The Daily Gamecock 11/30/17

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Gamecocks seeking magic in Orlando Allen Marcus Harter @ALLENMHARTER

After notching a 2-0 victory over No. 16 Florida to send South Carolina to the College Cup for the first time in program history, the Gamecocks will face their toughest challenge yet against Stanford.

No. 1 Stanford (22-1-0) is currently on a 20-match win streak and has the best scoring offense in the nation with 86 goals on the season, averaging 3.74 goals and 25.1 shots per match.

Along with the best offense, Stanford has one of the top defenses in the country. Stanford is third in the nation in goals against average, allowing .304 goals per match and only conceding seven goals all season.

To beat Stanford, South Carolina will have to stop the freshman forward phenom Catarina Macario.

While Macario is just a freshman, she has already racked up a fair share of awards. Macario has been named the Pac-12 Forward of the Year, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, a semi-finalist for the Mac Hermann Trophy and espnW’s Soccer Player of the Year. She leads the nation with 47 points, and is tied for fourth in goals with 17 and tied for first with 13 assists. Just in post-season play, she has three goals and three assists.

Along with Macario, Stanford has another great attacker in redshirt junior forward Kyra Carusa, who has racked up 14 goals and five assists this season.

Macario and Carusa have been giving opposing defenses trouble all season.

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The South Carolina women’s soccer team will face Stanford in the Final Four in Orlando at 5 p.m. on Friday.

Bill could impact grad student taxes

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For most students, graduate school is an expensive endeavor. In the 2017-2018 academic year, graduate tuition was $6,627 for full time in-state students and $14,184 for full time outof-state students at USC. A nd a clause in the Republican tax bill, currently up for debate in Congress, could increase that cost for current and future graduate students at USC and beyond.

To help afford graduate school, many students rely on tuition waivers earned from teaching classes as teacher’s assistants or from doing research as research assistants. The waivers are intended to help graduate students who may have difficulty making ends meet with rent, gas and food on top of tuition. Currently, these tuition waivers are not taxed as income.

Under the bill, tuition waivers will be counted as taxable income. In removing the tuition waiver exemption from the tax code, the cost of living for graduate students will increase.

Clinton Wallace, an assistant professor of law who specializes in tax law and policy, explained that the change is intended to offset the cost of other tax cuts in the bill.

“This is embedded in a huge tax cut for some people but that tax cut is paid for by raising taxes on other people,” Wallace said. “One of those groups ... in the House bill is grad students [who] will see their taxes go up.”

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Members of Student Government want to hold more town halls and outreach events to better connect with students.

Essentially, g r a d u a t e students would be paying taxes on money that they never see. Some graduate students could see their taxes increase by as much as 400 percent, according to CNBC. Graduate st udent s at USC , l i ke mass communications student Joseph Meyers, fear the move has the potential to financially devastate graduate students.

“I think for the Ph.D students especially, I think it could be a big deal as far as an increased cost for them,” Meyers said.

The A mer ica n Cou ncil on Educat ion estimates that 145,000 graduate students across the country would be affected by this change if the bill passes.

Currently, Republican part y leaders are hoping to bring the tax code to the Senate floor for votes by Friday. The bill has already passed the Senate Budget Committee.

145,000 graduate students use tuition wavers nationally, compared to 27,000 undergrads

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SG introduces town halls Mary Ramsey @MCOLLEEN1996

I n a n ef for t to bet ter connect and communicate w it h s t ude nt s , St ude nt G over n ment lau nched a new tow n ha l l s y stem Tuesday. Members of the student senate gathered on the Russell House Patio to talk to their constituents and collect data on what they want to see from their representatives.

For third-year political sc ience st udent Kev i n Boyd, a student senator who chairs the Student Services Committee, participating in the new initiative is a way to get better at his job.

“I n order to have t he ability to govern,” he said, “we need to know what the people of USC want.”

A lthough the townhall system is new, Boyd has rel ied on st udent i nput t h roughout h is t i me i n St udent G over n ment i n order to get a feel for what the students he represents

want.

“There are some projects that I’m working on that I never would have thought of unless I heard people at USC just complaining about it ... It really makes a real difference,” he said.

Fourth-year history and polit ical science st udent Jereme H i ne s , a fel low student senator, shared a similar philosophy.

“One thing I’ve learned throughout my fi rst year in Student Government is that you can’t really do this alone ... The only way to really know what [students] need and want is literally to go talk to them,” he said.

He described the town hall as a chance for Student Government to examine “how far we’ve come from this semester, what we can do next semester to make things better for students and what we can do ... over the next few years.”

Hines also believes that events like Tuesday’s town SEESGPAGE5

RHA mixed on impact of Johnson resignation Mike Woodel @GETHISDOGONETOO

Residents of Maxcy and Thornwell colleges might not realize how close they came to not getting their traditional hall sweatshirts this semester.

On Monday night, Residence Hall Association

senators were not initially impressed by MaxcyThornwell senators’ requests for $1,200 in shared funding to pay for hall sweatshirts. Ultimately, the senate settled on an amendment that lowered the amount requested to $1,000. Depending on who you ask, such requests may or may not be met with more

resistance in the senate in coming months.

RHA President Turner Johnson submitted a letter of resignation Tuesday afternoon, saying he violated SEERHAPAGE5

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“We’re headed to a war if things don’t change.”

— South Carolina’s senior Senator Lindsey Graham on rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea

Officers injured in incidents at SC prison Two “separate incidents” left two officers injured at a maximum security prison in Anderson County.

Prison officials say the two officers at Perry Correctional Institution sustained minor injuries when they were attacked by an inmate refusing instructions. In an unrelated incident, prison officials also confiscated contraband that included bullets, The State reports. The Upstate facility houses over 600 inmates.

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What to know for the 60th Grammys Caitlin Burnham @CAITYBURNHAM

Andra Day announced the nominees for the top four categories of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Tuesday’s “CBS This Morning.” With a large selection of artists, producers and albums to choose from, the award show’s nominations were highly anticipated.

2017 has brought on many powerhouse albums, from Kendrick Lamar’s “DA M N.” to Lorde’s “Melodrama.” We’ve seen the rise of the most popular Spanish-language song since Los del Rio’s “Macarena” in 1996, and rap and R&B have become the most consumed music genres for the first time ever.

This year’s Grammy nominees reflect the significant changes in the music industry and prove that finally the right people are starting to notice. The proof is in the recognition of the large growth of rap and R&B music in recent years. This year seems to be the most

diverse the Grammys have ever been, considering it is the first time in its 60-year history that there is not a white male artist nominated for Album of the Year.

Jay-Z leads the pack with eight nominations, including his first Album of the Year nomination for “4:44.” He is followed closely by Kendrick Lamar with seven, Bruno Mars with six and Childish Gambino with five. In fact, most of the top nominated artists are rap and R&B performers.

This means a lot for the genre, but it also means there were a lot of snubs for pop artists, and shockingly, one favorite R&B performer. Post Malone did not receive any nominations for his collaboration with 21 Savage, “rockstar.”

Katy Perry was also absent in the nominations, after her album “Witness” failed to secure her a Grammy bid for the first time since her first release, “One of the Boys.” Also, notably absent were producer Jack Antonoff and former boy band member Harry Styles. Antonoff’s significant work in producing pop

albums, including Lorde’s “Melodrama,” failed to be recognized, and Style’s notable first album didn’t receive any acknowledgment.

Despite this number of snubs pop artists receive this year, there was still one triumphant return: Kesha received her first ever nominations. Her two nods are for “Rainbow,” her first album release since her major fallout with Dr. Luke. While she didn’t get nominated outside of the pop music categories, she was still recognized at the right time in her career, for one of the biggest comebacks of 2017.

With a wide selection of new artists to choose from, 2018’s Grammys will have a tough fight between notable artists including SZA, Khalid and Lil Uzi Vert.

2018’s Grammy Awards won’t be held until Jan. 28, and there is still plenty of time in the next two months to debate the best choices to win each category. But for now, it’s time to let the artists enjoy their nominations or protest their lack of acknowledgment.

‘Miracle’ comes to Columbia Nick Veronesi @THENESSIE413

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Column: Women belong in rock Brad Dountz @BRADDOUNTZ

Rock has always been perceived as a boys’ club. For years, rock has catered to a mostly male audience with music mostly played by men and for men. But when it comes to real rock music, there only needs to be some guitar, drums and true emotions.

It on ly seem s c raz y to bel ieve t hat men a re t he predom i nate proxies for what rock music should look and act like. In an era where people are beginning to quest ion the relevancy of rock music, it has actually been countless women that have demonstrated that rock will stay connected to the social and musical consciousness for t he foreseeable future.

Some women today have been keeping to the tradition of rock while naturally taking it to new heights. St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, is one of the best examples of a woman who has expanded on rock and taken it to a progressive forefront. She is a veter a n mu sic ia n , who se newe st album, “M ASSEDUCTION,” has her add sharp, thrashing beats to her grand vocals and masterwork guitar shredding.

Clark veers more into pop with this album, but she keeps her rock sensibilit ies t hroughout w it h t he

musical structure in all her songs. Her last album won a Grammy, and her newest one only proves how lasting she will be in rock.

Another artist who glides rock into the future is Courtney Barnett. She recently teamed with other rocker Kurt Vile to release a collaborative album called “Lotta Sea Lice.” She performed on all the tracks and wrote three songs. All the songs have such a bar brawl sound, it’s so refreshing to see someone attack this genre of music. Barnett’s witt y, ironic and personal lyrics amplify her songs to a idiosyncratic degree.

The albums that Barnett has released alone are more intimate acoustic and electric jams that have garage rock quality sentiments. Her inspirations are based on rock of the ‘60s and ‘70s that had simple production elements and diary-entry-like themes. The best part about Barnett is when she only has a guitar. You can hear her add to rock’s repertoire, but also reinvent it in the subtlest of ways.

But rockin’ women aren’t just solo acts. HAIM is a Grammy nominated band that consists of three sisters.

Their t wo albums show of f t heir strengths by having them not be afraid to pull from a range of genres and eras of rock and pop to create music that anyone can find enjoyment in listening to. The root of a lot of their infectious

hooks come from their studious effort to steady drumming and funky bass line progressions. HAIM spaces out their music production by making the multitude of instruments being played at once each come alive differently.

Their vocal harmonies are a bright mark on their work. Female vocals have always stood out to great effect when placed against rock music.

The sisters are smart enough to know when to hold back their exuberance or let it explode. With an eagerness to hone their skill in all steps of making music, HA IM is proving their stay power as one of rock’s best acts.

Each of these artists have made rock into their own image. All stay within the rock genre as a whole, but deviate enough to each bring their own imprint on it. Rock still has a wide audience of fans with vastly different backgrounds who each may gravitate towards certain artists depending on who they are.

St. V i ncent , Cou r t ney Bar net t and HA IM are just a few examples of women in rock who are making it clear that there are no limits to what it takes to make it big. There are countless others who are making a name for themselves as well. These women, though, are proof that if you have talent, luck and your own unique vision on how you can make music, then you can find success.

The Christmas season is just around the corner, and the most pressing issue in Town Theatre is not last-minute shopping, but instead whether or not Santa Claus exists.

The task of bringing Santa to Columbia falls on Bobby Rogers, who plays Kris Kringle in Town T heat re’s “M i r acle on 34t h Street.” As Kringle, Rogers has to prove in court his worth as the bell-ringing, holiday cheering character trying to spread the gift of love and faith at the famous Macy’s store in New York City.

This is not Rogers’ first time on the stage. His passion for theatre started in high school, where he joined a music program because he could not join a P.E. program.

“As I sat there quietly in the back of the class, and having to participate in theater exercises for grade, I found out that I had a hidden talent for entertaining and acting,” Rogers said.

From then on, Rogers pursued acting in a number of groups and is now a regular in Columbia community theatre.

“Being involved in community theatre cultivates relationships and helps strengthen theatrical skills and talents that can be used in other areas of life,” he said.

Rogers fi rst role in Columbia was that William Barfée in “The 25th A nnual Put nam Count y Spelling Bee,” and since then he has acted in more than four produc t ions w it h Work shop Theatre. He vividly remembers SEETHEATERPAGE5

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RHAPAGE1 t he u n i v e r s it y ’s c r e d it requirements to hold his position.

W it h A c t i n g R H A P r e s id e nt Samuel Payseur now in power, the reaction of senate members as to whether the loss of Johnson will affect future requests for funding has been mixed.

Of the legislation he brought to the f loor Monday, senior senator Alberto Palacio of Maxcy-Thornwell said requests to fund hall apparel are not often as heavily discussed as his hall’s was.

“It is not that difficult, usually,” Palacio said. According to Palacio, the problem was that other senators felt that Maxcy-Thornwell has taken enough funding from the RHA this semester, including $2,400 for a Thanksgiving dinner event that was, in Palacio’s opinion, “really successful.”

Patterson Hall president McKenzi Norris believes requests like MaxcyThornwell’s could become a bit more difficult with Johnson gone, as Johnson was open to new requests.

“Using the literal sense, he was more liberal in terms of allowing, encouraging us to do as much as we can,” Norris said. “So I just expect them to be a little more strict about it.”

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the changing of power does not guarantee a direct impact on the senate’s legislation.

“They can’t cont rol what t he senate does,” Norris said. “But I do expect ... they’ll probably give more warnings out, they’ll probably say ‘hey, we don’t think that you should approve this much money right now.’”

Like Palacio, Maxcy-Thornwell j u n ior s e n at or M at e o P ier c e Mosquera felt his hall’s Monday request was reasonable given their more modest budget.

“Considering that because we are a smaller residence hall, the amount of money we have left is very little because we receive very little from the university,” PierceMosquera said, mentioning that the Maxcy-Thornwell delegation has about $600 left for the semester.

Pierce-Mosquera said he and his colleagues hope to use that money for stress-relieving events closer to the end of the fall semester.

But on the effect of Johnson’s resignation, Pierce-Mosquera said he isn’t worried about any effects on legislation.

“I just think it’ll be pretty much business as usual,” Pierce-Mosquera said.

how special it was performing the production and the experience it gave him.

“That was my first time actually getting into communit y theatre,” Rogers said. “I’ve done plays before with community theatre, but it more so of a folk lore, folk-tow n-t y pe production. This was actually my first experience with community theatre in Broadway productions.”

Rogers a lso has ex per ience at Trustus Theatre. He was the vocal coach for 2011’s Mahalia, a musical that is a tribute to Mahalia “The Queen of Gospel” Jackson. Rogers also performed in “Ragtime” and recently, he was part of the cast for Sister Act at Lexington’s Village Square Theatre.

After playing so many characters, Rogers considers himself to be an expert at comic relief. His role as The Ghost of Christmas Present, for example, had room for comedy in its characterization. Now, a year later Rogers returns as a more tangible Christmas figure, but even Santa

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Claus cannot avoid the Christmas rough and tumble in Manhattan. This more serious and emotional character will be a change for Rogers.

“I think building a character outside of what I’m used to has been the most challenging part of acting,” Rogers said. “In this particular production, working alongside such talented cast members that have been acting for years, it was really challenging to ensure that I match their energy in skill that they bring to the stage.

Nevertheless, Rogers has enjoyed working with the Christmas season’s cast.

“I think the most rewarding part of rehearsing for me would be the interaction between myself and the children,” Rogers said. “And also the amazing individuals who decided to take part in this year’s Christmas p r o du c t io n a s a w a y t o s p r e ad Christmas cheer.”

Rogers and the “Miracle on 34th St reet” cast w ill t a ke t he Tow n Theatre stage on Dec. 1 and run every Thursday through Sunday until Dec. 17. Thursday through Saturday shows will be at 8 p.m., while Sunday’s shows start at 3 p.m.

SGPAGE1 In an effort to better connect and communicate with students, Student Government launched a new town hall system Tuesday. Members of the student senate gathered on the Russell House Patio to talk to their const it uents and collect data on what they want to see from their representatives.

For third-year political science student Kevin Boyd, a student senator who chairs the St udent Ser vices Committee, participating in the new initiative is a way to get better at his job.

“In order to have the ability to govern,” he said, “we need to know what the people of USC want.”

A lthough the townhall system is new, Boyd has relied on student input throughout his time in Student Government in order to get a feel for what the students he represents want.

“There are some projects that I’m working on that I never would have thought of unless I heard people at USC just complaining about it ... It really makes a real difference,” he said.

Fourth-year history and political sc ience st udent Jereme H i ne s , a fellow student senator, shared a similar philosophy.

“One thing I’ve learned throughout my first year in Student Government is that you can’t really do this alone

Josh Turner December 1

Hey, Johnny Park! - Foo Fighters Tribute December 2

St. Paul and the Broken Bones January 13

Yonder Mountain String Band January 18

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Move Confederate statues off Statehouse grounds to monument parks W h at do we do w it h t he s e Confederate-age monuments? It has Third-year political become a pressing issue this year, science and history especially with the recent events major in Charlottesville and elsewhere.

Currently, there only seems to be two solutions. We could go the route of New Orleans and other cities and remove them altogether. Or we could take the route preferred by most states, which is to keep the statues up and even make laws protecting these monuments for the sake of preserving history.

Now, personally, I take grievance with the excuse of “preserving history.” The reality is we want to preserve a certain part of history. These monuments honor men who not only betrayed their country, but also lost the war they are being remembered for. We want to preserve history? Well, what about honoring the thousands of African Americans that served in the Union? Or the women who played crucial roles not only on the home front but behind enemy lines? And don’t get me started on the Native Americans. The point here is that there is plenty of history that goes unpreserved in statues, but we don’t seem to care about that.

But, for the sake of argument, let’s just ignore those points like we do most of the time. In the case of either solution, it doesn’t really seem that we solve the issues, and one side of the argument is always going to be upset. If we remove the monuments, we are rewriting history — or at least that’s what some would argue. If we keep the monuments up, we are allowing less-thanreputable figures to still have some exalted status in our society. So, what could we do?

We could take a lesson from Eastern Europe.

Following the fall of the Soviet Union, many of the statues that were created during that time were removed and taken down. However, they were not destroyed or placed in some storage unit or museum. They were

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placed in a monument park. Privately owned and funded, these parks allowed the individuals who wanted to preserve these statues to do just that. Free from public funding, citizens who didn’t want these statues or at least the individual they represented preserved didn’t have to pay for it.

This distinction is especially important when considering the history of the Confederacy and the government that followed Reconstruction. It’s a fair assumption that the ancestors of former slaves would not want to pay for maintenance of a statue of ole “Pitchfork Tillman.” Also, leaving monuments like this on public property, such as the state capitol, makes the wrong statement about who we as southerners choose to celebrate.

We are only two years removed from bringing down the Confederate flag at the state capitol. And while it was a good step in the right direction, the fact that it was even up there in the 21st century shows that the South still has a lot to work to do in reconciling its racial relations, South Carolina being a prime example of this. In the heart of Charleston stands an 80-foot statue to John C. Calhoun — a man who argued that slavery was a “positive good” for enslaved persons.

As Americans, we need to look at our history — our complete history — and decide if these are the men who best represent our values. Are they who we want our children looking up to as role models? As a history student, I fully recognize the importance of preserving our history. But that does not mean we have to deify these men.

Preservation is not placing them on a pedestal or a monument; it’s placing them in a history book.

That’s where a lesson is learned. Currently, the only lesson many of our monuments teach is, with enough power and money, morality is not the standard for remembrance.

Keep national parks accessible for everyone The Tr u mp a d m i n i s t r a t i o n’s relationship with the National Park Service has been rock y so far. Last month, the National Park Service announced plans Casey to sha r ply i ncrease Brayton ent r y fee s to 17 of Third-year America’s most iconic marine science student nat iona l t rea su re s.

St a r t i ng nex t yea r, it w ill cost cars $70 —i nstead of $25 or $30 — to enter public parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, Shenandoah and t he Grand Canyon during peak season, fees wh ich a re i nsu r mou nt able for some low-income fam ilies a nd individuals.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke holds that the fee increases will be used to repair the parks’ roads, campgrounds and bathrooms and “will help ensure t hat [t he parks] are protected and preserved in perpet uit y and t hat v isitors enjoy a world-class experience that mirrors the amazing destinations they are visiting.”

T he Nat ion a l Pa rk S er v ic e must “conser ve the scener y” of ou r publ ic la nds a nd “prov ide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner ... as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations,” an instruction t hat revea ls t he f r ic t ion of managing public parks, marine or

terrestrial: preserve for use, but leave unchanged. Preserve, and yet use. It is incredibly difficult, and very expensive, to fulfi ll the duty of national parks when they are tasked with keeping large tracts of land pristine, when those lands are also are bombarded with millions of visitors each year.

The back log of national park maintenance is currently nearly $13 billion. My problem is not with national parks needing money. My problem is that these fees are being imposed on top of the $168 million budget decrease proposed by the Tr u mp ad m i n ist rat ion. W h ile the increased fees will bring in an estimated $70 million, this is not enough to totally offset the deficit of f u nd i ng for nat ional park s.

Zinke has additionally proposed leasing national park lands to oil companies for drilling.

E s sent ia l ly, Z i n ke is slowly clo si ng t he door s to n at ion a l park s. These fees decrease access to nat ional park s wh ile simultaneously exacerbating the problems of disrepair and industrial destruction. Narrowing access to national parks and sanctuaries is one of the worst things the Trump administration is doing for the environment and for Americans.

A me r ic a ne e d s it s n at io n a l park s now more t han ever. To stop environmental destruction at its source, we need more men and women who are w illing to

stand-up to their congressional representat ives, t heir senators and their president. To combat environmental destruction in the era of climate change, we need to c reate a new generat ion of American citizens willing to fight for new wastewater laws, carbon regulations and renewable energies.

It is impossible to pass through a nat iona l pa rk , ter rest r ia l or marine, and leave unaffected by t he majest y of our countr y. By increasing visitation in national pa rk s, we ca n create a new generation of stewards. To endure the uncertainty of climate change, our parks must certainly remain open – they must if we are to keep faith with future generations and serve the men and women of today.

Lamenting the deeply divided state of American politics in the 21st century is so commonplace that it has almost become cliche. The partisan divide on many issues is so deeply entrenched that real reform seems nearly impossible, with ideologues on both sides content with having the debates go around in endless circles and allowing Washington to fall into gridlock hell. While division on many issues is understandable, one topic that simply doesn’t deserve its highly politicized status is the environment.

Though one would never guess it from listening to today’s dogmatic conservative talk show hosts, climate change used to be an issue that was seen as bipartisan and without any deep political connotations.

The transformation of climate change from a scientific issue to a political one really doesn’t make sense when one considers the facts. The majority of Americans, including those in red states, believe that climate change is occurring, and the scientific community has reached a clear consensus that climate change is a problem that needs addressing.

By choosing to vociferously oppose any and all climate action, the GOP has alienated itself from the average American and has been reduced to an anti-science party that seems to defy common sense in the name of ideological purity. This is too bad, because there are ways of addressing climate issues that are in line with the conservative positions of free markets and limited government.

Take for instance carbon taxes. While many conservatives instinctively balk at any notion of raising taxes, carbon taxes are believed by some economists to be a way of actually reducing the overall extent of government meddling in the economy while simultaneously serving to protect the environment. A conservative group calling itself the Climate Leadership Council has proposed a carbon tax plan that is revenueneutral, meaning that despite the tax, the government won’t actually receive any more money as the policy includes paying taxpayers back with dividends to offset the costs of higher carbon prices.

With such a tax in place, it would also be possible to roll back the Obama-era EPA regulations that so many conservatives loathe. The possibilit y of rolling back those regulations has earned the carbon tax proposal the unlikely support from the CEO of Exxon Mobile, with the reasoning that a tax on emissions is overall far less burdensome to industry than a proliferation of suffocating regulations.

C on s er v at i ve pro -m a rk et p a r t ie s elsewhere i n t he world have a l ready embraced the carbon tax approach. In 2008, the British Columbia Liberal Party, a party that is somewhat analogous to our own GOP, introduced a wildly popular carbon tax that proved efficient in reducing carbon emissions while not hampering economic activity in the slightest. Another potential market-based solution is a cap-and-trade s ystem, wh ich has proven to be ver y cost effective and successful in reducing emissions without killing businesses. It is possible to protect the environment without ruining the economy.

Seeing American conservatives shoot t hemselves in t he foot by ref using to e v e n c o n s ide r t he s e o p t io n s o u t of sheer stubbornness can be infuriating if you’re right of center and care about the environment. At this point, the science is largely settled, and the GOP is losing face by ignoring the issue. By refusing to consider effective ways of preventing climate change, the GOP has effectively allowed the Democrats to present themselves as the party of science and common sense environmentalism. Refusing to combat climate change does nothing for the GOP, and the part y will have to abandon its current stance if it wants to remain relevant in the future.

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New pitching coach Meade acclimating with USC Shelby Beckler @SBECKLER13

The South Carolina baseball team has welcomed a new face to its coaching staff.

Former Michigan State pitching coach Skylar Meade was hired as the Gamecocks’ new pitching coach to fill in for the absence of Jerry Meyers, who took an indefinite medical leave of absence on Nov. 3.

Meade made the decision to take the job at South Carolina very quickly after he talked to head coach Mark Kingston. According to Meade, the decision was “pretty easy” for his family.

South Carolina baseball is not foreign to Meade, who started coaching at the collegiate level at the time South Carolina won back-to-back national championships under former head coach and current athletics director Ray Tanner.

“This spring being able to coach down here and see the atmosphere live and in person was outstanding,” Meade said. “I felt like I had a real good impression and that was one of the things that I think made it a little more easier with our team at Michigan State, them having played here so those guys fully understood when this opportunity arose.”

Meade only looked forward when the South Carolina opportunity came into place for him, despite the challenge of coming into the program in the mid-preseason. Meade said he was able to see the South Carolina team on Monday to get a feel for the upcoming preseason.

“It was exciting just to watch them play catch and do a little bit of work,” Meade said.

Meade is looking forward to seeing the South Carolina baseball coaching system progress each day as the young Gamecocks grow and get stronger.

Although Meade doesn’t believe he has been able able to fully see what the Gamecocks are capable of during offseason practice, he’s confident in his knowledge of how each player’s body moves.

The first three weeks of preseason for Meade are very vital. Meade said he places large emphasis on keeping communication constant during the winter

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Under Meade’s direction in 2016, Michigan State pitchers set a school record with 466 strikeouts. holiday break to prepare for the start of the season on Jan. 16.

“It is going to be over t he top amou nt of communication,” Meade said. “But I think that’s the only way that you can get ready for February and then be ready for March once SEC time rolls around.”

To connect with his players, Meade has talked to them about their pitching styles, and has discussed their improvement goals for the season. Several pitchers wanted to make strides with their grips.

“It’s a blast to be out there. All of the guys, not just the pitchers, that I have met, carry themselves very, very well,” Meade said. “They are a humble group from what I can tell, in phone conversations, ... just texting different guys throughout the day.”

Whether a pitcher is big and strong or small and

fast, Meade said his goal is to help develop the player as much as possible. He is not concerned with a pitcher’s ability to call the right pitch and look smart, but rather his ability to throw the best pitch and stay committed.

“I never would say that there’s a certain type of arm that I have to have as a pitching coach,” Meade said.

“I think my job is to adapt to a system that the ability they have and then adjust the system accordingly.”

Meade said he seeks to establish deep pitching depth for South Carolina’s program. There is not a handbook for his new position as South Carolina’s pitching coach, but his goal is to be prepared as possible for whatever may come. With training and recruiting, the journey has only begun for the Gamecocks’ new pitching coach.

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Jake Bentley amassed 390 passing yards and three touchdowns vs. South Florida in the Birmingham Bowl.

‘Tis the season: Potential bowl game destinations for USC Ethan Lomas @ETHANLOMAS15

With the bowl season quick ly approaching, college football fans are hoping their team will head somewhere warm to play.

For the Gamecocks, it appears this could be the case.

With multiple sources releasing bowl game projections, one thing has remained in common: They have South Carolina heading to play in one of the bowls hosted by the Sunshine State.

After a loss to in-state rival Clemson to end the regular season, head coach Will Muschamp and his team look to rebound and get a bowl game victory before heading into the offseason.

With a final mark of 8-4, the Gamecocks will most likely find themselves in a better bowl game compared to last year’s Birmingham Bowl against South Florida.

This year, the Gamecocks are projected to land in more familiar bowls. Among the predictions, David Hale of ESPN has the Gamecocks landing in Tampa, Florida for the Outback Bowl against a mid-tier Big Ten team. Teams that the Gamecocks could face include Michigan State and Northwestern.

The Spartans finished the year with a 9-3 record, and were tied for second in the Big Ten East division.

The Spartans showed flashes of being a threat in the Big Ten this year. Wins over Michigan and Penn State displayed these moments. However, a 48-3 loss to Ohio State showed that the Spartans still have work to do to compete for a Big Ten Championship in the future. A matchup in the Outback Bowl would be the first for the two teams and would feature two good defenses with offenses that have struggled at this season.

Northwestern is a team that has surprised a lot of people this year at times, but it has also fallen into old patterns. Northwestern’s strength of schedule was 65th overall compared to the Gamecocks,’ which ranked third in that category. Other than the Wildcats’ win over Michigan State, they haven’t had to play the toptier opponents in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin and Penn State, the two best teams on their schedule, along with ACC opponent Duke.

CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm also has the Gamecocks facing the Wildcats in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 30, which would be the second matchup all-time between these teams. The first was a Northwestern victory in 1962.

Another destination for the Gamecocks could be Orlando for the Citrus Bowl, facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, according to Jason Kirk. This would be the first meeting between these teams since 1984 — two years before Lou Holtz became the head coach of the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame is 9-3 on the year and has some very impressive wins against teams such as NC State, Southern California and Michigan State. In addition to this, Notre Dame’s losses have been against very competitive teams. If the Gamecocks were to play Notre Dame, Muschamp and Co. would have to face Brian Kelly’s seasoned squad that turned its play around after last year’s debacle of a season.

A ndrew M iller of Post and Courier has an interesting and unique prediction for the Gamecocks.

He has South Carolina possibly landing in Jacksonville, Florida for the Taxslayer.com Bowl against an ACC opponent or in the Music City Bowl in Nashville against Michigan, both of which would be very competitive matchups for South Carolina. While Nashville would be a cold weather environment, Michigan is not a new opponent for the Gamecocks.

Most South Carolina fans remember what happened in the team’s last last matchup in 2013. A rematch would feature two teams coming off a loss to their rivals and looking to rebound. It’s a matchup that would get a lot of buzz due to the recent history between these teams.

Based on these predictions, it seems that a matchup with Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl or the Music City Bowl against Michigan are the two that make the most sense for the Gamecocks. Northwestern is similar in talent level to the Gamecocks and it would be a very competitive game. Meanwhile, Michigan vs. South Carolina is a matchup college football fans will want to see, and would receive a large amount of attention.

A ll of the bowl games and matchups will be announced at 12 p.m. Sunday on ESPN.

The defense for Stanford relies heavily on the play from junior midfielder Andi Sullivan and sophomore defender Tierna Davidson. Sullivan was named the Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and Davidson was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year, and both were named semi-fi nalists for the Hermann Trophy, alongside Macario.

South Carolina is coming into this match without allowing a goal in the NCAA Tournament so far.

Much of that has to do with the play of sophomore defender Grace Fisk along with the rest of the backline and the outstanding play of sophomore goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski. Fisk has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and has been named a semi-fi nalist for the Hermann Trophy. With the help of Fisk, the defense has only allowed nine goals this season, while Krzeczowski has registered 16 shutouts on the season.

A key to this game will be how well defensively Sout h Carolina plays early in t he match. In Stanford’s last match, the team scored four goals in a matter of 21 minutes.

“We are very good defensively; we have been all year,” head coach Shelly Smith said. “And against [Stanford], we have to be very disciplined. We know we have a team that will make it difficult for them to score.”

The play f rom SEC For ward of t he Year Savannah McCask ill w ill be cr ucial for t he Gamecocks’ success. Along with Fisk, McCaskill has been named a semi-fi nalist for the Hermann Trophy. McCaskill is tied with sophomore forward Elexa Bahr for the most goals on the team this season with eight, with five of those goals being game-winners.

Along with her scoring ability, McCaskill has done a tremendous job of getting her teammates involved on the offensive side of the ball, recording nine assists this season and creating holes in defenses that other players can exploit for scoring opportunities.

“We can’t get to the next game unless we get past Stanford,” McCaskill said. “It’s going to be a hard game. It’s a battle between two great teams that have earned the right to be there, so we have to be 100 percent focused on Stanford.”

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