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VOL. 109, NO. 48 ● SINCE 1908
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017
RHA changes could affect relationship with SG Larissa Johnson @LALARISSAJ
W it h ongoi ng debate about t he Residence Hall A ssociat ion const it ut ion, one common concern is the relationship between RHA and Student Government. T he or g a n i z at io n s h a v e historically worked together
on large events such as Cockstock — RHA plans to cont r ibute $ 8,0 0 0 t h is yea r for 21 Savage’s appearance — but t he proposed name change to Resident Government has started a discussion about how close the relationship should be.
Tu r n e r J o h n s o n , t h e president of RHA, says the Re sidence G over n ment name would better represent the organization’s mission to provide services for oncampus st udent s, not t he residence halls themselves. W h ile Joh nson was confident that the similar
names were st ill dist inct, Student Body President Ross Lordo said it “could promote some confusion.” “ H i s t o r i c a l l y, R H A work s somewhat u nder Student Government as an organization that can help develop leaders that could eventually come into Student
Government,” Lordo said. Many senators in SG have connections to or previously part icipated in R H A. But members of RHA’s executive board were concerned about maintaining a dist inct ion between the organizations. SEERHAPAGE3
I-Corp part of new innovation initiatives Mary Ramsey
@MCOLLEEN1996
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It’s On Us will once again host a kickball tournament as part of their fall Week of Action for sexual assault awareness.
IT’S ON US Week of Action promotes awareness Mike Woodel
@GETHISDOGONETOO
The Fall Week of Action, hosted by USC It’s On Us, com mences this week with five days of events geared toward raising sexual assault awareness. I t ’s O n U s a r r i v e d a t USC shortly following the national campaign’s founding in 2014. The campus chapter grew under St udent Body President Michael Parks and began hosting the Week of Action in 2016. The week k icks off Monday at 4 p.m. w it h a k ickba l l tou r na ment at t he Greene St reet f ields. Registration for teams closed at 9 p.m. Sunday. E a c h o f t h e w e e k ’s fol low i ng event s is co s p o n s o r e d b y U S C ’s
M o m e nt u m S e r i e s , b e g i n n i n g w it h t he Supp or t i ng Su r v ivor s Candlelight Vigil outside Rutledge Chapel on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday features a self-defense class hosted by women’s self-defense org a n iz at ion Su r v iv i ng A s sau lt
and Standing Strong and the USC College Panhellenic A ssociation. The class begins r uns from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 116 of the Strom Thurmond Fitness Center. Playwright Heather Marlowe visits campus Thursday for a performance of her one-woman play “The Haze.” Marlowe, a UCLA a lu m, w rote “T he Haze” after becoming frustrated w it h t h e S a n Fr a n c i s c o Police Depart ment’s slow pace i n i nvest igat i ng her 2010 rape. The performance begins at 7 p.m. in Russell House Theater. The Fall Week of Action w r ap s up Fr iday w it h a work shop hosted by by st a nder accou nt abi l it y initiative Stand Up Carolina at Russell House beginning at 4 p.m.
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New opportunities at USC will give students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds a chance to explore their potential when it comes to turning their ideas into profitable products. USC is now a National Science Fou nd at ion I n nov at ion C or p Site, the first of its kind in the Palmetto State. In addition to a $500,000 grant for “innovation and entrepreneurship,” the program allows part icipants to work in teams to develop new technologies. The teams learn how to develop a business model and a product. Ehsan Jabbarzadeh, the I-Corp director wit hin t he College of Eng i neer i ng a nd Comput i ng, explained that the program goes far beyond campus. The teams who show the most potential will have a shot at advancing to nationallevel I-Corp events. They are also eligible for more grant money. “Through this funnel we can help them move forward,” he said. “It provides a process.” A lt hough t he ideas must be related to technology, any student or f ac u lt y me mb er at US C ’s seven campuses can apply for the program. As such, the project’s scope reaches fa r beyond t he C ol le g e of E n g i ne e r i n g a nd Computing. Jabbarzadeh worked with Juliana Iarossi of the Darla Moore School of Business for over a year to bring I-Corp to USC. “As an engineer myself, we cannot foresee how customers perceive [products], how to commercialize things effectively,” he said. “That’s [how] the business school helps us ... The collaboration is a must.” SEECORPPAGE2
TO HEADLINE COCKSTOCK Mary Ramsey
@MCOLLEEN1996
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Last year’s Cockstock concert was headlined by artist Rae Sremmurd.
Atlanta-born rapper 21 Savage is t he headliner for t his year’s Cockstock, a free concert at Colonial Life Arena during Homecoming. Students had the chance to vote for who they thought should headline the event. Other artists on the ballot included Juicy J, B.O.B. and Wale. Carolina Productions teased the announcement throughout the week on Twitter. They offered hints like “Our headliner this year currently has a song on the Billboard Hot 100...” Cockstock, which started last year with a performance by Rae Sremmurd, is a joint venture between Carolina Product ions, St udent Government and the Homecoming committee.