The Daily Gamecock 4/4/13

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Pharmacy improvements lack funds Dean: Problem reflected across all of campus Thad Moore

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Needed renovat ions at t he Sout h Carolina C ol lege of Ph a r m ac y are at least a year out as the school fleshes out its long-term plans, and USC searches for resources to fund them.

The key needs for the college’s Columbia

campus are upgrading outdated classrooms a nd laborator ies, sa id Joe DiPiro, the college’s executive dean.

Earlier this year, DiPiro told The Daily Gamecock it s f a c i l it ie s le f t t he college “10 steps behind” peer schools. They ’re preventing the relatively you ng college f rom retaining and recruiting f a c u lt y a n d s t u d e nt s by divert ing attent ion away from research and instruction and keeping the school from its goal

of crack ing the top 10 pharmac y programs nationally, he said.

Some of that work — on a lab for an endowed chair on the seventh floor of the Coker Life Sciences Building — will happen this summer, starting as soon as a month from now.

USC’s spending about $1.15 million to renovate labs on about half the floor, which DiPiro describes as “1970s vintage.”

But other needs Spencer Scott / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

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The College of Pharmacy looks forward to updates to outdated classrooms and labs.

Students manage classes, crown USC women prepare for state, national pageants Amanda Coyne

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VIP replacement avoids crash, reaches ‘peak load’

For LaQuita “KD” Cowart, weeks sometimes never end.

Cowart, who holds the title of Miss Capital City 2013, is in the final days of preparation for the Miss Black South Carolina pageant, being held at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg Saturday night. She wears high heels constantly — even while at home in her sweatpants — and practices possible interview questions with her mentor, a former Miss Black New Jersey, via Skype. On Saturdays and Sundays, she is “booked solid.”

She has rode in parades and held events with city leaders like Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. But pageantry isn’t the only thing in her life.

Cowart will graduate from USC in May with a master’s in social work and ser ves as an intern wit h t he Lexington County Department of Social Services.

“I don’t know how I do it,” Cowart said, when asked how she balances it all. “I just keep going and keep going ... It’s a very exhausting job, but I love what I do.”

Her career path is actually what led her to the pageant world. While completing her undergraduate studies at Shaw University, she served as a mentor to younger women competing in area teenage pageants. Now a titleholder herself, Cowart has used her crown to further her mentorship.

“Every girl wants to be a princess.

They see a crown and a sash, they

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Miss South Carolina USA Megan Pinckney took this semester off to fulfill her duties.

Blood donated in Greek Week drive Fraternity, sorority members increase giving from 2012 Sarah Ellis

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The annual Greek Week blood drive collected 85 units of blood Wednesday, exceeding its goal by 15 units and topping last year’s collection by more than 30 units.

Blood drive organizer A n n a D r e w Ja c k s o n , a fourth-year exercise science student, said the increase in participation this year was partly due to having two donating stations on campus, compared to one in previous years. One Red Cross donation bus was stationed on Greene Street in front of Thomas Cooper Library, and

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Fraternity and sorority members gave blood for Greek Week points throughout Wednesday. another in Greek Village.

The majority of donors were fraternity or sorority members, Jackson said.

“It reminds people that we do a lot of work in our communit y as well as at USC,” Jackson said.

Greek donors were awarded two Greek Week pa r t icipat ion poi nt s for donat ing blood and one point if they went through the screening process but were not eligible to donate.

Gamma Phi Beta sorority,

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Chi Psi fraternity and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity made up t he highest participating team and were awarded points toward their Greek Week totals.

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A s of t h is week , t he days of complaining about the VIP registration system have come to a close.

T he nex t t a rget of st udent s’ grievances is Self Ser vice Carolina (SSC), the newest change to USC’s class registration system.

Among the woes of those trying to register came complaints of servers shutting down, the lack of graphic schedule representations and, in fi rstyear biology student Caroline Dewey’s case, accusations of false A merican residency.

“When I fi nally talked to someone, they told me that I was on a temporary visa because they didn’t have proof that I’m a U.S. citizen,” Dewey said.

“I told them I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and that I am most definitely a U.S. citizen. They told me I should have sent in a birth certificate, and when I said I did, they kept telling me I didn’t.”

Though her issue was later resolved, Dewey was still irritated about the situation.

“I was a mess,” she said.

Ot her st udent s sha red t hei r registration woes via Twitter, voicing aggravation over the limited amount of sections and times, and how difficult it was to view schedules after classes had been selected.

For some, m is si ng i n for mat ion hindered the selection of courses.

“For some classes professors still aren’t listed. It just says ‘TBA,’” fi rstyear mechanical engineering student K at ie Morsberger sa id. “T hat ’s a problem.”

Though some students would beg to differ, OneCarolina is confident in the efficiency of the new system.

“On the Columbia campus alone, more t h a n 14,0 0 0 s t ude nt s h ave successfully registered for more than 58,000 classes, the vast majority of them in the past three days,” OneCarolina spokesman Elwood Hamilton said.

Despite the lack of enthusiasm from students, those behind the scenes of the new system believe the changes will do more good than harm. “ W h i le t here a re t h i ng s t hat V IP still does well, it was built on technology that is increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain,” Hamilton said. “SSC will prove to be a far more reliable and comprehensive self-service system over time, and we will have the ability to add enhancements over the next several years.”

T he updated s y stem w i l l a l low students to access more information than was shown on V IP, including REGISTRATION ● 3

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ADHD in America

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The country pop trio falls short of high expectations with the release of its sophomore album “Pioneer.”

Columnist Zach Newcastle argues our nation should reevaluate abundant ADHD diagnoses in children.

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South Carolina’s equestrian team won the first conference championship since the sport was officially recognized.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

In Brief.

Kidnapping suspect found dead in truck A man accused of a Tuesday abduction was found dead Wednesday afternoon, The State reports.

James Murphy Brigman Jr. was found in Calhoun County in his truck with a single bullet wound to his head. The truck was found in a dirt driveway off U.S. 176, 10 miles west of St. Matthews.

The 4 0 -year-old was sought by police on charges of kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct and the possession of a weapon while committing a violent crime, after a woman was abducted on Greystone Boulevard Tuesday.

The woman was an acquaintance of Brigman’s and was leaving a meeting at the time of her abduction, according to The State. She was found in St. Matthews Tuesday evening.

— Amanda Coyne, Assistant News Editor

Sanford jokes about Former substitute teacher convicted of sexual abuse eating piglets from stunt A former substitute teacher and evangelical worker has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being accused of sexually abusing a boy on a camping trip, The State reports.

Eric Nelson Vancleave, of West Columbia, was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual misconduct with a minor, lewd act on a minor, t hird-degree criminal sex ual conduct and aggravated assault and battery.

Vancleave was convicted of molesting a boy at Barnwell State Park, where they were camping.

He was also accused of abusing the boy multiple times between 2002 and 2005 and of abusing three other boys he met through Pavilion Ministries in Cayce between 2000 and 2007.

Vancleave was arrested in 2010 and charged with 16 crimes relating to sexual abuse.

So it turns out Mark Sanford wasn’t kidding about cutting out pork.

In 2004, as a political stunt, the former South Carolina governor carried two pigs into the Statehouse to protest what he called wasteful spending.

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday, he said those pigs — “Pork” and “Barrel” — didn’t fare so well.

“Unfortunately, they were barbecued,” Sanford said on the show. “They were great little guys.”

A Sanford spokesman told The State later in the day the candidate for the First Congressional district was joking and that he didn’t eat them.

According to WACH, Sanford said he was “99 percent sure” the porcine pair ended up at a Sticky Fingers restaurant in Charleston.

— Amanda Coyne, Assistant News Editor

—Thad Moore, News Editor

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Courtesy of Columbia Police Department

2 guns, $40k of marijuana seized on Devine Street Two men were charged with traff ick ing nearly 25 pounds of marijuana from Atlanta to Columbia Wednesday.

Approximately $40,000 worth of marijuana was found in several layers of plastic wrap a nd packed i n a su itcase t hat was stored on a commercial bus, the Columbia Police Department said in a release.

Antonie Terrell Parker, 26, and Roger Rivers, 27, were arrested after the Columbia Police Department got a tip that drugs were being transported by bus to Columbia.

Police say Parker picked Rivers up at the Gervais Street Greyhound bus station. The two then drove to the 4200 block of Devine Street, according to the release.

Officers stopped the pair on Devine Street, where they found the drugs, weapons and cash, the release said.

This arrest comes a day after Chief Randy Scot t a n nou nced he wou ld be t a k i ng a n indefi nite leave of absence for personal reasons.

The Columbia Police Department’s acting chief is Ruben Santiago, who previously served as deputy chief.

— Compiled by Amanda Coyne, Assistant News Editor

think ‘princess.’ They don’t think ‘Miss Capital C it y ’ or ‘M i s s Blac k South Carolina,’” Cowart sa id. “I wa nt to be a princess for them.”

But Cowart isn’t the on ly pagea nt queen reigning at USC. Numerous women, from first-years to law students, hold titles that will send them to the Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina USA pageants in the coming months, and current Miss South Carolina USA, Megan Pinckney, is a fourth-year retailing student.

Pinck ney has taken the semester off to fulfill the duties that come with a statewide title and to prepa re for t he M iss USA competition, which will be held this June.

The Charleston native frequently travels across South Carolina and the country for appearances, photo shoots and pageant t r a i n i n g. T h i s w e e k alone has taken her from Columbia to New York to Miami, and she says she won’t have a f ree weekend for at least the next two months. When she’s not wearing her crown, she ser ves as a legislative aide for the South Carolina House of Representatives. “ T h e r e’s a l w a y s s o m e t h i n g t o d o ,” P i nc k ne y s a id w h i le waiting in the Columbia Met ropolitan A irport to board a fl ight to New York. “You should see my planner. It’s crazy.”

Most of her work in Sout h Carolina takes place in schools and with nonprofit organizations.

She uses these appearances to promote her character-building program for children, “Karacter begins with K.”

Courtesy of Amanda Bishop

Miss Wade Hampton-Taylors Amanda Bishop will head to Miss South Carolina with her sorority “little sister.”

While Pinckney sees her planner being filled until June’s Miss USA pageant, several USC students are preparing to take on a hectic schedule much like hers. Many young women at USC hold regional titles within the Miss South Carolina org a n izat ion a nd a re perfecting their walking, talking and talents for the July pageant.

For se c ond-ye a r tou r ism ma nagement st udent Emily Sapier, her participation in the statewide competition is a bit historic. After being crowned Miss Five Points Festival in early March, she learned she would be the first with that title to compete at Miss South Carolina.

Sapier has been competing in pageants since high school and said she’s only lost three t i m e s . S he i s a l s o a professional model and holds dow n t wo job s — one as a restaurant hostess and one at the Capital Cit y Club, an exclusive members-only venue to wh ich G ov.

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— so she believes she’s ready to t a ke on t he commitment that Miss South Carolina requires.

“I’ve taken 18 credit hours every semester, so it wouldn’t kill me to take 12 hours, which I need to maintain my scholarship, or 15 hours,” Sapier said.

“Ba la nc i ng isn’t t hat much of a problem for me.”

And Sapier’s planner shows it. She f lipped it open to her mont h ly calendar to show weekends f i l led w it h double shifts at work, modeling jobs and pageant preparation. She said her com m it ment to work gives her t he independence required of Miss South Carolina, who drives herself all over the state for appearances and other duties.

W hile independence is required of Miss South C a rol i n a , t h i rd-ye a r broadc a st jou r na l ism student Amanda Bishop and second-year public relations student Leslie Knight have each other to lean on come time for the pageant. The reigning Miss Wade Hampton-

Taylors and Miss York, respectively, are not only both members of Phi Mu sorority, but they are big and little sisters within the organization.

Fr o m t h e m o m e nt Knight stepped into the Phi Mu house, Bishop and other members knew t he t wo would have a connection because of Bishop’s and K night’s past pageant experiences.

“W hen Leslie came t h rough recr u it ment, t hat was somet h i ng people came and told me about,” Bishop said. “I didn’t get to talk to her during recruitment, but I was her Bid Day buddy and we spent t he day together, and that’s when I knew we were meant to be big and little.”

T hei r pat h s to t he M iss Sout h Ca rol i na pageant are remarkably similar; both began at a young age — around 4 or 5, both said — but stopped competing during high school to focus on other activities.

Once in college, Bishop and K night decided to pu r sue t hei r l ifelong dream of becoming Miss South Carolina. While many might think that would cause a rift in their relationship, they say it’s only brought them closer.

“It w ill be g reat to know that in that intense and stressful situation that I will have someone there that has my best interests at heart and I have her best interests at heart,” Knight said. “All we can do is inf luence our own performance.

We ca n’t dictate how anyone else does.”

All contestants in the M iss Sout h Ca rol i na pagea nt mu st h ave a platform — a cause they advocate through their title — and while many choose w ide -r a ng i ng issues like breast cancer awareness or hu nger, Knight took her own past and turned it into a way to advocate for children facing the same issues now.

“My biological father has been in and out of jail since I was 4. He has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and that’s just one platform that hasn’t been talked about a lot,” Knight said.

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PHARMACY ● Cont. from 1 are years f rom being remedied.

The College of Pharmacy has labs on the fifth and sixth floors of the building, and no plans to renovate them have been drawn up yet, Di Pi ro sa id, becau se there’s no money to do it.

“It’s not an easy thing, as tight as budgets are,” he said.

Those needs will be outlined in a master plan the college is currently writing and that, DiPiro ho p e s , w i l l b e do ne w it h i n t he nex t si x months.

In the shorter term, Di Piro a nd Provost Michael A miridis will meet in about a week to discuss plans for the next year, including upgrades t o o ne of t wo l a r g e classrooms.

Students in the College of Pharmacy are often taught remotely, because t he school also has a campus at the Medical Un i ver s it y of S out h Carolina in Charleston and in Greenville.

One of the college’s

two Columbia campus classrooms was renovated last year for $600,000.

D i P i r o s a i d h e ’s pushing to have work on the other done over the summer next year.

That project will be important, he said, as the college starts to move its tests online.

St a r t i ng nex t yea r, incoming classes w ill take exams electronically, so classrooms will need bigger su r face s than lecture hall–style pullout desks, outlets for their laptops and wired Internet connections.

“It absolutely requires a state-of-t he-art classroom,” DiPiro said.

“We t h in k t hat most t y pical course testing will go electronic, and the classrooms just aren’t well set up to do that.”

And, DiPiro said, the college just needs more space. It’s a young school growing in its reputation — and student population — but it’s stuck in a space designed for the 1970s and a smaller st udent body.

A mong USC’s programs, that

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Students also voiced concern with ser vers bei ng dow n du r i ng what OneCarolina refers to as “peak load.”

“While the system was never down, some users were unable to reach the system during this time,” Hamilton said. “The peak load subsided after 10 to 15 minutes each time, resulting in SSC becoming fully available once again.”

B y f a r, t h e b u s ie s t d a y f o r registration was Wednesday, as Web traffic was much heavier than the two days before, according to Hamilton. “ I n r e s p o n s e [t o i nc re a s e d web t raf f ic], we quad r upled ou r ser ver capacit y during the day on

predicament is hardly unique, he acknowledged.

The College of Ph a r m ac y ’s defer red needs u nderscore t he t a ngle of c omp et i ng demands USC faces and that it’ll have to answer with no new money in sight.

Answering questions by email, Amiridis said U S C ’s n e e d s a c r o s s campus include classroom a nd lab space, safet y requirements and staffing t roubles. The hu man resources and business offices are understaffed, fire alarm systems need to be replaced, t he campus needs more police officers and there is inequity in faculty pay.

At the same time, USC has grown its tuition rates and student population to their limits, and the university isn’t expecting to get much more money from the state.

The end result: Money, especially for growth and development, is tight.

“The needs are real and numerous, and the resources are limited,” Amiridis wrote.

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Wednesday,” he said. “We believe this will reduce the number of students experiencing technical issues moving forward. Technicians will continue to closely monitor server activity and respond appropriately.”

Though many st udents blamed their unsavory experience on their year or major, neither had an effect on the process.

“The issues are related to the total number signing in at once and not based on any particular class status or standing,” Hamilton said.

St udent s a re encou raged to contact the Office of the Registrar.

SSC tech n ic a l que st ion s c a n be answered by calling 777-1800, while general registration questions can be answered through 777-5555.

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Si nc e w i n n i n g her title, she has taken her platform, which she calls “Brea k i ng Free,� a nd used it to go into York s c ho ol s a nd e d u c at e ch i ld ren ab out t he se issues. She also regularly v isit s incarcerated parents to “inspire them to get better for their kids� and has served as a mentor for the children of incarcerated parents or parents with substance abuse problems. “Jail is a scary place for a kid, and it’s not their fau lt t hey have to go there,� Knight said.

Second-year law st udent Donna Tillis’ platform is also personal.

When she was growing up, her grandparents took in foster children, many of whom came from a background of abuse. “ We g r e w u p l i k e brothers and sisters, and

I listened to their stories a nd u nderstood t heir pain,� Tillis said.

T he reig n i ng M is s Walterboro combined her h istor y a nd her k nowledge of law to work w it h t he Sout h Carolina Guardian ad Litem program, which trains people to be child’s advocates in court. “The offered training just nurtures a feeling that is innate in most people — that a child should be able to be a child and live a happy life rich with wonderful opport u nit ies,� Tillis said. “I am a Guardian ad Litem because I know that not every child lives in a happy home and that, in fact, many children are abused and neglected on the daily basis.�

Tillis said being a law student while preparing for Miss South Carolina i s n’t mu c h d i f f e r e nt t ha n prepa r i ng as a n u nderg raduate. She does, however, bring a gallon-sized water bottle to her classes to keep

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properly hydrated for her fitness regimens. Most M iss Sout h Ca rol i na conte st a nt s t ra i n for hours each week, and Tillis is no different. “My classmates often joke about my huge water bottle,� she said.

First-year prepharmac y st udent Hunter Wint also has a slightly strange pageant prep ritual: eating a can of tuna fish every night before bed. Her personal trainer has her on a strict diet, which includes the unusual bedtime snack.

W i nt , who is M is s Hartsville 2013, is one of the less-experienced Miss South Carolina hopefuls. “I ac t ua l ly decided to compete in M iss Hartsville on a whim,� she said. “It was my first pageant and it turned out to work in my favor.�

Since then, she’s had to make the big adjustment to pageant queen life. “My poor Lilly (Pulitzer) planner!� she said.

W h ile Wint and her compet itors have u nt i l Ju l y t o g e t i n tip-top pageant shape, Cowa r t has on ly t wo m o r e d a y s u nt i l s he competes for Miss Black South Carolina. She is confident, however, that she will do well. “If everything goes my way, I’ll be walking away with the crown and a few awards,� she said.

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Registration shouldn’t be a struggle for USC When a transition to a new technology system occurs, it’s normal to expect a few kinks and bugs here and there that still need to be addressed. But as students are beginning to register for classes, it’s clear USC’s Registrar’s Office didn’t take enough time to minimize difficulties for students.

It seems too many people now have horror stories about registering for classes under the new Self Service Carolina system, ranging from unlisted course times and “Self Service professors to an Carolina still A mer ic a n-b or n has a few kinks student being told she falsified her that need to be residency.

A c cord i ng to addressed.”

OneCarolina, however, these incidents and other technical difficulties are isolated and shouldn’t be used as evidence to claim the switchover to Self Service Carolina is completely flawed.

But while these incidents alone wouldn’t cause much alarm, they’re tied with the fact that the Registrar’s Office released its master schedule of classes two weeks late, and students with busy schedules and lives to plan in the fall have been forced to register much later in the semester than usually.

Here at USC, more than 14,000 students have successfully registered for classes, and we must admit Self Service Carolina does provide students somewhat-easier access to information than VIP did.

But when students don’t have access to a functional and aesthetically pleasing graphical representation of their schedules, and when many can’t even reach the new system during a “peak load” of users, we’re a little disappointed the best news about the new system is that the servers technically haven’t crashed.

As students, we shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to register for required classes, and it’s appalling we’re dealing with these problems so late in the semester. We can only hope the Registrar’s Office and OneCarolina will fix these errors as soon as possible.

ADHD medication trend harmful Medication misuse result of parents, educators As a nation we have always been suscept ible to t he latest t rend.

We fe el t h at b e c au s e opt ion s are available we are obligated to utilize new technology. However, in the case of attention deficithyperactivit y disorder (A DHD) medication, the public should rethink it s over whel m i ng support of the drug’s mass prescription.

According to data f rom t he Centers for Disease Control Zach Newcastle a n d P r e v e n t i o n , approx i m ately 6 .4 Second-year million children ages journalism student 4 t h rough 17 h ave been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives.

This is a 41-percent rise over the past decade. This over-diagnosis can be accredited to many things, s u c h a s t h e e a s e w it h w h i c h someone can legally obtain t he drug. And while there are countless brands in the public conscious, as well as hundreds of ot hers, t he blame should not solely be on the pharmaceutical companies; their job is to pander to the public and provide what we are so desperately willing to pay for.

Instead, we should scrut inize why today’s parents — who see anything below an “A” on their third-grader’s report card as a death sentence — have been scared into medicating their children. These “helicopter” parents are often so afraid of allowing their children

to be childlike, they shelter them through medication. Unfortunately, their growing concern for making sure their child gets the most out of their education has escalated to the point of drugging their children — even when t hey do not need external help. Their decision to put a child on ADHD medication could have unwarranted side effects.

I n a d d it i o n , o u r e d u c at i o n system needs to aid in t he condemning of t his t rend. The cult ure of standardized test ing has perpetuated a model of fitting everyone into the same mold so that any child who may be more creative or art ist ically oriented must be reshaped to fit their liking.

I am well aware of t he g reat positive effects these drugs can have. A child who may be unable to foc us i n a classroom a nd is disruptive should be able to take the medication and give his attention to his or her studies. But parents manipulating the system into give their kids an “edge” need to be held accountable; their negligence does not come without a cost.

Ultimately, parents and educators should not jump at the mildest of symptoms in children and assume they are headed down a path of ineptitude. We need to understand that the consumers of these drugs are children, and it’s completely n at u r a l for t hei r at tent ion to occasionally wander.

A child should not be diagnosed with a condition simply because he or she is a little more excitable than most. When we can accept that we cannot judge children like adults, we can create a brighter future.

I am extremely proud to be part of a university community with heart. Our students, faculty and staff participate in many service projects and raise money for lots of important causes.

We k now t hat a r ich l ife involves finding ways to give b ac k , a nd w he t he r it ’s t he Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, USC Dance Marathon to support Children’s Miracle Net work Hospital, Relay for Life to support the A merican Cancer Societ y or collecting and growing food for Harvest Hope Food Bank, becoming a leader means recognizing our community’s needs and creating opportunities to give back.

I’m happy to co-chair One Columbia CityServe with Mayor Steve Benjamin and Paul Fant of SCA NA. Mayor Benjamin is serving to inspire all groups in the cit y to work together, wh ich he does so well. A nd Paul and I represent two large and important segments of the community of Greater Columbia.

Pau l embodies business a nd industr y, and I represent the University of South Carolina and all not-for-profits that contribute to the rich fabric of Columbia.

Approximately 1,000 students, faculty and staff of the university have plans to be engaged in several projects during the week of One Columbia Cit ySer ve April 20 through 27.

I ask ever yone in the USC community and beyond to think about your gifts and talents, and come out and serve on whatever day you can, in whatever way you can.

I promise you will discover rewards beyond the time you com m it. Remember, it is i n giving that we receive — I’ll be planting a garden for a school in Richland One. What will you do?

— U S C f i r s t l a d y Pa t r i c i a Moore-Pastides

Trade embargoes won’t bring peace in Far East Recent history, relations show current actions unable to stabilize North Korea China has a population of 1.3 billion , a gross domestic product of $7.3 trillion and a standing army of almost 1.6 million people. It also has advanced missile technolog y and more than 200 nuclear weapons.

In comparison, North Korea has a population of 24 million, a GDP of $40 billion and a standing army of almost 1 million people. It, however, has nearly passed Rocketry 101 (they somehow managed to propel a hunk of metal shaped like a satellite into orbit in 2012 that’s incapable of sending or receiving transmissions into space, where it has been tumbling without any guidance or stabilization system ever since), and has almost one nuclear weapon.

Why does the United States seem to fear North Korea, concentrating military force in South Korea and Japan in preparation for a potential second Korean War, but not China?

The answer is probably stamped on your phone or

computer or desk or just about anything else. China couldn’t go to war with the United States because its economy would crash with no one to buy its products. The United States couldn’t go to war with China because then who would make our iPhones?

Countries don’t attack countries t hey t rade w it h because it’s bad business. W hen the United States trades with China, both sides benefit (they get an influx of capital and we get cheap goods). If war happens, that trade stops and both sides lose, so they Ross don’t go to war.

Abbott If trade brings peace, why aren’t we First-year trying to gain peace with North Korea business through trade sanctions? Proponents economics of these sanctions say they encourage student targets to come to the bargaining table by starving them out.

That might work here in A merica, where a hungry populous would demand change from the government, but it hasn’t worked and won’t work as

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well in North Korea, where starving is just a part of life.

Economic sanctions against North Korea started 1950 as part of the 1949 “Export Control Act” and have continued ever since, progressively increasing in severity. These sanctions have not succeeded in stopping North Korea from pursing nuclear weapons or from attempting to develop long-range missile systems. They have succeeded in further isolating North Korea from the rest of the world, as well as fueling anti-American sentiment both within Pyongyang and the North Korean people (who can blame at least a portion of their hunger on the sanctions).

When the United States came to South Korea’s aid in the 1950s, the alliance was initially fairly begrudging, a “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” situation. However, increasing trade between the two countries has dramatically increased relations so we now have a hardy bond with South Korea. After nearly 65 years of failed economic sanctions, maybe it’s time we tried doing the same with the North.

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“Oh, Pioneer, I sing your song. It’s the hymn of those who’ve gone before and those who carry on.”

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“Pioneer”

IN STORES NOW

Label: Republic Nashville Members: Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry Based out of: Tennessee Genre: Country, pop rock The Band Perry is back with a new look and a bit of a new sound, too.

On “Pioneer,” the family band’s second album, siblings K imberly, Reid and Neil Perr y bring t heir u n ique spi n to t he pop cou nt r y world. T he fol low-up to 2010’s self-titled debut piles on the girl power and adds a little more rock ‘n’ roll than the last time around.

The album cover, featuring the title smeared in bright red lipstick, is one indication of their change in attitude.

“Better Dig Two” is a rock ing anthem about a woman only being in love with one man. And when her man dies, you better put her in the ground.

“DONE.” is an upbeat ditty about revenge. Lyrics like “It’s gonna hit you hard til you see stars / It’s gonna put you through a world of hurt” are sassy and show off the band’s no-nonsense attitude.

“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” slows things down a bit. Perry sings, “I wanna shake this winter coat off my sleeve / Dust off a record and just be free / Oh, don’t let me be lonely,” as she channels the country divas of decades past.

At times it’s pretty cheesy (at one point, she sings, “Take the keys to my car and the keys to my heart and just drive”), but it’s just the right amount of offbeat that the track will likely be on light rock radio for the next 10 years.

The title track isn’t quite “If I Die Young,” a hit single from the band’s debut album, but it’s pretty.

The lyrics are vague, but I’m pretty sure Perry’s talking about an actual pilgrim (“I sing your song / It’s the

Courtesy of The Fans Perry

While playful and flirtatious, The Band Perry’s second album fails to possess the impact of 2010’s self-titled debut album tracks. hymn of those who’ve gone before and those who carry on”).

“Forever M ine Never m ind” is where things start getting fun. The track sounds like it could be a Kelly Clarkson song, but the band injects its own country flavor into it. “Night Gone Wasted” turns the lead singer into a strutting front woman instead of a sweet teenage girl.

“I Saw a Light” has some nice vocal moments, but this song about

love at fi rst sight is incredibly corny.

“Mother Like Mine” is sappier than maple syrup, but the sentiment is sweet, so it’s a bit more likable. On the track, Perry sings about their mom’s best qualities, noting that “I’ve got the best and the worst of her in me.” The song goes on to say that if her mother were in charge of taking care of the whole world, it would be a much better place. High praise, huh?

“C ha i n saw ” sou nds a bit l i ke “You Lie” musically, and it’s an equally good k iss-of f song. The track chronicles a budding romance marked by names carved into a tree.

When the relationship ended, she cut the tree down with her chainsaw.

A s t he chor us goes, “But I ain’t gonna be happy until those names fall / And I’m sittin’ on a stump.”

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‘Game of Thrones’ conquers third season Medieval series intrigues audience with sex, power Tyler Simpson

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Never before has the medieval fantasy genre been so appealing to a variet y of audiences since “The Lord of the Rings.” The d i f ference is t h at “G a me of Thrones,” one of HBO’s most popular series, is more politically based and focused on rivaling families. Entering its third season, the show continues to pull off the miracle of maintaining such lucid through-lines within a complex, potentially confusing story.

Based on “A Song of Ice and Fire,” t he series of novels by George R.R. Martin , “Game of Thrones” is a medieval fantasy t ele v i s io n s er ie s . T he s how manages to please not just the “Dungeons & Dragons” addicts; it also draws a considerable audience w it h excel lent act i ng f rom a diverse cast, as well as with the inclusion of crucial themes like perverse sex, extravagant violence and political schemes.

W hat makes “G ames of Thrones” most intriguing is its story of overall self-indulgence and corruption, which causes it to stand out from various other fantasies of its kind. It possesses a dark tone, portraying a continent with its inhabitants separated from each other by their own desires.

This certainly isn’t one of those fairy tale fantasies with a positivity that the heroic characters will emerge triumphant.

The plot l i ne feels l ike a multitude of shows crammed into

one, so it will probably take half of this review to explain it. Putting it simply, the story is centered on the concept of power — who has it, who craves it and who is denied it.

A mid a war among rivaling, power-hungry families, the prize stands high — the Iron Throne a nd c o nt r ol o v e r t he s e v e n kingdoms of Westeros. Right now, the House Lannister stands on top, with the hedonistic, bratty Joffrey Baratheon ( Jack Gleeson) occupying the throne and his mother Cersei (Lena Headey) slowly losing control of him.

A t t hei r do or step i s Robb

Stark (Richard Madden), who is constantly ramping up his efforts to conquer the House Lannister, not for t he I ron Th rone but revenge for t he beheading of patriarch Ned Stark. Meanwhile, his siblings are either on the run or held hostage by the House Lannister.

Peter Dinklage often adds a lighthearted vibe to the series with his wit and snarky attitude a s t he clever, M ach iavel l ia n Ty rion Lan nister , one of t he show’s richest characters. Early in the season, a poignant scene involves Tyrion pleading for his THRONES ● 7

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PIONEER ● Continued from 6 “I’m a Keeper” is another girlpower song on which Perry makes clear that she’s not a manipulator but an independent woman.

“Back to Me W it hout You” is about a girl growing up and leaving home but always longing to go back.

THRONES ● Cont. from 6 father’s love and respect only to be admonished, demonst rat i ng t hat verbal rebukes can be as brutal as a sword to the neck.

A nd that only scratches the surface of t he i nsa ne, abu nda nt characters that have us trek k ing so far across the Westeros terrain that we’re craving GPS. Jon Snow (Kit Harington), t he bastard son of the Stark family, finds himself allied with the Wildings in the wintry lands among the Wall.

Meanwhile, across the sea, Daenerys Targaryen ( Em ilia Clarke) , who raises dragons as her children, strives to rally an army to reclaim the throne her family once occupied.

Wit h all of t he characters a nd plot points, the show can feel infuriatingly overstuffed and disjointed. Just when one becomes riveted with one plot thread, a switch is made and a connection i s l o s t . Wa t c h i n g requires full immersion into all of t he blood, muck and duplicity. But once a deep investment is made, viewers will be richly rewarded.

“Game of Thrones” boasts plentiful visuals of the different corners of this fictional world, each containing its own u n f org et t able lo ok s .

T h e r e ’s t h e w i n t r y

“End of Time,” the album’s closing track, has a similar theme.

It’s not as powerful as the band’s debut, and it’s f illed with cheesy sentiments, but there are some hits h idden on “Pioneer.” The Ba nd Perry isn’t going to slip into oblivion anytime soon.

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coldness of the Wall that div ides t he cont inent of Westeros f rom it s primeval neighbors to the north. The scenes that take place in the nat ion’s c apitol have a stunning yet stif ling a mbi a nc e , w h i le t he foreig n l a nd s ac ro s s the sea have a mixture of seaside beaut y and the simplicity of desert plains.

The show also clearly demon s t r at e s how it is i ntended for adu lt audiences, even though jokes have been made toward the contrary. It plays host to numerous scenes of graphic

violence (including an explicit beheading scene) as well as unambiguous nud it y a nd s e x . Not whol ly i ntended to seduce v iewers, t hese scenes ser ve some narrative purpose, like obtaining more insight i n t o a c h a r a c t e r ’s persona.

“Game of Thrones” contains an exceptional c hem i s t r y of d r a m a , v iolence a nd fa nt as y.

For those who haven’t given the show a chance yet, rest assured it will transport everyone who watches it into a gripping world.

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Set in the mythical Westeros kingdom, “Thrones” employs a wide cast of characters to develop the story.

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EQUESTRIAN ● Continued from 10 struggled with consistency during the season, and if they could put it all together, they would be tough to beat.

USC carried the momentum and consistency into Saturday’s match against Auburn, where it again jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead. And just like Friday, the Gamecocks maintained that lead and eventually defeat the Tigers 10-8.

Major said her team needed that early lead as Auburn was “really expecting to win that thing” since the match took place on their own turf.

“It was theirs for us to take away,” Major said. “I think that was kind of their mindset. But I think when we host it next year, we’re going to have that same attitude.”

For now, USC will enjoy the SEC championship trophy while preparing for the nationals that begin in two weeks.

“I’d lie to you if I didn’t say it was a lot of f un,” Major said. “It was something that this team deserved.

This team is a special team, and if they are firing on all cylinders, they can beat anybody.”

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“I had a slow start to the SEC season individually, and I sort of figured out what was going wrong,” Menzies said.

“Those were two great, tough wins on the road. Coming back to that comfort zone is nice, [as] there are not easy matches in the SEC.” The senior has a record of 11-9 in singles on the season, including a 3-5 record in conference play. Menzies defeated LSU’s Boris A rias in two quick sets Sunday after losing a close doubles match.

Goffi was also pleased with Menzies’ as well as the team’s improvement over the weekend and hopes they will all continue to get better in their individual areas. He said it was good to see Menzies get back on track and

hopes he will continue to capitalize on his strengths as an athlete as well as his ability to execute at the net. “[Menzies] is a heck of an athlete, and he needs to use his athleticism,” Goffi said. “It’s the way that he plays as he needs to come forward and execute himself at the net.”

Menzies said his mindset is that all the Gamecocks’ opponents will be as good or better than they are and that the team must work no matter what level of competition is on the field.

The sen ior credited h is team’s overall improvement, as well as his opponent’s strengths, with helping him improve. He looks forward to carrying the momentum the Gamecocks have had into this weekend’s match.

“We’re going to go in there, and we’re going to fight, and we’re going to see how it goes,” Menzies said.

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Last season t he Gamecock s won the final Southern Equestrian Cha mpionsh ips. But cha ng i ng conferences did not change South Carolina’s success.

I n 2 012 t h e S E C r e c o g n i z e d equestrian as an official sport . With victories over then–No. 1 Georgia Friday and No. 2 Auburn Saturday, USC capt ured t he inaug ural SEC championship.

The championship was t he 11t h league title recorded in school history and earned South Carolina a No. 1 national ranking.

“We’ll always be known as the first team that won the equestrian SEC championship and the first team to bring home a SEC championship in Coach (Ray) Tanner’s era (as Athletics director),” head coach Boo Major said. “That’s very special; it’s a great feeling certainly. We’re proud to have represented USC in such a positive way.”

The Gamecocks also upset both Auburn and Georgia last year en route to the Southern championship. Senior hunt seat rider Kimberly McCormack says the team does a good job of adjusting from struggles earlier in the season.

USC has suffered slumps in both of its championship seasons. Last year the Gamecocks lost five games in a row before winning the final four games of the regular season. This season, after starting 4-0 and gaining the No. 1 ranking, USC lost six of its past eight games to stumble into the SEC championship.

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Senior Kimberly McCormack said the USC equestrian team has done a good job of adjusting after struggling early in the season. our way, we really look at ourselves and say, ‘What do we need to change?’”

McCormack said. “So I think it just came at that right time, and we got back on our feet right in time for a big show like (the SEC championship).”

The G amecock s ju mped out to quick leads in both of last weekend’s matches. After losing the first point in equitation over fences, USC won the

next four rides to take a commanding 4-1 lead. McCormack, who was, along with Katherine Schmidt, named to t he SEC A ll-Championship team , was responsible for one of those four early points and said the quick start was important for the team to get the eventual 10-7 win.

“I think it gave the whole team a sense of confidence,” McCormack said. “We

had a little wiggle room — not much, but a little. Starting out with that much of a bang really sets the tone for the rest of the weekend.”

Major said Georgia is a good team but that her group “really handed it to them.” Before the SEC championships, the Columbia native said her team had EQUESTRIAN ● 8

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Senior shortstop Samie Garcia will play for the New York/New Jersey Comets after she finishes her career at USC.

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Senior shortstop Samie Garcia took the field for USC’s softball team Wednesday against Appalachian State for the first time since being selected 14th overall in Sunday’s National Pro Fastpitch Draft.

“It was just really cool, and I didn’t really expect it,” Garcia said.

“Yeah, I’m just really, really happy.”

Garcia, a second-team All-SEC selection in 2012, will play for the New York / New Jersey Comets after she wraps up her career at Sout h Carolina. She is Coach Beverly Smith’s first professional draftee at the helm of Gamecock softball, but Smith bestows all the credit for the achievement on her shortstop. “ I t h i n k it ’s a huge honor for (Garcia),” Smith said. “She’s certainly worked hard ... A nd I think she’s really excited about playing at the next level.”

USC raced out to a comfortable lead with a four-run first inning, and the early cushion proved to be

enough as the Gamecocks took the contest in shutout fashion with a final score of 5-0.

“To be able to come out in the first inning and score runs, it really takes the pressure off the defense and off the pitchers when you can score early,” Smith said.

South Carolina’s first home win of the season brings the Gamecocks’ record to 19-14 on the year.

Garcia entered Wednesday’s contest second in the nation in triples and launched herself into a tie for the lead with a shot down the right-field line in the fifth inning that was good for three bases.

Despite her lofty numbers in the extra bases category, Garcia says she just wants to get on base when she’s at the plate.

“I just tr y to make contact,” Garcia said. “I just try to have quality at-bats and just try to hit the ball hard.”

Smith said she doesn’t talk to Garcia about going for extra base hits and that the shortstop’s get-onbase attitude is what makes her such a good leadoff hitter.

Garcia entered Wednesday’s game with a staggering .429 batting average and did nothing to hurt that number with a 2-for-3 performance

at the plate. Along with her lead in triples and her top-10 mark in batting average, Garcia has cracked the top 10 of seven other offensive categories in the SEC. R e d s h i r t s o p ho m o r e Ju l ie Sarratt picked up her third win of the season Wednesday to move above .50 0 on t he yea r. T he pitcher allowed just three hits and registered four strikeouts in five innings of work before closing out the game at first base.

South Carolina will resume its 10-game home stand Friday when the Gamecocks face No. 21/20 Kentucky in the three-game set.

Wednesday’s win was the team’s first ever at Beckham Field , the brand-new home of Gamecock sof tball. The contest was t he fourth game to be played at the stadium since its grand opening in March, when South Carolina lost three games to defending national champion Alabama in the stadium’s inaugural series.

“To come out and get the first win in the stadium was great,” Smith said. “I just think our girls are excited about being here and playing in front of our fans and getting that home-field advantage.”

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With five league wins this season, USC’s mens tennis team has already reached its highest total since 2006. Last weekend the No. 25 Gamecocks managed to gain their fourth straight victory over the No. 33 LSU Tigers, stretching their winning streak to four with a 4-1 victory.

A s they prepare to face No. 10 Ole Miss and No. 13 Mississippi State this weekend, the Gamecocks (15-7, 5-3 SEC) have an opportunity to tie the school record with seven SEC wins for the season.

Coach Josh Goffi is look ing forward to a weekend of competition and a chance for his team to earn wins against highly ranked opponents.

“It’ll be a little different pressure this weekend,” Goffi said. “We still need to take care of the exact same things that we have been that led us to be successful.”

The Gamecocks took control in the singles matches against the Tigers, with four wins and two matches suspended. According to Goffi , the players made improvements in both their consistency and level of competing.

“Tennis is a quest for perfection, which you’ll never ever reach. You’ll never become perfect as a tennis player,“ Goffi said.

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South Carolina baseball loses 6-5 to Paladins South Carolina fell to Furman 6-5 on the road Wednesday, snapping a five-game winning streak.

Junior Forrest Koumas started for the Gamecocks but left in the fourth inning. South Carolina battled back from a 4-1 deficit with a run in the sixth inning on an RBI hit by catcher Dante Rosenberg and three runs in the seventh, with RBI hits from freshman Max Schrock and junior Brison Celek.

But the Paladins tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh inning and took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth.

Sophomore TJ Costen left the game in the seventh inning with a left shoulder injury.

South Carolina (23-7, 5-4 SEC) will travel to Tennessee for a three-game series this weekend.

— Compiled by Paulina Berkovich, Sports Editor