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USC’s shuttle system needs improvements, transit expert says INFOGRAPHIC BY SABRINA HAMPTON // THE GAMECOCK

JACK BINGHAM Senior News Writer

The USC shuttle system, though considered the main mode of transportation for many on- and offcampus students, faces inconsistency and lack of accessibility, according to some.

Doug Fisher, a senior instructor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications who struggles with mobility, said not all parking lots line up with the shuttle routes.

“The N2 lot, which is the lot in front of the Coliseum, is useless, ‘cause there’s no transit anywhere

near it. The university doesn’t have any buses near that lot,” Fisher said.

In addition to the N2 lot, the FS10 lot behind Colonial Life Arena and the AD11 lot on South Marion Street are not near any shuttle stops.

The Rider app is available for students to track the shuttles in live time and informs students when to be at shuttle stops. However, according to first-year Park Place resident Andy Tran, the app is often inconsistent or inaccurate.

South Carolina women’s soccer player Sa ma nt ha C ha ng is set to compete in the 2020 C ONC AC A F Women’s U - 2 0

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C h a mpion s h ip w it h t he C a n ad i a n U -20 women’s national team from Feb. 22 to Mar. 8 i n t he Dom i n ic a n Republic.

Chang, a Mississauga, Ont ar io, nat ive, is a r e d s h i r t s ophomor e with the Gamecocks.

She capped of f her redshirt freshman season with two goals and three assists and SEC all-freshman team

honors. “ I ’m def i n itely ex t remely excited to represent my country again. At a tournament l e v e l , t o o ,” C h a n g said. “I’ll get to get in, hopef ully, into some games and play against other countries. So, I’m just really happy, and I’m really excited.”

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South Carolina baseball takes the mound against Clemson this weekend, with Segra Park as the neutral site for the game on Saturday.

Delta Zeta met and passed its donor goal at its annual Sweet Caroline Bone Marrow Drive.

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USC provost candidate John Wiencek explains how certain systems could be implemented to increase efficiency and productivity at USC.

‘The Great Gatsby’ debuts as ballet at the Koger Center SAVANNAH TRANTER Arts & Culture Writer

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Samantha Chang selected to Canadian U-20 national team MICHAEL SAULS Assistant Sports Editor

The three finalists for executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, Nancy Rapoport, William Tate and John Wiencek, discussed mental health, diversity and other topics during their campus visits.

According to USC’s website, the provost is the second-ranking officer at the university, and the position’s duties include “curriculum development, program assessment, establishment of academic standards in the schools and colleges, and university accreditation.”

W hile each candidate was on campus, they participated in both an open forum and a meeting with student leaders. President Bob Caslen is expected to choose the new provost by late March.

Nancy Rapoport Rapoport is currently the Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ William S. Boyd School of Law and an affiliate professor of business law and ethics at UNLV. She also served as the acting executive vice president and provost at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, from 2015 to 2016.

Students walk to raise awareness for eating disorders OLIVIA MCLUCAS // THE GAMECOCK

KAILEY COTA Assistant News Editor

More than 220 USC community m e m b e r s m a r c h e d through the Horseshoe during the e i g ht h a n nu a l National Eating Disorder s Association ( N EDA) Wa l k Saturday.

K a r e n Mc Mu l len brought t he NEDA Walk to Columbia eight

years ago after h e r d a u g h t e r, then a freshman in high school, wa s d iag nosed w it h a norex ia.

Colu mbia held the first NEDA Walk in Sout h C a r ol i n a , a nd t he walk has been on campus since 2017. This yea r, t he wa l k raised more than $6,000 for N EDA a nd it s efforts.

“I grew up da nci ng, a nd body image was always

something that wa s ver y big,” Je s s i c a Ay e r s , third-year mat h st udent and Delta Zeta me mb er, s a id . “ Fo r m e , I ’ v e been surrounded by eat ing d isorders a nd difficult eating habits, so I think it’s really special t h at e v e r y o ne comes together and creates awareness for it.”

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With the Roaring ‘20s in full swing, the Columbia City Ballet’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is making its premiere at the Koger Center.

T he per for ma nce will feature live music w r it ten e xc lu sively for the production by Ma rk R app a nd h is ColaJazz Lit t le Big Band.

Execut ive ar t ist ic director William Starrett, the creator of the production, said in an email interview he believes featuring a classic such as “The Great G at sby ” as a ballet is something not often seen, especially in Columbia.

Starrett said he believes the p r o d u c t io n , w h i c h wou ld t y pic a l l y b e reserved for a big city, is an opportunity and “unique experience” for the community.

Wit h t he only dialog ue coming from a few narrated pieces, the flow of the p er for m a nc e rel ie s

on the abilit y of the dancers to capture and exhibit the emotion of the story with dance and pantomime skills, Starrett said.

“We use movement directed toward each other to tell the story,” A bb y Mc Dowel l , a dancer who portrays a socialite during larger scenes, said.

St a r ret t sa id t h is is anot her aspect t hat d ist i ng u ishes the ballet adaptation f rom a mov ie or play adaptat ion. He sa id t he aud ience can make individual interpretations because of the way the dancers express themselves and the scenes, allowing for a “personal journey” through the story.

W hile the dancers mostly rely on pantomiming to convey messages, props and set pieces will be used to portray some of the more iconic scenes, such as a functioning car prop for Myrtle’s deat h scene a nd a staircase for Gatsby’s entrance to his party.

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Delta Zeta exceeds goal for bone marrow registry drive ADDISON HINKLE News Writer

At its 16th annual bone marrow registry drive, Delta Zeta sorority surpassed its donor registration goal with a total of 396 registrations.

The chapter’s goal was to beat Clemson, which had 250 people register to potentially donate bone marrow at its drive. However, the sisters at USC said they were just happy to have a possible impact on a patient.

“Even one to 20 names on the list makes a difference, so really any names we can get,” Delta Zeta member Grace Lang said.

The sorority partnered with Gift of Life Marrow Registry to organize the event. The sisters and Gift of Life student ambassadors set up registry locations at the Arnold School of Public Health, 650 Lincoln, the nursing building, Darla Moore School of Business and Russell House.

“It was just a lot of coordination across campus because it’s not one location, it’s multiple, so that was probably the hardest part,” said Victoria Batchelor, the vice president of philanthropy for Delta Zeta and a third-year public health and psychology student.

The sorority first hosted a bone marrow registry drive in 2004, when a sister from the USC chapter of Delta Zeta, Caroline Terry, was diagnosed with leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant.

Terry was eventually paired with a match, but due to complications, she died in 2005 at 20 years old. The sorority has been hosting its annual registry drive, Sweet Caroline, ever since.

“[It] inspired us to unite our chapter and do something that continues fighting this cause for bone cancers like leukemia and lymphoma,” said Morgiana McDevitt, a second-year environmental studies and economics student and Delta Zeta member.

Every year, a few of Terry’s family members come to speak to the USC chapter and they always bring a different stuffed animal turtle, the sorority’s mascot, to show their support for Delta Zeta.

Batchelor said Terry’s family visiting the chapter is important.

“Girls just think it’s tabling, and it’s something we have to do. But there is a reason why we do it, and why we do it each year and why it’s important to us,” Batchelor said.

Some of the sisters, including Batchelor, know someone else who has needed a bone marrow transplant.

“My little cousin actually had leukemia at a very young age, like right when she was an infant. So, they were looking for matches for her, and then my uncle actually had his eldest son be his match when he had his operation last year, so this is, like, very up and close and personal and very close to my heart,” Batchelor said.

According to the Institute for Justice, out of those who need bone marrow transplants, 70% have to look for a donor match on the national registry. The other 30% are able to find a donor in their family.

“I had a friend that was a donor through this program, and he invited all my buddies to come and do it, and so we all thought we would try it out,” Ryan Long, a USC student who registered through Delta

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—compiled by Olivia McLucas “The three biggest issues that I’m going to be paying attention to going into the primary is going to be climate change policy; policy towards healthcare, particularly getting toward universal healt hcare to make sure t hat ever y American has access to affordable and quality healthcare; and then the issue of student debt, particularly trying to make ways for college tuition to become cheaper and more accessible for every American.”

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First-year pre-business student Kaitlyn Siomacco swabs her cheek while first-year psychology student Bryson Garcia talks to another student about signing up for the bone marrow drive registry Feb. 19 at Russell House.

Zeta’s drive, said.

Abby Edwards is the president of Delta Zeta and a third-year public health student.

“One of our six core values as Delta Zeta’s is to give graciously,” Edwards said in an email interview. “I am so proud of the way my sisters live out this value through their dedication to Sweet Caroline, in a way that is so contagious and inspires others to go as far as to save a life.”

“One issue that is important to me that’s going on is going to be access to education for people not only in America, but around the world. I feel that education is something that is — something that all of us should have access to because of how much it can make a difference on someone’s life, not only being educated on what’s going, like, in school, but ... just because I feel like it’s a human right that everyone should have.”

—Chancellor Nguyen, first-year pharmacy student “W hen I’m thinking about who to vote for in the upcoming primaries and elections, I’m really valuing people who have a strong policy on gun control.

From my past experiences dealing with t he school shoot ing at Park land in Parkland, Florida, that has made me a very strong gun control advocate, and I value politicians who have a strong sense of gun control policies.”

—Lacie Greenspan, first-year international studies student

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Student Government candidates look to tackle mental health, safety —compiled by Christine Bartruff, Tyler Fedor, Rita Naidu, Erin Slowey

President SAm Mayberry Third-year political science student Sam Mayberry is running alongside v ice president candidate Zach Craw ford on t he Mayber r yCrawford ticket. She is currently the chief of staff to Student Body President Luke Rankin.

Part of the student body president’s role is to build relationships with university administration, students and constituents. Mayberry said her ex perience has already laid the groundwork for these working relationships.

In addition to engaging with students on social media, Mayberry said she plans to “hit the streets” and hire a director of engagement and community service to hear the student’s voice.

For Mayberr y, having a diverse perspective in her office starts with the makeup of her cabinet. She said she’ll invite student organizations who have traditionally had smaller voices to apply for staff positions.

Mayberry’s Mental Health Bill of Rights aims to partner with different organizations, residence halls and the university to push the pamphlet to success. The pamphlet will include mental health resources and university policies about mental health.

“I think we could definitely measure t he success t h rough a couple of things, including working with those administrators at the health center to be able to see if students are increasing the usage of, kind of, the underutilized mental health programming options right now,” Mayberry said. “That’s really where we’re missing the mark right now, is we have all these options, and the Counseling Center is often up to a two-week wait.”

For her platform’s inclusion and equity promise, Mayberry said she plans to achieve “religious equit y within the attendance policy.”

“If you’re a Christian, you have

Issy rushton

Christ mas off and you get to celebrate your holidays at home with your family,” Mayberr y said. “However, if you celebrate a different religion, then you don’t always have that luxury of being able to take the day off class. It’s more up to the professor’s discretion.”

According to an email statement from Brett A ltschul, chair for the faculty senate committee for scholastic st a nda rds a nd pet it ion, St udent Government is “late to the game” in regards to attendance changes. With student input, the faculty senate has produced “draft changes” to the rules regarding excused and unexcused absences, which will be voted on by faculty senate March 4.

A not her plat for m poi nt for M a y b e r r y i s a s a f e a p a r t m e nt certification, which would be an online application apartment complexes fill out.

“Then USCPD would look and see what incidences have happened there, how the apartment complex has responded, how willing they’ve been to work with law enforcement and things of the nature, in order to make sure that they’re a safe place to be sending our students,” Mayberry said.

Rushton, a third-year psychology and criminal justice st udent, ser ves as a u n iversit y a nd pre sident ia l a mb a s s ador and secretary of first-year involvement for Student G over n ment. She is running on the Envision t ic k et a lon g s ide v ic e president ial candidate Hannah White. She said she wa nt s to i nc rea se the student government’s accessibility and transparency.

The Envision campaign is advocating for a mental health section on university syllabi which aims to let st udents k now about mental health resources.

“That is something that will first go through the faculty senate and t hen to t he Center of Teaching Excellence,” Rushton said. “We believe that mental health is also a pillar, and that should be involved in that syllabi as an example to all professors on campus.”

Rushton also hopes to change the attendance policy. Instead of both excused and unexcused absences c ou nt i ng towa rd s t he ab s enc e allocation, Rushton would advocate for only unexcused absences to count.

This would mean grade deductions could not be made because of excused absences.

“It sounds like a simple change, however, i n col laborat ion w it h faculty senate, I believe that it is absolutely feasible,” Rushton said.

In an email statement from Brett Altschul, chair for the faculty senate committee for scholastic standards and petition, he said, “The current [facult y senate] proposals mostly allow for st udents to have more exc used absences — potent ia l ly with no upper limit with how many — with no grade penalties to be assessed.”

W hen d i s c u s si ng s u s t a i n ab i l it y, Rushton said her campaign focused on the idea of making recycling more accessible during gameday.

“In the student section, if you look around, I remember last semester, I walked around and I could find one recycling bin in the entire student section. Now with a, you know, a stadium that holds 80,250 people, one recycling bin and a whole student section is definitely not enough to reduce that waste,” Rushton said.

Rushton also had the idea of a “campus safety week,” a program that would promote different areas of health and safet y on campus, including rideshare and off-campus safety.

Rushton said she wants to make sure “St udent Government isn’t above the students, it’s with it.” To do this, she said she would “give the voice back to the students.”

“Through programming such as Cocky’s Tank [and] by revamping Cockstock, we plan to give the voice back to the students and allow them to have you k now, a decision in every single initiative that Student Government does,” Rushton said.

Vice President Zach Crawford

Hannah White

Zach Crawford is a t hird-year marketing and human resources student running with presidential candidate Samantha Mayberry on t he Mayberr y-Craw ford ticket. He is the only candidate with no Student Government experience.

“It’s ... bringing a bunch of different voices together through me, who’s actually among them, their peer, who’s been listening to them, their organizations, for the past three years,” Crawford said.

One of the main roles of the vice president is programming. One of Crawford’s programming initiatives he said he wants to implement is cultural celebrations.

“Essentially, this is going to be each month, I want to do some kind of different highlight of a different cultural identity,” Crawford said. “I want to do a Latino Heritage Month, an Asian Heritage Month and just different initiatives like that to make sure, like, ever y group is getting represented in a different capacity.”

Crawford said he plans to push out the Mental Health Bill of Rights from the vice president’s office. This would be attached to student syllabuses and would include all of the mental health resources and universit y policies regarding mental health.

Crawford said he wouldn’t need to measure the success of the Mental Health Bill of Rights.

“I believe that the students who need it, will get it, and not everyone h a s m e nt a l h e a lt h p r o b l e m s ,” Crawford said. “I can only provide them the resources necessary.”

With the inclusion and equity part

Ha n na h W h ite, a secondyea r ma rket i ng a nd f i na nce st udent, ser ves as director of programming on t h e s t u d e nt b o d y v i c e president’s staff and as a universit y ambassador.

She said she wishes to use effective programming to amplif y the student voice. She is r u n n ing on the Envision ticket a long side pre sident ia l candidate Issy Rushton.

White said she wants the student body to know Student Government is “accessible.”

“It is for them and that they are a part of it. Yes, we do have executive officers, but with that, that should not be an elite type of position; it should be a collaborative type of position,” White said.

One way White said she wanted to reach out to students was by creating “brave spaces.”

W h ite sa id t he se a re place s where one can meet people who are involved with many different aspects of campus and who “do not look like you, sound like you, come from different backgrounds.”

White said she would improve parking at USC by letting students pay their fines in canned goods for tickets worth $25 or less. Students would be able to pay for these fines during the first week of classes or during finals week.

White said she wanted to take a look at “reforming the shuttle system” by extending the hours the

of the Mayberry-Crawford platform, Crawford, a first-generation college st udent, plans to work w it h t he Opportunity Scholars Program. His goal is to make an “entire university mentorship program.”

Crawford said he plans to keep the programs that have been implemented by the current vice president’s office but will focus on his new initiatives.

“I’m excited to bring in things that actually represent the student body, what they want, and not just continue programs that have already been,” Crawford said. “I’m not going to get rid of these programs. I think they’re great, but it’s not a focus of mine.

Wit h no St udent Government experience, Crawford said the vice president’s role comes dow n to representing the students.

“I feel like general genuineness and authenticity are really important in this office because the vice president’s office, unlike the president’s office, is for the people,” Crawford said.

shut t le s r u n.

To do this, she said she would work with Parking and Transportation Ser vices and the Off ice of OffCampus Living and Neighborhood Relations.

W h ite said she is “ver y confident” she can get that done.

If she is elected, White said she would focus on her master class series in her first 100 days in office.

She said t his is “feasible, and I know that I can get it done.”

“The master class series would be t he St udent G over n ment partnering with other organizations on campus in order to bring or host monthly master classes to bring alumni back to the university to pour into the students t hat have poured so much into them,” White said.

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Speaker JD Jacobus

Running under the campaign “Elevate,” third-year political science and history student JD Jacobus is the current powers and responsibilities chairman and the uncontested candidate for USC’s third-ever speaker of the student senate.

Jacobus’ campaign is built around elevating resources offered to students and elevating Student Government itself.

In his first week in office, Jacobus said he will be dedicated to advocating for better printing services for students. He said he plans to push the implementation of printing kiosks, which currently exist at the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama.

“I just look at printing to say, first, this is because I think it’s the most pragmatic of my solutions, and I know it’s something that every student tells me they have an issue with,” Jacobus said. “A lot of times when I do interviews, people always say printing on campus sucks.”

The printing kiosks will be self-sustaining, Jacobus said, as students will still pay a fee for each page of printing.

Jacobus also plans to make sustainability a priority, starting with improving bike racks on campus.

“If you look at our bike racks on campus — and again, I hate to trash our campus — they’re so ugly,” Jacobus said.

Jacobus already spoke with facilities and housing about upgrading and increasing the bike racks on campus, which will cost about $300 per rack, and the department has funding available for the racks.

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Jacobus also plans to revamp the shuttle system by renovating the buses and improving the training of the drivers. He said this would likely result in a tuition increase.

“I think most students would be in favor of [a tuition increase], just because so many people use the shuttle system,” Jacobus said. “You do have to make sacrifices every now and then.”

Jacobus said he will also increase student senate’s outreach on campus through tabling events so senators can be more representative of their constituents.

According to Jacobus, tabling is currently an uncommon activity for senators.

“It’s nice to have that one-on-one interaction that feels casual.

You know, we’re not dressed up, we’re just dressed like regular students, they view us as regular students, they’re more willing to talk about their problems with us,” Jacobus said.

Treasurer Caden Askew Caden Askew, a second-year finance, economics and real estate student, is running uncontested for student body treasurer. Askew is currently a comptroller in Student Government.

According to the Student Government codes, comptrollers work with other student organizations to help them understand the process for requesting money. Student organizations can request money to fund events and travel to competitions among other things.

One of A skew’s main goals is get t ing st udent organizations to use all the available funds.

“The big thing about getting all that money used is it gives us a platform to ask for more, so that we can help students later on down the road because we have more money to allocate,” Askew said.

Askew plans to do this by directly contacting and educating as many organizations as possible on the request process for money.

Kate Lewis, the current student body treasurer, said reaching out to organizations is “so simple” to do.

“It’s just finding out their contact information, which is public, and then making the time to go. So that’s easy,” Lewis said.

Askew’s campaign Instagram account cites Barstool Gamecocks as its “creative direction.” Askew said he personally knows the people who run the Barstool account, and that is why he chose them to work on his campaign’s Instagram.

“I’m a business student. I don’t have a lot of those relationships with people who have those capabilities, the software, the cameras, the equipment to do something of the scale I wanted to do. And so they were just a kind of natural transition for me as somebody I personally knew,” Askew said.

Another one of Askew’s goals is to create a “live” version of the budget that updates on a monthly basis that every student can access.

Askew thinks campaign caps should not exist, but “[doesn’t] think it would hurt” to require candidates disclose their finances.

Askew said he has finished spending for this year’s election, spending $800 total.

He said he “tried to do it on a budget.”

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CULTURE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” “Farmageddon” is the sequel to the original “Shaun the Sheep Movie,” which is based on the shorts spunoff from “Wallace and Gromit.”

Instead of going to theaters, it went straight to Netf lix in the U.S. The movie is a funny and enjoyable ride from start to finish as Shaun, his sheep friends, Bitzer the dog and Shaun’s new alien friend get into all sorts of hijinks.

It’s definitely worth watching, even if Shaun the Sheep has never come across your radar before.

The silent, slapstick /screwball comedy is great storytelling and demonstrates world building and character development.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “II: La Bella Vita” by Niia Niia’s first and second albums have gone completely under the radar for most people. Her second album came out on Feb. 14 and has not received much attention since.

The album is a great combination of many music genres, such as jazz, pop and R&B. Each separate musical influence comes together in a great way that makes each song a distinctly unique part of a whole, the album highlight being “Obsession.” The album deals with themes such as breakups and the loss of loved ones in a way that keeps the music enjoyable and light.

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Student mountaineers connect with nature every week

STEPHEN PASTIS Arts & Culture Writer

It is a late Saturday night, and after a nearly four hour trip, the Carolina Mountaineering and White Water Club (CMWW) entourage has just arrived at its campsite in Tennessee. As a group, students laden with backpacks full of camping gear enter the break in a rock that is Worley’s Cave.

For the next 18 to 20 hours, the group will navigate a track through the heavy darkness of this natural shelter.

It is a muddy, demanding trip as adventurers maneuver through obstacles of the cave crevices and explore caverns.

They spend a night’s rest in the absolute darkness of the cave.

“It’s pitch black in there, no matter what, you know, besides different phone lights or other things like that, so you aren’t able to tell what time it is, ever, just by looking up,” Kira Lutz, a first-year electrical engineering student and member of the club, said. “It’s a cool thing to experience.”

For members of the CMWW, stories of unforgettable memories come from their time in the club. With over 200 members and about 100 active weekly adventurers, CMWW is second only to the South Carolina eSports Club in number of participants, and it provides an opportunity for those seeking the call of the wild.

The cave experience earned secondyear geography student Claire Jarrell the nickname “Caveasaurus” for the spiked helmet she wore to protect her head. Some members, such as club off icer Tre vor Ca r ter, positively remember receiv i ng a

“hardcore player” nomination, which is a speech and recognition given to members who do especially well and help others through the experience.

Ex ist ing “to connect st udents wit h nat ure in a meaningful way by creating a community dedicated to enjoying outdoor activities,” according to Garnet Gate, the experiences students have had in this club are unlike many opportunities on campus. Each member is allowed to go on any number of the weekly, all-inclusive nature excursions after paying the $60 fee per semester.

Leaving on a Friday and taking a ferry ride, jarrell recalled another weekend when members spent explored Capers Island, South Carolina. Members spent the night camping on the island, then woke up to swim and hunt for starfish on a sandbar. Adventuring later around the uninhabited area, campers stumbled across a group of elderly fellow adventurers who were returning from a canoeing trip, during which they collected an abundance of oysters. There were so many, the group offered the CMW W members a meal of fresh oysters.

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SONG OF THE WEEK: “At the Door” by The Strokes

The Strokes came roaring back with the announcement of their first full album in seven years, and “At the Door” is its first single. “At the Door” signals a new direction for the band with a new musical style they’ve never explored before.

Elements f rom t he elect ronic music scene give the band a fresh new sound to work wit h. The single hints at a bright future for The Strokes’ upcoming album for longtime fans and a perfect jumping on point for newcomers.

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK: Karaoke Night Gamecock Park Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

T h u r s d ay A f te r D a r k : Dueling Pianos 1626 Main St. Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Colubia City Ballet presents “The Great Gatsby” Koger Center Feb. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m.

USC Dance Marathon Main Event Strom Thurmond Fitness Center Feb. 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.

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Columbia yoga studios offer unique fitness opportunities EMILY ARNOLD Arts & Culture Writer

Yoga is a popular fitness form due to its attention to both mental and physical well-being. In Columbia, several yoga studios have various t y p e s of c la s se s t h at fo c u s on everything from classic vinyasa to yoga with goats.

Bikram Yoga Columbia Bikram Yoga Columbia, located on Forest Drive, is a yoga studio specializing in heated classes. It offers a large variety of yoga classes including bikram, vinyasa and yin, and heated exercise classes such as hot barre, HIIT and pilates.

Lilly Greenhalgh, an instructor at the studio, said a lot of people get intimidated because yoga is foreign to them, and they think they might not be good enough. However, the point of attending a yoga class is to improve any aspects individuals want to focus on, Greenhalgh said.

“The hardest thing is to show up,” Greenhalgh said. “There’s loads of benefits from an exercise perspect ive, or also t he mental health perspective, when including yoga in your routine regularly.”

At Bikram Yoga Columbia, new yogis can try out one of Greenhalgh’s vinyasa, yin or hot barre classes.

St udent s who bring t heir st udent ID can get 50% off the unlimited monthly class pass and one guest pass a month.

Fit Columbia Bot h ex perienced yog is a nd newcomers have t he opportunity to participate in a variety of classes at Fit Columbia.

Located on Blossom St reet, Fit Columbia’s offerings include many non-traditional yoga forms such as aerial yoga, wall yoga and yoga in the company of baby goats.

A ngela Sellers, founder of Fit Columbia, said the business’ mission is to be as inclusive as possible.

“If we’re prett y diverse in our offerings, and then our instructors are diverse, then there’s always an opportunity for our students to feel mirrored,” Sellers said.

Fit Columbia also provides many classes catered to help people cope with mental and physical health issues.

For those who find themselves having a hard time turning their focus from work and stress, a yoga class might help.

“Through yoga, what you’re taught is to be present,” Sellers said. “You can actually clear your mind to be able to focus.”

City Yoga Located on College Street, City Yoga has been voted Best Yoga Studio in Columbia by the readers of the Free Times f o r s e v e n c o n s e c ut i v e years. There is a wide variety of class styles, from v igorous or

restorative to beginner or advanced.

Stacey Millner-Collins, owner of City Yoga, said students can reap a number of benefits by practicing yoga.

“It has been shown that a regular yog a pr ac t ic e s t i mu l at e s you r immune system helping to f ight off colds and infections, as well as helping you sleep more deeply,” Millner-Collins said in an email interview.

C i t y Yo g a o f f e r s a f i t n e s s environment for people of all levels, with weekly basic yoga and yoga 101 classes for beginners. “[S]imply come to a class keeping an open mind. You certainly do not need to touch your toes to practice yoga,” Millner-Collins said. “[I]n fact, if you can’t, yoga is where you need to be.”

Wit hout vent uring far f rom campus, students can try any of City Yoga’s classes for $10 each class.

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Review: Tame Impala’s ‘The Slow Rush’ embodies psychedelic indie-pop NATALIE HUNT Arts & Culture Writer

“The slow rush” by tame impala Release Date: Feb. 14, 2020 Artist: Tame impala Runtime: 57 minutes Label: modular recordings pty ltd./island records australia

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Tame Impala’s highly anticipated fourth album, “The Slow Rush,” was released this Valentine’s Day and revealed a genre-bending, carefully crafted collection of hallucinatory indie-pop.

Kevin Parker is the mastermind behind the unique combination of instruments, vocals and lyrics. Parker spent just shy of five years formulating this 12-piece release and hit singles, all maintaining the theme of the passage of time. The album itself serves as a world to get lost in.

The anticipated album is a melting pot of disco vibes, far-out vocal work in falsetto and a blend of soft rock inspiration from the ‘60s to ‘80s. This fusing of elements brings together audiences from across the genre spectrum in order to relate to the journey through Parker’s headspace.

“The Slow Rush” is complementar y to Tame Impala’s previous three albums. However, it does stray from t he band’s psychedelic groove, only to capit a l ize on f i ne-t u ned composit ions a nd melancholy. Parker works tediously to give each song rare components that result in music that talks. He removed the first single he released from the album, “Patience,” which marks Parker as a perfectionist.

W hile fans demand more powerful drum lines and infectious vocals, Parker delivered dance tunes and deep sensations. This album should meet the expectations of fans who waited five years to feel elated, even without the psych-rock. If it doesn’t, it is likely because Parker outdid himself with the release of 2015’s “Currents.” Though, expectations are only what you make of them, and a laudable value of Tame Impala is to break the status-quo.

The band exemplifies these values in its latest release by mastering a balance between electronics and retro instruments, such as a Roland TR-808.

This release tests the status quo by revolving around the complexity of time. In a chaotic society, one must find clarity to keep moving forward and not run through life as it flashes before one’s eyes. This album is brilliant simply because of the underlying thought process.

Parker was married last year, and as his times change, he brings life to the speculation of moments passing.

“I’m being swept by this notion of time passing.

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There’s something really intoxicating about it,” Parker told The New York Times.

Songs such as “Posthumous Forgiveness” and “One More Year” contribute to encourage compassion and moving forward. “Borderline” and “It Might Be Time” highlight the distortion of euphoria and pain in Parker’s head. These feelings are what seem to keep fans running back, with lines such as “It might be time to face it / You ain’t as cool as you used to be, no.”

Parker holds to psychedelic experimentation for inspiration and to avoiding never doing the same t hing t wice, which t he song “One More Year” embodies. His most recent record is an eclipse of his career, a transcending release that only proves his talent — talent that can be recognized as a complex man with long hair, most likely wearing tie-dye.

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Column: Two Columbia concert venues offer unique experiences ASHLEE GAINEY Arts & Culture Writer

are planning to get t here a few hours before doors open, you will most likely The Senate and New Brookland Tavern are two have to find street parking well-known venues in Columbia, but which one or park in a garage. is better? It seems there might not be a definitive A s far as entertainment answer to that question, considering they both itself, both of these venues have their pros and cons. have a diverse list of events.

WILL ROBERTSON // THE GAMECOCK Convenience and entertainment The Senate is known for its New Brookland Tavern, located at 122 State Street in West Columbia, hosts local and touring bands as well as The Senate, previously known as Music Farm, concerts, but they also allow karaoke and open-mic nights. is only a 14-minute walk from Russell House. booking for private social gatherings and even Thousand Below on March 1.

This makes it very convenient for students to weddings. New Brookland Tavern is also mainly Due to the smaller venue size and lesser-known attend events without having to worr y about a music venue, but there is occasionally a comedy artists, a more personal experience is likely at transportation. or karaoke night to switch things up.

New Brookland Tavern. There is also a better New Brookland Tavern is a little farther, and it Size chance of personally meeting the performers is not within walking distance of the university.

There is a big size difference between the two before or after the show. Getting the chance to This venue is located at 122 State St., West venues. The Senate’s capacity is a whopping 1,200 meet the band without having to pay VIP ticket Columbia, which is about a 10 minute car ride people, compared to New Brookland Tavern, prices is, arguably, an advantage. from campus. which can only hold up to 300 people.

Proximity to food Although New Brookland Tavern is farther The size of the venues plays a big role in which A f ter a show, audience members might be away, the parking situation is a lot easier. Multiple bands or artists perform there. hungry. Both of these venues have food options well-lit parking areas are available at this venue.

The Senate, while not a huge arena, is still very close by, if not inside the venue itself.

On t he ot her hand, The Senate has limited able to host some more well-known artists, such Tin Roof and IHOP are two restaurants close parking space on the venue ground. Unless you as Young M.A, who is coming to The Senate on to The Senate. Breakfast food is a classic post-gig March 28, and Grouplove, meal, and the conveniently short distance from w h i c h i s m a k i n g i t s this venue makes it an easy option. Tin Roof appearance at The Senate has a traditional “Bar Menu” with items such as on M ay 20. Tu r nover, tacos, burgers and fried pickles. This restaurant Mason Ramsey and Fitz will even give 10% off all food and nonalcoholic a nd The Ta nt r u ms are beverages to customers with proof of a ticket ju st some of t he ot her purchase at a Senate event that day. recognizable names that At New Brookland Tavern, audience members have recently performed don’t even need to leave the building for food. at this venue.

This venue offers an in-house kitchen with a New Brookland Tavern variety of food options, and the kitchen is open also gets some big-name until midnight Sunday through Thursday and a r t i s t s e ver y now a nd until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. t hen, but t hey seem to Consider i ng a l l of t hese d if ferences, t he focus their attention on question of which venue is better can’t exactly local ba nds a nd ar t ist s be answered. For t hose who prefer smaller, that do not have a huge underground bands, New Brook land Tavern following. A n upcoming might be the better option. However, for students event at New Brookland on campus looking for last minute plans, the WILL ROBERTSON // THE GAMECOCK Ta v e r n i n c l u d e s B a d convenience of The Senate is probably the best The Senate, located at 1022 Senate Street in Columbia, is an intimate space hosting live music shows, including Omens, Oh Sleeper and bet. rock, jazz and hip hop.

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Host ing ever y t hing from backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, sk iing, env ironmentally directed volunteer work and whitewater rafting, the club travels around the Southeast and provides members with everything they need for the excursions. CMWW also of fers members a variet y of leadership opportunities, including 14 positions filled by qualified and trained members, such as the gear managers or risk manager.

“It’s just a warm, welcoming place where everyone’s invited. They just want you to have a good time and make friends, and it’s really cool,” Christianna Scrobe, a broadcast journalism student, said.

For many members, it is a good opportunity to meet new people and make new friends, no matter one’s major or lifestyle. For a club that has been around since the ‘80s, CMWW has built a “strong community on campus” with its expansive membership, Scrobe said.

Joseph King, a fourth-year criminal justice student, and Scrobe said they see at least one of their fellow members and friends on campus every day. Most of the members stay in the club for years after they join, and active members are part of a network of close friends who have bonded through the club.

“Maybe you’re not comfortable out there, but there’s people around you that are,” K ing said. “You’ll make friends along the way, and maybe you’ll find something that you actually enjoy.”

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“We’re doing a lot of jazz dancing, the Charleston, but with kind of a ballet flare to it. I think it’s going to be really fun for the audience to see, and the costumes are really colorful with lots of beaded things, and the ‘20s fashion will be well represented,” McDowell said.

M c D o w e l l s a id “ T h e G r e at Gatsby” ballet differs from traditional ballets. For example, none of the male dancers will wear tights, and the costumes are being specially made.

“If you know the ending, it’s not the happiest, but I think the way that we are kind of showing the time period and highlighting the parties is going to make it fun,” McDowell said.

For the Columbia performances, t he Koger Center w ill host t he production at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 and 29.

Tickets range from $22 to $54, with student tickets at $12 on Feb. 28.

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R apopor t said t he nu mber one problem af fec t i ng st udent s is “well-being.”

“If I had to capture it in one word, I want to make sure that the campus is as healthy as it can be and as safe as it can be,” Rapoport said.

With mental health, Rapoport said universities need to focus their money on “pressure points.”

“Some of them are student pressure points. Some of them are faculty and staff pressure points. Some of them are infrastructure pressure points, and so you have to figure out both urgent needs, important needs and then how to fund things.”

To get an understanding of student issues and concerns, Rapoport said she wants to communicate directly with students.

“There’s no substitute for going where the students are. I come from a tradition where people meet with

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students so that students can just drop by,” Rapoport said.

Rapoport said “trust and transparency” are the most important traits a leader can have.

“When there’s no trust, there’s no sharing of information, there’s no sharing of information, the decisions are worse,” Rapoport said.

William Tate Tate, who was also a candidate in USC’s presidential search, is currently dean and vice provost of graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis.

Tate said mental health is particularly i mpor t a nt when st udent s a re transitioning between undergraduate and graduate studies.

“That isolation leads to really a lot of stress and anxiety. And so, I think that’s a critical part of what has to be dealt with. And we need a public health perspective on prevention in graduate education related to mental health,” Tate said.

At the meeting with student leaders, Tate spoke about how he facilitates communication between higher levels of administration and st udents at Washington University in St. Louis.

“I formalize the information flow with the grad students at Wash U and said, ‘Every year I’d like you to get together, think about what your experience was like, and then give me some priorities to work on for the next year.’ And then we work on them all year long,” Tate said.

Tate also commented on contingent faculty, which is faculty appointed off the tenure track.

“In terms of building an economic model on contingent faculty, I, it breaks my heart,” Tate said. “I don’t think it is [an] optimal way for students to learn.”

Tate said, if he was chosen, he and Caslen would “work together to make

the very best South Carolina we can make.”

John Wiencek Wiencek is currently the executive v ice president and provost at t he University of Idaho, Idaho’s flagship university.

“I t h i n k you wou ld benef it tremendously from proven leadership, especially at a moment where you’re fragile now, and it’s important to have the momentum that you do have carry forward,” Wiencek said.

Wiencek said his number one priority as provost would be diversity.

“I’m very interested personally, in the diversity questions and educating, you know, our majority faculty, our white faculty, around the issues of diversity, to have more understanding of why this is important,” Wiencek said.

Wiencek also outlined his plan for promoting USC’s research efforts more broadly.

“So picking areas of distinction, hiring excellent faculty, supporting your grad students who often bring these creative ideas to bear and postdocs and staff. So this is about having the right people doing the right things,” Wiencek said.

W iencek cited st udent success initiatives, like University 101, as one of USC’s strong points, while also discussing areas for improvement.

“I think the retention rates need to go a bit higher and the graduation rates need to go a bit higher,” Wiencek said.

Editor’s Note: Erin Slowey, the editorin-chief of The Daily Gamecock, attended the student leader meetings with each of the candidates in her official capacity as editorin-chief. Slowey did not vote or express any opinions about the candidates.

—Camdyn Bruce and Christian Phillips contributed to the reporting of this article.

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Seven former Gamecocks to GAMECOCK suit up for MLB 2020 season SPORTS This past week in

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he 2020 Major League Baseball season is now underway after spring training games began on Feb. 21. Heading into the season, t here w i l l b e se ven for mer Sout h Ca rol i na G a mecock s suiting up for their respective teams.

Jack ie Bradley Jr. – CF – Boston Red Sox 2020 will be a contract year for “JBJ,” as he w ill become a n u n r e s t r ic t e d f r e e a g e nt following the conclusion of the season. Last year, Bradley Jr. hit .225 with 21 home runs and 62 runs batted in. In addition, h is on-ba se percent age wa s .317, with a slugging percentage of .421 a nd a n on-base plus slugging of .738.

G r a y s o n G r e i ner – C – Detroit Tigers I n 88 career ga mes, t he former third-round pick batted .207 with five home runs and 31 RBIs. Behind the plate, his fielding percentage is .992. In 55 attempts, he threw out 18 runners trying to steal a base.

G rei ner w i l l b e comp et i ng at c atcher w it h rook ie Ja ke Rogers.

Whit Merrifield – 2B/OF – Kansas City Royals Over the course of the last t wo years, Merrifield has led the MLB in hits with 192 in

2018 a nd 20 6 i n 2019. T he former College World Series hero batted .302 with 16 home r u ns, 74 R BIs and 20 stolen bases. For the first time in his career, he was named to the AL All-Star team in 2019.

Jordan Montgomery – P – New York Yankees A f ter com ing back f rom Tommy John surgery last year, Montgomery will be competing against J.A . Happ, Jonat han Loaisiga, M ichael K ing and others for the fifth slot in the Yankees 2020 pitching rotation.

As a rookie in 2017, the former Gamecock went 9-7 with a 3.88 ER A in 29 starts. He st r uck out 14 4 batters and f inished with a walk plus hits per inning pitched at 1.23. After not being expected to win a rotation spot during spring training in 2017, “Gumby” should be a heav y favorite to make the team come opening day.

Just i n Smoa k – 1B – Milwaukee Brewers Last season with the Toronto B l u e Ja y s , S m o a k h it . 20 8 w it h 22 home r u n s a nd 61 R BIs. During t he of fseason, t he Brewers signed t he onetime AL All-Star to a one-year contract worth $5 million with a club option in 2021. W hile t he odds of st ar t i ng at f irst base on opening day are likely, Smoak could be f ight ing for reps throughout the season with Ryan Braun and Ryon Healy.

Christian Walker – 1B/PH

– Arizona Diamondbacks Fr o m 2014 -2018 , Wa l k er barely received play ing t ime w it h t he Ba lt i more Or iole s and A rizona Diamondback s.

However, in 152 games during 2019, he hit .259 with 29 home r u n s . T h i s ye a r, Wa l ker i s expected to be the starting first baseman for the Diamondbacks team, a that will be in a position a to make noise in the National League West division.

Tyler Webb – P – St. Louis Cardinals S i n c e b e i n g s e le c t e d o f f waivers by t he Cardinals on June 29, 2018, Webb has been a go-to in relief, as he has had a 3.33 ER A i n 70.1 i n n i ng s pitched, striking out 59 batters.

In the bullpen, expect to see the southpaw in a middle-relief role in the Cardinals’ bullpen in 2020.

A f ter bat t l i ng i nju r ie s i n 2019, former South Carolina alum and World Series MV P St e v e Pe a r c e “ u nof f ic i a l l y ret ired” from baseball, according to Rob Bradford of W E E I .c om . I n 2020, more Gamecocks could be on their way to the show, as infielders Pe t e r M o o n e y ( M i n n e s o t a Twins) and Max Schrock (St. Louis Cardinals) and pitchers W i l C r o w e ( Wa s h i n g t o n Nationals) and Taylor Widener (Arizona Diamondbacks) are all currently in Triple-A.

Williams-Brice Stadium to undergo renovations before fall KATELYN SMITH Sports Writer

T he boa rd of t r u stee s approved a $22.5 million project to renovate WilliamsBrice Stadium last April, with plans for completion by the 2020 football season.

The project consists of the addition of about 70 loge, or private box, suites, an increase in the number of restroom facilities and more handicap seats.

“We are always trying to keep up with the interests of our fans, and we have seen interest in premium areas for our fans. Right now, we have probably one of t he lowest number of premium seat ava i labi l it ies i n t he SEC , so t h is renovat ion w ill help us to meet t he demand t hat we have for p r e m i u m s e at i n g,” s a id Charles Bloom, executive

associate athletics director and chief communications officer for the Universit y of South Carolina athletics department.

The G amecock Club present s new opt ions to upgrade game day experiences, including access to a i r- cond it ioned a reas a nd a more fa n-f r iend ly concession traffic flow.

“I will definitely be more interested in going to the games, because I’m ver y excited to see what the new stadium looks like, and I love watching college football,” second-year finance student Catherine Corsini said.

Those with seats affected by the improvements have the option to stay in those seats without having to pay full price until 2022. If they want to relocate seats, they are offered a spot in an early seat selection process.

One loge suite option is

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The board of trustees approved a $22.5 million renovation at Williams-Brice Stadium, which adds 70 private box suites, additional restrooms and handicap seats.

the East Side Loge Suites, located in t he renovated east club level. The seat configurations come in four and eight seats.

T he s u ite s come w it h access to the full cash bar and upgraded concessions in a climate-controlled space, in addition to a personal TV monitor and the option to purchase designated parking

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Another option, the 2001 L o g e Su it e s , i s lo c at e d i n t he sout hwe st cor ner of t he stadium. The seat configurations come in four, five or six seats.

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Clemson-Carolina baseball game to be played at Fireflies Stadium for first time MATT EDWARDS Sports Writer Since South Carolina and Clemson squared off on the baseball diamond for the first time in 1989, they have played a neutral site game in just three cities: Charleston, Greenville and Omaha. On Saturday, Feb. 29, there will be a new location for the neutral site game.

Segra Park, home of the Columbia Fireflies, will host the second game of this year’s Palmetto Series.

First pitch for the “Battle at BullStreet” is scheduled for 3 p.m.

The Gamecocks will host the first game of this year’s Palmetto Series at 7 p.m. at Founders Park on Friday, Feb. 28. The third and final game of the series will be played at Clemson’s Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m.

Greenville’s Fluor Field has hosted the series’ neutral site game each year since 2013, with the Tigers claiming victory in each since 2016.

“We’re obviously excited to have the opportunity to play at such a great ballpark,” Tiger head coach Monte Lee told 247Sports. “This game will be a great experience for our respective fan bases, our players and our baseball programs. We’re looking forward to bringing this great rivalry to Segra Park.”

Gamecock head coach Mark K ingston voiced similar sentiments as Lee. “I think this is a great evolution for the best series in America,” Kingston told 247Sports. “Our state supports this at such a high level, and this will allow Columbia to host at beautiful Segra Park. We’re looking forward to bringing the rivalry to BullStreet and I know fans of both teams will continue to sell these games out.”

Clemson leads the Palmetto Series all-time 60-58.

The Gamecocks can even things up with a series win, or take a slight lead with a sweep. However, the Tigers FROM WILLIAMS-BRICE PAGE 9

These suites will also include a private TV monitor, exclusive elevator access and access to all three levels of the 2001 Club, which features a cash bar and all-inclusive game day

and Gamecocks both started the season with wins.

Clemson swept Liberty in its first series of the season, and the Gamecocks did the same to Holy Cross at Founders Park during the opening weekend.

The neutral-site game of this year’s Palmetto Series marks the first time the Gamecocks will play away from Founders Park this season.

Though Clemson and South Carolina have never faced one another at Segra Park before, the two programs are no strangers to the ballpark. Clemson and South Carolina have both played at Segra Park once before, with the Tigers beating the College of Charleston 4 -1 on March 20, 2019, and the Gamecocks falling to the College of Charleston 9-0 on May 9, 2018.

With collegiate baseball returning to Segra Park for the third straight year, Columbia Fireflies team president John Katz, who is also an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina, said the Fireflies are excited to welcome the two teams back to Segra Park.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for Tigers and Gamecocks fans to enjoy the neutral site game at the Ballpark Digest Class-A Ballpark of the Decade,” Katz told 247Sports.

Prior to the game, a Fan Fest will begin at 11 a.m. in the Neutral Zone. Local band Seventy Six and Sunny will perform, and food and beverages will be available for fans to purchase as well. Fan Fest will remain open until 5 p.m. The game will start at 3 p.m.

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Former Gamecock baseball player L.T. Tolbert hits a ball in a 2016 game against Clemson. Segra Park, home of the Columbia Fireflies, will host the neutral site game between South Carolina and Clemson in this season’s Palmetto Series.

catering.

“My dad’s a big football fan, so he’ll really be excited to see the new stadium, so I think it will definitely impact him buying tickets,” Corsini said.

If fans want to add amenities to their experience but keep their current seats, there is an option to enhance

the experience with the 2001 Club Passes.

These club passes give access to the two-tiered indoor club space, which showcases up-close views of the team entrance in addition to an open-air terrace for club pass members.

The price per loge suite starts at $4,830 and $250 for each 2001 Club

pass.

Bloom ack nowledges the anticipation that has led many fans to wonder when they will be able to see the new renovations.

“We got to have it ready for the first game,” Bloom said.

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“Recently, it’s been getting really conf using, because it w ill say it’s approaching, or it’s going to be here in, like, five or so minutes, and then it wouldn’t be accurate,” Tran said. “It was something like 15 minutes, or it would come a lot earlier than we would think, and then a lot of people would miss the shuttle.”

This problem is compounded by the fact that shuttles are some students’ primary method of transportation.

“Parking passes at Park Place are like, I think, 600 a semester or so, and students like myself, we can’t really afford that,” Tran said. “So we’re forced to take the shuttle, but when the shuttle doesn’t even work properly, it leaves us, the students, in a predicament.”

Koby Padgett, a communications ma nager for t he u n iver sit y, sa id imperfect ions in t iming are to be expected.

“This isn’t a subway system. Buses are driven by people, sometimes go faster or slower depending on their personal style, and it’s just the nature of the systems, and it’s also, traffic can be different and make things take longer than they think very often,” Padgett said.

Fisher said he thought the problem could be a lack of communication between the parking and transportation sectors of USC’s Parking and Transportation Services, leading to inefficient design.

However, Padgett said in an email the two departments often convene.

“Both report to the same director, and she has joint staff meetings weekly,” Padgett said in an email. “Shuttle routes were planned with lots and facilities in mind.”

Additionally, in the event of any changes to shuttle routes or parking regulations, Padgett said in an email, the parking and shuttle systems utilize technology such as the Rider app and emails to permit holders to communicate such changes.

Though communication lines are maintained between Parking and Transportation Services provided by the university, the gaps in the campus’ shuttle routes and service might be indicators of a deeper problem, said John Andoh, the executive director of Columbia’s public transit service, the COMET. Andoh proposed a fundamental remapping of USC’s bus routes upon looking at the shuttle route map.

“You need a centralized hub where everything goes so you can facilitate transfers between shuttles,” Andoh said. “It needs to be more like a grid format.”

A ndoh sa id reorg a n iz i ng t he university’s bus routes into a grid system would allow people easy access to the campus’ core while allowing t hem to make t ransfers wit hout unnecessarily visiting the center of campus.

This proposal, along with other changes suggested by Andoh, including workshops for students and increased collaboration with transit organizations outside of the university, would ultimately aim to reduce congestion and the demand for parking spaces on campus.

A partnership between the COMET and the university’s transit service was proposed in August 2018. The agreement

would outsource maintenance costs to the COMET and expand the university’s bus network. This proposal was rejected

by Parking and Transportation Services in spring 2019, but a new draft is under review by the department, Andoh said in an email.

Padgett declined to comment on the details of this new proposal.

GRAPHIC BY ALEX FINGER // THE GAMECOCK

FROM CHANG PAGE 1

Chang said the opportunity to represent Canada means “everything,” especially after she spent her first year at South Carolina recovering from a torn ACL. “I set a goal for myself last year to get back onto this U-20 team, back into the Canadian national team pool,” Chang said.

“To be selected for this team, it just validates everything that I did last year and all the work I put in every single day to get to this point.”

Chang said one of the reasons she qualified for the Canadian women’s U-20 team was because of the environment at the University of South Carolina. “ T he c u lt u r e he r e is ver y focused on success, so us focusing and being competitive

last spring and working towards preparing for the fall season last year, it just allowed me to be in a competitive env iron ment,” Cha ng said. “Always continuing to try to get better and playing with players who are also trying to do that.”

Chang is no stranger to the world stage. She represented Canada in the 2016 U-17 FIFA World Cup, 2016 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2014 CONCACA F U-15 Championship.

This is also not the first time this athletic year South Carolina women’s soccer was represented on the international stage, as then-junior defender Anna Patten was selected for the English Senior National Team training camp in August.

“It’s definitely really awe some to see what we’re doing here pay off for us with international t e a m s ,” C h a n g s a id .

“It’s really cool to relate to A n na [ Pat ten] a nd her experiences on the English team and then my experience on t he Canadian team.”

Now, w it h t he CONC AC A F U-20 Championship quickly approaching, Chang said she is focused on helping her team qualify for the U-20 World Cup in Costa R ic a a nd Pa n a m a i n August.

“I’m look ing just to play the best soccer that I can and support the team in any way that I can,” Chang said. “Even if I’m not on the pitch, or if I am on the pitch, trying to just make as big an influence as I can to try to help the team qualify.”

The Canadian U-20 women’s national team won its first game against El Salvador 2-0 Feb 22.

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OPINION 13

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020

STUDENT GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER The Daily Gamecock will not be endorsing any Student Government candidates for the 2020 election.

This decision comes as a result of research and conversations with our staff, people in the journalism industry and community members.

While we do recognize some benefits in continuing the tradition, we feel this decision best embodies our mission to serve our readers.

Historically, all of senior staff except the news editors participated in the endorsement

editorial. In many professional newsrooms, such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, editorial boards are composed of all opinion reporters. This group is distinctly separate from news reporters and editors; The Daily Gamecock does not have this distinction.

As a result, our news coverage of Student Government can be perceived as biased. By eliminating candidate endorsements, we hope to provide the most objective coverage possible for both our readers and the Student

Government executive candidates.

We used our platform to interview each individual candidate. It is important to us to continue to ask the hard and unanswered questions. These answers we found are reflected in our news reporting instead of an editorial.

It is our hope that our readers will use our news coverage to make an informed decision when voting this week.

— Erin Slowey, Editor-in-Chief

SAMANTHA MAYBERRY—PRESIDENT My name is Sam Mayberry, and I am so proud to be running to be your next student body president. It’s surreal to finally be saying that, as this has been a dream of mine since I stepped foot on this campus a short three years ago. During my time at Carolina, I have been involved in many different areas of campus that have given me the opportunity to meet so many amazing people. The most important thing that I have taken away from my involvement in these organizations is that there is no stereotypical Carolinian. We are all unique, dynamic individuals who deserve to have our voices heard and our needs met.

I am one person, one student at the University of South Carolina, among thousands of others. I know that my experience has not been the same as everyone else’s, but that is why I am promising you that I will listen with nothing but the most genuine intentions. Alongside my running mate Zach Crawford, we have already taken the initial steps to Embrace Change, Engage the Student Body and Empower Every Voice by creating a platform that is based solely on the countless conversations we have had with our peers.

As student body president, the Mental Health Bill of Rights and The Inclusion and Equity Promise are two of the first initiatives that I will tackle. They will create sincere, positive change on our campus to ensure that every student is supported and safe in ways that our university seems to be lacking today. You can find more information about our platform on our website, mayberrycrawford.com.

I am humbled to share my passion for this university with you and hope that you will consider me when voting for student body president.

ISSY RUSHTON — PRESIDENT My name is Issy Rushton, and as a proud Carolinian, I am running for student body president. When I moved to South Carolina from the Gold Coast, Australia, I was unsure of what the future would hold.

Through my involvement in Student Government, I have been given the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on every Gamecock student. Serving on the student body president’s executive cabinet as the secretary of first year involvement, I’m passionate about the Gamecock Experience, the Student Voice and Campus Convenience.

As tenants of the Envision Movement, these pillars of change are at the foundation of our campaign. As a university ambassador alongside my running mate, Hannah White, I have been able to lead prospective students and hear their passion for the future. As a presidential ambassador, I have a working relationship with not only administration, but with President Caslen. This role has allowed me to grow in my knowledge of the university and the impact that decisions have on the student experience.

This past year, I was also honored to lead over 400 women as the Alpha Chi Omega chapter president. This experience allowed for my leadership skills to flourish and translate directly into the role of student body president. As a passionate leader, I’m invested in ensuring that every Carolinian feels seen, heard and that they can have a direct impact on their college experience.

With my love for this university and a leadership background that has touched various corners of campus, I am prepared and excited for the Envision Movement to work for the students. Join me in Envisioning a greater Carolina with myself, Issy Rushton, as your next student body president and Hannah White as your next student body vice president as we improve Gamecock Experience, amplify Student Voice and enhance Campus Convenience!

ZACH CRAWFORD — VICE PRESIDENT My name is Zach Crawford, and I am running to be your next student body vice president. As a freshman, if you would have asked me if I planned on running for Student Government executive office, I would have simply disregarded the question. But, the last three years have taught me that life does not always work out how you think it will. However, I have chosen to invest my time on campus in ways that have allowed me to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a Carolinian.

I am one of the many students who come from a background that is not traditionally represented in the college experience. This has influenced every step I have taken and decision made since becoming a Gamecock. I know what it feels like to be undeserved and left behind by the institution that we choose to call our own. That is why my promise to you does not stem from the events that I plan to host or the programming that will come out of my office.

The platform that my running mate, Sam Mayberry, and I have written will thrive when we are elected because at the root of it is the student voice. We have very specific tasks that we will accomplish, such as writing the Mental Health Bill of Rights, the Finish in 4 advising overhaul and establishing The Inclusion and Equity Promise. But the thing that matters the most to us is the ability to Embrace Change, Engage the Student Body and Empower Every Voice. I am honored to be a candidate for student body vice president and hope that you will consider me when voting on February 25 and 26.

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HANNAH WHITE — VICE PRESIDENT My name is Hannah White, and as a proud Carolinian, I am running for student body vice president. I believe my experiences both on and off-campus make me the best candidate for this role. I knew when I came to USC that I wanted to get involved and leave a lasting impact on this campus.

I initially joined Student Government and became a university ambassador. As a university ambassador, I show potential students all that Carolina has to offer and get to see first-hand where we can improve the Gamecock Experience. Concurrently, I am a member of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. I started in Student Government when I joined freshman council and served on the inclusion and equity committee.

This year, I am the director of programming under the student body vice president, Sophie Davish.

I provide USC students with events and initiatives to help grow and improve the community. In my role, I am responsible to work closely with the vice president to amplify student voices through programming and initiatives. I have the opportunity with and without Sophie to work with students and administrators to implement programs here on campus. Through this role, I have seen first-hand what is required to make a successful student body vice president.

Overall, my goal is to invest in the university that has poured so much into me. I believe my passion for this university and this community, in addition to my diverse experience and background, make me the best candidate for student body vice president. Join me in Envisioning a greater Carolina with myself, Hannah White, as your next student body vice president and Issy Rushton as your next student body president as we improve Gamecock Experience, amplify Student Voice and enhance Campus Convenience!

JD JACOBUS — SPEAKER OF THE STUDENT SENATE I am running for speaker of the student senate because I truly love this university. It has given me a place of belonging, a sense of purpose and has molded me into the leader I am today. I want every student to have as incredible of an experience here at USC as I have had, and I believe this position is the best way for me to make that possible for all Gamecocks.

In order to do this, we must first understand that we have the potential to elevate our student life on campus.

Our student experience offers so much here at Carolina, yet there are so many great programs that students are not aware of. As speaker of the student senate, I would intend to make sure all students are better informed about the host of opportunities, programs and experiences available to them not only by Student Government, but by all parts of campus.

This leads into my second prominent goal as speaker, to elevate Student Government. So many students I have spoken with have little knowledge of everything that Student Government does, and I believe that elevating Student Government would allow campus leaders to thrive. As speaker, I would aim to elevate Student Government outreach, inclusion and total campus efforts. Together we must strive for a Student Government that not only better reflects our campus, but is also more involved in our campus.

Finally, we must work to elevate the mental health resources on campus. Our Health Center does great work, but unfortunately many students are unaware of the resources available to them. This is an issue which should be a priority to every student on campus. As speaker, I would hope to work with the Health Center to better promote its initiatives and expand the aid it offers students.

CADEN ASKEW — TREASURER First, thank you to everyone who has supported me during this process. I truly don’t deserve the outpouring of confirmation I have received.

Beginning day one, I will elevate this office’s efficiency, grow its presence and expand its transparency. I firmly believe that the role of the student body treasurer is to encourage the inclusive and impactful use of the funds raised through tuition-related fees. This mandate makes it paramount that these funds are democratically allocated, ensuring that every penny is used in a way that is representative of every voice.

This includes my plan to dissolve some of the red tape around who can access these funds and how to access these funds. I’m currently working with several incumbent senators, among them incumbent finance committee chairwoman Morgan McDonald, on legislation to make the allocation process as accessible as possible.

Part of this plan includes diligently promoting the use of these funds. I plan to increase the visibility of the office through a broader social media presence and, more importantly, human contact. I would love to meet with every organization that invites me to their chapter in an effort to spread awareness about the fund and its numerous uses.

The student activity fund, totaling around $190,000, has never been fully used. It’s my goal to have every penny of the fund allocated back to students. During this past year, working under Student Body Treasurer Kate Lewis, I have seen the power of this process and the opportunities it creates. It’s essential that students capitalize on this opportunity.

I will not stop fighting for organizations that want to use these funds, promoting the tremendous impact of these funds and upholding the exceptionally high standard set by those before me.

Voting opens Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. and closes Feb. 26 at 5 p.m.

You can vote online at www.sc.edu/elections.

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16 OPINION

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF AMERICA, FROM TOM STEYER

Your concerns about climate are completely justified and on target. It's ridiculously unfair for you to inherit an uninhabitable planet because self-interested politicians refuse to stand up to corporations. But they can’t dismiss you. Your voices rise with the conviction of truth and the willingness to act. You’ve called yourselves “the voiceless future of humanity,” but you are not voiceless. For too long, members of my generation have chosen short-term profit over anything else, even people’s lives. But you’ve broken through — using every tool at your disposal to demand a voice.

It’s imperative for those in power to treat the climate crisis with the urgency it demands.

I'm the only candidate who will openly make fighting climate change my number one priority. If it's not number one, it won't get done ... and it has toget done.

On the first day of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office, including enacting power plant regulations, instilling stricter pollution standards on cars, and revamping building codes.

I will hold all corporate polluters accountable for their environmental crimes against humanity. No other candidate sees it this way, but we have no choice — we’re running out of time. It’s why I left my company a decade ago to start NextGen America, and worked with students all across the U.S. to mobilize the largest youth voter registration and turnout effort in American history. Young people lead the charge; and in 2020 you’ll vote out the most corrupt president this country has ever seen.

Climate justice is at the heart of this struggle. Far too much pollution is located in communities that lack political agency, and especially in communities of color. My climate justice plan (tomsteyer.com/climate) focuses on bringing justice to those whose air and water has been poisoned by corporations over decades of discriminatory, environmentally racist policies. We must redress this historic and continued discrimination if we are going to build a better America and transform our economy safely and equitably.

On day one of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office.

When we put justice at the center of fighting climate change, we'll bring this country together and create millions of good, high-paying, green jobs in the process. The future of this planet and our economic future can only be assured together. We must turn the most powerful tool in history — the American economy — toward healing our planet, restoring our communities, and building a government that is truly of, by, and for the people.

This is the election that will determine the course of all our lives. Trump has made it clear that he is willing to destroy our health and our planet to please the oil and gas industry. We must stop him. We can safeguard our futures while restoring the health of the planet. We can become global leaders again through climate action. And together, we can win.

Regardless of who you’re voting for in 2020, I know you’ll show up. I know you’ll speak out.

I know you’ll vote, because there’s so much at stake — everything.

Let’s save the world, and let’s do it together.

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