The Daily Gamecock 4/1/19

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‘Don’t ever forget her name.’

Clarendon County, about 70 miles southeast from Columbia.

Holbrook said the particular location the body was found was described to him by Clarendon police as an area that would be difficult to find unless someone knew how to get there.

At 3 a.m. Saturday, the morning after Samantha had gone Vigil held at Strom Fields missing, a K-9 officer was on patrol and noticed a black Chevy A crowd gathered at Strom Fields Sunday evening for a vigil Impala two blocks from the Five Points area.The officer initiated in honor of Samantha “Sami” Josephson, a USC student who was a traffic stop and asked the driver to step out of the car. A short abducted from Five Points early Friday morning after getting foot chase ensued between the driver and the officer, and the into a car she thought was her Uber. Among the speakers at driver was taken into custody. the vigil were Greg Corbishley, her boyfriend, and Seymour Throughout Saturday, the suspect’s vehicle was processed.

Josephson, her father.

Holbrook said there was a large amount of dark liquid in the car Josephson began by asking how many people in the crowd that was later confirmed to be blood. The SLED forensic crime personally knew Samantha, and when the majority of the crowd scene agents submitted the blood to the SLED DNA lab for did not raise their hands, he commented on the solidarity of the analysis, and the blood was confirmed to be Samantha’s.

Carolina community.

Other findings in the car included Samantha’s cellphone, “The reason I ask that is that there are so many people here that bleach, germicidal wipes and window cleaner. Further did not know her and this community that has pulled together,” investigation found that there was a child safety seat in the back Josephson said. “It’s totally amazing — the Gamecocks, USC, of the vehicle and child safety locks on the back doors that would you people — how you guys have come together, how you’ve prevent the victim from escaping. pulled this together, the support that you guys have.”

“Our hearts are broken. They’re broken. There is nothing Josephson also spoke of “Sami-isms,” instances that sparked tougher than to stand before a family and explain how a loved one laughter and joy in those around her. was murdered,” Holbrook said at the press conference.

“It becomes almost weekly. Daily, sometimes,” Josephson said, Warrants released by SLED Sunday morning did not release “she gets on these little rolls.” how she died but did say that she had “numerous wounds evident Josephson spoke to USC students directly, urging them to stay on multiple parts of her body to include her together when traveling and drinking. head, neck, face, upper body, leg and foot.”

“Samantha was by herself,” Josephson said.

Nat h a n iel Row l a nd c h a r g e d w it h “She had absolutely no chance. None.” kidnapping and murder Josephson also mentioned his mission to Saturday afternoon, SLED announced they urge Uber and other ride-sharing companies would be charging Nathaniel Rowland, 24, to improve safety measures. with the kidnapping and murder of Samantha “That is gonna be part of my mission in Josephson. Rowland waived his right to appear life now, is going around talking, educating, in court on Sunday, but Samantha’s mother, getting that out — and hopefully put pressure Marci Josephson, spoke. on Uber and Lyft to change something,” “Samantha Josephson. My daughter’s name Josephson said. was Samantha Josephson. Don’t ever forget her Samantha’s boyfriend, Greg Corbishley, name. Samantha Josephson,” she said.

COURTESY OF JORDYN SPENNER shared that Samantha had left a positive Originally from New Jersey, Samantha was impact on his life. set to graduate from USC in May and attend law school at Drexel “In the process of the last four years that I’ve known her, I’ve University in Philadelphia. truly learned stuff about myself that I think I’ll be thankful for President Pastides released a statement concerning student her for the rest of my life,” Corbishley said. safety and a call to action directed toward university safety ‘Our hearts are broken. They’re broken.’ officials and establishments in Five Points. On Saturday, the Samantha called an Uber to pick her up from Five Points Office of the President sent an email to remind students of the around 2 a.m. Friday. She was seen getting into a car by a counseling center’s drop-in hours from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on bouncer who knew her, and security footage from outside of Bird Sunday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during weekdays.

Dog, a bar in Five Points, confirmed that Josephson had gotten The email also included safety precautions for utilizing rideinto a black Chevy Impala. sharing services and transportation to and from the Five Points Samantha’s roommates began to worry when they had not area. heard from her and called the police around 1:30 p.m. Friday. Her “Leaving Five Points, make use of the USC shuttles to make location was last tracked by phone on Ott Road off Rosewood sure you get home safely,” the email read.

Drive, about 3 miles east from her residence at the Hub. Samantha’s death comes after a death by suicide on USC’s At around 4 p.m. that same day, Samantha’s body was found campus last Monday and the death of a USC Salkehatchie by two turkey hunters, Columbia Police Department Chief Skip student, Parker Neff, after he collapsed on a baseball field Friday.

Holbrook said during a Saturday evening press conference.

Samantha’s funeral will be held on April 3 in East Princeton, Samantha’s body was found in New Zion, a small town in New Jersey.

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Past Garnet and Black yearbooks stacked on a table in the Thomas Cooper library.

Students, organizations offer perspective on USC yearbook offensive images SAMI GORDON @TDG_dailynews President Pastides sent an email to st udents about the universit y's yea rbook a rch ives cont a i n i ng offensive photos, including racist images, i n Febr uar y. Th is ema il came in the wake of Virginia Gov. Ralph Nort ham's yearbook photo revealing him either in blackface or a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Jeff Stensland, USC's director of public relations, said the review of the universit y's yearbook archives was prompted by this discovery.

The university archivist's findings have led to an increased discussion of racial issues on USC's campus.

“This t y pe of histor y is always de v a s t at i ng to le a r n ab out . It's completely unsurprising as well,” said Caroline Fairey, editor-in-chief of Garnet and Black Magazine. “We strongly condemn bigotry, hatred, blackface in any appearance. This is not okay.”

Garnet and Black, the organization that once created the universit y's yearbooks, currently produces the Garnet and Black magazine.

Fairey, a third-year English and globa l st ud ie s st udent , sa id t he

magazine's current mission is to value and tell the stories of marginalized men and women of Columbia. About a year ago, this mission inspired a commentary calling on the university to examine the names of buildings on campus.

One notable instance of racism found in the yearbook archives was from 1963. That year, three black students enrolled at USC, officially desegregating the university. Henrie Monteith Treadwell was the first of these students to graduate, and while her legacy of integration continues to live on, it does not in the university’s yearbooks from her time at USC. Treadwel l at tended USC f rom 1963 to 1965, but she does not appear once in the yearbooks printed during that time. Robert G. Anderson and James L. Solomon Jr., her two black classmates, were also omitted from the pages of these yearbooks.

These students weren't just missing f r o m g r o u p a nd s o c i a l p ho t o s .

None appear once in the yearbooks even though there are sections for individual student photos.

Tr e a d w e l l a l s o s p o k e o f h e r experiences of isolation as one of the few black students at USC in the '60s.

“I did not go to the university at that time to make friends,” Treadwell said during a phone call. “I went to

desegregate the institution."

Racism at the universit y can be traced throughout the Garnet and Black yearbooks.

I n t he late '70 s a nd early '80 s edit ions, black face and of fensive caricatures were primarily found on pages featuring Greek life parties or functions. Some of the fraternities i nclude Sig ma Nu, K appa A lpha Order and Phi Kappa Psi. Sororities on t hese pages include Zeta Tau A lpha, K appa K appa Gamma and Alpha Delta Pi. Sigma Nu and Kappa Alpha Order d id not re spond to reque st s for comment after a reporter appeared at a Interfraternity Council meeting inquiring about traditions and history a nd emailed as a follow-up. The Interfraternity Council declined to comment until after the publication of this article. Phi Kappa Psi no longer has any chapters in South Carolina.

Rachyl Jones, a second-year English student and Zeta Tau Alpha president, said her sorority has changed since t he s e i nc ide nt s , s ome of w h ic h included the use of blackface skits as entertainment.

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Ph.D. candidate presents research on slaves’ agency SYDNEY READ @sread2022

Zoie Anderson-Horecny w a s u n s u r e o f w h at t o d o w it h h e r l i f e a s a n undergraduate student at USC. After graduating in only three years, she is now taking part in a long-term historical debate in pursuit of her Ph.D. in history.

O n We d n e s d a y, t h e first-year Ph.D. candidate p r e s e nt e d he r r e s e a r c h on enslaved agency in the antebellum South, focusing in particular on the South Ca rol i na m id la nds. She defines enslaved agency as the idea that an enslaved person could possibly act as an agent of change in spite of their captive state.

A nderson-Horecny said her presented research only represents of a fraction of her research interests at the university as she begins to pursue teaching.

“I just really fell in love wit h t he impact you can

make with someone who is a college age and how much classes can make an impact on the student,” AndersonHorecny said. “I remember not rea l ly ca r i ng. I was five different majors, and I took a really amazing class on Southern studies, and it was sort of like everything opened up."

A nderson-Horecny u sed her u nderg raduate ex perience to ex plore var y i ng i nterest s but eventually settled on history for her major. She spent time studying magic, science and religion in the pre-Civil War South and became intrigued by enslaved culture and what it meant to make choices as a slave under white oppression.

She has used her first postgraduate year to explore the debate surrounding enslaved agency.

H istor ia ns debate t he ex tent t hat slaves cou ld ac t i n i ndep endenc e i n t hei r env i ron ment , a nd new information on slave movement within captivity

is su r f ac i ng, con st a nt ly changing and improv ing the intellectual playing field.

Anderson-Horecny uses her research conf ined to t he midlands of South Carolina to argue that slaves could enact change in family life, religion and labor.

“It took me a while to get there,” Anderson-Horecny said. “I think what really draws me to histor y and keeps me coming back is just the archive. You’ll be always surprised what you can find.”

Anderson-Horecny began her research in antebellum S out her n h i s tor y a s a n u nderg r adu ate i n M a rk S m it h’s u p p e r d i v i s io n h istor y class. Sm it h, Anderson-Horecny's mentor, said her "diligence and keen eye for historical detail" made her a good candidate for a Ph.D. at USC. “She pays par t ic u lar attention to their spiritual worlds and their efforts to resist bondage,” Smith said in an email. “We talk about her findings frequently ...

Her work is innovative and will tell a great deal about the worlds fashioned by the enslaved.”

A nderson-Horecny talked about the prevalence of Hush Harbors: sacred groves where slaves would practice forms of African C h r i s t i a n i t y, q u i e t i n g their worship by speaking into pots or baskets. She characterized the religious l ives of enslaved people t h rough e x p er ienc e s of w h it e o b s e r v e r s at t h e time and explained a failed insurrection in Camden, South Carolina.

Anderson-Horecny used f indings from t he Sout h Carol i n ia na Librar y for her present at ion. Her fellow graduate st udents said t hey were surprised and intrigued by enslaved women's use of cotton root as a contraceptive.

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March for Our Lives speakers, attendees call for stricter gun laws, increased awareness in SC MADDOX GREENE @MaddoxGrace__ The second annual March for Our Lives event at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia tackled the issue of South Carolina gun violence.

Under 10 0 at tendees at tended Saturday’s event. Last year’s event held about 3,0 0 0 people on t he Statehouse grounds.

Accord i ng to t he Centers for Disease Cont rol and Prevent ion (CDC), the 2017 firearm mortality rate in South Carolina was 17.7 per 100,000 deaths with 893 firearmrelated deaths. This is higher than the U.S. firearm mortality rate of 12.2 per 100,000 deaths with 39,733 deaths across the U.S. in 2017.

March for Our Lives attendees c a me t o t he e v e nt f or v a r iou s reasons. Larraine Moses, a long-time resident of Columbia, felt compelled to attend the event after the youth group at Tree of Life Congregation, t he Jew ish s y nagog ue to wh ich Larraine Moses belongs, mentioned Saturday’s gathering.

“We woke up this morning and said, ‘We gotta go,’” Larraine Moses said, standing next to her husband Jeff Moses.

Larraine Moses said t hey have grandchildren in the Columbia area, but even if they didn’t, they would still be concerned about the current st ate of g u n v iolence. La r ra i ne Moses said she believes the rate of gun violence has been increasing.

Jeff Moses said he felt connected to this push for change.

“Vietnam, the draft and all that, that was a serious moment for us, so we could relate to this movement that’s taking place.” Jeff Moses said.

Some attendees, such as Brittanee Roach, were drawn to the March for Our Lives rally due to a personal connection to the horrors of gun violence. Roach lost her sister to gun

violence, and she said that experience personalized the importance of gun violence awareness.

“It doesn’t really hit you until it hits home. Hearing about people murdered in the news is different ‘til it’s actually someone that you know that’s been affected by it,” Roach said.

Roach sa id t he impor t a nce of March for Our Lives lies in t he remembra nce of v ict ims of g u n violence and the living must work to enact change for those who are no longer here to do so.

“The family members, friends, anyone who knew them will fight for [victims’] voices.” Roach said.

Dr. Steph Lee, a ped iat r icia n specializing in family medicine, was one of t he ra l ly ’s spea kers.

Lee spoke to represent the South Carolina chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the public voice of pediatricians in the state.

She emphasized the effects, both seen and unseen, that gun violence can have on the community.

“Gun violence is a public health problem. Tragedy has a domino effect on mental health,” Lee said. “This is why, also, gun violence requires a public solution in collaboration with community partners and all levels of government.”

Lee also spoke about unintentional g u n v iolence, s uc h a s c h i ld ren accessing t heir parent s’ g u ns at home. She said that the chance of unintentional injury or death due to a firearm decreases when guns are locked away and separated from ammunition.

Lee said t hat according to t he latest South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control data, 39 children died due to firearms in 2017.

A March for Our Lives attendee holds a sign at the 2019 event.

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“It is not something we are proud of, but it is something that through conversation and through growing, we can mend the relationships we broke in the past,” Jones said. “We never talk about what someone looks like or the color of their skin or anything like that for rushing.”

Ot her of fensive photos i n t he yearbooks during the '70s and '80s i nc lude A lph a Delt a P i memb er s performing skits as Aunt Jemima during rush. The sorority's current president, Perr y A nne Robinson, a t hird-year management student, denounced these photos.

“We cannot be ignorant and ignore t he past," Robinson said. "We can address it and learn from it and grow from it. Honestly, we just have to be able to learn from the past, learn from our mistakes and know that we’re in a new time period."

Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded by African-American female college students, was an established sorority on campus at the time these offensive photos were published.

Olivia Jabber, current president of A lpha Kappa A lpha and fourth-year biology student, said President Pastides’ letter was expected, and she thinks backlash would have surfaced had he not addressed the presence of racist photos in university records.

“Personally, I feel as if it’s the history of this country, not just the history of this university, and so I can’t place all the blame on this one university," Jabber FROM CANDIDATE PAGE 2

Caitlin White, a graduate theatre education student, said she found the small autonomy among enslaved women through contraceptives to be important.

"The idea that enslaved women used cotton root as contraception was really fascinating to me,” White said. "The idea that there was this act of resistance that was shared among enslaved women, it's really awesome and just really interesting.”

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said. "There's more that can be done other than just a verbal denouncement of the situation."

Jab b e r a l s o s a id t he r e i s l it t le collaborat ion bet ween Greek organizations and the councils they form for events such as Greek Week, and that relationships are nearly nonexistent and all parties involved need to do a better job being more inclusive. Jabber also said that multicultural councils are often only invited to events as "an afterthought."

As reported previously, one event featured in the 1982 yearbook was the Old South Ball put on by the fraternity Kappa Alpha Order. The event showed members in Confederate uniforms and blackface.

This ball continued through 2018 at USC with modifications. Following compla i nt s f rom soror it ies a nd fraternities at the University of Alabama in 2009, the fraternity council banned the use of Confederate uniforms at the ball at all of its chapters nationwide. It did not ban the party itself.

In 2018, USC's Kappa Alpha Order chapter, held its Old South Ball at the Spanish Galleon Beach Club. For this event, fraternity members dressed in white collared shirts, black blazers and jeans, while their dates wore oldfashioned dresses.

C a mpu s d i s c u s s ion s ab out r ac e relations extend beyond Greek Life.

Students and organizations provided their opinions on relations, biases and how to move forward.

A nna Edwards, the associate vice president for student life, said her goal is to have all organizations provide ways

her research, she said she hopes to delve deeper into the history of South Carolina, particularly pursuing her interests in magic, science and religion.

She said she hopes to inf luence her fellow st udent s i n pu rsu i ng t heir passions as she furthers her education.

“Once I figured out what I wanted to do, I wanted to go, because you have that option. And that’s kind of what I think is important about college,” AndersonHorecny said. “You see students and you can see it among your friends. When they figure out what they want to do, there's nothing that can stop them."

for students to learn from others and challenge themselves while finding community at such a large campus.

Third-year exercise science student Jessica Terrell is the president of the A ssociation of A frican-A merican St udents, vice president of Black Medical Students Association and a Mu lt ic u lt u ra l A ssist a nce peer program mentor. Terrell says being a part of these organizations provides her an outlet outside of the classroom, where she is usually one of the only black students present.

T he O f f ic e of Mu lt ic u lt u r a l St udent A ffairs hosts open panel discussions, lectures, performances and film festivals to encourage and prompt discussion about various aspects of diversity.

However, both Jabber and Terrell said these events lack the reach they need because most of the students who participate are either minorities themselves or are already culturally aware. Both suggested events like these should be mandatory for more students or professors could offer incentives for students to attend.

First-year biochemistry student Reagan Dav is explained how she feels there are racial biases from both sides, which is not necessarily intentional but rather subconscious.

"Racism isn't always a malicious, physical action," Davis said.

I n part icu lar, Dav is described one incident of racial bias she has experienced. She visited a professor seeking help in class. He explained to her how first-generation college students can have trouble adjusting and recommended that she drop the class.

Together, Davis' parents hold nine different college degrees. After she explained this to the professor and asked why he assumed she was a firstgeneration college student, he did not have a response. Davis said she believes this assumption was made due to racial biases that A fricanAmerican students come from weaker education systems and poverty.

Heather Brown, a first-year biology student, cited instances of racism her friends have experienced, such as racial slurs being written on their whiteboards in residence halls and

the N-word being yelled at her.

Heather explained the need for mut ua l respec t of opi n ions a nd experiences. In order to know the black ex per ience, non-m i nor it y st udent s need to have open discussions.

"When you're interacting with a minority and you want to learn, just ask," Heather said. "I prefer you ask and take it from the horse's mouth rat her t ha n ju st have you r ow n presumptions."

First-year business account ing student Zacheus Magwood gave his reaction to President Pastides' letter regarding the yearbooks.

"It was comfort ing to see how fast they responded, but it was more like a Band-Aid for a broken arm," Magwood said.

Although he believes race relations at USC have improved in the past few years, Magwood still experiences racism at the university. He described an incident where the N-word was written on his whiteboard outside his room in his residence hall.

Fourt h-year chemistr y st udent Tamera Sullivan described the microaggressions that exist on campus, including some where students will mumble slurs at others in passing.

She believes some ways to combat this and move forward is through leadership, acknowledgment of these issues and more collaboration among student organizations.

"I feel like at least everyone on campus is involved in at least one organization and that collaboration among student organizations would be very beneficial," Sullivan said.

S h e s a i d s h e h o p e s t h at t h e university's next president will be as proactive as Pastides in promoting diversit y and inclusion in finding direct ways to communicate with the student body.

“People are still hurt. They are hurt when they feel excluded. They are hurt when they are feeling some kind of racial bias," Treadwell said, "but you gotta walk through it and walk toward it and address it, and nobody can do that but each one of us.”

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Additionally, Lee said a quarter of g un-related deat hs are due to teenage suicides, emphasizing the need for mental health care.

I n Sout h Carolina, t he rate of firearm-related suicides in 2016 was 9.9 per 100,000 deaths, which was also above the rate of that of the U.S., according to the CDC. Marthe Williams, a mental health profe s siona l, a l so at tended t he event. She expressed her concern about suicides by firearm, calling it an epidemic. It goes hidden, she said, “because it doesn’t get t he headlines.”

Williams also touched on South Carolina’s approach to mental health initiatives.

“This state has done a terrible job when it comes to funding mental health care. They cut everything back,” Williams said. “The supports are not necessarily there.”

D u r i ng her speech, Lee u sed some everyday examples to put gun violence as a public safety issue into

perspective for the audience.

“Think about cars. Everyone has the right to buy and drive a car, but you have to be a certain age before you get a license, you have to follow rules when you’re driving,” she said.

“Manufacturing laws on airbags, carseats, seat belts — these are all in place to protect children and adults.”

This same line of thinking can help citizens increase safety when it comes to g un ownership, Lee said, starting with more strenuous background check s and t he requirement of safer storage.

Lee ended her speech with a call to action for the state while admiring the action she has already seen across the nation.

“Young people here and across the country have shown incredible bravery and strength advocating for better gun laws, and we pediatricians think that South Carolina students deserve a chance at a safer life as well,” Lee said.

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CULTURE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “Five Feet Apart” Released on March 15, the film stars Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu R ichardson. In the movie, Stella, a cystic fibrosis patient, is dying to break away from the boundaries that forcefully hold her in place. Due to her condition, the activities that the 17-year-old is able to partake in are few in relation to other individuals who fall within her age group. Stella’s world changes when she crosses paths with Will, another patient who shares her condition, and the two fall in love despite everything that attempts to keep them apart.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “GloToven” Rapper Chief Keef and producer Zaytoven combined their talents in this joint album, the second collaboration between the artists.

The album contains a wide variety of energetic, upbeat hip-hop hits.

Though the album contains only rap songs, the diversity is so large that at least one song on it will probably appeal to ever yone.

That being said, rap fans won’t be disappointed by this album.

SONG OF THE WEEK: “Fast” “Fast” is the fifth song on Chief K e e f a nd Z a y t o v e n’s a lb u m “GloToven.” Despite its t it le, t he song begins rat her slowly and gradually picks up pace as it moves along. The song has a chill vibe and could easily rise to the top of the charts very fast — no pun intended. Supported by Chief Keef’s “I don’t care” tone, the main theme of the song is focusing on self-improvement and not worrying about things that are out of one’s hands.

TWEET OF THE WEEK: “ 9 0 s s c i e n t i s t s: w e c l o n e d a s h e e p! we landed a robot on mars! scientists today: for the last time, the earth is *round*” - @ben_rosen

EVENTS OF THE WEEK: World Night

Russell House second floor April 2 @ 6 p.m.

“Game of Thrones” Trivia Russell House 220 April 3 @ 6 p.m.

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” Longstreet Theatre 219 April 5-13 @ 8 p.m

Bird Cage

Russell House Ballroom April 4 @ 8 p.m.

“Mary Poppins Returns” Russell House Theater April 5 @ 6 p.m.

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Trustus Theatre takes modern look at ‘The Great Gatsby’ STEPHANIE JUSTICE @stephsheerio

The renowned American novel written nearly a century ago sits on many household bookshelves.

Chad Henderson, director of Tr ust us’ product ion of “The Great G at sby,” is t a k i ng t he classic tale to the stage and said he believes the topics of the story are still relevant.

“While this story takes place in 1922, we can see that a lot of social issues from 100 years ago are still important discussions in modern America,” Henderson said in an email interview.

I n its 34t h season, Tr ust us Theatre is focusing on adapted works for the stage. Henderson chose to reproduce F. Scot t Fitzgerald’s most famous work due to its continued significance.

Social issues are at the forefront of t he stor y, alongside ot her issues that remain relevant today Henderson said.

“We’re also determined to look more closely at Tom Buchanan’s perspective on race which closely resembles the tenants of the altright movement in this country,” Henderson said.

Politics of “The Great Gatsby” aren’t the only topics still relevant COURTESY OF BRAD MARTIN t o d a y, t hou g h . T he r e’s o ne Actors in “The Great Gatsby” pose for a promotional photo. The director said he hopes to universal theme that plays a major usher the classic novel into modernity by focusing on issues of race, class and longing. role in the story: love.

“Love doesn’t cha nge f rom C it y Ba l let a nd a qu i nt et of As it turns out, Gatsby isn’t the decade to decade, but how we musicians from Cola Jazz. only one with a fixation on the past. express, perceive and interpret “Truly, the challenge is spinning Henderson said some American love is ever changing,” actor Jason so many plates at one time and then values still live there.

Stokes said in an email interview. integrating into one production,” “When we address racism in this Stokes is taking on the role of Henderson said. “We’ve got a country, do we acknowledge that Jay Gatsby, the idealistic character great team here — and ambitious 100 years after Gatsby there are who gives t he novel its name. productions only make us work still people who believe in white He said he couldn’t pass up the harder.” supremac y,” Hender son a sk s. opportunity to play a character that Henderson said he believes fans “Fitzgerald loaded this piece with is the incarnation of romanticism, of “The Great Gatsby” will be so many ideas, and that’s why it’s but also recognizes the challenges pleased with Trustus’ production. had staying power and we’re still that come with playing a beloved By incorporating dancers and live talking about it in 2019.” character. He said he hopes to music, he said the audience will However, underneath the politics bring Gatsby to life so audience have a unique theatre experience. of the story, “The Great Gatsby” is members can identify with him.

“If you’re expecting a stuffy and a tragedy, and that hasn’t changed “This story means so much to buttoned-up production of this a centur y after Fitzgerald first so many,” Stokes said. “So my story — then we have another show published the novel. challenge as an actor is to make in store for you,” said Henderson.

“The happy ending is right there Gatsby and his situation relevant “ It ’s energet ic, color f u l, a nd for the taking… if not for this one and relatable to those watching moving.” self-inflicted moment,” Stokes said. through a modern lens.”

W it h a foc u s on t he soc ia l “That’s the beauty, the tragedy and Along with telling this classic themes of “The Great Gatsby,” the life of the story.” story to a modern audience, the Henderson said he hopes audience “T he Great G at sby ” w i l l Trustus cast and production team members realize the importance of premiere at Trustus Theatre on are collaborating with Columbia parallel themes in America today. April 5 and run through April 27.

Rising star Bryce Vine to headline Spring Fest EMILY CHAVEZ @emilyjchavez

USC w i l l welcome Bryce Vine to headline the annual Spring Fest ne x t week . V i ne h a s seen recent s ucce s s with his hit song “Drew Barr y more” climbing t he char t s, a nd h is fusion of rap, pop and R& B h a s c aught t he attention of fans across the country.

Now 30 ye a r s old , V i ne s a id mu s ic h a s always been a sou rce of therapy for him, and he began writing music and playing guitar at 13.

After starting a pu nk band in h igh school, V i ne beca me more comfortable w it h b e i n g on s t a g e a nd p er f or m i n g. He t hen took h is t a lent s to Berk lee College of Mu s ic i n B o s t o n , where he was exposed to people a nd gen res he had never previously worked with.

“I was opened up to a whole new world of people f rom a l l over

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the place and different genres,” Vine said. “I started messing around with more pop and rap kind of stuff.”

V i n e ’s m i x i n g o f several genres is i nt ent ion a l , he s a id.

Around the same time he was st udy i ng at Berklee, “Graduation”

by Kanye West became popular, and Kid Cudi was a big artist as well.

“ It w a s l i k e a ne w time where rap and pop were more in sync,” said Vine.

When making music, Vine draws inspiration from artists like Frank Ocean, Gorillaz, Childish Gambino and anyone that has “kind of made t heir ow n sound by pulling from different genres.”

One of Vine’s most

popular singles, “Drew Ba r r y more” has over 113 m i l l io n s t r e a m s on Spot if y. The song combines rap and pop with a soulful beat. Vine himself has become an a r t ist t hat ref uses to be defined by a specific genre or general sound, he said.

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V i ne was never u nder t he impression that making it in the music industr y was going to be easy. He said he learned that from West-Cast rapper G-Eazy, who Vine connected with on Myspace.

“We started working together on some songs,” said Vine. “I watched his whole struggle coming up, and I learned a lot from that.”

W hile Vine has become established in the music industry with much recognition to his name, he said he still feels like he has a long way to go. He said he looks at success as a gradual journey with some highlights along the way, including performing at the 2018 Video Music Awards.

“There’s no guarantees,” he said.

“What I have today could be gone tomorrow if I don’t play it the right way.”

Vine is no stranger to college campuses, having performed at other colleges across the country. Once a college student himself, he said he can identify with students and the struggles they might be going through.

“Music helps you get through a lot of the struggles of being young and on your own for the first time,” Vine said. “It’s such a big part of your life, you sort of need a soundtrack for it.”

For young artists trying to break into the industry, Vine has some advice.

“Be authentic to you, try to find what makes your voice interesting,” he said.“If you love it enough, you’ll stick with it.”

Students should prepare for a high energy show at Spring Fest and Vine describes his shows as interactive.

Vine’s debut album, “Carnival,” is set to be released this summer. The Spring Fest concert will take place on Greene Street at 7 p.m. on April 12.

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Review: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ redefines horror

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“Us” Release Date: March 22 Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes

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A har m less beach vacat ion to Santa Cruz quick ly takes a dark turn when Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family come face to face w it h cloned versions of themselves.

The clones are referred to as the tethered, adorned in red suits and carrying pairs of large scissors as weapons. Adelaide’s internal and external conflict with her past and present self plays a key part in her family’s survival.

For those familiar with Jordan Peele’s work, the story is never that shallow — there is always a deeper, hidden metaphor behind something that seems superficial. “Get Out” proved this in 2017. Peele’s hidden me s sage s compl i ment t he plot of the movie ver y well with the concept of two versions of one’s self.

Peele’s mind brings horror to life in a way that’s almost realistic, straying away from the jump scares that are typically associated with the paranormal side of horror. This brand of horror is refreshing. The stor y is hau nt ing in a dif ferent way; it leave s la st i ng i mpr i nt s t h at d i g mu c h d e e p e r t h a n a jump scare. Peele is not afraid to explore the intersection of genres wh ile simultaneously rew rit ing them completely. His originality continues to set his work apart from others.

Nyong’o’s performance is, put

simply, chilling. Her transformation f rom wor r ied mot her to her unforgivingly evil double makes her feel like two completely different people even though they are exact genetic copies. The way the tethered version of herself maneuvers is an example of the lasting imprint — it is not a jump scare, but it is definitely unsettling to watch.

Support ing characters such as A d e l a id e’s f r ie n d K it t y Ty le r (Elisabeth Moss) act as comic relief for such a heav y stor y. The plot has everything a story needs to be f ulf illing — frightening content to keep you on the edge of your seat, bone-chilling suspense and even a bit of humor to lighten up the disturbing storyline. The twist at the end, although deserving of more explanat ion, is completely unexpected and worth the wait.

“Us” opened this past weekend and has already grossed over $70 million, and there are no signs of it slowing down soon.

The film has now been deemed the highest-grossing R-rated film for an opening weekend. The “Us” rev iew s, for a hor ror f i l m, a re particularly high, and it’s deserving of the acclaim it’s receiving. All in all, the film is bound to continue to impress and break barriers; there is no doubt that it will redefine the film industry as a whole.

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Kanye’s top five albums ranked MATEO SANDERS @tdg_arts

Kanye West is one of those rare artists who always seems to be in competition with himself. With a career spanning nearly two decades, let’s take a look at his top five albums of all time.

5. “Graduation” (2007) “Graduation” holds an important place not just in West’s discography, but in hip-hop and pop cult ure.

With “Graduation,” West separated from the soul-based sounds of his previous two records to focus on a new aesthetic for his music. West collaborated w it h lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin, for a love letter to Chicago on “Homecoming.”

West intended to expand his sound by interweaving genres throughout the album. With “Stronger,” a track that required over 50 mixes before the final product, West landed his first No. 1 hit. “Graduation” was a proper name for the record as this album elevated West more than any other record he’s released.

4. “Yeezus” (2013) “ Ye e z u s ,” i n i t s d i s t o r t e d minimalistic glory, is on the more experimental side of West’s releases.

With West and R ick Rubin both being executive producers on the album, we get a stripped back version of West’s inner rage. Guided by an explosive energy, “Yeezus” creates moments t hat teeter on t he line between insanity and passion. You can hear the electronic inf luences in their most jarring form on tracks like t he Daf t Punk co-produced intro “On Sight.” Built around a saw synth and a drum machine, the track moves like a wooden roller coaster.

West opens the album with just a taste of the destructive atmosphere to come after. A s his most ragefueled album, it only makes sense that “Yeezus” stands out with its e ne r g y c o mp a r e d t o h i s ot he r records.

3. “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” (2010) In a self-imposed exile after the back lash of t he infamous Taylor Swift incident, West took to Hawaii to attempt perfection. Achieving an artistic peak with this record, West shows us what a hip-hop opera would sound like. “My Beautif ul Dark Twisted Fantasy” is an auditory e x plo sion of some of t he mo st

fantastically crafted instrumentals in West’s discography. With tracks built around themes of egoism, West matches that ego with songs that take on cinematic showmanship.

From “ Power ” c hoppi ng prog rock into a modern hip-hop song about the struggles of fame to “All of the Lights” turning a custody bat t le into an uplif t ing ant hem, West covers a diverse set of topics while maintaining his larger-thanlife presence on the record. In an attempt to pursue perfection, West collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Bon Jovi and Kid Cudi, just to name a few.

2. “808s & Heartbreak” (2008) A f ter t he deat h of h is mot her and split from his then fiancé, West channeled that energy into an album that would change the blueprint of hip-hop for years to come. With ch i l l i ng auto -t u ned voca ls t hat sound like a human being played through an ‘80s synthesizer, West creates a sou ndscape t hat ex ist s w it h i n he a r t b r e a k . Ev e n a f t e r ten years, it’s safe to say that the influence of this record stretched far and wide. Modern rappers embrace s y nt he siz ed voc a ls a nd more emot ionally charged songs w it h strong electronic elements. Taking heavy influence from T-Pain’s use of auto-tune, West provided a new take on it. Auto-tune wasn’t just a vocal effect, but a melodic instrument to elicit powerful emotions. With it s u nden iable i mpac t on t he soundscape of hip-hop, “808s & Heartbreak” has to be looked as not only a landmark album in West’s career, but a landmark album in hiphop history.

1. “ T he C ol leg e D r o p out ” (2004) They say you have your whole l i fe to m a k e you r f i r s t a lbu m , and it certainly sounded like that k ind of t ime was put into “The College Dropout.” From the sugary chipmunk vocals to the dusty boom bap clap you hear throughout the album, listeners get an intimate look into t he mind of West, not only lyrically but his influences as well.

Songs like “Last Call,” “Through the Wire” and “Jesus Walks” all base their song structures around chopped vocal samples, and West plays off of them in a clever way.

Wit h somet hing to prove, West brought a hunger to the record that he hasn’t matched since.

COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Now 41, West was 26 when he released his breakthrough album, “The College Dropout.”

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BEHIND THE SCENES TAYLOR WASHINGTON @_taydelrey

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n a world oversaturated with internet content, one aspiring f ilmmaker hopes society learns to take it less seriously.

In her seven-minute short film, “content generation,” Columbia College g raduate Ony R at si mba ha r ison ask s viewers to reconsider how they consume internet content.

“I feel like people call themselves content creators, and that just kind of makes me think of just a machine,” Ratsimbaharison said.

In “content generation,” Ratsimbaharison took an experimental approach. Her short f ilm is a supercut composed of f unny internet clips that range from infomercials to product placements.

Ratsimbaharison’s unique editing style was inspired by a comedy duo she’s been a fan of since high school, Tim and Eric. The pair are known for their satiric, chaotic editing style that was seen on their show, “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” Th is means, qu ick cut s, man ic energy and surrealist humor only fellow millennials can comprehend.

“You see that kind of stuff everywhere, that kind of editing that they popularized.

A nd it’s because of that, like it’s like specifically because of them whether people realize where it’s coming from or not,” Ratsimbaharison said.

R at s i mb a h a r i s on u s e d “c ont e nt generation” as a chance to practice her own editing skills and to face her own fears.

“I just learned to just make something, even if I think it’s going to be really bad,” Ratsimbaharison said. “Just finish it anyway, and then just see what happens.”

This was Ratsimbaharison’s first time submitting a film to the Indie Grits Film Festival. Her film premiered in the short film block “Late Night Mixtape.” Leading up to the screening, Ratsimbaharison said she was very anxious, but by the end she felt welcomed because of the warm reception.

While she didn’t want viewers to leave with a negative perception of the internet, she said her piece is more observational than anything.

“I mean I love the internet, I really do, but I also find it to be completely useless in a lot of ways,” Ratsimbaharison said.

When asked where she sees herself in 10 years, Ratsimbaharison said she hopes to have made a full-length film.

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SAVANNAH CERNIGLIA// THE GAMECOCK The Nickelodeon Theatre was the primary screening venue for the annual Indie Grits film festival. From March 28 to 31, the event’s goal was to capture the essence of the American Southeast with film screenings, a pop-up arcade and much more.

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ach year, Indie Grits Film Festival brings a host of short f ilms to Columbia with screenings, panels and awards. However, that’s not all the festival has to offer. The event expands beyond its roots in film to offer a multi-day multimedia explosion of visual art, live music, interactive exhibits and more.

The Nickelodeon Theatre, the main screening venue for the festival, calls the festival a celebration of “visionar y and experimental culture of the South” on its website, and this year’s festival delivered the new, the meaningful and the unexpected.

While film serves as the framework of the festival, other less traditional events are woven into the fabric of the creative space that Indie Grits brings to Columbia for a few bustling days each year.

“It’s important to eliminate the hierarchy between casual couch play, the “hardcore” gamers, and fine art games.”

-CECIL decker One of the festival offerings is Indie Bits, a multimedia arcade featuring video games, board games, mobile apps, t radit ional arcade games, interact ive ex hibits and more.

This year’s Indie Bits lineup was diverse, not on ly i n plat for m , but i n s ubjec t matter, with work from developers from across the Southeast. Games ranged from old-school pinball machines to virt ual reality experiences to multiplayer fantasy extravaganzas.

From Cupcake Studios’ simple “Hexca,” a colorful Tetris-esque game, to Paralax Visions’ “Depression Simulator,” the games ran the gamut from simple to complex.

“We exhibit work about mental health, domest ic abuse, and racism alongside traditional arcade shoot ‘em ups and puzzle games,” said Cecil Decker, I ndie Bit s co-director, in an email interview. “It’s

a fine line to dance, but it’s important to eliminate the hierarchy between casual couch play, the “hardcore” gamers, and fine art games. All of these experiences are valuable and deserve to be elevated.”

Leslie Leonard, an arcade staffer and returning member of the Indie Grits team, spoke to the challenging nature of some of the games.

“I think one great thing about this is we don’t have just the typical game, like we have “For Today I Breathe Again,” which is an art game, and we have “Pre-Shave” which is about a specific issue, a social justice issue someone faces. I think games can be more than just shooting something,” Leonard said. “Games can be a lot more than what a normal person thinks.”

Saam Pahlavan’s “Pre-Shave” wasn’t the only game in the arcade to consider more serious issues; one computer game, “The Planet is Exploding,” imagines a sudden and violent end to the earth and forces the player to make critical choices about what they value most in these final moments.

“Depression Simulator” presents a warped, surreal black and white terrain pocked with uncertain forms and physical manifestations of phrases like “why don’t you just pop a Xanax?” accompanied by disordered ambient music.

Yutsi’s “Geography of Robots” was hou s e d i n a s m a l l , i nt i m at e r o o m independent from the rest of the arcade with houseplants, soft ambient lighting, a cozy chair and a box television that give the effect of a nostalgic childhood bedroom. However, t he space belied much darker themes. Footage of a real-life oil refinery explosion in Louisiana and a text-based adventure game brought forth stories of Southern towns ravaged by poverty and environmental exploitation.

“Geography of Robots” wasn’t the only part of the arcade to draw on regional t hemes and concerns. “Bugs ‘N Boo Hags” is a platform-based advent ure game set in Beaufort, South Carolina with deep roots in regional lore. The protagonist rushes to cover doors and windows in light blue paint to protect them from evil boohags, avoids roaches and fire ant beds and even gains power-ups from warm, buttery grits.

The arcade is just one example of the range of events Indie Gritsgoers were invited to participate in. Through a part nership w it h R ic h l a nd L ibr a r y, t he f e s t i v a l presented Overdue Grits, an afterhours event in the library itself.

Visitors could listen to live music from Columbia’s own King Vulture and North Carolina’s Jenny Besetzt, sip the festival’s signature brew and grab a slice with Village Idiot Pizza catering, or make their way to one of 12 activity stations around the

library.

A few of t he ac t iv it ie s a v a i l a b l e throughout the evening were a colorby-numbers st yle mu r a l, a v i r t ua l rea l it y ex per ience, a jewelry making st at ion a nd a Zine workshop where attendees c r e a t e d miniat ure versions of magazines.

Visitors mingled on the library’s op en , mo der n Many games at the Indie Bits arcade like “Geography of Robots” used interactive narratives to explore regional issues. s e c o n d f l o o r, chatting, crafting and enjoying the bands.

Creatives were invited to try their hand at using a green screen to create their own GIFs, or just sit back and relax and watch regional oral history interviews in a NICK SULLIVAN screening room. @tdg_arts Sure, a night out crafting and gaming with friends is fun, but what makes all of this more than just one big artsy party? For aces old and new converged at Nickelodeon many festival attendees, it’s the people.

Theatre for the sold-out premiere of The Justin Price, Indie Grits volunteer and Rural Project film series. fourth-year graduate student, got involved Though cities like Charleston, Greenville with the festival through the Nickelodeon or Hilton Head often come to mind when Theatre. think ing of South Carolina, much of the land “I really liked the vibe and the crowd between tourist hotspots is occupied by diverse rural there, and so I thought it’d be a good place communities. By focusing on issues facing rural areas to get to k now people and make some across the Southeast, The Rural Project offered an friends, and it turned out to be true,” Price intimate view of the region, blemishes and all. said.

Guests chatted idly as they waited for the event to He said that the festival ser ves as an begin, while filmmakers anticipated what for many of expansion of that communit y, with the them would be their debut with the festival, creating an sa me core g roup as t he Nickelodeon energy that Nickelodeon Theatre head manager Torres Theatre, plus new volunteers, attendees Perkins described as exciting and anxious. and creators.

Perkins thrives in this environment, he said. The Pr ice a lso presented a n a lter nat ive festival was payoff for a year of strenuous preparation. suggestion on just what makes the festival “This is day one, and I already feel like it’s been special. worth it,” Perkins said.

“The popcorn is the best part,” Price As more people filtered in, first-time Nickelodeon said. volunteer and former director of operations Heather Bauer said she enjoyed seeing many long-time members of the Nick. Their dedication to the theater, she said, is due to the Nick’s welcoming atmosphere and commitment to education.

“If you want to be immersed into different religions and beliefs and orientations and races, this is literally the place to be,” Bauer said.

The premiere featured 11 films: some finished, some not. The films covered topics ranging from migrant farming to sustainability to queer sexuality. All were met with a receptive audience, but a few were especially resonant.

An elderly black woman in a white dress strolls through the woods as poems and African-American spirituals play over filmmaker Zaire Love’s “Trees.”

The woman, Love’s grandmother, is the human embodiment of nature’s towering beauties.

“Trees, you see them every day, but you don’t really Visitors played retro games like pinball or Galaga at the film festival. take a moment to think about their majesty, how huge they are, how old they are, their branches, their leaves,

Attendees concluded the festival with a dance party on Taylor Street.

People dance to live music from local bands at the Indie Bits arcade to close out the night.

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PHOTOS BY ZACH MCKINLEY// THE GAMECOCK The festival opened with the premiere of the The Rural Project, a collection of short films that explore diversity in the rural South.

the things that they may have seen,” Love said.

Black women are similarly encountered every day and have storied pasts of beauty and struggle, yet they are overlooked in society, Love said. Rarely are they approached out of genuine interest, and rarely is their story told in full.

Kara Anderson’s “Getting Free” and Kelly Creedon’s unfinished “Dixie’s Last Stand” cover the contentious topics of white privilege and the confederate flag, respectively, provoking thought about issues that continue to divide the south.

“I think white people have to figure out what it means to heal ourselves so that we stop appropriating, so we stop taking,” Anderson said, “because the only people who can save us are ourselves.”

Anderson spoke directly to her younger self in this personal profile. Narrated over family footage from her toddler years, she talked about coping with a history of white nationalism and coming into her own as an advocate against racism. Love and accountability, she said, are greater than oppression and silence.

“Dixie’s Last Stand” follows the story of one confederate flag that continues to fly in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in front of an ice cream stand. While some see the flag as a sign of continued oppression, others see it as a representation of Southern pride and

ancestry; the documentary puts the audience in the middle of this heated debate.

Though each film is different, they share one main character: the South itself.

“I think that a big part of Southern identity is our connection or disconnection to the landscape, and I think in all of these films, the landscape is a character,” Jared Ragland said.

Ragland and Adam Forrester’s joint documentary “Some Million Miles” follows the stories of three individuals impacted by methamphetamine. The duo said that although landscape may be one character, it often changes.

“Some Million Miles” features golden fields one moment and a discarded mattress or sofa the next. In this way, Ragland and Forrester said the landscape has a tragic beauty.

The films of The Rural Project depict how rural living is a give and take.

The South remains in conflict as a result of its past, and its people are struggling in ways unfamiliar to urban life. Yet that same landscape has natural beauty, and its people have stories to tell, should they be asked to share them.

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ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Sam Srisuwan reflects on his experience serving the Columbia community during various Colonial Life Arena events.

hen fans visit the concession stands at Williams-Brice Stadium, Colonial Life Arena or Founders Park, they will mostly see the standard American fare that one could find at any arena or stadium in the country.

However, if you look past the typical selection of hot dogs, hamburgers and pizza, there is one unique venue that might be unexpected at a sports venue — a Thai restaurant.

Located next to section 105 in Colonial Life Arena, Sam Srisuwan runs Thai Kingdom Oriental Kitchen, and has been serving fans Thai dishes during games and concerts in the venue. He also serves at Williams-Brice Stadium and Founders Park.

In 2002, after closing the first Thai restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina, Srisuwan, a self-proclaimed Gamecock fan, wanted to open a food vendor on campus for the school’s athletic events, combining his degree from the school and his passion for South Carolina athletics.

Srisuwan experienced some resistance at first, since traditionally, it would be difficult to find Thai cuisine at athletic events.

“First they said no because the baseball,” Srisuwan said.

“You have hamburger, hot dog — they said no Chinese.”

However, Srisuwan was still given a chance to show that a Thai restaurant could be successful at venues that are dominated by American cuisine.

He ended up proving himself right. Seventeen years later, he’s still at South Carolina athletic events and is a fan favorite in more ways than one.

Srisuwan’s restaurant is not only unique because his food is not American cuisine, but also because of his loyalty to the South Carolina teams that compete in the same building.

Srisuwan, originally from Thailand, moved to Columbia to attend the University of South Carolina. In 1985, he graduated from the College of Hospitality, Retail

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Srisuwan poses in front of his food stand at Colonial Life Arena.

and Sport Management.

Ever since then, he has been passionate about the Universit y of South Carolina, and has had family members also graduate from the school.

“I love Gamecock,” Srisuwan said. “I graduated from Gamecock. My son a Gamecock. He graduated 2009.”

Other than his food, Srisuwan is known for his

Gamecock women’s basketball bids farewell to four key seniors as season comes to close SHELBY BECKLER @ShelbyBeckler The South Carolina women’s basketball team ended its season after falling to Baylor in its sixth-straight Sweet 16 run. With the 93-68 loss behind them, the Gamecocks are looking forward to next season and the talent that will come from having the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation.

Head coach Dawn Staley said she hopes that the young players will utilize their experience in the Sweet 16 and learn how to deal with playing on a big stage next season.

“It’s very valuable,” Staley said. “I think the majority of our team will come back. We will add some great talent with our freshman class and I think the mix of talent and experience will help us maybe erase this result, but we have to get back here. It’s a long hard journey to get here.”

Staley will be without four key seniors this upcoming season: Alexis Jennings, Bianca Cuevas-Moore, Doniyah Cliney and Nelly Perry.

Fifth-year seniors Cuevas-Moore and Cliney played in four SEC championships, five Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights, two Final Fours and one national championship. Cuevas-Moore finished her final game with 13 points and ended her college career with 1,000 points total.

“I’m going to miss being with them. I’m just thinking about it how when I first got here on campus just visiting it was different,” Cliney said.

“I didn’t even want to be here at first because it was so far from home. Just to sit here and think about why I really came ... I’m glad I did.”

The Gamecocks were down 25 points going into the second half of the Baylor game but created a 16-point deficit in the third quarter with the help of Cuevas-Moore who notched four consecutive points for the Gamecocks.

“I think that just shows our passion for the game. Win, lose or draw, I know that these girls are going to come together no matter what. Even if we’re down, even if we’re up, we are going to have the same energy because we love each other that much, and we have great confidence in each other,” Jennings said.

Freshman Victoria Saxton said that she feels like the seniors’ leadership will help younger players be leaders to the incoming freshmen next

season.

“They led me in the right direction and keep my confidence up. They lead in helping us make sure we know our plays ... make sure we are going to class, different small things,” Saxton said.

Junior Te’a Cooper led South Carolina with 17 points against Baylor. She also said she appreciates the work and leadership of the graduating seniors.

“The fact that we get to learn from this, we get to enjoy the seniors. They got us all the way here. We believe in ourselves, we kept fighting so just knowing that we have the fight in us and we just have a lot to work on,” Cooper said.

Jennings said the No. 1 recruiting class coming in will be eager to learn, but will have a big gap to fill.

“I would just say keep the same passion that you’ve had all season, continue to compete day in and day out, and with coach on your side, the only way to go is up,” Jennings said.

SARA YANG // THE GAMECOCK Senior forward Alexis Jennings played in her final collegiate game against Baylor on March 30.

Staley said the competitor in her believes South Carolina did not have a successful season, but with injuries, developing chemistry and what it took to power through those challenges led them to a Sweet 16.

“It was so many different question marks throughout the season that for us to get through it, and actually get here is an awesome feat and I am very proud of our team,” Staley said.

unwavering support for the school’s athletic teams and the student-athletes.

“I love the teams,” Srisuwan said. “I have passion for them, and they are so good to me. I know each one of them.”

What makes Srisuwan’s fandom unique is always having words of encouragement for the players and teams, regardless of the game outcome.

A scroll through Twitter after any Gamecock loss will reveal plenty of fans who are critical of the team, players and coaches, specifically in sports that attract the largest crowds like football and basketball.

However, Srisuwan does not agree with that mindset.

Before deciding to step back from Twitter, he used the restaurant’s Twitter account, @TKOriental, to show his support.

He finds it important, even after deciding to not use Twitter as much, to not belittle student-athletes after a loss. Srisuwan believes that even if the team is losing, they are young athletes who still deserve praise.

“You talk bad to the teams that try so hard — why do that?” Srisuwan said. “That’s the point that I want to show everybody. Always, if they are down, put them up.

Don’t step on them. Don’t walk over them.”

But whether it is serving food or supporting studentathletes, Srisuwan believes in the importance of people and giving good service to others.

“Fans and people who love you, they will support you. No matter what is is,” Srisuwan said. “Our service, personality and food — that counts for everything.”

USC journalism professor kin to March Madness star Luke Maye MATT EDWARDS @Matt_Edwards32 Despite being a media law professor and holding two degrees from the University of South Carolina, Carmen Maye’s college basketball loyalty lies elsewhere.

Sitting on the windowsill of her office is a UNC-themed street sign, with a Tar Heels mini-basketball not even an arm’s length away.

“My students have figured out pretty quickly that I’m a rabid North Carolina fan, having gone to school there as an undergraduate,” Carmen Maye said.

Back in 2017 — the same year the Gamecocks men’s basketball team went on the best tournament run in school history — the Tar Heels captured their sixth men’s basketball national championship in program history.

Five members of that championship team remain. Among them is Luke Maye, a distant relative of Carmen Maye.

When asked to describe the relationship, she said her greatgrandfather and Luke Maye’s great-great-grandfather were brothers.

Carmen Maye has never met Luke Maye, but she has met his father, Mark Maye, who she described as her contemporary.

Mark Maye was a quarterback for the Tar Heels and attended North Carolina at the same time she did.

“I didn’t even know of Mark’s line of the family until Mark was a highly recruited quarterback in North Carolina, and I saw his picture in the paper,” Carmen Maye said.

Evidently, Mark Maye’s son would follow in his footsteps and become a student-athlete for the Tar Heels in his own right.

Throughout Luke Maye’s four-year career, he has hit many important shots, honed in myriad rebounds and recorded assist after assist on the hardwood. However, Tar Heels fans, including his distant relative, may remember him most for one basket in particular.

Luke Maye’s shot to send his team to the Final Four in 2017 against John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats led to what Carmen Maye said is one of her best memories as a North Carolina basketball fan.

“The nicest thing about that was my phone started lighting up,” Dr. Maye said. “I heard from other people who I’ve met since I’ve been at South Carolina who wanted to know if I was related to Luke, but also wanted to know what would I do if the Tar Heels met the Gamecocks for the national championship.”

While Colonial Life Arena played host to first and second round games this March Madness season, South Carolina’s basketball team did not make it onto the bracket.

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If there’s one word that’s become synonymous with college basketball this season, it’s Zion.

Zion Williamson of Spartanburg, South Carolina is one of the most electrifying basketball prospects in recent memory. The 6-foot-7-inch, 285-pound freshman phenom has helped Duke remain a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, while his emphatic dunks and unmatched athleticism have made him a national star.

In the shadow of Williamson is the lesser known Ja Morant.

Morant does not get the same national attention as Williamson, but his talent is in competition with the best in college hoops. Morant shot himself into the spotlight after an impressive showing in the first round of the tournament. The sophomore g u a rd d ropped a t r iple - double as his Murray State Racers upset Marquette before being eliminated by the Florida State Seminoles in the round of 32.

Apart from both being projected as lottery picks in this year’s NBA draft, the two have something else in common: they share a home state.

Both hail from South Carolina and actually played together on the same Amateur Athletic Union team for one summer. They are the latest — and most glaring — examples of the inability of the Gamecocks to recruit in-state basketball talent.

Williamson played high school ball at Spartanburg Day School.

There, Williamson blossomed into a star.

His aforementioned athleticism turned him into a viral sensation long before he became a member of the Blue Devils, and he was ESPN’s No. 2 overall prospect for the 2018 class. According to South Carolina men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin, the Gamecocks were the closest to competing with Duke in the recruiting process right up until Williamson made his decision.

It is u nderstandable t hat W illiamson wou ld be draw n to Duke over South Carolina. Duke is one of the most prolific basketball powerhouses in the sport’s history.

Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski has had Duke at the top of the basketball world for decades, grooming prospect after prospect into NBA talent. If there’s one program that a player dreams of attending, it’s Duke’s.

T he sa me ca n not be sa id for Morant’s recruitment. Morant, native of Dalzell, South Carolina, was also heavily pursued by Martin, though he ended up at mid-major Murray State. Prior to Morant, the program had one All-American player in its history. In 17 total appearances in the NCAA tournament, they have never made it past the round of 32.

To put it lightly, Murray State and Duke basketball are on completely different planes of existence.

As these two stars have proven, the Gamecocks have been unable to close the deal on top in-state recruits.

P.J. Dozier, back in 2015, is the only No. 1 in-state prospect to commit to South Carolina during Frank Martin’s tenure as head coach.

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Beach volleyball looks to sustain success KATIE GRAYBILL @katie_graybill The South Carolina beach volleyball team is look ing ahead at opportunities to continue to improve as it approaches the second half of its season.

The Gamecocks defeated Coastal Carolina on Wednesday to improve their overall record to 12-6. The team has been victorious against nine of the last 10 teams it has faced, and is ranked No. 11 in the country.

Looking back, junior Katie Smith notes the chemistry of the team as a reason for its success throughout the first half of the season.

“I think the beauty of this team is there’s 18 girls,” Smith said. “We all feel really comfortable with each other, so I think we can go to anyone at any given moment.”

Smith’s partner, graduate student Lydia Dimke, has played several years of D1 volleyball, but said she relies on her “awesome teammates and coaches for the beach advice.”

Smith and Dimke have been an integral part of the team’s success. Their dual record is 14-4, which is the highest number of wins on the team. In a video from Monday on the South Carolina Gamecocks Facebook page, head coach Moritz Moritz named the duo players of the week.

Another duo to look out for is graduate student Cadie Bates and senior Shannon Williams. With a record of 12-6, they have the second highest number of wins and contributed to the overall team win against Coastal Carolina on Wednesday night.

Despite recent wins, the team had a couple of tough losses against teams like No. 12 Stetson, No. 5 Florida State and No. 18 Florida Atlantic University.

Smith said the team needs to learn from the losses and “build off that so we can celebrate our wins and focus on our next opponent.”

Moritz also spoke on how the team can use the past to improve its record for the rest of the season.

“I think it’s, for us, the daily process is how are we gonna improve,” Moritz said. “We’ve kinda been in a slow period the last couple weeks, not playing as many matches as we’re used to, so we’re kinda building momentum back.”

Moritz is proud of the team’s recent wins, but spoke critically about what they could do differently.

“Really being able to check back in and make that sure we’re executing the way that we need to was kinda crucial for us, especially transitioning into the opponents we have coming up,” Moritz said. “So, it was a good step forward for us, but there’s definitely room for improvement.”

The Gamecocks will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 6 for the LSU Beach Invitational. Among the teams at the LSU Beach Invitational, the Gamecocks look to take on the LSU Tigers for the third time this year.

Mortiz is looking forward to yet another challenge from LSU. “It’s always hard to beat one team one time and it’s definitely tough to beat a good team two times,” Moritz said.

HALEY SALVADOR // THE GAMECOCK Graduate student Cadie Bates hits the ball in a match against Coastal Carolina on March 27. Bates and senior Shannon Williams won their match with scores of 21-11 and 21-7.

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“I really hope that next year I have that problem on my hands with worrying about who would I pull for in that situation because it would be great to have both teams there,” Carmen Maye said in reference to her two schools nearly facing each other in the final game of the tournament in 2017.

Hearing from curious colleagues, students and friends was not the only thing Carmen Maye said she enjoyed about Luke Maye’s clutch shot that brought his team to that point.

“As a college professor, I especially l i ked t hat v i ra l v ideo of Lu ke attending his early class in Chapel Hill the next morning,” Carmen Maye said.

While Carmen Maye’s collegiate basketball loyalty leans more towards the Carolina blue and white than it does the garnet and black, she feels at home at South Carolina.

“I feel a great sense of loyalty and pride about this university,” Carmen Maye said.

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HANNAH WADE // THE GAMECOCK Anna Paulina, Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk discuss their organization’s values on the Russell House Ballroom stage for Turning Point USA’s Campus Clash event on March 26, 2019.

Turning Point USA promotes hateful ideas Charlie K irk fou nded t he n o n p r o f i t Tu r n i n g P o i n t U S A o n Ju n e 5, 2012 . It s mission statement, as defined by its of f icial website, is to “identif y, educate, train, and organize students to promote t he pr i nc iple s of f reedom , Clara Bergeson f r e e m a r k e t s , a nd l i m it e d First-year government." public relations T he problem i s t h at t he student organization sees itself as an activist organization, while in reality Turning Point USA is an alt-right extremist group. Specifically, in light of its recent appearance at USC, this organization promotes racist, antiLGBTQ+ and sexist ideals that go against the inclusive initiatives President Pastides has worked to put in place.

USC has been work ing t irelessly to assure students that “today's campus climate is one that fosters inclusivity and respect for all," as Pastides claims. However, Turning Point USA works in the opposite direction. The organization claims that it should be able to continue its hateful rhetoric under the guise of free speech. The state of South Carolina has a large chapter of the organization.

When Turning Point USA stopped at USC on its “Campus Clash” tour this past week, the Russell House ballroom had no empty seats and people were standing in the back because of how packed it was.

There was an almost tangible feeling of hostility in the room as soon as Charlie K irk, Candace

Owens and Anna Paulina walked onto the stage and every white person in a red hat exploded with glee. However, the true excitement didn’t start until Turning Point USA began to spout its claims, which came off as brainwashed and terrifying.

Speakers mocked the #MeToo movement and claimed that it has made it more difficult for people to come forward about sexual assault. However, according to USA today, the #MeToo movement has “made it easier for victims – female or male – to report offensive behavior.

On top of that already sexist comment, members said that Brett Kavanaugh should have claimed he was female so people would believe his claims of sexual assault. With that blatantly transphobic statement, Turning Point USA is also silencing the millions of women whose testimonials are disregarded in a court of law, and — as the New York Times reports — the extreme doubts people have when confronted with evidence of sexual assault.

In their time on stage, speakers also spent a whole segment making fun of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, where they incorrectly described what the Green New Deal was and claimed white supremacy is not a rising issue in America, even though USA Today reports that the Southern Poverty Law Center has found that the “hate group count hits 20-year high amid rise in white supremacy.

Not only did Turning Point USA spout baseless hatred, but during the event an entire ballroom of white people in red hats were cheering, laughing and clapping along to the speakers' claims (especially at Candace Owen’s loud yell of “Lock her up!”

Censorship won’t ever prevent racism, terrorism In response to the horrific acts of terror carried out in Christchurch earlier t h is mont h, t he Australian and New Zealand governments have censored t he internet in a f utile Joseph Will attempt to prevent Fourth-year future terrorism. economics student Web s it e s 4 c h a n and 8chan have been blocked, apparently for hav i ng feat u red a v ideo of t he Christchurch massacre. Social media has also been pruned in response, and the shooter’s manifesto has been banned.

In short, the governments have decided to expunge the shooter and his words from the internet entirely. The goal is commendable, but the decision is ultimately unwise.

I need not waste ink in describing the atrocit y or expressing my moral outrage. Anyone with moral uprightness can see the shooting for what it is, and analyzing it would lend an undue amount of legitimacy to the act. While we can all surely agree that the kind of nonsense found in the shooter’s pitiful “manifesto” ought to be combated, I don’t see censorship as an effective strategy.

These people thrive on and crave censorsh ip. To t hem, it is seen as a vindication of their claims of being marginalized outsiders, trampled under t he boot of lef t ist tot al it ar ia n ism.

Furthermore, censorship is, at best, a way of ignoring the problem rather than addressing the underlying causes.

Perhaps t he harsh t r ut h we must confront is this: there is a deep and malignant hatred lurking in the hearts of some of our fellow citizens.

Merely re st r ic t i ng a web site or banning a pamphlet won’t address this f undamental issue. Rather, we must face this uncomfortable reality head on,

instead of effectively sweeping it under the rug until the next massacre.

This shooter is not a lone wolf by any means, and even now there are hordes of far-right trolls viewing him as a hero to be copied. For proof of this, merely spend an afternoon on 8chan. These people need to be exposed to the light of day so we can know what we’re dealing with.

In some sense, there’s a real value to having the shooter’s words available for all to see. Let them hang themselves with their own words. By being exposed to such propaganda, people can come to recognize the dog whistles and subtle winks t hat allow white supremacist talking points to worm into political discourse.

They will be able to see the logic behind the massacre and will be better able to recognize when it appears in everyday life. In other words, a free and open internet will lay bare t he white supremacist psyche and reveal its murderous intentions, while censorship will confine it to the shadows where it can perhaps do the most damage.

Won’t allowing people the right to read a terrorist’s manifesto increase the likelihood of future terror attacks? I don’t think so. Anyone who could possibly be inspired by that hatred is a lost cause anyway.

I’m more interested in the person who will be able to see the murderous end result of white supremacy and can use this whole experience to examine their own prejudices against the killer’s.

In order to overcome the problem of deep racial hatred, we must all examine ourselves and see how prejudice can lead to terror.

I n t h e e n d , c e n s o r s h i p w o n’t prevent racism or terrorism and is counterproductive. Moving forward from Christchurch will be a long and arduous process, but burying our heads isn’t an effective strategy.

in regards to Hillary Clinton). Also, when it was time for questions, the speakers made it clear that they respect those on the other side. However, many inquiries were regarded with tormenting, patronizing and angry responses. In the end, it was easy to see that they were disagreeing before the question was even asked.

Minorities in America still face slurs, hate crimes and harassment that can happen simply because of their identities, especially in our current political climate. The fact that Charlie K irk and all of Turning Point USA are making the argument that conservatives face discrimination ignores years and years of discrimination that the far right has caused.

This is not an “oppression Olympics,” as Turning Point USA would like to call it, but something that is still happening. Failure to recognize this perpetuates harmful ideas that have no place on college campuses. The movements Turning Point USA is against (Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+, fem inist, #MeToo and ot her causes) are not fighting for anything other than love, equality and recognition.

Groups like Turning Point USA allow the hatred that follows its misogynistic, homophobic and racist ideas to become considered common instead of allowing people to see the flaws in these opinions.

They are pushing a mentality of “us vs. them” that breeds division, ridicule and misunderstanding that leads to hate and violence.

We cannot escape the previous and prevailing thoughts of racism, homophobia and sexism that exists in the South, and organizations such as Turning Point USA never want us to.

Politics are not a dating deal breaker

On our first date, my boyfriend and I had a political misunderstanding that wouldn't be resolved for weeks. I came away thinking he was a moderate who leaned right, while he thought that I was an establishment Democrat. We were both wrong.

Now, that misunderstanding is still a focal point in our relationship as it turns out he’s a staunch conservative and I’m a democratic socialist.

Whoops.

Elizabeth Stiles The idea that politics is a deal breaker in a Second-year relationship has grown significantly, especially political science and history student after the 2016 election. In today’s world of political fragmentation, “it seems almost unfathomable that even two opposing campaign advisers could cross the aisle and then actually walk down the aisle," an NPR article said.

The article's solution to the survival of a healthy relationship is the same as the one I use — simply agree to disagree when an issue gets too heated.

It is hard sometimes. We both have issues that we care about deeply, specifically LGBTQ+ and women’s rights; gun ownership and the Second Amendment. However, while dating someone with different politics is hard, it shouldn’t be a deal breaker. If I had simply written him off for his differing political views, I wouldn’t have even considered him.

Dating or being friends with someone with different politics can push individuals to contextualize and strengthen their politics, morals and the arguments behind them. The goal of any dispute should be to educate the other person, rather than for them to change their mind. I’ve learned a lot more about guns while dating him, and it’s made my position on gun control more nuanced and informed than it was a few months ago.

I’ve talked to him about intersectional feminism and why it is so important to me, and his concept of it has changed to incorporate feminist theory outside of what is found on the internet. At the end of the day, we both want our country and peers to be successful — we just think about it in different ways.

Now, this isn’t to say that politics don’t matter at all. I identify as bisexual, and while my boyfriend doesn’t hold bias against the LGBTQ+ community, there are experiences I've had that he will never understand.

I wouldn’t be dating him if he was prejudiced against any of the communities I am a part of or advocate for. But he hasn’t and won’t hold me back in my fight for the issues I hold close to my heart because he respects my logic and positions.

We shouldn’t let politics be the sole deal breaker for a good match.

Dating someone of different politics isn’t for everyone, but it can be an opportunity for growth in views you already had.

It requires a lot of work in terms of keeping political arguments civil, but it can be done. Plus, we don’t gain much in keeping ourselves surrounded by people who agree with us. Sometimes, we need to get pushed and push back to fully develop our ideas, politics and morals.

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31 Opposite of giveth 35 USO show audience 38 Broadcast with greater image resolution, as TV shows 39 Fat-free milk 40 Spare in a Brit’s boot 41 Turns down 42 Ill-fated 1967 moon mission 43 “__ of sugarplums danced in their heads”: Moore

46 Green bowlful 47 Last train car 48 Attached using a Swingline 50 U.K.’s continent 51 Defeat decisively 53 Airline to Tel Aviv 55 Pet adoption org.

60 Letters before gees 62 Halves of qts.

63 Tofu source 65 Dorm VIPs 66 Mischief-maker

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