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At t he genesis of yyour adult life, you are expected to have years of experience, a relevant degree and a triple backfl ip in your back pocket to get a job — the simplistic days of the lattedelivering, a**-k issing intern are long gone. Students at the University of South Carolina are no strangers to this reality as increasingly more majors require at least one internship to graduate. This leaves students no choice but to don t heir baby adult button-downs and begin their occupational journey. Here, however, a road diverges in a yellow wood — does a student take a paid or an unpaid internship? St udent s of ten approach t h is crossroads unsure of themselves, lack i ng t he u nderst a nd i ng of what could be benef icial to their overall careers and what could be exploitative.
Charities capitalize on football rivalry Mary Ramsey @MCOLLEEN1996
T he l at t er h a l f of November i n Sout h Carolina is largely dominated by one cent ral event: the CarolinaC lem son footba l l g a m e . Pl a y e d o n
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t he Sat urday after Thanksgiving, it’s more than a game in more ways than one for many st udents and fans. Somet i mes t hat manifests in benchclearing brawls, but of ten it inspires a burst of charitable
g i v i ng t h at g i ve s fans a meaningf ul avenue for t hei r strong feelings. I n its 33rd year, the CarolinaClemson Blood Drive is perhaps the best known example SEERIVALRYPAGE4
At home, abroad: Han Go donates essential aid
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J.P. Prodoehl was inspired to found Han Go after going on a mission trip to Jamaica as a freshman at South Carolina.
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community,” said Prodoehl. Then, as a self-described shy f resh ma n, he worked up t he courage to approach the head of the clinic and ask for her contact information. She gave it to him and he knew that he would start a donation drive to help the clinic to stay afloat. W hen Prodoeh l got back to A merica, life took over and he forgot about his plan unt il one day when he stumbled upon this contact information as a third-year student. This moved him to fi nally make good on his promise. P ro do eh l s t a r t e d s m a l l. He reached out to the clinic, found out what medical supplies t hey needed, then began what turned i nt o a n i nc re d ibl y s uc c e s s f u l donat ion drive last year. I n its fi rst philanthropy event, Han Go
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J . P. P r o d o e h l ’s j o u r n e y t o founding Han Go International, o n e o f t h e n e w e s t n o n p r o f it org a n i z at ion s at USC , h a s i n no way been a straight pat h. It began on a medical mission trip to Spa n ish Tow n, Ja ma ica h is freshman year. W hile his group was taking a tour of the free medical clinic in the area, the fourth-year biological sciences student was inspired to make a difference. “Those nurses, physicians, the people that ran the clinic, they donated their time ... their whole livelihood. They’re not getting paid that much and their whole point, they see it as their mission to help out t he people in t heir
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collected over $20 0 0 wor t h of medical and dental supplies. Motivated by his initial success, Prodoehl wanted more. He knew the best way to help people and clinics in need was to create a nonprof it organizat ion. I n t his way, he could build a stable and more sustained effort to assist in one of Han Go’s core values: That ever yone should have access to basic healthcare. Many places across the world and the United States lack essential resources such as toothbrushes, m e d i c at io n s , a nt ib io t i c s a n d many other fundamental medical supplies that most Americans take for granted. Han Go is attempting to alleviate this issue. The name Han Go comes from SEETOOLSPAGE3
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“Where are you from?” “Are you Mexican?” “Wow, you speak English so well.” Va nessa Ru iz, a t h ird-year publ ic relations student, grew up being called “taco” by her peers. At the time, she said, she was afraid to speak up and say that it wasn’t OK. “I u nderst a nd t hat people ca n be curious, but it’s the way that people ask some things that make it come off as offensive,” she said. Ru iz a nd fou r ot her st udent s a re working together on a campaign to fight racial microaggressions at USC. With the slogan “Think Twice,” the JOUR 531 class project is designed to encourage students to share personal stories. On social media and a campaign website, the team has places for USC students and administrators to pledge to fight against microaggressions on campus. “When we all came here, that’s when we noticed that people k ind of make these comments that we’d never really heard anywhere else,” said Amanda Budd, a fourth-year public relations student. All five of the students in the group g rew up out side of Sout h Carol i na. After going to a Jewish private school in Atlanta, Budd was surprised when students at USC would crack Jew jokes at her. A lot of people had never met someone who was Jewish. Before start ing t he campaig n, t he group surveyed about 500 students on how offensive they felt certain statements were and on their awareness of the term microaggressions. Most st udents felt that the statements were offensive, Budd said, but only half knew what the term microaggression meant. “There’s something lost there like, people know this is bad but they don’t k now like it’s actually categorized as something,” Budd said. T h i rd-yea r jou r na l ism st udent T. Michael Boddie, a Columbia Hall resident mentor and former reporter for The Daily Gamecock, blogged about the Think Twice campaign because the awareness campaign hit home. “I personally had never heard t he word ‘microaggression’ until coming SEETHINKPAGE2
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TOOLSPAGE1 the Jamaican proverb “han go, paki come” — when you extend a helping hand, good things come back to you. Prodoehl decided on this name to keep the foundations tied to its roots, the medical clinic in Spanish Town, Jamaica. It is their goal to have one donation effort abroad each semester and as well as donations to the free medical clinic in Columbia. O ver w inter break, Han Go will be sending a large donation of medical supplies to Colombia with a group of USC THINKPAGE1 to col lege ,” he sa id. The concept was like a revelation. “That’s what that is and that’s what’s been happen i ng to me my whole life,” he said. Boddie went to a Black Lives Matter protest at the Statehouse during a Confederate flag rally w it h a f r iend. T he y crossed over to bot h sides. Then someone at the fl ag rally asked his friend, a white woman, if anyone had tried to molest her at the BLM protest. “ S o t h e s e microaggressions, t he way t hey ex ist
students going there on a medical mission trip. Prodoehl attributes Han Go’s early success to the board members, fellow USC students Ryan Anderson, Celine Peksenar, Aaron Fox, A nna Cook, Karlye Denner and Colby Hathaway. “[Their] collective optimism and energ y is rea l ly t he eng i ne t hat thrusted this thing forward,” said Prodoehl. Currently, the team is collecting supplies for local clinics and to send to South America. The drive will run through Dec. 1.
and the way they persist, is by being m i c r o a g g r e s s i o n s ,” Boddie said. “By being t i n y. To o s m a l l f o r those in power to care. A nd as they build up, they become a basis for extremist ideas.” Those sort of ideas are the ones the Think Tw i c e c a m p a i g n i s targeted at preventing by getting students and other campus figures to pledge. “Our hope is to get p e o ple t o ple d g e t o # T h i n kTw ice before they speak, act or post,” Budd said. President Ha r r is Past ides made t he pledge in a Facebook
post that got over 1,000 likes. With Pledge Day on Nov. 29, t he team has an unofficial goal to collect at least 100 pledges. Simply getting numbers isn’t the true goal, though, Budd said. “ We’r e r e a l l y j u s t push i ng for people to feel com for t able sharing their stories,” she said, “because it’s not somet h i ng to be embarrassed about.” Ruiz said that she just wants to help students not feel powerless like she did in high school. “If we could help at least one person feel like their voice matters, t hat wou ld mea n t he world to me,” she said.
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schools. O t h e r organizat ions use rivalr y-related event s to spa rk f u nd ra isi ng. T he Game Ball Run has been a hallmark of the weeks leading up C a r ol i n a’s meet up with t he Tig er s s i nc e 19 7 7. M e m b e r s o f U S C ’s S i g m a Nu fraternit y partner with their Leland McElveen / THE DAILY GAMECOCK c o u n t e r p a r t s a t Marcus Lattimore and Shawn Elliot have particpated in past Game Ball Runs C l e m s o n a n d literally r u n a the necessary forms. RIVALRYPAGE1 football from one campus to For st udent s t hat ca n’t the other. donate blood but st ill Brothers will run a total of a don at ion d r ive t h at want to cont ribute to t he of about 14 0 m i les, w it h inspires donors with gamef ight, t here are volunteer each chapter tak ing about related passion. opportunities. Indeed, that’s 90 miles. This year’s ball Fo u r t h -y e a r nu r s i n g how Colapietro got involved. w i l l a r r i v e Fr i d a y t h e n students Logan Ayscue and “I def initely never gave parade from Greek Village Gabby Colapietro, who serve blood before my sophomore to Williams-Brice Stadium. as the student president and year, and I definitely gave The whole project is a way vice president of the Blood blood because of Clemson,” to raise funds for a charity Drive, are grateful for the she said. selected by the chapter. cha nce to advocate for Orga n izers u nderst a nd This year’s choice is The a cause they’re passionate that the rivalry is a critical Jed Foundation, which works about. par t of get t ing people to on suicide prevention and “ It ent ice s people t hat come out. It’s what inspired ment al healt h awareness. maybe are on t he edge Ayscue to fi rst get involved Sigma Nu was inspired to o f [ d o n a t i n g ] ,” A y s c u e in her sophomore year. support t his organizat ion explained. “Well my freshman year after the death of a brother A nd according to them, I just signed up as a regular last year. Their fundraising USC has a “home f ield volunteer ... I remember we goal is $25,000. advantage” when the game were at the Blatt location on Somet i me s, t he g iv i ng is played at Williams-Brice. the bus and it was freezing, ex tends beyond t he day s This is because the winner is but I really liked it,” she said. le ad i ng up to t he g a me. based on the number of pints “So then I applied to be on The rivalry made headlines collected during these years t he committee.” She t hen in October when news that and USC has a larger student “worked her way up” from Clemson alumni wanted to body than Clemson. vice president to president. raise money for a billboard Ay sc ue a nd C olapiet ro The “Donate Life Duel,” in Columbia led a Carolina are optimistic about their in its ninth year, is a more grad to call for Gamecocks chances. recent addition to the slew to donate t heir money to “ We a lway s have a big of rivalry-related drives. The hurricane relief. rush Thursday and Friday, so project encourages fans to Fa n s re sponded by hopefully our numbers will register as organ donors via donating thousands to relief be super high,” Ayscue said. Donate Life South Carolina. efforts in Puerto Rico, and Donations sites are set up Pa r t icipa nt s ca n reg ister Clemson fans reacted in kind throughout campus, and Red online using school-specific by donating to an Upstate Cross official Maya Franklin links, and the organization charity for children in foster explained that the process posts “score updates” each care. of donating is relatively fast. day on their Facebook page. “ It f e e l s g o o d t o he lp The majority of the time in US C ’s 2017 g o a l i s t o people and spite Clemson the process is spent filling register 1,500 new donors. simultaneously,” one donor out pap er work , a nd Red This year’s winner will break wrote on Twitter at the time. Cross staf f are on site to a 4-4 tie bet ween the t wo assist students in completing
Curtsy app lets girls rent clothes on campus Samantha Winn @SAMANTHAMWINN
Two years ago, Ole Miss student Clara Agnes didn’t think that sharing dresses out of the Tri Delta sorority hou se cou ld become a business. Today, her idea has become a success and has spread to 70 college campuses, including USC. This is Curtsy. “Cu r t s y i s a n app on campus where you can rent dresses and other clothing f r o m g i r l s ,” C a r o l i n e Howard, third-year public relat ions st udent a nd campus team member said. “You just create an account through you student email and then that allows you to see all the girls clothing on campus.” Curtsy allows girls here at USC to see clot hes available to rent specifically from girls who go to USC. “A lot of times, if I were to go on the app and find someone, a lot of people who post things are in my apartment,” Howard said. “So I could look at a dress, I can be like, ‘oh sweet, they just live downstairs, like let me try that on’… It’s so easy, the convenience of it is so ridiculous.” While the app originally started out renting dresses to other girls on campus, the app has now expanded w it h t he i r s ele c t io n of clot hing girls across campus can rent. “It’s expanded to tops, b ot t o m s , we j u s t d id a huge costume promotion. So, for Halloween, if you didn’t want to spend $60 on a cost ume, you could
r e nt o ne f or l i k e $10 ,” Natalie Zatezalo, t h irdyear marketing student and campus team member said. Curtsy at USC is close to 1,700 users, according to Howa rd. Pa r t of t he reason the app is gaining popularity was due to how muc h it of f er s a nd t he convenience it provides for users. “You can literally rent an outfit for something the day of,” Zatezalo said. “That’s where Cu r t s y come s i n handy because it’s so easy a nd so qu ick , you don’t have to wait on shipping.” Curtsy user and ambassador Brenna G a r d n e r, a t h i r d - y e a r hospitality student spreads the word about the app’s services on social media, in addition to coordinating its outreach to the community. “ We [C u r t s y ] a r e having this philanthropy showdown; they’re giving away $50 0 away to one sororit y and all t he money goes towards their ph i la nt h ropy,” G a rd ner said. “I know my sorority is going crazy over it. We’re trying so hard to win, and it’s actually a big deal. It’s cool that they are giving back to the girls who like rent things from them.” A s of publ icat ion of t his art icle, Delta Delta Delta was in t he lead of t he showdow n. Their philanthropy efforts go to St. Jude with 846 points. S ome of t he g o a l s of Curtsy are to rent clothes on campus, but also make a large campus feel smaller with the help of fashion.
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Off Off Broadway focuses on community Caroline Stringfellow @SILLY_STRING
Several years ago, a small group of non-theater majors decided to bring student-written, student-performed and student-directed shows to USC. Since then, the organization, called Off Off Broadway, has been dedicated to giving students who aren’t pursuing an acting career the experience of college theater. The organization performs at least one original show each semester, free to the public. This year Off Off Broadway will present “Audit ion Night” from Nov. 16 to Nov. 19 at Benson Theater. Written by a student, “Audition Night” focuses on oddball actors auditioning for a production of “Rent” and features characters tailormade for the organization’s members. Mae Chinnes, a second-year public health student, has been involved in Off Off Broadway for three years and will be playing a character auditioning for the role of Regina George from “Mean Girls.” “Everyone kind of gets to decide what they want to perform, so if there’s a piece you’ve always dreamed of doing, but just haven’t had the opportunity, that was your chance to get to explore that,” Chinnes said. The process of choosing a play to perform is a long one and starts with nominations. Writers are nominated to pitch the general plot synopsis of their proposed shows. After a plot is chosen, the group incorporates songs from Broadway musicals and discusses each individual’s interpretation of the dialogue and music. There’s more to a show than just the words and songs, however. No one knows this better than MeMe Woods, a fourth-year psychology student, stage manager and hair, makeup and costume chair on Off Off Broadway’s executive board. As an executive, Woods has a front row seat to the intricate process that allows for the
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Students who do not study theater say they have found a family in Off Off Broadway, which strives to be an inclusive group. characters to develop. “You can get very creative with the roles and then it’s always a fun hunt to go find all the costumes,” she said. All members of Off Off Broadway are involved in this process, which started back in August. Many have come to appreciate the hard work that goes into each show and the bond that
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they share as a united team bonded by the love of theater. “If you’re passionate about theater and you love what you’re doing, then this is the group for you,” Woods said. Off Off Broadway is constantly r e c r u it i n g me mb er s a nd e ver y participant gets a role in the shows. For those dedicated to the organization
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like Jordan Kristian Thomas, a thirdyear English student and co-director of “Audition Night,” Off Off Broadway is all about community. “ We’r e r e a l l y d i v e r s e , w e’r e supportive of each other,” Thomas said. “Musical theater, in general, is a very inclusive community that emphasizes differences and friendship.”
After a semester of preparation, t he Pa l m e t t o Pans Steel Drum Band w ill host a “Throwback Thursday” themed performance on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the School of Music. Students are invited t o e x plo r e t he mu s ic of Trinidad and Tobago culture while enjoying a familiar set list of popular classics. Palmetto Pans is a music course offered through the University of South Carolina. The group this semester will have 12-18 students participating in the ensemble. Unlike many on-campus percussion groups, Palmetto Pans is open to all students, regardless of major or past knowledge in music. Member Kobe Little, a second-year student at USC, is a media arts and studio arts double major. Though he plays saxophone, he had no experience playing the pans before joining the ensemble. “I st a r ted playing
my freshman year at USC,” Little said. “It seems like we take most everyone as long as they have an interest in playing the pans.” This is the only ensemble that primarily uses pans, which are large 55-gallon oil drums, compared to other groups that may just use pans as a feature instrument. While the inspiration for the music comes from traditional Trinidad and Tobago culture, Palmetto Pans incorporates creativity and spunk into their music. Katie Cashwell, a second-year biological sciences student, says this group is less structured in their literature, which allows for a high-energy environment. “It’s a lot of fun,” Cashwell said. “We like to get hyped up and have a good time.” Because the group is open to any and all majors, students are given the chance to explore a new kind of music while meeting different groups of people. “I really like it because the people in the group are really talented and it also gives me an opportunity to meet other people from different parts of the music world,” Cashwell said. While many students do come from a music background, the group requires no experience playing percussion. “It’s just really cool to have become a percussionist,” Little said. “I have always been a wind instrument player and ... I think it’s made me better as a musician.” Students who attend the concert are able to experience a kind of music they wouldn’t have otherwise been exposed to. The concert’s setlist includes traditional pan as well as popular throwback music. “We’re going to have some pretty cool feature instruments,” Cashwell said. “There will be surprises.”
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Fr a n k M a r t i n let t h ree Gamecock guards bring the ball up the court in South Carolina’s 78-60 win over Western Michigan on Monday night for the 2017-18 home-opener at Colonial Life Arena. Hassani Gravett started the game just as he did for the season-opener against Wofford. He lost the ball t wice and committed a foul within the first three minutes of the half. Martin quickly pulled Gravett and replaced him wit h Kor y Holden — the junior redsh i r t t ra nsfer from the University of Delaware. Holden immediately took the ball up the court and laid it in for two points. On the next drive, Holden drew a Kory Holden foul on the floor. 4.0 Fol low i n g Holde n , t he Gamecocks put Victoria Richman/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK in Wesley Myers to points per game take control of ball
handling responsibilities. Gravett was put back in around the 13-minute mark, but was pulled nearly 30 seconds later after tallying his second foul on what many Gamecock fans considered to be a questionable call by referees in favor of Western Michigan. Holden ca me back out a nd preceded to score another lay up for two points. Roughly three minutes later, Myers replaced Holden and made his presence known with a lay up of his own for two points. The ensuing rotation saw Holden re-enter the game with Martin skipping over Gravett’s spot in the order. Holden would remain in the game to finish out the first half. Gravett started the second half, as expected, considering his past performances in addition to his implied role as a returning leader for the Gamecocks this season. After scoring just two points in the first half, Gravett finished with a career-high 15 points. He was not pulled until there was one minute and 17 seconds left and an 18-point Gamecock lead. At his best moments, Gravett appeared to be the guard and was most comfortable
at the helm of the offense. Holden fi nished with six points and three rebounds, along with one assist. For a brief three minutes in the second half, Martin had both Holden and Gravett on the floor — an intriguing idea considering the play-making potential of both players. Myers fi nished with four points and two rebounds. He had one incredibly strong pass to Silva in the first half that demonstrated high court awareness. Myers did not see action in the second half until there were just two minutes remaining. It is still far too early in the season to draw any major conclusions from Martin’s guard rotation against a non-conference opponent like We ster n M ic h ig a n. We ster n M ichigan’s best player, g uard Thomas Wilder, finished with 21 points and was effective at exposing areas where Sout h Carol i na’s guards need improvement. It will be interesting to follow how Martin allocates minutes to his players in all positions throughout the season, so that he can put a well-rested, versatile team on the court at all times, especially when it comes time for SEC matchups.
Jake Bentley warns team not to overlook Wofford matchup Nick Papadimas @NGPAPS
Having spent his childhood years in nearby Duncan, South Carolina, Gamecocks quarterback Jake Bentley has strong ties to the Spartanburg area. The first-year starter spent one year at James F. Byrnes High School before moving to Opelika, Alabama. His father, Bobby Bentley, who accepted a coaching position at Auburn prior to becoming the running backs coach for South Carolina in 2015, is also a Byrnes alumnus. Saturday’s matchup with the Terriers is being looked at as just another intra-state matchup for Bentley, but a large turnout of fans from the Upstate will be expected. “For me, Coach Muschamp and, I think, everyone gets wrapped up in ‘winning the State’ as the game of the year,” Bentley said. “If you look at it, we take both Carolinas as one. If you look at NC State ... and Wofford, it’s another chance for us to win the state.” With a 9-1 Terriers team coming into Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, Bentley noted that Wofford has recently had a plethora of university improvements both on and off the gridiron. “It’s pretty cool growing up (in the area) seeing Wofford’s stuff,” Bentley said. “They just got a new basketball facility so they’ve got a lot of good stuff going at their school. It’s going to be a good game for them to come down and to bring a lot of fans from the Upstate.” While South Carolina’s annual game against Clemson is in prime time and is one of the most frequent matches discussed on campus and throughout both cities, Bentley said Tuesday the team has its eyes locked in on facing Wofford. The focus on the Clemson game will come at a later date. “That’s one of the first things Coach Muschamp said to us in our meeting today,” Bentley said. “He didn’t want to hear a word about next week or anything that’s involving next week. We’re focused on Wofford and what we have to do this weekend.” Veterans who played in South Carolina’s one-point loss to the Citadel in 2015, including Hayden Hurst and Skai Moore, are aiding younger players like Bentley in regards to staying focused in these intra-state matchups. “I think the older guys in the locker room know that were here when (Carolina) played the Citadel,” Bentley said. “They know what it takes to win a game like this, stay focused, and to treat this game no different than any other week of the season.”
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Bentley (19) toasts “forever to thee” to the Alma Mater.
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Running back A.J. Turner (25) rushed the ball for his season high 136 rushing yards against the Florida Gators.
South Carolina takes on in-state opponent Wofford Ethan Lomas @ETHANLOMAS15
According to quarterback Jake Bentley, South Carolina (7-3, 5-3 SEC) is “locked in” to face in-state foe Wofford (9-1, Southern Conference) at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday. South Carolina is coming off a win versus Florida in which its running game f lourished. Wofford also won last week against Chattanooga, 24 -21 in overtime. The win secured t he S out he r n C o n f e r e nc e Championship and an NCAA division II Playoff berth for the Terriers. Some fans may speculate that South Carolina could be looking ahead to next week’s matchup versus in-state rival C le m s o n , b ut he ad c o ac h Will Muschamp implemented several days of preparat ion f or Wof f ord , e v e n b e f or e game week. This should give G amecock fa ns conf idence going into Saturday’s game. “(I have) a lot of respect for Coach (Mike) Ayers and the Wofford program,” Muschamp said. “He’s been there since
1988. I was a junior in high school when he came to the Wof ford prog ram. They’re 9-1 this year. They won the Southern Conference. They’re as well-coached a team as we will play in my time here at South Carolina.” The Terriers are 9-1 overall with their only losses coming to Ole M is s a nd Sa m ford. Last year, the Terriers were a 10-win team, so success isn’t new to t hem. Wof ford also runs a different type of offense from the majority of teams in today’s game. The Terriers are a traditional triple option style offense with a lot of moving pieces. “They do an outstanding job offensively,” Muschamp said. “They’re a very difficult p r e p a r a t i o n . O b v i o u s l y, there are some option factors i nvolved i n it , but t hey ’re very multiple with what they do under center and in t he shotgun. They do a really nice job of spreading the field and making you defend the entire field.” Wof f ord h a s r u s he d f or more t han 2,600 yards t his season and has recorded 33
touchdowns as a team. The Gamecocks k now what they are going to get from Wofford, but the key for the Gamecocks i s “a s s i g n m e nt f o o t b a l l ,” according to Muschamp. “They create a lot of different motions and things,” Muschamp said of the Terriers. “They try to get your eyes in the wrong spot. You have to be very disciplined with your eye control. That takes you to your responsibility. There can’t be any ‘I thought he had the ball’ or ‘I t hought he pulled t he ball.’” Wofford plays unlike any other team South Carolina has faced this year. W hile they may be in a lower div ision, t he G a mecock s k now t hey can’t look past the Terriers. The Gamecocks do not want a repeat of their loss to The Citadel in 2015. “We addressed that situation this morning,” Muschamp said Tuesday. “I leaned on a lot of the experience of the football team that went through that. It starts with your preparation. SEEPREVIEWPAGE8
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PREVIEWPAGE7 That’s what’s most important, to prepare the right way. The proper preparation prevents poor performance in a lot of situations.” On the other side of the ball, look for Bentley to have a bounce back game against the Terriers after throwing for no touchdow ns a nd three interceptions last week against Florida. Bentley and offensive coordinator Kurt Roper are trying to get a feel for each other, even though this is Bentley’s second year in Roper’s system. “ I t h i n k t h a t ’s a v e r y close relationship as far as those things are concerned,” Muschamp said. “Ku r t coaches the guys extremely hard but also, just like the rest of us, off the field understands that they’re college students. He u nderst a nds t hat par t of it. I think they have an outstanding relationship.” On paper, South Carolina should win this game in all aspects. Muschamp is doing all he can to prepare his team for Wof ford, just like any other week. Luckily for the Gamecocks, Muschamp has a decent amount of coaching experience against the option style offense from his early days of coaching. “I used to coach i n t he Gulf South Conference when I was at West Georgia and Valdosta State,” Muschamp sa id. “ We faced probably fi ve to six teams a year that ran some sort of double slot, veer option or triple option principals.” Mu s c h a mp h av i ng t h i s e x p er ie nc e w i l l g i ve t he Sout h Carol i na defense conf idence i n k now i ng it will feel prepared to face the Wofford attack. Sout h Carol i na leads t he all-t ime ser ies versus Wo f f o r d 19 - 4 , w it h t h e Gamecocks last loss dating back to World War I. The G a me c o c k s h ave won 16 straight matchups since their last loss with the most recent b e i n g i n 2012 w he n t he Gamecocks won, 24-7. Sout h Carol i na look s t o c o nt i nue it s p r og r a m improvement under Muschamp and win its eighth game of the season.
Marino, Rogers, Tanner, Stuckey team up to tackle local bullying
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Ex-Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino joined George Rogers and other professional athletes in a seminar on bullying in the Columbia area.
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South Carolina is in the Top 10 of states where students are most likely to be bullied. In an effort to combat this statistic, Capit a l Wa ste M a n agement a nd R ichland Count y brought in prosp or t smen Da n M a r i no, G eorge Rogers, Ray Tanner and Jim Stuckey to lead a discussion on bullying at Richland Two Institute of Innovation on Tuesday. The guest speakers discussed ways to help kids identify bullying behavior and understand the effect it has on others. The speakers also discussed ways students could reduce bullying in their schools and communities, all while they shared their own childhood stories and personal experiences.
T he profe s sion a l fo otb a l l h a l l of fa mer Ma r i no d isc ussed t he i mpor t a nce of com mu n icat ion between students and trusted adults. M a r i no a l s o c h a l le n g e d k id s i n attendance to fi nd someone who might be sitting alone at lunch and join him or her. “It was a great opportunity for all of us to be able to spend some time with these kids and talk about bullying,” Marino said. Rogers, the former Gamecock and Heisman Trophy winner, lit up the room with laughter and shared his high school experiences with students. “If you were my friend and you got bullied, I made sure that guy stopped that, right at that moment,” Rogers said. Rogers said he hoped the main thing kids took away from the seminar was
that someone cares for them. St uckey, a t wo-time Super Bowl w i n ner a nd Colu mbia nat ive, continued the conversation on how students can do more than just being a bystander when bullying occurs. Stuckey asked the students to put a stop to bully ing toget her. He was quick to point out that bullying is very different now from when he was in high school. “Kids today with social media, the bullying that goes on is a lot more than getting in a fight in the lunchroom,” Stuckey said. Tanner, the athletic director for the University of South Carolina, hoped st udents would rally around those bullied and would stand up for what’s right. “When there is a team, there is no bully,” he said.
took a semester off to join the army reserves. That summer, he completed basic training. In the fall, he participated in advanced training in Virginia, which caused him to miss that fall semester. Since Mossell returned late in the semester, he decided to stay at home and focus on pursuing his running career. He joined a running group called Team Red, White and Blue, which motivated him to run the marathon. Running a marathon is no easy feat, no matter how long one has been running or training. In fact, Mossell would have preferred to train more, but his ultimate goal was to fi nish the race. Mossell’s dad, Mark Mossell, is also a runner and has run multiple marathons in the past, including the Chicago Marathon twice. He knows the hard work that is required to complete a marathon and was really happy for his son when he fi nished. “We’re real proud of Matt for fi nishing the race,” Mark Mossell said. “You know, it was a goal that he set for himself. He put his mind to it and got it done.”
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South Carolina student Matt Mossell completed his first full marathon in Chicago with a time of 5:34:00.
Student races to milestone Logan Jennes @LOGAN_JENNES17
A University of South Carolina student is coming off a personal milestone that many runners dream of accomplishing. Mat t Mossell, fourt h-year crim inal just ice student and Sumter native, fi nished the Chicago Marathon with a time of 5:34:00. The Chicago Marathon was the first marathon for Mossell, who said he really enjoyed the experience. “It was just a great feeling of accomplishment,”
Mossell said. As for why he chose the Chicago Marathon for his fi rst big race, Mossell said it came down to the location. “My dad’s from the Chicago area and we’ve got family up there still,” he said. “Chicago is one of my favorite big cities.” Mossell started running when he was a sophomore in high school as a way to stay active and relieve stress. “It’s a good way to clear the mind,” he said. After Mossell’s third year at South Carolina, he
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Domestic abusers’ violence Trans people shouldn’t be surprising potential to help us keep g u ns out of the hands of people who are likely to Fourth-year use them on other psychology student people. I have just one gripe with the way we’re covering the A fter a shooting relationship: We didn’t Tuesday morning t hat cover it sooner. lef t f ive dead a nd ten It’s not like we didn’t injured — including the know about it. The guy gunman’s wife, who he who shot up t he GOP murdered before turning ba seba l l prac t ice t h is his weapon on the people su m mer had a h istor y out side h is home — of v iolence against g u n v iolence is in t he women i n h is home. news again. Not that it The Orlando shooter’s really had time to leave background shows more it after the Sutherland of the same. In fact, of Springs church shooting. t he ten deadliest mass For t u nately, a lt hough shoot i ng s t hat have K e v i n N e a l ’s s i s t e r occ u r red i n t he U. S., say s he ha s st r uggled nine of the perpetrators w it h ment a l i l l ne ss, had “committed uninformed gun control violence against women, activists have yet to turn t h reatened v iolence on t he ment al ly il l i n against women, or t his part icular case — disparaged women.” It’s b e c au se t he y ’ve b een a pretty well-established distracted by an alternate connection, as t weeted explanation, which has b y t h e N e w Yo r k e r : been in the news since “It’s time to recognize t h e Te x a s s h o o t i n g : domest ic v iolence and domest ic v iolence, misog ynistic anger for mostly against women in the warning signs they this case. often are.” Don’t get me wrong, Things like this t h i s i s n’t l i k e ment a l should be obv ious. illness — the correlation W hen you boil t he bet ween domestic correlation of domestic v iolence and mass abu sers com m it t i ng shoot ings is def initely mass shootings down to r e a l ; i t ’s d e f i n i t e l y its essentials, you come important to recognize out w it h t he sentence it , b e c au s e (u n l i k e “v iolence predicts mental illness) it has real violence.”
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S o w h y h a v e n’t w e talked about this sooner? I ca n’t help but t h i n k t hat it’s part ly t han k s to t he f ac t t h at , a s a culture, we’re really bad at listening to women. Look at t he women of Hol ly wo o d f i n a l ly talk ing about what happened to them years ago. Some of them are coming for ward in the rush after the Weinstein accusations, but some of them tried to talk about it much earlier. We weren’t ready to hear about it, so they got pushed down. L ook at t he women who have been harassed or a ssau lted by Bi l l Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump. Some of those women who have spoken up (particularly the ones accusing politicians) have seen no satisfaction for those complaints. One of C l i nt on’s ac c u s er s t ried to tell her stor y, but the network she gave her i nter v iew to held it back u nt il af ter h is impeachment trial. We’re talk ing about sex u a l a s sau lt now a s par t of t he process of breaking free from our ent renched habit of ignoring women’s voices. We ’r e t a l k i n g a b o u t domestic violence now, but any woman who has ever been phy sica l ly abused could have told us t hat her abuser was
dangerous and violent. This correlation s h o u l d n’t c o m e a s a surprise to us, partially because of com mon sense, but part ially because we should view t he domest ic v iolence ac c u sat ion s ag a i n s t a man not as an ignorable black spot on his record, but as an indication that he is a dangerous, violent person. (I’m talking to the fans of Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Mel Gibson and many more.) The fact t hat we don’t already think this indicates that we don’t listen to women’s voices. If we did, we wouldn’t b e s u r p r i s e d t o he a r that hurting the women you supposedly love is a warning that you might also be willing to hurt strangers. I hope we act ua l ly do something with this i nfor mat ion — l ike closi ng t he boy f r iend loophole, which essent ially allows men who have abused t heir girlfriends rather than their wives to escape the title of “domestic abuser” and therefore purchase f i r e a r m s . But I c a n’t say t he fact t hat we’re only now realizing that abusers are dangerous gives me much hope of that.
Advertisers leaving Hannity are free market poster children Dan Nelson Third-year public health student
Sea n H a n n it y is a m a n who t hrives on cont roversy. It f uels v i e w e r s h i p , a n d H a n n i t y ’s par t ic u larly combat ive a nd div isive take on current events ha s made h is show one of t he mo s t c on s i s t e nt l y p opu l a r on cable telev ision. However, t he controversy can get away from him sometimes. Last Thursday, on his radio show, Hannity appeared to defend Republican senate candidate Roy Moore against allegations of sexual misconduct towards minors during his time as assistant district attorney in Alabama. The backlash was swift. Despite later clarifying his statement, calls went up for adver t isers to d itch Ha n n it y ’s show over t he comments. A s it currently stands, Hannity has lost 11 advertisers, including Volvo and Keurig. I n r e s p o n s e t o t h i s lo s s o f adver t isers, some conser vat ive pundits and commenters have taken a particularly interesting approach to t he back la sh — boycot t i ng Keurig. What’s more, some have even de st royed t hei r Keu r ig s. While going as far as destroying a product that cuts ties with Hannity or other conservative media outlets is beyond the norm, criticism and calls for boycotts are not. W he n B i l l O ’ R e i l l y ’s s ho w l o s t o v e r 50 a d v e r t i s e r s a n d was subsequently canceled over allegations of sexual harassment, conser vat ive pundits and commenters complained t hat it was an attack by the left. W hen H a n n it y lo st ad ver t i ser s over h is cont i nued s uppor t for t he debunked conspiracy theory on the murder of Seth Rich, a democratic staffer, pundits and commenters
complained that this was, again, some sor t of lef t-w i ng plot to silence conservative media. This most recent controversy has been viewed, yet again, as a plot of sorts. These hot takes miss something however, the mechanisms of a free market. Conser vat ives from Ron Paul to Paul Ryan love the buzzwords free market. Whenever there seems to be a n issue in t h is cou nt r y, conservatives believe that a free market solution will sort it out. Yet, in these cases of advertisers execut ing t heir rights in a free market to pull content that disagrees with their position or casts their brand in a bad light, conservative pu nd it s a nd com menters work themselves into a tizzy bashing the left for what really amounts to a sensible business decision. Media f igures and shows, left or right leaning, have no right to force companies to advertise with them. Companies advertise where they believe their product will get the most exposure to a population willing and able to buy their product. Political ideolog y is rarely taken into account. What does matter, however, is the context in wh ich t hese ads are v iewed. Companies may be less inclined to air advertisements on a show, network or website that generates a lot of controversy. Stormfront, a white supremacist message board, is almost entirely devoid of ads. I nfowars, home of conspirac yt h e o r i s t- i n - c h ie f A le x Jo n e s , advertises mostly useless survivalist gear. There’s a reason for t his. From t he perspec t ive of t hese companies and many consumers, advertisements and sponsorships can be viewed as abject support for the message or content of where they advertise. In many ways, it can be seen as taking a side. With that in mind, it’s not at all surprising that companies pulled their ads from Hannity’s show. His peddling of conspiracy theories and perceived support of Roy Moore
was far more controversy than they were willing to deal with. This isn’t some isolated trend with an inherent bias against conservatives either. G oogle lost adver t isers earl ier this year when advertisements for AT&T and Verizon, among several others, appeared next to videos they considered hate speech. Earlier this month, Papa John’s “scaled back” some of its links to the NFL in response to the issue of kneeling during the national anthem. It’s also worth noting that some companies have political views. Exercising these views within a f ree market, such as pu lling advertisements from outlets that don’t align with them or pandering to specific political orientations, is well within their rights. It’s not some grand conspiracy, rather, it’s capitalism. So, go ahead, break your Keurig, boycott Volvo, utilize your rights as consumers within a free market. This is what that beloved free market is about, companies attempt ing to make money and consumers voting with their wallet. Just realize t hat t his isn’t some liberal conspiracy against Hannity, Fox or any other conservative, this is just the invisible hand of the free market giving you the fi nger.
need more role models Thalia Hobson Fourth-year marine science and economics student
The Nov. 7 elections are the magical event where, every four years, national news and opinion writers pretend to deeply care about V irg i n ia for t he sake of getting a little more horse-race coverage out of their systems after the presidential election. There’s a lot that could be written about the statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, but truth be told I don’t care much. Democrats winning is good a nd all, but I usually v iew Democrat s as a sort of placeholder — they probably won’t do any thing t r u ly heinous (alt hough it happens from time to time), but I don’t expect much good either. It’s kind of hard to dismantle white supremacy and related institutions when around 40 percent of your house members are white men and your average federal legislator is a multimillionaire. A nd, if anything, they only seem to be trying to double down by running more white men and veterans for offices in a bid to appease the racists who swept an orange white supremacist into the nation’s highest elected office. T he V i rg i n i a g over nor s h ip w a s p r of ou nd l y b or i n g i n t h at s e n s e . The Democrat s avoided g iv i ng t he gover norsh ip to a race-ba it i ng extremist, yeah, but they only got a relat ively wealt hy old white man in office instead. Bets on how much he’s going to do to upend the system that made him comfortable and powerful? But, there was one particular result in Virginia that actually got me to care. Danica Roem will be the first openly transgender state legislature candidate in t he count r y to take of f ice. She’s unapologetically queer, a bit of a policy nerd and she plays heavy metal music. And while her campaign wasn’t exactly radical (it principally focused on traffic), it’s a step towards actually putting the people whose rights are on the line in positions of power in the party, even if it’s a tiny one. Beyond Democ rat ic pol it ic s, it ’s always nice to have another prominent trans role model. Trans people aren’t taught about in school history courses, nor are there many discussions of queer history. Our media representation is almost nil and when a trans character does appear they’ll almost always be played by a cisgender ac tor of t he identified sex the character was assigned at bi r t h. A nd t he most prom i nent trans person in America right now is a Trump-loving, ultra-rich celebrity who can be a bit out of touch, to put things mildly. Chelsea Manning is great and her emoji game is top tier, but it’s been a little hard to only have her and Laverne Cox to point to in terms of well-known trans people who are actually likable. So hav i ng one more prom i nent , decent human being for trans people to look at and connect to, that’s a big win. Even if they’re a Democratic politician.
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