The Daily Gamecock 9/23/13

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Freshman class larger than anticipated SAT scores highest ever for biggest group of first-year students Amanda Coyne

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This year’s record sized freshman class is even larger than the university projected in August. Instead of an estimated 4,900 students, 5,034 fi rstyear students enrolled at USC this fall. Those freshmen were joined by 1,428 transfer students.

This year’s freshman class is 394 st udent s larger t ha n last year’s.

There are 78 more transfer students this year as well.

Of this record freshman class, 80 students graduated as valedictorians a nd 152 s t ude nt s r e c e i v e d t he Gamecock Guarantee, which covers t u it ion a nd tech nolog y fees for fi rst-generation, low-income college students.

Of the more than 5,000 freshmen,

58 percent are from South Carolina, with the most in-state students from Richland, Lexington and Greenville c ou nt ie s . Ne a rl y a l l f i r s t-y e a r students from South Carolina — 99 percent — received state-f unded grants and scholarships.

East Coast states are t he most prominently represented among the class of 2017. Students from North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia rounded out the top five states, with South Carolina in fi rst.

Ohio and Pennsylvania were t he only states in the top 10 that do not touch the Atlantic Ocean.

But USC doesn’t just cater to East Coast students; 40 different states, one U.S. territory and the District of Columbia are all represented in the freshman class.

The average SAT score for this year’s freshman class is 1206, 12

Freshman Class Geographical Origins

By South Carolina county

19%

By state

13.4%

Richland

Lexington

10.1% Greenville

23.8%

7.3%

Other

York

42% Other

58% South Carolina

6.3% Charleston

5.7%

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3.1%

3.2%

Berkeley

Beaufort

Source: USC Department of Communications

3.4%

4.7%

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Buildings lose power Saturday Air conditioning, water affected until Sunday Amanda Coyne

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Third annual 5K honors late USC President Andrew Sorensen Hannah Jeffrey

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orrest Gu mp just felt like running — around Columbia, that is.

With his full beard, Bubba Gu mp Sh r i mp Co. hat a nd Ni ke running shoes, an anonymous man dressed as the icon from the 1994 hit fi lm ran alongside hordes of bow tiewearing runners Saturday morning.

The third annual Bow Tie Run, in which participants donned bow ties and running shoes for a jaunt around Columbia, honored late USC president and notable bow tie-wearer Andrew Sorensen. The annual run began after he died in 2011 at the age of 72.

In his lifetime, Sorenson was an active member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and proceeds from the race were donated to Big Br ot her s Big Si s t er s of G re at er Columbia.

Davontae Singleton, the president and founder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters club at USC, was optimistic about the turnout of the race, despite the lower registration numbers.

“Last year, we had over 200 runners at the end of the race,” Singleton said.

Si nce reg i st r at ion i s op en t he morning of the race, many runners tend to register in the minutes before the starting pistol, he said.

“We’re just really excited to have

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them out here,” Singleton said.

Si n g let o n s a id h i s ow n “ l it t le brother,” Nate, has taught him far more than he had expected, describing his as “adorable” and “the sweetest child in the world.”

“We’re supposed to go see them once a week, but I kind of see him more than once a week,” Singleton said. “I’m always like ‘Nate, do you want to hang out?’ and he’s like ‘Of course!’”

St ude nt G over n me nt r e c e nt l y adopted the Big Brothers Big Sisters program as their official philanthropy, accord i ng to St udent Body V ice President Ryan Bailey. Members of the student senate wore neon yellow T-shirts and cheered on runners at the fi nish line. “ S e n a t e’s i n v o l v e m e nt i n B i g Brothers Big Sisters is not to be a big brother,” Bailey said. “Our job is to fi nd people in the community who do great things and recruit them to be big brothers and big sisters.”

Cocky made an appearance at the race, sporting a blue bow tie as he posed for pictures with runners and st udent s a l i ke, i nclud i ng For rest Gump, whose sister, Tina Cundari, served as Chair of the Big Brothers Big Sisters board. According to Cundari, her disguised brother came from his

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– Davontae Singleton, president of Big Brothers Big Sisters at USC

To report issues related to the power outage, call 803-777-WORK Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Burns Williams, 3, grandson of USC trustee Charles Williams, participated in the run.

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“I’m always like ‘Nate, do you want to hang out?’ and he’s like ‘Of course!’”

Buildings in the south, west and central areas of campus, including the Russell House, lost power for about t h ree h o u r s S at u r d a y m o r n i n g.

T homas Cooper Libra r y remained closed until 10 a.m.

Sunday due to the outage.

Power was lost arou nd 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a Carolina Alert. It was restored a rou nd 11:30 a.m., t hough air conditioning and “chilled water ser v ice” rema i ned impacted in certain residence halls and the Russell House until late Sunday afternoon.

Russell House’s doors were propp ed op en to a l le v iate t he st uf f iness inside on an otherwise cool evening.

Power was also intentionally shut off in certain buildings on campus around 2:30 p.m.

Sunday for repairs.

By ab out 4 :30 p. m ., a i r c o n d it io n i n g a n d c h i l le d water ser v ice was restored to all buildings impacted by Saturday morning’s outage, u n iversit y spokesma n Wes Hickman said.

“A br ief i nter r upt ion i n power is expected once repairs are complete and all systems a re brought bac k on l i ne,” Hickman said.

Buildings did not immediately cool; when the air condit ioning is out in a b u i ld i n g f o r a n e x t e nd e d period of time, the cooling process can take several hours, Hickman said.

Hick man did not say why the outage occurred.

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Jam Room Music Festival fills Main Street with rock music from bands near and far.

The South Carolina men’s soccer team played to draws in both of its games over the weekend.

Editorial Board: USC’s class of 2017 is the largest, most academicallygifted yet.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

$399.4 million lottery ticket sold in Lexington A Lexington convenience store sold a $399.4 million Powerball ticket Wednesday night, but the winner has yet to step forward, The State reported.

The ticket entitles its holder to the fifth-largest-ever lottery prize in the nation. It was purchased at the Murphy Express on Augusta Road near Interstate 20.

The ticket was purchased hours before the drawing, wit h its numbers chosen at random. W hoever purchased the ticket can either take $233 million in cash immediately or an annuity worth the full $399.4 million over 29 years, according to state lottery officials. If the winner chooses to take the one-time payment, the state may collect between $12 million and $15 million.

In the past four years, $659 million in Powerball jackpots has been won in a 20-mile stretch of the greater Columbia area.

— Amanda Coyne, News Editor

Army veteran dies from apparent drowning

Cayce water tank proposed as landmark

A decorated army veteran directly descended from Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion has died from an apparent drowning, the (Myrtle Beach) Sun News reported.

Lt. Gen. James B. Vaught, 86, was found in a pond near Old Reaves Ferry Road in Conway. He was found around 5:30 p.m. Friday after his family called authorities because he hadn’t returned home. He was found by a pontoon boat, though Horry County Coroner Robert Edge said he was not sure how Vaught got in the pond.

Vaught died of asphyxia due to drowning, according to his autopsy, but there were also signs of cardiac disease.

Vaught’s family originally settled in Horry County in 1683, after emigrating from Germany. He attended the Citadel in the early ’40s before being drafted in 1945 and served for more than 38 years.

— Amanda Coyne, News Editor

A water tank in Cayce could soon become a landmark for the town if $250,000 is raised for a redesign, The State reported.

The tank, located on U.S. 321 near I-26 and I-77, would have a golf ball emblazoned with the South Carolina Gamecocks mural on its top and a golfthemed mural on its sides, with Cayce spelled with the South Carolina block “C.” The tank is located near the South Carolina golf team’s practice range. Other facilities for the team are located under the tank.

The fundraising drive for the 2-million-gallon tank’s redesign begins today. Donations can be made online and must be at least $25. Supporters hope to use the potential $250,000 on costs of painting the mural and to support Harvest Hope Food Bank.

— Amanda Coyne, News Editor

The blotter comes from police reports released by the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety and doesn’t include crimes reported by city or county law enforcement.

Crime Blotter for Sept. 13 to Sept. 20 2 1 3 11 4 5 5 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1

Drunkenness Harassment/Threats/Intimidation Vandalism/Destruction of property Alcohol/Liquor law violation Larceny of bicycle Fake/Other ID use Larceny/Theft from building Harassment/Telephone calls Larceny/All other Disorderly conduct Traffic/DUI Motor vehicle theft Trespass Weapon law violations Drug equipment violations Drug/Narcotics violation Assault/Simple assault Larceny of moped All other offenses

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— An officer was patrolling the National Advocacy Center early Friday when he saw a man approach i ng t he bu i ld i ng’s loading dock. The man began to k no c k on t he do or a nd the officer asked why he was knocking. The man said he was there to see a friend inside the building. The officer asked him where he was and the man said he was at The Lofts. He was not. His speech was also slurred, and he was unsteady on his feet, so the officer asked him for his ID. The man complied and the officer discovered he was 19. The man said he had about four drinks at a bar in Five Points, but could not remember where. He was then arrested for possessing beer underage.

— An officer was dispatched to Horizon Garage late Sept.

16 in reference to t wo black men looking in a vehicle. While on his way to the garage, the

officer was told the men had gotten into the vehicle and may have had a gun. The officer was then told the men had moved to Sumter and Wheat streets, and he found them at Wheat and Main streets. The officer approached the vehicle with his gun unholstered and got the men out of the car with assistance from other officers.

T he men were f r isked a nd detained, and two cold cases of Bud Light were found in the car. One was missing six beers.

Neither were of legal drinking age. They told the officers they were dropping a friend off at East Quad and that there was a BB gun in the trunk of the car. Officers said they saw the men throwing beer bottles from the top of the garage, and the bottles were later found at the bottom of the garage. The men were arrested for possessing beer underage.

— An officer was dispatched to Capstone House early Sept.

14 in reference to a drunk man in the lobby. When the officer arrived, the man was sitting on a couch with a bleeding leg.

The man had glossy, bloodshot e y e s a nd w a s s lu r r i n g h i s speech. The officer found a fake Maryland driver’s license in the man’s back pocket and the man told the officer he was actually 19. He also told the officer he had “at least four or five beers at Breakers.” The man was then arrested for possessing alcohol underage and possessing a fake ID. — Amanda Coyne, News Editor B r ie f s d o n’t i n cl u d e e ve r y incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.

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McKissick opens ‘diverse’ exhibits Museum features folk art as part of yearlong celebration Khadijah Dennis

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After k ick ing off a yearlong celebration of diversity with its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of desegregation, USC, along with the McKissick Museum, has expanded on that memory.

Providing students, faculty and the community with visual tales of human rights, the museum has opened two exhibits celebrating diversity and civil rights: “If You Miss Me at The Back of The Bus,” and “Diverse Voices.” “‘If You Miss Me at The Back of the Bus’ was our way of involving the 50th anniversary of desegregation for the university and the city,” said Janae Epps, an event coordinator at the museum. “‘Diverse Voices’ is about the ways that people build their communities and about how people identif y themselves as a part of a community through their art forms.”

Though one exhibit mainly covers the stories of human rights, and the other of folk life, the ex hibits go hand in hand. One of t he main goals of both exhibits was to enhance students’ thinking about what art is and the meaning it holds in each student’s life.

“We try to place these objects in some sort of context that makes them fully relatable to people,” said Saddler Taylor, curator for the “Diverse Voices” exhibit.

Taylor also stressed the importance of art’s relationship with the human mind. She said she hopes visitors to the exhibits ask questions like, “What does that mean?” “Who made it?” “Why did they make it?” and “What was it used for?”

The museum is also holding a gala event entitled “Come Together,” a 2013 art exhibition and sale of artists’ work, Epps said the gala is a place where people not only get a chance to meet the artists behind the work presented in “Back of

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The Bus,” but also a chance to have a little bit of “whimsy” with what can often be a very dark part of American history.

“There will be a place where you can ‘become a freedom rider’ and have your picture taken on a bus with the freedom riders. There’s music, there’s food, there’s entertainment. It’s a party; it’s still a party,” Epps said.

Each artist that contributed to the exhibit was given information about the demographics of both the university and the region and were asked to use that information to create their own unique form of art.

The exhibit ended Friday, but if students are interested in viewing another unique part of their history, “Diverse Voices” continues to tell the story that “Back of the Bus” was a part of.

“The exhibition idea really started about six or seven years ago,” Taylor said. “It was sort of a group effort among myself, Lynn Robertson — the director at the time — and the late Jill Koverman.”

Taylor wanted a way to dedicate some of the gallery space in the museum to permanent folk life and traditional arts because it was a large part of the museum’s history and mission.

Taylor said that students could relate to the traditional culture that “Diverse Voices” tells through visuals, audio and an art form.

“USC students are one community within a large community that we are trying to reach out and present this material to,” Taylor said. “I think one thing that’s nice for students to see is that ... some of the artists featured in the exhibition are not seniors — there are young folks that are doing this stuff, that are participating in traditional culture.”

McKissick’s next exhibit, “Defying The Quiet” — a Civil Rights Photography exhibition, will open Oct. 4.

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FRESHMEN • Cont. from 1 p oi nt s h igher t h a n in 2009. For Honors College students, that score has jumped 21 points since 2009 to 1431, a nd Capstone Schola rs saw a r ise of 15 points over the fou r-yea r per iod.

Si nce 20 03, t he average SAT score has increased by 61 points a nd en rol l ment has grown by 47 percent.

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Majors in the f ields of healt h and business proved most popular for this year’s i ncom i ng st udent s.

The Darla Moore School of Bu si ne s s saw 948 new students, and 1,070 enrolled in ph a r m ac y, exerc ise science, nursing and biolog ica l science programs.

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RUN • Continued from 1 home in Charleston to run the race alongside her.

First-year computer engineering st udent Wesley Long finished the race in first place, with a time of 19:11. Long said that he decided to come out because he had not run a race in about a month and he plans to run the Parents’ Weekend 5K in a few weeks.

Accord i ng to Long, r u n ners were bei ng directed by a police car for a portion of the race.

However, when the police car came to a stop, runners were unsure about the route.

“I think it messed up the girl ahead of me more than me,” he said. “It just felt good to get the race over with. After that hill, I didn’t know if I was going to make it.”

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Class of 2017 bigger, brighter than those before it ISSUE The class of 2017 is the biggest and brightest so far.

OUR STANCE We’re glad the university is recruiting top-notch students.

This year’s freshman class is making a habit of breaking records.

The class of 2017 is, like many of the classes that came before it, the biggest and brightest class we’ve seen so far, with 80 high school valedictorians and 99 percent of in-state st udents receiv ing scholarships and grants.

The average SAT score has increased to 1206 over the past 10 years, while the average scores for Honors College students and Capstone Scholars have also seen a

jump to 1431 and 1321, respectively.

This year’s class is also just a little bit larger than what university officials first assumed, meaning there are more than 5,000 students putting even more strain on USC’s infrastructure. This year’s class is also a 47 percent increase since 2003.

That figure isn’t just coming from USC’s backyard though. A slight majority, 58 percent of the class of 2017, still come from within Sout h Carolina’s borders, but there’s been an increase in students from other parts of the country.

Most of them are from up and down the East Coast, but in total, 42 states are represented.

While we’re not thrilled that the university is bringing in more freshmen than it can possibly

handle, it’s good that the students that are being admitted are top notch. Clearly, the university’s rec r u it i ng ef for t s have been successful. Now, if we could just find somewhere to put all these great students, we’d really be in business.

USC has also done a good job cultivating top-notch programs that successfully attract talented students, which our universit y needs to improve its reputation and national rankings.

It’s good to see that our university is continuously improving the caliber of students it’s admitting.

It might even make the insanely long lines in Russell House and the lack of on-campus housing for upperclassmen worth it. We hope they keep up the good work.

Pay attention while balancing life’s duties Recognizing technology’s good, bad uses crucial for students USC is made up of a very diverse population.

While sometimes it may not seem that way when surrounded by endless pastel Vineyard Vines hats or Jack Rogers sandals, it’s impossible to say that, with a population of a little more than 31,000, we aren’t all having a unique college experience.

In my third year at USC I’ve come to know that a lot of the points belabored to us in our first year are true. The p eople you meet a re of ten more influential on who you become than the Emilie classes you take, attendance really helps Dawson Third-year and you get out what you put into the public relations whole experience. student Balancing work, school and a social

life is a delicate task that is made both better and worse by the addition of cell phones and laptops.

Unfortunately, right now we’re inundated with endless distraction opportunities like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, and online games, so while a laptop seems useful for looking up something on Blackboard, it can instantly turn into a black hole of distraction.

Our educat ion system has readily embraced technology as a tool, but the technology that distracts us may be what’s holding us back from being one of the best-educated countries in the world. Unplugging for fifty minutes to pay attention to something you’re paying hundreds of dollars to hear shouldn’t be impossible, but that’s how we make it look.

While the ambitious first two weeks of classes may be over, there’s still plenty of time to pay attention equivalent to the money you pay for your classes and stop distracting those around you with relentless touch-screen tapping.

Indian-American deserving of national title Racist, ignorant attacks against new Miss America without warrant For those who may be unaware, the annual Miss America pageant took place this past week and Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, won the title. She is the first ever Indian-American to win in the history of the pageant.

Davuluri grew up in Fayatteville, N.Y. and went on to graduate from the University of Michigan, where she joined the National Honor Society and won the Michigan Merit Award.

Davuluri was inspired to become a physician by her father, who works as a Kathryn gynecologist in New York after moving Duggan here from India 30 years ago.

Third-year international As Miss America, she will serve as business student a spokeswoman forSTE M-related i ndu s t r ie s (s c ienc e , t e c h nolog y, engineering, and mathematics) in front of the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and, as a nation, we should be proud to have such an intelligent, beautiful and driven woman to represent us. However, the reaction on Twitter and other social media outlets in regards to Davuluri winning the title stray far from being supportive.

Twitter feeds were overwhelmed with racist remarks towards t he crowning of an IndianAmerican as Miss America with references made to 9/11, terrorism, Arabs and many other misconstrued stereotypes that our country can not seem to shake.

First, there were the people who said because Davuluri is of Indian-American descent, she must be a terrorist. Twitter users showed their disgust and ill-guided contempt for the crowning of an Indian woman so close to 9/11, as if to suggest that Dav uluri herself or all Indian-A mericans were the ones responsible for the tragic events that occurred on that day. What these individuals actually demonstrated was their complete ignorance, because there is absolutely no foundation for that comparison.

Other people decided to use the stereotype of Indians working at gas stations. One tweet saidd, “only reason she won was bc her people said they would lower gas prices.” If they had listened to anything about Davuluri besides her heritage, they would realize that she has established herself as an award-winning academic with the capability to do more for our nation than any of them. The need for people to attempt to strip a deserving woman of her earned title due to a generalization that Indians can not be anything other than gas station attendees is truly sad.

While Americans love to harp on the unity of our nation, instances such as this display how disfigured that image is. W hile there were many, such as myself, who were disgusted and retaliated against such racist remarks, the issue is that we still can see such a magnitude of public discriminatory outbursts at all. Davuluri was born and raised in America, making her equally as deserving of the opportunity to wear the title as any of the people refuting it.

CLEP exams useful tool for graduating on time USC’s academic advisers need to highlight program’s benefits Do you know what the CLEP is? If you’re rushing to the nearest medical manual for the full information on a certain condition resulting from indiscriminate sex ual behav ior t hen you’re not at fault, our beloved university is .

CLEP, a lso k now n as t he Col lege Level Examination Program, is run by nonprofit organization CollegeBoard and is roughly the college equivalent of the Advanced Placement (AP) program. It allows students to receive college credit for the information they already know, allowing them to avoid unnecessary prerequisites or core curriculum stuffing and to jump right into their major/specialty.

There are 22 classes, ranging from ACCT 225 to EDPY 335, that CLEP can offer students credit for.

Right now, you’re spending $1302 (in-state tuition rate) and 36 hours (semester total) of your time for the same type of class you took as a sophomore in high school. Try Andrew 90 minutes and $135 ($80/CLEP Kovtun test, $35/testing center). You do the Third-year math. international Unfortunately, few academic business student advisors mention this as a possible option for underclassmen and most students stumble through large TA-led classes that have little to do with their future career in their first two years of college. Sadly, a lot of this “stumbling” occurs far beyond the initial two years; according to the US News and World Report, the USC 4-year graduation rate is an abysmal 53 percent.

While there are many factors leading to delayed graduation, making the undergraduate education process more flexible is critical to ensuring student success and is the core focus of President Pastides’ latest growth and reform efforts, such as the Palmetto College and the summer semester at USC. So if USC is trying to make school more affordable and get students to graduate within four years, why is it that hardly anyone at our institution of higher education really knows what the CLEP is? Perhaps this has a little to do with the realities of cold, hard cash. Or rather, the large sums of tuition fees that are no longer being funneled into the coffers of the Bursar’s office.

For each student that chooses to take a CLEP exam, that means less tuition money going into supporting the university system, with all of its services and bureaucracy. In fact, students can no longer even take CLEP exams at USC — there has been no “official CLEP administrator” at the Office of Orientation and Testing Services for the last year and a half. While this is not brought up as an easy alternative by officials, students can still take the exams at neighboring Allen University, just a few blocks down the road from USC. Wit h more and more freshmen brought in every year into an educational system that struggles to efficiently offer knowledge tailored to the needs of all students, we need to push our university to embrace, rather than sideline, existing options such as CLEP exams. Not only can they save significant amounts of time and money for students, but they could also raise our four-year graduation rate and, ultimately, our national ranking.

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Local band Josh Roberts and the Hinges perform at the second annual Jam Room Music Festival Saturday. Bands from all over performed a diverse variety of genres.

Jam Room festival rocks on despite rain Eclectic mix of rock bands groove on Main Street jared Owensby

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Columbia’s Main Street was a wave of sound on Saturday.

Patrons from all over came to the second annual Jam Room Music Festival to get a taste of local music and food.

Jay Matheson, who has run Jam Room Recording Studio in Columbia for more than 25 years, conceived the event last year to help showcase music and bands from all around.

Ev e n c lo u d y s k ie s a nd rain didn’t stop people from coming out and enjoying the music.

“It has a great atmosphere,”

said fourth-year international business student Will Osler.

“It’s a nice way to spend your Saturday — good music and good people.”

There were two stages, one on Main Street (Whig Stage) and one on Hampton Street (WXRY Stage). Both of the st ages of fered a n eclect ic range of music; some were local bands and others made the trip to Columbia to share their songs.

Dear Blanca, a local band, played a set of its punk-driven folk rock on the Whig stage, w h i l e t h e W X RY S t a g e feat u red some alter nat ive country with Jackson, Tenn. based The Kernal and festival headliners Son Volt.

The rest of the festival saw

ever y t h i ng f rom br it-pop pu nk rock ( The Woggles, Jam Room Music Fest ival veterans) to jazz-rock infused with West African rhythm (Diali Cissok ho and Kaira Ba).

“I did not get to play last year, but I went and had a g r e a t t i m e ,” s a i d D y l a n Dickerson, lead singer and guitarist for Dear Blanca and a 2013 alumnus of USC. “We got asked to play this year, and we were prett y stoked about it.”

Dear Blanca also played at South by Southwest this March in Austin, Texas and also has a full-length CD out on iTunes.

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Fans of all ages came out to watch bands like The Woggles (bottom left) and Josh Roberts and the Hinges (top right) play at the Jam Room Music Festival Saturday.

Authentic Greek festival ‘gets everything right’ Traditional Mediterranean cuisine, music, dance hit corner of Main, Calhoun Molly Wyatt

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The 27th annual Greek Festival, sponsored by Holy Trinit y Greek Orthodox Church, brought Greek food, dance, and culture to the corner of Sumter and Calhoun streets this weekend, transforming it into a full-

fledged Greek village.

Patrons were able to taste a variety of Greek fare at the outside food tents.

Local vendors touted authentic eats like souvlaki, which are marinated pork skewers, roasted potatoes and gyros. Inside the main building, the food choices became more elaborate with plates of chicken and lemonspiced pastas, Greek meatballs, and roasted lamb. Lines stretched across the recreation center as visitors waited to try the delicious Greek pastries.

Guests could choose from many of the

sweet treats like baklava, kataifi, or koulourakia — among others.

After getting their fill, guests could watch dance teams perform traditional Greek fol k da nce s. Member s of t he aw a rd-w i n n i n g d a nc e tea m performed traditional square dances in handmade costumes. The dancers were accompanied by live Greek music played by two authentic Greek bands.

Festival attendees were invited to join in the dances for a few songs.

Other performances included “Fun a nd Fables w it h A ESOP,” a l ive performance of famous fairytales put

on by the Patchwork Players Theater Company. The Warriors of Greece, a group of history re-enactors wearing warrior garb of the Spartan troops of 5th century BC, were also on hand for pictures and stories of the real 300 Spartans who inspired the movie “300.”

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Elders of t he chu rch offered insight into the Orthodox faith and how the heritage shown in the festival is integral to being Greek Orthodox.

“Greek s are always celebrat i ng l ife by sharing their passions w it h ot hers,” fourt h-

year inter nat ional bu s i ne s s , m a rk et i n g and management st udent A lex is Faller said “Oftentimes that passion translates into large family gatherings with a lot of homemade food a nd music. The Greek Festival is simply a celebr at ion of ou r culture, and a great way to share t hat cu lt u re w it h ot her s.” Fa l ler,

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Her favorite part of t he fest ival was t he ha nd made craf t f a i r, w h ic h f e at u re d jewelry, clothes, bowls, scar ves and relig ious iconography. Most of the goods were handmade in Greece and brought over specifically for the festival.

“The whole atmosphere of t he event is really something to be admired,” said Faller, who has attended more t ha n 20 Greek festivals in her life, in a d d it io n t o v i s it i n g Greece. According to Faller, the festival “gets everything right,” from t he aut he nt ic g y r o s and spanakopeta to the dancing to the artisanal goods DG

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Release your imagination and add some passion to the colorful blend. Rely on your mate’s wisdom.

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Ta ke t i me to prov ide coaching and instruction.

Make a new commitment.

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D o n’t a v o id wo rk o r spend impulsively today.

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Plan for expansion.

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You’re creatively busy this month. Look for ways to add efficiency. Add new seasoning to the mix.

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E x p a nd you r i nc ome sou rces. G ood news comes from far away. Play by the book. One good t urn leads to anot her.

Po s t p o n e a n o u t i n g unless it’s to take a walk out do or s . A phy s ic a l workout provides strength and release.

Cancer

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Finishing old projects brings in extra cash (and satisfaction). Fix up your pl ac e , e s p e c i a l l y t he garden. Get outdoors.

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Contact a defined market.

Press ahead.

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Pa i nt , d r aw or m a k e music. Use red sparingly.

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More work is required.

Keep control of expenses.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

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South Carolina fights to draw with USF, Dartmouth

Nick Nalbone / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Senior midfielder Ryan Arambula led South Carolina with a game-high six shots against Dartmouth. The Gamecocks and Big Green battled to a 0-0 tie on Sunday.

Team takes third place in Gamecock Classic Kyle Heck

KHECK@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

Less than a week after playing three games in six days on the road, South Carolina returned home for the Gamecock Classic.

Things didn’t get any easier for the Gamecocks as they battled to two-overtime draws with both South Florida and Dartmouth.

A s a r e s u lt , S o u t h C a r o l i n a finished third out of four teams at the Gamecock Classic.

Dart mout h and Sout h Florida were co-champions of t he tournament.

The Gamecocks and USF both scored goals in the fi rst half Friday night, but that was the end of the scoring for the game and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Sophomore m idf ielder Jef f rey Torda notched his second goal of the season in the fifth minute against the Bulls. However, South Carolina allowed USF to knot the game back up with a goal in the 19th minute.

Head coach Mark Berson said he thought his team played the “most complete game of the year” against

South Florida.

“We had a couple of good chances and it was a pretty even game, but I thought we played very well,” Berson said.

Sunday, the Gamecocks attempted to close out the Classic with a win against Dartmouth, but both teams were unable to fi nd the net and the match ended in a scoreless draw.

Sout h Carol i na out shot t he Big Green 21-11, but Dartmouth goalkeeper James Hickok recorded si x saves on t he day to keep t he Gamecocks off the board.

D e s p it e not s c o r i n g, B e r s o n t hought his team played well on Sunday.

“I thought they carried the play to Dartmouth all afternoon,” Berson said. “I’m really proud of the effort.

N a t u r a l l y, w e’r e d i s a p p o i nt e d not to get a goal but you have to credit Dartmouth. They defended extremely well; they had eight guys back behind the ball all afternoon.”

T he G a mecock s cont rol led the first half with six shots, while limit ing Dart mout h to t wo long shots that were not serious scoring chances.

Howe v e r, S out h C a r ol i n a threatened early and often against the Big Green.

I n t he fou r t h m i nute , sen ior

midfielder Ryan A rambula sent a cor ner k ic k to ju n ior defender Mahamoudou Kaba in the box. Kaba got a head on the ball, but the header missed to the left of the goal.

S out h C a r ol i n a f i n i s he d t he contest w it h eight cor ner k ick s compared to Dartmouth’s three.

In the 15th minute, junior forward Asa Kryst took hold of a deflection off of another Gamecock corner kick and put a shot on goal. However, Hickok slid to his left to make a save.

Five minutes later, sophomore midfielder Jeffrey Torda chipped the ball into Arambula from the top-left corner of the box to create another good scoring opportunity. However, Arambula’s shot was just high and bounced off of the top of the net.

The Myrtle Beach native finished with a game-high six shots. “ I t ’s v e r y f r u s t r a t i n g ( n o t scoring),” Arambula said. “We just have to work on fi nishing. We have everything we need to score, but it just hasn’t been coming these last few games. But we’ll work on it this week.”

Dartmouth fi nally got its fi rst and only shot on goal in the 54th minute when A lex Adelabu f ired a shot from the left side into Gamecock goalkeeper Marco Velez.

However, it was a straight-on shot

and an easy save for Velez.

The Gamecocks recorded 11 shots in the second half, but Hickok had four of his six saves to keep the game scoreless.

Neit her team had part icularly good scoring opportunities in the two overtime periods, but Berson said the emphasis was on not giving up a late goal.

“I just said, ‘look, don’t give the game away,’” Berson said. “I wanted to make sure we pushed. We were in control of the game.”

Fr e s h m a n m id f ie ld e r K u r t i s Turner and Velez earned spots on the All-Tournament team, despite the third-place fi nish.

Berson was particularly proud of Velez, who is filling in for injured goalkeeper Robert Beebe.

The freshman recorded five saves over the weekend and allowed just one goal in 220 minutes of action.

“I thought Marco did very well,” Berson said. “For a freshman, he’s been thrown right into the fi re and I think he has done very well. He’s good with his feet and commands the back very well. His selection to the All-Tournament team was well deserved.”

DG

Women’s soccer drops first game of season Gamecocks fail to score a goal despite recording 17 shots against Georgia Dalton Abel

SPORTS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

The women’s soccer team turned in its first loss of the season in its Southeastern Conference opener on the road Friday night, losing to Georgia 2- 0. The G amecock s once again cont rolled possession, but it was Georgia (8-1-0) who was able to capitalize on its opportunities.

“We played good soccer,” coach Shelley Smith said. “We kept the ball, we won the 50-50 balls in the air, you know, we came to play. We competed and we just didn’t fi nd the back of the net. So when that’s missing, unfortunately that’s how you win games.”

South Carolina (7-1-1) threatened a score early as freshman midfielder Chelsea Drennan was able to get off two shots in the fi rst six minutes.

Drennan led the team with four shots total for the match.

“I just really wanted to give us a chance whenever I had an opportunity,” Drennan said.

The Bulldogs responded to the early pressure, netting a goal in the eighth minute. Georgia freshman Marion Crowder tapped the ball past junior goalie Sabrina D’A ngelo into the right corner of the net off a cross from just inside the right side of the box.

Georgia added to its lead in the 32nd minute, when senior midfielder Laura Eddy sent a low shot from around 18 yards out past D’Angelo inside the left post to make the score 2-0.

South Carolina held an 8-4 shot advantage at the end of the fi rst half, yet still found itself down two goals.

T h e s e c o n d h a l f d id n’t p r o v id e a n y breakthroughs for the Gamecocks. Their best chance came in the 53rd minute when freshman for ward Sophie Grof f lau nched a shot f rom 35 yards out towards the right side of the net.

However, Georgia goalie Caitlin Woody laid out

Jeffrey Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Senior midfielder Elizabeth Sinclair said the team didn’t have its usual composure against the Bulldogs on Friday. to keep South Carolina off the board.

D e s pit e t he t wo g o a l s f or G e org i a , t he Gamecocks controlled ball possession and shots t hroughout t he match, outshoot ing Georgia 17-9. South Carolina put seven shots on goal to Georgia’s four.

“It’s defi nitely very frustrating,” Drennan said.

“We controlled most of the game possession-wise stressed in the fi nal third. We need to be better.

And we will be better,” Spa n n ing over t he last t wo games, Sout h Carolina has registered 34 shots but has only managed to net one.

“I think we got a little excited sometimes,” senior midfielder Elizabeth Sinclair said. “We weren’t really thinking; we didn’t have the composure that we usually do. Our offense has been doing really well all along, and sometimes you just have those games, but what’s important is that it doesn’t keep carrying over.”

Smith stayed positive, noting the team has continued to put themselves in good scoring positions. However, she stressed the team needs to be better in the offensive third of the field.

Defensively, Smith was pleased with the effort.

“We didn’t give them any other looks. That’s the game of soccer unfortunately,” Smith said.

“You’re going to lose sometimes, but we have to just keep playing like we have been and make sure we put fi nishes on opponents like we have been.”

The Gamecocks will look to bounce back when they play their fi rst conference home game this Friday against the Auburn Tigers at home.

“At the end of the day, it’s not like we didn’t show up. It’s not like we were kicking the ball out of bounds a lot,” Sinclair said. “We played good soccer, and so that’s what we need to keep in mind.”

DG