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Zapp brings new drive to Columbia Grace Batton / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Since this summer, Zapp Scooter stations can be found all around the streets of Columbia, especially around USC’s campus and student off-campus housing.

Brittany Franceschina @BRITTAFRAN

The rapid growth of Zapp Scooters, a new r idesha re c o m p a n y t h at o p e n e d i n Columbia this summer, has brought about some questions of safet y as well as general curiosity from students about what those bright green scooters all around campus are all about.

The concept came from its CEO and founder, a USC alum,

Frank Scozzafava.

“It’s a fun, affordable, easy, green, clean way to get around,” Scozzafava said. To use one of the Zapp Scooters, one must download the app, register a driver’s license a nd credit card information and watch a 10-minute video. The app then locates scooters and parking on a map of the area and charges $0.20 per minute or $12 per hour for time spent riding.

The company has

Open House greets LGBTQ community T. Michael Boddie @THEHUMANBODDIE

The Thomson Student Health Center invited students to the building on Wednesday for a drop-in reception titled “Welcome Home: Student Health Services Reception for LGBTQ Students & Allies.” The event welcomed students to Carolina as well as providing information

about resources available to LGBTQ students.

In attendance along with the students were Student Health Center staff such as members of the Counseling and Psychiatry department, a nd represent at ives of Sex ual A ssault and Violence Intervention & Prevention (SAVIP).

Dr. Rebecca Caldwell, SEELGBTQPAGE2

ex per ienced rapid g row t h since it started. They had over 1000 registered riders in the first week and over 3000 users and over 8800 rides in the past two weeks. The company is planning to expand to Key West soon as well as the University of Georgia and the University of Florida after some tweaks are made to the scooters’ design.

“We were not ready for the amount of rides that we’ve done SEEZAPPPAGE2

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Scozzafava’s start-up is looking to expand to other cities.

Clinton ties Trump in South Carolina polls Mary Ramsey @MCOLLEEN1996

Two recent polls have Hillary Clinton tied with Donald Trump right here in South Carolina.

The first poll, conducted by t he Sout h Ca rol i na Democ rat ic Pa r t y, had the pair tied at 39 percent.

The second poll, released Monday by Reuters/ IPSOS, showed another tie at 46 percent.

W h i le it ’s i mpor t a nt to note t hat one of t he SEEPOLLSPAGE3

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Pride set for this weekend

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USC vs. Vanderbilt: Watch Party Russell House 7 p.m.

Applications due for Close Family Emerging Leaders Program

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Clinton would be the first Democrat to win South Carolina since 1976.

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Pride takes over much of downtown Columbia.

Thousands will take to the street Saturday to celebrate and fight for the rights of LGBT S out h C a r ol i n i a n s as part of the annual South Carolina Pride Pa r ade, but Pr ide Week ’s e vent s w i l l

stretch far beyond the walk down Main and Sumter.

The big parade will k ick of f at noon on Saturday in the heart of downtown Columbia.

T h i s ye a r ’s p a r ade will feature multiple grand marshals SEEPRIDEPAGE3

September Series: Hispanic heritage in Columbia

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College of Charleston announces new alcohol ban The College of Charleston announced a new ban on all alcohol-related activities at fraternities and sororities, The Post and Courier reports.

The university’s president said the move was an appropriate response to behaviors within the Greek community and the campus as a whole.

The move came just one day after the school was named the 15th biggest party school in the country.

—Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor

Clemson denies prohibiting prayer event on campus A rally is scheduled for Friday after an incident at Clemson University related to public prayer, WIS reports. The school came under fire when a student claimed he was shut down while inviting others to pray with him.

However, university officials say the issue wasn’t what he was promoting, but that he was violating regulations for gatherings. They say he needed to reserve a designated area beforehand.

—Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor

Newberry man arrested for stealing charitable donations A Newberry man was arrested for multiple robberies, WLTX reports.

Police say he broke into Newberry Middle School as well as two local businesses, stealing money and food. Much of the money he is accused of stealing reportedly came from donation jars for a cancer patient and burn victim. The man was arrested Wednesday.

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ZAPPPAGE1 and the amount of kids that signed up. ... The usage has just been crazy ... I had to hire double the size of my crew to keep up with swapping the batteries,” Scozzafava said.

Safet y is one of t he main concer ns of t he company as well as university officials. To combat possible accidents, Zapp offers free training classes every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. with Mike Kelly, a certified motor instructor, that includes 30 minutes of ride time.

The class focuses on “how to start and stop, how to make turns and how to use what I call LGBTQPAGE1 Di rec tor of St rateg ic Health Initiatives, was at the reception ready to both inform and care for USC’s diverse student community as attendees m i ngled a nd enjoyed refreshments.

“The reason that we did [a reception] was that we wanted to create a safe, confidential space for LGBTQ st udent s to be able to know that t hey cou ld come into Student Health and meet a bunch of the providers,” Caldwell said, “that can answer questions; that can help them with specific things like, for instance, le t ’s s a y s o m e o n e i s transgender and wants to change their name in their electronic medical record.”

Caldwell assured that Student Health provides ma ny ser v ices to a ny and all st udents, such as counseling, medical ser v ices, nut rit ion information and others.

“We just wanted to create an open, welcoming

st reet st rateg y. To be a d e f e n s i v e d r i v e r,” according to Kelly. “ I f y ou a re not a n ex per ienced scooter driver, do not rent this scooter before you take our training class. They are not toys, they are fun, they are easy to ride, they are electric and don’t let them fool you, you are on the road with other cars and if you don’t k now what you’re doing, you could injure yourself or someone else,” Scozzafava said.

Zapp requires riders to follow a user agreement that makes them wear a hel met , a nd if t h is agreement is followed accident s are covered by their insurance. One st udent wa s recent ly

charged for the damage of the scooter as well as a truck she hit simply b e c au s e s he w a s not wearing her helmet, which violated the agreement.

As the company c o n t i n u e s t o g r o w, Scozzafava is hoping to take advantage of USC s t u d e nt s t o i n c r e a s e energy efficiency.

“Ou r goal is in t he next six months is to have [all of our batteries] ... being charged by all solar power. ... We are talking with the Universit y of Sout h Carolina about potentially working with some of the graduate-level engineering students to help us come up with a solar solution to charge all of our batteries for us,” said Scozzafava.

space to be like, ‘This is your medical home, too,’” Caldwell said.

T he re c ept ion w a s the first of its kind, and Caldwell says that Student Health Services plans to continue doing them.

Many brochures and information cards were org a n iz ed on a t able just past entrance into the building. There was ava ilable i nfor mat ion of v a r iou s r e s ou r c e s such as Gamecock Healt h Magazine and descriptions of services for graduate students.

Another staff member in attendance wa s Dr. M a rk M i le s, Clinical Director of the Counseling & Psychiatry Department. “ T h e L G B T com mu n it y h a s b een under-served and underserviced by heath care facilities,” said Miles. “We need to educate not only the LGBT communit y about what services are here, but the staff here around interacting [with them].”

“One of the big changes

this year on the part of the university is that they got an agreement with the health service ... to be able to provide reimbursement for transgender indiv iduals seek ing hormonal t reat ment,” Miles said.

Several students spent t ime at t he recept ion spea k i ng to st af f a nd learning about t he a v a i l ab le s e r v ic e s at Thomson. One of those students was first-year social work student Mark Pierce.

“I’m t ransgender ... and basically I’m here to fi nd out what services are prov ided and how accessible they are for someone in my position,” Pierce told The Daily Gamecock. “ I t h i n k ob v iou s l y there’s still a ways to go as far as, like, trans health c a re ,” P ierc e s a id i n regards to the reception, “but for what year it is, and for what exposure t here’s been to t ra ns people in the media and stuff like that, I think its a good start.”

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POLLSPAGE1 polls is an internal SCDP poll, the numbers are a bad sign for a Trump campaign that’s faced heav y criticism for shor tcom i ng s when it comes to simple campaign

PRIDEPAGE1 represent ing a variet y of groups and individuals who have been at t he heart of the fight for LGBT equality in the Palmetto State, such as SC Equalit y and A IDS

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organizing. The chances of Clinton actually winning the state are still slim, but Trump’s struggles in most swing states mean he can’t afford to have to waste time working his base in the South.

R e c e nt p ol l s h a v e a l s o shown an irregularly close race

in the neighboring state of Georgia, which has markedly similar demographics to South Carolina.

Despite these new numbers, Trump still has a lead in South Carolina according to t he most recent RealClearPolitics average. He also still has a

69.3 percent chance of bagging South Carolina’s nine electoral v o t e s c o m e No v e m b e r, according to FiveThirtyEight’s polls-only election forecast.

Past voting trends are also on Trump’s side. The last time a Democrat won the Palmetto State was 1976, when Jimmy

Carter, a Southerner, defeated incumbent Gerald Ford.

Clinton holds a five-point lead over Trump in RCP’s n at ion a l aver age a nd h a s around a 75 percent chance of winning the election in FiveThirtyEight’s polls-only forecast.

Benefit Foundation South Ca rol i n a. SC P r ide w i l l also be collecting donations throughout the parade.

Those looking to march in the parade should meet on the corner of Main and Laurel at 11 a.m.

From there on, the festival w il l t a ke over much of downtown Columbia. Vendors and stages will line Main Street from Hampton Street all the way past Lady Street.

This year’s entertainment line-up includes A merican

Idol winner Jordin Sparks and several stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

And the celebration doesn’t stop when the sun goes down.

This year’s festivities include an SC Pride After Party. The night will start at 10 p.m. at

Music Farm and promises to run till 2 a.m. This event is for those 21 and older.

The weekend will come to a close with the SC Pride Picnic on Sunday morning at Reformat ion Lut heran Church.

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Syrian civil war deserves more media coverage

Dan Nelson

Athletes’ protests keep our country moving forward

Linden Atelsek Third-year psychology student 4 9e r s q u a r t e r b a c k C ol i n Kaepernick inspired a storm of outrage this week when he refused to stand for a pre-game playing of the national anthem.

The media and public anger was reminiscent of a few weeks ago, when G abby Douglas didn’t put her hand over her heart for the pledge. While Douglas publicly stated t hat she was simply standing at attention and has apologized, Kaepernick has explained that his actions were an intentional protest against the oppression of people of color in America.

Predictably, Kaepernick has been accused of disrespecting cops, spitting in the face of the militar y and general lack of patriotism. While some anger is perhaps understandable, since many people are not used to seeing open reject ion of t he nat ional pride we have been taught for our entire lives, its intensity and distribution seems odd.

As many other people have pointed out already, yes, our a nger is d ispropor t ionately directed at black athletes like Douglas and Kaepernick. When think ing about “unpatriotic” protest s by at hletes, all t he people who come to mind are black. We don’t f ly into t he same rage over “unpatriotic” non-protests by white athletes, like Michael Phelps’ laughter during the national anthem. Or Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs not putting their hands over their chests during the national anthem.

A nd it ’s not l i m ited to a perceived lack of patriotism.

W henever black at h letes show any support for protest movements, they’re told they have no place getting political — because they get paid a lot and t herefore k now not hing about t he st r uggle s of rea l Americans, or because they’re dumb jocks who can’t possibly u nder st a nd soc iopol it ic a l problems like racism. Whether it’s t he St. Lou is R ams a nd the Minnesota Lynx coming out for Black Lives Matter or

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising the black power salute on the Olympic podium, there is always backlash.

No matter how you feel about the cause behind Black Lives Matter, you should realize that under the First A mendment, they have the right to peacefully assemble and protest. That right to protest — which Kaepernick’s teammates have supported in their statements — also applies to athletes, whether or not you want politics in your football games. Of course, it also applies to your right to complain about t he polit ics in your football games, but it’s important to think about it before you do.

T h i n k ab out t h is: I f you had a nat ional platform and t he power to say somet hing you thought was important to millions of people, wouldn’t you wa nt to say you r piece on that platform rather than keeping it to yourself? It’s not a thoughtless act — athletes risk suspensions, fi nes and loss of sponsorships. I find it hard to believe t hat t hey are not weighing the consequences of protesting heavily before they do it. To them, the risks of their speech are outweighed by the significance of what they have to say. And with that in mind, it’s hard to blame them for trying to use their position to make a difference.

There is significant precedent for protests like Kaepernick’s.

From Jackie Robinson, who used his skill to break new ground in racial integration, to Smith and Carlos, who used the worldwide coverage of the Olympic games to show respect for the struggles w it h p over t y, v iolence a nd social discrimination faced by black people; to players who have suppor ted Black Lives Matter, American athletes have been using t he nat ional and international stages their talents provide them push for social change.

When Robinson was pulled into major league baseball, it made audiences a nd players furious. We now see him as a hero of integration — we see the crowds and the members of the league that tried to reject him as opponents of progress.

Athletes today face the ire of the crowd when they speak out on the issues BLM raises. Other players and coaches condemn their actions. Maybe some day we’ll also see those people as opponents of progress. It wasn’t so long ago, a f ter a l l, t hat Robinson stepped onto the field for the fi rst time.

A merica has plent y of rites of patriotism — like standing with your hand over your heart during the national anthem and pledging allegiance to the fl ag

every morning in class — that many of us feel are required.

There are gestures you must make or you will be accused of disrespect for the troops and disdain for America. Unless you stand for the anthem, you hate the people who have fought for you. You do not really love your countr y if your hands are by your sides.

Most of us grew up having the pledge of allegiance recited over the morning announcements.

We grew up with the idea of American exceptionalism, with a sense that we are the greatest nation in the world. We grew up hearing how lucky we are that we are a nation where anyone can succeed, regardless of race, gender or religion. And it hurts to have that pride that has been drilled into us challenged.

D o n’t g e t m e w r o n g — America is a great nation. We have rights other nations do not have. There are a lot of amazing things about A merica — but we are not per fect. We ca n all acknowledge that we have horrible things in our past, but we are leery of acknowledging t hat t here could be horrible things in our present too.

It’s okay to admit that. Not st a nd i ng for t he nat iona l a nt hem because you ca n not st a nd for somet h i ng t hat is going on in our nation does not disrespect the service members who gave t heir lives — t hey died for Colin K aepernick’s right to express his feelings about police brutality. It can be argued exercising the rights we have honors the sacrifices they have made to keep us free. We have the right to not participate in compulsory patriotism. As many protesters could probably tell you, it is possible to love your country and not be proud of its actions at the same time.

It’s bet ter to t r y to shape t his cou nt r y into t he bet ter place we know it can be than to blindly pretend it’s already flawless. This is how American revolut iona r ies have been moving our countr y forward since it was born.

Let’s not stop now.

Second-year public health student O n t he 24 t h of August, North Korea l au n c h e d w h at ’s known as a SLBM, a submarine-launched ballistic missile. The m i s s i le f le w a b o u t 30 0 m i les f rom t he submar i ne to la nd in t he Sea of Japan.

This test of the North Korean missile program was a success by ma ny measu res and has worried mu c h of t he world over t he possibi l it y of North Korean fi rst s t r i k e c ap ab i l it ie s .

On the 25th, Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats “harassed” a U.S. Nav y ship in an area bet ween the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, further deg rad i ng relat ions between two long-time enemies.

Yet, has anyone been talking about Syria?

In Syria this week, Turkey lau nched an i nc u rsion to bot h s e i z e t h e I S ’s l a s t major border holding a s wel l a s pre vent Kurdish forces from taking more land for a potent ial Ku rd ish state. While this might appear to be simply a minor move in a wider war, the implications of such actions threaten to redefine the status q u o of t he M id d le East.

This new status quo, like many before it, will have far-reaching consequences that will not only shape Middle E a ster n pol ic y, but internat ional polic y for the United States and its allies. However, judging by the asymmetric coverage of this event, or even Syria in general, one would be led to believe that the Syrian Civil War is just a not her u n impor tant war in a M iddle Easter n hel l hole, wh ich it definitely is not.

T he Sy r ia n C i v i l War is the powder keg of t he M iddle East, ready to explode and t a ke t he rest of t he

region with it. Every major regional actor h a s a f i nger i n t he pie and something to lose. For Russia, the lo s s of a n a l ly l i ke Bashar al-Assad could reshape its inf luence in t he M iddle East.

For the U.S., the fall of the Syrian regime would be a boost to it s reg ion a l p ower, assuming the secular rebels are the ones in power when the smoke clea r s. For Tu rke y, the collapse of the alA ssad regime would be the death of one of its rivals, opening up Turkey to pursue its regional aspirations.

For Iran, maintaining it s cont rol of t he reg ime w ill allow it to bot h i ncrease it s inf luence and have a strategic counter to the United States, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia in the region. With so much at stake, where is the media?

Apparent ly Nort h Korea, Iran and t he elec t ion a re much more interest ing matters. Donald Tr u mp’s bombast ic, headline-mak ing statements apparently deserve more coverage than a civil war that threatens to shake up power in the Middle E a st . T hat ’s not to say that any of those events are unworthy of e x t e n s i v e me d i a coverage; however, why is Syria, which could be part of a defining moment of this decade, ignored? Even when Syria is covered, half t he news consists of human interest stories and ot her topics t hat simply provoke emotion rather than inform.

W it h t he deat h tol l of t he Sy r ia n C i v i l Wa r f a s t approaching 500,000 a nd i nter nat iona l involvement rapidly increasing, the public deserves to be i nfor med. W hoever t h e n e x t p r e s i d e nt is w i l l have to dea l with the Syrian Civil War and its potential escalat ion, meaning t hat it should factor into our decision in N o v e m b e r. To d o that successfully, the public must at least understand the basics of w h at i s at s t a k e in Sy ria, f rom bot h a geopol it ic a l a nd humanitarian angle.

Democracy thrives on an informed electorate, a goal u nach ievable w it hout appropriate media coverage.

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Festival starts celebration early for Hispanic Heritage Month September Series: Hispanic Heritage in Columbia Rachel Lungsford and Olivia Reszczynski @TDG_ARTS

For one month every ye a r, p e ople c ome toget her to recog n ize and celebrate Hispanic a nd Lat i n c u lt u re.

Even though Hispanic Heritage Month doesn’t officially start until Sept.

15, C olu mbia st a r ted their celebration early w it h t he annual Main St reet L at i n Fe st iv a l t hat k icked of f w it h a huge dance party at the Empire Supper Club last Friday night. Saturday morning proved just as energetic, as the day was packed with activities that ranged from l i ve mu s ic t o arts and crafts.

Ma ny USC st udent s a re f a m i l ia r w it h the annual Greek Festival, but t he M a i n St reet Lat i n Festival is not as well-known.

Ev e n t h o u g h Columbia hosts ma ny event s less than a mile away from campus, it can be hard for USC students to always know what is going on.

Some st udent s went t o a d d d i m e n s io n t o a Spanish class, while ot hers went for a few hours of relief in between catching up on studying from the f irst week of school.

Th ird-year music educat ion st udent Allison Whisnant is an example of t he lat ter.

When asked about what prompted her to go to the festival, W hisnant said, “Good food, a fun time with friends and a chance to do something out of the ordinary and spontaneous.”

There was an energized atmosphere fueled by the

music and many festival attendees. The energy and the thumping music could be felt from a few blocks away.

W hatever the reason for at tending, fest ival at tendees were able t o le a r n m o r e a b o u t C olu m b i a’s L at i n A mer ica n com mu n it y and end their first week back to school w it h a little excitement. “ I d e f i n it e l y k n o w now t hat t here is a Latin communit y, and beyond that, I learned how expansive t he community was and how lively and colorful it was,” Whisnant said.

The Main Street Latin

a big fam ily. We love each other, we love the culture, and we love to share that with others.”

H i s p a n i c H e r it a g e Month is an important t ime for t hose w it h in the community to both display and reflect upon Lat in cult u re, as well as for t he rest of t he com mu n it y to real ize how much H ispa n ic heritage affects everyone in their everyday lives.

On Sept. 15, LASO is sponsoring a Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off on Greene Street.

“I think it’s important to stay connected to your he r it a g e a nd c u lt u r e because for so many of us it really shapes who we are as i n d i v i d u a l s ,” V i l l a lt a s a id .

“For some people t heir heritage is their main i d e n t i t y, f o r others it’s not, b ut t he mo s t beautiful thing about st ay i ng c o n ne c t e d t o your roots i s t h at it ’s different for ever yone.

There is not one specific way to celebrate you r cult ure. It completely depends on you and who you are and I love that.”

A nd do not worr y if you missed the festival this year, it will be back again next fall.

“It ’s a g reat way to lear n more about a community and culture here in Columbia that a lot of people may not know about,” second-year music education student Will Moon said.

The Main Street Latin Festival is one of m a ny c u lt u r a l e vent s t hat st udent s have to opportunity to enjoy and explore this semester.

“I think it’s important to stay connected to your heritage and culture because for so many of us it really shapes who we are as individuals.”

Festival was an exciting way to bring awareness to the Columbia community about Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until Oct. 15 every year.

The Latin A merican Student Organization, or LASO, is one of USC’s student groups that aims to celebrate H ispa n ic He r it a g e Mo nt h a nd make Hispanic and Latin c u lt u r e a n d i s s u e s a priority year-round.

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5 fashion-forward fall trends

Hailey Covell @HAILEYYEC

With Autumn quickly approaching, retail stores are already bringing out their jackets, jeans and fall styles. I’m no fashion guru, but I do work in retail, so it’s easy to see the trends in the “world of fashion.” Just as history repeats itself, so do fashion trends and styles. With that being said, here’s a list of the top five fashion trends to look out for this fall.

1. Corduroy Corduroy is a ribbed, velvet-like textile that is soft and durable as a fabric. If you go back to the 1970s, corduroy was a trendy staple item. In many retail stores I’ve visited (including the store I work in), corduroy has made a major comeback.

There are corduroy skirts, shorts and dresses, with the most popular corduroy item being jeans for both men and women. Many of the jeans I’ve seen come in colors such as brown, beige, army green, white and other neutral colors.

2. ‘90s brands If you’ve stepped into any large retail store recently, I’m sure you may have seen the classic Calvin Klein logo. Classic ‘90s brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas and Fila have returned to modern fashion. You can find these logos on underwear, T-shirts, sweatpants and with classic styles of tennis shoes.

This style is great for a quick and casual look while keeping that classic ‘90s vibe.

3. Baseball caps Beanies can step aside because this fall, baseball hats are becoming a major trend. Baseball caps have never been much of a trend, as they are usually worn to cover up a bad hair day or to wear around casually. However, I’ve noticed a major increase in baseball caps as fall is approaching. Rather than baseball caps showcasing a sports team, etc. plain colored baseball caps are trending, such as denim caps, black, brown, army green or any other neutral colored cap.

4. Patches/Pins A denim jacket with patches may seem a little out of date, but from what I’ve noticed, patched jeans, jackets and hats are becoming more and more popular.

Instead of sewing on your own patches, patches are being sewn onto items and sold as is. Similarly, pins/broaches are becoming popular, with modern images or sayings. For example, I’ve seen pins of a heart, a pizza and an ocean wave.

5. Sweatpants My personal favorite article of clothing to lounge around in, sweatpants, is slowly becoming a fashion trend and staple item this fall. Not exactly your typical “go to sleep” sweatpants, the sweatpants trending this fall have prints, are made from different fabrics and look like a dressier pant but have the same cozy feel.

While you’re updating your wardrobe this fall, be on the lookout for some of these trends. From what I’ve seen in retail, corduroy, ‘90s brands, baseball caps, patches/pins and sweatpants will be available in many retail stores and online.

Be on the lookout, and if you like them, you can follow these fall trends yourself.

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It’s hard to imagine a time when the president and f irst lady weren’t polished, professional pol it ic a l f ig u re s. It ’s even harder to imagine a time when the two of them weren’t married — when Michelle Obama w a s s i mpl y M ic hel le R o b i n s o n . Ho w e v e r, “Sout hside w it h You” takes us back to their very first date in the summer of 1989 with a beautiful and talented portrayal of our president and first lady.

The characters of Barack Obama and M ichelle Robi nson, played by Parker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter, are i mpressively acc u rate in bot h t heir physical and verbal portrayals.

S u m p t e r ’s s p e e c h i s polite, smart and clearly enunciated — all defining

character ist ics of t he first lady’s voice. In ways so minute that they are often hard to pinpoint, Sawyers precisely mimics President Obama’s easily recognizable voice.

A lt hough Obama was not the politician we k now him as today in the summer of 1989, Sawyers clearly portrays the potential that Obama carries with him at 27. His character is responsible, smart and caring while still being youthful and jok ing, mirroring t he way the president knows how to combine work and fun today. He may b e t he le ader of ou r country, but he is also the man who admitted to smoking weed when he was younger and who isn’t afraid to mic drop at the end of a speech.

The story itself begins as Robinson and Obama are preparing for t he date. At the time, they

are merely co-workers — Robinson is Obama’s advisor and an attorney at the law firm that he is interning for. Robinson is opposed to the idea of this being a date, and she speaks frequently of the struggles of being a women of color in 1980s A m e r ic a . How e v e r, between Obama’s charm and some meaning f ul conversat ion sha red between the two of them, Robinson beg ins to warm to the idea of them throughout the course of their long and eventful date.

T h e f i l m’s p l o t i s both pleasing and wellconstructed. The movie often speaks about the importance and struggles of A f r ic a n A mer ic a n c u lt u re, but it a lso strongly suggests feelings of hope for bot h t he future of America and the magnitude of the future of this couple — known

to the audience but clearly not yet to the characters.

T h e s o u n dt r a c k i s another notable aspect of the film. The music switches between funky 1980s jams for a f u n, light-hearted tone and q u ie t , e n c o m p a s s i n g instrumentals that foster the sense of a potential blooming romance.

“Southside with You” is not an epic, dramatic romance. It is a quiet, thought-provoking film that is also very funny and w itt y at t imes. It ma kes no desperate grabs for your attention — your attention will be caught automatically through the believability of t he c h a r ac t er s . I f your curiosity is already piqued about how such an important, but often not thought-about moment i n h i s t or y o c c u r r e d , “Southside with You” will not disappoint.

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Insights, breakthroughs and revelations percolate over your next six-month s o l a r e c l ip s e p h a s e .

Consider the past. Begin a new ph i losoph ica l, spirit ual and mindf ul phase. Get clear about what you want.

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27 Texter’s “... but that may just be me” 28 Fertile deposit 31 Elizabeth of “Martha Marcy May Marlene” 32 Facetious Appalachian portmanteau 35 Old blade 36 Like some grazers 37 Span. girl 41 Smart alecks 44 Complexity 47 Inscribed marker 48 High-tech worker 49 Taken out, in a way 51 Back in the day 53 Rare pro golf feat 56 Daughter of Loki 57 “We Three Kings” kings 58 Joining device 59 Ring material 62 Desierto’s lack 63 Ravel’s “Gaspard de la __” 64 Nice book 65 Treated 66 Mdse. containers 67 Pool events DOWN 1 Chinese tea 2 Nessman of WKRP 3 Be a team

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Drennan’s selflessness, vision has her nearing record books

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As a freshman, Chelsea Drennan had the second-most single-season assists in South Carolina Gamecock history with 12 total assists on the season.

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Four games into the season, senior Chelsea Drennan already only needs two more assists to tie the program’s career record of 33. In fact, she only needed four more assists going into the 2016 season. She already notched one against Oklahoma and another against NC State.

For her to be in the record books as an all-time Gamecock great excites her, but she only wants to aid her team in the best possible way.

“There’s some really awesome girls that already hold the record right now that I would love to be a part of, but more just for the team helping to get goals as well,” Drennan said. “Usually, that’s my role on the team ... I’ll do whatever it takes.”

Even dating back to club and high school soccer, Drennan was the main distributor for her team. So much so that people were telling her she needed be less giving with the ball and to shoot more.

“My mom and my club coach always told me in the monthly meetings with my club coach, and he was like you need to be more selfish, you need to take more shots, you need to try to score more goals,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, that’s always in my head, but it’s always been my style of play to pass it off to someone else to score the goals. That’s just the role I’ve kind of accepted and that I’ve played for so long.”

Her journey to become a Gamecock started back in high school. She was four-star recruit out of T.L. Hanna High School in A nderson, Sout h Carolina, and won South Carolina Coaches A ssociat ion of Women’s Sports Class 4A state Player of the Year t wice and won the Gatorade State Girls Soccer Player of the Year in the state of South Carolina her senior year.

Her decision to come to Sout h Carolina was a tricky one, something she had to put some thought into.

“Growing up, my dad actually went to Georgia, so kind of contradicting

to coming here,” Drennan said. “But I grew up in SEC football, watching all the football games all the time at Georgia. I knew I wanted to stay in the South — close to home, but not too close. Clemson was too close to home for me, and I hate Clemson. I knew I wanted to stay in the South, and I knew I wanted to go to a big school, a big SEC school.”

W hen she arrived on, t hough, she immediately started to make an impact on coach Shelley Smith’s team.

Her freshman year, she started 20 out of 23 matches and set the school’s freshman record for assists with 12.

I n her sophomore season, t he season when South Carolina made it to the NCAA Tournament semifinals, she started every game. She lead the Gamecock s in assists w it h seven and netted three goals. Her most unforgettable assist came that year.

“My most memorable one i s prob ably ag a i n s t F lor id a my sophomore year,” Drennan said. “It was a corner k ick at the end, and I’m pretty sure it was Savannah that

scored off of it. That was a huge win for us. We were up 2-0 in the first half. Second half came, and Florida is a great team and came back to tie it up 2-2. Our team has always been known to be pretty relentless, so we got a corner with not even five minutes left and Savannah put it away.”

Last season, she led South Carolina in assists for the third straight season and was third in the SEC with a total of 10. The Gamecocks ended their season early, though, as they bowed out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round to UNC-Wilmington.

But t h is season, Dren na n is confident in her team and says they are in a good place to win games.

From the sound of it, she’s willing to help out her team in any way possible, whether that means scoring goals or providing opportunities for others to score.

Drennan and the Gamecocks will be in action Friday night against No. 6 ranked Clemson and again Monday night against Charlotte.

Column: Martinʼs Gamecocks will thrive despite departures Abe Danaher

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Five Gamecocks, including both Jamall Gregory and Chris Silva, were suspended at the end of last season.

For Frank Martin, last year’s men’s basketball team was one of the most successful in Gamecock history. They were able to finish in a tie for third in the SEC and tying the school record with 25 wins on the season, as well as win big games over teams like Va nderbilt a nd Texas A& M, both of which made the NCAA tournament. Yet all the success they achieved was overshadowed by the questions that emerged at the end of the season, questions that raised much confusion as to the future of the program and have just recently been answered.

For those of you who don’t know what happened, here’s a quick rundown: Just an hour a nd a half before t heir f irst N I T g a me, t he new s broke that Martin had suspended five players. None of t he players were consistent starters, but all were young talents who were expected to do big things for the Gamecocks in the future, and had already shown flashes of the ability to do so.

The team fi nished the season w it hout all of t hese players, and went into the summer with uncertainty as to whether any of them would return. Finally, when the dust settled and the decisions had been made regarding the punishment of each of t hose players, things did not look good for the Gamecocks. But they

could have been much worse.

Marcus Stroman, the light n ing-qu ick point g uard who prov ided dept h of f t he bench and a guy who provided Coach Martin valuable minutes off the bench all season, was transferring. Jamall Gregory and Eric Cobb, both extremely raw freshman who played sparingly but had the physical and athletic gifts to be key players in the future, were dismissed from the team. Only TeMarcus Blanton and Chris Silva are returning from the suspended five.

While everything was being settled with those five players, then-freshman Raymond Doby was also dism issed f rom t he team.

On top of losing those four players, Sout h Carolina also graduated three seniors. All three were starters from the year prior and had been instrumental in the team’s success. In Michael Carrera, t he Gamecocks lost their leading scorer, top defender and the heart and soul of their team. In Laimonas Chatkevicius and Mindaugas K acinas they lost their size and versatility to stretch the floor. All three had been there with Martin from the minute he started building the program, he had counted on them for the past four years.

And now, in one futile summer, the Gamecocks have lost many of their experienced veterans and also many of their exciting, new young guns. But what remains

is still a strong core of talented players, with a strong recruiting class coming in.

This season, Martin will rely heav ily on seniors Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice to provide veteran leadership as well as much of the scoring on t he offensive end. Not ice will likely start this year after receiving SEC Sixth Man of the Year honors last season, and he provides an ability to stretch the f loor and knock down threes.

Thornwell will be the star of the team and should be the leading scorer in most games.

PJ Dozier, who was a five-star recruit out of high school, hopes to improve upon a f reshman year that saw flashes of brilliance but was largely burdened by his knack for turning the ball over.

Much of the Gamecocks’ success will depend on how much he is able to improve before the start of the season, and if he will be able to be the star point guard that many expected him to be when he arrived.

A l o n g w it h t h e f r e a k i s h at hlet icism of fered by Silva, and a strong recruit ing class featuring four-star recruit Sedee Keit a, Fra n k M a r t i n’s tea m should be able to recover from all t he depar t u res f rom last year’s team. Look for this South Carolina team to once again compete in the race for the SEC championship, and to hopefully build upon the success of last season.