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The Library closed indefinitely Bar shuts its doors after paying back taxes; owner cites ‘personal reasons’ Amanda Coyne

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While owner Justin Kershner was able to get the nearly $20,000 he needed to pay in back taxes to keep his bar open, The Library will be closed indefinitely for “personal reasons,” he said Friday night. Kershner got a call from the South Carolina Department of Revenue on Thursday and learned he needed to pay a five-figure tax bill by 2 p.m. Friday or lose his license to sell beer, wine and liquor at The Library, a Five Points bar. Less than 24 hours before, Richland County Sheriff

Leon Lott said The Library was the source of Five Points’ gang problem. Deputies had conducted multiple undercover operations in the bar without knowledge or consent of Kershner and his wife, who own The Library. Those operations revealed that members of a national gang frequented the bar, Lott said. Officers found that those members were “catered to” and frequently wore gang colors inside, the sheriff said at a Wednesday press conference. Kersh ner a nd h is w ife, A n ne, shot back at t he accusations, calling them “unfair” and “racist” and saying police began targeting The Library after its clientele became largely African-American. DG

USC’s service worth $9.6 million

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More than 23,000 people participated in community service and philanthropy events last year through organizations and USC.

Philanthropy, hands-on work make impact Hannah Richardson

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St ude nt s , f ac u lt y a nd s t a f f contributed more than $9.6 million i n t i me a nd money to ser v ice during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the USC Community Service Report. Last year, t here were 23,194 volunteers who committed to a total

of 502,334 service hours. There was also $978,736 in monetar y donations, creating a total estimated economic impact of $9,618,880.80. “The spirit of g iv ing of ou r university community never ceases to amaze me,” K im McMahon, director of Campus Life and the Russell House University Union said. “This service reflects our deep commitment to the communit y and our desire to engage students in activities that will set the tone for a lifetime of active citizenship. Serving is important to us, yet the

self-awareness and learning that comes with it is priceless.” As a result of the service USC has accomplished, the college received the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, ser v ice-learning and civ ic engagement: USC was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In the 2011-2012 academic year, USC had 30,676 volunteers give

Housing accepting applications for coming year All applicants must join learning communities Amanda Coyne

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Housing applications for the coming academic year are open, with a return to the system introduced last year amid complaints from students and parents. Housing applications are free and students who accept housing assignments must pay a $150 advance room payment. In the past, students had to pay that up front with no guarantee of a housing assignment. Only about 1,000 beds were set aside for returning students last year, down from 1,800 the year before. Housing applications are due by Dec. 3. The application timeline was moved up last year to ensure that upperclassmen who do not get a housing assignment have ample time to find off-campus apartments and houses. The application is also directed toward students who wish to live in residential learning communities. All students who wish to apply for housing must apply to live in one of these 17 communities, but only one application may be completed. There was a general learning community available to students last year, but that is not an option this year. There is a new community available to students who are still undecided about their career path and field of study called the Major and Career Exploration Community. O t her c o m mu n it ie s t h at h ave traditionally been a part of USC’s re sidence ha l ls a re t he Ca rol i na Women’s and Men’s Communities, the International House at Maxcy College and the Healthy Carolina Wellness Community. The three residence halls that make up the Women’s Quad — McClintock, Sims and Wade Hampton — are expected to be open and ready for students to move in by August, adding nearly 600 beds back into University Housing. The three buildings, which date back between 54 and 74 years, will be connected into a t r ue quad . Wade Hampton and McClintock, which were built as hall-style buildings in the 1950s, will be converted into suite-style residence halls. Instead of sharing a communal bathroom, personal bathrooms will be shared between pairs of rooms. The Women’s Quad renovat ion project is expected to cost $27.2 million upon the completion of construction and began in May. It is expected to be finished this summer. DG

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Students pack 20,000 meals for children Student Government event attracts 70 volunteers, raises $6,600 Amanda Coyne & Hannah Jeffrey NEWS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

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After weeks of fundraising and planning, Student Government and members of 12 other organizations packed 20,000 meals for underprivileged students at the annual Pack-A-Thon. About $6,600 was raised for Feed the Hunger, an evangelical mission organization that provides these meals as well as builds churches and schools and distributes “Family Crisis Kits” to people from Kentucky to Kenya. There were 70 volunteers from social sororities, business fraternities and other campus organizations who packed meals in

the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center for two hours Saturday afternoon, far exceeding the reach of last year’s event. “We basically doubled the entire event from last year, in terms of money raised and volunteers,” said Rachel Kitchens, a secondyear business economics student and SG’s secretary of community service. “We really want to keep that momentum.” Representatives from Feed the Hunger helped run the Saturday afternoon event. Volunteers went through an orientation and watched a video before the packing began. They then split off into groups of eight and packed meals, talking and having fun along the way. “The event went really smoothly, and I think everyone had a really great time. It really showed people how easy it was to PACK • 3

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Students from social sororities, business fraternities and other organizations joined Student Government in packing 20,000 meals Saturday.

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Boy executed in 1944 may get second trial A 14-year-old African-American boy executed for killing two white girls in 1944 may get a retrial, the Associated Press reported. Supp or t er s of G e org e St i n ne y, w ho w a s convicted of beating an 11-year-old and 7-year-old to death, are asking a South Carolina judge to grant a new trial. A lawsuit was fi led in Clarendon County last month on Stinney’s behalf. The judge may refuse to even hear the case, since the boy is already dead. There are also strict rules about introducing new evidence after a trial has concluded. The evidence must have been impossible to get at before the trial and must be likely to change the results. New evidence includes sworn statements from Stinney’s siblings who said he was with them for the entire day of the murder. — Amanda Coyne, News Editor

Columbia man dies during SLED asks for $475,000 for child fatality unit Savannah marathon A 35-year-old Columbia man died during a Savannah marathon Saturday, The State reported. Jake Zeman collapsed as he neared the finish line. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Georgia authorities would not immediately release Zeman’s body to his family, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Sunday. The autopsy will not happen until Tuesday at the earliest because Georgia does not conduct autopsies on Sundays or holidays. Today is Veterans Day, a state holiday. Richland County conducts autopsies every day of the year, including Christmas. The holdup was with the office of the Georgia Chief Medical Examiner with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Watts said. Coroners work for the state in Georgia and are governed by the state medical examiner’s office, unlike South Carolina. — Amanda Coyne, News Editor

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is asking state lawmakers for more than $475,000 for its child fatality unit, The State reported. The money would go toward hiring four new officers for the legislatively required squad that has a backlog of 466 open cases. About 195 new cases of suspicious child deaths come in each year, and the department is required to investigate each one. Eight of the unit’s 10 positions are currently filled, and those specialized officers conduct special types of investigations atypical of common police work. St ate Rep. M i ke Pit t s, R-Lau ren s, a nd a spokesman for Gov. Nikki Haley expressed support for this effort. Pitts, who oversees the subcommittee determining SLED’s budget, said there may not be enough money to give to the department. — Amanda Coyne, News Editor

The blotter comes from police reports released by the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety and doesn’t include crimes reported by city or county law enforcement. — An officer was checking the Carolina Coliseum late on the night of Oct. 28 when he saw some clothing, including a woman’s skirt, on the ground. The officer found a man trying to hide behind a pillar. The man was wearing nothing but a dirty white tank top that went just past his genitalia to his upper thigh. The officer asked the man what he had been doing and the man said he had been masturbating. The officer told the man to get dressed. While the man was dressing, the officer found the man had been given multiple trespass warnings in the past on USC’s campus. The man was arrested for trespassing. — An officer was dispatched to Main and College streets early in the morning of Nov. 1 in reference to a man near Sandy’s Hot Dogs with his pants down.

When the officer arrived, the man was behind a table, without pants. The man was unresponsive to the officer for multiple minutes. When he fi nally acknowledged the officers, he provided an Australian drivers license. Paramedics were called and asked the man simple questions which he could not accurately answer. The man was transported to Palmetto Health Baptist for observation.

Crime Blotter for Oct. 28 to Nov. 8 4

Traffic/DUI

Disorderly conduct

Fraud - Credit card/ATM

Fake/Other ID use

Possession/Selling stolen property

Burglary/Breaking and entering

Larceny/Theft from building

Larceny of bicycle

Trespass

Harassment/Threats/Intimidation

Larceny/All other

Drug/Narcotics violation

— Compiled by Amanda Coyne, News Editor

Vandalism/Destruction of property

Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.

Alcohol/Liquor law violation

Drunkenness

— An officer was working at an event at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium on Thursday night when a man exited the building without a necessary escort. When the officer asked the man to contact his escort, the man became belligerent and began cursing at the officer. An event chaperone advised the man to go back inside and find his escort. When the man returned with multiple students, he approached the officer and said “F--- you, you are a piece of s--- and you can’t do anything to me.” The man smelled strongly of alcohol and refused to listen to the chaperone or the other students, all of whom were asking him to leave. After he continued to curse excessively, the officer arrested him for public disorderly conduct.

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SERVICE • Continued from 1 a total of 472,152 service hours and $1.3 million in monetar y donations to make an impact of $9,288,245.32. This school year, there was a drop in the number of volunteers but an increase in service hours, which created a larger impact than in previous years. Ser v ice prog rams at t he Universit y of Sout h Carolina began in 1989. The Department of Student Life and the Office of Community Service Programs now offers many service opportunities such as Service Saturdays, Weekly Impact events and alternat ive break trips. Service Saturdays happen three times a semester. There are also service days in honor of Martin Lut her K i ng Jr. ever y spr i ng which are the largest campuswide community service event. There are 10 Weekly Impact Ser v ice Project s t hat happen throughout the week that help dif ferent organizat ions in t he community. Taurie Thomason, a second-

year elementary education student, leads groups in the Fill the Van Program that is part of the Weekly Impact Service Projects. “I love that here at Carolina so many students are interested i n s er v i n g t he c o m mu n it y,” Thomason said. Thomason also volunteers in other USC programs such as Relay for Life, which she says is one of the most impactful events at USC because so many people k now someone who has suffered from cancer. Thomason leads a group to the Washington Street Soup kitchen every week and said she usually has five to six students sign up to serve. “Here in the city, homelessness is a big issue,” Thomason said. “I’m so grateful to be given the opportunity to help [the homeless]. I enjoy seeing them smile through t heir rough t imes; it puts my problems in perspective. I think its something all students should experience.”

PACK • Continued from 1 make a really big difference,” K itchens sa id. “The act ua l packing of the meals was really easy, you talk to a bunch of people, and it’s a lot of fun ... You talk and laugh and do something that helps the community and feeds kids for a school year.” Those who helped plan the event are already looking toward next year’s Pack-A-Thon. The tea m h a s se ver a l meet i ng s planned to reflect on Saturday’s projec t a nd w i l l u se t ho se reflections in the coming year’s planning efforts. K itchens, whose ter m on Student Body President Chase Mizzell’s cabinet ends when the next president takes office, said she will remain involved in PackA-Thon no matter what she ends up doing next year. “I know I’ll do whatever I can to help with it, and I know that we’ll be beginning planning even earlier and start doing some preliminary planning next semester,” Kitchens said. DG

Are you interested in: • Volunteering in South Carolina? • Assisting your community during an emergency? • Participating in exercises to strengthen your knowledge of how to respond to emergencies?

If so, please visit www.scserv.gov for more information or to sign-up to volunteer.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

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More volunteers can make a greater impact ISSUE Student service impact is worth $9.6 million. OUR STANCE If participation increases, impact will be even greater. There’s good and bad news in USC’s annual community service report. T he go o d: T he u n iver sit y community raised more money a nd volu nteered more hou r s last year t han ever before. ($330635.48 and 30182 hours more, respectively.) That’s encouraging, and it’s a testament to the huge impact that USC students and faculty have on the community — and to how much greater an impact we could have. That leads to the bad news: The

number of volunteers from USC fell this year from 36,676 to 23,194, a loss of 7,482 overall. Combined, those statistics show that the group of USC students and faculty that are volunteering is more dedicated than ever. We applaud their efforts to give back to those less fortunate than us and those who need our help. We only wish that group was bigger, and if we all pitch in — even a little bit — that shouldn’t be a hard problem to solve, because there are plenty of ways to give

“We only wish that group was bigger, and if we all pitch in — even a little bit — that shouldn’t be a hard problem to solve.”

back. There are ser vice trips over breaks, opportunities to volunteer on a week ly or monthly basis, classes that urge service learning and hordes of charities — local and national — that need help. And there’s no shortage of fundraising efforts that could use your help or donations. The benefits are bigger than the charities and the community, too. Giving back exposes volunteers to new worldviews and to t he problems the city and state face, and that’s important as each of us grow and mature. So wh i le we’re encou raged by the rise of each volunteer’s increased dedication, we hope this year’s dip in participants will lead to a surge next year. With more productivity and more people, our impact will only grow further.

Being sober can be fun, too Good memories made without alcoholic haze During an average week at my home university in England, I spend around £30 ($48) on alcohol and nights out. I’ll go on two nights out, one with my housemates and the other with my course friends and sports teams. We go to pre-drinks, or we “pre-game” as it’s called in the States, at around 9 p.m., drink for a few hours then pile into taxis that take us to our favorite club. Leeds University Union has a 1,000-person-capacity nightclub scene in the basement and two restaurants serving alcohol on site too. After my last second-year exam, I met the History Society at Terrace and relished the opportunity to let off steam over a glass of wine. Social events usually incorporate drinking, from nights out to pub quizzes to Otley Runs. The Otley Run is one of the country’s most famous pubcrawls that challenges its valiant participants to purchase a drink in every pub along the way. Spanning 16 pubs in just more than two miles, it’s not for the fainthearted. So it’s safe to say that ever since I became a university student in 2011, drinking has always been part of the social experience. Since becoming an honorary Gamecock at USC, I’ve had to find other ways to meet people, make friends and have fun. The legal drinking age in South Carolina is 21, meaning the prospect of venturing to Five Points for casual drinks is filled with the fear of getting arrested and charged $250. It’s not just an empty threat either, as “resident mentors” are employed in universit y accommodat ions to patrol the corridors and catch underage drinkers. I’ve heard stories about students jumping from balconies at flat parties to escape the police who were banging on the front door and of students who got

caught and had to spend the night in a prison cell. In October, shockwaves rippled through the Carolinian community af ter USC st udent M a r t ha Childress was shot in Five Points and paralyzed from the waist down. It was a massive wake-up call to everyone about the reality of gang violence occurring just a few miles away from campus. Attempting to get involved with the limited nightlife scene in Columbia feels like constantly looking over your shoulder in fear of those on both sides of the law. It’s not an enjoyable experience and is something I ruled out pretty quickly following my arrival here. But despite the occasional pangs of jealousy I get hearing about all the crazy nights I’m missing back home, living a sober student life has opened my eyes to a new way of life at university. All the money I’ve saved from buying pre-drinks, club entrance tickets, taxi fares and drinks at the bar has gone straight towards weekend trips. It’s very easy to cushion the blow of losing nightlife entertainment when America is on my doorstep. I’ve visited Charleston and A labama and I’m w rit ing this from a 27th-floor hotel room in New York. I came to South Carolina wondering what I’d do about drink ing, worr ying that it would define my study abroad experience and impact my ability to meet people. In reality, it has defined my university experience, but it has expanded my horizons, forced me to meet more people and get out and about in the states. The nature of social events is also very different at USC. My first week here consisted of “pizza meet ‘n’ greets,” “ice-cream socials” and “sports day bonanzas,” compared to my first week in Leeds that I hardly remember because I was perpetually hungover, exhausted and drunk. But if it wasn’t for the drinking

restrictions here, I probably would have been spending my time in bars rather than attending all the weird and wonderful events the university has hosted. I’ve watched live volleyball, American football, t he Home c om i n g Showc a s e , the Step Show and live acoustic nights. I’ve also attended the 22nd Annual I Believe Anita Hill Party, Columbia’s Greek Festival, a gospel choir performance and had an enlightening evening watching a film about first wave feminism at my tutor’s house. I’ve completed my first Color Run, canoed on the Congaree River, learned how to rock climb and learned how to play volleyball. I’d rather be going home with these unique memories than a hazy blur of alcohol-induced images in my mind that I can’t quite piece together. At a simpler level, being sober has been fantastic for my health. My weight is constant and I’ve had no need for guilt-induced gym sessions. I don’t miss hangovers and get a lot more work done in the time usually spent shriveling up in bed the next morning. But my favorite benefit of sober student life is that I’ve actually become a morning person, waking up naturally at 7:30 a.m. every morning. My head is clearer, my bank account is healthier and I feel more in control of my life than I have for years. I’m going home for Christmas and I may well eat my words. The temptation of white wine, mulled wine and cocktails might just pull me back into that crazy, unpredictable drinking lifestyle. But I hope that at least some of the lessons I’ve learned about sober student life will remain. I’ve loved that the best memories I’ve had here haven’t depended on anything but new experiences, insightful conversations and great company. — Evelyn Robinson, second-year English and History international student

Homosexuality not only about sex Advocates don’t have to be gay, just have to understand love I don’t know what it means to be persecuted. I’ve never been bullied emotionally or physically. I’ve never been an outcast in any real sense. Because of this, I’m tentative to give my opinion on gay rights. How could I, a straight man, contribute anything to a cause determined to help a group of people of which I am not a part? That wasn’t a wholly rhetorical question. It has an answer: equal treatment of human beings is an aspiration that anyone can contribute to, whether he or she benefits directly or not. In any battle for minority rights, you will find, without exception, members of the majority voicing their support. In this way, I will try (as should you) to support those who are marginalized in a very real sense. With this throat-clearing out of the way, I have a problem with the word “homosexual.” It is the same problem I have with “heterosexual,” “bisexual,” “asexual” and all of the other gluedtogether terms that people have created to identify themselves. It is true enough: each word has a distinct meaning. These are useful words. They have their appropriate places. Their problem is that, if used exclusively, they reduce an individual to one aspect of their nature: their sexuality. By lazily repeating the term “homosexual” or their counterparts, it is easy to forget the most important idea: being gay is not only a form of sex, it is a form of love. When anyone rails against gay relationships, the image they think of is one obsessed with sex. These people (who tend to be much too squeamish about that process in any case) chatter on puritanically about the “unnatural” and “immoral.” They are disturbed by two people performing an act. What they either forget or somehow convince themselves to disbelieve is that these two people may love one anot her. They use t he word “homosexual” as means to disconnect sex from love. This tendency to focus on the former and forget the latter remains the main problem with that word and others like it. When the question of gay rights is focused primarily on sex, it fails to treat the people involved as people, with all of the emotions, insecurities and faults that come with it. Keep in mind that sex, the most primal form of intimacy, is also an essential method of romantic expression between two people. When one looks at it in the context of love, the already laughable position that “being gay is a choice” disappears completely. Who among us can choose who we love, straight or otherwise? It is important to look at the issue of gay rights in its most relevant context: that of two people, devoted to each other, who want to publicly show their shared commitment without being splattered with crude insult and bigotry. Equality in this manner cannot be called trivial. “‘But it’s no use,’” says Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce’s masterwork “Ulysses.” “‘Force, hate, history, all that. That’s not life for men and women, insult and hatred. And everybody knows that it’s the very opposite of that that is really life. ‘What?’ says Alf. ‘Love,’ says Bloom. ‘I mean the opposite of hatred.’” And so it is. Remember, when you talk about “homosexuality,” you’re not only talking about sex. You’re talking about love. Treat it with the care it deserves. — Ben Crawford, first-year English and Russian student

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Popular blues musicians like Freddie Vanderford performed in Five Points’ 19th annual Blues Festival for dozens of guests who spent the day listening and dancing.

Columbia music festival anything but blue Danielle Howle, Mill Bill Blues, Tommy Malone take the stage in Five Points event Bridget Donovan

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Columbia radiated with sound Saturday during the 19th annual Blues Festival held in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Five Points. People stood in crowds with beers perched comfortably in their hands. Dogs eagerly trotted on their leashes, bringing strangers together with ease. Families and friends sat together to cover a bare lawn with chairs, blankets and warm conversation. “These are the people who infiltrated Five Points in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s,” said Clair DeLune, the emcee of the festival and a DJ for USC’s campus radio station, WUSC.

The music of Danielle Howle, Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats, Mill Billy Blues, Tommy Malone, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Sonny Landreth and The Dixieland Codgers was featured, as well as a tribute to guitar legend Frank Smoak. A s Malone, a Lou isia na nat ive, tested t he microphones, he said, “Never bringin’ it down, always bringin’ it up!” Malone was accompanied by Sam Brady on piano and bass. He sang a piece he wrote named “Mississippi Bootleg” explaining that his father and grandfather brewed whiskey during Prohibition. The smell of vinegar and cigarette smoke filled the crisp fall air as the young and the old experienced soulful music. DeLune was accompanied by her German Shepard Rock yDawg, Blues Defender. DeLune will be releasing a book, “A Historical Perspective on Blues and Roots Music of S.C.” in the fall of 2014. “These guys work all year to produce a free concert

for the city of Columbia. This is like Christmas for me,” DeLune said. “I grew up with that beat in my body. I have a truly pentatonic soul.” DeLune said the bands really appreciate the hospitality they’ve received in Columbia. Timothy Graves, son of Geoffrey Graves, spoke on behalf of Word of Mouth Productions, a company that began in 1991. “This all got started because of my dad’s love for music. He always says this festival is a labor of love,” Graves said. Graves explained that it takes a network of people to put on this festival every year. “The city of Columbia gives us their blessing,” he said. Editor’s Note: The Daily Gamecock is a sponsor of Columbia’s annual Blues Festival. DG

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“12 Years a Slave” NOW IN THEATERS

Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender Rating: Rated R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality British director Steve McQueen directed this searing dramatic biopic based on the life of a free African-American man from the North named Solomon Northup (C h i we t e l Ej iof or) w ho w a s kidnapped and sold into slavery for 12 years. He was a well-respected v iolinist w it h a w ife and t wo children from Saratoga Springs, New York, who was tricked by two white men (Scoot McNairy and Taran Killam) who had heard of his expert musical skills and convinced

him to join them for a brief run with a traveling circus. In actuality, he was drugged, captured, chained and sent to New Orleans where he was treated as a common slave and renamed Platt. Solomon and a young woman, Eliza (Adepero Oduye), who gets separated from her children, are sold by Freeman (Paul Giamatti), a businessman whose “sentimentality extends the length of a coin” to Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), a man who, given the circumstances, seems more decent than most of the other white people, even though he is obviously a disgusting human being for buying slaves. He might not beat the slaves personally and he might appear compassionate to them, but he passes on the abuse and power to his slave drivers, including Tibeats (Paul Dano). Solomon is a such good worker (but always, remember, a slave) that Ford gives him a violin of his own to keep. The threatening and constantly angry Tibeats is so enraged at the humanity Ford shows toward the slaves that he b e c ome s det er m i ne d t o k i l l Solomon. For his safety, Ford sells Solomon to Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), a sadistic plantation owner. He is a pure, unadulterated, evil monster with no redeeming qualities who will yell or attack at any minute. His wife, Mary (Sarah Paulson), with her hair tied up in

a bun and emotionless, blank face, is just as cruel but she spouts her vile hatred and evil with a chilling composure. The focus of the film is Solomon’s story, but possibly the most tragic character in the film is Patsey (Lupita Nyong’o). She picks more cotton for Master Epps than any other slave, but she is physically and sexually abused by her owner to the point where she does not want to live. Mc Q ueen is a n a r t ist who began his career creat ing art installations before going into film. He has a painterly eye and h is work has a precision a nd power that is overpowering and hard to forget. “12 Years a Slave” is absolutely the work of a mature filmmaker, and the film is intense, difficult and troubling, as it should be. However, his first two films “Hunger” and “Shame,” which also star Michael Fassbender, are more uncompromising, noncommercial works of art. They have a detached style and almost clinical approach to their subjects. In “Hunger,” Fassbender plays a real-life member of the IRA who goes on a hunger strike to protest while in jail, and in “Shame,” he plays a sex addict whose carnal urges are destroying h is l ife. “Slave” suf fers f rom attempting to mesh the emotional, harrowing realism of Solomon’s

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Bryan Batt stars with Adepero Oduye and Dwight Henry in “12 Years a Slave,” a film directed by Steve McQueen.

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Chili connoisseurs like cook-off winner Gary Uwanawich handed their homemade samples to groups of guests.

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The 2100 block of Greene Street had an extra kick this Saturday with the 27th annual Chili CookOff. Vendors, restaurateurs and homemade chili enthusiasts gathered to have their recipes tested by Columbia natives and visitors from around the area. Eleven judges cast secret ballots after trying each unmarked cup of chili in the back room of Group Therapy. Chilis were judged in five categories: overall best chili , best vegetarian, best bar/ restaurant, best hot and spicy and overall best set up. Chef Gary Uwanawich took home the top prize. He credited his win to bacon-wrapped poblano chiles and is planning on opening a bacon-themed restaurant “Sizzle” in early 2014. “Chili is the perfect combination of sweet and heat,” said Kristen Moore of Texas Heat, Carolina Sweet and 2012 overall best chili winner. “We come out to make our food and share our recipes, but really, we’re all here to raise money to help the overall mission, not to get the overall prize.” Eventgoers could try a sample cup of chili from each tent for a minimum donation of $1, which benefited Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital’s Camp Kemo and The Hope Center. An additional award went out to the tent that raised the most money. The Five Points Association held an “all call” for entrants a few months ago and allowed anyone who submitted a recipe to compete for the top prizes. Participants decorated their tents to match the theme CHILI • 6

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SLAVE • Continued from 5 story with the impersonal directorial flourishes of McQueen’s previous films. Some of the most searing moments in the film happen when McQueen lets the camera stay still for a minute or more at a time without cutting. In one scene, Solomon is hanging from a noose tied to a tree, and he is barely able to raise his body up with the tips of his toes to breathe. The slaves around him come out of their shacks and go about their jobs knowing that they dare not help him. A moment such as that would fit nicely in McQueen’s other films. Compared to almost every fi lm that plays in wide release these days, “Slave” is harsh and brave, but compared to his previous films, it feels a little too safe and a little bit too much like Oscar bait. There is not one bad performance in the f ilm and many t hat deser ve Oscar nominations (especially Ejiofor, Fassbender, Nyong’o, and Paulson), but there are too many familiar faces that pop up in one or two scenes. The stark realism is somewhat diminished when one notices Brad Pitt with a funny beard. Besides him, there is not a specific actor

or actress that draws the audience out of the film, but all the familiar faces become distracting. T h e s c o r e b y H a n s Z i m m e r, who is probably best known for his booming “Inception” score, becomes overwhelming and noticeable. In scenes that are heated and where violence is on the verge of erupting, Zimmer inserts thundering musical cues between the dialogue like godly punctuation. The scenes are gripping enough without needing the score to pull the audience around emotionally. The dialogue itself is too often hamfisted and sounds like a screenwriter’s words about slavery in the 21st century. Pitt’s character’s conversation with Solomon, where he tells him that he believes slavery is wrong, rings false. It is as if the filmmakers were patting the audience on the back saying that not every white person was a horrible racist. Even though many scenes in the film transport the audience back to the past, the very visual direction and towering performances are so strong that the dialogue is secondary. Since this fi lm is based on an actual story, revealing the ending is not really a

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Adepero Oduye plays an enslaved mother who is separated from her children. spoiler. Solomon returns to his family at the end of the film after twelve years of enslavement. There is a queasy tidiness to the film’s resolution that feels too comforting. “Schindler’s List” has the same problem. Yes, the Holocaust and slavery were complete and utter failures of humanity on an enormous scale, but it is all OK in the end because one man saves a couple of thousand Jews, and Solomon reunites with his family. “Slave” goes on for more than two unrelenting hours exposing the horrors of slavery, but then Solomon just goes home and has a big group hug with his family. Everyone in the audience can go home and feel better. But Patsey is still on that plantation with Epps and millions of Jews still died. “Slave” is a film that every member of the human race should see and discuss. Wikipedia may not be the most reliable source for information, but it has lists

CHILI • Cont. from 5 of their chili, including a n i n j a t e nt f r o m a Japanese restaurant and a “Breaking Bad” tent complete with blue sour cream. Chili wasn’t the only d raw to t he hub of Five Points. Bands like The Ot her Brot hers, Bossman, At las Road Crew and Calvin and Friends provided funky jams on the main stage. Ch ild ren were able

of films that deal with American slavery. In more than 100 years of cinema, only 25 films have been released that have dealt with the subject. Three of them are adaptations of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and six of them are exploitation films along with a pastiche of them, “Django Unchained.” Included are films such as “Li ncol n” a nd “G one w it h t he Wind,” which deal with slavery but are certainly not focused on the day-today lives of slaves. In a post-Trayvon Martin, Obama-led America, a film such as “12 Years a Slave” is as relevant and thought-provoking as ever. It might stir up emotions and debate, and it might not be a perfect film, but it is a beautifully rendered portrait of a painful part of America’s past that has rarely surfaced in film.

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HOROSCOPES

Aries

Leo

Sagittarius

Pay close attention to your dreams over t he next few days. Get them dow n i n w r it i n g f or future reference. It’s okay if you can’t take action yet. Have compassion for yourself. And don’t overlook a major issue.

Join forces to get the f u nding. Bring it all back home. You’re even more at t ract ive now. Give you r self c red it for t he work done. M a ke s u re you have the facts to clear up any confusion.

Stay close to home for a couple of days and save. A s k f or he lp f r o m a natural researcher. You can be quite persuasive. Offer encouragement. Your spiritual practices clear you r m ind. You know just what to say.

Being especially sensitive to the opinions of others is key. Express yourself clearly, but mostly listen. Your intuition reveals what you need to know. Relax with friends.

Collaborat ion f lows. There’s plent y to do. It may requ i re some effort and dedication to complete ever y thing, but it ’s possible a nd worth it. Romance is still part of the picture. Write a love letter.

You’re smart and getting smarter. You’ll f ind it e a s ier t o f o c u s . Ju s t when you t hought it wasn’t possible, more money comes in. Keep it from going back out by diverting to savings.

More work lands, t o t he p oi nt t h at it could get hectic. Put a commitment in writing to save time. Achieve you r ma i n goa l, a nd then indulge a fantasy. I nclude somet h ing delicious.

Have faith in your own imaginat ion and your ab i l it y t o c r e at i v e l y bring home the bacon. Think through all the p o s s ib i l it ie s . Tr a v e l boosts your self-esteem, although home can be very nice. You’re stronger than you thought.

Taurus

Gemini

Set new goals together. This requires patience. You’ll make money in the long run. Investigate you r personal outer limits, and be willing to push them. Write down an adventure or two for your autobiography.

Cancer

Wr it e dow n lo n g ter m goals, a nd get ph i lo soph ic a l. Don’t sweat t he small st uf f. Keep track of spending. You could even let others decide. With an extra dose of conf idence, you’re f ired up for an adventure.

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

A ll work and no play can be exhausting. Take frequent small breaks, or one sizable one where you disconnect and completely relax. You’d benef it f rom a little romance, too. Let i m ag i n at ion repl ac e money.

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“12 YEARS A SLAVE” 8:30 p.m., $8 Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main St.

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

You’re entering a two-day innovation phase. Use your talent. Go ahead and throw your hat over the fence. Make a crazy promise you have no idea how to keep. Your power is increasing. Talk about it. Support comes from mysterious sources.

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ACROSS 1 REO part 5 7-Down portrayer on “Frasier” 9 Medicine cabinet item 14 First-century Roman leader 15 Cross 16 Lickety-split 17 Jack Benny’s 39? 19 Was about to blow up 20 Mizrahi of “The Fashion Show” 21 Insurance co. employee 23 __-relief 24 Mix-up among the peas? 27 Top-shelf 28 Charlotte-toRaleigh dir. 29 Texas NLer 30 Aslan’s land 32 “It __ Nice”: ’60s protest song 34 Doubter 36 Julian Assange’s controversial website, and a hint to what’s missing from this puzzle’s four longest answers 39 Federal statute trumps it 41 New England law school 45 Mercury, e.g. 46 Old school addition? 49 Rolls around the house 50 Hierarchy level 51 Amorous ship leader? 54 Bug 55 Third deg.? 56 Like some tragedies 57 Club relative 59 Bird with a droll wit? 63 Earn 64 Tulip chair designer Saarinen 65 Chianti, for one 66 Swamp plant 67 Speak like Don Corleone 68 Ticker tapes, brieﬂy?

DOWN 1 __ mission 2 Throngs 3 Saxony’s capital 4 Beds, at times 5 Like some quilt kits 6 Want ad letters 7 See 5-Across 8 Pipe dream, say 9 Castaway’s creation 10 “The Simpsons” character with an 18-letter last name 11 Big name on the ice 12 Vast 13 Site of a legendary parting 18 Fan support 22 Ligurian seaport 24 Shar-__ 25 Weak 26 Aid on a misty night 27 Pretentious 31 “Don’t __!” 33 Country music sound 35 Just starting 37 Sufﬁx with vulcan 38 Craft with a mizzen

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39 7-Eleven beverage 40 Vessel with a hinged cover 42 Rigorously abstinent 43 Exploring 44 Shogun stronghold 45 Binocular features 47 1950 #1 Ames Brothers hit

48 She played Romy in “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” 52 Scary snake 53 Fortitude 55 Tennis great Sampras 58 Shovel 60 Mens __: criminal intent 61 Sch. levels 62 Signs of resistance

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International Education Week November 11 - 15 http://www.ip.sc.edu/iew-2013 Monday 10:30 Parade of Nations (The Horseshoe) 11:00 International Bazar (Greene Street) 6:00 World Trivia & Photo Contest (Capstone) Consider youself a worldtraveler? Think you’re knowledgeable about world events? PROVE IT! Test your knowledge and compete for prizes.(teams of 3-5 may register at the event).

7:00 Interfaith Dialogue (Russell House Ballroom C)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

5:30 Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner (Bates Dining Hall) 6:00 Salsa Lessons by Latin Dance Club (Bates West Social Room)

12:00 Financing 11:30 Beyond Study Study Abroad (Max- Abroad (Maxcy) cy) 12:00 Financing Study Abroad (Maxcy) 2:00 BARNGA: A Game on Cultural Clashes (Maxcy) 6:30 Monsoon WedCome play a game 7:00 CinéCola: Couleur ding screening with called Barnga, in which de Peau: Miel (Calcott Mira Nair (Gambrell players experience for 011) 153) This autobiographical film recounts the childhood and adolescence of Jung after a Belgian couple adopts him from a South Koreaan orphanage in the early 1970s.

7:30 Omani National Day (Russell House Ballroom).

themselves how cultures A stressed father, a brideperceive things differto-be with a secret, a ently and how people live smitten event planner, and by different rules. relatives from around the world create much ado 4:00 Buddies & Con- about the preparations for an arranged marriage in versation Partners India. Q&A with director Ice Cream Social Mira Nair after screening. (Maxcy)

7:00 Persian Night (Russell House Ballroom)

Friday 7:00 International Dance Extravaganza & Fashion Show by ISA & Maxcy (TBD) Join us as we showcase fashions from around the world and then celebrate IEW with a dance extravaganza. More info on Facebook: International Student Association, University of South Carolina

Saturday 6:00 Jashn: A Celebration by the Indian Student Organization (RussellHouse Ballroom) One of USC’s biggest international events will showcase tradition, fusion, and Bollywood dance and music from all across India. Food will be provided. $5 with Carolina card; $10 without.

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Men’s soccer defeated on Senior Night Gamecocks earn No. 4 seed in CUSA tournament Connor Hazelton

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I n t hei r f i n a l t u ne -up g a me b efore t he C on f ere nc e USA t ou r n a me nt b eg i n s , t he Gamecocks fell short to Old Dominion by a score of 2-1. The loss puts South Carolina’s record at 7-6-5, with a 4-2-3 conference record to end the regular season. After falling behind 2-0 when giving up goals in the 15th and 40th minutes, sophomore forward Jeff Torda scored his team-leading fi fth goal of the season in the 80th minute of play. The Gamecocks had a few chances in the fi rst half, but Old Dominion goalkeeper Sean Stowe stopped all the scoring threats, impressing coach Mark Berson. “In the fi rst half, their goalkeeper made three outstanding saves. We really had them on their back foot for some stretches, but they whipped us on a couple of set pieces. That’s going to happen

BASKETBALL • Continued from 10 competition, Staley has the luxury of experimenting with her lineup in order to see which players work best together on the floor. But she said that it is important for the Gamecocks to have this time to prepare before they go up against more challenging opponents in the SEC and beyond.

sometimes,” Berson said. “You’ve got to credit Old Dominion; they are a very good team. In the second half ,our guys fought back, and I thought they did a very good job. We got one and it looked like we were going to get another.” Redshirt junior midf ielder and co-captain Stephen Anderson also believed that there were some missed opportunities for the Gamecocks. “ Wel l, we gave up t wo sil ly goa ls i n t he beginning of the game, and we couldn’t fight back in the end. We kind of dominated in the second half, but we had those two silly mistakes early on,” Anderson said. On a more positive note for Berson and his team, it was Senior Night and the coach was able to praise his seniors on what they have meant to this team. “They’ve done a great job, not only on the field with their play, but in the locker room, and in the offseason, they’ve done a great job of working with these younger g uys and bringing them together,” Berson said. “Our seniors have done a great job leading this group throughout the year.” A nderson, despite having one more year of eligibility, was part of the Senior Night festivities,

“I think that this was the kind of game in which I thought we could, once we got the lead, we could get some people some ex per ience.” Staley said. “But if we had to play a game in which it was nip-and-tuck we probably would only go wit h probably no more than eight.”

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and was able to ref lect on his time at South Carolina. “These four years have been some of the best four years of my life. The facilities we have, the coaching staff (and) the administration have been great, and you couldn’t ask for anything better,” Anderson said. The regular season might not have ended the way the Gamecocks wanted it to end, but they were able to earn the No. 4 seed in the Conference USA Tournament and will play the No. 5 seed Tulsa this Wednesday in Charlotte. Berson doesn’t believe that this latest loss is going to affect his team come tournament time. “You can take some really important things from a game like this. First of all, Old Dominion is a good team, and in the second 45 minutes I thought we played pretty well,” Berson said. “W hat you have to take from it is that it’s do or die now, and we have to win the conference t ou r n a ment i n order t o g o t o t he NC A A Tournament. We can’t afford to dig a hole for ourselves and make sure we compete for 90 minutes, and I think our guys will do that.” DG

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South Carolina blasts Longwood

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Junior guard Tyrone Johnson, a transfer from Villanova, scored a game-high 18 points in the 82-44 win over Longwood after being granted a waiver to play this semester on Friday. of his playing time, scoring South to a 22.8 shooting percentage and half, South Carolina used a 7-0 run Johnson unexpectedly fi rst three points en route quickly built up a big lead after a slow to open up a double-figure lead that cleared to play before game Carolina’s to a game-high 18 in the Gamecock’s start. Back-to-back three pointers by they would keep for the rest of the

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Coming into the season, Tyrone Johnson was not supposed to be able to play until next semester. But on Fr iday, he received a n unexpected phone call from coach Frank Martin, who sneakily revealed the news to the junior. “I started talking to him about his role and how he has been keeping everyone in tune and I said, ‘Ty, you can’t lose your focus, you have to do your job and you have to make those young guys do better,’” Martin said. “I said, ‘It’s very important, because tomorrow when you’re out there—’ and he goes, ‘W hoa, what do you mean?’” “I said, ‘You’re cleared. You’re in,’ and he just started screaming on the phone,” Martin said. Johnson immediately took advantage

82-44 dismantling of Longwood. South Carolina never trailed in the contest and outrebounded the Lancers 50-27 while notching eight blocks on the day. Sophomore Mindaugas Kacinas led South Carolina with a career-high 14 rebounds, and both Brenton W illiams a nd Sindarius Thornwell chipped in 14 points. But the real story was Johnson, a transfer guard from Villanova who averaged three points and two assists while playing nearly 18 minutes per game with the Wildcats. “I prepare myself as if my number is going to be called any day,” Johnson said. “I took practice every day as a game. I tried to push tempo, I tried to lead these guys on and off the court and I just try to be the most aggressive person I can be. Today my number was called, and I was very happy about that.” The Gamecocks held Longwood

sophomore Michael Carrera, who f inished wit h 12 points and nine rebounds, gave South Carolina an 18-4 lead nine minutes into the game. It took t he La ncers almost si x m inutes to score a point but t he G amecock s weren’t much bet ter, scoring six points in the same time frame. Martin took the blame for the slow start, saying he has focused a lot of time in practice on the team’s manto-man defense, which has taken away some time from the offense to prepare for zone defense. “As you see, as the game continued and they started listening to us a little bit on the sideline and we did a better job of explaining what we needed to do, we started attacking that zone a little better,” Martin said. A fter t he Lancers trimmed t he lead down to seven points with just under six minutes to go in the first

afternoon. The Gamecocks shot 49.1 percent from the field and took advantage of something they saw in the Longwood team. “ T he coac he s s a id b efore t he game that they aren’t that physical of a team,” Kacinas said. “So we just needed to crash the boards and as you see, we got a lot of rebounds.” Because of all the fi rst-year players on the team, Martin was impressed with the team’s performance in their first official game together. “Extremely happy with our guys (and) our rebounding and attention to detail on defense,” Martin said. “We got a little lackadaisical in the second half, but when you have so many young kids that’s understandable. It’s not acceptable, but it’s understandable. But we’ll work on that.” DG

Women’s basketball dominates over weekend Post play proves to be key in victories over Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech Danny Garrison

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The No. 22 South Carolina women’s basketball team opened its season with a pair of emphatic victories in its fi rst two games, beating Louisiana Tech 68-45 Sunday to cap off a dominant opening weekend of play. While the Gamecocks struggled with Louisiana Tech’s zone defense to start the game, coach Dawn Staley was pleased with her team’s ability to capitalize on openings in its opponent’s defensive scheme. “I thought just us being able to rebound and push the ball down the floor and get some easy buckets really helped us,” Staley said. “A nd we tried to do that throughout the 40-minute period.” The win over the Lady Techsters saw four Gamecocks score in double figures, led by junior forward Aleighsa Welch, a preseason All-SEC selection, who turned in 14 points. Welch was one of two South Carolina players — along with freshman center Alaina Coates — to record a double-double on the day, hauling in 10 rebounds in the contest. Coates started her collegiate career with a bang over the weekend, scoring 12 points and bringing down 10 rebounds Sunday after going for 20 and 7 in the opening game of the season. “I’m ecstatic for [Coates], just that she’s getting adjusted so quickly,” Welch said. “I think that it kind of helps her confidence knowing that she can be effective in the post and not only just scoring, but rebounding.” Welc h a nd C o at e s h ave p r ove n t o b e a

formidable one-two punch in the early goings of the Gamecocks’ season, trading the distinction of leading scorer in the fi rst two games of the year. Though Sunday’s 23-point win was convincing in and of itself, South Carolina was even more dominant in Friday’s season-opening victory over Charleston Southern, annihilating the Buccaneers 99-29. Staley att ributed some of her team’s early success to Welch’s development into an all-around player. “In order for us to be effective, we’re going to have to create some offense from our defense or we’ve got to get the rebounds and push it,” Staley said. “I think with the emergence of Aleighsa Welch being able to rebound and push, she makes our team quicker.” In both of the Gamecocks’ fi rst two outings, they have strived to push the ball into the post at the urging of their coach. South Carolina has been successful in that attempt for the most part, scoring more than half of its total points in the paint in each of its fi rst two games. But the Gamecocks would shoot 18 3-pointers Sunday against Louisiana Tech, a number that Staley was displeased with. “I thought it was too many for my lik ing,” Staley said. “We’ve got some quick triggers. I said we can shoot them, but we wanted to wait a little bit later in the shot clock.” However, Staley did say that despite South Ca rol i na’s eager ness to shoot t he t h ree i n Sunday’s win, she was pleased with the production from her post players, citing the fact that three of the Gamecocks’ double-digit scorers on the day were either a forward or a center. I n t h i s e a r l y p o r t io n o f t h e s e a s o n i n wh ich Sout h Carolina plays nonconference BASKETBALL • 9

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Junior forward Aleighsa Welch (24) scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the 68-45 win over Louisiana Tech.