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Despite where he’s worked in the past and where he works now — 1100 Gervais Street — Michael Parks laughs when asked if he sees the governor’s chair in his future. Parks served as USC’s student body president for the bulk of the 2016-17 school year. Over the course of his term, he oversaw the introduction of Cockstock to the Homecoming itinerary and the addition of new student offices, including the secretary of veteran affairs, in addition to increasing emphasis on the It’s On Us sexual assault awareness campaign. Now holding degrees in fi nance, insurance and risk management, Parks will return to USC next fall when he enters the School of Law. SEEPARKSPAGE4 Kamila Melko / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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Lori Ziolkowski is the first woman and North American to win the renowned Baillet Latour Fellowship grant.
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Tw o t h o u s a n d miles from the nearest hospital, USC professor Lori Ziolkowsk i spent t he beginning of 2017 i n A nt a rc t ica u nder some of the most extreme condit ions on Ear t h, reach ing t he environmental limits of life. Her t r ip was a ver y international affair. She took a Russian military plane from Cape Town, South Africa to Antarctica and was then f lown by Canadians in a small plane “circa 1950” to the station she stayed at. At t he stat ion in A ntarct ica, t here were mainly Belgians, French and Swiss. “The operating language was in French ... t he n t he y k i nd of converted when we arrived to try speaking English, not everybody could, so language was a problem for a little bit,” Ziolkowski said.
CJ Lake can recall the exact moment she realized she could make a career out of social media. “I was sitting on the front porch of Preston right here on campus in one of the rocking chairs browsing my Twitter timeline,” said USC’s social media strategist. Lake was drawn in by a Tiffany and Co. ad, and before she knew it she had made an impulse buy. “After I made the purchase, I closed that tab and landed back in my Twitter timeline, right back on the tweet that got me through that sales funnel.” That “ah-ha moment” set in motion a sequence of events that would lead Lake right back to her alma mater, where she
has made a career for herself as a social media guru since March of 2016. “There was no stopping after that. I began then relentlessly pu rsu i ng oppor t u n it ies i n profe s sion a l so c ia l med ia management,” she said. Since Lake took over, USC’s online brand has been on the rise. A 2017 report on the social media accounts of institutions of higher education ranked the universit y No. 1 in Twitter engagement. The same report ranked USC second overall across all social media. Lake describes herself as a “dot con nec tor ” w it h i n t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s o v e r a l l communications apparatus, and she strives to create diverse feeds of content tailored to SEELAKEPAGE2
I n a place t hat is in total darkness for half of the year, with well below freezing temperat ures, a nd w it h no “i nput s” such as aerosols or trees, the biochemistry, geochemistry and climate change expert wanted to know how it is possible for microbes to survive under extreme circumstances. Ziol kowsk i pla ns to answer this question using a 150,000 grant from the prestigious Baillet Latour Fellowship. This award is given to one scientist every two years, and Ziolkowski is the first non-European and first female winner. Ziolkowsk i describes A ntarctica as, “a sheet of ice over a continent. Some places there is ocean underneath the ice and most of it is not touching the ocean.” However, she warns, Antarctica as we know it is changing. As the climate warms, open lakes are beginning to appear in sub-freezing temperatures allowing for SEEANTARCTICAPAGE2
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I nst it ut ions across t he Pa l met to St ate have been awarded $20 million in National Science Foundation f unds for new research, a nd USC w il l b e o n t he r e c e i v i n g e nd of approximately $5 million of that grant. USC is one of three researchba sed i n st it ut ion s i n Sout h Carolina that will spearhead the project. Clemson University and the Medical University of South Ca rol i na w i l l a lso help lead the charge. Seven other South Ca rol i na schools, i nclud i ng South Carolina State University and the College of Charleston, are also involved. P r a k a s h Na g a r k at t i , v ic e president for research, noted that the research funded by the grant will help increase and expand business opportunities in the Palmetto State. “A l o t o f i n d u s t r i e s a r e mov ing to t he state of Sout h Carolina, and particularly the automobile industry as well as the aeronautical industries and all that,” he said, “so we want to make sure that they come here to a state where there’s advanced research going on.” University of South Carolina Pre sident H a r r is Pa st ide s echoed a similar sentiment in a statement. “I a m proud t hat a l l of the Palmetto State’s research universities are working together along wit h ot her inst it ut ions across t he state to have such a p o s it i ve i mp ac t on S out h Carolina’s research capacity and industrial prosperity for years to come,” he wrote. Th is g ra nt money w ill be targeted towards t he development of “new materials.” This includes everything from metals for safer, more energ y efficient cars to a 3D printed pancreas that could cure diabetes and improved artificial joints. South Carolina was one of five states to receive an NSF grant. State officials including Rep. Ja mes Clybu r n a nd Sout h Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt praised the statewide benefits of the grant. “I am proud to support research and development as important building blocks for our future,” Clyburn said in a statement. “This is a big deal for the University of South Carolina a nd a n i nvest ment t hat w i l l create good paying jobs utilizing USC’s unique capabilities. Nagarkatti also explained that in addition to the partnership between academic institutions within the state, researchers will reach out to businesses such as IBM and Boeing to augment the grant. St ude nt s w i l l a l s o h ave a chance to reap the rewards of t he g r a nt i n t he cla s sroom. Some of the f unds will be directed towards new engineering, physics, chemistry and mat h classes available to undergraduates and graduate students. “There is actual collaboration and participation by the students w it h t he f ac u lt y to de velop and expand that education to students across the state of South Carolina,” Nagarkatti said. The award is currently slated to fund research for fi ve years, but could be ex tended if t he research proves fruitful.
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new ecosystems to develop. On her trip, she unexpectedly came across one of these “open lakes” where she collected many samples. “There was no ice covering the lake and there was this ... kelp-like material, so macroalgae, and it was just really wild,” Ziolkowski said. The applications of Ziolkowski’s work in Antarctica could reveal new information about how and why life is possible even in the harshest of environments, even other planets like Mars. “The closest we can get to such an extreme environment [as Mars] is going somewhere like this,” Ziolkowski said. Ziolkowski first became interested in research during high school. She knew she was not a book learner, but she took part in a co-op program where she thrived with hands-on experience in research very similar to what she does now. As a
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professor, she encourages undergraduates to reach out to professors whose research interests them and ask to get involved. Third-year marine science student Peyton Moore began working in Ziolkowski’s lab in the fall of her first year. She learned about Ziolkowski’s work from the Marine Science department’s home page and set up a time to meet with her. They have been working together ever since. In the lab, Moore found an opportunity to gain practical experience, but she also made a valuable personal connection. “Working with Dr. Z has been one of the most impactful experiences on my time at USC thus far,” Moore said. “Not only have I gained real world experience in a research laboratory, but I have also gained a mentor that has helped me to grow as an individual. Dr. Z has pushed me intellectually, but even more importantly she has connected me with possible role models in my field and helped me to better define my career goals.”
intrinsic love for this place that a lot of people express on social media and I want our accounts to be known as a place where people can go to talk about us and have us talk back.” Indeed, despite tweets t hat have g a r nered national attention for t heir clever savager y a nd h igh ra n k i ng s, Lake’s favorite memory i s pl a y i n g a r ole i n getting a USC student to commit to Carolina. “A newly-ad m it ted high-schooler tweeted u s a phot o of t h r e e acceptance packages,” she de sc r ibed. “O ne from us, one from CofC and one from Clemson. The t weet said “f irst school to tweet me back is the one I’m sending my enrollment deposit to.” USC was the fi rst to reply. “The next t hing she t weeted was a screenshot of t he confi rmation page you get after you pay your enrollment deposit. So that was neat,” she said. O n e d o e s n’t h a v e to sp end much t i me around Lake to see the dept h of her passion for her work, but the
p o sit ion i s f a r f rom easy. “It’s a lot of pressure! I’m never more than a few touches away from speaking for a globallyrenowned brand. When we speak online, a lot of people are listening,” she ack nowledged. “The pressure of that k nowledge is never lost on me. I f ind my sel f read i ng e ven our shortest posts many dozens of times occasionally.” Lake is on dut y for various high prof i le e vent s, f rom football games to commencement, eating up a great deal of her time. “This also isn’t a 9-5 gig,” she said, “so that has it s cha l lenges at times, as well.” St udents like f ifthy e a r e n v i r o n m e nt a l studies student Taylor Q u i c k e nj o y L a k e’s work a nd apprec iate h o w it b e n e f it s t h e university. “It’s really clever, I think, a lot of funny a nd i nterac t ive t y pe stuff,” she said. “[Social media] is a really big part of everyday life for our students.”
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In the meantime, Parks is spending his gap year in the Statehouse, doing whatever he can to make sure Gov. Henry McMaster’s daily operations go smoothly. He credits his time in student government with preparing him for his job in the governor’s office, especially the steady speed with which challenges are presented. “It taught me the pace that comes w it h t he job, a nd i n a sen se it conditioned me for it,” Parks said. “ You a l most t h i n k about , as a n athlete has to condition themselves for the game, in a sense that’s kind of what that year was like for me, because things moved really fast.” L o ok i n g b a c k o n h i s t e nu r e as st udent body president, Parks believes his greatest achievement was the growth of Student Government. His proudest moments, he said, came from seeing previously uninvolved students want to become student leaders. “In a sense you invest in t heir ability to give back to the student body,” Parks said of the those he saw become interested in Student G o v e r n me nt , a mo n g w ho m he cou nted v ice president Da n i Goodreau and t reasurer Merritt Francis. “It’s almost like an annuity that pays dividends for years and years and years to come. If they can grow and hand that growth off … that’s what we were in it for.” Parks is not yet sure which area of law he wants to specialize in, mentioning only that he plans to keep an open mind as he studies. Nor does he know what will come after, believing it “silly” to have his life planned out so far in advance. “You have to f ind that delicate
balance between what you feel like God’s call for in your life is, what you’re good at, and what you want to do. And certainly in that order,” Parks said. Ultimately, he imagines that he will end up practicing law and hopes to stay active in his community. I n h is years as A ssociate Vice President of Student Affairs, Jerry Brewer was a key adviser to Student Government off icers. More than any t hing else, he credited Parks with being able to connect “varying segments” of the student body. “On-campus students, off-campus students, out-of-state students, instate students, all the segments of the campus, he had relationships with,” Brewer said. “It’s one thing to be liked, but it’s one thing for people to understand your vision and understand what you want to get done and they buy into that to the degree that they can.” O f i nc u mb e nt St ude nt B o d y President Ross Lordo, Parks said he believes Lordo is capable of being “the best leader of our student body that [USC has] ever had before.” “Ross has the experience, he has the credentials, he has the savvy, he has everything in his wheelhouse,” Park s said. “I t hink he’s already doing an incredible job, and I think he’s just getting started.” Lordo, who ser ved as v ice president under Parks, reciprocated his predecessor’s praise. “[ H e] d i d w h a t I t h i n k w a s an incredible job tr ying to shape t he cult ure around not only our organization but in the role, in the office itself and the impact that it can have, not just internally, but externally,” Lordo said.
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‘Ingrid Goes West’ satirizes social media
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Who doesn’t scroll through their phone while on the toilet or brushing their teeth? Who doesn’t scroll through someone’s Instagram obsessively? Social media can control so much of our lives that it can be hard for some people to not see the personal and technological boundary that exists. Unfortunately for a lot of people in the movie “Ingrid Goes West”, currently
bei ng played at t he Nickelodeon Theater, Aubrey Plaza’s eponymous main character clearly doesn’t see that boundary. Ingrid is a mentally unstable young woman who in the very first scene maces a bride on her wedding day because she’s mad at her for not getting an invitation. Ingrid has some major issues, and after her mom passed away, she doesn’t have anyone to lean on. Ingrid also happens to be an Instagram addict. One day while she’s scrolling through some posts, she stumbles across a young photographer’s profile named Taylor Sloane, played by Elizabet h Olsen, and instantly feels a connection. She follows her on Instagram, but that quickly isn’t enough for her. After getting an inheritance from her late mom, Ingrid packs her bags all the way across the country to where Taylor lives, in Los Angeles. Ingrid acclimates herself to the city by going to the restaurants and boutiques
Taylor frequents on her Instagram. She also finds a place to live with a Batman enthusiast named Dan, played O’Shea Jackson Jr. a.k.a. Ice Cube’s son. Plaza and Jackson’s chemistry is surprisingly strong, as the two characters both have dark pasts to share. Ingrid eventually meets and befriends Taylor t hrough some not-so-sane scheming. They hang out and have a blast, with Ingrid finally feeling like she belongs. However, every time she hangs out with Taylor or her husband, played by Wyatt Russell, tension and frustration start to boil over and the girls’ perfect lives start to crack. Aubrey Plaza takes her classic manic persona to some pretty dark levels as she slowly loses herself in order to be like Taylor. But the complexity she and screenwriter/director Matt Spicer give Ingrid makes her so human. She’s irrational, sweet, vulnerable, strong, scared, depressed, lonely and loved.
Plaza can make you feel all these things at once. The rest of the cast all give laidback performances, but each actor has an opportunity to give the audience some truly dramatic moments. The tone of “Ingrid Goes West” shifts to dark comedy to drama pretty naturally. The satire that touches upon social media is the most common thread of the movie, but the most effective used of this is how we can ignore the problems of our real lives in favor of the joys on our countless social media pages. It successfully gets across the message that real life is where actual friends are made and why they’re not made online. The scenario they present goes far in showing the ramifications of trying to do this in unexpected ways. “Ingrid” still stays grounded thanks to the performances and by not going to far with its twists and turns. It can be a hard film to watch, but it’s definitely worth it for a good laugh and a topical message.
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Russell House was hopping Tuesday night at Carolina Productions’ Acoustic Cafe event. Held once a month, Acoustic Cafe gives student artists the opportunity to play music in front of their peers. Fourth-year anthropology major Scott McFall, who has played at Russell House several times, kicked things off with a few original songs. “It’s an interesting room,” McFall said. “Some nights it’s good, some nights it’s bad ... it’s an interesting vibe because half the people here are just here to eat dinner.” McFall has been into music since he was a kid and has been performing in front of others for a few years. “The reason I got a guitar was just because my older brot her asked for one for Christmas, and he got one and I was just like ‘Woah ... That looks cool as heck’ and I got one as well,” McFall said. I n ter ms of h is w rit ing process, McFall likes to “start
with a guitar idea … and then I’ll have words separately and … I just try to fit them into the song.” Two of the songs McFall performed were ones that he wrote last summer about two different people. For t he newer listeners, McFall also performed covers by popular artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan. “It’s cool to be able to hear your fellow students playing and just support Carolina musicians,” McFall said of the event. While the band Low-Class Carnival Act played, audience member a nd second-yea r mecha n ica l eng i neer i ng student Brian Youngblood commented on his first time experiencing Acoustic Cafe, and the band’s interesting instrumentation. “I think the drumming is a very fresh take on a regular drum set. Really interesting to hear someone use something as simple as a trashcan to turn it into really good music,” Youngblood said.
Youngblood was referring to the band’s choice of percussion instrument: an upside-down recycling bin. Although the sig ns orig inally at t racted Youngblood as he got dinner, he appreciated seeing familiar faces up on stage and will be sure to attend future Acoustic Cafés. The Captains, Matt hew Moore and close friend Mazen Cotran II, played as the night’s third and final act. The two have played d r u m s si nce elementary school and met up later in high school to pursue the ambition further. Moore played on a very unique cajon box drum. Although the instruments used in tonight’s performances were unconventional, Acoustic Cafe is open to all student musicians regardless of genre or skill-level. “It’s literally whoever wants to perform,” said Sam Esce, Carolina Productions concert coordinator. “It’s just fun for people who are already sitting down eating food ... to listen to their student peers perform.”
To some, tattoos are just a form of expression. For thirdyea r p s yc holog y st udent Jessie Colby, they mean much more than that. She waited eagerly to get her first tattoo, and finally got one at the age of 18. “I’ve just always fou nd tattoos interesting for as long as I can remember. It’s kind of like a painting that you put on the wall except you carry it with you forever, and I’ve always liked that idea because you can get things that mean a lot to you and carry them for t he rest of your life.” Colby stated. C olb y g o t he r l a r g e s t tattoo, a phoenix on her arm, because of what it represents. “W hen a phoenix is destroyed, it rises from the ashes by itself and becomes new again,” she said. Phoenix birds persevere and carr y on, t h rough everything that happens to them. Colby’s tattoo serves as a reminder that she can get through even the most
difficult situations. Before getting the tattoo, bot h of Colby’s maternal grandparents died wit hin 10 we ek s of e ac h ot her. These kinds of events that require resilience and mental toughness make her think of the phoenix tattoo and what it sy mbolizes — building herself back up even if seems impossible. Colby takes into consideration the location of her t at toos so as to prepare herself for f ut ure jobs. Keeping this in mind she plans to express herself creatively on many areas of her body. She has faced some crit icism for her tat toos, especially the one that is so visible. However, the negative feedback she has received has not made her change her mind about the decision to get tattoos. Colby holds steadfast in her choice to do so and even plans to get more in the future. “I have a lot of plans for a lot of tattoos,” she said. “Right now my biggest thing is which one do I want next.”
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Ice ‘Cocks set to face rival Clemson Friday
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The Ice ‘Cocks will enter their annual matchup with Clemson with an 0-1 record, while Clemson is 2-0 and scored 19 goals in their first two games.
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Though the Palmetto Series won’t show it, South Carolina’s finest rivalry hits the ice Friday when USC faces Clemson in Irmo. Clemson prevailed in last season’s three-game series with consecutive victories on Nov. 4 and Nov. 19, but the Gamecocks captured the Feb. 18 final match with a 5-2 win in front of a spirited crowd in Irmo. Any momentum aside, Carolina will have to keep up with an explosive Tiger offense to capture their its victory of 2017-18. The Tigers will enter Irmo riding high after decisive home victories over Duke and North Carolina on back-to-back nights last week. Clemson dominated the Blue Devils from start to finish Friday, tallying their first goal 47 seconds into the game and adding five more by the end of the first period on the way to an 11-1 decision. The following night, Clemson avenged a close Jan. 21 loss to the Tar Heels with an 8-1 victory, scoring six unanswered goals as forward Andrew Racicot registered a hat trick. Racicot lead the Tigers in scoring last season with 16 goals and 11 assists in 18 games. Through two games, he stands tied with forward Chandler Paff for the team lead with seven points. The answer to Clemson’s new life could be found behind the bench. The Tigers are under new leadership
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Rangers. For his service as the Rangers’ director of team operations, Loughran had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1994. The Gamecocks are still in search of their first victory of the season after Friday’s 7-5 loss to UNC Charlotte. In a game that saw Carolina incur 10 minor penalties, the 49ers jumped all over goaltender Jared Ward in his first start for Carolina. At the other end,
UNC Charlotte goaltender Daniel Ritter frustrated Carolina shooters thoroughly in the opening 40 minutes, maintaining a shutout until late in the second period as his team built a 6-0 lead. Sophomore goaltender Bobby Lombardi replaced Ward in the third period, ending the rookie’s night at 16 saves on 22 shots. The 49ers took just four minutes to beat Lombardi when forward Michael Rea chipped in his first goal of the game to stretch the lead to 7-1 with 15:18 to go. It was all Carolina from there as the Gamecocks scored four times in the final 6:14 to narrow the margin to 7-5 as they dropped their first game of 2017-18. Forward Alec Martone chipped in the game’s final goal on the power play 2.5 seconds before the final horn. “If you don’t work hard, it’s not gonna work out for you,” said Carolina head coach Allan Sirois. “I think they did that in the third period and you could tell the passion came in, and they really, really played well. We can see the potential. It’s there. It’s just we didn’t do it there for 40 minutes. You can’t win a game that way.” Sirois is hopef ul t he moment um his players generated with their late rally will carry over into Friday’s matchup. “I told them they played desperate, they played with heart, and hopefully we keep that,” Sirois said. “I believe we will because they know how important Clemson is, and we will have a definite lineup, also.” Puck drop is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. on Friday at Plex HiWire ice rink in Irmo.
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The Gamecocks won, 68-21, the last time they faced the Bulldogs in 1995.
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T he 2-1 Sout h Ca rol i n a footba l l tea m w i l l look to rebou nd aga i nst Lou isia na Tech after a tough home loss to Kentucky last Saturday. The Gamecocks come into this matchup only havingzfaced Lousiana Tech five times in program history, the most recent matchup coming in 1995 when the Gamecocks won, 68-21. It should be interesting to see how the preparation of both teams play out on Saturday, as they are unknown opponents. What to watch: Louisiana Tech The Bulldogs are a part of Conference USA, a conference including Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, Old Dominion, Marshall and more. Last season, they made it to t he C on ference USA Cha mpionsh ip, but lost to Western Kentucky. Perhaps their biggest victory last season came against Navy in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. This season, Louisiana Tech comes in wit h wins against Nor t hwester n St ate a nd Western Kentucky, but a loss
to Mississippi State. While they are from a smaller school than South Carolina, the Bulldogs are no slouch on the gridiron. E x pec t t hem to come i nto Williams-Brice Stadium eager to get another crack at an SEC opponent. Louisiana Tech has some playmakers on offense, starting with quarterback J’Mar Smith, who has thrown for 722 yards and three touchdowns this season. Smith has a ton of weapons on the outside, including Rhashid Bon net te, Teddy Vea l a nd Marcus Gaines, who have each accumulated more than 100 receiving yards three games into the season. Running back Jarred Craft has also looked strong, gaining 248 yards on 48 carries with t wo touchdowns. Look out for the Bulldogs’ offensive weapons, which could deliver explosive plays against South Carolina’s bend-don’t-break style defense. On the defensive side of the ball, the player to watch is junior defensive end Jaylon Ferguson. Ferguson set the single season sack record for the Bulldogs with 14.5 sacks last season. With SEEBOUNCEPAGE8
The Sout h Carolina football team is preparing for its f irst meet ing wit h Louisiana Tech since the 1995 season. The Gamecocks have never been defeated by the Bulldogs, holding a 4-0-1 advantage from 1991-95. What was the result the last time these two teams faced in 1995? Quarterback Steve Taneyhill tied a school record with five touchdown passes in the Gamecocks’ 68-21 victory at home. Will starting quarterback Jake Bentley put up a similar per for ma nce? Tech Ta l k sports writer A ndrew Bell covers the Bulldogs and caught up with The Daily Gamecock sports staff to preview the upcoming matchup. Q: L ou isia n a Tech is coming off a narrow win over Western Kentucky. What were your ob ser v at ion s f r om t he game? A : F i r s t o f f , Te c h ’ s sophomore quar terback J’mar Smith really had an encouraging performance against Western Kentucky. He threw for a season high 306 yards and a touchdown pass after coming off of a rough performance against Mississippi State, where he turned the ball over three times. So he really showed some resolve and responded well to adversity. The offense produced some huge plays with four plays over 20 yards, including an 87 yard TD pass to sophomore receiver
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The Gamecocks will host Louisiana Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. R a sh id Bon net te. Tech’s defense struggled early on, allowing two TDs on WKU’s first three drives, but only allowed only 18 yards on 15 plays in the fourth quarter, as they were overcoming a 13-22 deficit to come back and win 23-22 on Barnes’ GW field goal. Q: While South Carolina is com ing of f a dow n of f en s i ve p er f or m a nc e against Kentucky and will not h ave w ide receiver Deebo Samuel on the field this week, the team put up more than 30 points in its first two games against NC State and Missouri. How do you think Louisiana Tech’s defense will fare against Jake Bentley and offensive weapons Hayden Hurst, Bryan Edwards and Rico Dowdle? A : T he lo s s of De eb o Samuel will definitely be a huge blow, considering he is the recipient of over 35% of Jake Bentley’s passing yards this season, but Tech’s primary
weakness on defense this year has been defending the run. They’ve allowed 582 rushing yards so far this season. South Carolina really got away from the running game against Kentucky last week and they paid for it. So, I think if they rea l ly feed R ico Dowd le the rock this week and stay consistent with the running ga me, t hen t hey ca n get Hurst and Edwards involved in play action and be pretty successf u l against Tech’s defense. Tech’s defensive line wasn’t able to get much of a push up front against their last SEC opponent in Mississippi St ate but t hey d id ma ke some plays in the secondary. Bentley should be aware of true freshman cornerback Amik Robertson, who had an interception nearly returned for a touchdown off of Nick Fitzgerald, to go along with a pass deflection and a blocked extra point recovery returned for two points all in one game. SEETECHPAGE8
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Brandon Durman is a consistent run supporter who leads the team in total tackles with 21, to go along with two tackles for loss and a sack. I’ve already mentioned the playmaking freshman cornerback Amik Robertson, who has 11 total tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception returned 61 yards, a pass deflection and a recovered extra point returned for two points. Senior kicker Jonathon Barnes is also a huge asset to this team as he is two field goals away from tying Louisiana Tech’s record for career made field goals and is coming off of a game winning kick against Western Kentucky last week. Q: What is your prediction (with score) for the Louisiana Tech-South Carolina game and why? A: If I had to predict a score I would say 38-21 South Carolina, due to South Carolina’s explosive offensive attack and Tech’s inexperience at quarterback and receiver. I also think if South Carolina commits to the run, then they will accumulate a good amount of yardage in that department and rack up their stats on offense. Tech will show a valiant effort and make some plays, but at the end of the day South Carolina’s talent will reign supreme.
Q: W hich Bulldogs have been standouts so far this season? A: Offensively, we’ve got a young quarterback in J’mar Smith who has a lot of potential and can make plays out of the pocket, but he needs help from guys like senior running backs Jarred Craft and Boston Scott, who have turned into a dynamic duo. Craft and Scott both average over five yards a carry so far this year, can catch out of the backfield and have combined for 523 total yards from scrimmage this season. As far as the receivers go, there are a few who have contributed but no single player has really stood out among the rest. Junior Teddy Veal leads the team in receptions with 15 catches for 133 yards, so he’s been a reliable target. Sophomore Rashid Bonnette has proved to be a real deep threat with five catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Senior receiver Marcus Gaines has four catches for 113 yards. Defensively, Junior defensive end Jaylon Ferg u son is a rea l ly disruptive player who has 12 total tackles, a whopping five tackles for loss and two sacks. Junior Linebacker
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Column: Don’t blame USC kickers for loss on fourth and one, which quarterback Jake Bentley said was one of the biggest factors in the loss. “That’s the big reason why we only scored 13 point s,” Bent ley said. “W hen you can’t stay on t he f ield on t h ird down you’re not going to be very successful on offense.” O ne of t he se play s was at the goal line, and t he G a meco c k s were unable to punch it in. The Gamecocks lined up in the shotgun for a quarterback read, but the corner came off the edge and stopped running back Rico Dowdle before he could cross the goal line. This was just one example of the Gamecocks failing to convert on third or
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S a t u r d a y ’s l o s s t o Kentucky was a tough pill to swallow for Gamecock football fans after both placek ickers lef t a combined 10 points on the board by combining to miss three field goals and an extra point. But placing the blame on kickers Parker White and Alexander Woznick, while easy, is misguided. If you are look ing for someone to blame for the loss, consider the South Carolina offense. The Gamecocks were a horrendous 3-for-12 on t hird dow n and 1-for-3 on fourth down on Saturday. Both of the turnovers on downs came
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fourth down with less than four yards to go. “For me on third and fourth down, I had one yard to go and I just didn’t get it,” said running back A.J. Turner Head coach Will M u s c h a m p a d m it t e d in his postgame press conference that running the ball was not working, yet t he G amecock s decided to cal l a r u n during that situation. Muschamp said it was “disappointing” that the Gamecock s could not get the ball into the end zone. Instead, perhaps the Gamecocks should have run a bootleg, or a sneak or just not lineup in the shotg un, which added yards they needed to gain. Last season, the Gamecocks converted just over 34 percent of their third downs, according to CollegeFootballStats. com. Prior to Saturday, they had converted 48 percent of t heir t hird downs this season. If the Gamecocks can’t clean up third down, they will have bigger things to worry about this season than a few missed field goals.
most reliable offensive lineman, has a high ankle sprain. These are big losses on the offensive side of the ball for the Gamecocks, who amassed a season-low 13 points against Kentucky. Keep an eye on how South Carolina bounces back from its first loss of the season. Will the Gamecocks keep their composure and come out firing against the Bulldogs? Or will they crumble? It will be important for the players to come out with a sense of urgency this week. Both teams are in unfamiliar territory with this matchup, facing each other for the first time in more than 20 years.
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Third-year public health student D iplom ac y h a s a lway s b e en a n integral aspect of modern states. In everything from minor trade deals to world-shaping international defense agreements, diplomacy has led the way. Diplomacy has crafted America’s place and status in the modern world and now may very well take it away. President Tr u mp has a tenuou s rel at ion sh ip w it h d iplom ac y. O n one hand, Trump has attempted to shape U.S. foreign policy, going as far as to push forward massive policy decisions like his plan for Afghanistan and a harder line on North Korea. However, these aims are overshadowed by a complete and abject failure of the State Department to perform even the most simple of tasks. Furthermore, Tr u mp’s repeated i n ser t ion s i nto foreig n pol ic y, of ten fol lowed by complete contradictions, have neutered the abilit y of the State Department to uphold its basic obligations to the American people. It has become clear that this supposed “policy revolution” is instead a complete loss of concerted direct ion wit hin t he W hite House a nd St at e D e p a r t me nt . Tr u mp’s understanding of diplomac y is t he f u ndamental cause of t h is aim less brea kdow n t hat on ly deg rades America’s position in the world. From the beginning, Trump’s White House set forth a foreign policy that, while difficult to carry out, was feasible. Shifting from policy of international cooperation to “America First” was not some impossible task, it would just take the right people in the right positions with the right plan. This however, is when everything started coming apart. To begin with, Trump’s appointment of Rex Tillerson to Secretary of State was in complete contrast to his own ideological position. Tillerson himself is a moderate on foreign policy, Trump is far more nationalistic. This in itself, was not the biggest hurdle. Earlier Pre sident s have had cla she s w it h their Secretar y of State for similar reasons. What made this case different was Trump’s advisers and how much inf luence they’ve had on him. Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka and Stephen M iller, in part icular, have had far greater inf luence than their foreign policy backgrounds — or lack thereof — would warrant. Bannon, Gorka and Miller are all far-right nationalists, the complete opposite of Tillerson, and their inf luence was apparent in Trump’s actions. Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, extreme criticism of NATO and arguing that we should abandon Afghanistan all run in opposition to Tillerson and his perspective on foreign relations. This ideolog ical f ight was compounded by the inclusion of even more moderates in Trump’s cabinet. James Mattis, Jared Kushner, H.R. McMaster, Steven Mnuchin and John Kelly, to name a few. The past few months have been filled with news of political infighting in Trump’s cabinet, coming to a head when Bannon was ousted and replaced. Such f ighting has led to a shift. Trump is possibly no longer pulling out of t he Paris Climate accords, has walked back some of his criticism against NATO and has
decided to recommit to Afghanistan. This shift has consequences, however, as Tillerson has had to juggle both the nationalistic and moderate aspects of Trump’s foreign policy. Currently, Tillerson and the State Department seem to have a hard time nailing down Trump’s real position on a number of issues, preventing forward motion on many, if not all of them. Ye t a g a i n , t h e p r i m a r y f a c t o r complicating all of this is President Trump. His lack of a solid ideological posit ion is one, his w illing ness to interject himself into State Department business, often erratically, is another. It seems Trump cannot keep his mouth shut. His statements to the press are often in conflict with Tillerson’s, with t he media of ten seem i ng to k now Trump’s foreign policy direction before even t he Secretar y of State. This, again, undermines Tillerson’s position. His goal is to translate the President’s loft y foreign policy intentions into practical action, but this is impossible if he doesn’t even know what the goals are to begin with. Frankly, this disaster by Trump’s own hands is unsurprising. Trump has no government experience outside of what he’s gained in the past few mont hs. He is a ma n of busi ness, an area where unpredictabilit y can sometimes work in your favor. This is not so in diplomacy. The closest you can get to that was Nixon and Kissinger, and even they had decades of foreign policy experience that let them balance the unpredictability with clearly defined goals. Trump, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. Instead of working in step with his State Depart ment, he’s decided to run the show himself, neglecting the fact that foreign policy requires an experienced bureaucracy with a welldefined mission. Rome was not built in a day, and diplomacy is the same; it can take years to broker an agreement between nations, something Trump lacks the patience and attention span for. This isn’t just a problem for the U.S.; other nations need to know what to expect in negotiations. If U.S. foreign policy is constantly vacillating between two different ideological perspectives, how can a foreign power safely say that any deal made with the U.S. will exist after the President has his morning tweetstorm? Furthermore, will nations we are currently courting into our sphere of inf luence turn to another power simple because they no longer have faith in the U.S.? What about our allies? How can they trust us to follow t h rough on ou r obligat ions if ou r president can’t be half-assed to make up his mind? These are all problems created by presidential mismanagement of an essential facet of U.S. standing in the world: diplomacy. Trump may pride himself on being a deal maker, but when it comes to the difficult realities of international d iplom ac y, he f a l l s f lat . I nter na l ideological conflict and unpredictability have essentially eliminated the ability of the State Department to carefully carve out America’s place in the world, all because of Trump. He needs to realize that far more is on the line than a casino or a football league, our very future is at stake. A rudderless ship will sink in a storm, and so too will our preeminence as the world’s leader if Trump continues to play diplomat.
Fourth-year psychology student The last time I wrote about how Republicans and Democrats are bot h failing mentally ill people, there was some objection to my point. Namely, that I was being unfair to Congressional Republicans by saying that they don’t care about mentally ill people. T h is week , Cong ressiona l Republ ica ns a re ma k i ng my point for me again. Sure, they generally oppose LGBT rights, protec t ion s for low-i ncome people a nd c r i m i na l ju st ice reform, issues which directly affect the mentally ill, since a signif icant portion of LGBT people, low-income people and people who interact with the criminal just ice system have some form of mental illness. But why take these correlative poi nt s a s proof when you c a n have you r senator s a nd representatives tell you straight out? The newest — and probably f i na l — at tempt to repea l Obamacare via budget r e c o n c i l i at i o n r at h e r t h a n regular order tells me all I need to know about what the people who wrote it (and the people who’ll vote for it) think about mentally ill people. First, it allows insurers not to cover mental illness at all. People who need mental healthcare are already not always likely to get it: Nearly 60 percent of mentally ill people haven’t received any in the last year. Of that 60 percent, 47 percent say t hat t he cost of the care is the reason they don’t seek it — and there is no reason for any intelligent person to believe that allowing public insurers not to cover the cost of care would drop that percentage. And after seven years of the AC A of fering t hat coverage, it is even more unthinkable to retract it. Care for people with mental illness is expensive — for one family, anorexia treatment can cost $11,000 a year, and it will not be a one-year illness. That cost w ill be repet it ive. Present ly, an insured person w it h bipola r d isorder m ight pay $5,000 for his or her first year of treatment. If that person becomes uninsured, the costs average around $19,000. Even under Obamacare, costs are high. Despite the fact that mental healthcare was supposed to be covered under t he law, i n su rer s f requent ly fou nd loopholes that allowed them to cover less of the cost. In 2016, President Obama formed a task force that was supposed to save mentally ill people from this cost disparity, which probably did some good, but proves the point that mentally ill people were never well-protected from high healthcare costs.
Still, while it could have been better, Obamacare did improve access. Taking that access away now is unthinkable — people who have relied on the care that it allowed them to afford for seven years will be left high and dry, without the medications or therapy that have helped them to cope with their illnesses. A nd a l l t hose people who were diagnosed and received care under the ACA? Well, if this bill passes, they might have been better off just suffering for seven years, because now that diagnosis might be a preexisting condition, which would also be exposed to insurer choice under this new Republican plan. Thanks to the fact that some mentally ill people had the nerve to get help when they needed it, they may now find themselves uninsurable. Add it ionally, t he CassidyGraham-Heller-Joh nson bill (referred to with all four names so as to appropriately assign blame for its w rit ing) does not require insurance to cover substance use disorders, which fall under the umbrella of “mental illness” and are often presented alongside other mental illnesses as a maladaptive coping mechanism. There is, again, no reason to expect that public i n s u rer s wou ld cont i nue to provide ACA-required coverage for people with substance use disorders out of the goodness of their hearts. Th is last part part icu larly u nderl i nes t he hy pocr is y of t he whole t h i ng: prom i nent Republicans discuss t he opioid epidemic all t he t ime — and electorally as well as morally, they should, since it’s particularly ravaging rural areas, which largely vote red. But when it comes t ime to act ually do something about the problem and provide people hooked on opioids with the help that they need, they’re nowhere in sight. In fact, they’re running in the opposite direction entirely. Let this bill make one thing very clear: Republicans in power do not care about the mentally ill. They like to pretend they d o w he n s o meb o d y t h r ow s them a softball on opioid use or when it comes time to shift blame for violence from guns to “crazies,” an argument they frequently make in tandem with Democrats. But don’t believe the people who wrote this bill when they talk that big game about how we could solve violence if we could just get mentally ill people help. A nd don’t believe t he people who vote for it — see: many, if not most Senate Republicans — when they say they care about t he p eople d y i ng of heroi n overdoses in their states. People who care about problems do not, when given the power to fix them, instead opt to make them worse. They don’t care. Don’t forget t hat when it come s t i me to reelect them.
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