The Daily Gamecock 12/7/18

Semester In Review Fall 2018

PHOTOS BY: ZACH MCKINLEY, SHREYAS SABOO AND ETHAN LAM

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ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK

Letter from the editor: This is the last time I get to write one of these. Barring something unforeseen, this is the last thing I’ll ever write for The Daily Gamecock. So that’s weird.

I’ve worked here since I first came to USC. I’ve served as assistant news editor, news editor, managing editor and, now, as editor-in-chief. Each job presented its own set of unique challenges and opportunities.

I’m grateful for every moment and every colleague that helped along the way.

But I don’t want to spend my last few column inches on my own sentimentality.

That’s what our staff’s end of the semester dinner is for.

I want to leave you with one last note about something far more important and much bigger than me.

The First Amendment provides for a free press in this country, and it applies to student media at public institutions of higher education in this state. That’s a good thing. This university has no control over my words on this page. That’s a good thing.

It’s not our job to make anyone look bad or make anyone look good. It’s our job to tell the truth, especially when others aren’t, and to hold leaders accountable. If it’s fake, it isn’t news.

This isn’t about any one thing. It’s about a million things I’ve seen in this country and on this campus. It’s about my future, and your future and the future of this campus and the future of this country.

I’m saying this because it matters and because I’m going to use this platform to do as much as I can for as long as I can.

I don’t know what I’ll do with all this newfound free time now that my tenure is ending, but I know a good part of it will be spent reading a lot of news. I hope you’ll make time for just as much.

Here’s to comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.

Forever to thee, Mary Ramsey Editor-in-chief, The Daily Gamecock

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Semester recap: SG works through highs and lows

MEGHAN CRUM @megcrum24 Student Government executives were sworn into office in early April and came into this fiscal year ready to plan and carry out the initiatives they ran on for elections. Now, at the end of the executives’ first full semester in office, the Student Government body has experienced highs and lows with its work this semester.

“We’re just really trying to brainstorm a good communications method and pathway channel for our students to our Student Government,” Student Body Vice President Mills Hayes told The Daily Gamecock in April.

Initiatives, projects • After President Harris Pastides announced his retirement, Student Body President Taylor Wright was added to the Presidential Search Committee for the university’s next president and will remain on the committee until the search is complete.

• Wright participated in talks with Apple about potentially bringing an Apple store to campus.

Student Government collaborated with Student Ticketing and USC’s Athletic Department to bring mobile ticketing to athletic events such as football and basketball.

• Student Government provided students with shuttles to Columbia Metropolitan Airport over breaks and will continue to do so during spring break.

• The Student Senate passed legislation opposing experiential learning as a requirement for graduation.

• For the second year, Student Government brought Stigma Free USC Week to campus to spread mental health awareness, spearheaded by Secretary of

Health and Wellness Katie Cohen.

• In collaboration with the Student Veteran Association, Student Government hosted a Veterans Day 5K to raise money for the Fisher House Foundation.

• As of Nov. 30, the Student Senate Finance Committee allocated more than $70,000 to student organizations on campus.

• Student Government Town Halls were hosted on Nov. 7 in the Russell House Theater to keep students up to date about the happenings of Student Government.

• Carolina Closet reopened to make professional clothing accessible to students.

Discrepancies, overspending and student safety The University of South Carolina’s Student Government Fall Awards at City Art ended early with an ambulance being called for an attendee on Nov. 29, a City Art employee said.

The event ended when a student vomited in the bathroom, according to the employee, who asked to remain anonymous.

“There was a young man who locked himself in the front bathroom, and the door was broken down,” the employee said. “There was vomit all over the bathroom and somebody had called an ambulance.”

Student Government originally overspent its budget for the event by $97, which increased to more than $300 as more costs were added after The Daily Gamecock’s budget coverage.

Student Body Vice President Mills Hayes said in a letter to the student body that additional money to cover the new overages was paid for by donations and personally by the executive officers.

The total cost of the Student Government Fall Awards was $3,568.

Attendee donations covered more than

ETHAN LAM // THE GAMECOCK The Student Senate meets every Wednesday to discuss campus issues and new legislation.

$1,000 of it, but $2,350 of it came out of the organization’s operation fund, which is comprised of Student Activity fees.

Student Government manages more than $220,000 of student money from the Student Activity Fee for allocation to other organizations and its own operation. However, the organization’s records show that Student Government does not always adhere to the same codes other organizations are held to when it comes to allocations.

Student Government leadership has rectified that discrepancy in some areas.

For instance, this year’s Student Government operations budget included funding for monthly meeting food, T-shirts, office supplies, a trophy and other awards, office photos, frames for those photos, polo shirts and name plates — all things that Student Government codes state cannot be funded by Student Activity Fee money.

Some Student Government leaders explained the discrepancy, at least for meeting food, while others said the

funding rules do not apply to Student Government the same way they do to other student organizations.

Section 3-6-70 of the Student Government Codes states that funds will not be allocated to student organizations to cover food for regularly scheduled meetings. However, the section of the budget itemizing funds for food for the Student Government monthly meetings passed the Senate Finance Committee’s review and was a part of the Senate’s approval.

Despite the approval, Wright acknowledged the breach of the organization’s codes and said the money designated for the food has been transferred to a budget line item called the New Initiative Fund. The New Initiative Fund is a portion of the budget set aside to facilitate any new programs Student Government develops after the budget is finalized.

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“Upon further reflection, after the budget was already passed, we realized that that’s against the codes, so we have not used it,” Wright said.

“The money will go towards the New Initiative Fund and that has to be approved by the Senate anytime anybody wants to pull out of that.”

Despite denying funding requests for inventoriable items for other student organizations, Student Government’s fiscal year budget outlines spending on inventoriable items for its own organization such as office supplies, trophies, office photos, SG executive polo shirts and name plates in both its operation and transition funds.

Student Government also approved $1,000 for T-shirts and $850 for the Student Government fall retreat, which was cancelled due to a hurricane. However, Odagis said those funds were also put toward the New Initiative Fund.

While Wright said the money designated for monthly meeting food goes against the organization’s codes, former Senate Financial Committee Chair Sam Sisney said the rules for funding Student Government operations differ from those that apply to other student organizations because they come from two different funds from the Department of Student Life.

“While Student Government is a student organization, it’s coming from a different set,” Sisney said. “So the money that was marked on the budget doesn’t have to fit these codes because it’s coming from a different fund.”

Mohamed Soluiman, the assistant director of finance for the Department of Student Life and the adviser for the Senate Finance Committee, said the two funds were separate.

“That lump sum that we’re talking about for the finance committee is separate from their budget,” Soluiman said. “One portion of the budget is almost a departmental budget,

functions like a department. And then whoever in charge of that kind of handles those payments, versus the student org’s allocated funds. It’s a completely separate ballgame.”

Sisney emphasized the difference between spending money for Student Government and for student organizations.

“It’s a little bit different because it’s internal versus external,” he said.

Stigma Free USC Secretary of Health and Wellness and fourth-year psychology student Katie Cohen put together a full week of events and campaigns to raise awareness for mental health conditions and reduce the stigma of these conditions on campus.

“There is a stigma around mental health and people are afraid to talk about it. People feel like they’re going to be judged, and for that reason they don’t seek the help they need, and that’s a problem,” said Cohen.

“Everyone should feel like they can get the help they need without feeling judgement and without feeling like there’s something keeping them from the resources they need.”

The week’s events centered around a theme of body positivity and selfconfidence, with activities focused on helping students learn how to eat healthy and deal with life’s stresses.

“The purpose is really to kind of teach people how to take care of themselves ... in small ways, and then also to get people to talk about mental health,” Cohen said.

Stigma Free USC week had its own campaign on social media, showcasing videos everyday where students will share their personal stories and struggles with mental health. They used the hashtag #StigmaFreeUSC to give students not in the videos the opportunity to share their own stories.

“We are trying to show that mental health ... affects everyone, but it affects different groups differently,” Cohen said.

Student Government is currently planning an eating disorder awareness week for the spring semester.

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Retirement announcement sparks presidential search

with Julius Fridriksson from the Arnold School of Public Health. Araceli HernandezLaroche of USC Upstate will serve as the system faculty representative.

With President Harris Pastides The final members of retiring in July 2019, the presidential the Presidential Search search is underway with committee Committee will be the chair meetings and search firms. of the alumni association After 10 years at USC, Pastides and a representative from a announced his retirement at the State support foundation. These of the University Address on Oct. 3. representatives will be Robert He will end his time at USC in July so Dozier Jr. and William he can spend more time with his family.

Hammett Jr. “I want [students] to know that they’re According to the Board of the reason the decision was as difficult Trustees bylaws, the student as it was,” Pastides said. “When we body president serves on weighed the importance of more family the Presidential Search time it was always counterbalanced by Committee until the search leaving the students, so I want them to is over, even if he or she know that I want to make the most of graduates before the search my remaining months of my tenure and ends. Current Study Body they’ll always be first and foremost in President Taylor Wright my heart.” sees his job as a way to The announcement was bittersweet communicate the student for Pastides, his wife Patricia Moorevoice to the committee.

ZACH MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Pastides and the students. Eduardo President Harris Pastides announced his retirement at the State of the University Address in October.

“They have to be student Diaz, third-year biology student, will friendly. That’s number one graduate after Pastides’ retirement. on the list. If students aren’t “It’s really sad, and I mean I really was looking retirement there is a process to instate an interim the reason you’re here, and not why you’re excited forward to shaking his hand at graduation,” Diaz president. to get up, and not why you do everything, then that’s said. “My freshman year, he had the Christmas According to the Board of Trustees bylaws: an issue,” Wright said. “They have to be someone party and I went with a group of friends. He was “Should at any time an acting or interim president who cares about diversity and inclusion and equity, really, really nice and he was taking selfies with all be required to fulfill the responsibilities of the not someone too polarizing in either direction.” of us, and it’s kind of sad and disappointing that he’s presidency, the process described above shall not The Presidential Search Committee interviewed leaving.” apply but such appointment shall be made by the search firms at the Nov. 30 meeting. According to Gov. Henry McMaster sent out a tweet in support Board on recommendation of the Executive and Hammett, the USC Foundation will cover the cost of Pastides and in commemoration of all that he did Governance Committee of the Board.” of the search firm. for the university.

The Board of Trustees has five voting members As Pastides heads into his last semester as “His enthusiasm is infectious, his vision bright on the search committee. Those appointed are president he continues to remind students of the and bold, his passion and energy transformative, and Hubert Mobley, who will serve as chair, William impact they have had on him. his heart as big as the horseshoe,” McMaster said. Hubbard, Leah Moody, C. Dorn Smith III, Eugene “The greatest rewards came from the students,” “Carolina stands taller than ever on the national and Warr Jr. The secretary of the Board of Trustees Pastides said. “There is nothing more powerful and worldwide stage because of Harris Pastides.” and J. Cantey Heath Jr., who will also serve as the more motivating than a conversation, a high five, a The Presidential Search Committee will choose secretary of the search committee. selfie, or a ‘thank you’ from a Gamecock student. four candidates for the presidency to present to The Faculty Senate has three voting members And of those, we drank freely from a never-ending the Board of Trustees members who will make the on the search committee. Marco Valtorta, faculty cup.” final decision. If the process extends past Pastides’ senate chair, will serve on the committee along

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Campus closed due to tropical weather ARUNMANI PHRAVORACHITH, HANNAH DEAR @TDG_dailynews During the week of Sept. 11, USC saw a campus closure for the fourth year in a row as a result of tropical weather.

Hurricane Florence was expected to bring tropical storm-force winds, heavy rains and flooding to Columbia.

However, despite steady rain and windy conditions, Columbia missed the worst of the storm. Florence instead caused more damage to northeastern South Carolina and large parts of North Carolina.

Classes were canceled Sept. 11 and resumed on Sept. 17, a day earlier than initially anticipated.

“With improving weather conditions and forecasts, the University of South Carolina Columbia campus will resume normal operations and all classes will be held on Monday, Sept. 17,” a university statement said.

The decision was announced on Sept. 15, and some students, like third-year advertising student Sarah Waldrop, were confused about the earlier return.

“I was pretty upset about that actually,” she said. “The teachers have already arranged their schedules planning on that day being gone.

And then, so many professors canceled classes as it was that I don’t see why the university hosted classes anyways.”

With classes assumed to be canceled after announcements starting Sept. 11, many students went home during the break. This unexpected turn of events affected fourth-year marketing and management student Olivia Bracy’s travel plans.

“I’m from Philadelphia, so I had to drive 10 hours in the pouring rain on Sunday all day just to get back on Monday,” Bracy said. “Even though classes were excused, I still was going to miss the content for class and I wanted to make sure that I was prepared for my exams

this week.”

Due to classes resuming unexpectedly, professors were asked to excuse absences due to travel and work with students to make up missed assignments.

However, students were still expected to make up missed work upon their return.

Fourth-year hospitality management student Whitney Blythe expected that the missed classes would impact their semester schedule.

“Professors have the leniency to correct their schedules,” Blythe said. “Like I know my test that I was supposed to have last Thursday is getting pushed to this Thursday. One teacher’s giving a quiz and then canceling the rest of class on Tuesday to rearrange things.”

Students like Blythe and Waldrop said they believed the day would have been more productive if class had remained canceled or had not been canceled in the first place, since the storm had little effect on campus or in Columbia in general despite devastation elsewhere.

“It could have been avoided by not taking it as seriously,” Blythe said. “I mean, canceling up until Monday and then being like, ‘oh never mind.’ They probably should have just left it alone.”

The initial closure decisions made by Richland County government, which affected USC, were based on forecasts that shifted over the course of the week.

Moving forward, professors had to make up an entire week’s worth of assignments and homework. Waldrop said it was too early to know how this loss of class time would affect the rest of the semester academically.

“I mean I understand, like I said, why they also need to have a certain amount of days of classes, but I still feel like a lot of students would have been more productive being able to do their own school work outside of classes and all that,” Waldrop said. “Instead we had to be in class doing assignments that didn’t even count.”

SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK

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USC alumna empowers women of all sizes

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Ansley 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 exhibit “Weightless,” highlighting female empowerment and transcendence.

Adams completed her undergraduate degree in art education, but when she graduated she did not want to start teaching right away. Instead, 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, as

Record store uses music to unite

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Papa Jazz Record Shoppe is a small store nestled on the outskirts of Five Points’ bustling bars and restaurants; a modest storefront with poster-plastered windows and a hand-painted sign marks its presence.

Although it would be easy to miss in the great and furious mecca that is the greater region of Five Points, Papa Jazz has been a part of the community since the 1980s, and those who do wander inside enter a dimension where eclectic jazz drifts from overhead speakers and

both her teaching and art career have taken off.

“It’s just kind of weird that both have just opened up at the same time,” Adams said. “Which just means I’ve been sleeping less, but I’ve been working 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 wakes 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, she continues to work on her art and then works through the weekend too. Her dedication to both is strong and she rarely sits still.

Adams is enthusiastic about her artistry and her need

to express her message of female empowerment to the world through her work.

Adams works with a variety of mediums. Her subject is figurative — women who are empowered and proud of their bodies.

“People want to say, ‘She’s really beautiful, even though she’s fat. Even though she’s overweight, she’s still beautiful,’” Adams said. “And it’s like, fat’s not the flaw, it’s not the thing that you’re pretty despite of. It’s part of who you are and it’s part of what makes you look the way you look, and make you the person that you are. And I think there’s really something beautiful in that.”

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records do cater to popular genres like rock and hip hop, although even within those categories plenty of obscure records sit wedged between bestsellers. But what is really unique is the attention paid to curating a collection of less mainstream genres. There is a large rack full of jazz, per the store’s name, an eclectic selection of world music, a section for local bands, a shelf dedicated to country and folk and even a comedy section.

If you do not know what you’re looking for, that’s fine too, says Woody Jones, the store’s assistant manager.

“We’re like a giant suggestion box HALEY SALVADOR // THE GAMECOCK here, like people come in, they don’t Papa Jazz Record Shoppe offers a wide range of music and invites a diverse community. know what they’re looking for … if seemingly every open space is chock full chance one will encounter it here. The they say, ‘I like this type of indie rock or of something music related. walls are nearly covered with posters, this type of country’ or whatever then The store’s interior overflows with stickers and other paraphernalia, I can say, ‘Well, you might really dig records, CDs, a few cassettes and even a curated disarray that secures the this.’” Smith agreed, saying, “The most a shelf of movies. Much of the stock is store’s casual avant-garde atmosphere. important thing is your staff has to be used, although the untarnished plastic Visitors comb through racks and stacks, knowledgeable about music.” of some wholesale items does shine browsing and examining the selection, from the shelves, much of which is new a tactile experience that store owner SEE PAPA JAZZ music, including everything from recent Tim Smith said could contribute to the hip hop and rock releases to remasters continued appeal of vinyl.

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What sets the store apart most is its If it was just released, there is a good variety. Sure, a significant chunk of the

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Adams wants to paint the unexpected, because she believes that is the most important.

Her art isn’t just the skinny, nude female figure that’s accepted in society as beautiful. It includes overweight women in nature. Most are surrounded by colorful greenery or flowers which adds to the femininity and theme of female empowerment of the pieces.

Her biggest inspirations are all women as well, including Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe and Laura Aguilar.

“Especially the [women] who just started making work ... that was pushing boundaries of what was socially acceptable for women to make,” Adams said. “Because I think that’s kind of where I see my work is it’s pushing against a norm.”

She is inspired by women who have pushed what she calls the patriarchal standard. Adams said she spent too long making work that wasn’t truly hers just because people said it was what she should be doing.

Adams explained that creating “Weightless” took a lot of bravery.

“I was embarrassed that if I made art about my issues with weight that it would somehow make people see me as fat and somehow draw attention to my self-esteem issues, and in fact it has been the opposite,” Adams said. “It’s made me have so much more confidence and not care what people think, instead of letting that fear kind of have its way.”

Adams said taking that leap of faith worked out, and she hopes it will for young aspiring artists as well.

“Don’t let anybody tell you what to do, do what you want to do. Make the art that you want to make and that you’re passionate about,” Adams said.

“If it scares you, that probably means you should be doing it.”

Adams now lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina, closer to family. She recently got her first full-time job as director of fine arts at South Piedmont Community College. She works full-time and still carves out time to create her own art to inspire women and display female empowerment.

Delta Zeta recognizes the following outstanding professors: Ms. Wanda Chaves Ms. Sudie Nallo Mr. Feng Yeo AND

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Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to this University.

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Semester-defining albums of fall 2018

Every week, the arts and culture staff members have chosen their picks for the coveted title of “album of the week” in our Carolina Culture sidebar. The albums below are our favorite picks from past papers. From the long-awaited return of one of hip-hop’s most prolific rappers to a modern remix of a 2017 musical, here’s an eclectic mix of albums that have defined this semester.

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“Sweetener” by Ariana Grande Release Date: Aug. 17 After her 2017 concert in Manchester was the center of a devastating terrorist attack, Ariana Grande took some time off to recover. “Sweetener” chronicled her return to the stage and signified better days to come for the artist. Across 15 tracks, she vowed she “ain’t got no tears left to cry” and shared a song named for her then-fiancé Pete Davidson. With her fourth studio album, less is definitely more as the low-key production of “Sweetener” compliments Grande’s big voice more than her previous studio efforts. Despite its overarching theme, “Sweetener” definitely has its share of fun with its title track and singles like “God is a woman.” Featured artists include Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott.

‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack by Various Artists Release Date: Oct. 5 Anyone who saw “A Star Is Born” when it first came out likely had “Shallow” or “Why Did You Do That?” stuck in their head. Viewers and listeners alike were impressed with Bradley Cooper revealing his musical talent. The film and album open with Cooper’s character Jack performing “Black Eyes,” a guitar-heavy rock ‘n’ roll tune that sets the mood for the rest of the movie and soundtrack.

The soundtrack progresses, including the incorporation of Lady Gaga’s character Ally and her collaboration with Jack as she emerges into the music scene. As the soundtrack develops, listeners can hear Ally almost breaking off from Jack and becoming independent in the pop scene. The soundtrack consists of original songs, and Gaga and Cooper say the songwriting process happened “organically.”

“Oxnard” by Anderson .Paak Release Date: Nov. 16 The rhythm and blues artist approaches politics with funky beats, critiquing the country’s current political climate and the debates surrounding it.

With features from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, BJ the Chicago Kid and more, the record is sure to have something for everyone.

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“25 Rooms” by Noname Release Date: Sept. 14 Chicago rapper Noname did not disappoint with the release of her sophomore album “25 Rooms.” Her poetic approach to melodies is only the lead-up to the witty and brilliant songwriting that has defined her style. Noname heavily explored her sexuality throughout the album and shared her endearing sense of humor with listeners. With catchy love stories like “Montego Bae” and collaborative tracks like “Ace,” it is easy to tell that “25 Rooms” is one of the definitive rap albums of this year’s music culture.

“Tha Carter V” by Lil Wayne Release Date: Sept. 28 After dealing with several setbacks caused by a label dispute with Birdman, Lil Wayne’s much anticipated album, “Tha Carter V,” finally arrived. Despite being his first studio album in five years, the rapper sounded as if he never left. At 23 songs long, “Tha Carter V” pleased patient fans of the artist and was definitely worth the wait. Featured artists include Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and the late XXXTentacion.

“WRLD on Drugs” by Future and Juice WRLD Release Date: Oct. 19 Rap maestro Future Hendrix teamed up with singer-songwriter Juice WRLD on their collaborative new album “WRLD on Drugs.” The album left fans quite pleased by the conjoined artists’ efforts. Featuring a total of 16 songs, the album is complete with verses from a multitude of other well-known rappers including Nicki Minaj and Young Thug. Songs like “Make It Back” weave together electronic effects with fast beats, while songs like “7 Am Freestyle” give prominence to the raw talent of vocal music.

“The Greatest Showman: Reimagined” by Various Artists Release Date: Nov. 16 As soon as “The Greatest Showman” hit theaters last year, large crowds filled movie theaters for the musical that grew rapidly in popularity. The effortless harmonies between characters, along with upbeat numbers, made this soundtrack a surefire hit for many.

The album features many artists like Grammy award winner Zac Brown Band and nominee Sara Bareilles. While nothing can beat the original, renditions of some of the songs soar to new levels in terms of craftsmanship and vocal performance.

“Saturn” by NAO Release Date: Oct. 26 On her sophomore album, British R&B artist NAO sings about the loves she’s lost and gained over a 13song odyssey that revolves around an extended metaphor about astrology.

With lush arrangements and spinetingling vocals, “Saturn” finds NAO learning to let go of what’s holding her back as she prepares for the Saturn return, an astrological phenomenon that happens when one reaches around 30 years of age. Standout tracks include the title song, “Orbit,” and “If You Ever.”

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Column: 2018 was a prime year for film

HANNAH HARPER @tdg_arts

The year 2018 has seen many record-setting films in a variety of aspects. From an increase in diverse casts to some of the highest-grossing films in history, 2018 proved to be successful in the movie world.

This year has brought in an abundance of diversity, from the Asian-American representation in “Crazy Rich Asians” to the nearly all black cast in “Black Panther.” Both movies earned particularly high reviews and seemed to be popular among audiences as well. “Black Panther” is projected to win an Oscar in the upcoming year at the 91st Academy Awards, which hopefully will pave a path for filmmakers to include more diversity in their casts and carry it on into the new year.

The horror genre did especially well this year, with psychological thriller “Hereditary” and John Krasinski’s suspenseful “A Quiet Place” collectively grossing nearly $300 million. This year, the genre

tended to stray away from jump scare-filled mediocre plots to focus more on stronger plots that leaned more towards psychological scares.

The adventure category did not do as well as expected this year. After “The Hunger Games” phenomenon, the apocalyptic genre increased in popularity with series like the “Divergent” trilogy following. However, the third and final installment of the “Maze Runner” franchise, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” only grossed $58.03 million, proving that the apocalypse craze was short lived. “The Darkest Minds,” which follows the typical storyline of an uprising of teenagers battling an adult force in a post-apocalyptic setting, also failed in the box office, only making around $12 million.

As per usual, the Marvel Cinematic Universe released many films over the course of the year.

“Avengers: Infinity War” alone racked up over $1 billion. Although Marvel mainly focused on sequels, such as “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and “Deadpool 2,” the company still made an exceptional amount of

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money and entertained viewers.

Continuing with franchises owned by Disney, the mass media company as a whole proved to be successful throughout the year. “Incredibles 2” earned the title of the highest grossing animated film in history. “Solo: A Star Wars Story” had mixed reviews, but still earned over $200 million.

With new standards in place due to the success of the 2018 film year, it is safe to say that there is much to look forward to in the upcoming year.

‘The Hate U Give’ is timely, powerful EMILY CHAVEZ @emilyjchavez

“The Hate U Give” tackles timely issues such as police brutality and racism in an unprecedented comingof-age narrative. “The Hate U Give” is film adaptation of the 2017 young adult novel of the same name by Angie Thomas. Amandla Stenberg, breakout star of “The Hunger Games” portrays protagonist Starr Carter.

The story of Starr follows her double life — being a member of a lowerincome African-American community, Garden Heights, and then also being a

student at a predominately white private school, Williamson Prep. Mirroring the behavior and language of her wealthy peers at school, she avoids doing anything that could make her appear “ghetto” to her classmates. Starr is able to let her guard down slightly more on the weekends, when she often attends parties in Garden Heights. Even then, Starr feels like she doesn’t exactly have a place in either of her worlds.

At a party, Starr catches up with her childhood friend Khalil. In an effort to pay for the care of his grandmother with cancer, Khalil reveals that he became a drug dealer for a local gang.

After a fight ensues, Khalil offers to drive Starr home. Forgetting to turn on his turn signal, Khalil is pulled over and shot dead by a white police officer after Khalil exits the car and reaches back through the window to pull out his hairbrush.

Following the death of her friend, Starr feels compelled to action to be the voice not only for Khalil, but for the impoverished minorities that are hurt by police violence. With the help of her friends and family, Starr begins to realize who she is and how her two lives have given her a unique platform to combat the evils of society.

This film is important for many reasons. First, I would like to applaud the timely conception of the movie. The book was released in February 2017, and it often takes years for a novel to gain enough momentum to become a film.

The current social justice issues called for a quick and truthful adaptation, and “The Hate U Give” is just that.

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But do not be intimidated.

Stereotypical images of a record store crowd might conjure punks and hipsters, mostly young, mostly white people with trendy hairstyles, eclectic tattoos and farmers’ market tote bags full of locally sourced kombucha in tow. One might think of bearded guys in flannels looking for the latest Father John Misty or Sufjan Stevens album, or of momjeans clad teens taking Instagram photos in the aisles while they search for the latest local underground lo-fi electrorock, or some other obscure genre you have never heard of.

And certainly, there’s a place for those people here — store owner Tim Smith mentioned that a genre he dubs “college rock,” artists like Sufjan Stevens and

Mac DeMarco, consistently sell well.

But at Papa Jazz, the music and the community it attracts is much more diverse than that. According to Jones, the store attracts all types.

“You get your crazy collectors or you get people who are just casual music fans and you got the die-hard CD people still … and you got the guys who are just into ‘70s British prog rock and you got the guys who are just into jazz or blues or reggae or whatever,” Jones said.

He said that everyone from “grandmothers looking for weird Celtic music to DJs who are looking for things to sample,” shop at the store. But the most exciting part is that while there’s a diversity of patronage, everyone has one

thing in common: a love of music.

For Papa Jazz, the record store experience isn’t about musical snobbishness or elitism. It isn’t just about knowing the coolest or most indie bands, or having the latest, most popular album. It’s about lots of different folks coming into this single

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“It was really, literally the freshman 15 and junk food when I went to college, so for me this is something that I really wanted to put on college campuses and throughout the country to show people that you can have delicious, amazing food.”

— Iron Chef winner Cat Cora on the opening of her on-campus restaurant OLILO

“Katie’s work is all about the human condition, and she asks us to laugh at ourselves and our flaws, and yet at the same time she wants us to celebrate them and realize that we’re incredible.

I like that message and it’s for every single person.”

— Columbia Museum of Art curator Catherine Walworth on the works of Katie Pell

ETHAN LAM // THE GAMECOCK

“This is a black film festival, but it’s not in February when most people would do something like this. Just understanding that we can do things outside of that and that people live their identities, they live their stories, 365 days of the year compared to just in one month.”

— Lashawna Edmond, assistant director of multicultural affairs, on October’s Black Film Festival

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“We’re not just what the media is portraying. We don’t want to be seen in a negative way.”

— Daniela Becerra, fourth-year biological sciences student and Latin American Student Organization vice president during the Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off event

“As an Indian American, I feel like I’ve always had two different cultures in my life, two different influences, and sometimes those influences are not on the same page. And so, basically, this dance is an exploration of when they were in conflict and how I basically learned to resolve the two different values and expectations of both cultures in my personal life.”

— Shreya Mehta, fourth-year public health student, on her choreographed work for the Fall 2018 Student Choreography Showcase

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“People should come see Platonov because it’s beautiful clothes, great acting, a good story. And you get to hear and watch people drink vodka and get plastered.”

— First-year MFA student Jennifer Sanchez on “Platonov”

“If you see specifically with the political climate now, the importance of rhetoric, and exactly ... but every word you say matters and how you say it also matters. It affects how you interact with your community ... it shows what kind of person you are, too ... it affects all your relationships.”

—Clare Steiner, first-year political science major, on the Fall Literary Festival

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“I was the emo kid in high school.

So when I saw Emo Night I showed up ... it was like destiny.”

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Column: Don’t give up on Jake Bentley Shelby Beckler @ShelbyBeckler Many South Carolina students entered this football season anticipating another year of growth.

The returning chemistry of quarterback Jake Bentley and wide receiver Deebo Samuel after a nine-win season capped off by a bowl win set high expectations for the season.

But fans have not always seen the results that were expected.

After a battle win over Missouri on Oct. 6, the student section found its faith in back-up quarterback Michael Scarnecchia.

How did a first-time starter have such an effect on the student body?

The question remains unanswered. However, the voice of student body chanting “we want Scar” put a lot of pressure on junior quarterback Jake Bentley, who reclaimed the starting role after coming back from injury against Texas A&M. Scarnecchia’s performance captured Gamecock Nation’s attention when Bentley-led offenses did not execute against Georgia and Kentucky. It even got to the point Saturday against A&M where South Carolina fan’s booed Bentley and Deebo for their performances.

The fan base is what ultimately supports the foundation of the football team, and Bentley understands the frustration, he feels it too.

“That’s life,” Bentley said. “That’s really the way that I’ve always been brought up is you can’t worry about outside influences, and other people are going to try and come at you each and every way, but you just have to focus on what you believe in ... obviously it’s disappointing to hear that from the fans, but they just want to win too and so do I.” Even though Bentley acknowledged the fact that the fans want to win, there still needed to be a bigger motivation within the team to make a change. And whether or not Gamecock Nation believed so, Bentley made a change on Oct. 13.

Amid all the boos and “we want Scar” chants, Bentley kept his composure to lead the Gamecocks into a strong comeback in the second half. It is a hard task for South Carolina sometimes to not point the finger at Bentley, but it has to stop if they want him to

VICTORIA RICHMAN // THE GAMECOCK Quarterback Jake Bentley looks for an open receiver against the Texas A&M Aggies on Oct. 13, 2018.

continue to battle through the negative performances.

Despite the frustrations of this season, Bentley did not deserve to shoulder the entirety of the blame.

It has been proven time and time again that he is a consistent and foundational leader for South Carolina’s offense.

He has started in 31 games, and that in itself shows the confidence that his teammates and coaches have in him. Bentley owns a 19-12 record as a starter and set a record of the most passing yards against Clemson with 510 yards.

Before pointing the finger just at Bentley, fans need to realize that criticism should be levied at the team as a whole.

Bentley’s teammates have continued respect for

his role as quarterback, and that says a lot about his demeanor.

Both Scarnecchia and Bentley have been able to look to each other for support and direction during this season, even if that doesn’t stop the division that has been created with the fan base.

“Scar is an unbelievable teammate, unbelievable friend,” Bentley said. “He supports me no matter what. It’s just great to have him around me and after every drive he was coming over, letting me know what he saw, what he thinks is going to be open, just different things throughout the game. It’s just really great to have him.”

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Jackie Bradley Jr. leads the way

Jackson Gates @jaxbgates

The lights shined bright at Fenway Park on former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. after he delivered two home runs and nine RBIs in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, earning the ALCS MVP Award.

The Red Sox starting centerfielder and last batter only had three hits in this year’s ALCS, and those three hits were all he needed to capture the 2018 ALCS MVP Award. Bradley had a double, two home runs and nine runs batted in across the five-game series, also walking four times.

Bradley now holds the record for the third most RBI’s ever by a Boston player in an ALCS, right behind David Ortiz in 2004 with 11 and Manny Ramirez in 2007 with 10. Those series went the full seven games, while Bradley Jr. hit his in five games.

Jackie Bradley Jr., or JBJ, as he is known to fans and teammates, won two College World Series titles and the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award during his time as a Gamecock.

He was then selected with the 40th pick by the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Since then, Bradley hasn’t had the cards fall in his favor all of the time. He has had to learn how to adjust in trying situations and execute efficiently on the field.

“You can have a game plan but sometimes it might not work out,”

Bradley said. “But as a batter, you want to swing at good pitches. You want to swing at pitches you can handle.”

Bradley sped through the minor leagues to debut early in the 2013 season, but he struggled to stay out

players in the league, but he is inconsistent at the plate. In 2015, when he was an All-Star, he slowed down during the 2nd half of the year.

This past season, he was batting below .205 into June, but he batted over .280 from midJune to the end of the regular season.

He was fourth in runs for the highpowered Red Sox. Boston fans were calling for him to be benched, sent down to the minors, traded or even cut, but the team, specifically manager Alex Cora, stood by him.

“He’s a different hitter,” Cora said.

“Halfway through the season he found it, he found his stroke, he’s staying through the ball.

He started making the move, like J.D [Martinez] calls it, whatever that means.”

GRAPHIC BY JAYSON JEFFERS // THE GAMECOCK This faith paid off, with Bradley’s of the minors and make an offensive ALCS appearances catapulting this impact. He was able to get playing storied franchise to the World Series time due to his exceptional defense where the Red Sox defeated the Los but was plagued by inconsistency.

Angeles Dodgers in four of the five That has been the story of Bradley’s games, winning the ninth World career. He is one of the best defensive Series title in team history.

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Carolina-Clemson: Bitter, brutal rivalry continues

Whitney Westbrook @whit_westbrook

Conference (SEC) and the Clemson Tigers are apart of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

In no way does this diminish the tension between the two schools and their fans. This tension is something that can be felt all year in the state of The year? 1896. The day? Thursday, Nov. 12. South Carolina but it is especially heightened The event? during the week that the Gamecocks and the Tigers The first ever face-off between the University face off against each other in football. of South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson Tensions have given way to extremely thoughtTigers’ football teams. out pranks, such as that of 1961 when the South The Gamecocks came away victorious in this Carolina Sigma Nu fraternity brothers obtained first inaugural game. For the next 64 years, contests orange uniforms from a local high school that between the two schools would be played in this strongly resembled the Clemson uniforms and took exact manner — every year on a Thursday in the field.

November — in a tradition that would come The brothers kept up the charade into the start to be known as “Big of the game, but it wasn’t Thursdays.” It wasn’t long before it became obvious until 1960 that games that something was wrong. were changed to The “Clemson” players were alternate between being dropping easy passes and falling played in Columbia and down for no reason at all.

Clemson.

Clemson fans realized what had Ever since Clemson’s happened and rushed the field very first football season angrily, prompting Carolina in 1896, the tension fans to do the same to protect between the Gamecocks the fraternity brothers. Security SARA YANG // THE GAMECOCK and the Tigers has run had to restore order, and it deep. Nowhere in the Bryan Edwards reaches for a catch from Jake Bent- certainly didn’t mend tensions United States is football ley against the Clemson Tigers. South Carolina lost between Gamecock and Tiger taken as seriously as it is its fifth-straight game to Clemson 56-35. fans. in the Southeast and it is This southern rivalry is so for this reason that the rivalry has endured over 120 real that is has led to near or actual violence on years. Players, coaches, students and fans have come more than one occasion. and gone, but the integrity of the competition has In 1902, South Carolina’s mascot, the Gamecock, remained the same. made its debut. For the game that season, The oldest rivalry in the Deep South is generally Gamecock fans showed up with a banner depicting known to be between the Georgia Bulldogs and a Gamecock sitting on top of a tiger. the Auburn Tigers. The South Carolina-Clemson All throughout the week, several fights broke out rivalry, however, is arguably just as seasoned of between fans of both sides. The Gamecocks came a feud, as it is the longest consecutive contest in away victorious that year and tensions rose when the Southeast and the second-longest in college they paraded the banner around in front of sulking football.

Clemson fans the evening after the game.

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HALEY SALVADOR // THE GAMECOCK Head coach Will Muschamp on the rain-soaked field at Williams-Brice Stadium after a 28-3 win over Akron.

Muschamp continues consistency Joe McLean @joemclean97 When Will Muschamp was first hired as the South Carolina head football coach in December 2015, one of the things he was criticized for was his short stint as the head football coach at the University of Florida.

During his time in Gainesville, Muschamp complied a 28-21 overall record with a 17-15 record in the SEC. On top of the team’s struggles, Muschamp was easily angered and was often shown being frustrated at players and other coaches on the sideline. This persona has given him the nickname “Coach Boom.”

But in an interview with ESPN’s Marty Smith and Ryan McGee over the summer, Muschamp explained how and why he has changed as a coach since his early days at Florida.

“I equate coaching a lot like playing. And when you’re a freshman, that stuff’s moving fast, man,” said Muschamp. “It’s a fast game. In your first year as a head coach, it’s moving fast.”

Muschamp also emphasized that adapting and learning as a head football coach in the SEC is not something that is not teachable. It has also allowed him to have a better grasp of everything going on as he enters his third year at South Carolina.

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ETHAN LAM // THE GAMECOCK Elexa Bahr looks downfield to pass the ball to her teammate against Auburn. Bahr helped freshman Jyllissa Harris step into her new role.

Bahr, Harris step into new roles this season

Shelby Beckler @ShelbyBeckler

After losing key offensive players from last season, the South Carolina women’s soccer team hoped to find its speed in tempo in two specific players this season.

To p r e t u r n i n g g o a l s c o r e r Elexa Bahr and freshman Jyllissa Harris proved themselves to be powerhouses for the Gamecocks on offense. In the eyes of defensive player Grace Fisk, South Carolina doesn’t look like a young team struggling to find fluidity in its play.

On Sept. 6, Bahr and Harris carried their team to a 2-0 victory over Wake Forest after both scored pivotal goals that helped their team maintain a five-game win streak at

home.

Head coach Shelley Smith found comfort in Harris stepping up into a dominating starting role for South Carolina, which is just what the Gamecocks needed to develop their attacking third.

“I think they both are learning how to play together more,” Smith said. “Elexa’s coming back from injury and she hasn’t been out there that often, but she’s starting to play more and more minutes and doing the things that we know she can do.

I think the more that she can play with Jyllissa the more they’ll learn what their strengths are and how they can connect.”

For Bahr, Harris’ role has allowed the team to improve its tempo while maintaining composure. As South Carolina continued into regular

season conference play, it looked for strong finishes from these two.

“Great player, freshman coming off,” Bahr said. “She’s just great on the field, very soccer smart and a little bit she reminds me of Sav, Savannah McCaskill, playing with her just very soccer smart. She knows where I’m running, I know where she’s going to play the ball and it just really helps to have another player like that.”

Finding the missing link in the offensive scheme was essential for South Carolina to match up with tough opponents in the SEC. Bahr and Harris’ patience has brought maturity to a young team, and the addition of Harris has been vital to the midfield’s level of movement and quick transitions.

As Smith struggled to cement her

starting lineup, Bahr and Harris made the development much more natural. Smith credits Harris’ leadership for helping the team grow with each game.

“Big credit to her and then obviously to get points by finishing goals, serving balls for us, she’s been key, a big part of our midfield and plays beyond her years, so credit to her to what she has done to prepare to play,” Smith said regarding Harris’s quick growth on the field.

The Gamecocks made it to the the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Penn State 0-1. Bahr and Harris finished the 2018 season with a combined 32 points for South Carolina.

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King works to give Gamecocks an edge

Shelby Beckler @ShelbyBeckler

The recruitment aspect of college football has become a top priority for schools as they compete for attention from athletes through branding and social media.

As competition increases, the Gamecocks have taken risks and stepped up in their recruiting game to grab top recruits’ attention.

That philosophy has garnered the attention of analysts like former Florida standout Tim Tebow, now with the SEC Network “The game’s changing, it’s not necessarily the same as even when I played,” he said. “It’s a different recruiting game. It’s a different battle.”

For South Carolina, the recruitment process has been taken to a new level with the help of Associate Athletics Director for New and Creative Media Justin King.

From game days to social media, King has helped to guide and create a platform for South Carolina to promote their athletics, especially

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Clemson was a military school at the time, so dozens of cadets armed themselves and advanced on the University of South Carolina campus.

In response, students and faculty created a barricade with furniture and armed themselves with baseball bats. Someone intervened before any violence erupted, but the event seriously damaged relations between

when it comes to football.

“One of the most valuable guys here is Justin King, their video guy, ‘cause he is putting together all these cool videos recruits watch and they love it,” Tebow said. “So it’s a different game as far as getting recruits and what they like and I think that’s a huge part of it.”

King graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2010 and was named to his position in early 2017. Since his hire, he has led his team to create high-energy videos that play throughout football games at Williams-Brice Stadium.

On top of the hype videos for football, King and his team have established what they describe as engaging and appealing social media pages on Twitter and Instagram.

“Year one was good, but we’re just getting started,” King said on his Twitter page.

In order to reach potential players, videos showcasing game days and behind-the-scenes looks have been key to giving followers a glimpse of what South Carolina athletics entails.

Head Coach Will Muschamp said he has confidence in King and his

teams’ abilities and believes that they have done a “great job of marketing our brand.”

SEC Network analyst Laura Rutledge credited the program as a whole with working to create a cohesive message that’s appealing to big-name recruits and fans alike.

“That may be the most important thing, and that’s something that I was so impressed when Coach Muschamp got here,” she said. “He said, ‘we’re going to emphasize’

this because what kids do these days? They’re all on social media, they’re all refreshing Twitter all the time. To have that as an availability, to have that as something and say ... ‘man I want to play at a school where the new uniforms rising out of the lake and it’s this really cool different type video production.’

That’s a game changer.”

the two schools. For the next seven years, the South Carolina-Clemson games were canceled.

Recent times have brought about less actual violence between associates of the two universities. The most recent outbreak of hostilities was during the infamous 2004 Clemson-South Carolina football brawl.

Late in the fourth quarter, Gamecock quarterback Syvelle Newton was knocked to the ground after being hit in the head. Clemson players lay on top of Newton to prevent him from getting up, which led to practically every player

on the field as well as on the benches to start hysterically punching and shoving one another. State troopers had to enter the field in order to rein in the chaos.

Traditional events also take place at both schools each year that target their rival’s mascot. At South Carolina, students construct a massive tiger and then burn it to the ground. At Clemson, students hold a mock funeral for Cocky — South Carolina’s mascot.

Though intense and sometimes brutal, the rivalry between South Carolina and Clemson isn’t all bad.

In 1985, the first annual Carolina-

Clemson blood drive took place, where the two schools compete to collect the most pints of blood. In 2015, the Palmetto Series was created to expand the head to head athletic competition between the two schools to over a dozen other varsity sports besides football. South Carolina has won the Palmetto Series all three years so far.

The year? 2018. The day? Saturday, Nov. 24. The event? The 116th football matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers ended in a 56-35 loss for the Gamecocks.

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“That comes with experience,” says Muschamp, “and I feel much more comfortable as far as those things are concerned of anticipating situations when they come and then feeling more in control of our program than maybe before.”

So far during his tenure in Columbia, Muschamp has shown that he has improved on himself and has become more comfortable in his position.

When he was hired by South Carolina, Muschamp inherited a program that had just finished one of its worst seasons in school history. In 2015, the Gamecocks finished with a 3-9 record, including a loss to the Citadel at home. Legendary coach Steve Spurrier also resigned midway through the season.

Since Muschamp arrived, he has exceeded expectations. In 2016, the Gamecocks went 6-7, doubling their win total from 2015. The next year the Gamecocks improved their win total by three once again to finish the season at 9-4 with an Outback Bowl

victory over Michigan.

There were high expectations in place for the 2018, and while the Gamecocks did not match their eight win regular season win total from last year, the 2018 football season can still be seen as a success.

With a record of 7-5, Muschamp made South Carolina football history this season. Not only is Will Muschamp the first coach to take the Gamecocks to a bowl game in each of his first three years, he now holds the record for the most wins after the first three seasons at South Carolina.

Muschamp currently holds a 22-16 record as South Carolina head football coach, with one game remaining against the Virginia Cavaliers in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 29. Muschamp broke the previous record set by Steve Spurrier, who went 21-16 after his first three seasons at South Carolina.

Even though the Gamecocks finished the 2018 regular season with one more loss than than in 2017, Muschamp has still shown that he has been able to learn from his time at the University of Florida and has helped build a foundation and maintain consistency for the football program at the University of South Carolina.

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Ban religious vaccination exemptions In August 2018, for the first time in nearly 21 years, South Carolina reported a case of measles. Two more cases followed, and WLTX has reported that all three cases are Dan Nelson from unvaccinated Fourth-year c h i l d r e n . public health SCDHEC has not yet stated major whether this case is connected to the wider outbreak in the U.S., but, regardless, this is troubling news.

While vaccination rates in South Carolina roughly match the U.S. average, religious exemptions have “more than tripled” since 2010. This is a problem as unvaccinated children, if infected with a preventable illness like measles, can easily spread it to their peers who may be too young or medically unable to receive vaccination themselves. Regardless of the danger, however, these children are still allowed to attend schools alongside their unvaccinated peers, an altogether irresponsible and untenable state of affairs.

The central problem here is that parents in South Carolina have, essentially, been given carte blanche to keep their kids unvaccinated.

Parents can get a religious vaccination exemption, sanctioned under Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulation 61-8. That allows parents to keep their kids unvaccinated if they sign the appropriate wavier.

The catch? This wavier amounts to no more than a permission slip. The parent signs it and the state must allow their children to attend school.

Nowhere on this form is anything that actually certifies these parents have a legitimate religious gripe with mandatory vaccinations. In fact, this exemption allows anyone, religious or not, to avoid vaccinating their kids.

Now, I’m not suggesting in any way that there should be some sort of arcane religious test to receive a religious vaccination exemption.

Besides almost certainly being a first amendment violation, the practicality of such a test is dubious. After all, if the goal is to vaccinate as many children as medically feasible, then this test would still likely allow a significant minority of people to avoid it.

Instead, we must do away with religious vaccination exemptions entirely.

People choose to not vaccinate their kids for a variety of reasons, nearly all of them rooted in an irresponsible, selfish, arrogant and, above all else, ignorant mindset that places their child’s theoretical wellbeing above established medical and public health realities. Frankly, I believe that if you don’t think your kids should be vaccinated, you are categorically unfit to be a parent, full stop.

Rant of a frustrated public health major aside — parents not vaccinating their children is a serious problem in much of the U.S. The parents who choose to do this have their reasons, but we can point to one central driving factor ­— Andrew Wakefield.

Andrew Wakefield is possibly one of the most abhorrent people in modern medicine, and for good reason. Wakefield was a doctor in the U.K. who claimed in a paper that the MMR (measles, mumps

and rubella) vaccine was correlated with autism. After an exhaustive study in 2003 refuted his claims, his article was pulled from the esteemed medical journal, “The Lancet,” and his medical license was revoked.

Again, not without cause. Wakefield committed a variety ethical and scientific offenses ranging from not disclosing his funding sources (lawyers who were suing vaccine makers) to manipulating his data.

All of this, however, didn’t dampen the doubts he manufactured.

These doubts, though thoroughly debunked, have been carried on by anti-vaccination activists. While brain-deadcelebrities tend to be the most vocal critics of vaccination (including our president, for God’s sake), the largest group of people who still harbor anti-vaccination beliefs tend to be more conservative and religious according to polling data (though most conservatives, religious people and Americans support vaccination). In my opinion, this last group is primarily responsible for the continued persistence of religious exemptions throughout the U.S. and South Carolina.

The primary problem with these religious exemptions is twofold.

For one, it allows parents to be the central deciding factor in public health decisions that impact the whole population. Individual parents choosing not to vaccinate their kids may not be a major public health crisis in and of itself, but, collectively, they can do major damage, particularly to herd immunity.

Herd immunity is the concept that if a certain amount of a population is immune to a disease (though vaccination or previous illness), the disease will not spread effectively.

How much of the population that

needs to be immune varies from disease to disease but, with many childhood illnesses, the percentages can be incredibly high. Measles, for instance, requires around 83 to 94 percent of the population to be immune. Therefore, the collective action of a minority of parents can put the majority at risk. In fact, a recent study found that even as little as a 5 percent drop in immunity coverage from the MMR vaccine could result in a “threefold increase in measles cases and cost the public sector millions of dollars.”

The second major problem with religious exemptions is the individual harm they can result in.

Many childhood illnesses are highly infectious ­ — measles infects “9 out of 10 susceptible persons with close contact to a measles patient” and pertussis (whooping cough) patients “can infect up to 12 to 15 other people.” This can make allowing unvaccinated children in schools particularly dangerous. If infected, they can easily infect every other unvaccinated child in their school, including those with medical exemptions.

Furthermore, they can also infect many others in the community, including many infants who are too young to be vaccinated. The end result is a debilitating, potentially deadly and, above all else, preventable illness. Measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis and a host of other nasty illnesses are largely preventable, but only if kids are vaccinated. The parents who choose to use a religious exemption put everyone else’s kids at risk.

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SC needs LGBTQ+ spaces without alcohol

When you Google, “queer places in Columbia SC,” the first, and only, thing on the page is a list of clubs or bars: PT’s Clara Bergeson First-year public 1109, The Capital Club and Art Bar relations student being the most prominent. All of these, however, do not open until 5 p.m. and are either exclusive to members or 18 plus. On top of that, most of the restaurants or coffee houses mentioned in the “South Carolina Gay Nightlife Guide” are not LGBTQ+ exclusive, but only “gay-friendly,” and while it is good to know where the gay allies take solace, there is still a major need for queer-only

spaces that do not serve alcohol.

Party culture is the most detrimental trope for queer youth. Growing up watching “Queer as Folk” (one of the most prominent shows in LGBTQ+ television) I, among many other LGBTQ+ kids, got tricked into believing the queer mythology that surrounds gay nightlife. It seemed as if gay men were out on the town drinking, doing drugs and having sex every night.

However, that is not (to say the least) at all what LGBTQ+ adulthood is. And, while gay media has tried to convey the problems that can occur from this extensive nightlife, it does not cover the fact that drug abuse and drug addiction is becoming a plague in the queer community.

Many young gay men get mixed up in

the horror of party culture because they are trying to find a safe space to express their identity, and the fact that they do not have alternative substance-free spaces to go to prolongs this. Not only do bars, by law, exclude youth, but most of them are unwelcoming to queer people outside the realm of homosexual men. There is a need for alcohol-free, age-appropriate queer areas.

A safe space for all LGBTQ+ identities is imperative for them to “gather, socialize, and connect, without worrying about blatant hate or even microaggressions.” In fact, there is a reason that “queer cafes” are becoming increasingly popular. For youth who are too young to go to bars and elders who do not feel comfortable in the loud club environment, LGBTQ+ coffee shops

are a place for solace. They allow queer people to enjoy some time alone or with friends without the pressures of alcohol or the fear of acceptance, and Columbia is in desperate need of them.

The South has many problems when it comes to LGBTQ+ inclusion, and even though Columbia is described as being “welcoming and supportive of gay culture,” there is still work to be done.

The university’s campus provides for a large influx of racial, sexual and gender diversity, but state laws still push down on a large portion of the queer community.

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Removing religious exemptions would save lives and mitigate the effects of these horrible illnesses.

It would also very likely stand up to a legal challenge. Following a serious measles outbreak in 2014, California removed personal-belief exemptions (largely analogous to religious exemptions). While the change was challenged in court, the court found in favor of the state as vaccinations fall into the government interest (see Prince vs. Massachusetts) and that the law “did not violate freedom of religion or the right to an education.” As a result, California vaccination

compliance skyrocketed in comparison to previous years.

South Carolina would be wise to follow their example.

Parents who have decided to utilize the religious exemption may be a tad upset they’d be required to actually be a functioning member of the community, but that’s a small price to prevent senseless deaths and hospitalizations. Public health cannot be held hostage by anti-science loons who have nothing but their own selfish interests in mind. South Carolina is better than them and better than this.

Because of the lack of hate crime laws and roadside discriminatory remarks, LGBTQ+ students need safe spaces on and off campus where they can find

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ACROSS 1 City in which much of “Moonlight” is set 6 Lively display of stamps?

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