UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2015
VOL. 117, NO. 08 • SINCE 1908
Wilson’s journey
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iCARE Center provides free tech support for students
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Gabel has also served as the Editor-in-chief for the American Business Law Journal.
There’s a new provost in town: Joan Gabel
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Despite most services being offered for free, many students have no idea about the resources iCARE maintains.
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USC has announced t he n a m i n g of Jo a n T.A. Gabel as the new executive vice president of academic affairs and provost, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Gabel comes to USC from the University of Missouri, where she was the dean of the Trulaske C ol leg e of Bu s i ne s s since 2010. Though she has been selected by the universit y, Gabel will not be formally accepted to her new post until A u g u s t 24 , p e nd i n g approval from the board of trustees. “As the University of Sout h Carolina takes on greater statew ide, n at io n a l a n d g lo b a l leadership roles, it is i mp e r at i v e t h at ou r new provost bring the advanced skills and vision necessary to keep our remarkable momentum moving forward,” USC President Harris Pastides sa id. “ Joa n G ab el is that person. I know the Ca rol i na fa m i ly w i l l join me in welcoming t h i s i n n o v at i v e a n d dynamic leader to our community.” Gabel has arrived at USC at a most interesting t ime indeed, w it h massive changes in both struct ure and sett ing t a k i ng place a rou nd campus, compiled with the conclusion of the C a r o l i n a’s P r o m i s e $1 billion fundraising campaign. A s for t he roles of the university provost, the press release says that, “The provost at UofSC is charged with t he over sight of t he university’s graduate and undergraduate academic prog r a m s a s wel l a s curriculum development, program assessment and university accreditation. The provost also is responsible for formulating and i mple me nt i n g
systemw ide academ ic affairs policies relating to faculty hiring, retention, tenure, promotion and development.” As provost, it will be Gabel’s responsibilit y to oversee 16 schools and colleges on USC’s Columbia campus, while a l so s uper v isi ng t he university libraries and Palmetto College, the USC online campus. During her t ime at M issou r i, G abel helped to develop the plan for a new business building that focused on experiential learning, which highlighted to her the need for higher educ at ion to rem a i n dynamic and flexible. “A l l o f h i g h e r education, and especially public higher education, i s u nd e r g o i n g r ap id cha nge,” G abel sa id. “It’s a very competitive l a nd s c ap e a nd t here are many challenges. But t here are also opportunities that we can take advantage of to ensure that students receive the best education possible and faculty can continue to expand their research impact.” According to the press release, Gabel has also said that based on her meetings with Pastides and other USC leaders, she believes the school is “well-positioned to build on its existing reputation for cutting-edge research and innovative teaching.” G abel, who is a n Atlanta native, holds a law degree from UGA, but is no st ranger to South Carolina. On top of owning a home on the coast, her husband, Gary, is a Spring Valley High School graduate. Teaching and being involved in academics hasn’t a lway s been a goal for Gabel. Prior to working in the higher education system, she practiced law up until the mid-90s. SEEPROVOSTPAGE3
The college student population in America is largely occupied by computer owners (85 percent have a laptop). With such a large percentage using technology at least once a day, it seems that knowing the ins and outs of that technology would be a given. But computers are complicated and thus, students learn only the basics of operation, skimming o v e r t h e d e t a i l s t h at s e e m u n i mp or t a nt , at le a s t u nt i l something breaks.
At USC, if something does break, students have the option of technological assistance through the iCARE Center for free. The iC A R E Center, which stands for “Internet, Computer A n d R e s o u r c e E d u c a t i o n ,” is ne st led i n t he Un iver sit y Technology Services building on the corner of Blossom and Sumter streets. At t he iCA R E Center, free computer support services are offered to students. On their website is a list of services including “connecting to the network, installing software, diagnosing computer problems,
remov i ng v ir uses, prov id i ng mobile support and more.” These services are offered to not only laptops, but also tablets and mobile phones. According to Elvin Boone, one of the managers of the iCARE Center, some of the most common problems USC st udent s deal with are malware and spyware issues, broken hard drives and the age-old qualm of an inability to connect to Wi-Fi. Malware and spy ware issues can mostly be attributed to the rampant downloading of illegal SEEiCAREPAGE3
Fists of Justice: Law student preps for boxing tournament James Stewart @MYPALHARVEY
Third-year USC law student Stepha n ie W ha ren is set to compete in the 2015 Ringside World Championship Boxing To u r n a m e n t f r o m A u g u s t 5-8, arguably one of the most important events within amateur boxing. O n t h e w e e k e n d o f Ju l y 18, W ha ren competed w it h teammate Jaylon Pridgeon in a Georgia boxing tournament where the two received the gold and silver medals, respectively. Follow ing t heir success in the Georgia tournament, their coach, Dominic Neal, entered the pair into the Ringside World Boxing Championship novice division. The week-long tournament is predicted to host over 1,500 fighters and over 1,000 fights. “This tournament will fi nally give me the chance to compete for a world title,” Wharen said. “It will give Jaylon those same competition opportunities as well as give him the last few fights he needs to qualify for the Olympic trials in September. [ Jaylon, Dominic and I] have been working every day to be ready for this tournament.” Wharen, 26, picked up boxing as part of her rehabilitation after spinal surgery with the help of Logan Holler, USC graduate,
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Wharen is also the Law School Honor Council’s secretary and treasurer. equestrian alumna and nowprofessional boxer after Holler began incorporat ing box ing drills into Wharen’s therapy. It was through Holler that Wharen met her current trainer, Dominic Neal of the Main Event Fitness Center, where she has been training for over two years. A s a f u l l-t i me l aw c lerk , t r a i n i ng i s e ven more of a com m it ment for W ha ren,
who usually trains in the early morning before work, or the evening, adding on hours of exercise to an already long day. W haren’s rout ine involves a two-hour-long g ym session three days a week, and two longdistance running days on top of that. To assist t he t wo budding SEEBOXERPAGE3