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Professor Charles Partlow engages students from Beijing International Studies University in a lecture on leadership in business and business strategy.

HRSM offers business courses for students from China and Curacao Natalie Pita

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After working for several years, the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management has taken a significant step towards globalization, a major strategic focus for the college by hosting the college’s first international summer program. International students from China and the Caribbean nation of Curacao are taking tourism and business classes at USC this summer. The 47 students and two teachers from Beijing International Studies University will be on campus for three weeks, while the 12 students and one teacher from the Inter-Continental University of the Caribbean will be at USC for five weeks. “The college of HRSM has been devoting energies to international collaborations for at least five years and what we try to do is establish relationships with countries and regions,” said Brian Mihalik dean of the College of HRSM. “We’ve been trying for years to come up with a mechanism to get more than just one or two students each fall or spring.” The students are not taking formalized, three credit hours classes, but instead are paying a fee for professors from the College of HRSM and

the Darla Moore School of Business to present to them. The program also includes visits to Charleston, Charlotte, Washington, New York and the Boston area, all with the goal of helping the students gain an understanding of the American tourism industry. “This is the first time we have had a large group of students coming and paying us a fee to organize their trip,” Mihalik said. “We’re excited about this because it’s been a long time in development.” Mihalik hopes that the international students, who are staying in South Quad, are able to get a feel for the full student experience through the “bigger and more inclusive” atmosphere of USC, made complete by facilities such as the student union and the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center. “Our universities are very different from theirs,” Mihalik said. “They’re really getting a sense of how we look at education both inside and outside of the classroom.” Mihalik also hopes that these students experience what it’s like to be in America and get exposure to American business that they can incorporate later in their experiences in their home countries. He sees this as a way for USC to expand its outreach, potentially attract more students to come here and even possibly form dual-degree programs. “These students are all going to be going back and working in the ... tourism industry, so having

that connection to Columbia and the university is really important,” Mihalik said. He is especially excited about having the Chinese students on campus because of their large impact on the American tourism industry. China has a middle class bigger than the entire United States population, and Mihalik predicts they will become outbound tourists in the future. “We’re trying to get more Asian students in our fall and spring classes and we think this is one of the mechanisms to do this,” Mihalik said. “What’s going on over there will affect every single student that graduates from our units for the next 40 years.” USC has connections with these two particular universities, both of which have strong tourism and hospitality programs, through faculty exchange and academic research. “O u r col lege has a t rad it ion of reach i ng internationally to cooperate with other universities and colleges around the world,” said Lin Wang, international program coordinator of the College of HRSM. “I would say this part of [Mihalik’s] grand plan.” Although this is the College of HRSM’s first international summer program, Mihalik and Wang do not intend for it to be the last. “I hope that next year, with the help of our sister universities, we are able to have a bigger, better summer program for them next year.” DG

USC researchers receive $3.2 million federal grant Department of Energy to fund fuel cell research Kelley Kennedy

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A team of Un iversit y of Sout h Carolina researchers was recently awarded a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the development of a solid oxide fuel cell that could change the nation’s approach to energy. Mechanical engineering professor Kev in Huang and chemical engineering professors Ralph Edward White and Jason Hattrick-Simpers have been working on the fuel cell s y stem for t he past t h ree yea rs. T he g r a nt , f u nded t h rough t he new Reliable Electricit y Based on Electrochemical Systems (REBELS) will enable the team to apply their research by creating a prototype. On ly 13 R EBELS g ra nt s were distributed nationwide. “ It ’s v e r y c o mp e t it i v e t o g e t funding from ARP-E, and usually the funding goes to renowned, prominent universities. It’s a big push for our visibility to the community and across the nation,” Huang said. “It’s a big honor. A lot of people got excited, including me.” Solid oxide fuel cells are ceramicbased and convert chemical energy i nt o ele c t r ic a l e nerg y. T hou g h engineers have been developing the technology for decades, researchers continue to seek ways to implement the fuel cells on a larger scale. “Currently, the major barrier to the commercialization of this technology is the cost and the reliability,” Huang

said. “ARP-E’s target is to lower the operating temperature of the solid oxide fuel cell so that the reliability and the cost can be improved.” In addition to building a fuel cell that operates at lower temperatures, Huang and his team are working to give their prototype the potential to not only generate power, but also to store it. “The fuel cell, in general, is used for power generation. But if we add a new dimension, a new functionality to the fuel cell system, it could be very important for widespread renewable energy in the future,” Huang said. If f uel cells like t he one being developed by USC researchers were integrated into the nation’s power grid, they would provide supplemental power during periods of high demand. Currently, when demand is too high for power plants to meet — on especially hot days when many households run air conditioning — additional power is generated by smaller, auxiliary power plants that burn fossil fuels. Huang’s prototype is designed to replace these auxiliary plants as a secondary source of power. “Right now the fuel cell is modular, compact, and is not ready for the large, premium power generation,” Huang said. “Now, we’re in the hundred kilowatt range. So that is perfect for that auxiliary power generation and also distributive generation.” Solid oxide fuel cells are desirable alternatives to fossil fuel-burning au x i l i a r y p l a nt s b e c au s e w h i le auxiliary plants have low efficiency and high emissions, fuel cells have high efficiency and low emissions. To build a f uel cell protot y pe,

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Dr. Youngseok Jee is part of Huang’s team of researches working on the development of a solid oxide fuel cell. If it succeeds, it will help lower carbon emissions. Huang and his team are collaborating with researchers from the University of Texas- Austin, Clemson University and the University of Maryland. If the prototype is successful, USC researchers’ solid oxide fuel cell will provide an efficient way to generate, distribute, and store electrical energy and could help lower carbon emissions, reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil

fuels, stabilize the power grid, and cut costs. “Right now, the whole nation is aware of global warming and climate c h a n g e b e c au s e o f g r e e n h o u s e emissions,” Huang said. “So pursuing a high efficiency with low emission power generating device is critically important to our clean energy future.” DG

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WIS viewers protest anchor’s dismissal Demonstrators gathered outside of the WIS-TV building on Gervais Street Friday to protest the release of news anchor Ben Hoover. Supporters of Hoover also rallied on social media following his departure, bringing discussions to Twitter and launching a petition to “Keep Ben Hoover”. The station released a statement Sunday to calm viewers. WIS declined to discuss the reasons why Hoover’s contract with the station was not renewed, calling Hoover’s release a “private personnel matter”. Despite the backlash, station leadership told The State that WIS has already begun the search for a replacement anchor.

— Kelley Kennedy, News Editor

USC senior dies in July 4 Report on SC fossil boating accident unearths new discoveries The National Academy of Sciences released its first formal description of a South Carolina fossil on Monday. The fossil was found by construction workers at the Charleston airport in 1983. Researchers estimate that the Pelagornis sandersi — a large bird with a wingspan of over 20 feet — lived about 25 million years ago. Computer simulations indicate that the bird was capable of flight. In his newly released essay about the specimen, paleontologist Daniel Ksepka stated that the animal may have been the largest bird ever to have the ability to fly. Before the discovery of the Pelagornis sandersi, the largest known bird capable of flight was the Argentavis magnificens, which lived only 6 million years ago. According to Ksepka, the Pelagornis sandersi was similar to the modern-day albatross and would have hunted for prey by gliding above the ocean.

Hailey Joanne Bordeaux, a 21-year-old USC student, died after a Lake Marion boating accident Friday. Officials report that Bordeaux and her friends were on an idling boat near Scarborough Landing when they were struck by another boat around 12:30 a.m. She was pronounced dead at a hospital around 1:40 a.m. There have not yet been any reports about the injuries of the other people involved in the crash. The Department of Natural Resources is conducting an investigation of the incident. Bordeaux was a Sumter native, a Phi Mu and a member of the Teaching Fellows of USC. She was studying early childhood education and wanted to become an elementary school teacher.

— Kelley Kennedy, News Editor

JUNE 20 - JULY 3 1 MIP 1 Theft from Vehicle 1 Trespasseing 1 Assault 1 Disorderly Conduct 1 Drunkeness 1 All Other Offenses 3 Theft from Building 4 Drug Violation 4 Vandalism 11 Disorderly Conduct

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. — USCPD observed two individuals lying on the sidewalk just outside of Five Points. When the officer approached and asked if the two were okay, one indicated they were fine. The officer then asked for their identification, to which one of the individuals supplied false identification. The minor insisted that the ID had belonged to her even after the officer found a credit card that stated her real name. The officer then issued the individual who was under the age of 21 a citation for Minor in Possession of Liquor. After issuing the citation the officers released the minor to be escorted home by her friend. However they both refused to leave the area so the officer attempted to place the minor under arrest, to which she resisted. The police officer did not take kindly to this and proceeded to subdue the minor with an “armbar.” After the application of handcuffs the minor was

instructed to sit down, which she failed to comply with. The officer conducted a “jugular notch” which the minor resisted, subsequently causing her to “pass out.” — USCPD on patrol noticed a new stencil of Bill Cosby on the pathway located between Russell House Patio and Thomas Cooper Library. — USCPD on patrol noticed graffiti on two columns leading to the main ent ra nce of G a mbrel l Ha l l. T he graffiti consisted of blue “Pikachu style cartoons,” and a black in color “hooded face with several letter-like characters” below it. — US C PD p u l le d o v e r a r e d Chr ysler 300 for driv ing wit hout headlights on. Upon the traffic stop the officer asked the two individuals

in the car for identification. The two provided proper identification. Once the information was run the officer discovered an active restraining order by the driver against the passenger. The officer than placed the passenger under arrest for violating the active restraining order and transported him to Alvin S. Glenn detention center. — Compiled by Anthony DeCoro, Asst. News Editor Briefs do not include every incident report. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Information is based off of police incident reports and is subject to change after further investigation.

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Constitution class waste of resources ISSUE Pastides is ignoring the required class on founding documents OUR STANCE The class is a waste of students’ time and resources. University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides has recent ly come under f ire for crit icizing a state law which requires students to learn about the U.S. founding documents, including the Constitution. The law goes on to say that students can’t obtain a diploma without passing a “satisfactory examination” on the “provision and principles” of the documents. Vice Provost Helen Doerpinghaus said t hat although the university doesn’t follow the law verbatim, it does pass out miniature copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day. Past ides ca l led t he law “archaic” and pointed out that 60 percent of st udent s t a ke some sort of political science or history class, which covers the documents to an extent. While we do not agree with the law we do see t he importance of the documents, as they are an integral part of our society and our country. This is one reason t hat we have been lea r n i ng about t he Const it ut ion, t he Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers since we were in the fi rst grade.

It is a requirement to take and pass a social studies class based on government for any high schooler to graduate. This is one reason we see this law as unnecessary because if a student d id n’t p a s s t h i s c l a s s , t he y wouldn’t be in college at all. T h is law ha s been on t he book s for years, but t he legislature only began to press the university about it in 2013. The timing just isn’t the best: with tuition going up this year, it’s almost insulting to require students to pay for a class that we took for free when we were in high school.

“It’s borderline ridiculous to make something required by law and not provide the funds to do so, thereby forcing us to drain our own resources.” If the state is going to require t hat somet hing be done, it’s only fair that they give us the funding for it. Telling USC that we have to add on another class, with all the including expenses, without giving us any money to do so is like telling someone who never learned how to swim that they have to cross Lake Murray or face retribution. It’s borderline ridiculous to make something required by law and not provide t he f u nds to do so, t hereby forcing us to drain our ow n resources.

W h i le k now le d g e of o u r country’s founding documents is undoubtedly a good t hing to have, there’s the simple fact that most students don’t need it. Students who are pursuing a field outside political science or journalism won’t necessarily need to k now about t hese documents to the extent that the class would be aiming to teach them. T h is class cou ld hu r t a student’s GPA when it isn’t even that central to their degree. A s Pa s t id e s p o i nt e d o ut , there’s a large section of the student body that has already taken classes which cover the documents, which doesn’t even account for students that took a class like Media Law or Intro to Journalism, classes where the documents were covered but weren’t the main focus. If t he st ate so desperately needs u s to be educ ated on the founding documents, they should make the class an elective so that people who don’t need it or have already taken a similar class don’t need to be saddled with it. The truth is, if a Schoolhouse Rock song can cover a subject, it isn’t necessar y in a college curriculum.

Mayor’s bad judgement reflects on Cola Benjamin represents Columbia in poor light We live in an age where media is a far-reach i ng spider web, present not on ly i n pr i nt publications, but online as well, which extends to our phones, computers and tablets. Once something is published online, all it takes is a Google search and no more than an hour or two of time to unearth past offenses that could cause harm to your reputation and your future. Mayor Steve Benjamin has been Columbia’s mayor for four years. During his time in office, he’s helped improve Columbia’s economy with $1.1 billion in regional capital investment. By October 2013, he raised more than $8 million for public safety funding. No time in office is perfect, and with the divisions between the City Council members earlier this year, Benjamin’s tenure as mayor is no exception. Still, he’s done a lot for the city, even if the council members don’t always play nice with him or each other. Recent ly, Benjamin’s name was attached to Jonathan Pinson. A former South Carolina State Col lege t r ustee, Pi nson has

been found guilty of 29 charges f iled against h im by federal prosecutors — which doesn’t even include the indictment for his participation in a briber y scam last year. Benjamin was once in business w it h P i n son , i nc lud i ng t he Village at River’s Edge, a housing development that ended up in foreclosu re in 2012. W hen he was running for mayor in 2010, he told a reporter at The Free Times Brianne that he’d sold his Garbutt share, and he said Fourth-year t his again in a journalism student statement released on July 3. Whether or not he sold his share, Benjamin was still named in the 2012 lawsuit filed by Richland County. Of course, no one is infallible, not even public figures. Benjamin is a human being, and as such, he’s going to make mistakes. And it’s true that he didn’t do anything illegal in this instance. But during the trial, Benjamin’s name came up multiple times. W hen you elec t someone to public office, you do so for

a variety of reasons: you agree with their policies, or you think they can bring positive change. My dad always says he votes for the person whose campaign ads annoy him the least. A lt hough t he rat iona le behind the vote may differ by circumstance, there is a core truth behind the candidate in question being elected: you trust them to be a good representative of your interests, of the office itself, and of the city, state or country that they serve. A ll of Benjam i n’s accomplishments may pale in comparison to this trial, and all because he exercised poor judgment a few years ago. It is easy to lose t he t r ust of your constituents in an age where each m isstep is made public knowledge across multiple media platforms. This could follow Benjamin for the rest of his career. In precisely what ways this will affect Benjamin’s career are still up in the air, but one thing is clear: in the future, the mayor should be far more careful where his friends and business partners are concerned. This doesn’t just reflect poorly on him, after all. This reflects poorly on Columbia, too.

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WIS made mistake in firing news anchor without notice The phrase, “All good things must come to an end,” is a familiar one, meant to comfort us when something in our lives changes that we wished would just stay the same. This may now apply to Ben Hoover, the news anchor that WIS recently let go due to a “private personnel reason.” Hoover wrote on Facebook on July 3 that he was told by station managers that his contract would not be renewed. Hoover admitted he “didn’t see this one coming”. It also seemed rather abrupt to viewers, who, judging from their posts on social media, are confused and upset by Hoover’s departure. There’s a poll on a Twitter accounted called PoliSite about whether or not his contract should be renewed, and the social media site blew up with fans’ reactions to the news — some of which ranged from apathy, with one man stating he didn’t get the “freakout,” to people claiming they would no longer watch WIS because Hoover is gone. A Change.org petition was posted to bring him back, and 30 protesters gathered outside of WIS’ studios to protest. Following the news last month that Jody Barr, the station’s lead investigative reporter, was also leaving, the decision not to renew Hoover’s contract is especially puzzling. Although Barr left to pursue new opportunities in Cincinnati with Brianne a FOX affiliate, the fact that the Garbutt station has now lost two prominent Fourth-year staff members in the same year journalism student leaves viewers wondering about the station. In a statement released on July 6, WIS promised the same “excellence you have come to expect from this television station over the last 60 years.” Still, with this surprising decision that has largely been met with a negative backlash, it’s possible that people won’t be watching WIS, whether it continues to provide the aforementioned excellence or not. People don’t enjoy having the rug pulled out from under their feet, especially not when it concerns something that they consider a mainstay. Hoover was a continual presence in his viewers’ lives, appearing on their televisions to deliver the news at 6, 7 and 11 p.m. WIS’ audience became accustomed to seeing him, to his banter with Judi Gatson, to simply seeing him on their TV screens every night. The fans’ reaction to WIS’ abrupt and so far unexplained firing of Ben Hoover is completely normal, and well-founded. It came as a surprise to Hoover himself, so the fact that his audience is thrown for a loop makes perfect sense. No one enjoys having their routine being disrupted without warning or reason, and the loss of Hoover to the nightly news means that something in their lives, even if it seems small, is different without any foreknowledge of the change. WIS should rethink their decision to fire Hoover, if the response from their viewership is anything to go by. The possible loss of ratings as a result of letting him go could be disastrous. If not, here’s hoping Hoover finds greener pastures somewhere else, and we can soon hear him say, “Good evening, I’m Ben Hoover” again. CONTACT INFORMATION

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New York punks invade Columbia

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Guitarist Olivia Drusin (front) and drummer Jonathan Boxer (back) trade vocals in their performance at Conundrum Music Hall. Bluffing says their songs won’t “waste yr time.”

Bluﬃng plays their brand of concise rock songs. Arthur Braswell

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The Brooklyn-based band, Bluffing, was in Columbia on Monday to rock a show at Conundrum Music Hall in West Columbia. The band combines the urban chic of New York-style punk with a laid-back air: a frontwoman in a black-and-white, striped dress and a drummer wearing pajama pants who sings as well. The duo of Jonathan Boxer and Olivia Drusin lead the four-piece group, alternating vocals song by song. Insisting that they “won’t waste yr time,” Bluffing takes a pop-punk format and dist ills it to t he max: almost all of their songs are between one and two minutes long. “The record we just made this past spring, all the songs ended up being

really short and it felt right,” Boxer said. “We listen to a lot of pop music and a lot of punk music, and both of those genres are characteristically short.” Their debut, 10-track album, Sugar Coated Pills of Wisdom, clocks in at just over 16 minutes. Another distinction of Bluffing’s sound are Drusin and Boxer’s reliance on soft, often falsetto vocals that, rather than perch atop the music, sound along with it. “It’s just because we’re singing and we can’t really sing that loudly,” Drusin said. “When we first started playing as a duo Jon wrote a lot of his songs in an alternate tuning. I didn’t want to have to alter between a low, open tuning and standard [tuning] so I told him we’re just gonna do standard and that’s why he sings really high on most of the songs.” The band explained that the short songs are not necessarily a style of songwriting, but more of a condensing

process. “I think it’s just an editing thing,” Drusin said. “It’s not necessarily a super different approach, it’s just deciding what’s mak ing t he song sound the way you want and less about fi llers.” Although, the length might give them an advantage in an age where attention spans are decreasing. “The idea is that it’s short so you want to hear it a bunch of times.” The band deferentially claimed that the style is just a product of their influences. “A lot of t he ba nds t hat we’re drawing influence from for this project w rite only short songs,” Dr usin said. “I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily something we’re absolutely trying to do all the time, but that’s definitely where we started.” Bluffing exhibits a symbiosis with fellow New York band, Big Neck Police, a group formed by Boxer and Drusin’s high school classmates. They

are sharing a van on their tour down and back up the east coast. “They’re one of my favorite bands ever right now,” Drusin said. “It’s really cool to go on tour with them. We just came from Athens, went as far south as Florida, and head as far north as Boston before heading back down into Brooklyn.” The tour included a Fourth of July show last week that got wild with a falling chandelier and maelstrom of fireworks while the band kept playing. A f ter t he f irst song in t he set at Conundrum, Drusin affably requested a place for the band to stay for the night, and was stoked when f loor space was promptly offered by one of the attendees. They are savoring the uncertain environment that young bands inhabit. “ Ye a h , it ’s b e e n f u n ,” B o x e r concluded with a grin. DG

Curtain raised on mid-year’s best films Action sequel tops this year’s flicks Jonathan Winchell

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Half of the year is over now, and what better time to stop and reflect on some of the best films so far this year? 1. “The Raid 2” (now on Blu-ray, DVD) Written and directed by Gareth Evans. Starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, and Tio Pakusodewo. Eva n s’ sequel to h is ow n 2011 film “The Raid: Redemption” is an outstanding and astonishing Indonesian martial arts film that mixes bonebreaking brutality and precise physical performances. The film picks up minutes after the previous film — in which a S.W.A.T. team infiltrated an apartment building housing vile criminals — with the main character Rama (Uwais) being sent to jail undercover to align himself with Uco (Putra), the son of the major crime lord Bangun (Pakusodewo). The film is one of the best action films in years and one of the best film sequels ever made. The fight scenes and action set pieces are incredibly graphic and wince-inducing, but the amazing skills of the actors/performers along with the camerawork and editing raise this genre pulp to the level of art. 2. “Ernest & Celestine” (now on Bluray, DVD) Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. Featuring the voices of Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner. On the polar opposite end of the ci nemat ic spect r u m is “Er nest & Celestine,” an adorable, warm and joyous animated film from France about a little mouse befriending a bear. This Oscar nominee for Best A nimated Film is beautifully rendered with lush colors that seem as if the animation is seeping onto the screen in watercolors. The film is genuinely funny and not in the crass

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Gareth Evans’ “The Raid 2,” combines bone breaking action with the actor’s precise physical performances in 2014 film.

way many Hollywood studio films are. The original French voice performances are lively and bursting with enthusiasm. There is also an English-language dub featuring the voices of Forest Whitaker, Lauren Bacall and Paul Giamatti. The film’s humor and themes of friendship should resonate with people of all ages. Though it may seem painfully childish to some, it is a wonderful and moving film with gorgeous animation. 3. “Stranger by the Lake” (now on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming Netflix) Wr it ten a nd d i rec ted by A la i n Gu i raud ie. St a r r i ng Pier re Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou. The French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma named “Stranger by the Lake” the best film of 2013. Released at the beginning of the year in the United States, it is a brilliant look at obsession

and desire. The entire film takes place on a lake, which is a popular cruising spot for gay men. They swim and lounge on the beach throughout the day and if the right people find each other, they go into the woods nearby. This is a film that the less one knows about beforehand, the better. The film features a lot of male nudity and gay sex and even a few unsimulated shots. The film is reminiscent of Hitchcock and early Roman Polanski, especially his first feature “Knife in the Water.” Guiraudie manages to wind the audience like a vice throughout the film with a deft touch and such simplicity. The final shot is haunting and leaves the viewer with much to ponder. 4. “Under the Skin” (on Blu-ray and DVD July 15) Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Scarlett Johansson.

A simple and honest plot description of Glazer’s mesmerizing sci-fi film makes it sound like a schlocky B-movie with an A-list star: Scarlett Johansson plays a man-eating alien who comes down to Earth to feed. That is a gross simplification of a wildly complex and demanding film. Johansson’s character does take the form a beautiful female and drives around in Scotland picking up men in a van. As with the previous film, the less one knows, the better. On top of that, it is hard to put into words exactly what happens on screen with such a visual and auditory experience. What can be said is that Glazer’s first film in nine years is a visionary and confounding work of art that puts the viewer in another realm. This is a film that one must watch in one sitting with the lights and phones off to become hypothesized by the imagery MOVIES • 6

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and sound. The sound design and score are eerie and perfectly sync with the images. Some will hate the film, finding it slow moving and opaque. Others that go along for the ride may be rewarded w it h t h is st u n n i ng film, one of the major achievements of the year. DG

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Blowfish bring summer ball to Columbia David Roberts

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Martin joins team after rejecting deal from Angels There is no Engl ish Mast if f patrolling the backyard of a house behind t he Capital Cit y Stadium fence. No former Major Leaguer who knew Babe Ruth simply as George. No shy, awkward Scotty Smalls looking to make friends any way he can. There is none of that at “The Cap,” where the Columbia Blowfish make their home. I nstead of t he boy s f rom T he Sandlot, amateur baseball players take the field to play the game of baseball, but the reason why they do it is the same. They do it for the love of the game. “It’s a lot of fun. We all come out here and play the game we love and it’s not very high-stress,” Blowfish pitcher Josh Reagan said. “We’re all just out here playing around and doing what we like to do.” T he Colu mbia Blow f ish a re a summer league team that competes in the Coastal Plain League along with 13 other teams, which feature collegiate baseball players, many of whom searching for a proving ground where they can showcase their abilities to scouts and coaches. Reagan, who is a rising sophomore, is one of now three South Carolina players listed on the Blowfish roster. Fellow sophomore Matt Williams and senior Kyle Martin are two other Gamecocks-turned-Blowfish. Martin, who was drafted by the Los Angles Angels of Anaheim in the 20th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, made his first start for the Blowfish on Tuesday. A produc t of Lex i ng ton H igh School, Reagan finds himself listed as one of the 18 native South Carolinians on the Blowfish roster. “It’s awesome because, yes there are a lot of guys from different schools,

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The Coastal Plain League allows players to improve on certain areas without the stress that premier college programs bring. but [there are] three guys, including me, who I played with in high school for like five or six years,” Reagan said. “So it’s like back at home when we used to play when we were little boys, so it’s awesome.” For a pitcher who was used almost exclusively out of the bullpen for the Gamecocks last season, Reagan is using this summer to prove he can be just as effective as a starting pitcher as he was last season as a reliever. I n 14 ap p e a r a n c e s f o r S o u t h Carolina last season, Reagan logged a 0.36 ER A while accumulating a spotless 3-0 record. Reagan picked up a tough-luck loss in his first start of the summer, allowing two runs in a complete game that saw him fan 10. He was nearly

perfect in his next start, pitching six innings while only giving two hits to a Peninsula team which was tied for the best record in the Coastal Plain League at the end of the fi rst half of the season. Finally, Reagan picked up his fi rst win of the season against Gastonia in his most recent start. He now holds a 1-1 record, while sporting a 2.14 ERA for the Blowfish this summer. W hile Reagan has already made his mark on the Gamecock bullpen, Williams is still in search of playing time. Williams, who played his high school ball at Belton-Honea Path High School, has seen time at third base as well as left field for the Blowfish. “Summer ball is a time to find what

you can do and find what you’re good at and fi nd a way to do it,” Williams said. “Each player has that chance in summer ball. And the coaches are pretty lenient with that kind of stuff.” H is f lex ibilit y shou ld g ive t he Gamecocks coaching staff a little room to work with while plugging players into positions next season. Until then, the players will continue to play the game they love to play with far less pressure than they would play under in the spring. Because for many players, summer ball is the last chance to play as an amateur—the last chance to play driven only by the love of the game that was ignited in them as kids. DG

Column: Green-Beckham should sit out 2014 season David Roberts

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Oklahoma pursuing NCAA waiver that would allow receiver to play Now that Johnny Manziel has left college football and is now a thorn in the NFL’s side, fans are now looking for something else to talk about this offseason. Turns out breaking into an apartment and throwing an 18-year-old girl down some stairs when you’re already skating on thin ice will do the trick. Former Missouri Tiger wide receiver Dorial GreenBeckham, was recently let go by the University of

Missouri due to several off-field incidents with the aforementioned scenario serving as the straw that broke the—in this case— tiger’s back. It wasn’t long before a talent-hungry head coach showed up at t he w ide receiver’s door, offering him a spot on a David team. Usually when a player gets cut from Roberts a Division I football program, they take Fourth-year the Division II route so they don’t have to English student go an entire year without playing football. However, this time it was head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners Bob Stoops who showed up on Green-Beckham’s proverbial doorstep.

Now, reports have indicated that Green-Beckham and the Sooners are now seeking a waiver from the NCAA granting the troubled football star instant eligibility for the 2014 season. The waiver that Green-Beckham is seeking is called a “run-off” waiver, and is designed for players who are capable of meeting a certain level of criteria. First, the school filing the waiver on behalf of the player would have to provide documentation demonstrating that the player would not be able to return to the university for reasons outside the control of the player. This should be the deal breaker for Stoops and Green-Beckham. The problem—as far as we know— began in 2012, Green-Beckham’s freshman year, when he was suspended for a game after a police officer caught him smoking pot in a car on campus. He, along with two other teammates, later plead guilty to seconddegree trespassing in the case. Green-Beckham was able to stay clean for nearly a year and a half, but was arrested, along with two other men, and booked in the Greene County Jail after a police officer found an entire pound of marijuana in the back of a Jeep Cherokee he was riding in. Less than three months later, Green-Beckham forced his way into a residence—so hard that he punctured a whole in the drywall—then proceeded to push resident Taylor Drayton down at least four stairs onto the floor. The only reason Drayton refused to press charges against Green-Beckham was because she was “afraid of being harassed and having her property damaged just because she was the victim,” according to a Columbia Police Department report. That doesn’t necessarily bode well for the next stipulation of the “run-off” waiver, which requires a written statement from the student-athlete’s previous institution indicating that they support the request to let the player in question regain his eligibility. There is a third prong to the waiver, which states that the student-athlete must be in good academic standing with the university. Whether or not Green-Beckham is awarded the waiver by the NCA A is considered a long shot. However, it shouldn’t even be a question. Green-Beckham’s behavior not only undermines every NCAA student-athlete doing their best to abide by the rules, but also his fans and their allegiance. It’s not likely that it ever crosses his mind, but last season there’s a pretty good chance that there was a child in Columbia, MO who looked up to GreenBeckham and may have even considered the athlete his or her hero. That’s a lot of weight for a 21-year-old college student, but if you’re going to put yourself in the spotlight, you have to prepare yourself for both the positives and the negatives.

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Green-Beckham was dismissed by head coach Gary Pinkel after his third run-in with the police while at Missouri.