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South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp may have been brought in to rejuvenate the Gamecock defense, but many fans had high hopes for the offense as well, particularly with the introduction of freshmen Brandon McIlwain and Bryan Edwards. Thus far, the defense has impressed, but the offense has regressed from last season, averaging just 14.2 points per game, down from 21.9 in 2015. SEEFOOTBALLPAGE10 Sarah Stone/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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BLM moves upstate, protests to hit Columbia
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Black Lives Matter teach-in attendees light candles in remembrance of loved ones who were killed by police.
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Greenville’s Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination ser ved as a voice for the Black Lives Matter movement at a teach-in on Saturday. “Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom & Justice” was a four-and-a-half hour event held by the Malcolm X Center at Greenville’s Martin Webb Learning Center. Panel discussions about si x pla n k s of “ V ision for Black Lives” were schedu led bet ween chants, candle light ing, complimentar y lu nch a nd g uest lectures. The Malcolm X Center is under t he d i r e c t ion of hu m a n r ig ht s advocate and lawyer Efia Nwangaza, who organized the teach-in.
“The main purpose behind the teach-in is to begin to educate the community, the black community specifically, on what is the purpose of Black Lives Matter,” Nwangaza s a i d . “A n d t o beg i n to bu i ld a national agenda and conversation about what t he best i nterest s of black people are.” Nwangaza s a y s t h a t t hose i ntere st s include, but are not l i m it e d t o putting an end to police killings of black citizens. T he w a l l s of t he r o o m we r e decorated with posters in support
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Panelists discuss the “Planks of Vision for Black Lives” at a Greenville teach-in on Sept. 24.
of Black Lives Matter. Posters with t he slog a n s “ H a nd s Up, Don’t Shoot!” and “I can’t breathe” were taped up, each w it h t he hashtag “#ShutItDown.” S a a d i q a Kumanyika, a lecturer at Clemson Un iver sit y, attended t he event and served as a panelist to d i s c u s s o ne of t he si x pla n k s, w h ic h i s “ E nd the War on Black People.” “ T h e U. S . h a s t h e h i g h e s t incarcerat ion rate in t he world,” Kumanyika said, “and the majority of the people that are behind bars
“I’m expecting a change to come.” — Candace Brewer
in the United States are blacks and Latinos.” Kumanyika outlined different ways in which arrests and convictions can impact people, particularly people of color and people in poverty. One instance includes spending many days in jail before receiving a court date due to an inability to pay bail costs. “T hat ca n have devast at i ng consequences for them because they might end up losing their job, they might end up having their children taken away from them while they’re in jail or they might get evicted from their homes, right?” Kumanyika said. “So, we demand an end to money bail, mandatory fines, fees, court surcharges and defendant-funded SEEBLMPAGE3
Welcome Table SC encourages discussions on race relations Brittany Franceschina @BRITTA_FRAN
Issues of race and reconciliation at USC will be the focus of an interactive series of dialogues called Welcome Table SC, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The idea was introduced by the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliat ion at the University of Mississippi, where they’ve been using it for years.
“They’ve been doing t his work about br i ng i ng sma l l g roup s of p eople tog et her t o e n g a g e i n t he k i nd s of conversat ions t hat, at f irst, bring down the barriers that exist between people to open them to having the dialogue t o b e g i n w it h ,” s a id Joh n Dozier, chief diversity officer a nd d irector of com mu n it y engagement. “And we thought that was such an appropriate space for us and a space that we as a university could absolutely
help ... maybe even outside of our university.” Events close to home such as the shooting of nine people at Mot her Emanuel Church and the controversial removal of t he Confederate f lag are what sparked the need for this forum. T hey “opened wou nds of race and exposed maybe some of the real challenges that come from the fact that we’ve not SEETABLEPAGE3
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Jury selection begins in Roof trial The trial of Dylann Roof is progressing as the selection of a jury begins Monday, WIS reports. The eventual jury will be taken from hundreds of possible jurors at a Charleston courthouse. The trial itself is not expected to start until after Thanksgiving. Roof is accused of murdering nine parishioners of Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church in June of 2015.
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Sunday’s Carolina Panthers game saw increased security as protests continued over the shooting of an African-American man by police, WLTX reports. Area officials decreed the game an “extraordinary event,” allowing police to impose extra restrictions on attendees. Protesters gathered outside Bank of America Stadium before the game, and many echoed the protests of Colin Kaepernick by taking a knee as the National Anthem played inside the stadium. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton wore a shirt with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote during pre-game warmups. — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
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BLMPAGE1 court proceedings.” C a n d a c e B r e w e r, whose uncle, Charles Rosemond Sr. of Greer, was killed by police last year, also attended the teach-in. Brewer says t hat B l a c k L i v e s M at t e r i s i mp or t a nt t o her because she wants to make su re t hat what happened to Rosemond do e s not h app e n t o other families. “ I ’m h o p i n g t h a t people learn how to i nterac t w it h law enforcement, but not only them interacting with law enforcement,” Br e we r s a id . “ I ’m hoping that law e n f o r c e m e nt le a r n s how to interact with us so that they can stop TABLEPAGE1 e n g a g e d e ac h ot her in talking about these issues,” Dozier said. The plan is to have five groups of 18 that will meet at least five times throughout the semester. Students are asked their race, gender and nationality because of t he importance of having representation in each group. Dozier hopes to
killing us.” Brewer said that since R o s e m o n d ’s d e a t h , she has been an active supporter and advocate of BLM, and has been “doing [her] own type of i nve s t ig at ion” i n an ef fort to f ind out t h e d e t a i l s o f w h at happened t he day he was killed. “ I ’m e x p e c t i n g a c h a n g e t o c o m e ,” Brewer said. T he teach-i n had a primar y focus on educating the people in attendance on the goals and action plans of the BLM movement, but on the Saturday following, the movement will take t he for m of protest s in Columbia. Like the teach-in, though, the peacef ul protests are in part a response to
police killings of black people. “ We a r e t i r e d o f this systematic killing of our brothers, sister, mothers, sons, partners,” a Facebook page for the event says. “[We] understand that grief and pain are dealt w it h d i f f e r e nt l y b y dif ferent people, but we are not condoning, advocat ing, allow ing any violence, window smashing, etc.” The protest s a nd v ig i l w i l l beg i n at t he S out h C a r ol i n a Statehouse on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Organizers encourage anyone to at tend, i nclud i ng performers and artists. The event organizers aim to “create a space for discussion, grief, gathering and healing.”
reach out to more t ha n just t he same s t u d e nt s t h at of t e n attend OMSA events in order to more broadly engage members of the community. He also hopes We l c o m e Ta b l e S C w i l l b e a low- st re s s e n v i r o n m e nt w h e r e st udent s c a n h ave a conversat ion wit hout worrying about say ing t he wrong t h i ng s. Event u a l ly,
D o z ie r w a nt s t he s e conversations to lead to act ion w it h i n t he university. “We’re facilitat ing conversations in ways, again, that hopef ully ... break down barriers t h at s o m e t i m e s g e t in t he way of people having the trust necessary to have the difficult conversation,” Dozier said.
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Popular country music artist Carrie Underwood performed at the Colonial Life Arena on Sept. 24 as a part of her “Storyteller” tour in support of her sixth album.
Audience ‘blown away’ by Carrie Underwood concert Josh Carovillano @TDG_ARTS
Excited families clad in cowboy boots waited patiently outside the Colonial Life Arena on Sept. 24 in anticipation of country star Carrie Underwood. Underwood and her band certainly left their mark on
Columbia, even though it was just another stop on her Storyteller Tour. Outside the arena, the atmosphere was full of high spirits and dedicated country music fans. A bag check, s e c u r it y p oi nt a nd t ic k et s c a n separated t he concertgoers from the arena. Country stars The Swon Brothers and Easton Corbin were the featured opening acts for the
show and will be for the rest of the tour. A s a si nger, Under wood does not epitom ize t he stereot y pica l country music sound. Rather, she builds upon t y pical convent ions with her youthful sound and belting capabilities. In contrast to Underwood’s “new countr y” sound, Easton Corbin’s
song s d isplayed a more t y pic a l c ou nt r y v o ic e . C or b i n’s s o n g s featured low notes and repetitive chants intermixed with lyrics about girls and having a good time — a t heme t h at i s ver y com mon i n country music today. A l o n g w it h a b r e a k d a n c i n g, SEEUNDERWOODPAGE6
‘The Magnificent Seven’ fun, but falls short
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School work can get stressful, and sometimes we choose bad ways to cope. These are some helpful tips to calm down your mind and relax.
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“The Magnificent Seven,” the remake of the western classic, came out in theaters on Sept. 23.
“The Magnificent Seven” Release Date: Sept. 23 Director: Antoine Fuqua Duration: 132 minutes
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Cinema legend Denzel Washington and new superstar Chris Pratt joined forces in the remake of the 1960 Western mov ie , “M ag n i f icent S e ven.” T he remake blends the best factors of classic Western fi lms with new elements that make it a fun and refreshing viewing. T he p lo t f ol lo w s Wa s h i n g t o n’s c h a r a c t e r, S a m C h i s o l m , w h o i s
recruited by the people of Rose Creek to defend their small town from a ruthless bu si ne ss ma n. T h is bu si ne ss ma n, Bartholomew Bogue, is responsible for the murder of numerous innocent town folk and intends to take over the land to make room for his gold mine. Realizing he needs assistance to fight Bog ue and his army of hired g u ns, Chisolm sets out to recr u it men of his own, resulting in the formation of seven unique gunslingers that train the townspeople and fight alongside them. The diversity of the cast, both in race and in character, was a strength. The presence of many different personalities and cultures not only provides several opportunities for comedic interactions but a lso made me c a re about each i nd i v id u a l c h a r a c t er d u e t o t he i r uniqueness. However, what I thought the SEEMAGNIFICENTPAGE6
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De-stress Tips
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If the semester has already gotten you bogged down with homework, st udying and the like, perhaps it’s time you give yourself a short break that will leave you refreshed and ready t o do m i n at e t h at p ap e r or PowerPoint. More often than not, t hough, you might f ind yourself fi lling your short break with replying to text messages, surfi ng the internet or watching funny videos on Facebook. Do you ever feel like you don’t have enough time to relax after you’ve done one of these things or that you’re not refreshed and ready to study again? Especially if you’re already working at a computer, looking at another
screen wh ile tak ing a break may leave you feeling less than rested. Instead, try these suggestions to relieve your brain cramps and prepare you to dive back into t hat cram session f u lly refreshed.
1. Move around
No t o n l y i s m o v e m e nt a helpful, natural deterrent for bad moods, but it ca n a lso help your brain function better b ec au se you’re u si ng it for more than just intense thought. Exercising releases endorphins in the brain, making you feel happier, which is just what you need when you’re t i red a nd annoyed by long study sessions or mou nds of homework. SEESTRESSPAGE6
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cared deeply for each other, which is fi ne, except the fi lm never shows how this came about. There are a few scenes of merry drinking but not h i ng rea l ly mea n i ng f u l t hat brings the group together. I also left the theater feeling a bit d i s app oi nted at t he lac k of interaction bet ween Washington a n d P r at t ’s c h a r a c t e r s . T h e r e
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STRESSPAGE5 Ta ke a shor t wa l k a rou nd you r neighborhood, run for 30 minutes or toss around a frisbee or football with your roommates. Getting some movement in between schoolwork might just allow your brain to work better and faster when you get back to work.
2. Listen to your favorite song
Music is another easy way to break out of the study blues. Listening to your favorite song on the radio
began with a powerful performance o f “ R e n e g a d e R u n a w a y,” t h e f irst track on her newest album, “ S t o r y t e l l e r.” Un d e r w o o d immediately began with her familiar belting, perfectly establishing her pre-eminence. The fi rst half of her concert paid homage to the tracks that catalyzed her rise to fame, performing older c l a s s ic s s u c h a s “ L a s t Na me ,” “Undo It,” “Cowboy Casanova” and, possibly the quintessential Carrie or an album on your record player can relieve the tension that your m i nd a s soc iate s w it h st udy i ng. Depending on the t y pe of music you listen to, it can encourage you by having a more upbeat rhythm in your thought process, aiding your at tent ion to t he st udy material. Music can help boost your drive to get whatever you’re working on done with the emotional effects it creates. So break up your studies with a jam session or, even better, combine the mood-enhancing powers of music and exercise by dancing along to your favorite songs.
was a golden opportunit y here in introducing the respected veteran to the adored new star, but I felt this wasn’t taken advantage of. As with relationship development, they were also a case of magically caring for each other by the end of the fi lm w it hout shar i ng a ny developi ng moments. Overall, this was an entertaining
movie and defi nitely worth a watch. It presented a unique Wild West story with entertaining characters and a memorable climax. I gave this mov ie a B+ because each unique c h a r ac ter brought comed y a nd emotion to the fi lm, which made me care about the characters and enjoy the storyline.
Underwood track, “Jesus, Take the Wheel.” Sentiments flowed and tears fell as Carrie revisited her emotional con nect ion to t h is t u ne. At t he same time, fans connected to both Underwood’s classics and her newer hits. F i r s t-y e a r b io c h e m i s t r y a n d molecular biolog y st udent Kylie Fletcher, said she was “blown away” by the whole event. “There were fi reworks,” she said. “She’s amazing live. It was the best concert I’ve been to.” A c o s t u me c h a n g e l at er, Underwood rose from below once mor e t o b e lt “ Blow n Aw a y,” a popular hit from her fourth studio a lbu m . Hyd r au l ic s en s ue d a nd lights fl ashed as ribbons blew from t he stage, analogous to bot h t he lyrics of the song and Underwood’s per for m a nce blow i ng away t he crowd’s expectations. Ret u r n ing to t he t heme of s t o r y t e l l i n g, s h e t r a n s it i o n e d to a n i nc red ibly genu i ne a nd sentimental mood and paid homage to her biggest idol, Dolly Parton. Underwood told the audience how “Dolly defi nes the perfect country music career,” and then continued
to sing Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” an emotionally charged ballad that Carrie began a cappella. I f o n e s u p e r b a l l a d w a s n ’t enough, Underwood immediately followed with the new song “What I Never K new I Always Wanted,” a touching melody about the story of her newborn baby, along with her ent r a nce i nto mot herhood. This song served as a tribute to all mothers and touched many members in the audience. “Every song she has tells a story,” sa id f i rst-yea r bu si ness st udent Victoria Brigadier in summing up the Storyteller Tour. Under wood’s Stor y teller Tour performance t ugged on t he he a r t s t r i n g s of de d ic at e d f a n s a nd d e l i v e r e d a n u np a r a l le le d performance f ull of emotion and power. The performance as well as the stage setup offered a night of sentimental emotion and genuine expression. The tour will continue traveling across America until the end of November, when it will head off to New Zealand and Australia.
3. Take a nap
can leave you feeling mentally and emotionally drained. A great way to pick you rself up is to have a conversation with someone. Call one of your friends or hang out with your roommates for a few minutes to remind yourself that you still have a life! Play around with different study breaks to fi nd out what makes you feel best and allows you to study more ef fect ively af ter ward. Pay attention to your brain and body and make sure that whatever you’re doing is conducive to healthy life and study habits.
While this may seem like the most counterproductive thing to do between studying, it can actually be the most beneficial kind of break. Taking a nap processes the information that you’re studying while also leaving you feeling refreshed. Try to limit your naps to 1520 minutes, which are sometimes called “power naps” because they can charge up your brain just enough to keep you going without making you feel groggy.
4. Talk to a friend
If you’re like me, being by yourself hyper-focusing on notes or a project
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Driverless cars threaten jobs
How Clinton or Trump could win first debate Linden Atelsek
Third-year psychology student Sept. 26’s general elect ion debate, the fi rst of three, has the potential to swing the election one way or the other. For Donald Trump, who has somehow repaired his dismal pol l nu mber s to t ie H i l la r y Clinton in recent week s, t he debate could be his chance to overtake her. The bar is so low it’s practically on the f loor for Tr u mp to be considered t he w i n ner — he’s a lway s b e en judged on a different, and less discerning, scale than Clinton, so he doesn’t need to worry as much as she does about being a sha r p, acc u rate opponent . If he manages to stay vaguely on-message and avoid openly i nsu lt i ng her appea ra nce, claiming she’s on her period and saying overtly racist things, he will exceed expectations. He can f urt her exceed e x p e c t at io n s b y d i s p l a y i n g t he b a r e s t s h r e d of f ac t u a l k now le d g e ab out a ny t o pic that is brought up during the debate — if he continues in the fashion of t he GOP primar y debate s, when M a rco Rubio memorably schooled h im on
wh at t he nuclea r t r iad wa s , he r i sk s lo ok i ng e ven more incompetent and short-sighted than he actually is. Luckily for the Donald, the debate topics, which are “America’s Direction,” “A ch ie v i ng Prosper it y ” a nd “ S e c u r i n g A me r ic a ,” c ou ld remain entirely in his extremely limited wheelhouse. At the very least, it is possible that he will be able to avoid duking it out with Clinton over foreign policy, a fight he would almost certainly lose. One possible pitfall for Mr. Trump is this: General election debates are watched by many more people than are primary election debates, and some of t ho se p eople m ight st i l l b e deciding who to vote for. While it is doubtful that his supporters will be swayed by live or postdebate fact-checking, some of the undecided voters who have not been paying much attention to his previous lies might go blue if he says anything egregiously wrong enough to make him look ignorant or incompetent. Never a ver y prof ic ient debater, Trump relies mainly on zingers and silence — the latter of which is an option not open to him in tonight’s debate. Among nine other candidates, he could hide, but with only himself and Clinton, it’s doubtful that he can manage to remain unremarkable for the entire evening. Clinton will succeed in the debate if she counters Trump
sharply and factually — coherent messages and telling the truth are two of Trump’s weak points, so she can come out looking like t he bet ter-infor med, bet terprepared candidate if she is able to counter lies with cold, hard facts and defeat slapped-together halves of sentences with logical points. She has a reputation for coldness and calculat ion, but those will not be negative traits if t hey c a n c ut t h rough t he clumsy, rambling nonsense that Trump is prone to. But h is u n ique st yle cou ld be a problem for Clinton, who h a s b e e n p r e p a r i n g f or t he possibilit y of t wo Trumps — the on-message Trump and the freewheeling Trump who won t he G OP primar y. A lt hough Clinton has t he advantage of b e i n g a mu c h mor e s k i l le d and experienced debater than Trump, he could topple her with one well-placed joke about her shady past. He certainly has the material to work with, and we tend to remember the best line of the night better than who was the most proficient arguer. And let’s be honest, she’s unlikely to be the one to deliver that line. Her best bet is to stay smart, st ay president ial a nd ut terly hu m il iate h i m w it h h is ow n ineptitude. Depending on which Trump she ends up facing, that may be easier or harder to do. Only one thing is for sure: The debate should be interesting.
A little more t han a week ago, in my hometow n of Pittsburgh, Uber unveiled their revolut iona r y f leet of self-driv ing cars for commercial u s e . We ’ v e s e e n autonomous cars on a smaller scale before. I n novat ions like aut om at ic p a rk i n g and brake assist have dipped our toes i nto t he u ncha r ted waters of let t i ng go of the wheel and having the machine do t he work. Tesla, which has frequently been on the cutting edge of automobile innovation, has already created technolog y that lets their cars drive t he m s el ve s on t he h ighway. Cars t hat drive t hemselves aren’t science fiction a ny more; t he y a re qu ick ly becom i ng a r e a l it y w e c a n’t avoid. Uber plans to replace all 1.5 million of their drivers with self-driving cars, and Pittsburgh is their test run. It remains to be seen what will happen for society if the big car companies begin seriously mov ing toward switching over their car line-ups to t he newly dubbed “autos.” I’m wary about the new technolog y and what it mea ns, a nd not for t he reasons that you might think. M a ny p e ople h ave voiced concerns about taking our hands off the wheel and trusting our lives to software a nd h a rdwa re. But humans are far more da ngerous beh i nd t he wheel t han a c o m p u t e r. We g e t distracted, make m ist a kes a nd d r ive reck lessly, to name only a few reasons. Autos don’t do this. T h e y c a n ’t d r i v e home dr u n k , a nd best of all they won’t
make little mistakes i n d r iv i ng, such as rubbernecking, which causes the majority of traffic on the road. I don’t think giving up control is dangerous. No, t he rea son I have a n x iet y about autos is the effect that it w ill u ndoubtedly have on our economy. Tr u c k i n g , p u b l i c t ra nsit a nd t a x i i ng ser v ices, i nclud i ng U ber itself, are only the immediate indust ries t hat w ill b e a f fec ted by t he lo o m i n g t h r e at of autos. The trucking industry alone employs around 3.5 million people, which is about 7 percent of the total labor force in the whole of the U.S. I f i m p l e m e nt e d , this technology will f lood the A merican market with millions of unemployed people who have sudden ly found t heir jobs o b s o l e t e . Tr u c k s w it hout drivers are cheaper, more efficient and can run 24 hours a day, seven days a week without having to make the regular stops a human driver would have to make. In the short run, we might see a shift from drivers to monitors of the system driving the vehicle, as is the case with Uber now. But t h i s i s o n l y a tempora r y f i x to a long-term problem. Automation is quickly becom i ng a bigger t hreat to A merican jobs than off-shoring. We n e e d t o b e prepared for the robot revolut ion sooner rather than later, or lines to buy the new model of iPhone will t urn into lines for u nemploy ment benefits.
—Nick Sembrat, fourth-year international business and economics student
Culture, not rules, shapes alcohol abuse Stephanie Woronko Secondyear public relations student
Sept. 17 was the fi rst game u n d e r t h e n e w S o r o r it y Cou nci l rest r ic t ions on fraternity tailgates. Though changes were made, ranging from requiring guest lists to banning hard liquor entirely, hospitalizat ion was st ill a problem. Out of the several hospitals in Columbia, my friend, who had fainted from dehydration, said that there were at least seven students at the one she was at, and that was only 10 minutes after the start of the game. Though she was not intoxicated, it was obvious that everyone around thought that she was. The only person who reacted to her collapse to the ground was the worker who demanded we get out from behind the counter, as if she had any choice as to where she fell. Such a scene is so common at games that
not one of the thousands of people around us even batted an eye, and the fall gave her a concussion that easily could have been avoided had even one person stopped to help. It i s not on l y s o c i a l l y acceptable to act drunk in public, but promoted by the media and our peers to the point t hat u nsafe act iv it y has become the new normal. Students come in with that expectation, and as long as consequences lie only in rules and not in social construct, there will be no real motivation for students to see such behavior as a problem. “K ids w ill be k ids” st ill applies when it comes to the risks associated with alcohol abuse. Rules are never able to be entirely enforced, and st udent s who wa nt to get drunk will fi nd a way around whatever policies are enacted. Those who choose to abide by the new rules, likely only due to the fear of penalty, are also usually the cautious drinkers by default. Remov ing responsible st udents f rom the party scene will actually make par t ies more out of control.
H i s t o r i c a l l y, b a n n i n g alcohol not only failed but also resu lted i n a n era of org a n ized cr i me t hat t he country has never recovered from. Just like in the 1920s, prohibiting access to alcohol is on ly push i ng it beh i nd c l o s e d d o o r s , m a k i n g it more reckless. On Saturday, students simply drank before t he g a me a nd el sewhere, wh ic h ac t u a l ly m ade t he environment less controlled and less accessible for medical assistance. The blazing sun a nd e x p en sive water a re enough to put anyone over the edge, intoxicated or not. Research by t he World Healt h Organizat ion discovered that in European countries with an unenforced drinking age of 18 or lower, a n aver age of one i n 10 drinking occasions results in intoxication, compared to h a l f of t he A mer ic a n drinking occasions. Culture is t he determining factor in t he way alcohol use is perceived a nd shou ld be treated as such. No r u le w i l l be able t o c h a n g e t he f a c t t h at collapsi ng to t he g rou nd
did not catch the attention of anyone. Creating rules avoids the big picture by isolating a specific issue and placing the same restriction on everyone. In reality, each student is of a different background and toler a nce a nd m ay l i kely need more or less of what is enforced. Nothing is more powerful and effective than each st udent mak ing their ow n dec i sion to mon itor themselves and their peers.
Instead of using force, draw attention to the paramedics w ho pu s h t h r ou g h y e a r s of school to t a ke c a re of students who push themselves past their limit. Acknowledge the children at tailgates, who watch t he beer a nd gla s s bottles f ly through the air, wondering if this is all that 13 years of public school results in. The cycle will continue unless the culture starts to mold into a safer one.
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FERNANDEZPAGE10 I don’t t h i n k it wou ld be hyperbole to suggest that Jose Fernandez could have gone on to be the greatest pitcher ever. He s u f f ere d yet a not her roadblock in his career when he tore h is u l nar collateral ligament in 2014 and rehabbed for over 13 mont h s before returning late in 2015. T he b ot t o m l i ne i s t h at baseball fans really didn’t get to see a lot of Jose Fernandez, but what we d id see was incredible. On a per-inning basis, only Rangers All-Star Yu Darvish has struck out more batters than Fernandez in the history of major league starting pitchers. He had just turned 24. He was still maturing as an athlete. He was getting better. Pitching was the easy part. Baseball was fun after all that he h a d g o ne t h r ou g h ; h i s infectious trademark smile was evidence of that. I have never seen a player show more raw emotion on the diamond than Fernandez. Fe r n a n d e z s h o u l d n’t b e remembered for merely h is pitching, though. He should b e rememb ere d a s a g re at a mb a s s ador f or t he g a me . Pitch i ng i n M ia m i — a cit y whose f ibers are woven together by its Latin-American heritage — Fernandez’s starts were appointment viewing in a sport that structurally deemphasizes individual stars. After his return in 2015, he put just under 5,000 more fans in the ballpark in his home starts for the remainder of the season. Fe r n a n d e z s u f f e r e d t h e oppression and despair that is associated with Fidel Castro’s regime, but more importantly he was a beacon of hope for Cuba n-A merica ns in t he e volv i ng st ate of U. S. a nd Cuban relations. Major League Baseball has elected to take a
diplomatic role in repairing t ho s e relat ion sh ip s over a shared national pastime, and no player was better equipped to serve as a leader in that role than Fernandez was. Pitching in the city of Miami with such an electric persona and fastball, in addition to the shared experience of oppression and struggle that links him to so many of his fans, I would be hard-pressed to t hink of a not her at h lete al ive today who is more important to the cultural identity of a city or a community. Fernandez’s sudden deat h leaves u s w it h a k i nd of hea r tbrea k t hat we a re not accustomed to dealing wit h in sports. Professional sports are an entertainment industry. We watch t hem to get away from real-world issues. The he a r t b r e a k of lo s i n g s u c h a t r a n s c e nde nt t a le nt l i k e Fer n a ndez i s a completely d if ferent emot ion t ha n t he feel i ng endu red when you r team is k nocked out of t he playoffs. I can’t help but feel guilty for wanting to shut this tragic news out. This isn’t what I signed up for, but it is in fact very real. I think we failed to realize Fernandez’s brilliance during h i s a l l - t o o - s h o r t l i f e . He shouldn’t have to have been mar t y r ized for us to really recognize his immense talent and sacrifice. Because of his youth, we took for granted the time we would have with him to recognize his true significance. Fernandez had already done so much; he didn’t need to wait for us to realize his value as an athlete or his potential to be a cultural ambassador for the game. For the fi rst time in his life, he was allowed to just focus on one thing: pitching. Both the league and its fans were blind when it came to recognizing just how bright Fernandez’s light shined.
FOOTBALLPAGE10 ha rder, we’re goi ng to do ever y t hing so much harder t han we already did,” Zandi said. Sophomore t ight end H ayden Hu r s t e c ho ed t he sent iment t hat t he Gamecocks aren’t as far away a s t he score may indicate. “I k now you g uys p r o b a b l y d o n’t s e e i t from the outside looking i n , b u t w e’r e p u t t i n g some consistent d r ives toget her,” Hu r st sa id. “Building off tonight, I k now we d id n’t put it together in the end, but FANSPAGE10 and if you stick with it, eventually it’s going to go into the net. If you can do t hat , t hen t here’s a good chance you’re going to win a game, if you can m a ke s u re t h at you’re not panicking — because those chances will come — and you hope you fi nd the back of the net.” South Carolina ended up outshooting Kentucky 25-2. Freshman goalkeeper M ik ayla K rzeczowsk i
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it’s just posit ive to see that.” M u s c h a m p’s l a c k o f trust in the offense may be best represented by h is dec ision s on t h ree separate plays through the game. Three times, the G amecock s had fou r t h and short right arou nd midfield, and each time, Mu scha mp sent Sea n Kelly onto t he f ield to punt the ball away. The strategy worked, as South Carolina got the ball back each time, but it took away a potential conversion and scoring drive f rom t he struggling offense. “ We pu nted t he ba l l
and got the ball back with plenty of time to score a touchdown,” Muschamp said of the fourth quarter punt on South Carolina’s second-to-last drive. “So what we did worked.” The G amecock s may not h ave it a ny e a s ier nex t week when t hey take on Texas A&M, who has st a ndout defensive lineman Myles Garret t on its stellar defense, but they will be in the familiar con f i ne s of W i l l ia m sBrice Stadium, where they scored the most points of any of their games so far this season.
had another outstanding game. She made two saves on her way to her fourth shutout of the season. W h ile t he of fense s t a r t e d of f s low, the defense stayed c on s i s t e nt l y hot f r om start to fi nish. Kentucky did not record their fi rst shot on goal until the 37th minute. Kent uck y took a header just a m i nute later, but it was blocked by K rzeczowsk i. Those were the team’s only two at tempt s on net of t he game.
McCask ill cont inued her dominance in Su nday’s matchup. She recorded t wo assist s, bringing her to 26 points t h rough 11 games t h is year and maintaining her ranking as second in the nation in points. South Carolina improves to 10-0-1 on the year — their only blemish the tie against Oklahoma that started their season. T h e y h e a d t o Te x a s A&M on Sept. 29 to try to continue their historic season.
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Lauren Jankoskwi and the Gamecocks clicked offensively in the second half against Kentucky.
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FOOTBALLPAGE1 The G amecock s couldn’t get anything going yet again Sat urday night, m a n a g i n g j u s t 10 points against a Kent uck y team t hat had allowed at least 42 in each of its first t h ree games. Sout h Carolina avoided t u r no v e r s , b ut t he offense found pay dirt just once, and eight of t he team’s 11 drives ended in punts. Brandon McIlwain wasn’t able to throw the ball consistently against a porous W i ldcat seconda r y, as the early-enrollee c o m p l e t e d j u s t 50 percent of his passes for under six yards per attempt. The former four-star recruit was also sacked four times as the offensive line broke down in front of him. “ We ’ r e a l l
f r u st rated,” sen ior le f t t a c k le M a s o n Z a nd i s a id. “A s a n of fensive l i ne, we need to give him more time.” The running lanes t hat Dav id Williams found last week against E C U j u s t w e r e n’t t h e r e S at u r d a y, a s t he ju n ior was held under four yards per car r y, just l i ke A .J. Tu rner, who scored South Carolina’s only touchdown. Despite the struggles, the offensive players seem to believe that they’re close to putting it all toget her, and Zandi ensured that his team would put in the work. “ We’r e g o i n g to come to work tomorrow morning, a nd we’re goi ng to prepare harder, we’re going to pract ice SEEFOOTBALLPAGE9
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Brandon McIlwain and the Gamecocks were unable to consistently find holes in Kentucky’s defense.
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Gamecocks’ fans unworthy of reputation Abe Danaher
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The student section here at South Carolina is nothing to be proud of. Yes, you read that correctly. I know that here at South Carolina, pride is taken in the fans of Carolina spor t s. Be it football, women’s basketball or really any other sport taking place on campus, the stadium is almost always full come game time. Newspapers sent to high schoolers’ homes almost always feature a picture of a sporting event, which is usually accompanied by another photo of students cheering. At South Carolina, coaches, players and administrators alike will be the first people to tell you that the University of South Carolina has the best fans in the world. But as I sit through game after game and continually see the student sections empty after halftime, I can tell you one thing: the students here at South Carolina are not the best fans in the world — in fact, they aren’t even close. For all South Carolina sports, students are incentivized by the university to go to games. They are offered points to attend these sporting events, points that are integral in receiving tickets to the higher-revenue sporting events such as football. The deal with the students is simple: If they come to the game and stay until halftime, then they will be rewarded with a point and be en route to a lower deck ticket at the next football game. I can confidently say that it is for these points that students come to
Women’s soccer shuts out Kentucky Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN
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South Carolina fans might not be deserving of their die-hard reputation. most games of any sport, since at almost every game I watch, nearly all of them leave at halftime once they have gained that point. The students who leave don’t care to see if their team wins. Most of them could not name a single player that they just cheered for. They probably don’t know the record of the team they just “supported,” nor do they really care to know. This isn’t fandom; this is fake, and it is not something to be proud of. Even at t he heralded football games, the student section stands are usually around half full before the final whistle. Many students tailgated too hard, caring much more about the party than the game they intended to see. Others just got bored and left, knowing that outside the walls of
Williams-Brice they can return to the fun that they were previously having. More just got tired and hot and felt that anywhere else was more comfortable than the metal bleachers they stood on. A true fan would want to stay for the entirety of a game, especially a close game, to see their team to the very end. A student section to be proud of would not disassemble after their team gains a point, they get bored, or feel tired. Maybe here at the University of South Carolina, our student section quite isn’t as impressive as we all believe it to be. Maybe here, we’ve just found a great way to fake being the best fans around.
The No. 8 South Carolina women’s soccer team continued their undefeated season Sunday afternoon as they took down Kentucky 3-0. It took a while for the offense to heat up. The Gamecocks outshot Kentucky 14 -2 in t he f irst half, alt hough t he game remained scoreless. Kent uck y goalkeeper Evangeline Soucie made some great saves to keep zeroes on the scoreboard. The first goal of the game came 11 minutes into the second half. Junior forward Savannah McCaskill completed a beautiful pass to senior Sophie Groff to set up a scoring opportunity. The kick went off the post, but Groff was there for her own rebound to reach the back of the net. This was her third goal of the season. South Carolina got on the board again when Kaleigh Kurtz sent a rocket into the net, unassisted, scoring her fi rst goal of the year. The Gamecocks were firing on all cylinders when McCaskill set up another opportunit y for the Gamecocks, and Lindsey Lane took advantage of it to give the Gamecocks a 3-0 lead in the 67th minute. Although it took a while for the offense to start connecting, South Carolina head coach Shelley Smith was not overly concerned: “We put ourselves in position to score in the fi rst half, but that’s where you don’t get an x ious or frustrated, SEEFANSPAGE9
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MLB never realized Fernandez’s cultural impact Bobby Balboni
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On his fourt h and f inal defect ion attempt from Cuba, a 15-year-old Jose Fer na ndez plunged head f irst into t reacherous waters to save an unknown woman who had been knocked overboard from his boat. It wasn’t until he reached her that he learned he had just saved the life of his own mother. I n a w a r p e d t w i s t of f at e , baseball fans woke up Sunday to the news that the Miami Marlins’ superstar pitcher had died in a b o at i n g a c c id e nt of f M i a m i Beach. Two other bodies were recovered. In his moment of need, no one was there to save him. A Coast Guard boat first sighted Fernandez’s overturned boat at 3:30 a.m. Ironically, it was those same Coast Guard patrol boats that Fernandez once looked to
avoid at all costs. He was caught in his fi rst three attempts to leave communist Cuba and sentenced to jail three times before turning 16. “W hen you see those lights, you know it’s over,” Fernandez once said in regards to his failed defec t ion at tempt s, spea k i ng specifically of seeing the patrol boat lights just before reaching American soil. After he fi nally arrived in the U.S., getting to the major leagues a nd est abl ish i ng h imself as a generational star was essentially a cakewalk. The right-hander was drafted by the Marlins in 2011 and bypassed two minor league levels to join the Marlins’ rotation in 2013. In his rookie campaign, he posted a 2.19 ERA and won the NL Rookie of the Year Award. SEEFERNANDEZPAGE9
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Jose Ferandez’s passion for the game paired with his off-the-field triumphs made him a great ambassador for the Major League Baseball. The young star passed away at 24.