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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
VOL. 106, NO. 08 ● SINCE 1908
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015
A ‘revival’ at the Capitol Avadh Rana / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
The rally was for protecting Christian values.
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T hou s a nd s of p e ople — i nc lud i n g presidential hopefuls former Texas Governor Rick Perry and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and with South Carolina Senator Tim Scott — gathered on the steps of the Statehouse lawn Saturday afternoon to “encourage and empower Godfearing citizens to stand in this evil day,” according to the Pro-Family Rally group which sponsored the event.
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Speakers included Ted Cruz and Rick Perry. Spea kers l i ke Cr u z emphasized t he importance of adhering to Pro-Life, Christian values and spoke spo to the crowd gathered at the about a Christian renaissance in Statehouse ab America. “Our nation is in crisis right now. But I want to tell you there the is a spirit of revival that is
sweeping South Carolina, that is sweeping the country. Americans are waking up,” Cruz said. The organization, known as We Stand with God, states on their website: “As Christians we do not hate homosexual people. But we must stand where God stands regarding sin.” Ron Baity, a Baptist preacher and one of the speakers at the event, addressed pastors directly, urging them to speak out against Planned Parenthood and same-sex marriage in their congregations. “ Y ’k now, Pla n ned Parent hood is a n SEERALLYPAGE3
Rubio talks bright future to students
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The nine birds represent the nine shooting victims.
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio spoke to over 600 students at the Russell House Ballroom Thursday afternoon.
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The Russell House Ballroom was standing room only on Thursday as hundreds of students filed in to listen to Republican presidential candidate and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio give a Town Hall meeting. Rubio spoke in Columbia on a two-day campaign stop in South Carolina. After a meet and greet in Fort Mill, South Carolina in the morning, Rubio was ready to speak on campus on Thursday afternoon. After students filled the room, head basketball coach Frank Martin stepped up to introduce Rubio. Like Rubio, Martin is a Miami, Florida native and of Cuban descent
and shared feelings of pride and commonality in introducing the senator. “It’s not very often that you can say that a guy who walked the same footsteps you walked, that comes from the same background you come from can be a leader in our country,” Martin said. Rubio began by speaking about his parents, originally from Cuba, who embodied the American dream by working hard and leading simple lives in order to create opportunities for Rubio to live a better life. “They came to America because it was the only country in the world where people like them could have a chance to get ahead,” Rubio said. T he Flor ida senator a lso
addressed talking points popular with students, hitting on decreasing the national debt, adapting to a chang ing world economy and having a strong national defense. One issue Rubio spoke on in particular affects many college st udent s arou nd t he cou nt r y: student loans. Rubio’s platform includes creat ing alternat ives to student loans, such as private investment in individual students, and promoting programs that are flexible alternatives to four-year colleges. “We can’t keep graduating people in this country with a bunch of loans and degrees that don’t lead SEERUBIOPAGE3
Logo honors Charleston shooting victims Kelli Caldwell @KELLI_CALDWELL5
The 2015 South Carolina football team will display a logo sticker on its helmets to honor the victims of the June 17 Charleston shooting. The sticker will be debuted on the helmet in the season opener Thursday against North Carolina. The ‘Emanuel 9’ of t he Emanuel A frican Methodist Episcopal Church shooting will be honored because of the close bond between South Carolina schools, according to Athletics Director Ray Tanner. “The tragedy that happened in Charleston doesn’t just affect people in Charleston; it affects the entire state,” Tanner said. “We feel very much a part of that at the university. Coach Steve Spurrier SEELOGOPAGE3