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VOL. 103, NO. 131 ● SINCE 1908

Relay for Life raises $84,000 12-hour event draws in thousands to battle cancer Derek Legette STAFF WRITER

Softball coach to retire USC softball coach Joyce Compton will retire this year after spending more than two decades at Carolina and amassing more than 1,000 wins.

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Indie Grits Festival The Indie Grits Film Festival was held this weekend and featured several independentlymade shorts. Check out which made our writer’s selection.

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Because I Said So Dangerous legislation in consideration battles doctor shortages with pushing nurses into doctors’ Marilynn positions.

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Second-year political science and dance student

Relay for Life was held at Blatt Field from 7 p.m. Friday night to 7 a.m. Sat urday morning, raising $84,000 to fight cancer.

“Ca ncer ne ver sleep s , so neither should we,” said Doni Gibson, a fourth-year pharmacy school student.

Gibson is the president and chair of the Relay for Life at USC . Students and community members came out to walk around the field i n order to ra ise money for the A merican Cancer Society. Luminarias made out of paper bags lined the field, each remembering a loved one who was lost due to cancer or who survived the disease. Gibson said it is an awesome occasion and worth every minute.

“I pour my heart and soul into this and can’t imagine doing anything else with my free time,” she said.

T here were a nu mb er of Greek organizations in attendance, such the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority.

“I think that this is a good way to get a lot of people together to fight for those who can’t do it themselves,” s a id Me g a n Joh n s o n , a second-year early childhood education student. “It’s very important to us because we have a few cancer survivors in our sorority.”

Honor societies such as Gamma Beta Phi were there

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In addition to walking, the 12-hour event included entertainment such as games, dancing and a step show to raise money. as well. Second-year biology student Victoria Brown said she loves doing community service. “ T h i s e v e nt i s r e a l l y family-oriented,” Brown said.

“It unites Gamecock spirit.”

There was a large presence of non-Greek organizations

as well, such as the Capstone Cancer Cr usaders, SC College of Pharmacy, South Carolina Athletic Training and others.

All teams had their creative tents set up around the field.

Aside from the walking, there were games being played

approximately 2,000 people came out . The best Greek team was the Alpha Delta Pi for its various activities throughout the week, and the best non-Greek team was Team Jameson, which raised Relay ● 2

Basket Weaving Lowcountry basket makers showcased their talents during Basket Day on Saturday. Artisans set up in the Horeshow and sold their baskets among other events such as a performance from The Woyate West African Drum and Dance Company, storytelling and a rice winnowing demonstration.

The event was sponsored by Johnson Toal and Battiste, PA; the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties; the SC Arts Commission and Glory Communications, Inc. Basket Day coincides with an exhibit at the McKissick Museum, “Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” which explains the history and cultural significance of the coiled basket. The exhibit showcases the crafts of South Carolinian and African artisans and is open until May 8.

For more information about the exhibit, call Ja-Nae Epps at (803) 777-2876.

— Compiled by News Editor Kara Apel

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and part icipants dancing throughout the night.

Based on the final results, Relay for Life was able to raise $84,000 throughout the year, and $8,696 of that amount came from the Blatt Field alone. Online sign-ups reached 1,400 people, but

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World Night showcases cultures Festival pays tribute to USC’s diversity with performances

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“Cold Weather” Review Mix Editor Jimmy Gilmore p r a i s e s d i re c to r A a ro n K a t z ’s t e n s e m y s t e r y drama, which screened out of competition at Indie Grits.

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Students from the Chinese Student Association perform the traditional Tiger Dance to open the festivities of World Night.

On Friday, the International Student Association and the office of International Student Ser v ices hosted t he 11t h annual World Night.

Wo r l d N i g h t , w h i c h International Student Services director Mary Voulgaris called its “pinnacle event,” paid tribute to over 100 countries represented on USC’s eight campuses.

From free food to singing, dancing, music and even a live fashion performance, the event was a night to remember.

World Night, according to the event’s co-sponsors, is the

largest multicultural event to take place on USC’s campus.

The Russell House Ballroom was f illed w it h st udent s, faculty and members of the Columbia communit y, all anxious and excited for the performances to start.

World N ight not on ly included 13 performances by students and professors, but an awards ceremony, music by DJ OC and three emcees who stole the show in between acts.

The show started off strong with a performance of the Tiger Dance by the Chinese Student Association. Four CSA st udent s cont rol led the bodies of two large, red and gold dancing tigers as they hopped and danced to traditional Chinese music.

The audience was further impressed with performances including t radit ional Bangladeshi dance, Punjabi

si ng i ng a nd Bolly wood dancing. In addition, Roshni Rao, an international student, wowed the entire audience with her musical act, including a cover of Dave Matthews’ “Everyday.”

World Night also included a fashion show that showcased members of the International Student Association sporting tradit ional clot hing from d if ferent cou nt r ie s. T he fashion show represented many countries, including India, Ghana, China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and South Africa.

Y u p a p o n e Vorapongsukonth, a graduate s t ude nt f r o m T h a i l a nd , modeled a traditional garment from Thailand called a Thai Chak ri . She said she felt honored to represent her Festival ● 4

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Switch to new student e-mail to be complete May 17 Kara Apel

NEWS EDITOR

If you haven’t completely switched over to your new student e-mail account, you may want to do so fast. According to an e-mail sent from University Technology Services on Friday, the @ webmail.sc.edu accounts will be shut down on May 17.

Starting on this date, students will not be able to access their Outlook Web Access accounts, and any e-mail sent to these accounts will be sent back as “undeliverable” to senders. E-mails from the Webmail accounts will also no longer forward to the @email.sc.edu accounts.

The new student e-mail system, Outlook Live@ edu, was available to students on Jan. 5. Until now, students have been able to access their @ webmail.sc.edu accounts, and the e-mails sent to this address were forwarded to the @email. sc.edu accounts.

In the e-mail, UTS advised students to go into their Webmail accounts and forward any messages, folders or contacts to their new address. Student employees, faculty and staff will keep their Webmail accounts.

For more information, visit http://www.sc.edu/ studentemail, contact the UTS Help Desk at (803) 777-1800 or e-mail helpdesk@sc.edu.

Relay ● Continued from 1 $7,980.

Celita Moore, a fourth-year pharmacy student and member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, thought the money raised would be beneficial to the cause.

“It’s great for all of us to come together,” Moore said. “It’s all good.”

This week in Student Health Services...

Choose to Lose Program

Ready to be at your ideal weight? Campus Wellness is offering its popular, eight-week weight management program for students, faculty and staff. Choose to Lose includes consultation with the campus dietitian, tailored workout plans, weight room orientation, exercise classes, weigh-ins and a supportive group setting. To participate, faculty and staff must have a body fat composition of 30 percent or greater. Male students must be 25 percent or greater, and female students must be 30 percent or greater. Body fat composition will be taken at your pre-assessment appointment. All the information you need to register and participate in Choose to Lose is online at http:// www.sa.sc.edu/shs/cwp/cwp_choosetolose.shtml. The program begins June 1, and the deadline to register is May 28.

Can I Kiss You?

Sexual Health & Violence Prevention is hosting Mike Domitrz, a healthy dating and sexual assault expert for “Can I Kiss You?” for a discussion about dating, communicating and respect April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Williams Brice Building Nursing Auditorium, room 231.

De-Stress Fest April 26

Campus Wellness will host another De-Stress Fest on April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Davis Field, between the library and the Russell House. De-Stress Fest features free massages, munchies, music, games and more for a much-needed break.

Get Yourself Tested Gibson was very proud of the results.

“Even though we lost to Clemson, who raised about $95,000, hopefully, between the two of us, we will get to send out $180,000,” Gibson said.

Carolina ranks third in the nation for gonorrhea and chlamydia and eighth for HIV. Shocked? Get yourself tested this April at the Student Health Services Lab. The Lab is offering walk-in testing for a fee for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. No referrals or doctors’ visit are required to get screened. Call 803-777-3958 for more information.

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Bill looks to punish dropouts Sout h Carolina teens who drop out of school or habitually skip their classes would lose their driving privileges unt il t hey’re 18 under a bill pushed by a freshman lawmaker.

Rep. Tom Young called it a short-term solution to the state’s long-term problem of too many students not graduating. He believes threatening to yank the rite of passage of truant youth would be a powerful incentive for them to stay in school.

“It’s time we do something about it,” said Young, R-Aiken, noting that whenever he talked about the idea on the campaign trail in 2008, students were in rapt attention. “A lot of problems in South Carolina stem from the fact that so many people are not adequately educated.”

Under the proposal, co-sponsored by 45 House members of both parties, a student’s parent could appeal for an exception if the teen needs a license to get to work or to drive a sick family member to medical treatments.

Officials at the South Carolina Education Department say the idea has potential, and if it works, would benefit a state where the on-time graduation rate is 74 percent.

But they note that moving up the age when students can drop out, from 17 to 18, will cost money at a time when education faces drastic cuts.

“The economy overshadows any t hing t his year,” said Scott Price of the state School Boards Association.

“Anything that causes additional staff costs should get a closer look. ... Right now, districts are laying off and furloughing. We can’t add more at this point.”

Young said legislators must consider the long-term costs.

“The cost of paying for high school dropouts far exceeds the cost of incentives to keep them in school,” he said.

A House Education panel last week postponed voting on the bill, saying too many questions remain. The subcommittee chairman, Rep. Lester Branham, said the idea still needs lots of work on how it’s implemented.

“It will not cure the problem of truancy,” said Branham, D-Lake City. “It’s really putting a burden on schools to enforce laws about drivers’ licenses.”

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Carry-on luggage to stay free NEW YORK — Five major airlines have agreed not to follow Spirit Airlines in instituting fees for carryon luggage, and New York Sen. Charles Schumer said he was hopeful other carriers would follow suit.

S c hu mer s a id Su nd ay t h at he h ad re c ei ve d commitments from American, Delta, JetBlue, United and US Air. He had reached out to the companies’ CEOs after Spirit A irlines recently announced it would start charging up to $45 each way for passengers who bring a bag on board and put it in the overhead compartment.

“This is a giant step forward in our effort to make sure you can take a carry-on bag when you fly without being charged,” Schumer told The Associated Press.

Since 2008, fl iers have had to deal with charges for everything from food to checked luggage. But the carry-on fee, Schumer said, “was a step over the line.”

The senator said he hoped other carriers would follow suit, and he planned to meet with Spirit Airlines leadership in the coming week.

The CEOs he did speak to were responsive to his concerns, Schumer said.

“It was not a hard conversation,” he said. “They understood this would be a very bad move.”

Schumer and five other Democratic senators — Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Ben Cardin of Maryland, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey — are supporting legislation that would tax airlines if they charged carry-on fees.

Schumer said the legislation would move forward until it becomes clear that no airline will institute the charges.

— The Associated Press Festival ● Continued from 1 country.

“Thailand has a beautiful culture,” she said.

Two students involved in International Student Services were honored by a brand new award, presented by Patricia Willer, associate vice president for international programs.

USC students Kellie Sharpe and Joe Chen were awarded

the Global Gamecock Award, given to students that continue to help USC become more internationally aware and continue to help the global community grow.

Both students are heavily involved in I nternat ional Student Services and are role models for other students trying to make study abroad and other travel plans.

Chen, a n i nter nat ional student from China, has been

Quake victims receive aid JIEGU, China — China said Sunday that a flood of badly needed aid had finally reached this quake-shattered town, including enough food and shelter for tens of thousands of suddenly homeless, though some complained that chaotic distribution meant it wasn’t reaching everyone in need.

The surge in aid coincided with the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who cut short an official trip to South America to deal with the disaster in this remote Tibetan region where residents have frequently chafed under Chinese rule. The quake Wednesday killed 1,706 people and injured 12,128.

The president’s carefully scripted trip included visits with displaced families living in tents and rescue teams as they dug through debris looking for the 256 still missing. He promised that the Communist Party and the government were doing everything they could to help the mostly Tibetan quake victims. Tibetan anger over political and religious restrictions and perceived economic exploitation by the majority Han Chinese have sometimes erupted in violence.

China Central Television showed Hu sitting with a Tibetan middle school student at a field hospital and comforting her as she wept. Her right arm was bandaged and supported by a sling.

“Rest assured, you will have a full recovery,” he told the girl. “You will have a bright future. Grandpa will be thinking of you.”

Hu and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who visited Jiegu on Thursday, have both cultivated compassionate, grandfatherly images in a bid to portray the leadership as putting people first.

Hu was the party boss of Tibet, which neighbors Qinghai province where the earthquake struck, from 1988 to 1992 and has a mixed reputation among ethnic Tibetans. A hardline governor, he oversaw the imposition of martial law in Tibet in 1989 after anti-government violence erupted there. As the country’s top leader, he has maintained a firm line on dissent while also championing policies that have funneled billions of dollars in aid and investment to Tibetan areas. to 28 different countries, his favorite place to visit being Budapest, Hungary.

Bot h Chen and Shar pe emphasized the importance of t ravel because t hei r ex per ience s abroad have helped them both gain a better appreciation not only of other cultures, but also of their own.

“You never appreciate your home country as much until you leave and look back,” Chen said.

Davit Mrelashvili, assistant professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, said how important it is to have events like this at the University.

Mrelashvili, originally from the country of Georgia, said these events bring students together and help them better socialize and network.

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Value-added tax best way to recover

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Police violate rights in seizing JMU riot photos About 8,000 people gathered in the streets at James Madison University April 11 for the university’s Springfest block party.

When the party turned into an all-out riot, 72 police officers used tear gas to tame the crowd. About 30 people were arrested with 40 injured as the crowd exchanged blows and tossed bottles around.

And that’s not even the end of the news. JMU’s student newspaper The Breeze covered the madness, and for the police looking into the investigation, The police need their photos were valuable. After the newspaper’s editor denied to understand the requests to hand over t heir photos, officers came into the law before taking newsroom with a search warrant, conf iscat ing more t han 900 Only 682 of them were advantage of a photos. from the riot.

Not only did the police have no student staff right to take the photos from the newsroom, but they also came prepared to take the staff’s computers, cameras, documents and anything else they wanted if the staff refused to hand over their photos. We understand the whole investigation thing, but they need to understand the whole law thing before taking advantage of a student staff.

Student Press Law Center, an advocate for student journalists, was contacted by the editor for legal advice and now executive director Frank LoMonte is helping the newspaper with representation and he’s confident they have a case against the seizure. The search and seizure, according to LoMonte violates the federal Privacy Protection Act. and from reading an excerpt from the act ourselves we couldn’t agree more. The act says it is illegal for authorities to seize unpublished newsgathering materials, and on top of that the staff should have had time to respond before the police intruded their office.

The Breeze may not be a national newspaper out in “the real world,” but if we want our students to be professionals and learn the lessons of a professional environment, they need to be treated as such.

BECAUSE I SAID SO

Let doctors, not nurses, doctor States should quick while ahead before allowing legislation that would blur medical positions For those of you in the upper division nu rsi ng prog ra m here at USC , you might be facing an expansion to nurses responsibilities in the next couple of years.

A nd for t hose of you pla n n i ng to stay on your parents health care plan a while longer, you might be receiving your prescriptions from a nurse practitioner.

With 28 states considering legislation to advance nurse practitioners’ roles to those of doctors, liability will be an issue for Marilynn some hospitals and medical Joyner Second-year centers. political science South Carolina is not on student this list yet, but surrounding states including Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee have already added their names to the list of states expanding nurses’ authority.

Nurses with higher degrees would be able to prescribe narcotics, and those with doctorates would get to be called “doctor.” Nurses have been playing a bigger role in the medical field with the shortage of doctors, and now with the health care bill passed, 32 million more insured A mericans are adding to the

strain.

These pat ients will be look ing for doctors and will get nurses instead. The American Medical Association has voiced skepticism, saying the legislation could put patients in danger.

Nurse practitioners say they are capable of taking on doctor roles because they are highly trained and spend more time with their patients.

But even though nurses get high-quality training and more hands-on time with patients, how are patients supposed to trust a nurse prescribing them narcotics or recommending medical marijuana rather than having a doctor? There must be a reason for the distinction between titles, after all.

It seems that because of this doctor shortage, these states are scrambling to fi nd people to tend to the more patients coming into their medical centers. Yes, nurses do spend more time with their patients and in some cases might know more than a doctor does concerning each individual patient. But doctors went to their medical schools for a reason, and allowing a nurse to take over their roles is a short-sighted way of solving these shortages.

This legislation should be put to a stop.

With doctor shortages, the government should choose a different route to recruit upcoming collegiate scholars, urging them toward the medical field rather than just throwing a nurse into a doctor’s position.

As year closes, keep social, academic balance Make room for fun, lasting memories amid end-of-semester stress How many times have you heard someone say that your college years are the best years of your life? That when you graduate, the all-nighters, failed exams, gained weight and stressful moments will not even compare to the memories and friendships made during the time spent at college.

Summer is almost upon us, and as many students say goodbye to Columbia for the summer — and some permanently — it is important to take some time from our busy schedules to relax and make some memories.

One of the best traditions here at Carolina is the fraternity’s beach weekend. The Greek community is often unnecessarily criticized and stereotyped for being excessive and having no regard for rules.

However, those quick to point the fi nger at fraternities and sororities need to realize that

Greek life at USC provides with its traditions some of our students’ best memories, and it wouldn’t hurt other students to follow suit.

Fraternity beach weekend is a tradition for fraternities on campus and includes a weekend at a local beach with the brothers and a date of their choosing. It has been a tradition for years and provides well-deserved relaxation before exams begin.

Of course, I am not implying ever yone needs to part icipate in a fraternit y beach weekend to have fun and relax, but many could take a few pointers from these fraternities and realize that college is about mak ing more Chelsey than just good grades. It’s about Seidel making memories as well.

Second-year At tend i ng beach weekend print i s l i ke l iv i ng out ly r ic s to a journalism Kenny Chesney song. Students student at Carolina should follow suit a nd spend some qua l it y t ime with their friends before exams become too overbearing. Spending a weekend with good

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friends and good food cannot only improve your mood, but it can also help re-focus yourself mentally for the difficult week ahead.

Students miss the importance of enjoying the other side of college. While focusing on your schoolwork defi nitely improves responsibility, letting loose on the weekend with some friends proves that you maintain balance in your life.

Beach weekends have been a tradition for fraternit ies at USC and prov ide for some hilarious moments that no one will ever forget.

Each year at Carolina is a chance to make new memories, and students should not lose sight of t he importance of relaxat ion and amusement, especially with the year coming to a close.

So head to the beach, go on a sudden road trip, or just go play Frisbee on the Horseshoe with some friends. You might not remember the ins and outs of your fi nal biology project this semester, but you’ll remember the time you spent wit h close friends, blowing of f studying in the summer sun.

Rising annual deficits and long-term liabilities leave t he f e de r a l g ove r n me nt with only one option: Find a new revenue stream. After all, politicians never f ind a project they don’t like to fund. What are some options to raise new revenues so we can spread democracy around the world?

The gover n ment cou ld include a nat ionw ide sales ta x, but t hat wou ld disproport ionately af fect the poor plus encourage the growth of black markets for consumpt ion goods. The sales tax would have to be h igher t ha n t he c u r rent st ate sa les t a x a nd apply to all consumer goods in order to raise an effect ive revenue stream.

Another opt ion wou ld be to increase income tax, Will Potter b u t w i t h First-year approximately economics 47 percent of student Americans not paying the income tax it would fall on the rich. As the infamous Laffer Curve shows, a huge jump in income tax rates will deter rich people from investing in American businesses and decrease overall job growth.

So what’s a politician to do?

This is where the valueadded tax scheme comes into place, the silver bullet to the proverbial Wolf man t hat is federal deficits. A valueadded tax would affect all stages of production from natural resource production to purchasing. A value-added ta x could be a small rate while still raising tremendous amounts of revenue through a snowball effect.

The consumer wouldn’t see it at the register nor have to file tax forms like they would for t he income ta x. This new tax would require a new bureaucratic apparatus and more employees to monitor the scheme. Politicians can even point out how many jobs they have created. New employees would be in charge of taxing the net income from every stage of production.

For insta nce, look at a pencil: The lumber company is charged, along with the g r ap h it e s u p p l ie r, t h e producer, etc. The new tax would be regressive because the consumer would bear higher costs and suf fer a decrease in their standard of living. This would hurt the poor more than the rich because they spend higher percentage of income on consumption goods.

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Shorts rule at Indie Grits Festival Filmmakers showcase array of styles, genres Neal Hughes

STAFF WRITER

Indie Grits is an independent (hence the nomenclature “indie”) fi lm festival that collects the talented works of southern fi lmmakers and showcases them for a small but eager audience. The festival began four years ago and was very diminutive, only relegating itself to local talent and sparse screenings. Now, with the festival’s increase in popularit y, it is experiencing inevitable growt h, expanding its reach further out and commandeering the Fox Theatre as an additional venue. The longest and most packed program occurred on Saturday and featured short fi lms from people who hailed from all over. Most of the films aimed for a more artistic approach rather than taking an entertainment angle, giving the audience a thorough exposé in experimental fi lmmaking. Fifteen shorts were shown, ranging from one minute to around twenty. Here are 10 that really stood out to me.

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The annual Indie Grits Film Festival, featuring 15 short movies, screened at the Nickelodeon Theatre this weekend.

“Spaceman” — This film was on the shorter side, clocking in at three minutes. The fi lm recycled old NASA footage that displayed preparations for sending primates in space and then spliced that with the filmmaker’s own shots of a sole spaceman on a beach and in a spaceship. The film was set to an alternative rock song, and many of the shots had oversaturated color effects.

“Elements of Time” — The director said he wanted this short to be about a “film that originated from a single organism.”

I nterpret t hat how you will. The f ilm showcased rotating flowers blooming then simultaneously wilting all set to a classical music score.

“The Golden Mallard” — One of the more humorous shorts, “The Golden Mallard” was a tribute to the silent films that relied on physical comedy rather than the special effects- and dialogue-heavy films of today.

The film portrayed a painter composing a portrait of a couple. The painter himself was what made the film; his bizarre antics and unorthodox painting style utilized grandiose physical movements.

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“Cops” — The shor test f il m i n t he program, and thankfully so, “Cops” was a brief satire of the show with the same name. Showing the program’s intro in a fuzzy black and white, “Cops” abruptly cut to a disturbingly obese man who was completely naked. The fi lm then thought it was would be best to zoom in and out and show the man moving in slow motion, making sure the audience was fully scarred by the graphic full frontal shot.

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“Icthyopolis” — One of the most bizarre f il ms of t he prog ra m, “Ict hyopol is” showed a fish queen and fish wrangler, whose comfortable env ironments are disrupted by unseen events. The film used psychedelic imagery and music to give the fi lm “trippy” feel. Oh, and the goldfish protruding from each character’s abdomen helped as well.

“Sat yritown: SurR EEL In Cabbagetown” — The longest film in the set, “Satyritown” is a voyage through one of Atlanta’s more infamous areas.

The neighborhood looks like a setting for a Lynchian nightmare rather than a functioning communit y. The director described her film as more of “moving images,” which would probably be the most accurate description of the film, for it seemed more like changing pulp photographs rather than a fi lm.

“DornStar TV: Episode 5.2” — By far the best and most unique fi lm, “DornStar T V ” was a f resh a nd or ig i na l sketch comedy f rom a group of brot hers and friends. Witty and fast-paced, “DornStar TV” kept the audience entertained and showed the most promise out of all the fi lms showcased. Though probably suited better for TV rather than fi lm, “DornStar TV” would thrive on any medium.

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“ Sw i m” — “ Sw i m” w a s t old l i k e a children’s stor y book , using narrat ion and photographs with original drawings literally pasted on them. The film told of the segregated Atlantic Beach and the AfricanA mericans who, at the time, vacationed there. It was more of a grandfatherly tale than a history lesson, making it vulnerable and accessible.

“Two Downtown” — “Two Downtown” f ol lowe d ( l it er a l l y) t wo women w ho scrambled all across an urban landscape, performing gorgeous dance numbers in each setting. The fi lm explored the beauty of the human form by letting two talented d a nc er s p er f or m i n t he pic t u re s q ue backdrops.

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“Spitty” — “Spitty” was composed f rom home v ideo s of a for wa rdthinking family, making it the most personal and heartwarming of all the films. The film followed a family as they composed “spittys” (short songs) with topics ranging from their love of animals to their thoughts on the Vietnam War. The fi lm also showed the daughters as they were interviewed by the parents on topics many people avoid due to controversy or ignorance.

The f ilm’s t r u ly special moment s came in the interviews, when the girls showed their independence and ability to think for themselves, a rare quality in young adults these days.

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2010 Indie Grits Award Winners Top Grit Rocaterrania — Brett Ingram People’s Grit Passenger Pigeons — Martha Stephens Big Grit American Jihadist — Mark Claywell

Short Grit Two Downtown — Cara Hagen

Experimental Grit Spitty — Phoebe Brush

Young Grit Sylvia and George — Cara Clark

Helen Hill Memorial Award Lauren Gregory’s TV — Lauren Gregory

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Grits remembers Columbia director Excerpts of John Lewis’ ‘Miracle at Valley Park’ screened, discussed in honor of local artist Jimmy Gilmore THE MIX EDITOR

The Indie Grits Film Festival devoted a portion of one of its sessions this past Thursday to honoring the life and work of local fi lmmaker John Lewis through footage compiled of his early 1970s movie, “Miracle at Valley Park.”

The documentary chronicled a concert performance by the Chambers Brothers at the height of racial tensions in Columbia after several students rioted at Dreher High School. The footage, assembled for the screening by USC’s Moving Image Research Collections , contains the concert footage as well as contextual interviews with Lewis, members of his crew and the Chambers Brothers.

Lewis passed away earlier this year from complications stemming from Parkinson’s disease.

Another man featured in the documentary was the Rev. James Redfern, who at the time was a self-described black militant in Columbia working for equal job opportunities for African-Americans. Redfern was in attendance for the screening and shared his thoughts on the documentary and on Lewis.

“John Lewis changed Columbia and South Carolina,” he said. “This [fi lm] ... is the forerunner. Every major show that has come through the Coliseum is because of John.”

Redfern spoke at length and answered questions about

the state of the civil rights movement in Columbia at the time of the concert. He said the event and its fi lm helped open up doors and gather attention for the way it brought people together at a time of great tension.

The documentary was produced at bare-minimum cost, as Lewis used his job at WIS to provide his crew with equipment. John’s wife, Inge Lewis, was also in attendance and offered her reflections on how the project came to be.

“John just did it,” she said. “He was so persuasive. They built the stage. I don’t know how because they didn’t have any money.”

The celebration of Lewis and his documentary was only one part of what was a larger presentation of footage culled from the Moving Image Research Collections.

The Collections’ interim director, Mark Cooper, said the event hoped to “highlight and celebrate the indie and gritty spirit.”

Items showcased included excerpts f rom t he Fox Movietone News Collection and the recently acquired Chinese Film Collection. One item from the Home Movie Collections was of a family hosting a party full of illegal drinking during Prohibition. Ben Singleton, MIRC’s production manager, told the audience that the short will be used by famous documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in an upcoming series on Prohibition.

While the event as a whole showed off many gems from the MIRC, which Indie Grits director Andy Smith called one of Columbia’s “fi nest treasures” full of world-class programming, the star of the evening was very much Lewis.

“John could see all our communities, and he empowered us,” Redfern said. “We never even considered the power of art,” he said, speaking of Lewis’s civil rights efforts.

He was sure to emphasize that having someone so willing to use all his creative prowess to document these crucial civil rights moment helped spread and support the local movement.

Unfortunately, MIRC does not hold a complete print of “Miracle at Valley Park.” Cooper encouraged the audience to let him know if anyone knew of any surviving portions of the fi lm for the Collections to house.

It was clearly an evening of celebration, remembering one of t he la rgely u nseen a nd u n k now n c u lt u ra l landmarks of Columbia’s recent memory.

“I’ve known people around the world, and there was only one John Lewis,” Redfern said.

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Compton to retire from USC Coach to leave Carolina after more than two decades Chris Cox

SPORTS EDITOR

Richard Pearce / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

USC softball coach Joyce Compton.

The Daily Gamecock has confirmed that South Carolina softball coach Joyce Compton will retire at the end of the season, it was confirmed Saturday afternoon.

Following USC’s 8-4 victory over Mississippi State — the team’s first conference win of the

season — Compton announced her decision to the current players and alumni in attendance for the annual Alumni Weekend, hosted yearly at the final conference series of the year.

Val Sheley, the senior associate athletics director, was able to confirm the decision Sunday afternoon.

Compton was the fifth head coach in the sport’s history at USC, leading the team for the first time during the 1987 season.

Two sea son s later, C ompton led t he Gamecocks to their first Women’s College World Series, and for her efforts, Compton was

named Coach of the Year.

During her stay in Columbia, Compton has amassed over 1,000 total victories but has failed to produce a winner as of late.

The team finished with a losing record of 21-26 last year, and are currently 11-33 and 1-21 in the Southeastern Conference.

A press release will be released later today and The Daily Gamecock will have further coverage in Tuesday’s edition.

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Gamecocks take two of three USC overcomes marquee arms for fifth straight SEC series win Paulina Berkovich

Senior George Bryan ties for individual title on men’s side

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Ole Miss brought two highly touted starters to face USC this weekend, but Drew Pomeranz and Aaron Barrett couldn’t stop the No. 10 Gamecocks from winning their fifth consecutive conference series , marking the first time in school history that the team has gotten off to such a hot start.

Carolina relied on its own pitchers to shut down the Rebels, with Blake Cooper and Sam Dyson stepping up in the first two games of the series to pitch a combined 15.1 innings without giving up an earned run.

On Friday night, Cooper threw the first complete game shutout USC has seen in five years, allowing just four hits and striking out 10. Pomeranz shut down the Gamecocks for seven innings, but the offense was able to get to relievers Trent Rothlin and Brett Huber for five runs in the 8th to win 5-0.

“My breaking ball was a little sharper than normal tonight,” Cooper said. “I was able to throw my slider in for strikes, jam a couple hitters and then be able to throw something away.

Lucky for me, everything was working tonight, and I was able to keep them off balance.”

In Saturday’s 9-5 victory, Dyson allowed five unearned runs on three errors and a wild pitch, leaving the game with one out in the seventh and one runner on, who had reached on a misplayed ground ball at third. Dyson allowed hits to the first two Rebels he faced, but was able to settle down and control his pitches all game.

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USC senior righty Blake Cooper had a complete game shutout in Carolina’s 5-0 win Friday.

“I was very happy about Sam Dyson tonight,” USC coach Ray Tanner said. “He had a really special day. I thought the ball came out of his hand well. He threw some good changeups. His fastball had some life.”

Jay Brown provided a decent start for the Gamecocks on Sunday, pitching four shutout innings but allowing four runs in the fifth as the Rebels (24-13, 8-7) salvaged the getaway game with a 5-4 come from behind win.

The bullpen kept USC in the game, with John Taylor, Jose Mata, Steven Neff and Matt Price combining to give up just one run in 4.1 innings.

With the series win, USC has improved its record in the SEC to 11-4 and stands at 28-8 on the season. It is tied for the conference lead, but Tanner is not overconfident, knowing how strong the competition is.

“I probably don’t feel all that good about [leading the league],” Tanner said. “I’m happy to be where we are, but there’s a long ways go

to. I guess [Sunday] is the halfway point of the league. Certainly, we’ve held our own through the halfway point, but we’re not awesome. We’re not a devastating team. We don’t dominate anybody. We scratch and claw.”

The Gamecocks will face USC Upstate at home on Tuesday night before heading to Athens, Ga. this weekend, where the team will look to extend its lead in the SEC East.

“We’ve just been able to fi nd a way to get it done,” Tanner said. “We’ve won a lot of close ones. The old adage is, those are going to even out, but we don’t want them to even out. You better get them while you can, because it’s not easy, and our guys know that. Hopefully we can continue to play well. That’s all we can ask.”

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South Carolina finds power surge in weekend games USC generates runs using the long ball Ryan Velasquez STAFF WRITER

For the fi rst two months of the season, Carolina’s bats have been among the hottest in the nation. It was the same story this weekend, as the No. 10 Gamecocks tagged No. 14 Mississippi for a combined 18 runs in three games en route to their fifth SEC series win of the season.

After going homer-less in Friday’s 5-0 victory, the Gamecocks used the long ball to their advantage in games two and three, launching two in a 9-5 win on Saturday and two more in a 5-4 loss on Sunday.

“I’m happy to be where we are, but there’s a long way to go,” USC coach Ray Tanner said. “We’ve been able to find a way to get it done so far and have won lots of close

Carolina golf teams compete in SEC tourney

ones. Hopefully we can continue to play well.”

Clutch Hits for Morales: Junior third baseman Adrian Morales continued to come up with big hits with runners in scoring position, driving in five runs over the course of the weekend and improving his season total to a team-high 28.

“It’s amazing for a guy hitting around .250. He’s a much better hitter with runners on base and when the chips are down,” Tanner said. “He’s a clutch player and his awareness is so much better in those situations.”

The first came in game one. With the score tied at zero, two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Morales launched a 1-0 pitch into the gap in right-center field, driving in all three runners and securing his seventh double of the season.

Game two was a similar story.

Trailing 1-0 with runners at second and third in the bottom of the

second, the junior sent a 1-0 pitch up the middle, bringing in both runners and giving the Gamecocks a lead they never relinquished.

Walker Back on Track: After struggling at the plate in recent games, freshman Christian Walker made the most of his return to the starting lineup, leading the offensive barrage in game two.

“Christ ian’s had some good practices lately. We’re heading down the back stretch now and we didn’t want to lose him,” Tanner said. “I told him to go in there and relax and no matter what happened today, the year’s not over.”

Batting third as the designated hitter, Walker capped off a sevenrun second inning with a two-out grand slam, the first of his collegiate career and his third home run of the season.

“C oac h [ Ta n ner] h a s b een working with me a lot and trying to get me to be more aggressive,” Walker said. “I knew it was just a

matter of time before I got another chance.”

Thomas Strong at the Plate: Getting the starting job in games two and three, senior catcher Brady Thomas continued to come up with productive at-bats, finishing the weekend with three hits, a double and a home run.

Thomas set up the first runs of game two, sending a 2-0 pitch to right field for a double and advancing senior first baseman Nick Ebert to third.

One inning later, the senior launched a 2-2 pitch over the right field wall for a solo home run , improving his season total to four.

“I had a good day where I felt comfortable at the plate and saw a few good pitches,” Thomas said.

“I was fortunate to get some good swings on them.”

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Senior George Bryan IV had a superb SEC Championship over the weekend, tying for first place individually in the fi rst postseason tournament of the year.

The Chapin nat ive shot a 2-under-par 68 to close out his Sunday round at Sea Island Golf Club at St. Simons Island, G a .

He preceded the fi nal round with a even-par 70 on Friday and an excellent fou r-u nder-par 66 i n Sat u rday ’s rou nd, p o st i ng h is second best score of the season.

The team as a whole did not fare as well as Bryan. No. 12 USC fi nished in ninth place at 24-overpar. No. 18 Georgia took advantage of their home state advantage and won with a score of 4-over-par. No. 16 Florida and No. 40 Ole Miss tied for second place with 9-over-pars.

Senior Paul Woodbury fi nished t ied for 18t h indiv idually w it h a 5-over-par 215. Rounding out the individuals for Carolina was sophomore Wesley Br yan , who t ied for 38t h wit h 10 -over-par, and senior Patrick Rada, who fi red 19-over-par to place 55th.

T h e U S C w o m e n’s g o l f team played in t heir ow n SEC Championship a few hundred miles west of where the men were teeing it up.

No. 30 Ca rol i na f i n ished i n seventh place at 15-over-par overall at the North River Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa, A la. No. 6 A labama continued the trend of the home team winning by emerging victorious with a 4-under-par 848.

Sophomore K at ie Bu r net t fi nished in 15th for the week with a 214 , wh i le Sen ior Ben id ic te Toumpsin came in 20th , firing a 217. Senior Corrine Carr had the best round of her career on Sunday, shooting a 4-under-par 67 in the final round. Carr channelled her in ner Ph il M ickelson by going bogey-free on the day.

The men have over a month off until the NCAA Regionals on May 20-22. The women return to action next week .

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GAMECOCKS GRAB FIRST LEAGUE WIN OF SEASON USC breaks SEC drought with doubleheader win Rodney Gray

THE DAILY GAMECOCK

The USC softball team finally broke through with an SEC win, but it still dropped the last league home series of the season to Mississippi State.

After losing the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, USC got off a 0-20 schnide in league play, winning 8-4.

The Gamecock s and t he Bulldogs both came out swinging, with each team scoring two runs in the first inning. After a scoreless second inning, the Gamecocks took the lead in the third inning when Evan Childs scored off an errant throw to third

by Courtney Nesbit. The Bulldogs came back to score in the top of the fourth inning when Jessica Spain lined out to right field, scoring Jessica Cooley.

The Gamecocks battled back in the bottom of the fourth inning when Kaitlin Westfall homered off of Bulldogs’ pitcher Stephanie Becker to left field. The homer was Westfall’s second on the year.

While in past weeks errors have hurt the USC, they kept errors to a minimum, committing just one error on the day.

“This is the team that showed up that we thought we had with us the whole year,” USC coach Joyce Compton said.

The USC pitching woes also were absent, as April Borchardt allowed just two hits on the day, pitching a complete game.

The Gamecock bats’ caught fire again in the bottom of the sixth inning as P.J.

Fulmer ripped a two-run RBI down the left field line, giving the Gamecocks an 8-3 lead. The Bulldogs tried to make a game of it in the top of the seventh inning when Ali Bainbridge fl ied out, scoring Cooley. But the Bulldogs’ rally fell short as Borchardt and the rest of the Gamecocks proved to be too much.

“That’s what we always talked all year about,” Compton said. “Playing solid defense, the plays that we made we expect to make, and they finally put it together.”

St ate bou nced back on Su nday though, taking a 3-1 win and the series.

The Gamecocks are in action again this Wednesday at home against Coastal Carolina.

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