The Daily Gamecock: Semester in Review Fall 2015

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Semester in review Fall 2015

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SC flooding

Spurrier resigns

Students protest

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Contents

Letter from the Editor 3 Fraternity Council suspends 13 chapters 5 Local chef dishes on ‘Cutthroat Kitchen’ appearance 6 Students volunteer for flood relief 9 Despite flooding, Drip serves hot joe to Columbia residents 10 Spurrier resigns on top 12 The Daily Gamecock staff reflect upon flooding 15 dailygamecock.com

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Letter from the Editor

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Ben Crawford

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I am sitting in the office of the editor-in-chief of The Daily Gamecock on the last night of paper production.

It is currently my office. In a short period of time, it no longer will be.

As I write this, the newsroom is full of the chattering of people I have worked with since I arrived at the university. They are tired. It’s been a long fall semester, filled with protests, impeachments and natural disasters, the likes of which this state has never seen.

These past few months, I’ve been put in the strange position of being their boss. I hope that in the future I’ll have the continued privilege of

being their friend.

I prefer to talk about my relationship to The Daily Gamecock in these terms — of the people behind the words, pictures and page layout. A paper, like any shared initiative, is made up of people. My lasting connection to this university lies with them.

It isn’t an easy thing to be an Editor-in-Chief. It takes things away from a person: sleep, time, sanity.

There are long, delirious nights where the newsroom feels like your fifth hour spent waiting in an airport terminal. There are short instances of breaking news coverage which, to borrow a phrase from a better journalist, feel like a 440-volt blast in a copper bathtub.

Some of the job is spent putting out fires. Some of it is spent doing work that I will be proud of for a very long time. Both come with it, and it is worth accepting them in equal measure.

I can’t say whether or not my term has been successful. That’s a decision for others to come to on their own.

I can say that I’m not the same person I was going into this job.

A newspaper editor holds total and complete responsibility for every aspect of the product produced.

And to be completely responsible for a public document for any great length of time takes a toll.

It changes you, because it’s something you by necessity have to

think about every day, every minute.

You have a responsibility to the public and it can’t be shrugged off, or hidden from.

I’m not sad, I don’t think. Not being in charge means I’ll get to write more, and have more time to think about my writing.

But I’ll miss moments like this: sitting in the newsroom, listening quietly to the talented people around me talk (and listen) to their friends with precision, intelligence and empathy. They are the reason I worked here in the first place and the reason I stayed.

And, years on down, they will be the reason that I remember my time here as valuable.

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August

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Thirteen of USC’s 19 IFC chapters were suspended from recruitment after allegedly disregarding protocol for alcohol and risk management.

Fraternity Council suspends recruitment Patrick Ingraham @PATTYMILLS11

This story was originally published on Sept. 1. The suspensions were lifted soon after they were issued, and a majority of chapters were cleared of all charges.

Following a 2015 formal fraternity recruitment event the University Fraternity Council stopped the recruitment process for 13 of the 19 IFC chapters at South Carolina.

Fraternity Council President Tim Bryson said in a letter the next day that this situation is meant to bring about a positive impact for the council and each of its affiliated chapters.

“This decision is not punitive; rather one that is developmental and will ensure that all IFC chapters are following their organizations rules, the IFC recruitment rules and regulations as explicitly outlined,” Bryson said.

IFC Vice President of Conduct Jonathan Withrow stated in a letter to chapters that the organizations in question disregarded an Aug. 27 emergency meeting with Associate Director of Greek Life Jarod Holt regarding University policy on alcohol and risk management protocol at fraternity recruitment events.

“We have evidence that 13 organizations held such events over the past several

weeks, and since many organizations clearly did not take the meeting seriously more drastic measures must be taken,” Withrow said.

The six IFC fraternities that are not under suspension will be allowed to continue their recruitment process as normal, but over 900 rushees are affected.

Fraternity Council representatives and Bryson have said no official violations have

been handed out and that each chapter will get their due process over the course of the review period.

Bryson also mentioned in his letter that the actions taken

by IFC should promote progress in the Greek community.

“Fraternity Council believes that this practice of selfgovernance and accountability will promote the best conduct amongst all IFC chapters in the

Fraternity and Sorority L i f e c o m m u n i t y, ” Bryson said.

The last time the council canceled the recruitment process for any fraternity was in 2011 when rush was halted for seven chapters after they were charged with alcohol violations by the council.

Bid day is scheduled for Sept.

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September

Courtesy of Gary Uwanawich Local chef, Gary Uwanawich, discusses his grandmother’s cooking, his love for competing and his thoughts on appearing on ‘Cutthroat Kitchen.’

Local chef dishes on ‘Cutthroat Kitchen’ appearance

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Local chef Gary Uwanawich will be debuting on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” later this week.

“Cutthroat Kitchen,” one of Food Network’s most successful and competitive television programs, features four chefs weekly in a high-stakes cooking competition.

These chefs are each given $25,000, which can be used in auctions to sabotage their competitors or benefit themselves. The winner of the competition leaves with their remaining balance.

Uwanawich, a chef and entrepreneur for over 15 years, was accepted as a contestant for the show.

During the interview, he reminisced on why he became a chef.

“I remember my grandmother cooking for everyone as a child. She was the matriarch of the family,” Uwanawich said. “The proud look on her face when people were eating her food — I always admired it when I was a kid ... this is what I want. It’s not about the food, it’s about the people.”

However, that didn’t stop the difficulties of the food industry from clashing against his resolve.

“The food industry is wonderful but sometimes doesn’t pay the bills. It’s long hours, little pay, little recognition,” Uwanawich said.

Uwanawich seemed excited to have the opportunity to participate on “Cutthroat Kitchen,” saying that he looks forward to the competition aspect of “Cutthroat Kitchen.”

“I love competing,” he said.

“The show is extremely fun [and] challenging. The stuff they make you go through, there’s no fluff at all. It’s more intense than what you see on TV.” Though the show often deviates from traditional cooking, Uwanawich

was confident in dealing with the high stress environment.

“I’m used to it,” he said. “I’m the kind of guy who works well under pressure.”

H o w e v e r, U w a n a w i c h f o u n d considerable difficulty in choosing his ingredients within the 60-second time limit allocated by the show.

“I’m very picky about what goes in my food; I’ll spend hours and hours at the grocery store,” he said. “Once you get shut into the pantry, they don’t let you out. I had to eye everything very quickly and throw it in my basket.

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CUTTHROATPAGE6 That was the hardest part for me. I still have nightmares about it.”

The entire one-hour segment was filmed over the course of three days.

Over the filming period, Uwanawich came head to head against a pastry chef from Los Angeles, a caterer from Louisiana and a master sushi chef from Key West, Florida.

To aspiring chefs, Uwanawich had a few final words of advice.

“Really make up your mind if this is a career path you want to take. If done correctly, it’s the most rewarding. It’s been a wonderful ride,” he said.

If you want to taste some of Uwanawich’s food, his booth can be found every Saturday at the Soda City Market on Main Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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October

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Thousands of USC students came together to volunteer to help the community following devastating flooding throughout Columbia.

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Over 2,500 people signed up to volunteer with UofSCRelief according to the group’s founder, third-year sociology and Russian student Cory Alpert, in the aftermath of October’s historic flooding.

The student-run volunteer coordination program is working with United Way of the Midlands, the

university and other parties in order to find out where volunteers are most needed and coordinating transport.

According to the organization’s Facebook page, a first wave of volunteers began by helping United Way distribute water bottles across the city.

Other volunteers have since been sent out to Rosewood Baptist and The Timmerman School throughout the aftermath. Currently, it has coordinated over 25 events for one day alone.

For Alpert, who began the organization to help coordinate support for the state’s recent flooding, the main priority is to keep people safe, including the volunteers. The sign-up website stipulates that no volunteers will be sent out until the city of Columbia gives the go-ahead.

When asked if he had expected such a large response, he didn’t mince words:

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FROMPAGE9 “No way in hell,” he said. “I thought that this would hit 200 people, most of whom I knew. This has just been crazy.

And it’s flooding in.”

UofSCRelief volunteers will assist with a variety of tasks — damage repair, distribution of goods to evacuation shelters and water debris removal, according to Alpert.

Alpert started to reach out to student organizations and publicizing the volunteer efforts Sunday evening.

Several other students, including fourth-year English student Morgan Lundy and third-year public relations student B e c c a B r a d l e y, are helping him organize the volunteers.

For Alpert, the response isn’t just a show of support; it’s a conscious rejection of the idea that today’s college students don’t care. “ T h e r e ’ s this myth that millennials are too apathetic. We’re too obsessed with taking selfies to be involved in the world around us,” he said. “What I think we’re seeing is a large rejection of that myth.”

Despite flooding, Drip serves hot joe to Columbia residents

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Drip boiled water in order to provide the Columbia community with coffee and gave free coffee to first responders.

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Despite the torrential downpours in Columbia during the flood, Drip in Five Points refused to dry up. While other coffee shops decided to close their doors given the boil water advisory, Drip remained as busy as ever.

The coffee shop has been boiling city water to make it safe to brew coffee for customers. In addition, they have been giving free coffee to first responders of the flood effort.

“We’re trying to do our part for the community,” Michael King, a Drip staff member, said. “The first responders have been great and have been so helpful to so many families and people in need, so we felt like we could do something for them.”

Despite both locations — on Main Street and in Five Points — being closed Monday, the local shop still experienced an extreme

impact from floodwater.

According to King, the closure was “a loss of sales, it impacts the staff — it impacts our customers.”

After deciding on a “game plan” on how to handle the water, the establishment and its workers agreed to open on shortened hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., given the curfews of the past week.

Luckily, the roads in the surrounding area of Drip have been virtually untouched, and the restaurant has received an overwhelmingly positive response for remaining open during the flooding.

“Everyone’s been really appreciative and grateful that we’re open and that we’re able to give them a sense of normalcy to their life from day to day,” King said.

That sense of normalcy is exactly what flood victims and residents of the Columbia area are looking for after a week of unfamiliar waters, and Drip is providing that sense of normalcy, one cup of coffee at a time.

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Spurrier resigns on top Jeffrey Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

After 10 years as the Gamecocks head football coach, Steve Spurrier resigned with over 80 wins and an impressive resume.

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Just minutes before former head football coach Steve Spurrier took the stand to announce his resignation midway through the season, it felt like he was playing some sort of elaborate joke on the media.

On October 13, Spurrier addressed the team to tell them his plan to resign, effective immediately. He explained at his press conference that he had made the decision just two days before.

“I was the right coach for this job 11 years ago,” Spurrier said. “But not today.”

When Spurrier came to South Carolina in 2004, the Gamecocks were mired in mediocrity. The Gamecocks needed a spark.

They hired Spurrier.

Spurrier began his coaching career in 1978 as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Florida, his alma mater. After short stints with Georgia Tech, Duke and the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits, the Blue

Devils offered Spurrier the head coaching job in 1987.

Twenty-eight years and 228 wins later, Spurrier is calling it quits.

While few actually said it, there was speculation that the Head Ball Coach would retire after the 2015 season. However, with the Gamecocks 2-4, Spurrier thought it best to “get out of the way.”

“When something is inevitable, I believe you do it right then,” Spurrier said.

While initially shocking, few should be surprised by the announcement. Spurrier has always done things his way. He has said in the past that when coaching football stopped being fun and became a job, he’d walk away.

It’s similar to the way he felt with the Washington Redskins.

Spurrier left Florida as the winningest coach in school history in 2002 and was promptly hired by the Redskins. Despite just one losing season in the college ranks, he coached the team to records of 7-9 and 5-11.

One of the most competitive coaches in the country,

Spurrier resigned in 2004.

Spurrier came to a school devoid of tradition. South Carolina had won just three bowl games in its history and fans were used to sitting through painful seasons.

Spurrier changed that. In his first season, South Carolina won five straight SEC contests for the first time in school history. In 2010, he led the Gamecocks to their first ever SEC East title. South Carolina then posted three straight 11-win seasons.

Steve Spurrier changed the culture. With 86 wins, he is far and away the winningest coach in school history.

Despite a less-than-stellar final season and a half, Spurrier did more for the program than any other coach in school history. As he goes out, Spurrier has cemented his place in South Carolina football lore.

“It’s time for me to get out of the way,” Spurrier said.

It may be time for him to get out of the way, but it will be a long time before anyone knocks him out of the record books.

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OPINION

The Daily Gamecock staff reflect upon flooding in Columbia These opinions were originally published Oct. 8, immediately following the onset of the flood.

Sports editor Will Helms, secondyear sports management student Our church group got out to our first worksite on Kilbourne Avenue around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Less than a day after Gills Creek flooded — ­ forcing hundreds to evacuate — the water had already drained away, leaving only mud in the houses.

Yeah, lots of mud.

The line on the walls showed that the day before, the water had been above my shoulders. We began the important but sobering work of removing everything from our first house, and I do mean everything.

The homeowner was calm but anxious.

He thanked us for coming and asked that we be on the lookout for his wallet and passport. When he was forced out at five in the morning, he couldn’t grab them and they had washed away.

In all honesty, aside from seeing all the lost property and memories, the hardest part of our volunteer work thus far has been finding places to park. There are that many volunteers.

The outpouring of support from students and neighbors has been incredible.

Organizers have faced shortages of tasks — not people to complete them.

Students have risen to the occasion to offer support for their temporary home and it has been amazing to watch. Student volunteers have offered labor at homes, shelters and distribution centers to ensure the safety and comfort of those most heavily affected.

South Carolina, let us not forget to continue helping our community. Let

us continue to show support for those affected and lend a hand where possible.

Students have risen to the occasion, and frankly, it’s been pretty awesome.

Columnist Abe Danaher, first-year political science student Sunday night, I was three minutes from beginning a reckless journey home.

Three minutes from hopping in a car with two random guys and one friend destined to Delaware, with no viable option to get from there to my hometown in New York.

Three minutes from making a crazy decision based solely on the belief that anywhere was better than being in the city of Columbia.

Over the course of three days, everyone who had known me up to this point in my life seemed to have texted me asking if I was okay. My hair began to look as dirty as the brown and green water that came flowing from my faucet when the city finally restored water to the pipes.

And I felt a prisoner to my room: barred from the outside world by the curfew and weather that made walking outside both dangerous and, many times, illegal.

The floods didn’t affect my dorm, and I didn’t see firsthand the devastating affects that they had on the area. But the floods instilled a feeling of discomfort in me and the need to escape.

They didn’t make life unlivable, but they made it hard. And judging by some of the pictures I saw this week on television, I’m sure I wasn’t alone.

Opinion editor Ben Turner, fourthyear journalism student As our group of about 50 students boarded the bus outside the Russell House

on Wednesday afternoon to volunteer, we weren’t all necessarily sure where we were going or what we would be doing. But we were united in our desire to help others.

There was never any doubt about volunteering this week for fourth-year public health student Ben Lampe. “Since we go to school in this city and the city supports our university, I didn’t have a question,” he said. “This is where I go to school so I should help out.”

When we traveled over to the Drew Wellness Center to help unload and distribute water that theme of unity continued.

The Rev. Aaron Bishop, after giving us direction on where to go and what to do, reminded us why we were there. “This is about us being one Columbia. This is about filling a need,” he said. “So when people start showing up, let’s serve them.”

It’s easy sometimes to forget those around us. Whether it’s because we are on campus so much of the time or we may just be passing through for a few years, USC students can be cut off from the surrounding community. That wasn’t the case this week, as just like the city and state we watched our daily lives be upended by this horrific storm. Now, as our campus and most of us have been spared major hardship, we have a chance to give back.

Hopefully this will serve as a wake-up call to those who have not been as mindful that we all live in this area, and indeed on this earth, together. We must always endeavor to help our neighbors despite our differences.

After the work was done, Bishop invited another local pastor to lead a prayer. He began with a similar message. “Do you see what we can accomplish when the church works together?” he said. “Hallelujah.”

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Anna Walker / THE DAILY GAM

Migos performed for a tightly packed crowd at The Horsesho

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Junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper Regan Freeman / THE DAILY GAMECOCK will enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

Historic flooding ravaged the Columbia area.

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Students enjoy a beautiful South Carolina day on the Historic Horseshoe.

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Wide receiver Shamier Jeffery makes an acrobatic catch.

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Williams-Brice Stadium calm before a rivalry week matchup against the Clemson Tigers.

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Maxcy Monument glows in all its glory on a fall evening on the Horseshoe.

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Conundrum Music Hall housed unconventional art.

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November

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Despite a down season, the Gamecocks kept it close against the rival Clemson Tigers with a heartbreaking 37-32 loss at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Clemson’s talent stops Gamecock upset Will Helms

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The Gamecocks entered WilliamsBrice Stadium hoping to pull off a miraculous upset of the country’s topranked team, Saturday. The Tigers held advantages in all phases of the game and interim head coach Shawn Elliott and his players knew the Gamecocks would need a nearly flawless showing to have a chance in what ended up being a 37-32 Clemson victory.

Clemson started sloppy, fumbling away two drives after an opening drive three-and-out. The Gamecocks, despite numerous opportunities, flubbed their chances, registering just 55 yards in the first quarter.

Clemson scored two quick touchdowns early in the second quarter to take a 14-0 lead before an Elliott Fry field goal put the Gamecocks on the

board just before the half.

Holding steady with a 14-3 lead, Clemson drove down the field and survived a near fumble to score on quarterback Deshaun Watson’s 30-yard touchdown run.

Redshirt freshman receiver Deebo Samuel caught three passes for 65 yards on the next drive and scored on a seven-yard touchdown, the first of his Gamecock career. After a 12-play, 75yard touchdown drive from Clemson, junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper scored a 57-yard receiving touchdown in his final game as a Gamecock. The do-it-all Gamecock announced earlier this week that he will declare for the NFL Draft.

South Carolina did not have the talent this season to have a shot against the Tigers, but the players fought until the final whistle, pulling within three points after Clemson’s third fumble of

the day and a Shon Carson touchdown run.

In the end, Clemson’s talent overcame South Carolina’s “nothing to lose” attitude but not without resistance from the feisty Gamecocks. A 3-8 team with an interim head coach coming off a loss to an FCS opponent usually doesn’t play until the final whistle against the nation’s top team, but Elliott and the Gamecocks did.

South Carolina’s defense put the team in position to take the lead early in the game, but offensive miscues doomed the Gamecocks early.

The Gamecocks dropped passes, overthrew open receivers and missed blocks, ending a disappointing first quarter with a shutout despite having good field position throughout the early going. Junior quarterback Perry Orth threw an interception as the Gamecocks neared the red zone on

their most successful first quarter drive, and despite a dominant performance from the defense, South Carolina ended the first quarter in a tie.

“How frustrated would you have been?” Elliott said. “Short fields against that team right there, you gotta punch it in.”

It was a fitting end for a season chock-full of miscues. The loss was the Gamecocks’ fifth one-possession loss of the season. Under Elliott, four of the Gamecocks’ five straight losses came by 7 points or less.

With a 3-9 record, the Gamecocks’ 2015 season is officially over. However, Athletic Director Ray Tanner expects to hire a head coach in the near future.

National Signing Day for high school seniors is in just over two months, so Gamecock football will continue to make headlines going forward.

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@USC2020Vision leads walkout

Elliott brings renewed hope

Will Helms

@WHELMS21

Madison MacDonald / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Protesters addressed university officials outside of the Osbourne Administration Building.

Patrick Ingraham @PATTYMILLS11

Dozens of students took part in @ USC2020Vision’s walkout to protest university inactivity on issues concerning marginalized groups at the university. The group convened on November 16 at the Longstreet Theatre at approximately 11 a.m..

In a letter sent to University President Harris Pastides Sunday night, the group expressed their concerns and demands, which range from a public recognition of the university’s history with slavery to provisions for gender-neutral housing and bathrooms.

Another of @USC2020Vision’s demands included “a transparent and independent investigation” into several administrators’ — including Bobby Gist, executive assistant to the president for equal opportunity programs, Dennis Pruitt, the vice president for student affairs, and Jerry Brewer, associate vice president for student affairs and academic support.

Protestors marched silently in pairs to the Osborne Administration building holding a sign proclaiming the university’s motto: “Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel.”

Upon the protesters’ arrival at Osborne, USC Provost Joan Gabel, Chief Diversity

Officer John Dozier and Vice President for Student Affairs Dennis Pruitt met them.

Gabel welcomed the protesters and explained that Pastides, who tweeted his respect for how the protest was conducted, could not be present because he was representing USC at a conference.

After the protesters stated their demands, Gabel invited the student leaders into the building to discuss their demands and potential solutions as a smaller group. However, the consensus of the group was to reject Gabel’s offer. One member said it was a method to “divide and conquer,” which Gabel denied.

After addressing several questions from several student protesters, fourth-year African American studies student Karli Wells proposed a town-hall forum hosted by Pastides, something Gabel said could be worked out.

Dozier also addressed questions and criticisms at length with the crowd and ensured the students that their voices were heard.

Library and Information Science professor Michelle Martin participated in the protest and stressed that the problems pointed out by the protesters are relevant to faculty.

University spokesman Wes Hickman said that some of the immediate steps the

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For a rookie, Shawn Elliott was a phenomenal head coach.

Elliott took the job in mid-October when Steve Spurrier stepped down and inherited a difficult situation.

South Carolina is severely lacking on the talent front, recruiting has been down and the Gamecocks have neither the depth nor the play-making ability to be a true contender in the SEC. When Elliott took the job, he knew it would take two upsets for the Gamecocks to simply become bowl-eligible.

Elliott got right to work. First, he handed over full control of the offense to offensive coordinator G.A. Mangus. Since then, Elliott has made gutsy call after gutsy call to keep the Gamecocks in close games against superior opponents.

South Carolina was a 17-point underdog to Tennessee heading into the contest in week nine. Few experts gave the Gamecocks a chance win and two possessions in, the game had the makings of a blowout.

Elliott’s players dug down. The Gamecocks fought. Where the team would have given up in September, they followed their interim head coach and played with reckless abandon.

Headed into the game, the Gamecocks had scored touchdowns on just nine of their 24 red zone possessions, last in the nation.

The offense did not even get inside the 20 in the first half, but after the break, the offense started to click.

The Gamecocks started a former walk-on at quarterback who threw to a hodgepodge of receivers behind a makeshift offensive line.

South Carolina simply did not have the talent to compete with loaded SEC teams — but they did.

This team did not make a bowl. Elliott will likely become a successful coach with a smaller school. Most of the other coaches will likely be fired. However, Elliott’s contagious motivation brought hope to Gamecock football.

South Carolina’s next head coach, whoever that is, will be excited when he gets to Columbia. A team that could have rolled over and given up fought until the final whistle against Tennessee and nearly pulled off an upset for the second straight week.

Elliott is a big reason for that.

This year has not gone the way Gamecock fans wanted, but the final stretch of the season brought hope. If the next coach can recruit some talent to Columbia, the Gamecocks have the culture in place to become a contender once again.

An interim head coach is often in an unfair situation. Elliott was the underdog from the moment he was promoted, and he won’t get the job come season’s end. But when South Carolina hires an outside head coach, Elliott’s efforts will be noted.

This won’t be the last time we hear “head coach Shawn Elliott.”

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WALKOUTPAGE25 university is taking to address the protesters’ concerns were included in Pastides’ letter sent to the student body Nov. 13.

“Provost Gabel and Dr. Dozier

are incorporating diversity and inclusiveness as part of our measurable campus progress,” Hickman said. “We are creating a new leadership distinction in social justice to encourage individual and societal efforts to improve the lives

of all. The Social Compact Task Force that has been meeting this semester is addressing many of these issues as well, and a full report and recommendation is expected in the spring semester.”

Despite these and other promises,

Conundrum closes

third-year finance student and protester Morgan Lewis made one thing clear: “If there is more conversation, we have to see where that conversation goes.

If there is no conversation, we’ll be back.”

Jessica Wood / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

After several years, Conundrum Music Hall closed its doors, although several members of the community hope it will be resurrected.

Rachel Pittman

@RACHELCPITTMAN

This year, Halloween wasn’t about costumes or candy for Conundrum Music Hall in West Columbia.

Instead, the holiday marked something sober — the closing of the music hall due to unmanageable financial strains.

Beginning in 2011, Conundrum filled a special place in the Columbia music scene. The music hall served as Columbia’s most intimate venue — a place where musicians and listeners could experiment and share in the entire performance process.

Tom Law, the mind behind the entire Conundrum endeavor and also the venue’s owner, conceived of the idea for the music hall in 2009, after working in other realms of the Columbia music scene.

“I’d been independently promoting shows around town and observing

that there really wasn’t a good listening room for music around here,” Law said. “Not realizing quite how much money and effort would be involved in getting such a thing going, I decided to try opening one myself.”

Conundrum was born to fill the need for a venue that could give audiences the opportunity to experience unconventional art. The music hall was a mouthpiece for alternative artists of all types — musicians and otherwise.

Cecil Decker had been a sound engineer for Conundrum since its opening and agreed that it was a center for overlooked music.

“Conundrum opened because nowhere else was programming nonmainstream music, everything left-ofcenter,” Decker said. “Having a home for that community was great, and it expanded into all the arts.”

The music hall’s community involvement extended beyond students and even touched the lives and careers of USC professors, meshing Conundrum fully with the local life of the city of Columbia and USC. A frequent Conundrum performer was Greg Stuart, USC Assistant Professor of Experimental Music and Music Literature.

“There will be no beacon for strange and unusual musical experiences,” Decker said.

“Conundrum has actually become known nationally and internationally as a place to play.”

However, Conundrum’s offering of a stage for the unknown gave the music hall a unique position in Columbia — a position that inspired an entire network of people to gather around Conundrum. This community rallied around the music hall during its closing and is currently fighting to

reopen it. A crowdfunding campaign has been started to attempt to buy out Conundrum’s lease. If this is achieved, the music hall will open once again, this time not simply as a music hall but as a community arts center. It may be that Conundrum isn’t permanently stopping the music at all — but rather pressing pause.

“I have so many memories of shows that radically changed my brain about what musical performance even is, as well as shows where one person played a guitar or piano and achingly transformed their experiences into a song,” Decker said. “I hope that I don’t have to miss anything for long.”

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