UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015
VOL. 117, NO. 01 • SINCE 1908
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Innovista plan breaks ground on Greene Street James Stewart @MYPALHARVEY
Reported by the Free Times last week, construction crews have begun to break ground on the corner of Greene and Lincoln streets. The plan, which has origins dating back two generations of University presidents, was designed to develop improvements to various properties in the area, which would become a living center w it h a h y b r i d f o c u s on providing a positive academic environment, in a social and fun locale. According to t he official USC Master Plan document, the Innovista Master Plan will introduce a mixed use street design, incorporating traditional aesthetics of places like the Horseshoe. T he u lt i m ate goa l, according to the
document, is to create an “urban, mixed-use, l ive-work academ ic and research district” near campus, where future students can not only live in a university environment, and also help to grow a large part of t he local and state economies by spurring development. According to reporting done by the Free Times, R ichland Count y Transportation Director Rob Perry says that bike lanes and sidewalks would be an integral part of the neighborhood layout. “It’s going to have lots of trees and fountains,” P e r r y s a i d . “A n d a compa ny area, so t he intent will really be for people to park in the Vista and walk or ride their bikes around and really kind of put an emphasis SEEINNOVISTAPAGE3
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Mark Ingham and Harrison Saunders play the main characters, Dr. Bob and Bill W., at the Trustus Theatre.
Trustus Theatre honors AA Recovery Program Morgan Smith @MORETHANMORGAN
At USC, many students can think of that one person they know who drinks just a little too much. Maybe this person still functions during the day, but when the sun goes down and those Five Points bar lights come on, they become almost a totally different person. Some of these students may d itc h t he b ot t le for bigger responsibilities such as a job or a family, but some people may end up as alcoholics. Nowadays, we have treatment
facilities and specialized therapy to help people recover f rom a lc ohol i s m a nd ot her d r u g addictions. However, just 100 years ago, nothing of the sort ex isted. Doctors didn’t even believe alcoholism was a disease. So on Friday, May 29, Trustus opened their Side Door Theatre to honor this almost 100 year-old discovery with the play Bill W. and Dr. Bob. This production tells the story of the partnership that led to the development of the recovery program Alcoholics Anonymous. C l e a r l y, t h e p l a y i s a
d ra mat izat ion of rea l l ife sequence of events. During the roaring 20s, two alcoholics come together to find stabilit y and sobriety. After having immense success with staying sober, they decide to develop a program to help other hopeless alcoholics. Bill W. is a stockbroker who finds highs through fame, money and, of course, alcohol. However, after the stock market crashed in 1929, he loses everything and become a low-life drunk. Dr. Bob, a surgeon, husband and SEETRUSTUSPAGE5
Journalism school gets ready for new facilities Photo courtesy of MCT Campus
Clinton spoke at Benedict College during her campaign for the 2008 presidental election.
Clinton talks wage gap, gender equality during S.C. visit Carolyn Culbertson @QUERALYNC
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a keynote speaker last Wednesday at the third annual Day in Blue, held at the Columbia Marriott Hotel. T he e vent wa s co ho s t e d b y t he S out h Ca rol i na Democ rat ic Women’s Council and South Carolina House Democrat ic Women’s Caucus. The former Secretary of State elicited applause before Rep. Gilda CobbHu nt e r c o u ld f i n i s h introducing her. “All of us here believe that a woman’s place is in the house and in the senate,” Cobb-Hunter
said as applause broke out. Clinton, whose campaign depicts her as a champion for the everyday American, focused largely on quashing the obstacles women face i n Sout h Carolina and nationwide. Launching the 25-minute speech with a pledge to make sure t he Democrat ic Part y “recruits and trains and fields more women for public office right here in South Carolina,” Clinton i m med iately touc hed on a sore spot for South Carolina women, a state with only 13.5 percent female legislators and one female member of the senate. SEECLINTONPAGE3
James Stewart @MYPALHARVEY
A s st udents tak ing summer classes in the Coliseum may have noticed, journalism faculty and staff are preparing to begin the next school year in their new facilities, located conveniently on the Horseshoe. “So far ever yone seems to be really excited about the new building, and I think we’re all really looking forward to moving to a well-lit, beautiful piece of campus,” public relations professor Jeffrey Ranta said. “We’re moving back to the Horseshoe, which will be exciting, and we’ll also be much closer to Russell House and all of the activities that are going on campus.” T h e j o u r n a l i s m s c h o o l ’s c u r re nt home h a s b e e n t he Carolina Coliseum ever since the building was erected in 1968. Since the late 1990s however, increased university enrollment has prompted u n iversit y administrators to consider the future of the journalism program and the resources it had at its disposal. “I t h i n k par t of it was t he oppor t u n it y to upg r ade everything,” Ranta said. “We’re going to have a gorgeous, brand new TV studio, a gorgeous atrium t hat’s t wo stories tall. We’re melding a historical part of the Horseshoe with new technology. The old greenhouses are going to be a new studio, which is going to
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The new location will bring the Journalism and Library and Information Science schools the closest together, since they were merged in 2002. be just beautiful. I think from the perspective of automation in the classroom, we’re going to have a lot more opportunities to use that technology, and I think that we’ll also be excited to not feel cast-off.” What Ranta is referring to are the isolating characteristics that come with the location of the Coliseum being across Assembly Street. “Up until the new Moore school went up, it was really just us and the HRTM school, so it’s just nice to be a bit closer to everybody else,” Ranta said. “The good news was, we always knew we were safe from tornadoes, down in the Coliseum,” he added with a laugh. Though the new facility will offer state-of-the-art amenities, there are still concerns being voiced over some of the common problems with being located in the
center of campus. “I think that we’re still gonna have t he sa me problem t hat everyone has, and that parking’s going to be a challenge,” Ranta said. “We’re all going to have t o b e c o me b e t t e r at p ubl ic transportation, but I think it’s a minor adjustment considering the payoff.” The new building will offer 55,0 0 0 squa re feet of space, compa red to t he c u r rent lyused 30,000 square feet in the Coliseum. Additionally, the move will place the school closer to its sister institution, the School of Library and Information Science, which will place the two schools the closest they’ve been to each other since their merging in 2002. The building will be completed for the beginning of the 2015 academic year.