March 29, 2016 Vol. 52 No. 25 by Pacer Times

University of South Carolina Aiken

Mar.29.2016

Vol. 52| No. 25

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INDEX. Candidate Forum

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Chick-fil-A

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Facebook see pg. 5

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Daredevil see pg. 5

Max Schoen

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Hoops For Humanity see pg. 7

Sex & Life Column

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Editor-in-Chief Thomas Gardiner Copy Editor Caitlin Butler Creative Director Brooke Clark News Editor Lizzie Abshire Sports Editor Jordan Phillips Opinions Editor James Paisley Arts and Entertainment Editor Amanda Askins Staff Writers Angelika Davis Mikaela Ransom TJ Wright Josh Recor Contributing Writers Jessica Sandifer Business Manager Timothy Boerste Events Coordinator Jamacia Jimerson Adviser Peggy Elliott

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National lab coming to USC Aiken

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advanced manufacturing hancellor Sandra of the workforce and it is research facility is currently Jordan described going to ensure that these planned to be about 70,000 Thursday as a dream come new technologies come to square feet, located behind true for USC Aiken when benefit our regional and our the Pacer softball field. the Department of Energy national economies,” said Dr. “This is going to help us announced the campus as the Terry Michalske, executive generate the next generation selected site for a proposed vice president and director national research facility. The chancellor also described the partnership as a wonderful opportunity for our entire community. USCA was selected as a part of Aiken Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative with Savannah River National Susan Goodwin, proconement representative for SRNS and Will Laboratory. Williams, President and CEO of Economic Development Partnership The proposed ink the agreement for the national laboratory facility.

of Savannah River National Laboratory. Michalske said that this would help launch the national laboratory in a new direction while staying true to their history of innovation. He also said that the research will focus on process intensification, smart manufacturing, and advanced robotics. Will Williams, president and CEO of Economic Development Partnership, Aiken, Edgefield, and Saluda counties, said this would give the institution a much higher profile than it already has. The site will add to the handful of select research partnerships between academia and the DOE, including national laboratories at UC Berkley, Stanford, Stony Brook and Princeton. A team at USCA was still conducting research to verify information, but Jordan said, “I believe we may be the only university who will have a national laboratory located on-campus.” Jordan also said that this new laboratory will help recruit additional top-notch scientists to the university. That would also give students the opportunity to conduct in-depth undergraduate research and would build expertise in areas that would lead to potential jobs at Savannah River Site. Savannah River Site Manager Jack Craig said, “Savannah River National Laboratory does a lot of work when it comes to clean energy, environmental management and national security. We believe that the public-private partners that we have along with the academic partners will further strengthen the lab’s ability to accomplish those missions.” According to several members of the partner organizations, it can be difficult to get projects through the processes in the federal government. Jordan said she expects the project to take a couple of years before the doors are opened. -Thomas Gardiner

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March 29, 2016

SGA candidates prepare for this week’s elections

Electronic ballots can be submitted via email or at one of the polling stations

ast Tuesday, Pacers had a chance to meet with the candidates for Student Government and hear their positions on school issues. The three candidates for Student Government Association president, junior political science major Jeremy Jones, senior business major Alex Oliver, and senior biology major ShaQuanda Ross-Simmons answered questions from Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Matthew Thornburg, last year’s Outstanding Student of the Year, Andy Quirk, and senior political science major Courtney Templeton. Students were also able to submit questions to the panel, who chose several to ask the candidates. All three candidates described a need for increased engagement between SGA and students, better communication with students, and greater transparency about the goings-on at school. As for their plans, Jones hopes to increase the number

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Courtney Templeton and Olivia Bajko look on as candidate Ross-Simmons addresses the crowd. Also onstage are candidates Oliver and Jones. of upper-level science tutors, host a concert in the spring for stress relief, and bring better food to the Student Activities Center. Oliver hopes to place ENO hammock stands in the quad, with hammocks available for checkout in the SAC. RossSimmons would increase the number of restaurants that accept declining balance by

fundraising some portion of the six hundred dollars required to purchase the machine required to accept declining balance. When asked how they would improve school spirit, Ross-Simmons suggested more events, including a water balloon fight possibly related to WaterFest, the yearly farewell to summer

before school begins, a barbecue in September, and more. To the question of how to make Aiken a more collegefriendly town, Oliver noted his position on a panel with students and community members who are trying to do exactly that. Ross-Simmons said that she thought students should

be willing to compromise with residents on the current state of downtown, and that more events like Oktoberfest would be possible in the future. When asked about residential students’ complaints about their dorms, Jones said that he would make maintenance available twenty-four hours a day. Oliver said that dorm life was a part of the college experience, and that living in the dorm helps people to grow. Ross-Simmons said that SGA should work more closely with the Resident Student Association. Students will be able to vote after 8 a.m. on March 29, when emails with a poll link will be sent out. Current student body president Ryan Rafanan reminds students, “Once you respond, you will receive no more emails.” Not responding will lead to repeated emails until the polls close on March 30. -James Paisley

Aiken Chick-fil-A to close up for renovations

Aiken’s Chick-fil-A is located on Whiskey Road, near the Aiken Mall. They will be closing for renovations in April.

ocal Chick-fil-A customers have about three weeks left to fill up on chicken sandwiches before the Aiken location closes for a month. The Chick-fil-A in Aiken will close on April 14 for renovations and

is expected to reopen in mid April or mid May. There is not an exact date for the reopening, said Tom Johnson, owner and operator of the Aiken Chick-fil-A, because “sometimes you run into construction issues.”

Johnson is excited about the remodeling that will take place, which will include some exterior work, a new dining room area, updates in the kitchen and additional storage in the back of the store.

Johnson said one of the biggest changes in store is that they will be adding a double drivethrough. Normally, the line at Chick-fil-A wraps around the building and out onto Whiskey Road and Eastgate Drive. With the addition of the double drive-through, the traffic flow will be smoother during rush hour. Johnson spoke about the construction company who will be doing the work and said that they have already been by to look at the building, and are used to remodeling Chick-fil-A restaurants and know “what exactly they’re going to do when they walk in.” Johnson joked, “I think some of us will be eating at the Chick-fil-A in

North Augusta while we’re closed.” Current staff will have their jobs when they return after the remodel, and the location is also looking to hire. “We’re still currently trying to staff up now. We’re doing some hiring and will continue to do some hiring. If there are any good college students who would like to come work for Chick-fil-A, come in and see us,” said Johnson. Johnson is “excited” and believes “it’ll look really good” once the changes and additions are made. Follow the Aiken Chick-fil-A on Facebook to get updates and more information. -Lizzie Abshire

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Students celebrate a day at the races in Aiken style O n March 26, USCA students were off to the races and participated in a hometown crowd favorite event, the Steeplechase. The Aiken Steeplechase Association was founded in 1930. Throughout the years, people from all across the state have travelled to spectate and participate in the event. “The steeplechase is always very crowded. The environment is very laid back and relaxed. It’s basically just one big, giant tailgate. The food and drinks are all over the place. Also one of the funniest things is betting on the races. That always

gives the races a little extra attention. The best part about it is being able to spend time with family and friends that you don’t always get to see. That’s the part I always enjoy the most,” said Justin Connelly, freshman exercise science major. Since the Aiken Association’s founding, Aiken has been home to many Steeplechase races. Because of the evergrowing popularity of the event, there is a spring and fall Steeplechase. It’s not surprising that students participate in such a long-running tradition of attending the horse races,

considering the University of South Carolina Aiken’s strong connections to the community and equestrian. “This event is a big deal to USCA students because it honestly gives more value and meaning to the double knot metaphor and statue that is placed in our Penland building. It brings the community and the school together for some good wholesome fun. It is a big deal because it also is a relaxing day for students outside of the classroom,” said ShaQuanda RossSimmons, senior biology major. Various groups were

represented at Steeplechase, from sororities and fraternities to student government and many others. Students who attended the Steeplechase for the first time this year were more than excited to recommend students attend the next one. “It was my first Steeplechase,” said RossSimmons. “I would recommend this event to other students because it would give students more of what horses mean to the city of Aiken and why our school emphasizes the ‘pacer.’ It is also a great way to meet fellow students,”

said Simmons. For some, the event is a family tradition. “I’ve been going to the spring steeplechase ever since I can remember. I’m from Aiken, so it’s kind of a tradition. My Dad and his friends have had their same spots for about 30 or so years, so I’ve been going forever,” said Connelly. True to southern nature, everyone who participated dressed up for the festivities. The next Steeplechase is planned for the fall of 2016. -Angelika Davis

Photos submitted by USCA alumni and students who participated in Aiken’s annual Steeplechase over the weekend.

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Arts and Entertainment

March 29, 2016

Daredevil has competition in new season

n season two, Daredevil picks up where it left off. The Kingpin is in jail and the blind attorney by day, crime fighting extraordinaire by night Matt Murdock is still donning the red devil suit, ensuring the safety of Hell’s Kitchen. Murdock’s best friend, Foggy Nelson, still hates his crime-fighting life choices, and the romantic tension between Murdock and his co-worker Karen Page starts to reach a boiling point. In other words, everything is good for our heroes until The Punisher, a vigilante on a warpath, played by Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal, relentlessly hunts down all the people responsible for the death of his family and brings them to justice. Now, this would be fine if “bring to justice” stopped at “beat the hell out of” and “brought to jail.” If that were the case, Daredevil and The Punisher would be fast friends. Daredevil might even take a night or two off and go dancing with Foggy with the knowledge his city was in capable hands. But such is not the case, because The Punisher’s brand of justice is the wholesale murder of anyone with a criminal record, which is something Daredevil cannot abide. The theme of this season is the continuation of Matt Murdock’s “To

kill or not to kill” internal struggle from season one, only now that struggle is on steroids, externalized, given copious amounts of military training, an uncompromising motive and an arsenal of guns so big even Wayne Lapierre would call it excessive. All jokes aside, it’s how deeply rooted each man’s ideology is that makes their conflict feel so real and compelling. Both of these guys deeply believe in what they are doing, and though there is a degree of mutual understanding, they see each other as a “half-measure” or a step too far, respectively. In addition to this, Jon Bernthal completely nails his role as Frank Castle, i.e. The Punisher. Bernthal has a knack for playing unhinged badasses, and he did not disappoint despite the occasional line of cliché dialogue. At its best, season two of Daredevil is exactly the show I was hoping it’d be. Season two brings back all of the series’ spellbinding flare in the action sequences, its interesting world and great characters. In short, season two of Daredevil is good because it is more Daredevil. If you enjoyed the first season, you will enjoy this season. That being said, as much as the creators of the show did to amplify the good stuff you remember, they also amplified bad stuff just as well, and it

Facebook becomes relevant again

acebook is like that jacket you got three Christmases ago that doesn’t really fit your new aesthetic but somehow finds its way back into your outfit rotation, once in a while. I remember when Facebook was the social network. Everyone was fleeing from the Pompeii of Myspace and finding holds in the new social haven. All throughout high school, Facebook was the medium of almost every online interaction I had. Once I got to college social media apps rose in popularity and new giants threatened the “big blue f’s” sovereignty. People took to Twitter and Instagram to stalk their friends and celebrities. But for some reason, not many deleted their Facebook accounts. For years I thought Facebook was not a thing that people still used anymore. Every time I logged on I’d be bombarded with pregnancy announcements, jail report links and videos of cats; I had no interest in any. I stopped using it…until recently. As of late people in my friend groups tend mention Facebook as if it’s relevant again. Someone will bring up a video and comment that they “saw it

on Facebook.” A friend would tell me about an article she read on Syria and say “I’ll tag you in it on Facebook.” Since when did Facebook become a thing people are using again? I think its resurgence stems from what people are posting these days. There are more interesting stories being shared. Sure, there are still cute cat videos on my feed but there’s also a hell of a lot more things that I care about like world news and movie trailers. That may sound like an odd combination of what I find important, but my feed doesn’t think so. It feels like Facebook has juiced up their algorithms and tailored the content to us better by digging into the tracking cookie jar. I’ll look up something on Youtube and an hour later see updates about it on Facebook. Whatever you’re doing keep it up, Facebook. I’ll keep my cookies on if you keep giving me those Buzzfeed recipes. But I think I speak for everyone when I say that we could all do without the whole “poke” thing. - TJ Wright

will be interesting to see if and how they address them going forward. One of these issues is the character “Stick,” who, in spite of being entertaining, is a dumb character. That isn’t to say he isn’t cool or fun; he is just the root cause of why Daredevil ultimately feels a bit disjointed. On the one hand, Daredevil exists in a dark gritty world, and even though that world is built on the back of the plot of the first Avengers movies where aliens attacked New York City and superheroes exist, the world still feels grounded. On this hand, Matt Murdock isn’t as much a superhero as he is a dude in body armor, fighting sociopathic criminal underlords and bank robbers to keep his city safe. But on the other hand, Daredevil has to fight an army of undead ninja, while an old blind man belittles him for not killing people. In other words, Stick and the story lines revolving “the chaste” kill the suspension of belief in such a way that Daredevil almost seems like two separate shows happening at the same time and one of them, though fun, is also ridiculous. In the end, Daredevil season two is the show you expect it to be. It’s solid, it’s fun and it doesn’t take itself too seriously, for better or worse. -Josh Recor

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Schoen off: Baseball team led by standout catcher

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Senior standout Max Schoen steps up to bat in a matchup from earlier on in the season.

he Pacer baseball team has been on an absolute roll this season, tallying a 25-6 overall record and a 16-5 record in conference play. This kind of domination stems from a talented and young corps of players on offense, defense and pitching. With seven players hitting over .300, the Pacer bats have been hot all season. However, even with a young roster with so much talent, there has to be at least one standout. That player is senior Catcher Max Schoen. Schoen has been an absolute

monster at the plate this season. With an absolutely astounding .514 batting average, and an equally impressive .560 OBP and .766 SLG, Schoen has been the driving force behind the Pacer offense this season. Schoen believes he has pinpointed the reason for the success of the Pacers this season. “I think a lot of it has to do with confidence, confidence in your teammates. That plays a big role, when you know the guy behind you is just going to get another hit…pitching has been a real strong suit for us, and so has defense.” Schoen

also praised the way the team has come together this season. “People that play baseball say it can be an individual sport sometimes because it’s one hitter against one pitcher, but when you come together and play as a team it can really make something special and you can start doing really good things.” Schoen is hopeful that his monster season can continue on into the second half of the season. “I don’t want this to be a one-half of the season thing. Ideally, I’d like for this to continue for the rest of the season...To be honest,

this wasn’t something that I expected to happen. You know, I expected to come back to school and compete for a spot and help the team win. I’ve just been playing out of my mind, and that’s not to say that I didn’t work for this, but you spend a lot of time dreaming about this kind of thing and then one day you wake up and it starts happening,” he said of his breakout season. “Last year, I was kind of under the radar and I had a tough season. I didn’t play a lot, but that’s because we had two other guys playing really well so there was no reason for me to. I went back home (to Colorado) to play baseball this summer, and Colorado doesn’t have the same kind of competitiveness in baseball as South Carolina…I was having a lot of fun and that’s where the biggest difference was. Being a senior, you always want to enjoy your last season.” Despite all of the team’s success, Schoen doesn’t believe they have hit their ceiling yet, saying, “I don’t think we’ve performed to the level we can on offense yet. I think there are going to be guys who hit even better than they have so far. Which is hard to believe, because we’re hitting around .330 as team, which is fantastic in the Peach Belt by any means.” The Pacers have been a perennial contender in the Peach Belt Conference, but

this season the preseason conference rankings were not reflective of this. The PBC had USCA ranked fourth in the conference, and Schoen believes this has motivated the Pacers this season. “It did not make us happy. This is a perennial top three Peach Belt team and we expect to be ranked as such. We’ve been playing with a chip on our shoulder and when you play that way, you’re constantly motivated.” Every athlete has the dream to play on the big stage in their respective sport, and Schoen is no different. “Obviously I want to get drafted. I think that would be a lot of fun.” As for teams he’d like to be drafted by, Schoen has a few in mind. “I’d love to get drafted by the Rockies because I’m a big home-towner, the Houston Astros because they are one of the best at developing young talent, and any of the teams in California like the San Diego Padres.” With the kind of special season happening for Schoen and company, the Pacers continue to steamroll their opponents with ease. The team has the kind of skillset necessary to bring a national title to the little town of Aiken, and they could use the support of Pacer Madness at their backs. Their next home game is on March 29 at 6 p.m. against Albany State. -Jordan Phillips

Golf team finishes 12 over T he No. 9 University of South Carolina Aiken golf team recorded a 15th-place effort at the Furman Intercollegiate, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon. The Pacers were the lone Division II team in the field. Head coach Michael Carlisle’s team posted a three-round score of 12-over par, 876. The team registered scores of 290-293-293 for its 54-hole total. Georgia State won the team championship with a 23-under par, 841. Harvard (-8, 856) and USC Upstate (-7, 857) rounded out the top three. Akron (-5, 859) and Furman (-4, 860) completed the top five.

USC Aiken bested Samford (+13, 877), Presbyterian College (+17, 881), Western Carolina (+21, 885) and Mercer (+25, 889) at the tournament. Hubert Tisserand narrowly missed out on a top-10 performance. He led the Pacers with a four-under par, 212, which was good enough for 12th place. Tisserand was under par in two rounds before finishing the tournament with an even-par, 72. August Lindvall and Samuel Schiff tied for 58th at the event. Both shot a six-over par, 22, for the tournament. Lindvall wrapped up the tournament with an even-par, 72. Schiff notched a two-over par, 74, over

the final 18 holes of competition. Johnson Holliday tallied a three-round score of eight-over par, 224. He carded a three-over par, 75, on Sunday en route to his score. Holliday tied for 71st. Axel Ostensson garnered a nine-over par, 225, for the intercollegiate. Ostensson tallied a three-over par, 75, Sunday afternoon. His best round was on Saturday, when he shot a two-over par, 74. Ostennson tied for 79th. The Pacers return to action Friday when they compete at the Augusta 3M Invitational. The tournament takes place Apr. 1-3. -Pacersports

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Sports

March 29, 2016

Hoops for Humanity combines fun and helping others

n Wednesday, March 23, the Hoops for Habitat event by Habitat for Humanity was held. It was a 5-on-5 basketball tournament to raise money for the local Habitat for Humanity. The teams could be all male, female or co-ed. In order to play, the teams had to pay $15 to go to Aiken’s Habitat for Humanity, or donate 15 cans to our local Golden Harvest Food Bank. Out of the 6 teams that registered, only 4 showed up, but that did not stop the fun. The players got to have a good time, and had fun while the audience watched their peers and even faculty and staff play. President of USC Aiken Habitat for Humanity D’Asia Weston said it was more

than fun. “For me, it was just about getting our name out there. We’ve done bake sales and things of that nature, but basketball is more well known, it’s positive, people enjoy playing and watching it, so we wanted to try it out and see how it went. Not too many people know about us and what we do. We wanted to show them ‘Hey this is us, this is what we do, we want to help people.’” USC Aiken’s Habitat for Humanity chapter is not much different from the local one in Aiken. Its purpose is to help out the community and give back by donating money and any food they can to the Golden Harvest food bank and the Habitat for Humanity. This was Habitat for Hu-

Champs L-R: Glen Campbell, Jevon Patton, Marcus Pridgen, Zach McCullough and Trey Miller.

played, of course only one could come out on top. The teams played well against each other throughout the night, but the final team

manity’s first year hosting an event like this, aside from bake sales, car washes, and other things. Of the four teams that

consisted of Jevon Patton, Glen Campbell, Trey Miller, Marcus Pridgen and Zach McCullough. -Mikaela Ransom

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EDITORIALS

March 29, 2016

For Shame, you shameful shamers I

n modern times, feminism and female sexuality aren’t nearly as taboo as they once were. In this country anyway, where female circumcision is prohibited, or at the very least frowned upon. As progressive as we may be, there is a practice in our society that people seem to take part in, even without consciously thinking about it. We commonly call it slut shaming, hereafter referred to as Shaming. It’s a practice that demeans women for their sexual activity… or their supposed, perceived sexual activity. That even puts a woman at odds with rumors, which I heard were always true. There’s another side of the coin, though, that applies to men. The same language

can be taken from Shaming ideologies and be applied to a man. Only, the end result is not Shaming, or even shaming, but can be expressed as a badge of pride. The word man is even sometimes tossed in front of a typically pejorative phrase like man-sl** or man-wh***. That lessens the sting just a bit and adds that manly, patriarchal level of social acceptance of ‘just what men do.’ Another term has arisen from the ever-cyclic socialreconstruction processes of American youth that is too dirty to write full-out, but will be referred to as Fboy. The title is certainly pejorative, but it has a pseudo-cult following. There is even a Twitter page called, loosely translated, the ‘Fboy Bible.’

Logic Puzzle A sheriff and four of his deputies are captured by a corrupt oilman. He’s extraordinarily bored, like most mustache-twisting villains, as well as genre-savvy, so he shows them a large selection of black and white hats. On the next day, they are to be stood in a line, blindfolded, and hatted with a black or white hat. Their blindfolds will be removed in turn, and if they can guess the color of their hat correctly, then they will be freed. That night, in their dusty hole of a cell, the sheriff details a plan by which they can increase their odds of success over fifty percent. However, he insists that they let him stand in back. As the sun rises, the men arrange themselves into a line with the sheriff at the back, and march into the courtyard of the hacienda, until the man in front faces the whitewashed wall. They are blindfolded, and hats are placed on their heads. The oilman jerks his hand in the direction of the sheriff, and his blindfold is removed. What is his plan?

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Meanwhile, the word most often used in Shaming, sl**, has a short dictionary entry and all the Twitter accounts associated with that word are also associated with the adult video or sex for money industries. There is no guide for the wayward sl** or ‘verses for the sl**.’ Women are still portrayed in a way that is not equal to their male counterparts, even in cases of similar circumstance. Sure, there may be definitions of Fboy that represent general lack of virtuousness, but the word is still rooted in sexual activity… or the language that describes it. If a woman calls you out as an Fboy, maybe it is time that reparations be paid for unequal treatment.

Maybe it means that treating her like an object is not ok and that she has the will to stand up and say something. Maybe it means that we should stop using direct sexual language to describe people’s character traits when it is far more likely than not that you were sold on a rumor and have zero first-hand evidence. Even if you did, it really is not your business. Whatever it means, gentlemen, consider that you might one day have a daughter. Would you rather her have an equal shot at emotional, financial and social well-being in the world or become prey to a vicious rumor and fall victim to Shaming. -Thomas Gardiner Thomas is the author of the weekly sex and life column

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