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More police to patrol Carolina Cup 145 officers to travel from around state Thad Moore

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CAMDEN — Police w ill arrive in record numbers for the Carolina Cup Saturday, even though Easter is expected to damper attendance at the race this year.

I n a l l, 145 of f icer s w i l l descend on t he Springdale R ace Cou rse t h is year, a n unprecedented level of law enforcement presence for the event, Camden police Chief Joe Floyd said.

Doing so requires a statewide effort.

To hit those enforcement levels, 17 police departments will send officers to Camden, an increase of five from last year.

Among the new arrivals: officers from Clemson University and Columbia police.

They’ll buttress Camden’s relatively small police force, which employs 28 officers; if they’re not on regular duty, they’ll all be at the race.

For Camden police, Floyd said, it’s “no doubt” the biggest day of the year.

Because there are so many outside officers coming in, Floyd said, Kershaw County sheriffs won’t be there.

I nstead, t hey’ll focus o n w h at ’s g o i n g o ut s ide , particularly drunken driving coming into and leaving the course, Floyd said.

I n s ide , t he s t at e’s L aw Enforcement Division will also send more agents specializing in alcohol enforcement, according to Floyd.

Those officers, along with

others from agencies that have experience working with college students, will focus their efforts on College Park , Floyd said, which fills with about 15,000 students that arrive in a convoy of charter buses from across the state and North Carolina.

Pol ice w i l l a l so h ave undercover officers and a pair of elevated cameras watching that area, Floyd said.

Still, he said, police aren’t look i ng to bu st u nder age drinking but to keep things under control.

Columbia police and USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety will send 15 and six officers, respectively.

“The focus has to be on t he t roublemakers,” Floyd said. “We only have so many officers there to deal with so CUP ● 3

CAROLINA CUP

BY THE NUMBERS 145

Police officers that will be at Carolina Cup Saturday

17

Law enforcement agencies they’re representing

5

Increases in agencies over last year

40

Paramedics that will work at the race course

220 6,902 65,000 $4.5 million

Pounds of barbecue Camden police are buying for emergency workers Camden’s population Average attendees of previous races Estimated e conomic impact they’ll bring to the area

Sources: Camden police, U.S. Census Bureau, Carolina Cup Racing Association

Q&A: Meyers talks career, ‘SNL’ Comedian sits down with Student Media after show Amanda Coyne, Paul Critzman & Michael Duggan NEWS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

Q: Did you have any media or reporting training before doing “Weekend Update”?

A: No, I went straight into it from improv. It was a part of the show that I always would love to do, but you really just learn from watching with something like that.

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could take Late Night. Is that in the cards?

A: I’m as outside of it as you are. When I read those things in the paper, I think, “Well, that’s certainly interesting, they really should have told me.” I don’t know.

I love SNL so much that I can’t imagine life after it, but I guess, at some point, I’ll have to go do something. As of right now, I have no idea what that is.

Is there an actor that you like Q: Jimmy Fallon went from to Q: write for the most or who brings “Weekend Update,” and there’ve been rumors that if he were to take over The Tonight Show, you

you material that you like to work with the most as head writer?

Read more about Meyers’ performance in the Mix, page 5

A: Most of my stuff is topical, not necessarily cast-driven. There are some people on cast who are just so perfect at everything — people like Fred Armisen and Bill Hader — that every time you write something for them, they make it so much better. But our whole cast is super talented so it’s really fun.

Q: Many people love Stefon on “Weekend Update,” and some of them know the story behind it — that writer John Mulaney changes the cue cards during the live show, so everything is being read for the first time. How did that come about?

A: It mostly started because John and Bill [Hader] are so close, and they have that sort of relationship that you knew John wasn’t screwing with Bill or trying to trip him up. I think Bill understood that it was really playful and fun. Once it started, it was really exciting to see and for the audience to see it happen every time. They embraced it, and it’s a great thing because, obviously, they don’t show me the changes beforehand either, so I’m seeing them for the first time as well when I’m out there.

Q: W hat was your favorite character before you switched to only doing “Weekend Update”?

A: I did a guy named Dr. Zinger that I did a couple of times, and I was always really happy with that.

Q: Is there a specific topic you like joking about on “Weekend Update” more or less?

A : Pol it ic s a lway s has t he slightly higher level of difficulty and, so, I’m always happy when we can do that well, particularly when it’s something that’s not necessarily f u n ny at it s core, if you ca n deconstruct it and make it funny.

Q: A lot of the sketches go from concept to script to production to air all in one week. What are some of the challenges that go into doing all of that in one week?

A: Well, some of the bigger challenges are handled by our incredible departments — our wa rd robe depa r t ment , ou r set design department. I mean, they are the best in the world at what they do. The challenge as a writer is when you start realizing on Friday that something’s not working, you have to fi x it within the boundaries of what you have.

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Rep. James Clyburn delivers the 16th annual Robert Smalls Lecture in Capstone House Thursday.

Clyburn reflects on civil rights movement Representative discusses personal history at Smalls Lecture Amanda Coyne

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On their first date, Rep. James Clyburn, a Democrat, and his wife, Emily, shared a hamburger. It’s a simple enough story until you learn where they were.

“Emily and I did meet on my first visit to jail,” the congressman said to a packed Capstone Campus Room Thursday night as he delivered the 16th annual Robert Smalls Lecture through the African American studies department. “I had been there since very early morning, and it was after sunset and I was still there. I hadn’t eaten all afternoon ... and I had mentioned how hungry I was to the warden. Then, I saw her come towards me with a hamburger.

“I reached for it, and she pulled it back. She split it in half and gave me one half of it ... I liked it so much that we were married 18 months later.”

Clyburn and his eventual wife were in jail that day demonstrating as a part of the civil rights movement. He participated in sit-in protests across the South and took part in the historic 1963 March on Washington.

This year, he was asked to speak at t he unveiling of the statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in Washington, D.C. Across the street that day, within the same hour, Clyburn said, the Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. He wanted to sit in on the court proceedings, but he was committed to speak at the ceremony, so he put the case in the context of the struggles of Parks and other civil rights leaders, he said.

Clyburn, along with the director of the South Carolina Postal Service, revealed new stamps commemorating Parks and Lincoln’s Emancipat ion Proclamat ion at t he event.

Awards were also given to two African American studies students.

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Columnist Ross Abbott discusses the evolution of law through civil rights, and what that means for marriage now.

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The Gamecocks snapped a four-game SEC losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Aggies.

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Friday, March 29, 2013

In Brief.

Flu spreading again in SC after winter peak Watch out — the flu’s back.

While the most common strain of the flu peaked in December, a second strain is now on the rise in South Carolina, The Post and Courier reported.

During the most recent week for which data is available, March 10 to 16 , 1,954 people tested positive for the less common “influenza B,� versus 422 with “influenza A.�

T he s y mptoms for t he t wo a re ver y similar.

According to The Post and Courier, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control expects this year’s f lu season to be categorized as “moderately severe.� —Thad Moore, News Editor

Spartanburg woman Police seize $75,000 of pot in West Columbia arrested for slapping child A We st C olu mbia m a n wa s a r re sted Wednesday after he allegedly grew $75,000 of marijuana in a house, The State reported.

Theodore James Prosalenti, 32, is charged with manufacturing and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute.

Officers found 73 plants, dried marijuana in jars, a 9-mm Springfield XD handgun and $1,752 in a case inside the Rainbow Circle home, according to The State.

T he y a l s o f o u nd s e p a r at e l i g ht i n g, ventilation and climate control systems.

Police were tipped off that Prosalenti was growing marijuana in his house and started investigating the operation undercover about two months ago, The State reported. —Thad Moore, News Editor

A Sp a r t a nb u r g mot he r w a s a r r e s t e d Wednesday after she allegedly walked into a middle school and slapped a young boy in the face, The Associated Press reported.

Tyshekka Collier was coming to pick up her son, who was being suspended from Fairforest Middle School, and mistook another boy in the office for him, according to AP. The boy she slapped was sick and waiting to be picked up.

Principal Ty Dawkins told police that after Collier realized she’d hit the wrong boy, she apologized. Then, she walked over to her son and knocked him down.

She was charged with disturbing school and assault and battery, AP reported, and her three children are in protective custody. —Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor

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This needs to not take place in a doctor’s office; it has to take place on a boat.� That can’t happen with only a day to turn it around. But again, what makes t he show great is dealing w it h t hose challenges and the things that come out when you have to work under those conditions.

many people. If you’re dealing with a minor situation over here, then you’re running the risk of a major situation going on over there.�

If they do get involved, officers will have three options, Floyd said: eject them, write a ticket, or take them to jail. “At this event, if you get locked up, you put yourself in that position,�

Floyd said.

USC students can also be written up with the Office of Student Conduct without other penalties, said Capt. Eric Grabski, a spokesman for USC police.

All arrests or tickets will be forwarded to the office as well.

The conglomeration of officers will be joined by about 50 firefighters and paramedics, who will set up two field hospitals — one in College Park and one in the infield.

For the most part, Floyd said he doesn’t expect other police departments to charge the city for its officers’ work, but staffing the event comes at a cost.

Ca mden’s C it y Cou nc i l OK’d $25,000 to pay for police and other expenses related to Carolina Cup,

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Q : Have you had a favorite band who’s appeared (on SNL)?

A: So many. Wilco’s one of my all-t ime favorite bands, and they were f inally on. That was just so exciting for me. I mean, it’s obviously g reat whenever you have somebody like Bruce Springsteen on or somebody like Prince.

Q: You didn’t do the G amecock joke. How much do you tailor your stand-up routines to the areas you go to?

A: Well, it depends.

Tonight, it was fun to talk about Mark Sanford.

That’s a guy that I don’t normally talk about. And you like to be aware of where you are; I think the audience appreciates when t hey k now you aren’t just doing the same thing over and over again.

But it’s hard, obviously, when you get into a place and it’s already three in

the afternoon; you don’t have much time to be a local historian.

Q : W ho a r e y o u r favorite people who are not cast members, like hosts, to work with? I know Justin Timberlake, obviously.

A : Ye a h , n o , T i m b e r l a k e ’s g r e a t .

This year’s been really exciting. Whenever you have someone w it h a really strong comic voice like a Seth MacFarlane or a Louis C.K., that’s really exciting. Melissa

McCarthy’s coming up, and she’s like that as well.

But you k now, we’ve had people like Bruno Mars who has the Justin Timberlake-like sk ill set, which is great. And then every now and then you get someone like a Martin Short , who is as good at it as anybody’s ever been, so that was really fun.

Q: Is there anybody you want on?

A : Tom C r u i se. I think I want Tom Cruise.

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Floyd said.

But race organizers say the race, now in its 81st year, is a boon for the area, generating about $4.5 million in economic impact.

That’s because the town of about 7,000 will swell Saturday with more than 65,000 visitors, and for race organizers like Teri Teed, that means it’s crunch time.

Teed, the assistant director of the Carolina Cup Racing Association, has been working all but 24/7 for the last week, and she won’t stop until the race is done and the attendees are gone.

Among organizers’ responsibilities, she said: maintaining about 600 acres; decorating the area with colors from last year’s race winner; putting up a 50-by-110-foot VIP tent (a three-week project); pitching a slew of other tents, including 99 in College Park alone; and dealing with whatever issues emerge Saturday. “That’s a test of a really good event — to make it look like it goes smoothly — because no event does behind the scenes,� Teed said.

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Police presence at Cup beneficial for safety It’s t hat t ime of year aga i n, when t housands of f loppy-hat-wearing and seersucker-clad southerners flock to the horse races that have become as much about drink ing and socializing as the horses that run. Saturday, the annual Carolina Cup weekend begins again, but this year, students aren’t the only ones flocking down to the racetracks in eager groups. South Carolina police are as well, and t hey’re not interested in the “Keeping race either. thousands Over the years, the cup has been a of partying, breeding ground intoxicated for underage drink ing and college kids fights, and police out of harm’s presence this year way isn’t easy, will be stronger than ever. With and it’s good undercover to know they’re police a nd new devoting time to inst allat ions of aer i a l c a mer a s these efforts.” on t he grounds to keep a better eye on the crowd, South Carolina law enforcement has convened to crack down harder t han ever. Columbia alone is sending 15 officers, USC is sending six and most other counties are sending in their share, too.

T h i s i s n’t e x ac t ly g re at ne w s for attendees who are going with the main goal of chugging beers, but we’re glad South Carolina police are work ing together cohesively to keep us safe during this large event. Keeping thousands of partying, intoxicated college kids out of harm’s way isn’t easy, and it’s good to know that they’re devoting time and energy to these efforts.

That sa id, to t hose of us who are attending: Let’s keep it classy and avoid drunken brawls or getting arrested. We may not be going for the horses (let’s be real), but we can still party safely and responsibly.

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Same-sex marriage a matter of law Precedents leave no option but legalization I’m sure most of you are aware that the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two cases having to deal with gay marriage this week — one on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOM A) and t he ot her on California’s Proposition 8 (which over t u r ne d a s t at e Supreme Court decision a l low i ng same-sex marriage).

The publicity from these cases has sparked a new wave of debate about the morality of Ross same-sex marriage on Abbott forums ranging from Fourth-year the New York Times economics student to Facebook. However, w h at m a n y p e o p le seem to forget is that the Supreme Court isn’t deciding whether samesex marriage is right or wrong, only if it’s legal within the constraints of the U.S. Constitution.

One of the key issues in the legal debate is Federalism and states’ r ight s. “Trad it iona l” mar r iage advocates say t hat overt urning DOM A w il l force st ates to recog n ize same-sex marriages, violating those states’ rights to define what marriage is in their jurisdiction.

The second key legal issue is discrimination. The Fourteenth Amendment to our Constitution guarantees that, “No state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

This amendment was applied

to m a r r i ag e l aw s i n t he 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, when an interracial couple, Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving, were jailed for getting married. Virginia’s lawyers argued that the laws were not in violation of the Equal Protection Clau se. T he Supreme Cou r t unanimously found Virginia’s claim to be cockamamy and overturned t h e “ R a c i a l I n t e g r i t y A c t ,” recognizing that Loving’s individual right not to be discriminated against trumped Virginia’s right to defi ne marriage.

It’s time to apply this amendment to m a r r iage law s ag a i n. Law s which define marriage as a union between a man and a woman are ju st a s d isc r i m i nator y a s law s which defined marriage as between t wo “whites.” Saying marriage equality gives everyone an equal right to get a straight marriage is like saying religious equality gives everyone an equal right to practice Pa s t a f a r i a n i s m , b ut no ot he r religion.

The Supreme Court has previously found, and will find again, that all men and women are created equal. Individuals have a right not to be discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or anything else. We may not achieve marriage equality in 2013 (interracial marriage didn’t succeed on its first try either — see 1883’s Pace v. Alabama). However, each day, more A mer ica ns a re becoming increasingly accepting of gay rights. The question is no longer if, but when, the wedding bells will ring.

The past couple of months have seen a lot of big talk from North Korea. This isn’t unusual: The small nation has always had a big mouth and has rarely been reluctant to use it. However, the rhetoric used has become much more specific and charged recently, leading some to bel ie ve that a showdown of sorts is imminent.

The North Koreans cut their hotline with South K ore a a nd h ave Steven m ade t h reat s of Moore nuclear strikes on Third-year political science U.S. soil in the past student week. Experts don’t think they have the missile technology to reach much further than Japan, but regardless, the U.S. must tread very carefully in its dealings with North Korea given the possible outcomes of a serious conflict.

Actual war with North Korea should be the very last resort.

Nothing short of a direct attack on South Korean or U.S. soil or armed forces should be impetus for an attack on North Korea.

We are currently engaged in an (arguably) unwinnable war, which is straining military resources.

The cost of another war is just not something our economy is prepared to handle at this point. It is not a stretch to assume that war with North Korea would cost, at the very least, hundreds of billions of dollars that we don’t have to spend. And that doesn’t mention the inevitable human costs of such an involvement.

With that said, Washington also must not back down and acqu iesce to K im Jong Un’s regime. It is important to portray a toughness that will discourage further provocation. However, we must avoid nuclear warfare completely if possible. There is no excuse for inflicting that type of carnage on innocent citizens.

$150 million for Guantanamo Bay unjustifiable Overstaffing, unnecessary luxuries for prison guards delegitimize money request Last Thursday, the Department of Defense reque sted $150 m i l l ion f rom C ong re s s to fund construction of a new prison building at Guantanamo Bay and make renovations to existing buildings.

This request is very concerning in many ways.

Perhaps most obviously, despite repeated promises

by President Barack Obama on the campaign trail to close the facility and his statements that Guantanamo is used as a recruitment tool for terrorists, he has allowed it to remain open indefi nitely. However, even if Obama or the next president decided they wanted to close it down, they face substantial obstacles to doing so.

Chief among them is the National Defense Aut hor izat ion Ac t of 2011, wh ich i ncludes a provision t hat prohibits t he use of federal funds from being used to transfer prisoners at

Guantanamo Bay to prisons within the U.S. Due to this law, the complete closure of the facility appears u nrealist ic. However, even w it hout closing dow n Guantanamo, t here are ot her meaningful steps that can lessen its importance and high demands. Among them is to hold future suspected terrorists in domestic jails while they await trial.

This type of transition would leave current operations at Guantanamo unaffected, as those currently being held there would remain.

Chad Another way to reduce the need Brown for increased funding is to release First-year detainees t hat have already been insurance and risk management cleared by the president to leave. Of the 171 detainees at Guantanamo, student roughly half of them, 86, have been cleared by t he Obama Administrat ion to be released, but that has not happened yet. This could be because the man behind the foiled 2009 underwear bomber attack was Yemini, just as many

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C u t t i n g b a c k o n t h e s t a f f i n g le v e l s at Guantanamo is another possible way to address the complex’s staggering costs. Currently the prison is staffed by a group of approximately 1,800 troops, government workers and private contractors. Of that staff, approximately half of them are guards, giving the prison a 5-to-1 ratio of guards to prisoners. That ratio is hard to justify; it is more three times the level at Illinois’ super maximum-security prison, and a stunning 15 times higher than the guard-to-prisoner ratio at Alcatraz.

While the Defense Department may complain that their Guantanamo operations are underfunded, they would be well-served by taking a closer look at some of their existing expenses. Housing prisoners already cleared for release, maintaining a staff of 10 times the prisoner population and purchasing fancy massage chairs for the guards all seem to be more of an indication that they have plenty of money rather than not enough.

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Meyers shares NBC-censored jokes with USC ‘SNL’ writer, star performs stand-up comedy Thursday Kristyn Winch

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eth Meyers brought the Saturday-night said. “If your car is your house, you’re homeless.”

Meyers lived in Amsterdam for two years after funny to a full Koger Center for the graduating college. He said people who have lived Arts audience Thursday.

The “Weekend Update” anchor’s show, which abroad always make a point to tell their friends was sponsored by Carolina Productions, touched how amazing it was there and how much life sucks on everything from studying foreign language to in America by saying things like, “Oh, it’s really hard for me to drink American beer now” or the war in Afghanistan.

St udent s bega n l i n i ng up for t he f ree “accidentally on purpose” saying foreign words.

“Shakespeare wanted us all to know that he performance more than an hour before Meyers was to start his set. The queue snaked awkwardly used to live in Latin,” he said in reference to the line “Et a rou nd t he t u, Br ute?”

K o g e r i n “Ju l ius Center’s Caesar.” handicapped As he does pa rk i ng lot o n “ S N L ,” a nd up t he Meyers got h i l l on t he political, p r o p e r t y. describing Free tickets – Seth Meyers Greece’s were still available at the door, but most seats looked financial troubles (“I’m pretty sure it’s a yogurtbased economy”) and why South Carolinians claimed by the time the lights went down.

Meyers had no opening act and only a very brief should vote for Mark Sanford (“All politicians are introduction, but it was obvious that everyone in liars. You might as well vote for the s----iest liar,” attendance couldn’t wait for him to take the he said. “That guy’s the best.”).

Meyers made a lot of jokes about living with stage. As he casually stepped into the spotlight, the crowd erupted with thunderous applause and his girlfriend, saying she always makes him sound cheers that built up to a standing ovation once all lower than he is when describing how she’s made him a better person (The joke had her saying, the jokes were over.

Meyers began his set with a playful jab at “I lured him into my car with a Kit Kat” at one point). He has a problem with having too many Clemson. towels (“I guess I’m in the palace of Versailles”) “I only do shows for winners,” he said.

Meyers went on to take a poll of who was in the and said reading while on the toilet makes him audience, poking fun at each group of students. more human (“Without the magazine, I’m a To the youngest kids on campus, Meyers said, horse. At least with the magazine, I’m a centaur.”).

The funny man ended his set with a handful “Freshmen still think they have to raise their hands.” He chided the seniors about the job of “Weekend Update” jokes the censors didn’t let him tell on live television. They ranged from market they are about to enter.

“Based on your enthusiasm, you have not punny (A man without arms who stole a TV recently checked in on the state of the economy,” “would’ve paid, but he couldn’t reach his wallet.”) to overtly sexual (In a joke about lesbians kissing he said.

The comedian said he can always tell when he’s at an IHOP, the punchline was, “We’re upset, but on a college campus because “you can just smell it’s not going to stop us from eating out.”), and it the futon.” He went on to explain that the best was easy to see why most of them didn’t make the broadcasts. dual purpose items come in small packages.

“If your pen is a laser, you’re James Bond,” he DG

I only do shows for winners.

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Seth Meyers, a writer and cast member on “SNL,” tells students jokes that didn’t make the show Thursday night at the Koger Center.

OneRepublic switches to electronic sound on 3rd album Band’s frontman lends songwriting talents, stellar vocals to newest release ‘Native’ Chloe Gould

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They fly under the radar. Their music pulses through the industry, marked by song-writing credits and singles that hold power long after release.

OneRepubl ic is t he k i nd of mainstay you want to love, but you’ve definitely hated somewhere along the way.

“A p olog i z e,” t he ba nd’s mo st famous single, was released on 2007’s “Dreaming Out Loud.” That song has def initely been on t he radio sometime in the past couple of weeks, still straddling the precarious line between “throwback” (see 104.7) and something just lost in the shuffle.

But, thankfully, the boys are back with some new material.

The band released its third album, “Native,” Tuesday, a record that holds

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OneRepublic, known for pop hits like “Apologize,” released their third album “Native” on Tuesday. The record improves and strengthens the band’s existing sound. frontman Ryan Tedder’s sound style but experiments with an electronic edge.

An album’s fi rst track is rarely the

prized spot. It’s the intro, a lovely little musical interlude into the real single-worthy enterprises — largely a throwaway with enough pep to hold

the immediate attention.

“Counting Stars,” the first in the lineup on “Native,” is certainly not some extra change. Actually, it’s hard to make it to the rest of the album.

You repeat, rewind, repeat one more time.

Tedder, a real unsung pop genius, knows catchy. He knows how to make a hit (see Beyonce’s “Halo,” Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone”).

The first-place song, “Stars,” starts slow, a sweet, love-swept acoustic single and quickly throws into a wellpaced Tedder run with killer lyrics and amazing vocals.

“Feel Again,” t rack No. 3, has earned criticism for its similarities to Florence + the Machine’s “Dogs Days A re Over.” They do sound eerily similar, with a steady clap and the opening twinkle of electronic bells.

OneRepublic’s take, however, is to benefit Save the Children’s “Every Beat Matters” campaign, so, we can’t hate too much.

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NATIVE ● Cont. from 5 “Light It Up” comes randomly. It may have been the band’s look to a more indie, alternative vibe, but it didn’t go so well.

The next track, “Can’t Stop,” is better. It’s a falsetto Tedder with a kind of pain that bleeds through heav y drums and a few long-drawn

notes.

Tedder has the kind of gift not many musicians or song w r iter s h ave been blessed with: He ca n ma ke t he most morose, love-hurt words sound like just another night at the disco.

“Burning Bridges” is one of those.

T he rea l gem s a re t he last t h ree t rack s on “Nat ive’s” delu xe

edition, all acoustics.

Tedder and company r e c orde d “ I f I L o s e Myself ” (t he album’s a l ready est abl ished s i n g le), “ W h at Yo u Wanted” and “Burning Bridges” with acoustic g uitar and piano and the lead man’s all-butangelic vocals.

“Nat ive” act s as t he act ual dream for OneRepublic fans,

or really, fans of any song Tedder has ever w ritten — and t hat’s a lot of songs. He sings the meant-to-be acou st ic song s, w it h the acoustically-suited lyrics, with a heavier bass and all the OneRepublic bells, but he also strips it down to its heart.

There are the songs that are catchy and there are the ones that are just there to be appreciated, with only one, maybe two, bad apples in the bunch.

DG

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USC defeats Texas A&M in series opener Gamecocks come back from 2-0 deficit in win Danny Garrison

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USC closer Tyler Webb picked up his ninth save of the season in the 3-2 win Thursday.

Carrying a four-game SEC losing streak into the series opener against Texas A&M, coach Chad Holbrook said Thursday’s contest was not just another game for his South Carolina baseball team, as it looked to get back on a winning track.

“It was a very big win for us coming off of last weekend,” Holbrook said.

“This one was probably a tad bit more important.”

No. 14 South Carolina was able to beat the Aggies 3-2 on the heels of a sixth-inning comeback after getting no hits through five innings of play.

The ral ly was sparked by a LB Dantzler double off the right field fence that drove in two runs.

As Holbrook has said throughout the season, he looks for Dantzler to use the whole field when he’s at the plate, and the game-tying shot to left field was proof to Holbrook that his first baseman has been listening.

“That was a big two-strike swing,” Holbrook said. “It was a big swing of the bat against a good guy.”

The winning run came in the seventh on a fielder’s choice play off the bat of junior outfielder Graham Saiko that drove in the go-ahead run. Saiko’s gamewinning RBI came in his first game back from a wrist injury that sidelined him for the entire Arkansas series last weekend.

Holbrook admitted to being nervous as USC remained hitless through five, but he commended his team for its resiliency.

“It didn’t look good there for a while,” Holbrook said. “But we found a way to

scratch there in the sixth.”

South Carolina’s pitching staff on Thursday got off to a slow start, as sophomore Evan Beal allowed six hits in 3 1/3 innings pitched. Senior Adam Westmoreland relieved Beal in the fourth and would prove to be the spark the Gamecocks needed, matching his season-high with seven strikeouts en route to his second win of the season.

“It feels great to just go out and try to get ahead of hitters, throw strikes and keep us in the game and get us a chance to win,” Westmoreland said. “Let our offense work and just try to throw strikes and let our defense work behind us.”

After a rocky tenure at USC in terms of his personal life and his injury history, Westmoreland is experiencing a career season with two wins, two saves and a 0.67 ERA. Holbrook said he is happy for his middle reliever on a personal level, and has seen his Gamecock bullpen become a “very formidable” asset to the team with Westmoreland’s improved play.

“It looks like it’s all coming together f or ( We s t mor el a nd ) r ig ht now,” Holbrook said. “He’s a darn good kid, a big ol’ teddy bear, and he’s competing his rear end off out there and I’m happy for him.”

With Westmoreland picking up the win, Tyler Webb came in to earn his ninth save of the season behind four strikeouts, dropping his ERA to 0.82.

Holbrook admitted Thursday’s win was an ugly one, but he said his players needed the victory and he was happy his team was able to complete the comeback.

“We didn’t necessarily perform very well offensively,” Holbrook said. “But we found a way to win and that’s a credit to our guys.”

DG

Football scrimmages for first time this spring Spurrier wants more out of offensive linemen Tanner Abel

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T hu r s d a y ’s p r a c t i c e f o r t he Sout h Carolina football team ended with an hourlong scrimmage — the first of the spring.

The offense had only t wo scoring plays during the live action: a 5-yard touchdown pass by freshman Connor Mitch to redshirt sophomore Shamier Jeffery and a field goal.

T he foca l poi nt of t he sc r i m m age m ay h ave b een the play by the offensive and defensive lines. The defensive linemen were getting through the offensive line and recording sacks.

Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Wa rd sa id he was part icularly impressed w it h redshirt sophomore defensive end Mason Harris. Harris will be used i n Wa rd’s “rabbit” package, which is when t he Gamecocks play four defensive ends on the line.

“We need to pick and choose the spots to use him,” Ward said. “Mason will definitely be a part of our rabbit package. He’s put on 15 pounds since he’s been here, so he’s growing, and I’m excited about that.”

Wa rd s a id i f t he s e a s o n s t a r t e d t o d a y, t h e r a b b i t package would comprise juniors Jadeveon Clowney and Chaz Sutton on t he interior w it h Harris and redshirt freshman Darius English rushing from the outside.

“Darius can rush the passer also,” Ward said. “He did some good things today. We just have to make sure to put them all in position to make plays.”

Co-of fensive coord i nator Shawn Elliott ack nowledged the offensive line’s struggles but raved about the talent of his young group. “ T he y a r e r e a l l y g o o d ,” Elliott said. “I’m really pleased with their effort; they’re just always willing to go after it.

They just have to learn the game of football and learn how to put

it all together. I am not down on one of those guys.”

Head coach Steve Spurrier was a little more blunt in his analysis. “ T he y ’re pret t y g o o d at everything except blocking,” Spurrier said. “Unfortunately, that’s all we ask them to do.

So if we could block a little bit better, we’re going to be in good shape.”

Spurrier also mentioned the linemen’s difficulties last season but said he expects them to put it together.

“Brandon Shell struggled at times last year, but he’s coming around,” Spurrier said. “I think he’ll be a lot better this year, I really do. He was a redshirt f r e s h m a n l a s t y e a r. S o he and Corey Robinson , I mean physically, t hey can be like those Alabama linemen. Coach Elliott’s got to get them there.”

Junior wide receiver Bruce E l l i n g t on ret u r ne d t o t he football field after fi nishing his season on the basketball court under head coach Frank Martin.

E l l i n g t o n d e s c r ib e d t he difference between Spurrier and Martin.

“Coach Spurrier yells every now a nd t he n , b ut C o a c h Martin gets after you all the time, so I had to get used to him,” Ellington said.

E l l i ng ton took of f t h ree week s before pa r t ic ipat i ng in his first full day of spring football Thursday. He ended any speculation about whether he was playing football this year.

“There was no doubt I was coming back,” Ellington said.

Spurrier said the coaching staff held Ellington out of the scrimmage today because there was no reason for the receiver to be out there. Ellington said he thinks Spurrier wants him to be more of a leader this year.

“Last year I said some things, but this year I’m going to step up and do the job,” Ellington said. “I’ve been playing here two years, so I’m ready to be a leader.”

Spurrier said the team plans on scrimmaging next Thursday and Saturday.

DG

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Sophomore Sam Chiodo says the team’s losses this season have made them stronger.

Equestrian heads to SEC Championship Team hopes to find more consistency this weekend Kyle Heck

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South Carolina will look to claim the inaugural SEC championship as their own this weekend in Auburn, Ala. For a team that was once No. 1 in the country, the Gamecocks have struggled lately, losing two consecutive meets and five in a row on the road.

USC will hope to establish itself as the best team in the league, and although head coach Boo Major said she is disappointed with the team’s 6 - 6 record , she said t he Gamecocks have done some good things this year. “ T h e We s t e r n t e a m has made a ton of accomplishments,” Major said. “The Hunt Seat team hasn’t been as good as I would have liked them to be; however, I think we are still trying to find an identity.”

Sophomore Sam Chiodo has played a big role in the Western team’s success since she stepped on campus. As a freshman, Chiodo compiled an 8-6 record. She has kept up the success this season, going 8-3 in t he reg ular season.

T he Mou nt Ple a s a nt , Mich., native and redshirt junior Johnna Letchworth are tied for the SEC lead in horsemanship wins.

Chiodo said she grew fond of horses when she got a pony. Her mom was involved with horse shows when she was younger, too.

As for her quick success, she said there were similarities between her team back home and t he USC team, which helped make it an easy transition.

“I felt really at home here a nd t hat rea l ly helped,” Chiodo said.

In Chiodo’s first taste of the postseason last year, she went 3-3 and notched her first win in the upset over No. 3 Auburn.

Chiodo said because of the experience, she is more excited than nervous this year. “(The postseason) is very different from a regular dual meet,” Chiodo said. “You have to keep your mental game there all the time, and going through the experience wit h my team (last year) really helps me a lot.”

The Gamecocks will start t he SEC C ha mpion sh ip Friday against Georgia, a team they went 1-1 against in t he reg ular season. If they win, they will compete Saturday against the victor of Texas A& M a nd host Auburn. If the Gamecocks lose against the Bulldogs, USC goes to the consolation bracket and its hopes for an SEC Championship vanish.

Despite the Gamecock’s late-season struggles, Major said her team is resilient, which she expects will help

them this weekend.

“We can go and have a bad weekend and then the next weekend they’re back up and trying very hard to be successful again,” Major said. “Certainly all four of these SEC teams are very, very good and on any given day, one of them can beat the other.”

To level out the playing field, Major said none of the four teams will be allowed to compete on their own horses this weekend.

Both Major and Chiodo said the Western and Hunt Seat teams must play to their abilities to have a chance this weekend.

In only one of USC’s six losses did both teams lose.

Because of this, Major said consistency has become a theme for the entire team.

“Several of the competitions (this year) could have gone either way,” Major said. “It’s unfortunate, a loss is a loss, but I think we had the capability to win those competitions.”

Chiodo said the struggles have made the team realize they must keep up the hard work to stay in front of the competition.

“I think our losses have made us stronger as a team because we’ve realized that we aren’t invincible,” Chiodo said. “We can be beat, so we really have to stay on top of our game if we want to come out with an SEC Championship.”

DG