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Off-campus housing in questionable condition

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Th is past move-in week , some returning students who moved into their new homes for the year were greeted with mold, stains and dust.

Pat t i Bate s Hor ne, mot her of second-year criminolog y st udent Aust in Horne, experienced some troubles with her son’s move-in at Cayce Cove and took to a parent Fac eb o ok g roup to e x pre s s her concern and warn ot hers. I n her post, she said others in the group should not “expect the apartment to be clean, especially if there is an existing tenant!!”

Horne, who has had her fair share of mov ing children into housing at other universities — including F u r m a n U n i v e r s i t y, A r i z o n a State Universit y and Wake Forest University — said while Cayce Cove is incredibly affordable and includes many amenities, her son’s move-in experience was less than ideal.

W hen Horne and her son f irst arrived at the apartment, she said she was taken aback by its condition.

—courtesy of the Office of Communications and Public Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions

First-year students begin adjusting to campus INFORGRAPHIC BY: TAYLOR SHARKEY // THE GAMECOCK

MEGHAN CRUM News Editor

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raf f ic cones, welcome tent s a nd a hydration station lining Greene Street last week marked a new beginning for the 6,250 students who moved onto campus from 30 countries for their first year at USC. Christian Kolowich, a first-year criminology and criminal justice student from Georgia, moved into

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Capstone on Monday with the help of his parents.

Since then, he has been out and about around campus meeting other students.

“There’s been a real sense of community among not just the people I’ve been talking to but everyone on campus it feels like,” Kolowich said. “Everyone is totally open and OK to just talk to or randomly meet up with.”

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Muschamp Former women’s basketball and Brown player curates alcohol ice cream continue friendship on opposing sidelines TAYLOR WASHINGTON Managing Editor

MATTHEW EDWARDS Sports Editor

Aug. 31 will be an opport unit y for South Carolina football to earn another season-opening win at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Once on the same staff, now on opposing sidelines A familiar face for head coach Will Muschamp will be on the opposing sideline.

Nor t h Ca rol i na footba l l head coach Mack Brown has returned to the sidelines five years after retiring at Texas in 2013. Muschamp was an assistant under Brown at Texas from 2008 to 2010.

Texas won a national championship three years prior to hiring Muschamp.

While Muschamp and Brown were each at Texas, the Longhorns went 12-1 in 2008 and appeared in the BCS National Championship game in 2009.

“I t h ink Mack was a master at m a n ag i ng t he org a n i z at ion ,” Muschamp told The State. “I really learned a lot from him and certainly has helped me and my career, and I’m very appreciative of that.”

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In the early ‘90s, Jennifer RandallCollins found a sense of belonging on the basketball court alongside the USC women’s basketball team.

Today, she’s a member of a different kind of team, one where she’s captain.

Randall-Collins is the co-founder and CEO at Liquorem Holdings, and her company creates PROOF (stylized as Pr%f) alcoholic ice cream.

PROOF combines what RandallCollins considers two of life’s greatest indulgences.

“We have two highly-regulated areas in the food industry, one being the dairy industry and one being the alcohol industry, and we have ETHAN LAM // THE GAMECOCK found a solution to combine those Jennifer Randall-Collins opens a container of her alcohol ice cream for PROOF’s showcase at Lowes two industries with this product,” Foods on Aug. 21.

Randall-Collins said. returned to Kentucky where she got For Randall-Collins, not only was PROOF also combines two places married, had children and became this a chance to harness an innovative Randall-Collins considers home. a stay-at-home mom who worked idea, but it was a chance to invest in a Randall-Collins was raised in from home. However, after meeting business that would pay dividends for Kentucky and said her family grew an individual who was tr ying to her family down the road. up “pretty poor.” If it weren’t for a commercialize an old family recipe, basketball scholarship from USC, she she decided to chase a dream she never SEE PROOF might not have even gotten the chance knew she had. to further her education at all.

PAGE 6 “I ended up becoming While she’d rather forget about i nvolved because running laps up and down the Bull I t hought t he Street hill, she fondly remembers the product was surrogate family she found in the team prett y decent,” during a difficult time in her life.

Randall-Collins “My mom died unexpectedly my said. “And then I freshman year in college of pancreatic also thought there cancer,” Randall-Collins said. “And was an opportunity if I didn’t have my coaches and my to build strategic teammates to surround me and lift me intellectual up, and the whole athletic department, prop er t y a rou nd I don’t know that I’d be sitting here the product, so I’d with this opportunity today.” k ind of jumped in After graduating with a business with both feet quite degree in 1995, Randall-Collins frankly.”

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Once on the same coaching staff at Texas, Muschamp and Brown are facing off in the Belk Kickoff.

Swift’s seventh studio album is a magnificent parade of glitter and vulnerability.

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Panhellenic recruitment ended on Sunday with about 1,500 women running home to their new sorority sisters.

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“Apparently, the guy that moved out of my son’s bedroom had a dog, and the dog liked to hide his food,” Horne said. “So there were little dog pellets of food all in the closet, under the bed.”

Additionally, she said the white tile bathtub had mold in it.

“I refused to clean the bathroom,” Horne said.

A f ter seei ng t he apa r t ment , Hor ne walked over to t he tent Cayce Cove management had set up out f ront and ex plained t he situation to them. She said those she spoke to were pleasant and told her maintenance would take care of the issues. However, Horne said it took a couple of hours for them to come, and she had to start cleaning herself because she lived in Charleston and did not want to return home too late.

Hor ne said t he t wo men who came to clean did not appear to have all the supplies they may have needed, but t hey d id at tend to everything she asked of them.

“In the end, it was all cleaned up, but we didn’t leave until 9:30 at night,” Horne said.

Tr o u b l e s w i t h o f f - c a m p u s housing aren’t isolated to Cayce Cove, and Alex Greer, a fourth-year chemistry student who is currently on her third year living in 21 Oaks, says this frustration concerning offcampus housing at her complex may be a result of a shift in management. “ T he l ad y who u s u a l l y r u n s [21 Oaks], I think she moved to a different complex, so we’ve been having a lot of trouble with move-in.

A lot of our cleaning and renovation has been pushed back,” Greer said.

Greer a lso sa id she has been offering insight to those who are experiencing move-in at 21 Oaks for the first time.

“My roommates’ parents asked me if my liv ing ex perience was always hectic, and I said no. I don’t want them to feel like this place is gross,” she said.

Apart from off-campus c o m p l e x e s , s t u d e nt s c a n a l s o

the landlord did not want to be contacted directly.

“H is i mpre s sion is st udent s, somet i me s t hei r pa rent s come down, and it’s not to the condition that they would like, so they repaint all the walls,” the student said. “And so, essentially, that’s a cheap way of saying, ‘If it’s so bad, you can fix it, but you can pay for it.’”

The student said it’s easy to get in “trapped situations” when renting houses around campus.

“You basically just take advantage of a student by saying, ‘Oh, it’s a college apartment. It’s not supposed to be perfect.’”

The student also called for the university to have more of a stake in off-campus housing.

COURTSEY OF KATIE RAUMANN “If my landlord doesn’t respond A student who lives at 21 Oaks said frustrations t o m a i n t e n a n c e r e q u e s t s o r relating to housing at the complex may have been anything like that, and leaves our caused by a change in management. house a nd l iv i ng areas i n poor situations, that should be recorded,” rent houses near campus. These the student said. “The university houses are often managed by rental should warn people from renting companies such as Aluri Rentals and certain properties.”

PJM Properties, which rents out The Daily Gamecock has reached many of Gov. Henry McMaster’s out to 21 Oaks, Cayce Cove and properties. t he O f f- Ca mpu s Liv i ng a nd According to a student leasing a Neighborhood Relations office and house from Aluri Rentals this year, is waiting for a response. the landlords are not always willing to work with students.

The student and seven others are leasing the property, and under South Carolina law, the different sect ions of t he house cou nt as separate units, and the students were unable to see all of the units when they first toured the property.

According to the student, who chose to remain anonymous, there were hundreds of nails and pins in the walls of the unit and exposed walls, as well as carpet stains and burns likely left by strung lights.

A l s o , w h e n t h e s t u d e nt f i r s t arrived to move into the house, there was a couch left in the front lawn. This was not the student’s first experience with leasing, and he was shocked at the property’s condition.

“We never experienced anything like this before,” he said.

COURTSEY OF KATIE RAUMANN The st udent also said that he Some parents and students were upset with the state r e p a i n t e d t h e w a l l s h i m s e l f of apartments and living spaces off-campus during due to t heir condit ion because the move-in process.

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College of Arts and Sciences works to improve resource access for students

SARAH EISSMANN News Writer

For students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the new Student Enrichment Center (SEC) in Flinn Hall will serve as a one-stop shop for information and resources related to housing, advising, study abroad, internships, career goals, scholarships and research opportunities.

“We want our students to have timely advice to take advantage of all the other resources on campus,” said Loren Knapp, associate dean for enrollment management, advising and retention for the College of Arts and Sciences.

With a focus on advising, the SEC helps students to progress and see through their majors in a timely fashion while also providing extra support for first generation students to reach their potential academic success.

The SEC is open to more than 8,000 st udents in any of t he 46 College of Arts and Sciences majors, as well as students looking to change their majors into the college. Planning for the initiative began at the end of last semester.

Because this is the first semester of the SEC, faculty in Flinn Hall are looking for student feedback to help the initiative grow to help the students as well as possible.

“Our goal is to prepare our students as best we can to be the good citizens that we know they will be, to have the jobs that they would like and be successful as people,” Knapp said.

In addition to career help, the SEC provides assistance with financial aid.

The SEC offers a scholarship kiosk designed to help students connect with many scholarships, some of which haven’t been applied for, and students can apply right on the spot.

“Our students, they trust us,” Jodi Salter said. “They’ve often come to us

because they needed to put all of the answers they got into one cohesive package.”

Salter is the director of experiential learning and community engagement for the College of Arts and Sciences.

The SEC plans to partner with the career center and host visits from professionals.

Some students are excited for all the resources to be in one place, especially Natalie Lewis, a second-year criminal justice student.

“I’m going into Army ROTC. It’s nice to have a place where I can go to get help for part-time jobs or summer internships before I graduate and move

on to a career in the army,” Lewis said.

“So it’s nice to have resources that focus on both smaller part-time jobs as well as things people can do outside of college when they graduate.”

Fourt h-year global st udies and French student Allison Royer said she thinks she can use the SEC to help her find a career or continue her education.

“It’s st udent-based, where t hey can feel comfortable coming into the College of Arts and Sciences and getting their needs met,” Linda Taylor, fourth-year art studio student, said.

Some advisors like to keep in touch with their students beyond the four years they study at USC and want

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to see their accomplishments. By providing more services all under one roof, the advisors hope to be an even bigger part of the four years that shape students’ futures.

“There is a great deal of excitement when [students] realize that they are doing the things that they want to do,” Knapp said. “That person comes in, and we send that person out with all the experiences that we possibly can to make their life as interesting [as we can].”

During Family Weekend, the SEC will have an open house on that Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Flinn Hall near the Horseshoe.

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Sorority sisters from Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Delta Delta embrace on Bid Day at Colonial Life Arena on Aug. 25, 2019.

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Bid Day concludes panhellenic recruitment JOSEPH LEONARD Senior News Writer About 1,500 new sorority members ra n home into t he ar ms of t heir new sisters on Sunday at Bid Day in Colonial Life Arena after more than a week of sorority recruitment.

Sororit y recruitment round one began on Aug. 15. New members met all chapters and continued recruitment for the following eight days.

President Robert Caslen attended t he event and welcomed t he new Greek Life members via Twitter.

During recruitment, some women from each sorority leave their house and take up the position of Pi Chi, a temporar y cou nselor for about 30 of the potential new members.

The Pi Chis g uide them through the recruitment process, including bringing them to each respective house during round one and serving as a mentor.

Pi Chis are temporarily separate from their chapters, and remain in

a limbo state until the end of Bid Day, where they reveal their chapter’s letters on T-shirts.

E m m a Mo nd o , a f o u r t h -y e a r broadcast journalism student and Pi Chi, said her role was to serve as an unbiased recruitment guide for the new sisters. She said although it was kind of a blur, she remembers her Bid Day as one of her best experiences.

“It is challenging, it’s tiring, it’s emotionally draining and it’s pretty much just a big celebration of the hard work we’ve put in,” Mondo said.

“It’s pretty much just one big party to celebrate the best day of the year.”

At Bid Day, Mondo revealed to the new sororit y sisters that she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.

During Bid Day, Pi Chi members l i ne t he t u n nels on t he f loor of Colonial Life Arena, awaiting new sisters as they run out of the arena tunnels to their new sisters.

Thirteen sororities loaded the lower deck seats of Colonial Life A rena, chanting and cheering their chapter’s chants and anticipating the acceptance

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of their new sisters.

S a r a h St e r o c k , a f i r s t-y e a r biochemistry student, found her new home in Alpha Gamma Delta after she made her way through a tunnel run to her sorority. Sterock said she joined Greek Life for the community and automatic friendships she has made with her new sisters.

Annalee Brody, a second-year public hea lt h a nd A lpha G a m ma Delt a member said she met Sterock in the third round of recruitment and was excited to formally meet her as a sister Sunday afternoon. She said being a Pi Chi recruiting member allowed her to meet more sisters and see a fresh perspective.

Bryden Simmons, vice president of recruitment, said that Bid Day is the only time all the sorority sisters are able to come together and celebrate under one roof.

“It’s really great to see all the women in this community come together and be in one room together,” Simmons said.

Panhellenic president Christen

P ic c io n i r e f le c t e d b ac k o n he r experience at Bid Day three years ago and said she didn’t realize how important it was.

“When I was a freshman running through those tunnels, I was just super excited, overwhelmed, with joy, really just completely unsure of myself,” Piccioni said. “And then throughout this journey, three years later, I get to stand here and address all these women.”

Simmons said holding Bid Day for new sisters was an important stress reliever from recruitment. Piccioni said the excitement of becoming a part of Greek Life after a stressful week of recruitment is an important moment for new sisters.

“Finally f inding t he place t hat you’ve been thinking about for the past two weeks straight and finding that home away from home is really an exciting time,” Piccioni said.

—Maddox McKibben-Greene and Hannah Wade contributed to the reporting of this story

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As first-year students adjusted to life at South Carolina, so did the university’s new president Robert Caslen.

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Kolowich wasn’t always sure he wanted to go to USC and originally had his sights set on the University of Georgia, but after coming to visit, he knew he wanted Carolina to be his home. He is looking forward to the organization fair to find clubs for things he’s interested in, such as history and intramural sports, and he has participated in some fraternity rush events.

“It’s so unlike high school and any other experiences I’ve had up until this point that … I almost didn’t wanna think about anything,” Kolowich said.

“It’s just been sort of go with the flow.”

Fi r s t-ye a r vo c a l p er f or m a nc e student Daisy Lawrence drove down to Columbia from West Virginia a few days early for an opera audition at USC and moved into Woodrow’s residence hall.

“I was excited to leave the nest and kind of go and adventure on my own,” she said. “The dorm was bigger than I thought it would be.”

Lawrence has spent her first few days attending community events such as

Soda City with people she met in her residence hall and in her major.

“I’ve made a lot of great friends in the music department and in my building so far because of the activities,” she said. “We’ve been kind of grouped together, it’s really great.”

She expressed excitement for big football games, independence and events with free food. She also hopes to join the off-off Broadway club.

“I really liked USC from the moment I stepped on campus,” she said. “I really like the spirit and the atmosphere and everyone is really friendly.”

Like Lawrence, first-year nursing student Jasmine Elam moved into Woodrow on Tuesday and hopes to find independence at Carolina.

“I’m excited, I’m a little nervous,” she said. “Everyone is really helpful and nice.”

The organization fair is set for Wednesday on Greene Street for new students to browse any clubs they could be interested in.

“There’s a lot of opportunity for getting into whatever you want here; t here’s somet hing for ever yone,” Kolowich said. “So I’m just looking for that something.”

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CULTURE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: “The Art of Racing in the Rain” Dog movies are usually easy selling points. “The Art of Racing in t he Rain” is told f rom t he perspective of the furry friend of a Formula One race car driver. The golden retriever gains insight into racing skills that translate into an understanding of the journey of life.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “Lover” by Taylor Swift S e v e n a l b u m s i n , Ta y l o r Swift is still surprising listeners.

Compared to “reputation’s” theme of revenge and independence, “Lover” features emotional ballads and whimsical songs. Stay ing true to classic Taylor Swift, the songs speak to t he highs and lows of love and include themes of empowerment and individual expression.

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Taylor Swift released four deluxe editions of her album, “Lover,” filled with diary excerpts, doodles and rough drafts of hit songs.

Review: The old Taylor Swift resurrects on ‘Lover’

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SONG OF THE WEEK: “The Greatest” by Lana Del Rey Released a week before Lana D e l R e y ’s n e w a l b u m , t h e melancholy single is true to Del Rey’s sound. While the song is about a past love, it also includes s ubt le p ol it ic a l l y mot i v at e d references.

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Release Date: Aug. 23 Artist: Taylor Swift Label: Republic Records Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

T he old Taylor Sw i f t i s not dead. In spite of her infamous selfproclaimed death sentence in 2017’s “reputation,” Swift has resurrected every romantic bone in her body in her best album yet.

W it h a sou nd completely different than the lead single “ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco),” Swift returns to ‘80s sy nth pop in a parade of glitter and vulnerability. Whereas Swift’s previous album, “reputation,” has a dark attitude overshadowing the love songs that seemed to be her anchor, “Lover’s” title track confesses Swift’s dedication to longtime boyfriend and actor Joe Alwyn, with enchanting

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W hile doing some research, the next step for her and her business partner was to find a state where regulatory laws would be friendly towards a product that combined alcohol and ice cream.

And what state would just so happen be on the list but South Carolina?

Thus, Randall-Collins moved back to Columbia with her family where she launched the first iteration of PROOF in 2015. The result is an unconventional ic e c r e a m h y b r id t h at contains 7% alcohol content and comes in year-round flavors, such as strawberry moonshine, and seasonal options, such as coconut rum.

Randall-Collin’s personal favorite flavor is the one that reminds her of home. “ I t ’s d e f i n i t e l y t h e bourbon caramel. I love it because I’m a Kentucky girl,” she said.

A lthough she couldn’t reveal any of t he secret r e c ip e , s he l i k e n s t he finished product to “magic” and says it stems from much

l y r ic s l i k e , “ M y he a r t ’s b e e n borrowed and yours has been blue/ All’s well that ends well to end up with you.” The starry-eyed teenager who captured America’s heart finally got the happy ending she dreamed of for years and is screaming it from the rooftops with “Speak Now”reminiscent lyricism.

And it wouldn’t be a Taylor Swift album without her breathtak ing br idges. T he br idge of “Cr uel Summer” socks listeners right in the gut. Hard-hitting lyrics like “I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you” and “I scream, ‘For whatever it’s worth/I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?’” make the song irresistible to fans who like her 2014 hit “1989.”

“Cornelia Street” magnificently delves into the complications of a relationship and Swift’s deep-seated fear of being left all alone, declaring she could never return to the West Village in New York City if she lost her lover.

In “The Man,” Swift explores the outcome of her life and career if she had been born the opposite sex: “I’m so sick of running as fast as I can/ Wondering if I’d get there quicker if I was a man.” She dubs herself THE

more than the ice cream’s ingredients.

“When I say it’s a little bit of magic, I’m not talking about t he mag ic of t he ingredients, it’s just how we combine those.”

T h i s y e a r, R a n d a l l Col l i ns a nd one of her business partners bought out the company from prior investors and rebranded the ice cream from JB’s PROOF to PROOF. The ice cream also expanded from local stores like Green’s Beverages on A ssembly Street to grocer y stores like Lowes Foods. Even the colors on the new carton pay homage to her alma mater.

In addition to the success of her business, RandallCollins says one of t he most rewarding parts of owning her own business is watching her employees succeed too, especia l ly since many of them made sacrifices to help her chase her dream.

“They just they laid on the line for this company everyday,” she said.

R a nda l l- C ol l i n s sa id she considers herself a “big believer in taking care of t he people t hat execute ever yday for you on the ground” which is why she

man and attacks the patriarchy with a quick rhythm and wit.

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Heart-wrenching and honest, Swift confides her devastation over her mother’s cancer relapse and her fear of losing her: “What am I supposed to do if there’s no you?”

On “Lover,” Swift rips down the walls she built around her heart on “reputation” and declares love golden, no longer burning red.

“Lover” feels like a beaut if ul sunrise after a particularly horrible night, like a glorious new beginning.

This stunning love letter to love is both brilliant and addictive. It’s the cherry on top of her remarkable repertoire, and for the girl who’s loved her since fourth grade, it’s everything you’ve been missing.

incentivizes her employees on the ground and works hard to foster a tight-knit community.

“That’s probably why I love it so much, because it t ies back to team environment of basketball,” she said.

Consequently, she credits her years as a basketball player for preparing her for this journey just as much as she does her business classes.

“No way I would be doing what I a m doi ng today without my experience as a student-athlete at USC,” Randall-Collins said. “It absolutely provided a core foundation for me to build on, not just as a young adult, but as an entrepreneur in her mid-40s that’s starting over again and loving every second of it.”

For aspiring business st udent s at Ca rol i na, Randall-Collins says there’s not a better time than now to pursue a business degree at USC and urges Darla Moore st udents to take advantage of their resources.

“I think the culture for that right now is hot, the willingness of the faculty and the entire ecosystem of USC to support that could

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Ra nda l l- Col l i ns played as a shooting g ua rd a nd a power forward on the USC women’s basketball team from 1990 to 1995.

not be better,” RandallCollins said.

While PROOF has come a long way in just a few years and is steadily gaining momentum across the state, Randall-Collins says success is measured by more than just monetary gain.

“Everybody thinks there’s a dest i nat ion poi nt for success, and there’s really not. Success is a journey we’re a l l on,” R a nda l lCollins said. “Define it for who you surround yourself with, how you grow your business, what your values are as a company and as an individual, and stay true to those.”

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Responsible psychedelic music group tomatoband to tour this fall

HANNAH HARPER Arts and Culture Writer

It all started in a basement.

Almost a decade ago, four friends with a shared passion for pushing the boundaries of psychedelic music committed to a life of rock ‘n’ roll — responsibly, that is.

Charleston-based music group tomatoba nd, comprised of USC alumnus Alex Irwin on keyboard, Charlie M itchell on g uitar, Jake Acheson on drums and Buz Buzby on bass guitar, is set to tour in the early fall. Columbia is the destination of three of the band’s venues.

“Columbia’s sweet because that’s where I went to school. It’s a college town. You want to go and play in front of people who want to go out and have a good time,” Irwin said.

One of the band’s pit stops is the one-year anniversary of Five Points live music venue the White Mule.

Irwin expressed his concern with the lack of music exposure in the college town ever since one of his favorite venues in Columbia, the Elbow Room, closed its doors for the last time, not too long after he graduated in 2013. The White Mule SHREYAS SABOO //THE GAMECOCK is a step in the right direction, he tomatoband’s guitarist Charlie Mitchell, bass guitarist Buz Buzby, drummer Jake Acheson and keyboardist Alex Irwin perform a set of psychedelic jams. said, bringing back an outlet for original music.

With three albums under its belt tell its own story. different shows, it’s going to sound to listen to. tomatoband sets out to and an EP to be released this week, A s f o r t h e c o u n t l e s s h o r s a little different in each show,” the prove that music isn’t restrained to a the band’s shows are expected to d’oeuvres, Irwin says that the band keyboardist said. “It’s the whole idea specific genre – exploring the realm be jam-packed with “experimental isn’t above the finer things in life. of playing live, extending songs, of the industry is what sets the band music, inspired by elegant parties, “ We’re ver y pro -ps ychedel ia. improvising – I mean, improvising is apart from mainstream radio. c o u nt le s s ho r s d’o e u v r e s , a nd We’re ver y pro ex pa nd i ng you r our main thing.” tomatoba nd w i l l be at New responsible psychedelia.” mind,” Irwin said. “But of course, T he E P, accord i ng to I r w i n , Brook land Tavern on Thursday, Psychedelia, a music trend that w e a l w a y s w a nt p e o p le t o a c t consists of “one really complicated, S e p t . 5, T h e W h i t e M u l e o n began in the 1960s inf luenced by responsibly.” really intense arrangement; one fun, Friday, Sept. 27 and The Senate on drugs, is something that tomatoband If t hat’s not ent ici ng enough, goofy version of a cover; and then Thursday, Oct. 3. w a nt s t o r e d e f i ne . T h e d r u g s Irwin attests to a good time. one sort of nostalgic song for us.” attached to the music aren’t crucial “It’s not the same set every night.

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Get a caffeine boost from its playful menu full of tea, coffee and smoothies.

For those who are slightly more put together and caught up on their work, stop by for board games or a bite off the full menu. Pro-tip: try the portabella wrap.

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Classes are back in session, and t here’s only one suref ire way to combat stress and fuel your studies.

We’re t al k i ng, of cou rse, about coffee. Check out the area’s best coffee shops and get your fix for the first full week of classes.

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Curiosity Coffee Bar A markedly hipster atmosphere, Cu riosit y on Main St reet feels almost like an unf inished brick basement perfect for house shows.

Nestled in the corner is a stage for live music, frequented by local bands. Against the wall lie arcade games. If it has been an especially long day, grab a drink off the beer and wine menu.

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Indah Coffee For those looking for the perfect place to take an Instagram photo, I ndah on Sumter St reet is t he perfect location. Its locally and freshly roasted beans make your coffee experience unlike many in Columbia, and the shared space with Circa Barber Shop makes for an interesting if not convenient combination. Stop by Soda City on Saturday morning for a grab-n-go brew.

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Drip in Five Points Drip has an eclectic vibe that mirrors its surroundings in Five Points. The warm and cozy environment can make anyone feel prepared to work, study or sit down with a good book. The baristas there are quick to socialize with the patrons, making the coffee shop experience a much more personal one. If coffee and tea isn’t your thing, Drip also sells craft beer and a variety of sodas, juices and milkshakes. They sell food there, but if you’re not craving coffee shop food, you can stop by the conjoined ice cream and hot dog store for a quick study break.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea The latest addition to the city’s coffee scene, Sweetwaters is located at the base of Empire apartments in the Vista, making for a “Friends”type situation for its tenants who may want to grab a regular drink together.

The shop also has a community table that can be reserved for meetings, complete w it h out let s to charge portable electronics. The location also offers customers the ability to customize their drinks in all aspects from ice to syrups.

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Women’s soccer transfer selected to represent her home country in international exhibitions CAM ADAMS Sports Editor When Gamecock women’s soccer player Anna Patten got a call inviting her to the England S en ior Nat ion a l Te a m t r a i n i ng c a mp l a s t Tuesday, she did a little dance and FaceTimed her parents out of excitement.

Patten, a native of Harpenden, England, was one of just nine defenders invited by the Football Association in England, also known as The FA. “I feel so honored to be selected to this,” Patten said in an interview with Gamecocks Online. “To be able to play with players that I looked up to when I was growing up, and be actually selected to play with our senior team, is really what I’ve been working towards since I was a child.”

The ju nior defender is no st ranger to t he Football Association as she has been a part of the U15, U17, U18, U19 and U20 England national teams, including an appearance in the 2016 FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup before falling 3-0 to Japan in the quarterfinals.

Patten and the 2016 U17 England national team also finished in third place in the 2016 UEFA U17 Championship by defeating Norway 2-1 in the tournament’s third-place match after falling to the eventual champions, Germany.

On the college soccer side of things, Patten just transferred to South Carolina for the 2019 season af ter spending t wo seasons at Florida State, where she was part of the 2018 NCAA National Championship team.

She also contributed 10 goals for the Seminoles while coming in clutch in multiple matches for the defending national champions, including scoring the lone, game-winning goal against Loyola Chicago before making the decision to

transfer to the Gamecocks.

“When I came on my visit [to South Carolina] and I spoke to t he coaches personally, I met the players and saw the amazing facilit ies we have here,” Patten said. “It was a no-brainer, really.”

Head coach Shelley Smith was also excited to welcome Patten to Columbia when the English talent transferred back in April.

“We are thrilled to welcome Anna to our program,” Smith said in an interview with Gamecocks Online. “She brings a wealth of experience as a player and a maturity that will immediately enhance the leadership among our team.”

So far as a Gamecock, Patten has played a role in the team’s 2-1 win against No. 21 NC State on Thursday night with 50 total minutes of playing time.

Patten will have to take a hiatus from the women’s soccer team as her and the England Senior National Team are set to take on the Belgian Senior Nat ional Team on Aug. 29 before taking on the Norwegian Senior National Team on Sept. 3.

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Junior defender Anna Patten with the ball at Stone Stadium during Thursday night’s win over NC State.

Gamecock men’s soccer set for regular season after exhibitions MATTHEW EDWARDS Sports Editor

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o u t h C a r o l i n a m e n’s soccer opened its 2019 season with exhibition games against No. 10 D u ke a nd i n- st ate opponent Wofford.

T he G a mecock s have 12 new players, including nine freshmen.

The team’s top three scorers from last season are also returning.

The Gamecocks traveled to Duke on Aug. 17 to play the Blue Devils in their first exhibition game. One of the nine freshmen, Brian Banahan, scored two second half goals to help the Gamecocks to a tie.

“I think this is really a starting point,” head coach Mark Berson told Gamecocks Online. “With the number of new guys we have here this year, it’s a great reference point as we learn all the things we do as a team on the road.”

South Carolina was trailing 2-0 before Banahan scored in the 57th and 66th minutes.

“With a young guy to get off the mark and score a goal, not just one but t wo, and the second one was pure class, rolled inside and whipped one to the back post,” assistant coach Justin Cook said. “Hopefully that will build up his confidence a little bit, and we will see more goals out of him.”

Nick Brady and Ryan Bilichuk each had two saves, as Bilichuk did not allow any goals in his 30 minutes of action.

Twenty-three of South Carolina’s players recorded playing time in the 2-2 tie, giving experience to prepare for the regular season.

“I thought the fact that we came back a nd scored t wo a nd had a couple other really good chances in a game that was end-to-end was good [sic] and showed a lot of character on the part of our guys,” Berson said. “I think overall for us, coming back on the road against a nationally ranked team to earn a draw is a good result.”

S o p ho m o r e f o r w a r d A nd r e w Halloran emphasized the importance of the team’s experience playing on the road.

“Road experience is great, because not only is it you’re competing in a

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Sophomore forward Andrew Halloran with the ball during South Carolina’s game against Wofford at Stone Stadium on Sept. 19, 2018.

different environment than home, it’s you’re not as comfortable, more pressure,” Halloran said. “We have a lot of younger guys on this team, so as much experience as they get away from home in the new environments is great.”

T he G a meco c k s played t hei r second exhibition at home in front of over 4,500 Gamecock students against the Wofford Terriers on Aug. 21. Twenty-three of South Carolina’s players recorded playing time again.

For the second-straight match, f reshman Brian Banahan scored twice. South Carolina scored five goals in the second half, leading to a 7-1 win over the Terriers.

Sout h Carolina also has a t rio of i ncom i ng f re sh m a n ea r n i ng All-America honors, according to TopDr awerSo ccer. M a rk Roby, Logan Frost and Ethan Rose were na med A l l-A mer ic a n s for t hei r respective seasons.

Sen ior Luca May r was named t o t he C on f ere nc e USA Me n’s Soccer Preseason Tea m for t he second-straight season. Mayr led the Gamecocks with 11 points in 2018 and earned Second-Team AllConference USA honors.

The Gamecocks had the highest team GPA in Conference USA for

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Midfielder Justin Sukow advances the ball in match against Wofford at Stone Stadium on Sept. 19, 2018.

the 2018-2019 school year. The team boasted a GPA of 3.521, mark ing the third-straight year receiving the Conference USA Sport Academic Award and the seventh time since 2005.

South Carolina’s last exhibition

w ill be at U NC Wilmington on Sunday at 2 p.m. The regular season opener is at Clemson on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m., while the home regular season opener is set for Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. against Gardner-Webb.

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Gamecock women’s soccer shows promising signs in win over No. 21 NC State

The women’s soccer team celebrating a goal in the second half at Stone Stadium on Thursday night. The Gamecocks won 2-1 over NC State.

CAM ADAMS Sports Editor

In Thursday night’s 2-1 win against No. 21 NC State, head coach Shelley Smith and the rest of Gamecock nation found out a lot more about what this year’s South Carolina women’s soccer team is all about.

1. South Carolina is capable of taking on quality teams.

After the match against the Wolfpack, Smith found that her team is able to play a talented squad that was a 2018 Sweet Sixteen participant right off the bat to begin the season.

“It’s a huge victory tonight for us,” Smith said.

“Not just the fact that we came from behind, but to play a ranked opponent, such a quality opponent in NC State … that’s huge for us to be challenged and come back from being down a goal.”

Thursday night, the Gamecocks faced a team that returned its top four goal scorers from last season, including Wolfpack senior midfielder Tziarra King who led the team with ten goals in 2018 along with senior forward Kia Rankin who led the squad in game-winners with four.

2. New talent is shining on the field.

Another takeaway from the first match of the season was the emergence of new talent on the South Carolina squad this season, specifically

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redshirt freshman midfielder Samantha Chang.

Despite missing all of the 2018 season, Chang was able to make a huge difference at Stone Stadium on Thursday night by grabbing an assist to senior defender Tatumn Milazzo in the 49th minute to tie the match up early in the second half.

“Last year I was out with a torn ACL, so I was very excited to play and contribute to the team and very happy that I could help with the assist for sure,” Chang said.

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3. B a h r a nd M i l a z z o a r e continuing 2018 momentum.

On the other side of the coin, another contributor to this year’s squad that was displayed to a packed Stone Stadium were returning 2018 veterans, such as senior for ward E le x a B a h r a n d M i l a z z o w h o came up with a total of five goals together last season and one goal each against the Wolfpack.

These goals were made possible by the many offensive opportunities created by the Gamecocks, Smith noted after the game.

“It’s important to put yourself in a position to test the goalkeeper, test the back line,” Smith said. “I t hought t hey did a g reat job of doing that tonight.”

With the first game of the season in the rearview mirror, Smith said she hopes to see her team play a lot like they did in the second half against NC State.

“I think they showed a lot of fight and battled and didn’t give up,” Smith said. “Those are things you want to see in your team, especially early on.”

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Midfielder Lauren Chang advances the ball against NC State on Thursday night at Stone Stadium.

FROM MUSCHAMP PAGE 1

The Un iversit y of Texas a n nou nced t hat Muschamp would become the head coach of the Longhorns when Brown decided to retire.

However, the Longhorns posted a losing record in 2010 and failed to make a bowl game.

While Brown decided to stay put at Texas for the time being, Muschamp decided to take the head coach position at Florida.

“It was a lot of fun,” Muschamp said about his three seasons at Texas. “The culture was outstanding, and that all starts with the head coach and works its way all the way down to the staff.”

Brow n ret ired in 2013 and is back on t he sidelines for the Tar Heels in 2019, a program he led from 1988-1997. “[He’s] one of the great guys in our profession,

a Hall of Famer,” Muschamp said. “He had a great first tenure at North Carolina, and I hope his second tenure is just as successful, starting with the second game.”

Clash of the Carolinas U NC owns t he all-t ime series over Sout h Carolina 34-19, but the Gamecocks have won the last three meetings dating back to 2007.

U NC last defeated South Carolina in 1991 u nder Brow n’s leader sh ip. T he Ta r Heel s defeated Sparky Woods’ South Carolina team 21-17. Woods is now senior advisor to Brown at UNC. In the Spurrier era, the Gamecocks saw success against the Tar Heels. South Carolina won in 2007 in Chapel Hill 21-15 and 27-10 in 2013 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The t wo teams last played in Charlotte in 2015 when t he G amecock s won 17-13. This victory was one of only three victories in 2015 for South Carolina, while UNC went 11-1 in the

regular season to earn an ACC Coastal Division Championship.

Previewing 2019 Despite a successful season in 2015, the Tar Heels’ latest years under then head coach Larry Fedora did not see much light. UNC finished the 2018 season with a 2-9 record. But the Tar Heels have hope with Brown’s return.

Freshman Sam Howell was named U NC’s first-team quarterback just over two weeks before kickoff.

Howell arrived at UNC in January and was part of the 2019 recruiting class. The Monroe, Nort h Carolina, nat ive was ranked t he No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and No. 93 overall r a n k e d p r o s p e c t , ac c ord i n g t o 247Sp or t s Composite.

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Your life does not have to be together Clara Bergeson Second-year public relations student

A lot of people ex pect you to k now where you’re going, especially when you’re entering college or a new phase in life. From around the age of 17, we are all supposed to know who we are, what we want to do and how we are going to do it.

That is highly

unrealistic.

Students are supposed to start preparing for college earlier and earlier now, some even as early as sixth grade. Don’t get me wrong, I love planning, but this seems like overkill. Not only that, but, as I doubt 11-year-olds are making decisions on their college applications, a lot of this relies on what their parents expect them to do, not on what the child wants to do.

Even w hen t he s t udent de c ide s , however, everything is subject to change.

Usually, when a 17-year-old pick s a major, it’s because some of its content is synonymous with things they enjoy, or — due to capitalistic dread that consumes us all — what will make them the most money. For some, they know exactly what they want to do and have found the major to do it with but still, things could change, and that’s OK. Nearly a third of college students change their major in the first three years, and more and more people over the age of 50 are going back to school to fully change careers later on in life.

However, because we do live in a country where a white picket fence and a 9-5 monotonous job is the goal, not only are we supposed to figure out our career at a young age, we are also pressured to “settle down” and start a family. In recent years, though, a lot of this has changed.

Women especially, who previously were whisked into marriage way too early in life, “aren’t getting hitched at 20 anymore.” That being said however, there is still the expectation to, especially from our family members from older generations, but we should still not fall victim to societal pressures. Even if you are in a marriage, however, that does not mean you have your life together. Being in a relationship should not and does not define someone’s worth or fulfillment, even if that is what it feels like. You can be a mess with or without a significant other.

But, to the outside eye, relationships act as a facade of success. All relationships have their own ups and downs, and even when you are in long-lasting partnership, things could end up differently than imagined.

Even your identity is able to change.

People talk about high school and college years as if they are the only time you will be able to have some form of selfexperimentation. Whether that is your sexual, gender or political identity, all of them are never set in stone. It may take years to be able to feel comfortable with yourself, your ideas and your own body, but you’ll get there, and you don’t have to do it now.

Overall, it is better to understand that you are unhappy in a situation and change it. No one fully knows where their life is going or who they are going to be, but you can always try to make it better for yourself.

Make Democratic debate requirements stricter Election season for 2020 has already come into f u l l s w i ng a s Democrat ic candidates prepare for Elizabeth Stiles the third Third-year political Democrat ic science and history debate in student September with what should be stricter guidelines.

To qualify for this debate, the c a nd id at e mu s t h ave re ac he d above 2% in a minimum of four qualifying polls, and the campaign m u s t h a v e r e c e i v e d 13 0 , 0 0 0 i nd iv idu a l donat ion s, a sha r p increase from the previous t wo debates. Both the June and July debates required that candidates be polling at 1% and acquire 65,000 individual donors.

The ca nd idates who have met t he requ i rement s for t he September debate include Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cor y Booker, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. A my Klobuchar, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

A few of the many candidates who have run for the Democratic

presidential primar y, including Rep. Eric Swalwell and Gov. Jay Inslee, have already dropped out of the race.

The candidates who dropped out of the race put some of the blame for their demise on their lack of abilit y to reach the Democratic debate requirements, which makes sense. These debates are crucial in getting out a campaign’s message to t he n at ion , s p e c i f ic a l ly to the people who haven’t had the opportunity to see a candidate or have yet to make up their mind about their primary ballot.

Even though these campaigns may feel cheated out of a f ulllength run for president, these debate requirements are crucial in narrowing down the playing field for the single Democratic primary winner, whoever that may be. The Democratic party has a personal interest in narrowing a field where the most electable and thriving campaigns are able to have the most time to campaign against one another before campaigning against what will most likely be Pre sident Tr u mp’s reelec t ion campaign.

The requirements to get on the debate stage should be strict.

For both the primary and the g e ne r a l e le c t io n c o m i n g u p , these candidates have the ability t o c h a n g e p ol ic y d i s c u s s ion s with their words and represent t he Democrat ic part y to many

independent and undecided voters.

However, once those candidates have secured a podium on stage, t hey should be given t he same amount of time on air as any of t he ot her candidates to ensure equal representation and allow the American people a fair choice.

Moderators from both the first and second debates gave more favored candidates more time onscreen than those who were already not performing well in the polls.

For instance, in the July debate, Warren spoke for a total of 18 minutes and 33 seconds compared to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who was only able to speak for eight minutes and 49 seconds.

A 10 - m i nu t e d i f f e r e n c e i n speaking time is obviously unfair, especially at such a crucial point in many campaigns’ viability and reduces their ability to put out their message and encourage Americans to make a fair choice. Following this debate, Hickenlooper ended his campaign due to its inability to stay afloat in the current sea of candidates.

The road to the White House is characteristically difficult, and high standards should be a part of this process. But if candidates meet the bar, they should be given t he same respect as candidates who reached the bar more easily in order to have a fair primar y and, hopefully, a fair path to the presidency.

The world will be a better place if you try to make it one Re c ent l y t he deb at e of wh at is truly ethical under capitalism has become somewhat of a hotbutton topic. Perhaps this Marxist idea has become popular due to t he show “The Good Place,” in which the underlying topic of it all is that people’s actions become Clara Bergeson highly complicated because of “the Second-year public exploitative systems in which we relations student work and live.” Meaning, due to the way products and corporations source and execute policy in unethical ways, our consumpt ion of said product will ult imately be unethical as well.

However, even if what we are consuming is innately flawed, I believe trying to do good in any capacity will eventually lead to bettering the well-being of the Earth and its inhabitants in some form or another.

The main thing that falls under this is the straw debate. After the outrage of sea turtles and plastic in our oceans, people started preaching about how we must get rid of single-use plastic straws. Not only that, but people also started saying it is every individual’s responsibility to cut back on their plastic usage. The thing is, personally not using a couple straws will probably not do much to cut down the amount of plastic in the ocean because even if you are not actively consuming them, corporations are still producing and packaging them. However, this outrage has also started to affect major company policies.

Starbucks has said it will stop using disposable plastic straws by 2020. That would not be possible if not for single individuals getting angry about a collective topic. And while there is still the problem of major corporate plastic manufacturing, people giving up plastic straws has made a change.

This occurred by people simply trying their best under what seems to be an unethical system. From the labor used to get the resources to the treatment of the factory workers, there definitely is a flaw in the way we collectively consume products. However, as long as we try to make the world a better place, it will be.

The pessimistic view of “I’m only one person, what difference will I make?” has never made sense to me. If 2,000 people think this way, they are simply allowing negative behavior to continue based on their nihilistic view of the world. In the same sense though, if those same 2,000 people were to make the decision to at least try, maybe something would change.

From historical revolutions to modern day protests, the world has seen what can happen when what starts as a small group of people grows into a national, if not international, outrage. Every day, people are making a conscious effort to buy things from ethical vendors and cut back on their carbon footprint in order to do what they can in a system where it feels like they have no control.

Maybe we cannot be 100% ethical in all of our decisions, but once we learn about something and see it is wrong, there is a way to fix the problem. As long as people are trying to make the world a better place, it will be.

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C om mu n ic at ion a nd net work ing produce a creative breakthrough.

Ot hers prov ide t he magic and spice. Stir it up. It’s all in the blend.

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28 Nod off 31 Not hers 34 “We’re having __!”: retail comeon 35 Jupiter’s wife 36 Marriott rival 37 Nickname for Ella Fitzgerald 40 Scarlett’s plantation 41 Acme 42 “Nevermore!” bird 43 Boy in “Star Wars” prequel films 44 Currier and __: printmakers 45 Seth of “SNL” 46 Ring or stud site 48 He wrote “The 42-Across” 49 Nickname for James Brown 58 Funny Bombeck 59 A4 automaker 60 Scarlett’s last name 61 Close by 62 Marvel Comics mutants 63 Post-op therapy 64 2,000 pounds 65 Ain’t right?

66 Brutalizes DOWN 1 Place to spread a picnic blanket 2 Smoothie berry

3 Slender 4 Half a barbecuer’s pair 5 Up-and-down weight loss effort 6 Grocery section with milk 7 Red Muppet 8 “Lawrence of Arabia,” e.g.

9 2000s OCDafflicted TV sleuth 10 Often sarcastic “Nice one!”

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35 Joke 36 “__, can you see ... “ 38 Loo 39 Having an irregular design 44 “Roth” investment 45 Bovine sound 47 Not at all close by 48 Make a hard copy of 49 Fellow 50 Black-and-white treat 51 Uber alternative 52 Runs smoothly 53 Blissful Genesis place

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