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USC to remain open as Hurricane Dorian approaches Southeast

JOSEPH LEONARD Senior News Writer USC will remain open this week while Hurricane Dorian makes its way to Florida and up the Southeast coast of the United States throughout this week.

Un iver sit y President Bob Ca slen ema i led st udent s, fac u lt y a nd st af f Monday afternoon stating the university would follow its normal schedule due to “limited rainfall and wind associated with Hurricane Dorian.”

Hu r r ica ne Dor ia n is ex pec ted to downgrade to a Category 2 hurricane carrying 110 mph winds as it makes its way towards South Carolina’s coast, and Columbia could experience up to two inches of rainfall and possible flooding east of Columbia beginning Thursday.

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USCPD K-9 unit to improve security on campus ZAHIDA ASHROFF News Writer USC’s Police Department developed a specialized K-9 unit consisting of Sherri and Poppy, two Labrador retrievers trained in explosives and firearm detection, in an effort to improve campus and event security.

K-9s are dogs specifically trained to assist police and law enforcement, and K-9 units are common across the nation.

However, Sherri and Poppy have a skill set that other K-9 units in South Carolina don’t.

The program is the first K-9 unit of its kind in the state, so it had to be built from scratch. Lt. Scott Ellis, head of the K-9 unit, felt there was a need for a K-9 program that could assist with security sweeps at large events, a task that was previously done with help from other agencies.

Ellis said Sherri and Poppy can screen large crowds of people.

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‘The Supper Table’ honors South Carolina women’s history KENNA COE Senior Arts & Culture Writer

Matilda Evans was born in 1872 in Aiken, South Carolina. After attending medical school in Pennsylvania, she returned to South Carolina and became the first female African American licensed physician in the state.

Her strides in the medical field were unprecedented for women of color during the time, and her compassion for others threaded through her personal life, too.

“She never had any children of her own, but she adopted 11 children and put every single one of them through college as an African American single woman,” said Vicky

Saye Henderson, director of “The Supper Table’s” theatrical performance.

Evans, along with 12 other South Carolina historical women, have an honorary seat at “The Supper Table.”

Jasper Project’s “The Supper Table” will be showcased at Trustus Theatre on Friday and Harbison Theatre on Sunday.

Attendees will experience short films, literary essays and a theatrical performance COURTESY OF CINDI BOITER centered around these historical figures Thirteen prominent women in South Carolina while celebrating current women activists in history are represented by place settings in “The the state, too.

Supper Table” installation.

Cindi Boiter, executive director of Jasper SEE SUPPER TABLE Project, was inspired by Judy Chicago’s feminist artwork, “The Dinner Party,” in PAGE 5 the 1980s.

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INSIDE

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Sports

With Bentley injured, Hilinski will now lead the Gamecocks. PG 7

Arts & Culture

Patternist’s debut album trades synth for guitar. PG 5

Opinion Everyone should be able to speak up and get help, no matter their race. PG 10

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Student government allocates $242,936 for organizations, operations,programming MEGHAN CRUM News Editor The University of South Carolina’s Student Government manages more than $240,000 of st udent money from the Student Activity Fee, used to fund the Department of Student Life, which then finances Student Government.

St udent Government split t he $242,936 into five budgets: Student G over n ment operat ions a nd programming from July to February, Student Government transitional operations and programming from March to June (as new officers are elected), elect ions com m ission, student activity fund and freshman council.

This money is financed by the Student Activity Fee, a fee of $87 t a ken out of f u l l-t i me st udent tuition, and part-time students pay $7 per credit hour they are enrolled i n. T h is mone y is m a naged by t he Depart ment of St udent Life and Student Affairs, and Student Government receives a small portion of this.

With more than 34,000 students on c a mpu s, t he Depa r t ment of Student Life receives about $2.61 million, and each student pays an average of about $8 into Student Government’s overall budget.

The programming and operational budgets are the only budgets approved by the student senate. St udent Body Treasu rer K ate L e w i s s a id t he combi ned elections commission and freshman council budgets are not approved by the student senate because the two budgets together receive about $15,000 each year to be split between them depending on their plan.

For me r u n i v e r s it y p r e s ide nt H a r r i s Pa s t i d e s a p p r o v e d t h e pr og r a m m i n g a nd op er at io n a l budgets after they were approved by the student senate and Student Body President Luke Rankin in April.

The associate vice president of student affairs determines how much will be made available in the student activity fund, which is the budget used to fund activities planned by recognized student organizations ot her t han St udent Government and Garnet Media Group. This year, $185,367 has been allocated to that fund.

The Daily Gamecock categorized these budgets into money earmarked for st udent org a n iz at ion s on campus, money spent on running St udent Government and money spent on St udent G overnment’s programming aimed to benefit the student body to make it more clear exactly how the money was being spent.

Student organizations T he s t udent s en at e m a n ag e s $185,367 led by the senate finance committee, a sector of the student senate whose sole pu r pose is to either grant or deny requests from outside student organizations.

A f ter t he f i n a nce com m it tee decides to grant a fund request, the chairman takes it to t he st udent senate for official approval.

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Student body treasurer Kate Lewis speaks to student senate on April 17, 2019 in the senate chambers.

La st yea r, t he senate f i na nce committee received 110 requests for f u nd i ng f rom USC st udent organizations and granted about $160,000.

Since April, the student senate has allocated $11,169.97 to Students Eng aged i n Aquat ic Science, Association of African A merican Students, Cockappella, Care-olina A n i m a l A d v o c at e s , Me t ho d i s t St u d e nt Ne t w o r k a nd E le v at e Carolina. This leaves almost 94% of the budget left to fund other student organization requests.

“Our primary goal is making sure organizations get money that they request for,” Morgan McDonald, the student senate finance chair, said.

“If we find that it is very valuable to our community, if they’ve shown receipts and shown that all of this is working within our guidelines, f i na nce com m it tee ra rely f i nds reason not to allocate that money.”

The comm it tee meets Fridays to consider st udent organization requests for f unding based upon the Student Government Codes and Finance Guidelines.

Student Government operations For t his f iscal year, f rom July 2 0 19 t o J u n e 2 0 2 0 , S t u d e n t Government is spending $36,512 to fund its operations, which includes everything from office supplies to costs associated with the use of the Leadership and Service Center, as well as conferences, stipends and technology fees.

St ude nt G over n me nt s p e nd s $18,270 on stipends for its executive of f ic e r s , p a y i n g e a c h of t he m between $10.50 and $12 per hour for 42 weeks for their work from April 2019 through March 2020.

This year, Lewis set aside $500 for an executive fund that, if approved by the executive officers, Student Body Pre sident Lu ke R a n k i n could use for emergencies without additional student senate approval.

The budget also includes $5,949 for travel expenses for conferences and lobbying to local and federal government.

St udent G over n ment budget s

$ 8 4 0 for e xe c ut ive p olo sh i r t s a nd u n i f or m s f or t he ele c t ion com m issioners a nd T-sh ir t s for pol l worker s. T he clot h i ng for elect ion commissioners and poll workers comes out of the elections commissions budget. Lewis said the uniforms are funded for the use of representing the university.

Fre sh m a n C ou nc i l memb er s , u nlike t he rest of St udent G over n me nt , p a y me mb er s h ip dues of $50 each, which make up a large part of the Freshman Council budget — one of the five budgets St udent G over n ment m a nage s.

Lewis said dues are required of the Freshman Council to offset the price of its retreat, food and T-shirts.

“With the younger generations coming in, it’s a good bonding thing right off the bat, and so it’s proved beneficial,” Lewis said. “They always use dues first, and then it goes into this budget.”

Freshman Council membership dues are projected to raise about $2,000, less than half of the price of the $4,000 retreat, $600 in food and $600 T-shirts.

Fresh ma n Cou nc i l a lso ha s a $1,500 New Initiative Fund, separate from Student Government’s Inter Monetar y Fund, to start its own initiatives in the students’ first year at Carol i na, but Lew is sa id t he money is more about the first-year students in the council’s growth.

“We want to give them a little leeway ... [to] create somet h ing you’re passionate about,” Lewis said.

“We want to show them that they do have the power and ability to make a change no matter what year you are.”

Lewis said last semester, a group in Freshman Council used a portion of the New Initiative Fund to buy metal st raws to lim it t he use of plastic straws on campus and handed t hem out to st udents on Greene Street.

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USC extends "WF" deadline for classes SARAH EISSMANN News Writer

The last day to withdraw from a full-term class without failing the course is now on Nov. 6, which is several weeks later than it has been in previous years.

When students drop a class between Aug. 29 and Nov. 6, they drop with a “W.” This indicates “withdrawn” and means the student’s transcript will show a dropped course, but it will not affect the student’s GPA. Beginning on Nov. 7, students who drop a course will receive a “WF,” or “withdrawn fail,” on their transcript, which affects their GPA in the same way that failing the course would.

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NEWS 3

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

USC monitors measles reemergence in US JOSEPH LEONARD Senior News Writer Within the past year, measles made a comeback in the United States, most notably in New York, California and Washington, but there were six measles cases last year in the upstate region of South Carolina and more in the state’s surrounding areas.

Measles is a viral illness which causes high fever, eye redness, cough and a runny nose, according to Judy Chontos-Komorowski, the assistant medical director at Student Health Services. These symptoms appear a week or two after being exposed to the virus, with rashes and red spots appearing on the skin three to five days after the initial symptoms.

“The measles virus can remain active in the air for at least two hours after an infected patient has left the area,” Chontos-Komorowski said. “For this reason, vaccination is the best defense against the disease.”

Deborah Beck, the executive director of Student Health Services and Healthy Carolina, said USC and the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) met months ago and devised a plan which authorized them to come to campus and guide USC through steps to contain the virus and stop its spreading. She said the university is prepared for a measles outbreak and students, faculty and staff should FROM BUDGET PAGE 2

Programming Fo r t h i s f i s c a l y e a r, S t u d e nt Government is spending $21,057 on programming and events for students on campus.

Student Government’s elections commission budget uses more than $3,0 0 0 for St udent G over n ment e xec ut ive of f icer s a nd sen ator s’ inauguration in Rutledge College, including food, f lowers, programs, i nv it at io n s a nd f lower s f or t he executive officers. Lewis said the event is free and open to all students as well as professors and families and friends of students being inaugurated, but the occupation limit according to the university’s fire codes is 100 people.

Th is year $750 is set aside for Mental Health Week, half the amount spent on t he week-long init iat ive

not worry about it.

A measles outbreak would be considered a public health emergency, which grants DHEC lawful authority to minimize transmission and isolate those diagnosed with or suspected to have measles.

Beck said USC does accept religious exemptions from measles vaccinations, but she also stated there are few students with exemptions. Those with religious exemptions or without vaccination could be placed in quarantine as a precaution.

“I would say to faculty, staff (and) the students: know your status, know whether or not you’re immune and come by let us draw blood titers to see,” Beck said. “If you have not, get the vaccine.”

Beck said the university has been trying to immunize the majority of students and staff to reduce the possibility of an outbreak. She said a herd immunity community, or having a large portion of the population vaccinated, makes it difficult for diseases to spread because the pathogens have to find unvaccinated and susceptible persons to infect.

“The best thing you can do is to get immunized,,” Beck said. “That’s what we’ve been doing, we’ve been having extra immunizations for our faculty and staff.”

last year. Lewis said the decrease in funding is due to other organizations getting involved in the week-long event and contributing to the costs involved.

Student Government is also hosting a mental health workshop that will spend $200 on a room to work with H i l i n sk i Hop e, a ment a l hea lt h foundation promoting wellness in athletics.

About 17% of the programming budget is still in the process of being developed in a pool of money called the Inter Monetary Fund. Formerly known as the New Initiative Fund (not to be confused with Freshman Council’s Initiative Fund), this is a chunk of the budget set aside for members of St udent Government to create t heir ow n init iat ives on campus. Any and all money taken out of this fund must be approved by the student senate. Freshman Council has

Michael Kacka, a medical consultant with DHEC, said the measles virus is one of the most infectious viruses known with a 90% infection rate. College campuses with thousands of people walking around can be a disaster for spreading diseases.

“So in a pretty small enclosed area room, it’s going to make its way around the entire room pretty much, and it can actually stay there for about two hours after the person leaves,” Kacka said.

Kacka said DHEC has heard from schools across the state with similar plans to address a potential measles outbreak if it comes to South Carolina.

A lt hough K ack a sa id general hyg iene, like covering your cough and washing your hands often, are always good ideas, preventing measles is more difficult.

“Really the best thing to protect yourself is to get the vaccine,” Kacka said.

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its own New Initiative Fund, and the Inter Monetary Fund is open to the rest of Student Government to utilize. “ T h i s f u nd i s t he $3,50 0 ju s t to cont i nue to a l low St udent Government to grow and reach more people,” Lewis said. “The goal of that is just to engage the campus and build the Carolina community.”

Some new init iat ives f rom t his year’s executive officers already have money set aside in the budget outside of the Inter Monetary Fund, such as Key Week, Diversity Week, Greek Night, the Election Night Soiree and the 9/11 Memorial.

Key Week w ill hold work shops aimed to prepare st udents for the professional world, and will take place from Sept. 30 to Oct 4. Diversit y Week is also set to take place from Sept. 30 to Oc t. 4 a nd work s to promote and celebrate diversity on campus. Greek Night is a basketball

game for students and alumni in the Greek com mu n it y. The Elect ion Night Soiree is listed as a new event to allow the new Student Government officers, students and student media t o t a l k a nd ne t wo r k . T he 9/11 Memorial will work to aid student veterans. Student Government has not yet released information on the 9/11 Memorial event.

Student Government is spending $5,110 to advertise and promote its events and aims to encourage students to g et i nvolved i n s ome way or another. Lewis said a good portion of this part of the budget is spent on merchandise, like buttons to hand out on Greene Street.

“People that are hyper-involved on campus tend to come to more events because they’re aware,” Lewis said.

“Our goal is to reach out to t hat person that literally just goes to class and comes home.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 FROM K-9 PAGE 1

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Flooding in front of Women’s Quad during Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring up to two inches of rain and possible flooding east of Columbia beginning Thursday.

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USC spokesperson Jeff Stensland confirmed classes will resume as scheduled this week and said USC’s emergency management team remains in contact with state and count y emergency planners and also receives updates from the National Hurricane Center. In the event of Dorian veering off projected tracts and causing campus closures, Stensland said recent past experiences with severe weather has USC prepared to keep essential functions for students. “ W it h r a re e xcept ion , C olu mbia h a s historically been a very safe place to be during hurricanes, and cancellations can actually present more safety issues because they increase the [chances] students who are already here will leave,” Stensland said in an email interview.

However, Stensland said USC has urged professors to be flexible and work with students who cannot make it back to Columbia, although students are responsible for coordinating with professors if necessary. Stensland said USC will continue to send mass emails and promote

updates through social media.

“We are trying to give our community as much certainty as possible, even though the situation is still developing,” Stensland said.

Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for South Carolina and issued mandatory evacuations for coastal counties as of Monday at noon. These counties include Col leton, Beaufor t , Jasper, Cha rleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Horry and Georgetown counties.

Following these mandatory evacuations, I-26 from Charleston to Columbia will be a full four-lane reversal, with the reversal ending at the I-26 and I-77 crossover in Lexington County.

In the past, lane reversals from the coast have increased traffic in the Midlands, which could impact students who commute to campus.

Because of this, USC recommends students, faculty and staff allow extra time for their commute.

This story was printed on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Keep up with updates throughout the week on dailygamecock.com or @thegamecock on Twitter.

“The dog walks behind people, and they will actually smell the odor that you leave as you walk past,” Ellis said. “If the dog smells an explosive odor, or the odor of a firearm, they’ll follow their nose up to that individual and then alert the handler.”

The dogs worked the NCAA Basketball Tournament, First Night Carolina and are currently preparing for the fall football season. Cpl. David Griggs, Sherri’s handler, said USC’s unit goes above and beyond traditional dogs, who have to acclimate before getting into the mindset of working.

The dogs are trained to know that if they find an explosive, they will receive a toy or reward.

“Sherri has been trained to be very independent,” Griggs said. “Even if we weren’t doing a search, and we were just walking through a building, if she was to detect an explosive, just in the air, she would know that, ‘Oh, if I find it, I get my toy.’”

The company that handles the training of the dogs, Vapor Wake, train dogs in places such as Disney, Amtrak and the Transportation Security Administration. The dogs first undergo a genetic screening at a young age, then eight months of training in firearm and explosives detection and socialization. After getting certified, the dogs are assigned a handler and go through seven more weeks of training before going out into the field.

Griggs said Sherri is highly motivated and is told when to start working through the use of equipment and auditory and visual cues.

“When we tell her the word, I’m not gonna say it, S-EA-R-C-H, if she hears that word she will freak out and start smelling everything,” Griggs said.

Arina Lomoff, a second-year biochemistry student, first learned about the K-9 program when she saw the dogs patrolling the South Carolina State Fair. “[It] makes me feel safe, makes me feel like they’re doing their job,” Lomoff said.

Outside of working events and training, Sherri and Poppy do security sweeps at campus facilities and are on-call to assist with any emergencies that arise. The dogs also take part in campus outreach activities with the Bomb Prevention Unit and can be found giving presentations alongside police officers.

Griggs said the most rewarding part of being Sherri’s handler is being able to interact with her throughout the day.

“She goes into regular dog mode, and we go on lots of runs and walks,” Gr iggs sa id. “ W hen I come to work, she just hops in the backseat and comes with me and we get to hang out all day, so she’s with me all the time.”

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Some students believe the extra time to drop w it hout receiv ing a “W F” could be beneficial but also see the potential troubles with the policy.

“It gives them more time to figure out what’s going on in their lives or what’s going on with classes,” Michael Mujica, fourth-year studio visual arts and design student, said. “I could see how a system like this could be taken advantage of by students.”

C a t h e r i n e Studemeyer, associate director of exploratory adv isi ng a nd adju nct geog raphy professor, says t he later date to w it hd r a w w it ho ut a “WF” can help students who might need extra t ime to make sure

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they can succeed at a cou rse or who m ight have a personal event t hat af fects t heir performance in a class. “ Yes, t he ex tended ‘ W F ’ de ad l i ne do e s give a bit of leeway,” Studemeyer said. “But it’s not something that should be used as a first resort; it’s something that should be used as a last resort.”

Some st udent s a re concerned the extended deadline will disrupt the assignment structure of some classes.

Braun, a third-year public relations student, said her professor said st udent s droppi ng courses involving group projects is a potential issue.

A l a i n a Fe i n b e r g, a fourth-year international business and accounting student, said she dropped a class

and received a “W” on her t r a n sc r ipt wh i le st udy ing abroad. She sa id she bel ieves t he beginning of a class can sometimes be deceiving, and when a class affects a student’s mental and physical health, it is OK to drop the course. She also said she believes the new, longer amount of time to drop with a “ W ” he lp s s t u d e nt s considering dropping a class.

“I k now plent y of p e o p le t h at h a v e premat urely dropped a class because t he deadline is so early,” Feinberg said. “I really like the idea that people can make a better decision because they have the time.”

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CULTURE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” Between this haunt, “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” and the liveaction “Lion King,” late summer is turning out to be a season of throwbacks. This adaptation of the popular short story series is a nostalgic return to the spooky book fair classic so many of us read and retold at sleepovers.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “GINGER” by Brockhampton This album truly explores the range of sound that supergroup/ boy band/powerhouse Brock ha mpton is capable of.

From relaxed, melodic intros and confident, traditional hip-hop verses to experimental samples and energetic synth, this album does a lot. It shows the group’s varied strengths and pays careful attention to thematic and sonic coherence, creating a final product that somehow feels both expansive and unified.

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Patternist explores loneliness, doubt in debut guitar pop album NICK SULLIVAN Arts & Culture Editor Gabe Mouer is terrified. He’s been sitting on a fully mixed debut album for five months now. Once released on Sept. 6, his solo project, Patternist, will officially enter into a new era.

Patternist began as a synth pop band, inspired by a wave of what Mouer called “pop apologists” — groups like The 1975 who embrace the pop formula in ways that legitimize it to alternative audiences.

Mouer’s favorite artists, however, are those without any synths at all. He grew up on Daphne Loves Derby, This Providence and other emo bands of Seattle’s music scene.

These bands were a revelation from the kind of music Mouer heard on the radio.

By the time Mouer began working on his debut album, titled “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Here,” he felt pigeonholed in the realm of synth pop. So he broke from his normal song writing strategy. Instead of starting with a drum beat and then layering synths and guitar on top, he started with guitar riffs. Perhaps subconsciously, his album took on a sound more in line with his early inspirations.

“It sort of felt like coming home again,” Mouer said.

“Like I was rediscovering what I loved about making music when I was younger, and then that basically directed my approach to the rest of the record.”

Patternist’s previous singles and EPs were what Mouer considered to be the most commercially viable version of what he thought he could do. While he said he is still proud of those works and thinks they have merit, he has also started to branch out and take more creative liberties. Part of him wonders if his synth pop fans will be as receptive or respond with disinterest.

“Yeah, I’m st ill scared about t hat, and I’m not

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SONG OF THE WEEK: “Mars for the Rich” by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard If K ing Gizzard isn’t on your radar, now is the perfect time to start paying attention. The band, known for its energetic, hypnotic psych-rock landscapes, takes on a heavier sound in this song from its latest album. Metal and hard rock influences accompany the band’s entrancing, and there’s explosive instrumentation in this fun classconscious ballad. Oh, and if that doesn’t pique your interest, in lieu of a music video, the song is accompanied by a video game.

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“I had always thought that it would make a wonderful model to u se to i l lu m i nate some of t he women in Sout h Carolina history,” Boiter said.

The t riang ular shaped table includes individual place settings that commemorate artists, singers, law yers and athletes who span three centuries of South Carolina history. Boiter said it’s significant that eight of the seats are occupied by women of color.

Boiter said w it h t he help of a grant from Central Carolina C om mu n it y Fou ndat ion , she could hire artists to tell the stories of these women through writing, acting and visual arts.

The theatrical component of the night will feature the women a rou nd t he t able emu lat i ng a dinner conversation. Henderson said it was especially challenging to write scripts for women from colloqu ial t imes si nce t here’s less informat ion and no voice recordings. Mak ing sure each woman was represented accurately was a priority for the group.

“At the end of the night, they feel like they’ve been around the dinner table and had a chance to meet these women,” Henderson said.

Si nce t he women a re f rom d i f ferent p er io d s i n h i s tor y, t he conver sat ion w i l l ref lec t the diverse backgrounds of the women while highlighting their

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convinced that this record is even what people want,” Mouer said. “It just sort of felt like I couldn’t continue to make Patternist records like I had and be satisfied with what I was doing.”

The record will be Mouer’s first work entirely written, performed and mixed by himself. As such, there was plenty of learning involved, and he would go back to apply new skills to tracks he’d already finished mixing. He said the process was rewarding, but now he nonetheless has trouble listening to the finished album without picking apart areas in which he could have improved.

This doubt, coupled with loneliness, is a central theme of the album.

“It’s about feeling isolated and lost and kind of meandering through life,” Mouer said. “Life is a lot of figuring it out as you go along, and that can be very frightening. Some people just take that in stride, and other people like me have great anxiety about that.”

Mouer’s favorite track on the album, “Bikes,” was an exercise in overcoming adversity. The track initially had an entirely different chorus, and had it not been for his wife and touring band member, Ashton McKenzie, it would also be an entirely different song.

When Mouer showed the “Bikes” demo to McKenzie, she said there was something missing, that the vocals were lacking energy.

collective willingness to be leaders in the women’s activism.

“The women who a re seated at the table met aphor ically are the women who basically couldn’t sleep a t n i g h t ,” Boiter said.

“They saw injust ice and t hey saw problems that needed to be solved.”

Sarah and A ngelina Grimke, k now n as t he Grimke Sisters, became well-k now n social act iv ist s of t he 19t h cent u r y.

Raised in a plantation-owning family in Charleston, the Grimke sisters g rew to despise t he inequality they saw.

Henderson said their willingness to speak their mind a m idst m i xed compa ny was unheard of back then.

“To get up t here a nd speak about controversial issues like slavery and women’s rights and t hings like t hat — completely radical,” Henderson said.

Boiter, who taught women and gender studies at the University of South Carolina for about 25 years and did doctoral research on Sout hern women’s histor y, said history is often traced from a male perspective. She challenges people to dig deeper.

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“I hope people will question more, ‘W hat were t he women doing?’ and then find out,” Boiter said.

A ll 13 women represented at the table are no longer alive, but many had influence on the more recent second-wave fem i n ism movement beginning in the late 1950s.

One of the honored women, Sarah Leverette, died one year ago after a long career as a lawyer.

As the third female graduate from USC’s School of Law, Leverette entered the profession in 1943.

She is known for leading the fight for women to serve on juries, and in 1967 South Carolina was the second to last state to pass the law.

“Our collective hope as the cast is that people will feel somehow inspired to take the baton and run this current leg of the race, truly not resting until everybody has a seat at the table,” Henderson said.

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“At the time I was crushed,” Mouer said. “Ashton is my litmus test. If she likes or doesn’t like a song really determines how comfortable I feel about it.”

Once he found a new melody for the song, he was able to construct a narrative that was more personal.

For this reason, he said, “Bikes” represents what he hopes Patternist will be moving forward: not so much synth pop as narrative-led, honest guitar pop that is willing to take risks.

The rest of t he a lbu m d id just t hat. “Keep You r Love” incorporates flute of Afro-Cuban i nspi rat ion. “How a m I Not Myself?,” originally two different songs, includes a piano riff with a string quartet arrangement run through a tape player. “Get a Grip,” which is the opening track and was at one point used in “Bikes,” is just barely over a minute long.

“I had t hat melody k ick ing around for a while, but every time I tried to turn it into a full song, it felt like I was just shoehorning things in, and when it came down to it, I feel like it said everything

it needed to say in one minute,” Mouer said. “I just thought, ‘OK, well, I’m making a record. I get to do this. I get to have a track that is one minute.”

Throwing so many creative tracks into a guitar album felt satisfying, but Mouer said there are still production-heavy songs with the classic Patternist feel. He doesn’t believe he will ever lose the synth aspect of his music.

Now, Patternist is ready to release its first full-length album, despite all the uncertainty that characterized the process. Mouer hopes the album will find its niche and, above all else, that people walk away feeling a little less alone.

“I hope that for people who listen to this record, if they can take anything away from it, it’s just that we’re not alone in living with doubt, and we’re not alone in feeling lonely even though we’re surrounded by people who love us,” Mouer said. “It’s OK to struggle with those things.”

Patternist plans to tour the record later this fall. Dates and cities have yet to be announced, but Mouer anticipates a stop in the Carolinas.

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The only member of Patternist, Gabe Mouer writes, mixes and performs every track himself. His debut album, “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Here,” comes out Friday.

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Review: ‘The Boys’ only moderately successful

HANNAH HARPER Arts & Culture Writer

Show: “The Boys” Release Date: July 26 Episodes: 8

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“The Boys” shines a new light on a band of trusted lionhearts who turn out to be more corrupt than meets the eye — or, at least, the average human eye. This is a show about superheroes, after all.

The A mazon Prime original takes pl ac e i n a world a k i n t o c om ic s: Superheroes protect the cit y and, in turn, are praised for their chivalrous actions, painted to be godlike figures who do no wrong. In this universe, they are referred to as “The Seven,” run by a multi-billion dollar company called Vought International. Together they have turned selfless heroism into a publicity stunt, making millions of dollars off their special abilities and a facade of wanting to save civilians.

When Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid) witnesses one of the beloved members of The Seven murder his girlfriend with little remorse, he gets his first exposure to the corruption of his city’s protectors. Campbell joins forces with Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), kingpin of an underground group whose mission is to uncover the truth about The Seven.

On the other end of the spectrum, Annie January (Erin Moriarty) wants nothing more than to be a part of The Seven. Januar y is accepted into t he unyielding, fast-paced superhero world due to her ability to maneuver light. Her firsthand experience with the scandals makes her a reputable candidate for taking the Vought industry down from the inside.

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c he r i s he d c h a m p io n s t o c r o ok e d criminals is a fresh take on the superhero world. After the groundbreaking finale of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Un iverse in “Avengers: Endgame,” f lipping t he script and mak ing t he t roupe of disheveled nobodies into t he heroes panned out well for t he streaming service.

A lt hough t he overarching plot is promising, the script seems to fall flat in areas that had potential. Campbell and Butcher’s good cop, bad cop trope is an endearing addition to the story, but that’s about as close as we get to an attachable relationship. The plot seems to carry too many storylines to fit within an hour’s time frame for each episode, thus losing crucial time for character development.

The effects, on the other hand, rose above expectations. With a show as grungy as this, there are two feats to overcome. If the CGI isn’t believable, it takes a certain element out of the show.

T h e s e c o n d b a t t l e i s f a n t a s y.

Superpowers are in the realm of magic, which is associated w it h rainbows, butterflies and happily ever afters. “The Boys” established the opposite when viewers watched Campbell’s girlfriend’s guts splatter on him during the first few minutes of the premiere episode. The show maintains its gritty nature while simultaneously making the heroes look less like characters out of a fairy tale.

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Hilinski set to to make debut after Bentley injury NATE SHIRLEY Sports Writer

South Carolina’s football season did not get off to the start that it hoped for with a 24-20 loss to the Nor t h Ca rol i na Ta r Heels la st Saturday in Charlotte.

Ja k e B e nt le y w a s n a me d t he st a r t i ng qu a r terback for Sout h Ca rol i na once ag a i n i n 2019, a posit ion he’s held since half way through his freshman year.

The now-senior signal caller led the Gamecock’s offense on Saturday against Nort h Carolina at Bank of A merica Stadium, despite t he arrival of highly touted freshman

SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK Freshman backup quarterback Ryan Hilinski throws the ball during warm-ups at the first game of the Gamecock football season versus UNC on Aug. 31, 2019 at Bank of America Stadium.

quarterback Ryan Hilinski.

However, with Bentley out with an injury for at least six weeks, the Orange, California native is being called upon earlier than expected.

Hilinsk i was named the starting qua r terback aga i nst Cha rleston Southern on Saturday after news broke on Labor Day afternoon that Bentley was injured.

H i l i n s k i , a f or mer f ou r - s t a r recruit, is ranked second among prostyle quarterbacks in his class and 64th overall according to 247Sports.

However, senior quarterback Jake Bentley was assumed to be South Carolina’s starter throughout the offseason.

B e nt le y c ome s of f of a s ol id campaign in 2018, highlighted by a stellar outing against in-state rival Clemson, in which Bentley threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns.

W hile Bentley threw the most interceptions of his career, tossing 14 of them on the season, he did post the highest passing rating of his career at 146.3.

Hilinsk i ended his high school ca reer w it h 74 touchdow ns a nd 24 i nt erc ept ion s , i nc lud i ng 29 touchdowns tossed last year.

Hilinski impressed coaches early into training camp, enough to earn himself the backup job at the time, bumping former top recr uit and redshirt freshman Dakereon Joyner into t he t hird spot on t he dept h chart.

T h is dept h ha s come i n ver y handy for Will Muschamp, as it appeared that Bentley would be the

SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK Senior quarterback Jake Bentley makes a pass during the Gamecock football game versus UNC on Aug. 31, 2019 at Bank of America Stadium.

main focus for the 2019 season as he looked to captain the team through a difficult schedule.

After the loss to UNC, Muschamp said Bentley was not the only one to blame. “ I t ’ s n o t o n o n e p e r s o n ,” M u s c h a m p t o l d T h e S t at e o n Sunday night at a teleconference with reporters. “I know everybody wants to blame one guy for it, but it’s not the case. [Bentley] needs to play better at that position, but we need to play better around him, and we didn’t do it.”

The Gamecocks, now 0-1 on the season, will face five top-12 teams in 2019. This includes Alabama on Sept. 14, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M and No. 1 Clemson.

I n a press conference prior to

the UNC game, Bentley said he is excited for the season as the game “never gets old.”

He also spoke about the unity and chemistry within his senior class and said they’ve “been faced with every situation” and have gotten through it together.

Muschamp is counting on that chemistr y and t he experience of Bentley and others to help Hilinski and t he G amecock s manage t he treacherous schedule up ahead.

Sout h Carolina w ill now t u rn it s at t ent ion to FC S opp onent Charleston Southern.

Hilinsk i is set to make his South Carolina debut against the Buccaneers on Saturday at WilliamsBrice Stadium. Kickoff is slated for noon on the SEC Network.

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Column: Hydration is vital for early season noon games

SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK A fan holds a water bottle on game day against UNC at Bank of America Stadium this past Saturday.

KEIANNA BENSON Sports Writer Many can recall the familiar feeling of standing in the student section of Williams-Brice Stadium for a noon game with the sun beaming down on you. You may have had a little too much to drink and you start to feel a little faint. You realize you need water, but don’t want to lose your great spot in the student section. You’re dehydrated — and the heat isn’t helping.

One way to avoid dehydration that might seem obvious is keeping up with drinking fluids.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43% of adults don’t drink enough water.

Even if you do not like the thought of lugging around a bulky CamelBak or Hydro Flask, there are other ways to rehydrate.

Eating plenty of fruits and veggies and sports drinks are two of the many ways to stay hydrated.

Even more specifically, dehydration is an issue students at the University of South Carolina face during football games, especially those held during the warmest part of the afternoon.

Hot or humid weather can cause you to sweat more, requiring additional hydration. Dehydration is the loss of water and salts from the body. Signs of mild or moderate dehydration include thirst, dry or sticky mouth, not urinating often, muscle cramps and headaches.

The University of South Carolina has made several efforts to ensure fans and students have an enjoyable and safe time with the high temperatures most likely coming with noon kickoffs. Mist fans and free water refill stations have been installed, and the prices of water bottles are lowered.

All fans are now allowed to bring in one empty, clear bottle of water, in addition to one sealed bottle of water into Williams-Brice Stadium, which has been allowed for the last few seasons. The new policy allowing one empty, clear bottle of water will allow fans to stay hydrated on their walk to the stadium, per the university.

University of South Carolina students can now also purchase water for $1 after the third quarter behind the student section.

Still, a majority of students do not use these

resources due to lack of prior knowledge and long lines.

In addition to EMS providers, there are water refill and first aid stations outside of each section in the stadium.

These are good to make note of, especially if you have a minor or heat-related injury.

Pregaming often has a huge impact on college students not staying hydrated. This is the practice of consuming alcohol before attending a social function. Often times, pregaming is synonymous with tailgating during the Carolina football season.

As students gather together to prepare for these football games, they tend to forget to hydrate while consuming alcohol — which contributes to dehydration.

Alcohol is a diuretic, which causes you to use the bathroom more frequently. This is associated with the lack of antidiuretic hormone, that causes water reabsorption.

Several students and general fans have been taken out of Williams-Brice Stadium on stretchers by emergency officials. That is not the way anyone wants to end their Saturday.

If students stay hydrated, it’s more likely they will avoid going to the hospital or having to be treated by emergency officials. Even if fans wish to consume alcohol, it’s crucial that water be alternated with alcoholic consumption.

While everyone wants to have fun and make the best memories on game days, it’s important it’s done in a safe and responsible way — especially with those noon games in the heat.

ALEX FINGER // THE GAMECOCK Photo illustration of the FanFood app, which allows users to order concession food from their seats and have it delivered directly to them.

MARY GRACE LAKE Sports Writer Li ke “Sa ndstor m” a nd t he G a mecock walk, long lines at the concession stands in Williams-Brice are also a part of the game day experience. However, when fans just want to watch the Gamecocks play football, a long line can ruin the atmosphere.

As a result, Gamecock Athletics signed a one-year deal to bring online ordering to the concession stands at athletic events. The app is called FanFood, which is a startup company based out of Chicago. The company had success in minor league baseball parks and is already in use at some other universities.

Gamecock Athletics gave the app a trial run at Founders Park for baseball and decided it worked well enough to try it on a bigger scale at Williams-Brice Stadium. “ We are ver y excited to par t ner w it h FanFood to be able to implement mobile concessions ordering wit h A ramark, our current concessions provider,” Jeff Crane, executive associate athletics director of the University of South Carolina, said in a press release.

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CAM ADAMS Assistant Sports Editor The 2019 Gamecock football schedule is perhaps the toughest schedule in all of college football this season, with heavyweight opponents such as Clemson, Alabama and other SEC powerhouses.

However, along with these difficult games comes what fans like to call “easy wins” or “cupcakes.”

These nicknames are usually reserved for teams that play in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), as these schools are usually much smaller than their Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) counterparts.

A lot of FBS schools, including South Carolina, schedule these teams on a yearly basis. Last year, the Gamecocks blew out FCS team Chattanooga, 49-9.

This year, South Carolina is scheduled to take on Charleston Southern on Sept. 7 at Williams-Brice

Stadium.

Now a question a fan might ask is, “Why would an FCS school play FBS teams to just get blown out?”

The answer? Money.

Many FBS schools will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for FCS schools to come to their stadium.

For example, South Carolina is paying Charleston Southern $400,000 to come to Williams-Brice this season.

South Carolina has also paid large amounts of cash to other FCS schools, such as Chattanooga. It paid $400,000 to the Mocs in 2018 and $350,000 to Wofford in 2017.

Although this might seem like pocket change to a South Carolina athletic program that raked in just over $140 million in 2017, the money smaller FCS schools receive from the powerhouses of college football is monumental.

For the Mocs, the $400,000 they received for

their 49-9 loss to the Gamecocks would’ve made up about 15% of their athletic budget in 2015 and nearly doubles the amount the athletic department fundraised in 2015.

This is also the case for other FCS teams, such as Idaho State University, which was paid $700,000 to play Nebraska in 2012. Former Bengals head coach Mike Kramer said the money made a huge difference for the athletics program at Idaho State.

“We’re chasing money, not just for football, but for all of our programs,” K ramer said to FOX Sports. “If football has an opportunity to go on the road to make more money, to make life possible in other areas, not just football, then that’s what we do.”

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“We’re looking forward to continuing to be ahead of the curve in college athletics by ut ilizing mobile technolog y to continue to improve our fan experience at Founders Park.”

Fa n Food is a n app t hat ca n be dow n loaded on iOS a nd A ndroid devices, and it allows customers to order and pay for food directly through the app. All customers have to do is go to the concession stand, and their food will be waiting for them.

As Gamecock Athletics works with getting to know the system and learning the expected food volume, customers do have to go pick up their food. Eventually, FanFood says it will allow food delivery to a customer’s seat in the stadium.

“After a successful trial at USC during their baseball season, we’ve shown how mobile ordering elevates the fan

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experience and helps concessionaires better streamline their operations,” William Anderson, co-founder and head of business development at FanFood, said in a press release.

FanFood charges a 5% convenience fee for customers using the app.

FanFood can be downloaded by using the following link, http://onelink.to/ eawa6p, or by scanning the QR code.

In addition, Gamecock Athletics announced there will be eight “Grab and Go” stations for fans to get through concession lines quicker. There will be three of these stands on the West Main side, two in the Lower South End Zone and one stand each in the Upper South End Zone, West Club Level and Upper East level.

Fans can also expect more restaurants to be present inside Williams-Brice Stadium, such as Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Firehouse Subs and an increased presence of Chick-fil-A.

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Column: Wide reciever Jay Urich has potential to make impact in new position

PERRY DOMINICI Sports Writer

The quarterback depth chart for the Gamecocks’ 2019 football season features Jake Bentley returning as the starter for his senior season, as expected.

Where the real competition festered was among freshmen quarterbacks Ryan Hilinski and Dakereon Joyner for t he back-up job. A f ter much deliberation throughout the offseason, Hilinski was pegged by head coach Will Muschamp as the back-up with Joyner taking the third spot.

With the three spots decided, one player was left as the odd man of the group — sophomore Jay Urich. Urich has not seen the f ield much since joining the team two years ago, and his chances to make it as a quarterback are slim to none with the arrival of Hilinski and Joyner.

It would come off as an easy decision to many if Urich were to give up on playing football at South Carolina.

However, Urich is convey ing his dedication and commitment to the team by giving whatever it takes to make an impact for the Gamecocks — even if it’s at an entirely different position.

Urich joined the Gamecocks in 2017 as a three-star, pro-style quarterback recruit. In his two years since joining the team, Urich has thrown — and

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Also, these “cupcake� games do not only benefit FCS schools, but also FBS teams. For example, in last year’s game against Chattanooga, South Carolina also took a heft y payday as the Gamecocks raked in over $1.14 million in net income and came out of Williams-Brice Stadium with a win. However, this is not always the case.

A s ma ny Sout h Carolina fa ns know, there are also risks involved when play ing FCS teams as t he Gamecocks fell to FCS team The Citadel, 23-22, in 2015 and still had to pay the Bulldogs after taking the loss.

This was also an occurrence for one FBS team du ring week one of t he 2019 sea son a s We ster n Kentuck y paid Central A rkansas

completed — just one pass in his career.

With the three quarterbacks solidified ahead of him on the depth chart, Urich has begun a transition to wide receiver as he tries a new approach to seeing more time on the field.

Urich’s position change first came about towards the end of last season, when he saw the field as a special teams contributor. Now, Urich hopes to make more of an impact as a member of the receiving corps with a full offseason under his belt away from quarterback.

B eg i n n i n g a s a s p e c i a l t e a m s contributor, he began to garner real attention as a receiver after this year’s spring game. A member of the “Black Team,� Urich led the exhibition in receiving yards.

Urich hauled in nine passes for 130 yards, the highlight of which was a 62-yard sprint to the end zone off of a screen pass from Joyner. Urich, who stands at 6’5� and 210 pounds, showcased the size and athleticism that helped him rush for 1,000 yards twice as a high school quarterback.

While he has shown his ability to contribute as a receiver, Urich will have plenty of competition at his new position. With now seven receivers on the depth chart, Urich will have to find a spot towards the end of the rotation.

Seniors Bryan Edwards and Chavis Dawkins and junior Shi Smith are locked in as Bentley’s top three targets heading into the season.

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Another benefit FCS teams get from playing against the goliaths of college football is the opportunity to play in goliath-sized stadiums.

For most FCS schools, players usually spend their Saturdays in stadiums that sit any where from 5,0 0 0 to 20,0 0 0 fans. However, when they go to stadiums such as Williams-Brice, these athletes get to play in front of 60,000 to 100,000 fans and have an opportunit y to play in front of more NFL scouts than usual.

S o me G a me c o c k f a n s m i g ht complain about playing a smaller school such as Charleston Southern on Sept. 7, but what most fans often seem to miss is just how much this kind of game does for the “little guys� of Division 1 football.

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SHREYAS SABOO // THE GAMECOCK Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jay Urich (left) stands next to teammates following the game against UNC on Aug. 31, 2019 at Bank of America Stadium.

rotation. Offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon spoke of this possibility with The State earlier this month. “I mean, we’re probably gonna need that guy to be in the rotation ... he’s a guy that we feel like this that’s going to be able to give us some good depth, good quality depth that position,� he said.

After last season, the Gamecocks could afford to add some depth at the position. Bentley will be without his former favorite target, Deebo Samuel, who was drafted by the San Fransisco

49ers in April. No Gamecock receiver had over 200 receiving yards last season outside of Samuel, Edwards and Smith.

For now, it is unclear whether Urich will see much action this season. In the season opener against UNC, Urich did not see the field. With seven receivers on the roster, there will be plent y of shuff ling amongst the bottom of the rotation. What is clear, however, is Urich’s drive and commit ment to playing Gamecock football. The reinvented player is ready to make an impact as a wide receiver in 2019.

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Give up beef to help the rainforest You would think that if the lungs of our planet were on fire, we would pay more attention.

The A mazon rainforest has faced a historic number of f i res i n 2019, tot a l i ng more than 80,000 fires so far this year. A key part of this Elizabeth Stiles increase is Brazilian President Third-year Jair Bolsonaro, who made it political science a campaign issue to use the and history A mazon for industry gain. student Bolsona ro even f i red t he director of the National Institute for Space Research after data was released showing a stark increase in deforestation following Bolsonaro taking office.

On Aug. 29, 2019, Bolsonaro announced a 60-day ban on slash-and-burn agriculture, with a few exceptions. This is a common practice to clear heavily wooded land for agriculture and involves chopping down the shrubs, trees and plants of an area, then burning them to improve the quality of the soil. The only problem is that this tactic can quickly burn out of control and is very destructive to the flora and fauna of the Earth’s strongest buffer against climate change.

Even though the fires of the Amazon are burning out of control, Bolosonaro originally turned down

G7 aid amounting to $22 million due to French President Emmanuel Macron’s push for action to stop the slash-and-burn agriculture, calling it an “insult” and accusing Macron of viewing Brazil as a colony.

Although Bolsonaro has said he would reconsider the deal and has already accepted $12.2 million in aid from the United Kingdom, this raises the question of why the Amazon is being burned at such an increased rate, and outside of donating millions of dollars, which may or may not even be accepted, what can we do to help?

To put it simply, the Amazon is being burned due to the consumption of beef. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Brazil is the largest exporter of beef in the world and produces about 20% of total global beef exports.

Beef is the worst type of meat in terms of how much land is used to produce it. Cattle require a lot of land in order to be produced, and Brazil has turned to the Amazon to use as the next source for pasturing beef cattle. Additionally, beef also produces the most greenhouse gasses of any agricultural produce, totaling upwards of 105 kilograms of greenhouse gasses per 100 grams of meat produced.

So, what can individuals do to help save the rainforest from slash-and-burn agriculture?

One thing is reducing the consumption of meat, specifically beef. Since beef is the primary reason for the burning of the Amazon, cutting out beef or reducing it would reduce the demand for beef and, in turn, the Amazon’s lands.

Now I know what you’re thinking — “Who is this person to tell me what I can or can’t eat? And steak is good! You can’t tell me to give up steak!”

I get it, I love steak and hamburgers and ground beef tacos like everyone else. But the fact is, the rate at which we consume beef isn’t sustainable anymore.

It takes up too many resources and land with a marginal payoff afterwards. If more people chose to opt out of eating beef, the demand would decrease and so would the destruction.

You can reduce your consumption of beef by switching it out with pork, turkey or chicken in most foods, and only buying beef produced in the United States to discourage the importation of Brazilian beef. You could also try choosing to go meatless a few times a week, or try going fully vegetarian if you feel so inclined.

The Amazon, home of one in three animals in the world and one of the largest oxygen-producing forests in the world, is burning. This demands action and individuals can actually make a difference on this issue, so we should do something. Even if it is as small as giving up beef.

COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE In this aerial image, a section of the Amazon rainforest that has been decimated by wildfires on Aug. 25, 2019 in the Candeias do Jamari region near Porto Velho, Brazil.

Universities should take responsibility for students’ mental health T h e Un i v e r s it y of South Carolina preaches a “St ig ma Free USC” when it Clara Bergeson comes to Second-year public m e n t a l relations student h e a l t h , but the ongoing presence of a n x iet y a nd depression on campus proves that we have a long way to go. The problem is that the university’s mental health programs seem to focus on fixing existing problems rather than preventing them.

Depression is the number one re a s on s t ude nt s d rop out of school. The National A lliance on Mental I llness c o n d u c t e d m e nt a l h e a lt h research in which they found t hat “one i n fou r st udent s have a diag nosable ill ness, 40% do not seek help, 80% feel over whel med by t heir responsibilities and 50% have become so anxious that they struggled in school.”

W h ile depression a nd an x iet y are commonly a s s o c i at e d w it h c he m ic a l imbalances in the brain, it is much more complex. Harvard’s medical school has boiled the complexit y down to “fault y mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medications, and medical problems.” Of course, some of t hose are a part of a chem ical imbala nce i n the brain, but there are also many outside factors that can contribute to students feeling particularly mentally ill.

B e c au s e depr e s s ion a nd a n x iet y are caused by a mu lt it ude of issues a nd d if ferent people requ i re d if ferent t reat ment. Ma ny people can not be cu red by

a mere cou nseling session.

Depression can take years to cure.

From therapy to medication to coping mechanisms, it is extremely hard to combat — especially when it comes to college st udent s. Even t he simple act of “reaching out,” as USC likes to advertise in times of tragedy, can be incredibly hard for someone struggling with depression, and, in some instances, might not help.

Depression causes an immense feeling of detachment a nd hop ele s sne s s , m a k i ng p e o p le w ho a r e s e r io u s l y struggling less likely to talk to someone about their issues.

Even if some do reach out, following up and continuing treatment is a struggle in and of itself due to students’ hectic schedules.

Almost every action towards l i g ht e n i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f depression and anxiet y lists “eliminating stressors” as a ma i n t reat ment. However, when a st udent has to maintain a full load of classes, ex t racu rricu lars, career preparation and one or several jobs to stay “competitive” in the college environment, all while also dealing with what can be crippling student loan debt, tuition, textbooks and rent, “eliminating stressors” is not nearly as easy as it sounds.

St udent s of a h igher inst it ut ion are ex pected to be able to juggle millions of things, and when they can’t, it is expected that they fix it for themselves. However, giving students yet another thing to manage on top of everything else, even if it is for t hei r own wellbeing, can act as just another stressor.

There are plenty of campus resources that can help with stress management. Yet, while

it seems almost everyone on c a mpu s is look i ng to help students, teachers take almost no re s p on s ibi l it y w he n it comes to a student’s mental health.

St udents should not have to register their anxiety with the disabilit y center just to be able to handle a class. If your students are struggling, you need to change something about how you are teaching the course. I understand this can be highly difficult when it comes to 10 0+ lec t u res, but if there is an overarching problem wit h achievement, the content is hard and you need to help them. The goal of a college course should not be to weed out the weak, but to merely inform and encourage knowledge in a certain area.

Higher education inst it ut ions need to take a stand, too. If depression is t he nu mber one c au se for d roppi ng out , t hen maybe you should fix some of your university expectations. Limit the amount of hours a student should have to take in order to get a scholarship, and try to allocate university money to ma ke you r school more accessible and less stressful to students on a budget. Students seeking an accredited degree should not feel like they have to deflate under the pressure of student loans in order to go to the school they want to attend.

It is not just Student Health Service’s job to work to better the mental health of students.

Institutions as a whole and the teachers who work for them need to understand they are the first defense in preventing d e p r e s s i o n a n d a n x i e t y.

Students are doing their part, it’s time for you to do yours as well.

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Address mental health in African American communities Since 2001, deaths by suicide among black males between the ages of 13 and 19 have increased 60%.

In that same time span, deaths by suicide among black females between the ages of 13 and 19 have increased by an almost unbelievable 182%.

Darian O’Neil Despite this alarmingly high influx of Second-year mass black kids taking their own lives over communications the past two decades, mental illness student remains a touchy, taboo subject within the African American community.

The topic of mental health has long been stigmatized by the general black population, with many older members of the community reducing legitimate disorders such as depression and anxiety to “weakness” or “the devil.” This stems from generational trauma, inaccessibility to mental health resources in black communities and the overt spirituality of the black community.

Oftentimes, black kids are told by their elders (peers, as well) that prayer is the answer to their problems instead of being encouraged to seek out professional help. The Pew Research Center reported that African Americans rank among the most religious of any ethnic group in the United States, with nearly 80% identifying as Christian, so it’s understandable why this is the case.

While methods such as prayer can serve as a temporary crutch for some, it is most definitely not a substitute for medical help and ultimately leaves mental illness untreated.

As a result, more black youth are taking their own lives than ever.

Many black people regard mental illness as a “white people thing.” Due to the plethora of mass murders perpetrated by white males over the years, we are used to the media characterizing them as mentally ill, and we try to stray as far away from that label as possible — and even sometimes mock it.

It can be embarrassing and slightly intimidating for black kids to admit deteriorating mental health to peers, so many of us choose to suffer in silence out of fear of being judged. While black people are just as likely to suffer from mental illness as their white counterparts, they receive exponentially less adequate mental health care and, in turn, are less likely to be formally diagnosed with mental illness.

Appearing strong and invulnerable at all times is one of the many pressures black youth face in the 21st century. It is how most of us were raised by our parents, and how they were raised by their parents. Taking the hardships that our ancestors endured and the marginalized status that we still hold in the modern world into consideration, individual problems that we face today — such as mental illness — are viewed as trivial and not taken as seriously as they should be.

This mindset within the black community proves to be more detrimental than anything. We must understand that it is OK to not be OK and realize the importance of seeking proper treatment for mental illness. Mental health must be met with the same urgency and regard as physical health. It is up to our generation to shift the narrative about mental illness in the black community for the better. A problem can’t be solved until it is addressed.

Following the recent death by suicide on campus, I urge anyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or sexuality, who has had thoughts of self-harm to seek help — even if that just means talking to a close friend or a family member. We all matter to someone, and no life deserves to be cut short.

You are not alone.

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