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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

VOL. 116, NO. 80 • SINCE 1908

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015

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‘Ad’-ing it all up: class votes on commercials

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stumbling South Carolina team pitted against a Georgia team that was without its top scorer and rebounder Saturday afternoon produced a perfect storm for t he Gamecocks to win their second conference game, 67-50. T he G a mecock s (11-9, 2- 6 SEC), losers of four straight, held the Bulldogs to 22 percent from the t he f ield, which is t he lowe st of fen sive out put by Georgia this season. G e o r g i a’s s e n i o r f o r w a r d Marcus Thornton was forced to sit Saturday’s contest out after sustaining a concussion Tu e s d a y n i g h t a g a i n s t Vanderbilt. “I feel bad for Mark ( Fox). They ’ve got a real good basketball team,” head coach Frank Martin said. “Marcus Thornton, you could argue, is the most productive big guy in the league. Losing someone like that is not easy to do.” South Carolina sparked a 10-0 run after Georgia sank a pair of three-pointers early in the fi rst half of play. The Gamecocks’ offense was as efficient as it has been all season, posting 13 assists and allowing four players to reach the doubledigit point plateau. Ju n i o r f o r w a r d L a i m o n a s Chat kev icius led Sout h Carolina’s of fensive out put w it h 12 p oi nt s , fol lowed by sophomore g uard Duane Notice who had 11 points and senior guard Ty Johnson and sophomore g uard Sindarius Thornwell who each finished with 10 points.

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Sout h Carolina outscored Georgia 8- 0 in fast break points in the fi rst half and led by as many as 15 before the break. The Gamecocks s u st a i ned a double digit lead for all but 163 s e c o nd s of t he second half. Junior forward Michael Carrera f i n i s he d w it h e ig ht points but was once again a presence on the boards. Carrera pulled dow n a team-high nine rebounds and now has at least eight rebounds in five of his last six games. Martin applauded Carrera’s effort in his latest m at c hu p a f t e r the game, noting t hat t he ju nior from Barcelona, Ve ne z u e l a of fers cer tain intangibles that the team needs. “You need that t o u g h n e s s ,” M a r t i n s a id. “ He grabbed s o m e big boy rebounds today. He d Kamila Melko / THE DAILY GAMECOCK g r a b b e d Sindarius Thornwell and his Gamecock teammates earned some man their second SEC win with a 67-50 victory over Georgia. rebou nds reminding his forward to stay today. You need that edge, you need that focused on the game, calling his energ y a “double-edged energy, that enthusiasm.” But Martin also fi nds himself SEEBASKETBALLPAGE8

On Super Bowl Sunday, 100 students’ voices swelled as they ate, laughed and waited for the big game to begin. But they weren’t in a bar, dorm or apartment. “This is awesome,” said Alex Grant, a thirdyear broadcast journalism st udent. “We’re sitting on the set of the WIS news station to watch the Super Bowl.” As a part of the Super Bowl of Advertising class offered by the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, students watch t he g a me a nd pay close at tent ion to t he commercials, rating each based on likability, persuasiveness and brand identity. The students were set up at fold out tables on the f loor of the WIS-TV newsroom. Bonnie Drewniany and Glenda Alvarado, professors at USC’s School of Jou r nal ism a nd Mass Communications, sat at the news desk in referee uniforms, ready to delegate the Super Bowl Ad Poll. Students voted for their favorite ads with iClickers, and seven large TVs were mounted throughout the room, so everyone had a clear view of the game. Drew n ia ny teache s t he Super Bowl of Advertising class now, but she has recorded the big game in order to show the commercials to her students since the late 1980s. Her class looks at ways different groups are portrayed in advertising, different commercials’ strategies and the evolution of creative tactics. “T he cou r se ex plores how Super Bowl commercials ref lect our society,” Drewniany said. W hile analyzing t he commercials gives students a look into the past, the class gathers for the Super Bowl for another reason: to select the No. 1 advertisement, the recipient of the Cocky Award. The Cocky Award has been given out since 2004, one year after the class fi rst began. As a recipient of the Cocky Award, the advertising team of the winning commercial is invited to USC to share how they went about creating SEESUPERBOWLPAGE3

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The students’ votes will be used to determine the Cocky Award, which honors the best commercial.

Gamecock of the Week:

JaVakeiu Duckett Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN

The library is a constant in ever y college st udent’s — it’s a place for students to cram for exams and pull all-nighters. But for JaVakeiu Ducket t, t hird-year early childhood education student, it’s also the place she calls work. As a student worker at the Circulation Desk, Duckett works four days a week at Thomas Cooper, work ing shifts that can last anywhere from three to six hours. She has been working at Thomas

Cooper since her freshman year in 2012. “A majority of my life is in here,” she said. “Class, eat, study, work, sleep, repeat.” The librar y is t he ideal place for Duckett to work because it put s her i n a n environment in which she can both work and get her studying done. “After 5 p.m., we can do our homework at t he ex it gate, so as long as I’m not working in the morning, I’m fi ne,” she said. “And we can do our work at the desk as long as we’re not busy.”

But D uc ket t ’s f avor ite part of the job comes at the end of the semester, when the Circulation Desk staff throws an end-of-semester party. Everybody, even the super v isors, brings food, and the students and staff celebrate gett ing t hrough a not her s e me s t er at t he library. T he C i r c u l at ion D e s k team gets along pretty well, and she enjoys hanging out with her co-workers and the supervisors at work. But not all of her job is just behind the desk.

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Duckett spends her days checking out books and checking up on students as a Circulation desk worker at Thomas Cooper LIbrary. “My least favorite part, I would have to say, is roving,” Duckett said. “You have to walk around and check to

make sure no one is doing anything creepy.” SEELIBRARYPAGE3

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Clemson urged to increase diversity Events that have occurred at Clemson this year have spurred faculty, staff and students to re-evaluate the lack of diversity at the university, according to The State. After a gang-themed frat party and hate-filled Yik-Yak commentary, the call for diversity increased. The college held its first diversity dialogue with students last week and has a diversity council in the works that would include students, staff and alumni. The Clemson graduate student government senate voted to support renaming Tillman Hall; however, the actuality of the change could take a long while to actually accomplish. The change would require Clemson’s trustees and the approval of two-thirds of state legislators. According to Rhonndda Thomas, an African American Literature professor as Clemson, believes that now is the “real turning point for the university.” —Lauren Shirley, News Editor

5 murdered in Georgia, suspect named Five people were found dead in a home in LaGrange, Georgia late Saturday night, according to the WIS-TV. The police went to the victims’ home after an unsuccessful attempt to contact them. Once the police had arrived, they made a forced entry into the home and found the five bodies in what appeared to be a homicide. Thomas Lee, 26, has been named a person of interest in the murder investigation, according to the Troupe County Sheriffs’ department. Currently, there is no warrant out for Lee’s arrest. According to the Troup County law enforcement, he could be charged with five counts of murder. The cause of death will not be released until the bodies have been examined and autopsied in Atlanta. —Lauren Shirley, News Editor

Lt. Gov.’s chief of staff charged with DUI Saturday

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Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster’s chief of staff was charged with a DUI last weekend, according to The State. A Columbia police officer at the intersection of Assembly and Gervais Street early Saturday morning noticed Mark Plowden’s vehicle traveling south on Assembly St. in the northbound lane. Plowmen was arrested at 12:41 a.m. Plowmen’s blood-alcohol level was less than .10, according to reports; a level of .08 is evidence of intoxication in South Carolina. After his arrest, Plowden was released from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on a $1,022 personal recognizance bond. As of this weekend, Plowden and McMaster have been unavailable for comment regarding the incident. —Lauren Shirley, News Editor

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LIBRARYPAGE1 “Creepy” is just the tip of the iceberg. W hile roving, Duckett has to wa l k ever y f loor a nd st a i r wel l to check on the st udents in the library. She’s seen a lot of strange s t u f f i n h e r d a y s at T h o m a s Cooper — the times she’s caught students fornicating amongst the

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WIS’s station hosted the class and gave them a place to watch and rate the commercials. these higher than the girls will.” Drewniany commented that some of the early-release commercials, like t hose of M icrosof t, Toyota, Mc D o n a ld s a nd Bud we i s e r, por t rayed more upl if t i ng a nd empowering messages. “The ads were a time capsule of our society,” Drewniany wrote. “The ads capture the spirit of the nation when we are at peace and at war. They mirror the economic climate during bull and bear markets. They showcase societ y’s evolving sense of humor. They ref lect changes in the way minorities, men and women are portrayed. They chronicle new produc t i nt roduc t ion s a nd new advertising campaigns. They reflect what’s in and what’s not.”

SUPERBOWLPAGE1 the ad. I n add it ion to Drew n ia ny a nd A l v a r ado, A u g u s t “A u g ie” Gra nt , a not her professor at t he School of Jou r na l ism a nd Mass Communications,lent a hand with the event, pausing the game to allow time for voting. “It’s a real family effort by the J-School,” Grant said. A s t he st udents st udied commercials from past years, several have noticed a common theme. “ T he t rend seem s to b e t h at t hey’re really sex ualized,” Leesa Delphia, a fourth-year advertising student, said. “That’s not something that I’d be interested in, but I bet a lot of the guys in the class will rate

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bookshelves and making out in the stairwells stick out. It’s up to her to break it up when she’s on duty. After working there for so long, Duckett offered some sound advice for students visiting the library. “We have cameras that watch back there,” she said, gesturing to the back doors of the library. “So, if they think we’re not watching we’re watching.”

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From the desk of

Paper Doll, K-Midd Dress Up Mondays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dress Up began during my second semester with the radio station. I wanted to highlight female musicians, not only because I loved their music but I had also noticed a lack of female artists in the station’s rotation. So, it was a two-pronged effort: play more women and review more women so others could play them. It started out as a solo project, but I currently have K-Midd as a co-host. Our playlists are very diverse — I focus on folk and soul, while K-Midd brings in electronica and R&B-tinged tracks. We usually try to complement each other, and on each show we do a feature set, where we play five tracks each from three artists we really love. Right now, the set-up is one of us plays 30 minutes of “intro” music to the feature, then the other plays the three feature artists, ending with 30 minutes of “outro” music — like a Dress Up sandwich.

Water Fountain tUnE-yArDs Turn It Around Lucius Archie, Marry Me Alvvays Cat Fight Olivia Jean Paradise Girls Deerhoof Psychosocial Brooke Fraser Never Can Decide Anushka Murmurs Hundred Waters Make Me Lovely Laura Mvula Your Love is Killing Me Sharon van Etten Wanna Be On Your Mind Valerie June

‘Swype’ right for hip-hop Morgan Simpson / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Founded in 2011, the dance student organization Swype invites anyone to join, regardless of experience.

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If you’re looking to join Swype, you don’t need crazy moves. In fact, the group’s motto is, “No experience needed.” But watch them perform, and you’ll notice they aren’t amateurs. Swype, named after a B-Boy dance move, was originally a student break dancing group that adopted a more hip-hop infused style over time. Anyone can come join the dance family because there is no audition process or any pressure to perform — everyone is welcome to dream up steps and choreograph a dance. “We have this connection and we all hang out at what we call the ‘Swype house’ where three of our members live. It goes beyond dancing,” said Mary Lanphier, second-year international business student. They began four years ago with five members and zero practice space. Two years later, they started performing. And today, they have over 58 members and practice twice a week for two hours each night. Sw y pe’s da nce president a nd t h i rd-yea r psychology student Daquan Williams has been called a “choreography mastermind,” even though he didn’t join the group until his second year at USC. Williams hopes to pursue dance as a career, and he sees dance as a religion where

the moves come from his total being of mind, body and soul. He said dancers use their bodies to portray what the artist intended through music. “Diversit y is key, which I love,” he said. “Sw ype is full of individuals that have their own talents and have their own experiences. Everyone isn’t as an experienced dancer as the next one. Everyone started at their own level,

“Everyone started at their own level, but we all get to grow together.” but we all get to grow together.” To Williams, it’s all about making dance look easy by building up endurance and stamina — it’s all about the freedom of expression and the way someone can freely move their body to the contemporary beats. For inspiration, Williams often watches how people walk or do things that are out of the ordinary — he might even turn it into a move. “I want you to think of diversity and dance — even if it’s just a hobby for you it could SEESWYPEPAGE5

‘Fiasco’ takes on new artistic form with album “Tetsuo & Youth” Release Date: Jan. 20 Artist: Lupe Fiasco Label: Atlantic Records Duration: 78 minutes

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Lupe Fiasco is a changed man. “Tetsuo & Youth,” his first album since “Food and Liquor I I ” i n 2012, c a me out Ja n . 20. A s a whole, t h is albu m works together like gears in a clock — it starts out extremely lighthearted, but the music gets progressively more intense. W hen listened to in order, it t el l s a s t or y. “ Te t s uo & Yout h” i s ba sic a l ly d iv ided i nt o f o u r s e a s o n s , s i m i l a r to Da r ren A ronof sk y ’s f i l m adaptat ion of “Requ iem For A Dream.” The album starts with the track “Summer,” then “Fall,” “Winter” and ends with “Spring” — each of these songs a re ly r ic-less, w it h d ist i nc t sou nds f rom each season: t he spla sh i ng of a p ool for “Summer,” the raking of leaves for “Fall,” and so on. Aside from the four transitional tracks, every song has a unique element that makes the album f low magnificently and brings great elements to his rap songs. Powerful lyrics over beautifully orchestrated songs incorporate violin or saxophone with classic rap beats to tie the whole album together.

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Lupe Fiasco released his fifth studio album “Tetsuo & Youth” January 20. T here a re bit s t h at seem unnecessary, such as the banjo intro to “Dots & Lines,” but it pairs nicely with the quiet harmonica in the background throughout the track. There’s somet hing to love about every song, but “Mural” is defi nitely the most impressive on the album. With no refrain or hook, he raps nonstop for almost eight minutes straight. Lupe Fiasco has always used p er s on a l , a r t i s t ic element s to make his music stand out. T he r ad io loved t he a lbu m “The Cool” wit h songs like “Superstar,” but he’s come a long way. The artistic angle of “Tetsuo & Youth” is what he was

going for all along. He’s spent over 15 years in the industry and he’s tired of being told how to “do” music. I f you don’t bel ieve me, do some research on Fiasco’s beef with Atlantic Records when he released “Lasers.” This album is just as much for the fans as it is for himself. His lyrics are filled with personal anecdotes and focus on social politics, proving further that his rap career has taken a serious turn. It’s as if Fiasco connected with a deeper part of himself, a nd “ Tet s uo & Yout h” i s a personal work of art. After all, he painted the album artwork himself.

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Students in Swype choreograph many of their own hip-hop and break dances. be a passion for someone else,” W illiams said. “I also want you to think of growth because you’re not really growing in dance, but you’re growing as a person because when you’re on stage in front of crowds of people you tend to build

more confidence, especially when approaching someone.” Swype will perform Feb. 28 as part of the BSA Cult ure Commission Show and March 3 for World Night. Their own showcase, “Swype This Way” is April 19.

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Debate concerns conflicting ideas, Race history haunts state not concepts of winning, losing HANNAH JEFFREY

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ISSUE Racism is alive and well in South Carolina colleges, but visible degrees vary.

OUR STANCE “Cripmas” started a conversation at Clemson. One should start here, too. Say what you will about the many differences between USC and Clemson — we have a lot in common. We both have a deep love for college football. We tout our respective academic programs. We have thriving Greek life populations And, most telling, we both have central public buildings named for segregationist demagogues. Clemson’s iconic Tillman Hall is named after Reconstructionera segregationist and racist Ben Tillman. A nd it hardly needs saying that the namesake of our Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fit ness Center was the most visible political opponent of the civil rights movement in his time. Why this matters should be obvious to anyone whose been

keeping up on what’s going on at Clemson in the past few months. The ideas and goals which fueled both Tillman and Strom are still alive and well in South Carolina schools to different degrees of visibility.

“The men whose names are etched into our buildings and the people who tarnish USC’s name by peddling hate share the same fundamental values.” A f ter t he much-publicized “Cripmas” fraternity party and the racist Yik Yak comments aimed at pro-Michael Brown demonstrators last year, Clemson has become a stage for the kind of conversation about race that colleges — especially in the South — should be having right now. Because the fact is, USC is in

no position to gloat about how we think about race. The kind of comments that appear on USC’s Yik Yak and, less often, public student twitter accounts go to show that we’re a long way away from becoming an ideal and equal public space. It’s not hard to find examples of this kind of stuff if you’re looking for it. In the past, when NPHC organizations have held events in a public space, the comments of some students on Twitter were just as indefensible as anything on Clemson’s Yik Yak. The men whose names are etched into our buildings and the people who tarnish USC’s name by peddling hate share the same fundamental values. This is no coincidence. The through-line between the figures we see in history books and those we see on Facebook are in the names of our institutions. Clemson, with the “Cripmas” development, has turned towards the question of whether Tillman is a figure worth remembering in stone. The question for USC now is whether or not it will take an event like that for a similar conversation to begin.

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With tattoos: keep future in mind, but have fun, too Emily Stone First-year public relations student Let’s talk about tattoos. Since I just got my first one this past Saturday, I’m still over the moon about getting it. Yeah, these little ink spots are completely permanent unless you look at treatments. Everyone will constantly be telling you that, and they’re saying it because it’s true. You can’t scratch away the ink, you can’t erase it and you can’t wash it off. T he f ac t t hat a t at too is e verla st i ng is something that appealed to me. On good days it will be there, and on bad days it will be there to remind me why I got it in the fi rst place. Now, obviously, not everyone is a fan of tattoos. I’m not looking forward to my grandmother finding out about my ink because I know she won’t be happy. I can already see her fl ipping to the page in her Bible and showing me the verse where it talks about your body being a temple. Which is fi ne — that’s her opinion and even

though it goes against mine, I still respect it. People are going to have wavering opinions no matter where you go.What really matters is if you want it, no one else should waver your feelings about getting a tattoo. Another big news flash is that there’s almost no such thing as an original tattoo unless you hand draw it yourself and f ind an art ist to transform it. It’s completely OK to have the same tattoo as someone else. You can’t help what you like. The tattoo might be the same but it could have completely different meanings for people. Looking on Pinterest is a great way to see options of what you could get. If you see something you like, you can also add your own personal twist to it. Talk to your artist. He or she knows what they are doing; they have dealt with so many tattoos and they’re crazy talented. If you’re going into a profession that requires a lot of formality but still want a tattoo, get one! Just because you have a tattoo doesn’t mean you can’t be a serious person and do what needs to be done. An employer isn’t going to do a full body search for any ink, so don’t let that hold you back. Doctors have them, lawyers have them and teachers have them. In the end, if you want a tattoo go get a tattoo. It doesn’t matter if you thought about it for a year or if you thought of it yesterday. Columbia has plenty of places with experienced artists. If it’s in your price range, go for it.

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Ben Crawford Second-year English and Russian student You don’t get into the business of sticking your neck into the meat-grinder of public opinion without accepting a few ground rules. The first is reader response. If you’re doing your job correctly people will disagree with you. Contrary to what one might think, this isn’t a disheartening part of the job; in fact, it’s the most fulfi lling part of it. Having a conversation within the confi nes of print is the entire point of persuasive public writing. (Socrates valued those who pointed out weaknesses in his own argument much more than any sycophantic follower.) Trying to corral others to accept your written public opinion is a secondar y goal if not an entirely meaningless one. It’s central purpose is to provoke the question, “How am I sure that what I think is correct?” In discussing issues no one thinks to bring up elsewhere, persuasive writing is concerned with expanding the field of what people choose to think about. Some concepts and ideas are so imprinted into our minds that they are generally accepted. Whether it’s a particular religion, government system or accepted scientific fact, it’s always worth doing the heav y lifting to make sure that our assumptions aren’t erroneous. How do you know that the Earth circles the sun, except that you’ve always been told so? How do you know that democracy is the best system of government? How about the truth of capitalism? Of Christianity? Cha nces a re, you’ve l ived i n one or t wo inhuman, overarching thought-systems for so long that you’ve unconsciously accepted their basic tenants. The definition of an educated person is to recognize those systems and assess what values they are trying to get you to accept. I’m not saying that the Earth doesn’t go around the sun or that democracy isn’t the best system of government. I am saying that it’s absolutely worthwhile to take the time to check. The g reatest f law in t he way we conduct arguments today is confusing the instinct to question with the instinct to attack. This tendency has its roots in the Internet or, more specifically, how people develop browsing habits. Social media has allowed people to carve out their own personal cave online, letting in only the information that conforms to their specific point of view. How many of your friends on Facebook can you divide into Huffington Post or Fox News followers, accepting only one narrative? Inspecting someone’s “favorites” tab says much more about a person and how they think than any private diary, no matter how personal or seemingly “revealing.” W hen someone writes a diary, they are writing to the person who, by chance, might pick it up and go through it. When someone bookmarks a page on the internet, they commune with themselves and their desires to a much more intimate degree. The most dangerous instinct human beings have now is the instinct to seek comfort over (useful) conf lict. The tools that people use to debate atrophy because they aren’t used anymore. The only options left are outrage, impugning the motives or morals of the person you disagree with or invoking the god of communal offense to justify one’s own position. To these people who are used to the shelter and comfort of reassuring opinion, every confl icting opinion is an attack. Every counter-point seems like an attempt to get inside someone else’s shell and skewer them rather than an attempt to approach the truth. They are used to the idea that the only opinion t hat is necessar y is one’s ow n a nd t hat t he existence of another is something to be destroyed rather than debated. I’ve never liked the term “open-mindedness,” because of the stench of wishy-washy relativism and baseless superstition that it carries. It has always been true, however, that if you cannot think like someone else there is no way you can understand them, let alone talk to them. The point of public debate is, and has always been, to enhance our ability to communicate with one another. Anything else isn’t worth worrying about.

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Lovely Condo at Place on the Greene 10 minute walk to class! Park the car and save gas and time. Very cute 2 bdrm/2ba condo avail 8/1/15 Great paint colors, fans, fixtures. Close to Chik, Gourmet, Starbucks, groceries. Fully equipped with W/D, all kitchen appliances. Awesome view from balcony. Oversized rooms. Hardwood floors. Large bathrooms. Very quiet. Nice place to call home. $525 a person for 2 people. WON’T LAST LONG! Call/ text Mike @413-2516 or E to adzonni@aol.com Avail 8/1/15 :-) 2002 Greene Street 29205 Email adzonni@aol.com

Preschool assistants and substitutes Eastminster Day School @ 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia,is now accepting applications for part-time teachers & substitutesmornings and afternoons. Interested applicants, please call 771-1512

Student Summer Positions on Campus - Leadership, Great Pay, Housing & Meal Plan! Capstone Conference Center is hiring 30 summer conference assistants to work summer camps and conferences. The Conference Center is a hotel-type setting with Conference Assistants working check-ins, checkouts, desk duty, cafeteria duty, events and other customer functions. Clients include sports camps, academic youth groups, adult conferences and Orientation. Full-time position. Benefits include $430 a week salary, free housing and free meal plan. Apply online at http://housing. sc.edu/capstoneconferences/ jobs.html. Complete on-line application for Summer Conference Assistant. Send resume to corbetts@mailbox. sc.edu. . Deadline February 13, 2015

Evening Waitstaff Shifts start 4/6 pm and end 10/11 pm, closed Sunday’s .

Want to Learn More About the Position? Information Session held at Capstone Keystone Room on February 3 at 6:00 p.m.

Email alloftis@bellsouth.net

EMPLOYMENT Experienced Personal Trainers needed Pt and Ft hours available. Gym is 1 mile from campus. Contact Anne Marie for details 803.799.9455. Email mfulmer44@aol.com

GAIN VALUABLE MEDICAL EXPERIENCE Well Established, Fast paced Downtown Columbia Medical practice is interviewing for candidates graduating in May and planning to attend medical school. Gain valuable clinical experience while applying to medical school. The ideal candidate will have a 3.6 and higher GPA, graduate in May 2015, superior work ethic and high energy. On the job training while being paid. This job is full time. One year commitment required. Email resume to: guy@ physicianservicessc.com Email guy@ physicianservicessc.com

EMPLOYMENT Lifeguards (part-time) for SC Voc Rehab’s Muscular Development Center in W Cola. Seeking enthusiastic employees to work with adults with various disabilities in our therapeutic pool & weight room. Lifeguard Certification needed but our staff can provide the training if you are not currently certified. EOE GREAT PAY $12.73/hour! Will work around your class schedule.

Email lcorley@ eastminsterpres.org

Sodexo at THE NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER is now accepting applications for a Food Service Worker I Custodian I PT Front Desk Clerk I Qualified applicants must be able to work a pm shift. Pick up Applications MonThurs 9:00am -1:30pm Sodexo Campus Services 902 Barnwell Street Capstone Bldg. (USC-Gibbes Court) Columbia, SC 29201 No phone calls please!/apply in person All applicants must be able to pass a background check and drug test!! If student, must be available to work summer schedule; please attach class schedule. Sodexo is a EEO/AA/M/F/D/V employer

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Servers average 15$ per hour with gratuities. We will work around school schedule best we can, our servers average one year longevity , that’s what we are looking for . One year casual or fine dining experience required, we generally promote from within, great opportunity for some older student to advance to head waiter position with considerable pay increase. Head servers make between 30/40 k annually Thanks for looking, need a couple sharp people to add to our staff. Apply on line Als Upstairs Italian

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Aries

Leo

Yo u’r e t u n e d i nt o the f low of the game. Enjoy it without taking ex p en sive r i sk s. G et together to play with a shared passion, hobby or sport. Fun with friends reveals u nex pected surprises. Cuddle with someone sweet.

Ta k e ad v a nt ag e of your personal charisma today a nd tomor row. Ta ke cha rge of you r destiny. More savings leads to more confidence. Discover a new income source. Pay back a favor or debt. You’re getting stronger.

Taurus

Virgo

Accept encouragement f rom your t ribe. The next t wo days are excellent for i nter ior decoration. Learn new domest ic craf ts, or take on a beautification project. Friends connect you w it h a solut ion. Results win admiration and praise.

Negotiate a materials upgrade. Finish up tasks today a nd tomor row. Complete project s to m a ke space for ne w. Others work to help you achieve what you’re after. Love and hugs soothe someone who’s on edge.

Gemini Meet a deadline a nd k e ep you r g o o d reputat ion. A new educat ional phase begins. Talk, write and s c h mo oz e t o d ay a nd tomorrow. Your partner has connections... meet new people. Get out of the house and mingle.

Cancer Today and tomorrow form a prosperous phase. Do your part, and your t e a m w i l l do t hei r s . Take leadership together w it h a part ner to tap another revenue source. Don’t procrastinate on paperwork.

Libra More work is required. Friends help out now. Add a creative flourish. Enter a two-day party pha se. Meet i ng s a nd social gatherings provide productive fun. Notice your gut reaction. Play together, and discover new strategies.

Scorpio C omp ete for more career responsibilities over the next few days. Look sharp. Learn from failure and adjust your aim to suit. Persistence pays off. Calm a loved one’s nerves. Rejuvenate an old bond.

Sagittarius Do t he homework . Plan a trip, but don’t go yet. Make a packing list. Clarify the itinerary, and conf irm reser vat ions. Rebellions or disruptions could flare up. Use your wits and your words to solve a problem.

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Capricorn Yo u r t o u c h s e e m s g o l d e n t o d a y. A n amazing discover y awaits. Save a bonus in a safe place. Organize shared f inances today a n d t o m o r r o w, t o avoid h idden lea k s. Rejuvenate a relationship by i nvent i ng a new collaboration.

Aquarius Rely on partnership over the next two days. Charm with imaginative i d e a s . Wo r k i n g a t home gets prof itable. Express your love and vivid feelings. Together, you can f ulf ill an old personal goal. Toast to celebrate.

Pisces Bring excitement to t he bargain ing table. The next t wo days i nclude steady work . Keep the ball moving. Start plan ning a new project. A w ild let ter or email arrives. Stay object ive. Beg in by learning the rules.

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ACROSS 1 Exemplar of cruelty 7 Approach furtively, with “to” 14 Split and united? 15 2001 Disney ﬁlm subtitled “The Lost Empire” 17 Pioneer transports 18 Animal’s paw warmer? 19 Boston-toProvidence dir. 20 Strauss’s “__ Rosenkavalier” 21 Neighbor of Ger. 22 Subject of a China/India/Pakis tan territorial dispute 26 Tokyo airport 29 Animal’s hiking gear? 30 Animal’s laundry? 31 Put in a zoo, say 32 Tippy transport 33 Sufﬁx like “like” 34 Sets the pace 36 Marcel Marceau character 39 Indian spice 41 Assistant professor’s goal 44 Animal’s golf club? 47 Animal’s undergarment? 48 Like some bagels 49 Undoes, as laws 50 Heart lines: Abbr. 51 Brief life story? 52 HEW successor 54 Animal’s apartment? 58 Melodic 61 Wet ink concern 62 Night noises 63 One on the lam 64 Hot spots DOWN 1 Stitches 2 The Palins, e.g. 3 Animal’s timepiece? 4 Wall St. debut 5 Obama, before he was pres. 6 NFL stats 7 More secure 8 “Do __ else!” 9 CCLXXX x II

10 Trail 11 Lab blowup: Abbr. 12 Paradise 13 Turns on one foot 16 Psalm instruction 20 Cartoonist Browne 23 Health resort 24 Crone 25 Neil __, Defense secretary under Eisenhower 26 Continuous 27 Past 28 “The American Scholar” essayist’s monogram 29 Portuguese king 30 Swindled 32 Low islet 35 Coastal ﬂier 36 Animal’s instrument? 37 It surrounds the Isle of Man 38 Vigor 39 Gp. in a 1955 labor merger 40 Coffee holder 42 Ram’s mate 43 Ultra-secretive org. 44 Burns bread and butter?

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59 Biological messenger 60 Debtor’s marker

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Gamecocks stay perfect

sword.” “But the problem is that the more you allow that energ y to come out of him, the more he allows that energy to take him to the stands,” Martin said. “W here he starts trying to talk to the students, to the referees a nd t hen it gets him out of what we’re trying to do. So, that’s the tug-of-war

between Mike and me.” Like Georgia, South Carolina has also been plagued by concussion problems. Sophomore for w a rd Demet r iu s Henry and sophomore g uard Just in McK ie each m issed t heir second straight game w h i le de a l i n g w it h conc u ssion-related symptoms.

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Freshman point guard Bianca Cuevas scored a career-best 21 points against Ole Miss.

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T h e No . 1 S o u t h Carolina Gamecock s have won yet another game, lengthening the winning st reak to 21 games while remaining unbeaten t his season a f t e r d e f e at i n g O le Miss 77-59 in Oxford Sunday afternoon. South Carolina now holds a n 18 -17 edge in the all-time series against the Rebels. Ole Miss (14-8, 4-5)

h a s not h ad a g re at start to conference play, especially after a 70-41 loss to LSU, but South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley knew the Rebels were c apable of play ing high-level basketball against the Gamecocks. “They usua l ly do a g reat job at home just playing inspired,” Staley said before the game. The Rebels did just t hat. Ole M iss made t h i n g s d i f f ic u lt f o r Sout h Carolina early

on and led by as many as nine points in t he fi rst half. However, once t he G amecock s t u r ned things on, Ole Miss had a tough t ime against the nation’s top-ranked team. By halft ime, Sout h Ca rol i na had pu l led away. Ole M is s st i l l had a chance to catch up t hough, w it h t he G a m e c o c k s le a d i n g 36-29. But fouls and t urnovers doomed Ole M iss, a nd t he

Gamecocks capitalized. The Rebels committed 16 turnovers, six more t han t he G amecock s wh i le Ole M is s a lso c o m m it t e d 32 t e a m fouls. As a result, South Carolina made 25 of 40 shots at the free throw line. The Gamecocks’ key player was f resh ma n guard Bianca Cuevas. The Bronx, New York native led South Carolina with 21 points off of the bench. Junior guard Tiffany Mitchell a nd f resh ma n power

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Michael Carrera had eight points and nine rebounds oﬀ the bench against Georgia.

for wa rd A’ja W i lson each added 11, as well. A key player for the Rebels was sophomore guard Erika Sisk with 12 points. Fre sh m a n g u a rd Shandricka Sessom also added 12 points, while s o p ho m o r e f o r w a r d Shequila Joseph scored eight. South Carolina outscored Ole Miss 41-

30 in the second half en route to the 18-point win. The win was South Carolina’s sixth straight against Ole Miss and it s t h i rd st r a ight i n Oxford. The Gamecocks take on No. 21 Georgia on Thursday in Athens.

Men’s tennis cruises past Clemson Connor Hazelton @CONNORHAZELTON

No m at t er t he s p or t , a matchup between rivals South Carolina and Clemson is guaranteed to be intense and meaningful for both schools. M e n’s t e n n i s i s n o different. The No. 29 Gamecocks took down No. 28 Clemson on S at u rd a y 6 -1 at t he University of South Carolina Fieldhouse. A f ter dropping t he first match in singles, the Gamecocks went on to take the next five, courtesy of senior Thiago Pinherio (76, 6-0), senior Kyle Koch (2-6, 6-2, 6-0), sophomore A n d r e w S c h a f e r ( 6 -3 , 6 -3), f reshman Harrison O’Keefe (6-7, 6-4, 6-3) and sophomore Sam Swank (1-6, 6-1, 7-5). After the match, South Carolina head coach Josh Goffi gave his team high praise for its winning efforts. “The quality of the tennis wasn’t great initially,” Goffi said. “Everybody was just trying to get their bearings on how each was going to

play, but the quality of the tennis grew to phenomenal.” The G a mecock s also had success in the doubles matches, winning all three. The pairings of Pinheiro and Koch defeated t heir opponents 7-6, and senior Andrew Adams and Schafer came up victorious as well,

“The emotion, the crowd and the team today were all just unbelievable.” — Kyle Koch winning 6-4. “That was the best college tennis I have seen in my ca reer here on t hat last doubles on Court 1,” Goffi said. “It was unbelievable. Th is tea m’s got a lot of character.” The team was also full of a lot of emotion after besting the Tigers. “The emotion, the crowd and the team today were all

just believable,” Koch said at the end of the day. “I’ve never been a part of a greater env iron ment i n my fou r years as a Gamecock.” Sout h Ca rol i na’s nex t matches are this weekend when the Gamecocks will take on Wake Forest on Friday, Feb. 6 and NC State and Wof ford on Su nday, Feb. 8. Meanwhile, the No. 21 Sout h Carolina women’s tennis team didn’t have as much good fortune, falling to No. 10 Virginia 5-2 in Charlottesv ille, Virginia Friday. The only wins came from sophomore Caroline Dailey (6-4, 7-6) and junior Ximena Siles Luna (6-1, 6-4). The lone G a me c o c k v ic tor y in doubles came from the paring of Dailey and Siles Luna (4-3). South Carolina’s struggles cont inued Sunday as t he G a me c o c k s fel l ag a i n st Clemson 5-2. The only wins came from senior Meghan Blevins (6-3, 6-2), and Siles Luna (6-1, 6-0). The team looks to rebound on Feb. 14 against Charlotte.

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Senior Kyle Koch won his match in three sets against Clemson.