UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
VOL. 110, NO. 2 ● SINCE 1908
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
SILVA SLAM Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN
It was a battle throughout the entire game, but South Carolina was able to overcome major foul issues and a 14-point deficit to get the 76-68 win over No. 18/16 Kentucky. The Gamecocks looked to be in control early, leading 19-12 after eight minutes of play and had probably their best shooting
start of the season, shooting 71 percent during that time. The shooting struggled for the remainder of the half, as they were held scoreless for nearly four minutes. Despite the issues, the Gamecocks trailed by just three points going into the locker room. SEEKENTUCKYPAGE8
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Activist brings ‘Give it Up for Good’ benefits local community, nonprofits fight against injustice to USC students Hannah Dear
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Racist slurs written on a classroom white board. A st u f fed a n i ma l ly nched out side a n A f r ica n-A mer ica n student’s home. Racially biased policies in Five Points. A nd Tuesday, just one day af ter M LK Day, posters over an A f r ica n A mer ica n st udies display t hat honored famous South Carolinians. “It’s very difficult when t hings are constantly going on, especially on the first day of classes,” said JaCor i G a mbrel l, the president of the Association of African American Students. “It can really mess with you.” Ac t iv ist Pay ton Head, t he for mer
University of M i s s ou r i’s s t udent body president, spa rked protest s at his own campus and across the country in the fall of 2015 after posting on Facebook about the racism and homophobia he faced. With his talk Tuesday night at in the Russell Hou se T heater, Head provided encou r agement for USC students fighting t ho s e s a me i s s ue s . Planned jointly by the Association of African A merican St udents, t he Leadership and Service Center, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the event was the first AAAS meeting of the semester and part of the Momentum speaker series. SEEHEADPAGE2
The Office of Sustainability gave back last Saturday when it sold collected and donated items to support local charities. Part of the EcoReps program, the Give It Up For Good sale donates its proceeds to Habitat for Humanit y, Harvest Hope and Goodwill. “W hat we’re doing is we’re t r y i n g t o d i v e r t t he w a s t e that would usually go into the du mpsters at t he end of t he semester i nto a produc t for people to purchase,” said Laura A n ne Hu nt , coord i nator of sustainability at USC. The sale is held at the end of b ot h t he f a l l a nd spr i ng semesters, a nd a ny item can be donated by st udent s, staff, facult y and communit y members. “A lot of the stuff we get is like lamps and comforters and clothing and stuff that can be reused,” said Hunt. “I nstead of a l low i ng it to g o to t he landfi ll where it’s just going to be tonnage that goes to waste we give it an opportunity for a second life.” Not only is Give It Up For Good a great way to give to charity, but it also benefits the community by providing quality items for a cheaper price.
“The community loves it. We had people lined up at 6 a.m. — the sale started at seven,” Hunt said. “It’s also pretty inexpensive stuff. It’s actually good deals so I think the community probably really liked that,” said EcoReps program coordinator A shley Hrubala. T he s e c he ap e r it e m s a r e particularly helpful for students who are living on their own for the fi rst time. Many apartments are unfurnished, and students may not have t heir ow n furniture to move in. Give It Up For Good helps resolve this issue by prov iding f urnit ure options for great prices. “ I w ish I wou ld h ave h ad k now n about it when I wa s moving into an apartment just
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People browse donated items at Give it Up for Good on Saturday, Jan. 13.
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because it’s ver y inexpensive s t u f f , a n d it ’s p r e t t y h i g h quality,” said Hrubala. Most of the items are donated by students, but facult y, staff and communit y members can visit residence halls to donate their own items. Hunt says that things left by students account for about 90 percent of t he items. Give It Up For Good has been so successful that storage has become a major problem. This is part of the reasoning behind having sales during twice during the school year. “All the things collected at the end of the summer move out we save those for the winter Give It Up For Good sale,” said Hunt.
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