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USC fined $25k by SEC after fans storm court Penalty third handed down by conference since ban instituted Thad Moore

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USC will have to pay the Southeastern Conference a $25,000 fi ne because fans stormed the court after the men’s basketball team beat then-No. 17 Kentucky over the weekend. The SEC requires that universities keep their fans off the court — or field — during and after games. USC hasn’t broken that rule since January 2010, when the Gamecocks beat then-No. 1 Kentucky. “This policy is designed to ensure a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic event s,” SEC com m issioner M ike Sl ive sa id i n a statement. “The healt h and safet y of our st udentathletes, coaches, officials and fans are the top priority.” Enough time has passed since then to reduce the SEC’s fi ne, but if the university breaks the rule in the next three years, it will face a $50,000 fi ne. Saturday marked the third time USC has been penalized since the rule was implemented in 2004. Hundreds of fans ran onto the court of the Colonial Life Arena on Saturday after the 72-67 upset victory. It was the first time the team had beaten a ranked opponent since 2011. Even USC President Harris Pastides got in on the action, running onto the court himself, he told a group of prospective students Sunday night. “Once I realized I was paying [the fi ne] anyway, I ran down,” Pastides said. “I enjoyed every dollar.” DG

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USC students stormed the court on Saturday for the third time since the SEC fine was implemented in 2004. If the university breaks the rule again in the next three years, it will face a $50,000 fine.

Olcott remembers, explores ‘year of the woman’ International Women’s Year celebrated worlwide in 1975 Khadijah Dennis

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Garnet & Black’s Winter 2013 Style Video, created by Alex Grosse, won a Silver Addy Award in Cinematography.

University, Leadmon win first Best in Show Addy Infographic on hooking up wins top prizes Natalie Pita

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USC won 14 awards at t he A merican Advertising Awards compet it ion on Feb. 22. The event was part of the American Advertising Federation’s annual competition, the largest of its type in the world. More t ha n 50 awards were presented to advertising students and professionals in the Midlands in order to recognize exceptional work. For the first time, USC won a St udent Best of Show Addy

Award for Lauren Leadmon’s infographic in Garnet & Black Magazine ent it led “The Low Dow n on Hook i ng Up i n College.” Leadmon, who graduated in May with a degree in marketing, was unaware that USC had even submitted the graphic until she received an email informing her that she had won. “I was very surprised, actually, and ver y honored, of course,” Leadmon said. “I’m excited to see what it will do [at the next level].” E dg a r Sa nt a na, c reat ive d i r e c t o r of St u d e nt Me d i a , descr ibed t he i nfog raph ic as “eye-catching” and describing a topic that “demanded interest.”

“It’s a great piece of art and it really stood out,” Santana said. “It had all the elements judges look for.” In order to create the awardwinning design, Leadmon found statistics and research for the i n f o g r ap h ic t h at s he f o u nd interesting and relevant to the student body, and then sketched out the plan for the piece. “I really enjoy doing infographics and that k ind of design,” Leadmon said. L e a d mo n i s now wo rk i n g for Sunshine Sachs as well as cont inu ing desig n work on a small scale. ADDYS • 3

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Jocely n Olcott’s part icipat ion in t he International Women’s Year Conference in 1975 explored the many questions women sought to answer. “They told me it was the year of the woman,” Olcott said, “So I asked them, what woman?” I n t e r n a t i o n a l Wo m e n’s Ye a r w a s celebrated by women all over the world who traveled from their home countries to Mexico, where the conference and activism activities were held. Women were ready to speak on the issues that objectified their race, beauty and power that seemed to be misunderstood by the world for so long. “How high do you put the bar to declare something as a historical event?” Olcott said. “The International Women’s Year was created as such as the media marked the conference as an event, or a happening.” The 1970s, as Olcott said, marked an explosion as it became the pivotal moment f o r w o m e n’s f e m i n i s m a n d a c t i v i s t movements. It was also a time when African Americans were battling their own issues of race, so Olcott compared the monumental c i v i l r i g ht s m o v e m e nt a s b e i n g t h e equivalent of the International Women’s Year. “ T he I nt e r n at io n a l Wo me n’s Ye a r exemplified the friction or grip of what one encounters,” Olcott said. Women at the conference spoke openly about the issues faced at home, like the lack of clean drinking water and food, as well as the opportunities to change that. Confl icts of oppression and representation arose in addition to global policies. “The only image we’re given is that we cannot unite ourselves,” Olcott said of Bett y Friedan’s quote. “These calls for unity brought about the questions of who could represent who.” T he idea of women’s em a nc ipat ion brought con sider at ion to 1975 ab out the range of experiences, differences of WOMEN • 2

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SC legislators propose allowing alligator farming Legislation has been introduced in the South Carolina Senate that would allow for and regulate the potential new industry of alligator farming, The Post and Courier reported. An environmental group has raised concerns about the bill. Ben Gregg, executive director of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, said the organization isn’t opposed to alligator farming or the bill, but it requests that farms abide by stricter environmental regulations. “You can kind of say ‘Oh well, not many people are going to do this.’ But who knows. You need to lay down some strong standards starting out,” Gregg said. The South Carolina Wildlife Federation is specifically concerned about regulations for how alligator waste is dealt with and the water systems where the alligator farms are will be located. Gregg and other members of the organization also hope that the state establishes penalties for mixing native alligators with farmed alligators, a process that can cause genetic and health problems for the alligators. —Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

West Columbia native City releases audio in ‘black honored at Academy Awards ops’ CPD investigation Sarah Jones, a West Columbia nat ive, was part of a tribute during Sunday night’s Academy Awards after a performance by Bette Midler for the members of the film industry who passed away over the past year, WIS reported. Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed when she was hit by a freight train while working on the set of “Midnight Rider,” a movie based on Gregg Allman’s life. The Feb. 20 incident, which took place in Wayne County, Ga., also injured seven other crew members and suspended the movie’s fi lming. Members of the fi lm industry spent last week petitioning to have Jones’ name listed in the “In Memoriam” portion of the ceremony, reaching a total of over 60,000 signatures. More t han 100 people in Savan nah, Ga.’s fi lm community joined the Ladies of Savannah Women in Film and Television Organization in honoring Jones and raising awareness about safety issues on fi lm sets Sunday night. —Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

The City of Columbia has released two secretly recorded conversations between Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago and his former captain, Dave Navarro, WIS reported. The first recording is a recorded phone call from Jan. 11, 2013 between Santiago and Navarro. The second is an undated meeting between Navarro, Santiago and former Columbia Police Department crime analyst, Bridget Caffery. The State Law Enforcement Division and the FBI investigated the allegations and announced last week there was not evidence to charge Santiago. Glenn Walters, the civil rights attorney representing Navarro, claimed there “is no other explanation” for what Santiago discusses on the recordings other than the end game for the black ops plan Navarro disclosed in July 2013. According to Navarro’s black ops allegations, the plan was to get Assistant City Manager Allison Baker fired and have former Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott move into Baker’s job. Navarro said this would move Santiago into the chief’s job and Navarro was promised the second-in-command position. —Natalie Pita, Assistant News Editor

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understandings and diverse perceptions. “ I t ’s h a r d f o r t h o s e m ajor it y of wome n a nd men to u nderst a nd what oppressed women i n t he United States are about,” said a woman in a video clip of the conference. Women were on a search

f o r s o l i d a r i t y, b u t t h e struggle of reaching t hat goal often found themselves back to doing things like mak ing cof fee. They couldn’t seem to shake the status quo idea of women not being able to amount up to equal status of men.

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ADDYS • Continued from 1 “It’s exciting to be recognized. I enjoyed work ing for Garnet & Black and it’s just thrilling that it came around.” Leadmon said. “It’s

excit ing to be recognized where I came f rom and gives me some momentum for my career.” DG

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Opportune court storming is worth SEC’s fines ISSUE USC’s been fined $25,000 after Saturday’s court storming. OUR STANCE Storming the court is okay, in moderation. It’s of f icial; USC has been fined $25,000 by the SEC after students stormed the court to cap off a 72-67 upset victory over No. 17 Kentuck y. Since 2004, the SEC is the only conference in college basketball to maintain its tiered fi ning system to deter cou r t stor m i ng. It ’s a l it t le st i ng y, but t he s y stem is i n place for good reason. With no deterrence, court storming could occur after every victory, even the marginal ones. That’s bad news for everyone. However, we certainly think the occasional s t or me d c ou r t i s ab s olut el y tolerable, even with the steep price tag. To be clear, court storming will never go away. TV producers love it, the players love it, reporters usually get great interviews, and ultimately it shows school spirit and passion. But once upon a time, the ritual was reserved for tournament bidclinching victories or upsetting o ne of t he v e r y t o p t e a m s . Nowadays, all it takes is a regular season upset over any ranked team or rival for t he st udent section to be unleashed. We like

it that way. Stor m i ng t he cou r t is just what some schools need, USC included, to jump-start support for t heir basketball team. Victories like Saturday’s show us a promising glimpse of our team and program’s potential, and that’s worth getting exciting about. Sure, there are dangers associated w it h storming t he cou r t, but t here are da ngers associated with most anything in life. And maybe storming the court after upsetting an opponent that’s not even ranked in the top

“Storming the court is just what some schools need, USC included, to jump-start support for their basketball team. Victories like Saturday’s show us a promising glimpse of our team and program’s potential, and that’s worth getting excited about. Sure, there are dangers associated with storming the court, but there are dangers associated with most anything in life.”

ten seems silly to some, but who knows when the next time the Gamecocks get a victory like this will be? We hope it’s Tuesday, when we face No. 1 Florida. Should we win, don’t be surprised if the court is stormed again and we’re levied an even steeper fi ne. The numbers are intimidating, but t he school can handle it. $25,000 and $50,000 certainly seem steep, but USC won’t be break ing t he bank to pay for it considering how much t he school makes off a single night of sports. That doesn’t even include the increased merchandise and ticket sales that usually follow a marquee victory like Saturday’s. It also helps that we storm the court about as often as we should. If we were already facing down a $75,000 fi ne, then we’d have a real problem on our hands. We’re not saying $25,000 isn’t worth thinking twice about, but we’re also not saying we have a conduct problem, either. Ultimately, we agree the fi nes existence is justified, but that storming the court is worth the financial stakes when the time is right. Sometimes all it takes is that magical moment following a victory, when fan and player meet on the court to enjoy the victory, to gain the kind of momentum to improve an entire season, or even an entire program.

Women can be both smart, sexual Female figure can be respectfully monetized For weeks I’ve been keeping myself away f rom Redd it because I know it’ll suck away all of my product iv it y. Then again, the site is an incredible source of international news and cont roversy; perfect material to inspire a colu m n. Th is week, two articles in particular struck a chord with me. They both involve civilization’s oldest profe s s ion: s el l i n g women’s bodies. However, neither article was about prostitution. In fact, both discussed women pursuing a respectable career or college degree and f unding that with their bodies. The first covered Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finding out that a doctor employed by the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division modeled thong underwear. Former Chief of Staff Thomas Nardelli emailed Walker saying, “it isn’t pornographic, but it’s quite suggestive... she apparently models thongs and wasn’t forthright in sharing that with staff prior to her hire.” He goes on to say that, “apparently she’s competent, but even the medical director is dismayed that she has a varied life style outside of her med ic a l profe s sion...

John is working with Mark on a way to release her w it hout much fanfare.” The governor responded to this email with a simple, “Get rid of the MD asap.” The second incidence was of a freshman at Duke getting outed as a porn star. Her male friend found a video of her and, after she begged him not to, eventually got drunk and spread the news of his fi ndings. However, she chose not to run away from it. Instead, she did an interview with the school paper, under a pseudony m for obv iou s rea son s. She said financial Emilie struggles made her Dawson Third-year public t urn to porn as a source of income. relations student S h e d i d n’t w a nt college debt from her $60,000 yearly t uit ion to cripple her future finances and found a way to graduate without it wh i le “doi ng somet h i ng I absolutely love.” It’s clear from reading her interviews that she’s an intelligent girl, well spoken a nd p a s s ion at e . She’s u s i n g t he resou rces she has to get the degree she wants because she recognizes the value both hold. Unfortunately, she’s being shown they can only hold value separately.

It’s ou r ent ire cult u re t hat refuses to recognize brains and beaut y. It’s our whole culture t hat robs women w it h sex ual confidence of being able to have pr ide i n a ny t h i ng else. How is it right t hat a woman who slaved away in medical school is capable of losing her job for being photog raphed in small underwear? In her interview, the Duke freshman addresses the disparity, “if I were a porn star and weren’t in school, people would hate me and say I have no future, while when fi nancing school by doing sex work I’m getting told that I can’t do both.” W hat we’re being shown by situations like these is that the line bet ween smar t a nd sex y needs to be f inely walked by women for fear of falling into either category and never being able to escape. I fully support both of these women for using what t hey have to get where they want in life. They’re simply r ight f u l l y t a k i ng ad v a nt ag e of a s ystem i n a some are uncomfortable with.

Criticism of NCAA’s rule completely valid 1-year collegiate players bad for fans, teams Over the weekend, the outspoken owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, had a few sharp words for the NBA’s rule requiring players to be at least 19 and a year removed from high school before they can be eligible to play in the league. He said that the requirement is part of a flawed system, and isn’t the best way of serving aspiring young athletes. I thought that he made some great points. The current system of recruiting high profi le high school players year after year, just to see them come to college and play for only one season is bad for fans. The thing that really separates college from professional sports is the sense of community. The feeling that you’ve seen an athlete on campus, the feeling that you share a class with one of them and the knowledge that they go to the Chad same school as you. Brown In professional sports, the sense Second-year of communit y bet ween players insurance and risk management and fans is much weaker, and that student is why many prefer college sports. W it h t he one a nd done r u le, players are constantly coming and going, with little time to establish themselves and make meaningful connections on campus. Players t a ke classes of tent imes w it h no intention of graduating and aren’t even given a stipend for their expenses beyond room and board. Instead of telling distinguished basketball players that they must play in college for a year, they should go back to the old system of allowing them to go straight to the NBA, as superstars Kobe Br yant and LeBron James did. Some would argue that allowing players to turn professional right out of high school is bad because the players are too young and not mature enough to handle the league, but that can be managed. Nobody has an obligation to draft a player just because he is draft eligible, so a player perceived by teams as being immature would simply go undrafted. This system is already successf ully in place with baseball, where players can go to the pros out of high school, but if they decide to go to college, they must stay for three years. Revert ing back to t he old system would ensure that players who sign with a college are committed to joining that community and receiving an education. For the ones that don't, they would have a direct route to the NBA, a place where they really want to be, and would’ve ended up all along.

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‘Adventure Time’ pushes boundaries

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Lumpy Space Princess is an absurd, childish character, yet she successfully anchored the experimental “Bad Timing” in another example of the show’s adventurous spirit.

Cartoon Network show offers varied, creative installments with humor, action, pathos Belvin Olasov

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Adventure Time has a reputation as a stoner’s or children’s show, a stew of psychedelic nonsense best enjoyed by the easy to please. While this reputation makes sense — it’s an offbeat, colorful cartoon that delights in weirdness, which makes it appointment viewing for those under the influence — it also does a disservice to what is one of most creative and diverse shows on television. Set in the fantasy/post-apocalpytic Land of Ooo, Adventure Time began by following hero Finn the Human and his best friend Jake the Dog as they saved the innocent and fought the forces of evil, predominantly the scatterbrained creep Ice King. However, as t he show has developed, it has stretched the boundaries of its 11-minute episodic

format as far as it can go. There are episodes where Finn and Jake go on adventures, but there are also episodes like the nearly silent “Shh!,” the detective sendup “Candy Streets,” and the surprisingly affecting Ice King dramatic piece “I Remember You.” That’s part of the appeal of Adventure Time — it transforms from adventure to low-key comedy to drama from episode to episode, always experimenting with new formats and plotlines. It helps that the setting is vibrant and well-realized, the characters are endearing and the dialogue is snappily novel. Take a quote from last night’s “Bad Timing,” from valley girl pastiche Lumpy Space Princess’s new beau Johnny: “When this evening started, I was feeling so dump trucks. Now it’s like a hundred forklifts!” “Bad Timing” is an excellent example of the show’s experimental structure, framing the whole episode in a center circle as small creatures danced about on the trippy, angular margins. Princess Bubblegum has invented a time travel device that actually just scans matter and can reform it to a previous state at will, and LSP doesn’t understand how it works.

After a sweet, understated romance with fellow lumpy space person Johnny, LSP develops a jealous rage and tries to send him back in time to when they first met. However, LSP never scanned him, and he’s sent into the unknown. A tearful LSP is then teleported back to when she never met Johnny by Princess Bubblegum, who is often the source of moral relativism on the show. On the margins, Johnny pops up, revealing the outer edges of the screen to be a sort of nothingspace purgatory. That the show could rustle up a dark romance story out of nowhere and make it work so well is a testament to its confident, innovative storytelling. Far from a mere colorful diversion for children and potheads, Adventure Time has blossomed into a creative breeding ground for new forms of storytelling and character work ... in an 11-minute cartoon. Also, the character named Princess Bubblegum is the show’s source of moral relativism. How cool is that? DG

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Even before entering the door of the new Shalimar Curry House, patrons are greeted by the sound of sitar music and the full, rich scents of Indian spices. Inside, the red and cream walls, decorated with images of elephants and Hindu Temples, create a cozy atmosphere. A long bar filled with a myriad of sauces, rice dishes and meats stretches the length of the shop, leaving only a narrow aisle of space for tables and chairs. The owners of Shalimar have a new twist to a traditional curry house by allowing the patron to customize their bowl of curry, in the style of Subway

or Moe’s. The customer can choose different options for flavor of rice, type of meat, sauces, vegetables and toppings. “Make me your favorite dish” is a popular order at Shalimar since many Americans are unfamiliar with the flavors and best combinations of sauces like Tikka Masala and Korma. The most interesting part of the experience, aside from the delicious food, is the way the curry bowl maker explains the origins of different parts of the dish and why certain flavors work together. He explains that the brown rice called basmati is from Northern India, and that masala sauces go better with chicken than with beef or lamb. Shalimar Curry House is well worth a visit for any college foodie to try some new delicious food, learn new facts and meet the great people that work there. DG

Over the past 20 years, video games have become increasingly cinematic. Compare the pure game play of Tetris or the simple story of Super Mario World to the space operatic Mass Effect or Call of Duty’s action movie spirit, and it becomes clear that there has been a major shift in how video games tell their stories. Telltale Games, the studio behind the classic point-and-click adventure games Tale of Monkey Island and the Sam and Max games, has taken the evolution to its next step. The point of their two current flagship series, The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, isn’t gunplay, strategy or hoarding potions — it’s all about the story. The Walking Dead game is structured like a television show, divided into seasons and approximately two-hour episodes. The emotional core of the game is the bond between player character Lee, a former history professor with a criminal past, and abandoned child Clementine. The histor y of video games is fraught with an noy ing sidek ick s, but Clement ine is an excellently-sketched character, one who responds to your decisions and relies on you for protection. In the consequence-free world of video games, players are often free to release their violent id — but what would you do with a daughter figure watching you? The Walking Dead game features excellent storytelling and character work, portraying a post-apocalyptic world with a far clearer vision than AMC’s often-mediocre The Walking Dead series. The interactivity of the story creates intense personal bonds, making every death a heart wrencher and every decision meaningful. The Wolf A mong Us is the other Telltale game running right now, currently on episode two of its first season. The game is based on the Fable graphic novel series, where fairytale TELLTALE • 6

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characters immigrated to New York and live in the harsh, noir Fabletown. Players control hard-edged sheriff Bigby Wolf, the reformed Big Bad Wolf constant ly conf ront ing t he barbarism of his past. The setting is rendered in sickly neons, and the cast of characters — profane working man Mr. Toad, drunken layabout Colin of the Three Little Pigs, out of control

serial jerk The Woodsman — work to make the experience cinematic and darkly fantastical. It’s a new form of storytelling, the logical conclusion to the cut scene and story heavy triple-A video games of today, and it works like gangbusters. M u c h l i k e t e le v i s io n’s c u r r e nt stor ytelling golden age, Telltale’s adventure games are redefi ning what mediums can tell good stories. DG

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Sagittarius

T here’s no ro om for padding. Choose you r words caref u lly. Meditat ion leads to a br i l l ia nt i nsight . Let y ou r p a r t ne r h a nd le arrangements. Keep your surprise a secret. Step ca ref u l ly a nd avoid a disappointment. Gather valuable information.

Suddenly your thoughts come toget her. Consider releva nt theories. Don’t advertise your winnings. Find out how much you really have. Prov ide verbal leadership. Put all your ideas on the list. Save a bunch on household items.

Don’t try a new trick now. An amazing development requ i re s s t e ad y feet . Someone makes sure you have what you need. Take time to let your mind wander. The pressure on you eases soon. Rest and relax.

Start with an intellectual connection. Listen to an expert you admire and learn a new angle or technique. Don’t make assumptions. Put it to the test. Be careful not to break things. Provide well for family.

C o nt r o v e r s y a r i s e s , draped in chaos. C o n f r o nt aut ho r it y. Get answers in private. A change in the g a me s u r pr i se s. Tr y ne w t ac t ic s. Fr iend s think you’re brilliant. C on sider sent i ment s when engaging in reorganization or new st r uct ures. A part y ensues.

Hear from an unusual p o i nt o f v ie w. K e e p talking until you reach a c o mp r o m i s e , f or a pleasant surprise. Figure out what you want to accomplish first. Someone who seems du mb is actually brilliant. Listen openly.

You gain insight about a work issue, but don’t know how to solve the problem yet. There’s a possibility for error. Talk over what you’re lear n i ng. G et adv ice from partners. Create an optimistic view. Use imagination.

You know exactly where you r work w ill t a ke you now. Upgrade your technolog y. Adventure beckons. Become fully involved. Follow through, t hen you can relax. A brilliant suggestion or id e a c o u ld p o s t p o ne c h o r e s . Yo u r c r e d i t rating’s going up.

Don’t get overimpressed w it h you r greatness. Nourish your inner child with a sense of humor and humility. Do a good job at work. Have fun with it. Invest in your infrastructure and equipment. A d v a n c e m e nt c o u ld seem sudden.

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

TODAY WUSC ACOUSTIC NIGHT 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., $3 The Red Door, 134 1/2 State St.

JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS / BUFFALO RODEO / GUNTHER DOUG 8 p.m., $7 New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.

Capricorn

Prepare to do t he backstage research. Do w h at y o u p r o m i s e d . Everyone wants to be at your house. Ask them to help with dishes. Spend wisely. Take care with details. Relax without worry. It works out.

TOMORROW THE BLACK CADILLACS 8:30 p.m., free New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.

Aquarius

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN

Postpone social activities a nd e x ten s ive t r avel for a bit. Take care of busi ness now. You’re especially convincing, and a project needs your talents. Follow a hunch... the crazier the better. Later, results can beat expectations.

5:30, 8:30 p.m., $8 Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main St.

3/4/14

Pisces

You’re good at solving p u z z l e s . Yo u m a y disagree with a critic. Power your way through tasks. Heed a partner’s considerations. Go out on a l imb. Don’t get stopped by past failures. The response rewards.

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ACROSS 1 __ facto 5 Cut in stone 9 Carell of “The Office” 14 Tex-Mex snack 15 “That’s not enough!” 16 Reason for a skull-andcrossbones warning 17 *Artsy-sounding microbrew 19 Spoke (up) 20 Sci-fi computer 21 Crumpled into a ball 23 Unhappy times 24 Newspaper big shot 26 “Fantastic!” 28 Honeybunch 29 *Brains, informally 34 High-pitched winds 36 “La __”: Puccini opera 37 Muslim pilgrim 40 Spot for a facial 42 Like pulp magazine details 43 It’s held underwater 45 __ salts 47 *Officially restricted yet widely known information 49 Gave the goahead 53 Sonnet feature 54 Basic chalet style 56 Cookie used in milkshakes 58 Security request, briefly 61 DVR button 62 Pitcher Martinez 64 *When night owls thrive, or where the last words of the starred answers can go 66 Humiliate 67 Sound from Simba 68 Play to __: draw 69 “See ya!” 70 Taxpayer IDs 71 Mix DOWN 1 Bugged, as a bug bite

2 Event with ﬂoats 3 Justice Antonin 4 Gut-punch response 5 Ban on trade 6 See 18-Down 7 Believability, to homeys 8 Joan of Arc’s crime 9 Sponsor at some NHRAevents 10 *Many “South Park” jokes 11 Overseas trader 12 Hillside house asset 13 Finales 18 With 6-Down, kind of sloth 22 Not bright at all 25 *Classic Greek ruse 27 Renaissance painter Veronese 30 High-__ monitor 31 “__ your instructions ...” 32 Brit. record label 33 Lobster color 35 Itsy-__ 37 “The Wire” airer 38 Dadaist Jean 39 Derided 41 Orangutan or chimp

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44 Preﬁx with sphere 46 Rubberneckers 48 Trees used for shingles 50 Discipline with kicks 51 “Kick it up a notch!” chef 52 Floored with a haymaker 55 Depression era pres. 56 Down Under gem 57 McEntire sitcom

59 Corp. cash mgrs. 60 __ earlier time 63 Opposite of ’neath 65 River blocker

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Men’s basketball faces top ranked Gators at home tonight Martin: Florida’s experience creates new challenges for young South Carolina team Danny Garrison

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When you beat the 17th-best team in the country on your home floor, a measure of celebration is warranted. But the South Carolina men’s basketball team won’t have much time to enjoy its stunning upset over Kentucky, now ranked No. 25. The Gamecocks will have to face the nation’s No. 1 team Tuesday night when the Florida Gators come to town. “Our fans expect us to line up and beat the No. 1 team in the country on Tuesday,” coach Frank Martin said. “I’ve got a job to do. I’ve got time to enjoy, and all this stuff, and celebrate the growth of our program come April.” As Martin has made clear, South Carolina can’t afford to walk into the matchup with Florida with an inflated ego after the Gamecocks secured the upset over Kentucky. The Gators are ranked No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll behind a 27-2 record. The only school that has amassed a better record than Florida is the second-ranked Wichita State Shockers of the Missouri Valley Conference, who sit at 31-0. Florida’s rise to the top of the rankings has been far from the norm in college basketball’s current format. With so many schools funneling athletes through their programs and off to the NBA in one year, the Gators have seven players on their roster that are either seniors or juniors. The Gamecocks have only three players with that level of experience. “I’ll be glued to that computer trying to figure out a way to deal with those 23-year-olds Florida has that never make mistakes,” Martin said. “So we can be a little more productive than the last time we played.” While Saturday’s thrilling win carries plenty of weight, Kentucky was reeling heading into that contest. The Wildcats had lost their second-straight overtime matchup with Arkansas the Thursday before, and they were 2-2 in their last four games before colliding with the Gamecocks. Florida has not lost since Dec. 2, when the Gators fell to the Connecticut Huskies by a single point in nonconference play. Florida’s only other defeat came against a Wisconsin team that hadn’t lost a game yet when the two teams met. South Carolina’s lone senior, g uard Brenton Williams, scored a team-high 24 points in the Gamecocks’ last time out and said a supportive student section played a major role in Saturday’s upset. When Williams plays his final game at Colonial Life Arena Tuesday night, he says fan support will be crucial if South Carolina hopes to topple No. 1. “The atmosphere (Saturday) was incredible, and that was one of the most intense games I’ve ever played in since I’ve been here at USC,” Williams said. “The crowd stayed loud the entire game.” Williams’ legacy at South Carolina will be the part he played as the bridge between the old regime and the new in the basketball program, helping usher in the Frank Martin era in his junior and senior seasons after playing his first two years under Darrin Horn. The two-game stretch that the Gamecocks are currently in the middle of is without question the most difficult portion of their schedule this year. With two

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Senior guard Brenton Williams will play his last game at Colonial Life Arena when the Gators visit on Tuesday. top-25 teams coming to town in the span of four days, South Carolina has already passed its first of the two tests by stunning Kentucky. Come 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night, with the nation watching on ESPNU, it will be Martin and his team’s job to make lightning strike twice when they take on the No. 1 Gators.

“Our game (Saturday) and our game on Tuesday have been the two most dominant programs in the SEC for how many years now?” Martin said. “That’s who we need to compete with to be the program that we’re working to be.” DG

Gamecocks defeat Missouri, fall to Texas A&M Women’s tennis continues Sunday match struggles Dalton Abel

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The South Carolina women’s tennis team’s 5-2 loss at the hands of No. 9 Texas A&M Sunday captured what has plagued the Gamecocks all season: an inability to finish. Even with a decisive 6-1 victory over Missouri on Friday, it is Sunday’s match that appears to define the weekend. From start to f inish against the Aggies, No. 42 South Carolina had multiple chances to seize control of the match. After freshman Brigit Folland and senior Katerina Popova dropped their first doubles match of the year, junior Elixane Lechemia and senior Dominika Kanakova tried to hold on to the 4-1 lead they had built in the No. 1 doubles match. With junior Meghan Blevins and freshman Caroline Dailey seemingly in control of the No. 3 doubles match, the doubles point rested with Lechemia and K anakova. However, t he duo surrendered four-consecutive games before levying the set up at 6-all, only to ultimately fall 8-6. As a whole, coach Kevin Epley was not as disappointed in his team’s effort level as much as he was with his team’s execution. “We competed a little better today and that’s something we did not do against

Clemson,” Epley said. “But we’re just not closing things out.” The Gamecocks appeared to leave the misstep in doubles behind early in singles play, swiftly grabbing three first sets and leading on court-five where sophomore Ximena Siles Luna was up a break. While Blevins and Dailey each cruised to straight-set victories to give South

Carolina the momentary lead, Popova struggled after winning her first set. The senior from Moscow only won two games over her final two sets, effectively ending her nine-match winning streak. Meanwhile, Lechemia appeared to be breaking the trend on court-one against No. 15 Cristina Stancu, racing out to a 3-1 lead in the second set by playing the serve-and-volley after dropping

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Dominika Kanakova helped propel the Gamecocks to victory Friday against Missouri.

the first. The junior lefty allowed her opponent back into the set, though, eventually losing the match in a second set tiebreaker. Despite the early lead, Siles Luna struggled to find her groove as she dropped 10 of the last 13 games to fall in straight sets. Folland kept things interesting for a moment, however, erasing 4-1 and 5-3 deficits in the second set already down a set to win 7-5 to keep the Gamecocks’ hopes alive. Folland was unable to complete the comeback, dropping the third set after Lechemia’s defeat had determined the outcome of the match. Although South Carolina looked ready to break through early in the second set, Epley noted the team was not quick enough in their attack. “We get a momentum shift in the second set, we fight our way in, but we came out really slow and didn’t have the correct energy,” he said. The Gamecocks are now just 3-3 on Sundays this season opposed to 7-0 on every other day of the week. South Carolina will wrap up a tenmatch home stand on Saturday when it hosts Florida. Until then, Epley figures to continue searching for answers. “The bottom line is Texas A&M stepped up when they needed to and we didn’t,” he said. “It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating because we’re right there and the things we’re talking about are not being done.” DG