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For the fourteenth year in a row, USC’s undergraduate program for international bu si ness educat ion was ranked best in the United States by the annual U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” guide.

But what u n iver sit y off icials are trumpet ing is the guide’s recognition of USC ’s s t r on g f o c u s on st udent success. The magazine praises USC for its strong undergraduate resea rch a nd creat ive p r oj e c t s i n it i at i v e , it s commitment to first-year students and the number of l i v i n g a nd le a r n i n g communities on campus.

Overall, USC was ranked as t he 52nd best publ ic u n iver sit y i n A mer ic a .

Clemson University bested USC, coming in at No. 23.

“While we’re obviously proud of our international business program for being t he be st i n t he nat ion, t here a re severa l ot her outstanding undergraduate programs t hat were recognized by the guide,” said Helen Doerpinghaus, Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Underg raduate Studies . “W hen students and families are looking for prospective colleges, they care about quality.”

USC’s first-year efforts have been praised by the magazine, University 101 Director Dan Friedman said.

“Our data tell us t hat st udent s who t a ke Un i ver s it y 101 a re significantly more likely to persist to their sophomore y e a r,” Fr i e d m a n s a i d . “ We’ve k now n t h is for a long t i me , but we’ve recent ly been able to determine what it is about the course that leads to this success.”

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Carolina Dining spent $1.2 m illion on renovat ions, improvements and new facilities while students were away this s u m mer. T he projec t s were funded by Sodexho and didn’t come f rom t a x payer dollars, according to the University.

“We took our annual survey t his spring, and when people talk to us, we try to make the changes they want,” said Mike Scheffres , operations manager for Carolina Dining. “We try to take what the students say seriously and make it happen.”

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1. A second Einstein Bros. Bagels, which seats 60, will take the place of Sidewalk Café in the Humanities Office Building. Dining officials said they hope the second location will reduce wait times for the popular bagel joint.

“We’ve seen how popular Einstein’s is,” said Cynthia Steele, marketing manager for Carolina Dining. “It’s something our students seem to really like.”

T.I. talks movies, music Famous rapper discusses his upcoming film, the saturated hip hop music scene and his drive to stand out in a crowd.

2. Zia Juice t ransformed into Freshens, a national chain with larger offerings including frozen yogurt. It received both a cosmetic and menu makeover this summer. It, along with Horseshoe Deli and Café Verde, will remain open until 3 a.m. on weeknights.

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3. Where Soup Man once stood is a healthy eating center, where glutenfree menu options and menu selections with reduced calories will be served. Scheffres said more students are asking for gluten-free options and the University wanted to take a proactive stance to provide more healthy options on campus.

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Tete a tete 4. Burger King received a re-facing, touted by dining officials as the first of its kind in the nation. It gives the burger chain a more modern presence inside the Russell House.

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5. The salad bar, which saw long wait times in the past during peak times, is now larger and in the place of the former Mongolian Grill. A larger grill, complete with more offerings including fried mushrooms, onion rings and hot dogs, took the place of the former salad and grill area.

6. The Garden Toss, a salad bar, is replacing the Mongolian Grill. After seeing a decrease in traffic, Carolina Dining is hoping to move the Mongolian Grill to another on-campus dining locale, but isn’t sure where its new home will be.

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The Universit y of South Carolina raised $117.6 million during the past year from more than 47,000 donors, breaking a record in both money raised and donors who supported the University.

It ’s t he t h i rd ye a r i n a row t he University has raised more than $100 million and a 9.4 percent increase from 2009 when the University raised $107.5 million.

“Th is year’s ca mpa ig n success is validation of donor confidence in the University’s core mission of teaching, research and outreach,” USC President Harris Past ides said in a statement.

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alumni and friends came through with unprecedented support during a very difficult budget year.”

The record intake is in direct contrast to a national trend, which shows private giving to educational institutions down 3 percent because of the sluggish economy.

It’s also all t he more crucial now, university leaders say, because of the deep budget cuts the University has seen from the General Assembly.

“People are still very uncertain about what the economy is going to do,” said Michelle Dodenhoff , vice president of development and alumni relations. “But they’re certain an investment in the University of South Carolina is a good investment.”

Federal stimulus money, which helped the University withstand the reduction from legislators, will expire in 2011. That means the University’s $1.1 billion, eight campus budget could see more hits in the future.

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Survey says one in five Americans believe Obama is Muslim

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Haley spoke at the State House May 14. She wants to allocate more money to technical colleges.

Haley sets education agenda IRMO — Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that South Carolina’s long fragmented funding system for public schools must be simplified to give every student a quality education.

The three-term state House member also called on the state to spend more on students living in poverty, vowing she would put ideas talked about for years by lawmakers back at the center of debate if elected governor.

“Nikki Haley as governor cares about equities in educat ion across t his state,” she said while campaigning outside an Irmo high school. “If we take care of education in South Carolina, we take care of the economy, we take care of jobs. It is the core of everything.”

It was Haley’s second set of proposals in as many weeks. Last week, she released an economic plan that also featured ideas legislators have rejected, such as eliminating the corporate income tax, the state’s third-largest source of revenue.

She would not talk about her support of helping parents send their children to private schools, an idea she’s previously advocated, other than to say she’d sign a private school choice bill if it reached her desk as governor.

Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen criticized her on that issue Wednesday, when he too called for comprehensive tax reform so that all children get the same education opportunities. He vowed to veto any private school choice bill and said it’s time for the state to support public education, saying lawmakers have wasted years bashing it. That includes, he said, not laying off any more teachers in budget cuts and undoing testing and paperwork mandates.

Both candidates say education is key to the state’s ability to compete for jobs and to increase residents’ quality of life, in a state that’s struggled with recordhigh unemployment.

Lawmakers have said for years the state’s funding formulas for education, which date to 1977, need overhauled, but they’ve yet to tackle it. State schools chief Jim Rex, the lone statewide Democrat, has spent much of his term trying to ramp up support for the issue, but received no traction in the Legislature.

WA S HIN G T O N — P re sident Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily, a White House official said Thursday, trying to tamp down growing doubts about the president’s religion.

A new poll showed that nearly one in five people, or 18 percent, believe Obama is Muslim. That was up from 11 percent who said so in March 2009. The survey also showed that just 34 percent said Obama is Christian, down from 48 percent who said so last year. The largest share of people, 43 percent, said they don’t know his religion.

W hite House spokesman Bill Burton said most Americans care more about the economy and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “they are not reading a lot of news about what religion the president is.” He commented on A ir Force One as Obama headed for a vacation in Massachusetts on Martha’s Vineyard.

Burton added, “The president is obviously a Christian. He prays everyday.”

The sur vey, conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center and its aff iliated Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, is based on inter views conducted before the controversy over whether Muslims should be permitted to construct a mosque near the World Trade Center site. Obama has said he believes Muslims have the right to

build an Islamic center there, though he’s also said he won’t take a position on whether they should actually build it.

I n a s e p a r at e p ol l b y T i m e magazine/A BT SR BI conducted Mond a y a nd Tue s d ay — a f t er Ob a m a’s c o m me nt s ab out t he mosque — 24 percent said they think he is Muslim, 47 percent said they think he is Christian and 24 percent didn’t know or didn’t respond.

In addition, 61 percent opposed building the Muslim center near the Trade Center site and 26 percent said they favor it.

The Pew poll found that about t hree in 10 of Obama’s f iercest political rivals, Republicans and conservatives, say he is a Muslim.

That is up significantly from last year and far higher than the share of Democrats and liberals who say so. But even among his supporters, the number saying he is a Christian has fallen since 2009, with just 43 percent of blacks and 46 percent of Democrats saying he is Christian.

Among independents, 18 percent say Obama is Muslim — up from 10 percent last year.

Pew analysts attribute the findings to attacks by his opponents and Oba ma’s l i m ited at tenda nce at religious services, particularly in contrast with Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, whose worship was more public.

Andrew Kohut, the Pew Research Center’s director, said the confusion partly reflects “the intensification of negative views about Obama among his critics.” Alan Cooperman, the Pew Forum’s associate director for research, said that with the public hearing little about Obama’s religion, “maybe there’s more possibility for other people to make suggestions that the president is this or he’s really that or he’s really a Muslim.”

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Obama departs the White House in Washington, Thursday, to board Marine One.

Former soldier attempts to smuggle fourteen rare falcon eggs LONDON — A former special forces soldier was jailed Thursday for attempting to sneak out of Britain with a stash of 14 rare peregrine falcon eggs hidden in socks strapped to his body.

Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, was trying to get to Dubai, where falconry is a national sport and such eggs can fetch 5,000 pounds ($11,000) each on the black market.

He was caught when a cleaner spotted him behaving suspiciously in a business class lounge at Birmingham International Airport on May 3.

Lendrum originally told police he was carrying storebought chicken eggs, which he said he used to treat a bad back, but he pleaded guilty Thursday at Warwick Crown Court, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of London.

He sat with his arms crossed and his head bowed for nearly the entire hearing.

Prized in falconry for their phenomenal speed — they are thought to reach up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour when they dive — the birds are a protected species under British law.

Judge Christopher Hodson said Lendrum’s crime hurt not only the local area “but in some measure to the planet and its future” and sentenced him to 30 months in jail.

Lendrum, an Irish citizen, has previous convictions for stealing rare eggs in Canada and Zimbabwe. A former member of the special forces of Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known before its independence, he has apparently put his military training to use — at various points either rappelling down a cliff or lowering himself from a helicopter to reach particularly remote nests.

Guy Shorrock, with The Royal Societ y for the Protection of Birds, said he believed Lendrum had been stealing eggs for years.

“It’s clearly very lucrative,” he said. “He has a very good buyer in the Middle East for these birds and he probably receives tens of thousands of pounds (dollars) for his trouble.”

Retired police officer Andy McWilliam, who worked on the case for the National Wildlife Crime Unit, said he was hoping to meet Lendrum behind bars to learn more about his tactics.

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Jeffrey Lendrum is led into Warwick Crown Court in central England on Thursday. made sure they were kept warm. Eleven out of the 14 have hatched, and most of the falcon chicks have since been returned to wild.

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Carolina welcomes first believed set of triplets Three siblings from Gamecock family start four-year journey together Sara Hartley

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What do early education, business and engineering students all have in common? They’re triplets.

Katy, Allison and Joe Harden, of Greenville, are all attending the University of South Carolina as first-year students this fall. University officials can’t remember the last set of triplets to simultaneously attend USC, and records of such an occurrence in the past don’t exist.

“My dad and my older sister attended USC and we’ve all been really big Gamecock fans our entire lives so it wasn’t a hard choice when we got accepted,” said Allison, a first-year business student.

Each triplet applied to at least one other school, but their mother, Karen Harden, said they were set on USC once they got their acceptance letters.

“We are huge Gamecock fans,” Karen said. “Carolina was always something they wanted to do.”

The family has had season tickets for 28 years and the triplets’ father, Allan Harden, has only missed two home games since he attended USC. “I’ve been to a lot of games,” Katy said. “My family will tailgate when we get here and do the whole deal.”

Having attended football games with his dad since he was young, Joe knows campus. Katy also visited Carolina and stayed with her older sister, Kimberly Harden, who graduated from USC in 2007.

W hile Kat y and A llison are both living on the Women’s Quad in McClintock and Wade Hampton, their brother Joe will be across campus in Columbia Hall.

“I’m sure we’ll see each other once in a while,” Katy said.

Katy will be studying early education, which she picked after taking a teacher cadet class during her

senior year at Mauldin High School in Greenville.

Joe said he is excited to begin work ing on his engineering degree and is most looking forward to his electrical engineering class this fall.

Though he also looked at Clemson University for engineering, he said the smaller class sizes and helpful application process at USC helped seal the deal on his college decision.

“We have a unique kind of support group,” Joe said.

“I’ve already told them if they need anything just to call me.”

Of course, being a triplet has another benefit as well.

“On our birthday we get three cakes instead of just one,” Katy said laughing. “We always look forward to that.”

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DONORS ● Continued from 1A “ We h a v e t o k e e p exploring all sources of revenue so we can provide a first-class education for our students,” Dodenhoff said.

“With a lack of state funds, it increases the importance of philanthropy.”

T he new $18 m i l l ion Fr it z Hol l i ng s Libr a r y a nd t he Col lege World Ser ie s w i n have r a ised the University’s visibility, Dodenhoff said. But most of the fundraising is matching projects and opportunities with donors passionate in the same areas, Dodenhoff said.

“You explore with them, you learn about them, and you find out what they’re interested in,” she said.

And then you try to match something the University is doing with what their passions are. You want to

engage them.”

Of t he record hau l, $30 million was raised in a private donation that’s set to be announced in a press conference Sept. 17.

Doden hof f decl i ned to discuss the nature of the donat ion or t he donors until that date, only saying the donors were a couple w it h an “amazing stor y and a great passion for the University.”

A l most $30 m i l l ion w i l l go to schola r sh ips for students . Another $65 million is designated for program improvements, research and outreach, and $13.5 million is slated for facilit y construction and improvement.

More t han $5 million came in t he form of unrestricted gifts , which the university can use for any purpose. $3.9 will go towards facult y assistant and support.

Doden hof f sa id t he Un iver sit y pla n s to go p u b l i c w it h a “c a p it a l campaign with bold and aggressive goals” in fall 2011.

“A nd I’m confident we can meet them,” she said.

“Everyday, I’m more and more i mpressed w it h the students, faculty and programs this universit y offers to its donors.”

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USC charity hopes to win Pepsi Refresh Dance Marathon participates in online fundraising competition Jonathan Battaglia

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Student leaders of Dance M a rat hon, a n a n nua l 24-hour event that raises money for the Palmetto He a lt h C h i ld r e n’s Hospital , are taking the organization’s budget cuts i nt o t he i r ow n h a nd s .

Dance Marathon is one of over a thousand charitable orga n izat ions i n t he running for a $25,000 prize f rom t he Pepsi Ref resh Project.

Da nce Ma rat hon is one of ma ny st udent organizations attempting t o c o p e w it h S t u d e nt Government organization budget cuts. “ We h a v e t o b e a s creative as we can,� Dance Marathon Director Ray Curbelo said. “Someone came up with this idea, and we were like ‘why not?’�

Supporters can vote for Dance Marathon on the Pepsi Refresh Web site, Facebook or through text messaging. As of Thursday night, Dance Marat hon was in 36th place for the funding — up from 325th place just a week and a half ago. When the voting

ends on Aug. 31, the top 10 organizations will receive the $25,000.

The money w ill help put on t he 2011 Da nce M a r at ho n , t o b e he ld Feb. 25 to 26. The sound, lights, stage and DJ are the biggest expenses for the event, according to Dance Marathon’s website.

Curbelo said he hopes w i n n i ng t he pr ize w il l allow them to reach their goal of $175,000 for next year’s event. This year’s Dance Marat hon raised over $147,000. “This is going to be the biggest and best Dance M a r a t h o n y e t ,� s a i d Cu rbelo, a fou r t h-year

global supply chain and finance student . “Because we lost funding, we have to find another way to make it happen.�

Curbelo said he has been talking to family, friends and Universit y advisors about how he can get the word out about the contest. “ We h ave t he whole universit y behind us, so there’s no reason we can’t get the money,� Carbelo said.

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SC higher education expected to benefit from new governor Haley, Sheheen make fresh plans for unviersities Jonathan Battaglia

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Gov. Mark Sanford and Sout h Carolina’s higher e duc at ion s y s t e m h ave long been at odds, but this November’s gubernatorial race could provide an easing of t e n s io n s , s a y s US C political science professor Robert Oldendick.

Republican Nikki Haley, a state representative from Lexington , and Democrat Vincent Sheheen , a state s e n at or f rom C a mde n , a re c r a f t i ng t hei r ow n plans for South Carolina’s u n iversit ies. No mat ter

who is elected on Nov. 2, Oldendick said, a fresh face will help.

“Sanford’s stance with h igher educat ion was contentious and not very positive,” said Oldendick, the executive director for Institute for Public Service a nd Pol ic y Re s e a r c h .

“With Haley or Sheheen, the relationship has to be more positive, at least at the start.”

Sa n ford h a s publ ic ly sparred with USC administration over tuition hikes, state funding and the Innovista research district project. This year, tuition shot up 6.9 percent amid a $25 million cut in state funding. Sanford has also asked universities to halt construction projects.

As of yet, the Sheheen a nd Ha ley ca mpa ig ns have not released explicit h igher educat ion pla ns.

O n T hu r s d a y, H a le y ’s campaig n laid out t heir educat ion pla n, but did not ment ion t he st ate’s universities in the release.

A Haley representative was not immediately available to comment.

In an Aug. 11 statement, Haley expressed support for g reater f u nd i ng for technical colleges. These schools, the release said, educate 52 percent of South Carolina’s undergraduates but only get 20 percent of the funding. Traditional fou r-yea r u n iver sit ie s were not mentioned in the statement.

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made the threat to South Carolina’s schools explicit long before this morning,” Fowler said in a statement T hu r s d a y. “ No w s h e’s eliminated all doubt: Nikki Haley’s education plan is Mark Sanford’s education plan, and nothing more.”

I n Sheheen’s pl a n to create jobs for Sout h Carolinians, he promoted “responsible invest ment in our universit ies” and keeping graduates in the state.

“For a decade, Sout h Carolina has disinvested in our four year colleges, w h i le No r t h C a r o l i n a a nd G eorg ia have been usi ng t heir u n iversit ies as eng i nes of econom ic g row t h ,” Shehe en s a id in t he statement. “This

failure has badly damaged South Carolina’s ability to compete for the economic opportunity our residents want and deserve.”

Oldendick said Sheheen’s track record has generally been favorable to the state’s u n iver sit ie s . Sheheen’s f a t h e r, Fr e d S h e h e e n , wa s head of t he S.C .

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“I n t he leg islat u re, Sheehen has been pret t y p o sit ive for ou r universit ies,” Oldendick said. “But for him as well, it’s too early to tell.”

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“There is some u ncer taint y w it h Haley becau se she hasn’t sa id much about higher education,” Oldendick said.

“Some t h i n k she m ight have a close affiliation with Sanford, but it’s too early too tell.”

South Carolina Democratic Part y Chairman, Carol Fowler, said Haley would continue the cuts started by Sanford.

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SC mother accused of killing children First hearing held in Orangeburg murder case, admits to staging crime scene Meg Kinnard The Associated Press

ORANGEBURG — The red evidence tape has been removed, yet the horror of what police say happened inside room 31 won’t soon be forgotten.

A South Carolina mother is accused of suffocating her two small children in the room, then strapping them into their car seats and driving the vehicle to a boat ramp, letting it roll into a river.

“When we will see that room, we will just remember the children, how painful they must have been that night,” motel owner Renuka Patel said. “How can she do that, to those children?”

Patel spoke outside the Orangeburg courtroom where 29-year-old Shaquan Duley made her fi rst appearance before a judge Wednesday. Duley, who is unemployed, told authorities she smothered the boys after a fight with her own mother, who she said constantly badgered her about her failures as a parent and inability to fi nancially provide for her family. She initially told investigators the boys drowned after her car plunged into a river early Monday morning but later admitted she staged the scene.

She has been remorseful, her attorney said.

“She’s tearful, as anybody would be under these circumstances,” defense attorney Carl B. Grant said after a brief hearing. “She’s been very sad, very remorseful about all of this stuff, all of the allegations.”

Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams has said Duley expressed little remorse when she confessed to killing her two young sons, ages 2 years and 18 months.

About 80 relatives, friends and curious onlookers attended Wednesday’s hearing, Duley’s fi rst court appearance since she was charged with two counts of murder.

Her family has largely kept silent about her arrest, but before the hearing, her sister said she think Williams’ portrayal of events has been fair.

“I don’t feel that he’s dragging my sister through the mud,” she said outside the home she shared with her mother, sister, niece and nephews. “I actually feel that he’s speaking fairly compassionately on her part.”

Adriane Duley said her family has been too overwhelmed by the media attention to do day-to-day tasks such as taking out the trash or getting the mail, let alone grieving and planning two funerals.

“I’ve had enough,” she said. “My family needs their privacy.”

Shaquan Duley’s mother, Helen Duley, told a Columbia television station that her daughter is a loving person who became overwhelmed.

“There is a deep hurt. This is a very dark time in our lives,” Helen Duley told WLTX-TV in Columbia. “I’m asking people not to judge her for what’s she’s done but to understand that we all have problems and we never know when things might get out of hand. That’s why it’s important not to keep things bottled up in you, but to let somebody know and out of this tragedy, we feel like somebody will be blessed because if you have a problem, please seek help.”

A date for a bail hearing has not been set, and Grant said he would wait until then to lay out more details of his client’s case.

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Judge Derrick Dash speaks to Shaquan Duley, 29, during her arrangement on murder charges after confessing to suffocating her two toddlers.

“There’s more to be said, but this is not the place to say it,” said Grant, who was retained by Duley’s family Tuesday and had not yet reviewed her confession. “I know the world wants to know, ‘What happened with Shaquan Duley?’ That will come out.”

Duley lived with her sons, a 5-year-old daughter and her mother in a rented home in Orangeburg. Out of work and estranged from the children’s father, she relied on her mother for support. But after the two argued Sunday night, Williams said, Duley left her daughter at the house and drove 2-year-old Devean C. Duley and 18-month-old Ja’van T. Duley to a motel several miles away.

Late that night, in a corner room tucked at the back of the rundown, one-story complex, Duley suffocated the boys with her hands, Williams said. She then strapped them back into their car seats, drove to a boat ramp some 10 miles away and rolled the car into the slow-moving water, investigators said.

Funeral services for both boys will be Friday.

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President’s beliefs called into question One in five Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll. One would think this misconception would have become less common since Obama took office in January 2009, but according to the Pew survey, the number of people who believe this has increased from 11 percent in March 2009 to 18 percent.

Where are Americans getting their information about Obama’s religious beliefs? According to Pew, 6 0 p erc ent of t ho s e w ho b el ie ve Ob a m a “Obama’s making is a Muslim said they learned that from the a smart choice by media.

Of t he mistaken keeping religion p e o p l e p o l l e d , 1 0 percent said t hey out of politics.” learned about Obama’s beliefs by personally observing his behaviors and speeches. The poll was taken prior to Obama’s recent statements supporting the building of a mosque near the World Trade Center site.

About 43 percent of survey participants said they did not know Obama’s religion. Past presidents ranging from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush were very public about their religious affiliation.

Obama does not mention his religion and does not make religion a major focus of his political activities.

This could be a problem if Obama wants to be reelected because a vast majority of US voters factor religious issues into their ballots choices.

According to White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton , the president communicates with his religious adviser “every single day.”

“His faith is very important to him,” Burton said.

Lack of education is the No. 1 suspect to blame for the confusion about Obama’s religion. In the past 10 years, some A mericans have been using “Muslim” synonymously with words like “terrorist” and “anti-American.” These assumptions are ignorant and reflect poorly on our country, which has ideas of religious tolerance woven into its historic foundations.

Just because the president has a name with potential Muslim origins does not mean he has a hidden terrorist agenda and thinking such is as ignorant as saying that every Hispanic with the name Jesus is as pious as the Christian messiah.

A not her c au se for m isconcept ions may be dissatisfaction with Obama’s policy during his time in office. Disagreeing with someone’s politics should not be grounds for making assumptions that they are blatantly lying about their religion.

The Pew poll also asked participants if they thought Obama himself mentioned his religious faith too much, too little or about the right amount.

53 percent responded “the right amount.” Maybe Obama’s making a smart choice by keeping religion out of politics. It seems ridiculous not to believe the president’s stance on one of his most intimate personal beliefs. The same people who think Obama is Muslim would likely be offended if they were questioned about their beliefs. Americans need to stop believing conspiracy theories, learn to think critically and start accepting different cultures and ideas. We trust the president to keep our country in working order. It’s time to stop being ignorant and trust his personal religious stance as well.

Record-breaking freshman class to increase Overcrowded campus, lack of housing diversity, provide more revenue for Carolina unfair to new students, upperclassmen This fall, USC has welcomed its largest freshman class ever with 4,400 new students. While many people think the population growth is a bad thing, I can see how the University will benefit from the increase.

The University’s mission statement reads, “The University’s mission is to educate the state’s diverse citizens through teaching, research, creative activity, and service.” If the administration, faculty and staff at Carolina thought the population i nc rea se wou ld keep t h is m ission statement from ringing true, they would not have admitted so many new students.

The University aims to provide a safe learning environment for people of every background. With an increase in student population, the diversity of the campus Kristyn is bound to expand. This will make Winch students feel more comfortable when it Second-year print comes to fi nding friends with interests journalism student and beliefs in common. Meeting people from different states, or even countries, may create a diverse dialogue among students and help others better understand their differences. Diversity on campus will also allow students to adjust more easily to a new school and environment.

Another benefit of a larger freshman class is an economic boost for the school. As a result of the recession, students who wanted to go to out-of-state schools are staying in South Carolina due to financial woes. Although USC’s tuition has increased by nearly seven percent this year, larger increases may not be needed in the future if enrollment stays high.

One major change due to t he f reshman class enrollment is the housing dilemma. R Ms may not like living with freshman students, but rooming with mentors may be very valuable to the new students.

Living with an older, experienced student gives freshmen someone to ask for guidance when dealing with difficult classes or peer pressure. Freshmen who were not placed in on-campus housing have to balance apartment living with social interaction and also have an opportunity to display responsible behavior with newfound freedom.

Yes, it’s hard to find an empty table at the Russell House, and there are freshmen living in upperclassman housing, but those are minor inconveniences. Crowded streets are just a small change when walking to class at Gambrell. The new freshmen will still have a rewarding educational experience at Carolina despite feeling like small fish in a big pond.

Stickers make families easy targets Decals of children, hobbies on cars encourage burglary W he n y o u d r o v e d o w n t he various back roads and interstates returning to school this semester, you might have noticed something wrong with our nation’s minivans.

This plag ue is called “family stickers.”

Family stickers are the stick figure families on the back windshields of vehicles, usually minivans. They are used to represent the people who ride in t hat part icular car and something that tells the road exactly what each person likes to do. The reasoning why someone would want this on the back of his or her car and family stickers’ sudden rise in popularity among middle age women is a mystery to me.

A mother may be proud of what her family does, but I am not. She can brag about how little Billy likes to play the French horn or Natalie’s luging prowess —yes the luge is a customizable option — to her friends, not the entire I-26 corridor.

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The rest of the world does not care that Dad is a cowboy or that your family has eight dogs, six of which are dead.

Some of the options available to portray your family are completely id iot ic.

I saw one recent ly t h at p or t r ayed t he Chris Bilko Fourth-year you ngest son as a print f u l l-blow n n i nja. I journalism immediately thought student to myself, “U h oh, better not rear-end the Glowacki family. There could be a dangerous ninja inside!” Some of the other ludicrous options for your family are vampire, angel and monkey.

T hese st ickers, wh ich of ten contain the names of each family member, are dangerous for t he family — especially the kids that the stickers portray.

Fa m i l y St ic k e r s i s s u e s a warning on its website that states, “Fa m i lySt ickers.com does not promote adding names to your fam ily st ickers. Adding names may be a potential danger to your fam ily.” But , for a n ex t ra t wo

dollars there is still an option to add names to each of the stick figures.

By still having just the option to tack on the names, FamilyStickers. com is showing that it does not care about safety of its customers.

The biggest safety issue for the Family Stickers customer is the objects t hey show each person possessing. If Dad has golf clubs, Mom has a wave runner, Billy has a dirt bike and Natalie has a drum set, then that presents an enticing, expensive assortment of loot for a potential robber. The burglar can just follow t he m inivan to the home, stake out the joint and rob the family blind of their most valuable possessions.

It wou ld not s u r pr ise me i f in five years there were a serial robber named “The Family Sticker Bandit” that only targets victims by what is on their car. Some kind of ban needs to be placed on the sale of these stickers. Every family does not have a ninja to protect them from home invaders.

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At 4,400 students, this year’s freshmen class is USC’s largest on record. A plague has descended upon us, one that is destined to devour us before it even passes English 101.

In general, I don’t see freshmen as a problem.

This is my first year as an upperclassmen, and my philosophy has not changed: A man is not judged by how well he treats his equals, but how well he treats his inferiors. But freshmen truly aren’t inferiors — on the contrary, incoming classes generally have higher GPAs than their predecessors.

But too much of a good thing is either debauchery or a bad thing, and unless you date freshmen, this is just a bad thing. To fit all these students, Ryan the University had to convert male Quinn halls to co-ed dorms and bunk up Third-year print freshmen girls with R Ms. Even journalism student now that we’ve found a way to jam a Tokyo subway car into a can of sardines, the problem of overcrowding is far from over.

Try to grab a meal at the Russell House around noon, as I unwisely attempted. I was trampled on the way to Taco Bell. My burrito was crushed into a quesadilla, and my hard taco betrayed its name as it was smashed to oblivion. If I had wanted the less efficient Chik-fi l-A or Burger King, I would have had to miss class.

The Strom was so full of freshmen I started stacking them on the bar to use as weight. In danger of exceeding my segregation joke quota this week, I actually considered applying Strom Thurmond’s philosophy to exercise and sending all the newcomers to Blatt. But I realized that wasn’t fair; freshmen deserve the same facilities as we do, and it is regrettable that their first year in Carolina will be an experience in crowd control.

This bewilderment at the number of students comes from someone who has been at USC for two years and knows things are supposed to calm down after the first few weeks. But this time I don’t see it ever abating to the level to which I was accustomed. I know we are trying to gain additional opportunities by enlarging the campus population, but with more people and the same amount of room, everyone’s access to existing amenities is diminished.

There are just too many freshmen. I shouldn’t have to throw tear gas into the Russell House every time I want a taco.

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“He who sings scares his woes away.”

— Miguel de Cervantes FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010

T.I. shares thoughts on career, image, transition to film Courtesy of indyhiphop.com

Grammy-winning rapper anxious to apply talents to other fields Colin Campbell

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In a phone press conference set up by Screen Gems Studios to promote upcoming action fi lm “Takers,” st a r a nd producer Tip “T.I.” Ha r r is a ns wered questions for a handful of collegiate newspapers from around the U.S. about his life, his music and where his career is headed. The Daily Gamecock was fortunate enough to be in attendance and talk with the awardwinning rapper.

Harris has enjoyed a long and successful rapping career, having been nominated for 15 Grammy awards and winning three, and “Takers” marks only his third fi lm, after “ATL” (2006) and “American Gangster” (2007). The interview began, predictably enough, with a question regarding the difficulty of the transition from music to fi lm.

The rapper-turned-actor was quick to point out the differences between the two media.

“Music is all of your thoughts, your opinions, your views and based on your principles,” T.I. said, “whereas in fi lm, your personal views take a backseat to the views of the story, told by either the writer or the director. So you’re just an instrument. As a musician you play the instrument; in a movie, as an actor, you are an instrument.”

He pointed out that the transition is what one makes of it. “As long as you’ve got a real passion for what you’re doing, if you love the story that you are a part of telling, it’s a piece of cake,” he said.

One reporter insinuated that T.I.’s recent music and MTV show, “T.I.’s Road to Redemption offers

contrasting messages to the characters he’s portrayed in mov ies, such as bad-boy lawbreakers in bot h “American Gangster” and “Takers.”

Asked what message he wants his fans to receive, he reiterated the difference between his music — focusing on his v iews and opinions — and f ilm — interpreting those of the writer and director.

Emphasizing his point, T.I. stated, “I don’t think that I should be held any more accountable to the characters that I play in my films, like ‘American Gangster’ or this new movie ‘Takers’ ... than Arnold Schwarzenegger should be held for him playing the Terminator or for him playing Commando, or any of these other violent characters that any other actor has played or has been playing for years. No one questions [Al] Pacino for playing Scarface , no one questions [Robert] De Niro’s values for playing the gangsters he played in ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Casino.’ What did they do any different?” he asked incredulously. “This is not T.I. or Clifford Harris’ message. I’m just accurately portraying what the story calls for. I’m taking what’s on the script and putting it on the screen.”

Asked where he fi nds inspiration for his fi lms, T.I. lauded his acting mentors. “I have been blessed and fortunate. My fi rst two fi lms, I got to work alongside two of the greatest actors in the game. My fi rst fi lm, ‘ATL,’ was produced by Will Smith ... I got to really learn the ropes from the biggest box office superstar in the world. And the lessons I learned there, I took with me to the set of ‘American Gangster,’ where I got to share the screen and got to pick the brain of ... arguably one of the greatest black actors ever, in Denzel Washington,” he said. “One thing that Denzel told me that stuck with me, and always will stick with me ... he said, ‘Now don’t ever let the camera catch you up. Don’t act, just be.’”

As to whether T.I.’s greatest joy still lay in music or

film, he conceded that while music is his first love, and he remains very passionate about it, “film is something new and fresh and exciting.”

He elaborated, “To me, r ight now, mu sic is oversaturated ... back when I began, back in ‘88, ‘89, when I first decided that I wanted to be a rapper, if you were to make it and become a rapper and get a v ideo a nd a record deal and go plat i nu m or go gold, man, you were something s p e c i a l . Yo u were a cut above the rest,” he said.

“But nowadays ... you tell s omeb o d y, Courtesy of trapmuzik.com ‘I’m a rapper,’ [t hey say] ‘Yeah, of course you are, ever ybody’s a rapper.’

You tell somebody, ‘Yeah, my video’s coming on MTV,’ [they respond] ‘Yeah, everybody’s video’s on MTV, YouTube, too.’ There’s no exclusivity to the artistry anymore. It’s sort of like it’s been diluted and oversaturated so much that if you want to be special, you’ve got to fi nd another way to be special. You’ve got to step outside of this and do something else,” he said. “You know I’m still going to do it because I love to do it, but the side of me that yearns to be special and exclusive and different, the side of me that wants to travel another path, I got to get out T.I. ● 8B

Military fashion, leather, lace on top this fall Variety of styles sneak into season’s wardrobe Amber Rose

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School has begun and that means it’s time to figure out a new look for fall.

Here are some trends that have been lighting up the runways this year and some easy suggestions on how to wear them.

Militar y glam is t he trend t hat has taken t he fashion world captive since last spring and is showing true staying power into the fall. The essential of this look above all else is a military-inspired jacket in an army green, a neutral color or even a basic black. Big brass buttons down the front of the jacket are a key detail not to be overlooked.

The fashion brand that has captured this trend better than any other is Balmain; sending models down the runway with roughed-up army surplus chic with sequin and chain detailing throughout. Balmain styled the jackets effortlessly with roughed-up easy knits and chunky boots.

Now, you may think this high fashion trend isn’t something that transcends into the college look very easily, but it is easy to wear this look through the fall months by purchasing tops in military green and neutral colors and wearing cargo pants or a draped skirt. Look for detailing including sequins, draping and studs. Great military coats can be found at mass retailers, including Express and Urban Outfitters.

Florals are another trend that promises to stick around this fall. This is an easy way to make those summer tank tops carry over to the cooler days of late fall. Pairing a floral tank or dress with a chunky knit sweater and throwing a low-slung wide belt over top is a trendy and functional look for fall.

Lace is a big detail for fall and an easy look to wear on those warmer Columbia days . A simple lace tank with a chunky necklace over top is a fashionable and easy look for class. Oversized lace tops are another trendy look that are great with skinny jeans and heels for a night out downtown.

The key to this look is to keep it classy and not look like you are doing the walk of shame to class in last night’s pajamas. This is a great detail that can transition from day to night easily. A lace ruff led miniskirt or a lacy detailed clutch are other great Courtesy of fashion-fame.com

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Avoid freshman fifteen with simple solutions Maintaining diet, exercise among keys to fend off unwanted weight gain Katie Crocker

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The “f resh ma n f if teen” is a plag ue upon the freshman class that looms over unsuspecting students unable to resist the carnal sins of university life. New students can be easily over whelmed at t he new opportunities of being “free” for the first time.

When asked, Kathleen Pollard, a resident d iet ic ia n at t he Nat iona l Hea lt hca re Corporation in Lexington, said the main reason students gain weight is because “your parents are not making your meals anymore, and you have to plan meals or cook yourself, which many of us haven’t done before. Plus, adjusting to college isn’t always an easy time, and many students find comfort in food.”

On USC’s campus alone there are four main dining halls and over ten specialty dining locations for hungry students to get their fi ll. Bates is notorious for its all-youcan-eat-in-one-sitting buffet that fits on one meal plan.

Off-campus dining abounds with the haven of nightlife known as Five Points and its cleaner, and perhaps classier counterpart, the Vista. While the areas cater to those on an evening out, the options, like most freshmen’s stomachs, are endless.

There are plenty of places that will happily deliver to dorms or are only a couple of minutes away and can be purchased on a tight budget. Treats from Insomnia Cookies, for example, are sinfully good, and you can order fresh-baked cookies for a buck a

piece and have them delivered right to your dorm. Or there’s IHOP on Assembly, where traditional breakfast is served up to anyone at two in the morning.

In order to keep from over-indulging in the calorie wasteland, new students should be sure to eat their meals in moderation.

They should be checking what they eat and how much of it in order to get a better understanding of how their diet is shaping up.

There is a keen need for diversity in the diet so that students are not over-consuming too much of one thing. Chicken Finger Wednesday should not be followed up by a double patty melt from the Ball Park at dinner.

Lack of exercise is another reason new students are doomed to buy larger pants by the end of their first semester. A simple way to avoid gaining the freshman fifteen is to use self-discipline and exercise daily. Many freshmen have already discovered that one of the wonders of living on campus is having to walk to their classes, which provides some light cardiovascular activity.

“A lso students tend to lack exercise,” Pollard noted. “To reduce the risk of chronic disease in adulthood, engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate activit y most days of the week. To manage body weight, 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity most days of the week and for weight loss, at least 60 to 90 minutes of daily activity.”

In order to meet the daily recommended exercise, the Blatt Physical Education Center and the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center bot h of fer ma ny way s for st udent s to bu r n of f t hose Chick-f il-A

sandwiches they indulged in at lunch. The Blatt is well known for its weight machines, and the Strom has a series of fitness classes that cater to anyone’s taste, from extreme kickboxing to more relaxing yoga.

The pleasures are aplenty on campus, and in order to stay fit and healthy, it in the new students’ best interests to create a regiment for t hemselves. College is like practice for the real world, so don’t start yourself off on an avalanche slide into obesity.

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DO YOUR WORST DOES BEST ON NEW EP RELEASE Cola-based pop-punk band uses CD to expand on sound, style Chloe Gould

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Local pop-punk band Do Your Worst headlined at New Brook land Tavern Wednesday night, launching their muchanticipated EP, “Take the Current.” With opening acts Hawaiian Shirt Day and A Brighter Life kicking off the night, the show stayed true to Do Your Worst fashion, proving to be a fun, laid-back gathering of friends and fans.

A fully costumed gorilla that originally took the stage with Hawaiian Shirt Day, and a quick in-between-set dance battle to Audio Push’s “Teach Me How to Jerk” also added to the “CD Release Party’s” killer vibe.

Do Your Worst, who made its official debut on the New Brookland Tavern lineup last fall, keeps it in the USC family with first-year education graduate student Kevin Winch on lead vocals and guitar, fifth-year

sports and entertainment management student Brett Pickert on bass, USC alumnus Cameron Morrell on guitar and vocals and A.C. Flora High School senior Colin Morrell on drums. Now playing almostmonthly gigs at the venue, the guys have found a following and are only moving forward with their new release.

With inspirations like New Found Glory, Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong, their music garners a crowd ready to have a good time and do a little bit of headbanging.

Wednesday’s set offered a nice mix of the Do Your Worst classics, tracks off the EP, brand new songs and the band’s go-to cover of Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.”

Pickert also made his vocal debut, rapping a full-band rendition of Waka Flocka Flame’s “O Let’s Do It.” The six-track EP, officially released at the show, steps up the Do Your Worst game with in-home recordings that sound as good as in-studio, add-ins and gang vocals that add energy and an edge to the songs. “Go Back to Ohio,” a fan favorite, closes out with a famous William Shakespeare passage, adding an unexpected but rather profound element, that appropriately introduces the

closing and title track, “Take the Current.”

T he p op -pu n k s ou nd s omet i me s camouflages the impressively poetic lyrics, which at times offer comic relief and at others truly give the songs a thoughtful meaning. “Go Back to Ohio” boasts, “I hit the gym to stay on track / Gandhi was skinny and Buddha was fat,” while “Take the Current” is much deeper in meaning but stays true to the band’s signature sound.

The album’s artwork, designed by thirdyear graphic design student Alex Koss , and photography by PJ Ruff round out the Columbia pop-punksters’ first release, lending high marks to presentation.

Everything from their fan base and shoutouts to their newly recorded tracks bring Do Your Worst together as a fun-loving, laid-back band of friends. “Brotherhood (She Ain’t Big Enough for Me)” sums it up best with “This is a brotherhood, we’re Courtesy of MySpace.com together for good / And through it all we survive, we still stand tall.” music, and look for their latest show dates at “Take the Current” is available to order myspace.com/doyourworstmusic. for $7 at doyourworst.bigcartel.com. The guys are also looking to perform at New Brookland Tavern’s Battle of the Bands Comments on this story? in September. Be sure to check out their E-mail sagcketc@mailbox.sc.edu

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June 29, 2010 - OMA HA, Neb. Whit Merrifield singled home Scott Wing o in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting South Carolina to a 2-1 win over UCL A, clinching the Nati onal Cham pion ship for the Gamecocks.

Wingo led off the final frame with a walk, moved to second on a passed ball, advanced to third on a bunt by Evan Marzilli and scored on Merrifield single to right. The two starting pitchers, South Carolina's Michael Roth and UCL A's Rob Rasmussen locked up in a tight duel, but neither was around to figure in the decision.

Roth allowed one run on six hits over 5.0 innings, while Rasmussen scattered six hits and four walks over 6.0 scoreless frames.

UCL A broke the scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fifth. Trevor

Brown led off with an infield single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Niko Gallego's RBI singl e to left. The Gam ecoc ks finally tied the score in the bottom of eigh th. Pinc h-hit ter Brad y Thom as led off the fram e with a solid single to center. Pinch-runner Robert Bear y went to second on a ground out and scored when Bobby Haney's grounder ended up in right field after bein g misp layed by UCL A first basem an Dean Espy and eluding second baseman Cody Regis.

Matt Price (5-1) worked three scoreless innin gs of relief for the win.

Jackie Brad ley Jr. was name d the tourn ament's Most Outs tand ing Play er. He wa s joine d on t he All-Tournament team by Christian Walk er, Evan Marz illi and Brady Thomas.

June 29, 2010 - The Gamecock s finish the season with a 54-16 recor d and the Coll ege Worl d Series Championship.

June 29, 2010 - The base ball team won the Elite 88 plaque at the Coll ege Wor ld Serie s in Oma ha, Neb. , for havin g the highest team grade point average among the eight teams to make it to Rosenblatt Stadium.

July 9, 2010 - Ray Tanner Named Colle ge Coac h Of The Year By Baseball America. This past season was Tanner's 23rd year as a collegiate head coach.

At South Carolina, Tanner has a .692 winn ing perce ntage - the second highe st in Sout heast ern Conf erenc e histo ry. This past seaso n, Tann er also reach ed a caree r miles tone, recor ding his 1,00 0th caree r victo ry, as he became the fourt h faste st active coach to reach that total.

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‘Rubicon’ reveals too few answers AMC conspiracy thriller has plenty of atmosphere, lacks propulsion to support complex narrative Jimmy Gilmore THE MIX EDITOR

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Creator: Jason Horwitch Starring: James Badge Dale, Lauren Hodges, Arliss Howard, Miranda Richardson Air Time: Sundays 9 p.m.

A MC is on a mission, or maybe it’s more of a revolt, against the major networks. Each new show it brings to the table seems to be a direct refutation to the kind of programs ABC, NBC and their ilk are marketing.

With “Breaking Bad,” they melded family drama and drug drama. With “ M a d M e n ,” t h e y d a r e d v ie w e r s to watch a per iod d ra ma w it h psychologically complex characters.

Now, with “Rubicon,” they’re staging an alternative to high-paced network mystery/crime shows.

“Rubicon” is a mildly captivating, always i nt r ig u i ng hou r-long show with pacing problems. As a conspiracy thriller that regularly invokes ciphers, c o d e s a nd s u p e r s t it io n s u nd e r a thick veil of paranoia, it has plent y of suspense and heaping helpings of myster y. It s biggest problem is it s refusal to directly engage that mystery, and it’s this strategy that makes it both unique to television and possibly far too frustrating a program.

Ja mes Badge Dale, a suppor t i ng

actor in “The Departed,” stars as Will Travers, an expert code cracker in the CIA who begins to ooze paranoia after his boss and mentor is killed in a bizarre train wreck a day after Will discovers what he believes to be a cipher in the nation’s four leading crossword puzzles.

Will begrudgingly steps into t he empt y sho e s a nd b eg i n s h i s ow n investigation into the death, which he believes was not an accident and that his boss may have in fact known he was going to die.

This setup is interesting, and show c reator Ja son Hor w it c h de velop s “Rubicon” as a throwback to paranoid 1970s thrillers, where everyone is in on a large conspiracy and a protagonist gets caught up in the swirl of it.

As such, the show loves to tinge things in as much atmosphere as possible, be it through awkward focusing of images, color tints or extended tracking shots.

It builds, rather successfully, a feeling of paranoia and confusion.

Un for t u nately, t hat ’s ab out t he best it does. Its central plot line never feels like it has enough to sustain t he show’s program, so t he writers regularly split episodes up around the work procedures of the rest of Will’s department as they try to accumulate information about terrorists and other assorted global problems.

Not that there’s anything necessarily wrong with this, and each detour is interesting and full of complex morality in its own right, but “Rubicon” enjoys keeping viewers in the dark more than exposing them to potential answers.

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The relatively unknown, but talented, cast of “Rubicon,” set at CIA office in New York, solves mysterious ciphers and debates global morality under a thick veil of paranoia. dark. They need at least a little light to keep interest.

Now, “Rubicon” may — over t he course of its 13-episode first season — build to something darker, more complex and more revealing. As a show about intelligence, and the weight of intelligence, it’s always interesting even when it’s not engaging.

Horwitch and by extension, AMC, in an effort to make “Rubicon” unlike any kind of crime/intelligence/procedural show on telev ision, has pu lled of f something that’s beautiful to look at, but empty on the inside.

While the show has plenty of space to blossom, it feels like it lacks the kind of headlong force to drive it through mult iple seasons. It may be one of television’s only mystery shows, but it’s most certainly the most confounding.

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James Badge Dale stars as Will Travers, an expert CIA code cracker who finds himself uncovering a potential conspiracy.

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5 Questions for USC football The Daily Gamecock sports editors break down this season’s Gamecocks

WILL THE OFFENSIVE LINE BE BETTER?

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It’s been a tumultuous few seasons for the offensive line, which will be on its third coach in as many seasons. Now under the of leadership Shawn Elliott , the line hopes to improve off of its forgettable numbers of the last few years when they’ve fi nished near the bottom of the league in both rushing yards and sacks allowed. But the line isn’t the only one to blame, either. Quarterback Stephen Garcia is trying to get the ball out of his hands quicker this year and the Gamecocks think they may fi nally have a breakaway tailback in Marcus Lattimore. Should those two live up the expectations, the line’s numbers across the board will be much better.

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The offensive line was far from stellar last season, but it wasn’t as bad as so many make it out to be. Sure, the Gamecocks’ performance in the Papajohns.com Bowl against UConn was absolutely horrific. But the last impression the unit left shouldn’t necessarily be the only one. The offensive line played pretty well at times; one such example that stands out being an almost-flawless second half against Kentucky. There have been some issues so far this summer, highlighted by several allowed sacks in USC’s first scrimmage this past weekend, but it’s important to remember two things: attrition and injury issues have left three true freshmen as second-team guys and the blocking scheme is being overhauled as the team transitions to Elliott’s zone system. There will be peaks and valleys, but the line will be better this season.

HOW WILL THE QUARTERBACK SITUATION SHAKE OUT?

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Steve Spurr ier has made a habit out of crit icizin g h is ret u r n ing quar terbac k Stephe n Garcia . And newco mer Connor Shaw is expec ted to see a lot of playin g time this season. But as hyped as Shaw may be, Spurrier knows that the fate of his season lies in the hands of Garcia.

His numbers were pretty solid last season and he is the top returner in total yardage among quarterbacks return ing in the SEC. If he can make better decisions in the pocket and eliminate some of the turnovers that have plagued him, he’ll be far and away Spurrier’s No. 1 signal caller.

Garcia will be the starting quarterback on Sept. 2 against Southern Miss. And, barring injury, he will assume that role in every other game Caroli na plays this season .

Shaw is a very talented and promising player with the abilit y to play right now, and he will play some this season . But don’t sleep on Garcia . He made leaps and bound s last year. Plus, there’s an old adage in professional footba ll that the biggest improvement a quarterback makes is from his first full year as a starter to the second season. I think that will apply for Garcia this fall. Expec t a big statistical season from the Tampa, Fla., native.

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WHO WILL BE THE PRIMARY RUNNING BACK?

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True freshm an Marcu s Lattimore will play well. But so will Maddo x, Miles and Jarvis Giles. I expect the running backs to play out a lot like the offensive line did last season — it will be a new combi nation with new faces almost every week. Runni ng backs coach Jay Graha m has said that all four are capable of playing in the SEC, but he can only realist ically prepare two to compete on any given game week. Look for all four to have defi ned and substa ntial roles, with the bulk of the carries going to the hot hand — or hot hands.

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Every one has been talkin g about how g o o d for mer By r ne s H igh pro duc t Marcus Lattimore has been in fall camp.

One of the highes t-rated tailbac ks comin g out of high school last season, the coaching staff has made it known he’ll get plenty of playing time this fall. But as good as he may be, don’t forget that the Gamecocks have plenty of talent around him, too. Senior tailback Brian Maddox tied for the team lead in touchdowns last season while sopho more Kenny Miles led the group in rushing yards. He’ll get his carries, but he’ll be far from the premier back. At least at first. It will likely be a running back by comm ittee with senior Brian Maddox expected to get the fi rst carry.

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WILL THE DEFENSE CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG POINT?

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Without a doubt. Since the arrival of defense coordin ator Ellis Johnson (or A ssociate Head Coach for Defense , whatever you want to call him) the Gamecocks have fi nished near the top of the league in total defense every year. This year shouldn’t be any different.

While the loss of lineback er Eric Norwoo d may look bad, Shaq Wilson was a surprise last season and Rodney Paulk ret urns from injur y. Chris Culliver should make more highlight reel plays with the switch to corner and Steve Spurrier has repeated ly said that defensive end Cliff Matthews has been one of his favorite players to coach during his career.

There’s no reason to think why not.

Quite a few names have departed — Norwoo d, Clifton Geather s , Darian Stewart — but there’s still a cupboard full of talent left. Plus, USC has a true impact player on defense in Stephon . It wouldn’t be a shock at all if the Rock Hill native grows into the All-American level expectat ions many have for him. As a returner, cornerback and occasion al quarterback, Gilmore could become the electrify ing talent that USC has yearned for under Steve Spurrier.

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It’s hard to say. The Gamecocks caught a brea k with the schedule, as the toughest opponent s save for Flor ida all come to year.

Wil liam s-Br ice, a plac e USC went 6-1 last ges chan ral seve ugh thro g And with the SEC goin ks are at the quar terb ack position , the Gam ecoc the in s surprisingly one of the more veteran team yet to has lina leag ue. Despite all that , Sout h Caro r unde es gam n seaso lar win more than seven regu to cult diffi it’s ges chan that l unti Steve Spur rier and make a pred iction.

IS THIS THE YEAR?

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Carolina opens against Boston U Women’s soccer takes on America East champions Ryan Velasquez

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After a nine-month hiatus, the South Carolina women’s soccer team is set to take the field once again as it looks to kick off the 2010 season in formidable fashion.

With their sights set on continuing the success seen last year, the Gamecocks will be hoping for a strong opening performance as they travel north to take on 2009 America East Champion Boston University.

Coming off a No. 9 rank ing in the f inal National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll of 2009, Carolina enters the season opener at No. 12.

“We do pay attention to [rankings]. It’s an honor to earn that respect nationally,” USC coach Shelley Smith said. “We’ll take what we can get now, but we want to be in that position at the end of the season, and we have a long way to go for that.”

Along with the top 15 ranking, the Gamecocks were also recently selected to have two more conference games played on national television, increasing their total for the season to five.

“I think it’s great exposure for women’s soccer in general. I’m really happy to see ESPN and other networks out there getting college soccer in front of people,” Smith said. “I think this team is going to be one that’s fun to watch and will play at a high level, so we’re excited about the opportunity to play in front of a television audience.”

Also continuing to make headlines was junior forward Kayla Grimsley, who was one of 45 players named to the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy watch list last week, an award

given to the top player in the country at the end of the season.

“It’s well-deser ved. She’s put herself in a position to be one of the top players in the country,” Smith said. “She had a great season last year, then went away this year and worked with the U-20 and U-23 national teams. She’s challenged herself and is in a position to be even better this year, so I think people will see why she’s been named to that list.”

Going up against a Terrier defense that allowed just 15 goals last season, the Gamecocks will likely need a strong showing from Grimsley to come away with a victory.

“She’s exciting to watch,” Smith said. “She’s got to figure out ways to continue to score goals and set others up, and I know that’s what we’re going to be looking for her to do.”

Traveling to the Northeast for the fi rst time in program history, Carolina will be looking to its six returning starters to set the tone early on.

“It’s going to take a team effort,” Smith said.

“Our veteran players need to be leaders for us, take off where we left off last season and bring along the new players that will get some playing time as well.”

Coming off a 43-goal season, Boston’s offensive attack is expected to challenge opponents again in 2010, and a solid outing from senior goalkeeper Mollie Patton and the rest of Carolina’s defense could prove to be crucial.

“If we can gel, work together and work for each other like I know we can, we should come away with a pretty successful weekend,” Smith said.

“We’re hoping to make our mark in the New England area.”

Kickoff is Friday night at 7 p.m. in Boston, Mass.

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All-SEC junior Kayla Grimsley hopes for a strong season with Carolina.

Men’s soccer team preps for Panthers USC hopes for strong showing in preseason scrimmage Ryan Velasquez & Jenn Hodshon THE DAILY GAMECOCK

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Defender Mark Wiltse retuns from his season-ending leg injury.

With a productive offseason of workouts and conditioning in the rearview mirror, the South Carolina men’s soccer team has taken to the pitch once again, opening preseason training camp last Saturday.

To go along with the various drills that make up the preseason, the Gamecocks will get a taste of what lies ahead in the 2010 season when they face off against High Point in an exhibition match tomorrow night.

“Right now, we’re just starting to get the basics down,” USC coach Mark Berson said. “One of the key things in preseason is getting ter m i nolog y st ra ight , get t i ng everyone on the same page, bringing players from different backgrounds in and getting them accustomed to playing together. That’s where we are right now.”

Thank s to rigorous summer workouts, the team has been able to take the physical demands of training camp in stride.

“The guys have reported back in prett y good condition. Both the weight training results and the running results have been very good,” Berson said. “They set a very high standard for themselves, in terms of the running, and I’m

very proud to say they’ve met that standard. Overall, I’d say the team’s reported back in excellent condition.

I honestly can’t remember a team here at South Carolina that’s come back this fit.”

Standing out amongst the various faces on the practice fields has been senior defender Mark Wiltse, who has successfully returned to the field after suffering a season-ending leg injury in the season opener last year.

“Preseason’s been great,” Wiltse said. “It’s been great to be back out here with the guys after a year of watching from the sidelines.”

In the midst of offseason workouts Wiltse was among those who set the standards for the team’s summer conditioning.

“Before the summer started the seniors got together and picked a pretty hard fitness regime for the team, and ended up choosing a Cooper Plus-One, which is two miles in 12 minutes, followed by a 12 minute break, then a mile in six minutes,” Wiltse said. “We really had to prepare for it. The first time around, more than half of the team passed so it was a great showing.”

With 12 new additions to this year’s team, Berson has focused he av i l y on t he me c h a n ic s of different formations.

“Our basic defending principles, defending shape, attacking shape, things we want to do in the attack, and we’re starting to work now into different systems that we want to try

to use, different organizations out on the field,” Berson said. “It takes a while to get everything set when you bring in a number of guys from different backgrounds.”

I n t he m id st of t he week ’s practices senior goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer was selected as one of 60 players named to the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award watch list, which is given to a player in men’s and women’s soccer based on bot h athletic and academic performance.

Starting every game last season, Maurer fi nished the season with a 1.22 goals against average, a .733 save percentage and five shutouts.

Facing a High Point team that scored 30 goals last season and lost just two games at home, the Gamecocks will be look ing to show that their offseason training methods will pay dividends in 2010. “ T he f it ne s s i s t he r e , a nd now we’re starting to put things together,” Berson said. “There’s a lot of soreness, minor pain and discomfort that you have to push through in preseason, and they’re all dealing with that very well. It’s a good start.”

Kickoff is tomorrow at 7 p.m. in High Point, N.C.

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Shaw shines in Thursday scrimmage Spurrier impressed with freshman quarterback James Kratch

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Spring has turned into summer and Connor Shaw is still pushing his way towards the top of the South Carolina depth chart.

T he t r ue f resh ma n cont i nued h is impressive play since arriving on campus in USC’s second preseason scrimmage, throwing for 111 yards, a touchdown and adding another score with his legs. “Connor Shaw played well again,” USC coach Steve Spurrier said.

Shaw, who ha s been d isc u s sed to potentially push incumbent Stephen Garcia from the starting quarterback position ever since enrolling early in January, was also pleased with his performance.

“I t hought it wa s one of my best scrimmages since I’ve been here,” Shaw said. “I still need to improve on some things in pretty much every aspect of my game, but I had a pretty decent day today.”

Shaw said the ability to adjust to the level of play and see the game slow down in front of him has helped him perform well — something he attributed to work off the field and in the classroom.

“I put my investments in the film room, and studied hard,” Shaw said. “I think it’s starting to pay off.”

Spurrier, echoing comments made several days ago to a local radio station, confirmed that both Shaw and Garcia, who was 11for-16 for 113 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, will see playing time in the season opener against Southern Miss.

“Connor’s going to play with the first team,” Spurrier said. “Right now, we’re planning on both of them playing, and go from there. Statistically, he’s been the best quarterback on the team in every scrimmage.”

Spurrier stopped short of naming a starter for Sept. 2 though.

“We got two more weeks,” Spurrier said.

“I don’t have to make that decision from two weeks from today.”

When asked about the competition with Garcia, Shaw said that he is only focusing

on what he can control.

“It’s not my call,” Shaw said. “I’m coming out here and doing the best I can. Just come out and prepare myself for Southern Miss and the games ahead.”

Shotgun tightens up: Spurrier said a lot of careless mistakes from the first scrimmage did not pop up in Thursday’s scrimmage.

“We eliminated a lot of careless play,” Spurrier said. “The shotgun snap to the center, I think we only missed one today, so that was an improvement. Got ‘em off and underneath.”

Excitement from HBC: Spurrier said that he is looking forward to this season.

“We’ll be a different team this year. We have a lot of different players in some key positions. I’m fired up about seeing what happens. I’m looking forward to two weeks from now and seeing how our guys play.”

Spurrier wasn’t able to discuss looking forward without looking back.

“We think our offense has got a chance to be much improved from the last time we played,”Spurrier said. “Two hundred yards against a team [UConn in the Papajohns. com Bowl] that was giving up about 450 a game.”

Johnson doesn’t see change: Associate head coach for defense Ellis Johnson said that he didn’t think Thursday’s scrimmage was much different than last Saturday’s, especially in terms of the handf ul of defenders fighting to get spots on the two-deep.

“I really didn’t see much difference than the last time,” Johnson said. “I may feel a little bit different after watching the film, but I really didn’t see anything where some of those guys made a step and tried to get in that picture.”

Wilson still out: Junior linebacker Shaq Wilson’s return from a tweaked hamstring has been delayed.

“Shaq Wilson has practiced one and a half practices, and he makes a heck of a lot of difference when he’s in there,” Johnson said.

“Nothing we can do; he’s got a hamstring and we’ve got to wait until [it heals].”

Johnson did say that why Wilson’s status

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True freshman quarterback Connor Shaw warms up prior to Thursday’s scrimmage. concerns him a bit, it is not considered a major issue.

“He pulled it again. He irritated it a little bit,” Johnson said. “It’s a day-to-day thing.

It’s up to the trainer. Nothing we can do but see what the trainer says.”

Summer Exhibition?: After Tuesday’s practice, special teams coordinator and spurs/strong safeties coach Shane Beamer said he would be in favor of the NCAA instituting a preseason exhibition game for teams.

“There’d be no bigger fan of it than me.

I’m sure the NCAA doesn’t really care what my opinion on it is, but I think it’d be great for college football,” Beamer said. “For a defense to see a different offense than you’ve seen for four weeks. I think it’d be

great. I think coaches would be in favor for it. I think players would be in favor for it. It would break up the monotony of training camp and I think it’d be great for college football.”

Johnson echoes Beamer’s sentiment.

“I think it would be great. If you look at high schools, t hey have four, f ive scrimmages against other teams. The pros do it with exhibition games. This is the only level where you don’t. Throughout spring and preseason, you never see anybody but yourself,” Johnson said. “It would be neat, but it’s kind of hypothetical.”

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Taylor, a sophomore defensive end from Beaufort, is projected to be the starting defensive end in South Carolina’s opener against Southern Mississippi, opposite senior Cliff Matthews.

TDG: Do you have any unique pregame rituals?

DT: Usually I listen to a certain song on my iPod before ver y game. It’s just a playlist of songs.

TDG: Outside of football, what’s your favorite part about USC? DT: Going to school.

(Taylor is a Technology Ser vices and Training Manager major) TDG: Preferred way a r o u n d c a m p u s . . .w a l k , moped or drive? Why? DT: I tend to walk a lot more. It’s a lot easier.

TDG: You can eat at one place on the second floor of Russell House. Where do you go and why?

DT: I would choose Burger King and also

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Taco Bell at the same time. Something from both.

TDG: Are there any good nicknames (that we can print) for your teammates?

How did they get that name?

DT: My nickname is “ D o n’ t S a y N o t h i n’ ”.

When I first got here and a little bit fur ther on I didn’t really say much to anybody or the coaches.

TDG: What one team out side of t he SEC and Clemson would you most like to play and why?

DT: Virginia Tech. They have a good program over there.

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GILMORE RECEIVES SUPPORT IN GAMECOCKS’ SECONDARY Cornerback looks for big things from teammates Culliver, Auguste Chris Cox

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South Carolina star cornerback Stephon Gilmore may headline the Gamecocks’ strong defense this year, but he’s far from alone.

The Rock Hill native has certainly received his fair share of accolades in his short time at USC. He was named a Freshman All-American after last season and was added to the inaugural Hornung preseason list earlier in the year, which is given to the most versatile player in college football.

But as versatile as Gilmore may be for USC, he won’t be the only one in South Carolina’s secondary.

Senior Chris Culliver and junior Akeem Auguste will switch positions this fall for the Gamecocks, as Culliver vacates his spot at safety in order to move to the corner spot opposite Gilmore, which had been filled by Auguste.

“Both of them are good athletes,” Gilmore said.

“Them being playing different positions, I think if [Culliver] was at safety and Akeem was at corner we’d be just as good every time. We just got to keep going out there.”

Culliver is no slouch himself. He holds the alltime Gamecock record for kickoff returns with 94 and kickoff return yards with 2,215. He also has accumulated three interceptions on defense in three years at USC, two of which came in a win at Kentucky in 2008. The Carolina coaching staff believes his speed will be more utilized at corner.

While Auguste may not have Culliver’s numbers, he is known as one of the hardest hitters on the team, which is essential for the safety position. He had one of the plays of the year two seasons ago when his blast on Ole Miss wide receiver Lionel Breaux down the sideline helped USC maintain a slim 10-point lead over the Rebels on the road.

The duo will do nothing but support Gilmore in 2010, as the junior attempts to make a name for himself in the national spotlight. In addition to being added to the Hornung watch list, Gilmore was named to preseason watch lists for both the Jim Thorpe and Nagurski Awards, which are both highly respected defensive honors. Even with all the hype around him and the Gamecocks, Gilmore has remained humble throughout the preseason.

“I really don’t pay [the awards] no attention,” Gilmore said. “I just want to do my job on defense and try to win the SEC championship.”

Gilmore broke out last season with one interception and six broken-up passes while starting every game in 2009. He proved to be a threat on special teams and offense as well. He returned 15 punts for an average of 10.1 yards and a touchdown. He proved his versatility against Clemson in the “Wildcat” formation, when he rushed for 20 yards and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass in one series.

With two weeks left until the season opener against Southern Miss, Gilmore and company know there is room for improvement both in t h e secondary and the defensive unit as a whole. “ We get t i ng b et ter e ver y d a y,” G i l more said. “We got a little bit of stuff going on, like busted coverages and loafing a little b it . We g o t t o get tougher on defense and le a r n h o w t o tack le harder.

A s pract ice moves on, we got to keep g o i n g hard.”

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Corner Stephon Gilmore awaits the snap against Ole Miss.

With the preseason hype surrounding the Golden Eagles, who are projected to fi nish near the top of Conference USA by most publications, Gilmore knows he and the rest of the USC secondary will need to be on full alert in order to stave off an upset.

“They run a hurry-up offense, so we are just trying to get prepared for that,” Gilmore said. “They are a good team and we can’t overlook them.”

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Akeem Auguste celebrates a fourth down stop against the N.C. State Wolfpack in last year’s season-opener.

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Cornerback Akeem Auguste against N.C. State.

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A few years back, Tennessee was, well, Tennessee football. Perennial SEC contenders. Frequent national title contenders. Always ranked somewhere in the polls. Superior athletes. Legendary coach.

Accordingly, the Volunteers went out and tried to schedule high-quality opponents in their nonconference schedule, hammering out agreements many years prior to the competitions. One such deal was made with North Carolina — a home-and-home series that would begin in 2011 in Chapel Hill and close the next year in Knoxville.

Today, Ten nessee football is st ill Tennessee football, but in name only.

Thanks to two years of upheaval, starting with Phil Fulmer’s disappointing 5-7 final season and ending with all that was Hurri-Lane Kiffin, UT is sifting through ruins and rebuilding a once James mighty and proud gridiron empire under Kratch the guidance of Derek Dooley. They Third-year hope that happy days will once again English be prevalent on Rocky Top, but for the student foreseeable f ut ure, t hey k now t hat’s doubtful.

So, to lessen the blow, they naturally would prefer to play weaker opponents outside their SEC obligations more than they usually would. And that’s where the UNC series comes into play: UT no longer wants anything to do with it.

“We’re playing this fall with 71 or 72 guys on scholarship, and we want to get our program back to where we need to be,” Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton told ESPN’s Chris Low. “We wanted to lighten up the load a bit.”

In order to alleviate this, Hamilton is ready to hand UNC a $750,000 buyout check and try to recoup the lost cash by scheduling an eighth home game in 2011 against a much lighter load in Buffalo. To him and to UT, respectability is worth the price.

I don’t fault Hamilton for trying to make what are going to be trying days less difficult. What I do fault Hamilton, and so many other programs across the nation, for is establishing a paradigm in nonconference scheduling that is entrenched with getrich-quick benefits for the traveling parties, leading to contracts being drafted and signed well before any game is played — even decades prior.

USC and Georgia Tech have already decided to have a home-and-home in 2021 and 2022. Notre Dame and Texas are already on the books for a four-game series starting in 2015 and ending in 2020.

Army and Oklahoma are all set for a 2020 clash.

I’m all for planning ahead. I believe in it, actually.

And I get why programs do — no one wants to be caught in a bind and have to pay somebody almost a million dollars to play on relatively short notice, as USC will be doing with Navy next season.

But no one wins with situations like UT-UNC. Actually, maybe UT wins, but UNC sure doesn’t.

That buyout will likely just go into the bank and be spit back out into a check to be handed to some FCS program that holds them ransom, knowing full well they need a game and need it now.

With the way the world is now, with a program’s fortunes drastically changing from year to year, something’s got to be done to change the system.

Maybe leagues need to form scheduling coalitions.

For instance, say the SEC and ACC entered into a five-year agreement where each season, both leagues’ f inal standings’ counterparts from the previous year would play (fi rst place vs. fi rst place, etc.) with adjustments made based on the handful of interleague rivalry games. Or maybe schools sign agreements with each other based on common threads — an example would be Northwestern, Syracuse, Missouri and Vanderbilt forming a scheduling alliance based on their prestige as journalism schools.

I get why Tennessee is doing what it is, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with what they’re doing — it’s perfectly within their contractual rights. But the fact of the matter is, if not for a system out of whack, they wouldn’t need to exercise those contractual rights.

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