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Gamecocks remain undefeated with Lipscomb win

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The annual Governor’s Carolighting celebrates the lighting of the official State Christmas Tree.

Holiday events to light up Columbia streets Emily Barber @EMILYRISA

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The Gamecocks had the most assists since the 2012 season with a total of 24.

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S out h Ca rol i n a men’s basketball remained u ndefeated af ter a 92-76 v i c t o r y o v e r L ip s c o m b Bisons Friday night.

The Gamecock’s 6-0 start is its best since the 2003-04 season, which was the last time the Gamecocks earned a ber t h to t he NC A A Tournament.

The game was back and forth early, with all 10 lead c h a n g e s c o m i n g i n t he first half. The Gamecocks eventually stormed ahead

w it h a 7- 0 r u n m id w a y t hrough t he half and ma i nt a i ned t hat lead throughout the remainder of the game. South Carolina led for 34:22, opposed to 4:10 by Lipscomb.

Center Laimonas Chat kev icius led t he Gamecocks in scoring with 17 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting night. But head coach Frank Mart in was critical of the 7-footer for his ef fort on t he boards.

Chat kev icius ma naged on l y t h ree reb ou nd s i n 24 m i n u t e s , t y i n g h i s season-low.

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Now that Thanksgiving has passed and winter is just around the corner, the city of Columbia will officially kick off the holiday season.

On Monday evening, the 4 9 t h a n nu a l G o v e r no r ’s Carolighting will celebrate the lighting of the official S t a t e C h r i s t m a s Tr e e outside the South Carolina Statehouse. Festivities will begin around 6 p.m., and the

ceremony itself will begin at 7 p.m.

The preliminary fest iv it ies w i l l feat u re caroling performances by the Carolighting Children’s C hoi r, t he D reher H igh School Choir, Fort Jackson’s 282nd Brass Band and several others. This year’s tree, a 35foot Concolor fir, was donated

by Pinetum Christmas Tree Farm in Maryland.

On Thursday, Five Points w i l l b e h o m e t o ‘A Starry Night,’ a holiday

celebration that will include festivities and sales in many stores in the area.

Many of the festivities will take place by the fountain ne a r t he i nt er s e c t ion of Greene and Harden Streets.

These include choral performances by the Shandon Baptist Youth Group and the Benedict Choral Group, a DJ playing holiday music and complementary hot chocolate.

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THOUGHTS ON THE GAME “No. 1 Clemson may be a whole five points better than us at football but we are still five points better at them at turning up.”

—Andrew Bridges First-year international business student “The refs really sucked and they totally screwed us over on the game.”

— Abbie Rose Richardson Second-year psychology student “And I’m happy that we did come within five points of winning. But I think that made it a little more disappointing because we were so close to beating them. I think it was a good thing and a bad thing.”

— Wayne Russ II First-year finance student

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S.C. Congressional Delegation worth over $14 million The State reported Sunday that the Center for Responsive Politics has calculated that the South Carolina congressional delegation’s net worth is approximately $14.2 million total. The delegation is made up of seven representatives — U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-Charleston; U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach; U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-Lancaster; U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-Laurens; U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-Springdale; U.S. Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia; U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg — and two senators — Sen. Lindsay Graham and Sen. Tim Scott.

Sanford has the highest worth at $4.5 million, while Gowdy has the lowest net worth at $167,500. According to the center, the net worth of each is calculated by averaging the total of the lawmakers’ debt and assets.

— Compiled by Patrick Ingraham, News Editor

Planned Parenthood shooter motivated by anti-abortion stance

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According to ABC News, law enforcement officials heard Robert Dear, the man accused of shooting three people and injuring another nine at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, make comments during the shooting that suggests the his actions were out of animosity towards the organization practice of providing abortions. Eyewitness sources confirm the man was motivated by his anti-abortion beliefs, according to a Planned Parenthood spokesperson Vicki Cowart, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. After a long standoff with police following the shooting on Friday, Dear remains in custody awaiting his initial court appearance Monday. The Justice Department is apparently building a domestic terrorism case against the accused according to sources.

— Compiled by Patrick Ingraham, News Editor

Olivia Culpo breaks up with Tim Tebow due to Florida alum’s abstinence

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A number of tabloids, mainly In Touch Weekly, are reporting that former Miss USA Olivia Culpo has broken up with Heisman trophy winner and ESPN college football analyst Tim Tebow after two months of dating because of the former Florida Gators and Denver Broncos quarterback because of his staunch stance against premarital sex. According to a source close to Culpo, the lack of sex in the relationship directly affected the break-up. Culpo has a history of dating those in favor promoting abstinence, namely former Jonas brothers member Nick Jonas, who ended his relationship with Culpo earlier this year.

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HOLIDAYPAGE1 pick up and drop off near the fountain between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

A Salvat ion A r my Red Ket t le donation bucket will also be near the fountain, and Santa Claus will pay a visit to the Hootie Monument at the intersection of Santee and Harden Streets.

On Saturday, the City of Columbia will host the 62nd annual Carolina Carillon Holiday Parade. It will begin at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Gervais and Bull Streets and proceed

along Gervais Street in front of the Statehouse and into the Vista.

The parade will feature a variety of floats, as well as several local churches and high school marching bands. The Grand Marshal of the parade will be the University of South Carolina equestrian team, who were the 2015 national champions. The procession will be concluded by a float featuring Santa Claus.

All of these events are open to the public and free to attend.

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These briefs do not include every incident from the last week and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.

A round 9 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a call for a physical altercation between multiple brothers. The victim, a 46-year-old AfricanAmerican male, reported that the other had “promised to kill him in his sleep.”

The suspect was compliant when police questioned him, but continued to make vague references to the threat, although officers never witnessed a threat in full. The victim stated that his hand was injured when he put the suspect in a choke hold to keep him from attacking a third brother and their mother.

Shortly after noon on Saturday, police responded to a fight in progress.

The witness, a 47-year-old African-American man, said that he saw the suspect beating up the victim, a 47-year-old Caucasian woman, and dragging her by the hair. The witness intervened and began fi ghting with the suspect, who remained on the scene after police arrived. Both the witness and the suspect sustained minor injuries. The suspect was confi rmed to have two previous offenses and transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

Around noon on Monday, police responded to a report of stalking and harassment. The victim, a 53-year-old African-American woman, told the responding officer that the suspect, a 56-year-old African American man and the father of her daughter, had been watching her home for the past three months. The suspect also left her threatening voice mails, stating that he would shoot any unknown man he sees the victim with. He also said he would attack any man with her at the hospital during the daughter’s surgery. The victim told police that the suspect had acted on his threats in the past and she is scared he will do so again.

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TDG picks: 2015’s best albums “Radius” by Allen Stone Lauren Galida A llen Stone’s name was brought into the light for rhy t h m a nd blues lovers alike t hrough his soulf ul exploration of the superficial lives of A mericans in “Radius”. With sultry, slow tracks like “I Know That I Wasn’t Right” and “Barbwire” that showcase Stone’s falsetto and more funk infused tracks like “Upside”, “Freezer Burn” and “Symmetrical”, the album offers up varying levels of raw, gritt y sounds. Aside from being a fun album to listen to, it also addresses underlying problems in American culture, such as undeserved, unearned privileges and materialism. In “American Privilege” Stone ponders “oh, it doesn’t seem right that I, I was born white / and my parents don’t fight / told me they love me each night”, declares “everybody’s hypnotized, nobody is free / the river that we’re drinking f r o m i s s i n g u l a r it y ” i n “Fake Future”. Even though t he p en sive 28 yea r - old star urges us to chuck our laptops, lights and tights, his carefree attitude shines through amongst criticisms o f o u r m e s s y s o c i e t y.

“Perfect World” showcases his optimistic outlook as he reassures audiences “it ain’t bringing me down, no / get it off my shoulder, livin’ like I told ya.” — his standout

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track “Freedom” summarizes the album in his cry out for peace and serenity amongst the chaos and constraint of every day life with lyrics such as “I’m looking for freedom / I’ve gotta get free / You’ll give me that feeling / It’s rushing through me.” This self-described “hippie with a soul” is sure to expose you to a funky, thought-provoking musical experience “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar Sam Breazeale Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 album “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” was a concept album of sorts, following Lamar’s adolescent ex ploit s i n Compton and juxtaposing t h e m a g a i n s t L a m a r ’s perspective as an adult. Wellreceived by both audiences a nd c r it ic s, “G ood K id, M.A.A.D Cit y” left much a nt icipat ion for it s 2015

sequel, whose themes were t imely g iven t he cu rrent political climate.

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Lamar’s new album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” could not have been more relevant, addressing what is perhaps the most urgent moral issue facing the United States at the moment – the undervaluing of black lives – but doing so through beautifully complex narratives, distortion and redef i n it ion of f a m i l i a r c u lt u ra l s y mbols, a nd profanely personal accounts of Lamar’s own experiences.

Combining his old voice with a new boldness, Lamar uses jazz a nd sou l music along with modern beats to create an angry, but fresh, feel. The albu m is of ten innovative without feeling gimmick y, such as in the song “Mortal Man,” which includes the sound of Lamar “interviewing” Tupac Shakur (u s i n g a n old i nt er v ie w record), or in “King Kunta,” which explores how the black body has been exploited far into the past, using the image of Kunta Kinte from the 1976 book, “Roots.”

While discussion of white privilege, police brutality, and institutional racism is by no means new, 2015 has been the year that many acknowledged, for the first time, that black lives in America are often t r e at e d l i k e t h e y d o n’t m a t t e r. N o l o n g e r c a n anyone seriously deny that the country has not recovered from its more overt racism of the past, and this made it the perfect year for “To Pimp A Butterfly.”

“Wilder Mind” by Mumford and Sons Sarah Nichols Mu m f ord a nd S on s i s f a mou s for t hei r fol k s y, bluegrass roots, rich in banjo and other acoustics. “Wilder Mind” focuses on more of an Indie-Rock feel, utilizing i nst r u ment s such a s t he electric guitar much more than their previous albums.

Their wide-spread fan base had many mixed emotions about this album — some felt that the band was abandoning t heir u nique edge, while others loved it. However, after two albums of the same acoustics and celebrator y rhythms, change is good, and often necessary. After all,

it worked miraculously for Taylor Swift.

Their single “Believe” may not be emblematic of their previous albums, but it has a unique sound of its own. With the slow note of a synthesizer play i ng cont i nuou sly i n the background, the song starts slowly and gradually crescendos into a passionate and intense sound, repeating the lyrics “I don’t even know if I believe” louder and with more conviction—lyrics you can satisfyingly scream at the top of your lungs.

To stray from the sound that defined a band for two albums is a risky move, but

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Mumford & Sons pulled it of f wel l. A lt hough t hei r bluegrass sound will always be cherished, “Wilder Mind” shows how much the band has grown and developed into a band not defined by its sound, but rather by the feelings their music produces.

“Sound and Color” by Alabama Shakes Rachel Minetti After hearing the band’s first four song EP in late 2011, I knew Alabama Shakes was doing something special. I listened to their 2012 full release Boys and Girls” on constant repeat until I was finally able to see them live at t he end of 2013. Lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard’s strong presence and brilliantly soulful vocals are something one cannot easily forget.

Song s such as “Hold On” and “You Ain’t Alone” captured avid music listener’s ears across the world and

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e a r ne d A l ab a m a Sh a k e s airplay on alternative music stations.

While I could have easily gone on forever listening to their southern rock and 60’s soul inf luenced songs, when “Don’t Wanna Fight”

dropped this past February – a solid three years after Boys and Girls was released – I knew it was going to be a long two months until their second album, Sound and Color, became available in April.

The album’s ot her t wo singles, released consecutively two weeks after one another, maintained t he high expectations I had for them.

“Gimme All Your Love,” a slower, sultr y and soulful f ou r - m i nut e s o n g m ade it s debut when t he ba nd performed on Saturday Night Live – and has remained one of my favorite songs since.

“Fut ure People” switches things up as it feat ures a heavy bass drop throughout the chorus, but still rings true to the band’s blues rock roots.

The rest of “Sound and Color” was everything I could possibly want from Alabama Shakes’ sophomore release.

While still sticking with the southern rock and soulful rhythms of “Boys and Girls”, t he band stayed relevant and refreshing, rather than repetitive and unoriginal.

“Beaut y Beh i nd t he Madness” by The Weeknd Sarah Morse In t he summer of 2015 singer and songwriter, Abel M a k konen Te sfaye, a lso known by his stage name The Weeknd, released his second studio album “Beauty Behind the Madness.” Released on Aug. 28 2015,“Beauty Behind the Madness” includes the popular tracks,“The Hills” and “Can’t Feel My Face”

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both of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 i n 2015. T he C a n a d i a n icon, who became famous after anonymously releasing multiple tracks on YouTube in 2010, started off 2015 big in December with the release of his smash single, “Earned It.” The track, which was used to promote the movie “50 Shades of Grey,” quickly became one of the biggest hits of the year and succeed in making The Week nd a household name. The album, which contains 14 unique tracks, offers listeners with a rare consistency. Each track seems to be more eloquent and catchy than the next, thus The Weeknd’s latest album is SEEALBUMPAGE5

Rogen’s latest venture warms hearts Summer Neal @TDG_ARTS

“The Night Before” is the latest stoner-comedy from notorious funny guy, Seth Rogen. Along with an all star cast, Rogen navigates a path he has yet to truly master — poignant storytelling.

Di rec ted by Jonat ha n Levine, mastermind behind t h e 2 013 z o m b i e f i l m “Warm Bodies,” this witty comedy will do more than just make you crack up.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays protagonist Ethan, who lost both of his parents when he was in his early 20s.

Because it happened on the night before Christmas, his raunchy friends (Rogen and Anthony Mackie) create a tradition of going out on that night every year.

Fourteen years pass, and as t he crew grows older

and new responsibilities weigh heav i ly on t hei r shoulders, they decide that this Christmas Eve will be their last night of childish debauchery.

Narrated by Tracy Morgan’s Santa Claus, we see the gang nav igate t he mysterious “Nutcracker Ball” and of course, take as many illegal drugs as possible.

Highlights include Rogen s nor t i n g f a r t o o mu c h cocaine in order to survive m id n ight mass w it h h is wife’s family and a drunken f ist f ight w it h severa l inebriated Santas.

“The Night Before” takes rated-R Christmas comedy to another level.

Blending heartfelt moments w it h insa nely laughable situations, this film puts a lot of Rogen’s other works to shame.

Audiences get to see his

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Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie star in ‘The Night Before,’ a standard comedy with a dash of genuine feeling. vulgarity and drug-fueled a nt ic s i nev it ably help Gordon-Levitt with a crisis.

Surprisingly tender, this film works on multiple levels: it supplies enough laughs in the beginning to counteract the sincere sniffles that are sure to follow in the end.

Fans of Rogen’s previous comedies will certainly be pleased, but “The Night Before” is more than just slapstick humor — it’s a true testament to the power of friendship and growing up.

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Foo Fighters’ EP dazzles incoherently

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The five-song EP was released on Nov. 23 by RCA as a free download.

“Saint Cecilia” Release Date: Nov. 23 Artist: Foo Fighters Label: RCA Records Duration: 18 minutes

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Released as a s y mbol of gratitude to their fans, the Foo Fighters’ “Saint Cecilia” EP was dedicated to the terrorist attacks in Paris. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Dave Grohl stressed that the EP serves as a message t hat music w ill g ive light to combat darkness in the world.

Grohl hopes t he EP reminds people that “music is life, and that hope and healing go hand and hand with song.”

It is a little taste of everything from the Foo Fighters. Known for their heavy sound and Grohl’s gr unge vocals, t he Foo t heir new EP features “Saint Cecilia,” which sounds similar to that of Foo Fighters’ “Walk” from 2011.

Another track, “Sean,” includes an upbeat tempo that is similar to “Monkey Wrench” from 1997.

Of course, we’re talking about the Foo Fighters — they have to have at least one song that doesn’t make any sense. “Savior Breath,” the third track on the EP, is that song. Although the song is full of Foo Fighters’ sound, the lyrics do not make a bit of sense, at least not to me. I guess you can say whatever you want in a song as long as the sound is good and the audience likes it, but this song in particular has absolutely no underlying meaning.

“Iron Rooster,” on the other hand, is not one of those songs.

This slow-rock t une is about growing up being held dow n by the people around you, and not being able to say what you want to say. It provides a chance for the listeners to pause, take a breath and enjoy a song that makes them think — one that the listeners did not expect from the album.

The fi nal track on the album is “T he Neverend i ng Sigh.”

A lthough the song may seem never-ending, it is a good fi nale to the EP. However, again, the ly rics were not clear. I t hink the Foo Fighters were focusing too much on the sound of the music and letting the lyrics take a backseat during production.

A lt hough most fa ns a nd listeners will agree t hat t hey listen to music just for the music, there are some that listen for the words and try to fi nd a message in the music. I do not think that this song, and ultimately this album, allows listeners to do that.

Overall, the music is amazing and it takes the listeners back to the Foo Fighters’ old days. I love the dedication of the EP to the victims of the Paris attacks as an added bonus, but I think that those two focal points cloud the third element that contributes to many great albums — the lyrics.

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FROMPAGE4 truly as relevant and chic as the artist himself. This latest project from The Weeknd also includes collaborations with some major artists, including Lana Del Ray, Labrinth, and Ed Sheeran.

Collectively “Beauty Behind the Madness” is a testament of Tesfaye’s undeniable talent as both a singer and songwriter.

“Girls in Peacetime Want to Da nce” by Bel le a nd Sebastian Rachel Pittman Five years after their album “Belle and Sebastian Write About Love”, indie pop band Belle and Sebastian f inally premiered anot her musical masterpiece w it h t he 2015 album “Girls in Peacet ime Want to Dance”.

The 12 song album, released in January of this year, is a dreamer’s delight with more than an hour of peppy beats and imaginative lyrics.

“Girls in Peacetime Want to

Dance” marks a shift from the Scottish band’s moodier, more ethereal tracks of the past to a new, upbeat sound of music made to inspire dancing.

Howe ver, w it h t he new sound, Belle and Sebastian did not lose their relatable lyrics or realistic elements. The new tracks still exhibit the depth of the band with universallyappealing songs that often deal with political and social issues,

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such as “Allie” and “Perfect Couples”. The albu m also

includes the typical lovelorn or party lyrics found in more mainstream pop music in dance tracks like “The Party Line” and “Enter Sylvia Plath”.

With the 2015 album, the Belle and Sebastian seamlessly gave their music an electronic, dance, Pet Shop Boy-esque update while retaining t he thoughtful lyrics that are their trademark.

Listen to “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance” for a bright, energet ic reinvent ion of a ba nd who se mu sic a lway s f i nd s t he p er fec t ba la nce between whimsical sounds and melancholy emotions.

“Born Under Saturn” by Django Django Joseph Glass Django Django might be a band you’ve never heard of, but don’t let the obscurity fool you.

With one part The Beatles and another part Pink Floyd, this band deliveries an astounding performance with their second album, “Born Under Saturn”—

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Django Django’s album’s true strength, however, lies in the music itself. They manage to transcend genre, creating distinctly different sounds and evok ing different emotions with each song. Likewise, the group’s harmonies add a layer of musical mesmerization to the synth and chord progressions.

The harmonies t hemselves (similar to a barbershop quartet) add a surreal effect to the music, adding a psychedelic impression to their music.

The album is fundamentally pleasing to the ear. A lmost every track on the album is good, with only a few failing to make an impression. Django Django takes the best of the ‘60 s a nd ‘70 s a nd me she s the feeling of those eras into modern EDM. Their album is well worth labeling as one of the best albums gracing 2015.

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Their catchy beats evolve from the primordial sounds of “Shake and Tremble” and “Fou nd You” to the almost futuristic sounds of “First Light” and “Reflections”. That being said, they mix up their sound with whimsical songs like “Pause Repeat” and “Vibrations”—

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Terrorism difficult to define C.R. Jones III Fourth-year history and political science student

Register for Language equality SC primary helps social equality Ben Turner Fourth-year journalism student We cover national politics a lot in the Opinion section, or at least we have as my time here.

Most of us undergraduates have just gone through the exercise of sitting around a Thanksgiving table with our relatives and one of the infamous topics that creates the most discord in Thanksgiving small talk is national politics.

The whole nation is politics-crazy, including this campus — seemingly everybody I talk to has an opinion on national politics.

However, the rubber meets the road when it’s time to actually go out and vote.

It’s especially important for young people to vote given how much politicians have ignored young people’s interests in the past due to our low turnout.

We in South Carolina have a special opportunity to influence the presidential election given our primary’s status as an early, influential contest in the gladiatorial struggle.

It’s near impossible to vote in every election that concerns you — there’s local elections, state elections, special elections, national elections, etc. You may be registered in a different state while attending USC or not registered at all. Voting is not the easiest thing you can do in America, especially for young people, which helps explains our dismal turnout rates despite supposedly being a shining example of democracy.

But here’s my pitch — register to vote in South Carolina and vote in the upcoming presidential primary.

Here’s a cha nce to t u r n all t he entertainment, news, and political blather about the presidential election you hear into a tangible expression of what you want the country to be.

The deadline for registering is 30 days before the primary, which is on February 20. It’ll sneak up quick after break. You can vote in either contest without being a member of either major party or even in the Republican contest if you are a Democratic. You can’t vote in both.

If you don’t vote until next November, make this election the one you cast your ballot in.

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The ma rg i na l izat ion of ethnic minorities is just one of the many social challenges our society faces, and one manner in which it manifests itself is t he societ a l pu sh towa rds confor m it y to t he St a nda rd English.

This hegemonic enforcement of St a nda rd E ngl ish ma ke s communication easier in many settings for obvious reasons, but what is currently overlooked by our society is its detriment to the social, economic, academic and psychological welfare of innumerable people of minority ethnic groups.

It is the duty of a good society, however, to ensure the holistic welfare of all people. So to what extent should we as a society, with proper account both for its value and its malignity, enforce this dialectical standard?

Before one can answer that question, it is first necessar y to understand how detrimental the hegemonic establishment of Standard English is. In daily conversat ion bet ween peers, c o w o r k e r s , a d m i n i s t r at io n and academic and professional superiors, conformity in speech and communication in general is pushed heavily. Those who do not conform risk not only s o c i a l p r e j u d ic e s , b ut a l s o m a rg i n a l iz at ion w it h i n t he classroom and office settings.

Of ten people wit h slight ly differing dialects are assumed to be of an inferior intellect.

T h i s c a n c au s e s o me t h i n g as micro-aggressive as being c o nde s c e nd i n g l y c or r e c t e d as to what Standard English is, or as macro-aggressive as b e i n g t u r ne d a w a y f r o m a job opp or t u n it y pu rel y on the grounds of an ethnically i nf luenced na me. St ud ies have shown that such microaggressions amongst peers can have hor r ible ps ycholog ica l ramifications as far as depression and even suicide.

Meanwhile, employers and recruiters looking for new hires are proven to be significantly mor e l i k e l y t o h i r e p e o ple with “white” sounding names, or na mes t hat accompa ny a Standard English dialect.

The problem with this is that dialect isn’t necessarily a choice.

For instance, those brought up

in a black culture setting are heavily predisposed to speak Ebonics; those brought up in Florence, South Carolina, like myself, are heavily predisposed to speak with Southern slang, specifically Biblical references a nd sout her n i nf lec t ions; t hose brought up i n Gha na a r e he a v i l y p r e d i s p o s e d t o spea k w it h conjug at ions, tenses and pronunciations that a re con sidered i mproper i n accordance to the hegemonic standard of “white” English.

Though there are measures these minority ethnicities can take to assimilate their dialect, traces of their origins will always rem a i n , a nd i n t he pro ce s s of assimilating, they are still prone to social, academic and professional marginalization.

This is obviously not equality, but how can we combat it? If we simply enforce all established dialects in English classes, it becomes entirely too difficult for teachers. If employers and recruiters adopt an impartial ment a l it y when look i ng for new hires, they sacrifice their abilit y to choose statistically “better-speaking” candidates.

As it stands, employers are likely to avoid foreign, black or even southern candidates.

My proposition is that of a m idd le g rou nd bet ween t he usefulness and harmfulness of hegemony. It is pertinent for instit utions to have formally ubiquitous communication, and thus, schools must support this by teaching t he mainst ream d ia lec t . To st a nda rd iz e t he dialect, I believe it is necessary to enforce Standard English more stringently, particularly in primar y schools, so as to habituate the dialect.

It is a lso i mpor t a nt to nor mal ize ou r educat ion system without regard to the c u lt u r e o f t h e i n s t r u c t o r s and/or st udents. This means heavily bolstering the academic funding of traditionally poorer communities and requiring the same linguistic standards for all students of all backgrounds.

Lastly, the problem of microaggressions can be ameliorated w it h a bet ter educ at ion for you ng ch ildren t hat teaches cult ural awareness and utilitarian ethics, so as to create for better social situations and more well-rounded citizens.

T h i s mo del of heg emony can and should be applied in many other social situations, and though conformity can be healthy for a society, it is just as important to consider its effects on all peoples.

Picture, for me, a terrorist.

W hat are they wearing? W hat do they look like? What language are they speaking? And, in more abstract terms, what are the strictly held beliefs that spur them to act in such a manner?

I have little doubt in my mind that you pictured something resembling this: A Middle Eastern man, likely a devout Muslim, with a f ull and wir y beard holding a Kalashnikov rifle I cannot fault you for conjuring up this very constricted idea of what kind of person a terrorist is, and what his or her motivations are. After all, whenever a terrorist appears on television, in movies, or even on the nightly newsreels, t hey a l most a lways ad here to t h is extraordinarily limited construction.

Terrorism extends well beyond the confines of Middle Eastern politics; it is a means of violence that comes in many forms and occurs in countries all around the world. Yet there is still a belief that it only occurs within the Muslim world, and that the holy scripture of Islam motivates all of these acts of incredible violence, a religion that seems so foreign to our western eyes.

Part of the confusion comes from the fact that there is no consensus definition on what constitutes a terrorist act. It is something that changes with every country and every region. What loose definition experts can come to a consensus on is this: terrorism is premeditated, polit ically or religiously mot ivated violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents, usually with the goal of influencing an audience.

By this definition, terrorism is not something that is limited to the Middle East or even various regions of Africa.

It is an act that knows no borders, and is ignorant of ethnicity and race. It will kill any and all in its path, innocent or not, for the sake of its misguided cause.

It is violence that can be committed by anyone, anywhere. In fact, over the weekend, a terrorist attack occurred in our own backyard, but you would have been hard pressed to find anyone beyond a select few who were willing to name it as such.

Friday in Colorado Springs, a white Christian male named Robert Dear walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic and began shooting everyone in sight.

Three people died, nine were injured. It was an act of extreme violence committed against innocents, and as we now know with his erroneous claim in his police interview that Planned Parenthood was selling “baby parts,” it was an act partly fueled by violent political rhetoric.

Something similar occurred many months ago, when a lone shooter, again a white male, walked into the Emmanuel AME Church of Charleston and killed nine churchgoers during a prayer service.

The victims were black, and for that he killed them. The shooter wished to start a race war, and he was again partially motivated by the hateful rhetoric of the political fringes.

W hile seem ingly carried out for different reasons, both of these acts of horrific violence have many things in common. They both were carried out with political motivations. They both count innocents among their dead and wounded. They both sought to influence a wider audience. To put it simply, they are both cases of domestic terrorism.

Even though both are such obvious examples of terrorism, you will find it difficult to pin down anyone in the national media, or government, who is willing to name it as such. There is a reason for this, and an ugly one at that.

It does not fit the narrative. It does not prescribe to the simple image we have in our minds of a terrorist, of a young man with a foreign name and a foreign religion, and therefore it cannot be so.

But, it is. I ask that you do not fall into the simple trap they have laid for us, and know that terrorism is not something conf i ned to one reg ion, people or religion. A terrorist act can be committed anywhere, and by anyone. Know this, know that is true, and steel yourself against the fear and prejudice they try so very hard to instill in our hearts.

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Gamecocks miss opportunities against Tigers

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The South Carolina Gamecocks scored the most points this season with a total of 32 against the No. 1 ranked team and rival the Clemson Tigers.

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The Gamecocks entered W i l l ia m s -Br ice St ad iu m hoping to pull off a m i r ac u lou s up s et of t he country’s top-ranked team.

The Tigers held advantages in all phases of the game and interim head coach Shawn Elliott and his players knew the Gamecocks would need a nearly flawless showing to have a chance in what ended up being a 37-32 Clemson victory.

Clemson started sloppy, f umbling away t wo drives after an opening drive threeand-out. The Gamecocks, despite numerous opportunities, flubbed their chances, registering just 55 yards in the fi rst quarter.

Clemson scored two quick touchdow n s ea rly i n t he second quarter to take a 14-0 lead before a solid Gamecock drive was stagnated by South Carolina’s inept red zone offense. An Elliott Fry field goal put the Gamecocks on t he board just before t he half.

Hold i ng steady w it h a 14 - 3 l e a d , C l e m s o n

BASKETBALLPAGE1 “ He g r abbed ... t h ree rebounds, the whole game.

That’s not very good… he stands there and watches other people rebound. I’m tired of screaming at him, I’m t ired of mak ing him run for not rebounding,” Martin said. “If he doesn’t do it ... he w ill never be able to maximize who he is as a player, so he can earn dollars playing the game.”

C h at kev ic iu s is Sout h Carolina’s leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game, but t he f if t h-best r e b o u n d e r. Fr e s h m a n forward Chris Silva continues to make his case for a starting job by nearly replicating Chatkevicius’ production on the boards in about half the minutes.

Silva’s 12 points, seven reb ou nd s a nd defen sive effort off the bench allowed the Gamecocks to maintain t heir lead, mainly in t he second half, when Lipscomb cut a double-digit deficit to fi ve. The Gamecocks were plu s-23 i n scor i ng w it h Silva on the court.

The Bisons’ Princetons t y le of f e n s e , w h ic h i s predicated on slashing and

drove dow n t he f ield and s u r v i v e d a n e a r f u m b le to score on qu a r terb ac k Deshaun Watson’s 30-yard touchdow n r u n. Up 21-3, nearly everyone believed the game was over. However, Elliott and the rest of the Gamecocks never gave up.

Redshirt freshman receiver Deebo Sa muel caught three passes for 65 y a rd s o n t he ne x t d r i ve including a 48-yard slant pat ter n a nd a seven-yard touchdown, the first of his Gamecock career. A fter a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive from Clemson, junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper scored a 57-yard receiving touchdown in his fi nal game as a Gamecock. The do-itall G amecock an nou nced earlier this week that he will declare for the NFL Draft after being one of the lone br ight sp ot s for t he 3-9 Gamecocks in an otherwise abysmal season.

Sout h Carolina did not have the talent this season to have a shot against the Tigers, but t he players fought to the final whistle, pulling within three points after Clemson’s third fumble k ick-outs, forced Mart in to c h a nge f rom a m a nto-man to a zone defense.

Lipscomb ranks in nation’s top 10 for three-pointers made, a nd it showed on Fr i d a y n i g ht w h e n t h e team converted 13 of its 35 three-point attempts. The defensive change proved to be beneficial for Martin, as Lipscomb shot 29.2 percent from three in the second ha l f compa red to 54.5 percent in the fi rst half.

“Our defense absolutely stinks right now,” Martin s a id . “ I k ne w I w a nt e d to play zone and I finally decided to stop teaching our guys a lesson and decided to play zone. I k new this is a team that we couldn’t stay in the same defense for long period of time because they’re a rhythm team.”

South Carolina’s defense ranks 169th in the country allow ing 71.8 points per game, but its offense is tied for 30t h w it h t he si x t hranked Duke Blue Devils in points with 85.5 per game.

The Gamecocks will look to ex tend t heir w i n n i ng streak Monday night when they face Western Carolina at Colonial Life Arena.

of the day and a Shon Carson touchdown run.

I n t he end , C lem s on’s t a lent overca me Sout h Carolina’s “nothing to lose” at t it ude, but not w it hout resistance from the feist y G a me co c k s. A 3- 8 tea m with an interim head coach coming off a loss to an FCS opponent usually doesn’t play until the final whistle a g a i n s t t he n at io n’s t op team, but Elliot t and t he Gamecocks did.

Missed Opportunities South Carolina’s defense put the team in position to take t he lead early in t he game, but offensive miscues do ome d t he G a me c o c k s early.

The Gamecocks dropped passes, overt hrew open receivers and missed blocks i n a d i s ap p o i nt i n g f i r s t q u a r t e r, b e i n g s h u t o u t despite hav ing good f ield posit ion t hroughout t h e e a r l y g o i n g. Ju n i o r q u a r t erb ac k Per r y O r t h t h rew a n i ntercept ion as t he G amecock s neared the red zone on their most successful fi rst quarter drive, a nd d e s p it e a d o m i n a nt performance f rom t he

defen se, Sout h Ca rol i n a ended the fi rst quarter in a tie.

“How f r ust rated wou ld you have been?” Elliott said.

“Short f ields against t hat team right there, you gotta punch it in.”

It was a f it t ing end for a sea son chocked f u l l of m iscues. The loss was t he Gamecock s’ f if t h one-possession loss of the season, many of which were p r e c e de d b y m i s h ap s i n execut ion. Under Elliot t, four of the Gamecocks’ five straight losses came by seven points or less, often ending in comebacks that fell just short.

Senior Day Notes and Performances Fou r non-sen iors participated in Senior Day festivities; however, junior linebacker Skai Moore was not among them. Moore is considered one of the top t wo Gamecock prospects, alongside Cooper, but unlike Cooper has not yet declared for the NFL Draft.

Including his 13 tack les against the Tigers, Moore registered a team-high 111 t ac k le s t h i s s e a s o n , t he

third-straight year he’s led the team. Moore also added a pa i r of forced f u mble s i n what cou ld be h is last collegiate game. Moore said that he would need to talk to his family before making his final decision sometime in the near future.

Cooper fi nished with four receptions for 86 yards and a touchdow n i n h is f i na l game, finishing his junior season with a team-high 973 receiving yards.

Senior defensive lineman Gerald Dixon fi nished with fou r t ac k le s ag a i n s t t he Tigers wh ile sen iors T.J. Gurley and Isaiah Johnson fi nished with six stops apiece.

Up Next W it h a 3-9 record, t he G a mecock s’ 2015 sea son is officially over. However, At h let ic Director R ay Ta n n e r e x p e c t s t o h i r e a head coach i n t he near f ut u re. Nat ional Sig n i ng Day for high school seniors is in just over two months, so Gamecock football will continue to make headlines going forward.

Volleyball finishes season

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The Gamecocks ended their season with six conference wins.

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W hile t hey snagged one f inal win of t he season on Wednesday against Arkansas, the South Carolina volleyball team’s season officially came to an end Friday night when they were swept at Missouri.

The Gamecocks traveled to Arkansas to begin their final road trip of the 2015 season, looking for their second win against the Razorbacks. Both teams fought all throughout the first set, but the Gamecocks

were just able to squeeze past to take the first it 25-23.

The Razorback s took advantage of some Gamecock errors in the second set and went on the net with a 25-18 win to tie the match at 1.

The third set was another close one where Arkansas held the lead for most of the time, but the Gamecocks tied it at 20 and fought back to take another 25-23 win and reclaim the lead.

Looking for a comeback in the fourth set, Arkansas took an early 12-4 lead and never looked back. The Gamecocks tried to

climb back, but the Razorbacks tied the match again with a 2517 win.

South Carolina entered the fifth hoping for their second fifth-set win of the season.

The Gamecocks took an early lead and were able to hold off Arkansas to win the set 15-10 and win the match 3-2. This makes South Carolina 2-3 for the season in five-set matches.

South Carolina then headed to Missouri for t heir f inal match of the year.

The Gamecock s did not have as much luck here as they could not hold onto an early lead in the first set, and then failed to shut down the Tigers the rest of the match. The Tigers completely dominated the Gamecocks in a 3-0 sweep (25-14, 25-20, 25-16).

Sen ior Sa r a h Blomg ren finished her senior season with over 300 kills. Junior Dessaa Legros also finished the season with over 300. Senior Darian Dozier finished her career in South Carolina’s top ten in blocks.

South Carolina finishes their season 13-18 overall and 6-12 in the SEC.