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The Universit y of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a 3.2 percent tuition increase Friday. The hike will raise in-state tuition by $171 per semester to $5,579 and out-of-state tuition by $456 per semester to $14,720. The Board also approved housing and meal plan rate increases of about 3.8 percent. According to Universit y of Sout h Carolina President Harris Pastides, the tuition hike roughly corresponds to the overall inflation rate of higher education and is similar to the university’s previous increases in the recent past. This year, university administrators lobbied South Carolina lawmakers to provide the money necessary to achieve a zero percent tuition increase. “We have taken the lead with respect to what we call tuition timeout. We didn’t make it this year, and I was very disappointed by that and so were our students,” Pastides said. School leadership proposed a $10.1 million increase in state funding and requested money to cover state-mandated rises in employee wages and
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health insurance costs. “You can’t keep tuition at zero percent and keep operating a great university. There has to be a state-appropriated increase to be able to keep up with unfunded mandates and to keep up with inflation,” Pastides said. The percentage of the university’s budget covered by state funding has dwindled significantly within the past 15 years. According to Leslie Brunelli, associate vice president for Business and Finance, tuition and fees now cover 47.5 percent of the universit y’s budget, while state appropriations cover only 10.8 percent. Those numbers contrast significantly with the 1999-2000 school year, when tuition and fees covered 25 percent and the state covered 39 percent. Ultimately, the declines in state funding have shifted the university’s source of income from state appropriations to students, said Brunelli. The transferal has been met with criticism from administrators. “Public universities are public goods, and we’ve lost sight of that, “ said Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, dean of the college of arts and sciences. This year, the university faced more financial challenges due to new, unfunded state mandates, the most expensive being a two percent salary increase for all university ees. The state denied funding for the mandated implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which will expand health care benefits for adjunct professors and some part-time faculty and
staff. “As the proportion of state funding has dwindled down to 10 percent or less for us, we have to wonder whether they ought to be able to regulate us on everything we do. Other states have begun to have more regulatory freedom, and we would ask for that as well,” Pastides said. According to Pastides, maintaining affordability will continue to be a priority for university leaders. Administration plans to strengthen collaboration with local business leaders and with other South Carolina public institutions to gain support for future efforts to ease the burden on students. “Important things rarely get done in one year. Many of the initiatives that we’ve been successful with in the past relative to state funding have taken two or even three years, so we’re down, but we’re not out,” Pastides said. Pastides encouraged students to get involved in efforts to attain more state support. Reaching out to lawmakers online takes mere minutes and adds momentum to administration’s ongoing push to minimize tuition increases in the future, he said. “It’s not always like a big protest with placards — it can be an email to their elected official. Instead of being seen as potentially victimized by the lower state funding, students can become actively engaged in the battle for higher education,” Pastides said. DG
Orientation brings new gamecocks to campus Freshmen attend extended two-day sessions Kelley Kennedy
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Early Monday morning, the Patterson Hall lobby is bustling with freshmen and parents as a new orientat ion session for the Class of 2018 begins. Orientation Leader Jamelle Brownlee navigates through a crowd as he ushers new students into lines and check-in rooms, smiling even as the noise rises. The new student orientation process that began on June 13 is now in full swing, introducing hundreds of new Gamecocks to the campus in each biweekly session. This year’s program is markedly different from the orientations of years past. Freshman Orientation became a two-day event after the arrival of the new Director of New Student Orientation, Bethany Naser, in January. “The reason was to provide a more comprehensive picture of the Carolina experience, so freshmen are able to not just see an academic advisor and go through registration, but also learn about the expectations of the university a nd lea r n about t he h istor y a nd traditions,” Naser said. Due to the new two-day setup, the university is accommodating freshmen and their parents in the Patterson Hall dorm overnight. A lso i ncluded i n t he prog r a m expansion was a scheduling change shifting the first sessions of orientation to occur later in the summer than in the past. The pause provides time for students to graduate from high school
and to settle into the mindset of being a college student before being introduced to the university, Naser said. To adapt to larger orientation groups and extended sessions, the Office of New Student Orientation doubled the number of student Orientation Leaders this year and intensified their training. The student leaders have been preparing to welcome new students since January. “It’s just a little bit deeper. We talk about what kind of legacy they want to leave at the school. We want them to know that they’re becoming part of something that’s greater than themselves,” said Team Leader Rebecca Piner. For Or ient at ion Leaders, t he r e s p o n s ib i l it y of r e c e i v i n g a nd informing new students is an intense, summer-long commitment. Yet, despite the grueling hours, they meet freshmen and transfer students with energy and passion. “To be able to be t hat k ind of representative of the university and to really be able to be a role model and a knowledge base takes a lot of work. They have to become the South Carolina experience for these families,” Naser said. Orientation is a formative experience for freshmen and transfer students, and Orientation Leaders and staff at Carolina take the responsibility of shaping that experience very seriously. “Freshmen are just like sponges. You have a chance to give them all this information and they listen to it. We give them their foundation,” Brownlee said. DG
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Students gather outside of Russell House to participate in teambuilding exercises and experience what it is like to be a student at the University of South Carolina.
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Wednesday, June 25 - July 1, 2014
Childress’ shooter sentenced to 10 years
Former SCSU police chief lies about wild night Former South Carolina State University police chief Michael Bartley was told by former SCSU board chairman Jonathan Pinson to lie about Mayor Steve Benjamin’s whereabouts during a trip to Florida back in 2011, WIS reported. Bartley testified Tuesday that a trip he, Pinson and Benjamin took a private plan to Florida, and described the evening that included dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and a visit to a local strip club. Bartley testified that the three men took some of the entertainers home, and that one or both of the women ended up in Benjamin’s room. Developer Richard Zahn also testified Tuesday confirming most of what Bartley testified earlier that day. Zahn said that he flew the men down in a private jet and paid $8,000 for the evening in Orlando. — Richard Lipkin, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Juan Smith, the man charged with the shooting of Martha Childress in Five Points last year, was sentenced to ten years in prison on a federal weapons charge Friday. Smith pled guilty to the charge in February. The judge gave Smit h to t he max imum legal sentence, saying that he displayed “an extreme lack of remorse.” Smith still faces state charges related to the shooting, including charges of attempted murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. According to police reports, Smith fired his gun at two men with whom he was arguing on Harden Street in October. A bullet struck 18-year-old Childress, damaging several of her internal organs and severing her spinal cord. The wound paralyzed Childress from the waist down. Childress went through physical therapy at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, learning to live in a wheelchair. She took classes from her home in upstate South Carolina during the spring semester and will return to USC Columbia in the fall. — Kelley Kennedy, News Editor
Lexington sheriff indicted for corruption Lexington Count y Sheriff James Metts was indicted Wednesday on briber y charges, W IS reported. According to federal prosecutors, Metts will be charged wit h accept ing bribes from Greg Leon, the 47-year-old owner of some San Jose Mexican restaurants. The indictment accuses Metts of taking the money in return for helping four illegal immigrants who worked for Leon and were arrested get out of county jail. Prosecutors also reported that Metts attempted to prevent the undocumented workers from being reported to the U.S. Immigration and Customs agency. Metts is the eighth South Carolina sheriff to face criminal investigation in the past four years. He is a University of South Carolina alum and the longestserving sheriff in South Carolina, having held office since 1972. He received several awards during his career. — Kelley Kennedy, News Editor
Adventure Series invites children to USC Program aims to introduce university experience Anthony DeCoro
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Summertime does not necessarily mean an empty campus for USC. You may have spotted a few not-so-collegeaged boys and girls around campus, and Adventure Series is to blame. The program, in its 11th year, is intended to attract academically talented students to the university to pursue its various majors. “It’s for rising sixth through 12th
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graders,” said Meredith Higgs of the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences. “Right now we have five different weeks that they can come.” Students get to learn what a college level education is like by attending classes, taught by university professors that are tailored to their interests. “There are a number of classes t h at t he y c a n pic k f rom , cou r se topics are anything from pharmacy, aviation, medicine, vetro-biotics, robot programming, engineering, English, a little bit of everything,” Higgs said. They virtually get a taste of what it’s like to be a college student. They stay in dorms and eat at the cafeterias, much
like incoming freshmen at orientation. The academic summer camp is put on by the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences in coordination with Carolina Master Scholars. Higgs said it’s very different from your average summer camp because campers are taking part in an academic venture rather than just playing sports or other activities. C a mp c o ord i n at or s ho p e t h at exposing the students to an advanced career path at a young age will inspire them to engage themselves academically and maybe attract new students to USC. “It’s a recruitment event for USC. Our hope is that these students will come back and be freshmen four years
from now,” Higgs said. Students who attend the camp are sometimes inspired to attend USC when they are old enough. Former campers can be tracked through the admissions office if they are to attend the university in the future. The majority of the campers who return proceed to enroll in the Honors College here at USC. Adventure Series serves the entire university by keeping facilities in use and staff members busy, Higgs said. Students are employed to assist campers, and instructors are commissioned to teach the courses. DG
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Iraqi students protest ISIS Developments in the Middle East spark rally on Davis field Anthony DeCoro
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USC students rallied together in protest of the current state of Iraq. The Iraqi student organization hosted a protest on Davis field Monday morning. Rally turnout is reported to have been about 50, including I raqi and American students. “The Iraqi st udents a r e c o nc er ne d ab out the country,” said Yasir A lhamadani, president of t he I r a q i s t u d e nt organization. “We have family and friends there a nd some of u s h ave family members in the army.”
Sunni militants have advanced through many Nor t her n I raqi cit ies and challenged t he U.S.-trained Iraqi army. Many Iraqi army units have found themselves outg unned and at t he mercy of the militants. “Our message in this rally is to support the army of Iraq and ask from all the world to help the Iraqi army,” exclaimed Alhamadani. The Islamic State in I raq a nd Sy r ia ( ISIS) is responsible for t he v iolence occurring overseas. A l-Qaida formerly sponsored the Sunni militant group, however ISIS was later disenfranchised for being too extreme. Mind you, A l- Qa ida is t he ver y g roup responsible for terrorist attacks all across
the Middle East. “They have slaughtered hundreds of thousands in the Syrian conf lict, and now they are trying to do the same in Iraq,” Alhamadani said. The cr isis i n I raq cont i nue s to become unstable as U.S. officials met with Iraqi leaders on Monday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials to discuss t he s it u at io n ; Su n n i militants march toward Baghdad in pursuit of a government coup. According to an ag reement bet ween Kerry and Iraq’s prime m i n i s t e r, N o u r i a l Maliki, U.S. assistance is guaranteed as of July 1, in order to establish a new government.
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USC should get more state funds ISSUE USC implemented another increase in tuition. OUR STANCE It’s dissapointing to see the tuition freeze not work. For t h is upcom i ng school year tuition will be raised by 3.15 percent, or $171 for in-state students and $456 for out of state students a semester. We see this sort of thing every year, so much in fact that we come to expect it. This year students hoped it would be dif ferent t hough. During t he spring semester St udent Government lobbied tirelessly for a tuition timeout. This lobbying on the part of SG as well as the student body as a whole makes the tuition increase sting just a little more with the salt in the wound of being ignored. This year’s tuition increase is coming due to a combination of components. The first being the overall decrease in funding from the state. This decrease has been constant over the past decade and while this was more understandable during the height of the recession, it should not be outrageous to wonder why
f u nd i ng ha sn’t i nc rea sed a s the state budget has. This year specifically the more core cause for the increase is an unfunded mandate from the state of South Carolina. Essent ially t h is is somet hing t hat t he state has said USC must do but without any help in f u nding it. This year’s mandate: paying for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act for select faculty and
“Essetially this is something that the state has said USC must do, but without any help in funding it. ”
staff members. There are several problems we see with this. The f irst problem is simply w it h unfunded mandates. If the state finds there to be something so desperately important for USC to do, they should find it somewhere in a budget to pay for it. The other is with what the mandate is f unding and for who. The Affordable Care Act is not to blame here, but how the state
has handled its implementation is. If the state of South Carolina needs to implement ACA for its employees, it should be paying for it, not students. While USC is a state funded publ ic u n iver sit y on ly 10.8 percent of funding comes from t he state of Sout h Carolina, meaning that tuition pays for the large percentage of the funding. With this small of a percentage c o m i n g f r o m t h e s t a t e it s questionable as to why legislators get so much of a say over the university. We agree with the sentiments that President Harris Pastides put forth — students should be sure to lobby directly to lawmakers. This is also to say that students, when you see your button you picked up at a table on Greene Street that proudly proclaims “Tuition Timeout” and when you see a Timehop tweet about when you signed a letter to the State House, don’t let it discourage you a nd ma ke you wonder where it went wrong. See it as an inspiration to continue forth and to not let state legislators forget who they represent and who’s best interest they should be looking out for.
Find your motivation for summer fun Try to not spend summer inside Ever since I was a kid, there’s always been one t h ing about summer that I’ve loved above all others. It’s not going swimming or to the beach. It’s not staying out late. It’s not going fishing or camping, or really doing any t hing t hat requires me to spend more than five to 10 minutes outside. In fact, the thing I love most about summer is doing nothing at all. As previously mentioned, I’m a homebody. I prefer staying home, in bed, and drawing upon all my skills to be the laziest person in Columbia, if not the state. For one thing, I don’t have any expendable income. My defense also used to i nclude t he fact that even if I had any money to do something, there’s nothing around here to do. I don’t really have that excuse anymore. My best friend, in her valiant efforts to get me out of the house — a fight which has been going on since the 11th grade — has alerted me to Groupon, a website I’d heard of but never paid much attention to. From f it ness classes, to 50 percent off at the museum, to up to 52 percent off go-karting at the Charleston Rush Speedway, there are plenty of things to do, new experiences to have and a
dwindling amount of reasons why I shouldn’t. Even apar t f rom Groupon, there are plenty of websites to visit to check out what there is to do around town. New Brookland Tavern, offers a veritable feast of music, with various genres. There are the Columbia Food Tours, a 2 1/2 hour tour that takes you through various restaurants in Columbia. There are interact ive ghost tours, carriage rides in the Vista and The Nickelodeon Theater. The problem is, I still don’t have that much motivation. It i s n’t ju st wa nt i ng to st ay home and do Brianne not hing versus Garbutt Fourth-year g oi n g t o My r t le journalism Beach, either. I’m student a writer, first and foremost. It’s what brought me to journalism in t he f irst place. I want to write a book, and I have a few ideas bouncing around in my head that I really like. Once again, though, the issue is that I lack motivation. I’m lazy. And it’s a problem. I ’m s u re I ’m not t he on ly person who suffers from this, especially not at this age or this point in my academic career. It feels like I’ve been slogging
through school for so long, and as my sen ior yea r of col lege approaches, it’s just hard to care. And in my early 20s, the fact that I have my life ahead of me is somehow both exciting and daunting. Bu t I w a nt t o c h a n g e m y lackadaisical habits. I want to do more. If you’re in the same boat, I have a few tips. First and foremost, fi nd what you’re passionate about. It doesn’t have to be what you’re going to school for, although obviously that’s a perk. Just fi nd something that you love and try your best at it. It also helps to make a to-do list. Even if it’s just a monthto-month thing, or even a daily list, it will keep you organized and give you a sense of accomplishment when you cross things off. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, especially if your goal is a lofty one. Most importantly, don’t give up. It can be incredibly tempting at times, especially when you’ve been working for something for a long time and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. But you’ll get to the place you should be eventually. So, don’t worry. Go out and take advantage of the 56 percent of f coupon at A M F Bowling. Work on getting more motivated, and reach your goals. Good luck.
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People should use the Internet for whatever they want to enjoy Imagine you’re in your car, and you’re headed to work — let’s say it’s your typical summer job, nothing that you’re going to turn into a career. Maybe you’re working the drive-thru window at McDonald’s, or you’re bagging groceries at Piggly Wiggly. It’s not exciting and you’re not exactly saving lives, but it’s a paycheck, and that level of independence is important to you. Inevitably, you get stuck in traffic, because no matter how early you leave your house, it seems like every time you need to get somewhere at a specific time, there’s some sort of backlog. So you’re stuck behind a minivan that has one of those stick family decals on the back window, when out of the corner of your eye, you spot a new road just off the interstate. It leads exactly where you need to go, and traffic is moving much faster there than it is in your lane. You put on your turn signal like any responsible driver, and you move over. A cop comes up out of nowhere and stops you. He says this road is for doctors only, and tells you they’ve paid a special premium fee that you can’t possibly afford, just to use this road. If this situation would make you angry, the net neutrality debate should, too. Net neutrality is the idea that everyone should be able to use the Internet for whatever they want, without being forced to pay a different fee than someone else based on content, site, platform or other factors. By contrast, “closed Internet” is when compa n ies or t he government are able to restrict Brianne access based on standards that Garbutt they come up with. Fourth-year Of cou rse, f reedom to do journalism whatever you want online isn’t student the same thing as getting to your job on time, but net neutrality has been a part of our lives for so long that losing it would be a definite blow. I n 2010, t he Federa l Com mu n icat ions Commission came up with the Open Internet Order, which prevented interference with web traffic. But in January, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, said that the FCC didn’t have the authority to make these rules, struck down the order. During a US House of Representat ives Judiciar y Committee meeting, Republican congressmen said that the FCC should back off and allow antitrust enforcement to do the work, headed by the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice. R e p . B o b G o o d l at t e , t h e c o m m it t e e chairman, pointed out that “regulation generally stifles rather than facilitates competition and innovation”. He added that he believed the success of the Internet is due to the fact that it’s unregulated, and I have to agree. Many of us have come to take an unregulated web for granted, and I don’t think that should change. SaveTheInternet.com, an online campaign that seeks to protect net neutrality, says that the companies pushing to end net neutrality only want control of the broadband system, so that they can put their search engines or other services above their competitors. It’s a dog eat dog world out there, that’s for sure, and every company needs an edge over their competitors. But why not, I don’t know, just improve your services so people will choose you based on merit? This debate can seem complex and confusing, but the bottom line is this: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Leave the Internet alone. CONTACT INFORMATION
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Succulent sushi served up at Tsunami
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Tsunami offers a great variety of rolls, both for the experienced sushi eater and those new to the scene, as well as offering fantastic specials for customers weekly.
Japanese restaurant in The Vista shows off eclectic menu Katie Cole
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W hen look i ng for sush i i n Columbia, there are many places to stop depending on your taste. Tsunami in The Vista, for many, is a favorite spot, due to its happy hour deals and variety of specialty rolls. Ts u n a m i’s me nu of f e r s b ot h selections for a veteran sushi eater, and those new to the sushi scene. There is a great selection of sashimi and traditional sushi meals, while also offering staples like California, spicy tuna and Philly rolls. Specialty rolls include fun selections such as the Nemo roll, a combination of crab and shrimp, tempura f lakes,
and is topped with salmon, avocado, scallions and spicy mayo. For those new to the sushi scene, looking at the specialty roll selection can be a bit overwhelming. The fi rst step is determining whether or not you enjoy raw fish, or you’d prefer it to be cooked. For those who are ready to take the plunge with raw fish, the Red Rainbow roll will be a good beginning step. A spicy tuna roll with sliced tuna, avocado and wasabi tobiko. If you’re not a big fan of spice, you can opt for the Red Dragon roll, a tempura fried spicy tuna roll with fresh tuna on top and the chef’s specialty soy sauce. For those that aren’t comfortable with the idea of raw fi sh, Tsunami may have the perfect roll for you in the Half-Baked roll. Spicy tuna, cucumber and avocado are rolled up with baked salmon instead of the
traditional seaweed and rice and is served with a sweet and tangy sauce. Pe r h a p s y o u ’r e l o o k i n g f o r something more tame and don’t want to jump into specialty rolls quite yet. There is always the staple California roll for those not too into raw fi sh. Other rolls that don’t rely on raw fi sh include the Super Crunch roll (tempura shrimp, cucumber and spicy mayo with shrimp and avocado on top), salad roll (crab, shrimp and avocado wrapped in cucumber with a ponzu sauce), veggie roll (avocado, cucumber and tempura asparagus), c uc u mb er rol l (c uc u mb er w it h sesame seeds) and the Charleston roll (shrimp, cucumber and spicy mayo). Tsunami also offers a wide variety of sushi that combines cream cheese and different mayos to bring more fl avor, so if you are someone that likes their sushi a little bit on
the creamy side, it is a great place to stop by. If you’re someone t hat doesn’t enjoy sushi, Tsunami serves entrées such as hibachi and noodle dishes t hat a re a lso qu ite good. Thei r fried rice is part icularly mout hwatering, and should satisfy anyone’s A sian food craving. Their happy hour specials are something that draws much of the college set to Tsunami’s locat ion. Happy hour is every day from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., wit h a 3-roll special for $9.99, a teriyaki combination for $9.99 and a combination appetizer plate for $7.99. Hou se l iquors a re $2.50, domestics are $2, what are normally $6 martinis are knocked down to $4 and hot sake and wine are half off. Happy hour is perfect for anyone, college student or not, that is on a budget and wants to stop
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Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal Starring: John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda Rating: R for language throughout, alcohol, sex and nudity, violence and gore. Clint Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys” is based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name that opened in 2005 and went on to win the Tony award for Best Musical. The film follows the life of Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young) and his band, The Four Seasons, which was comprised of Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza), Nick Massi (Michael Lomenda) and Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen). In a style reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s films such as “Goodfellas,” the characters narrate the film starting in their youth. Valli grew up in a respectable home, one with a clock with the picture of the Pope on one side and Frank Sinatra on the other. He had singing gigs in his youth in little bands in smoke-filled bars and dance halls. DeVito tried pulling him into a life of petty crime before managing to help form the Four Seasons. DeVito is portrayed as a low-down scoundrel who cheats and steals his way to success. His illegal activity and financial debt to the mob caused even more strain on the already dysfunctional group. DeVito and Valli grew up together, and they helped each other rise to the top, but the other band members would not put up with his shady dealings and unprofessional behavior that threatened to bankrupt the band, if not destroy it. Mob boss , Gyp DeCarlo (Christopher Walken) helps the group settle their problems. He acts as a father figure to Valli, someone he can always come to for advice. I should state that I have not seen the stage musical on which the film is based. How the film compares
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Though “Jersey Boys,” is visually pleasing, excelling in all areas, the storyline feels a bit too forced, leading to a lackluster experience at the theater. The movie looks and sounds great, but characters are the fi lm’s weakness. to its original incarnation is not something I can comment on. As a film, however, it is a beautifully rendered yet lifeless biopic that feels too familiar. The period detail, set design, costumes, hair, and make-up are all exquisite. Every detail on screen is so ornately crafted that it truly feels like the various time periods. The singing, done live on set, is also tremendously satisfying. Eastwood and his casting director wisely chose to cast people who could really sing, including John Lloyd Young, who played Valli in the original Broadway production. He manages to capture Valli’s distinctive voice while also carrying the dramatic scenes. The film has too many “Chubby, hmmm…?” moments, as British fi lm critic Mark Kermode calls them. Those are awkward scenes in films in which key moments of the characters’ lives are revealed in a way that seems forced and manufactured just for the film. The saying comes from a friend of Kermode’s
referring to “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story,” Todd Haynes’ comical biopic of Karen Carpenter done with Barbie dolls in which someone says that the anorexic singer is chubby. An especially clunky “Chubby, hmmm…?” moment in “Jersey Boys” is when they are standing around outside trying to figure out the band’s new name, and a hotel sign suddenly lights up with the words “Four Seasons.” What a coincidence. Everything looks and sounds incredible, but the characters are not ultimately interesting. It recalls much better films such as “The Buddy Holly Story” and “Goodfellas.” Like some other recent Eastwood films, it has a washed out look that at times almost resembles black and white. The visual aesthetics of the film accurately reflect its problems. The vibrancy and fun are drained out of the film, leaving it embalmed in nostalgia. DG
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THE SCENE
Aries
Leo
Sagittarius
Talk to f riends about different options to solve a problem. Don’t go it alone. Persuade others to see your view, but don’t impose it. Talk about the desired outcome, but take action later.
Yo u’ v e g o t t h e megaphone. Get your team excited. Rally the troops! Today’s better f o r i n s p i r at io n t h a n action. Figure out who will do what. Talk about what you can provide. Launch later.
Don’t dash out on your own just yet. Talk to a partner, and make sure to have backup plans in place before any big changes. Together you’re more powerful than alone.
Taurus
Don’t push independent action through. Think over all t he a ngles first. Get expert opinions before making you r dec ision. Sh a re you r v ision a nd get recom mendat ions for options to pursue. Take t i m e f o r h e a lt h a n d well-being.
Gemini
You f e e l e mp owe r e d and emboldened. Don’t leap into action just yet. Rehearse the script, and make sure ever yone k nows t heir cues and lines. Someone important is watching. A rise in status tempts.
Cancer
E x p r e s s y o u r v i s io n to your team, and ask f or t he i r a l ig n me nt . Don’t t r y to m a nage it solo. Collaborat ion brings more talents to a profitable game. Talk about what you see possible.
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Virgo
Discuss possible changes you’d like to make at home with housemates and family. W hat you consider an improvement may not occur that way for ever yone. Share visions and compromise. Assign tasks.
Libra
Start thinking up a fun, r o m a nt ic ad v e nt u r e . W ho w ill you inv ite? I m a g i ne t he p e r f e c t location, and pencil it into your schedule. Don’t travel yet or even book the tickets, but plot the itinerary.
Scorpio
Craft work promotions, and come up with the words to express what your business is about. Don’t send them out yet ... let the team review and make changes. Get picky about details.
Capricorn
Discuss joint finances, a nd ma ke decisions that impact the family. Su r ve y opi n ion s a nd get feedback. Talk over options, but don’t act on them yet. Tally up the results and chart your course.
Aquarius
Travel sounds good and could work, especially if you allow extra time for connections. It’s better if you don’t fly solo. Maybe you can do a meet ing by Skype rather than in person.
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Pisces
A disagreement about work pr ior it ies cou ld slow you down. Listen caref u lly, a nd let t he ot her person k now they were heard. Talk about your vision, and compromise about how to get there.
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EMAIL US AT EDITOR@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM ACROSS 1 Altar vestments 5 Not back down 11 Screw up 14 Boor 15 Shortening name 16 __ Paulo 17 A falsehood in every respect 19 Basinger of “Batman” 20 Congo River beast 21 Arsoninvestigating org. 22 Three-time WNBAMVP __ Leslie 23 Beast of burden 24 Chuck Connors title role 28 Condemn 29 Passable 30 Common crossword clue ending 33 Piper’s followers 36 D.C. hearings broadcaster 39 Risky activity, and what certain four-letter sequences in 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across are doing? 42 Badly cooked 43 Reasonable 44 Pilot’s prefix 45 Summoning gesture 47 Plenty 49 “Scream” or “Halloween” 53 Sis, say 56 They’re mostly fours 57 Tijuana relative 58 “Three inches is such a wretched height to be” speaker 60 Sí, in Paris 61 Actor’s liability 64 __ pro nobis: pray for us 65 Mid-size Nissan 66 Latin 101 verb 67 Athlete’s supporter 68 Have it in mind 69 Ad amount
DOWN 1 Top dog 2 Joe the boxer 3 Baby’s achievements? 4 Baby book first 5 Here, on the Seine 6 Atomic energy org. 7 Solo instrument in “Norwegian Wood” 8 Last Supper question 9 Jeers (at) 10 Heavy weight 11 Ice cream treat since the 1920s 12 Mrs. Gorbachev 13 __ numeral 18 Snapshot, commercially 22 Heart-healthy food claim 25 Rhino feature 26 Webzines 27 Scot’s sailing site 28 Wine quality 30 LAPD alert 31 Primary colore 32 Neanderthal type 34 Former carrier with a JFK hub
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54 Mac messaging program 55 Actress Davis 59 One to whom you might say, “I doubt that” 61 Wanted poster uncle? 62 CPR expert 63 __ Schwarz
Wednesday, June 25 - July 1, 2014
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Thompson Takeover
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Of the four AP top-25 teams that lost their senior quarterback after the 2012 season, three out of the four teams made it back into the final AP top 25 after the 2013 season.
Redshirt senior Dylan Thompson poised to start at quarterback David Roberts
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In college football, the exit of a team’s senior quarterback would typically send that team spiraling into a rebuilding mode, tempering expectations for the ensuing season. Even more so when that quarterback is the winningest quarterback in school history, and led the team to three consecutive 11-win seasons a nd cemented h imself i nto t hat program’s history. What I’m trying to say is that Connor Shaw was great at South Carolina. Quarterbacks like Shaw only come around so often, so how are South Carolina fans supposed to react when No. 14 is nowhere to be found on Saturdays? D y l a n T homp s on i s t he hei r apparent to Shaw and will be QB1 come fall. W hile Thompson has certainly had his opportunities to
start, he has been underneath the shadow of Shaw for years, patiently waiting his turn. He comes i nto t he season already w it h a pair of 30 0 -yard performances under his belt as well as a victory against Clemson, which is one more v ictor y t han former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd could muster in four chances against South Carolina in the Battle of the Palmetto State. Significant playing time paired with a little bit of recent histor y suggests that the Gamecocks have little to worry about when it comes to Thompson assuming quarterback duties. Of all the teams that finished in the top 25 of the final A P poll in 2012, four teams were led by senior quarterbacks. So that means that those teams had to find some way to make up for the production they were lo si ng at t he qu a r terbac k position. Perh ap s t he mo st not able replacement f rom last yea r was Florida State’s Jameis Winston, who took over for EJ Manuel after the Buffalo Bills drafted the Seminoles
senior. Winston had a historic year, throwing for over 4,000 yards en route to a national championship as well as a Heisman Trophy. Certainly Winston’s case will prove to be an outlier as time moves on, but if that’s what a redshirt freshman can do, what can a fifth-year senior do? Of t he four top-25 teams t hat came into the 2013 season replacing senior quarterbacks, the only team that did not f inish last season in the top 25 was Kansas State, which had the bountiful task of replacing Col l i n K lei n who accou nted for 87 touchdowns in his time in Manhattan, KS. The Wildcats followed up an 11-2 campaign in 2012 with an 8-5 record in 2013 w it h ju nior Jake Waters under center. Oklahoma went about replacing veteran Landry Jones (who succeeded Sam Bradford back in the day. Crazy, right?) with a combination of Trevor Knight and Blake Bell. The Sooners fared much better in 2013 than they did in 2012, fi nishing with an 11-2 record and a BCS victory after they t rou nced A laba ma i n t he Sugar Bowl.
The fi nal team that had the task of replacing a senior quarterback l a s t s e a s on w a s t he Va nderbi lt Commodores. Vandy watched as sen ior Jorda n Rodger s lef t t he program, and was replaced w it h Austyn Carta-Samuels who led the team to a respectable 9-4 record as well as a fi nish at No. 24. With the weapons surrounding Thompson, he is equipped to lead the Gamecocks as far as Shaw did, and perhaps even further. Thompson and the South Carolina offense is loaded with talent at the receiver position with the likes of Damiere Byrd, Shaq Roland and Nick Jones. It also doesn’t hurt to have secondteam All-SEC tailback Mike Davis in the backfield. Davis burst onto the scene last season, rushing for 1,183 yards, which is the fourth-highest single-season rushing total in school history. W it h t he of fense loaded w it h potential, the Gamecocks will now look to Thompson to be the glue t hat holds ever y t h i ng toget her, much like Shaw was. DG
Columbia bars offer options for World Cup viewing Cock N’ Bull Pub, British Bulldog Pub receive boosts in business Chris Schumerth
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Local soccer fans, especially ones interested in “U-S-A” chants and other general ruckus, can find comradery and solidarity at two Columbia establishments in particular: Cock N’ Bull Pub and British Bulldog Pub. Two of the British Bulldog owners are Liverpool fans, so they set out to create a soccer atmosphere from the start of their business. During the World Cup, beers from countries that are playing go on special during the games. “We get some very passionate fans in here, people with Germany and Ecuador jerseys on,” said Chris Ahlberg, a service manager at British Bulldog. Which isn’t to say the energy and fandom at the pub is equally distributed and objective, by any means. According to Ahlberg, the day of the U.S. vs. Ghana match was the biggest day of business in the pub’s history. “[ Watch i ng t he World Cup] is one of t he ultimate forms of patriotism,” said Rob McAlister, a Universit y of South Carolina graduate, and Columbia resident who watches games at British Bulldog. Columbia residents and Universit y of South Carolina students looking for emotional investment in the 2014 men’s World Cup need to look no further than the U.S. roster. For the second straight World Cup, Brad Guzan, who played two seasons at USC from 2003-2004, is one of three goalkeepers who made the final cut of 23 players who traveled to Brazil. Guzan now plays professionally for Aston Villa in England after being named the MLS Goalkeeper of the year in 2007. Guzan has not played in the first two U.S. matches because he backs up the steady Everton keeper, Tim Howard. U.S. soccer fans have not been disappointed with the results in Brazil despite the team’s “Group of Death” appointment with Germany, Portugal and Ghana. Four years ago, the U.S. advanced out of the group stage of the tournament after Landon Donovan’s stoppage-time goal against Algeria. But just when it appeared the Yanks were ready to make a run,
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Ahlberg said that Sunday’s match between the U.S. and Ghana drew the biggest crowd in the pub’s history. Ghana sent the U.S. home. Apparently, the United States Soccer Federation was not pleased with the effort because head coach Bob Bradley was fired shortly after the return home from South Africa. German manager Jürgen Klinsmann is now at the helm, and he has wasted no time communicating that he really is the boss. He stunned everyone by cutting Donovan, a fan favorite and all-time scoring leader of both the MLS and the U.S. national team. Donovan had played a key role in the U.S.’s clinching of a World Cup berth. Klinsmann called it “the toughest decision of (his) coaching career,” although his statements were slightly undone by his son, Jonathan, who sent out a tweet mocking Donovan. The account was subsequently deleted. So far, it seems as if the young squad hasn’t missed Donovan. The U.S. fi nally got the best of Ghana,
the team that knocked them out of the last two World Cups. Veteran Clint Dempsey scored a goal in the game’s first minute, and John Brooks sealed the 2-1 win with a late header off of a corner kick in the defender’s first World Cup match. Striker Jozy Altidore injured his left hamstring in the game, an injury that kept him out of the match against Portugal. The U.S. almost clinched an advance from the group against Portugal, but the latest regulation goal in World Cup history — several minutes into stoppage time — meant the U.S. had to settle for a 2-2 tie, setting up a very important match against Germany on Thursday, June 26. The Yanks will advance to the next round with a win or draw against Germany or if Ghana and Portugal play to a tie. If the U.S. lose, advancement will come down to goal differential. DG