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Business school hikes up fees Students face extra $900 per year on top of university’s 6.9 percent tuition increase Sara Leary

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W hile an across-the-board 6.9 percent tuition increase was imposed on USC students this year, the Moore School of Business added another $450 a semester in additional fees this semester.

For a full-time student, that’s an extra $900 a year, or a 9.2 percent increase.

“This fee is absurd and ridiculous,” said Rena Ichinowatari, a third-year international business and finance student.

Ichinowatari said that the business students received a letter in the mail last spring stating the amount everyone would be charged.

Some students feel they have no concrete answers as to how the money is being spent.

“I’ve heard people talk about the money going towards the new business building we’ve been promised,” said Jennifer Warren, a thirdyear business student. “Funny thing is, most of the students paying this fee now won’t even be able to ever use the building since USC has yet to start construction.”

According to the Moore School of Business, the enrichment fee is a necessary response to the increasing cost of the high-qualit y programs the school offers. The fee will help provide opport unit ies for Moore School

students such as additional course offerings, project-based courses and new learningsupport technologies.

A ll additional fees must be scrutinized

by USC President Harris Pastides, Provost Michael Amiridis and Ted Moore, USC’s vice president for fi nance and planning. They are also required to be approved by the Board of Trustees. The business school fee was approved FEES ● 3

Data shows study abroad increasing

USC Grinds It Out The Gamecocks are undefeated thanks in large part to Carolina’s improved rushing attack.

Even in economic downturn, trips jumped by 35 percent last year

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USC football players hold up a health to Carolina during the playing of the Alma Mater at the game.

Former or professor fessor hopes to change chan century-old century-ol song song John Clegg

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Opinion Grab Bag In this week’s Opinion Grab Bag, columnists discuss Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity.”

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As the economy declines, the number of USC students studying abroad is steadily increasing.

According to USC’s study abroad program, the number of undergraduate students overseas increased 35 percent since the 2008-2009 academic year from 288 students to 389 students.

Director of Study Abroad Jennifer Engel said the program has gained p opu l a r it y f or a c o mbi n at ion of reasons.

“There has been a lot more m a rket i ng, more Welcome Week activities, internship workshops and more study abroad fair involvement,” she said. “This fall we have seen a lot more applicants than in years past.”

U S C ’s s t u d y a b r o a d p r o g r a m offers summer, semester and yearlong overseas opportunities in which students can study, volunteer, teach English or part icipate in a ser v ice lear n i ng project. Par t icipat i ng i n such activities makes students more marketable for graduate school and applying for jobs after graduation, according to Engel.

Although the cost of living can be more expensive in a foreign country, Engel said not to let f inances hold students back. Scholarship funding for studying abroad has increased by ABROAD ● 3

In 1959, the University of South Carolina had only 5,091 students and a campus consisting of the Horseshoe, as well as the brand new Russell House and Thomas Cooper Library.

The University’s alma mater was one written

by George A. Wauchope in 1911 to the tune of “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.”

A lot of things have changed since 1959.

USC now has an enrollment of more than 28,000 students, and the campus has drastically expanded and grown.

In fact, only a few things haven’t changed since 1959. John Herr is still involved with the University’s biology department, and the alma mater still has the same tune. That is, until recently.

Herr, along with John Maynard, a graduate

student in the School of Music , created an arrangement for a new, unofficial alma mater in versions both for the piano and for a full choir this past spring. This unofficial alma mater is lyrically identical to the current alma mater; it just has a different tune unique to the University, and was composed by its own students and faculty.

The unoff icial alma mater sounds ver y similar to the official one. It was composed in the same three-quarter time and sounds just as regal as the original. The only difference between the official and the unofficial alma mater is the originality of the tune.

Herr wanted to create a new alma mater because he felt USC deserved its own unique tune for the song. Many schools have already ALMA MATER ● 3

STUDY ABROAD

BY THE NUMBERS

35%

INCREASE OF UNDERGRAD

STUDENTS OVERSEAS SINCE THE 2008-

2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

6.6% INCREASE IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR STUDY ABROAD SINCE LAST YEAR

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The sign on Greene Street says it best: Don’t haze me bro.

That’s the message USC officials are hoping to send this week with National Hazing Prevention Week programs.

S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell spoke to a group of about 75 students Tuesday afternoon in the Russell House. Harrell, a Pi Kappa Alpha member during his time at USC, ref lected on his college days, reviewed t he legal policies surrounding hazing and talked about a meaningful

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There is also an ongoing banner competition on Greene Street, and students have the opportunity to sign the no-hazing pledge in the Russell House all week.

“We are taking a stand against hazing on college campuses and showing that this behavior is not accepted at the University of South Carolina,” said Katie Spell, a graduate assistant for Student Government and Greek Life.

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SC prisons face criticism over HIV segregation Paris Hilton detained at Japanese airport South Carolina prison officials say they have no plans to stop segregating HIVpositive inmates despite the threat of a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department.

The state faces a Wednesday deadline to change the practice, which prison officials say is best for inmates and prison employees.

All state prisons “are safer from a public health perspective and a security perspective as a direct result of this program,” Corrections Department attorney David Tatarsky wrote in an August response to the Department of Justice.

More than 400 HIV-positive inmates are housed together at maximum security prisons in Columbia, including some who would not usually be in such high-security facilities. Infected prisoners attend activities with other inmates, including work, school and faith-based programs, but eat and sleep separately.

“Many inmates with HIV suffer disparate treatment from other similarly situated inmates without HIV,” the department wrote to South Carolina officials in June, when it gave them three months to make changes.

Alabama, which has 250 HIV-positive inmates, is the only other state that segregates them. Both were criticized in a report issued earlier this year by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch, which said officials should house all inmates together and give prisoners condoms and syringes to slow the spread of AIDS. The report argued that HIV-positive inmates don’t have access to the same programs and jobs as other prisoners and are wrongly stigmatized. They are also prevented from participating in work-release programs, meaning they can’t earn credits to shorten their sentences.

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Jackson denies offering money for Senate seat CHICAGO — Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. denied allegations Tuesday that he directed a businessman to offer former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich millions of dollars in exchange for being appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.

Jackson, who is weighing a run for Chicago mayor, has denied knowing about any offers made on his behalf ever since allegations first surfaced following Blagojevich’s 2008 arrest on charges he schemed to sell or trade the Senate appointment.

This time, however, the allegations include a contention by businessman Raghuveer Nayak to the FBI that Jackson himself told Nayak, a month before Obama’s election, to offer Blagojevich a total of $6 million in exchange for the Senate seat.

Jackson, a Chicago Democrat and son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, issued a Tuesday statement calling Nayak’s allegation “preposterous” and reiterating that while he was interested in the Senate seat, he did not engage in “some improper scheme with anyone.”

TOKYO — Japanese officials delayed Paris Hilton at Narita International Airport while they decide whether she will be admitted to the country after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Las Vegas.

The 29-year-old celebrity was stopped by immigration authorities upon her arrival in Japan on Tuesday, one day after her plea, according to an e-mailed statement by Hilton’s representative, Dawn Miller.

Hilton was scheduled to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote her fashion and fragrance lines, but that appearance was canceled.

Narita Airport’s immigration office questioned Hilton “for undisclosed reasons,” and that she was not allowed to enter the country, according to Hidekazu Akai, an Immigration official at the Narita.

Authorities adjourned questioning and asked Hilton to stay at a hotel in the airport so they could continue immigration procedures Wednesday, Kyodo News agency reported. The front desk at her hotel said calls to her room could not be connected.

Under Japanese law, immigration authorities are empowered to deny entry to those who have been convicted of drug-related offenses.

Tokyo was the first stop on Hilton’s planned Asia tour, during which she planned to visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and open a new retail store in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Both countries have strict anti-drug laws and immigration procedures, and it was unclear whether Hilton would continue her travels.

Miller’s statement said Hilton was disappointed with the scrutiny by Japanese authorities.

“Paris was contractually bound to her business trip and didn’t want to let down her brands and many Asian fans,” the statement said. “She intended on fulfilling her contract and is trying hard to do the responsible thing, but this is beyond her control. She is very disappointed by tonight’s events.”

Hilton rose to fame after appearing with Nicole Richie on the series “The Simple Life” and has since starred in another reality series and minor films.

The Asia trip had been planned before Hilton’s arrest last month in Las Vegas, when an officer found a small amount of cocaine in her purse. She pleaded guilty Monday to drug possession and obstructing an officer and was placed on informal probation for one year.

The terms of her sentence did not restrict travel overseas.

“We have no legal basis to restrict her from traveling throughout the United States or throughout the world,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said.

Hilton’s sentence also requires her to complete a drug program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. Her attorney said Monday that she planned to complete the service by volunteering with animal advocacy groups and children’s hospitals.

Hilton served 23 days in a Los Angeles-area jail in 2007 after she was found to have violated her probation on an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

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ABROAD ● Continued from 1 6.6 percent since last year, and a new scholarship, the Carolina Global St udy S c hol a r sh ip, h a s b een introduced.

Beg i n n i ng t h is year, research will be conducted in order to measure trends of the study abroad program and what can be done to enhance it for the future. Intern Elizabeth Wilson is part of Study Abroad’s makeover and is currently in the process of planning research to target students’ needs. “ We ’ r e l o o k i n g a t multicultural affairs and possibly doing a diversity dialogue,” she said.

The second-year ma nagement science st udent said she hopes to see a n increase in participation and wants to spread awareness about Study Abroad’s programs.

“Students are necessary cont r ibut ions to t he world . St ude nt s don’t need to study abroad as much as studying abroad needs them,” Wilson said.

This Saturday, secondyea r t heater st udent Jane Hearn will travel to England where she will take classes and live at the Universit y of Kent this semester. After traveling to Oxford on a class trip i n h igh school, Hea r n wanted to experience the country from a different perspective. “ T he St u d y A b r o a d

office helped me decide wh at t he b e st t y p e of program was, and kept me up to date on what was happening at Kent over the summer which I really liked,” she said. “It is a really self-motivating process though.”

E ngel sa id t he mo st p o p u l a r lo c at io n s f o r st udents are Spain and Italy mainly because of lang uage backgrou nds, although there is no need for fluency.

Second-year accounting student Carol K illian is pla n i ng a jou r ney to Madrid for the upcoming spring semester. Instead of choosing a more i ndependent excha nge program, Killian decided to go through a prog r a m prov ider, which sets her up w it h a homestay and includes fees for t u it ion a nd planned excursions.

“It was rea l ly eas y to set up, but you need to do some research of your own to know which program is best for you,” she said.

Wit h a minor in Spanish, Killian also said she is excited to lea r n more about the language of the natives. “ I ’m mo st lo ok i ng f or w a rd t o j u s t b ei n g there,” she said.

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ALMA MATER ● Continued from 1 adopted their own alma mater t u nes, including Clemson in 1969.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, H e r r believed USC’s lack of a u n ique a l ma mater cont ributed to t he “Chicken Curse,” which supposed ly made good Gamecock sports teams lose. W h ile one ca n only speculate about the “C h ic k e n Cu r s e ,” t he unofficial alma mater was composed last spring, and was followed closely by the baseball team’s national championship win.

Herr has proposed two additional changes to the alma mater’s lyrics. In the second and third verses, students are referred to as “sons.” Herr believed t h at i n order to er a se gender bias f rom t he alma mater, those lyrics should be slightly altered.

He suggested changing t he t h ird l i ne of t he second verse from “We’ve honored and loved thee as sons faithfully” to “We’ve honored and loved thee so most faithfully.” He also suggested a similar change to the third verse.

Herr has given a CD of the unofficial alma mater to the Alumni Association and to University President H a r r i s Pa s t ide s . Her r hopes to present a copy of the tune, along with his proposed lyrical changes, to Student Government in the near future.

Un d e r s t a n d i n g h o w diff icult it is to change

something as traditional as the alma mater, Herr compared the unofficial a l ma mater’s adopt ion to the acceptance of our mascot.

“I was at football games when C o c k y wa s f i r s t introduced,” Herr recalled.

“They booed Cocky; they wa nted Big Spu r. Now they love Cocky. I know this unofficial alma mater faces an uphill battle, but I still hope that someday it w i l l b e ac c ept e d a s official.”

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The Moore School of Business is now charging students an enrichment fee of $450 per semester for career services, an additional 9.2 percent tuition increase on top of a university-wide tuition increase of 6.9 percent.

FEES ● Continued from 1 this summer, Moore said.

The services offered by the Moore School Office of Career Management have expanded, according to a press release from the school.

This office is dedicated to Moore School students and how to assist them in making plans for their future. Specific examples of these enhanced services include establishing relationships and networking with future employers. The addition of a team of career coaches will serve as a resource for students with questions about their career goals. A new course designed to prepare students for their job searches in a global economy was also added to the curriculum with help from the enrichment fee money. There were possibly staffing hires made with the money as well in those areas, Moore said.

But business school students said they weren’t informed or consulted before being charged another $900 a year. And with the already increasing tuition, many students fi nd themselves struggling even more with financial issues this year.

“I think the enrichment fee is an awful lot to add to an already steep tuition. A lot of students don’t have an extra $450 a semester,” said Robert Knox, a third-year international business student who serves as a University Ambassador.

Knox said he fi rst found out about the additional fee from a prospective parent while giving a tour. He didn’t know how to answer the question.

Emily Sutton, a fourth-year international business student feels Knox’s pain. She said she was never told how the money would be spent.

“If you’re going to charge so many people close to an additional $1,000 a year, you should probably

explain where the money is going to a little more publicly.”

The Moore School said in a statement the response has been mostly positive toward the fee. It said students and families understand the need for the Moore School to remain competitive with other institutions and noted other top-tier schools are charging similar fees.

“The increases are the fairest adjustment we could make while maintaining accessibility, affordability and our commitment to providing the highest quality education to our students,” said the Moore School in a press release.

Chelsea Asplen, a third-year global supply chain and operations management student, understands the school’s reasoning behind the enrichment fee.

“The professors for the GSCOM program are amazing. They put a lot of extra time and effort to make sure that we graduate with the best knowledge and job offers,” Asplen said. “I love the program and if the extra money I’m paying is going towards all the resources they’re giving us then I don’t necessarily mind it.”

But Ichinowatari doesn’t agree.

“I feel like since our business school is the number one program for international business, they know we are going to come here no matter what so they might as well charge us,” Ichinowatari said. “It’s as if they are taking advantage of the fact we are ranked so high.”

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Moore School uses prestige to nab $900 Every USC student’s tuition went up 6.9 percent this year, enough to make anyone furious. But on top of that, business students have to suffer another 9.2 percent increase. That’s $900 more a year.

Where did the business school indicate this increase of nearly a grand was going? Toward funding the expanse of the Moore School Office of Career Management, for one thing. Why, you ask, do students at a top-ranking business school need help finding jobs? They need help paying for the $900 increase, of course. It’s a vicious cycle. Some may say this “The business extra $900 is the price you have to pay to attend one school has been of the top-ranked business schools in the country. We it’s the price to attend quite unethical.” say a top-ranked school that so outranks the rest of the schools at this University that it can do whatever it wants.

President Pastides had to sign off on this exorbitant fee — and he did. Who can blame him? No one can deny Darla Moore’s school its due.

The business school has been quite unethical — perhaps the word is “businesslike” — in recent memory.

Who could forget last year when USC threw out the architectural bids for the school’s move to Innovista so Darla Moore could take her pick? And who doesn’t recall last year’s scathing Free Times article exposing Hildy Teegen’s mistreatment of the professors who elevated the business school to the top two before she even got here?

Now the business school has turned on its own students.

An increase of $900 is a suspiciously large amount of money. The Daily Gamecock knows what USC needs that much money to build — another fountain. This one better shoot 40 feet high and in 11 different directions.

I’m pack ing my bags for Oct. 30 simply because I love Jon Stewart, and he, once again coupled with my fellow Charlestonian, Stephen Colbert, is an opportunity I can’t miss. But I find myself disagreeing with the philosophy behind the fart jokes.

Jon Stewart says this country needs to return to sanity and stop listening to the fringe 20 percent who control the political dialog. But, as an admittedly left-leaning kind of guy, I think much more than 20 percent of the country has gone nuts, and also that the pecans aren’t evenly divided between liberals and conservatives. I may just be part of the “fringe,” but I think the ultra-conservative Tea Baggers are more to blame for this current idiotic climate.

Ryan Quinn Third-year print journalism student Not only would I attend it, I would also probably marry Jon Stewart for coming up with an idea like this, because it’s about time someone reminded people that it is possible to be a real American without being a flaming radical.

Also, though it may be true that more than 20 percent of this country has gone nuts, a large portion of these nutty people are only that way because they’ve been conditioned to be that way, not necessarily because they truly believe that Obama is Satan’s spawn or that Bush causes hurricanes. They just felt it was necessary to pick sides all their lives. Perhaps this will be a much-needed wake-up call.

Alice Chang First-year international business student I’m hoping this is part of the shakedown America needs right now. It’s an excellent reminder that a portion of this country is seriously going off its rocker. Hopefully, this can catch people before we start handing off our country to the likes of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. Will I attend? I would if it were any other

weekend than Halloween, because if there is one thing I love more than Jon Stewart and moderate, rational thinking, it’s candy and costume parties.

Michelle Fantone Fourth-year political science and sociology student I would definitely attend the “Rally to Restore Sanity.” There needed to be a counterpoint for that hatefest Glenn Beck called “Restoring Honor” last month. The only problem with this is that we may be on overboard.

For instance, several liberal groups are planning to march on Washington on Oct. 2. Stephen Colbert is having a dueling rally on the same day as Jon Stewart’s.

Unfortunately, Beck and Sarah Palin have done enough to make a laughingstock of a mass of people in Washington protesting for/against something. I’d attend anyway, but I’m needed here.

Austin Jackson Third-year political science student I would attend the “Rally to Restore Sanity” in an instant. In fact, I actually might pack up my bags and go. Clever and edgy as always, Jon Stewart. However, I’m a bit worried by the fact that Jon Stewart is doing the “Rally to Restore Sanity” and Stephen Colbert has “The March to Keep Fear Alive.” I get the joke, of course, but it’s again portraying Democrats as level-headed gentlemen and Republicans as hot-headed nut jobs.

W hile funny and clever, there are plenty of Americans that will and will not get the joke, that only get news from funny shows like “The Colbert Report” and are being further pushed away from Republican ideas.

Casey Long First-year computer technology student

Letter to the editor: English never ‘standard’ Dear Daily Gamecock, I would like to respond to the column “English language becoming lazy” published on Monday

by Alice Chang. There are several flaws to this argument, mostly stemming from the idea that the author of the article knows the “right” English and can condemn the way in which other English speakers use the language differently from this conception of English.

To this I say: English does not belong to you, nor to Merriam and Webster, nor even to Oxford. It belongs to every individual who uses it, from the strictest grammarian to the non-native speaker who struggles with “basic” terms. To wish for an “English prison” for any offenses against your language is discriminatory and ignorant. Are you aware that wars have been waged and people killed, beaten and imprisoned over language? Would your “English prison” be so glib to these people?

Even the presumption of a “standard English” is flawed. Any linguist will tell you that the “standard” version of any language is merely one dialect that the culture gives prominence; it is not inherently more “right” than the others. And, even if we were to eliminate all other dialects, which English would you declare “standard?”

Language, as you yourself admit, is a growing,

evolving language. The Information Age has done nothing to stem this growth. So which minute do you declare as English’s “perfect?” You might as well choose one second of a person’s life and call that “perfect.” And assuming that you find that one “perfect” minute, what would you do? Would you command English to halt? Would you steal it from the billions who use it and forbid them from contributing? Separate a flower from its roots and see how long its beauty lasts.

Regarding your references to Shakespeare (as if he, his contemporaries or modern scholars consider him an expert on and “defender” of English), you should know better. While Shakespeare has possibly tens of thousands of coinages, not all of them passed into usage.

Moreover, “standards” of his time, such as the meanings behind “thou” and “you” (indicating the relationship between speaker and addressee), have fallen out of modern “standard English.”

Which “standard” is “right”?

If Shakespeare’s immense creativity is your emphasis, then by what objective standard do you judge new words? Would you like to know how Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary decide? Usage. Oh, they have criteria for what qualifies as “usage,” but when a word is used enough, it is added to the dictionary, regardless of its origin or its users. But these are

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dictionaries. What gives you the right to judge?

You disavow “creeper” in the sense of “one who creeps or is creepy,” yet any introductory linguistics class will tell you that the word formation used to produce “creeper” is not only legitimate (as is the clipping that produces “legit,” by the way) but crucial to language development and vitality. You also bristle at the application of “creeper” to wildly variable persons. Did you know, in fact, that many English words have multiple meanings that are even sometimes contradictory? Yet these words are included in the revered Merriam-Webster and OED. In fact, this ability to have multiple and varied applications for one word is common to English.

Just look up the word “set.”

These points are the main flaws to your logic.

Remember, your use of a language does not give you ownership of it. Simply because you disagree with some other speaker’s usage does not allow you to censor them.

Leave English alone; it has survived and thrived for longer than you or I have been alive, and it will most likely continue after our deaths.

Our decision to use it is all the support it needs.

I t ’s S u n d a y n i g h t a n d I ’m c o m p l e t e l y out of clothes sans my Halloween costume, so it’s laundry day. I drag my hamper into the elevator on the 10th floor of Bates and take the long ride down to the steamy hot laundry room. Whites — loaded. Colors — loaded.

Bright colors — loaded.

Lau ndr y detergent d i s t r ib u t e d . I r e a c h into my change purse, a nd wou ld you k now it, I have no quarters.

Mission failed.

OK, so I don’t actually use quarters. I just swipe my Carolina Card, which is just as much of a n inconvenience with all the swiping of the card and the checking and rechecking to make sure you’re not adding time to someone else’s washer or dryer, or worse, an empty machine.

Lugging 20 -plus pounds of laundry and laundry detergent down to the laundry room is enough of a hassle without h a v i n g to bring along a five-pound Natalie Ziploc bag Newman of quarters.

First-year Laundry broadcast journalism at USC student s h o u ld b e free, and I know exactly what you’re t hink ing. “That’s not free. Somebody has to pay for our delicates, Natalie!” I’d be willing to pay a little more in tuition so I would never h ave to wor r y ab out putting money into a slot to get the ketchup stain off of my Cocks shirt.

They could call the extra fee something discreet, and no one would even k now t he d if ference.

Better yet, throw it in t he “ot her” categor y.

Just don’t call it “laundry fees.”

T h i s i s n’t a n e w c o nc e pt . I k now f or a fact t hat Wint hrop University offers their students free laundr y.

They even have a s y s t e m t h at not i f ie s s t ude nt s w he n t he i r lau nd r y is done. I’m not suggesting we have a magical laundry man who presents us w it h muffin-f lavored dr yer sheets or even a Snuggle teddy bear to give us gentle, tender hugs. All I’m asking for is a free spin, or two, or infi nity, and warm, fluffy towels, of course.

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“Reality continues to ruin my life.”

— ‘Calvin & Hobbes,’ Bill Waterson

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

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Latest installment in wildly popular video game series excites with great multiplayer, graphics Aaron Jenkins

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“Halo: Reach” was originally pitched as t he “Titanic” of the “Halo” video game universe. In other words, it was meant to be an epic tragedy with an ending that is apparent from the start. Its futuristic plot follows Noble Team — a group of six Spartan super soldiers — over the course of the five days leading up to the inevitable destruction of the planet Reach by the alien Covenant . It serves as a prequel to the events of the original “Halo.”

Like in any good prequel, the ending of “Reach” does a nice job of tying everything full circle back into the original, with a handful of little surprises along the way. However, the story up until that point feels aimless. Most missions are started with little to no exposition, and what small amount there is typically gets shouted over a static-fi lled radio.

Also, a majority of the characters are bland, cliché or simply glossed over. With little legitimate emotional resonance, “Reach’s” story just feels like an excuse to feature more of “Halo’s” patented destruction and large scale explosions.

But that isn’t to say that the chaos itself isn’t impressive. Developer Bu ng ie has completely overhauled t he graphics engine used in “Halo 3” to astounding effect. It’s a common thing in “Reach’s” campaign to be fighting dozens of enemies while massive land battles rage a mile off and space frigates exchange fi re high above. The game’s frame rate can dip occasionally, causing sudden spikes of lag, but the sheer magnitude of what is being rendered on-screen is truly impressive. Couple that with Martin O’Donnell’s fantastic musical score and the result is the most cinematic “Halo” title to date.

The Covenant Elites fi nally reclaim their leading roles as enemies, faster and deadlier than ever before. Their improved AI makes them much more prof icient at f lank ing and work ing as a group.

Unfort u nately, Noble Team’s “super soldiers” aren’t so smart. Apparently, Spartan training never mentioned how not to get stuck behind walls or,

for t hat mat ter, how to a im a weapon. This is typical in most shooters, but in a game with a narrative focused around a team, it is ex t remely disappointing.

But t he biggest reason people play “ H a lo” is for t he mult iplayer experience, and this is where “Reach” really shines. Both weapons and maps have all the polish and balance one would expect from a Bungie title. The addition of armor abilities such as jetpacks, decoy holograms and sprinting (fi nally) open up a variety of new possible tactics that keep each match feeling fresh. But bringing back classic maps like “Ivory Tower” and “Blood Gulch” doesn’t hurt either. With a plethora of new customization options, the cooperative arena combat mode “Firefight” continues to be some of the most fun that can be had in a “Halo” game. And what “Halo’s” insanely creative fanbase will derive from the extensive tools in the new “Forge” mode will surely continue to breathe new life into the game long after release.

To give players more incentive to come back to multiplayer, “Reach” has adopted a new experience system that can be used to buy new pieces of armor.

There is something incredibly satisf ying — and devilishly addicting — about the game recognizing ever y t hing f rom revenge k ills to back stabs to grenade sticks with immediate numeric feedback.

“Halo: Reach” is a masterfully constructed game — one that some may call the best in the series — but it is largely a love letter to its fanbase. The things that have made “Halo” so popular over the past decade are here in full force, and unfortunately so are previous elements of frustration. Mileage with “Reach” is entirely dependent on a player’s prior feelings toward the series. There isn’t much that will surprise players, but there is plent y to excite them.

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Right Side of the Tree is an independent band out of Atlanta that’s making a name for itself in the digital world, to the tune of 14,000 Youtube subscribers, and almost 8 million total video views.

The band consists of three members, Pay ne Li ndsey (“Pay ne”) on vocals, Jeremy Jones (“Jones”) on guitar and Matthew Pearson (“Matty P.”) rapping and producing. The three are all writers and musicians whose inspiration comes from their real life experiences.

It all started in 2006, when the trio made parodies of songs and uploaded videos that they thought would be funny and catchy. A year or two later, they started writing and recording their own original songs.

The band members refer to themselves as a digital band, in that they make their music on the computer, incorporating Jones on the guitar, and explore their talents as musicians. “We took the computer and started making songs,” says Payne.

“RST” became what they are today about two years ago, and their success in the digital world has grown in the time since.

“What we’ve become now is what we are,” says Payne. They say their new sound is a lot more comfortable. The band’s goal

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is to make music that people like and that they themselves are passionate about.

They say that from their first song to the most recent, it all makes sense. It’s all part of their entire project and their entire progression as a band.

Right Side of the Tree recently released the videos to their songs “Crazy Tonight” and “My Life is Amazing,” which have both received positive feedback from their fans. They plan to release a video for their song “Payne Train Handlebars” in the near future as well as a a seven song EP next month. From there, they hope to release a new song and video once a month.

They have been referred to as a “college band,” but their genre envelops qualities from several types of music. In a way, they have created their own genre and style. Equipped with party songs such as “Crazy Tonight,” acoustic melodies such as “Can’t You See,” and dance songs such as “Payne Train Handlebars.” Their music is great for partying with some friends on a Saturday night, sitting in your room studying or walking along and get the urge to do the “Payne Train Handlebar” dance.

Payne concluded the interview by leaving me with a quote, “I don’t rap, I don’t sing.

I do make music, I do drink beer, and I do Payne Train Handlebar.”

A l l of t hei r v ideo s c a n b e fou nd on YouTub e at w w w.yout ub e .c om / rightsideofthetree or on iTunes.

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NEW SHOWS CAN’T BEAT ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ Premiering Monday, ABC reality series shines above rest Joe Flint MCT Campus

LOS A NGELES — The broadcast networks officially kicked off the fall television season, and although NBC, ABC and CBS can all find something to crow about, there won’t be a lot of smiles at Fox. While all eyes were focused on the new shows launching, including CBS’ remake of “Hawaii Five-0” and NBC’s big-budget drama “The Event,” it was A BC’s old reliable “Dancing With the Stars” — which this season has contestants ranging from “Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson and ex-NFL great Kurt Warner to “Jersey Shore” sensation Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino — that dominated the night. ABC averaged 17.7 million viewers, to claim fi rst place, and it also was on top in the 18-49 demographic that advertisers covet, followed by CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW. Overall, about 47.4 million people tuned in to watch the premieres of f ive new television shows and new episodes of nine other series, according to Nielsen. That’s a drop of about 5 million viewers or almost 10 percent from the first official night of last year’s television season.

But the decrease in viewers can pret t y much be squarely put on Fox, which saw its medical drama “House” return to relatively f lat numbers compared with last season in the 8 p.m. hour and “Lone Star,” t he net work ’s cr it ically praised drama about a Texas con man, flame out at 9 p.m. About 10.5 million people watched Monday n ight’s “House” and then more than 50 p ercent of t hem ba i led out on “Lone Star,” which averaged about 4 million viewers. Last year, a twohour episode of “House” averaged over 17 million viewers.

Fox k new it would have a hard sell with “Lone Star,” and it was facing off against particularly tough competition from CBS — which had a season premiere of its hit comedy “Two a nd a Half Men” followed by “Mike & Molly,” a new

romantic comedy — and NBC, which was launching the heavily hyped “The Event.”

CBS’ big event for Monday night was its new take on “Hawaii Five0.” The show, which replaced “CSI Miami” in the 10 p.m. slot, averaged 13.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched new show for t he night. The performance was only 3 percent off from what David Caruso and his gang did last year in their season premiere. “Mike & Molly” also got off to decent start, with 12.3 million viewers. Although that was a drop of 15 percent from its lead-in of “Two and a Half Men,” it was only 5 percent off from what “The Big Bang Theory” averaged in its season premiere in the same 9:30 p.m. slot a yea r ago. T h is season, CBS has moved “The Big Bang Theory” to Thursday night.

N BC, which is t r y ing to recover from last year’s disaster of a telev ision season, ca n t ake some encou r agement f rom t he performance of “The Event.” The serialized thriller stars Jason Ritter and Blair Underwood and is NBC’s big bet for t he fall. It averaged 11.2 million viewers, which is not a spectacular number g iven t he show’s cost, but is much better than what the network did last year in the same time period. More important, the audience for “The Event” grew in the second half-hour, which is a good sign.

Another factor in Monday night’s numbers will be the performance of “Monday Night Football,” which featured a nail-biter between the S a n Fr a nc i s c o 4 9er s a nd Ne w Orlea ns Sa i nt s t hat went dow n to the final play when the Saints kicked a winning field goal.

HBO, which on Su nday night prem iered it s ex pen sive new series, “Boardwalk Empire,” about Atlantic City corruption in the age of Prohibition, said it was renewing the show for a second season. The prem iere aver aged 4. 8 m i l l ion viewers in the Sunday 9 p.m. hour.

It was HBO’s best series premiere since “Deadwood,” which had the benef it of a “Sopra nos” lead-i n when it made its debut in 2004.

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Ground game paying off for USC Rushing attack point of emphasis as Gamecocks face Auburn Tigers this weekend James Kratch

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

South Carolina is winning football games, and it’s doing so in a way that many don’t usually equate to coach Steve Spurrier.

“We’re more of a running team now than a passing team, so we’ll try to mix it up and see if we can’t get a little bit better blocking,” Spurrier said. “We had some not-very-good blocking in the last game.”

In winning eight conference championships — one in the ACC with Duke and seven SEC titles at Florida — Spurrier’s teams became famous for their “Fun N’ Gun” ways, gaining the reputation as high-flying, pass-first units that would chuck the ball around the field at will.

This year’s USC team, however, is shredding opposing defenses in a different manner — via the ground attack.

“You’ve got to do what you do best to try to win the game,” Spurrier said. “We’re not real good at throwing as we have been running.”

The No. 12 Gamecocks are averaging a hair under 200 yards a game on the ground, good for fifth in the SEC after finishing at the bottom of the league in rushing for three consecutive years. True freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore has been a revelation— out-running USC’s new zone read, going for 111 yards a game, second in the SEC and scoring 10 points a game — which has him in a tie for first in the conference.

Lattimore has gotten the bulk of the carries so far in the young campaign, but Spurrier says he hopes to get senior Brian Maddox and redshirt sophomore Kenny Miles more reps.

“As coaches, you always try to utilize your players the best to win the game, and that’s what we’re trying to do,” Spurrier said. “Everybody can’t be the star player every week. It goes around a bit.”

Spurrier is quick to tell anyone he hasn’t lost faith in the passing game, which is ninth in the league but has performed more consistently of late.

It just isn’t a facet of the game USC wants to rely on heavily.

“We’ve thrown successfully at times also. I shouldn’t say that we’re completely a running team. We would hate to start throwing it 45, 50 times,” Spurrier said. “History tells you something good doesn’t happen when you have to throw that many times.”

The offense will face its toughest test yet against No. 17 Auburn, which is coming off a thrilling come-from-behind 27-24 win over Clemson in overtime. The Tigers, according to Spurrier, are a wellcoached squad that will provide a challenge.

“They’ve been very successful obviously this year, and they closed with a good victory in the Outback Bowl last year. They’ve got a lot of momentum going,” Spurrier said. “We’re looking forward to seeing how we match up with Auburn. They play a lot of coverages. They disguise them all very well. They mix their man-to-man and zones in there.”

McKinley tribute: Spurrier said he will meet with his older players, the ones that knew Kenny McKinley best, to discuss any possible tributes the team may make in McKinley’s memory.

“I’ll talk to the older players and see if there’s something we want to

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do as far as a decal on the helmet or something of that nature,” Spurrier said. “I’ll talk to the captains and our older players about that.”

Look for Shaw?: Spurrier complimented bot h his top t wo quarterbacks, starter Stephen Garcia and second-teamer Connor Shaw, and said he expects Shaw to play a bit against the Tigers.

“We’ve got two quarterbacks we think can play very well. We’re going to go into the ballpark with two ready to play,” Spurrier said. “I would say Connor will play some this week. I thought he might play against Georgia but we got into sort of just a running game.”

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Former Gamecocks reminisce on McKinley’s life Munnerlyn, Brinkley speak on tragic event Chris Cox

SPORTS EDITOR

W h at h ap p e ne d t o K e n n y McKinley still doesn’t make sense to Jasper Brinkley and Captain Munnerlyn.

“It’s kind of hard to believe,” Brinkley said. “I don’t know the situation he was going through. He’s a brother to me. I love him.” “ I wa s ju st so hu r t when I heard about it l a s t n i g ht ,” Munnerlyn said.

“I just couldn’t believe it.”

M c K i n le y, a for mer USC wideout and a g o o d f r ie nd to bot h men, r e p o r t e d l y MUNNERLYN took his ow n life Monday afternoon in Arapahoe County in Colorado.

Brinkley and Munnerlyn were both teammates of McK inley’s from 2006 to 2008, and the trio formed a close friendship before each departed for different teams after the 2009 NFL Draft. But that never changed the bond that each had formed with the man who was always smiling.

“Kenny was just a great person,” Munnerlyn said. “He had a big heart, a great heart. Kenny would give you [anything] if he had it, man.”

Brinkley reminisced on the usual cookouts he and his teammates would have at McKinley’s house, where the wide receiver would

normally cook for him and all h i s f r iend s . A f t er t he me a l s were finished, the group would traditionally wind up dancing and laughing, almost always thanks to Kenny.

“I think of his personalit y,” Brinkley said. “He was always a big jokester. He was always making jokes.”

His infectious smile was what oftentimes kept the two pushing forward, even in rough spots.

“He always kept us goi ng,” Munnerlyn said. “If you had a bad day and Kenny was around, he was going to cheer you up. He was always fun to be around.”

T h a t friendship always carried over to the football field, where McKinley t radit ionally BRINKLEY dominated on t hose fall Sat u rd ay s at W i l l ia m s -Br ice Stadium.

“On the football field, when you stepped out there with Kenny, he was going to give it his all every day,” Munnerlyn said. “He was going to go hard for you, man.

Those were the things I loved about Kenny on that football field.”

The t wo never doubted McKinley’s success would translate to the NFL, either. W hen the Mableton, Ga., native ultimately landed on the injured reserve list Aug. 5 with a leg injury, his friends had all the confidence in the world t hat his ret urn to t he Denver Broncos would be forthcoming.

“Resilient. Definitely resilient,” Brinkley said of McKinley. “He

always found a way to come back and make it to the top. I knew he was going to do it with the leg injury. I wasn’t even worried about it.”

And that’s the simple message that both wanted to give to current Gamecocks: Play in honor of Kenny, and play like Kenny.

“Just play every play to the fullest like it’s your last play,” Munnerlyn said. “Go out there and give it your best every day. Don’t give up a play; never quit in honor of Kenny.

Because you never know when it’s

your last day.”

Brinkley echoed that heed. “You never know when it’s going to be your calling. Just leave it all on the field, because that’s the way he did it,” Brinkley said. “When you look at the wall [in Williams-Brice], whose name is on the wall? Kenny’s. Alltime leading receiver. Give it your best on the field just like he did.”

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Former South Carolina wide receiver Kenny McKinley catches a pass in USC’s 34-21 win over Arkansas at Williams-Brice Stadium in 2008.

MLB players ruin chances for stardom Gambling, substance abuse taints many talented player’s futures On Sept. 11, 1985, Pete Rose laced a single to left field against the San Diego Padres. With that hit, Rose seemingly dove headfirst into baseball immortality, break ing one of the game’s “untouchable record s”: Ty C o b b ’ s 4 ,191 c a r e e r h it s. W hen he ret ired in November of Rixon 19 8 6 , it w a s Lane First-year print believed Rose journalism student might become the only player in t he h istor y of Major League Baseball to enter the Hall of Fame unanimously on the first ballot.

Of course, t hat didn’t happen.

Shortly after his retirement, rumors begin to swirl that Rose had bet on ga mes i nvolv i ng h is team, the Cincinnati Reds.

After evidence surfaced of Rose’s gambling activities during the late 1980s, MLB commissioner A. Bartlett G i a m at t i b a n n e d Pe t e Rose from Major League Baseball.

Fo r y e a r s , R o s e w a s baseball’s outcast. Instead of bei ng celebrated, he was shunned. Pete Rose, it seemed, would spend his days as the only ex-player whose achievements on the diamond would be a mere footnote due to activities in his personal life. Of course, that didn’t happen.

Rose now ha s lot s of company. Mark McGwire, Barr y Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez , — all found to have used performanceenhancing drugs. In the past decade, baseball has undoubtedly endured its darkest period: the Steroids Era. Record after record has been called into question, and career after career has been tainted.

Now another question looms for Major League Baseball. With players from the steroid years reaching retirement age, sportswriters must decide what to do about their Hall of Fame credentials. Should players like Bonds and McGwire be allowed into Cooperstown even if their career-defining statistics were the results of drug use?

Experts have said that no one has emerged from the Steroid Era unscathed.

For the most part, they are correct. No player will ever again set a record in Major League Baseball without its legitimacy being called into question. Unquestionably, Rose’s decision to bet on baseball was deplorable, but his credentials for the Hall of Fame are as impressive as ever. No one can doubt that Rose played the game the way it was meant to be played.

The tragedy is that Rose onc e held t he g a me of baseball in his hand. He was going to be a legend. But much like McGwire, Sosa, Bonds and ot hers, Rose made decisions that have permanently tarnished his reputation. He could’ve been remembered as the greatest baseball player to ever set foot on the diamond.

Of course, t hat didn’t happen.

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SEPTEMBER OPENINGS Great Pay, FT/PT sched, sales/svc no exp. nec, al ages 18+ cond apply 772-4112 www.workforstudents.com BARTENDING up to $250/day . No exp training available 800-965-6520

Help Wanted Afterschool Programs Energetic, enthusiastic, responsible people needed to work as co-teachers in our afterschool program in a large child development center near USC. M-F from 2PM-6PM. Substitute positions also avail with variable hours available. Call 799-8533 and ask for Traci or Carol or email ShandonPresCDC@yahooo.com

Help Wanted Instructors Carolina Gymnastics is currently looking for energetic instructors. Hours desired, Tuesdays & Thursdays after 3:00. Please contact our office at 7882808

Help Wanted Restaurants Rides to Share Need a ride to Nashville for Thanksgiving Break. 208-309-2713

Apartments 1 to 5BR APTS. 1 BLK FROM USC 803-318-0800 rajaluri@aeliusa.com

Roommates

For Sale Black Futon black metal frame $75 delivery available. Call 261-8270 MATTRESS SETS You Cannot Find a Better Deal!

Still in plastic. Full $110 Queen $125.

Sheets $25 Call Mark @ 238-6288.

For Sale Automotive 1999 VW Beetle - red ex cond. 87,000 5sp tran. $4900 OBO 330-749-8284.

KITCHEN HELP NEEDED ASAP M-F 8:15-11AM, Apply in person 1230 Hampton St. Hampton Place Cafe.

Help Wanted Tutors TUTORS NEEDED: GPA of 3.2 will earn you $10-$12 (or more) per hr!

Highest demand for Math, Reading & Science Tutor Connection 957-6060.

Services PREGNANT, NEED HELP? FREE pregnancy Test.

Call Birthright 765-0165

Opportunities

F/christian seeks rrmmte ASAP! $405/mo inclds all. House dwntwn.

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Housing-Rent Apartments & Homes Near USC Hawkins Properties 799-0804 OLYMPIA - 3BR 2BA $800/mo + sec dep. Call Michelle 917-9277.

Students, faculty and staff are welcome to enter.

One entry per person.

Saturday, October 2

Work Study Opportunities EARN $9/hr! Percival Rd location of SC Voc Rehab Dept 2 WORK-STUDY OFFICE ASSTS. Admin & light reception duties.

EARN $9/HR - Duties filing organizing & archiving data entry & operation various office equipment WORK STUDY OFFICE ASSIST. for the Legal/Safety Dept of SC Voc Rehab near airport Call Cathy Smith @ 8966553 for interview EOE

Major credit cards accepted