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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Investigation continues on Columbiana incident Emily Barber @EMILYRISA
have not found any shell casings. “We are fully cooperating with the law enforcement authorities and are offering our assistance
Columbia police are still trying to determine whether any shots were actually fired in Saturday night’s incident at Columbiana Mall, according to WLTX. T he i ncident occ u r red on Saturday around 7 p.m. Police reported on Sunday that they were looking for two suspects who f ired shot s i nto t he air during a confrontation near the food court. No one was injured. The mall remained closed after the incident Saturday night but reopened for regular hours on Courtesy of Columbia Police Department Sunday. Police found airsoft guns in a bag Police Chief Skip Holbrook in a wooded area near the mall. said they are still contacting stores in the mall to get security to help t hem apprehend t he footage that could show what offenders,” Columbiana Mall told ac t u a l l y h app e ne d . S e ver a l WLTX. “We pride ourselves on witnesses told police that they providing a safe and enjoyable saw two men pull out guns, and experience for all of our guests.” W h i le sea rch i ng a nea rby on t he night of t he incident, police reported shots fired, but wooded area, police found a bag no w it nesses cou ld conf i r m that held several airsoft guns. seeing either suspect discharge his weapon. Police also said they SEECOLUMBIANAPAGE3
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are the frontrunners.
Democratic hopefuls anticipate SC primary in town hall Holly Heaton @THEGAMECOCK
Author Harper Lee dies at 89 page 8
O n Tu e s d a y, f r ont-r u n n i n g democrat ic presidential candidates will go head-to-head i n a South Carolina town hall held on U S C ’s c a m p u s . The tow n hall will be moderated b y C N N ’s Chris Cuomo. Ve r m o n t S e n . Ber n ie Sa nders and former Secretary of State H i l la r y Cl i nton will answer quest ions f rom
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Harper Lee lived a reclusive life. She published two acclaimed novels.
National Poll Democratic Primary
South Carolina Poll Democratic Primary
Clinton: 58.3% Sanders: 33.1%
Clinton: 48.9% Sanders: 41.5% Huffington Post Poll as of Feb. 18, 2016
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S o ut h C a r ol i n a voters just a few day s b efore they will vote in t he democ rat ic primary. Clinton is
currently leading over Sa nder s i n t he democ rat ic p r i m a r ie s . I n a ver y t ight r ac e , Clinton defeated Sa nders i n bot h
t he Ne vada a nd Iowa pr i m a r ie s , ear n ing 52.6 percent of the vote in Nevada and 49.9 percent of the vote in Iowa, compared to Sa nders’ 47.3 percent in Nevada and 49.6 percent in Iowa. Sanders took t he w i n i n New Hampsh ire w it h 6 0 .4 p e r c e nt of the vote compared t o C l i nt o n’s 38 percent. The tow n hall will air on CN N from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m a nd w i l l be live streamed on CNNgo.
Watch the debate live on CNN or stream it on CNNgo at 8 p.m.
Career Catwalk promotes Clinton plans student professionalism final SC visits Turner Harrison @THEGAMECOCK
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Carolina Closet and the Career Center held t he Ca reer Cat wa l k to educate busi nessoriented st udents on how to dress for success at any interview, social event or professional gathering. The Career Catwalk was an energetic event t hat kept t he ent i re ba l l room’s at tent ion for the duration of the program. During the catwalk, the ballroom was alive with cheers as the models strutted along the runaway. At one poi nt t he catwalk hosts brought several members of t he aud ience up on stage and gave t hem a ma keover to show how a si mple wardrobe change c a n a lt e r a n e nt i r e room’s opi n ion on a per son. T he models were transformed f rom average people to sophisticated professionals. The Career Catwalk sought to educate
students on the fashion of t he professiona l world while st ill keeping an engaging and f u n at mosphere. T he va r iou s fash ion tips that speakers gave t he c rowd c reated a lasting impact in some aud ience members. Third-year retail management st udent Tyrecia Jones thought that she learned useful information from the show. “I just recently went on a big i nter v iew ... and I did use some of the tips that I s a w t o d a y,” Jo ne s s a i d .” H a v i n g t h e m tell you what you need to do to get the job is rea l ly big ... t hey ’re looking out for you” Carolina Closet and t he Ca reer Center worked closely w it h St udent Government and the USC Fashion Board to put together t he e vent . C a rol i n a Closet is a professional attire rental program available to all Un iver sit y of Sout h Carol i na st udent s SEECATWALKPAGE3
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Hillary Clinton focuses on Columbia before the primary.
Holly Heaton @THEGAMECOCK
Demo c r at ic f rontrunner Hillary Clinton w i l l be i n Colu mbia on Tuesday in hopes of rally ing voters i n her f avor for t he Democ rat ic pr i ma r y in South Carolina on S a t u r d a y. C l i nt o n’s presentation will focus on t he ba r r ier s t h at hold Sout h Ca rol i na back. Joi n i ng her on t he t r ip t h r o u g h S o u t h Carolina w ill be f ive mothers who have lost their children to gun v iole n c e a nd p ol ic e i nc ident s , i nc lud i ng Sybrina Fulton, mother
of Tr a y vo n M a r t i n , and Geneva ReedVeal, mother of Sandra Bland. The rally will be held at Cent ra l Baptist Church, located at 3625 Clement Road. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m., w it h t he event beginning at 6:15 p.m. On Tuesday evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Clinton will attend the Democratic presidential town hall, along with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sa nder s, held at t he USC School of Law. Clinton will also make her way to t he A lpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. statewide luncheon on Wed nesday to be SEECLINTONPAGE3