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DESTINO STEPS UP TO THE PLATE Bobby Balboni @ROB_BALBONI1
Every team has to face turnover from year to year, that is just part of college sports. However, t h is Sout h Carol i na
baseball team faces an especially daunting task as t hey t r y to replace sluggers like Kyle Martin, Max Schrock and Elliott Caldwell in their lineup. SEEDESTINOPAGE8
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As a freshman, Destino played as a pure power hitter but will look to expand his role heading into this spring.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
VOL. 106, NO. 27 ● SINCE 1908
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015
Fall breakers offer student service
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Lee Goble held a special session of Student Senate to vote on Kaufman’s impeachment Monday.
Senate votes 37 to 1 to acquit Kaufman T. Michael Boddie @THEHUMANBODDIE
Last week , St udent Body President Jonat han Kaufman was recommended for acquittal by the Court of Impeachment, a temporary com m it tee overseei ng impeachment proceedings. I n t he i mpeach ment hearing Monday night in the Russell House theater, K au f ma n wa s fou nd not guilty of the original charge of failure to nominate an Elect ions Com m issioner w it h i n t wo week s of h is presidential inauguration. Ev idence showed t hat Kaufman nominated thirdyear sociology and Russian st udent C or y A lp er t on time. C h ief Ju st ice of t he Constitutional Council Ross
Abbott issued a statement to the Court of Impeachment on Oct. 12. “...the codes surrounding t he appoi nt ment of a n elections commissioner are imperfectly constructed and require revision,” Abbott said. “We do not believe that an impeachment would be justified by this f lawed section of the codes in their current state.” The Court and t he Student Senate reconvened for another a special session of Student Senate, called by Student Body Vice President Lee Goble, to vote for either Kaufman’s official acquittal or his removal from office. T he S e n at e mo v e d t o concur with the acquittal re c om mend at ion s . T h i s was decided by a 37-1 vote. The one vote in favor of
impeachment was from Sen. Zachary Kirby, who initially brought up t he cha rge against Kaufman. K i rby wa s approached by the Daily Gamecock for a statement, but preferred not t o c o m me nt o n t he situation. “I think the vote kind of speaks for itself,” third-year biochemistry and molecular biolog y st udent and Sen. Izlen Peksenar said. The Court, t he Senate a nd se ver a l memb er s of t he st udent body were in at t e nd a nc e . G oble r e ad o v e r t he out l i ne of t he recommendation for i mp e ac h me nt , a nd t he n a vote was cast by t he 38 student senators. Up o n t h e S e n at e’s SEEACQUITPAGE3
USC professor writes 5th novel Rachel Pittman @TDG_ARTS
E l i se Blac k wel l i s no st ranger to stor y telling. In fact, the USC English professor and novelist began writing stories when she was only 5 years old. “I was encou raged by my grandfather,” Blackwell said. “But the passion was there even before he started offering me a dollar a story.” Years later, Black well’s passion for writing is still st rong. She somehow manages to find time to teach students writing and Courtesy of Elise Blackwell
publishing, all while writing and publishing talented prose herself. Black well’s newest and f if t h novel, “The Lower Quarter,” released Sept. 21, 2 015, d e a l s w it h a devastated New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. A native of Louisiana, Black well’s understanding of the area lends a very genuine feel to her latest work. The book mourns the destruction in New Orleans — an homage to the city’s strength and an examination of recovery. SEEBLACKWELLPAGE4
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Volunteers will offer their services in an alternative fall break.
Emily Barber @EMILYRISA
I n t he days direct ly f o l l o w i n g C o l u m b i a’s devastating f loods ea rl ier t h is mont h, a n u n p r e c e d e nt e d n u m b e r of students rallied behind Uof SCRel ief a nd t he L e ader s h ip a nd S er v ic e Center to help the community recover. Later this week, a group
of students will participate in an Alternative Fall Break d e d i c at e d t o t h at s a m e cause: rebuilding Columbia. From Thu rsday to Sat urday, volunteers will gat her at t he Leadership and Ser v ice Center early i n t h e m o r n i n g. T h e y w ill be t ransported to different parts of Columbia SEEBREAKPAGE3
Cultivating a healthy campus culture Emily Mewborne @EMI_LOO
There are many ways to train and maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit while o n c a mp u s at US C . To help wit h t hat challenge, t he u n iversit y ’s Hea lt hy Carolina program is hosting t he Healt hy Campus Summit Wednesday from 9 a . m . t o 3 p. m . i n t he Capstone Campus Room. When asked about their opi n ion s on t he qu a l it y of access to healthy living at USC , mo s t s t ude nt s , l i k e f i r s t-ye a r c hem ic a l engineering st udent Jacqueline Phillips, thought of t he d i f f e r e nt d i n i n g options at the university. “I really appreciate all the food options USC offers. T hey c ater to a l l of t he student’s likings and go out of their way to offer healthy and fresh meals,” Phillips said. While not every student enjoy s eat i ng hea lt hy i n Russell House — or even
substituting a Chick-fil-A sa nd w ic h for a c r u nc hy sa lad — k now i ng t hat there is an available option for a healthier meal is still comforting to students. “I would say, food-wise, USC has lot s of hea lt hy options. I don’t necessarily eat at those places, but it’s good to know they’re there,” first-year public relations student Logan Sexton said. W h i le most st udent s support the idea of healthy options at USC, including supporting ways to promote proper dietary and mental health, some students, like fi rst-year marketing student Jack Jarrell, opposed t he idea of mandatory healthy eating. “I think USC has more t han enough healt hy options, and I don’t think t he y s hou ld forc e u s to use them. It shouldn’t be required,” Jarrell said. T he He a lt hy C a mp u s Summit is free to students. SEEHEALTHYPAGE3