UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018
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Gamecocks get revenge against Mizzou in heated 64-54 win Shelby Beckler @SBECKLER13
No. 9/7 South Carolina fought through a competitive game against No. 11 Missouri team Sunday night, ultimately getting revenge and
securing the 64-54 win. The start of the game set the tone for the Gamecocks as they looked to gain the quick momentum needed to progress. Although it wasn’t the cleanest game, head coach Dawn St a ley is st i l l happy w it h t he
outcome. “I’m just happy to get the win ... and be healthy,” Staley said. The competitiveness of both teams soon reached a point of hostility that resulted in a fight and caused two Missouri players to get
ejected. Despite the tension, South Carolina did not back down. Even though the environment became very threatening for the Gamecocks, composure became their friend. SEEMIZZOUPAGE8 Sarah Hinckley / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
After suffering a tough loss to the Tigers earlier this month, No. 9/7 South Carolina battled through No. 11 Missouri to get their revenge and secure another SEC victory.
Food ordering app ‘Tapingo’ comes to USC campus Meghan Crum @THEGAMECOCK
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Student embraces Nigerian culture in American life Mike Woodel @GETHISDOGONETOO
I f S e n . L i nd s e y G r a h a m’s memories of President Trump’s comments during an immigration deal discussion are accurate, Ngozi Chukwueke is not what the White House has in mind when picturing the results of African immigration to the United States. A s e c o n d -y e a r h o s p it a l it y management student, Chukwueke grew up in Georgia. Her father works as a nurse at a VA hospital in Greater Atlanta while her mother is fi nishing a psychiatry dissertation at Columbia Universit y. Bot h immigrated to the United States from Nigeria to attend medical school. A nd both, Chuk w ueke says, are instrumental in her success at school. “My parents just really instilled in me that it was important to do really well at whatever it was I was trying to do,” Chukwueke said. “It’s not, like, inherent pressure, but they are very, very insistent that I do my best at school.” Reporting earlier this month on t he educat ion of Nigerian Americans, the Houston Chronicle pulled data from a 2006 survey conducted by the Census Bureau. The survey found that 37 percent of Nigerian Americans held bachelor’s degrees, while 17 percent held master’s degrees and 4 percent held doctorates. Comparatively, about
19 percent of white A mericans surveyed held bachelor’s degrees and only 1 percent held doctorates. Tyler Cowen of Bloomberg echoed this in a Jan. 12 editorial, citing a Migration Policy Institute article that showed 41.7 percent of African-born immigrants to the United States held a bachelor’s deg ree or h igher i n 20 09. I n comparison, 28.1 percent of nativeborn Americans and 26.8 percent of all foreign-born Americans held a bachelor’s or more at the time. Chukwueke began in Gamecock Gateway before transferring to USC’s Columbia campus. Though having grown up in a predominantly white town and describing USC as “more of that,” Chukwueke says she has seen good promotion of African culture through the Pan-African Students Association. “ I t ’ s b e e n r e a l l y n i c e ,” Chukwueke said. “It’s really fun to see … people engaging in black culture in general on campus.” The status of Africans in the United States re-entered the public eye when The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump used the phrase “shithole countries” to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African nations. The Post reported that the president hoped to see more immigration from Norway and Asia instead. The Post’s report was confirmed by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who attended the Thursday Oval Office meeting in which the president
reportedly made the comment. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) told The Post and Courier that he was told by fellow Sen. Lindsey Graham the report was “basically accurate.” Sen s. Tom C ot ton ( R-A R) and Dav id Perdue ( R-GA), in at tenda nce w it h D u rbi n a nd Graham, remembered the President using the word “shithouse” instead. House or hole, Chukwueke isn’t surprised such a word could come from the president’s lips. “Honestly, the way that this ad m i n ist rat ion has presented itself to America and to the world, nothing is surprising me anymore,” C hu k w ueke sa id. “ I k new it probably had something to do with where my family is from, but I wasn’t outraged about it because there’s no time to be outraged anymore. Action is more important. Awareness is more important.” But regardless of sentiment from Washington or anywhere else, she is determined to show what she, and other Africans, and other children of Africans, can do. “Something that [Africans] talk to their kids about so much is going into a career that can build and support a family for a long time to come,” Chukwueke said. “I just want kids that look like me and that are from the same area as me and have family in Nigeria and just Africa in general that you can do the same things that people over here are doing.”
A new semester at Sout h Carolina has brou ght m a ny ne w things to Columbia’s campus: new students, new opportunities and now, Tapingo. This f l a m i n g o -r h y m i n g m o b i le a p p a l l o w s st udent s to place orders for pickup in dining halls and other c a mpu s e ater ie s i n advance, saving both time and energ y for students as they skip the line. “ We k now you’re busy,” t he Carolina Food Co. said about the app. “Order from t he palm of you r hand.” Sporting the c at c hph r a s e “ Wa it l e s s . L i v e m o r e ,” Ta p i n g o w o r k s t o a l low st udent s to spend less time wait ing in line, and more t ime meet i ng new people, studying and hanging out with friends. In fact, the app can be connected to the CarolinaCard, and students can pay for food t hrough the app using CarolinaCash or their meal plan.
Students can register their CarolinaCard in Tapi n g o u s i n g t he GE T mobile app, which allows students access to their meal plans without swiping their card. Over 60 universities across t he U.S. use Tapingo on campus to accommodate their students, and USC’s i mple me nt at io n of it o p e n s up ac c e s s to food on any part of ca mpu s w it h i n seconds. It g ives students a chance to d iversif y t hei r d iet and t r y new din ing opt ion s on c a mpu s instantly. “The app was really eff icient,” f irst-year computer science student Adam Lewis s a id . “ It wo u ld b e rea l ly ef f ic ient if more people got onto t he app and started usi ng it , because it wou ld ex ped ite t he p r o c e s s of g e t t i n g food sometimes and make the lines a lot shorter.” Tapi ngo cont a i ns 17 dining options on c a m p u s , i n c lu d i n g the new Starbucks in SEEFOODPAGE2
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Museum curator plays key role in local art scene Taylor Washington @TDG_ARTS
W h i le t o u r i n g a l o c a l ar t museu m, v isitors f i nd themselves whisked into the unfamiliar worlds of featured artists in the comfort of their hometowns. However, behind the scenes there is an unsung hero who has been working for months — possibly even years — preparing to share these worlds with the public. This person is known as a curator. Will South, chief curator at the Columbia Museum of Art currently fi nds himself in the middle of a hectic storm in preparation for his next show, “Seen & Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham,” and he wouldn’t have it any other way. South, who began his career as a curator in 1983, discovered h is ca l l i ng at 5 yea rs old after creating what he calls a “dinosaur museum” by using scraps of wood to create the main attractions. In today’s world, where the true definition of a curator has become somewhat mainstream, South considers he and his peers at the Columbia Museum of Art to be curators in the truest sense of the word. “Long ago, a “curate” was a minister or priest and their responsibility was the care of your soul. Museum curators are called curators in that older sense — they care for the soul of the museum, which is its collection,” South said. The process in deciding what pieces will join the CMA’s col lec t ion i nvolve s m a ny
people and a keen attention to detail. While some shows are self-organized by the museum’s staf f, ot hers are t raveling exhibitions that have been carefully scouted by curators and booked months in advance. This allows for the CMA to present a variety of work, while still adhering to their budget. “ T he goa l i s a lway s to have a diverse schedule, one that includes surprises and some risk. It’s good to show t he g olde n old ie s ... but also to introduce important contemporary work,” South said. “Seen & Unseen: Photog raphs by I mogen C u n n i n g h a m ,” w h i c h p r e m ie r s o n Feb. 2 , w a s booked over t wo years ago in collaboration with Landau Traveling Exhibitions. The show celebrates Cunningham’s extensive career and her impact in ushering in photography as an art form. South believes that he and his team “have given the show a unique layout and written object labels that speak to Imogen’s innovations as a photographer, but also that address her personal thoughts and her role as a feminist.” Through showcasing Cunningham’s work, South invites visitors to appreciate the world around them and to find beauty in unexpected places. “Photographers often show us that we simply aren’t paying enough attention to the world right around us. There is visual drama in the objects on the kitchen table, there is mystery in your parents’ faces, there is
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Will South hopes that the exhibition will show the public the power of Cunningham’s photography. poignancy in the lives of folks who live on the streets,” South said. A lthough he has over 30 years of ex perience u nder his belt, South still finds a
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Trustus Theatre “A Bright Room Called Day” showing Jan. 19 – Feb. 3 Longstreet Theatre “The Crucible” showing Feb. 2 – Feb. 10
Russell House Theater Movie Trivia on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. “American Made” showing Feb. 2 – Feb. 4 “Blade Runner 2049” showing Feb. 2 – Feb. 4
understand. You have to reach into their hearts and get them excited about the hand-made object. It’s doable, but tough,” South said. “You don’t always connect. But, you try again.”
Review: Narrators in ‘I, Tonya’ unreliable, but poignant Mattie Hibbs
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new lesson in each show and enjoys the challenge in sharing what he’s learned to the everchanging public. “ You c a n’t e ver e x p e c t people to listen to you and
Tonya Harding was never one of my childhood villains. Before my time, too washed-up to matter, Harding was the face of a vague scandal of my parents’ generation and an occasional c o m m e n t a t o r o n t r uT V ’s “World’s Dumbest…” So it’s fair to say that my first legitimate e x p o s u r e t o t he H a rd i n g Kerrigan incident was the movie “I, Tonya,” currently playing at the Nickelodeon Theatre. It is from this fresh, untainted perspective that I watched the Olympic skater’s life unfold. Rather than focusing solely on the incident in which Harding’s biggest competitor got clubbed in the knee — at the direction of Harding’s ex-husband — “I, Tonya” showed me a you ng Harding crying for her father, getting beaten by her mother and skating like a champion. It is clear from the onset that Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya” sets out to humanize a woman who the public so readily villainized. We see t he you ng Hardi ng being deeply affected by poverty and an abusive mother, both of which are legitimate roots of her future controversy and poor decisions. As an adult, Harding, pl aye d b y M a rg ot Robbie , eventually leaves her childhood home for her physically abusive boyfriend Jeff Gillooly. But when she skates, Harding is a queen. On the ice, Harding feels loved. The film is, in its essence,
i nt ent ion a l l y c on f u s i n g. It s n a r r at ive f r a mework i s const r ucted by t he sat irical representation of real interviews — including Harding herself, her ex-husband Gillooly (Stan Seba st ia n) a nd her mot her L aVo n a G o l d e n ( A l l i s o n Janney), all of whom are entirely unreliable. T h i s d e c i s io n t o p r o p e l the story with untrustworthy voices is ultimately what pushes “I, Tonya” past being just a source of entertainment until it become s somet h i ng t hat matters. The camera movement itself is done in a way that pulls the audience with the story, as though we are following the characters from place to place, event to event. On mult iple occasions, the characters look r i g ht t h r o u g h t he s c r e e n , straight at the audience and tell us their thoughts or set the record straight on what did or didn’t happen. As an audience, we believe everybody and we believe nobody. Margot Robbie, who also took part in producing the movie, admitted to this presentation of the “truth” as a gray area, rather than a clear-cut depiction of what actually happened. “ T h at ’s k i nd of t he cool thing about our script and the f ilm, is that you k ind of see everyone’s perspective on it, and it contradicts each other all the time,” she told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The movie also challenges the audience in a more subtle
manner by presenting certain threads and motifs that push us to think about social class and American culture. Harding and her mother, for example, consistently wear fur throughout the movie — a sign of their efforts to overcome povert y, to fit in with the sophisticated, wealthy people by whom they are constantly surrounded. But despite her determination and grit, Harding never “makes it.” Her version of the truth is that America was against her long before Nancy Kerrigan’s knee was taken out. She didn’t get t he scores she deser ved because she couldn’t be a nice, clean face for her country simply because she wasn’t born into nice, clean circumstances. Early on in the film, Harding is compared to America itself in that she is either loved or hated. Small A merican f lags appear at desolate, dif f icult times through the story — like hanging from her porch as she leaves her husband. And in the end, Harding says what we all k now: that A merica loves to have someone to hate. Harding is ultimately portrayed as yet another person failed by the elusive “American Dream.” In these regards, “I, Tonya” is simu ltaneously sicken ing and comical, triumphant and hea r tbrea k i ng. T he f i l m is complex and layered — but most things are. It reminds us that we, like Harding and the incident which haunts her, are all just a massive web of contradictions.
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Question exploitative alternative media forms The political podcast — it’s a format you know well. It most commonly f e at u r e s a b u s i ne s s casual man at a desk in front of a green screen lo u d l y m o n o lo g u i n g into a large condenser Jared Bailey m i c r o p h o n e . O f t e n Second-year english t he monolog ue w il l and political science ret read ideolog ic a l ly student familiar territor y l i ke t he deg r ad at ion of t radit ional fam ily values or t he federal government’s perversion of the Constitution. Without even mentioning names, this description has probably brought someone to mind. The president ial elect ion helped ex pa nd t he reach a nd perceived legitimacy of these Internet shows — who can forget President Trump’s shoutout to and press credentialing of Alex Jones and InfoWars? As accusations of “fake news” marred major sources like CNN, the podcast format became a popular alternative. They were an attractive option because they seemed like a hip, rebellious way to overthrow the authority of the mainstream media and its corporate overlords. However, regardless of whether or not you agree with the views of these online commentators, it’s ignorant to assume that these alternative media outlets are independent of a corporate agenda. In fact, some of these outlets seem to keep a firmer grasp on their commercial interests than do most major news outlets. Commentators realized a long time ago that the sorts of people who trust alternative sources of news are extremely easy to sell to. The strategy is simple: terrify the listener, convince them that your product will bring them security and emphasize the importance of acting quickly. Glenn Beck was a master of t his technique in the early days of the Obama administration. He prophesied social and economic turmoil while expressing how cr ucial it was for his listeners to buy gold coins from his sponsor Goldline before what he implied would be the illegalization of precious metals ownership. It was a successful ruse to be sure, but it wasn’t long until customers noticed the high markup and low resale value of t he coins and t he scheme prompted a legal investigation. The podcast business model needed a way to detach themselves from large corporate sponsors. During election years, people wear their ideologies on their sleeves. Political rallying cries like “All Lives Matter” and “Hillary for Prison” grace the front of T-shirts and the bumpers of cars. People have strong opinions and are willing to spend money to make sure other people know. At some point, this must have triggered an epiphany among podcast commentators: why rely heavily on corporate sponsorship when you can be your own brand? Alex Jones’ InfoWars is emblematic of this spreading philosophy. Like Glenn Beck, Alex Jones is not shy about preaching forthcoming doom and gloom, but unlike Beck, Jones focuses most of his endorsements on in-house products. On the InfoWars webpage, next to the news coverage, there is a store replete with slogan apparel, survival gear and health supplements. With such a direct incentive to market product, it’s easy to become confused as to whether a stor y is news or just a protracted advertisement — is a piece about juice boxes turning children gay “news” or an effective plug for the InfoWars Super Male Vitality elixir (available now for only $59.95)? I think Jones’ reported $10 million earnings offer a prett y resounding answer. Th is isn’t a n at tempt to ma ke a sweeping attack on alternative media or to protect the reputation of mainstream news. My point is that it’s important to be suspicious of anyone who points out a problem and has monetary attachment to the solution. Don’t be naive and assume that they’re giving you advice out of the goodness of their hearts. There’s nothing wrong with repping a product; it’s in the best interest of these commentators to do so. It becomes wrong only if you let them convince you that it’s in your best interest too.
Ethical eating doesn’t require veganism Vegans have a bad reputation, earned or not, of being a bit abrasive. They get g roup ed toget her w it h racist u ncles a nd door-to - door Mormon missionaries Johnathon — people you just Fuerte don’t want to let get First-year started. advertising student It’s u nfor t u nate t hat veganism has taken on such a negative stink. Its goals are noble: Reduce the amount of meat you eat to minimize the suffering of animals and the impact we have on the environment. Opponents typically object with something along the lines of “eating meat is part of the natural world.” But dogs like to eat their own poop, and no one’s advocating on behalf of coprophagia. Others argue that meat just tastes good. Generally, continuing to eat meat comes down to inertia and apathy. Which is reasonable. Realistically, o ne p er s o n i s o n l y c ap ab le of caring about so much in the world. A nd rest r uct u r i ng you r d iet to completely exclude meat takes a lot of commitment and mental energy. W h ic h i s why veg a n i sm a nd vegetarianism fail. Look at a cover
of “Cosmopolitan.” Fad diets sell themselves with the implicit promise that afterwards you’ll be able to go back to eating normally. There are 14-day booty challenges and 30-day booty challenges. Yet the most surefire way to get a bigger butt is to regularly do squats for the rest of your life. Veganism just doesn’t sell. It means being the odd one out at the family barbecue. It means not being able to eat McDonald’s french fries. It means constant vigilance to keep your vegan card from being revoked. Vegetarianism suffers from the same faults. It’s a binary state, a tightrope that one bacon bit will send you falling off from. There is, however, a third way. Cringingly branded as “flexitarian,” this diet simply involves eating less meat than normal. Benefits that come from eating no meat also come from eating less meat: lower risk of heart disease, less strain on the wallet — the whole kazoo. If everyone stopped eating meat at once, there’d be a dramatic cut in greenhouse gases (cow farts contain a lot of methane). This is, of course, w ildly idealist ic. Roughly t hree percent of Americans are currently vegetarian. But imagine if a large percentage of people all promised to just cut back on
meat. That would undoubtedly have a bigger impact on the world than vegans or vegetarians currently do. And you could conceivably convince more people to go flexitarian than drop meat completely. Some extremist vegan groups are known to argue their position by calling people murderers and dumping blood on them. That historically doesn’t work well — more people are persuaded by economics. Electric cars look stupid, but their main selling point is their gas mileage. People won’t care about the environment or their image if it comes with too high a cost to their time and wallet. Ease and accessibility are the real differences between f lexitarianism and vegetarianism. Recycling used to be a hassle. Paper and plastic had to be sorted separately and if something was made of both, you’d throw your arms up in defeat. Studies show that when all of the recyclables go in the same bin, recycling rates shoot up. In a perfect world, there would be no factory farming and no burning forest for grazing land. Preferably everyone could be swayed by the moral arguments of vegans and wouldn’t eat meat unless they had to — but you can’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Make mentorships mandatory We’ve all been there: During our first semester on campus, the pressure to find a cool internship or research program overwhelms us, but we don’t know where on earth to begin. Or maybe your fi rst semester struggle was adjusting to not living with family anymore, not knowing any good restaurants or feeling lost Alyssa Broer trying to keep up with schoolwork. Third-year public W hatever it was, we all struggled relations student with something during that crucial fi rst semester. And I believe that a mandatory mentor program would help alleviate some stress for first-year students. The words “mentor” and “mandatory” can undeniably br i ng fear a nd apprehension to st udent s, but if universities could figure out a way to integrate a required mentorship into their first-year curriculum, students would be better off. Studies have shown that a large part of feeling satisfied with one’s college experience relates to how involved a student is in internships or research projects during his or her undergraduate years. The studies also show that a student’s involvement depends on whether a student has someone guiding them through the process. Bottom line: A mentorship can mean the difference between getting involved in college and letting these four years slip away. Not many students would disagree with the statement that having a mentor is important, of course. But the issue lies in getting students over the anxiety of having
to reach out to strangers and ask for a favor. It can be really intimidating. I remember having to find a mentor within seven days for one of my classes, and it caused a lot of stress that wasn’t necessary during the week before finals. That’s not to say that the outcome wasn’t worth it — it was. Most universities, including South Carolina, have a fi rst-semester class geared toward helping freshmen navigate college life. I believe part of this class should include finding a mentor. Universities already spend lots of time reaching out to and engaging with alumni. This pool of graduates would be a great place to recruit mentors for students. Perhaps with a little incentive, such as a yearly appreciation dinner, these alumni would volunteer to help students get on the right track for success. Most alumni feel a sense of pride in their university, so what better way for them to stay involved? Whether it’s a faculty member, alumnus or another successful professional in student’s interest field, having a mentor will speed up the process of first year students feeling at home and secure on campus. When we first come to college, most of us have no idea what we’re in for. Sure, we know it’s going to challenge us academically and enrich our intellectual lives, but most students can’t comprehend just how many ways there are to get involved on campus. With the guidance of a mentor who has gone through the college experience successfully, first-years would not only understand the process of getting involved but also have more confidence to actually do so.
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Diver breaks own record on senior night Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN
On senior night for the South Carolina swimming and diving team, one senior displayed her impact on the program when she broke her own school record on Saturday. Diver Julia Vincent achieved her now career-best performance in the 1-meter dive with a score of 365.75, w h ic h t o p p e d t he previous school record she set last season. Head diving coach Todd Sherrit t recog n ized Vincent’s accomplishment and what she was able to accomplish on her senior night. “Not only was Julia’s recordbreaking performance a great note to end on at home, it was a really strong best,” Sherritt said. “Julia put in two great performances. Objective wise, when you get into a meet and get that kind of thing coming out of the meet, it’s really a sweet deal.” Vincent also took home first place this weekend in the 3-meter dive, which she holds the school r e c o r d f o r a s w e l l . S he w i l l graduate in a few months holding
the school record for both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. “That score was just huge,” Sherritt said of Vincent’s 1-meter d ive. “It ’s not ea s y to get . It came down to her last dive on the 1-meter, and it was one of the dives we were having problems with. That ended up being the highest scoring dive on her list.” V i ncent wa s not t he on ly s w i m mer who excel led t h is weekend. Junior Emma Barksdale almost broke a school record, but came up just short. She swam the second-fastest 1650 freestyle in school history, with a time of 16:15.53. Barksdale took home first place in three events this weekend, i nclud i ng t he 4 0 0 i nd iv idu a l medley and 100 breaststroke. T he G a m e c o c k s a l s o t o o k home a few more wins in their final home meet of the season, including strong performances f rom f reshmen. Rafael Dav ila won the 1650 freestyle, and diver Grant Summers won the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. South Carolina will travel to Virginia Tech this weekend for their fi nal regular season meet.
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Senior diver Julia Vincent went out on top for her final home meet, taking home first in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives and setting a new school record in the 1-meter. SEEMIZZOUPAGE1 Th is t u r narou nd pushed South Carolina’s drive even further both offensively and defensively. A’ja Wilson helped shutdown Missouri’s offense and didn’t let the Tigers tear down her mindset by flipping the switch. She had one thing on her mind: protect her teammates. “My main focus coming in was: I just want to be on the
court with my team,” Wilson said. “I want to make this team better and lead how I can and just be a good teammate, that was my biggest thing. I didn’t really care about what went on in the stat sheet ... I just wanted to protect my team.” Redempt ion for Sout h Carolina (18-3, 7-2 SEC) was instilled in each players mind as the team hasn’t beaten Missouri in two years, including a tough los s ea rl ier t h is mont h i n
Missouri. “Anytime you lose to a team, there is a revenge factor and I thought that our team was on high alert to compete every play,” said Staley . “And not to give into fatigue, to not to give into anything that could happen on the floor and they did that.” This win leads the Gamecocks into a tough stretch of strong opponents, looking next to No.1 UConn Thursday night.
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The Gamecocks couldn’t hold on in the final six minutes.
Texas Tech comes back for late victory Shelby Beckler @SBECKLER13
T he S out h C a r ol i n a men’s basketball team was unable to complete their third upset in the past two week s, as No. 14 Texas Tech emerged late for the 70-63 victory in the SEC/ Big 12 Challenge. The f inal six minutes were the difference maker, as the Gamecocks were not able to fi nd the late-game rhythm they’ve worked on the past few games. The G a mecock s were up by f ive with six minutes to play, but the Red Raiders’ offense took off and the Gamecocks couldn’t keep up. Texas Tech ended up outscoring South Carolina 17-5 i n t hose f i na l few minutes. “We didn’t do a good job executing,” Chris Silva said. “They locked in and we didn’t.” Of fense was slow for South Carolina in the loss, as Silva was t he tea m’s leading scorer with just 16 points. But the Gamecocks once again dealt with a lot of fouls, as Silva, Frank Booker and Wes Myers all fouled out. De spite t he loss, t he tea m feel s t he y have a lot to take away from the game. Bot h Silva and Just in M i naya c red ited how
t he tea m has i mproved over the past few weeks, e s p e c i a l l y i n pr ac t ic e . Minaya said he’s noticed a n i nten sit y a nd fo c u s f rom t he rest of t he players while they’ve been practicing, and everyone feels more locked in. Head coach Frank Martin has a l s o not ic e d a s i m i l a r pattern and that they’re getting closer to becoming a stronger team. “ We h ave m ade prog ress,” Mar t in said. “We are so much better t ha n we were back in December, but we are not there yet.” Martin also noted that his team needs to work on closing games out, which was evident in Saturday’s game. He said he’ll work on being more creat ive with plays and stay strong on defense i n t he f i nal minutes. Regardless, Sout h Carolina (13-8, 4-4 SEC) feels ready to push through this loss and move forward to Wednesday when they ho st M is sis sippi St ate. They k now they haven’t reached their full potential yet , a nd t hey feel t hey need to focus on what’s ahead. “A win is a win, and a loss is a loss,” Silva said. “We got to come back in and work, get better and attack the next game like it is the most important on
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South Carolina baseball season in full swing Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN
The ping of the bat, the gloves popping, the field being prepped — it all means the start of baseball season is right around the corner. And with the South Carolina baseball team holding its first spring practices over the weekend, the start of the season is that much closer. There are a lot of new things fans will be looking at this season: the new head coach, new pitching coach and the new weekend rotation to name a few. Some of those questions were answered over the weekend as fans got their first real look at the team. With Clarke Schmidt and Wil Crowe getting drafted last June, the Gamecocks weekend rotation has been a huge question mark entering the season. Adam Hill, last season’s Sunday afternoon starter, looks to be the favorite to get the ball on Friday nights this year. He got the start in the fi rst scrimmage this weekend, not allowing a hit in the few innings he threw. The Gamecocks got good looks from some other pitchers this weekend, as just two of the nine pitchers gave up runs in Friday’s scrimmage. Freshmen John Gilreath, Parker Coyne and Cam Tringali all pitched scoreless outings. As far as hitting, the bats came alive in Saturday’s scrimmage. Junior TJ Hopkins hit the first long ball of the spring with a 3-run homer over the left field bleachers. Hopkins overall had a strong day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs and four RBIs. Senior Jonah Bride also contributed greatly to Saturday’s 7-7 draw, going 2-for-2 with three RBIs and scoring two runs. The Gamecocks will continue their first weekend of scrimmages on Monday at 4 p.m. due to Sunday’s game being rained out.
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Junior pitcher Adam Hill appears to be the frontrunner to get the Friday night start this season.