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VOL. 106, NO. 44 l SINCE 1908
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
‘Clash’ unites through diversity
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Representatives from different party-platform affiliated college organizations argue over the best way to achieve goals for the United States.
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St udent s l i ned t he back of t he auditorium and stood in t he doorway Wednesday night in order to hear the second installment of “Carolina Clash” bet ween USC College Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians. T he Col lege Democrat s were able to speak fi rst, and immediately def i ned t heir pa r t s as one of opportunity, equality and prosperity. Nick Sottile of College Democrats criticized Republicans for being “out of touch” and Libertarians for being “even more out of touch,” “only good in theory” and “unrealistic.” “ I ’m a D e mo c r at b e c au s e Demo c r at s a re d i f ferent ,” sa id Sottile, a third-year political science
student. “Democrats offer a path forward. These other guys offer a path backward.” College Republicans, according to member Brett Harris, is about limited government, conservatism and following the “model originally set up for America.” He criticized t hei r Democrat ic opponent s by referencing their current tenure in federal office. USC College Libertarian Ross Abbott addressed the other p a r t ie s’ “m i s u nde r s t a nd i n g of libertarianism.” He instead defined his party as one of social acceptance and fiscal responsibility. “Libertarianism is the extreme idea that government should stop you from hurting people and taking your stuff and nothing else. I don’t know why that’s so crazy,” Abbott said. “To quote the young Jeezy, you do you, I do me.”
on the calendar and decided that “ Wo u l d y o u s e n d y o u r date this was the day we would pull out troops,” said Harris, a second-year brother to war?” The College Democrats opened by saying that the country has a duty to respond when American citizens are harmed. “I suppor t what we are doi ng in Sy ria now and t he president’s response to it,” Sottile said. “I do not think we can turn our backs on the world. We have to remain on the world stage.” The Republicans countered by saying that, although the U.S. should protect its assets, they are not in favor of airstrikes in the way they have been executed so far. In fact, they continued by blaming t he cu rrent gover n ment for t he situation the U.S. is now facing in terms of terrorism. “The whole reason ISIS even exists is because our president circled a
political science student. “He pulled out for political reasons, not strategic reasons.” W h i le t he Republ ica ns a nd Democrats focused their responses on ISIS a nd Sy r ia, t he Col lege Libertarians decided to address the war on terror as a whole because “next week it will probably be a different country.” Abbott said that the war on terror is fighting a cycle of violence, and mentioned what he believes to be several mistakes the U.S. has made in the past in foreign relations. “They have very good reason to have disdain towards the United States,” Abbott said. “We eit her need to break the cycle of violence or accept perpetual bloodshed.” M ic h ael Ro se of t he C ol lege CLASH • 2
No Impact Week comes to USC Students learn to leave no trace with practical sustainability methods
Sunday Buy nothing new
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Carolina Productions gets spooky, crafty in Halloween event Brandon Waltz
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Students looking to go green have a great opportunity next week with No Impact Week. This week consists of a series of challenges for students that Sustainable Carolina hopes will teach participants methods of minimal impact on the environment. The week kicks off with a Sunday challenge to not buy anything new. Monday is all about not making trash, for example, reusing water bottles. Tuesday, students are encouraged to take sustainable transportation like bicycles or the USC shuttle. Wednesday is a food day featuring a challenge to eat locally and seasonally. Minimizing is key at the end; students are asked to minimize energy use on Thursday and water use on Friday. The week ends with giving back to the community on Saturday through service. T he No I mpac t Projec t is a n international nonprofit project founded in 2009 that “uses entertainment, education and group action to engage new people in the quest for ways of living that connect individual happiness with service to community and habitat.” Their goals are to “promote behavioral change, enable the public to experience their own No Impact Experiment, and engage people who are not already tree-hugging, bicycle-riding, canvas-bag-toting, eco-warriors.” The project started after Colin Beavan and his family spent a year living a nowaste lifestyle in New York City. He wrote the successful book No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the
From Pikachu to Hellbenders: students get creative with pumpkins
Monday Make no trash
Tuesday Take sustainable transportation
Wednesday Eat locally and seasonally
Thursday Minimize your energy use
Friday Minimize your water use
Saturday Give back to the community
Students got into the Halloween spirit Thursday night in the Russell House Ballroom by carving pumpkins. Hosted by Carolina Productions, the event featured food, music and more orange than a Carolina fan can usually stand. Some st udent s were completely i n Ha l loween mode. First-year hospitality management student Tori Creekmore said she usually carves ghosts and witches into her pumpkins. However, this year she was considering carving a Pikachu to match the full Pikachu outfit she was wearing at the event. International students also joined in on the festivities. International student, Mavi Bianchini, from Italy, carved a bat into her pumpkin. Carolina Productions’ Daytime Events Coordinator, Corey Johnson, said, “We’re just hoping to get some people de-stressed. We know with fall break being a little later students were kinda bogged down. So maybe coming back you have a couple exams but maybe something relaxing. Carving pumpkins with friends, having some snacks, just coming to relax,” he said. First-year business student Sophia Gribbs chose to paint her pumpkin instead of carving it. Citing not being very artsy and a friend’s carving accident last year, she hopes it will last longer and won’t smell as bad. Alex Ribeiro hoped to carve a character from popular PC game League of Legends. His backup plan if that didn’t work out was “just a face.” Dalton Newbold also embraced the video game idea by carving Mario into his pumpkin. Early childhood education student Winifer Mercado said, “I was going to put purple, but then I saw that purple and orange was going to be Clemson and I decided we can’t do that.” Next year she plans on fully embracing the South Carolina spirit and carving a gamecock into her pumpkin. First year nursing student Will Prosser, carved Chris from the Youtube series Hellbenders. Kappa Kappa Gamma member and athletic training student Emily Gigantino carved a pumpkin for her big. Johnson said, “It’s a really cool event and we’re hoping we could maybe do it next year.” DG