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County doesn’t count more than 1,000 votes

‘TWAS THE LIGHTS IN THE VISTA...

Audit finds 3 percent of ballots went uncounted in elections Hannah Jeffrey

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More than 1,100 votes went uncounted in Richland County elections earlier this month because one voting machine cartridge went unaccounted for. Election Commission Director Howard Jackson said in a prepared statement that one of the personal electronic ballots, or PEBs, from an absentee ballot voting machine was not read on election night, causing 1,100 out of the 30,000 total votes to go uncounted. The realization that approximately three percent of the votes cast had not been counted came after a routine audit was performed by the State Election Commission. “I do sincerely apologize to anyone whose vote might not have been counted,” Jackson said. “The omission of these votes is unacceptable.” According to Jackson, the election staff had procedures in place, but those procedures were not followed on election night. Jackson said the commission will follow all procedures in the Dec. 3 strong mayor referendum vote. An agenda for Thursday’s election commission VOTES • A2

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Pieces in the art department’s annual holiday sale include original ceramics, prints and jewelry.

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W here were t he light s at t he Vista Light s celebration Thursday night? They glowed in the storefronts of downtown staples like the Carol Saunders Gallery and Urban Outfitter, already dressed for the holidays. They flashed on the trees lining Gervais Street, where silver snowflakes twirled from branches. They were in the eyes of the crowd of people gathered near where Gervais and Lincoln streets meet, when their gazes turned toward the night’s

main attraction. The crowd milled about the oddly rounded Christmas tree and began to count down to the lighting of the tree, the symbolic start of the holiday season in the heart of the city. And then the lights came on. —Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor

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M itchel l H a m monds wa s sitting in his car when he got word that he had been selected to be a pa r t of t he Nat iona l Association of Student Personnel Administrators Undergraduate Fellows Program. “I was actually in Greenville for fa l l brea k , sit t i ng i n t he m idd le of t raf f ic on my way to take my godson to his taekwondo practice when I got the email,” the fourth-year visual communications student said in

an email. “It was one of those moments where life just stands still and you realize how great it is to be a student at a university that values students and their potential.” N A S PA i s a p r o f e s s i o n a l organization for student affairs adm i n ist rat ion i n h igher e d u c at io n . H a m m o nd s s a id he v iew s t he recog n it ion a s an opportunit y to explore his options for working in student affairs. “I’m preparing for a career in higher educat ion and st udent affairs, and the undergraduate program with NASPA seemed like a great way for me to connect w it h ot hers interested in t he

career as well as professionals,” Hammonds said. The appl icat ion process involved several essay questions, two letters of recommendation and approval from the university. Hammonds also had to select a mentor, so he chose G av in Weiser, assist a nt d i rec tor of mult icult ural st udent af fairs, who w ill g u ide him while he learns about the profession. Hammonds said he believes that the opportunities USC has offered him played a part in his selection for the program. “ T he Un iver sit y of S out h Carol i na is a g reat place for

Art students sell original works Annual sale prompts students to donate money to organizations Sarah Martin

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For Brandon Paul, a third-year studio art student, selling one of his fi rst pieces of artwork at the USC art department’s annual holiday sale was rewarding. “It’s cool to help out and see everyone else’s stuff,” Paul said. “I like being a part of the art community and getting involved.” However, as rewarding as the experience was, the proceeds from the sale of Paul’s art work won’t be going into his pocket. Instead, he will be giving that money to the printmaking club of which he is a member, as they are trying to raise money to travel to a conference in San Francisco in the spring. Cynthia Colbert, an art instructor at USC, says she expects that all of the student artists will donate proceeds from their sales. “The art department keeps nothing, and most students will be giving about 40 percent of what they make to the organization they’re a part of,” Colbert said. Those organizations each had their own display at the McMaster Gallery, selling ceram ics, vases, jewelr y and handmade scarves. Each student had different pieces ava ilable for pu rchase, a nd t he u n ique collections reflected the students’ interests. Colbert said the annual holiday sale has

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TV host pleads guilty to marijuana charge Local television and radio personality Cynthia Pryor Hardy pleaded guilty Thursday to the charges filed against her after she attempted to enter the South Carolina State Fair last month. The 54-year-old talk show host was cited for carrying a cigar case that contained two blunts, including one that was partly burned, with two grams of marijuana. Hardy was sentenced to a conditional charge by Olympia Magistrate Judge Harold Cuff Thursday, which means that if Hardy passes two drug tests over the next six months, her charges will be expunged. If she fails one, the original conviction will be issued. According to Sheriff Leon Lott, upon Hardy’s arrival at the fairgrounds, a metal detector was set off by the cigar case. Hardy was cited for simple possession of marijuana and was escorted from the property.

Lexington County to get South Carolinians will apartments, movie theater travel in scores next week A 70-acre development near Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 378 in Lexington County will soon be home to an apartment complex and movie theater that officials say will bring thousands to the area, WIS reported. Lexington Mayor Steve MacDougall said the area will soon be the anchor of Highway 378, just two miles west of I-20. The first parts of the development will be a movie theater and 234-unit apartment complex. MacDougall said that an ongoing project to widen major intersections in the area will ease traffic on the highway. According to the developer, the apartments could be ready in a year and a half, with the movie theaters following shortly thereafter.

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Around 567,000 South Carolina residents are expected to hit the road for Thanksgiving next week, according to a news release from A A A Carolinas. In all, 630,000 are estimated to travel 50 miles or more — over all means of transportation — for the annual fall feast. The traff ic is expected to be the worst on Wednesday and Sunday. “As a traditional family holiday, Thanksgiving is the busiest travel weekend of the year,” David E. Parsons, president and chief executive of AAA Carolinas, said in the release. “Drivers should expect heavy congestion and plan on taking more time to reach their destination.” On Sout h Carolina highways last year, 13 people died in crashes on the holiday weekend, an 8 percent increase over the year’s daily average. —Hannah Jeffrey, Assistant News Editor

Aca-awesome: Impromptu concert draws large crowd

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“It’d be fine by me if you’d ne ver le ave ,” w a s n’t o n l y being sung by the Carolina Gentlemen in their impromptu performance Thursday night in Grand Marketplace. Swooning girls throughout the crowd muttered the same words back to t he dashing young men who took the Russell House by surprise with their rendition of Andy Grammer’s “Fine By Me.” The surprise concert drew a large crowd to the first floor of t he Ru s sel l Hou se a nd continued afterward on the patio, where the boys performed their own renditions of Muse and Justin Timberlake a capella. Pedestrians nearby pulled out cellphones to post proof that they had seen the spontaneous singers. Carolina Gentlemen Vice President George Bischoff said that the concert was planned

in just a week, and since they didn’t know what to expect, it went better than any of them had hoped. “We felt like performing,” t he t h i rd-yea r biomed ica l engineering student said. “We like performing for our school.” Bischof f sa id t hat t he a capella group wanted to let the student body know who they were and remind the crowd of their upcoming concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Health Sciences Building. Bischof f also ment ioned that the group did not seek permission to hold the offhand performance; instead, they just started singing and hoped for the best. “We f ig ured t hat people would just think we were a ground of students hanging around and singing,” he said. — Compiled by Hannah Jeffrey, Assistant News Editor

VOTES • Continued from A1 me e t i n g l i s t e d “p e r s o n ne l matters,” but Jackson would not comment on them, only saying that corrective actions would be taken. “Every vote matters,” he said. “Every vote counts.” The lost votes would not have had an effect on the outcome of any of the Nov. 5 elections, Jackson said. He added that the winners of the races would have had a larger margin of victory had the 1,100 votes been counted. A rou nd 50 0 votes on t he c a r t r idg e were c a s t i n t he Colu mbia mayora l elec t ion between Mayor Steve Benjamin and challenger Moe Baddourah. The election commission has faced sharp criticism in the past year after the 2012 presidential election saw long lines caused by a lack of voting machines. This year, the commission added locations for absentee voting and several voting machines to precincts on election day. DG

NASPA • Continued from A1 students to discover their potential and passions, and I’m very blessed for the opportunities that I have been given that have helped me get to where I am today,” he said. A s a n u nd e r g r ad u at e f e l low, Hammonds will learn about student affairs as a profession while enjoying t he benef it s of bei ng a NA SPA member, which include attending several conferences throughout the year and net work ing w it h ot her undergraduate fellows across the country. “I’m most looking forward to the

networking opportunities that I will have as a fellow,” Hammonds said. “I love getting to meet new people and learn about what they do.” Ham monds said he is look ing forward to what he will gain from the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program. “I hope to gain wisdom through the fellowship,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot in my time here at Carolina, but I get excited when thinking about all the knowledge that I can learn from others who are experienced in the field.” DG

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Members of the USC art department display their artwork to sell, just in time for the holiday season. Many students donated the funds raised to other organizations.

ART • Continued from A1 been a tradition at USC for around 30 years, a nd people wa it for it every year, so they can buy artwork for their homes or as gifts for the upcoming holiday season. One of those returning customers was Stephanie Kaminer, a graduate of t he art depart ment. K am iner sa id she comes back ever y yea r to see what students are creating. Her favorite pieces this year were ceramic wrinklings created by an artist named Bri. Business had been a little slower t h is year, according to Colbert, but she said that may be due to the event being pushed up a few weeks. Nor mally, t he sale is held af ter Thanksgiving, but with the holiday

falling later on the calendar this year, the art department decided to schedule the sale earlier. “It’s a joyful thing to do at the end of the semester,” Colbert said. “It also break s barriers bet ween students and faculty and allows us to come together. Students are also able to see us in a different light.” Colbert expects more people to stop by the sale on Friday, as the annual sale will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “ I t ’s a g r e at c h a n c e f o r t h e community to come and buy artwork from local artists,” Colbert said.

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Another elections snafu requires change ISSUE More than 1,000 votes were not counted last month. OUR STANCE Two bungled elections in two years require change. A nother November, another botched election. More than 1,100 votes in this mont h’s elect ions in R ichland County — including Columbia’s mayoral and City Council contests — were not counted. That’s about 3 percent of all ballots cast. And it isn’t acceptable. A year after Richland County voters waited for hours to vote in the presidential election because the county didn’t set up enough

machines, the election commission faced a test. It wasn’t even a particularly big one — a local election, not a national or state contest. But they failed it. To their credit, the election commission added voting machines for the Nov. 5 vote to prevent the long lines that plagued the presidential election last year. Still, adding machines means little if those votes aren’t counted. T he head of t he elec t ion commission said the mistake — a voting machine cartridge that wasn’t counted — was his office’s fault, and he said he had taken action to resolve it. We don’t know what that action was, and he wouldn’t elaborate on

what it was. We have a right to know what happened. We want to k now what went wrong — and what the county’s plan is to fix it. Voters don’t expect much of the election commission: reasonable waits, secure elections and accurate results. These last two debacles don’t give the county’s residents much reason to expect even that. Voters shouldn’t have to question a process as central to democracy as voting is, but voters in Richland Count y have to. The need for change at the election commission is clear, and cou nt y of f icials, including council, need to remedy those problems now. That much we should be able to expect.

School needs better ethics teaching Focus could distinguish business program As a business student, many of my courses discuss ethical issues in the business world. We’ve explored ethical issues ranging from paying subsistence wages to foreign factory workers to a company’s obligation to be environmentally friendly. However, I fi nd it disturbing that while many students are able to label something as right or wrong, they can’t articulate why they believe what they do. This has led many to suggest bu s i ne s s e t h ic s c ou r s e s a nd workshops are needed. While the necessity of ethics education in the Darla Moore School of Business is quite clear, the correct method through which to explore business morals is not an ethics class. This would yield only a crude exploration

of a deep and complicated subject. Ethical education can only be conducted through the media of literature, history and philosophy. It is only by facing myriad ethical dilemmas and being forced to ma ke a judgment that we can develop an innate ability to determine right from wrong. Matt These dilem mas Coleman can be drawn Third-year from real events in international history, hypothetical business and situations in finance student literat ure and thought experiments in philosophy. The problem in business school today is there has been a switch to a more academic approach to those subjects that are too subtle to

be explored with bullet points and graphs. Business school professors should be less concerned with emulating the technical methods of their colleagues in the sciences and instead recognize that some things have no exact answer and can only be understood using the subtle intuition the humanities provide. The intricacies of business are important, but they will not be utilized fully unless USC graduates have also developed as people. I urge t he business school’s administration to consider the importance of the humanities in ethics when they design future curricula. Ideally, USC will be known for graduating financiers, marketers and operations managers, who possess not only exceptional technical skills, but also incredible character.

US should preserve Israeli relationship Partnership benefits both countries The U.S. has been a protector and friend of Israel, helping them maintain a nation in the Middle East as they are constantly attacked and decried and as the Palestinians t r y to c reate a nat ion t here. However, during President Barack Obama’s administration, the Israeli government has begun to wonder just how close of an ally the U.S. is. This was confirmed Wednesday when Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said, “Israel needs to look for other allies besides the U.S.” The foreign minister went on to say that the U.S. was tied up financially in Arab and Islamic countries in the Middle East. Liberman also stated that Israel needs to search for new allies because the U.S. is accepting a deal with Iran that eases the sanctions against the Iranians and the Israeli government believes this deal is “bad and dangerous.” It is important that the U.S.

keeps Israel as an ally because of the political, economic and diplomatic implications the partnership holds. The Israeli-U.S. partnership has long held political implications. In the Cold War, the Israelis were a strong force against the Soviets and against communist governments. Today, the Israelis remain a force against Arab radicalism and nationalism in the Middle East. Th is st abilizing force in the Middle East helps prevent t he reg ion f rom deg r ad i ng i nto a very destabilized and unsafe region. E c o n o m i c a l l y, Matt the Israelis view the DeMarco U.S. as a important Second-year exercise science economic partner, student and they also view the U.S. as a great partner in fostering innovation for fledgling technology companies. A great example of this is the Intel operation in Israel. This center designed some of Intel’s most successful microprocessors, and

these microprocessors accounted for 40 percent of I ntel’s total revenue in 2011. T he econom ic i ngenu it y occurring in Israel is an important reason why this partnership is so beneficial to both sides. Lastly, by being Israel’s ally, the U.S. has actually secured stronger diplomatic relationships with other Middle East countries. Examples of this effect are found in the U.S.’s partnerships with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and even Egypt (although recent turmoil questioned that). Plus, being allies with Israel has not hurt the U.S.’s trade with the rest of the Middle East. Many say that the partnership with Israel is destructive and does more harm than good, but the overall economic benefits alone dispute that claim. Add to that the political benefits and the added stability that Israel brings to the Middle East, and it is hard to say that the U.S.-Israeli partnership is not beneficial to both countries in so many ways.

Worldly education could return US to excellence Harvard Crimson video highlights need for better understanding A v ideo made by The Har vard Crimson revealed a humorous discovery on the Ivy League campus. The students in the video were asked to name Canada’s capital, and they couldn’t. Some answered with Toronto or Vancouver; others even apologized to Canada. One student said “Ottawa,” the correct answer, but she was from Canada. The video, later picked up by Yahoo News, was funny and lighthearted, comforting viewers about their lack of geography. But on second look, the video shows a growing problem in American education: We forget that we’re not the only country out there. For decades, the United States has been on top. We have been the superpower of the world; that is, until threats to our position channel blame onto the economy, government and policies. However, the real problem starts somewhere closer to home; it starts in schools, Mackenzie in families and in experience. Grant Accord i ng to t he Eu ropea n Second-year Commission in September 2012, in broadcast 27 out of the 28 European Union journalism student countries, 92.7 percent of students were studying English as a foreign language. I took Spanish in ninth and 10th grade, and I think I can ask for a cheesy burrito and some pants but no more. While English holds honors as the most widely used language, the American expectation is that the language is used everywhere, and that is a privilege we mistakenly view as a right. From elementary school, students should be taught there’s a much bigger world out there than just the U.S. If schools are not delivering on this front, parents should be compensating by exposing their kids to the many differences, good and bad, found around the globe. Language isn’t the only facet of American culture that some tend to assert as law. Asking a college-educated American to label all of the European countries might as well be an Olympic event. The average American’s geographical mastery is limited to the 50 states, if that. Yes, unlike Europeans, we don’t have the luxury of driving to multiple countries for a weekend vacation, but that’s no excuse. In fact, the Harvard video proves that we’re even clueless about our neighbors. The push for worldly education — cultures, languages, geography and religion — is what will return Americans to the position of world leaders. Politics and economics will always be factors, but the public is just as responsible for fighting for that position. While we may agree our Chinese food is better than the real stuff and German is too angry of a language to learn, exposure to both and respect for them, especially at an early age, will make us better people. We are lucky to live in this country, but we are not the benchmark for world standards. American culture is not law and we shouldn’t be made to believe it is. Maybe Har vard should have a geography section on their entrance exam. Maybe we should all prepare for it.

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USC class hosts charity art event Student-run festival benefits center for children of sexual, physical abuse Caitlyn McGuire & Molly Wyatt MIX@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

At Tapp’s Art Center Thursday night, children decorated cupcakes, made ornaments and created art projects. Little did they know, all of the activities doubled as therapeutic techniques for the 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys who are sexually abused. Organizations like the Assessment Resource Center, a non-profit that provides support for abused children, use some of these techniques to help kids, but the center received some help itself from one charitable class. The 65 USC st udents in professor A nnette H o o v e r ’s To u r i s m Fe s t i v a l Pl a n n i n g a n d Management class split into 15 teams and used the semester to plan Arts for the ARC, an event to benefit the resource center. The night included a silent auction, food, live performances, an appearance from the USC Dance Marathon Morale team and projects to entertain kids. Students worked over the months to sell tickets, raise funds with a percent night at Village Idiot and gather the dozen of donations that made the event possible. “It’s been stressful, but so rewarding,” said thirdyear hospitality and retail management student Briana Matthews. “Every time I get a food or monetary donation, I literally scream, I’m so excited. The end product makes all the stress worth it,” Along with fundraising, students presented to the class each week about their progress, concerns and areas where they needed help. Students were also required to submit weekly reports to their professor and will have to write a final report and presentation.

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Arts for the ARC included musical performances along with food, arts and crafts at the Tapp’s Arts Center. The groups worked at each station during the event, greeting guests or working with children, but it wasn’t only students who lent a hand during the night. Mar y How and Elizabet h Dukes, bot h art therapists and former employees of ARC, displayed one of their art therapy methods to show guests how they might help sexually abused children. At the table, children had the opportunity to trace their bodies and decorate them. “The reason we chose this activity is because it is a good example of something that would be helpful

and useful for kids,” Dukes said. “It’s a good way for children to celebrate themselves and take back ownership of their own body.” Although the reason for the event was sensitive, students and volunteers were cheerful and grateful for the nearly $8,000 of items donated for the silent auction, the loads of support from guests and the experience they gained from planning the event from start to finish. “I really want to work in event planning after ARTS • A6

Comedies, foreign films Greenville music trio merges pop, reggae for interesting indie sound likely to be left out in Oscars Nominations may be scarce for flawless films Jonathan Winchell

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The Oscar race is heating up with more critically acclaimed films being released every week. Films such as “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” are locks in many categories, but many fi lms and performances are sure to be overlooked on Jan. 16 when the Academy Award nominations are announced. Here are some films, actors and filmmakers that audiences, scholars and critics will look back on years from now, scratching their heads, and declare as glaring omissions.

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Indie band Sun Brothers uses their original sound to create unique lyrics and songs.

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It’s tough to nail down Sun Brother’s sound. Just ask indie music blogger Wordkrapht. “It’s almost reggae, it’s almost indie, it’s almost mainstream,” Wordkrapht writes. Sun Brother, an up-and-coming indie, rock-pop band out of Greenville, are bringing a new sound to South Carolina. Made up of Zebraylon Deonte’ Woodruff on vocals and guitar, Joel Walter on bass and Sheldon Bird on drums, the band has played in a wide range of Greenville venues, from The Handlebar to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The band’s biggest accomplishment is record i ng t hei r si ngle, “P u re Intentions,” with Jesse Clasen from the band HRVRD, Woodruff said. “Th in k of us as a band, doing something different than other bands

around us. We aren’t a jam band covering the Grateful Dead,” Woodruff said. “A rtists don’t care. A rt isn’t competition.” Su n Brot her w r ite s t hei r ow n music, referring to the process as The Machine. “Usually a song starts as a chord progression; sometimes it’s idea in my head. We let our songs breathe and grow,” Woodruff said. “We make the skeleton, then flesh out the rest of the song.” After opening for the band Signs of Irish and Baby Baby in Greenville at the Radio Room on Dec. 21, the band is going back to their house, which they call “The Cave,” to write. “We have to keep an eye out for each other,” Woodruff said. Sun Brother describe their sound as independent, indie pop, but far from mainstream. “We want to reach everybody at the same time,” Woodruff said. Hear Sun Brother’s song “Howl at the Moon” at soundcloud.com/the-sunbrothers-band, and listen to them today on WUSC 90.5 FM at 4 p.m. DG

Best Picture — “Like Someone in Love” “Like Someone in Love,” Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s second feature film made outside of his home country, is the best film of the year so far. It is one of the few films in recent years that is truly a work of art that will be talked about decades from now. Most of the film unfolds in real time and never feels manufactured to tell a story or go from point A to point B. Kiarostami directs with such clarity that it all seems so simple and matterof-fact when it is actually layered with meaning and complexity. Some people will find this film to be slow and boring, but it is rewarding and unforgettable for those who pay close attention. Best Actor — Michael B. Jordan for “Fruitvale Station” When “Fruitvale Station” premiered at t he Sundance Film Fest ival in January, some declared that it would be this year’s “Beasts of the Southern

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Julie Delpy starred in Richard Linklater’s captivating movie, “Before Midnight.” Wild,” the little indie that could. Both films are directorial debuts with largely African-American casts that premiered at Sundance. “Beasts” went on to be nominated for Best Picture, Actress, Director and Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Sadly, “Fruitvale,” which is based on a true story, is likely to be largely forgotten come Oscar time because it came out in the first half of the year. Michael B. Jordan deserves a Best Actor nomination for his performance as Oscar Grant, a young man tragically gunned down by a policeman in 2009. He makes Grant neither a flawless martyr nor a lowlife felon but a troubled father who was trying to get his life together. He is on screen almost the entire film, and the 26-year-old actor holds the powerful, infuriating film together masterfully. Best Actress — Julie Delpy for “Before Midnight” “Before Midnight” is the third film in Richard Linklater’s “Before” series, which started with “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset.” All three films follow two characters, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy), as they walk around beautiful locales and talk. The third in the series is the best so far and is a critical darling, but it will suffer just like “Fruitvale” because it came out early in the year. The two leads and Linklater will very likely get nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, but the actors have little chance of being nominated for their performances. Both actors should be nominated but especially Delpy. Céline is neurotic, funny, brutally honest, and fiercely opinionated, and her chemistry with Hawke is wonderful to behold. The last act of the film is a giant argument between the couple and not much this year in cinema has been more captivating. It seems effortless and natural although it is precisely crafted.

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Michael B. Jordan starred in this year’s Sundance hit “Fruitvale Station.”

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OSCAR• Continued from A5 Best Supporting Actor — James Franco for “Spring Breakers” “Spring Breakers” is the damnedest film of the year. It is juvenile, repetitive and obnox ious but also hilarious, beautifully shot and quite disturbing. It really does get at something dark about this generation’s youth. The wildest thing in Harmony Korine’s latest attack on taste and respectable filmmaking is James Franco’s whackedout performance as A lien, a rapper with cornrows and grills in his teeth. The performance, like the film, is alternately grating and funny, pathetic and malevolent. Werner Herzog said that the film is “the most important film of the decade” and that Franco’s performance makes Robert De Niro’s Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver” “look like a kindergartener.” Franco gives one of the best performances of his career in “Spring Breakers.” Best Supporting Actress — Emma Watson for “The Bling Ring” “The Bling Ring” is the best horror film of the last five years. The film is not actually a horror film, but it did what good horror films are supposed to do — disgust, shock, and disturb — and it did it better than any real entry in the genre in recent years. The characters

are mind-numbingly stupid and vapid, none more so than Emma Watson’s character, Nicki. Like Alien, Nicki is both hilarious and terrifying. Knowing the film is based on a true story and Nicki is a real person makes it just that much more absurd and unbelievable. The film got mixed reviews and came out early in the year, and comedies rarely get nominated. So the chances of her being nominated are non-existent. Best Direc tor — Joshua Oppenheimer for “The Act of Killing” A doc u ment ar y has never been nominated for Best Picture or Best Director in the history of the Academy Awards, but the academy should go out on a limb and nominate Joshua Oppenheimer for his extraordinary documentary. In “The Act of Killing,” Oppenheimer convinced Indonesian murderers, who were never arrested for their war crimes, to restage and reenact their atrocities in the style of different film genres. There has never been a documentary quite like it. By revisiting their crimes in such an outrageous fashion, he holds a mirror up to the men who have been blind to their own evil for half a century. The results are astounding, and he should be rewarded for making such a daring, thoughprovoking film. DG

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You’re on top of a cloud, full of ideas and passion. Get grounded, or you may f loat away. Make time for love, fun and g a me s over t he ne x t month. Sleep well. This increases the odds that ideas get realized.

It may not look like it ju st now, but for t he next month, you have an advantage. Study with confidence. You’re not afraid to take risks when you’re committed. Spend, but do so wisely; don’t waste money now. Listen at keyholes.

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For about a month, let your part ner take t he lead. Share your feelings, and also listen. If you’re doing all t he talk ing, slow down. Abundance leads to overload. Learn a m a n agement t r ic k . Communicate and share.

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There’s not a moment to lose. Priorit ize obligations so that you’re not overwhelmed. Take one step at a time. You’re lucky now and especially sensitive, and passions percolate. Spend t ime outdoors or in meditation. Draw, write and record.

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There’s more than you thought there would be, despite the circumstances. You r tea m is red hot and ready for action. If you don’t know how to proceed, don’t be afraid to ask for directions. Talk to your talented partners.

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Junior defensive back Victor Hampton says that Coastal Carolina will be coming into Columbia looking for a win and bragging rights to take back to Myrtle Beach.

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On the surface, No. 11 South Carolina’s meeting with Coastal Carolina looks like a break in the schedule between the end of SEC play and the annual battle with Clemson, but for a number of reasons, coach Steve Spurrier said he and his players have their eyes fi xed straight ahead to Saturday’s game against the Chanticleers. “Coastal’s a good team, well-coached,” Spurrier said. “We’ve got to go play well against those guys.” Coastal Carolina is ranked No. 7 in the Football Championship Subdivision — one tier under the Football Bowl Subdivision — and has compiled a 10-1 record on the year. The Chanticleers would have brought an unbeaten resume to Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday had they not lost to FCS No. 16 Charleston Southern two weeks ago. When the Gamecocks take on Coastal Carolina, they will try to avoid becoming the latest team to fall victim to a surprisingly good FCS challenger. In week one of the 2013 football season alone, eight FBS teams fell to FCS opponents. Spurrier attributes some of the success of the smaller schools to the improving quality of athletes finding their way onto FCS rosters. “The skill players, there’s a lot of them all over the country,” Spurrier said. “They can hang in there against some of the big universities. And sometimes, of course, beat them.” Just last year, Wofford gave South Carolina a run for its money. The score was tied at seven for the first three quarters of the contest before the Gamecocks pulled away to win 24-7. If the quality of competition isn’t enough to caution South Carolina as they prepare for the second-to-last game of the regular season, there is a particular team from Columbia, Mo., that could have a distracting effect on the Gamecocks. While South Carolina’s conference schedule was wrapped up last weekend, the Missouri Tigers still have two more SEC contests left to play. If Missouri is to lose just one of those games, the Gamecocks would punch a ticket to the SEC Championship game. Spurrier has been preaching to his players to stay fixed on the task at hand rather than focusing on a Missouri game they have no control over, and statements from players like junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney indicate that the coach has gotten through to his players.

“Right now, we’re just focused on the next game, which is Coastal,” Clowney said. “We’ll go out there and try to dominate them, and just keep going forward. And whatever happens, happens.” While Spurrier emphasized that the Chanticleers are the main priority now, he acknowledged that he will be keeping one eye on Missouri Saturday with a coveted shot at the SEC title on the line. “We’ll just watch what Missouri does from afar, and

“ Coastal’s a good team well-coached. We’ve got to go play well against those guys.” — Steve Spurrier

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Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (7) says his team is focusing on dominating Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

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not worry about it too much” Spurrier said. “We’ll worry about Coastal and try to beat those guys.” Coastal Carolina and its 10-1 record is just one of the Gamecocks’ impressive out-of-conference opponents in 2013. Three of the four teams that make up South Carolina’s non-SEC schedule — Central Florida, Coastal, and Clemson — each have just one loss apiece. A lt hough it wou ld be a major upset if t he Chanticleers were to beat the Gamecocks, South Carolina is dealing with a viable distraction while the team waits to find out its SEC fate as Missouri plays out the rest of its schedule. But Spurrier has managed to drill into the heads of his players the time-tested mantra of approaching the season one game at a time, according to redshirt junior cornerback Victor Hampton. “Coach Spurrier always told us, you know, the next game is the most important game of our life, and that’s how we’re going to try to approach Coastal,” Hampton said. “This is an in-state team, so we don’t want them to have bragging rights on us going back to Myrtle Beach.”

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No. 4 Baylor heads to No. 10 Oklahoma State in a game that the Bears need to further their case for the BCS National Championship. who average 37 points per game. After dropping two consecutive games, UCLA has won three in a row and is fi red up about ruining the Sun Devils’ hopes for a Pac-12 Championship game berth. No. 19 Wi s con si n @ No. 25 Minnesota , Sat. 3:30 p.m., ESPN/WatchESPN The Wisconsin Badgers have won five straight — their longest winning streak in two years — and defensive lineman Beau Allen was quick to tell ESPN exactly what the Badgers defense is thinking. “Indiana averaged more than 40 points per game, and we gave up three,” Allen said. “In our minds, that’s three too many.” The Badgers are on a run, and having held six opponents to their lowest scoring output of the year could cause problems for a Minnesota offense, which hasn’t looked great lately. The Golden Gophers have won four consecutive games, but all those victories were by narrow margins. The Badgers have two running backs, James White

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and Melvin Gordon, who have both surpassed the 1,000 yard mark on the year. White and Gordon will look to run physically and down-hill on Minnesota and punish any defenders who cross their paths. If Minnesota can control the line of scrimmage and get some push on the line, the Golden Gophers would be put in a better position to win another close one. N o. 13 M i c h i g a n S t a t e @ Northwestern, Sat. noon, ESPN/ WatchESPN With a Michigan State win and a Minnesota loss, the Spartans would lock up the Big Ten Legends Division title. However, linebacker Max Bullough told reporters this week, “We’ll worry about all the other implications when they come.” That’s good news for the Spartans as they head into Northwestern to play a Wildcat team that has dropped six consecutive games after starting the year 4-0. All hope of a successful season has been wiped away for the Wildcats, so now Northwestern will just look to go out and compete. Michigan State (9-1, 6-0 Big Ten) has held opponents to just 13.2 points per game this year, the fourth-best in the country. The Spartans have won six in a row, and don’t expect

the streak to be broken Saturday. No. 20 Oklahoma @ Kansas State, Sat. noon, Fox Sports 1 The Oklahoma Sooners will head to Kansas State Saturday without a few key players. Seniors Damien Williams and Lacoltan Bester have both been suspended for this game for violations of team rules, and start ing junior quarterback Blake Bell is sidelined with a concussion. Freshman Trevor Knight will get the start against the Wildcats, but in his early play this season, he did not look impressive. Oklahoma has not thrown the ball well this year, and going up against a defense that held the Baylor Bears to only 35 points could cause problems for the Sooners. The lack of a passing attack for Oklahoma will force the running game to become a factor, and the problem for the Sooners is that the Wildcats know this too. Kansas State’s running attack led by senior John Hubert and sophomore Daniel Sams has done a good job this season controlling the tempo and scoring for the Wildcats. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops would become the all-time winningest coach for Oklahoma if they find the victory, but his day might be pushed back a week.

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Ole Miss will look to ruin Missouri’s shot to play in the SEC Championship Game when they host the Tigers on Saturday. The Rebels have just one loss at home in 2013.

Georgia looks to rebound against Kentucky Salvatore Costa

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No. 8 Missouri @ No. 24 Ole Miss, Sat. 7:45 p.m ., E S P N/ WatchESPN Big news t h is week for t he Missouri Tigers: Senior quarterback James Franklin is back and ready to play. Franklin was performing at a high level when he was taken out for several games with an injury. He was completing 67 percent of his passes, and along wit h Johnny Manziel , he was one of t he top t wo SEC quarterbacks in terms of efficiency. Now, the question for Franklin is simple: Will he suffer with some trust issues come Saturday against a speedy Ole Miss defense? There’s no surprise when you hear Franklin can move outside the pocket and deliver good throws down the field. The Rebels will need to contain him and not allow him to get moving or start feeling a rhythm. If the Rebels’ defense can force Franklin to stay in the pocket and feel uncomfortable, t h is Ole M iss tea m cou ld spoi l Missouri’s hopes for a trip to Atlanta. No. 12 Texas A&M @ No. 22 LSU, Sat. 3:30 p.m., CBS This Saturday’s matchup between Texas A&M and LSU will feature two of the top quarterbacks in the SEC and some of college football’s best wide-outs and running backs. The Aggies are led by last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel, who has thrown for 3,313 yards and 31 touchdowns this season. Manziel controls the Aggies’ offense and punishes defenses with his arm and legs. LSU coach Les Miles told reporters t his week, “I want t he

defense to stop them.” Miles will be served a full plate on Saturday with the amount of firepower the A&M offense contains. On the other side of the ball, LSU’s senior leader Zach Mettenberger knows his duties will not be to score quickly but to k ill t he clock and put up points on a st r uggl i ng A gg ie defen se. Mettenberger has to utilize running back Jeremy Hill, whether it’s with screen passes or short dump-offs for a few yards. Death Valley should be rocking in this highly anticipated contest. Chattanooga @ No. 1 Alabama, Sat. 2 p.m., GamePlan/ESPN3 The hopef ul Chattanooga will come into Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday with hopes of upsetting college football’s best. Spoiler alert: It won’t h app en. T he C r i m son Tide is far superior in almost every position compared to Chattanooga, and as much as Nick Saban wants to say he is taking a week-by-week process, he’s not. This game for A labama will be a chance for the C r i m son Tide to cor rec t some mistakes and work on some things in game speed. Alabama is focused on taking control of the SEC West when they meet Auburn in the Iron Bowl next week in the last game of the year. Vanderbilt @ Tennessee, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPN2/WatchESPN The Vanderbilt Commodores (64, 3-4 SEC) will look to get back to a .500 conference record on Saturday against struggling Tennessee. The Volu nteer s have d ropped t h ree c o n s e c ut i ve g a me s ag a i n s t t he l i kes of A laba ma, M issou r i a nd Auburn. There’s no question it was a difficult stretch for Tennessee, but momentum is working against them. Vanderbilt , led by sophomore

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RADIO: Locally, the game will be broadcast on 107.5 FM. Todd Ellis will handle the play-by-play duties, while Tommy Suggs will be the color analyst. Langston Moore will be the sideline correspondent. The game will also be on Sirius channel 93 and XM channel 200.

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South Carolina is favored by 34.5 points over the Chanticleers.

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tailback Jerron Seymour, has won back-to-back games against Florida and Kentucky. The young back had three scores against Florida in “The Swamp,” a task that is difficult no matter how poorly Florida’s season has shaped up. Seymour’s ability to hit the sidelines and burst out for big yards could cause Tennessee problems. For the Volunteers, senior Rajion Neal wants nothing more than to end his college career with some solid SEC East victories. He’ll be called upon often in this one, and this game should feature two teams hungry for a win.

Kentucky @ Georgia, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPNU/WatchESPN After such a disappointing loss last weekend, Georgia will be playing t h is Sat u rday for not h i ng more than to add to its the win column. Georgia’s season started off hot, but after a number of injuries to key players, the Bulldogs’ hopes for a trip to Atlanta were squashed last weekend. The Kentucky Wildcats (2-8, 0 - 6 SEC) have lost all si x conference games this season, and u nfor t u nately for Kent uck y, it s SEC • B4

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FIVE QUESTIONS WITH KYLE JORDAN, SPORTS EDITOR OF THE CHANTICLEER 1. Coastal has a prolific offense that averages more than 45 points per game. H o w e v e r, t he y w i l l be f a ci n g t hei r biggest challenge of the season against South Carolina. With that said, how can the Chanticleers have some success against the Gamecock defense? We need to cont inue to be balanced on of fense, and we can’t let USC force us to become one-dimensional. Also, our offensive line needs to continue to protect Alex Ross like they have all season and create running space for Taliaferro. We also must keep (South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon) Clowney in check. If we can do these things and our offense can continue to make the big plays they have been making all season, this could turn out to be a very interesting game. 2. Running back Lorenzo Taliaferro has had a great season with 1,466 yards and 23 rushing touchdowns. What has he meant to this team this season, and what are some of his attributes? Taliaferro has meant everything to this team. These days, you have to have that powerful, big-play running back who can drag defenders for a few extra yards and who can run for at least five yards every time he touches the ball. Taliaferro has been that guy for us, and so far, nobody has been able slow him down. 3. How pumped are the Coastal players and coaches for this game? Being a FCS school, I’m sure you don’t get many opportunities to play in SEC stadiums, so I imagine there is a lot of excitement around campus. Everyone on campus is pumped, and there will probably be more people from Coastal at the game than people think. There are also quite a few of us who think that we have a shot

at coming away with a W. 4. Wide receiver DeMario Bennett in par ticular has to be look i ng for w a r d to this ga me. The former Gamecock has cont ri buted greatly in his two seasons at Coastal, so how much has he talked a bout playing against his old team? JORDAN I personally have not heard anything from him about the game, but he has every right to be excited about it. Playing your former team is always exciting. 5. Clo w n e y h a s g a r n e r e d a lot of attention all season long from opposing teams, and I’m assuming that’s the case this week as well. How concerned is the coaching staff about Clowney and the rest of the Gamecock defensive line? Obviously Clowney has been a focus, but they have been preparing like they have all season, and that is really all they can do. Yes, it will be a challenge; USC is a team that is different from the teams we have already played, and I am sure adjustments are being made, but ultimately, you have to treat every game as an important game. And that is what our guys have been doing.

luck doesn’t seem to be changing. Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray came back for his senior season to lead his team to Atlanta, but now Murray wishes to end his career at Georgia on a high note and take care of business in the last SEC game of his stellar Georgia career. Mississippi State @ A rkansas, Sat. 12:21 p.m., GamePlan/ESPN3 The Arkansas Razorbacks are on a sevengame losing streak and will try to win one in front of their fans this Saturday. Mississippi State (4-6, 1-5 SEC) hasn’t looked all that much better this year. The Bulldogs’ four wins have come against Alcorn State, Troy, Bowling Green and Kentuck y. The track record for both units has been below-average this season, and this game will simply pit two struggling football teams against each other. The Bulldog defense held Alabama to only 20 points last Saturday and will try to continue its defensive pressure against a weak Arkansas offensive line. Georgia Southern @ Florida, Sat. 2 p.m., GamePlan/ESPN3 The Georgia Sout hern Eagles (6 - 4, 4 - 4 Southern) are coming off back-to-back victories and will try their luck in “The Swamp” this weekend. Florida looked impressive against South Carolina last Saturday. The running game ate up the Gamecock defense for big yards in the fi rst half. Despite multiple injuries in many positions, Florida looked competitive and energized in Williams-Brice Stadium. The Gators (4-6, 3-5 SEC) have no chance of heading to a good bowl game this year — if they go to one at all — but on Saturday, expect coach Will Muschamp to have his team fi red up and ready to go and for Florida to put on a show for the fans before a tough matchup against Florida State next week.

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OFFENSE • Cont from B6 against an FCS opponent is not something to take lightly. He should know; Elliott was part of perhaps the biggest college football upset ever. He coached t he of fensive line for FCS school Appalachian State when it beat No. 5 Michigan in 2007. Elliott said the Gamecock s should strive for a “f lawless” p er f or m a nc e ag a i n s t Coastal if they want to win. “I’ve been on the other side, so I warned them,” Elliott said. “I’ve talked about how they’re going to come and play us. And we better be ready for a fight, because they’re a good football team.”

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Normally when an FCS opponent comes in to play an FBS team, it’s a warm-up act for a bigger game down the road. But Coastal Carolina shouldn’t be much of one. The Chanticleers that are coming into Williams-Brice Stadium this weekend are 10-1 on the season and are No. 7 in the most recent FCS coaches poll. The most impressive thing about Coastal Carolina this season has been its offense. The Chanticleers are averaging 45.5 points per game and more than 512 yards of total offense per game, with a shade under 284 of those coming on the ground. Throw in the fact that the Gamecocks have struggled with FCS teams the last couple years, and you have the recipe for an upset. “ Fr o m t h e s t a n d p o i nt o f t h e secondary, it really doesn’t matter if they’re 1-AA,” secondary coach Grady Brown said. “With skill guys, if you’re good, you’re good. That doesn’t change ver y much, so that will be a good challenge for us this week.” Even more challeng i ng for t he Gamecocks is that they will be without defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles, safety Brison Williams and possibly defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Quarles has had a recurring headache throughout the week, causing him to miss practice. “I’ve got a bad habit of hitting people with my helmet and leading with my head,” Quarles said. Williams has a bruised forearm, and Clowney is dealing with the same foot problems that he has had all season long. The junior practiced on Wednesday, but was sore again on Thursday. “It’s going to bother him the rest of the season,” defensive coordinator

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Defensive back Victor Hampton (27) says Coastal Carolina receiver DeMario Bennett will be hyped for his return to Columbia. Lorenzo Ward said. “I’ve got to do a good job of resting him. We’re going into the 11th game of the season. If he doesn’t know what we’re doing on defense now, he (will) never know.” Wit h a depleted defense, Sout h Carolina has to face off against Coastal Carolina receiver Matt Hazel, who coach Steve Spurrier said could play for any team in the SEC. The senior has hauled in 49 passes this year for 734 yards and six touchdowns. Coastal Carolina senior wide receiver DeMario Bennett spent two seasons with the Gamecocks before transferring to t he Chant icleers. This season, Bennett has 570 receiving yards and four

touchdowns and is no doubt ready for a shot at his old team. “I know he’s going to be excited to come back and play in this stadium,” said redshirt junior defensive back Victor Hampton, who was around when Bennett was still with South Carolina. “I don’t think he ever got a chance to play (a lot) on this field, so I’m sure he is going to be ready to make some plays out there. So I’m going to come ready. I’m not going to take him lightly.” While Coastal has two good receivers it can rely on, it also has a tailback who could also play for any team in the SEC. Running back Lorenzo Taliaferro is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound bruiser who has

averaged over 133 yards per game this season and has racked up 23 rushing touchdowns in 11 games. The good mix of running and passing the Chanticleers have going for them this season has been the biggest reason they have the record they have. “We are going to have to tough it up and stop the run, like we did the second half of last game and get them off the field,” Spurrier said. “They stay out there a bit (and) they are very good on third downs, because they have a lot of third-and-ones and third-and-twos. We’ve got to come ready to play.”

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Although Saturday’s matchup with Coastal Carolina carries no significance in terms of standings, a South Carolina win would be much more than just that for senior quarterback Connor Shaw, as he looks to surpass Todd Ellis’ record for most wins in school history. Coach Steve Spurrier said Shaw’s 24-5 record as a starter should place him firmly in the conversation for best quarterback in school history and put him on par with the premier signal callers in the SEC. Still, Spurrier mentioned some of the things Shaw could still work on, noting that his knee sprain has not allowed him to be as mobile as usual. He cited instances in which Shaw has taken off running and not had as much success as he would if he were healthy. Spurrier did praise Shaw for taking care of the ball and said the Gamecocks’ turnover-free play helped them grind out a 19-14 win over Florida last week. Shaw has done well protecting the ball all season, throwing only one interception alongside 19 touchdowns. But the Head Ball Coach said he would like the

offense to be more consistent than it has been in recent weeks and that junior quarterback Dylan Thompson will likely see time off the bench in the first half against Coastal Carolina. “I told Connor yesterday we’re going to play Dylan,” Spurrier said. “I said, ‘You play better when you know Dylan is going to play.’ And you know, he does; he plays better.” Shaw and his partner in the backfield, sophomore running back Mike Davis, both missed some practice time earlier in the week nursing injuries. It is still uncertain if Davis, who has been named a Doak Walker Award semifinalist, will suit up Saturday with a bum ankle. Spurrier and running backs coach Everette Sands said that if the team really needs Davis, he would probably be able to play. With the SEC’s second-highest rushing total, Spurrier acknowledged that Davis has been having a great season but also mentioned areas where the sophomore needs to improve. “He’s played well, and he’s still learning how to play,” Spurrier said. “And we are talking a little bit [Monday] about protecting him better. He gets in there, and he stands around too much. That’s how he got hurt the other day. You can’t stand up and let about three guys take shots at you.” Redshirt sophomore Shon Carson was named the starter for Saturday, jumping sophomore running back

Brandon Wilds for the No. 2 spot. Wilds has also been dealing with a few injuries, and it is uncertain whether he will play as well. Carson had a breakout performance against Florida, gaining 102 yards on 13 carries, highlighted by a 58-yard scamper in the fourth quarter to get South Carolina out from deep in its own territory. Carson said he did not find out he was starting from any of his coaches, but from looking at Twitter. He said it was a relief considering injuries earlier in his career. “It’s been a long time coming,” Carson said. Carson credited some of his success to his offensive line, a group that seems to facilitate a 100-yard rushing game no matter who it is blocking for. In eight of the ten games for the Gamecock offense, there has been a 100-yard rusher. Junior offensive guard A.J. Cann said the progress for the offensive line has been steady, but there is room to get better. “To me, I think we have been playing prett y good,” Cann said. “One thing we can focus on is just communicate more. We’ve been doing a good job communicating, but there are some small things we can do to alert each other on the field.” Offensive line coach Shawn Elliott was happy to escape Florida with a win, but knows this matchup OFFENSE • B5