THE GREEN EDITION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
VOL. 116, NO. 41 • SINCE 1908
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014
Green Quad turns 10
After 10 years, campus looks back on history, sustainability efforts
created with the same budget as the last two residences built on campus. From this vision, Green Quad was born. “I was convinced that this was going way of the future,” Luna said. to be the w not going to be a fad. This “This was n was going to be our lifestyle in the future for a long, long time.” When Luna started the first stages L project, there were no LEEDof the proj architects in South Carolina certified ar and just one on in North Carolina. He closest one he could find, and hired the cl architectural team spent a year his archi creating the plans. creatin a year and a half of A f ter t con st s r uc t ion , G reen Q u ad opened in 2004. Luna said its opene mission was to act as a “beacon missio for the campus and for sustainability susta even across acro the community.” W hen the building opened its for students, Green Quad doors fo was the second green residence on a college colleg campus and the largest
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When Gene Luna camee to USC in 1992 as director of universit niversit y housing, he knew he wanted d to bring sustainability to the university. sity. But he never expected how far that goal would take him. Green Quad will celebrate ate its 10th anniversary starting Monday. nday. The residence hall has been a catalyst atalyst for sustainability across campus, us, but that wasn’t a guarantee when n it was first being built. When he was offered funds unds to create a design for USC’ss first-ever green residence hall, Luna had no idea what a green building was. But after some research, he decided ed that he wanted his new residence ce hall to be certified with leadership ership in energy and environmental ntal d e s i g n ( L E E D). H e a l s o wanted the new residence to o be
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You are what you wear: recyclables turned into clothes
Garden gives students food, volunteer opportunities
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The Carolina Communit unit y Farm and Garden (CCFG), founded nded in 2007 and located at Green Quad, ad, is the fi rst community garden on campus. mpus. The community is fi lled d with sustainable features, which includes everything from a permaculture design and aquatic features to a rainwater collection, boxx gardens and a forest garden. Vermicomposting, the use of worms to break down food, also plays a large rge role at CCFG. Students can volunteerr at the garden and take home some of the food they ey grow. And CCFG has partnered ed with various organizations around campus to host events on the garden that
Your soda bottle bo from lunch could be a shirt one day. No, really. efforts of Renew Merchandise, Through the effo recycled plastic bo bottles can become custom clothing. Renew Merchandise ttakes certified post-consumer bottles made of PET plastic and breaks them down pla as part of a custom five-step process. The plastic is five-s then used to make signatu signature Renew Fibers, which is woven into yarn and forms the RPET fabric of their merchandise. Renew Merchandise can be ffound at USC in the form of T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, polos, water bottles and aprons and can be ordered online.
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Green Scholars strive for sustainability education
Green Quad pushes students to live, learn sustainability
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The Green Scholars program rogram began this year with an aim to better er educate the USC community about environmental sustainability. There are 19 scholars in total, all digging in to a two-year commitment to environmental educat ion and research. Dakota Fly n n, a graduate assistant at the Green Quad Learning Center, serves as a mentor to the group. “ We w o r k a l o t w i t h t h e g r o u p o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e d i f f e r e nt f a c e t s o f sustainability,” Flynn said. Financial sustainability, social justice, wellness and education are among some things students can study. Additionally, students are required to complete a set number of community service hours as part of the program. “Several of the students have been recognized for their leadership,” Flynn said. “We have spent a day cleaning up the Rocky Branch River, and many students have found avenues for research.” One of these students is Rohan Bhalla, a firstyear risk management and finance student, who decided to participate in the scholars program based on his business studies. “Knowledge about sustainability is going to be integral in any industry in the coming times,” he said. “The Green Scholars program gives me an opportunity to further my understanding of what sustainability means in today’s world, while also giving me the opportunity to be involved within my residence hall in ways that not only makes my experience on campus better, but also allows me to build better relationships with the faculty here at Green Quad.” Besides clea n ing up t he Rock y Bra nch River, Bhalla has broadened his sustainable k now-how from listening to distinguished professors known for their ongoing research in
Going green sometimes seems like a difficult task, but at USC, it may be easier than you think. Recycling, in particular, is a simple way to reduce waste. All around Russell House are “Big Bellies,” the newest trash and recycling compactors on campus — eight were installed on campus in the spring. The Big Bellies use solar power to run compactors, which allows each to handle the same amount of garbage as five regular trashcans. The garbage can is situated alongside the recycling bin on the Big Bellies, which makes it easier for students to separate their waste. “ T he y ’re re a l l y v i s ible , s o p e ople have been asking about them a lot,” said Margaret Bounds, USC’s coordinator for environmental sustainability for University Housing Facilities Operations. “It’s neat to see people thinking about trashcans. A lot of times, trash and recycling are an afterthought.” USC is working on a five-year plan to change the university’s recycling bins to single-st ream rec ycling bins, like t he receptacles in Thomas Cooper Library. Single-stream recycling (sometimes called mixed recycling) allows for all recyclable
Every residence hall h on USC’s campus are thought of as a community comm where students can live, work and experience college, but none of them are as sustainable as Green Quad. The Green Quad living and learning community facilitates students’ learning about sustainable practices in the quad, while promoting research, teaching and community service through a handson learning community. The learning community promotes sustainable living in everyday life and simultaneously encourages a sense of community within the quad. Allison Barnabe, a second-year biology student, is a Green Quad Resident Mentor, and she said the apartment-style housing within Green Quad provides a sense of community that she couldn’t get anywhere else. “I really feel like people automatically assume [there are] so many closed doors,” she said. “ You do have to work at the community a little bit more, but that’s what makes it better.” Barnabe not only feels close with her fellow Green Quad residents, but she also feels as though she has a chance to branch out and explore different green alternatives while integrating them into her everyday life alongside of her residents. “It’s cool because we’re self-sustainable,” Barnabe said, “We recycle plastics number one through 10, and we have a compost. We have our own garden in the quad. It’s nice to show people that. It’s a good way to educate them. A lot of people come in and have no idea how to go about sustainability. They’re not opposed to it — they just don’t know how.” As a Resident Mentor, Barnabe said she feels like she has a chance to share her dedication to both her sustainability goals and personal relationships with her residents.
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Bikers for Badges raises money for deputy killed in line of duty Over 700 bikers participated in a motorcycle charity ride Saturday. Bubba’s Bikes for Badges was hosted to honor a Charleston County deputy killed in the line of duty, WIS-TV reported. Charleston County deputy Joe Matuskovic was fatally wounded on Sept. 8 after a disturbance call at an apartment complex. More than 1,000 law enforcement officers from around the nation attended the Sept. 15 funeral. Bubba the Love Sponge, the host of the biker event and a nationally syndicated radio host, announced the day after the shooting that he would give a $10,000 check to the deputy’s fiancÊe to assist the family. He also said on his show, which airs weekday mornings on 98Rock, that he hoped the Bikes for Badges would provide Matuskovic’s family with additional funds and he planned to donate money to volunteer rescue squad member Larry Britton, who suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting the officers during the incident. — Natalie Pita, News Editor
Martha Childress leads Gamecocks chant at Furman game Martha Childress, a second-year student at USC and Greenville County native, led the Gamecock cheer of “Game� and “Cocks� from midfield before the Furman game, WLTX-TV reported. “It was really cool. It was so fun,� Childress said. “It meant the world to me.� Childress was struck by a stray bullet and paralyzed from the waist down last fall in Five Points while she waited for a cab. Childress returned to campus for fall classes this semester, after she took online classes during the spring semester last year. Michael Juan Smith, the 20-year-old man accused of shooting Childress was convicted on a federal weapons charge and is now waiting for a trial on other charges related to Childress’ injury. — Natalie Pita, News Editor
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A woman who had been missing since Tuesday was found in a ravine off the Swamp Rabbit Trail Saturday morning when a group of runners heard screaming, WIS-TV reported. Kimara Hughey, 24, had fallen from the trail and was stuck in a ravine. She had last been seen Tuesday around 2 a.m., and her boyfriend reported her missing after she didn’t return home. Paul Myers, one of the runners on the trail Saturday, followed the cries he and others heard until he found Hughey. Another runner he was with, Shannon Sternberg, called 911, and Hughey was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. According to Hughey’s boyfriend, she has a broken leg and possibly hypothermia. — Natalie Pita, News Editor
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sustainability. Bhalla hopes to graduate with Leadership Distinction for his contributions to the field of public sustainability. Victoria Jung is another scholar with big goals. In fact, the fi rst-year business student knew she wanted to participate in the program from her first tour of Green Quad. “I was amazed by how it was built and all the features it has to promote a greener lifestyle for its residents,â€? she said. Her long-term aspiration is for the university as a whole to gain a concrete understanding of what it means to live sustainably. Jung is also a Green Ambassador tasked with organizing GARDEN • Continued from 1 allow them to grow and taste foods f r o m a r ou nd t he wo rld , w h i le learning about food systems, the environment, anthropology, biology, art and business. Since 2012, CCFG has provided free plants grown in its greenhouse.
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all community service events in Green Quad, and she’s the creator of Invasive Plant Removal Day. Flynn admits that there have been challenges in summarizing the message of the program. It was difficult to put “into words what exactly their charge was to be.� Because the program was so new, there was plenty of room to tailor around the scholars. What Flynn wanted to stay away from was the memorization of a preset message created by the administration. “We wanted to capitalize on their passions for sustainability,� he said. “We have had to be very intentional in the way we work with them and the experiences we provide them with.�
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HISTORY • Continued from 1 green building in the country. And the quad got a lot of attention — housing officials from other universities and the U.S. secretary of energy came by to check out USC’s sustainable living option. hall. “I thought it would be a one-year, sixmonth story, good for the university,” Luna said. “But it’s remained a story that’s good for the university.” For Luna, Green Quad was and is more than just a building — it’s a laboratory for students to learn about sustainability. “In the design of it, I wanted very clearly students to be empowered to save utilities,” Luna said. “This kind of idea didn’t exist at the time.” When students first started living i n t he bu ild i ng, each apa r t ment was metered separately. Residents competed against each other to see which apartments could use the least amount of energy, and the winners earned prizes. “That would make kind of a fun way for students to get educated and make an impact,” Luna said. “It was much better than sticking a sticker by the light switch and saying, ‘Please turn this off.’”
COMMUNITY • Continued from 1 “It gives you a chance to show that you care,” Barnabe said. Green Quad also provides a unique opportunity for students of the same majors and interests to interact in a lowkey environment and bond over those experiences. And Barnabe said she’s witnessed it firsthand. “It’s a really good support system,” she said. “There are great connections
RECYCLING • Continued from 1 materials like cans, plastic and paper to go into t he same bin, f urt her simplifying the recycling process. All residence halls have a recycling system, and Residence Mentors can point students in the right direction if they don’t know where to find it, Bounds said. Bounds and her coworkers are now working on a mini-dispenser project for faculty at USC. The dispensers
Though the specific practices of the residence hall have changed over the past 10 years, faculty members still strive to teach residents about sustainability in creative ways. “It wasn’t even on the horizon that you would take the knowledge you learn in the classroom and use it beyond the classroom in the real world,” said Joe Jones, faculty principal of Green Quad. “You really need to be able to take what you learn in the classroom and apply it.” The goal includes thinking about sustainability in non-traditional ways and through different disciplines. “Sustainability is not just trees and water and recycling. It’s social aspects, it’s economics, it’s business,” Jones said. “W hen we say sustainabilit y is interdisciplinary, it really is. Any major that any student has can relate to sustainability.” And after 10 years, Luna and Jones see this anniversary as a chance to reflect on the history. “It’s a time for us to pause and recognize the impact Green Quad has made in the sustainability movement,” Luna said. “This was the way we led the state in deciding that green buildings are important.” DG
MERCHANDISE • Continued from 1 A ccord i ng to Na m it a Koppa, a s s i s t a nt d i r e c t o r o f p r o g r a m management, Renew Merchandise T-shirts can be found in the university bookstore, and winter clothes are on the way. Custom R PET Gamecock gear makes USC the third school in the cou nt r y, af ter t he Universit y of Vermont and the University of Oregon,
to sign with Renew Merchandise, closely followed by Georgia Southern. Renew Mercha nd ise produc t s can also be found on Major League Baseball teams, like the Cincinati Reds, the Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers. Renew Merchandise also made 2010 World Cup uniforms for Brazil and Portugal, as well as the upholstery of some new Ford vehicles. DG
to make.” The community holds various events and opportunities for its residents, both social and networking-related. From farm visits to green networking breakfasts, there is always a chance for residents to engage in the community. “You get there, and Green Quad doesn’t just let you make the community,” Barnabe said. “It helps facilitate it.” DG
feature large, single-stream recycling bins with small garbage cans attached. This is ideal for offices , where there is typically more paper waste than food waste. The mini-dispensers have already been introduced to faculty offices in Patterson and have showed promise. “We saw a 15 percent increase in recycling just by adding them,” Bounds said. “They definitely make a big difference.” DG
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‘Sustainable’ City Market If you’ve managed to wake up early on a Saturday morning and wander down Main Street, you’ve probably come across the Soda City Market. Every weekend out of the year, this farmers market brings together over 50 vendors from all over the Midlands to sell their products. You can fi nd almost anything there, with everything from soaps to hats to eggplants. The Soda City Market proudly encourages sustainable goods and practices with their local vendors and customers. Shopping doesn’t have to be limited to a grocery store when there’s a local farmers market just a short walk from campus.
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Brian Long, owner and operator of Shady Grove Farm, started this farm to provide a diverse diet for his family, and he sells any surplus at the market as a contribution to the community. Long operates his farm with renewable practices. He doesn’t use any chemical fertilizer, and he makes his own homemade biochar, a nutritional charcoal made from organic materials that can be used as a plant fertilizer. The farm also raises chickens and quail. “All aspects of the quail are used,” Long said. “Nothing goes to waste.”
Artisan Tees
Andy Natusch, owner and founder of Artisan Tees, travels to the Soda City Market every Saturday Soda City Market hosts over 50 South Carolina vendors. from Charleston, where the company is based. Natusch operates sustainably by using eco-friendly ink and minimizing transportation pollution by printing the shirts locally. Natusch hopes to return Low Country Olive Oil Jason Benjamin and his wife Laurie operate Low to using organic fibers in his T-shirts soon. Country Olive Oil in Charleston. Benjamin brings some of his products to the Soda City Market for customers to buy and sample every Saturday. Low Country Olive Oil stays eco-friendly by following sustainable practices in their shop, as well as encouraging customers to recycle the bottles and paper bags products come in. “We are getting ready to make the transition to Charleston’s green business program at the beginning of the year,” said Benjamin. Avadh Rana / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Trail Ridge Farms and Dairy
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Eco-friendly businesses set up shop on Main Street.
City Roots
City Roots, a local urban farm, supports the sustainable community by utilizing organically rooted farming methods. “Our produce is certified organic, which holds a lot of meaning behind it,” said Robbie McClam, owner and founder of City Roots. City Roots nourishes their soil by using crop rotation techniques and composting on site. Aside from recycling everything, the farm has sustainable, energy efficient building.
Full Feather Threads
Trail Ridge Farm & Dairy, owned and operated by the Hammond family, is well-known in Columbia for goat cheese. They operate a sustainable farm by utilizing all that nature has to offer them. Every animal on the farm contributes to the farm in more than one way. The goats, chickens and horses that live on the farm help create fertilizer and compost used in growing the farm’s crops as well as to provide things like milk for cheese and eggs.
Caleigh Bird is the creator of ‘upcycled’ and refashioned goods for her company, Full Feather Threads. All her crafts are made from repurposed materials that she modifies by hand. “I remake them — remake them fabulous,” Bird said. She also makes sock monsters — but not from old socks — for her other company, Sock Monster Posse. Both shops can be found at the Soda City Market on Saturdays. Avadh Rana / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
You can find all sorts of goods every Saturday on Main.
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Paulette Remingtonn sells her handmade hats and candles at the Soda City market and operates sustainably by reusing materials for her hats and selling recycled candle jars in her shop. Everything is handsewn and made in Columbia. Her daughter, Elizabeth Remingtonn, assists her at the Saturday morning market. Elizabeth hopes to open a fashion truck one day and sell used clothing around Columbia.
Inglenook Soaps & Co
Amy Moore is the owner of Inglenook Soaps & Co from Campobello. They provide sustainably made soaps to the community at the farmers market every weekend. Inglenook sells a variation of seven different plant-based soaps. Everything is done on their farm in Campobello and made in their home. Moore first began making soaps for the market in February 2014.
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Artisans, farmers and others come from as far as Charleston to showcase their homegrown and handmade products while promoting a sustainable lifestyle.
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Good Life Cafe encourges USC students to try their unique organic menu items.
If you venture far enough down M a i n S t . , y o u m i g ht n o t i c e a change in culture, substance and smell. Past the high-end fi ne dining establishments sits a new age vegan restaurant and bar “full of life and energy.” C h r ist i na Brock i ng ton is t he manager of Good Life Café, one of Columbia’s only organic, raw
and vegan restaurants. Brockington has seen an increase in the number of college st udents entering her restaurant, which she attributes to the restaurant’s distinctive style. Brockington sees the university as offering more people she thinks are the type who would attend Good Life, since prospect ive st udent s are thinking more carefully about lifestyle before they go off to school, she said. “I k now more st udent s a re starting to choose college based on t he Green Quad and sustainable CAFE • 5
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Good Life Cafe on Main Street offers locally grown vegan dishes of all flavors, including everything from Italian and Mexican inspired food to breakfast cuisine. CAFE • Continued from 4 living,” Brockington said. “We offer organic local produce, everything is vegan and raw, made in house — everything from our crackers to our bread. I think students are just more conscious now of it.” She sees Good Life as just the right sort of thing for the growing interest in sustainability. The menu at Good Life consists of a variety of noodles, salads, sandwiches and a bevy of ethnic dishes that incorporate Italian, Indian, Thai and Mexican influences. A n d t h a t d i v e r s i t y r e f l e c t s t h e c a f e ’s commitment to seasoned cuisine. “We really believe in spice palates. You have to have flavorful food, no one wants to eat healthy if it tastes like cardboard,” Brockington said. “We do an array. The spices that we can get our hands
on are just amazing — spices I’d never heard of before I came here.” At the same time, Good Life tries to focus on local ingredients, since the staff believes that the more local the food is, the better. The strive for giving Good Life a local accent can get dicey at times, which compels a dynamic menu. “The hardest thing is getting stuff that’s local that’s seasonal. Sometimes we run out of stuff and don’t have access to certain things. We only serve the best produce that we can get our hands on,” she said. “So if we don’t have it then we just don’t have it and sometimes that can be a little complicating for people that want to order stuff on the menu. Unsurprisingly, a new age st yle restaurant has its share of skeptics. But Brockington is not deterred and welcomes the challenge of suspicious customers.
Her advice: just try it. “My favorite compliment is to have people that come in like, ‘Oh, we’re meat and potatoes people,’ and they just try it. We don’t serve bland, crappy food,” she said. “While you might not be used to zucchini noodles, they still take the place of noodles, and while our tacos might be a little different, they’re still tacos. You only live once, so just try it.” The experience of Good Life is all about trying something new, and that’s fitting — the restaurant itself is still developing and changing its menu to stay fresh. “We do the vegan cooked breakfast on the weekends,” she said. “We have daily specials that are different every single day and then we also change our menu about once or twice a year. We are constantly changing.” DG
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Ecological efforts require work ISSUE Despite progress, university can be greener OUR STANCE Students will create the most lasting changes Kermit the Frog told us when we were young that “It’s not easy being green,” but being green on campus is actually one of the simplest things a student can do. As the Green Quad celebrates it s 10t h a n n iversa r y, it ’s a n excellent time to reflect on the progress USC has made toward sustainability. It’s also a time to be inspired to constantly strive toward being better and more sustainable. After opening the country’s la rge st “g reen” bu i ld i ng on a universit y campus in 2004, USC has the difficult task of out-doing itself at hand. Keeping up consistency with that huge precedent is no simple feat, but doing so would mean greatly lessening the carbon footprint of
USC’s over 30,000 students. If you look at the litter around areas like the stadium, the sheer volume of cardboard that places like Pandini’s hand out on a normal day, or the number of cars circling t he park ing lots, upping their emissions while look ing for spaces, it’s clear that USC still has a long way to go. A f t e r opening more LEED cer t if ied residence halls like Patterson Hall, the university is clearly interested in continuing its progress, but we believe the true leaders of the campus’ movement toward s u s t a i n a b i l it y m u s t b e t h e students. We a r e t h e o n e s le a v i n g red cups on the ground after tailgates. We are the ones leaving our paper plates on the brick
walls arou nd Greene St. We are the ones leaving our lights on in our rooms while we’re in class all day. The university can hang thousands of posters and ha nd plent y of stickers rem i nd i ng us to be green, b u t u nt i l w e take that message to heart, no real change will be made. L i t t l e changes in our everyday lives ca n make all t he dif ference. Whether it’s resolving to turn dow n t he t her mostat on t he weekends you go out of town or choosing to use the reusable cups and utensils when eating in Russell House, if every student makes an effort to be a little more g reen, t h is u n iver sit y can be a force for good in the movement toward ecolog ical sustainability.
“Little changes in our everyday lives can make all the difference.”
Players under unfair expectations Matt McBreen First-year Sports and Entertainment Mgmt. student
NCAA investigations cause athletes to suffer most L a s t we e k , F lo r id a St at e launched an invest igat ion of their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston is accused of accepting pay ment for his sig nat ure, a claim that his head coach Jimbo Fisher adamantly refutes. The facts of the case paint a n i nterest i ng pic t u re. A memorabilia authenticator has certified over 2,000 autographs t hrough t heir database. The founder of the authenticating service, James Spence, said it is “highly unlikely” that these au t o g r ap h s w e r e s i g n e d at dif ferent t imes for dif ferent fans. It seems to suggest that Winston signed hundreds of
items for a single person. But t h is ev idence, despite lo ok i ng s u spic iou s , doe sn’t prov ide any t hing more t han just that: suspicion. The website boasting hundreds of Winston signatures proves nothing more t ha n he sig ned hu nd reds of items. There is no proof he was paid for anything, yet it’s left up in the air in a way that makes it hard to believe otherwise. What’s a star football player to do in a time where even a snif f of suspicion could cost them their season? Oregon QB Marcus Mariota’s autographs pop up all over eBay, as well as t hose of M ississippi State t h rower Da k P re s cot t . A re these players supposed to avoid signing balls for fans for fear of it ending up for sale online? Shou ld n’t t he y be enjoy i ng their time as college football icons, instead of living in fear of turning up in the next violations report? The NCA A has become so hy persensit ive to cases l i ke player payment that they now tread ver y lightly when one’s eligibility is in question. The pr i me ex a mple is G eorg ia’s Todd Gurley, who is currently suspended indef initely while
the NCAA investigates his case. Gurley missed t he Bulldogs’ game vs. Missouri and did not suit up t his weekend against A rk a n s a s . W het her Gu rle y took money or not, he won’t be play ing while t he NC A A invest igates him. If he t urns up innocent, he will have been suspended for nothing, hurting his Heisman chances and his draft stock. I know the NCA A has rules like this in place for a reason, and I respect why they are there. But the execution in these cases is often wrong, and players are paying the price. Gurley sits in limbo waiting for a NCA A ruling, and Winston could soon be doing the same. It isn’t fair to players or fans of college football. It’s time for the NCAA to take productive action and look to rev ise t heir process. Otherwise, players will continue to be put in bad situations with no logical way out.
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Th is let ter is i n response to t he ar t icle “Terminally ill deserve right to die,” from Oct. 9. I want to agree with the previous article that the right to die should be given to those with fatal illnesses. I also agree with the author’s concept of suicide being ‘an escape from the turbulence and responsibilities of life. Where the author and I disagree is that I believe that the right to die should be given to everyone born into this world, not just those with fatal illnesses. Euthanasia —the idea of ending a temporary life of suffering with the knowledge of an imminent death. The previous author says that euthanasia is often compared to suicide, and I agree, and also says that these two should not be compared, with which I do not agree. Is death not imminent to us all? I can think of many cases of immortality, excluding any ideas of afterlife, but most of these cases, actually all of these cases are gods of various religions, and therefore not really applicable to our situation. Everyone learns that death is going to eventually happen to everyone, including themselves. They have to think of their loved ones dying, losing grandparents and family members and friends. They even have to think of their own death. These thoughts are completely natural and should be reflected upon, not to be ignored or repressed in our minds because they are “bad thoughts.” The previous article used the “pitiful” case of Brittany Maynard’s choice of death, rather than a few agonizing weeks of life from cancer as an argument that only fatally ill patients should deserve this right. The author was correct when he said that euthanasia is the recognition of an imminent death and controlling how you die, rather than suffering a temporary life. The author was also correct when he said that suicide is the escape from life, the confi rmation of death, the avoidance of the burdens of life. This suicide, this confirmation of death, is a decision that should be given to everyone. The previous author even said, “None of us were born into this world with our consent.” Are not these turbulences and responsibilities of life which compel an individual to end their life similar to the disease plaguing a terminally ill patient? The patient did not choose to have this disease and most likely does not want to continue to have it or the effects it produces. This person did not choose to have that life and presumably does not want to endure the consequences of possessing that life. The previous author mentions Robin Williams, and said that he would rather have Robin Williams alive than dead. While this may be true, that statement places the life of another individual under the possession of another person. Personally, I believe that my life is my own possession and, like all of my possessions, should not be taken or tampered with without my consent. Everyone should have the right to end their life whenever they wish. Since we didn’t choose to live come into this world shouldn’t we at least be able to choose how we go out? But if you’re someone who feels like these burdens of life are enough to end your life over, there are an infinite amount of things to consider before committing the act. F i r s t a nd f or e mo s t , y ou r de at h i s t he recognition of your life. Your life is the story of you, a testament to how you lived your life and the decisions you made. This personal testament is your greatest tool to change the world with. If this world that is causing you to take your own life is that hard for you, won’t your suicide just create a world that much more difficult for current and future generations to live in? Think of your loved ones. The previous article said that the hardest thing someone can go through is watching a long and painful life. As someone who has witnessed both the death of a friend through a disease and a suicide of a friend, I feel safe saying that the suicide caused more sorrow for the victim’s peers (this is not to say that other types of mourning or lament are inferior or inappropriate at all). So, although the right to die should be extended to everyone of this world, the actual commission of the act should be reserved to an individual who has reflected and thought about how the loss of their life will make the world that much worse of a place to live. Your family will have to think if it was because of something they did. Your friends will think that maybe they picked on you just a little too much. That time you helped that elderly woman up those stairs, or that time you held that door for someone whose hands were full — all possible future events like those that would enable you to help someone else, even strangers, disappear forever. So rather than let the burdens of life force you away from living, live your life so that the burdens of everyone else are lessened. You can live your life in a way to try and make the world a better place because of you having lived in it, with the constant hope that you are helping create a future world that nobody will want to escape from.
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the team hopes he doesn’t have any more mishaps.
of the end zone. Orth went 0-for-2 Saturday and got sacked once, while Mitch went 2-of-4 for 19 yards. It’s still hard to judge who the frontrunner at backup quarterback is, since the second-string offensive line did not give either player too much time to throw. “It was exciting, you k now, to wait six games. You got to know your role — whatever it takes to help the team win,” Orth said of his time on the field. “It was a blast to get out there, fi nally.”
Injury report Washington got much-needed game experience on a defensive line that is pretty banged up. Redshirt juniors Cedrick Cooper and Mason Harris missed the Furman contest w it h a n a n k le i nju r y a nd k nee injury, respectively. Redsh ir t f resh ma n Dav id Johnson also did not dress because of a knee injury. Redshirt senior J.T. Surratt left the game Saturday with a strained hamstring. It’s a good thing the Gamecocks have some depth on that line, because as defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said, they’re “dropping like fl ies.” A d d i t i o n a l l y, s o p h o m o r e linebacker Jonathan Walton left against Furman with a concussion while true freshman linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams missed the game completely with a concussion. On the offensive side, senior tight end Rory Anderson strained his left tricep on Saturday, which isn’t the same one he tore in spring practice.
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Redshirt freshman David Williams helped fuel the rushing attack with 110 yards. BACKFIELD • Continued from 10 managed to break off a long run Sat urday, wit h Carson’s 56 -yard scamper leading the way. Williams and Davis’ longest runs of the day were 37 and 25, respectively. But Davis bestowed all credit for the success on the ground to the u nsu ng heroes lay ing dow n t he blocks. “Our offensive line, they had a great push up front. Those g uys have been doing a great job all year,” he said. “I always give the credit to them.” Sout h Carolina’s r ush of fense came into the weekend in the middle of the SEC pack but after a strong per for m a nce, h a s moved up to seventh. Davis also jumped to sixth in the conference standings after the weekend. D a v i s i s ne a r t he t op of t he conference in rushing touchdowns, h o w e v e r. H i s e i g ht s c o r e s o n t he g rou nd af ter t his weekend’s performance is tied for second-most
in the SEC. Mov i ng for wa rd, it ’s u nclea r whether or not South Carolina’s dominance on the ground Saturday will t ranslate into a more heav y involvement in the game plan for the rushing attack. Collecting several hundred yards on the ground against Furman is little to no indication of how the backs will fare against SEC West powerhouse Auburn next week. But Sout h Carolina’s r u n n ing backs have proven time and again that they can wear down opponents with bruising hits and ball control. It might not be in time to make a difference against M issouri or Kentucky, but in the Gamecocks’ five remaining contests, we could see the dedication to the ground game we’ve been calling for all along. “We ran a lot more [Saturday]. That’s what we had to do,” Spurrier said. “Heck, everybody knows that we have to run more than we throw.” DG
Junior wide receiver Shaq Roland returned after not playing against Kentucky due to missing a meeting in the week leading up to the game. He scored the fi rst touchdown of the game after hauling in a 14-yard pass from Thompson and had two catches for 45 yards on the day. Roland has maintained a rock y career at South Carolina so far, and t hrough t he six games he’s played in, he has just 17 catches for 225 yards and three touchdowns. St ill, his presence in t he aerial attack could have benef ited the Gamecocks against Kentucky, so
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all season, something Ward said the team has been working on in practice. “I think the biggest thing is that we work all week to make sure we get three turnovers each day in practice and we got three turnovers in this ballgame,” he said. “That’s something we can build on.” S e n ior def e n s i ve t ac k le J.T. Surratt left Saturday’s game after pulling a hamstring, leaving an already depleted defensive line a man short. Fu r m a n , now lo s er s of f i ve straight games, received $250,000 to play South Carolina.
O n M i t c h’s f i r s t d r i v e , h e marched the Gamecocks 62 yards in nine plays, ending on another field goal by sophomore Elliott Fry. Mitch completed his fi rst and only pass attempt on the drive, a 14-yard toss to redshirt freshman David Williams. Williams, who saw significant play ing t ime due to Sout h Carolina’s lead and the injury to junior Brandon Wilds, relished in the opportunit y, picking up 110 yards on the ground Saturday. It was the fi rst time the Gamecocks had two 100-yard rushers in the same game since 2007, when Cory Boyd and Mike Davis rushed for 132 and 102 yards, respectively. T he G a me c o c k def e n s e not only limited the Paladins on the scoreboard, but also forced three turnovers — two fumbles and an interception — for the fi rst time
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Gamecocks roll over Furman
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Junior running back Mike Davis paced the offense against Furman, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns, with one coming by way of a brutal stiff arm.
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Despite a two-game skid coming into Saturday’s game, the Gamecocks showed why they were the heavy favorites. After giving up 35 combined fourth-quarter points in t heir last t wo games and allowing opposing teams to rally late, South Carolina surrendered only three points after halftime en route to a 41-10 victory. “They made a few yards on us,” head coach Steve Spurrier said. “They had about 300 yards, but I thought our defense played pretty well in the second half especially, and they only ended up with 10 points.” Furman (2-5) collected 302 total yards on the day but only 102 came in the second half.
The Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) took just over three minutes to cover 92 yards on their opening drive, culm inat ing in a 14 -yard touchdow n reception by junior wide receiver Shaq Roland. It was Roland’s first reception of the game and his first after missing the team’s game at Kentucky two weeks ago. T he Pa lad i n s prompt ly re sp onded when running back Hank McCloud peeled off a 60-yard touchdown run, streaking down the sideline to tie the game at seven. McCloud’s score was the result of poor play call, defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said after the game. “[It was a] big play. I’ll take the blame for that,” Ward said. “I called a pressure and they ended up sealing the linebacker and the safety on the inside, so I’ll take that as a call.” South Carolina broke the tie on a violent fiveyard touchdown run by junior running back Mike Davis, a play that sparked a 21-0 run by the
Gamecocks heading into halftime. Davis ended the game with 111 rushing yards. A fumble by senior wide receiver Damiere Byrd on the opening drive of the second half gave the Paladins the ball near midfield. The fumble ultimately allowed Furman to march down the shortened field to convert a 29-yard field goal, pushing the score to 28-10. South Carolina scored on its next three drives, and two of those scoring drives were engineered by backup quarterbacks. R e d s h i r t f r e s h m a n C o n n o r M it c h a n d sophomore Perry Orth each saw mop-up duty at the quarterback position in the second half. Orth’s fi rst pass was appeared to be intercepted but was overturned when replay showed that the defender was unable to maintain possession of the ball. The Gamecocks settled for a 27-yard field goal on the next play. GAMER • 9
Trio of RBs demolish Paladins Davis, Williams, Carson combine for more than 300 rushing yards Danny Garrison
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Redshirt junior Michael Washington made his first career start count with a fumble recovery in the first quarter.
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Probably the best stor yline coming out of the Furman game was defensive lineman Michael Washington. Washington, a 27year old redshirt junior from Allendale, South Carolina, made his way to the Gamecocks after a four-year stint in the Marines. He made a huge play at a cr ucia l poi nt of t he contest when he recovered a f umble after Furman got the ball deep into South Carolina territory. Furman was looking to tie the game near the end of the first quarter, but that play changed everything, and the Gamecocks didn’t look back from there.
Washington came out of high school slated to play safet y at NC State but then decided to enlist in the military instead. After serving, his journey took him to USC Aiken and South Carolina State before he became a Gamecock. Washington found out he was starting on Friday before the team went to its hotel and said he had the “BGs,” short for what he calls “bubble-guts” or ner ves. He added that the years in the Marines helped him as a football player. “It helped me be more of a team player,” Washington said. “Coming out, I was kind of a ‘me’ player and going to the military, you do a lot of teamwork. It helped me out a lot.”
Race for No. 2 QB A s expected, bot h redshirt sophomore Per r y O r t h a nd
r e d s h i r t f r e s h m a n C o n no r Mitch saw time at quarterback w it h a com ma nd i ng lead i n hand. The results were so-so, as each was at the helm for two drives. Orth was the first to step in behind redshirt senior Dylan Thompson, entering the game m id w a y t h r o u g h t he t h i r d quarter on a drive Thompson started. His one passing attempt on t hat drive was orig inally ruled an interception but got overturned, and the Gamecocks kicked a field goal. Mitch also helped lead South Carolina to a field goal. He got pummeled a couple of times, once on a sack where he tripped getting into his drop and again on a designed quarterback draw where he was stopped well short NOTEBOOK • 9
In South Carolina’s back-to-back losses that preceded Saturday’s 41-10 win over Furman, the Gamecocks seemed to abandon the running game entirely, to the confusion of many. But that changed against the Paladins, albeit against decidedly lesser competition. South Carolina’s stable of running backs, advertised from the beginning of the season as one of the strengths of the team, combined for 306 yards on the ground. “We just had to go back to running most of the time to ensure that we could win this game,” head coach Steve Spurrier said. Junior Mike Davis, redshirt freshman David Williams and redshirt junior Shon Carson made up the Gamecock backfield Saturday, accounting for three of South Carolina’s five touchdowns. The stable of backs was without redsh ir t ju n ior Bra ndon W ilds, who was sidelined with a knee injury. For the fi rst time since 2007, the Gamecocks had two running backs go for over 100 yards in the same game. Davis edged out Williams for the title of leading rusher by just one yard, the duo running for 111 and 110, respectively. With Davis and Wilds typically splitting carries out of the backfield already, Williams could be t hrow n into t he mix more of ten in the wake of his impressive performance. With three and half years of eligibility still remaining, the redshirt freshman looks to be the future of South Carolina’s rushing attack. A nd according to Williams, the crowded nature of the Gamecock backfield brings out the best in each back. “I think each running back will f lourish because it’s like a friendly competition,” he said. “So when you get in, you’re like, ‘Damn, I’ve got to break this long.’” Sout h Carolina’s t rio of tailback s each BACKFIELD • 9