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SOUTH CAROLINA SETS NEW STYLE Gamecocks look to fill the void on offense after losing A’ja Wilson
SHELBY BECKLER @sbeckler13 A fter losing standout A’ja Wilson to the W NBA, South Carolina will look to establish a new approach to developing a dominating offense. Head coach Dawn Staley is implementing a new playing style for the Gamecocks, one
that she said gives South Carolina a chance to utilize the experience and depth that they still have. “I think that we are just going to play a lot more free because we have to play that way,” Staley said. “We can’t have a team in which we have a 100-play play-book. I think this team is more driven by concept and understanding where they are on the court and where they can be impactful.”
Experience is something that Staley said she especially values this year as the team adapts to a new line-up. “Experience. They will go with the most experienced players for us,” Staley said. “Experience meaning that have played minutes, a lot of minutes for us in the past and then we’ll work everybody else in.” SEE WOMENS PAGE 7
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Players balance life on court, in classroom Emily Greer @TDG_dailynews
FILE PHOTO: YANGXING DING//THE GAMECOCK A’ja Wilson’s contributions to women’s basketball will be recognized with a statue on campus outside Colonial Life Arena.
Planning for A’ja Wilson statue at Colonial Life Arena continues Meghan Crum @megcrum24
USC announced the decision to build a statue of
former Gamecock women’s basketball All-American A’ja Wilson at her graduation in May to be displayed outside of Colonial Life A rena and has since been work ing on
t he logist ics of t he stat ue, such as funding, design and placement. SEE WILSON PAGE 2
While time management is a skill many college students learn during their four years, the student-athletes on the South Carolina women’s basketball team believe it to be crucial for success both on the court and in the classroom. The NCAA requires student-athletes to have at least a 2.0 GPA, or a C average, to compete in their sport, but USC’s average GPA for athletes is 3.0. To maintain this, the University of South Carolina has the Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center to assist student athletes in learning how to manage their time between their studies and their sport. X av ier Sh a n non , assistant director of academics for women’s basketball and track and field, emphasized that the athletes do have to put in the work in order to learn how to manage their time successfully. SEE GPA PAGE 3
SARA YANG//THE GAMECOCK Student athletes work to balance athletics and academics off the court.
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T he St ate repor ted t hat the statue could potentially cost $300,000, and women’s basktball head coach Dawn Staley has pledged to donate $100,000 to help pay for the bronze structure. President Harris Pastides spoke about his excitement about the statue in his State of the University Address. “ T h at w a s , b y t he w a y, perhaps the easiest fundraiser I’ve ever pa r t ic ipated i n,” Pastides said in the speech. “But I don’t think we should put t wo stat ues up for her, alt hough we raised enough money to do that.” Despite Pastides saying that t he u n iver sit y ha s enough money to bu ild t he stat ue, other university officials said the cost of the statue has not yet been f i nal ized because USC has not hired a sculptor or determined the size, place or material of the statue. “ We have verba l com m it ment s f rom several ent hu sia st ic, a nony mou s donor s t hat cou ld prov ide about t wo-t h irds of t he f u nd i ng we t h i n k we w i l l need for t his project,” said director of public relations Jeff Stensland in an email. “We will know more after decisions have been made about t he design and sculptor for the statue.” If there are leftover funds from the project, Stensland s a id t he mo ne y wou ld g o towa rd t he i n st a l lat ion or unveiling of the final product.
Fi r s t-ye a r i nt er n at ion a l business student Jack Schriefer said he thinks a statue is an appropriate honor. “ I t h i n k t he s t at ue i s a i ncred ible idea. She d id wonders for our program,” Schriefer said. “I think her st atement for t he Sout h Carolina Gamecock s is i nc red ible , a nd she re a l ly deserves that statue.” Li ly Ba ker, a t h i rd-yea r nursing student, had not heard about t he stat ue, but liked the idea of building a statue for the former USC women’s basketball player. “ I t h i n k it ’s a g o o d t ribute and we did w in t he championship with her,” Baker sa id. “I t h i n k t hey shou ld have a plaque explaining the statue ... and also thanking the donors.” Second-year biology student Dara Malachi raised questions about the reason for the statue. “It’s good t hat it’s being dedicated to her, at the same time, I don’t really understand why we’re actually putting a statue up of her,” Malachi said. She said she t hought t he stat ue was a cool idea, but wa nted it to be somet h i ng dedicated to the 2017 national championship team, rat her than one individual player. “I don’t u nderst a nd why you have to have a statue of one person if in realit y ... it was a team effort for the win,” Malachi said. “They should do the whole team, or at least do a picture or something to dedicate it to them, or at least something that they all agree on.”
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“I’m really excited. I played basketball in high school so I’m excited to watch it here ... I know we have some high hopes, so maybe a championship run.”
-First-year biology student Alayna Delong
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“I’m more of a football fan than basketball, but hopefully we do good this season. Hopefully we go back to the Final Four or Sweet Sixteen. That was exciting last year.” -Fourth-year chemistry student Denisha James
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I’m excited; I’ll be at all of the games. Last year we struggled with f inishing, closing, so I’m excited to see this year what exactly adjustments the team has made and how they’re going to attack it this year.
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“They attend SI sessions with other students, so we don’t limit them to just being in our academic center. Shannon said. “We always push them to meet with their professors, do study groups with other students and participate in other activities on campus that can h e l p t h e m a c a d e m i c a l l y,” Doniyah Cliney, red-shirt senior w o m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l g u a r d a n d interdisciplinar y st udies st udent, learned how to manage her studies with her athletic obligations over time. “My freshman year, oh my God, I thought I was going to die ... I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to make it through the semester,” Cliney said. “Now I’m used to it, so it’s like s e c o n d n a t u r e . ” Like many other players, Cliney’s schedule includes weight training in the mornings before class and practice immediately following her classes. She has found that her busy schedule can a c t u a l l y m a k e h e r l i f e e a s i e r. “Wak ing up ext ra early to go to weights, before class, actually helps me throughout the day. It keeps me energ iz ed,” she sa id. Second-yea r cr i m i nolog y a nd criminal justice student and women’s
basketball for ward LaDazhia Williams said that she learned to manage her time around the weekly schedule athletes are given which includes their class times, practices, ga mes a nd ot her obl igat ions. “I think my freshman year coming in, it was a bit stressful, but as I got into it and learned my schedule I became more relaxed with it,” Williams said. “I was able to figure out what I need to do, to get it done at the Dodie for study hall and then just prioritize.” Shannon stressed the importance of time management in the lives of student-athletes so they can use their time at USC to grow in both respects. “The biggest thing we always preach is time management,” Shannon said. “And we have a lot of support from the coaches. Our coaches understand the time constraints that being a student at h lete put s on you.” Shannon said the Dodie is focused on ensuring that student athletes are able to meet all their graduation requirements, not just the NCA A m i n i m u m s . “Our thing is not worrying about meeting the minimum requirements, our thing is always graduation,” Shannon said. “We always work for graduation, so everything we do and encompass in our jobs is helping the students achieve their personal goals and graduating.”
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New guest ticketing policy announced Hannah Dear @HannahCDear
o r s o m e t h i n g ,” Brueggeman said. S t u d e n t s bring ing g uests St udent Life, St udent are responsible Government and the Athletics for t heir g uest at Department collaborated to all times and must announce the addition of a enter t he gates guest ticketing policy for the toget her in order 2018-19 basketball season. to get access to the The policy will allow students student section. to purchase discounted tickets Guest t icket ing for guests to sit in the student has yet to be applied section beginning with the to football games. Nov. 6 men’s basketball game. Ph i lp ot sp oke of Tickets are available for the frustration of purchase at $5 for baseball not attending t he and women’s basketball and game with a friend $8 for men’s basketball. The or family member process will be the same as t hat is v isit i ng, claiming free student tickets e spec ia l ly i n t he where st udent s can opt to case of prospective add one more ticket to their USC students. pu rchase. For games w it h “For instance, a higher st udent attendance, c ou s i n h a s c ome there will not be the option dow n becau se he to br i ng a g ue st i n order is trying to decide to accom modate a l l USC b e t we e n S out h students. Carolina and SARAH HINCKLEY//THE GAMECOCK “St udent s w i l l a lway s Clemson, and have pr ior it y over g ue st s The new guest ticketing policy was announced in time for the start of basketball season, allowing guests in the student section. he is staying to receive t icket s. If we w it h me. A nd his cannot accommodate all students at hlet ics committee and second- said. “Now, of course we’re looking parents would not buy him a ticket, who want to attend a game, there year broadcast journalism student. at basketbal l is get t i ng st ar ted, but he had to purchase one himself,” w i l l b e no g ue s t opt ion ,” s a id “I’m very curious as to if they would men’s and women’s, baseball ... I like Philpot said. “Of course, his first t he announcement email sent to actually prohibit you if you showed everyone to come in with somewhat question was being new to the South students. up in the opposing team’s colors. I of an idea of what we can push for Carolina football experience he said Guest t icket i ng w il l cont i nue don’t feel like they can tell you not and get through in legislation form.” ‘well, can you just get me in?’ Of through the 2019 baseball season to do that.” Students see the guest ticketing course I’m like ‘I can’t. I can only which involves the same ticketing This policy was added after the policy as a way to give their friends get myself in. You’ll have to buy your process. Guests have the ability to sit Student Senate athletics committee and family the game day experience own ticket and sit separate.’” in the student section along with the chose this as a project to improve without the high prices and with the Ph ilpot hopes t he add it ion of USC students as long as they arrive the st udent gameday experience. student section. First-year finance guest ticketing will give prospective with the student. Philpot worked on the final stages student Chloe Brueggeman thinks st udent s t he aut hent ic Carolina According to the email sent to of implementing the policy and is this is a great opportunity for when st udent experience at basketball, s t u d e n t s r e g a r d i n g t h e g u e s t continuing to improve the student her friends from out-of-town come baseball and, potentially, football t icket ing an nou ncement, g uest s experience. to visit. games. cannot wear clothing representing “ For mo s t l y f or t h i s p a r t of “They’re not as excluded if they’re “I feel like it’s very integral to give the opposing team. It is unknown t he year we talk about t he game sitting in another area if they want them the perspective of a student how this will be enforced. day experience. Can anything be to be able to sit with their friends on game day,” Philpot said. “It is an “I t hink t hat it is interest ing,” changed to bet ter t he game day and stuff that come to visit for the incredible experience.” said Bubba Philpot, chair of t he experience for the student?” Philpot weekend or if it’s a family member
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Art
A USC graduate uses her paintings to challenge the traditional notions of body image. PG 5
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Two chroreographers take readers behind the scenes of their upcoming fall concert. PG 5
Culture
USC’s Fall Literary Festival kicked off with a discussion from poet Solmaz Sharif. SEE ONLINE
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “The Man Who Sold the World” Around this time of year in 1970, David Bowie’s album “The Man Who Sold the World” had just been released in the United States. Nearly 50 years later, the late singer still remains relevant to millions today, with hits from the album such as “Black Country Rock” and the song which the album is named after “The Man Who Sold the World.”
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JORDAN WARREN//THE GAMECOCK USC graduate Ansley Adams debuted her original solo exhibit, “Weightless,” on Nov. 1 at Tapp’s Arts Center.
USC alumna aims to empower women of all shapes, sizes KENDALL DEBERRY @tdg_arts A nsley Adams graduated from USC in 2012 and has since represented the university through her passion for creating and teaching art. She brought her artistry back to Columbia on Nov. 1 to premiere her solo e x h ibit “ Weight le s s ,” highlighting female empowerment and transcendence. Adams completed her u nderg raduate deg ree i n a r t educat ion, t hough when she graduated she did not want to start teaching right away. She decided to get her MFA in studio art. Her major was painting and her minor was drawing. This past year has been a whirlwind for Adams, because both her teaching and art career have taken off. “It’s just kind of weird that both have just opened up at the same t ime,” Adams said. “W hich just means I’ve been sleeping less, but I’ve been work ing really hard at both because I really care about both.” Creating art is more than just a hobby for Adams. Painting is not secondary to her day job. “For me I think in a lot of ways I love teaching and I love my job,” Adams said. “But I’m very passionate about my work so I wouldn’t want to back burner it.” Adams w ill wake up at 5 a.m. before work and work on her art for a few hours before she goes to teach. When she comes home and Adams continues to work on her art at night and on the weekends. Her dedication to both is strong, she keeps going and never sits still. Adams is ent husiast ic about her artistry due to her need to express her message of female empowerment to the world through her work. A da m s de sc r ibed t he s ubjec t matter of her work as the consistent thread between everything because
she works in a variet y of mediu ms. The s ubje c t t he n i s figurative, and it is women who are empowered a nd proud of t heir bodies. “People want to say, ‘She’s really b e aut i f u l , e ven though she’s fat. Even though she’s overweight, she’s st ill beaut if ul,’” Adams said. “And it’s like, fat’s not the f law, it’s not JORDAN WARREN//THE GAMECOCK t he t h i ng t hat y o u ’ r e p r e t t y Adams uses her paintings to promote the acceptance of all bodies. d e s p it e of . It ’s Adams explained that creating part of who you are and it’s part of “Weightless” took a lot of bravery what makes you look the way you on her own behalf. look, and make you the person that “I was embarrassed that if I made you are. And I think there’s really art about my issues wit h weight something beautiful in that.” that it would somehow make people Ada ms wa nt s to pa i nt t he see me as fat and somehow draw unexpected, because she believes attention to my self-esteem issues, that is the most important. and in fact it has been the opposite,” Her a r t isn’t ju st t he sk i n ny, Adams said. “It’s made me have so nude female figure that’s accepted much more confidence and not care in society as beautiful. It includes what people think, instead of letting o v e r w e i g ht w o m e n i n n at u r e . that fear kind of have its way.” Most are surrounded by colorful Adams said tak ing that leap of g reener y or f lowers which adds faith worked out, and she hopes it t o t h e f e m i n i n it y a n d f e m a le will for young aspiring artists as empowerment of the pieces. well. Her biggest inspirations are all “Don’t let anybody tell you what women as well, including Frida to do, do what you want to do. Make Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe and Laura the art that you want to make and Aguilar. that you’re passionate about,” Adams “Especially the [women] who just said. “If it scares you, that probably started mak ing work ... that was means you should be doing it.” pushing boundaries of what was Adams now lives in Rock Hill, socially acceptable for women to South Carolina, closer to family. make,” Adams said. “Because I think She recently got her first full-time that’s kind of where I see my work is job as director of fine arts at South it’s pushing against a norm.” Piedmont Com mu n it y College. She is inspired by women who She works full-time and still carves have pushed what she ca l ls t he out time to create her own art to patriarchal standard. Adams said inspire women and display female she spent too long making work that empowerment. wasn’t truly hers just because people said it was what she should be doing.
USC Dance prepares Fall Concert
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The USC Department of T he at r e a nd D a n c e h a s b e e n h a rd at work
preparing for this year’s Fall Concert, which feat ures the “Serenade” ballet by G eorge Ba la nch i ne a nd original work from USC choreog raphers Ol iv ia Wa ld rop a nd T haddeus
Davis. The concert will be a show of diverse genres of dance and music. Waldrop currently works as an instructor of dance with the dance program at USC and is an alumna of
the program herself. Her original work “Solicitude” aims to co-create movement with the dancers. SEE DANCE PAGE 6
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SHREYAS SABOO//THE GAMECOCK This year’s Fall Concert showcases original work from two USC choreographers and a classic ballet. FROM DANCE PAGE 5
Waldrop and her group of dancers began the rehearsal process during the first weekend of school in August and are excited to debut their performance at the Koger Center for the Arts this week. Wa ld rop worked ha rd to ma ke “Solicitude” a natural and resonating image of grief. She wanted it to look like the movement on the stage was a representation of real emotion and not simply dancers going t hrough choreography. “This piece was an opportunity for myself and the dancers to explore the different kinds of relationships that exist in a community,” said Waldrop. “I wanted the dancers to focus first on what it means to be human and then a dancer ... I wanted our work to feel real, relatable while simultaneously hopeful.” Waldrop works closely wit h her dancers to make t he performance seamless. “I give them tasks and themes and they create a string of steps,” said Waldrop. “From there I help them edit
and cut and paste different phrases together.” Thaddeus Davis, a dance Associate Professor at USC, is restaging his work “Short Stories” for the Fall Concert. Davis originally created this work for a project in Portland, Oregon back in 2008. This is one of the first times that Davis has restaged one of his pieces for a performance at USC. I n add it ion to t he or ig i nal choreography from Waldrop and Davis, the concert will feature “Serenade,” which is regarded in dance history as the first ballet created by Balanchine in America. The first performance of the ballet was in 1935. For this Fall Concert, “Serenade” is being staged by Stacey Calvert, a senior instructor at USC. “With such a varied concert, there should be something for everyone to relate to or enjoy,” said Waldrop. Students can also look forward to many more performances from the USC Dance Company in t he near future. In December, they will host the Student Showcase with works created by the students themselves. The USC Dance Company Fall Concert will take place on Nov. 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koger Center.
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SARA YANG // THE GAMECOCK Head coach Frank Martin jokes around with redshirt senior Hassani Gravett and senior Chris Silva during the Gameock Tipoff event at Colonial Life Arena.
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wo seasons after making the Final Four, South Carolina men’s basketball is set to return to the court in head coach Frank Martin’s seventh season at the helm. Despite exceeding expectations during the 201617 season, South Carolina closed out last season tied with Georgia at 11th place in the SEC. The Gamecocks recorded a 7-11 mark on the 2017-18 season in SEC play and 17-16 overall, placing ahead of just Vanderbilt (6-12 SEC, 12-20) and Ole Miss (5-13 SEC, 12-20). This year, coach Martin is looking to new blood to revitalize the team. On the 2018-19 roster are eight newcomers, including graduate-transfer Tre Campbell from Georgetown University and junior transfer guard Jair Bolden from George Washington University. “ Yo u g e t a c o u p l e g u y s t h a t u n d e r s t a n d college basketball,” Martin said. “So there’s an understanding to how hard ever y day is to not taking a day for granted ...That sense of urgency that unfortunately, most freshmen don’t understand.” Wit h plent y of new faces in t he lineup t his season, veterans Chris Silva, Maik Kotsar and Hassani Gravett are the only players left from the Gamecocks’ run to the 2017 Final Four. That squad, highlighted by former Gamecocks turned NBA players P.J. Dozier and Sindarius Thornwell, serves as the ideal for incoming freshman. “The guys that signed to come play here, they know what the locker room they’re walking into, where it was at eighteen mont hs ago,” Mart in
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Staley’s new approach this year will not allow their post players to be in the traditional triangle, but instead be mobile on the court. This new st yle has been well-received by South Carolina players, especially after taking a exhibition game-victory against Lander. Junior guard Tyasha Harris sa id she l i kes how t he new system lets her push the ball down the court. “I love the style,” Harris said. “I love position-less basketball, I love running up and down the f loor. We create offense from our defense.” Staley also wants to increase t he ra nge out side of t he 3-pointer this season through transitions, something she said even Wilson struggled to do. W it h t h is new approach, St a le y w i l l lo ok to se ver a l experienced players like redshirt junior Te’a Cooper, who led South Carolina with 20 points against the Bearcats, and senior forward Alexis Jennings, who is the Gamecocks’ top returning
scorer and rebounder. “I think Alexis, her numbers show that that’s what she’s been, before she got to South Carolina until now,” Staley said. “I think she’ll have a great opportunity to for us to utilize her and be a ball magnet for us. The touches will be there, she’s gotta just do what Alexis has done.” South Carolina will have to fill the void left by its All-American player, Wilson, but Staley said the team will find strength in her perimeter players, and that young post players can make up for the absence as long as the Gamecocks are consistent. “We’re looking forward to a very challenging season. Before we even get to t hat, we got an incredible non-conference schedu le and Mar yland, Baylor, Duke, Temple, we got Vancouver Tournament so we may get our heads beaten before we even get to the SEC part of our schedule so we are looking for ward to t hat chal lenge,” Staley said. The Gamecocks will start regular season play on Nov. 11 against Alabama State on the road starting at 4 p.m.
said. “My job as the years continue to pass to be the caretaker of that because the responsibility continues to grow every year from everyone in that locker room that guys before have done so much.” In addition to SEC play and South Carolina’s annual battle wit h in-state rival Clemson, t he Gamecocks’ schedule contains marquee opponents for four consecutive weeks. In December, South Carolina will face Wyoming and 2018 runner-up Michigan on t he road as well as No. 1 ranked Virginia. “From an experience and name standpoint, our roster seems to be real hard. And me personally, I hope it is, ‘cause that’s when I feel comfortable,” Martin said. However, Martin said that comfort level varies game-by-game, perhaps even half-by-half, when his team is on the court. “When we’re up 30, I’m usually very uptight with everything,” Martin said. “When we’re down 10, I feel kind of a little bit more at home because I’m in a place where you’ve got to work to figure it out.” The players on Martin’s team seem to share his enthusiasm. Coming into his third season as a power forward/center, Kotsar has his sights set on getting back to where he was two seasons ago. “I feel really mot ivated,” Kotsar said. “The Final Four run was spectacular. Nothing but good memories from it. Last year didn’t go as we wanted to and that only motivated us to work harder. To come back this season and try to get to the Final Four again. I mean, why not even further?” Gamecock fans will see if that motivation yields results when regular season play starts on Tuesday, Nov. 6 against the University of South Carolina Upstate at 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena.
Gamecocks pave the way in the pros Cam Adams @cam_adams823
Several G amecock s have stepped onto t he cou r t i n Colon ia l Life Arena looking to develop their sk ills, secure w i n i n SEC g a me a nd eventually bring a national championship trophy home to the University of South Carolina. However, there is one g oa l t h at e ver y S out h Carolina basketball player hopes to accomplish in t heir basketball career: making it to the next level. The Gamecocks h ave m ade a n a me for themselves when it comes to ach iev i ng t h is goal. Former Sout h Carolina basketball players Sindarius Thornwell, P.J. Dozier and
the most recent Gamecock alum, A’ja Wilson, have done just that. All of these professional at hletes have lef t t heir mark on South Carolina basketball as each player accomplished something that both programs had yet to see. T he s e ac h ie ve me nt s include a Final Four run by t he men’s squ ad i n 2 017, t w o F i n a l Fo u r runs in 2015 and 2017 for the women’s squad, four st ra ight SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament titles and a 2017 NCA A Wo m e n ’ s B a s k e t b a l l National Championship. Now that these Gamecocks have completed their time at South Carolina, they are making noise in the pros. Fo r m e r S E C M e n’s
P l a y e r o f t h e Ye a r , Thornwell is now a second-year guard for the Los Angeles Clippers but has recently been moved to the Clippers’ G-League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers. In his rookie season with the Clippers, Thornwell racked up a 42.9 shooting percent age a long w it h shooting 67 percent from the free throw line. Thornwell also had a few notable games including scoring 20 points against the New Orleans Pelicans a n d a 14 - p o i n t g a m e against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. A not her G amecock i n t h e N B A i s 2 0 17 East Regional A llSEE PROFESSIONALS PAGE 8
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Tournament Team member Dozier. Dozier was originally picked up by the Oklahoma City Thunder but is currently a second-year point guard under cont ract wit h t he Boston Celtics. Although he saw minimal playing time with the Thunder, Dozier did prove his talent with the Thunder’s G-League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. In his rookie season with the Blue, Dozier accumulated an average of 13 points per game and a 46.4 shooting percentage. Wilson, who perhaps is the most accomplished player in Gamecock women’s basketball histor y, has quickly dominated on the court in the WNBA as a forward with the Las Vegas Aces.
In her rookie debut with the Aces, Wilson has averaged 20.7 points per game which ranks third overall in the WNBA and 192 free throws made total which ranks first overall in the league. Wilson earned many noteworthy performances including a 34-point game with four blocks against the Dallas Wings and a 35-point game with 13 rebounds against the Indiana Fever. Wilson’s performance on the court has earned her prestigious WNBA honors, such as being selected as a WNBA All-Star and being selected as the 2018 Rookie of the Year. The bar has been set high for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams as current South Carolina players w ill look to Thornwell, Dozier and Wilson’s collegiate legacy and current professional careers for inspiration.
SINDARIUS THORNWELL Sindarius Thornwell has racked up a 42.9 shooting percentage as a second-year guard for the LA Clippers. During his time at South Carolina, Thornwell led his seventh-seeded Gamecocks to the Final Four, averaging 21.4 points and 7.0 rebounds for his final season.
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A’JA WILSON GRAPHIC BY // JAYSON JEFFERS
A’ja Wilson has averaged 20.7 points per game as a forward with the Las Vegas Ace s a nd received t he 2018 W N BA Rookie of the Year award. Wilson led USC to a national championship and was the No. 1 overall draft pick in the WNBA.
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PJ DOZIER PJ Dozier is a second-year point guard with the Boston Celtics, but started out in the G-League averaging 13 points per game. After the Final Four run, PJ Dozier declared for the NBA draft.
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FAFSA fails LGBTQ+ students A s of 2015, an average of 67 percent of all students enrolled f ull-time get financial support for their education. However, the Free A ppl ic at ion for Clara Bergeson First-year public Federal St udent A id ( FA F S A ) relations student does not account for t ra nsgender students, or anyone whose sex does not align with the one they were assigned at birth. There are still many queer students who do get financial aid or scholarships, but only by often erasing a major part of their identity. On top of this obstacle, over half of the LGBTQ+ community regrets taking out student loans because of the major job discrimination they face when it comes to being queer or transgender. This workplace discrimination can be a large factor
in whether or not they are able to pay back their student loans. For years, organizations have been working to prove that the bigotry against trans people is in violation of federal law under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But, as of last week, this is no longer a valid legal argument in the eyes of the federal government. On Oct. 24, the Department of Justice told the Supreme Court that “when Title VII was enacted in 1964, ‘sex’ meant biological sex,” as opposed to gender expression or orientation, deeming it legal for businesses to fire workers based on anti-trans discrimination. Not only is this detrimental to the increasing amount of homeless transgender youth as they try to find jobs, but also for full time LGBTQ+ college students who cannot rely on financial support from their homes to complete their education. Many corporat ions just if y t he terminat ion or lack of hiring of gender queer workers by saying they are protecting the “face” of their
Insurance should cover CBD oil With many new and wacky health treatments coming up every day, there is one that has become exceedingly popular and researched. CBD, or cannabidiol, is proving time and again to be an effective treatment for a range of illnesses. It has even been partly approved by the FDA. However, despite more doctors and health specialists recommending CBD as a treatment, the drug is still not covered by insurance or even completely legal in some places. Laurryn Thomas Second-year CBD is a compound most known for being in j o u r n a l i s m marijuana. CBD and THC are the the largest student components of marijuana, with THC being the compound responsible for the mind-altering high that one gets from marijuana use. CBD, on the other hand, has no mind-altering factors, but it has proven to have effects on the body. CBD for medical use is also extracted from the hemp plant and not directly from the marijuana plant. CBD has been shown in many studies to relieve pain, act as an anti-inflammatory, treat epilepsy and anxiety disorders, fight cancer and treat other neurological disorders. CBD is also perfectly legal to buy in South Carolina and available at many health stores. The issue is that despite the effectiveness of CBD oil, people in need of it have to pay expensive, out-of-pocket prices to buy the oil as a treatment for themselves. The FDA approved the use of CBD as a treatment for two types of epilepsy in June. Though many doctors recommend the use of CBD oil to treat epilepsy, health insurance does not cover CBD for patients. CBD is classified as a schedule one drug, making it somewhat illegal. Because the Department of Agriculture only tests hemp plants to make sure there is no THC before selling, producers of CBD products are able to sell their products legally in most places. This also means that products can be marketed as “CBD-rich,” but may actually not have a very high concentration of CBD. CBD oil can sell for around $50 for a small 500 mg bottle at the a store in Columbia. Paying for this monthly, in addition to the already high costs of health insurance, make CBD a treatment that may not be accessible to those who really need it. USC’s very own Marcus Lattimore has commented on the use of CBD for treatment, saying he agreed it should be used in sports and for other treatments in a tweet in May. All of these issues lead to the conclusion that CBD should be more regulated and taken off of the schedule one drug list in order to be covered by insurance carriers. Those selling CBD products should have to clearly label the amount of CBD in their products to refrain from duping those with serious illnesses wishing to treat their symptoms.
company, or that they don’t want to confuse their customers. Additionally, even businesses that hire transgender people are likely to harass them and discriminate against t hem while on the job. Many of these workers are asked invasive questions and are ridiculed when they use the restroom. Cor porate hu ma n resou rce departments are often no help. It seems establishments would rather f ire t heir gender queer workers than go through the “trouble” of educating their workforce and making themselves inclusive. Still, any business can accommodate their trans employees. In fact, there are hundreds of major corporations that have already done it, and, because of the financial influence of diversity on i ndust r y outcomes, t hey are becoming increasingly successful. However, even if jobs were open for queer workers, the weight of a full-time college career and a paying job is overwhelming to students who do not have a backup source of income
from family. In fact, studies show that working and paying for college is nearly impossible, especially for independent transgender students. M a ny i n st it ut ion s a rg ue t hat getting a part time job enhances how you do in school and offsets the cost of student debt, but that is a difficult thing to accomplish. When students live independently from their families or come from low-income households — as most queer st udents do — covering the cost of living and tuition is becoming unattainable. Transgender students face the fear of unemployment and homelessness wit h t he danger of st udent debt hanging over their heads, and the Trump administration’s erasure of trans rights in the workplace makes it progressively more challenging. On top of gender dysphoria and workplace harassment, it is time — now more than ever — for gender expression and identification to be covered by federal law.
Violent rhetoric in U.S. is bipartisan A n y o n e w h o’s been paying even the slightest at tent ion has by now heard of the string of terrorist acts and attempted ter ror ist at t ack s ca r r ied out over Joseph Will Four th -year the past few weeks. The sudden economics student su rge i n homegrown right-wing terrorism ref lects the horrid state of American politics, with some citizens deciding to voice their opinions with bullets and bombs rather than ballots. For the first time in recent memory, a man has attempted to literally kill in support of t he sitt ing president. S omet h i ng t h at wou ld h ave b een inconceivable during any of the past few administrations is a reality in Trump’s America. I’ll spare you the cliched lamentations about the loss of civilit y or the rise i n pol it ica l t r iba l ism. Much more interest ing is who to blame for t he present state of affairs. Predictably, the anti-Trump crowd has placed all the blame squarely at the feet of the president, and not without good reason. Trump’s culpability in creating the kind of atmosphere where violence is openly carried out against political opponents is hard to deny. This is a man who has characterized his political opponents as enemies of the people and goaded his followers to carry out acts of physical violence at his rallies. If there is open violence in American political life today, Trump has certainly played pivotal role in bringing it about. Still, to place all of the blame for this dreary state of affairs on Trump or the GOP is to ignore key elements of the story. It was not Trump who said to kick his opponents when they “go low,” and it was not a Republican who urged supporters to openly harass opponents.
The Democrats have clearly engaged in highly polarizing rhetoric themselves. It ’s i m p o s s ib le t o e q u at e m e r e rhetoric with actual acts of terrorism, but such incendiary calls to action from Democratic leadership need to stop. People seem to have conveniently forgotten t hat t he v iolence did not begin with Trump supporters. It was a fanatical Bernie Sanders supporter, James Hodgkinson, who opened fire on Republ ic a n c ong re s s men over health care. Though the memory of t h is shoot ing has long since faded from public consciousness, it shows emphatically that the issue of political violence extends far beyond one party or politician. L e st I be read a s at tempt i ng to exonerate Trump by putting forth some tepid whataboutism, I do ultimately believe that his rhetoric is to blame for radicalizing at least one of his unhinged supporters. However, divisive politics as a whole is to blame for the current extremist climate. For instance, there has been the left-win embrace of Antifa thugs, with one prominent Democrat being tone-deaf enough to compare t hem to D-Day soldiers. Apparently people are unaware that “liberals will get the bullet too.” For their part, people on the right, like Steve Bannon and Ann Coulter, have openly f lirted with the alt-right. Extremists are worming their way into political life in unprecedented levels, and its no surprise that violence has followed. America is deeply sick, and though I don’t care for fear-mongering about potent ia l c iv i l wa r or whatever, a national reckoning is needed. We must learn to end the increasingly extreme partisan divide and come together as a nation, because otherwise more terror attacks and shootings will follow.
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Aries
Discuss upcom ing actions with your partner. Focus on the immediate rather than long-term. Notice the underlying sy mbolism. Education t u r n s a f a nt a s y i nt o reality.
Taurus
Focus on short-term objectives with your work and health. Move quickly, get the job done and get better results. Dreams get ach ieved t h rough persistent efforts.
Gemini
Proceed with caution where romance is concerned. If the moment p r e s e nt s it s e l f , t a k e advantage. Otherwise, imagine and dream up a fun rendezvous for later.
Cancer
Apply elbow g rease to a home improvement project. Energ ize t he action for more impactful resu lt s. I nv ite fa m ily to participate. Realize a d re a m w it h si mple ingredients.
Leo
Share and communicate close to home. Discover new ideas in your own backyard. Reinforce local connections. Draw on your experiences in your writing.
Virgo
Wa i t t o s e e w h a t develops before making big f i na ncia l moves. Get other perspectives. Use imaginat ion, a nd f i nd t he per fect solut ion r ight u nder your nose.
Libra
Step forward confidently. A personal goal is w it h i n reach. Keep your eyes open. Things may not go as pl a n ne d . K e e p y ou r objective in mind.
Scorpio
Maintain a mystery. Peace and quiet suits you r mood. Ref i ne a d re a m , a nd i m a g i ne perfection. Consider all sides of an upcoming de c i s ion . E mot ion a l creativity works.
Sagittarius
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Listen to your team’s considerations before making a choice. Make sure everyone has t he necessar y data. Replace something volatile w it h somet hing secure. Collaborate for shared gain.
Capricorn
Cultivate your desire to lead. A career opportunity includes an upcoming inspection. Prepare your materials. L ove energ i z e s you . Tap into a professional passion.
Aquarius
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Pisces
Costs can vary widely. Hav i ng a met ic u lous partner helps. Confusion s w i rl s a nd d ist r ac t s. Don’t talk back. Move quickly and decisively when you’ve agreed on the plan.
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ACROSS 1 Gillette razor introduced several years after the Trac II 5 Sleety road concern 9 Spherical 14 Cook, as cavatelli 15 Alien-seeking org. 16 “SNL” producer Michaels 17 What “bosun” is short for 19 Words to the audience 20 God of the Quran 21 Minute part of a min. 23 Voiced 24 Necessities 27 Town mentioned in “Sloop John B” 30 Give permission to 31 CPR expert 32 Kind of sax 36 When some news shows air 40 Maxwell Smart catchphrase 44 Knee-to-ankle bone 45 Elevator name 46 A half-dozen 47 Cinnabar or hematite 49 How dishes are often sold 52 October holiday in Canada 58 Draws a bead on, with “at” 59 Centers of activity 60 Ventricular outlet 64 Bronze or beige 66 Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters 68 Sagal of “8 Simple Rules” 69 Vicinity 70 First chip in the pot 71 “Goosebumps” author R.L. 72 U.K. mil. medals
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73 “The Americans” FBI agent Beeman DOWN 1 Palindromic Swedish band 2 Saw, for one 3 Iranian money 4 Rite sites 5 Opposite of NNE 6 Reeves of “John Wick” 7 Formal answer to “Who’s there?” 8 Home fries server 9 Suffix with Cray10 “Goblin Market” poet Christina 11 “Monty Python’s Life of __” 12 Split up 13 Monopoly cards 18 Mr. Met’s former stadium 22 Cartoon frame 25 Wharf 26 Word after Happy or square 27 Politico Gingrich 28 Mine, in Amiens 29 Retained part of a paycheck 33 Canterbury commode 34 Tsk relative 35 Kimono sash
37 Hardy’s “__ of the D’Urbervilles” 38 Songwriter Sands 39 Bakery call 41 Simba’s home 42 Like the night, usually 43 Morales of “La Bamba” 48 Immigrant’s subj. 50 Easy thing to do 51 Old Greek gathering places 52 “Honey do” list items 53 Drum kit cymbals 54 Valuable viola 55 Spoil
56 Cupcaketopping workers 57 YouTube clip 61 __-a-car 62 “Later,” stylishly 63 Yemeni seaport 65 Watching organ 67 Flier to Oslo
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