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Graduate develops online app for students Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN

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Members of Phi Gamma Delta international will be on campus to select the founding fathers.

Phi Gamma Delta comes to campus Natalie Pita @NATALIEPITA

Phi Gamma Delta will colonize on USC’s campus this semester after the fraternity was selected to join the Greek community two years ago. Josh Moore, Phi Gamma Delta director of expansion, said he believes the fraternity was selected from others because of its core values of friendship, knowledge, service, morality and excellence. “A new fraternity on campus should be a group of gentlemen that everyone on campus, whether they’re in a fraternity or sorority or not, should be able to look up to and say, ‘I’m glad they’re on campus. They’re making a positive impact,’” Moore said. After the organization was invited to present about the fraternity and meet USC community members in the spring of 2013, it was selected to colonize for the spring 2015 semester. “I think our organization has complimentary values with those of the university,” Moore said. “Those are obviously core values for a lot of people, and the university is no different.” Representatives from the fraternity’s headquarters will use an interview process to select the founding fathers. Moore said this is an ideal time to colonize because of the number of students who do decide to go Greek and the number of men who showed interest in joining a fraternity but didn’t follow through — 500 men who went through fraternity recruitment received bids but chose not to accept them.

“There’s obviously a lot of men who were interested in going Greek but didn’t find their fit,” Moore said. “There are a lot of men on campus that might not have ever thought about going Greek before, but now that there’s this new opportunity, they might consider it because they get to make their mark.” He thinks students should be interested in rushing Phi Gamma Delta to become a founding father and mold the fraternity into the experience they’re looking for with a fraternity. The fraternity is offering scholarships throughout the six weeks representatives from the organization’s international headquarters will be on campus to select founding members. Any man who joins Phi Gamma Delta and has a GPA of at least 3.2 will receive a $250 scholarship. The organization will also be giving an additional $1,000 in scholarships to men not already in Greek life, regardless of whether or not they actually join Phi Gamma Delta. “[Phi Gamma Delta]’s not for college days alone. It’s a lifelong commitment, it’s a lifelong investment definitely,” Moore said. “We’re looking for men who see that.” Building a house in Greek Village is more of a longterm dream than a short-term plan for the colonizing fraternity. “In the short-term, we’re more worried about establishing the chapter and making sure they’re a well-organized, high-functioning group of gentlemen,” he said. SeeFRATERNITYPAGE2

Haley takes inaugural oath for another term Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN

The cold didn’t stop a large crowd f r om g at her i n g i n f r o nt of t he Statehouse Wednesday afternoon for the inauguration of Gov. Nikki Haley. With iPhones raised to capture the moment, applause from the crowd greeted Haley as she descended the steps of the Columbia Statehouse for her inaugural program. Onlookers pulled out their cameras and binoculars to get a closer look at the re-elected 116th Governor of South Carolina. The ceremony opened with a speech from Hugh Leatherman, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Leatherman administered the oath to the office for Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, and in turn, McMaster administered the oath for the rest of the state offices. It was then Haley’s turn to take the stage. Sworn in by Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, Haley assumed the position of governor of South Carolina for her re-elected term. After a fi rm delivery of her oath, the crowd rose with more applause before she began her inaugural speech.

“Four years ago, I spoke from this spot, on this very same day. It’s really good to be back,” Haley said from the podium as she looked over the crowd in front of her. Beg i n n i ng her second ter m as governor, Haley’s husband and two children watched as she voiced that it was her family and their own love of South Carolina that motivated her. She extended her thanks to those who helped her throughout her campaign. “ Yo u m a d e t he j u d g e m e nt i n November to put me back on this podium today. The trust you have placed in me is something I hold very dear,” she said. “I will never forget it. I will never take it lightly. And I will again spend each and every day proving to you that you made the right decision.” “My friends, it truly is a great day here in South Carolina,” the governor said with a laugh as she inserted her familiar greeting into her speech. H a le y sa id she hope s to see a community that is knitted together during her term because she believes that the strength of South Carolina lies within the unity of the state. A speech rooted in quotes from famous writers, former governors and well-known names, Haley voiced her

Mike Meyers, a USC graduate, started working on his entrepreneurial efforts in September 2013 when he came up with the idea for a university-based marketplace where students could buy, sell and trade goods without the hassle of ever leaving USC’s campus. “Like many college students, we all have been tight for spending money,” Meyers said about the application’s origins. Meyers himself was trying to sell backpacks to pay his way through college expenses just a year ago. That was the spark that lit the idea of Tradeversity. Along with two others, Meyers and his friends imagined an exchange where students could buy the things they needed from the people they could trust: their fellow students and university faculty. Fast forward one year and Meyers is now the co-founder and CEO of Tradeversity, a marketplace where students can buy and sell supplies, textbooks and countless other items through an online application. By signing up for Tradeversity, students are offered an alternative option to purchasing things from eBay, Craigslist or even sifting through the elusive USC Facebook pages. It offers a variety of products on its online marketplace, whether students are looking for subleases, textbooks or iPods. “We wanted to build a marketplace that was exclusive, so you’re only dealing with students and faculty. Students at USC want to deal with students at USC,” Meyers said. “We wanted something that creates a difference in the university environment.” Only students and faculty with a universityassociated email address are allowed access to the site. Because of this local, university-centered nature of the application, students need not worry about shipping costs when buying off of Tradeversity. “It’s a student company for students by students, we’re not building it to make money off users,” Meyers said. “The whole point is trying to build something that students will use and appreciate.” The Tradeversity team won the Proving Ground Entrepreneurial challenge at USC in 2014. They received $20,000 from the experience and have been using the money to fund the further development of their company. As a successful USC entrepreneur, Meyers had some advice to give to those at USC who share a similar dream. “There’s always people that tell you you can’t do something. I can’t tell you how many people have told us you can’t do this, it’s a dumb idea,” said Meyers. “You have to trust yourself to be able to act. You have to put a good team in place.” And a good team is exactly what Meyers has created. Working with seven USC students as company interns, he is sharing his passion for his entrepreneurial ventures with his Tradeversity team. “We built an internship program that gives students real experience,” he said. “It’s something they can really learn from and that’s valuable.” So far the application has only launched at USC, but Meyers said the support from the Gamecock community has been astounding. “We had over 1600 students on the site in December. We’ve had testimonials pour in. Students are telling us they love it,” he said. “I get excited SeeTRADEVERSITYPAGE2

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Gov. Nikki Haley was inaugurated for a second term at the Statehouse Wednesday along with the newly-elected Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster. desire to see the state of South Carolina continue to blossom through her next four year term. “Today, our economy is among the fastest growing in the nation,” she said. “Our people have more jobs than

ever in our history. Our industries are flourishing with more new businesses and jobs coming in every week. We’re building cars and planes and tires like never before. And there’s more of that SeeHALEYPAGE2

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Ex-Senator from Charleston pleads guilty to misconduct, could face up to 15 years in prison

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Ex-Senator Robert Ford could face up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to misconduct in office, in the form of two ethics violations involving financial misrepresentations and forgery, Wednesday morning, The State reported. Prosecutors, however, will dismiss other charges against Ford in return for his plea, and he will likely get little or no time. Minutes after he left court, Ford told reporters he is “not guilty” and pleaded guilty to save money on attorneys’ fees. Ford, a Democrat from Charleston, said he didn’t have enough money to pay a good defense lawyer, which would have cost more than $100,000. “I ain’t no damn crook,” he said. Ford also told reporters the Senate Ethics Committee was on a “witch hunt” when it investigated him. — Natalie Pita, News Editor

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University adopts new transportation policy, warns that illegally parked cars will be towed The university has adopted a new transportation policy for Greene Street that will involve towing cars that are illegally parked, according to the Student Government twitter account. Cars that are parked in the bicycle lanes on Greene Street or on the grass areas located on the west end of campus are now subject to towing. This policy has been in effect since Wednesday. USC Student Government posted about the new policy on its Twitter @UofSCSG, “PSA: Illegally-parked cars on campus are now being towed. Don’t lose your ride to reserved parking areas!” — Natalie Pita, News Editor

Fire truck rolls off mountain in response to accident, firefighters taken to hospital with minor injuries

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A fire truck was driving on a steep and icy road in response to a crash around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning when it rolled off a mountain, WIS reported. The fi re truck was responding to an incident in Carriage Park, a mountain home community in Hendersonville, and almost rolled into Lake Bowen. Three of the four firefighters involved in the crash suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospitals. One individual has a broken collarbone and internal injuries, while the other two were treated and released from the hospital. The fourth firefighter was not injured. According to Trooper Spero Davis of the Highway Patrol, this incident is a “prime example of the dangers of black ice.” The truck had a small diesel fuel leak, which the Mountain Environmental Services will clean up. — Natalie Pita, News Editor

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“We have plans to expand up and down the east coast as well as schools on the west coast. It’s more of a national expansion,” he said. “Tradeversity is building a community. We’re looking to be the college community. This should be a place where you can connect with people in your community and get what you need to.” no bounds. They are as expansive as my love for this state.” Haley will continue to strive to achieve her goals as she begins her second term of governor this year. “There is no limit to what lies ahead for South Carolina and her people,” Haley said, in closing. “We’re just getting started.” Check off all your New Year’s Resolutions at Student Media! Come to an interest meeting & GET INVOLVED!

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Beer festival set to expand

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The World Beer Festival is looking to lengthen its roster of craft beer breweries this year as part of its mission to celebrate craft beer.

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W hen it comes to the World Beer Festival, Columbia is no stranger. Celebrating its seventh year hosting the event, the city will once again open its arms to beer lovers and brewers of all kinds Saturday. “A l l A b o u t B e e r ” m a g a z i n e , a publication about beer culture and communit y, runs the festival. “All About Beer’s” president and publisher, Christopher Rice, has been in the small brewers industry for 20 years now and was a founder of Carolina Brewery in North Carolina. When Carolina Brewery was founded, just one brewery, Palmetto, existed in South Carolina. Since then, the Carolina beer scene has exploded. Now, 21 breweries exist in South

Carolina, and there are over 120 in North Carolina. For Rice, making the decision to sell his brewery and come to All About Beer was an easy one. “All About Beer was truly the only source of beer education,” he said. “For 25 years it’s specialized and taught me about flavors, beer and food history, all the things that can give a brewery or brew owner a context of where we sit providing — in my opinion — the best beverage in the world.” That educational mission statement applies to the festival, as well. At the World Beer Festival, 80 breweries attend and 250 beers are presented from around the world; the goal is to sh a re wh at t he world’s mo st interesting, creative brewers are doing with their beer. Columbia is slowly but surely becoming the best place to do just that.

“When we first started the festival, there was no real specific beer places to go and even last year there was only one brewery there,” Rice said about Columbia’s beer scene. “But now it’s in the top five or top 10 fastest growing beer markets in the industry.” Accord i ng to R ice, Colu mbia is uniquely well-suited to embrace the brewers and beer. Columbia possesses an entrepreneurial spirit, which brings a lot of awareness to new projects and new businesses in the area, making it a perfect spot for the rapid-growing beer market. For t hose who have been to t he festival before, don’t expect the same schtick as in past years. There will be a South Carolina-specific brewers garden, where all the South Carolina breweries will be featured for guests to browse and get a feel for what the flavors coming out of their home state

are. And, as the biggest influence on the American beer scene, there will also be a Belgian brewers garden, with about a dozen leading brewers from Belgium in attendance and flavors that range from pale to sour. If you get tired of beer, the festival will also offer a cheese and beer pairing presentat ion, cou rtesy of W hole Foods and a silent disco floor, where guests can dance to music on wireless headphones. The World Beer Festival has plenty to offer for novices, but in the end, it belongs to the beer aficionados who can appreciate the subtleties and craftsmanship of brewing. “[The festival] should celebrate the wide creativity and diversity of beer i n A mer ica today a nd recog n ize specifically not just the beer but the great brewers who make it,” Rice said.

‘Broad City’ returns full of life

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Comedy Central’s edgiest Brooklyn-based broads are officially back in full force as of the premiere of “Broad City” Wednesday night. With fellow irreverent comedies “Workaholics” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” also premiering Wednesday, “Broad City” had some tough acts to follow. Despite the odds, this season opener was a home run. As one of Comedy Central’s newest series, you might not be up to date on “Broad City.” Here’s the lowdown — season one of “Broad City” introduced the best female dynamic duo comedy has seen in a long time — possibly ever. Brooklynites Abbi and Ilana are a potent comic creation, a good-natured couple of hilarious, carefree, sexually confident women up to no good.

The season two premiere, “In Heat,” puts our favorite ladies on a relentless search for an air conditioner during a New York City heat wave. With guest appearances from actor Seth Rogen and comedian Kumail Nanjiani, this premiere doesn’t disappoint. Rogen comes on as Abbi’s latest love interest — otherwise known as Male Stacey — and when he passes out from heat during sex, Abbi and Ilana go on a mission to find an air conditioning unit for her apartment. Ilana spends most of the episode discussing rape culture — few shows have the guts to joke about female-on-male rape, but “Broad City” is comfortable enough in its own skin to approach potentially difficult subjects. The episode plots of “Broad City” tend to be simple, everyday mishaps (lost phone, trying to fi nd a new apartment, etc.), and this episode followed the same

formula. Their newly purchased units gets stolen, which leads to our ladies to helping a stranger move to get their hands on a broken air conditioner, eventually bringing them to Ilana’s old NYU dorm. The episode’s best moment is Abbi and Ilana working a good cop bad cop scenario with Ilana’s room’s new residents. The clearly improvised bit makes for a hilarious scene, especially after they find “illegal contraband” in the room and end up smoking with them for hours. It’s no surprise that Amy Poehler is the show’s producer — female-fronted, witty and mellow humor is what made her a successful actress, and that’s “Broad City” to a T. The series has a great deal of affection toward its characters, which makes tuning in every week a pleasure. Just over the course of one season and some web episodes, it’s easy to feel like you know Abbi and Ilana on a best friend level. And aside from the audience’s relationship with the characters, the most charming element of the show is watching Abbi and Ilana’s friendship blossom onscreen. Whether it’s depending on each other for support, advice or entertainment, Abbi and Ilana’s relationship is the best one on television, and it’s extremely charming to see two female characters so comfortable. For example, when Abbi mentions Rogen coming over later that night, Ilana suggests she “watch the Colin Farrell sex tape, just to get back into the swing of things.” The series doesn’t put constraints on their conversations or actions — they’re adults, why not let them be sexually adventurous? “Broad City” puts value in friendship rather than affection from a significant other. Sure, they have their share of hookups, but they’re not pining for a man to keep by their side. Relationships aren’t the answer to their problems, not even a key plot point. It’s refreshing to see Comedy Central use women as more than props or girlfriends. The series came back strong after a great first season, and on Jan. 14, Comedy Central announced “Broad City” was renewed for a third season. The series has a unique comic vision, and television is lucky to have it in its future.

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New fraternity must live up to own values ISSUE Phi Gamma Delta is now open to USC students. OUR STANCE For future prosperity, FIJI needs a strong start. W h i le A lex a nder Gra ha m Bel l’s fa mou s adage doesn’t always hold true, for potential fraternity members “When one door closes, a not her opens” pretty much sums up the state of affairs for this semester. W hile Kappa Sigma makes it s way of f ca mpu s af ter it s cha r ter wa s w it hd r aw n la st month, Phi Gamma Delta will begin colonization at USC this semester. Phi Gamma Delta — colloquially known as “FIJI” — members are expected to uphold the core values of the institution: “friendship, knowledge, service, morality and excellence.” These values, of course, only ex ist to t he ex tent t hat t he members promote t hem. It’s very hard — if not impossible — to create a culture in which the

ideas are both plastered on the insignia and upheld at all times by every member. As the reported exploits of any number of fraternities across the country indicate, it doesn’t take much for a fraternity house to

“Come in strong, and it’ll be easier to stay that way. The alternative isn’t pretty.” become a den for drug use and general squalor. Whether FIJI’s colonization at USC is a positive de velopment for t he G reek community depends a large part on the moral character of the “founding fathers,” those first few members who choose to pledge there. Usually, when a fraternity is suspended from a universit y,

there is a waiting period of four to five years in order to cycle out the former fraternity brothers and start clean with a new batch of students. This process indicates that it is much ea sier to bu i ld a healthy communal fraternit y atmosphere from the ground up than change it from the inside over a period of years. For t his reason, t he init ial group of FIJIs are going to set t he tone for t he f ratern it y ’s future at USC. And it’s not as if there aren’t a p o ol of s t ude nt s lo ok i n g for a new ex per ience. O ver 500 male st udents who went through fraternity recruitment last semester received a bid a nd decided, for one reason or another, that the process of joining a fraternity wasn’t worth their time. It’s up to FIJI to capitalize on this population, coming up with methods to build a strong, healthy base for future students. Our advice for FIJI? Come in strong, and it’ll be easier to stay that way. The alternative isn’t pretty.

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The fi rst big political battle of the year in Washington is over the Keystone XL pipeline, which would extend a network of oil pipelines from Canada to the gulf coast. The project has come to symbolize the larger war between environmentalists and the oil industry. Supporters of the pipeline say that it will create jobs in construction, manufacturing and refining. The U.S. Department of State estimates that up to 42,000 jobs will be created. They also argue that boosting oil production from a friendly neighboring country, Canada, is good for the country’s economic and security interests. Opponents argue that the environmental impact is just too large. The oil that would travel through the pipeline is extracted from tar sands, which create even more greenhouse gases than normal oil when burned. They argue that construction of the pipeline would damage wetlands and other nat ural resources. Pipelines also leak, causing massive environmental issues. I’m in favor of the pipeline. Anything that creates jobs a nd reduces ou r dependence on foreign oil is good. The route has been approved and even if the oil isn’t piped, it travels by rail so it still gets burned and trains often crash and spill too. Fo r h i s p a r t , P r e s i d e n t O b a m a h a s consistently opposed the pipeline, blocked its progress through red tape and now has promised to veto any bill allowing it to go forward. With the House already approving a bill allowing the project (complete with 28 Democratic votes) and the Senate soon to follow, Obama is the only thing standing in the way of this project. After promising compromise and humbleness would come from his party’s overwhelming defeat in the November elections, the president plans to get the new congressional session started by vetoing a popular bill. Opinion polls consistently show the public is in favor of the plan, and ultimately this should have been a minor issue. After all, oil pipelines are built all the time without national political uproar. Obama’s stalling tactics on the project have been consistently knocked down. For years he waited for his state department’s long-delayed environmental impact study, only to see it come back positive. He also blamed the Nebraska courts after they struck down the proposed route, only to see the Nebraska Supreme Court side with the oil company. Now it is all on his shoulders. If Obama vetoes the pipeline, it probably won’t have much impact on the countr y at all. But it will signal that rather than working across the aisle on a popular project, he is willing to litigate petty political fights to the bitter end. That can’t be good for the country, whether or not we’re pumping more oil through the middle of it.

Historiography deserves more I find it curious that there exist no widelyreputed public intellectuals in the humanities of the same caliber of science advocates Neil deGrasse Tyson or Bill Nye. In spite of the myriad published vindications, there is no chief apologist for the liberal arts. It is not difficult to explain this. The humanities are more fragmented and perhaps more abstract than ‘science,’ which has become an ideological institution pursuing truth and pure objectivity. This, of course, is not the case (but as long as HuffPost and friends can farm hits with headlines endorsed by scientists, then the misconception will be going nowhere). But if physics and chemistr y are subject to t his sex ing-up, t hen why aren’t histor y and philosophy? After all, wouldn’t one be better off clicking on an article exposing a new trick from rhetoric to become more attractive and popular? The reality is that the humanities are exploited in t he popu lar media, but instead of being sanct if ied, t hey are prost it uted. Philosophy and Comparative Literature are not considered technical fields like physics is; rather, they are

treated like parts of a person’s daily life that anyone can do in any way one sees fit. This is not entirely bad: it would be semantic quibbling to assert that a lay person cannot have a personal philosophy. That said, the egalitarian approach to the humanities occasionally leads the non-specialist to speak like a professional. A nd t he d it her i ng a rch-du ke of pseudo h istor ica l ga rbage is t he pat r iot ic pi n head himself, Bill O’Reilly. One’s political dispositions not w it h st a nd i ng, h i s sloppy, tendent iou s , laughably anachronistic books like Killing Jesus represent a distinct perigee in the histor y of literacy. KJ is not a work of history, or even a work of fiction; rather, it is a monument to an ideology that states anyone can do history, because history is nothing more than an articulation of what a community knows to be true because it has read its own few most cherished books — or, more accurately, had its own books read to them. But we know, objectively, that is not how history works. “History,” as a body of information, exists in an innumerable collect ion of written and

material records. Historiography is no more than the analysis and synthesis of these records. History itself teaches us very little; it offers, in limited quantity, the bare facts as translated by the most powerful class: the actors and events (the place and the time are more obscure through most pre-modern records, given the variance in chronology and geographic understanding). I nter pret at ion beyond t hat is hopele ssly subjective. Thus, generations of scholars have wrestled with such familiar questions as “Why did Christianity become the dominant religion in the West?,” “Why did Western Rome collapse,?” or, even more impossible, “What is Christianity?” When an O’Reilly struts in and uses his public figure status to sell his slop to those unfamiliar with the technical work of the historian, he assaults the integrity of the liberal arts and drowns out the voices of honest and sincere scholars. Would that we had a single, respected voice to remind us of that.

—Del Maticic, fifth-year classics student

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Make budgetary modif icat ions. A llow extra time to clear up a misunderstanding or garbled communication. Expect shipping delays. Consider new financial options. Problem areas show up. Don’t gamble. Gua rd a nd protec t a t re a s u re. B e c a ref u l what you say.

Ma ke home repa irs now to avoid g reater ex pen se. Fa m i ly c a n help out, but there could be misunderstandings. A l low e x t r a t i me to get everyone on board. Work together to build trust and partnership. A d d r e s s e v e r y o n e ’s concerns. Rest in your nest.

Slow and easy does it. Keep your head down. Somet h ing you t r y doesn’t work. Ex pect t r a v e l a n d s h ip p i n g delay s. E x press you r feelings. You’re more creative working with a loved one. Temporary confusion could slow the action. Relax.

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Virgo

Don’t get intimidated or make hasty assumptions. You were af ra id of a paper dragon. Patience with misunderstandings pays off. Breakdowns a nd obst acles slow t h i ng s . T he t r ic k i s to keep wh at you’ve lear ned. Disregard an impetuous or impertinent suggestion. Seek funding.

Edit writing for clarity. P ut i n a cor rec t ion. Fol low t he r u le s , a lt hou g h t h at c ou ld seem l ike a mov i ng target. You feel changes i nt e n s e l y. D o n’t g o yet. Keep a prom ise. D i s c over s omet h i n g v a lu able t h at ’s b e en stored away.

Friends can help you beat a deadline. Obstacles and roadblocks require navigation. Keep quiet a nd fo c u sed. Ta ke a ph ilosoph ical v iew of you r work. Group efforts get farther. Call home if you’re going to be late. Appreciate your team.

Gemini Conf usion reig ns. Messes at work require you r at tent ion. It’s a whole new world. What s e e m s hop ele s s now works out in the long haul. New information st i rs up old wor r ies. Rest, so you’ll be ready to move quickly later.

Cancer Post pone t ravel, expansion or launches. Focus on your practice. Tell friends you’ll see them later. Theory and practice clash, on paper as well as in your mind. . Invite expert opinions. Follow love.

Libra Study the errors to gain expert ise. Reset your goals. Take off in a new direction at work. Avoid a con f ront at ion a nd focus on making money. Postpone a celebration. Tr a v e l a not he r d a y. Reveal your conclusions. Simplify and relax.

Scorpio G et a brea k t h rou gh money ma k i ng idea. Make notes on steps to achieve the goal. Selfe s t e e m h a s r o om t o grow. Hold onto what you have. Stand up for yourself. Build status by keeping promises. Cut entertainment spending for now.

Capricorn

Aquarius Sidestep career pitfalls a nd ask f r iends for adv ice. Post pone launching new initiatives. Don’t spend to impress ot hers. Ha nd le chores a nd rout i ne t ask s. Save money by cook ing at home. Clea n you r desk to make space for exciting new work.

Pisces You come to a fork in the road. A disagreement about priorities could slow the action. Postpone an outing. Cut entertainment spending. Persuade ever yone to your way of thinking. Offer encouragement, and be patient. Wait out a storm.

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The Gamecocks travel to Auburn to play the Tigers in their first meeting of the season.

South Carolina stepping up their game this season David Roberts @DAVIDJAYROBERTS

Basketball is a game of runs. It’s no secret. Ru n s l i ke t he se ven-g a me frenzy South Carolina went on earlier this season that saw them knock off No. 9 Iowa State. And also runs like the six-game losing streak the Gamecocks ran into last season when they opened up conference play. A f t er lo s i n g b ac k-t o -b ac k conference games to kick off its SEC slate, South Carolina nearly fell into the hole that just about swallowed their season a year ago. Head coach Frank Martin’s squad squeaked out an ugly two-point win over Alabama on Tuesday to avoid falling to 0-3 in conference play, but it’s the kind of game his team could have just as easily lost last season. With the team’s first conference win under its belt, Martin knows better than to be complacent. “W hen you understand how hard it is to win one game and you go out there and prepare, you have to stay humbled by the opponent and by how difficult it is to win,” Martin said. “So, when you start getting comfortable because you’ve won one game, you’re getting ready to get a loss across your head.” The Gamecocks led a much

more balanced offensive attack in their win against Alabama. Five players scored at least eight points, while t wo players managed to reach double digits. However, two South Carolina players who scored below the eight-point threshold are sophomore g uards Duane Notice and Sindarius Thornwell, who each finished with six points. But there is some good news in the team’s two leading scoring going ice cold: South Carolina has figured out a way to win without heav ily rely ing on consistent g u a r d p l a y. Ju n io r f o r w a r d Michael Carrera benefited from Notice and Thornwell’s lack of production Tuesday night, pulling down eight rebounds to go with 12 points. Carrera also shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line, pushing his season average from 63 percent (12-19) to 70 percent (19-27). Now t he G a mecock s a re provided with the task of knocking off an Auburn team that has not lost at home since the beginning of December. After amassing a 462-145 record over six seasons at Tennessee, head coach Bruce Pearl has earned the respect of many coaches around the league, i n c l u d i n g S o u t h C a r o l i n a’s Martin. “[Pearl] gets kids to believe in themselves, to believe in what he’s doing. And he gets them playing at a high, high level,” Martin said. “When you watch [Auburn]

play live, his teams play with his charisma. He’s got a passion for life and for what he does that’s special. When you see his teams play, they play that way.” Pearl’s Tigers are shoot ing nearly 42 percent (347-829) from the field, but are dead last in the SEC in rebounding, something t he G a me co c k s h ave pr ided themselves on, along with their defense. Sout h Carolina outrebounded the Crimson Tide 33 to 23 in its win and are currently fou r t h i n t he con ference i n the statistic, averaging over 39 rebounds per game. South Carolina was especially successful pulling down offensive rebounds and generating second chances. The Gamecock s registered 13 offensive rebounds to Alabama’s four Tuesday night. Although Martin’s squad was able to edge out a win, they still sit at 10th place in the conference, holding a 1-2 record in league play. South Carolina would have to do more than lose two in a row to shake Martin’s confidence in the team, however. “We lost two in a row back in November and then won seven in a row after that and played real good basketball,” Martin said. “So, from a confidence standpoint, there is no issue. There’s no ands, ifs or buts. We just got to go out and play the way we’re capable of playing.”

After finishing up their fall schedule with a resounding win, the Gamecock Men’s Tennis team looks to carry momentum into the spring. The No. 27 Gamecocks open their tough spring with a doubleheader this weekend against No. 55 Elon and Furman, respectively. The team ended the fall season on a high note by sweeping both singles and doubles at the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Georgia. Because the fall season does not count towards the team’s season record, Coach Josh Goffi used the schedule to allow the freshman a chance to get acclimated to the game at the college level while experimenting with different lineups. The Gamecocks return 4 of their 6 singles starters from last year’s team, but also owned the No. 2 recruiting class in the country last year. Goffi believes this will give his team an advantage. “We’ve got a great mix. We have three seniors that are probably gonna be stacking the top of our lineup as we see it right now,” Goffi said. “We’ve got some sophomores and freshmen mixed in in the bottom three.” ITA ranks three Gamecocks in the top 120. Seniors Thiago Pinheiro and Kyle Koch enter the season ranked No. 71 and 118, respectively, while sophomore Andrew Schafer begins the season ranked No. 83. Schafer boasted only a 7-5 record this fall, but featured a close, three-set loss against the nation’s seventh-ranked player and a win over No. 15. Coach Goffi however, expects unranked senior Andrew Adams to start at the top of the six-man team. Despite a disappointing fall, the All-American is expected to have another impressive spring season. This year, the Gamecocks look to have a potent doubles lineup as well, led by the redshirt freshmen pairing of Thomas Mayronne and Harrison O’Keefe. The two are ranked 46th in the preseason ITA rankings. The duo is a part of a young wave that is looking to take the team to unprecedented heights and while they played together in the fall, Coach Goffi isn’t sure yet if they will I the spring. “Whether they play together of not in the spring is yet to be seen,” said Groffi. “We need to make the doubles lineup work in all three spots. We know we have a very solid team in them, but we need to make all three positions work for us as a winning trio.” Coach Groffi says that’s not necessarily a bad thing though, “We’ve got a lot of options this year, probably more than we’ve ever had before, so it’s a good problem to have.” Though the fall schedule does not factor into the overall record, the team looks to build on its late season success this weekend. The spring schedule is always a tough one and this year is no exception with 12 matches against top-30 teams. T h is G a mecock tea m is br i m m i ng w it h confidence. And will be put to the test Saturday. The match against Elon will begin at 10 a.m. and Furman will play at 3 p.m.

Gamecocks travel for more success Kelli Ca Caldwell @TDG_SPORTS @TDG_S

The hype of the win against rival is over, and it’s back to a riv business for South Carolina’s bus women’s basketball team. wo Traveling to Missouri, the T Gamecocks will play in the Ga her Colu mbia to t r y a nd ot h protect their undefeated record prot this season. for th Missouri (11-6, 1-3 SEC) will Mis Carolina (16-0, 4-0 host South S SEC) in their fi rst meeting of the season. With Missouri coming off the Florida 66-47, this win against ag SEC m at c hup c ou ld b e c o me interesting. South Carolina has intere t he ssame energ y beat ing out ranked No. 10 team Kentucky ranke Sunday 68-60. Sund Recent ly, t he G a mecock s Re have received much attention for f i l l i ng out t hei r home court, Colonial Life A rena, cou with more than 17,000 fans w du r i ng t he Kent uck y game. Head coach Daw n Staley is proud of what Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK her team has already South Carolina plays for an SEC win. brought to the table and

said it wouldn’t be possible without the fans coming out to support. “I tip my hat to all of Gamecock nat ion for mak ing [Colonial Life Arena] a great place.” Staley said. “It truly gives us the feel of a home court advantage.” Most women’s basketball teams do not gain much recognition or support from their fans when playing at home, but when you’re 16 - 0 overall and number one in the nation obtaining a mass amount of fans is not a problem. “It’s a truly beautiful thing to see unfold, because most people didn’t think it could be done.” Staley adds about the number of people fi lling up the arena. One of the leading scorers for the Gamecocks, junior Khadijah Sessions, could not be more proud to have this kind of support system during the game. “I think we have the best fans in A mer ica. T hey ’re a lway s beh i nd us, no matter if we are up or down t hey are always t here to suppor t us. We love Columbia and love the Gamecock nation,” Sessions said after the Kentucky game Sunday. Ju n ior Ti f f a ny M itc hel l wa s recently named AgSouth Athlete of the Week and has been the top scorer for South Carolina in both wins last week against Louisiana State and

Alabama. In this upcoming game, two key players on Missouri to look out for are senior Morgan Eye and sophomore Jordan Frericks averaging 13 and 10 points per game, respectively. These averages are close to those of South Carolina’s key players Mitchell and freshman A’ja Wilson scoring 14 and 13 points per game, respectively. Even t hough t hese four players seem to score in the same ranges, the game is played as a team sport and the team who works together best will take home the win. Both teams seem to be work ing together well with both having high points per game averages. However, while the Gamecocks average about 8 0 p oi nt s p er g a me , t he Tiger s average comes only to about 65 points per game for the 2014-15 season so far. Last season when these two teams met, South Carolina hosted Missouri in the Colonial Life Arena and won 78-62. A year has passed and both teams have changed and developed, so the outcome will be decided on the court. The Tigers and Gamecocks will play in the Mizzou Arena Thursday at 9 p.m. (ETSECN/WatchESPN).