cobb, Part-Owner

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wasn’t quite sure about the location.

It was her daughter, Sunshine Cobb, who inspired her to bring a taste of Thailand to the Vista.

“She was like ‘what about Lexington, what about the Northeast?’ I’m like no, if we’re gonna do it, I wanna do it in the Vista. I want it to be high profile,” Cobb said.

Cobb is a graduate of both the business and public health school at USC and currently works at Lexington Medical Center during the day while managing her mother’s restaurant at night. Having obtained two degrees from USC, Cobb considers Columbia her home and made her mother promise to open her new restaurant here.

While Cobb acknowledges that some may have the preconception that cities like Charlotte and Charleston are more desirable, she believes that Columbia has the potential to compete on their level.

“I think it’s gonna take local businesses, kind of like us, to be able to make that happen and really have people invest time and money and effort into revamping the Vista and that area,” Cobb said.

Fellow USC graduate and part-owner Kevin Simpson agrees, and credits the authenticity of the food for the restaurant’s business thus far.

“Building a brand in Columbia is tough just ‘cause there’s a lot of established restaurants that draw a lot of

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Head chef Boyd Leetrakul was born and raised in Thailand and hopes to own a restaurant of his own one day.

that business,” Simpson said. “That’s why we’re trying to have to set ourselves apart, to be able to draw some of that business. But really the main thing that has carried us so far is the food.”

The authenticity of the food isn’t a gimmick, nor a false promise. For instance, when customers first walk in, plastered on the walls of the restaurant are pictures Cobb took on her most recent travels to Thailand. She hopes the images will give customers an “insider look” into Thailand.

Like Wilson, Kao’s head chef Boyd Leetrakul was also born and raised in Thailand, but is traditionally trained in French cuisine. Since studying at universities in Thailand, Leetrakul has cooked in Thailand, Dubai and now Columbia. Having already been an executive chef, his new dream is to operate a Michelin-starred restaurant of his own one day.

Although he still enjoys cooking French cuisine at home, Leetrakul is well versed in the cuisine of his home country and believes that this translates to his food. He said that the restaurant has its ingredients shipped directly from Thailand to Atlanta every month, and the preparation for some dishes involve six hours of marination. Still, he believes that there is more to food than how it tastes.

“I would like to do nice presentation. It’s not just only

the taste, but the food should be eye, hear, smell and taste,” Leetrakul said.

More than anything, Cobb hopes that Kao’s menu can combat stereotypes some people might have about Asian cuisine. According to Cobb, Thai cuisine contains five central flavors: salty, sweet, spicy, savory and sour, and the menu at Kao strives to find a balance.

“I want people to leave with a little bit more open perspective on Asian food and Thai food. I think people automatically assume that it’s really spicy or they’re scared of it, so we wanted it to be more approachable,” Cobb. “We want it to be something where anybody can find something they like.”

For Cobb, Kao Thai Cuisine is more than a restaurant. For those who can’t travel to Thailand, Cobb hopes that their restaurant brings Thailand to them because it is her travels that have made her more open-minded towards other cultures.

“Travel just gives you a different perspective and it really helps you understand other people. And that’s kind of how it almost breeds compassion,” Cobb said.

Kao Thai Cuisine is currently applying to be an off-campus merchant and will accept CarolinaCards in the future.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019

Cola frozen yogurt favorite rebrands with new name, menu

y o g u r t ,” K h a n sa id. “It sou nds like yog urt, so we decided to rebrand, cha nge t he na me, The corner of Blossom and Main and now it’s called was abuzz this week with the soft Corner Blend.” reopening of a locally owned and Khan hopes operated favorite: Yoghut. t he n a me c h a n g e After closing for renovation, the will eliminate frozen yogurt and smoothie joint misconcept ions reopened on Jan. 16 as The Corner t h at t he lo c at ion Blend. In addition to the new name, exclusively sells t he bu si ness has excha nged t he f rozen yog u rt, a v ibra nt oranges a nd g reens t hat m isconcept ion he previously characterized Yoghut in believes has plagued favor of a more refined aesthetic.

Yo g h u t f o r s o m e Third-year anthropology student time. “The Corner Kieran Kirk, who worked at Yoghut Blend” leaves the spring semester of her freshman g r e at e r r o o m f or year, sees the updated look as an interpretation, thus improvement, commenting on the ZACH MCKINLEY// THE GAMECOCK representing the full effect the “earthy” colors have on the extent of the menu, Yoghut has relaunched as The Corner Blend and offers a healthier menu and a wide variety of coffee products. atmosphere. which includes açai “I think it looks cooler,” Kirk said. and we increased bowls, smoothies and coffee among “I think [the owner] definitely tries t he menu items, other items. to make it more like a hangout spot.” we changed the As for menu changes, The Corner T h i rd-yea r exerc ise sc ience presentation of it, and Ble nd i s l au nc h i n g ne w c of f e e student Bia Mattos picked up on a slowly t he busi ness products in partnership with Indah hipster element, comparing it to a has shifted from coffee, a locally roasted company. gelato shop she once visited in Italy. frozen yogurt.”

In addition, many of the former açai Mattos previously lived in the honors Kirk noted a bowl favorites have been removed residence hall directly across the similar change at the f r o m t h e m e nu i n f a v o r of a n street from the business, frequenting universit y, recalling extensive create-your-own açai bowl Yoghut during her freshman year.

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Shafen Khan, The Corner Blend’s prev iou sly of fer i ng “I miss some of the old bowls that owner and operator, who graduated g r e a s y b u r g e r a nd they had because it was just really from USC in 2008 with a degree grilled cheese places easy,” Mattos said. “Now I have to ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK in hotel, restaurant and tourism b e f o r e t h i s y e a r ’s make my own Nutella bowl, but it’s management, credits the changes to renovation.

Khan rebranded in order to keep up with the changing trends in the still good. If I want to change it up, a number of variables, such as a need “It ’s a lway s ha rd community. it’s nice.” for clarity. to get fresh fruit and Khan said the rebranding was also of which were in close proximity to “People saw Yoghut as f rozen vegetable kind of things on campus in response to changing consumer Yoghut. Khan said Yoghut’s five main because usually they’re cooked,” Kirk habits. competitors have all closed their said. “But I think USC is offering I n 2010 it wa s ju st doors. more of that recently than they have f roz en yog u r t . T hen “Like the other places that did before.” came smoothies. shut dow n, had I not evolved or Indeed, the shift toward healthier There was cof fee for changed my menu items, I would options both on and off campus was some t ime, but it was have probably been gone as well,” a third significant factor in Yoghut’s discontinued.

Khan said. roughly $40,000 transformation into “But in around 2015 Khan plans to continue evolving The Corner Blend. Expanding the 4 Locations we st a r ted seei ng a n the Yoghut brand as it settles into menu became a necessity. increase in sales of our its new life as The Corner Blend, close to campus At one point, Yoghut found itself açai bowls,” Khan said, looking at expanding their catering competing against 14 other frozen www.costcutterssalons.com “s o I d e c i d e d t o g o o p t io n s a nd , p e rh ap s o ne d a y, No appointment necessary.

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Q&A: Students

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Spor ts writer Nate Shirley asked South Carolina students about their thoughts about the men’s and women’s basketball teams and how they have performed this season.

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How do you see the team performing in the SEC tournament and will the Gamecocks earn a bid to either the NCA A tournament or the National Invitation Tournament?

“It’s hard to tell right now, we had a very, very, very bad out-ofconference record, so it’s an uphill bat tle from where we are right now. I know we gotta win at least, probably a good 10 more games in the SEC to even be considered for any postseason. I think if we keep playing like we’ve been playing ...

NIT I think is definitely possible. I think at the very least we’ll get a NIT birth. I believe that.”

— Cameron Smith, second-year history student “I believe that however we play against these next four SEC teams is how we’re going to play in the SEC tournament. Because for some reason, in the SEC tournament we find a way to win, at least to get further into the SEC tournament, maybe not win it all, but we always find a way to advance at least two or three games. So, I feel like if we end this season well, we will do decent in the SEC tournament and we will definitely get a NIT spot and possibly a SEC tournament spot.”

— Bryce Reed, first-year criminology student “As of right now, I think we have a pretty good shot at going pretty far in the SEC tournament. I don’t know if we’ll take it, but if we keep playing like we’ve been playing, I think we do have a fair chance of making it into some tournament.”

— Asher Roberts, second-year exercise science student How do you see the team performing in the SEC tournament and the NCA A tournament?

“The SEC tournament currently seems like it’s going to come down to Mississippi State and Carolina.

It’s definitely a team that can make a deep run in both the SEC and the NCAA tournaments. I think this next stretch of games will show this team’s true colors.”

— Kaitlyn Vellanti, first-year nursing student “Ultimately, we have the bar set very high here, with the national championship coming very recently, so that’s the ultimate goal with every season. But as far as the SEC championship goes, there really aren’t too many other teams in the SEC this year who have proven that they’re capable of making a deep run. Obviously, Mississippi S t ate’s g o n n a b e o u r b i g g e s t competition and I feel like we’ll most likely match up with them in the SEC championship like we have the past couple of years. I definitely think Mississippi State’s our biggest challenge, and if we can get past them, we should be in line for a two seed, maybe even a one hopefully, just depending on how the season plays out. I think that any thing short of a Elite Eight or even Final Four appearance would kinda be a disappointment with the team and the expectations this year.”

— Jasper Bishop, first-year exercise science student “I think the Lady Gamecocks will do well in the SEC tournament, since they’re one of the best in the SEC right now. I think they actually do have the potential to win it, but if they weren’t able to win it, I do see them going as far as the Final Four, at least for the SEC tournament.

For the NCA A tournament, they were able to win the whole thing a while back ago. I think that if they really played hard and kept training regiments good and rested up and did everything they’re supposed to do, I think that the Lady Gamecocks could really go somewhere.

— Matthew Masse, second-year public health student

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK The Cyndi and Kenneth Long Family Football Operations Center opened in January adjacent to Williams-Brice Stadium and Gamecock Park. This new facility will house all of the football team’s operations in one location.

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r u nways a nd t wo h igh ju mp areas, according to a press release f rom t he W i t h o u t school. In addition, st ate - of-t he -a r t the complex includes facilities for both an eight-lane practice and 6 0 -met er s t r a ig ht competition, it’s track on the infield. almost impossible Tr a c k a n d f ie ld for teams to win head coach Cu r t is or see a ny level Frye is excited about of success. If the team’s new home, you look around especially after such the country a long wait for t he THE GAMECOCK in any sport, facility. c o l l e g e t e a m s Track and field hosted its first meet at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field “I’m just glad to be that are winning Complex on Friday, Jan. 18. here. I’m glad that, championships a f t e r 22 y e a r s , w e more likely than not have top athletic facilities. have one of the world’s best tracks,” Frye told South Carolina is no exception to this, and GamecocksOnline.com. “I’m excited that the thanks to brand new facilities for two sports, University of South Carolina is presenting this those teams are in a better position for success opportunity, not only to collegiate athletes but going forward. also to the kids in the state of South Carolina Both track and field and football opened new ... We have a great academic institution here, facilities, opening the door for more success for we have great athletic facilities, and we have an both Gamecock programs. outstanding track.”

Track and field presented the new Carolina The new complex is now the second state-ofIndoor Track & Field Complex on Heyward the-art facility for the track and field program.

Street on the south end of campus on Jan. 18 The Gamecocks also compete at the Sheila and with the Gamecock Inaugural track meet. The Morris Cregger Track, which opened in 2016 complex was formally the USC Field House, in The Roost Athletics Village. This track is but had been closed since 2016 to make way for outdoors with similar amenities that are found a state-of-the-art renovation for the track and in the indoor facility. Cregger Track also hosted field program. the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Bec au se of t he clo s u re, t he G a meco ck in 2017.

Inaugural was the first indoor track meet held in Columbia since 2016.

SEE FACILITIES The Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex PAGE 8 includes a 200-meter Mondo track, a separate throws area, two pole vault areas, two jumps

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This was the first event to be held in their newly renovated indoor track facility.

The start of the home season also meant the starting gun on the final season for key seniors like A llie Mueller, Hanifah Abdulqadir, Yann Randrianasolo and redshirt senior Otis Jones. Each of these seniors posted solid results in their events over the weekend.

Friday’s christening of the new facility was briefly interrupted when the head coaches of all teams in attendance gathered under the South Carolina Track and Field banner at the south end of the indoor facility. Gamecock head coach Curtis Frye gave a short speech, dedicating the new facility as well as thanking all those who played a role in its construction.

Chance made history with his record-breaking 4 0 0 -meter r u n t hat has been sta nding since Gamecock Jonathan Fortenberry posted a time of 46.19 in 2003.

Being the fastest male Gamecock to ever run the 400-meter wasn’t enough for Chance. He also broke his home country’s national record and now holds the fastest recorded time for the event in Guyana.

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SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK Arinze Chance embraces teammate at the Gamecock Inagural on Friday, Jan. 18.

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With two state-of-the-art facilities, the track and field program is in position to compete at the highest level at both the SEC and national level for years to come.

Track and field is not the only program with a new facility. On Bluff Road across from WilliamsBrice Stadium, the South Carolina football team now has a brand new facility of its own.

Short ly af ter t he end of t he 2018 football season, the Gamecocks moved into the Cyndi and Kenneth Long Family Football Operations Center, adjacent to t he prac t ice f ields a nd Williams-Brice Stadium.

With the new building, the non-game day operations for the football program will be located under one roof for the first time in program history.

In the past, the locker room, weight room, meeting room and coaches’ offices were within Williams-Brice, but in different areas of the

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stadium. The Gamecocks would practice across the road next to the new building, so players and coaches would have to cross Bluff Road. Since Bluff Road is a busy area with traffic throughout the day, police would normally have to stop traffic to allow the team to cross the street.

With the new building, that will not be an issue.

The weight room, locker room, coaches’ offices and meeting room will all be under one roof.

Players will also be able to eat their meals and study in the new facility. In addition, there will be places for players to unwind, with amenities such as a barber shop and a recording studio.

R ising senior Gamecock quarterback Jake Bentley is excited to be under one roof in this new state-of-the-art facility.

“Just the better setup of what it’s going to be over there,” Bentley told The Post and Courier.

“How our meeting rooms are right close to the coaches’ offices, so it’s easy access just to talk to them. Not have to make those walks across the street ... people honking their horns at us wanting to get to work. Going to be nice.”

Head football coach Will Muschamp echoed similar comments. He has referred to the building as a “game changer” since arriving in Columbia in 2015, and knows that it will be a recruiting asset.

“At the end of the day, a parent or guardian, they want to come on campus and see, ‘What are you going to do for my son?’” Muschamp said to The State. “They see the investment. They see we are serious. They see we are serious about winning a championship. You can’t just talk about it. You have to be about it. That’s what we’ve done with this facility.”

With this new facility, the football program will be in position to compete at the highest level at both the SEC and national level.

Like track and f ield, having a facilit y like the Cyndi and Kenneth Long Family Football Operations Center will put the Gamecocks at the top of the list of facilities, which is arguably one of the most important aspects of any athletic program, regardless of sport.

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Chance has been very successful in all of his collegiate running endeavors, even before he came to the United States. Before attending the University of South Carolina, he competed for the University of Trinidad & Tobago, where he holds the school record for the 300-meter. In 2016, he finished third at the Trinidad & Tobago National Championships in the 400-meter.

Breaking records isn’t a new feeling.

Last week, Chance broke another n at io n a l G u y a ne s e r e c o r d : t he 300-meter.

“Yeah, I mean, this is my second record in two weeks, because last week I had the 300 national record in 33.0, and now this week the national record in the 400,” Chance said in a video

by Gamecocks Online. “I mean, two records in two weeks, what more could a guy ask for?”

Chance found himself on the bench for the 2018 outdoor track season, which has altered his perspective on his goals for the rest of the season.

“Well honestly, I just want to have fun this year. Last year I had some issues with my eligibility,” Chance said in a video by Gamecocks Online. “I wasn’t able to compete, because these issues affected us — affected me, rather — and I’m just happy I’m here and that I can compete and I can do what I love. What’s most important to me this year is just to have fun and to do what I love.”

Fr ye agreed t hat Chance had a challenge that season, but he “continued to stay positive.”

“Last year was difficult for him. He had to sit out after indoors ... he went to class and did work,” Frye said in an article by Gamecocks Online. “He came back this fall ready to work out, and he proved that if you do the things you’re asked and buy into the system, great things will happen.”

In those two days, South Carolina accumulated nine individual wins and

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two relay wins. Senior sprinter Maiya Dendy placed first in the 60-meter invite with a time of 7.45 and Yann Randrianasolo claimed the first win for the Gamecocks on Friday in the men’s long jump invite with a jump of 7.60 meters.

T he Ca rol i na qua r tet of A l l ie Mueller, Briana Reck ling, Macie K a v a n au g h a nd A n n a K at h r y n Stoddard placed first in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:48.77.

The second place team in the same event was also from South Carolina, posting a time just 20 seconds over the first place team.

Frye believes the results from the Gamecock Inaugural may be a good indicator of what’s to come in the 2019 track season.

“I’m really excited,” Frye said in an article by Gamecocks Online.

“Watching Arinze on this track proves what I thought — this is a wide track, it’s a high-banked track, and it’s got gentle slopes off the high banks. He’s a young man that dropped from 47.2 to 46.1, and he has bought in.”

The coaching staff is very pleased at the team’s performance over the weekend, but Frye recognizes the work that still has to be done in order to accomplish the ultimate goal: scoring at their conference meet.

“Right now, being ranked fifth in the country is outstanding,” Frye said in a press release from South Carolina Athletics Communications and Public Relations. “It’s exciting, but we’ve got to keep focused.”

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Board games are a good use of money

Break your New Year’s resolutions From toxic diet culture to unrealistic organization standards, New Year’s resolutions somehow continue to be the epitome of unachievable goals. Now, don’t get me wrong, reflecting and learning from the past year is great—especially in the sense of personal growth—but New Year’s resolutions don’t really encompass that. Instead, they are chock-full of Clara Bergeson First-year public societal beauty pressures, goals and toxic relations student exercise routines to try to validate holiday eating, which in and of itself is unneeded.

When it comes down to it, that is why 80 percent of all resolutions fail by February. The goals people set are unrealistic and impersonal, usually revolving around vague hopes instead of concrete plans for the future. However, even then, most people bite off more than they can chew and ultimately fail. This is why it is becoming increasingly popular for people to tell themselves to “set goals instead of resolutions.”

Getting out of the end-of-holiday cloud is already stressful enough, and when work and school start up again, it is easy to get lost in your old habits, and vague resolutions do not help with that. It is easy to get confused and overwhelmed when it comes to uncertainty about your goals. In fact, when it comes down to it, many undeveloped

resolutions lead to a gap between your goals and aspirations.

Even beyond the concept of goal keeping and resolution setting, you should never feel like you are obligated to a plan. Sure, it is nice to be able to follow through on your new paleo diet and Pilates schedule, but thinking that just because it is written down that you have to follow it completely disregards what it is to be human.

Things come up, things change and obstacles fall in our path, but that does not mean we are unsuccessful. Most people give up on their goals because there was a day they reached for a doughnut instead of an orange, but life is about understanding you are going to fail. Keeping up with some of these insane goals for work, home and personal lives can lead to burnout.

New Year’s resolutions are great as a concept, but in execution they are excruciating to live up to. When people set up their bullet journals for the new year, they are blinded by the hopes of living a better life all of a sudden because the clock moved from 11:59 p.m. to 12 a.m., but in reality you are still just yourself and only a minute has passed. That is not to say that there are not goals that are still reachable, but they’re just that: Goals. Not resolutions. However, even with those, it is easy to get lost in the sauce. Life happens and things change. If you have to miss some of your yoga classes in order to do homework, it is okay to take a break from a goal every now and again.

College policies treat students like children College is pre sented a s a time of freedom a nd ex plorat ion while discovering life as an adult.

Students, however, are not as free to adulthood as they Christopher may believe.

Lorensen One of the most Second-year journalism student common phrases I hear from professors at the start of every semester is that we are all adults in their class.

As a long time practitioner of being an adult, I was relieved to hear that in some of my first classes. As time went on however, I began to realize how hollow that statement is. There are many habits and policies at the university that contrast to adult life.

They are found in attendance policies, dorm closures and even restroom break policies.

The attendance policy is the largest piece of evidence against the university believing students are adults. The policy enforces penalties against a students grade if they miss more than ten percent of a class. This includes both unexcused and excused absences.

W hile some teachers are lenient on this policy, its existence alone is enough to prove what the university thinks about students: They can not be trusted to come to class without proper motivation.

Now I am a big supporter of going to every class. After all, I paid for them and they are an effective study tool for me. As a paying adult, however, I

should not be required to go and my grade should not suffer if I choose to stay home. Of course, I’ve heard the argument that in the real world if I don’t go to work then I will suffer the consequences but not going to class already has a consequence: I won’t be getting the material presented directly to me. Additionally, there is a huge difference between work and school. I get paid to work but I am paying to go to school.

Another service that many students pay for at some point is dorm rooms.

Considering the costs to live in a residence hall – the cramped conditions and the fact that it is required for freshman – it is insulting that they close down over holiday breaks. Doing this tells me that the university doesn’t believe students can take care of themselves, like functioning adults, without staff here. An adult can in fact easily survive in a residence hall room over break.

Services on campus, such as dining halls, may shut down over break but there are multiple grocer y stores within walking distance of campus and residence halls come equipped with public kitchen areas and universityapproved microwaves. If keeping equipment such as heating and cooling systems operating is a concern, it costs very little to keep a technician on call for emergencies. With the rates the school charges for a dorm room, they should be more than capable of keeping it open. As a quick reference, a cramped dorm room can cost about a thousand dollars a semester. This is a place where you are limited in space and personal

appliances. A two bedroom, one bath house mortgage can be found for about $250 a month.

It’s not always the big things that prove to students what the college’s opinion of their adulthood is. Little rules here and there add up to send a message. When I get at least one teacher a semester who tells me I need to speak up to use the restroom, I feel the university is labeling me as a child.

While working in this so-called “real world” the university is preparing students for, the only time I needed permission to use the restroom was select instances in the military.

Other than then, no matter what job I had, I could go as I pleased without any questions. Even sitting in a scheduled training — the closest thing there is at the workplace to going to school — my supervisor would not bat an eye if someone needed to excuse themselves for a moment. Moreover, they didn’t want to talk about it to begin with. It is your business and some people may not want to announce to the entire class what they need to do. As the Carolina Creed says, “I will respect the dignity of all persons.”

W hile it is impossible to cover everything that makes people feel like they are being treated like a child when told they are not, these are some of the issues that matter to me. It is wrong to put students under a false sense as to what being an adult encompasses. If the university thinks that students are children, that is fine, but tell us we are children. However, if we are believed to be adults then treat us as such.

Tabletop g a me s a re a n excel lent pastime, but college st udents often overlook them. The stereotypical view of tabletop and board games is that they Meredith Edwards are either extremely nerdy or generally First-year journalism boring. I n realit y, student t he y a re so muc h more.

While there are many classic board games like Monopoly or Sorry, there are some you may not have heard of, like Sheriff of Nottingham –a Robin Hood themed game where players bluff their way past the others to get the most coins – or Exploding Kittens, in which players try to be the last one standing by throwing their friends under various metaphorical buses.

Board game lovers have benefited greatly from crowdfunding websites, because now people get to support the creation of games that they are really interested in. As of 2017, two of the top 10 most funded projects on Kickstarter were tabletop games.

This has resulted in board game designers getting to publish games they are passionate about and that people genuinely want to play. Board games can cover a full range of play t imes and dif f icult y levels: From challenging and immersive to light and easy, lasting only 15 minutes.

The sheer variety of games out there means that you’re almost certain to find at least one you like.

In comparison to other evening activities, tabletop gaming – though it may have more of an upfront cost – is cheaper in t he long r un. For example, Pandemic is a cooperative game where players save the world from diseases. The game sells for $40 on the developer’s website. According to a crowd-sourced cost of living site, movie tickets for two in Columbia can cost $22 for one and a half hours of entertainment.

So, if a person gets four friends toget her to play Pandemic for 45 minutes two or three times, they’ve gotten a better deal. And by buying Pandemic, they can decide to go try and save the world whenever they please and it’ll be a little bit different every time, whereas if they buy the mov ie or watch it i n t he t heater multiple times, they see the same thing over and over.

Tab le t o p g a m i n g a l s o a l lo w s st udent s to con nec t bet ter w it h friends on campus. College students have to juggle homework, classes and clubs, but board games are a way to take a break from everyday life, and work with – or against – one another to do something more achievable.

A t abletop ga me genera l ly has set rules that give each player a fair chance, and someone wins. W hen playing a tabletop game with people, the players get to learn more about one a not her. They get to have a discussion over a problem that they are all facing, and the competition of it is exhilarating.

When people finish a movie or go out to a bar, there is no achievement to look back on, but when someone f ig u re s out t he b e s t way to l ay t iles dow n in A zul, t hen t here is something to be proud of. Even if they didn’t win, players have gotten to spend time with friends, and have funny stories or, better yet, inside jokes to look back on. Board games give players that chance to craft a story with their friends, instead of just watching someone else’s story.

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Check in with your circle.

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