The Daily Gamecock 8/14/15 by Garnet Media Group

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2015

VOL. 118, NO. 01 • SINCE 1908

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With a new school year comes fresh buildings, more construction

Avadh Rana / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

With the new additons to campus, both with buildings under construction and already constructed, students will have new means of giving waypoints for directions.

Drew Mueller

@THEGAMECOCK

With a new year comes new sights to see around campus. Buildings that were under construction last semester have been finished up and are ready to be fully instated in USC’s learning community. New construction has sprouted on university projects. In the end, change is happening at USC.

College of Social Work

Before t he move, t he Col lege o f S o c i a l Wo r k w a s s c a t t e r e d among several buildings, including DeSaussure College, the Thornwell A nnex and Sumwalt College. Now it has upgraded to a newly renovated Ha m ilton Col lege bu ild i ng, a nd according to A nna Scheyett, dean of the College of Social Work, the

new centralized location will harbor a better togetherness in the college. “ Up u nt i l now, we h ave b een scat tered across ca mpus a nd of f campus … Students have a hard time finding their instructors and advisors, f ac u lt y a nd st a f f h ad d i f f ic u lt y communicating and collaborating and there was no real identity for the college since we didn’t have a ‘home,’” she said. Nestled on the corner of Pendleton and Pickens streets, the old Hamilton College, which consisted of two wings (Pendleton and Pickens), was used as classroom space for miscellaneous classes. The Pendleton w ing has been gutted to convert a gymnasium into t wo f loors of classrooms and conference rooms. A nother 1,000 square feet of additions to Pendleton

Wing allow for a bigger entryway. The move and renovations were on the pricey side. The universit y a l lo t t e d $17.5 m i l l io n f o r T he Boudreaux Group, an architectural and interdisciplinary design company based out of Colu mbia who also worked on Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center, to use. The budget seems high for a college with only 154 undergraduate students, but in the end, it is worth it for a place to call “home.”

School of Journalism and Mass Communications

The School of Journalism and Mass Communications will have a new base of operations in the fall 2015 semester. Construction has been finished on the

old School of Public Health located near the Horseshoe on Greene and Sumter streets, and the Journalism and Mass Communication faculty and staff have moved their belongings from the depths of the windowless Carolina Coliseum up to their new facility. As the dean of the school put it, the new building will bring a fresh take to the school. “There is much to be sa id for work i ng i n a n open, a i r y, wel llighted environment,” Dean Charles Bierbauer said. “If morale improves, student services should improve. If students are more eager to come to class, classroom engagement should rise. If the classroom is intellectually stimulating, we can tolerate occasional SEEBUILDINGSPAGE14A

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Confederate flag flies in Fort Sumter

New Columbia minor league team named

The state to pay $135,000 in legal fees

In the midst of the Confederate flag debate, Fort Sumter — Charleston’s ow n sea fort owned by U.S. National Park Service — will fly it’s Confederate flag inside the fort’s walls, according to The State. After the killing of nine at Emanuel AME Church, Fort Sumter decided to lower it’s flag on top of the outer walls. Back on Ju ne 29, t he A s soc iated Pre s s reported that the National Park Service ordered all Confederate f lags and merchandise to be removed from all parks, which Fort Sumter complied to. The Confederate flag in front of the Statehouse was taken down July 10 after the South Carolina House voted to remove it from the building. For t Su mt er Nat ion a l Monu me nt Superintendent Tim Stone said the flags will be a part of a monument to commemorate where the Civil War began. The monument will have two Union and two Confederate flags.

As a new year rolls around, a new sports team will come to Columbia. Columbia asked its citizens what the name of the new minor league team should be via a ballot, and the people have spoken. The capital city will be home to the Columbia Fireflies. “ T he ‘Fi ref l ie s’ ident it y f it s per fec t ly with what we are look ing to accomplish in Columbia,” principal owner Jason Freier told W LTX. “The firef ly will become a symbol of the unit y of the Capital Cit y and Spirit Communications Park will be a year-round gathering pace for families, friends and coworkers to create lasting memories together and a place where major community events and milestones are celebrated.” A new $37 million stadium for the team is currently being built on Bull Street for the Fireflies to call home. The capacity should max out around 8,000, and tickets for opening day, April 14, go on sale this week.

After the Supreme Court ruled a gay marriage ban on the state level unconstitutional, all but one of the states dropped their gay marriage ban: Sout h Carolina. Now a federal judge has mandated that South Carolina Attorney G ener a l A la n W i l son to pay more t h a n $135,000 to seven attorneys for 390 hours of work and court costs. While Wilson calls the 390 hours put into the case excessive, Judge Richard Gergel reported that the number were very reasonable. “If that is so, one might reasonably ask why the state filed a 57-page brief raising a broad array of procedural and substantive issues, including a methodical attack on recent Fourth Circuit precedent,” Gergel wrote. Wilson has 28 days to figure out a plan of action.

Boeing set to join the USC community

Main Street student complex on hold for now

Shooter in Childress case rejects plea deal

President Harris Pastides and Boeing Chief Technolog y Officer John Tracy announced Thursday that the t wo institutions will be pairing toget her for a long-term research agreement. The agreement will produce new and innovative technologies for the aerospace industry, said the Associated Press. Boeing will invest upwards of $5 million for up to two dozen research projects conducted by the university. These projects will center around things such as new ways to use carbon fiber composite material, finding improved tech n ique s for f u si ng a i rc r af t pa r t s a nd improving the efficiency of structures through automated manufacturing. Pastides believes this new agreement will brighten a path for new aerospace attraction to South Carolina. "Together with Boeing, the McNair Center will work not only to innovate, but also educate future aerospace engineers and makes South Carolina a choice destination for the aerospace industry," the president said.

A f ter a “save t he horseshoe” ca mpa ig n caught fire over summer, EdR — the developer building the student apartment complex — are still in talks with USC over the building. The potentially 15-story complex will supposedly cast a shadow over t he Horseshoe during certain hours of the day. As a result, USC has criticized the plans. According to The State, EdR was scheduled to take blueprints and designs to the Columbia Design / Development Review Commission Thursday, but they have hit a roadblock with certain aspects of their proposal, like the height and density of their building. The building will allegedly be where the Sandy’s Famous Hot Dogs and Baptist Collegiate Ministry are now on Main Street. If the plans stay the same, the private student dormitory will house 704 beds. The project already got the thumbs up from the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals, yet they have to wait at least another month before their plans can be looked at by the DDRC.

Michael Juan Smith was offered a plea deal by the Circuit Judge Robert Hood for the alleged shooting of Martha Childress, but it seems as though he will not take the 25 years in jail as he did not accept the offer, Smith’s attorney Aimee Zmroczek announced Monday. Smith already will be spending 10 years in prison for a federal weapons charge. He has been in state custody leading up to the trial. A jury will be selected Monday for Smith’s trial where he is charged with attempted murder of USC student Childress back in 2013 in Five Points.

Senator Thurmond step away from politics

Lexington leaders divided on meal tax

Texas dog treks to Florida barefoot, alone

Paul Thurmond, the youngest child of famed senator Strom Thurmond, announced Tuesday that he will not be up for re-election next year. He claims that family matters have taken precedent in his life, and balancing that with politics was deemed unbalancing, The State reports. He and his wife will be expecting a fifth child in December. “The events of the last few months, especially the tragedy that occurred in Charleston, have resulted in a considerable amount of thoughtful contemplat ion,” Thu r mond sa id. “I have concluded that, at this time, I must look past my own desires and personal calling to public service and focus on the needs of my young family and my wife.” Senator Thurmond has been representing Dorchester and Charleston counties since 2013. Because he is only 39 years old, he believe he can return to public service sometime in the future.

With the state road budget on dwindling each year, Lexington officials have decided to try to take matters into their own hands. According to The State, a food tax could be introduced to help finance Lexington county road improvements. The food tax would be 2 cents on the dollar for restaurant meals, takeout food and some snacks. C ou nc i l wo me n H a z el L i v i n g s t o n a nd Kathy Maness support adopting the tax while Councilman Ted Stambolitis remains opposed. “If it wasn’t for these projects, I’d probably say no,” Livingston said. “But we’ve got to do something about roads.” The perspective projects deals with fixing traffic in certain areas of high traffic. They include adding traffic circles, building side streets and making some streets one way roads instead of two way.

A Texas man, Matt Turner, noticed his new, 11-month old miniature Australian Sheppard went missing last week and looked all around his home town near Houston, Texas, First Coast News reports. Just when he was about to throw in the towel, he got a call saying his beloved Bell was in Orange Park, Florida, three states and almost 900 miles away from Houston. Bell was brought in as a stray into a Humane Societ y in Orange Park, and when the vets there tracked the microchip implanted in her, they were lead back to Houston. “There is so much we don’t know about her getting here, but she is in fantastic shape,” tells Dr. Christian Broadhurst, the senior vet at Clay Humane. Turner and his son flew out to Orange Park on Monday, retrieved the Sheppard and took her home to Houston.

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WELCOME WEEK 2015 EVENTS

Monday 8/17

Love Your University Trivia Contest 12-3PM, Greene St. Brush up on your USC trivia for a chance to win prizes, maybe even a $100 gift card to the bookstore! We love this campus, and we know you do too! Blatt Block Party 5:30-7:30PM, Blatt Field FREE burgers, COLD drinks, GOOD times.

Tuesday 8/18

Fugitive 9PM, In front of Captstone Teams of three. Winning teams get FREE Yoghut & bragging rights.

Wednesday 8/19

Worship at Town Theatre 8PM, Town Theatre (1012 Sumter St.) Worship with us, and hang-out on the Horseshoe afterwards.

Thursday 8/20

Coffee House 8:30PM, 631 Harden St. (Rides from Horseshoe, 8:15) Relax with friends old and new, drink coffee, and enjoy the night!

Friday 8/21

Palmetto Patio Party 5:30-8PM, Russell House Patio Get your “Southern” on. Grits buffet, shag lessons, photo booth, and sweet tea.

Saturday 8/22

Lake Day 11AM-3PM Shuttles will take you from the Horseshoe to Lake Wateree to enjoy water, sun, boats, and new friends.

Sunday 8/23

Bible Study, Worship, & FREE Lunch at Shandon 9:30AM Catch a shuttle from Horseshoe, Capstone, or Blatt. 10AM Bible Study 11:30AM Worship FREE College Lunch on the level of Grandma’s home cookin’ after Worship. Small Groups 8PM, Town Theatre (1012 Sumter St.)

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USC campus Wi-Fi sees vast improvement Carolyn Culbertson @QUERALYNC

In April, USC became infamous after a screenshotted Snapchat of a student listing a racial slur as one of t he “Reasons why USC WiFi blows” circulated on multiple social media platforms. In response, the university suspended the student and is planning to rework the Carolinian Creed as a contract rather than an ethics-based document. A nd now, t he dec i sion h a s b een m ade to improve Wi-Fi connection and make it more secure through a number of policy changes and upgrades. University Technology Services (UTS) has taken several measures into consideration over the summer t o i mpr ove t he W i-Fi i n b ot h residence halls and classrooms. In 13 classrooms with the seating capacity of 100 or more, UTS technicians have installed new wireless access poi nt s w it h t he latest st a ndard, 802.11ac, and specialized antennas to increase the number of people who can utilize the Wi-Fi network at one time. According to cisco.com, 802.11ac is “faster and more scalable” than previous standards and has “more available bandwidt h for a higher number of parallel video streams.” Ta k e not e s , Ne t f l i x a nd H BO GO fans. Also, an investment has been made by t he u n iversit y to upgrade Wi-Fi in eight residence ha l ls to t he latest tech nolog ies and is expected to be completed by summer of next year. UTS did not respond to inquiries regarding which classrooms or residence halls received or will receive the Wi-Fi upgrade. There is also a pol ic y cha nge u nder way i n t er m s of t he W iFi net work s used on ca mpus, s p e c i f ic a l ly i n re sidenc e h a l l s . Currently, the options are either USC St udent or USC Gue st ,

Courtesy of USC iCare Center

USC students will be able to stream video services and play online video games smoother in the fall than last spring whose names are self-explanatory as to which g roup of people are meant to use them. UTS will soon introduce a new wireless network called EntertaiNET, which is meant to take the place of USC Guest in residence halls. According to Helen Epting, UTS director of public relations, this is primarily to keep students off USC Guest and secondarily a securit y measure. “The intention is for USC Guest to be used as just that: a guest net work for people v isit i ng ou r campus,” Epting said. In terms of security, EntertaiNET is ideal for on-campus residents with gaming or streaming devices, which

generally are incapable of connecting to a secure, encrypted network like USC Student. Thus, USC Guest will no longer be the back-up plan for those types of devices. To connect to USC Guest, users will be emailed or texted a one-time password and be on the Wi-Fi for up to eight hours. H a n n a h Sut ton , a t h i rd-yea r secondary education major and oncampus resident, is ver y positive about the coming changes in Wi-Fi. “With technology advancing so quickly, Wi-Fi is necessary for our classes, jobs and other activities. Not having a reliable network was a real concern of [mine] when deciding whether or not to live in my sorority

house,” Sutton said. “I believe that the USC community will overall be pleased with the Wi-Fi upgrades.” Even before the infamous, WiFi-disapproving picture made its rou nds, USC W i-Fi was a lway s a com mon compla i nt on t he anonymous social media app, YikYak — a platform where students feel safe to confess their most unpopular opinions. W het her s t ude nt c ompl a i nt s about Wi-Fi will be hushed with these improvements is uncertain, but the university is working a little further toward that possibility by rolling out such a huge technological undertaking.

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IF IT LOOKS WRONG, SPEAK UP. Stepping in to make sure someone is OK is always the right thing to do.

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New Alumni Association opens in fall

Avadh Rana / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

My Carolina Alumni Association was located on the north side of campus on the corner of Gervias and Lady but has moved into a new building into the Vista.

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This summer, the My Carolina A lu m n i A s s o c i at io n c o m p le t e d bu i ld i ng t he bra nd-new A lu m n i Center, located on the corner of Senate and Lincoln streets in The Vista. The A lumni Center will house meet i ng spaces for busi ness a nd personal gatherings, as well as a social venue for weddings, parties and other monumental occasions, according to the My Carolina Alumni Association’s website.

The $26.64 million project was completely funded through private donations, and groundbreaking took place in the fall of 2013. USC President Harris Past ides explained t he signif icance of t he school having such a facility, during the building’s topping-off ceremony in 2014. “It’s a puzzle that had an empt y space right in t he middle of it in the heart of the university, and we never had a home for our returning alumni before,” Pastides said. “Now

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of Columbia and the state of South Carolina — as it would be to our alumni, and that’s what we have here.” Overall, the building has roughly 60,000 square feet, which will include 13 meeting rooms and a 10,000 square foot main ballroom which can seat 500 people. Additionally, the meeting rooms will range in size from 300 square feet to 1,900 square feet. The building’s proximity to The Vista will only add to the convenience of the students and alumni. “By alumni, for alumni, University of Sout h Carolina graduates and friends will finally have a place to call home,” the website says.

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Emergencies, dial 911. *After hours, call USCPD at 803-777-4215, and they will connect you with an advocate.

Issues including: • Landlord-Tenant • Domestic Relations • Consumer Protection

• Probate Law • Housing • Employment Law

Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention 803-777-8248, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F Thomson Student Health Center

Current USC students can schedule appointments on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by going online or calling:

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Step in, Speak up

When meeting with the attorney, students must bring their CarolinaCard.

Supporting the vision of a Healthy Carolina community

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August 25 - September 30

Sophomore September is a month full of events, food, fun, resources, and prizes dedicated to supporting you at the start of your second year at USC. To participate in Sophomore September and receive prizes, you must have a sophomore punch card. You can get your punch card at the first few events or from the Office of Student Engagement. Visit sc.edu/studentengagement for more details and guidelines.

Welcome Back Carnival

Community Service Fair

FREE FOOD, fun inﬂatables, music, resources to help kick-off your second year and more! Hosted by Student Engagement. Rain Date: Sept. 3rd.

Preparing for Leadership:

Literacy Fair

Football Viewing Party

Wed, Sept 2, 11AM - 2PM Thomas Cooper Library

Meet Columbia nonproﬁt agencies and student service groups at the University of South Carolina. Hosted by the Leadership and Service Center.

Thurs, Sep 3 Russell House

This event is tentative. Check the Ofﬁce of Student Engagement website for more details! Sponsored by Thomas Cooper Library.

This event is tentative. Check the Ofﬁce of Student Engagement website for more details!

Hip Hop Wednesday

Cool Down

Study Abroad Fair

Greene St. comes alive with new and ol’ skool hip hop while students learn about opportunities to engage with diversity activities on campus. Hosted by the Ofﬁce of Multicultural Student Affairs.

Enjoy a free snow cone and make a card to honor a veteran in support of 9/11 Day of Service. Rain date: Sept 16. Hosted by Student Engagement.

Wellness Week at the

How to Pay the Bills

Service Saturday

Chat about how to pay the bills and budget your ﬁnances after moving off campus. Hosted by the Student Success Center.

Serve at different community agencies throughout Columbia. Transporation and lunch are provided! Sign up required. Hosted by the Leadership and Service Center.

Thurs, Aug 27, 11AM - 2PM Greene St. In front of RHUU

Tues, Aug 25, 11AM - 2PM Greene St. In front of RHUU

USC Connect including GLD

Thurs, Sept 3, 3PM, RHUU Room 205 How will you prepare to take on complex real world problems in an informed way? Come discuss concrete ideas and skills to help make the most out of your time at Carolina. Hosted by USC Connect.

Discover Columbia Fair Mon, Sept 14, 11AM - 2PM Greene St. In front of RHUU

Thurs, Sept 10, 11AM - 2PM Greene St. in front of RHUU

Wed, Sept 9, 11AM - 2PM Greene St. In front of RHUU

Tues, Sept 15, 3PM TCL, Mezzanine Level- SSC

Farmers Market

Tues, Sept 15, 9:30AM - 1:30PM Greene St. In front of RHUU

Meet with local merchants to help get connected with the greater Columbia community. Rain date: Sept 23. Hosted by Off-Campus Student Services.

Learn about available health & wellness resources provided by UofSC! Food samples and giveaways from campus dietitians and wellness partners. Hosted by Student Health.

CareerFest

How To Date Your Major

Sustainability Showcase

Tues, Sept 22 6PM Location TBA

Tues, Sept 22 12PM - 4PM Columbia Convention Center

Thinking about changing your major? Come chat with the University Advising Center on how to get started! Hosted by the University Advising Center.

Employers meet with students about future jobs and internships. Dress to impress! Hosted by the Career Center.

Diversity Dialogue

Mutual Expectations Workshop

Engagement Speed Circuit

Sit down with academic advisors to discuss expectations of each other in the advising relationship. Enjoy lunch and conversation together. Hosted by Student Engagement and CTE.

Students can chat with various campus ofﬁces to ﬁnd ways to get connected and engaged on campus. Hosted by Student Engagement and the University Advising Center.

Thurs, Sept 24, 7 PM Honors Residence Hall B110

Tues, Sept 22, 6:30-8:30PM Honors Residence Hall-Main Floor Explore interdisciplinary research related to sustainability and how sustainability ﬁts into any major! Hosted by the Ofﬁce of Sustainability.

Wed, Sept 30, 5:30PM - 7PM Capstone Campus Room

Tues, Sept 29, 11:30AM - 12:45PM Capstone Campus Room

Joing your peers for dinner and dialogue at Sweet Tea and Southern Hospitality: Regionality as a Difference. Hosted by the Ofﬁce of Multicultural Student Affairs.

Mon, Sept 14, 10AM - 3PM Russell House Ballroom Meet with representatives from Study Abroad and other various travel providers. Hosted by Study Abroad.

Sat, Sept 19, 8:30AM, RSVP Online

Choose Your Own Adventure with Undergraduate Research Getting Started: Wed, Sept 23, 3PM Gambrell Room 150, PC Lab Magellan Scholar: Times Vary

Pick an option that ﬁts for YOU! How to do research? Come to the Getting Started Workshop! Already doing research and want to learn what’s next? Come to a Magellan Scholar Workshop! Hosted by OUR.

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From the desk of President Harris Pastides It’s such a pleasure to be able to say, “Welcome home!” to not only our incoming class of freshmen and transfer students, but to the entire student body. You’ve been missed. The Horseshoe has been too quiet, the walkways too deserted and the Russell House too empty. Patricia and I are looking forward to seeing familiar faces and we are excited to meet our new students and neighbors. I hope this will be your best year yet. Within hours of the conclusion of the spring semester, skilled carpenters, bricklayers, landscapers and construction workers were on campus working tirelessly through the heat of summer to prepare the university for your arrival. From the new hybrid zoysia grass on the Horseshoe, to a gorgeous new home for the 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, to a completely renovated Hamilton (designed especially for our College of Social Work students), to the new private/public apartments located on our west campus, and lots of other new housing choices; all signs point to a wonderful year. However, I believe the reason you came to South Carolina’s only top-tier research university was based on much more than new buildings, landscaping and renovations; it was based on the undeniable fact that we are a university on the move. As Carolina’s momentum gains national attention, we’ve become a destination of choice, attracting an impressive community of scholars — you. Our Honors College continues to hold the No. 1 ranking in the nation, and our No. 1 undergraduate international business program and international MBA programs are globally recognized. We have more than 47 nationally ranked programs of study. As a Carolina Family, we are inspired by the tenets found in the Carolinian Creed. Our Creed obligates us to be “dedicated to personal and academic excellence.” We agree to a code of “civilized behavior.” And we agree to respect the dignity of all persons. We are here to learn from differences in people, ideas and opinions. The Creed offers the essence of a university life. Living up to these high expectations enhances the Carolina experience for all. Research tells us that the first six weeks on campus set the tone for the future. Many of you will be learning how to balance new freedoms with new responsibilities. Here are a few suggestions: stay physically active; activity fosters creativity. Walk Carolina’s 450 acres and/or visit one of our exceptional wellness and fitness centers. Take advantage of Carolina’s healthy food choices as the foods you select have a big impact on your wellness and success. Finally, get enough sleep. You may smile at this suggestion, but let me remind you that sleep deprivation is a common cause of mental fatigue, emotional duress and even compromised immunity. USC Health Services has much to offer our students, faculty and staff. I encourage you to visit their web site at www.sa.sc.edu/shs where you’ll find everything from information about immunization to counseling for depression to health tips. Sexual assault on campuses nationwide has become a source of great concern. This fall you will begin to see increased awareness efforts on our campus. Let me be very clear — sexual assault is any form of sexual contact that occurs without consent and/or through the use of force, threat of force, intimidation, incapacitation or coercion. It is never tolerated at this university. In the event of sexual harassment or assault, victims are strongly encouraged to visit sc.edu/stopsexualassault where resources are immediately available. Let’s make a pact to look out for each other this year. As Gamecocks, we have an obligation to stand up and speak out when we see a member of our community engaging in dangerous or risky behavior to themselves or others. Together, we can bring a “shared responsibility” for each other. I’m so glad that you are here. This is where you belong. Again, welcome home.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Signature events Saturday, August 15 FIRST NIGHT CAROLINA

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Sunday, August 16 CONVOCATION COOPERPALOOZA WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SWEET TEA? monday, August 17 FIRST YEAR READING EXPERIENCE STUDENT MEDIA SHOWCASE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS PART-TIME JOB FAIR BUSTLE AT THE RUSSELL OMSA WELCOME BACK CELEBRATION Tuesday, August 18 GET CONNECTED FAIR COMMUNITY PICNIC GET REC'D AT STROM

wednesday, August 19 AAAS COOKOUT CAROLINA PRODUCTIONS HYPNOTIST thursday, August 20 FIRST DAY OF CLASS 7TH ANNUAL "I SURVIVED THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS" COOKOUT friday, August 21 CAROLINACARD CONNECT CAROLINA PRODUCTIONS MAGICIAN CAROLINA AFTER DARK SATURday, August 22 SERVICE SATURDAY CONNECT2COLA FEST

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Friday, August 14 Parking Project

Residence Hall Association Friday, August 14 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Residence Halls From 7 to 5, the Residence Hall Association and its coalition of faculty, staff and student leaders at USC help coordinate the flow of campus traffic on move-in day.

Opportunity Scholars Program Opportunity Scholars

Friday, August 14 11 a.m. Russell House Ballroom The Oppor tunity Scholars PreSemester Orientation is a two-day orientation immediately prior to the start of fall classes. This orientation for students and parents includes an in-depth overview of the program and its activities. Students also meet with upper-class mentors and participate in workshops led by various members of the university community.

Gamecock Family Roost Parents Programs

Friday, August 14 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Russell House, 1st floor Information Desk Welcome to the Carolina family! S t u d e nt s, p a r e nt s a n d f a m i l y members are invited to stop by this information table for all things USC and Columbia! Take a break from moving in to learn more about life at the University of South Carolina. Parents can pick up information from the Office of Parents Programs and students and families can talk with representative from the Department of Student Life about the many ways to get involved on campus. Campus maps and information about the city of Columbia will also be available. The table is located on the first floor of Russell House, inside the doors from the patio and beside the Grand Market Place.

Saturday, August 15 Gamecock Family Roost Parents Programs

Saturday, August 15 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Greene Street Welcome to the Carolina family! S t u d e nt s, p a r e nt s a n d f a m i l y members are invited to stop by this information tent for all things USC and Columbia! Take a break from moving in to learn more about life at the University of South Carolina. Parents can pick up information from the Office of Parents Programs, and students and families can talk with representative from the Department of Student Life about the many ways to get involved on campus. Campus maps and information about the city of Columbia also will be available. Enjoy great music while cooling off with water and soft drinks and the popular misting fans.

Student Health Services on Greene Street on Move-In Day

Student Health Services Saturday, August 15 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street Come learn more about Student Health Ser vicesS and how we suppor t the vision of a Healthy Carolina community. Cool off with a bottle of water and a sno-cone and get some nice giveaways!

University Technology Services Student Technology Support

University Technology Services Saturday, August 15 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Greene Street University Technology Services provides FREE technology support to students! Need help connecting yo u r d ev i c e s to t h e n et wo r k , adding email to your mobile device, installing Microsoft Office or other software or need other support? Stop by the UTS table on Greene Street to learn about our services.

Welcome Day with American Marketing Association

American Marketing Association Saturday, August 15 12 a.m.–4 p.m. Davis Field I Celebrate Move-In Day with AMA! The American Marketing Association will be hosting their welcome event with ice-cold lemonade and sweet tea, Frisbees, footballs and more to

kick-off Welcome Week. There will be tables, banners and flyers with information on AMA and members will be present to information new students and answer questions about the organization.

Parents Meetings University Housing

Saturday, August 15 1–7 p.m. Residence Hall Classrooms Come and meet the staf f in Residence Halls to discuss the common issues parents experience when their student comes to USC. Check for flyers and digital displays in the residence halls for times and locations.

New Student Welcome Program

College of Arts and Sciences Sunday August 16th 1-3 p.m. Russell House Ballroom College of Arts and Sciences New Student Welcome Program.

Student Disability Services Open House

Student Disability Services Saturday, August 15 2–4 p.m. 112A LeConte College Student Disability Ser vices will be hosting an open house for all students and parents to come and receive information about our office.

International Student Services Welcome Fair International Student Services Saturday, August 15 3–5 p.m. Russell House Second Floor Lobby The International Student Welcome Fair is an easy way for new students to get ser vic e s set up (bank, health insurance, cell phone) and get to meet international student organizations.

First Night Carolina

Department of Student Life Saturday, August 15 8 p.m. Colonial Life Arena Follow your residence hall leaders across campus to participate in USC’s welcome to all first-year students. It will be a great night of food, pr izes and numerous performances! If you are a student with a disability who needs accommodations for this event, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services at 803-777-6142.

Sunday, August 16 Breakfast on Greene First College Ministry

Sunday, August 16 9:30–10:15 a.m. Davis Field II (in front of Longstreet Theater) First College Ministry will be outside in front of Longstreet Theater with donuts and c of fee on Sunday morning! Come eat some breakfast treats and get a ride to church! We will leave at 10:15 a.m.

New Student Convocation

Continuing Education and Conferences on Behalf of Enrollment Management Sunday, August 16 4–5:30 p.m. Colonial Life Arena Convocation is the coming together of the members of a group. Our Convocation marks a new beginning, a special time for faculty, new students and families. Convocation opens with an academic procession, led by the President of the Student Government Association carrying the Mace, followed by the recipient of 2015 Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year; the Provost of the University; representatives of the University’s schools and colleges; the University’s vice presidents; the secretary of the Board of Trustees; and the President of the University. Website: saeu.sc.edu/convocation/

Gamecocks Freecycle! USC Facilities Environment Services Sunday, August 16 5:30–7:30 p.m. Patio in front of the Thomas Cooper Library Freecycling is the act of gifting unwanted reusable goods with the aim of diverting them from disposal in the landfill. We collect a lot of perfectly reusable, gently used or even brand new office supplies on campus during office moves and student move out. These items used to be destined for landfill disposal, but at the Gamecocks Freecycle! event, new and returning students

can get some of the supplies they need to succeed at Carolina and save their precious pennies for late night cram session snacks.

COOPERpalooza University Libraries

Sunday, August 16 6-8 p.m. Thomas Cooper Library Food, Fun, Facts. Come to the library to enjoy free food, games, giveaways and just enough learning to help you get started.

Evensong & Bible Study

C.S. Lewis Student Center Sunday, August 16 6:30–8 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center Join us for worship & Bible study in the style of C.S. Lewis, with free pizza!

On-campus Worship Church of Christ

Sunday, August 16 7-8:30 p.m. Russell House 303 Christ’s Student Church at Carolina’s first on-campus worship of the new school year. Come take par t in a message, prayer, communion, a cappella worship singing and meeting new friends.

What’s the Big Deal About Sweet Tea?! Student Success Center

Sunday, August 16 7–9 p.m. Russell House Ballroom Are you an out of state student? Welcome home to South Carolina, y’all! Join us for all things Southern as we introduce you to the South, to Southern culture, to USC traditions, and to all the tips and tools you’ll need to succeed in your new home. We’ll have some tasty Southern cuisine for you to sample, and we’ll even teach you how to shag dance (South Carolina’s of ficial state dance). We’ve got free food and tons of Southern hospitality – y’all come on over to the Russell House Ballroom and join us!

Monday, August 17 First-Year Reading Experience Continuing Education and Conferences Monday, August 17 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m Colonial Life Arena T h e 2 2 n d A n n u a l F i r s t -Ye a r Reading Experience will be Monday, August 17, 2015, in the Colonial Life Arena. During summer orientation, students are provided with a copy of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” by Maria Semple. All first-year students will gather at the Colonial Life Arnea at 8:30 a.m. and Dr. Helen Doerpinghaus, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, will provide welcoming r e m a r ks . T h i s ye a r ’s key n ote speaker is the author of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” Maria Semple. Following the speaker, students will par ticipate in small group discussions of the text.

Thursday, August 20 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Greene Street Friday, August 21 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Davis Field (next to Russell House) Stop by the Intramural Sports table to learn all about what we have to offer this fall. Whether its learning about what sports you can play, picking up a team registration form or signing up to be an official, stop by and say “hi” to one of our many student supervisors or officials.

Student Media Summer Showcase Student Media

Monday, August 17 12–1:30 p.m. Greene Street The Student Media Summer Showcase is a great way to learn more about USC’s four Student Media organizations. Members of The Daily Gamecock, Garnet and Black magazine, WUSC-FM and SGTV will be on hand to answer any questions about how to get involved. We’ll also have trivia and plenty of chance to win some great prizes. Come see us!

Free Soda Giveaway Fist College Ministry

Monday August 17th 12-3 p.m. Greene Street First College Ministry is giving away free sodas and water! Come grab a free drink and meet some new faces!

Love Your University Trivia Contest Shandon Baptist Church Monday, August 17 12–3 p.m. Greene Street We will be out on Greene Street in front of Russell House from 12-3 p.m. and we want to know how much you know about the University of South Carolina. Come out and prove your knowledge to win some awesome prizes!

Greene Street Party Midtown

Monday, August 17 12-3 p.m. Greene Street We’d love for you to come hang out with us on Greene Street. We’ll be handing out Pelican’s SnoBalls and playing games. We would love to meet you!

Drop-In Hours Career Center

Monday-Friday, August 17-21 1-4 p.m Various Locations: Career Center on level 5 of Thomas Cooper Library; Room 1A01 with the College of Engineering and Computing in Swearingen Hall

Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Drop in and meet your Career Development Coach! The Career Center offers a career coach for each of the colleges and schools within the university. We’d like to welcome you and get to know you whether you know exactly what you plan to major in, or if you are still exploring your possibilities!

Monday, August 17 12–3 p.m. Greene Street

Opportunity Knocks Part-time Job Fair

Welcome Week Table

Come find out what Baptist Collegiate Ministry is all about! From mission trips, to Bible studies, to fun events, to fellowships, BCM is a great community to get involved in that helps you grow in your faith. We will be on Greene Street throughout the week giving snow cones and cotton candy. Come hang out with old and new friends.

Student Rewards Information Table

Athletic Student Ticketing Monday-Friday, August 17-21 12–3:30 p.m. Russell House First Floor Information Desk Come visit Athletics marketing to learn how to earn loyalty points for football tickets and free Under Armour gear.

Intramural Sports Marketing Intramurals

Monday, August 17 12–2 p.m. Greene Street Tuesday, August 18 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Greene Street Wednesday, August 19 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Greene Street

Student Success Center

Monday, August 17 1-4 p.m. Russell House Ballroom

Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Welcome Back Carnival

Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Monday, August 17 5–7 p.m. Russell House Ballroom B/C Join the Of fice of Multicultural Student Affairs as we welcome incoming and returning students by hosting the OMSA Welcome Back Carnival. Come meet the newest members of our community, get invo lved with our student organizations and celebrate the wonderful diversity the University of South Carolina has to of fer. Food, door prizes and games will be provided.

Blatt Block Party

Shandon College Ministry Monday, August 17 5:30–7:30 p.m. Blatt P.E. Center field We will be hosting a cookout with free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks.

First College Ministry Volleyball Cookout First College Ministry

Monday, August 17 5:30–8:30 p.m. Blatt P.E. Center Triangular Come hang out with First College Ministry and meet new people, eat some FREE foodand play some volleyball!

Campus Advance Welcome Back Cookout!

Campus Advance Center Monday, August 17 6–8 p.m. Russell House Patio Campus Advance would like to welcome returning and new students to the University of South Carolina with free food in the form of a cookout!

Pizza Party and Wal-mart Run

Methodist Student Network Monday, August 17 6–9 p.m Campus Ministry Center The Methodist Student Network welcomes you to a Pizza Party and Wal-mart run. Come pick up any supplies that you may have forgotten when you moved in!

Marshmallows and Monopoly

C.S. Lewis Student Center Monday, August 17 7–10 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center Join us for Monopoly and other classic board games, and roast s’mores over our campfire.

New Student Pizza Party Newman Club

Monday, August 17 7–9 p.m. St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center Join us for the annual “Cock y Catholic Pizza Welcome Party” for all new students! This is a chance to meet new people and check out what we do during this year.

Mark you calendar for the Oppor tunity Knocks Par t-Time Job Fair! The job fair will be held on Monday, August 17, 2015, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. Employers attend Opportunity Knocks Job Fair to recruit students for work-study and non-work study part-time positions.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Preview and Ice Cream

Athletic Student Ticketing 101

Come find out what the Baptist Collegiate Ministry is all about. From family groups, to mission trips, to tubing down the river with friends, there are lots of ways to get involved at BCM and stay encouraged in your faith. Join us for ice cream! Meet friends and learn how you can be part of the community. All are welcome.

Athletic Student Ticketing Monday, August 17 3–4 p.m. Russell House Theater Have questions about how to obtain student tickets for Gamecock athletic events? Come out to this informative session to learn everything you need to know for the upcoming football, basketball and baseball seasons!

Games on Greene UKirk

Monday, August 17 4:30–6:30 p.m. Greene Street Check out UKirk SC on Greene Street from 2-4 p.m. on August 17! We will have some fun fames and free giveaways. Come learn how to get involved in a campus ministry!

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Monday, August 17 7-10 p.m. Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Tuesday, August 18 Impact Projects

Leadership and Service Center Tuesday, August 18 9 a.m.–12 p.m.; 1–4 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Join fellow USC students for a few hours and make a big impact on a local agency! You will meet in the Leadership and Service center and go to a local non-profit agency and serve. Transportation will be provided.

How to Get Involved: Leadership and Professional Development

Leadership and Service Center Tuesday, August 18 10–10:30 a.m. Leadership and Service Center Thursday, August 20 3–3:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Join us to learn about how you take part in leadership and professional development as you plan your journey on campus. We will discuss programs and workshops that we host for you all throughout the year.

Gameday Photo Booth Campus Crusade for Christ Tuesday, August 18 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Greene Street Come show off your Gamecock spirit at our GameDay photo booth! Photos will be available for free online.

Engage in the Process: Orientation to National Fellowships & Scholarships Tuesday, August 18 10:30–11:30 a.m. Currell College room 107 Wondering what a national fellowship is? It is a grant of money awarded directly to you from organizations outside of the University through merit-based national competitions. Awards are grants for both undergraduate and graduate study across all disciplines and can be used at USC or other institutions. You can’t win a fellowship if you don’t apply! Attend this session to meet national fellowship advisors and previous USC winners and learn how to apply for a national fellowship that fits your academic interests and career goals.

Wellness Welcome Student Health Services Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Greene Street Wellness Welcome introduces students to our Healthy Carolina community and all of the great resources they have within Student Health Services. Learn about their holistic approach to health care, how to make healthy choices on campus and that there’s much more to Student Health Services than just seeing a medical provider. Learn how to deal with stress, eat healthy, stay fit and where to go if you need assistance with healthy relationships or interpersonal violence. Enjoy free giveaways including sno-cones and other fun prizes.

Student Legal Services Lemonade Stand Student Legal Services

Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Bookstore Textbook Pickup on Bull Street Legal issues don’t have to make you break into a sweat. Stop by for a refreshing drink and some information on how Student Legal Services can help you!

Navigators’ Info Table The Navigators

Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street Come meet the Navigators and find out what we have planned for this year!

Free Lemonade! First College Ministry

Bustle at the Russell Russell House

Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street

Monday, August 17 8 p.m.–12 a.m. Russell House

First College Ministry is giving away free lemonade! Come grab a free drink and meet some new faces!

Russell House staff would like to invite all USC students to join us for a night debuting the student union for the Fall 2015 semester! Be sure to visit all events within the building including: a lip sync battle, an iron chef cookoff, the Big Red Chair photo op and the monogram station. All ending with a massive dance party in the ballroom!

Find Your Classes! Zeta Sigma Chi

Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street Bring a copy of your schedule or have it on your phone and we’ll help you fi nd your classroom buildings and show you the best routes.

Friday, August 14, 2015 11A Leadership and Service Center Open House

Leadership and Service Center Tuesday, August 18 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Visit us in the Leadership and Ser vice Center to meet the Leadership Coaches, learn about our programs and offerings and play some fun activities and games. You could take one of our personal leadership inventories, watch a TED Talk, or play a fun team builder.

Survey Table

InterVaristy Chrisitian Fellowship Tuesday, August 18 12–3 p.m. Greene Street InterVarsity Christian Fellowship would love to meet you as we invite our campus to par ticipate in a survey about college life. Not sure if spirituality is something want to pursue at Carolina? Join us as we consider how spirituality relates to every part of life!

Game Show on Greene Street Midtown

Tuesday, August 18 12–3 p.m. Greene Street We’d love for you to come hang out with us on Greene Street. We’ll be handing out Pelican’s Sno-Balls, playing games and we would love to meet you!

Break In the Ground

Carolina Alumni Association Student Network Tuesday, August 18 1–4 p.m. New Alumni Center H e l p t h e M y C a r o l i n a A lu m n i Association “Break In” our new building by joining us for a celebration before classes begin! Refreshments and raffles provided.

Social Justice Opportunities at Carolina

Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Tuesday, August 18 2–3 p.m. Russell House 302 Come network with other students who are interested in engaging in social justice opportunities while at Carolina. During this hour-long program you will meet students and staff whom are as passionate as you to change the world.

Multicultural Greek Board Barbecue!

Multicultural Greek Board Tuesday August 18 2:30-4:30 p.m. Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center Outside Pool The Multicultural Greek Board is hosting a barbecue at the Strom Pool. We’ll be having food that represents our various cultures as well as traditional American BBQ! There will musi, games and lots of fun!

Balloons on Blatt UKirk

Tuesday, August 18 3–5 p.m. Blatt Triangular Plaza Welcome to Columbia! The heat and humidity is brutal, as you’ve surely noticed, so come join us for a water balloon fight on Blatt Field from 3–5 p.m. Stick around after to hang out and eat some snow cones on UKirk SC!

Carnival for Babies Gamecocks for Babies Tuesday, August 18 3–5 p.m. Greene Street Come one, come all! Join us on Greene Street for an afternoon of fun. Gamecocks for Babies will be hosting a carnival themed event to promote unity for a good cause. During the event, there will be a number of your favorite carnival themed games with a March of Dimes twist. Prizes can be won and can range from freeze pops to T-shirts. And best of all … IT’S FREE! We hope you will come out to have some fun while supporting a great cause. Go Cocks!

How to Get Involved: Student Organizations: Leadership and Service Center

Tuesday, August 18 3–3:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center With more than 400 student organizations on campus, it can be hard to navigate and find the right fit for you! Join us to learn about how

to take advantage of the student organization fair and get involved with organizations on campus.

commUNITY Picnic LGBT Programs

Tuesday, August 18 3-5 p.m. Davis Field I LGBT Programs in the Office of Multicultural Student Af fairs is eager to welcome all new and returning students! Join us for the commUNITY Picnic and learn about our commitments to building an inclusive Carolina for everyone! Join us on the Russell House patio for delicious eats, the opportunity to meet representatives of LGBTQfocused campus and community organizations, and more! Pick up some free swag, meet our team of LGBT Peer Advocates and learn about the more than 700 trained Safe Zone allies on campus ready to support you in your collegiate journey.

Class Tours

Freshman Cru

Tuesday, August 18 4–6 p.m. Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Tuesday August 18 7:45–8:45 p.m. Russell House Ballroom AB

Still not sure where one of your classes will be this semester? Stop by the Baptist Collegiate Ministry on Main Street between 4 and 6 p.m. for class tours guided by other students. Hang around after for a Luau!

Freshman, come check out Cru at our first, freshman-only Cru meeting! Hear about the heart and vision of Cru at USC, and meet some of the older students involved. It will be fun, welcoming, and helpful. Plus, you may walk home with our “Freshman 15,” one of 15 prizes we’ll be giving out that night.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry

High Tea

C.S. Lewis Student Center Tuesday, August 18 4–6 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center Te a a n d c o o k i e s a n d g r e a t conversation. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it just might be yours.

Athletic Student Ticketing 101 Athletic Student Ticketing

Capstone Scholars Sophomore Welcome Back Fiesta!

Tuesday, August 18 5–6 p.m. Russell House Theater

Tuesday, August 18 3–5 p.m. Davis Field II

Have questions about how to obtain student tickets for Gamecock athletic events? Come out to this informative session to learn everything you need to know for the upcoming football, basketball and baseball seasons!

Capstone Scholars Programs

Capstone Scholars sophomores are invited to join Capstone Scholars faculty and staff members for a dropin reception. Enjoy reconnecting with your friends and Capstone Scholars staff after a summer away. We’ll have great food and a free giveaway – you won’t want to miss this!

Carolina Recycling: Ask Me Anything Sustainable Carolina

Tuesday, August 18 3:30-4:30 p.m. Russell House Theater Students come to Columbia and the Carolina campus from all over the country and all over the world. Recycling and waste management is different just about wherever you go, so this session will be an opportunity for new and returning students to ask their burning recycling questions and find out how to recycle right here on campus. We’ll have campus and community professionals on hand to answer all your questions from “Where do I recycle?” to “Why can’t I recycle…?” See if you can stump us!

Get CONNECTed Fair USC Connect

Tuesday, August 18 4-6 p.m. Russell House Ballrooms FOOD, GIVEAWAYS The third annual Get CONNECTed Fair will be Tuesday, August 18, 3-5 p.m. in the Russell House Ballrooms. Over 50 faculty and staff members will be there to help students think through how to take advantage of learning opportunities outside the classroom and integrate them with academic work to meet personal and professional goals. Includes information on how to graduate with Leadership Distinction in: • Community Service • Global Learning • Professional and Civic Engagement • Research Food, prizes, and Cocky add to making the Fair an exciting and memorable event!

Hunger Games: Field Day 2015 B.O.N.D.

Tuesday, August 18 4–7 p.m Blatt Field As a prominent African-American male leadership group on campus, the Brothers of Nubian Descent’s (BOND) f ield day is geared to encourage different classifications to interact. The physical activities p r ov i d e d w i l l a l l o w i n c o m i n g freshmen class to become more acquainted with one another and expand their network - proving that the University of South Carolina truly has “No Limits”!

Ultimate Frisbee The Navigators

Game Night with NAACP NAACP

Tuesday, August 18 5:30–10:30 p.m. Golden Spur Gameroom, Carolina Underground, Russell House Come out and join our chapter of NAACP for a game and free pizza night! There will be many card games, board games and other fun activities. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and meet the NAACP members on our campus. We looking forward to meeting you there!”

Get Rec’d with Campus Rec Campus Recreation

Tuesday, August 18 5:30–7:30 p.m. Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center Head down to the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center to check out what Campus Recreation has to offer: play some games with Intramural Spor ts, demo some classes with Group Exercise, signup for a weight room orientation with Fitness, climb the wall with Outdoor Rec, talk to one of our over 35 Sport Clubs, fi nd out about all the parttime jobs we have to offer & much much more! We’ll also have prizes & giveaways … so stop by!

Student Leader Panel

Leadership and Service Center Tuesday, August 18 6–6:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Our Student Leader Panel will give you the opportunity to connect and network with current student leaders on campus.

Political Party Party College of Democrats

Tuesday, August 18 7–9 p.m. Russell House Ballroom C Please join the College Democrats, College Republicans and College Libertarians for a “political party party”! As the race for 2016 heats up, come learn how you can get involved in the various presidential and congressional campaigns and hear from some of our own South Carolina elected officials and party leaders. Food and drink will be provided, and we encourage all students to attend, no matter how politically active.

Luau at BCM

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Tuesday, August 18 7–10 p.m. Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Tuesday, August 18 4–6 p.m. Davis Field I

Come out for a night of tropical fun! The Baptist Collegiate Ministry is hosting a Luau full of good food, fun games and good times. All are welcome!

Wednesday, August 19 4–6 p.m. Davis Field I

Campus Advance Ice Cream Social

Thursday, August 20 4–6 p.m. Davis Field I Friday, August 21 4–6 p.m. Davis Field II Come out to Davis Field, next to Russell House, and join us for Ultimate Frisbee!

Campus Advance

Tuesday, August 18 7–9 p.m. Bates House Courtyard Campus Advance would like to reach out and give students an opportunity to check out the organization, meet new people, all while giving out free ice cream!

CRU

InterVarsity Game Night

InterVaristy Christian Fellowship Tuesday, August 18 8–10 p.m. Russell House 315 Join InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for a night of games and fun! We will be playing group games that will help you get to know new students of all years.

Ice Cream Social

Methodist Student Network Tuesday, August 18 9–11 p.m. Campus Ministry Center Join us for an ice cream social! We will be giving away prizes for the best sundae!

Wednesday, August 19 PJs and Pancakes Carolina Dining

Wednesday, August 19 7:30–10:30 a.m. Gibbes Court Bistro, Bates House Diner, Honeycomb Café Your last free morning before school starts, join us at Gibbes Court Bistro, Bates House Diner or Honeycomb Cafe, preferably in your PJs, for our 6th Annual PJs and Pancakes breakfast. Just one meal swipe! Who will have the best PJs? Enter our PJ contest for a chance to win great prizes from our sponsor, General Mills!

How to Get Involved: On and Off Campus Community Service

Leadership and Service Center Open House

Wednesday, August 19 12:15-12:45 p.m. Leadership and Service Center

Wednesday, August 19 4-6 p.m. Leadership and Service Center

Do you love participating in service projects with your peers and in the community? Come join us to learn about all the ways that you can get involved with service on campus. We will discuss all the opportunities and programs that are offered to keep you involved with service.

Visit us in the Leadership and Ser vice Center to meet the Leadership Coaches, learn about our programs and offerings and play some fun activities and games. You could take one of our personal leadership inventories, watch a TED Talk, or play a fun team builder.

Impact Projects

Association of African American Students Back to School Cookout

Leadership and Service Center

Leadership and Service Center Wednesday, August 19 1–4 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Join fellow USC students for a few hours and make a big impact on a local agency! You will meet in the Leadership and Ser vice center and go to a local non-profit agency and serve. Transportation will be provided.

UKirk SC Campus Tour UKirk

Wednesday, August 19 1–3 p.m. Greene Street Campus can be big and confusing. Make sure you know how to get to all of your classes before the fi rst day! Meet some of our UKirk SC upper class students right outside of Russell House on the painted gamecock on Greene Street for campus tours. Don’t be that student late to your first day of class or that person in the wrong classroom.

Let M.A.P.P Be Your Guide! M.A.P.P.

Wednesday, August 19 2–4 p.m. Russell House Ballroom

Leadership and Service Center

AAAS

Wednesday, August 19 5–8 p.m. Greene Street What better way to spend the last day of summer than with AAAS at our annual welcome back cookout? Come out to Greene Street and enjoy free food, great music and even better people! Not to mention, you can check off #90 on your USC Bucket List!

Risk vs. Catan

C.S. Lewis Student Center Wednesday August 19 5–9 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center A showdow n bet ween c las sic strategy games … with food for all. -graphics: “C.S. Lewis”

Mock Trial Interest and Recruitment Mock Trial

Wednesday, August 19 6–8 p.m. Russell House 303

University Ambassadors

An annual welcome for incoming, first-year multicultural students, the M.A.P.P. kick-off gives students in attendance the opportunity to learn more about the Multicultural Assistance Peer Program, interact with other students, as well as the opportunity to learn more about the resources available to students at the University of South Carolina.

Are you interested in law? How about public speaking? Or acting? Ever enjoyed an episode of Law & Order? Do you think that you’d like representing the Gamecocks in a fun, competitive atmosphere? And best of all, do you think you’d like to become a part of close-knit family? If you answered “yes” to ANY of these questions, then Mock Trial might just be for you! Come learn more about who we are and what we do.

Wednesday, August 19 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street

Job Seeking and Keeping

International Cuisine Night

Wednesday, August 19 2–2:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center

Wednesday, August 19 6–9 p.m. 728 Pickens Street Join the Methodist Student Network for an International Cuisine Night. We will have food from around the world and we hope to celebrate different cultures from around the world as well.

First Collegiate Ministry

Were you granted work study as part of your fi nancial aid package and now you’re wondering how to fi nd a part time job on campus? Or are you thinking about getting a job on or off campus? Come learn how to intentionally look for the best job for you and navigate the system.

Wednesday, August 19 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street

Ice Cream Social with Study Abroad

The Navigators

Ask You Tour Guide … Again!

Re m e m b e r yo ur f i r st g li m p s e of campus? Join our University Ambassadors as we welcome you to USC and help you find your way! We will be helping students find their classes, answering any questions, and providing information about how to apply to be an Ambassador.

Ice Cream on Greene Street!

First College Ministry is giving away free ice cream! Come get some ice cream and meet some new faces!

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Welcome Week Table Baptist Collegiate Ministry Wednesday, August 19 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street Friday, August 21 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Davis Field Come find out what Baptist Collegiate Ministry is all about! From mission trips, to bible studies, to fun events, to fellowship, BCM is a great community to get involved in that helps you grow in your faith. We will be on Greene Street throughout the week giving out snow cones and cotton candy. Come hang out with old and new friends.

Campus Recreation Bike Shop Grand Opening Campus Recreation

Wednesday, August 19 12–2 p.m. Campus Recreation Bike Shop Campus Recreation is excited to announce the grand opening of the Bike Shop. The Bike Shope provides repair services, educational clinics and bike rentals to all student, faculty and staff. Stop by during the grand opening to tour the shop, get your bike repaired or rent a bike for the day. Participants will be entered to win a helmet, U-lock or bike lights, among other great prizes.

Leadership and Service Center

Study Abroad Office

Wednesday, August 19 2–4 p.m. Study Abroad Office in Legare Join the Study Abroad Office at our annual Welcome Back Bash: Ice Cream Social. Celebrate the new school year in the first floor of Legare College. It will be HOT — so we are serving cold ice cream and beverages (for free)! Talk to students recently returned from study abroad! Meet new international exchange students and help welcome them to USC! Get general info on study abroad and ask any questions you may have.

We Are Student Researchers – Ask Us Anything! Wednesday, August 19 3-4 p.m. Russell House 305 Ask Us Anything! Want to work with fac ult y ? Want to explore your major? Research is the way to do all of this and more! Every major is welcome! Ask the experts, students like you will talk about how to get involved in research, how to get money and how to discover your passion. Join us for light refreshments and conversation.

Couches and SnoBalls Midtown

Wednesday, August 19 3–6 p.m. Russell House Patio We’d love for you to come hang out with us on Greene Street. We’ll be handing out Pelican’s Sno-Balls, chilling in our living room and we would love to meet you!

Methodist Student Network

Freshman Connection/ Ice Cream Social Wednesday, August 19 6:30–8 p.m. Russell House 315 A time for freshmen to connect with The Navigators, fellowship together and eat ice cream!

Gamecock Bhangra Info Session Gamecock Bhangra

Wednesday, August 19 7–8 p.m. Honors College Gamecock Bhangra is a dance organization, which incorporates high energy, upbeat dance moves. Bhangra is a dance native to North India, and as a part of this club, we incorporate both traditional and modern bhangra dance moves. We meet up t wice a week and absolutely no prior dance experience is necessary! If you are interested in having some down time after a long day of classes or just wanting to socialize, this would be a great way to de-stress. Attend this information session for more information!

Ice Cream Social with UKirk UKirk

Wednesday, August 19 7–9 p.m. Presbyterian Student Association Building Stop by our UKirk SC student center, 1702 Greene Street, right down the street from Capstone and Gambrell Hall for an ice cream social. Meet some other students on campus interested in their faith live and service and figure out how you can get involved this year at UKirk SC.

Coffee at Cool Beans Midtown

Wednesday, August 19 7–9 p.m. Cool Beans Come hang out and enjoy a cup of coffee on us.

12A Friday, August 14, 2015 Carolina Productions Hypnotist Carolina Productions

Wednesday, August 19 7–11:30 p.m. Russell House Ballroom Come relax the night before classes start at the annual Carolina Productions hypnotist night! You don’t want to miss your fellow Gamecocks getting hypnotized at either the 7 or 10 p.m. show in Russell House Ballroom. This show always packs out and always packs laughs, stories and memories to kick off your fall semester. The hypnotist takes volunteers from the audience – could it be you?

Freshman Mixer

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Wednesday, August 19 7:30-10 p.m. Baptist College Ministry You don’t want to miss this freshman only dance party! Learn how to shag, eat your fill of free food, and enter to win one of two prizes: iPad Mini and Beats Pill.

Worship at Town Theatre

Methodist Student Network Wednesday, August 19 8–9:30 p.m. Town Theatre Meet our college ministry staff, students, and worship team and hear about the direction of our college ministry.

Brinner

Baptist Collegiate Ministry Wednesday, August 19 9–11 p.m. Baptist Collegiate Ministry FREE BREAKFAST FOR DINNER! All are invited to come to the Baptist Collegiate Ministry and get to know other students in the community, find out more about BCM, all while eating homemade pancakes. (Following Shag Night hosted by First Baptist)”

Thursday, August 20 First Day of Class 1st Day of Class Coffee Midtown

Thursday, August 20 8–10 a.m. Greene Street The first day of classes are rough on everyone, so enjoy a cup of coffee on us.

Impact Projects

Leadership and Service Center Thursday, August 20 9 a.m.–12 p.m.; 1–4 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Join fellow USC students for a few hours and make a big impact on a local agency! You will meet in the Leadership and Ser vice center and go to a local non-profit agency and serve. Transportation will be provided.

How to Get Involved: Student Organizations: Leadership and Service Center

Thursday, August 20 10–10:30 a.m. Leadership and Service Center With more than 400 student organizations on campus, it can be hard to navigate and find the right fit for you! Join us to learn about how to take advantage of the student organization fair and get involved with organizations on campus.

FREEze Pops!

First Collegiate Ministry Thursday, August 20 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street First College Ministry is giving away free freeze pops! Come grab one and meet some new faces!

Leadership and Service Center Open House

Leadership and Service Center Thursday, August 20 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Visit us in the Leadership and Ser vice Center to meet the Leadership Coaches, learn about our programs and offerings and play some fun activities and games. You could take one of our personal leadership inventories, watch a TED Talk, or play a fun team builder.

First Day at Davis

Barbecru

Thursday, August 20 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Davis Field

Thursday, August 20 6:30–7:45 p.m. Blatt Center Field

Come enjoy free food, games – and a lot of fun! – with Campus Outreach. This will be a great way to meet new people and get to know Carolina in a greater way.

Come join us for a free cookout and volleyball at Blatt Fields. Feel free to play or just sit around and watch.

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Faith Fair

Carolina Chaplains Thursday, August 20 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street In front of Petigu Find out about the different faith groups and ministries on campus. Visit with representatives from various religious and spiritual organizations.

Cornhole Tournament Student Veterans Association Thursday, August 20 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Greene Street The Student Veterans Association would like to welcome our student veterans, students, faculty and staff back to school! Learn more about our organization and meet your student veterans while playing a fun and friendly game of cornhole!

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C.S. Lewis Book Club: Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis Student Center

Thursday, August 20 7-11 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center Read Lewis’s masterpiece along with us –no homework required! Dessert & coffee provided.

Upperclassmen Interest Meeting /Ice Cream Social The Navigators

Thursday, August 20 7:30–9 p.m. Russell House 315 A time for upperclassmen to connect with the Navigators, fellowship together, and eat ice cream!

Welcome Back Club! Young Life

Silent Library

Thursday, August 20 8-10 p.m. Russell House Ballroom A

Thursday, August 20 12–1:30 p.m. Davis Field II

Come to the fi rst Young Life First Year Fellowship club of the year, and be a part of the BEST community that USC has to offer!

Multicultural Greek Board

Stay Puft Marshmallow Mouth (Chubby Chew): The contestant must eat 5 marshmallows in 15 seconds. Shot O’ Soy: The contestant must do a shot of soy sauce. Feather Delight: The contestant must endure 30 seconds of being tickled by feathers from his/her teammates. Lifesaver Relay: Split into two teams. Teens sit alongside table, one team on a side. Give each teen a wrapped lifesaver and a coffee stirrer. Teens should open the lifesaver prior to the challenge beginning, and place it on the table. Once whistle blows, fi rst two teens put coffee stirrer in their mouth and pick up lifesaver without using their hands, only the coffee stirrer. Once they accomplish it, next teen on their team goes. First team to finish wins. Bubble Blowing: Give teens 2-3 bubblegum balls. They have 60-90 seconds to chew it up and blow a bubble. Balloons in the Air: Blow up balloons so there are 1-2 more than team members. They must keep the balloons in the air for 90 seconds without talking (for Silent Library) or they lose a point every time a balloon hits the floor (other games).

Job Seeking and Keeping

Leadership and Service Center Thursday, August 20 4–4:40 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Were you granted work study as part of your fi nancial aid package and now you’re wondering how to fi nd a part time job on campus? Or are you thinking about getting a job on or off campus? Come learn how to intentionally look for the best job for you and navigate the system.

I Survived the First Day of Class! Carolina Dining

Thursday, August 20 5:30-9 p.m. Gibbes Court, Bates House Diner and Honeycomb Café Come unwind and enjoy a Southern Cookout for surviving your 1st day of class with new fiends and great food! For one meal swipe, enjoy this allyou-care-to-eat cookout with all the fixin’s! Free “I survived” T-shirts to the first 250 guests at all 3 locations.

SO@USC Meet and Greet Special Olympics

Thursday, August 20 5-6:30 p.m. Greene Street The Special Olympic s at USC student organization will be joined by some people from the Special Olympics state office to host a meet and greet event on the evening of Thursday, August 20 at 5-6:30 p.m.

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Mad Fresh Feast First College Ministry

Thursday, August 20 8-11 p.m. Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint Hey FRESHMEN, you just finished your fi rst day of classes—treat yo self! Come join First College Ministry at Uncle Maddio’s on Main Street from 8-10 p.m. for FREE pizza and a chance to meet new friends!

Coffee House

Shandon College Ministry Thursday August 20 8:30–10:30 p.m. 631 Harden Street Come hang out with our college ministry students and relax after your first day of class! This is a great opportunity to meet other students as we eat snacks, play games and socialize.

Friday, August 21 Graduate Student Orientation The Graduate School

Friday, August 21 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Russell House Ballroom The Graduate School is offering an opportunity for new and returning graduate students to obtain information about health insurance, Student Health Ser vic es, The Graduate School, campus safety, and other vital university services. The event will feature presentations containing important information from USC offices and an information fair including many offices that serve our graduate student population.

CarolinaCard Connect CarolinaCard

Friday, August 21 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Greene Street Come explore what your CarolinaCard can do for you at the CarolinaCard Connect event! Over 25 vendors from both our on and off campus locations will be on Greene Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2015. After the event, use #CarolinaCardCan to show us what your CarolinaCard can do for you! We can’t wait to see you there!

Impact Projects

Leadership and Service Center Friday, August 21 1–4 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Join fellow USC students for a few hours and make a big impact on a local agency! You will meet in the Leadership and Ser vice center and go to a local non-profit agency and serve. Transportation will be provided.

How to Get Involved: USC Homecoming

Leadership and Service Center

The Homecoming Week of Events is one of the most anticipated campus traditions on campus. Join us to learn about how you can get involved with Homecoming planning or how you can participate in the week of events.

How to Get Involved: On and Off Campus Community Service

Leadership and Service Center Friday, August 21 3-3:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center Do you love participating in service projects with your peers and in the community? Come join us to learn about all the ways that you can get involved with service on campus. We will discuss all the opportunities and programs that are offered to keep you involved with service.

Saturday, August 22 Service Saturday

Leadership and Service Center Saturday, August 22 7:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Check in at Davis Field II Join your fellow Gamecocks as we give back to the Columbia c o mmunit y! S tu de nt s, f ac ult y and staff are invited to participate in one of our signature ser vice opportunities. You simply register, pick your site during sign ups on the morning of the event and serve! We provide the transportation to your service site and lunch. Serving in the Columbia community has never been easier or more FUN! Volunteer Link: https://sawebdev. wufoo.com/forms/service-saturdayvolunteer-registration/

Palmetto Patio Party

Lake Day

Friday, August 21 5:30–8 p.m. Russell House Patio

Saturday, August 22 10 a.m.–after lunch Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Learn about all things CAROLINA and SOUTHERN. Dance the night away at Russell House on the patio and learn to Shag. If you don’t know how to dance, grab a student instructor. There will be lessons in how to tie a bow-tie and where to find the best game day gear, dresses and accessories. Stop by the buffet to sample a variety of grits - with shrimp, cheese, and jalapenos. Cool off with sweet tea and lemonade.

Meet at 819 Main Street (Baptist Collegiate Ministry) at 10 a.m. and we will carpool to the lake for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Lunch will be provided. All are invited.

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House Party at BCM

Saturday, August 22 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center Field #4

Friday, August 21 6–10 p.m. Baptist Collegiate Ministry

D r o p i n a ny t i m e o n S a t u r d ay morning to play or watch Ultimate Fr i s b e e. We’l l g o g r a b l u n c h somewhere afterward!

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House Party! Come to the Baptist Collegiate Ministry for a night of pure fun and socializing with other students. Mario cart, a photo booth, ICEE pop competition and a bouncy house will be there, plus more.

Game Night and Weenie Roast

C.S. Lewis Student Center Friday, August 21 7–10 p.m. C.S. Lewis Student Center Join us for board games old and new, as well as free hot dogs.

Campus Advance First Devotional Campus Advance

Friday August 21 7:30–10 p.m. Russell House 315 Campus Advance will be doing weekly devotionals. This first devotional is to kick off the semester with a great time of food, fellowship, and worship that people will never forget!

Carolina After Dark Magician/Illusionist Carolina After Dark

Friday, August 21 10-11:30 p.m. Russell House Ballroom Carolina After Dark Presents a Magician/Illusionist as part of Double Feature Friday. Join us for food and fun in the Ballroom at 10 p.m., and then move over to the theater and enjoy “Iron Man” at midnight. Make sure to follow Carolina After Dark @ usccad on Twitter to keep up with all these events.

Midnight Pancakes

Methodist Student Network Friday, August 21 11 p.m.–1 a.m. 728 Pickens Street (chapel across from Wade Hampton) Join the Methodist Student Network for a night of pancakes and fun!

Carolina After Dark Midnight Movie: Iron Man Carolina After Dark

Friday, August 21 11:59 p.m.–2 a.m. Russell House Theater Join Carolina After Dark Friday, August 21 at midnight for the fi rst of Six Midnight Movies. Come enjoy “Iron Man” with friends with free popcorn and drinks as well! Make sure to join us for the next 5 weeks on Fridays at midnight to see “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “The Avengers.” Follow us on Twitter @usccad to keep up with all Carolina After Dark events throughout the semester.

Friday, August 21 2-2:30 p.m.; 3-3:30 p.m. Leadership and Service Center

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Folk Fabulous McKissick Museum

Saturday, August 22 11 a.m.–5 p.m. McKissick Museum FO LK Fabulous 2015 is a free festival celebrating the traditional music of South Carolina. Held on the historic Horseshoe at the University of South Carolina, FOLKFabulous event opens McKissick Museum’s newest exhibit, “Heard at Every Turn: Traditional Music in South Carolina,” and will feature performing artists, food vendors, instrument makers, interviews with traditional music community scholars, and a variety of interactive opportunities so visitors can make music themselves.

Lake Day!

First College Ministry Saturday, August 22 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

LISSA Book Swap Party-Join the Librar y & Information Science Student Association for a night of bookish fun! Bring a wrapped copy of your favorite novel to participate in our White Elephant book swap. We’ll also play a few games-with prizes for winning!-and nibble some bookish treats. We’d love to see you there!

Sunday, August 23 Breakfast on Greene First College Ministry

Sunday, August 23 9:30–10:15 a.m. Davis Field II (in front of Longstreet Theater) First College Ministry will be outside in front of Longstreet Theater with donuts and c of fee on Sunday morning! Come eat some breakfast treats and get a ride to church! We will leave at 10:15 a.m.

First 5 p.m. Student Mass Newman Club

Sunday, August 23 5–6 p.m. St. Thomas More Catholic Church Join us for the first 5 p.m. Mass of the 2015/2016 academic year!

Welcome Back Cookout Newman Club

Sunday, August 23rd 5–8 p.m. St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center Join us for our annual “Cock y Catholic Welcome Back Cookout” at the St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center!

Meet the Greeks

Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Sunday, August 23 5–8:30 p.m. Russell House Patio Meet The Greeks is an event held to showcase the many contributions of the 9 organizations of the NPHC to the Carolina community. Meet The Greeks is designed to be an introduction and welcome from our community to the university at large. Come enjoy an afternoon filled with fun, fellowship and unity with Carolina’s Divine 9!

First 7 p.m. Student Mass Newman Club

Sunday August 23 7–8 p.m. St. Thomas More Catholic Church

Join First College Ministry for a day at the lake! There will be FREE food, fun lake activities and cool people! Meet at 10:15 a.m. at Long Street Theater for a ride. We will return at 4 p.m.

Join us for the first 7 p.m. Mass during the 2015/2016 academic year!”

Connect2Cola Fest

Sunday, August 23 7–8:30 p.m. Russell House room 303

Carolina After Dark and Off-Campus Student Services Saturday, August 22 1–4 p.m. Greene Street

FOOD, GIVEAWAYS Like music? Like free stuff? Connect2Cola Fest will be an outdoor concert combined with a local vendor fair. In addition to the music, local businesses from around the USC campus will set up booths along Greene Street to introduce students to their services and give away great freebies! Come on out for a great nice of chill music, fantastic weather and learn a little more about what Columbia has to offer to students at USC!

Sigma Soak Off Phi Beta Sigma

Saturday, August 22 3–6 p.m. Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Outdoor Pool Are you ready to dive in to the 2015-2016 school year? Start the year off with a splash at the Sigma Soak Off 3! This event, sponsored by the Kappa Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, will feature free food, music, blue sno-cones, contests, sand volleyball and fun in the outdoor area of the Strom Wellness and Fitness Center. Bring your bathing suit and be ready to have a blast! Don’t forget to tweet us with the hashtag #SigmaSoakOff3 on Twitter and Instagram. All students welcome; CarolinaCard required for entry.

LISSA Book Swap Party

Library of Information Science Student Association Saturday, August 22 5–8 p.m. Room 112 in Davis College

On-Campus Worship Church of Christ

Your Church of Christ campus ministry’s weekly Sunday night time of worship at USC.

College Cookout Midtown

Sunday, August 23 7–9 p.m. Midtown Fellowship Downtown: 2925 Devine Street We are kicking off the semester and welcoming students back to campus with a cookout. Meet us at our Devine Street location to enjoy free food and great friends.

Small Groups

Shandon College Ministry Sunday, August 23 7:30–9:30 p.m. 631 Harden Street Do you want to feel connected to the college ministry? Come to our small groups on Sunday night and get to know the other students in our college ministry! This is a great way to make connections and friends with other students on campus.

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On any given day during the school year, students can be found packing Thomas Cooper Library to take advantage of the built-in services that it has to offer.

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W hen finding information these days usually amounts to a quick Google search via smartphone, it’s unlikely that the average student will go all the way out to the library and scour its five underground floors for the sake of research. Not only has Thomas Cooper Library kept up with the technological shift by putting countless articles and databases on its website, but it has adjusted on many levels to keep up with the needs of students. Read to find out about some of the lesser-known services offered by USC’s favorite study sanctuary.

What do headphones, lockers and umbrellas have in common?

I n add it ion t o t he t r ad it ion a l pr ac t ice of c he c k i ng out b o ok s , Thomas Cooper also offers the option of renting unconventional items such as headphones, iPads, laptops, lockers and umbrellas. Headphones, iPads and laptops can be checked out from the

Technology Lounge on the fifth floor. While the headphones and laptops are only loaned in four-hour intervals and may not leave the library, iPads can be taken home for up to seven days. As for umbrellas, a 24-hour borrow period is allowed and are checked out from the circulation desk on the library’s main f loor. Here, USC students can also reserve a locker for 24 hours in anticipation of a long day of studying.

The rarest books at the fairest price

The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections is located in the Hollings Library, at the back of Thomas Cooper’s main floor, and at any given time holds 160,000 items and over 50 archival collections ranging from early medieval texts to modern literature. The current exhibit is “Nuclear Carolina: Power and Waste in the Palmetto State,” exploring South Carolina’s histor y as one of the top five states to rely on nuclear energy for power. It will be on display through November 11. For

students and patrons, it’s free to view any of the exhibits or books in the Hollings Library.

Study rooms and carrels for extra-private studying

For students who need a quieter and more private study environment, there are study rooms and carrels on the bottom four floors of Thomas Cooper. Beginning in the fall, the 38 group study rooms which had to be reserved to be used will now be unlocked and open around the clock for first-come, firstserved use. However, students are still encouraged to reserve a room, which would take precedence over a walk-in should a conflict arise. On floors one and three, there are individual carrels (tiny study closets) for students who need a more intensely private study environment than the study rooms.

Need someone to talk to … about research?

For the students who do traditional, non-online research but don’t know

where to start, there is an answer. Any members of the USC community are able to book a librarian for a research consu ltat ion t hrough t he librar y. Sessions can last anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. During the consultation, the librarian can help with anything from finding the best resources to developing efficient search strategies. For just a quick question, students can chat online with the librarian on duty. Ro n Br ow n , a lo y a l e mplo y e e i n T hom a s C oop er ’s c i rc u lat ion department, has worked at the library for long enough to watch the changes as they come and how they’ve impacted library popularity. “It’s sort of becoming a second student center,” Brown said. “Usage has really gone up a lot.” Brown attributes the higher volume of students to all the extra services offered and technology available. Whether it’s an emergency umbrella or a tiny study cubicle in a Narnia-like hallway that’s needed, Thomas Cooper library has it.

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BUILDINGSPAGE1A daydreaming that comes from having windows.” While the old School of Journalism and Mass Communicat ions had a distinct location on the outskirts of campus, the new one has been opened smack in the middle of campus. The 54,000-square foot building is an upgrade in size from the classrooms and offices in the Coliseum; the new building will accommodate roughly 1500 undergraduate and graduate students. Even though the outside may look old fashioned, the interior is home to some of the most innovative technology. The computer lab will have a raised f loor to hide all the wires and ventilation, the broadcast studio will bring together all facets of journalism into one room and a 140 seat lecture classroom could be a spot for debates and public meetings. With the dean on board, it looks like the $25 million shoveled out by the university to The Boudreaux Group — the same company tasked to the new social work building — to renovate the old Public Health building will be used to its full potential.

650 Lincoln

W here once there was a coveted pa rk i ng lot , now t here is a new residence. Located at the corner of Blossom and Lincoln streets, 650

Lincoln is in a prime location with Greek Village and Strom Thurmond Fit ness Center located across the street and Colonial Life Arena a few blocks away. A product of Holder Properties, 650 Lincoln is a “USC Foundation Partnership that will be managed by a private management company offering ser vices similar to an off-campus housing development,” according to the USC website. The seven story, 270,000-square foot building will house 185 beds in various layouts, ranging from two and four bedrooms per apartment. The interior will come fully furnished with refrigerators, beds and couches. W h ile t he const r uct ion d id eliminate parking from the coliseum lot, the building will have a parking garage for residents at $320 a semester. As a part of their efforts to maximize se c u r it y, t he p a rk i ng st r uc t u re will open only to a CarolinaCard and all exterior doors will need a CarolinaCard to access the facilities.

Center for Applied Innovation

A c r o s s A s s e mbl y St re et f r om Strom, a jungle gym of steel popped up over the summer. This mountain of construction will be sculpted into the Center for Applied Innovation, a partnership of several companies with the two most notable being IBM and

Fluor. The Innovation Center will serve as a place where students can receive hands-on experience with the IT field, most notably through their internship opportunities that will be offered to USC students directly. Accord i ng to Bobby H it t , t he Secretar y of Sout h Carolina Dep a r t me nt of C om mer c e , t he building will do wonders for the USC community. “In addition to the hundreds of jobs this center will directly support here in Columbia, countless others are bound to benefit from training and learning developed in this center,” he said during the groundbreaking ceremonies. Holder Properties have earned a nod for the building with a total budget of $25 million to be opening spring 2016. One of the more interesting aspects of this partnership will be the new angle of learning IBM will bring to USC’s campus. IBM and USC will analyze data from USC students to incorporate into their Big Data research — discovering the impact of numbers and statistics to multiple fields of study.

School of Law

I f you t hought t rek k i ng to McMaster College during the August and September heat was a beast, then you’re in for a treat. As part of USC’s efforts to expand campus, the new School of Law will be on the block of Gervais and Bull streets. Construction has already begun for the building’s fall 2016 opening. The Boudreau x Group and SmithGroupJJR, the two companies architect ing and engineering t he School of Law, were not short on space, seeing that the building will encompass a whole block. Maxing out around 188,000 square feet, the new law center integrates two structures on National Register of Historic Places: the Horry-Guignard House and the Taylor House.The School of Law has been trying to get a new building for a long time. Since 1998, the school has been raising money for construction plans, and it looks like they got what they wanted. While there are not too many details of the interior yet, there is a live cam of the construction on The Boudreaux Group’s website.

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History of Confederate flag in Columbia March 5, 1861: Letitia Christian Tyler, granddaughter of former President John Tyler, raises the Confederate flag for the first time in South Carolina, under direction from Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The event was recorded by Mary Chestnut, the wife of Confederate Secretary of the Navy James Chestnut, in her diary. President Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office the day before. 1938: The Confederate flag is raised inside the South Carolina Statehouse in the House of Representatives’ chambers. The Senate would follow suit in 1956.

1996: Governor David Beasley suggests moving the f lag to a Statehouse monument, rather than have it sit atop the Statehouse itself.

1961: The Confederate flag is hoisted atop the Statehouse in what was claimed to be a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Others claim it was as a response of opposition to the Civil Rights movement, which was gaining traction nationally, and the Civil Rights Act, which was in the process of being drafted at the time. Starting in the mid-60s, white supremacy groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan began to adopt the Confederate flag as a symbol of hatred against minorities, which contributed to the stigmatizing image the flag holds today. 1988: The last visual presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Columbia, South Carolina, until the flag rally in July 2015.

1997: The General Assembly effectively kill any progress made by Beasley’s proposal by letting the bill expire in the Senate. 1998: Beasley pledge’s to never attempt to remove the flag again. The NAACP holds protests outside the Statehouse later that year.

2000: The NAACP begins its boycott on New Year’s Day. Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley, Jr. walks 120 miles in an anti-flag march to Columbia later that year in April. By July, the flag is removed from the dome, but the Confederate battle flag is raised at a Confederate soldier memorial minutes after. The flag now sits in front of the Statehouse, directly on Gervais Street. 2000: Presidential candidate George W. Bush wins the Republican primary in South Carolina over John McCain, partially by defending the Confederate flag on the premise of states’ rights. 2001: The NCAA effectively bars South Carolina from hosting any tournaments as long as the flag remains flying.

June 17, 2015: Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old self-proclaimed white supremecist enters Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and leaves after murdering nine black-churchgoers who were attending a Bible study. Among the victims was South Carolina Sen. Clementa Pinckney.

2010: Two of the six candidates for governor say the flag should be removed.

June 18, 2015: As Gov. Nikki Haley calls for the lowering of the U.S. and South Carolina flags to half-staff in honor the shooting victims, the Confederate flag flies high due to a compromise in the 2000 bill that removed it from atop the Statehouse. June 20, 2015: An anti-flag rally attracts a crowd of over 2,000 in protest to its continued flying in the wake of the Charleston church shooting.

June 22, 2015: Contradicting her earlier “pro-f lag” positioning during her election, Nikki Haley calls for the general assembly to remove the flag from Statehouse grounds in a statement that receives support from leaders both inside and out of the state. Wal-Mart and Amazon.com pull Confederate flags from their stock. July 10, 2015: After passing a measure through both the House and Senate in an emergency session, the flag is finally removed from Statehouse grounds in a ceremony. Chants of “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” as well as various forms of celebration are heard from the crowd of over 1,000 present that day. July 18, 2015: The Ku Klux Klan and NSM hold a rally in protest of the removal of the Confederate flag. During the rally, the groups tear up an Israeli flag and greet protesters with Nazi salutes while screaming “White power!”

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Some of the dining hall will see changes to thier services while the existing meal plan places will continue their services with only minor changes.

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As more students return to USC for the 2015 fall semester — and campus dining halls once again hum with activity — one question seems unavoidable: “Where did my Bonus Bucks go?” Bonus Bucks, once a staple of the meal plan program and a similar currency to the meal plan dollars, are no longer distributed to students based on their current scholastic year. In the past, freshmen would receive $20 per semester for using the meal plan system, a figure that increased annually as they continued to invest in meal plans as upperclassmen. Those classified as seniors received $200 Bonus Bucks with their meal plan per semester. USC’s meal system received an overhaul this year, removing a number of features and adding new ones. The fundamental meals-per-week structure is still in place: titles like “Gamecock” (21 meals,) “Cocky” (16 meals) and “Garnet” (14 meals) should seem familiar to students who have used the meal plan system in the past. This year, however, students have the option to choose from platinum, gold and silver versions of these meal plans. Alongside the meals themselves, each tier offers “Meal Plan Dollars” for the semester, which function in the same way as

Carolina Cash. Silver plans, the least-expensive tier, offer $25 in tax-free credit, gold plans offer $190 and platinum plans offer $325. So, a student interested in buying a Cocky Silver plan will receive 16 meals per week and $25 in Meal Plan Dollars, while someone on a Garnet Platinum plan would receive 14 meals per week and $325 per semester to spend freely on food. Like Bonus Bucks, “Meal Plan Dollars are designed to help pay for snacks, coffee, fruit or overages at retail locations,” according to the USC Dining Services website. FLEX plans, which previously offered students a way to eschew the regimented system of meal periods, have been replaced by a “declining balance” plan — which also boasts a metallic tier system. The idea for declining balance is similar to the FLEX plan: each student starts out with a bulk amount of meal plan dollars, which then can be used in whatever manner the student in question desires. (It also carries with it the same risk of using up all of one’s swipes before the semester ends.) Higher tiers of this option offer a larger balance and a greater number of free meals at three campus eateries: Honeycomb Café in the Honors dorm (now a buffet), Gibbes Court Bistro and Bates House Diner.

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Campus police should still patrol It was a press conference that perhaps raised more Third-year print quest ions t ha n it journalism answered. student Hamilton Count y Prosecutor Joe Deters took to the podium a f t er a g r a nd j u r y ret u r ned a mu rder i n d i c t m e nt a g a i n s t police officer Ray Tensing after he shot and killed Samuel Debose during a traffic stop despite the fact that Mr. Debose was unarmed. But the interest and discussion surrounding this case hasn’t just centered on the fact that Mr. Debose wasblack and Officer Tensing was white. Tensing served as a police officer at the University of Cincinnati, a nd t hat day Prosec utor Deters shared his thoughts on campus police departments in general. “The university does a great job educating people … and that should be their job,” Deters said. “[Fielding] police officers shouldn’t be the role of this university.” University President Santa Ono later announced that campus police would no longer patrol off campus (where the death of Mr. Debose took place), and the case has sparked a national debate on what the role of campus police departments should be. I n t h i s ne w s c ho ol ye a r, t he University of South Carolina campus police (USCPD) will be tasked with keeping the campus safe. And I am glad they are here. Our campus is located in a large urban area, and is sometimes prone to c r i me. T he se c r i me s c a n be

Ben Turner

Opinions worth having and debating Because this is the no matter where or how you live Ben l a s t c o l u m n I w i l l your life. Everyone who claims “not Crawford write for some time, to have an opinion” about subjects Second-year I wanted to use this o p p o r t u n it y t o s it dow n, t a ke a deep breat h a nd t h in k about the enterprise as a whole. I have been writing columns for t his newspaper for nearly t wo years. I have written dozens of t hem — some in response to outspoken readers, some from events happening locally and some because I wanted to vent. I am ashamed of some a nd proud of ot hers. I often f ind that each one is more an exploration of an idea than an interpretation of it. I have lear ned much more from shock ingly poignant reader responses to an under-researched colu m n. Not h i ng feels qu ite so embarrassing (or is as usef ul) as seeing your arguments ripped to shreds in front of your face in a public forum. But I return — again and again — to one question: why? W hy is it wort h anyone’s t ime to t h ink about, say, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine when any given person reading this most likely has zero influence over what happens there? Is it all just a waste of time? Some bourgeois diversion? The answer I’ve arrived at is this: it is important to be precise about your opinions because it is impossible to escape them. When faced with opposing ideologies, chances are t hat your human prejudices will yank you into one corner or another. Fo r i s s u e s t h a t a r e e a s y t o comprehend but hard to resolve (i.e. abortion), you can usually find yourself on one side or the other without realizing how you got there. This is disorient ing, even if it turns out you are on the “correct side.” ( W h at some p eople now annoyingly call the “right side of history.”) You find yourself fighting for a cause because of who you are and not what your reasoning faculties lead you to believe. You f i nd t h at you h ave b een conscripted — by your instincts — into fighting a war that you have not chosen to engage in. Opinion writ ing is an attempt to moderate, if not shack le, g ut reaction to the events of the wider world. Of course, if you are a true moral exemplar — a Mandela, for example — then your gut instincts are usually the correct ones. But, no matter how accurate your moral compass is, t here is never a ny idea or pract ice t hat is not improvedupon by sitting down and thinking about it for 30 minutes or so. Mo s t p e ople do n’t a l low themselves to do this because their ident it y is so w rapped up w it h their pre-formed political or social opin ions. I nject ing u navoidable doubt into the inner monologue of these people is the highest goal of opinion writing. It is the first step in tr ying to teach people how to control how they approach issues. It is also very hard to do. The abilit y to choose how one thinks is doubly important because it is impossible to escape some issues, English and Russian student

as important as global warming or animal cruelty is lying to you. This lie is understandable. Perhaps the speaker doesn’t know enough about the subject and wants to avoid sou nd i ng fool ish. Perhaps t hey don’t want to voice an unwelcome sent iment. Most A mer ica ns generally don’t bring up politics or religion in casual conversation — perhaps they consider themselves polite. But they are lying to you all the same, in t he same well-meaning manner that The New York Times lies to you when they suggest that ever y t h ing on t he f ront page is important, unbiased and 100 percent factually accurate. The people behind those news desks are wired in the same way as ever yone else: prejudiced toward theories that confirm their beliefs, quick to dismiss unpleasant facts and capable of being very, very wrong. But because they know that they are capable of error — and are dutybound to own up to it publicly when they fail — these editors and writers try as hard as they can to be as sure as possible about the information that they have. T hei r s is t he k i nd of c a ref u l thought process that is the true mark of an educated person. For them, each new piece of information — no matter how biased or inaccurate or j u s t pl a i n s i l l y — i s wor t h considering. (Donald Trump is a fount of this kind of stuff.) Not because the faulty, ignorant i nfor mat ion is compel l i ng i n it sel f, but b ec au se it g ive s t he viewer an opportunity to test their preconceived and imperfect notions of how the world works. For t he p eople who c a n cont rol t hei r i nst i nc t s to ju mp to a n ideolog ical side, a ph rase l i ke “ Her it age, not hate” is a n opportunity to consider why such an outlook is wrong-headed, and how one might go about carrying out that argument. So much that is important about ourselves is determined without our input: sex, race, class, gender and, more often than not, religion. It is a sad fact that, for many people, the way they think is based on these five arbitrary pieces of information. The best opinion writing teaches not only what is wort h t hink ing about, but also how one shou ld construct and challenge the thought process itself. C a m i l le Pa gl i a , C h r i s t opher Hitchens and Ta-Nehisi Coates are masters of the form, in different ways. They are the kind of people I feel OK disagreeing with from time to time, because I know — when I’ve finished reading them — that what I have learned from is far more than just the subject matter. They’ve given me and countless others the tools to control — and challenge — t he way ou r heads work. It is a priceless gift. It is one worth working toward.

violent in nature. The surrounding neighborhoods, while generally safe, are also sometimes subject to violent crime as well. That’s not to say the campus or even Columbia itself is unsafe. But crime is a fact of life on- and off-campus, and policing a large concentration of people in a relatively small area is difficult and sometimes dangerous work. It requires a special set of skills and considerations. Some have said that in Officer Tensing’s case, the fact he was wearing a body camera helped uncover the facts. USCPD is equipped with body cameras, and they were even before Columbia city police. I think how far jurisdiction of campus police departments should extend, what their role should be in the neighborhoods surrounding campuses and how much training, responsibilities and accountability they should have is a worthy debate. I don’t think that abolishing campus police and returning the large job of keeping campuses safe to city police is the right move. Pa r t of educ at i ng st udent s is ensuring they are safe so they can receive that education. I am grateful that our university invests in our safety and that officers are willing to go to work so that we can study, work and live in a safe environment. We can all take steps to ensure we stay safe on- and off-campus, but there’s only so much we can do. We need trained professionals keeping watch, a nd w it h USC PD I feel confident saying that they have our back.

Friends, On behalf of Student Government, I’d like to welcome everyone to our beautiful campus. Whether you’re reading this on your way to your first ever college class, or are sadly anticipating your last home football games at Williams-Brice, fall semester at Carolina is an amazing time, and I’m excited to be on campus with you. There are exciting updates to share from across campus. Dining halls in Capstone House and the Honors Residence Hall are now buffet style — “all you care to eat.” These options are on the meal plan, which also got an overhaul this summer. A new dining hall called “The Community Table” will soon open in the 650 Lincoln Residence Hall. When completed, it will be open 24/7. Student Government is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative called USC Probs. It’s a Facebook page that lets you directly interact with Student Government and our administration, so you can tell us directly how to improve our campus. Construction is finishing up, both for the journalism students in the new College of Information and Communications building and for anthropology students in the Hamilton building. South Tower recently finished light renovations, 650 Lincoln residences are up and running and there are several new off-campus student apartment complexes located near Colonial Life Arena and Greek Village. This semester, work will begin on the expansion of our student health center; you will probably notice changes in the Russell House Patio area beginning around the midpoint of this fall. We’re excited to announce that Carolina Convoy (Student Government’s annual away game excursion) will travel this year to Tennessee. Tickets are available on the student account manager. Although we are in the midst of an exciting time as a community and as individuals, we live in a changing world that will undoubtedly challenge us this year. As we face these challenges, it is important to remember that we are privileged to receive a top-notch education at one of the best universities in the world. Let’s challenge ourselves to seize the opportunity, and to make the most of every moment. Bring your professor to lunch; join a student organization; ask your advisor about undergraduate research; study abroad; apply for internships; kill apathy. Grab a USC Bucket List and get to work learning about our traditions. In whatever you do, strive to leave a positive impact on our community; your legacy is entirely up to you. This semester, I hope you interact frequently with Student Government. Please come and find me in the Russell House, on campus, on social media, at dinner or at a campus event. The only way for me to represent you well is to know you, and I hope to meet you this year. If you need anything or have any questions, stop by my office in the Leadership and Service Center, on the second floor of Russell House. You can find me on Twitter @jonathan_kauf. I’m excited to talk with you, and can’t wait to meet you soon! Forever to thee, Jonathan Kaufman Your Student Body President

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Birth controls Every other GOP needs accessibility candidate trumps Trump Emily Barber

T h e health care reform movement i n re c e nt yea r s ha s sparked renewed discussion a b o u t the arguably most important subject for young women in the United States: birth control. A t y pical you ng woma n in the U.S. has relatively few healthcare expenses. Other t ha n a yea rly check up or emergencies, contraception is the major expense for many women. The U.S. took a big step toward making birth control affordable. In the first year that contraception was included in health insurance coverage, women saved about $1.4 billion on the pill alone, not including other more expensive methods, such as the intrauterine device (IUD). A f fordabil it y is not t he only consideration when it comes to women acquiring contraception. It must also b e c o me mor e ac c e s s ible , particularly to teenagers and young adults. Sexually active teenagers are more likely to use birth control as it becomes more accessible, which has caused a steady decrease in teen pregnancies over the past several years. A pilot program in Colorado provided free birth control pills and IUDs to women who wanted them. As a result, over four years, the teenbirthrate decreased by 40 percent and abort ions decreased by 42 percent. It is u nden iable t hat easy access to ef fect ive contraception reduces the rate of unwanted pregnancies. The next step to accessibility is to First-year print journalism student

make these methods available without a prescription. Several states, including California and Oregon, are taking steps toward this goal. In early July, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed two laws, the first of which allows women to get bi r t h cont rol pi l ls from a pharmacist without a prescription. The second allows women to obtain a year’s supply of pills at a time, instead of the typical 30- or 90-day supply. The latter is particularly aimed at women who do not have regular access to their doctor, such as college students. The issue still remains that insurance companies require a prescription in order to cover the cost of birth control. Most of the women who would have trouble getting a prescription are you ng, im m ig ra nt , or l o w- i n c o m e w o m e n w h o cannot easily afford to pay out-of-pocket. Teenagers are another group that might not have access to effective contraceptives. In South Carolina, the legal age of sexual consent is 16 years old. Many 16-year-old girls might not be comfortable enough or able to get a prescription for birth control. A n over-thecounter pill would be much more effective at preventing pregnancy than other methods, such as condoms and spermicides, to which teenagers currently have easier access. Fully covered, over-t hecounter birth control pills are the solution. For insurance companies, as well as women, t he cost of pills would be much less than the cost of a pregnancy. Birth control is meant to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Mak ing cont racept ion affordable and accessible allows it to fulfill its purpose.

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Donald J o h n Third-year public relations Tr u m p , student S r. i s t h e lead i ng G O P candidate as it stands t o d a y, a nd e v e nt u a l l y somet h i ng’s got to g ive. E s t a b l i s h e d p o l it i c i a n s may continue to bash the candidate for now, but how long until a small faction of s uppor t emerge s? Or w ill Tr u mp self-implode a nd lose h is posit ive public opinion before help appears? It should’ve been f r ight en i ng to re ad t he opening statement of this column. If it was not, allow me to reiter ate: Dona ld Trump is the leading GOP presidential candidate. Let’s start at the most obvious issue: the United States is neit her a busi ness nor a conglomerate. There are articulated reasons that our country is bound by a set of rules also known as The Con st it ut ion. W hat t he candidate and his supporters fa il to remember is t hat h is reputat ion as a good busi nessma n, depend i ng up o n y ou r p e r s p e c t i v e , doesn’t necessarily apply in politics. I don’t mean the politics of elections; I mean t he polit ics of r unning a country. Even to win an election, Donald Trump will need some sor t of pol it ica l support from the GOP. This support is mainly needed in the form of delegates during t he Republican Nat ional C onvent ion i n 2016 . A t t he r at e t h at Tr u mp i s cultivating enemies among

t he Republican part y, he w i l l need over whel m i ng popular support to sweep a majority of the primaries. S o me w i l l s a y he h a s a l ready ach ieved a level of suppor t t hat ma ny professionals thought was impossible until recently. But a lot of logic and a little bit of history tells us that his rise won’t be perpetual. Does anybody remember Ross Perot? Tr u t h f u l l y , D o n a l d Tr ump is no Ross Perot, and he certainly will not be a third party candidate. Not unless he goes back on a recent statement, which is admittedly possible. The real issue arises if Trump stays true to his word and runs as a Republican. If he sticks with the GOP, there will be a certain point in time when any remaining Republicans t hat Donald Trump hasn’t dehumanized or isolated may eventually lend him their support. Even i f t h at h app en s , t hou gh , t here w i l l s t i l l be a solidif ied fact ion of re s i s t a nc e i n t he upp er levels of Republican Party leadersh ip. It’s doubt f u l that Sen. John McCain or South Carolina’s own Sen. Lindsey Grahamwill ever turn to the dark side. If the Trump opposition within the part y bands together, t he y wou ld r e p r e s e nt a significant obstacle. A l l i n a l l, t he G OP is heading towards a major internal conflict. The only realistic thing such a conflict would achieve approaching 2016 would be an easy path to the presidency for leading democrat ic candidate Hillary Clinton. While the Republican candidates waste

time and energy attacking each ot her, t he C l i nton campaign will rally support and be ready to pounce on the survivor. Even beyond all of these obstacles, Donald Trump st ill dreams of being president and is st ill t he leader in the primary. Even if he were to get to t he Oval Office, Trump would st il l fa il h i mself for not understanding a simple fact: it takes cooperation to win the presidency. Cooperation is a necessity to win the election because it is a lso nece ssa r y to effectively execute the office of president of the United S t a t e s . D o n a l d Tr u m p did n’t have to cooperate with anyone to inherit his father’s multimillion-dollar c o m p a n y, a n d it s e e m s that he never learned that sk ill. Disregarding all of the reasons he won’t, and shouldn’t, win the primary or general elect ions, Trump would be a horrible president. T here a re plent y of reasons that Donald Trump should be eliminated from serious contention before t o o l o n g. T h e b i g g e s t quest ion is when t h is moment will finally occur. I hope that the Republican voters in the primary will come to their senses, but perhap s it w i l l t a ke t he career politicians to doom the Trump campaign. One way or the other, it won’t be soon enough. But as I look at the polls today, the idea that the Republican Party will take the slow, painful route to the end of Donald Tr u mp i s t he ide a t h at scares me most.

Campaigns should be about issues, not partisianship Griffin Hobson

Wat c h i n g t he rhetor ic of t he pre sident ia l First-year c a nd id at e s , you economics and marine science w o u l d g e t t h e impression that it student was a race between D e m o c r a t s p r o p o s i n g b o ld new ideas and Republicans trying to stop said policies. Hillary Clinton has made a series of high profile speeches on criminal just ice, economic reform and climate change laying out the policies she would implement as president. Republicans, for the most part, just take shots at Clinton and Pre sident Oba ma over t hei r proposals rather than giving any of their own. Sure, a few ideas have come out of the field, such as defunding Planned Parenthood a nd c ut t i ng t a xes aga i n, but almost all of their promises and platforms are to stop something t hat Obama or Clinton have done or are proposing rat her t han act ually suggest ing new policies. The party is more united around stopping Democrats than implement ing t heir ow n new agenda. In the meantime, on the far left, Bernie Sanders has been surging among people who don’t t h in k t hat Clinton wou ld be liberal enough. His supporters are looking for bold, new economic p ol ic ie s t o b a l a nc e out t he economy so that the scales aren’t tipped away from the little guy. All of these developments are ridiculous and miss the real point of the election. Let’s imag ine t hat Clinton gets elected. She gives her first inaugural address and State of the Union outlining ambitious strategies on Wall Street reform, LGBT rights, climate change

and criminal justice reform. Let’s even imagine that her coattails are long enough to reclaim the Senate for Democrats in 2016. But the House of Representatives is so gerrymandered that there is no way she reclaims it in 2016, or even makes much of a dent in the Republican majorities. Fueled by decades of blind hatred towards the Clintons and a campaign cycle that revolved around stopping the liberal agenda, it seems improbable that House Republicans would suddenly cooperate on anything at all. If anything they might be more hostile to her than Obama. While she might be able to do some things through executive order and make Supreme Court nominations (it’s an open question as to whether or not the Senate Republicans would allow anyone to be confirmed), there isn’t much that she would and could do that Obama already hasn’t. I n t he ab s olut e b e s t- c a s e scenario for her, within two years Congressional Republicans make a disastrous misstep such as a shutdown, default or impeachment attempt. In 2018 a few governors’ mansions and House Seats f lip and she retains a majorit y in the Senate, possibly expanding it. Then in 2020, another weak Republican candidate keeps her in office and the trend going. When new House seats are drawn for 2022 the Democrats either undo Republican gerrymandering or flip it into their favor. Afterward, some miracle lets her expand House seats in bot h midterm elections, which is functionally impossible, and she can finally implement her reforms in her last two years of office. Just in time for someone else to start campaigning to be the new president. T he id e a l p ol ic ie s of t he Democrat ic ca nd idate a re basica l ly i r releva nt. Sa nders would be blocked just as badly.

Joe Biden would be viewed as a loathsome relic of the Obama ad m i n i st r at ion. Rea l ly on ly Jim Webb might be able to get Congress to go along with him. He’s polling around 2 percent right now. On the flip side, a Republican president w it h a decent per for ma nce i n Senate races would be given t he abilit y to govern with both chambers of Congress and a much less vocal resistance in the Senate. They would actually be in a place to implement broad new measures on everything from foreign affairs to health care to Wall Street. The proposals of Republican politicians could actually matter, w h ic h i s w h y it ’s s h o c k i n g there have been so few of them, e spec ia l ly i n a c rowded a nd ideologically diverse field. The Republicans should be competing to convince their electorate that they offer the best policy vision, rather than the best chance of stopping liberals, and then trying to convince America that their policies are good. The Democrats should be trying to convince their base that they have the best chance of fighting against conservative policies and candidates. Then they should convince A merica that a Republican agenda would literally be worse than continual stalemate. Instead, for whatever reason, t he par t ies are st ill bot h complicit in spreading the lie that the 2016 election is about new liberal policies or stopping H i l la r y. W hatever happen s, Clinton is already stopped and liberal ideas are going nowhere. The Republicans’ chief mission is already accomplished and the Democrats’ is impossible. So let’s call the race what it is and focus on the Republican’s policies and not just how much they hate liberals.

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Summer movies hits and misses Worst Movies of the Summer

Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

Best Movies of the Summer The Avengers: Age of Ultron

People of all age groups stormed the theatres to watch the headlining cast of superheroes save the day. The Avenger movies are always wildly entertaining and live up to Marvel’s high reputation.

Terminator Genisys

This movie series is so tired. When John Connor sends Kyle Reese into the past to protect his mother from a terminator assassin, there is a change of events and the timeline is altered. This movie is basically a compilation of “what ifs” and fan fiction from over the years. The only reason this movie made it into theatres is because of the legend Terminator has already built.

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Trainwreck

Trainwreck tells the story of a hilarious magazine writer, Amy (Amy Schumer), who has been taught since childhood that monogamy isn’t realistic. She continues to live by that moral, avoiding what she believes to be the restriction of a boring, committed life. Eventually, she meets the “perfect man” who makes her question all of her previous values.

Jurassic World

Jurassic World took us back to a childhood filled with imagination and dinosaurs. With a new theme park that is ten times larger than the original, introduced us to a new, dangerous dinosaur hybrid.

Tomorrowland

The ratings on this movie weren’t as high as the hype for it was. A troubled, yet gifted teen and a scientist go on a journey to discover the secrets of a place that doesn’t technically exist anymore, despite its existence in their memories. The film lacked suspense but did have a lot of good imaging.

Hot Pursuit

A policewoman is assigned a case to escort a beautiful woman across the country to testify against her husband who is a drug lord. Her husband is later attacked and killed which leaves them both having to escape gunman and crooked cops. The cast is beautiful and that may be the only positive thing about this movie.

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Dope

Dope tells the story of three high school seniors growing up in a poor area of Inglewood, Los Angeles. Their whole lives change overnight when they decide to attend a local gangster’s birthday party and get sucked into a world of drugs, guns and thugs.

Minions

The minions exist to serve the most evil villains all throughout history from the T. Rex to Napoleon. However, they are terrible at their jobs and always serve under the unsuccessful masters. After a long time without a master and a long period of depression, one minion, Kevin, has the idea to set north and find a new master. Through a cute and hilarious adventure, Kevin and his two friends, Bob and Stuart, find a master, the world’s first super villainess.

Ted 2

Ted 2 should have ended at Ted 1. Life is completely different for John and his teddy bear friend Ted. John is now a bachelor and Ted is married and deciding to adopt a child. The law won’t let Ted adopt because he isproperty, not a person. This makes absolutely no sense and the ratings for the movie prove this movie was a complete bust.

Aloha

A military contractor reconnects with an old girlfriend who is now married. He also kindles a flame with a fighter pilot who watches his every move. This movie is as boring as it sounds. The plot is completely uneventful and is focused around a love story that no longer exists.

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Break up some textbook reading with something you enjoy

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Books don’t have to be either something mind numbingly difficult or super easy; they can be a mix of the two, creating something enjoyable yet thoughtful.

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Every year, college students are forced to buy expensive and often obsolete textbooks and reading materials. We waste our parents’ money on reading materials that we don’t want to — and often don’t end up needing to — read. The passages and research that we do end up skimming can be incredibly boring or difficult to get to, so we start associating reading with that horrible, uninterested feeling. But we have libraries full of books that are meant to be enjoyed, not suffered through. Just by stepping into Thomas Cooper or a used book store, it’s often super easy to find books that can be read for pleasure. Yes, at times it seems time-consuming and harder than watching the next episode of your favorite show that’s already loading on Netflix, but a good story sometimes makes us think in ways we didn’t before, and it can be really satisfying to finish a great book. So before the semester gets too overwhelming, consider picking up a book for fun. Whether it’s a self-help style book about the challenges of young adulthood, a classic fiction tale or something light and modern, books can help us make connections to the world around us and even make us smarter. Here are a few reads that may spark your own interest:

The Geog raphy of Bliss by Eric Weiner

Th is t ravel memoir follows a n American writer as he travels the globe searching for t he t r ue meaning and source of happiness. He asks himself and the people he meets questions along the way that will stir up a wanderlust and curiosity in the reader that you may have never known you had. Unlike self-help books, this brutally honest book doesn’t claim to solve your unhappiness, but instead explores unlikely sources of joy throughout the world, and it could prove especially eye-opening for young adults looking for their own happiness.

T he Night Ci rc us by Er i n Morgenstern

This mysterious tale is about a traveling circus that opens — you guessed it — at night. The stor y of t wo star-crossed circus part icipants w ill draw you in from the first page, and following their journey proves to be not what you expect. The fascinating character development makes this easy read a quick one, and your imagination will run wild with the fantastic and magical descriptions.

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

A classic fiction story about a bizarre hostage sit uat ion in Sout h A merica, t his book stretches t he def init ion of a traditional novel’s timeline. A s the situation evolves, fears, loyalties and emot ions cha nge, a nd you w ill f ind yourself sympathizing with, despising a nd e ven c a r i ng for a l l t he w rong characters. The strange tale takes place in such a short amount of time, but it manages to capture an uncharted facet of humanity that proves fun to contemplate.

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The music scenes around Columbia, whether it be a bar or an entertainment center, draw bands and artists from all different genres and popularities.

Live music in Columbia better than expected Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

If you love music, Columbia definitely has a spot for you. Five Points and The Vista are full of places to go to dance and listen to music, but there are also several places in Columbia that have live music almost every night of the week. If you are a music lover and don’t want to break the bank to hear live music from local and nationally known bands, use the following list to find out where you are going this weekend.

music almost every night of the week for unbeatable prices. http://newbrooklandtavern.com

Conundrum:

I f you love i nd ie mu s ic or performances with unique styles and sounds, Conundrum Music Hall is your place. They have ma ny l ive per for ma nces each week, and their shows typically only cost $5 to $10. ht t p://conu ndr u m. us/#index-header-1

Music Farm:

Although Music Farm is a little T h e N e w B r o o k l a n d pricier than some local bars that ho st l ive mu sic , Mu sic Fa r m Tavern: Located on State Street, The New Brookland Tavern has live

brings in some huge headliners and hosts different shows for all

age groups. ht t p://w w w.musicfarm.com / venues/music-far m-colu mbia / upcoming-shows/

Tin Roof:

Tin Roof is known for being a live music joint. They also have great deals on food, drinks and music. http://w w w.tinroofcolumbia. com/about

Art Bar:

Tattoo shop and restaurant by day, live music hot spot by night. Art Bar has a full calendar of events coming up. ht t p: //a r t b a r s c .c o m / event-directory/

Columbia art scene one to experience Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

Columbia’s art scene is waiting to be discovered by the many art enthusiasts here on campus. If you don’t already spend all of your time in McMaster and would like to explore local and professional artwork, there are several places right down the street for you to go.

C olu mbi a Mu seu m of Art:

This is an opportunity to use one of those student discounts. The Columbia Museum of Art, $5 for students and free to the public on Sundays, is a great way to engage you r m i nd a nd see artwork from some of the greatest legends. Currently the museum is hosting “From Mao to Marilyn,”

which explores A ndy Warhol’s collection of celebrity paintings. The museum also holds adult art classes, tours and lectures from a variety of art enthusiasts. http://www.columbiamuseum. org

City Art:

Th is museu m has a large collect ion of professional and hobbyist art work. The galler y is always changing. It also offers classes and sells art supplies. http://www.cityartonline.com

Gallery West:

Gallery west brings arts from ever y end of t he t able to one shop. It sells and displays art in the form of ceramics, painting and draw ings, wood and even sculpture and jewelry. They host several events per year and also have exhibitions that are often

free to the public. http://gallerywestcolumbia.com

Studio Cellar:

Studio cellar is a local social p a i nt i ng s t ud io where a r t i s d i s p l a y e d a n d c r e a t e d . Yo u don’t need any experience, just the desire to go out and create something fantastic. You can take classes with your friends or to freestyle paint. http://www.studio-cellar.com

Tapp’s Arts Center:

This is another art studio that displays local and professional ar t work . It of fers classes a nd work shops as well as a neverending variety of events. ht t p://w w w.tappsar t scenter. com/about/

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Columbia art gallaries bring in art pieces from local artists, like City Art’s exhibits, to those on a more famous level, like the Columbia Museum of Art’s Andy Warhol exhibit.

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Roommates, especially random matches, can either make the school year immensely easier or insanely difficult, depending on how the dynamics of the people are.

How to get along with your roommate Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

One of the biggest challenges you will face in your entire college career is living with a stranger who is completely different from you. He likes video games and you like cross fit. She likes shopping and Instagram while you just want to sleep. Although it may seem awkward for a while, there are ways to successfully live with someone you don’t know, and even like it a little bit. If you use these tips religiously, perhaps you and your roommate won’t hate each other.

Don’t invite people over without your roommate(s) knowing.

Be respectful. The walls in your apartment are only so thick, and you and your guest being loud in the middle of the night can get to be quite annoying. So establish some agreements between each other to make sure you all are on the same page.

Don’t eat their food.

If you didn’t buy it, don’t eat it. Unless your roommate is present when you are eating the food and has already said you can have some, don’t eat it. It’s not worth the argument.

kleptomaniac, but when you live with people you don’t know or are living a hallway of 20 to 30 other people, keeping your expensive or valuable items locked in a safe will ensure you never have to deal with lost or stolen goods.

Clean up after yourself.

Get to know each other’s schedules.

Your roommate is not your mom, and if your shared space is dirty enough for them to complain about, I’m sure they don’t want to be. Avoid unnecessary conflict by keeping your mess in your own area.

After spending a lot of time together, you will start to know when the other people will be home or away. However, knowing their schedule ahead of time will help you get the privacy you need.

Get to know everyone’s backgrounds.

You don’t have to be best friends.

Everyone comes from a different background. That is one of the best things about college: you get to meet people from all over the place. Getting to know where people are from, how many siblings they have, and their socio-economic status can help you all understand each other better.

Keep valuables locked up.

I’m not saying that your new roommate is a

So many people think that they have to be buddybuddy with the person they are destined to spend the whole year with. At first, it may be convenient to have someone around with whom you can eat dinner, go grocery shopping and explore the town, but if you decide this person isn’t your “type,” you don’t have to be best friends. Maintaining a level of respect for each other’s space is all you need to make it through the year.

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Saving money seems hard, is easy Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

Spending money is easy, but spending money when you don’t have any is hard. College has a lot of hidden expenses, especially in the first few weeks. You have to buy last minute items for your apartment, extra books and not to mention the cost of making friends. It is smart to learn how to spend money, save money and make money. Here are just a few ways to make sure you don’t blow your budget while enjoying the best years of your life.

Don’t bu y b o ok s unless you absolutely have to.

More often than not, you w ill buy a $10 0 book you use one time. Typically, the library keeps several copies on reserve that you can rent for two hours at a time.

Cook more, eat out less.

Lear n i ng how to feed yourself will pay off in the long run. Eating out three times a day can get extremely pricey. Buying groceries will cut back on this cost. Also, be sure to use every meal on your meal plan and all of your Carolina Cash.

Ta ke ad va nt age of USC events.

They are free. USC has a f ree mov ie t heater, f ree sp or t i ng e vent s a nd f ree cultural events. Some of these events even have free food.

Use st udent l iv i ng and USC amenities.

Ma ny st udent liv ing areas have pools, gyms and

computer labs. Cut back on costs by taking advantage of these.

Sell things you don’t use.

G et t i ng r id of old cell phones, video games and clothes gives you more room and more money in your pocket. Gazelle.com offers cash for your old phones, even broken iPhones. Vinted. com is a great website (and app) where you can safely sell those old clothes that have just been taking up space in the back of your closet.

Get a job.

Having a job gives you a regular income and will keep you busy, so you won’t be out spending a ton of money. USC’s first job fair is on Augst 17 in the Russell House Ballroom from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Use student d i s c o u n t s . Columbia is a col lege tow n, so there are plenty of restaurants, stores and salons that will give you a discount just for being a student.

Make your own coffee.

Buying a cup of coffee at Starbucks everyday will drill a hole into your wallet. Buy a coffee pot and you can make 10 cups for the price of one.

Spend your money wisely.

Blowing your budget at Five Points is OK every once in a while, but making it a habit is bad for your bank account. Be reasonable.

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You have tripped over a brick and not been embarrassed about it.

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You are tired of eating Chick-fil-A, but it is still your number one choice for upstairs lunch. You have sat in the wrong class on the first day of school and never said anything. You have sat on the floor in the library during finals, desperate to study for an exam, because there is nowhere else to sit.

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Certain structures are breaking down in your l i fe wh i le ne w one s are forming. Saturn is creating some changes, and this can seem pretty dramatic at times, but you’ll soon f ind t hat you’re in a good groove again w it h work and with love.

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You could receive lots of invitations this week as Mars brings you some social energ y. Even if you’re busy with work, tr y to get out and be among people in a fun way. You need some down time. Along the way, you could enjoy a fun flirtation.

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Good deeds you did for others will pay off for you now. Maybe you’ll receive a g if t f rom someone, or perhaps someone w ill play match ma ker for you after you helped him or her meet somebody nice. Saturn is bringing you karmic rewards. 3 New Zealand bird 4 One of two directing brothers 5 Prohibit 6 Hauls with effort 7 The “E” in HOMES 8 Comic Carvey 9 Adobe document suffix 10 Bone-chilling 11 Spaghetti sauce ingredient 12 Lose one’s footing 13 Believers: Suff. 18 Felipe of baseball 19 “True __”: Wayne film 24 In a dead heat 26 Athletic center 27 Popular Pachelbel work 28 The first Mrs. Trump 29 “Isn’t my face familiar?” 30 Futurist’s deck 31 Calf muscle malady 32 Entomb 34 Big name in Russian ballet 35 Drama division 39 “Please tell me” 42 Stocking tear 45 Bear’s home

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ACROSSACROSS 1 Jab 5 Ran, as dye 9 Cola choice 14 Work with words 15 Pervasive glow 16 Secluded valleys 17 Easy orchard pickings 20 Test run 21 Char 22 Little tricksters 23 “Fat chance!” 25 “__ the picture” 27 Bankrupt Best Buy competitor 33 Approves 36 Small Chevy model 37 Deserve 38 Copy in fun 40 “__ That Tune”: classic game show 41 Mild oaths 43 Full-grown filly 44 Without a break 46 Sign that might bode ill 47 Heavy amount, as of homework 48 “Platoon” war zone 49 Best-selling 2006 memoir subtitled “One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia” 52 Gunshot sound 54 Toothpaste option 55 Stand watch for, say 57 Lira replacement 61 Is in first place 65 Groundbreaking 1956 sci-fi film ... or where you might find the ends of 17-, 27and 49-Across? 68 Caesar or Brutus 69 Dedicated poems 70 Part in a play 71 Follows orders 72 Overly inquisitive 73 Barbershop sound DOWN 1 Animal’s hide 2 Scent

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Leo

With your warm, fire sig n personalit y, you enjoy being the center of attention. Right now M a r s i s m a k i ng you more of a show-off than ever. You’ll entertain an audience of coworkers, fam ily members or c a s u a l f r iend s . You r sweetheart could get a little jealous.

Virgo

T he su n enters you r sign in a couple weeks, a nd you w i l l enter a four-week power period. It’s your personal new year, with lots of good energies ret urning to you. Dare to dream big a nd m a k e a mbit iou s plans. You can achieve many big goals if you try.

Libra

You might find yourself attracted to two people at once. T he moon is put t ing you in a romantic and flirtatious mood. M aybe you’re feeling a little bored in a relationship. Try to spice t h i ng s up w it h you r current honey if you can.

Scorpio

Yo u c o u l d h a v e a breakthrough of some type this week, thanks to Saturn. Maybe you’ll finally figure out what has been going wrong in your business or your career. Or perhaps you’ll stumble upon a winning strateg y for your love life.

Sagittarius

Sometimes it’s hard to balance your personal and professional life. Mars is telling you that you could be paying too much attention to one at the expense of the other. Avoid going to extremes. Fi nd a way to i nvest energy equally in each aspect of your life.

Capricorn

The sun will help you s ee g o o d re s u lt s for your labors. If you’ve been putting in extra hours on the job, maybe you’ll receive a raise or promotion. If you have been focusing on healing a love relationship, you cou ld f i nally reach a great place with your honey.

Aquarius

You might find yourself at t racted to someone with a bold, dominant personalit y. Since you tend to be more lighthearted and easy going, this could be a case of opposites attracting. The moon is encou rag ing you to explore and to learn.

Pisces

As the sun prepares to move opposite your sign, you need to sit back and take stock of your life. Make lists of things that are going well and other things that could stand improvement. This is a quiet, reflective time for you.

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Tips on an easier off-campus living experience Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

Tips for living off-campus student living Event u a l l y, mo s t of u s will move out of our small, conven ient , on- ca mpus dor m rooms into a small, i nconven ient , of f- ca mpus apartment. Well, it is pretty convenient given you know how to t a ke adva nt age of living off campus. Perhaps you are used to wak ing up minutes before class starts and running down the stairs to get to your first class right across the street. We l l , l i v i n g of f c a m p u s requires more planning and more time. Use these simple tips to ensure you get the most out of living off-campus.

Clean up after yourself.

T h is is pret t y st raightfor ward. The best way to keep peace in your apar t ment w it h you r new roommates is to make sure you a re pic k i ng up a f ter yourself and keeping your stuff in your own room.

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Adequate use of the shuttle system can help some of the hassel of living off-campus by saving gas money and parking worries.

happy to come fix it for you. Take advantage of the bus stop early. shuttle. G e t t o k n o w t h e Learn how to take care Driving around 10 minutes of appliances. before your class looking for maintenance crew. You a re a you ng adu lt . a meter or a garage space is These people can be your a nightmare, and it usually ends i n you m issi ng you r class more often than not. Take advantage of your free shutt le ser v ice. Learn t he schedule and f ind out t he least crowded times to ride it. Also, keep in mind your entire neighborhood has access to that one shuttle, so get to the

best friends or your worst friends. They have a key to your apartment and can see ever y t h i ng you have a nd everything you do. Be friendly with them and form a decent relationship so when your air conditioning stops working on t he hot test day of t he year, they will be more than

It is t ime for you to learn how to t a ke ca re of you r washer, dr yer, dishwasher and especially your toilet. A lthough the maintenance crew will be there to aid you when things go south, they are not your daddies. You can plunge your own toilet.

Have utility awareness. Put the Wi-Fi router A lot of student living areas in the middle of your give a huge discount when it comes to paying for air and apartment. water. However, if you keep every light on in your house and do six loads of laundry a day, you’re going to rack up some huge utility bills. You and your roommate(s) have to split those, so avoid awkward and annoying confrontation by t u r n i ng of f l ight s a nd running water more often.

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Song of summer playlist Kylie Tokar

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These days, the hit radio stations are playing a variety of music genres, and obviously some songs are better than others. Some have inspired us, pumped us up and been the background music to the best months of our lives — summertime. Others are overplayed and we wish they’d move on to something new already. It’s up to you to decide which songs should die with the summer heat and which are worth putting on your back-to-school playlist. Here the Billboard Top 20 Songs of the Summer: 1. “See You Again”—Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth 2. “Bad Blood”—Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar 3. “Cheerleader”—OMI 4. “Trap Queen”—Fetty Wap 5. “Shut Up and Dance”—WALK THE MOON 6. “Watch Me”—Silento 7. “Can’t Feel My Face”—The Weeknd 8. “Uptown Funk!”—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars 9. “Hey Mama”—David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 10. “Honey, I’m Good.”—Andy Grammer 11. “Want To Want Me”—Jason Derulo 12. “Where Are U Now”—Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber 13. “Fight Song”—Rachel Platten 14. “Worth It”—Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink 15. “Lean On”—Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. M0 16. “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”—The Weeknd 17. “The Hills”—The Weeknd 18. “Sugar”—Maroon 5 19. “Post To Be”—Omarion feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko 20. “Talking Body”—Tove Lo

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Dos and Don’ts of first week USC experience Kylie Tokar

DO wear comfortable shoes and a DON’T be embarrassed. If you trip over a brick or get lost looking for the light outfit. business building (it’s on Assembly Street), shake it Famously hot Columbia will continue to make So you’re a freshman and you haven’t quite off or ask for directions. The hard part of classes

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got a grip on the campus scene yet. Or you’re an upperclassman looking for a fresh start. Keep in mind these few simple tips to make sure your first week experience is a success.

DO plan accordingly.

Whether you’re driving to campus or walking from your dorm, your journey to class may take longer than you think. Between the thousands of anxious students walking through the Horseshoe and the unpredictability of campus parking, it pays off to leave a few minutes early.

DON’T worry if you mess up.

Being a couple minutes late or walking into the wrong classroom isn’t the end of the world. It’s just syllabus week, and as important as it is to be able to gauge the policies of your new classes, everybody makes mistakes and any mix-ups you may have are totally forgivable.

you sweat for the next couple of months, so don’t weigh yourself down with heavy clothing or long sleeves. Plus, the wonky state of the brick paths on campus guarantee that more than a few students will stumble on their long, hot walks to class.

D ON ’ T e x p e c t e v er y o ne t o b e dressed up.

This isn’t middle school anymore, so if you choose to wear a T-shirt and running shorts, you won’t be alone. The most important thing is that you’re comfortable, and whether you choose to wear a dress or your most beat up pair of sneakers is up to you.

DO say hi to old friends.

Seeing familiar faces is one of the best parts of coming back to school, so if there’s someone you recognize, ask them about their summer and maybe you’ll have a new person to walk to class with or to sit with once you get there.

shouldn’t be getting to them, and there is always someone willing to help.

DO introduce yourself to new people.

Knowing your classmates comes in handy for when you need the notes from the day you got sick or a good partner for a group project. Not to mention you could make a new friend!

DON’T be afraid to sit in the front row.

Or with friends. Or alone. You know how you learn best and it’s up to you whether you succeed sitting with your crew of supporters in the back or within ten feet of the professor. Choose wisely.

Lastly … DO get excited!

It’s the start of a new year, and the possibilities are endless. Embrace new challenges, meet new people and soar to new heights.

Dos and Don’ts of dressing for college Morgan Smith @TDG_ARTS

First off, let me start by saying this is not about trends. This article is not about fashion, style or matching. This article is about how to dress so that you feel good about yourself walking around the USC campus. USC trends can be seen almost immediately upon entering t he campus. Girls wear long T-shirts, Nike shorts and tennis shoes and guys can be seen sporting chubbies and button-up shirts. You can follow these trends or carve your own path. Whatever you choose to do, here are some tips for staying comfortable while trekking around campus.

Wear comfortable shoes.

Ju st i n c a se you h ad n’t not iced, USC is composed of torn up walkways, endless left and right turns and miles of steep, challenging hills. Wearing those new heels, sandals or $200 pair of Jordans may not be the best idea. But if you like blisters, scuffs and tired soles, don’t let anyone tell you you can’t.

Dress appropriately.

This may be your first time going to a school without a dress code. Perhaps you are excited to wear a skirt that does not fall past your fingertips or sag your shorts. However, when you walk into a classroom dressed like you are going to a music festival, it is hard to gain respect from your professors. Dressing like you are here to impress your future employer can never hurt your case.

Leave your PJs at home.

Nothing screams “I just woke up and I don’t want to be here” like a T-shirt and some pajama pants. Don’t be that guy. Your professors will definitely notice you. And not in a good way.

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First impressions leave a mark on people, so dressing well will help the physical impressions left on people.

Don’t let the people in your dorm Wear what you like. These are not rules and guidelines, just advice. influence your outfit. If you really like your Star Wars onsie and want You may not ice t hat many of t he st udents dressexactly the same. But don’t let this influence your decision to wear that new, exotic shirt or those bright red shoes. Expressing yourself the way you want to is part of discovering the real you, so don’t be intimidated. Go for it!

to wear it everyday, go for it. Wearing what you like and not what everyone else likes shows that you are an individual and that you know how to be true to yourself.

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Saturday, Sep. 12

Kentucky Wildcats

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Saturday, Sep. 19

Georgia Bulldogs

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Saturday, Sep. 26

UCF Knights

Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

Saturday, Oct. 3

Missouri Tigers

Faurot Field, Columbia, MO

Saturday, Oct. 10

LSU Tigers

Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

Saturday, Oct. 17

Vanderbilt Commodores

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Saturday, Oct. 31

Texas A&M Aggies

Kyle Field, College Station, TX

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Tennessee Volunteers

Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

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Florida Gators

Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

Saturday, Nov. 21

The Citadel Bulldogs

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Gamecocks will looks to avenge last season’s disappointing 7-6 finish with this year’s group of new faces of starters, transfers and freshmen working hard in spring ball.

What to look for in 2015 football Will Helms

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South Carolina and head football coach Steve Spurrier followed the first three 11-win seasons in school history with a disappointing 7-6 record last season. However, ma ny ex per t s a re opt i m i s t ic ab out t he Gamecocks’ chances in 2015. Expectations are all over the board depending on which fan, coach or analyst you talk to. W hile a few of the most optimistic experts in college football have the Gamecocks

near the top or even winning the SEC East, some predict the Gamecocks will fail to make a bowl game for the first time since 2007.

Key Matchups S o u t h C a r o l i n a’s t w o biggest rivals have national cha mpionsh ip aspi rat ions this season as both Georgia a nd Clemson have top notch teams. Continuing its tradition, South Carolina will play Georgia in week three and Clemson to close out the regular season. T he G a me c o c k s t r avel

to Sa nford Stadiu m on September 19 for a matchup w it h t he n i nt h-ra n ked Bulldogs. The Gamecocks will face Heisman-hopef ul Nick Chubb and a deadly Georgia running game in a game that is traditionally one of the best in the SEC. South Carolina only plays four away games this season, compa red to se ven home contests and the season opener against Nort h Carolina at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Aside from the traditional rivalry games, the Gamecocks have a few key contests. No

single game this season is more important for South Carolina than the season opener. While Spurrier will have obviously chosen a starting quarterback by that date, a bad first half could open t he door for a backup to take control of the offense and become the hot hand — and the starter — for the rest of the season. The Gamecock s w ill travel to College Station on Halloween for a matchup with SEC West rival Texas A&M. South Carolina’s rotational SEC West opponent this year will be LSU. C le m s o n w i l l c o m e t o

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The Pressure’s On South Carolina only returns f i v e o f f e n s i v e a n d e i g ht defensive starters. Thus, much of the burden will fall on a few veteran players, at least for the first few weeks of the season. If the offense begins to stutter, expect Spurrier to get the ball to junior receiver and Biletnikoff hopeful Pharoh Cooper. SEEFOOTBALLPAGE6C

Traditions to follow for 2015 season Kelli Caldwell

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Summer is drawing to a close and students are arriving back at school, which means just one thing: 2015 South Carolina football is underway. Since 1892, the University of South Carolina has brought excitement to its pigsk in team in Columbia, South Carolina. This season will be no different. With new players joining the team, everyone should be interested to see what this squad has in store for the season. The G amecock s are k now n f or t he i r t r ad it ion s , l i k e mo s t southern schools. From the attire to fight songs, fans all over know a Gamecock when they see one.

Dress to impress Wearing garnet and black comes with technicalities when attending football games on Saturdays. Instead of the usual T-shirt and shorts, most fans are dressed in their Sunday best. Men usually wear nice collared sh i r t s w it h k h a k i s , or e ven a n occasional button down if it’s not blazing hot outside. The women come out to support their team in black dresses and, of course, cowboy boots. There are always jerseys being worn too, whether you’re male or female, but remember to dress light because you’ll be sweating before kickoff.

Game day traditions Joi n i ng t he Sout heaster n Conference in 1990 as t he 12t h member, Sout h Carolina earned its only SEC Eastern Division title

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Students new to Gamecock football might not know all the different tips and tricks to gameday in Williams-Brice stadium. in 2010. The Gamecocks notched three straight 11-win seasons before falling to 7-6 in 2014, leaving them with an all-time record of 584-552. Displaying one of the best pregame entries in college football, the team enters right after legendar y mascotCock y is unleashed from his cage to lead the fans in over whel m i ng ent husiasm. T he three-time National Mascot of the

Year leads t he crowd, and when Sandstorm starts blaring, fans go crazy, jumping and twirling their towels. In 2001, Sporting News ranked t he pre-game ent r y as t he most exciting in college football as the team entered the field through the tunnel to the first notes of the “2001A Space Odyssey.” On game day, the only place to be is Williams-Brice

Stadium.

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South Carolina’s “Sandstorm” before kickoff has been a relatively new development, originating in 2009. TRADITIONSPAGE4C Cooper finished second in the SEC with 1136 receiving yards last season, and the inexperienced quarterbacks will look to him early and often. Because of this added pressure, Spurrier may rely heavily on fifth-year senior running back Brandon Wilds to carry much of the load for the offense. Wilds h a s b e en a sol id

back up for t he l i ke s of M a rc u s Lattimore and Mike Davis and will get the chance to become the starter this season. On defense, junior college transfer Marquav ius Lew is faces massive expectations at the defensive end position. A year after the defensive line accounted for just seven of the G a me c o c k s’ 14 s ac k s , a slew of junior college transfers will look to re-establish S o u t h C a r o l i n a’s traditionally effective line.

Quarterback Situation

A s o f n o w, it’s a four horse race for the starting quarterback position, though most e x p er t s e x p e c t it to

hierarchy of who will and won’t be at kickoff. G amecock St udent Rewa rds is a mobi le app t h at pr ov ide s a gateway for st udents to gain “loyalty points” for attending certain events with the swipe of their Carolina Card. The events include all at h le t ic e ve nt s , but could also be special events put on by t he u n iversit y. Dif ferent event s g ive you a d i f ferent a mou nt of points, but most only cou nt for one. Each poi nt g ives you a better chance of being in the student section cheering on the team with Cocky. Seniors start out with the most points at eight, juniors and graduates with six, sophomores

come down to redshirt sophomore Connor Mitch and true freshman Lorenzo Nunez. “The quarterback battle is going on,” Spurrier said. “Like I told them, we’re charting everything … We’ll chart it up and sort of let you know how they did later on.” I f t h e p a s t 35 y e a r s a r e a n y indication, Spurrier will play the quarterback situation close to the chest.

Star Watch Every year, several players show promise in the preseason, but few turn into stars. Last season, linebacker Jonathan Walton and wide receiver Pharoh Cooper emerged as national talents. This season, while quite a few names are being tossed around, there are two players who should have breakout seasons in 2015. Redshirt freshman Deebo Samuel is a physical specimen. The six foot, 205-pound receiver reportedly ran a 4.36 second 40-yard dash in July. His route running ability has many alumni likening him to current San Fra ncisco 49er Br uce Ell i ng ton.

with four and freshman with three. Most sports si mply a l low you to walk through the gates w it h y o u r C a r ol i n a C a rd , but you mu s t request football tickets online. The process is simple; just make sure you have a good Wi-Fi signal. A nt icipat i ng t he opening game against No r t h C a r o l i n a o n September 3, fans and students should prepare for t his excit ing new season ahead. A nd remember, at the end of t he g a me, w i n or lose, don’t forget to raise your glasses high to salute your fellow Gamecocks in singing t he alma mater, “We Hail Thee ,Carolina.”

If the taller and faster Samuel can develop the timing that Ellington had with his quarterbacks, he could actually outperform Cooper in terms of receiving yards and touchdowns this season. Sophomore DJ Smith played well at times last season, but a lack of consistency in the secondar y hurt Smith’s numbers and playing time. This season, Smith is slated to take over the starting free safety job and will look to anchor what could be a surprisingly effective secondary. Smith’s aggressive and hard-hitting style has drawn comparisons to former Gamecock and current Texan DJ Swearinger. The Gamecock secondary could use a bruiser as the defense looks to regain its hard-hitting reputation. The Gamecocks will take on the Tar Heels on September 3 in Charlotte. Tickets are still available and the game will be broadcast on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. eastern.

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With last year’s highly successful seniors now memories, a fresh stock of riders need to step up for Boo Major’s team in order to succeed in a difficult year.

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The South Carolina equestrian team has released their 2015-16 schedule. The defending national champions open up their calendar on September 25 against South Dakota State. For the first time in the dual-meet era, the defending champions will open the season on the road. It is the second straight season the Gamecocks have opened their season away from home. The Gamecocks schedule features

five competitions against teams that advanced to the semifinals in last year’s national championship. Head coach Boo Major anticipates some changes this season. “We were a senior-heavy team last year,” Major said. “It was a great feeling to win the National Championship last year, but that means that we were going to lose some faces and gain new ones for the upcoming year. A lot of riders are going to start more than are accustomed to and we have to start the season in the right direction.”

Equestrian, also known as riding or horseback r id i ng, consist s of various areas of competition including d ressage, vau lt i ng, ju mpi ng a nd endurance riding and reining. The Gamecocks went 12-5 overall in the last season, finishing 4-2 in the SEC Conference. The Gamecocks began the season with a rocky 0-2 start, falling to Kansas State and SE C C h a mpion G e org i a . T he y quickly rallied and won their next seven matchups, including three SEC meets. After a quick exit from the

SEC tournament, the Gamecocks rode their way through the National Championship to bring home the hardware. “It was a great feeling to get that National Championship,” Major said. “We had a good group of seniors on the team and it was nice to know that they finished their last season with a national championship.” The Gamecocks are now looking toward the 2015-2016 season with SEEEQUESTRIANPAGE9C

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WR 2

1. Deebo Samuel, RS Fr. 2. Shaq Davidson, RS Fr.

WR 3

1. Shamier Jeffrey, RS Sr. (Tie) 1. Terry Googer, RS Fr. (Tie)

1. Mike Matulis, RS Sr. 2. Mason Zandi, RS Jr.

1. Cody Waldrop, RS Jr. (Tie) 1. Donell Stanley, RS Fr. (Tie)

1. Brandon Wilds, RS Sr. 2. David Williams, RS So. 3. Shon Carson, RS Sr.

1. Connor Mitch, RS So. 2. Lorenzo Nunez, Fr. 3. Perry Orth, RS Jr.

1. Alan Knott, RS So. 2. Cody Waldrop, RS Jr.

1. Will Sport, RS Sr. 2. Brock Stadnik, RS Jr.

1. Brandon Shell, RS Sr. 2. Mason Zandi, RS Jr.

1. Jerell Adams, Sr. 2. Kevin “KC” Crosby, Fr.

WR 1

1. Pharoh Cooper, Jr. 2. Christian Owens, Fr.

KOS

1. Sean Kelly, RS Jr. 2. Joseph Charlton, Fr.

1. Landon Ard, RS Sr. 2. Elliott Fry, Jr.

1. Elliott Fry, Jr.

Offensive Line

Wide Recievers

Defensive Line

Head coach Steve Spurrier recently called the South Carolina quarterback race “wide open.” A true freshman, Nunez did not participate in spring practices. He has the talent to surpass Orth and Mitch if he can quickly adjust to the college game.

A posit ion of st rengt h for t he Gamecocks, Spurrier will have multiple options in the backfield. The ever steady WIlds and explosive WIlliams will form a dynamic one-two punch.

Shell is the anchor of the line and could move to the left side if Mike Matulis’ knee is not completely healed. Knott, Sport and Waldrop all started at various points last season and will, in some order, form the interior of the offensive line.

Adams seems poised for a breakout year after three seasons behind 2015 seventh round NFL draft pick Rory Anderson. Crosby impressed coaches this spring but is still raw for an SEC tight end.

Regardless of who the Gamecock signal caller ends up being, Spurrier’s passing attack will focus on All-American Pharoh Cooper. Redshirt freshman Deebo Samuel had a tremendous spring and seems to have locked up the number two spot.

Much like in the past, the Gamecocks will run a rotation of eight or more pass rushers, allowing other new faces such as freshman Dexter Wideman to see the field this season. Co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke has much more depth on the outside than at the tackle position.

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ootball Depth Chart

RCB

1. Rico McWilliams, RS Jr. 2. Al Harris, Jr., So.

SLB

1. Larenz Bryant, Jr. (OR) 1. Jonathan Walton, Jr.

1. Gerald Dixon, RS Jr. 2. Cedrick Cooper, RS Sr. (Tie) 2. Dante Sawyer, So. (Tie)

1. Isaiah Johnson, RS Sr. (Tie) 1. Jordan Diggs, RS Jr. (Tie) 3. Chaz Elder, RS Jr.

1. Gerald Dixon, Jr., RS Sr. 2. Taylor Stallworth, So.

MLB

1. Skai Moore, Jr. 2. T.J. Holloman, RS Jr.

1. Abu Lamin, RS Jr. (Tie) 2. Phillip Dukes, RS Sr. (Tie) 3. Kelsey Griffin, Jr.

1. DJ Smith, So. 2. Chris Moody, RS Jr.

1. Marquavius Lewis, Jr. 2. Darius English, RS Jr. 3. David Johnson, RS So.

WLB

1. Jonathan Walton, Jr. (OR) 1. Bryson Allen-Williams, So.

LCB

1. Chris Lammons, So. 2. Wesley Green, RS Fr.

1. Pharoh Cooper, Jr. 2. Deebo Samuel, RS Fr.

Linebackers

Moore will start in the middle and Walton will most likely start on the weak side, but could move to the SAM linebacker spot if Hoke decides to start Allen-Williams, who is much more comfortable at the WILL position.

Secondary

Right now, the secondary is a logjam. Smith may be the only guaranteed starter, simply due to a lack of depth at free safety. Johnson and Diggs may be the most intriguing position battle on the team, aside fromquarterback. Expect a few of these young players to separate themselves from the pack in the coming weeks.

1. Shon Carson, RS Sr. (Tie) 1. Deebo Samuel, RS Fr. (Tie)

SPUR

It is still unclear if Hoke will use any of Lorenzo Wardâ€™s signature 4-2-5 formation in 2015. The safety-linebacker hybrid SPUR position might not exist in Hokeâ€™s traditional 4-3, but, regardless, both Bryant and Gurley will see extensive action on defense.

Kickers

The school-record holder for most consecutive extra points made is on nearly every Groza Award watch list out there. Charlton was the top specialist in the class of 2015, but may end up redshirting this season. Ard will most likely handle kickoff duties once again this season.

Carson has held down return duties the past two seasons, but Samuel has shown flashes of elite play-makingability.

Cooper will be the punt returner unless Spurrier decides the risk of injury becomes too great.

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Equestrian Schedule 2015-2016 Date

Opponent

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Time

9/25/15

South Dakota State

Brookings, SD

TBA

10/02/15

TCU

Blythewood, SC

2:00 p.m.

10/09/15

Auburn

Blythewood, SC

2:00 p.m.

10/29/15

Texas A&M

College Station, Texas

11:00 a.m.

11/06/15

Baylor

Waco, Texas

TBA

11/07/15

SMU

Dallas, Texas

TBA

11/20/15

Georgia

Bishop, GA

1:00 p.m.

1/30/16

Tennessee-Martin

Blythewood, SC

10:00 a.m.

2/06/16

Georgia

Blythewood, SC

1:00 p.m.

2/20/16

Texas A&M

Blythewood, SC

10:00 a.m.

2/27/16

Auburn

Auburn, AL

2:00 p.m.

3/04/16

Delaware State

Dover, DE

TBA

3/04/16

SMU

Dover, DE

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Berson leads Gamecocks into brutal 2015

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Mikkel Knudsen and Kurtis Turner, both originating from out of the country, were top on the list of minutes played and goals scored last season.

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The South Carolina men’s soccer team will begin their 2015 season against Mercer on Aug ust 28 at homein Stone Stadium. A f ter a solid 2014 season, t he Gamecocks finished 10-10-0 with a 3-5-0 conference record. Head coach Mark Berson seems enthusiastic about the upcoming season, challenging his team with a rigorous schedule including eight

matchups with teams that made it to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. “I think the team left the spring semester physically in really good shape, t act ical ly shar per, real ly having a clearer idea of the number of principles that we want to get across, and I think there was great moment um and morale,” Berson said. “I think they were really excited about the fall.” Sout h Carolina w ill host nine regular season matchups, including Conference USA contests against

F lor ida A t la nt ic , F I U, a nd t he conference closer against the ODU Monarchs. The Gamecocks will face off against rival Clemson on the road on September 4. This team is shaping up with the addition of several new players, a class Berson continually describes as “versatile” and “attacking.” This season will feature six new recruits, including A ll-A merican midf ielder Danny Deak in f rom Merc yhu r st Un iver sit y i n Pe n n s y l v a n i a . D e a k i n le d t h e

division wit h 16 assists t his past season and holds a record of 24 goals and 23 assists overall in his two years in Pennsylvania.CQ MV “Da n ny play s as a n at t ack i ng midfielder,” Berson said. “He’s a guy that brings in a lot of experience and abilit y,and is a guy that we think will have an immediate impact in ourteam.” Ot her new faces include Yanis Fekih from Paris, France, and Ben SEEMENSPAGE19C

Men’s Soccer Schedule 2015 Date

Opponent

Location

Time

8/16/15

Gardner-Webb

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

8/19/15

Winthrop

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

8/23/15

Furman

Columbia, SC

3:00 p.m.

8/28/15

Mercer

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

8/31/15

Georgia Southern

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

9/04/15

Clemson

Clemson, SC

7:30 p.m.

9/08/15

UNC Greensboro

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

9/12/15

UNC Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

7:00 p.m.

9/18/15

UAB

Birmingham, AL

8:00 p.m.

9/22/15

Elon

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

9/25/15

New Mexico

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

10/02/15

Marshall

Huntington, WV

7:00 p.m.

10/06/15

Wake Forest

Winston Salem, NC

7:00 p.m.

10/09/15

Florida Atlantic

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

10/13/15

NC State

Raleigh, NC

7:00 p.m.

10/18/15

Kentucky

Lexington, KY

1:00 p.m.

10/23/15

Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

7:00 p.m.

10/27/15

FIU

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

10/31/15

Old Dominion

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

11/07/15

Coastal Carolina

Columbia, SC

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Talented midfield leads optimistic Gamecocks

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Midfielder Savannah McCaskill and foward Sophie Groff were one and two last year on the team in terms of production, and they need to keep that momentum into this year.

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T he S out h C a rol i n a women’s soccer team hopes for an impressive season after their historic 2014 run. The team made its first trip to the Elite Eight in program history and finished the season ranked No. 9 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s (NSCAA) final rankings. The Gamecocks are already off to a good start as they will open their season ranked No. 11, their highest preseason ranking in history by the

NSCAA. “Preseason rank ings are as much about where your program is thought of historically as they are the upcoming season, so it’s exciting to see us in this position this season.” South Carolina head coach Shelley Smith said. “We feel great about the team we’re bringing into this season and look forward to keeping our program in this position.” Some standouts from the 2014 season will be back to help the Gamecocks move forward. 2014 SEC Freshman of

the Year Savannah McCaskill hopes to add to her impressive first year. As a midfielder, McCaskill tied for the team lead with 15 points, netting five goals and five assists. She started in all 25 games and recorded a shot in each game. Forward/Midfielder Raina Johnson will go into her senior season after recording 11 points a year ago, five goals and one assist. Johnson was clutch in game-winning opportunities, with four out of her five goals winning the game. Johnson and McCaskill will

work together again in the midfield in 2015. Junior forward Sophie Groff will also be back after a notable season. She was tied with McCaskill in points but led the team with six goals. Groff was also key in clutch situations, with two of her goals being game-winners. The Gamecocks will face a bit of a challenge now that goalie Sabrina D’Angelo has graduated and moved on to playing professional ball. D’Angelo SEEWOMENSPAGE19C

Women’s Soccer Schedule 2015 Date

Opponent

Location

Time

8/14/15

NC State

Raleigh, NC

6:00 p.m.

8/21/15

Northeastern

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

8/23/15

Oklahoma

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

8/28/15

Clmson

Clemson, SC

5:00 p.m.

8/30/15

Coastal Carolina

Columbia, SC

6:00 p.m.

9/04/15

Colgate

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

9/07/15

Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

5:30 p.m.

9/11/15

Georgia

Athens, GA

7:00 p.m.

9/14/15

Kennesaw State

Columbia, SC

6:00 p.m.

9/20/15

Missouri

Columbia, MO

3:00 p.m.

9/24/15

Texas A&M

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

9/27/15

Alabama

Columbia, SC

6:00 p.m.

10/02/15

Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

8:00 p.m.

10/08/15

Auburn

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

10/11/15

Ole Miss

Oxford, MS

8:00 p.m.

10/16/15

Vanderbilt

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

10/22/15

Florida

Gainesville, FL

7:00 p.m.

10/25/15

LSU

Baton Rouge, LA

7:00 p.m.

10/29/15

Tennessee

Columbia, SC

7:00 p.m.

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Mahamoudou Kaba is one of the very few key players the Gamecocks lost last year. MENSPAGE15C Davidson of Texas. “Our recr uit ing has been ver y good,” sa id Berson. “I’m rea l ly pleased w it h t he g roup we have coming in and I think the returning group has done a good job.” The st rong incom ing class combi ned w it h t he abi l it y of returning players and remarkable coaches indicates the likelihood of an exciting season for the Gamecocks. T h is w i l l be t he 38t h sea son for t he team and for head coach

WOMENSPAGE17C was the team’s star goalie all four years, so replacing her will be difficult, but the Gamecocks have their options. Sophomore Abbey Crider may be the frontrunner, after her four remarkable app e a r a nc e s l a s t s e a s on . W hen D’Angelo got injured toward the end of the season, Crider stepped in and did disappoint. She made save after save to guide the Gamecocks past the first few rounds in the NCA A Tournament. Finding a new goalie is important for the Gamecocks to succeed this season after relying on

Mark Berson, who has been with the program since its inception in 1978. More recently, Coach Berson earned a spot in the South Carolina Letterman’s Hall of Fame, joining six of his former players. The team returns to campus on August 11 and will begin practice the following day. South Carolina will host three exhibitions against G a r d n e r -We b b o n A u g u s t 16 , Winthrop on August 19 and Furman on August 23 before heading into the regular season.

D’Angelo for so much, but the team still has strong talent in that area. Sout h Carolina will open t heir season at home vs. Northeastern on August 21. The Gamecocks will face rival No. 22 Clemson at Clemson on August 28 in their third game of the season. They will also prepare for some tough competition, as they host No. 5 Texas A&M on September 24 and will travel to No. 8 Florida on October 22. W it h s ome ve t er a n help , t he Gamecocks are ready for what could be another historic season in 2015.

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