NEWS 1 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015
VOL. 116, NO. 106 • SINCE 1908
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Stepping up against sexual violence Kamila Melko / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
The Farmers Markets will be held every Tuesday until the end of the year, with the last one held on April 27.
Spring gets fresh with Farmers Market Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN
The sweet smell of kettle corn and the appeal of fresh fruits and vegetables drew an abnormally large crowd to Greene Street on Tuesday. It was the fi rst Farmers Market of the spring, hosted by Healthy Carolina, and according to Mandy Feeks, the graduate assistant for Healthy Carolina and the coordinator of the Farmers Market, it was the weather they had to thank for the abnormally large turnout. “Attendance was actually really high,” she said as she handed out some of the reusable bags that Healthy Carolina had brought for shoppers. “I think it’s because it’s such nice weather.” At nearly every vendor booth, students lined the tables on Greene Street trying to get their fresh produce fi x as well as learn about tobacco cessat ion, physical act ivit y and heart healt h through this week’s theme, “Gamecocks Thrive for Physical Wellness.” “Everyone has their favorite returners,” Feeks said about the booths who had returned again for this season. In addition to these “ret urners,” this year introduced three new vendors which brought the unique options of kettle corn from the Carolina Popcorn Company, South Carolina made candles from Candles Unique and grits and oats from the Congaree Milling Company to the market. A lt hough t he Carolina Popcorn Company was among these newer vendors, it drew a crowd SEEMARKETPAGE2
Kevin Smarr @KEVINSMARR93
USC’s Fraternity Council is putting its best foot forward through a new partnership with the Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM). Fr at er n it y C ou nc i l h a s partnered with STSM to make sure all fraternity members at the universit y receive sexual violence prevention education and k now how to safely intervene as a bystander. The Fraternity Council has also decided to donate $10,000 to help support the Walk a Mile In Their Shoes event. Walk a Mile In Their Shoes is held annually by STSM to help
raisee money for sur vivors of sexual ual assault and to educate the surrounding communit y ab out ut s e x u a l v iole nc e a nd preventing venting it. This his year marks t he sixt h annual ual Walk a Mile In Their Shoes es event for STSM. The walk encourages men, n, women and children to pa r t ic ipate a nd wea r h ighheeled led shoes for one mile in order er to show their support for the cause. It also prompts the com mu n it y to t a l k about t he of ten dif f icult topics of gender relat ions a nd men’s sexual violence against women
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wh i le prov id i ng more infor mat ion about what ser vices STSM provides for s u r v ivor s of se x u a l assault and abuse. The Fraternity Council a nd S T S M a n no u n c e d their partnership Tuesday night at a k ickoff in t he Russell House University Un io n B a l l r o o m . L i v e entertainment, pizza and popcorn were enjoyed by all who attended. The kickoff event was also held to get students excited for SEESHOESPAGE3
CMA to host ‘A Fair to Remember’ Emily Olyarchuk @TDG_ARTS
The Columbia Museum of Art’s annual fundraising gala is a grand affair that draws attention to the major spring exhibition, and also raises funds to support the museum’s c r it ic a l role a s a leader i n a r t s education and appreciation for South Carolina. The museum and Boyd Plaza will be transformed into a Victorian age fair with sculptures, themed food and décor as well as smartly dressed party guests. As they arrive at the gala, guests will pass through tents ref lect ing t he beaut y of Charles Courtney Curran’s delicate and floral paintings. But once guests enter the doors of the museum, the world will change to evoke the excitement and energy of life in 1893. “ T he g a la is a lway s d if ferent becau se t heme is d if ferent , but we always like to have an edge to our party,” said gala co-chair Julie Brenan. “It is amazing to see how the museum is transformed every year.” The gala is co-chaired by prom inent commu nit y members
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Last year’s gala, From Geisha to Gatsby, set the bar high for this year’s event at CMA. Julie Brenan and Steven Ford and supported by a team of more than 80 volunteers who help to transform the museum and make the gala a successful fundraising event.
“Volunteers have been working for weeks on sculptures and décor for t he ga la,” sa id development manager Elizabet h Wolfe. “Not even thanking them 20 times would
be enough.” The gala will feature performances by the USC Dance Company, music by The Root Doctors and special entertainment by Extreme Illusions & Escapes starring Josh Knotts & Lea. Another main attraction will be a “midway,” a term that arose during the 1893 World’s Fair to describe the vast expanse of different attractions, including exhibitions from different countries around the world. “ We a r e i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e international theme in our cuisine and décor,” Wolfe said. “It is sort of like a mini Epcot.” The annual gala is the museum’s biggest f u nd ra isi ng event of the year. With the help of major sponsors like Jim Hudson Lex us and Lexington Medical Center, the Columbia Museum of A rt is able to host an extraordinary evening to raise awareness and support for the museum’s community initiatives. “Somet i mes people see t he museum and think of stuffy people walking through galleries with pretty paintings,” Brenan said. “I think that what SEEGALAPAGE3