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Student overcomes violence for fellowship Meghan Crum @megcrum24 Eduardo Romero was st ud y i ng computer s c ience a nd law at t he Un iversidad C e nt r o c c i d e nt a l L i s a n d r o A lvarado (UCLA) in Venezuela when nat ionw ide protests broke out against the government, many of which often ended in violent conflict. The university closed, and he decided to leave his home in Caracas to study elsewhere. “I had the army shoot at my house, I had friends who were kidnapped, we would protest w it h f l ag s a nd s i n g i n t he st reet, and t hen t hey would bring the war tanks,” Romero said. “And I was like, ‘Okay, I need out.’” He came to Columbia in the summer of 2014, and started at USC in the spring of 2015 as an internat ional st udent. He soon rea l ized, however, that he would not be able to af ford internat ional t uit ion, and asked for advice on where to apply to scholarships. The Honors College could not tell h im where to f i nd one, but found room in their budget to give him the opportunit y to stay at USC. “The Honors College decided to give me a scholarship t hat allowed me to pay for school. I got a job there, and they f unded most of my studies,” Romero said. “And really, even after I was a permanent resident of the U.S. ... I wouldn’t have considered going anywhere else.” Romero worked as a student assistant for Thomas Holmes, t he director of infor mat ion technolog y, and remained in that position for the entirety of his undergraduate career. “W hen I t hink about him I t h i n k about what it t a kes to really succeed from a very adverse background. He really def i ne s what it t a ke s to be successful in trying to go after your dreams,” Holmes said. “And then at the same time he does it with a smile.” R o m e r o g r a d u at e d f r o m U S C i n M a y 2 018 w i t h a degree in computer science, a nd h a s si nce re ceived t he GEM Consortium Fellowship ( National Consortium f o r G r a d u at e D e g r e e s f o r M i nor it ie s i n E ng i neer i ng and Science, Inc.), an honor that included an internship at Adobe this past summer and will fund his Ph.D. studies at the Ohio State University. “I was t h is l it t le k id t hat c a me f rom a t h i rd-world c ou nt r y t h at s udden ly wa s ex posed to all of t h is a nd I really liked it,” Romero said. Holmes was elated when he heard of Romero won the GEM Fel lowsh ip a nd emphasized how hard Romero worked to get where he is today. “He’s always willing to do the little things that ... separate him from his peers,” Holmes said. “He just came in driven every day.” Romero is t hank f ul to e v e r y o n e w h o h e lp e d h i m throughout his undergraduate career, and looks for ward to t he next four to six years at Ohio State University. H is achievements are a sou rce of pr ide for h is professors at USC , like Duncan Buell. “ He’s r e a l l y s m a r t ... he t h i n k s , he a n a ly z e s t h i ng s really well,” he said. “He’s one of our success stories.”
ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK College Panhellenic Association sororities gather in Colonial Life Arena to welcome their new sorority sisters for Bid Day.
Sororities welcome new sisters Joseph Leonard @JSCLeonard USC’s 13 sororities hosted Bid Day, t he f i nal st age of recruitment, at Colonial Life Arena, to welcome their new sisters after almost two weeks of recruitment events. All the sororities marched and chanted down Lincoln Street towards Colonial Life A rena while parents and friends waited for them. The sisters continued their cheers as they packed into the arena. Pi C h i leader s who have helped the soon-to-be sorority sisters throughout the process lined the two tunnels to help cheer on their newest sisters. The potential new members emerged in waves and ran to their respective sororities who promptly embraced them. “It feels like you’re running home to your family. You just feel so loved and they just take
you right in,” said Ha ley Hof stet ter, f irst-year nu rsi ng st udent and newly welcomed A lpha Gamma Delta member. “I literally just thought I was blacked out. I had no idea where I was g o i n g b u t it w a s l iterally just pu re excitement.” T he ne w l y welcomed members joined their soror it ies i n t h e st a nds a nd participated in their first cheers with t heir new sisters.
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Greek communities embrace diversity Hannah Dear @HannahCDear
The rich tradition of sororities and fraternities on USC’s campus continues as over a quarter of the student population finds a home in a Greek organization and many more become involved in the recruitment process. The 19 soror it ies a nd 28 fraternities on USC’s campus are divided among four Greek orga n izat ions — Col lege Panhellenic Association (CPA), Interfraternity Council (IFC), National Pan-hellenic Council ( N PHC) a nd Mu lt ic u lt u ral Greek Council (MGC). CPA a nd I FC a re t he on ly t wo orga n izat ions whose homes are in Greek Village, and they are the larger of the four, with approximately 4,275 female students and 2,134 male students. “Currently, Fraternit y & Sororit y Life offers that experience for close to 27% of undergraduate students at USC inclusive of a multitude of backgrounds and experiences,” said Anna Edwards, associate vice president for Student Life. “We encourage students of all backgrounds to learn about and participate in various
cont i nue to d raw you ng women i n, regard less of backgrounds or race. Firstyear business student Nikita A nand is the first person in her family to pursue an u nderg raduate deg ree in America. In order to make the growing campus of USC smaller, she chose to rush a CPA. Anand hopes to find her home in Pi Beta Phi or Alpha Gamma Delta at Bid Day. “I think I follow a couple of the chapters on Instagram and I saw their recruitment was starting and I was like ‘these girls look like they’re loving this chapter and they’re having so much fun and doing it for a good cause’,” Anand said. ZACH MCKINLEY// THE GAMECOCK The MGC and N PHC recr u it ment & membersh ip i nt a ke sororities and fraternities opportunities should they be interested.” are considerably smaller than many For people like second-year middle-level individual chapters in CPA and IFC. education student Janee Wright, Greek life NPHC is known to be the home of “nine is a way to find a home on campus historically Black Greek-letter fraternities “I wanted to do something different and sororities” according to the Guide to and get involved more with the campus and just Greek life had everything that SEE DIVERSITY I was looking for — community service, PAGE 4 community, all types of aspects,” she said. The reputat ions of CPA chapters
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Mass shooting breaks out in Jacksonville mall “The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY,” said the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Twitter. Multiple people were killed in a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at Jacksonville Landing, a mall that was hosting a video game tournament, according to The Wall Street Journal. One suspect died at the scene, The Journal reported. — Compiled by news editor Hannah Dear
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How do you feel about the new semester? We asked five students about their thoughts on the upcoming semester.
Leah Adams third-year accounting major
“I’m def initely excited for t wo things ... to really get involved in my classes and make some connections there.”
Anne Peyre Carter third-year sport and entertainment management major
“Probably Carolina football ... I’m really excited but also a little slight nervousness coming on ... there’s always unexpected t hings t hat happen.”
Madeline Lysogorski second-year pharmacy major
“Being back is so exciting. Walking around campus is just such a great thing, and obviously football, super excited for that this year.”
Michael Follis first-year risk management and insurance major
“Meet i ng people. I c a me f rom Richmond, Virginia so I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and come meet a bunch of new people.
Elijah Martin first-year mechanical engineering major
“The challenge of trying to balance everything.”
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Mackenzie Kopczynski, third-year biology and philosophy student and Alpha Delta Pi sister, said she and other sisters began crying after the new members ran to their sororities. “I remember being in that position on Bid Day and we were just running and you’re so happy you don’t even really know where you’re going and there’s just so much excitement, and being on the other side is always more fun because you get to watch them and just see,” Kopczynski said. Pi Chi leaders then gathered in a circle cheering and celebrating their return to their chapters. Pi Chi leaders disaffiliate from their chapters during recruitment to remain unbiased. Each leader then removed their staff shirts to reveal their own sorority jerseys and then ran back to their chapters. Taylor Reader, first-year psychology student, was placed in her top choice sororit y. “I’m so excited, a lit t le over whelmed, but super excited,” Reader said. She was given t he adv ice to be herself and to trust the recruitment process. “Honestly, I kept hearing ‘trust the process’ and ‘it’ll all work out.’ It was kind of cheesy, but it really did work out and just to be yourself,” Reader said. After the Bid Day festivities, the sororities were dismissed and some met outside the arena to take pictures with family, friends and sisters. Kopczy nsk i’s advice to the new members was for them to introduce themselves to older sisters even though it may be intimidating. “ Ju s t b e y o u r s e l f , b e o p e n ,” Kopczynski said. “I was so scared to really introduce myself to the older girls because I was so intimidated by them being like juniors or seniors.” She said all the sisters want to get to know each other and get involved as they continue through the process of becoming sisters. “Congratulations to all the girls no matter where they went,” Kopcynski said. “I know they’ll be happy.”
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Sorority and Fraternity Life. USC’s student population is approximately 10.2 percent African-American and 20 percent minority overall, but NPHC was home to just 229 members total in 2017 while MGC had only 33, according to a USC report. “ T he Nat ion a l Pa n-Hel len ic Council and Multicultural Greek Council help to promote and create inter-Greek relationships, implement programs to help meet the needs of the respective communities, and encourage and promote cult ural diversity amongst the membership,” Edwards said. NPHC and MGC are meant to help minorities at USC find commonalities wh ile embraci ng ser v ice a nd com mu n it y. W h i le N PHC ha s grown tremendously since 2015 when
there were 139 members, MGC has dropped from 54 members in spring of 2016. The Office of Student Life is attempting to let all students know about the opportunities in all four organizations of Greek Life so that everyone can find their unique home at USC. “We invite all students to take part in the membership intake and recruitment processes, if fraternity and sorority membership is what a student desires,” Edwards said. “What organizations students choose to join are usually reflective of a multitude of personal choices in f inding a connection with that organization and its overall mission.” Despite at tempt s to foster communit y in t he more diverse sororities and fraternities, some students say the level of involvement of some NPHC and MGC chapters deterred them from the membership
intake process. Wright chose to rush in the College Panhellenic Association instead of the National Panhellenic Council and hopes to find her home in Alpha Delta Pi or Alpha Chi Omega. “I just feel l ike t hey ’re more involved,” Wright said. “Nothing against the NPHC but I just feel … I feel like I’ll be more involved in CPA than in other organizations.” Despite Greek Life being spread across four organizations, students find community they do not find anywhere else in their chosen chapter. Almost every chapter is involved in philanthropy, service, leadership and outside organizations and clubs. Students such as Wright and Anand say the recruitment process has made them feel welcomed and accepted. “It’s been actually really good ... I don’t stick out because I’m a girl of color,” Wright said. “It’s just a really great process.”
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
“BlacKkKlansman” Directed by Spike Lee, BlacK k K la n sma n is loosely b a s e d o n t he r e a l s t or y of former African-American cop, Ron Stallwort h ( John Dav id Wa s h i n g t o n). B a c k i n t h e ‘70s, Stallwort h successf ully infiltrated the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado by using a white officer as his stand in (Adam Driver) while he carried conversations with loc a l K la n leader s over t he phone. W hen it first debuted i n May, t he f il m received a six-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival, and with good reason. BlacKkKlansman marks a return to form for Lee and is one of his strongest films in a long time. While the film does have comedic elements, its story is timely, and at times very terrifying.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Sweetener by Ariana Grande A f ter her 2017 concer t i n Manchester was the center of a devasting terrorist attack, Ariana Grande took some time off to recover. “Sweetener” chronicles her ret u r n to t he st age a nd signifies better days to come for the artist. Across 15 tracks, she vows she “ain’t got no tears left to cry” and shares her newfound love in SNL cast member Pete Davidson. With her fourth studio album, less is definitely more as “Sweetener’s” lowkey production compliments Grande’s big voice more than her previous studio efforts. Despite its overarching theme, “Sweetener” definitely manages to have its share of fun with its title track and singles like “God is a woman”. Featured artists include Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott.
TRACK OF THE WEEK: R.E.M by Ariana Grande Produced by Pharrell and cowritten by Beyoncé, R.E.M. is a soothing R&B bop, that has Grande wondering if the boy she’s singing about is more than just a dream. It takes its title from rapid eye movement (REM), the last of the five stages of sleep, and the one where we have most of our dreams. With a hypnotizing beat and dreamy lyrics, “R.E.M” showcases Grande’s vocal talents through soft melodies.
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ETHAN LAM // THE GAMECOCK Various vendors sold authentic food and souvenirs at the Main Street Latin Festival on Saturday.
Main Street Latin Festival enriches Columbia culture GENNA CONTINO @gennac07 The smell of fresh arepas lingered in the air on Main Street as vendors gathered on Saturday for the Main Street Latin Festival. The street was filled with Latin American flags and music for the free festival that lasted from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. A large stage was set up that showcased musicians and dancers throughout the event. “We like coming down to Main Street ever y Saturday just to see what’s going on,” said Maggie Sullivan, a second-year psychology and criminology student. “But it was a pleasant surprise that it was a Latin Festival today so we get all the pineapples and culture food.” And yes — there was a lot of food. One vendor filled pineapples with virgin piña colada drinks and others cooked authentic Latin cuisine in bulk to sell to attendees. One of the vendors, Keiber Ojeda, was there with his family business, The Arepa Chef. Ojeda’s family is from Venezuela and had its food truck set up to sell arepas — corn patties that can be filled with a variety of ingredients. He described the traditional dish as gluten-free and a healthy alternative to your typical taco or burger. Ojeda said his family is trying to bring traditional Venezuelan food to South Carolina. Ojeda and his family have been coming to the Latin Festival for a while and this year, with their food truck, they are able to participate in the festivities as vendors. “Everybody comes here to share their experiences and I think that’s great for Columbia so they can be as diverse as they can,” Ojeda said. “‘Cause it helps the community grow and it helps the city in total grow.”
Second-year biology student Shakeria Nickson heard about the festival from her Latinx roommate and friends and was also excited for the food. “I think it’s great because, you know, a lot of us go to USC and it’s really multicultural,” Nickson said. “And it’s good to for us to understand where some of our classmates come from.” But it wasn’t just food. Many vendors sold trinkets and souvenir items such as flags and soccer jerseys. Street musicians played guitar and sang in the middle of the tent-lined street. Soon, all of Main Street was filled with the sights, smells and sounds of Latin culture. Ivan Segura attended the festival with the nonprofit organization Palmetto Luna Arts. “We’re just like any other community. We like food and we like dancing and we like art and we like everything,” Segura explained. “But we also are concerned about other things like the safety for our communities, having good jobs, having good schools for our kids.” The tent he was set up in housed a large black and white canvas titled “Bailadores” by a Latina artist. Segura described the work as a “community mural,” and provided paint for festival attendees to complete the work of art in a paint-by-number style. “It’s gonna be a community-created mural,” Segura said, “But the idea is that we are trying to empower Latina women.” Segura explained that the most important part of the Main Street Latin Festival was that it was actually in Main Street, which he described as “the heart of Columbia.” “This gives opportunity for everybody to mingle, to get to know a Latino, to get to experience the Latino culture,” Segura said, “To see that we are more than Cinco de Mayo or the Day of the Dead.”
Back to School Concert with Russell Dickerson When: Tues, Aug 28 @ 6:45 PM Where: Greene St. Price: Free Cou nt r y a r t ist , Ru ssel l Dickerson will be performing a free welcome back concert on campus for USC students. The event is hosted by Carolina Productions and a Carolina Card will be required for entry. Off With Your Radiohead (Radiohead Tribute) W hen: Thu, Aug 28 @ 8:30 PM W here: New Brook la nd Tavern Price: $6:00-$10.00 This Thursday night, New B r o o k l a n d Ta v e r n w i l l b e hosting a Radiohead Tribute with Asheville tribute band, “Off With Your Radiohead”, coming to perform to band’s classic hits.
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Katie Pell elevates ‘70s rock stars to religious deities in her current exhibition, “Something’s Happening: The Big Art of Katie Pell”
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Texas artist reimagines ‘70s rock stars
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What could Jesus Christ and rock icon Peter Frampton possibly have in common? For one Texas artist, both men are unironically one in the same. A f ter closing for renovat ions in July, The Columbia Museum of Art has opened its doors to welcome visitors into the larger than life world of Katie Pell through the current exhibition, “Something’s Happening: The Big Art of Katie Pell.” Through her art, Pell reminisces about what it meant to grow up as a teenager in the 70s and shares her fascination with the creation of one’s self-image. Each of her four galleries at the CMA present this overarching theme in a wide variety of mediums that range from portraits to what Pell describes as “adoration drawings.” “Katie’s work is all about the human condition, and she asks us to laugh at ourselves and our flaws, and yet at the same time she wants us to celebrate them and realize that we’re incredible,” Catherine Walworth, a curator at the CMA, said. “I like that message and it’s for every single person.” The main gallery is a collection of collages that aims to capture the human side of Jesus and the divine sides of a number of rock legends. Pell does so by combining medieval iconography and classic rock album covers to create eye-catching hybrids. By surrounding rock legends with religious symbols, Pell illustrates how these artists were able to elevate themselves from ordinary people into icons by crafting newfound personas. “I hope that people can all relate to Katie Pell’s central theme, which is how do we each build ourselves out of our own raw materials? W hat do we then borrow from other people to create
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our own personal mythos?” Walworth said. “This exhibition begins with the moment she realized that was possible, namely as an impressionable teenager in the ‘70s discovering all these sexy male rock musicians and analyzing how they built their own imagery and persona.” Walworth has been a fan of Pell’s work for 15 years and first discovered her while living in San Antonio. After reviewing one of Pell’s galleries, it didn’t take long for Walworth to see there was something special about the imaginative artist. Shortly after becoming a curator at the CMA in 2016, Walworth pitched the idea to showcase Pell’s work. During this time, she traveled back to Pell’s San Antonio studio to discuss what stories Pell wanted to tell and the possibility of her creating new work. From that point forward, Walworth and the staff at the CMA continued to work directly with Pell to make her vision become a reality. “I have always been left wanting more when Katie talks about her work. When she gave lectures during the opening weekend, the auditorium was full of
laughter and I think we surprised our visitors with some really fresh contemporary art and a unique personality,” Walworth said. In Pell’s second gallery, she makes the visitor the centerpiece. Through interweaving baroque art, Pell places the viewer in the center of an “adoration drawing.” She creates a frame that surrounds the viewer with the likes of woodland creatures and Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks. Whereas her first gallery found her visitors doing the adoring, the visitor has now become the one who being adored. Pell’s third gallery finds its muse in 70s era college students from Texas she discovered in an old yearbook. In a series of hand drawn portraits, Pell aims to show how each student’s personal style makes them stand out in a sea of similarity. Lastly, Pell’s fourth gallery transports viewers to her childhood in Delaware where she swam in a creek with old friends. “Pell draws on real life experiences and uses whatever medium inspires her to tell her stories. As a result, you’ve probably never seen a giant wooden charm bracelet before this, and probably won’t see one again. But Pell made one to talk create another personal narrative and it’s a wonderful piece of sculpture,” Walworth said. Across four diverse galleries, Walworth believes that Pell’s art creates a welcoming atmosphere that people from all walks of life can come together and enjoy. “Picture that famous image where light hits a clear glass prism and a rainbow shoots out of it. I always think of Art with a capital ‘A’ as the prism through which life passes, and then a rainbow of different creative interpretations emerge,” Walworth said. “Pell considers herself first and foremost a storyteller, so her exhibition showcases lots of ways to tell stories.”
USC organizations welcome country star EMILY CHAVEZ @emchavez USC students will be welcomed back to campus with a performance from count r y music star Russell Dickerson Tuesday on USC stud Greene Street. The Tennessee native is well known in the country music community for his singles “Yours” and “Blue Tacoma”. T h i s pro duc t ion h a s b een i n the works since early May and is a collaborat ion bet ween t wo oncampus orga n izat ions: Carolina Product ions and Count r y Music A ssociat ion Educat ion, or C M A EDU. C M A EDU is a st udent org a n izat ion t hat foc u ses on preparing students for careers in music a nd enter tain ment. C M A EDU is d i rec t ly af f i l iated w it h t he Cou nt r y Music A ssociat ion in Nashville and they often speak directly wit h CM A’s communit y outreach department. Elen i Coll is, orga n izat ion president and fourt h-year sports a nd enter t a i n ment ma nagement student explained that working with CMA lets them bring in acts like Dickerson “ T hey k i nd of help u s c reate oppor t u n it ies for ou r member s to learn more about the industry,
network with individuals,” she said, “and just kind of grow overall professionally.” The organization provides useful networking opportunities for students. “The goal of CMA EDU is to kind of bridge the gap bet ween students and the industr y,” said Collis. “A lot of us who are in CMA EDU plan and hope to work in the music industry after graduation.” The organization holds several opportunities and events for t heir members throughout the school year, allowing different country music art ist s to come t o C ol u m b i a . S p e a k i n g directly with tour managers about the industr y, CM A EDU members are able to learn a lot about the touring side of things. Becau se C M A EDU is directly affiliated with the Country Music Association, they often work with country music artists. However, Collis say they’re looking to work directly with non-country artists. “We all like country, but we listen to all different kinds of music,” said Collis. “We’re open to anything.” CMA EDU worked with Carolina Productions, which puts on concerts at USC, on the Dickerson concert.
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W hile these organizations have worked together on small events in the past, this concert is the largest event they have worked on together. The par t nersh ip bet ween C M A EDU and Carolina Productions is likely one that students will see often in the future. “Once it was finalized that Russell Dickerson would be performing, part nering wit h C M A EDU was
t he f irst t hing t hat popped into my head.” said Nick Stewart, the concert coordinator for Carolina Productions. “I am looking forward to working with CMA EDU in the future.” The Back to School Concert will take place at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday on Greene Street.
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ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Sophomore Lauren Chang battles for posession between two Clemson defensive players Thursday night at Stone Stadium.
Two South Carolina teams defeat Clemson, another chance to come Shelby Beckler @sbeckler13 There is much to say when a team is able to execute and defeat a known rival. South Carolina has done just that this past week. Gamecock women’s soccer team shut out the Clemson Tigers 1-0 Thursday night, securing the team’s third consecutive win for the season. “It’s what we want to do when we come in here against our rival,” head coach Shelley Smith said. “Obviously, we want to get the win. We want to keep progressing as a team. I think tonight we did that.” It took time for South Carolina to find the rhythm on offense, but success finally came during the second half. Sophomore Lauren Chang carried her team when she wedged between defenders and struck a goal in the bottom left corner.
“Honestly, I saw a great ball coming in and their back line was a little bit ball watching and so I’m a left footed player but I got it, brought it down and they were cutting off my left foot so I decided to go inside to the right and the goal really opened up on the far post,” Chang said. With this 1-0 victory, the Gamecocks earned the first Palmetto Series rivalry point of the year. The competition grew even more over the weekend when volleyball defeated Clemson in the finale of the Gamecock Invitational tournament. South Carolina secured a 3-0 victory over Clemson while junior Mikayla Shields earned MVP honors with seven digs and finishing with 10 kills. The Gamecocks now have four straight wins over the Tigers, the longest win streak for one of the teams since 1989. These two wins over South Carolina’s
biggest rival gave both teams a point in the Palmetto Series. The men’s soccer team will face Clemson Friday, Aug. 31 starting at 7 p.m. at Stone Stadium. Last season the Gamecocks suffered a 1-4 loss against the Tigers. In hopes to gain redemption this week, South Carolina looks to improve within its team. Head coach Mark Berson will look for his striking force: Luca Mayr, Ben Gilligan and Justin Sukow to execute on offense. T he ex pec t at ions for t h is g a me are extremely high as South Carolina ha s ex per ienced t a lent , i nclud i ng14 letterwinners. When the two teams last met in Columbia, fans set a new single-game attendance record of 6,892. A win would put the Gamecocks up 3-0 in the third annual Palmetto Series. South Carolina won the competition in its first two years.
Gamecocks drop home opener to Hoyas, look for redemption Nick Papadimas @ngpaps In a match that featured a number of new faces, the South Carolina Gamecocks (0-1-0) were defeated by the No. 13 Georgetown Hoyas (1-0-0) at Friday night’s men’s soccer home opener at Stone Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Ian McGrane saved seven attempts in 13 shots faced in his Gamecock debut. McGrane allowed just one goal, which came in the 92nd minute and was scored by Georgetown’s second-leading scorer last season, Ifunanyachi Achara. In addition McGrane’s debut, freshman Josh Corning, junior Andrew Johnson and sophomore transfer Kyle Gurrieri broke into the lineup during the match. “I thought Ian did a good job,” South Carolina head coach Mark Berson said. “I thought he managed the game well, I think he knew when to try to play ... a number of guys came on and played their first outings for South Carolina tonight and I thought they did quite well. That’s really encouraging at this point.” With two crucial matches ahead within the next week against Lipscomb and in-state rival No. 11 Clemson, Berson reflected upon his team’s performance and how being on nearly even footing with a team as skilled as Georgetown will aid the Gamecocks down the road. “I thought we went toe-to-toe with them,” he said. “They’re a very good team. I think we learned a lot about ourselves and we’ll just keep pushing and trying to get better.” Lipscomb is coming off a 2-0 victory over Belmont on Aug. 24 in Nashville, Tennessee to open its regular season. The 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Champions will come into Stone Stadium on their first stop of a twogame road trip. Sout h Carolina w ill ret u rn to Stone Stadium on Monday night, going up against Lipscomb (1-0-0) at 7 p.m in what will be the Bisons’ first road match of their regular season. The G amecock s’ f irst home slate of matches this season will conclude on Fri. Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. against the No. 11 Clemson Tigers.
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Equestrian team looks to build off positivity from last season Shelby Beckler @sbeckler13 The South Carolina equestrian team has serious potential this season after adding several new riders to the program. Despite a tough 2017 season, which ended with a 40-75 SEC record, one t hing st ill remains: t heir charisma. “We’re certainly looking to carry over the really positive attitude that we had last year,” said head coach Boo Major. “I think we’re gonna be able to do that, but now what we’d like to do ... we’ve got some talented freshmen coming in that we certainly want them to get on board.” Major is confident in her team’s ability this season and is looking for leadership in her two captains: M ad ison T h iel a nd M ad ison
Brayman. “I think our captains will have experience in all of the events, which I do think that will really be a first,” Major said. Last season, Thiel rode 16 times in horsemanship with a 6-9-1 record. The junior finished with a 3-3 SEC record. During her first season at South Carolina, Brayman competed 15 times in both hunt seat disciplines while earning three MOP awards. She went 9-5-1 in equitation over fences and 7-7-1 in equitation on the flat. Major hopes to see the positivity from last season carry over and help build up her inexperienced team. “I do think we’re going to have an upgrade in talent, but they’re going to be young,” Major said. “It’s always a learn ing cu r ve.
We are on the track of trying to improve, always improve. A nd change our tactics if we needed to, change our practice tactics, change our recruiting tactics and things like that and I think we have.” South Carolina opens their season against SMU on Sept. 22. Major says her team has to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them in order to succeed while preparing as much as possible. “That’s what we challenge them to do. If at the end of the day, you have left it all out there, then let the chips fall where they fall, then you’ve done the best you can do,” said Major. “Be upset with yourself if you didn’t practice enough, if you didn’t work out in the weight room enough at the end of the day.”
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You should drop out, there are better options I s n ’t i t good to be back? The summer has finally si m mered d o w n , y o u’ v e Jared Bailey m o v e d T h i r d - y e a r E n g l i s h i nto you r and political science new place, student and you’re ready to tack le a new semester. But while you’re thinking about how excited you are to see your friends and maybe even hit up Five Points a few times, let’s get real for a second: do you know why you’re here? If you’re not sure, you should probably drop out.
Now t h at m ight s ou nd harsh, but I don’t mean it as an insult. Despite the cultural expectat ion t hat ever yone attend college, it’s in many people’s best interest not to. Every year college degrees are decreasing in economic value, increasing in cost, and, for many people, are becoming wholly unnecessary. A college educat ion just doesn’t offer the same return on investment that it used to. Gone are the days when a degree guaranteed a highpaying job in your f ield, a house, two cars, the whole upper-middle-class lifestyle. In fact, degrees have little bearing on employment at all. Only a quarter of graduates
Russell House food upgrade actually downgrade
Students spent a pleasant, relaxing summer away only to be backstabbed on their return — Russell House food was changed. Gone are Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and t hat qualit y Asian restaurant that no one knew the name of. Instead, frauds filled in their places and hid their food downgrades behind the niceties of a Rodney Davis fancier looking food hall. Second-year his tor y First, the biggest heartbreak of Student them all — Taco Bell is gone from Ru s s el l Hou s e . No lon g er c a n students use a meal swipe to get two Quesaritos and a drink. Now they are forced to get unsatisf ying, overpriced tacos. Taco Bell may not be the highest quality of food, but man, it tasted so good. It was an establishment in Russell and no fancy food hall will ever be enough. By removing it they removed the heart from Russell House and that cannot be forgiven. Second, Pei Wei is a disgrace compared to the old Asian restaurant. The previous place provided you with so much more food and that was much better tasting. What monster can seriously taste test Pei Wei and think the change was the right move. No amount of yum yum sauce can make up for it. Additionally, the old restaurant gave students a large amount of rice (don’t get me started on Pei Wei’s rubber rice) or noodles (I will admit, Pei Wei’s lo mein isn’t too bad) to pair with multiple scoops of delicious chicken. Additionally, the access to other sides that often wouldn’t be charged improved how much bang students got for their buck. Now that’s just beautiful. Lastly, the nerve it takes to cover up these downgrades by making the hall look nicer is heartbreaking. Sure, it no longer looks like a high school cafeteria, but if you’re upgrading aesthetics then at least upgrade the food with it. My stomach churns when I’m forced to eat poor food in such a pretty hall. Despite all of t hese dow ng rades, t here is one commendable part of this crazy Russell House change. Panera Bread is a bomb restaurant and will dominate the student union, so cheers on that. Hopefully the contracts with these new restaurants are only for the year and next year they can be fixed. It’s plain disgraceful to see the school you love fall from grace like this. How can I brag to other schools about our food options if my Gamecock overlords betray me like this? Shame Russell, shame.
end up getting jobs related to their field of study. About half of college grads are in jobs that don’t require a college degree at all, and of that half only a third have “good noncollege jobs” ($45,000 per year or more). While it is true that you are likely to make more money with a degree than without one, you also need to consider the student loan debt you’ll accrue along the way — the average being around $37,000 — and how it might counteract the economic advantages that your degree will provide. Now I ’m not g o i n g t o take this to the extreme and advocate that everyone ditch college and head to a trade
school — with automation on the rise, they’re no longer a golden ticket either. I’m not even arguing that college isn’t valuable, it is! What I am arguing is that there are a lot of bad reasons to go to college and the list of good reasons is shrinking. If you’re here for the social ex perience or to “f ind yourself,” there are cheaper, more cost-effective ways to do the same thing. If you’re here because you think that college is the gateway to making the big bucks, you need to readjust your expectations. And if you’re just here to find a spouse ... why? However, if you’re here because you have a passion
for re sea rch a nd wa nt to become a professor, or you’re consider i ng a ca reer i n engineering or medicine, then by all means get a degree! I don’t want to discourage anyone from getting a degree if t hey need one. W hat I do want is to challenge the notion that everyone needs a degree. College is expensive, time consuming and not the prize it used to be. It’s not for everyone, and there is no shame in taking another route to reach your goals. But if you decide to attend college a ny way, h ave a pl a n a nd remember that there are more important factors in your life than whether or not you have a degree.
Judge Judy — America’s daytime television protofascist
Hayden Blakeney Fourth-year journalism student
“Fascism” is just one of m a ny loaded words t hat seems to be thrown around too much t hese days. Whether or not the label can be rightly applied to anyone in the A merican political sphere, it is undeniable that totalitarian tendencies do rea r t hei r head i n some aspects of civilian life. One person who exemplif ies t his p h e n o m e n o n m a i nt a i n s a f iefdom on day t ime television, complete with a cast of unlucky subjects who plead for mercy in the face of a ruthless destroyer. In this syndicated cathedral, t here is one word of law, one f inal judgement, and no jury or appeals. You’ve just entered the courtroom of Judge Judith Sheindlin, more commonly known by the name of her television program, “Judge Judy”. Judy has been on television for over twent y years, since her first episode aired in September 1996. Her self-named show has been nom i nated for a nd won Daytime Emmys, and her long career has made the judge herself an icon in American pop culture.
But what rea l ly ma ke s Judge Judy special, considering the saturated market of court television shows, is her fiery attitude and blu nt demeanor. She is short with any litigants unfortunate enough to find themselves before her, and, despite her somewhat useful role as a mediator, Judy acts with quite the cantankerous attitude. So why is Judge Judy so popular? I think the reason behind Jud y ’s p opu l a r it y i s t he purpose her show ser ves. Her telev ision court represents a k ind of swift judgement ra rely seen i n act ual civ il cou r t a nd ignores the legal jargon and complex it y of t he lat ter. Judge Judy does not merely preside over the goings on of her court, she punishes w rongdoers and protects the righteous justice of the law. Add to that the appeal of watching usually loweri nc ome c it i z e n s s q u i r m under the watchful gaze of Judge Judy, and you begin to understand the equation that makes this particular court show so popular. And of course, her show cannot escape a comparison to a tot a l it a r ia n reg i me. Judy stands alone on a tall t h rone overlook ing bot h of the litigants as well as a few dozen paid extras in the audience. She is the sole arbiter of the court, and her decision may come at any t ime after any amount of evidence is applied. Furt hermore, her show
i ncor porates element s of actual courts to le nd at mo s phe r e t o t he show ’s prem i se , but t he por t rayal comes across as aut hor it a r ia n f rom America’s living room. The show starts wit h a camera panning across the audience as they stand for Judge Judy and sit down at her behest, and continues w it h t he j u d g e he a r i n g both sides of a case before coming to a determination. While both litigants plead their case, Judy interrupts t he m w it h r e q u e s t s f o r clarification or to dismiss whatever they say, with no opportunity for pushback. To be fair, ot her court shows do the same thing. Ju d g e Ju d y ’s b i g g e s t competitor, “The People’s Court” with Judge Marilyn M i l ia n fol lows t he sa me general procedu re a nd format, but is more of an ensemble cast, with Harvey Levin outside interviewing passersby and Doug Llewelyn interviewing the l it ig a nt s a f t er t he c a s e. “ T h e P e o p l e ’s C o u r t ” a lso ma i nt a i n s a more generalized titled than the self-titled “Judge Judy”. Ultimately, Judge Judy’s ratings show that she is a popular personalit y, even if her style is more fitting of a d r u m head cou r t i n some banana republic. She represents our love of seeing ot he r s g e t s e r v e d s o me kind of justice while being hu m i l i at e d o n n at io n a l television.
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Yo u r p r o f e s s i o n a l st at u re a nd i n f luence rise, with Mars direct in Capricorn. Pour energy into moving your career forward. Advance toward an exciting project.
Put your back into home renovation, beautification and repairs. Your energy bu ilds for domest ic projects, with Mars direct. A little paint goes a long way.
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C a s h f lo w s i n w it h renewed vigor, now that M a r s is d i rec t . W ip e out debt, and build up savings with this surge. Contribute to grow family fortunes.
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Get a turbo boost for your income, with Mars direct. Your career surges ahead. Find efficiencies, and apply t hem for increased ease. Pursue lucrative projects. A personal ambit ion f lowers, w it h M a rs direct in your sign. Use you r super powers for good. Pour energy into realizing a dream. Dress the part.
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P ut you r ac t ion a nd energy where your heart is. Your passion is on the rise, with Mars stationing d i rec t i n Capr icor n. Ro m a nc e bu i ld s t o a crescendo.
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