The Daily Gamecock 4/8/19

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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019

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Students talk campus safety, lack of Carolina Alert texts JOSEPH LEONARD AND HANNAH DEAR News Writer and Assistant News Editor

ZACHARY MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Drag queen Shangela from RuPaul’s Drag Race performs onstage in the Russell House Ballroom during the annual Birdcage event.

Birdcage celebrates drag culture, LBGTQ+ acceptance TAYLOR WASHINGTON Arts and Culture Editor

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ballroom overflowed with USC students as many rushed to grab seats closest to the stage.

Those luck y enough to snag chairs aimed for aisle seats, while those who wandered in minutes before showtime occupied standing corners of the room.

By the end of the night, that same Russell House Ballroom stage was a sea of dollar bills and feathers.

Enter: The Birdcage.

Birdcage is USC’s annual drag show that showcases the talent of local drag queens and occasionally hosts competitors from RuPaul’s Drag Race. The show was created by Individuals Respecting Identities and Sexualities (IRIS) and is hosted in conjunction with Carolina Productions.

“It really is just a celebration of queer culture,” said IRIS president, Cooper DeStefano.

According to DeStefano, the history of drag is embedded in the ball culture of New York City, where many transgender people of color considered these balls sanctuaries and used them as a way to express themselves.

Since then, drag has become mainstream with the help of the reality competition TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” On the show, drag queens from far and wide compete to become America’s next drag superstar by participating in weekly challenges where they are critiqued in front of a panel of judges.

Like “Drag Race,” Birdcage aims to celebrate drag as performers lip-sync, dance and even perform comedy routines.

Alexia Greene went to Five Points the night after USC student Samantha Josephson was abducted from Harden Street and k illed.

Greene didn’t know about the situation, but said she would have never gone to Five Points if USCPD had sent out a Carolina Alert about the missing student.

“After finding this out, it was just really scary because you just wonder,” said Greene, thirdyear English student. “‘Would I have gone out that night?’ And of course I wouldn’t. I would not have gone out that night if I did know the situation behind this.”

Josephson’s friends reported her missing in the afternoon on Friday, March 29. At 8:45 p.m., Columbia Police Department tweeted photos of Josephson and the car that took her.

USCPD retweeted it.

The university did not send out a Carolina Alert text message to students.

USC spokesman Jef f Stensland said a Carolina Alert text message was not sent after Josephson was known to be missing because there was no immediate danger to students’ lives.

USCPD t weets Carolina A lerts in less urgent situations and sends a text message when students need to change their behavior immediately in cases such as inclement weather or an active shooter, Stensland said.

“Social media typically is a very effective way in terms of reaching students, and the fact that we amplified it on the main account was the reason for that,” said Stensland. “We know that most students are following Carolina Alerts.”

USCPD declined to comment.

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LeConte College to undergo $20 million renovation in 2020 BRIAN ROSENZWEIG Senior News Writer

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In May 2020, the university will spend $20 million on a year-long renovat ion of LeConte College.

T he bu i ld i ng c u r rent ly hou se s t he m at hem at ic s a nd st at i st ic s d e p a r t m e nt s a n d t h e S t u d e nt Disability Resource Center.

LeConte, built in 1952, has not been completely renovated in about 40 years. According to university architect Derek Gruner, LeConte is the last remaining building in the Gibbes Green area of campus — between the Horseshoe and the Pickens Street bridge — that has not been renovated in the past decade.

“When you have a building like LeConte that has as many classes and as many students in it as that building does, you really just want to close it down one time and do everything and then open it back up,” Gruner said.

T he renov at ion , e x p e c t ed to take place through July 2021, will primarily seek to renew and upgrade key elements of the building.

About half of t he budget w ill b e u sed to rene w a nd upg r ade

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t h e b u i l d i n g ’s p l u m b i n g a n d electricit y systems, Gruner said.

They’ve largely remained the same since 1952. The other half of the const r uct ion budget foc uses on renovating the bathrooms, installing n e w e le v at o r s , r e p a i nt i n g t h e exterior and restoring the roof.

Students have said they believe LeConte’s issues include it s old age, broken a i r- cond it ion i ng system, water damage and general uncleanliness.

Ta n ner Mor ne, a second-year psychology student who has taken classes in LeConte, said he believes renovations are important due to the repeated problems in the building, especially with water damage.

“I’ve had classes cancelled several times because of water and whatnot, so renovations would definitely help with that,” Morne said.

In addition to leaking and water damage on the third f loor during heavy rain, the building also dealt with a pipe burst and a broken aircondit ioning system in t he past semester.

M ad i s o n Pe a le r, a f i r s t-y e a r chemistry student, said she believes renovations are especially important for the instructors in the building who have to be there throughout

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the day.

“I think the teachers deserve it,” Pealer said. “They’ve been teaching here forever.”

During the 2020 to 2021 academic ye a r, mo s t m at h a nd s t at i s t ic s f ac u lt y w i l l be moved to t he Carolina Coliseum on the west side of campus. Some will move to the James F. By rnes Building across from the Horseshoe. Gruner says

all classes and offices will return to LeConte after the renovations are done.

A dd it ion a l l y, t he C ol leg e of Ho s p it a l it y, R e t a i l a n d S p o r t Manag ment w ill move f rom t he Carolina Coliseum to the CloseHipp building.

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Students are advocating for more bike racks to ease bike parking on campus.

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SARA YANG // THE GAMECOCK LeConte College on Greene Street has not been completely renovated in close to 40 years.

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The Clothesline Project aimed to support sexual assault survivors by displaying student-designed T-shirts.

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SPORTS The Garnet and Black Spring Game gave young players experience for the 2019 season.

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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019

Students advocate for more bike racks on campus JOSEPH LEONARD News Writer

Cyclists at USC could soon have access to more bike racks on campus.

Second-year public health student Sophia Johnson took photographs of filled bike racks across campus and those in front of residence halls were especially crowded. She also took photos of bikes being locked to the handrails of Swearingen Engineering Center and Rutledge College because the racks were full.

There is an 8-to-100 ratio of bike racks to residence hall beds on campus. Johnson said her goal is to increase the 8 to 25.

Last semester, as the Residence Hall Association’s chief officer of sustainability, she proposed that the university add more bike racks to campus and remove abandoned bikes from existing spaces.

N o w, R H A i s w o r k i n g w i t h P a r k i n g a n d Transportation Services, the Facilities Department and Healthy Carolina to add more bike racks to USC’s campus.

To help move this proposal along, Johnson is actively looking for volunteers to help tag and photograph abandoned bikes and areas in need of bike racks. One such area is Russell House, where installing another bike rack around the corner and near the patio would benefit students, Johnson said. RHA along with its volunteers, have assessed more than 90 bike racks on campus over the two rounds of bike rack assessments.

After abandoned bikes are identified, removed and refurbished, Johnson said she wants to donate the bikes to a charitable organization such as Families Helping Families.

“That would give students more of an opportunity to commute to their classrooms, to their residence halls, to their dining facilities and this would promote a healthier lifestyle,” Johnson said.

Ian Wells, a first-year computer science student, bikes around campus and said he used to park his bike outside of Capstone House. However, someone stole his bike when he parked on the end of rack.

“Basically anyone with a wrench can go and undo two little nuts and bend back the piece of metal and get the bikes on the end,” Wells said.

As a result, Wells decided to volunteer in the RHA project. He said he believes biking is a better way for students to get exercise between classes as opposed to

RACHAEL MCINTOSH // THE GAMECOCK Several bikes parked at bike racks next to residence halls. There is an 8-to-100 ratio of bike racks to residence hall beds on USC’s campus.

taking a shuttle, driving or walking to classes.

“It takes up less space than those options, it’s more environmentally friendly and it will encourage people to ride bikes more,” Wells said.

Koby Padgett, communications manager for USC’s Division of Administration and Finance, said the project w ill be a mult i-step process if approved.

They want to find spots that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, she said. Blue Bike SC — a bike rental service — has done something similar with a rack near the Pendleton Street garage.

“From the universit y’s perspective we’re tr ying to make campus more pedestrian and bike-friendly overall. So anything that we can do to promote that, that’s really the goal,” Padgett said.

Another of Johnson’s proposals is to create a biking lane on the streets near campus. However, Johnson said this has met some pushback from the city because it could interfere with parking spots located around campus.

Johnson also said USC being more than 200 years old carries its own infrastructure problems when attempting to increase bike-ability, but said she will continue to address the issues of bike lanes and bike paths.

Padgett said most roads around campus are owned by the City of Columbia, so any proposals to add a bike lane must go through to the city first.

Wells said he would like to see additional bike lanes added on streets around campus, especially at the intersection of Greene Street and Main Street. He said bike lanes would help cyclists, students and drivers because a lot of people don’t know how to react to cyclists on the roads.

“I think a bike path there and other places around campus and the city would be tremendously helpful to anyone who rode a bike,” Wells said.

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Greene sa id she t h i n k s t hat if Josephson’s story had not spread through social media, the university and law enforcement would not have publicly addressed it.

“Once news stations started picking up on what had happened that’s when they were like ‘Oh, we need to be doing something about this situation or all these people will get upset about it,’” Greene said. “So they really did try to hide it until the last second possible.”

Greene said Five Points should be better patrolled to increase safety in the area because so much happens that people aren’t aware of.

“You don’t know every story about everything in Five Points, and it needs to be more publicized about events that happen [there],” Greene said.

In response to Josephson’s death, USC sent emails to students outlining

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The Student Disability Resource C e nt e r i s a l s o s e e k i n g a n e w permanent location, Gruner said.

While the new location hasn’t yet

its safety measures on campus and in Five Points.

USCPD promotes t he R ave Guardian safety app in its campus safety presentations. The app allows students to send in tips about illegal or unsafe behavior, share their location with “Guardians,” call USCPD and has other features.

On campus, the blue light system acts as a way for students to alert USCPD if they feel unsafe or are in an emergency.

However, this system recently came under scrutiny in student senate after some students felt the boxes often malfunctioned or didn’t work altogether.

The university decided to not remove the blue lights, as it would be expensive.

Ashlyn Horton, a second-year art studio student, said Columbia as a whole isn’t safe but that the campus blinds students to the dangers of Columbia because the campus is a nicer area.

Horton also said that she’s seen suspicious people walking around campus and has

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been decided, he said he believes it’s important that an office of such significance be more accessible than LeConte, which is not up to date. “ It ’s c ompl ic at ed to t r y a nd find a new home for a department

passed by some of the blue emergency boxes on campus and noticed they don’t work. She said the main issue at USC is a lack of communication on the university’s side.

“I think communication is an issue because even if t hey did n’t k now anything about the guy, they should have sent out an alert saying, ‘Hey, watch out, there’s someone who’s just been abducted, someone’s missing,’ at the very least,” Horton said.

However, Grace Grogan, a first-year nursing student, said she thinks USC is a safe campus overall.

“I’m from Baltimore, so it seems pretty safe to me,” Grogan said. “It’s not like it is back home in the city, so I think it just depends on where you’re from and your perspective on it.”

Last fall, the university worked with the Columbia Police Department to establish a pick-up zone for students in Five Points. Ride-shares such as Lyft and Uber and university shuttles are

that large, so that’s one we’re still working on,” Gruner said.

Gr u ner said due to state laws concerning historic preservation, the LeConte renovations are not aesthetic ones.

“They want to make sure that we’re renovating the building in a sensitive way and that doesn’t harm the architectural integrity of the building,” Gruner said.

M itchel l Bowser, a f i rst-yea r bio c hem i s t r y s t ude nt , s a id he believes the building’s renovation is important due to the fact that almost all students, regardless of major, must take classes in LeConte at some point.

“A lot of people not liking math already as it is, being in a really c r appy bu i ld i ng doe sn’t help,” Bowser said. “It’s served its purpose for a while, so I’m glad it’s actually getting redone.”

supposed to pick up students at 2100 Santee Ave. Thursday through Saturday from 10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Grogan said the safe pick-up zone is a step in the right direction, but being intoxicated and entering an area patrolled by police could also be a nervewracking experience for students.

Greene said the pick-up zone sounded like a good idea, but it was not well publicized.

“I have never heard of that in the three years I have been at this university,” Greene said. “I have never once been picked up by an Uber at this location.”

Horton said USC is not doing its part to make students aware of dangers they could face on and off campus. It’s become part of the culture, she said.

“It’s a problem that the students think they’re safe when they’re not,” Horton said. “That’s the problem, is that the university isn’t doing a good job of relaying the fact that we’re not safe.”

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Clothesline Project raises awareness for sexual assault survivors MARY COMTOIS // THE GAMECOCK Student-designed T-shirts were displayed during the week of April 1 on Davis Field as part of the Clothesline Project. The office of Sexual Assualt and Violence Intervention and Prevention hosted the event.

ALLISON LAPLAINE News Writer On a clothesline strung between a tree and a light post on Davis Field hang T-shirts in a variety of colors.

On each is a message referencing an aspect of sexual assault.

“Clothes are not consent!” reads one. “Let’s talk boundaries,” says another.

Last week, the office of Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention (SAV IP) hosted the Clot hesl i ne Project to advocate and raise awareness for survivors of sex ual assau lt. St udent s were invited to paint shirts in support of survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence, whether to express their own experiences or stand up for those who have been affected.

T he sh i r t s were hu ng on a clothesline behind the table for other students to look at as they passed by on their way to class. The shirts addressed a range of issues, from callouts of rape culture to words of

support for survivors. The students who designed the five most creative shirts were selected each day and won a prize.

A clot hesline is used because, “Doi ng t he lau nd r y was a lway s considered women’s work and in the days of close-k nit neighborhoods women often exchanged information over backyard fences while hanging their clothes out to dry,” according to theclotheslineproject.org. “[The goal is] to make people who perhaps are survivors of relationship v iole nc e or s e x u a l a s s au lt f e el supported by t heir commu nit y,” said Jennifer Taylor, the program coordinator for SAVIP’s Bystander Intervention initiative.

“A lso, we have plent y of people that are maybe primary or secondary survivors who want to make a shirt just to kind of express themselves,” she said.

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MARY COMTOIS // THE GAMECOCK Students paint T-shirts with messages in support of sexual assault surviors at the Clothesline Project.

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The Clothesline Project started as a national program in 1990 to raise awareness about sexual and gender violence. Taylor said SAV IP uses this project as an opportunit y to educate students on the services its office provides and ways to support survivors in the community.

Advocates are available in t he Thompson Building for students to speak to conf ident ially about e x p e r ie n c i n g s e x u a l v io le n c e , h a r a s s me nt , s t a l k i n g or ot her behaviors of that nature. SAV IP’s advoc ate s a re a lso ava i lable to students after-hours should they need help when the office is closed.

I n addit ion to t he clot hesline display, SAVIP set up a booth at the Soda City Market last weekend for visitors to decorate T-shirts.

Lauren Payne, a second-year sport and entertainment management student, participated in making a shirt for the display to show support for survivors.

“I think it’s cool to stand up for people that don’t maybe want to speak out,” Payne said. “This maybe gives them a chance to know they’re not alone, so t hey can all come together, and we can support them.”

Katharina Staecker, a first-year international business student, also decorated a shirt in support of the cause and to encourage survivors to report their experiences.

“Almost every single one of my f r iends ha s ex per ienced sex u a l assault in one way or another, even guys, and I just want it to be known that it’s something that happens,” Staecker said. “We shouldn’t be afraid to get help.”

For third-year studio art student Karla Moore, painting a shirt for this project was more personal.

“It’s just a big issue, and I mean, I’ve also had issues, like personal situations where I was not treated correctly. It kind of hits home for me, so I felt like I just should,” Moore said.

The Clothesline Project is one of many programs SAVIP has planned for the month of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

SAVIP will host an event called the Collective Voices Community Clothesline Project on April 16 in collaboration with local nonprofit organization The Hive Community Circle.

The event will be at M Space in t he Vista and will include food, spoken word per for mers a nd another display of the T-shirts.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “Us” How could we not spotlight Jorda n Peele’s late st i n st a nt classic? This intense, haunting film is an intimate portrait of one family’s struggle to survive when the world gets turned upside down. Disturbingly close to home, this horror flick will have you on the edge of your seat long after you leave the theater.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “Morbid Stuff” by PUP What better time for punk rock than spring? This album’s lyrics take on heavier, adult struggles, but coaelsce with upbeat, energetic riffs to build a sonic landscape that is both dark and defiant of that darkness. The moody lyrics and energetic, upbeat music create the perfect soundtrack to carry listeners from winter’s gloom to spring.

SONG OF THE WEEK: “Old Town Road — Remix” by Lil Nas X feat.

Billy Ray Cyrus Ju st when we t hought t hat the story of Lil Nas X’s genrecontroversial country rap couldn’t get any more surreal, a remix dropped featuring, yes, somehow, Hannah Montana’s dad. This track is part meme, part myth, pa r t legend a nd a l l over ou r Twitter feeds. Whether you listen with irony or sincerity, “Old Town Road” is not to be missed.

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queens in the top three, which drew controversy. In a shocking t wist, RuPaul let prev iously eliminated queens of the season determine t he top t wo, and Shangela didn’t make the cut.

However, she hasn’t let that keep her down. Since her time on “All Stars 3,” Shangela embarked on a record-breaking 184-city tour and made a cameo in the Oscar-winning film “A Star is Born.” She recently performed a Beyoncé medley at the GLAAD Media Awards — which honors media for accurate and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ+ community — and received a standing ovation from Queen Bey herself.

“I am so proud to be able to be here as a champion of living out your best life in your most truest form, and that’s what I hope to represent to not only my fans, but people who don’t even know who I am,” Shangela said. “I think the more that we can stand up and be proud and the more that we have allies ... it makes people feel more comfortable in being their best selves.”

After meeting fans and signing autographs at her meet-and-greet, Shangela went backstage to greet the eight local queens before the show.

Clouds of hairspray filled the air and make-up palettes scattered the tables in the dressing rooms as the local queens worked diligently to perfect their signature looks for the show.

“This is the reality of drag,” said returning queen Ebony Wood, as she stood up to don her tights and apply her wig.

While some queens like Wood are inspired by campy legends such as Divine, other queens like Anaya Devore and Veronica La Blank draw inspiration from Tyra Banks and other ‘90s supermodels.

Still, for the queens, there’s much more t hat goes i nto becoming a performer besides

f la shy g a r ment s a nd heav y makeup.

“It’s a combination of being a makeup artist, a dancer, for some p eople a sea m st re s s , a costume designer, performer, a music engineer, a comedian, a businessperson,” Wood said.

“You have to have a vision,” La Blank said.

During the show, the queens lipsynced to disco stars like Donna Summer and modern pop divas like Ariana Grande, occasionally stopping mid-performance to pick up tips from audience members.

In addition to performances f rom d r ag queen s , t he show featured a local drag king as well.

USC alumna Oliver Clothessoff has been doing drag for 10 years a nd h is st yle of d rag appl ies comedic t w ist s to popu lar fantasy characters. This year, he performed a medley of songs inspired by K ing Joffrey from Game of Thrones.

Like many of the performers, C lo t he s s of f e m p h a s i z e s t he importance of Birdcage to the LGBTQ+ community at USC. “I was in a sororit y at USC, and it was at a time when gay wasn’t really OK,” Clothessoff said. “The first year that I came and performed, I had some of my sorority sisters there, and it was amazing to see how far people had come in just such a short amount of time.”

Birdcage closed w it h a showstopper from Shangela — she performed the Beyoncé medley she’d debuted a few weeks earlier.

It w a s n’t h a rd t o f e e l t he ca ma rader ie a mong aud ience members, and the room resembled something close to a family by the end of the show.

“I’m really, really happy that I’ve been invited to be a part of this event for the last nine years, and just see what acceptance has become here, because it wasn’t this when I was in school,” Clothessoff said.

E z r i Fe n d e r, t h e s p e c i a l events coordinator for Carolina Productions, said that Birdcage allows st udents to experience another culture they probably w o u l d n’t h a v e a c h a n c e t o otherwise. “ It r a i s e s a n awa rene s s of a c u lt u re m ay b e t he y ’re not completely aware of,” Fender said. “A lot of drag shows, they’re usually late at night or sometimes they’re in bars where younger students cannot go in, so it’s really great to bring that culture to them in a campus environment.”

While last year’s show featured performances from local South Carolina queens, DeStefano and Fender made it their goal to secure a queen from “Drag Race” as well.

Although this year wasn’t the first Birdcage to boast a Drag Race alumna, both Fender and DeStefano agreed they booked this headliner at the perfect time.

“Drag Race” favorite, Shangela, signed her contract to perform at Birdcage the first day of this semester.

I n addit ion to her endless s upply of c atc hph r a se s a nd memes, fans of the show also remember t he queen for her inspiring “Drag Race” journey that spanned three seasons.

“I have always loved entertainment, and growing up as a young, black, gay kid in a very small town,” Shangela said. “I ZACHARY MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK ZACHARY MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK was always looking for outlets to Gouda Judy puts on makeup to prepare for Veronica La Blank goes into a split during express myself and enjoy myself her Birdcage performance. her dance break. and being an entertainer.”

Shangela f irst rose to prominence after she appeared on season two of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” While she was the first queen to enter the workroom, she was also the first queen to pack her bags.

After her elimination, RuPaul invited her back for season three.

She fared much better, but still didn’t grab the crown.

In 2018, Shangela was brought back a third time for the third season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars,” where she was tough competition for the other queens and made it to the top three.

Shangela was eliminated in the JORDAN WARREN // THE GAMECOCK season finale, despite having a better track record than the other Elena Kegel struts across the stage while lip-syncing to “China Wine” by Wyclef Jean.

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ZACHARY MCKINLEY // THE GAMECOCK Veronica La Blank looks into a mirror as she applies foundation in preparation for her lip-sync to Donna Summer’s “Last Dance.”

6 ARTS & CULTURE A battle of fire and ice: Who will win the Iron Throne?

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ZACHARY MCKINLEY AND SHREYAS SABOO Co-Photo Editors If you’re not up to date on “Game of Thrones,” proceed with caution.

This article contains spoilers.

A f t er eight ye a r s , H BO's groundbreak ing television series, "Games of Thrones," will be coming to a close. While author George R.R. Martin hasn't finished the book series the show is based on, long-time fans will receive some closure through the show's finale. With just one week until the finale, co-photo editors Zachar y McK i n ley a nd Sh reyas Saboo make their cases for who they believe deserves the Iron Throne.

Zachary's Prediction: The Night King With "Game of Thrones" coming to an end everyone has the next ruler of Westeros on their mind. But who will win the Iron Throne?

I think the answer is a little more obvious than we realize. Since the creation of the Iron Throne, the person sitting on it has always been the person with the most power, whether that be political, physical or monetary.

Who has the most power currently?

The Night King. That’s right, the series' main antagonist currently holds the most power in the show.

With an army of dead soldiers that require no food, sleep or shelter combined with the ability to turn any enemies to his side once they’re dead, the Night King has an obvious military advantage. This is without even mentioning the fact that he also has a dragon.

Yes, Daenerys Targaryen has two dragons. However, the Night King has show n t hat he is more t han capable of dispatching a dragon with ease. His victory is not only ensured by his military power, but also by his

strategic ability. The Night King is thousands of years old and has been shown to have incredible tactical experience.

Having the main antagonist win would be a little out of place for most media, but I think it is a perfect ending for a show like "Game of Thrones." This is a show where the good people not only lose, but they usually die. "Game of Thrones" has never followed conventional rules of media.

Since the beginning of the show we have heard one main phrase: "Winter is coming.” And now it finally has.

This is why I believe we will see the Night King ruling Westeros by the end of this season.

Shreyas' Prediction: Daenerys Targaryen Winter is here and the greatest war between the dead and the living has come. However, the biggest question

is who will sit on the Iron Throne.

That is, if there actually is a throne left after the war.

My analysis says that Daenerys Targaryen would emerge as the queen of the Seven Kingdoms. I believe her to be the best fit for the throne and here is why: We know that Jon Snow, son of R haegar Targar yen, is t he t r ue heir and has the most claim to the Iron Throne. However, he does not desire to rule the Seven Kingdoms.

While the Red Priestess, Melisandre, pronounced Jon Snow as the promised prince, her failure to predict the same for Stannis Baratheon raises doubts.

It seems t hat t his feat would be fulfilled by Jon and Daenerys’ child instead.

Daenerys currently has the most powerful army and the most amazing council by her side, which includes Bran Stark and Sam Tarly. This

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would prove to be a big advantage during the war against the dead.

After her win against the dead, she will move on to conquer all of the Seven Kingdoms. This would involve taking away all the powers of Cersei Lannister and rebuilding all t he Seven K ingdoms with the help of Jon. Sansa Stark would ser ve as the Lady of Winterfell, with Arya Stark by her side and Bran will continue to serve as the Three-Eyed Raven.

W hile not ever yone may agree with this analysis, we can all agree that more death, war and drama is coming to Westeros.

The f inal season of "G ame of Thrones" will premiere on April 14 at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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Column: Spring game essential for recruitment PERRY DOMINICI Sports Writer

The annual Garnet and Black Spring Game is a time for head football coach Will Muschamp and the Gamecocks to find out what they have in their freshman class heading into the 2019 season.

But the impact of the game goes beyond the current freshman. On the sidelines of the spring game, prospects for the 2020 class and onward looked on as the Gamecocks continued an important recruiting stretch during the offseason.

T he s p r i n g g a me w a s he ld i n Columbia at Williams-Brice Stadium this past Saturday. By having future prospec t s t a ke a gl i mpse at what Muschamp is building in Columbia, the combination of the present class and those to come gave Gamecock fans plenty to be excited about for the future of Gamecock football, both on the field and on the sideline.

On the field, freshman quarterback Ryan H ilinsk i impressed w it h his throwing accuracy. Hilinski took over first-team reps on the third possession of the game and completed his first eight passes, standing out as one of the top players from the 2019 recruiting class. He went on to finish the day by completing 24 of 36 passes for 206 yards.

H il i nsk i headl i nes a 2019 class that mostly features defensive talent.

Apart from Hilinski, five of the top six players in South Carolina's class are on defense, including the only five-star player, Zacch Pickens.

Muschamp spoke of the importance of the spring game for his freshman players.

"Today was a huge day," Muschamp said. "It's their first time in the in the stadium, and we did that purposefully to understand, especially when you come over here and play."

In mak ing his current freshman feel special about play ing for t he G amecock s, Muschamp gave t hat feeling to future recruits as well. For as much excitement as there was on the field, those who were on the sidelines gave Gamecock fans another reason to hope for a bright future.

The team played host to several 2019 and 2020 prospects Sat urday afternoon, including defensive lineman Jordan Burch.

Burch attended Hammond High School right here in Columbia. He currently ranks as the No. 8 prospect in the 2020 class and No. 1 in both

ABIGAIL GREEN // THE GAMECOCK His first time playing on the field at Williams-Brice Stadium, freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski makes a pass at the Gamecocks’ 2019 spring game.

strong-side defensive ends and South Carolina prospects.

Burch, a five-star recruit, is one of the Gamecocks' most important prospects this offseason. Adding the top in-state recruit to a deep defensive front would be huge for a defense that was in the bottom of the SEC in sacks last season.

South Carolina will have plenty of competition on its hands, however, as several big-name programs are in the running for Burch. Clemson is believed to be out in front of Georgia, Alabama, Duke and South Carolina.

In recent weeks, Burch has given the Gamecocks some hope that he will pick South Carolina. His presence at the Garnet & Black Spring Game marked his second visit in two weeks and his fifth overall visit. Despite Clemson weighing in heavily for Burch, his five visits to South Carolina are the most out of any school that has offered a scholarship to the defensive lineman.

Along with Burch, another big name

visited the South Carolina campus in the week leading up to the spring game.

Four-star running back Tank Bigsby was on campus the Saturday before the spring game. Bigsby, highly sought after by several teams, rushed for over 2,000 yards in his f inal season for Callaway High School in Hogansville, Georgia.

Bigsby's recruitment is telling of the recent struggles for the South Carolina running game. There hasn't been a 1,000-yard rusher for the Gamecocks since Mike Davis in 2013.

Hav i ng t wo top -50 recr u it s on campus in t he week leading up to the spring game is a great sign for Muschamp, who has had success with recruiting during his time as the head of the Gamecocks' football program.

Si nc e j o i n i n g t he p r o g r a m i n 2015, all of Muschamp's recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 25 nationally. The importance of a top recruiting class is key in keeping

up with the SEC, as the conference consistently represents a majority of the top classes in the country.

To keep that streak alive for the 2020 class, the Gamecocks are hoping to add Burch and Bigsby to a 2020 recruiting class that ranks No. 8 in the SEC and No. 21 in the country.

The presence of so many talented prospects in Columbia in the recent week s has inspired plent y to look forward to with the coming classes of Gamecock football. And, with the spring game arriving during the same period, the 2019 class was finally able to experience what it's like to play for the Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium.

To create that hope with so many potential Gamecocks in attendance speaks to Muschamp's ability to recruit talent to South Carolina. In such an important stretch of recruiting during this football offseason, the future sure looked bright for the 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes.

Steve Pearce returns to Red Sox after injury MATT EDWARDS Sports Writer The Boston Red Sox activated first baseman and former Gamecock Steve Pearce from the injured list on April 4. He immediately slotted back into the batting lineup.

Pearce, MVP of last year’s World Series, has an opportunity to help his club upon his return. The Red Sox are currently hitting .289 against left-handed pitching, with an overall average of .245. Pearce’s .304 average off left-handed pitchers in 2018 can make him a timely addition to the batting order after he spent time on the shelf nursing a calf injury.

The veteran will be part of a platoon with Mitch Moreland at first base, but he’s expected to occupy the third spot of the lineup on occasion and can earn more playing time if he picks up where he left off last year.

Boston’s pitching staff has a 6.97 earned run average (ERA) and has surrendered 23 long balls — the most of any American League club. While starting pitchers’ performances could skew those figures, the Red Sox would rather have a team ERA closer to the 3.75 they posted during last year’s regular season.

Pearce delivered a home run during an April 1 rehab game.

In his first game back against the Athletics at OaklandAlameda County Coliseum, he batted third and recorded a hit.

While Pearce was drafted out of South Carolina by the Pirates in 2005, the Red Sox were the first team to select him.

In 2004, Boston spent a 10th round selection on Pearce, but he did not sign. If Pearce had signed, he would have never been a Gamecock.

In addition to Pearce, six former South Carolina baseball players have appeared in a major league game this season.

More recent Gamecocks Christian Walker and Grayson Greiner have seen considerable playing time after advancing to the top of their teams’ depth charts at their positions. Walker has gotten off to a scorching start with three home runs in 26 at-bats, and Greiner appeared in seven error-free games as the Tigers’ primary catcher.

Jackie Bradley Jr., Justin Smoak, Sam Dyson and Whit Merrifield each have also seen their fair share of action.

Merrifield is currently in the midst of a 28-game hitting streak that dates back to last season.

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Softball catcher makes progress in first season ALLISON LAPLAINE Sports Writer

VANESSA PURPURA// THE GAMECOCK Freshman catcher Jordan Fabian at the plate at Beckham Field against Alabama on April 5.

Freshman catcher Jordan Fabian is settling in during her first season at South Carolina softball after graduating high school early to come play for the Gamecocks.

Fabian graduated from Hanahan High School in Hanahan, South Carolina, after three years, choosing to forgo her senior year to start playing for the Gamecocks.

In 2017, Fabian was named Region Player of the Year, South Carolina 3A Player of the Year and Post & Courier Low Country Player of the Year. Her team also won the South Carolina State Championship that year.

“She’s done a great job,” head coach Beverly Smith said. “It was actually easy for her, and she’s a bright student, so her graduating early was an easy transition and she’s certainly made the transition to college D1 ball, too.”

Fabian posted two hits in her first career multi-RBI game on Wednesday in South Carolina’s 7-0 win against UNC Charlotte. Her first hit of the night was a single to the left side and her two RBIs came from a double up the middle in the fourth inning to put the Gamecocks ahead by four runs.

As a catcher, an important part of Fabian’s acclimation to the team is establishing a dynamic with the pitchers.

W hen sophomore starting pitcher

Kelsey Oh struggled in the first inning, Fabian had her back and trusted her ability to recover.

“Kelsey’s a strong pitcher, so she knows what she’s doing wrong whenever something’s not going her way,” Fabian said. “I’ll go out there and talk to her if I really think that she needs a little pep talk, but she knows what she’s doing and she always corrects it.”

When Fabian was at the plate, she said she focused on what she had to do for the team in that moment.

“I was just trying to score runs, trying to move the runners,” Fabian said.

“We had two outs, runners in scoring position. I was just trying to get runs on the board.”

Fabian’s double against Charlotte was her second of the season and raised her RBI total to four.

“I was really impressed with Jordan Fabian tonight,” Smith said. “I think she did a great job with two strikes, just shortening up, making sure she put the ball in play and something happening for us. In her last AB, turning the lineup over for Mackenzie Boesel to hit the home run, I thought that was big.”

Fabian has started 22 of t he 30 games she has played in this season and is currently batting .220 with a .986 fielding percentage. “ It a lw ay s s e em s u n re a l here , especially freshman year,” Fabian said.

“Sometimes I don’t believe it but yeah, it’s getting there.”

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On-campus safety needs improvement, not publicity L a s t w e e k ’s t r a g e d y b r o u g ht a m o r e c r it i c a l eye to safet y measu res at USC. It already prompted several responses from the university, but we as students need to make su re t hat it brings a lasting change to our Meredith Edwards university’s safety measures.

First-year Because USC’s business mass model r u ns on recr u it ing communications new students, student safety student is of ten d isc u ssed by t he university, but not everything works the way it should.

Take the emergency call boxes for example.

When I first visited USC, the blue boxes were the main thing that the university used as a student safet y talk ing point. Walk ing onto campus for the first time, the “temporarily out of service” sleeve was harmless, just another one of t he const a nt i mprovement s bei ng made to the university. Every day, though, it’s more noticeable that many of them have been “temporarily out of service” for a long period of time.

Last month, USC explored the idea of phasing out the emergency call boxes on the grounds that many of them don’t work and are costly to fix. The university instead looked to fully depend on RAVE Guardian, a safety app, for students to contact the police.

USC could do more to advertise off-campus safety

This works on the assumption that students who need to c a l l i n a n emerg enc y h ave smartphones, cell service, the app itself and enough batter y power. If any one of t hese assumptions is not met, then the system does not work. People do not get the help they need.

Since it works on so many assumptions, the R AV E Guardian app looks really safe from the outside but can be really flawed when it is needed most.

This situation is very similar to that of some of the pathways on campus. There are various spots on campus that are very dark at night.

One example is the area between the Pickens Street bridge and the Horseshoe. It is in these places where the fear of not seeing a danger until it is too close is really apparent. According to an article in USA Today examining college campus safety, 5.6% of students report unlit pathways as being their top safety concern on campus.

Though the university may seem very safe from the outside, with the presence of the blue light boxes and the emphasis on sexual assault prevention programs, the actual realit y for students should be addressed.

Instead of being interested in marketing a safe campus to prospective st udents, the university should pay attention to what would make all students feel safer.

In light of recent tragedies, students now look to USC for protection outside of campus — specifically, in Five Points.

There have been some policies put up for consideration, but students are largely unaware of them.

Stephanie Allen In addition to encouraging First-year the use of a ride-sharing app Engish and studio that allows student drivers to art student be selected by their peers, USC could more widely publicize and expand its transportation services. USC already has a shuttle that, according to its website, “runs from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights” and drops off students at various on and off-campus locations.

Likewise, members of the Iota Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity pick up students and drop them off at any on-campus location from 8 p.m. to midnight on weekdays.

The Columbia Police Department established a “drop-off/pick-up zone” for ride-share vehicles, but because students have not been reminded of such services since the beginning of the year, many are uninformed about their existence.

Though both USC and the Columbia Police Department have worked hard to increase security for students, many students don’t know their options. Ignorance of established safety precautions can nullify the preventative measures. Having information online does not guarantee student awareness.

USC should prioritize student understanding of the services offered to them. Mentioning programs at the beginning of the school year does not ensure student retainment or even comprehension. Making safety a priority requires continual communication between the university and students.

Whenever tragedies occur, we like to search for solutions. A new app does not guarantee safety and could perhaps cause more confusion when it comes to determining whether or not a car is your safe ride home.

Safety awareness is important, but it is not a definitive assurance of security. Even when students take all the correct precautions, criminals will still disrupt our lives without warning or consent. We look for something to blame, hoping to force one man’s cruelty into our logic, removing the sadism of the criminal and shifting our anger instead to campus policy and police programs.

Within these cries for change, let us not forget our cause.

In the creation of new safety initiatives, we should not become so enraged at wrongdoing that we shift blame from criminals to those who simply try to protect us. We as students should have high expectations of our university and police officers, but also take time to further appreciate them in these instances of grief. As we move on from tragedy, let us take a moment to mourn, rather than simply look for solutions.

USC sends mixed messages when it comes to mental health College students are not OK. Dr. Gregg Henriques f r o m Ps y c holo g y T o d a y Clara Bergeson reports, First-year “ev idence public relations suggests that student this group has greater levels of stress and psychopathology than any time in the nation’s history,” and while our university’s Student Government promotes Stigma Free USC, its act ions send a different message.

This past week brought a lot of tragedy to campus, but some tragedies were not met with as much sy mpat hy as Samant ha Josephson’s was.

When the news of Josephson’s death was released, USC tweeted a statement t hat read, “Th is week, our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a member of the Carolina family.” The tweet also included a quote from President Pastides’ official letter that said, “mental health is our highest

priority, and we will continue to direct resources towards mental health support and care.”

Suicides at USC are swept under the rug, however, usually in the form of a “sorry this happened” tweet with a link to USC’s mental health services home page and a suicide hotline number.

“Dod ie g a r age closed due to apparent deat h by suicide.

Avoid t he a rea. C ou n sel i ng center available to those seeking assistance,” Carolina Alert tweeted on March 25. This, of course, was accompanied by the National Su ic ide Pre vent ion L i fel i ne number.

A f ter t h at , not h i ng. USC tweeted nothing in regards to the suicide, and there was little talk about it around campus other than the occasional casual mention.

There was no press coverage.

There was no collective reaction.

It seems counterproductive that the university preaches about destigmatizing mental health while inadvertently stigmatizing depression and suicide. By not speaking out about the suicides t h at h ave h app ened on t h i s campus, the university is telling

students that it is not OK to talk about their depression.

One reason people do not report about suicide is the fear that if one is mentioned, others will occur.

But in the long run, it would be better to speak up about it now instead of waiting for the next case to come up.

W hile it is valid t hat USC acknowledged the impact that the loss of Josephson has on this campus, it feels like the university is putting lives in a hierarchy that silences people’s pain, even after death.

Just because there is not a name associated with the loss of a peer doesn’t mean they are not worth a candlelight vigil, a newspaper’s front page, a letter from Pastides or a meaningful policy change.

At most, students who are lost to suicide become a quick statistic during Stigma Free USC week.

This past week has made it obvious that the university needs to change the way they respond to students deaths.

No innocent person’s life is worth more than another.

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