The Daily Gamecock 11/23/15

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Fo r t h e past 30 years, the passionate Sout h Ca rol i naClemson rivalr y ha s ex tended beyond the football field and into philanthropic domain with t he a n nual Sout h Carol i naClemson blood drive competition.

This year, for the 31st annual blood drive contest, South Carolina took home the gold — for the eighth year in a row.

The blood drive competition ran from Monday, Nov. 16 until Friday, Nov. 20. Students could give blood with no appointment necessary in various locations across campus, including Russell House, Greek Village, Blatt P.E. Center and the Colonial Life Arena. This year’s competition resulted in 6,217 donations with South Carolina supporters totaling 3,554 and Clemson, 2,663.

Students who participated in the blood drive took home a T-shirt and were given free refreshments after donating. However, according to Krystal Overmyer, external commu nicat ions manager for t he SC American Red Cross, the most meaningful reward is k nowing that many lives will be forever changed by each donation.

“The real win is the number of lives potentially saved by the generosity of students, faculty, staff and fans,” Overmyer said.

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Students from various backgrounds shared their dance skills.

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R h y t h m s of t he g lob e f i l led t he Ru s sel l Hou se ballroom Su nday even ing at the International Dance Extravaganza. Sponsored by the International Students Association (ISA), this event showcased USC’s international students and their cultures through the art of dance.

S e c o nd-y e a r ph a r m ac y student Nnemka Nwajiaku, who ser ves as treasurer of ISA, highlighted the amount of work put into such a large event.

“We put a lot of work into it and some planning ... It’s my fi rst time doing this, but this isn’t the first time this has been a thing,” Nwajiaku said.

The evening’s organizers and performers were members of i nter nat iona l g roups comprised of students from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

To kick off the evening, the Korean International Students Association (KISA) performed a non-traditional Korean pop (K-Pop) dance.

The extravaganza pressed on with a performance from Aditi Rakshit, a biomedical engineering masters student, to an I ndian song f rom a Bolly wood f ilm. Rakshit’s performance was followed up by a Brazilian partner dance from chemical engineering exchange student Luiza Provasi and civil engineering exchange

student Lucas Eduardo.

Before the event and between performances, st udents in at t e n d a n c e e nj o y e d f r e e refreshments and socialized with their peers from all over the world. Third-year English student Laffon Brelland was among those in attendance.

“It’s a chance to see the i nter nat ional st udent s on campus, to kind of perform and do something for their culture, so I’m expecting it to be interesting like it’s been every year,” Brelland said. “It’s basically kind of a party.”

The president of ISA, fourthyear public health st udent Ahad Zwooqar, organized and oversaw the event.

“This event happens every fall ... It’s really casual; it’s not like a formal event … [students] just go and dance,” Zwooqar said.

Other student dance groups that performed were USC’s breakdancing group SWYPE and the Pan-African Student Association (PANASA).

Meg Southern, assistant principal of the International House at Ma xc y College, chimed in about her favorites at the extravaganza.

“It’s enthralling. I like the broad spec t r u m of da nce represented. I like the diversity of cou nt r ies represented.

I like the myriad of music styles, and I love the spirit of congeniality everyone has. It’s an atmosphere of hospitality and inclusion,” Southern said.

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Lattimore attends Ball Run

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The brothers of Sigma Nu’s USC chapter ran this year’s game ball on the final stretch to Williams-Brice.

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W hen Marcus Lat t imore suf fered his second knee injury in two years in 2012 and subsequently declared for the NFL draft, everyone knew sooner or later he’d be back in Columbia making an impact. In 2015, Lattimore made his way back — not to the football field, but rather off the field to the 38th annual Sigma Nu Game Ball Run. T h e G a m e B a l l R u n i s a 14 0 - m i l e philanthropic event hosted and run by USC and Clemson’s Sigma Nu chapters as a part of Rivalry Week. This year, proceeds raised by USC’s chapter went to the Marcus Lattimore

Foundation, calling for his presence at the event. The fou ndat ion is com m it ted to helping young athletes both academically and medically. Lattimore and his family also strive to emphasize values, character and health and wellness through the foundation.

“The whole main reason for me starting my foundation was to help injured athletes and to empower them and let them know that there’s life after a sport,” Lattimore said. “I mean you can’t play the game as long as you want to.”

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US soldier from SC dies in Iraq The State reports that Pvt. Christopher Castaneda of Fripp Island, South Carolina, died in a noncombat incident while serving at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq Thursday. Castaneda, 19, was deployed to Iraq in August as part of Operation Inherent Resolve combating ISIS terrorists. His previous duty assignment was Fort Drum, and Castaneda received six awards for his service. The U.S. Army did not provide any further details of the incident besides “non-combat related.”

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Presidential hopefuls discuss criminal justice reform at Columbia HBCU Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson and democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley participated in a forum on criminal justice at Allen University Saturday, according to The State. Sanders and O’Malley both spoke about institutional racism within the criminal justice system. Carson broke step with other Republicans by agreeing with Sanders and O’Malley on issues surrounding mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related offences and restoring the right to vote to felons. Carson also spoke about his experiences growing up as an African-American in a high poverty area and addressed his earlier comments about the need for an immigrant database.

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Democrat upsets Republican senator in Louisiana governor’s race CNN reports that Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards beat U.S. Senator David Vitter in the election for Louisiana governor this Saturday, the first time a Democrat has won a Deep South governorship in 12 years. Edwards won by a 12-point margin, and he will succeed Republican Bobby Jindal. Much of the campaign centered on a prostitution scandal involving Vitter that dates back to the D.C. Madam leaks of 2007. Vitter announced in his concession speech that he will also not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016.

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LATTIMOREAGE1 empowering student athletes to do something beyond their sport. He used his skills and knowledge as an athlete to inspire others with his foundation.

Lattimore’s stepfather Vernon Smith and mother Yolanda Smith say they are proud of the way their son has continued to be an influence on the community outside of athletics.

“It’s ver y rewarding because it’s always something that was instilled in him, because we’ve always done the same,” Vernon Smith said of the families regular volunteerism. “Everything is based off of our experiences so it’s kind of instilled in him to give back to the community.”

Interim head coach Shawn Elliott ran the final leg of Sigma Nu’s Game Ball Run alongside Lattimore in support.

“Well, you know it’s supporting a great foundation,” Elliott said. “To be able to give back with this fine fraternity Sigma Nu is just really special. Any time you can do anything with the community that’s worth while you need to get out and do it.”

T he g a me ba l l r u n wa s a lso a great opportunity for some healthy competition with Clemson.

Each year, Sigma Nu at Carolina compete against Sigma Nu at Clemson to raise the most amount of money for the charity of their choice. While Carolina chose to support the Marcus Latt imore Foundat ion, Clemson’s Sigma Nu ran to raise money for Dabo

Swinney’s All In Foundation, which focuses on education and health in the state of South Carolina. Many of the students were excited to have another opportunity to compete with Clemson. “ We’ve put a lot of ha rd work into this, it’s also a rivalry thing of course,” Stathakis said. “The Clemson team is supporting Dabo Swinney’s All In Foundation, so this is a great opportunity to support a good cause and try to beat Clemson at the same time.”

In years past, South Carolina’s Sigma Nu has supported various charities. This year, however, the brothers wanted to better connect with the South Carolina Campus and all Gamecocks by teaming up with Lattimore and his foundation, since Lattimore is such a beloved figure in Carolina’s athletic history. In total, the event has raised $32,000, and the fraternities are collecting donations until game day.

Although Lattimore’s family always knew their son would grow up be an inspiration, the level of influence he has reached continues to amaze them. His mother highlighted the pride that she feels for her son by supporting him and his foundation at the event.

“Man, as a mother to have a child that is endured by not just a few people but an entire state is awe-inspiring,” Yolanda said. “He inspires me, and he gives me the motivation to keep going and to always want to help the next person and everything else.”

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Students made life-saving blood donations as part of the rivalry week event.

“Each pint of blood collected can help save up to three lives, so the impact of this blood drive is great.”

A S o u t h C a r o l i n a s t u d e nt com m it tee has been plan n ing and preparing for the blood drive since the beginning of the year.

Five different committees split up responsibilities such as volunteer sign-ups, food and prize donations and promot ion / social media.

Nina Johnnie, president of this year’s blood drive, said that with the holidays approaching and the recent flooding in Columbia, the blood drive was more important than ever.

“With the holidays coming up blood donations are really in high demand,” Johnnie said. “This year we had the flooding as well, and the American Red Cross actually lost hundreds of units of blood because of it, so this year we really LATTIMOREPAGE2 In his closing remarks, Lattimore highlighted what service means to him.

“The mission of m y f ou nd at io n i s t o

wanted to do our best to get as many people as possible out to donate.”

USC will be awarded the blood drive trophy during the South Carolina-Clemson football game on Saturday, Nov. 28 at WilliamsBrice Stadium. Eligible donors who missed the cut off but would still like to give blood are able to do so at the American Red Cross donation center at 2751 Bull St. “St udent s ma ke up to 20 percent of the donor base, so they play an incredible role in helping patients here in our backyard and across the countr y,” Overmyer said. “We encourage students to give blood at the annual drive but also at blood drives throughout the year. The need for blood is constant, and giving blood is one simple way students can make a difference in the community.”

help injured athletes,” Lattimore said. “But the whole thing I want you to know is I just want to help people.”

Sports writer Abe Danaher contributed to this story.

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O n Nov. 16 , p ol ic e responded to a 79-yearold Cauc a sia n wom a n reporting a break-in at her home. The door and lock were damaged when she arrived at home, and she saw evidence of theft before calling the police.

She stated t hat several pieces of gold and diamond jewelry were missing from her jewelr y box, and a purse was taken from her closet. Neighbors reported seeing an A fricanAmerican man wearing a yellow hard hat and dark clot h i ng walk i ng near and around the residence about an hour before she returned, but they did not see him enter.

Between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, an officer responded to a call from Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. A male juvenile suspect had struck a female juvenile in the face with a rock while she was playing outside. Officers contacted the suspect at his home with his mother pre sent . He s a id t h at other children were also throwing rocks, and no one saw him hit the victim.

After witnesses confirmed that they saw the suspect hit the victim with the rock, his mother asked the officers to take him to jail, at which point the suspect began shouting.

Late af ter noon on Friday, Nov. 20, officers

responded to a call of dome s t ic v iole nc e on Harden St reet. The suspect , a 31-yea r-old African-American man, first attacked the victim, a pregnant, 24-year-old African-American woman, in a vehicle while they were driving. He initially struck her with his fists around her face and upper body.

To keep her from leaving the vehicle, the suspect drove through a red light before pulling into the Chick-fil-A parking lot.

The victim escaped the car, and the suspect drove away. Three witnesses gave police the license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle and confirmed the victim’s report.

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Native American film festival provides authentic perspective to the action martial arts feature “The Dead La nds.” A ll t he films include Native American creators and / or content and were either sought out by Goins or carefully chosen from a group of submissions through a screening process.

“We only select films that have Native American input on both the creative end as well as on the talent end,” Goins said.

“A nd [also] things that have indigenous themes.”

Scheduled yearly in November to celebrate National Native A mer ic a n I nd ia n Her it age Mont h, t he 2015 event will showcase the work of a growing b o d y of Nat i v e A me r ic a n Courtesy of Native American Film Festival filmmakers, as well as celebrate The festival takes place on Monday. the ancient Native American storytelling tradition that has Rachel Pittman been adapted more recently to @RACHELCPITTMAN the film-making and media arts fields.

Expect the Russell House Theater “There has been a great rise to come alive Monday with a in how many Native American day-long showing of a variety of Indian filmmakers are engaging Native American films as part of in this ancient skill of storytelling the 18th Annual Native American t h at we’v e b e e n d o i n g f o r Indian Film and Video Festival of thousands of years,” Goins said. the Southeast’s 2015 calendar of “We would always tell stories by events. fireside or within our clans or Dr. Will Moreau Goins, who within our longhouses. And so founded the festival in conjunction it’s an ancient form. But ... there’s with the Columbia Film Society been a large growth in how many (now t he Nickelodeon), ha s indie filmmakers that we have in partnered with the USC Office of the 20 years that I’ve been doing Multicultural Student Affairs in the festival. At one time there order to bring the festival’s unique were only a few, and, of course, collection of Native American the rise happened right after Indian fi lms to the USC student Kevin Costner created the fi lm body.

‘Dances with Wolves.’ There was The list of chosen films for the a large rise in us taking back our event is diverse, ranging from storytelling tradition and telling films centering on the restoration our own story.” of the Lakota Native American Ta k i ng place i n a lo c at ion language to environmental films

c o n v e n i e nt a n d a c c e s s i b l e to USC students, the festival is a painless way for students to lear n more about Nat ive American culture and methods of storytelling. The films shown will be accurate depictions of Native American Indian heritage — films that feature historical p l o t l i n e s t h a t a r e n e it h e r romanticized by Hollywood nor marketed in mainstream movie theaters.

“These are not films that are goi ng to be seen at ci nema houses in dominant culture, and so this is a great opportunity for learning, for being exposed, for hearing our stories told our own way,” Goin said. “These are not Hollywood cinema depictions, so it’s a corrected depiction of who we really are. It’s not about Tonto or broken English.”

T h e 18 t h A n n u a l N a t i v e American Indian Film and Video Festival of the Southeast will visit campus as a drop-in event in the Russell House Theater Nov. 23. Films will be shown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Entry will be granted to students upon the showing of a valid USC ID.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” Rated PG-13

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Besides delicious oyster-themed foods, the festival had activities for families to participate in, live music and local vendors selling their art. question of the day was what type to get.

“I split a bucket of oysters with my friends, not really my thing though. I came to that conclusion today,” Abdun said. “I really liked the oyster Rockefeller, and the fried oysters were delicious.”

Fo r t ho s e w ho d o not particularly enjoy oysters in any form, there were plenty of other choices from local food vendors.

Local artists also had tents set up with crafts that were perfect for the upcoming gift-giving season.

Bands such as the Rival Brothers,

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While this movie is far from boring — in fact it is filled with action and excitement — the plot line, and the ending in particular, is mediocre and dissatisfying.

Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson Running Time: 137 minutes Release Date: Nov. 19

Although some of the film festival took place at the Nickelodeon, Monday’s films will be shown at the RH Theater.

Celebrating its 20th year in the Columbia area, the annual South Carolina Oyster Festival did not fall short of expectations Sunday. It could not have been a more beautiful day to wander around the endless tables of fresh oysters and colorful fall foliage.

The historic Robert Mills House and Gardens stood as the gateway to the festival, guarding two stages for live music, local artist booths and food tables spread throughout the gardens.

“The environment was nice,” Sophia Abdun, undeclared firstyear student, said. “It was also interesting to just see all of the culture of Columbia outside of USC and learn about my new home here in Columbia.”

Of course, the largest outdoor oyster festival in South Carolina would not be what it is without t he abu nda nt a nd del icious oysters. Pearlz Oyster Bar, a casual seafood restaurant in the Vista, provided steamed oysters for sale by the bucket.

The festival hosted about every single type of oyster imaginable.

W it h t h e m e nu i n c l u d i n g oyster shooters, fried oysters and gumbo, the most difficult

“Mockingjay:” entertaining, disappoints with ending

WHAT The 18th Annual Native American Indian Film Festival of the Southeast

WHERE Russell House Theater

Bobby Sutton and Nick Cleburne performed all day across the two stages set up outside of the house.

A local favorite, Jam Room owner Jay Matheson and his band The Distributors, closed off the afternoon with their 1970s-tinged jam band rock.

Overall, the 20th annual South Carolina Oyster Festival did not disappoint. It was a perfect study break and chance to hang out with some friends and eat some good food before reuniting with friends and family over Thanksgiving break.

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Like t he producers of the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” movies, t he m a ker s of “ T he Hunger Games” series successfully produced an adequate second film adapted from a single novel. W h i le not a movie to go down in the books as a true work of art or a movie to watch over a nd over agai n, “The Hunger Games: Mo c k i n g ja y — Pa r t 2” delivers as a strong conclusion to the series.

Often when a book is split into two movies, producers — and fans — are concerned that there isn’t enough content for an action-packed film.

The director manages to overcome this, even with a lengthy running time of 2 hours and 17 minutes. While previous “Hunger Games” films seemed to overuse long walks in the forest and f r e q u e nt p au s e s f o r characters to ponder deeply, “Mockingjay Part 2” remains pretty f a s t- p a c e d , e v e n i n scenes with less action and more dialogue.

Visually, the movie i s s t u n n i n g, a s o n e wou ld ex pec t w it h a budget of $160 million.

In certain scenes, the cinematographers were able to create an almost 3-D effect in a 2-D movie. Viewers are truly transported into the world of Panem as they see Katniss hunt a nd watch bu i ld i ng s burn. The mutts created to stop Katniss and her t e a m a re a l s o muc h improved f rom t he wolf mutts seen in the first “Hunger Games” f ilm. Resembling the infected humans in “I Am Legend,” the mutts add a touch of terror to the movie, which allows “Mockingjay” to appeal to a wider audience.

The film also feat ures t he same st rong cast as in t he previous movies. While Katniss’ friendship with Haymitch is pulled off

by Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson,

her relat ionship wit h Peeta, played by Josh Hutcherson, still feels awkward. The majority of t hei r i nterac t ions are mere sn ippet s of romantically cheesy dialogue or overdramat ized conversation meant to evoke conflict. On top of that, Hutcherson’s acting seems overdone, and his purpose as a member on the rebellion’s team i s u nc le a r g iven h i s character’s condition.

One interest ing feature of the film is the creation of new arenas for the characters. While the fi rst two books and corresponding movies include t he act ual “Hunger Games” which take place in arenas, “Mockingjay” focuses on t he post- Q ua r ter Quell rebellion. Still, the creators were able to establish sy mbolic arenas with characters closed off from the rest of the Capitol, whether above ground in town squares or underground in tunnels.

The ending was moreor-less anticlimactic and even a bit awkward. In a movie with so much action and drama, the final actions taken by K at n is s seem out of character, at least with how they appear in the movie. W hile viewers get a resolute ending, they are not going to walk away really feeling any impact.

I f you’ve re ad t he books, you’ll leave the t he at er f e el i n g OK .

Your experience won’t be awful, but you won’t be particularly satisfied either. If you have yet to open the “Mockingjay” book by Suzanne Collins, and your friends haven’t spoiled the plot for you, you’ll be shocked by what you see on the screen — but you won’t have much t ime to dwell on any particular event because of the movie’s fast pace.

Either way, the result is about the same: a solid last film, but not one you’ll remember in five years.

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Letter from the opinion editor Regular readers of The Daily Gamecock may have not iced a difference in the opinion section last week.

T he e d it or i a l s t a f f m ade a conscious decision not to publish our regular staff editorials. “ E d b o a r d s ,” a s t h e y a r e nicknamed in the newsroom, are a written expression of the majority opinion of the editors who compile the content of that paper. They are written by either the opinion editor or assistant opinion editor after a discussion held on the topic.

All editors are present, and they tackle the biggest news stories of the day.

However, in ref lecting on the previous semester and planning for the next semester, the editorial staf f has decided to no longer publish staff editorials in every regular issue of the paper.

This is a major change in our pract ices and one t hat was not undertaken lightly. Editorials are a crucial part of every newspaper

and serve as the conscience and the voice of the staff. This decision is the result of much deliberation.

Although we strive to be rigidly objective with our reporting, we all have opinions on the stories we cover. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be human. Many of the stories we cover affect us just as much as they affect our readership, and we view staff editorials as a way to express our opinions without prejudicing our coverage.

We a lso bel ieve i n ed itor ia l aut horit y — t he idea t hat ou r newspaper shou ld hold people accountable by praising, criticizing or calling them to action based on what our reporting ref lects. Our news editor is never a participant in the discussion but lays out our reporting on the given topic so our staff can express informed opinions.

The largest issues that we tackle with our editorials often produce the most discord on our staff. The editorials we print are sometimes

limited by the constraints of the medium — that we are expected to speak with one voice on every issue.

Just as pretending we have a unif ied opinion on ever y stor y we cover would be unsatisfactory for our readers, suppressing our st rongly-held opin ions on ou r reporting of issues that affect the st udent body would betray our duty as journalists.

Thus, we will not abandon our staff editorials entirely. We have decided t hat wh ile we w ill no longer have a daily staff editorial, we will continue to express our opinion as a staff when we can provide readers a clear, useful and consensus opinion that is worth reading.

However, the viewpoints that we always want to hear most are those of our readers. Send us your feedback on our decision so we can get your opinions as well.

Refusing Syrians against US values Graham Glusman First-year international studies and Spanish

In light of the Islamic St ate’s mu rderou s a nd d e v a s t a t i n g N o v. 1 3 attack in Paris, governors t hroughout t he United States have grown i ncreasi ngly a n x ious about President Obama’s r e c e nt pl a n t o a c c e p t Sy rian ref ugees. These reser vat ions have since g row n i nto seem i ngly unwavering determination to refuse any migrants from the region, with at least 31 governors opposing Syrians entering their states.

As at least one terrorist from t he siege in Paris is reported to have faked refugee status in order to enter France, these fears are not unfounded, especially considering that Homeland Sec u r it y of f icials have acknowledged the difficulty of thorough background checks for those arriving f rom t he M iddle East.

While caution in accepting this displaced population is absolutely necessar y, as a nat ion, we can not let fea r overcome ou r humanitarian and moral responsibilities to assist those in need. A loss of our empathy and morality in this time of crisis would be granting the Islamic State the victory it so desperately d e s i r e s , a n d it w o u ld direct ly cont radict t he values our nation claims to represent.

So far in 2015, more t ha n 70 0,0 0 0 ref ugees have fled Syria in hopes of finding asylum in Europe.

Fortunately, countries like Germany have welcomed t he Sy r ia ns w it h open arms, receiving 200,000 refugees in the fi rst seven mont hs of 2015 a lone.

From one of the largest producers of migrants at the end of World War II to the world’s most generous recipient, Germany has flipped the script entirely and is anticipating to accept 1.5 million refugees by the end of the year. This would be the equivalent of more than double the population of Detroit moving into an area half the size of Texas in one year. France similarly originally agreed to accept 24,000 migrants over the next two years.

I n response to t he grow ing number of displaced persons, P r e s id e nt O b a m a h a s pledged to accept 10,000 refugees. A lthough this number is a mere fraction of those who have entered G er m a ny a nd Fr a nc e , g over nor s t h rou ghout t he United States have nonetheless “forbidden” asylu m for displaced Syrians. While experts say that the decision to accept refugees is a federal, rather than a state concern, the mere attempt at denying aid to t hose in need is immoral and antithetical to our nation’s values.

I n t he late 19t h a nd e a r l y 2 0 t h c e nt u r i e s , A mer ica ns opened t he

doors to Europeans escaping famine, religious p e r s e c u t i o n a n d w a r.

Now it is our turn, as the children and grandchildren of those very immigrants, to return the favor. To turn our back on these people is a death sentence. To refuse these refugees asylum is to say that regardless of the extent of their suffering — never mind the loss of their families and homes — they are still unwelcome in the United States. To deny refugees would be to repeat a mistake this country has made one time too many and would be another stain on our nation, a nation of s upp o sed hop e a nd opportunit y, that could never be removed.

In May of 1939, a ship of mostly Jewish refugees f leei ng t he oppre s sive government in Germany was denied entry into the United States. A poll taken prior to their departure indicated that 67.4 percent of A mer ic a n c it iz en s were opposed to allowing such ref ugees i nto t he country, mostly because of deteriorating conditions in Europe. The similarities to today’s political sentiment a r e u n c a n n y. M o r e disturbing, however, is that upon their forced return to Europe, more than a quarter of these refugees were mu rdered by t he Nazis. The United States is responsible for these deaths and, if we ignore the mistakes of our past, will be responsible for many more.

Over the past few days,

Congress has cited safety concerns as its justification for refusing migrants, as it did during World War II. It is terribly ironic, then, that mere days after t he c a r n a g e i n Pa r i s , Pre sident Hol la nde of France has reinforced his com m it ment to accept refugees, increasing the limit to 30,000. Somehow, a nat ion t hat has been targeted twice in the past year by Islamic extremists is capable of aiding those in need, and the strongest nation on Earth is not.

But, of course, it is for our protection …

Safet y is u nden iably essential and is arguably t he most impor ta nt responsibility a government has to it s people. I f Congress and more than half of our governors are so concerned with the safety of the American populous, perhaps it should protect the 210 American citizens killed each week by people in t his countr y. In less than five days, Americans kill more of their fellow citizens than the Islamic State did in Paris Nov. 13.

It is our responsibility as Americans, as a country composed of what can only be described as refugees, to be at the forefront of the Syrian migrant crisis. We must put aside our fears and prejudices that so often rear their ugly heads in the aftermath of terrorist attacks and be the brightest source of light in a world that seems to be growing ever darker.

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This letter is in response to the article “We don’t need another Reagan,” which ran Nov. 18, 2015.

A few comments on Linden Atelsek’s column regarding electing another Ronald Reagan: Ms. Atelsek infers Reagan: (1) was a political newcomer, (2) popular because of his stage presence, (3) a jokester for implementing “trickle down” economics, (4) a hawk who increased military spending, (5) a charmer with a dearth of political experience and (6) the worst president in living memory.

Wow! Prett y opinionated stuff for a second-year student whose memory must reasonably go back as far as the Clinton ad m i n ist r at ion (pre s u m i ng she wa s politically intrigued in kindergarten).

Being of the opinion that logic, facts, truth and common sense will never alter the opinion of a zealot, progressive (i.e. liberal) or even Ms. Atelsek, I would pray she could at least pause to consider a few thoughts from someone who remembers Reagan (and all other presidents back to Truman).

Reagan took over f rom t he Peanut Administration an America paying interest in the teens and unable to buy a full tank of gas. We were a nation being kicked in the shins by every third-rate country on the globe with impunity. The world was at the height of the Cold War. (I’m betting she never went through nuclear air raid drills in secondary school). Our national mood was malaise.

Under Reag a n, people prospered.

Optimism returned. We were once again proud to be American. Reagan won World War III without firing a shot or launching a missile. (Ms. Atelsek suggests our military buildup had nothing to do with that, so clearly the Russians just decided to be good guys and cooperate in the name of peace).

Not bad for a n “u lt raconser vat ive c h a r mer w it h a de a r t h of p ol it ic a l experience,” eh?

I am not necessarily a fan of Ms. Atelsek’s “immigrant-bashing carnival barker.” But I’ve seen what a community organizer has done to this country and fear what would result from a queen’s coronation.

If she would like to opine about the worst president in living memory, perhaps Ms. Atelsek could write a column about the community organizer currently residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I presume she could reason more clearly as a young adult than as a toddler.

—Ken Ray, eighth-year continuing education student

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Roy lead Gamecocks in win against Bruins Allen Marcus Harter @ALLENMHARTER

The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks headed to the West Coast after a win over in-state rival Clemson to beat the UCLA Bruins 68-65.

Sout h Carolina — led by senior guard Tiffany Mitchell, junior center Alaina Coates and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson — looked to continue its success and notch another win to improve to 4-0 on the season. UCLA also came into this matchup looking to continue its undefeated season with the help of its young stars.

The veteran Gamecock squad was up for the challenge against

point 32-31 lead over UCLA. The back-and-forth matchup continued into the second half as UCLA and South Carolina traded leads. The Gamecocks st r uggled late i n t he t h i rd quarter, giving UCLA a 4845 lead heading into the final quarter.

The Gamecocks tied the game to 50-50 with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter with the help of Roy’s career high 17 points and five 3-pointers. Both teams started to get scrappy as the Gamecocks and Bruins were fighting for the victory. South Carolina’s defense stepped up late in the game in order for the team

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The Gamecocks end their home season, making this their fifth straight winning season at home.

Volleyball sweeps Mississippi State, falls to Alabama Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN

T he S o ut h C a r ol i n a volleyball team took the c o u r t at t h e C a r o l i n a Volleyball Center for the fi nal time this season when facing M ississippi State Friday night and Alabama Sunday afternoon.

Friday night, the team celebrated sen ior n ight w it h a s weep ag a i nst M i s s i s s ippi St at e. T he three Gamecock seniors, Sarah Blomgren, Darian Doz ier a nd El izabet h Joh nbu l l a l l per for med exceptionally well, combining for 28 of the team’s 39 kills. Blomgren led the team in kills with 14 while Dozier led t he team in blocks with four.

Dozier’s four blocks give her a career total of 421 blo c k s , put t i n g her i n fourth in the program’s alltime list. Johnbull fi nished her night recording five kills and seven points.

South Carolina started s t r o n g a nd t o ok a b i g lead in the first set. The Gamecocks held onto their

lead for the entire set and went on a 4-0 closing run to take the fi rst set 25-18.

The Gamecocks continued their dominance i nto t he second set , grabbing an 8-7 lead, and did not look back. They cont inued to attack and cla i med t he second set 25-16.

Looking to bounce back, the Bulldogs tried to keep pace early in the third set but were not able to do so.

They kept it close for a while, but the Gamecocks went on to take the set 2519 and the match, 3-0.

S out h C a rol i n a t hen hosted Alabama on Sunday for their fi nal home game.

A labama jumped into an early 10-6 lead in the fi rst set, but t he Gamecock s fou ght b ac k to keep it close and tied it at 17 all. A back-and-forth battle kept t he set intense, but t he Crimson Tide eventually pulled through to get the 27-25 win.

The second set was anot her close one, w it h South Carolina taking an early 8- 4 lead. A labama bounced back, tying it at

16 all and going on a roll from there. They went on a 9-4 run to close out the set with a 25-20 win.

Dow n i n t he match 2-0, the Gamecocks were look ing for a comeback in the third. They pulled ahead in the set 15-10 and continued to attack as they went on to win the third set 25-17.

Aiming to close things out, Alabama took a 13-9 lead i n t he fou r t h set .

South Carolina would try and fight back but fell short in the end, giving Alabama the 25-20 win and winning t he match 3-1. A labama has now won the past four matchups in this series.

Blomgren led the Gamecocks offense with 14 kills against the Tide. Both she and Jacqy A nger m i l ler t a l l ied 25 points in the loss.

South Carolina fi nishes the season with a 9-7 home record and is now 12-17 (5-11) on the year.

Sout h Ca rol i na w il l t ravel to A rk a nsas on Wednesday and Missouri on Friday to fi nish out the 2015 season.

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the young UCLA Bruin team, as they pulled out a nail-biting 6865 win with the help of a career night for senior guard Tina Roy. The game started out r o u g h f o r t he G a me c o c k s a s t u r nover s plag ued t hei r offensive possessions. UCLA took advantage of these early mistakes by South Carolina’s offense to take an early lead in the game. The Bruins held onto this lead at the end of the first quarter. Mitchell’s five points in the quarter for the Gamecocks brought the game back to two, but the Gamecocks still trailed 16-14.

UCLA continued their lead early in the second quarter, but the Gamecocks fought back to get a lead with Coates’s steal and coast-to-coast transition to make it a 23-19 game with a little under four minutes left in the half.

South Carolina still seemed to squander possessions away with turnovers, but, with the help of Roy’s nine points coming from three 3-pointers, the Gamecocks entered into the half with a one

Bulldogs shock Gamecocks with victory

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Although South Carolina lost to the Citadel, they out-scored them in passing yards with 367 yards compared to the Bulldogs 37 yards.

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The South Carolina Gamecocks d ropped to 3-8, as The Cit adel Bulldogs (8-3) won at WilliamsBrice Stadium with a fi nal score of 23-22 on Saturday.

Sat u rday ’s ga me fol lowed t he same narrative of the Gamecocks all season. It marked the ninth time that South Carolina allowed at least two touchdowns in the first half, all nine of which resulted in losses.

It was also South Carolina’s third consecutive game trailing by double digits at the intermission and fourth consecutive loss overall.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 14-3 lead in the fi rst quarter.

Running back Cam Jackson rushed

for a 59-ya rd touchdow n on a n option play, which was answered by an Elliott Fry field goal.

The Citadel responded w it h a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a seven-yard touchdown run by Citadel fullback Tyler Renew.

The Gamecocks seized control for the second and third quarters, outscoring the Bulldogs 13-0, but couldn’t hold on to complete the comeback.

“Ever ybody ex pect s us to w in these games, being that we’re going against a lower division school. They came out there, they outplayed us, outhustled us and they outcoached us. They just beat us,” Junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper said.

I n past week s, t he of fense has faltered late by way of turnovers,

but this week it was because of a defensive breakdown. Quarterback Perry Orth connected with Cooper on a 41-yard touchdown reception w it h less t ha n n i ne m i nutes remaining for South Carolina’s fi rst lead of the game.

On t he next drive, Renew a n s we r e d b ac k w it h a 56 -y a rd rushing touchdown to regain the lead. The fullback had a career day, rushing for 174 yards on 23 carries and converting two into touchdowns.

K now n to play a t riple-opt ion style of offense, the Bulldogs rarely pass the ball and did so just three times for 37 yards on Saturday. The team, however, accumulated 350 total r ushing yards and had t wo players rush for over 100 yards.

Starting linebacker Skai Moore

to take a 62-60 lead with a little over a minute left.

The Gamecocks took control of t he game wit h M itchell’s clutch floater and Wilson’s huge block leading to a lay up by Coates with less than a minute left in the game. Mitchell’s pair of free throws with 20 seconds left sealed the victory for the Gamecocks as they pick up the 68-65 win at UCLA. The nail-biting win for the G a mecock s i mprove s t hei r record to 4-0 on the season. Roy, Mitchell, Coates and Wilson all reached double digit points on the night for South Carolina.

Mitchell and Roy both led the team in points at 17 in order for the Gamecocks to pick up this tightly-contested victory. Roy had a career night as she reached a new high in points and for 3-pointers.

South Carolina’s next matchup is against No. 18 Arizona State on Friday in part of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Waikiki, Hawaii.

was limited in the game for missing practice due to personal reasons.

South Carolina did shortly regain the lead with a 94-yard touchdown reception from Cooper on its fi nal drive, but the score was called back for illegal movement on the offense.

“I did not see anything wrong,” Or t h sa id. “I g uess t hey had originally thought it was offsides, but they blew it, and then, I don’t know, I guess it was a miscommunication, but it was pretty unfortunate.”

Orth passed the ball a career-high 43 times in the game, completing 28 of them for 367 yards. Cooper was his primar y target, catching 11 p a s s e s f o r 191 y a r d s a nd a touchdown.

“My individual stats were good, but we lost the game. That’s the only thing that really matters. We didn’t get the W,” Cooper said.

Despite huge numbers from the duo and three trips to the red zone, the Gamecocks managed just two touchdowns. Two of the three red zone trips resulted in f ield goals from kicker Elliot Fry, who now has the third-most field goals made in the school’s history.

The team was penalized seven times for 51 yards, including two unsportsmanlike conduct calls and an illegal chop block.

With a bowl game already ruled out, South Carolina will conclude its season at home against Clemson on Nov. 28. South Carolina has won five of the last six games between the in-state rivals.