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House not informed of code changes before senate 2 versions of delegates codes exist after vote this week Hannah Jeffrey

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Members of the house of delegates were taken by surprise when they discovered their newly written codes had been altered by someone in the student senate before the senate passed the legislation.

House Speaker Chip Fallaw said no one in the house was aware the changes had been made and said it was a miscommunication between the two bodies.

“We assumed that with what we

gave them, they understood it was in addition to the original codes,” Fallaw said. “They misinterpreted.”

Student Government has been in the process of conducting a legislative o v e r h au l o v e r t he p a s t s e v e r a l months, updating the organization’s codes, including those of the house of delegates. The codes, previously known as the 100 to 700 codes, are bei ng rew r it ten a nd rena med as Chapters 1 to 7.

The original 700 codes established the house of delegates and mandated t hat any changes to t he codes be approved by both the senate and the house concurrently.

However, the codes did not include

several provisions necessary to the body, such as a number to establish quor u m , t he re sp on sibi l it ie s of delegates or the relationship between the house and senate.

In order to fill in the gaps the codes left behind, the house penned Chapter 7, with the intention that it would be added on to the existing codes.

Howe v e r, b e t we e n w he n t he house passed Chapter 7 and when it appeared before the senate for a vote, pieces of the language had been changed.

A line was added to the beginning of t he bill, wh ich read, “t he following Codes will be stricken and amended to read as follows,” but

did not specify which codes were to be stricken. Therefore, Chapter 7 was passed through the senate, but was not added to the old codes, as the house intended, nor did it strike them, as the senate intended.

The bill was tweaked by someone in the senate without the knowledge of anyone in the house, Fallaw said.

He said he was never contacted about the changes and did not learn of them until senate convened Wednesday. “[Senate] assumed that [Chapter 7] struck the 700 codes, when it did not,” Fallaw said. “It was intended to add on to the 700 codes.”

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Heart of Carolina raises health awareness Moore-Pastides, nursing dean discuss deadly heart disease Davis Klabo

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February marks Heart Health Awareness month, and USC first lady Patricia Moore-Pastides and Jeannette Andrews, the dean of the College of Nursing, marked it Thursday at the second annual Heart of Carolina event.

Under the tagline, “As Gamecocks, our hearts have no limits,” the event, which sought to raise awareness about heart disease and to educate Gamecocks on the benefits of heart health, encouraged students to visit a variety of wellness stations placed throughout the room.

Students got information and samples from stations run by the College of Nursing, Healthy Carolina, Campus Wellness, Campus Recreation, Arnold School of Public Health, Gamecock Athletics, the McCutchen House, the School of Medicine and W P Rawl Farms. Those who visited all of the stations and received a sticker from each were able to spin a wheel at the last station to win a prize.

“A lot of people think that you can do whatever you want when you’re young. But recently we’ve been discovering that heart disease can start at a young age,” Moore-Pastides said. “Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in America. But if you eat healthy, don’t smoke and exercise daily, you can greatly reduce your chances of developing it.”

Moore-Pastides also presented her cookbook, “Greek Revival,” which features a number of heart healthy foods.

“Dishes from the Mediterranean diet have been known for a long time to be very healthy for your heart,” MoorePastides said.

A few of the dishes were included throughout the room as free samples, and recipes for those and other healthy dishes

Courtesy of USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications

When friends think of the late Debbie Garris, her many scarves, creative earrings and smile typically come to mind. Garris was a prominent part of the journalism school for years.

HEART • 3

Harlem Renaissance event goes ‘back to black’

Debbie Garris remembered Journalism school assistant passes unexpectedly at 62 Hannah Richardson

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Debbie Garris was known for her many scarves, creative earrings and smile. A longtime presence in the journalism school, she died unexpectedly Feb. 14. She was 62.

G a r r is beca me t he ad m i n ist rat ive assistant to the director of development in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications in 1997. She later became the assistant to Shirley Staples Carter and then to Carol Pardun, the director of the school.

“Debbie Garris was the keeper of the lighthouse here at the school,” Pardun wrote in an online memorial. “If something wasn’t working, she found out how to fi x it.

She kept us safe.”

Garris was born on July 3, 1951, and grew up in Virginia. She moved to South Carolina in 1968 and attended Radford College in 1969; she finished her degree at USC in 1972.

While in college, she found a passion for photog r aph i ng hor se r ace s a nd covered many horse shows throughout the Southeast.

S ome of her work w a s publ i s he d in Steeplechase Times, Careers in the Horse Industry, National Steeplechase Annual and the National Directory for Andalusians.

“Debbie and I would occasionally talk about horses, a diversion we both enjoy that, for those moments, took us away f rom daily concerns,” w rote Charles Bierbauer, dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies.

“Some years ago, we rode together on the trails and woods around Camden, vaulting rails and hedges and scattering foxes and hares. At least, that’s Debbie’s story and mine.”

Garris was active at Trenholm Road Methodist Church in Columbia and was also very passionate in her work.

Garris’s funeral was held on Feb. 17 at the Steeplechase Museum in Camden.

Rev. W i l l ia m R . Bou k n ight led t he service and spoke about her life and the opportunity she was given in 2000 when Keith Kenney, associate professor of visual communications, donated a kidney to her.

“I have so ma ny h i la r iou s Debbie stor ies; u nfor t u nately most of t hem are unprintable. For the last 12 years she was the greatest friend I could ever have asked for,” wrote Nancy Twohey, assistant to the dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies.

“I will truly miss hearing her contagious laugh which resonated down the hallway. I hope to pass by her desk soon with a smile, rather than the sadness that I feel today.”

Memorials can be made in G arris’ memory to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 S. Fair St., Camden or to another charity.

DG

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BOND and SAVVY hosted a Harlem Renaissance-themed event to celebrate black history month with live bands and student performances of poetry, instrumentals and singing Thursday.

Daniel Ellsworth’s band has a unique sound.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Forum features Columbia police chief candidates The four Columbia police chief fi nalists answered questions on topics such as how they would navigate the bureaucracy and how they would maintain their ethics and principles on the job during a forum Wednesday night, The State reported.

A fifth finalist also pulled his name from consideration this week.

The City Council chambers had standing room only, as the forum served as the public’s only chance to see the four candidates.

Each of the candidates was given three minutes to answer seven questions. After answering the questions, the candidates did not stay to speak with members of the public.

The four candidates are Tony Fisher, the retired director of Spartanburg’s public safety department; William Holbrook, chief of the Huntington, W.Va., Police Department; Bryan Norwood, former chief of the Richmond, Va., Police Department; and Gregory Reese, the chief of security forces for the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.

—Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

CODES • Continued from 1 Chapter 7 would strike the 700 codes and passed the bill immediately. It was only after the legislation had passed that the error was recognized.

Following the bill’s passage, Anna Lyles, chair of the senate judiciary committee, motioned for a five minute recess to discuss the vote with house

Gorilla settles into new SC colleges’ funding threatened over book choice home at Riverbanks Zoo Some public colleges in South Carolina are being criticized for the books they assign to students, The State reported.

Budget writers in the state House voted to take away almost $70,000 from the College of Charleston and USC Upstate for having freshmen read books with gay themes.

The amount of state funding that legislators withdrew from the two schools was based on the amount of money the universities spent on the required-reading books last year. USC Upstate lost $17,000 for teaching “Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio,” and the College of Charleston lost $52,000 for “Fun Home.”

“One of the things I learned over the years is that if you want to make a point, you have to make it hurt,” said State Rep. Garry Smith, a Greenville Republican who pushed punishing the schools for their book choices, according to The State. “I understand academic freedom, but this is not academic freedom. ...

This was about promoting one side with no academic debate involved.”

—Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

A 23-year-old Western lowland gorilla has found a new home at the Riverbanks Zoo after living at the Dallas Zoo for 18 years, WIS reported.

Patrick was one of the most beloved animals at the Dallas Zoo, but he had trouble forming relationships the other gorillas in the exhibit. His former home worked with little success to create relationships for Patrick.

Riverbanks officials have said that Patrick is reacting well to his new surroundings and the other gorillas in the exhibit, Chaka, Mike and Ajari.

“We’ve spent the last few months getting Patrick acclimated to his new home, and the introduction process has gone extremely well,” said John Davis, curator of mammals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, according to WIS. “Patrick is full of personality and loves to interact with his keepers and the public. We are excited to have him at Riverbanks.”

Patrick currently lives separate from the other gorillas, but he is in close contact through sight and smell.

—Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

representatives, but the motion failed. Instead, house members, including Fallaw, met in the hallway while the senate remained in session.

The 700 codes say that the house’s codes cannot be changed by the senate without the house’s knowledge; the newly written Chapter 7 does not.

Currently, both the 700 codes and Chapter 7 exist, which is a violation of SG’s constitution, according to Trenton Smith, chief of staff for current Student Body Vice President Ryan Bailey.

“It was assumed that the house of delegates knew it was unconstitutional,” Smith said. “You can’t have Chapter 7 with the 700 codes.”

No amendments to the bill were proposed

Wednesday because the senate adjourned early, because the SG election results were scheduled to be announced that night.

“It was a time crunch issue,” Lyles said. “There was a real lack of communication.”

Fallaw said t he house assumed t he senate understood they wanted Chapter 7 to be added to the old codes, while Lyles said the senate thought the house meant to strike them.

Both Fallaw and Lyles said they were unsure of who in the senate made the changes to the house’s legislation.

In order to correct the error, house representatives plan to introduce the text of the original codes in the form of an amendment to the senate floor next week.

This way, if the amendment is passed, the text of the original codes and everything added in Chapter 7 will exist in one piece of legislation, and the old codes can be stricken.

Additionally, Lyles said she plans to meet with house leadership to discuss the issue before senate meets again next week.

“I’m going to sit down with house of delegates representatives Sunday and talk about it,” Lyles said.

“I don’t want any of this to happen again.”

DG

HEART • Continued from 1 were provided as handouts.

Moore-Pastides explained that her interest in heart health came from both her professional and personal lives.

“First of all, my career is in public health, so that has made me very focused on heart health promotion,” she said. “But my dad passed away from a major heart attack at only 56, so I also have a personal stake in it.”

T he event a lso promoted t he American Heart Association’s 2014 M idlands Heart Walk on March 22. The hear t associat ion had a regist rat ion stat ion for st udents interested in participating in the event to raise awareness of heart disease.

T he wa l k , wh ich is 3.3 m i le s long and non-competitive, is one of the largest community events in Columbia.

Mu r ray Colema n, d i rec tor of d e v e l o p m e nt o f t h e M i d l a n d s Heart Walk, praised the efforts of Moore-Past ides and A ndrews in coordinating on-campus efforts to promote the event.

“Heart disease and strokes are the leading cause of death in South C a r ol i n a ,” C olem a n s a id. “ It ’s important for the university, as a big part of the Midlands, to show major interest and to educate these future leaders about its dangers.”

DG

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SG senate should take accountability for mistake ISSUE Senate altered legislation without house consent.

OUR STANCE It’s a mistake magnified by a lack of accountability.

In junior “House of Cards” fashion, the house of delegates were upset to discover that its refreshed codes didn’t make it out of the student senate’s rabbit hole in one piece. Somewhere between the house passing the codes and the senate voting on them, the language had changed, but so far no one has been willing to call it anything more than a miscommunication.

We g e t i t . P e o p l e m a k e mistakes. To err is human, but apparently, to dodge responsibility is governmental.

The original codes recognized the house of delegates as its own independent entity and established the body itself. They also mandate that the student senate could not alter the house’s legislation without the explicit consent of the house.

But that clause seems to have been lost in the mix. After realizing there were gaps in the original codes, the house passed Chapter 7 as an addendum. Once the chapter made it into the senate’s hands, changes were made, reflecting a lack of rapport between the two bodies. They were made without any approval from the house.

To m a k e t h e m e l o d r a m a worse, the senate passed the new chapter before anyone realized there were discrepancies. This

“Once the chapter made it into the senate’s hands, changes were made, and rapport between the two political bodies was not. The changes were made without any approval from the house.”

means that Chapter 7 and the 700 codes are both active, which is unconstitutional.

Ultimately, the whole affair appears to just be sloppy, but nothing that time won’t solve.

A proverbial bandage will mend Student Government’s boo-boo. If anything, the unapproved changes are only a slight embarrassment.

But what’s most concerning is the lack of accountability. If Student Government wants to be taken seriously, they need to take themselves seriously, and that means someone needs to accept responsibility for making a mistake.

We aren’t trying to kick them while they’re down; we just want them to know how they can pick themselves up from issues like this.

Student Government has done a great deal of good for the school and are a valuable addition to college landscape, but sometimes they make mistakes, too.

I n t h is case, t he biggest challenge is simply acknowledging the error.

Marijuana deserves federal legalization Pot proven less harmful than alcohol, tobacco Many consider the War on Drugs a vicious feedback loop, but we can’t count on it ending a ny t i me so on. Howe ver, i f the W hite House would like to earn some extra cash while t hey at tempt to combat t he dangerous drug cartels lurking south of the border, they would be wise to legalize marijuana at the federal level.

It’s not like there isn’t public suppor t for t he leg islat ion, either. To be precise, 51 percent of A mericans are in support of legalizing t he substance federally.

In 2011, the stats were ju x taposed: 51 percent opposed legalization.

B u t t h e n Max t h e N e w Ye a r Stolarczyk unleashed t he Second-year finance student media hounds t h at were h appy to repor t on t he staggering $5 m i l l io n of r e c r e at io n a l ma r ijua na sa les revenue generated i n week one of Colorado’s legalization. Nearly t wo mont hs removed a nd salivation over the economic benefits that some have been touting for decades is reaching feverish levels.

It certainly helps that over 500 economists, including the famed Milton Friedman, signed an open letter out lining t he economic benefits of marijuana legalization: $7.7 billion saved in state and federal expenditures and $2.2 billion in tax revenue.

Furt hermore, banks are now accept i ng t he money t he m a r iju a n a d i sp en sa r ie s make, after a month or so of tentativeness regarding how the feds might potentially punish them for banking them.

To be clea r, m a r iju a na is becom ing a mainstay of t he economy in the states that have legalized it. Of course, the cash i ncent ives a ren’t enough to sway those that are convinced t he dr ug is harmf ul enough t o b e c l a s s e d w it h her oi n , methamphetamines and other substances of that nature.

Thankfully, there are some doctors who would like to have a word with those folks. The La ncet , t he world’s lead i ng general medical journal, released an informative graph charting the harm — to self and to others — caused by common drugs. Atop the list, to little surprise, is alcohol, followed b y heroi ne , c r ac k c o c a i ne , methamphetamines, cocaine, tobacco, a mphet a m i nes a nd then cannabis.

According to t he Lancet’s metrics, alcohol earned a “harm rating” of 73. Marijuana clocked in at a rating of roughly 21. I’ll save you the trouble; according to doctors, marijuana is less than a third as dangerous as alcohol.

A lcohol dwarfs marijuana’s har mf u l ness, but we’re st ill smothered with advertisement af ter advert isement for beer and liquor while cannabis has suffered from decades of stigma and negative connotations.

Perhap s it ’s ju st a n older gener at ion’s glac ia l r ate of adapt at ion f rom a nt ique ide olog ie s , or m ay b e it ’s a

dangerously per vasive t rend of misinformation regarding marijuana. Harold and Kumar a r e n’t e x a c t l y h e l p i n g t h e s e c o n d g r e e n m o v e m e n t ’s cause — that’s for sure. Those counterpoints are low-hanging fruit and made of straw. Above all, they’re slowing down the rate of beneficial progress.

T h e m e d i c a l b e n e f it s o f ma r iju a na a re borderl i ne obv ious now. The substance is a proven appetite stimulant, antiemetic and antispasmodic, and it has some analgesic effect.

Denying marijuana as a medical tool is deny i ng m i l l ion s of people of a viable, and likely more affordable, medicine. As studies improve in both volume and quality, more applications will be discovered.

Maybe these arguments are low-hanging fruits, too. Then again, there’s an overwhelming nu mber of i ncent ives to leg a l iz i ng ma r iju a na. A l l I can suggest is for ever yone to educate t hemselves on t he benef it s a nd da ngers of marijuana and compare them to substances already deemed legal and that you may already consume yourself.

It is cognitively disingenuous and factually ignorant to dismiss marijuana as a viable market good while approving of both alcohol and tobacco, substances proven to be more harmf ul.

Legalizing marijuana at t he federal level is the intelligent decision, and it’s the right one.

Venezuela needs international intervention President Maduro should be brought to justice Venezuela, a country already crippled by problems, has plunged farther into despair due to the actions of President Nicolás Maduro. The chaos began when students took to the streets to peacefully protest Venezuela’s insanely high crime rate and soaring inflation rate.

Maduro has brutally retaliated with government security forces. At least three have been shot dead, in addition to a 17-year-old being struck and killed by a vehicle. The U.S. Department of State has joined the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international groups in condemning the Venezuelan government’s actions as senseless violence.

In November 2013, Venezuela’s national assembly granted Maduro powers that allow him to pass laws without its approval. Under his presidency, Venezuela has spiraled into bedlam.

The inflation rate of Venezuela reached 56.2 percent in 2013, and the national currency, the bolivar, has lost nearly two-thirds of its value since its release in 2008. A black market for American dollars has spawned to combat the nearly worthless value of the bolivar.

Howe ver, e ven w it h dol la r s, Venezuelans are hav ing t rouble purchasing everyday necessities like milk and bread, because the country relies heavily on imports.

This a consequence of Chávez’s previously enforcing limits on foreign exchange, with the intentions of Chris avoiding capital flight and controlling Norberg the prices of food.

Fourth-year pre-pharmacy Contributing to the demise of student the Venezuelan economy is the fear of criminal activit y. The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report ranked Venezuela the third-most violence-damaged economy. Additionally, the country suffers from one of the highest murder rates in the world.

This high crime rate has directly inf luenced companies to take their business elsewhere, and it keeps people at home at night instead of participating nighttime activities that are essential to a healthy economy, such as dining and shopping.

These have become the focal points of unrest, in addition to centralization of power and censoring media in Venezuela. Thousands of universit y students began a nonviolent protest Feb. 12, led by former presidential contender and Harvard graduate Leopoldo Lopez. Lopez has been one of the most vocal in calling for Maduro to step down.

Lopez has been quoted as saying, “The struggle against poverty, against drug smuggling, against irregular groups tearing into the fabric of our country ... can’t wait six more years. It would be immoral to not do all we can right now.”

Maduro’s government is the transgressor, inciting violence left and right. Despite this fact, Maduro has labeled Lopez a political fugitive that incited the deadly violence raging through Venezuela. However, Lopez turned himself to face trial in an unfair trial system, in hopes of rallying people against the socialist government.

The international community must not allow the actions of Maduro to go unnoticed. Otherwise, more individuals similar to Maduro will abuse their power and oppress anyone who is willing to raise their voice in opposition.

The day that humanity is unwilling to stand up for their rights is the day freedom will die.

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Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes are based out of Nashville, Tenn. The group is gearing up for touring nationwide to promote their newest album, “Kid Tiger.”

Daniel Ellsworth, Great Lakes plan 2nd album Young indie rock group brings unique, brilliant sound Erika Ryan

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Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes are a Nashville-based indie rock group , and they’re bound to blow up any day now.

Set to release their second fulllength album, “Kid Tiger,” on March 4, the group brings something new to the table.

The Great Lakes have a memorable, catchy sound with an energetic feel that’s sure to get your foot tapping. Their sound is unique, but with the indie title and synth pop undertones, they recall the Cold War Kids and Local Natives.

The g roup consist s of singersong w riter and g u itarist Dan iel Ellswort h, dr ummer Joel Wren, guitarist Timon Lance and bassist Marshall Skinner. The group was named as a tribute to Ellsworth’s home state, Minnesota.

“Our histor y is that we’re all a bu nc h of mu s ic s c ho ol nerd s ,” Ellswor t h said. “We all st udied music back in the day and made the most fi nancially sound decision to be in a rock band after college.”

For only being together for three years, the group has gotten some significant publicity. They started off the year by being named one of Esquire’s top 15 bands to watch in 2014.

After their fi rst album release in 2011, they received plenty of love, including reaching No. 1 on t he A mazon M P3 albu m sales chart.

Paste Magazine also featured the group earlier this year.

“We come from a pretty diverse musica l back g rou nd, so t hat definitely bleeds through into our music,” Ellsworth said.

The members have a variet y of musical preferences that range from Tom Waits to Nine Inch Nails to Lil Wayne.

W h i le t he Great La ke s’ f i r st album, “Civilized Man,” kicked off their career with a strong start that created hope for a successful future, but this new album turned that hope into a promise. They have grown toget her since t hen, and t hey’ve created a more personal ident it y with their new work.

Their new album, “K id Tiger,” was co-produced by the Grammywinning engineer Vance Powell, who has worked with groups like Kings of Leon, The White Stripes

your house blasting it on speakers o r w a l k i n g t o c l a s s w it h y ou r headphones in, you won’t be able to help but dance around.

The lyrical content of these songs make them one-of-a-kind, creating a personal connection with the band.

Each song’s lyrics are noticeably clever w it h a n u n m it igated emotional investment, which makes it the icing on the cake that is this album.

While each of the band’s members had different picks for their favorite Courtesy of Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes track off the new album, Skinner The new album is co-produced by explained why “Frontline” topped Grammy-winning engineer Vance Powell. the others as his favorite song.

“In my mind, it sounds exactly like I imagined it,” he said. “It came out and The Whigs in the past.

It includes 12 original songs that perfectly on the record.”

T he G re at L a k e s h a s a bu s y have a ton of energ y, each song sounding more exceptional than the schedule coming up, as t hey are making their way cross-country to next.

Overall, the tracks have a heavy tour and promote “Kid Tiger.”

“A f t er t he a lbu m come s out , rhythmic feel with poppy melodies that are bound to make you fall in we’re going to have a pretty steady love wit h t heir music. They’re a touring schedule going to a few of good fit for fans of The Black Keys, our favorite cities. But after that, we’re work ing for any where and Dr. Dog and Wilco.

The standout track “Ready Set” ever y where. A ll over the world,” builds from the very beginning as a Ellswort h said. “Hopef ully we’ll catchy tune with perfectly utilized ma ke it to Colu mbia somet i me k e y b o a r d s . W h e n t h e c h o r u s soon.”

DG hits you, whether you’re alone in

‘RoboCop’ remake little more than RoboFlop Remake by talented crew leads to disappointment Jonathan Winchell

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“RoboCop” NOW IN THEATERS

Director: José Padilha Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton Rating: PG-13 for intense action, violence, language, sensuality and drug material “RoboCop” is a slick, soulless remake of Paul Verhoeven’s bloody, graphically violent, R-rated 1987 sci-fi film.

The remake more or less follows the plot of the original film, which starred Peter Weller in the title role.

In the f uture, policeman A lex Murphy ( Joel Kinnaman) is severely wounded and left for dead after drug dealers planned an explosion. The latest technology is used to put what could be salvaged of

his body into a highly intricate metal suit to make him half human, half robot.

He is able to make moral decisions, but his ability to apprehend criminals and take them down is raised to a scientific degree of perfection. His vacant, cold demeanor and quick, methodical movements make him a seemingly indestructible force.

There is a debate going on in the country as to whether it is moral to have machines as law enforcers.

The corporation that handled his operation and assembly begins to use him as its political pawn. They dial down his human emotions and make him an even more robotic machine that they can manipulate.

Once he realizes their game, he goes on a vendetta to kill the drug lords that nearly killed him and then the corporate bigwigs who put him in his hellish predicament.

Verhoeven’s original was a controversially violent piece of pulp entertainment that still holds up today because of its stop-motion effects, outstanding makeup and set design and rousing action scenes. It also has sly, satirical messages about crime, violence and police power.

The remake updates those ideas by questioning the use of drones. Samuel L. Jackson plays a host of a political talk show on TV, and he pushes the corporation’s agenda to make America safer with RoboCops.

I sat in the theater watching this film, and nothing happened to me. I was not moved, entertained, thrilled, involved or even bored or angry. Images and sound washed over me, and I was numb for nearly two

hours.

Why, oh, why does Hollywood keep remaking perfectly good films? The remake, like the RoboCop himself, is a slick, technically proficient machine put together reasonably well by a talented team.

It is Brazilian director José Padilha’s first Englishlanguage film. His previous film, “Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,” was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The cast includes Oscar-nominees Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley and Marianne Jean-Baptiste , along with Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Michael K. Williams, Jennifer Ehle and Jay Baruchel. There are worse remakes that have been made in the last few years. “Evil Dead” and “Oldboy” come to mind.

This film left me completely empty. It is not really a terrible film. There is just absolutely no reason at all for it to exist except to make money. “RoboCop” is a name that has proven to have made money in the past, so Hollywood churned out a remake.

Please, go back and watch the original fi lm, and do not fund cash-grab remakes. Go watch one of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. Many of them are still playing in Columbia. Take a walk, read a book, call a loved one, bake a pie, sleep or go to a hardware store and stare at the tools for two hours.

“RoboCop” is not the worst film of the year so far. That would be giving it too much attention. It is nothing.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

BASEBALL • Cont. from 8 W hile Holbrook said E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y ’s vet er a n pit c h i n g s t a f f is a poi nt of empha sis for the Gamecocks, the man t hose pitchers are throwing to could be an even bigger concern for South Carolina. Colonel senior Sean Hagen has been named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List for the nation’s top catcher, and he has t urned in a home run along with four RBIs so far this season.

When the Gamecocks take on Eastern Kentucky this weekend, there will be no significant roster shakeups. Junior Jordan Montgomer y w ill start Friday, sophomore Jack Wy n koop on Sat u rday and freshman Wil Crowe on Sunday, and Pankake

will continue to split time between third base and left field while DC A rendas and Elliott Caldwell jockey for playing time.

South Carolina received a blow when junior reliever Evan Beal sustained a back injury. He will require rest until at least the start of SEC play.

To the naked eye, this we ek end’s t i lt ag a i n s t Eastern Kentucky looks to be another walk in the park for the Gamecocks, but whether it’s just coachspeak or genuine caution, Holbrook is expecting the Colonels to put up a fight.

“I don’t think they’ll be phased at all coming into this type of environment,” Holbrook said. “We’ve got to be ready to go. We’ll need to play, a nd it ’l l present a challenge for us.”

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WILLIAMS • Continued from 8 better,” Martin said. “I told you t his a week ago before we won two games last week.

Our team’s better. Our team has g row n, we’ve accepted challenges (and) we haven’t run away from them.”

Now, with Georgia coming to town Saturday, Martin and his squad will see just how much they have grown since a 97-76 throttling in Athens.

The Gamecocks allowed five players to reach double digits in the loss to the Bulldogs on Jan. 22, including 22 points to Nemanja Djurisic alone.

Georgia also features a pair of sophomore guards who are proven scorers. Charles Mann is averaging 13.5 points per game and Kenny Gaines is averaging 12.1. The duo combined for 24 of Georgia’s 97 points the last time the teams met up.

Although the team received

significant contributions from t he duo, t he Bu l ldog s a lso displayed their depth, scoring 39 points off the bench to South Carolina’s 17.

This time, South Carolina will take on its conference foes on its own court, where the team has won its past t wo games.

The Gamecocks will have the benefit of having the crowd on its side this time around. The athletics department is holding a whiteout event, where each fa n is encou raged to come decked out in white.

The department also added that it has set a goal of having 2,000 students in the stands for the Georgia game.

“It motivates us,” freshman guard Sindarius Thornwell said.

“You know, we get a big play, we get the crowd going and the crowd gets us going. So, it motivates us. It gets us playing harder. It brings energy; that’s what we play off of.”

A key component facing the Gamecocks t his weekend is keeping Djurisic inside and not allowing him to take open shots from three-point range. The junior led the team with three three-pointers last time.

In the long term, however, Martin said he thinks that the team is building a foundation for the future.

“I worry about recruiting.

I worr y about t he k ids who believe in us. I worr y about doing everything I have to do to get our administration, our fans, our players, our community, our student body excited about what we’re trying to build,” he said. “If any of those people are not included in the process, you can’t build it. There’s no way you can sustain long-term s uc c e s s u n le s s e ver yone I mentioned is on board.”

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Accept a nice benef it.

Share love, not money (a tricky subject today).

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Provide comfort food.

Get outside, and play.

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Gamecocks welcome EKU Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Joey Pankake is expected to continue alternating between third base and left field while the lineup is decided. He is hitting .308 with a home run so far this season.

Martin opens season strong, fills offensive void left by now-pro Dantzler Danny Garrison

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After playing Bucknell and Presbyterian in the first week of the season, it’s not too surprising that the South Carolina baseball team is unbeaten after four contests.

W hat may take Gamecock fans by surprise, however, is the player that has taken them there.

After seeing limited playing time as a reserve in 2013, junior first baseman Kyle Martin has proven to be South Carolina’s biggest bat in a lineup that features preseason all-American selections Joey Pankake and Grayson Greiner.

After four games, Martin is hitting .692, with seven R BI and a home r u n, but coach Chad Holbrook said he hasn’t been totally taken aback

by the production from his new every-day first baseman.

“He’s obviously older. He’s stronger; he’s more mature. He’s got some confidence going,” Holbrook said. “Kyle played very, very well this fall. He’s building upon that.”

Martin spent all of last season backing up LB Dantzler, seeing limited action at designated hitter and fi rst base. He fi nished the season batting .288 with just two home runs; he is on pace to shatter both statistics.

The junior is understandably satisfied with his production thus far, but he is quick to point out that he and his teammates are still searching for their identity as a unit with just four games under their belts.

“Right now, it’s early in the season, so we’re just trying to build confidence and get everything situated,” he said. “Hopefully, everything continues for the weekend.”

Martin and the rest of the Gamecocks will face Eastern Kentucky in a three-game set at Carolina Stadium this weekend. The Colonels are 1-3 on the season, having lost their last three contests, but Holbrook said South Carolina would be remiss to overlook its upcoming opponent for several reasons.

“They’re going to throw three senior pitchers at us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their starting pitchers are experienced,” Holbrook said. “They’ve gotten off to a little bit of a slow start, but they’ve played some good teams.”

Before falling to Louisville on Wednesday, Eastern Kentucky opened their season with a threegame series against Alabama State. The Colonels went 1-2 in that opening set, but Holbrook noted that a win over Alabama State is no small task, considering the Hornets toppled Auburn earlier this week.

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Men seek revenge against UGA

Women inch toward SEC title South Carolina to host Florida on Sunday

Gamecocks riding 2-game win streak at home

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The women’s basketball team will host Florida at 1 p.m. on Sunday as it makes its final push toward an SEC regular season title.

The No. 4 Gamecocks (24-2, 12-1 SEC) have three games left, including Sunday’s tilt, to capture their first-ever SEC title. Coach Dawn Staley said she did not expect South Carolina to have so few losses at this point in the season. She did think, however, that her program would reach new heights.

The best the Gamecocks’ have done in Staley’s tenure was reaching the Sweet 16 in the 2012 NCAA tournament. With such a high ranking at this point in the season, expectations are that a Final Four run should be in the discussion.

Staley has made an effort to keep her players from concentrating on all the hype about the team’s success.

“What I emphasize is we control our own destiny,” she said after Wed nesday ’s prac t ice. “T hat means we have to continue to stay in the moment. As far as we’re concerned, we’re not looking over our shoulders. We’re just looking ahead to the next game.”

The Gators (17-9, 7- 6 SEC) are trying to solidify a spot in the NCAA tournament. Florida swept its season series against Kentucky but could use one more win against a ranked opponent to solidify a NCAA tournament appearance.

Florida has four players averaging double f ig u res, w it h anot her, redshirt sophomore guard Cassie Peoples, averaging 9.9 points per game.

The Gators, did suffer a big loss when sophomore forward Christin Mercer was suspended after an arrest on robbery charges.

Mercer averaged 11.8 points per game and was a go-to option off the bench. She also had the Gators’ highest field goal percentage before her suspension.

Replacing Mercer in her absence is senior guard and leading scorer Jaterra Bonds, who averages 16 points and more than four assists per game.

Redshirt junior guard Kayla Lewis is Florida’s best rebounder

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With less than five minutes to play and the game tied at 55, the Gamecocks watched Michael Qualls grab the last points of his 20-point effort — a three that gave Arkansas the lead for good.

Sout h Carolina faced an 11-point def icit headed into halftime but managed to outscore the Razorbacks in the second half to force a competitive match.

However, Brenton Williams’ t hree-game double-digit point streak has head coach Fred Martin doling out praise for the senior guard.

Williams registered a team-high 29 points Wednesday against the Razorbacks, shooting six of 13 from beyond the arc.

“He’s come around,” Martin said. “Brent’s grown tremendously as a kid and as a player.”

Like Williams, Martin has said that the team has also grown over the course of the season.

“We’re just better. You k now, our team is WILLIAMS • 6

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Tiffany Mitchell said that she thinks the team has more support this year than in the past. She is leading the Gamecocks in scoring and in assists. with 8.8 per game to go along with 11 points per contest.

Florida’s best inside players are all around 6 feet tall, which means the Gamecocks have the advantage inside. Junior center Elem Ibiam and freshman center Alaina Coates stand 4 inches taller than Florida’s bigs and should be called upon often to use their post games.

Coates is continuing a strong campaign toward an SEC Freshman of the Year award, averaging 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

S opho mor e g u a rd T i f f a ny M itchel l keeps ma k i ng la rge contributions for South Carolina, leading the team in both scoring and assists. She also averages 5.3 rebounds per game and leads the team in steals with a little over two per game.

Now that South Carolina is being recognized as one of the country’s best teams, fans have wondered if

it is hard for Gamecock players to not look ahead of what could be at season’s end.

“I don’t personally think so; I think we’ll just take it one game at a time,” said junior forward Aleighsa Welch. “We have to — we really can’t afford to get too ahead of ourselves looking at what can possibly be done.”

Staley’s goal right now is to get her team to play at its full potential.

She thinks defensively, there can always be room for improvement.

As for all the success this year, players have noticed more support from the student body.

“I think they are acknowledging us now,” Mitchell said. “I think we have a lot more support than we’ve had in previous years. It’s a lot more of a family atmosphere now on campus.”

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A prize recr uit in Sout h Carolina’s 2014 recruiting class, defensive end Dante Sawyer, will be headed to junior college instead of Columbia for his freshman season.

Saw yer, a four-star recruit from Georgia, learned he would not be able to enroll at USC because of academic issues. Instead, since he recently received his GED diploma, Sawyer will head to the East Mississippi Junior College and enroll as soon as possible.

He was ranked No. 88 in t he ESPN30 0 rankings while he was being recruited, and he received offers from every SEC school except Florida and Texas A&M. The Gamecocks signed five other defensive linemen to fill the enormous hole left in the defense by Jadeveon Clowney and company.

Abu Lamin, who was an early enrollee at the university this spring and is expected to receive significant playing time next year, and Dexter Wideman are the two other four-star recruits on the defensive line.

Sawyer was ranked the fifth-best defensive end in the nation in 2014, but he will have to contend with the likes of five-star defensive end Shameik Blackshear, of Bluffton, who will be a freshman when Sawyer is eligible to enroll at the university.

—Compiled by David Roberts, Assistant Sports Editor