The Daily Gamecock 11/17/14

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014

VOL. 116, NO. 55 • SINCE 1908

Special teams, defense fuel South Carolina’s comeback overtime win Danny Garrison

@DANNYLGARRISON

It’s 2014, and everything that can go wrong typically does for South Carolina.

Entering Saturday’s meeting with Florida, the Gamecocks had lost four-straight SEC games, none by more than a touchdown. But South Carolina (5-5, 3-5 SEC) looked like a different team than we’ve seen all year against the Gators (5-4, 4-4 SEC), riding its defense and special teams to a 23-20 overtime victory.

“We seemed to be working hard all year and everything, doing it right, but why haven’t some of these close games gone our way?” redshirt senior quarterback Dylan Thompson said. “I’m just so proud of our team and so thankful for this ... What our team did today was

huge.”

Sout h Carolina looked to be in cont rol in t he f irst quarter, grabbing a 10-0 lead before anyone could blink. But that’s when the Gamecock offense closed up shop for a while.

Florida scored 17-straight points and South Carolina looked poised to leave “The Swamp” with another bitterly disappointing loss. Then the fourth quarter, a time that’s been so harsh to the Gamecocks recently, saw South Carolina completely flip the script.

In the last 15 minutes of action, the Gamecocks shut the Gators out by allowing just 34 yards of total OVERTIME THRILLER• 8

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Gator-RAID Greek Village has green dreams Greeks to build on open dialogue for campus sustainability Lauren Shirley

@SURELYLAUREN

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In a final exam like no other, USC students studying event planning and the Humane Society partnered to raise awareness for city’s four-legged citizens.

Greek Village is a large part of U USC, and now students in Greek L are looking to facilitate a more Life e environmentally friendly, green h for the university. hub Katherine Sclichter, a fourthy year international business student a and intern at Sustainable Carolina i s s p e a rhe ad i n g t he e f f or t t o e educate the Greek community on sustainability and integrate more s environmentally friendly practices e into every day life at Carolina. i

“It fi rst stated out as my honors thesis, and then I started working f or Su s t a i n able C a r ol i n a a nd it evolved into what it is now,” Sclichter said. “The Greeks are supposed to be leaders on campus, but this is one area we’re lacking. A change in attitude toward recycling and sustainability is needed,” she said.

S c l ic ht er, a memb er of C h i Omega, has witnessed the need for a green initiative fi rsthand.

“I just started to notice junior and senior year the amount of waste we were producing,” she said. “We have over 200 girls a day getting food at these houses and constantly using plastic cups. It was all going

HRTM goes to the dogs Relay thanks fourHospitality students take a paws-on approach to event planning Brandon Waltz

@BRANDONDWALTZ

On Sunday, Tin Roof was filled with music, students and barking.

For T he L o v e O f Paw s , a f undraising event put on by USC students, benefitted the Columbia Humane Society with a silent auction, live music and food.

H R T M 38 6 , a c l a s s a t U S C known as Tourism Festival Planning and Management, spent the entire semester preparing for their final exam, For The Love Of Paws.

Professor A nnette Hoover said the first day of class, two nonprofits presented their causes and students voted on the charity they wished to pursue.

St ude nt s c ho s e T he Hu m a ne Society when Erin Smith, Director of Public Support for The Humane Society told them, “Over the course of seven years reproduction by two cats can lead to almost a million cats.”

The students organized the event pla n n i ng i nto com m it tees. Each committee had a general manager, but every student worked hard.

Courtney Gmerek was the general manger for the Marketing and Media Committee. Her committee created a website, Facebook and Twitter pages and television and radio stations to help spread the word.

Gmerek said the hardest part was getting in contact with people but saying she was a USC student helped.

M e g a n A nd e r s o n w a s o n t he Operations Committee, which made sure the event ran smoothly. The entire event had no budget to work PAWS • 3

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legged life support

Participants raise money to fight cancer with the help of man’s best friend Amber Stanton @AMBS____

USC’s Relay for Life held the fi rst ever Bark for Life in Rosewood P Park Saturday, when dogs and their hu ma ns came toget her to ra ise h money to fight cancer. m As the title suggests, Bark for Life iis a canine event that recognizes the ccaregiving qualities of dogs for those lliving with cancer and to attract a new audience to Relay for Life.

Bark for Life started in 2007, when B ccancer survivor JoAnn McKiernan aand her dog Sassy combined a dog walk with a 5k run in order to raise w

money for Relay for Life. The run/ walk was so successful McKiernan organized it again in 2008, and it became Bark for Life. Seven years later, the ACS reports that Bark for life raises $750,000 annually.

The day started off with a walk at 10 a.m. and continued until 2 p.m. with contests and activities to keep the pooches entertained, including a dog and owner lookalike contest and bobbing for hot dogs.

Gr ace G a rd ner, a t h i rd yea r women a nd gender st ud ies a nd i nt er n at ion a l s t ud ie s s t ude nt , at tended Ba rk for Life w it h Goombah, a Pets Inc. dog that is up for adoption.

G a rd ner a l s o s a id s he love d having Goombah all day.

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Father of slain Lexington children expected to face death penalty District prosecutors have not yet announced if they will try the death penalty against 32-year-old Timothy Jones Jr., who is accused of killing his five children earlier this year.

Jones’ attorneys have written several appeals to Circuit Judge Thomas Russo in order to prevent a death penalty case. However, Russo has not accepted the appeals and has issued a gag order against the two men. Thus, they can no longer write appeals or speak to the press about the trial.

Jones is accused of murdering his children, all of whom were between 1 and 8 years old at their times of death in August, in the family’s home in Red Bank, South Carolina. Reports say the children’s bodies were uncovered in Alabama in September, after Jones gave authorities instructions on where to dig.

—Lois Carlisle, Assistant News Editor

Body found in house fire remnants near Columbia On Sunday morning, law enforcement officers discovered a body after putting out a house fire in Batesburg-Leesville. The fire happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher.

The body was found in the remains of the home after firefighters responded.

The name of the victim will not be released until a positive identification of the body has been made, according to Fisher. An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday in an effort to determine cause of death.

—Lois Carlisle, Assistant News Editor

Task force created to examine expulsions in Richland 2 schools Richland District 2 is under examination from a 53-member task force after a black parents association raised concerns over ongoing expulsion statistics — specifically, that the majority of students expelled from Richland 2 are black males.

The task force will take a close look at what’s being called “transition years,” which fall during 6th and 9th grades. They will try to discern what triggers result in punishable offenses by the school district.

The panel includes community leaders, police officers, faith leaders, parents and several other groups.

Richland 2 is the largest district in the Midlands and has expelled a total of 110 students during the 2013-2014 school year for top tier offenses such as assault and battery and sexual misconduct. Officials say this information is not currently broken down by race.

In that same school year, Lexington 1, the Midlands’ second largest district, expelled 54 students.

—Lois Carlisle, Assistant News Editor

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Sclichter and Sustainable Carolina have encouraged USC fraternity and sororit y members to get involved a nd show t hei r suppor t for t he up-and-coming initiative. These Greek students will serve as liaisons between Sustainable Carolina and their respective Greek chapters.

“My overall goal is to develop an official Panhellenic Sustainability Committee. The idea of the program is that they would work directly with Sustainable Carolina,” Sclichter said. “These Green Greeks will plan activities to educate the members of their chapters, work with chapter executive members to reward their Greek s for sustainable behav ior and work directly with the housing corporations to make the houses more environmentally friendly.”

The Green Greeks liaisons will work with Sustainable Carolina and their chapters in order to facilitate t h is su st a i nable lea r n i ng a nd implementations.

Scl ichter sa id t he l ia isons will attend mont hly meet ings to learn ways to bring sustainabilit y

back to their respective chapters.

She’s hoping to event ually have r e p r e s e nt at io n f r o m a l l G re ek organizations on campus.

The program is a big undertaking for Sclichter who will graduate this December.

“My t i mel i ne i s pret t y shor t because I’m graduating, but one of t he t hings I’m planning to do is creating this Executive Committee t o c over m y r ole a nd work o n marketing,” she said. “Because it’s my last semester, I don’t have a heavy work load, and t his has been my main focus.”

Even t hough Green Greek s is still in its start-up phase, Sclichter believes this initiative will be a longlasting and successful program, even after she leaves the university.

“People don’t think that it matters, but if we all make a change, we can make a big impact. We can make a really positive impact,” Sclichter sa id. “I’m i nterested i n get t i ng people motivated and interested in caring.”

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Participants raised money in an effort to create a no-kill climate in Columbia PAWS • Continued from 1 with, so she had to ask local businesses for donations of everything from tents to tables and chairs. Additionally, the Operations Committee was in charge of setting up and taking down these donations for the event.

Carson Ensley was on the Sponsors a nd Donor s Com m it tee. T h is included securing donations of money and food. Large corporations like PetSmart didn’t respond, but local donors included Yellow Dog Barbecue, Village Idiot and Groucho’s did.

“If I can help in any way I try to. If somebody comes up to me and says they need help, I’m right there to help them,” said James Norman from the Finance Committee. His committee role was keeping track of the money and helping with ticket sales.

“Our goal through this event is to raise awareness about exactly what the Humane Society services are,” Smith BARK • Continued from 1 “I thought it was so cool that you could foster dogs for a day,” she said.

“Pets Inc. really helped us out by bringing their dogs to the event.”

Pet s I nc., a non-prof it no-k ill shelter for dogs and cats, had many dogs up for adoption at the event.

The West Columbia shelter is one of the only no-kill shelters located in the Midlands. “[ USC R el a y f or L i f e] r e a l l y wanted to have a fall fundraiser to get people thinking about Relay for

said.

The Humane Society averages 40 spay and neuter operations per day and 9,000 per year. This prevents animal overpopulation, which would lead to many cats and dogs becoming strays and possibly being euthanized.

The Humane Societ y also of fers immunization and heartworm services at the lowest prices in the state.

In addition to ticket sales, the silent auction also benefitted the Society.

There was a wide variety of items, including a dryer, a dog start-up kit, works of art and a Steve Spurrier autographed pylon.

The goal of the Humane Society for the funds is a mobile spay and neuter clinic to reach r ural areas. Some places are too far for people to drive to get their pets what they need, so the society hopes to take the services to them.

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life,” Gardner said.

USC ’s A lpha C h i O meg a a nd Kappa Kappa Gamma were the toptwo fundraising teams for the event.

USC’s Sigma Chi was also at the event raising money with a cook out.

Bark for Life is a feeder event for Relay for Life, a fundraising event for American Cancer Society held in over 20 countries which has raised over $5 billion since 1985. USC’s Relay for Life will be held on April 17, 2015 on Blatt Fields starting at 7 p.m.

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Counseling & Human Development Center Student Health Services

Let’s Talk “Let’s Talk” is a program that provides easy access to informal confidential consultations with counselors from the Counseling and Human Development Center (CHDC). Counselors hold walk-in hours at sites around and near campus Tuesday through Thursday.

Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays

Capstone Room 111

3-5 p.m.

Thursdays 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Honors Residence Hall Room A107

School of Medicine Medical Student Library Conference Room 6439 Garners Ferry Rd.

Let’s Talk counselors provide informal consultations to help students with specific problems and to introduce them to what it’s like to speak with a counselor.

To learn more, visit: www.sa.sc.edu/shs/chdc/lets-talk In support of Healthy Carolina Improving student success through healthy living The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution.

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‘Bubbie’ serves delicacies

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On Sunday, Bubbie’s Brisket and Bakery Jewish food extravaganza celebrated its sixth year of feeding and bringing together community members from all religions.

Jewish festival celebrates culture, home-cooked dishes with entire community Artie Braswell @TDG_ARTS

The Beth Shalom Synagogue held its sixth annual Bubbie’s Brisket and Bakery Jewish food extravaganza this Sunday, and in attendance were Jewish and Gentile food enthusiasts alike.

Robert Hodges’s wife Terri was the chairperson for this event, rendering him what he calls the “default volunteer person.” He explained the long-standing origins for the food festival as well as it’s more recent development.

“Bubbie is the Jewish word for grandmother,” he said. “We’ve been doing this for six years, and it has grown exponentially. It has been absolutely wonderful, this year is the biggest yet so far.”

As the festival continues to grow, more and more people, who would otherwise be rather disconnected from the Jewish culture, are fi nding

Bubbie’s extravaganza.

“I would estimate that probably 90 percent of the people that come are not from the Jewish community,” Hodges said. “It’s a big event for the community as a whole, not necessarily the Jewish community.”

Such a su rge has cau sed some ben ig n logistical challenges, as the foods continue to be familiarized and treasured by the community.

“I just heard that we have already run out of corned beef, and we’re two hours into the four hour event,” Hodges said. “That’s a blessing and a curse.”

Hodges insisted that with this festival, you are getting nothing less than the best home recipes.

“Rarely can you find a recipe that’s written down, unless you write it down yourself. It usually is passed on from generation to generation,” he said. “One of the great Jewish jokes is that, if one lady gives a recipe to a friend or someone who’s not family, they sometimes leave out an ingredient so that ‘theirs won’t be better than mine,’ and that sort of thing. Of course, that’s not the case here.”

His wife, Terri Hodges, is the President of Beth Shalom Synagogue and the chairperson for Bubbie’s. She’s passionately involved in the extravaganza, herself a preparer of kosher pickles, mandel bread and the elusive corned beef.

“We kind of each have our own little schtick,” she said. “Some people bake the pastries, some p eople m a ke t he c or ned b eef, s ome m a ke other things. Everybody has brought in their grandmother’s — or Bubbie’s — recipes. The matzo ball chicken soup, the baba ganoush — it’s all family recipes, and it’s all wonderful.”

Bubbie’s e x t r avag a n z a f i r st st a r ted a s a competition much like a bake-off. But in its growth, they have relied on a setting for those that love to cook.

This year’s event incorporated much more food than years past — Bubbie’s added a vegetarian platter to remain inclusive of all eaters in the community.

As Bubbie’s grows and expands its menu, those in charge have to be careful about organizing BUBBIE • 5

CinéCola 2014 Courtesy of Pili Films, Studiocanal, Capricci Films, Entertainment One

The third-annual CinéCola held four screenings, Chadian film “GriGris,” Belgium-French film “Ernest and Celestine,” French film “Jalousie,” and Canadian film “Gabrielle.”

Festival reaches French-speaking students at university, in Columbia Erika Ryan

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For the third year in a row, the French and Francophone Film Festival CinéCola brought cultural diversit y to Columbia through the cinematic arts throughout the past month.

As a collaborative effort between USC and Columbia College’s French programs along with support from the community, the festival was able to screen four French-speaking fi lms to benefit French students, as well as Francophone individuals in the area.

CinéCola aims to screen recent fi lms within the “Franco-fi lm” world, kicking off this year’s festival with the Canadian f lick “Gabrielle,” followed by a reception and Q&A hosted by the lead actor Alexandre Landry. With the four screenings this year, every fi lm was introduced

with a discussion to follow.

Daniela Di Cecco and Jef f Persels f rom USC joined Coco Mann and Christine Hait of Columbia College to bring this festival to life.

As CinéCola’s third year, it’s been its biggest yet — in fact, this year was the fi rst time the festival was able to go independent without relying on grants to pay for screenings.

USC and Columbia College staff run the festival, but CinéCola is for more than students, even though they’re primary beneficiaries. With support from the French Alliance of Columbia, or “Alliance Française de Columbia,” and the Columbia Museum of A rt, this festival has served as an educational outreach beneficial to anyone that is interested.

Coco Mann, director of the French studies program at Columbia College, believes festivals such as CinéCola play an important role in expressing the importance of French culture.

They show that knowing French can serve as a marketable trait, she said, while it is spoken

intercontinentally. “[French students] are gaining awareness of the language itself,” she said. “The community itself, being surrounded by French speakers, has really influenced their motivation to learn the language.”

A l l sc reen i ng s a re op en to t he publ ic , encouraging the community to get a taste of the culture of Francophone film. A lthough French-speakers make up plenty of the audience, the films are spoken in French with English subtitles, mak ing sure to include ever yone, regardless of the level of French they may know.

“I personally enjoy seeing the Francophone community come together, because we have such a diverse Francophone population here in Columbia,” Mann said. “If we didn’t have these kinds of events, you wouldn’t even know it.”

As a work in progress for years now and years to come, Jeff Persels, head of USC’s French CINÉCOLA • 5

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The Jewish festival served up traditional, homemade dishes such as Matzo Ball soup.

BUBBIE • Continued from 4 the space of the Synagogue and the placement of certain dishes.

“We have our delicious bake shop outside, but t hat is non-kosher,” Hodges said. “It’s not cooked in the synagogue. People have baked it in their homes and they can’t bring it in. Everything within the synagogue is all made on the premises, and it’s all kosher within the synagogue itself.”

L u k e Ho d g e s , a f ou r t h-y e a r English student, has no relation to Terri and Robert Hodges but knows them through their son w. Hodges isn’t Jewish himself, but he grew up attending Beth Shalom services on occasion t h rough t he fam ily connection.

Hodges saw the festival as a sort of

CINÉCOLA • Continued from 4 program, was pleased to see all the hard work pay off. Aside from the community support, the festival has had a reputable turn out.

“The response has been extraordinary,” he said. “We always pack the house.”

USC’s International Education We e k , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h International programs, sponsored the fi nal film of this year’s CinéCola, Belgium-French film “Ernest and Celestine” at Columbia Museum of Art. Bec au se t he Fr a ncophone

microcosm for a much larger Jewish community than that of Columbia.

“It was such an interesting range of things because I think they have not just American Jewish people but also Russian Jews and Israeli people making cuisines from their home countries. It was a really diverse palate of things,” he said. “It seems it will be a big event like the Greek festival in the future.”

W h i le ap p r e c i at i n g t he f a r reaching diversity in this culture, Hodges brings it all back to t he succulent center: Bubbie’s cuisine.

“Terri’s pick les are always t he staple of any good meal. I just know she ma ke s pick le s obse s sively,” Hodges said. “She’s a professional in every sense of the word.”

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community isn’t limited to a single cou nt r y, t he fe st iva l t a ke s t he diversity of their fi lms as a priority.

This year the festival was able to bring Chadian fi lm “GriGris” to the screen as an effort to touch on the French-speaking African countries.

“We really push to make sure that we have fi lms that are representative as possible of the possibilities of the French-speaking world,” Persels said. “[The films] open up to the world, which is our whole point.”

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Head to Head

Feminism needs to think about ‘bigger picture’

Is Tim Scott right for the state?

Unnecessary harrassment of major scientist sad, shameful

Viewpoints columnists debate the merits of re-electing Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate

Yes

No

Ben Turner

Ross Abbott

Third-year print journalism student

Third-year business student

Last Tuesday, Tim Scott won four more years of service as South Carolina’s junior United States Senator. His election made headlines across the country, as he is the fi rst black senator from the South since Reconstruction.

But what makes Scott extraordinary is not his race but his attitude and ideas.

Despite the historic nature of his position, Scott often dismisses race-related questions. He has chosen not to join the Congressional Black Caucus, and has taken the high road after being attacked by the NCAAP. Such issues are common for black Republicans, as they are accused of supporting policies that negatively affect African-Americans. However, rather than be dragged into the muck of racebased politics, Scott has chosen to fight on a different fault line: class.

Scott’s main policy proposal is the Opportunity Agenda, a package of programs aimed at reducing povert y through job training and improving education. While most U.S. Senators are all talk and no action, Scott has proposed concrete ideas that would be good for a large number of South Carolinians suffering under a stagnant economy.

He’s also done a listening tour of the state, bagging groceries, volunteering and riding the bus . He seeks to connect with everyday people and their problems, recognizing that some need specific things to advance their station in life.

This is what our American democracy is all about: we need leaders who will listen to all their constituents’ concerns, not just those who donate to their campaign or have power and influence.

Most of the time when politicians do these things, it’s for a photo-op. But Scott seems to genuinely enjoy these outings and has used them to back up the need for his Opportunity Agenda.

For Republicans struggling with an image that they are insensitive to the concerns of minorities and the poor, Scott hits both issues out of the park.

A n is s ue t hat A f r ic a n-A mer ic a n s f ace is economic disparity compared to other races, and this is an issue that can be addressed without politically difficult issues like affi rmative action, judicial reform or making race the central issue.

For a person like me who generally supports Democratic candidates, Scott represents the best the Republican Party has to offer.

Rather than representing politics as usual, he seeks to change the status quo while still holding to his personal convictions.

He offers the Republican mantra about personal responsibility as the most important ingredient to success by drawing upon his own “up-by-thebootstraps” personal story but concedes that the government can have some role in helping people achieve their goals.

At the ripe age of 49 and serving his first elected Senate term, Scott doesn’t quite fit in with his friends in the Republican “old guard”: Mitch McConnell, John McCain, John Boehner and South Carolina’s other senator Lindsey Graham. What he lacks in wrinkles and grey hair, though, he makes up for in enthusiasm for their antiquated ideas.

According to his website, Scott stands for “traditional conservative values.” He believes that the government should be “protecting our right to religious freedom” by forcing the so called “traditional” Christian definition of life onto everyone and banning abortion and the “traditional” Christian definition of marriage onto everyone by maintaining South Carolina’s gay marriage ban.

I can understand where he’s coming from on these issues — if I can’t use the government to push my religious values onto other people and send them to prison if they disagree, how can I ever exercise my religious freedom?

And while Scott says that “[s]ince Roe v. Wade, more than 50 million Americans have never had the opportunity to touch our soil, and that is a tremendous tragedy,” he also voted against the Senate’s immigration reform bill , which simplifies the naturalization process and allows more people already living on American soil to become Americans.

Apparently all people deserve a chance at the American dream, unless by “people” you mean “living, breathing, feeling humans who were born in places other than the US” and not “balls of cells that are not living, breathing, or feeling.”

Speaking of bills he’s voted for, here’s his record on some other key pieces of legislation (and what the bill would do): Paycheck Fairness Act (increase protections against gender discrimination in wages): Nay Student Loan Affordability Act (self-explanatory): Nay Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (extends previously set domestic violence protections that are set to expire): Nay No Budget, No Pay Act (would dock the pay of Congressmen until they do their job and pass a budget): Nay And of course, while Scott has an entire section of his website devoted to “fighting big government” , he also “doesn’t really know what $5.6 billion gets you in a… fight against ISIS” .

What we really need to combat is out of control government spending, not another “long term” Middle Eastern conflict, the kind that makes $5.6 billion look like a drop in a bucket.

Until Tim Scott and the rest of the establishment Republicans learn that a government cannot be small while following consenting adults into the bedroom, that we cannot rein in spending by cutting back on bread while purchasing thousands of bombs and that women, immigrants and LGBTQ individuals are at least (if not more) as human as fetuses, they will continue to lose the youth vote.

And for good reason.

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Richland 2 task force worthwhile Racial expulsion rates deserve investigation A s hard as it is to talk about a sit uat ion w it hout hav i ng al l the numbers, some issues are too important not to tackle as soon as possible.

The development of a new task force examining the racial makeup of those expelled from Richland School District 2 high schools is one such situation.

The central question underlying

the initiative is whether or not black males are being expelled from high school at a higher rate than other demographic groups.

According to The State, discrimination in K-12 expulsions has been an issue in school-related circles for a while now, even though no one has been able to come up with racial statistics of expelled students.

The task force hopes to uncover, one way or the other, what those statistics say.

This is relevant to USC in a number of ways. Many of those

who graduate from Richland School District 2 schools eventually enroll at USC. If there is a demographic that is being underrepresented in Richland 2’s graduating classes because of excessive or unnecessary expulsions, then USC is not getting the diverse range of experiences it needs to thrive.

We may not have a l l of t he numbers yet, but we feel if there is enough social momentum to create a task force dedicated to this issue, then it’s worth looking into.

This past week we were witnesses to a major breakthrough event in human history.

Penned as the Rosetta Mission after the stone that helped transcribe ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, a team of English scientists successfully landed the Philae lunar module on a passing comet.

The module transmitted data from the comet back to Earth, where the hope is the landing will help discover new information about our universe and its formation.

I’m no expert on outer space or what landing on a comet does to help advance our knowledge, but I’m smart enough to pay attention to the news, and this event caught a lot of headlines over the past couple days.

Unfortunately, this column won’t be about the mission itself, or what it means for the scientific community. This will be about the events that came after the successful landing, specifically surrounding one of the mission’s contributors, Matt Taylor.

During the live stream of the Rosetta Mission, Taylor was seen wearing a shirt depicting “scantily-clad women firing guns.” He was labeled a sexist by the media and multiple feminist groups for wearing the shirt, and during a press briefing on Friday, offered a tear-filled apology for his offensive behavior.

You heard me right. We just landed a lunar module on a comet going 84,000 miles per hour.

Don’t you think that should be controlling the headlines?

It was — for a couple of days. Now it’s been overshadowed because a contributing scientist was harassed so much he broke down during a live interview.

It’s situations like this that make me wish we would rethink the whole feminist movement. Not to say that the movement shouldn’t be happening.

Women deserve just as much respect as men do, and anyone that tells you otherwise doesn’t deserve your respect in the first place.

But there are certain groups that go about making change the wrong way. Lashing out at individuals who clearly don’t mean to disrespect anyone is a senseless act, and if anything it flashed a negative light on the movement as a whole.

It’s time to step back and remember what feminism really is. It’s about treating men and women the same. As equals. And while it may seem counterintuitive, the road to equality is paved with moments like this one, where the best course of action is to let small things go and focus on the bigger picture.

Blasting Taylor until he wept during a live press briefing didn’t bring us closer to gender equality. It overshadowed what should have been a proud moment for him as he celebrated what was likely one of his finest achievements as a scientist.

The path to gender equality is going to be rocky, though the end destination is common sen se. We mu st le a r n when to add re s s bad behaviors and when someone is being purposefully disrespectful.

If we continue to lash out at those who merely made an unconscious poor wardrobe choice, we will continue to struggle with moving closer to the equality men and women deserve.

— Matt McBreen, third-year sports and entertainment management student

Dear Editor, The death of Diamoney Greene, a 20-year-old criminology and criminal justice major, a high school cheerleader and a fellow student, is a tragedy. But this is more than just, as the media has so far portrayed it, “a murder-suicide.”

It was an act of domestic violence. This is in a state ranked second for the number of women killed by men. This is a month after the trial of Hank Hawes, a man found guilty of killing professor Jennifer Wilson, his then girlfriend, in an act of domestic violence.

To ignore this fact is to ignore the 36,000 victims who report domestic abuse annually in South Carolina. We are silencing them.

Diamoney Greene died this weekend, but no mysterious stranger broke into her house. No dark shadow in the night found Brandon and her sleeping safely in their bed.

A man who was supposed to love her shot Diamoney Greene.

I don’t know the history of Diamoney Greene and Brandon Early’s relationship. According to sources, there was no past of violence.

But by ignoring the truth of domestic violence, we give the aggressors power. I am tired of living in a state known for domestic violence. The murder of Diamoney Greene should be a wake up call to every student at USC. This is a real issue. This is an issue that affects us and not something we, as students or South Carolinians, can afford to ignore.

— Julia Hogan, 2nd-year marine science student

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Coates dominates Southern Cal Wilson puts up 4 points, 5 rebounds in Gamecock debut Tanner Abel

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With all the hype surrounding freshman A’ja Wilson’s fi rst collegiate game, sophomore forward Alaina Coates made sure South Carolina fans didn’t forget about her.

Coates had a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and her inside presence was the difference in the No. 2 Gamecock women’s basketball team’s 70- 61 victor y against Southern California on Saturday.

The Trojans played tough on defense all night, pushing South Carolina into 19 turnovers. Southern Cal actually had a 53-52 lead at the 6:56 mark after a steal resulted in a Mackenzie Calvert layup.

But the Gamecocks went on a 14-0 run after that, which lasted until there was 2:35 remaining to give the Gamecocks a 66-53 cushion. Junior point guard Khadijah Sessions started off the run hitting a three-pointer. Coates and senior forward Aleighsa Welch hit some big shots inside during the stretch as well.

And while Wilson’s debut was much anticipated, junior guard Tina Roy earned her minutes whenever she came in for the freshman. Roy had nine points and six assists, including a clutch three-pointer to make it 62-53 around the four-minute mark.

Roy said that even though she doesn’t start, head coach Dawn Staley preaches to her players that they must be ready when their number is called. The junior did just that and proved that she belongs on the floor with a Gamecock team that has some impressive depth.

The Trojans fought their way back to make it 6660 with a little over a minute remaining, but junior guard Tiffany Mitchell hit four three throws to ice the contest.

Some early turnovers plagued South Carolina early in the first half and also late in the period, which left the Gamecocks with a 27-24 lead at halftime.

Mitchell had six turnovers on the night, but a lot of it had to do with her playing out of position at the beginning of the game since she was the one bringing the ball up the court.

Staley said she has been using different lineups, so her team would be prepared for different situations.

She wants the younger players to adjust to the college game and get used to various positions. As she puts it, Gamecocks aren’t playing for November right now but for March and April.

Some thought it would be a game with South Carolina running the opponent out of the gym in the first half, but that wasn’t the case.

“We’re not going to blow a team out in 20 minutes, so we knew the games were going to be hard-fought, down to the wire,” said Mitchell, who also posted 18 points and four assists. “We just need to be prepared

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Sophomore forward Alaina Coates had a double-double (18 points, 13 rebounds) in South Carolina’s 70-61 victory. for that.”

Trojan coach Cynthia Cooper was proud of her team for keeping it closer than the experts expected, but added Coates was the one player that Southern Cal could just not overcome. It seemed Coates could do whatever she wanted in the post and only missed two out of her eight shots. Her four offensive rebounds helped the Gamecocks get second-chance opportunities.

“She’s been really dominant in practice and as much as we want that bang coming off the bench, we need her on the floor,” Staley said regarding Coates moving into the starting lineup this season.

As for Wilson, it wasn’t an ideal performance,

Gamecocks win opener Henry, Johnson lead team with 12 points, men’s basketball plays Baylor Tuesday Dalton Abel

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For the first half of South Carolina’s opener against North Florida Friday night, the Gamecocks showcased everything head coach Frank Martin was excited about during the offseason.

Then, with the game out of reach in the second half of an eventual 81-56 victory, South Carolina showed that the growing process is far from over.

Despite a convincing win in which the Gamecocks led by as much as 29, Martin expressed displeasure with how his team played in the second half.

“I thought defensively we did a really good job until a minute and a half to go in the first half,” Martin said.

“And then I think we got a little immature, and we started playing the score rather than playing the game.

I told our team, good opening win, but we didn’t play very maturely in the second half.”

South Carolina came out hot, knocking down 11 of their first 15 shots. After a North Florida three-pointer cut the Gamecock’s lead to 25-16, South Carolina went on a 13-0 run to grab control of the game for good.

A positive sign for the Gamecocks in Friday’s contest was the team’s balanced scoring. Even with limited contributions from sophomore guard Sindarius Thornwell, six players scored at least six points in the first half.

The Gamecocks also received 35 points from their bench, compared to eight points from the Ospreys’ reserves. The Ospreys shot just 34 percent from the field and failed to collect an offensive rebound in the first half, two things senior guard Tyrone Johnson said Martin has emphasized.

“Coach Martin always tells us to rebound the ball, play good defense and reward ourselves with rebounding in transition,” Johnson said. “First half, we did that and second half, we kind of didn’t do that. For the first win of the season, that’s OK. We’ll take it.”

Another highlight of the opener was the Gamecock’s seemingly improved ability to defend without fouling.

Late in the second half, South Carolina had only committed eight total personal fouls before a flurry in the final eight minutes. The Ospreys only took one trip to the foul line in the first half.

Martin said he continues to be impressed with the

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Freshman guard Marcus Stroman had six points and six assists in his first collegiate game vs. North Florida. performance of freshman guard Marcus Stroman, who had six points and six assists in the win. Stroman and Johnson figure to serve as the primary facilitators in the offense moving forward. Neither guard committed a turnover Friday night.

The Gamecocks registered 42 points in t he paint Friday, which was a product of their guards’ ability to consistently penetrate the Osprey defense.

South Carolina returns to action Tuesday at home against Baylor as part of the College Hoops TipOff Marathon, scheduled to begin at noon. The Gamecocks will aim to avenge a 66-64 loss suffered at Baylor a year ago.

Moving forward, sophomore forward Demetrius Henry said the players understand their growth will be a long process, and that they just have to continue to improve.

“It’s just the first step, and we have to keep building,” Henry said. “But it’s definitely a good first step, and we have to build off of it.”

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scoring four points on 2-of-7 shooting in addition to five rebounds. She didn’t see the floor during crunch time, perhaps because Sessions and Roy had more of a hot hand.

Staley said Saturday’s game was a great lesson for Wilson that it won’t always be her night. The head coach added that she’s eager to see how her prized recruit responds Thursday night against Clemson. “(Wilson) played like a freshman — she’s going to have ups, and she’s going to have downs,” Staley said.

“Obviously, she didn’t play as well as she’s capable of playing, but she leaves room for her to grow and to understand and learn from playing at this level.”

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OVERTIME THRILLER • Continued from 1 offense, blocking both a field goal and a punt, forcing a fumble and executing a fourplay 34-yard drive to tie the game at 17.

South Carolina rode that momentum to a defensive stop and a Dylan Thompson rushing touchdown that sealed the deal in overtime.

“Whenever there’s time on the clock, there’s always a chance,” redshirt senior defensive tack le J.T. Surratt said. “The defense, we stepped up big, and ever ybody just came together, and we got it done.”

Saturday’s result won’t have any measurable i mpac t on t he nat iona l col lege footba l l narrative. South Carolina has long been out of the hunt for an SEC East title and, while the Gators had an outside shot, anyone paying attention knew Florida reaching the conference championship game was a pipe dream.

B u t t h e r e’s n o w a y t o o v e r s t a t e t h e implications of the victory for South Carolina.

Barring a historic disaster next week against South Alabama, the Gamecocks will reach the six-win threshold that qualifies them for a bowl game. South Carolina hasn’t won less than six games in any of Spurrier’s previous nine years at the helm.

As for the Head Ball Coach himself, there’s no bigger game on the schedule each year than the one against Florida.

Spu r r ier wo n a He i s m a n t r ophy a s a player and a national title as a head coach in Gainesville. Following the Gamecocks’ unprecedented run of fourth-quarter collapses, there was talk of Spurrier bolting from South Carolina after this season.

Saturday’s win should put that rumor to bed.

But in the jubilation of the Head Ball Coach’s win over his alma mater, his soft spot for the Gators was on display for all to see.

“I told coach (Will) Muschamp that we were on the other end of what he’s on two weeks ago,” Spurrier said. “I felt like we’d outplayed the other team, and low and behold they came back and beat us. So I feel for him, but it was a wonderful win for the Gamecocks.”

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