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‘Clash’ unites through diversity

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Representatives from different party-platform affiliated college organizations argue over the best way to achieve goals for the United States.

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St udent s l i ned t he back of t he auditorium and stood in t he doorway Wednesday night in order to hear the second installment of “Carolina Clash” bet ween USC College Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians. T he Col lege Democrat s were able to speak fi rst, and immediately def i ned t heir pa r t s as one of opportunity, equality and prosperity. Nick Sottile of College Democrats criticized Republicans for being “out of touch” and Libertarians for being “even more out of touch,” “only good in theory” and “unrealistic.” “ I ’m a D e mo c r at b e c au s e Demo c r at s a re d i f ferent ,” sa id Sottile, a third-year political science

student. “Democrats offer a path forward. These other guys offer a path backward.” College Republicans, according to member Brett Harris, is about limited government, conservatism and following the “model originally set up for America.” He criticized t hei r Democrat ic opponent s by referencing their current tenure in federal office. USC College Libertarian Ross Abbott addressed the other p a r t ie s’ “m i s u nde r s t a nd i n g of libertarianism.” He instead defined his party as one of social acceptance and fiscal responsibility. “Libertarianism is the extreme idea that government should stop you from hurting people and taking your stuff and nothing else. I don’t know why that’s so crazy,” Abbott said. “To quote the young Jeezy, you do you, I do me.”

on the calendar and decided that “ Wo u l d y o u s e n d y o u r date this was the day we would pull out troops,” said Harris, a second-year brother to war?” The College Democrats opened by saying that the country has a duty to respond when American citizens are harmed. “I suppor t what we are doi ng in Sy ria now and t he president’s response to it,” Sottile said. “I do not think we can turn our backs on the world. We have to remain on the world stage.” The Republicans countered by saying that, although the U.S. should protect its assets, they are not in favor of airstrikes in the way they have been executed so far. In fact, they continued by blaming t he cu rrent gover n ment for t he situation the U.S. is now facing in terms of terrorism. “The whole reason ISIS even exists is because our president circled a

political science student. “He pulled out for political reasons, not strategic reasons.” W h i le t he Republ ica ns a nd Democrats focused their responses on ISIS a nd Sy r ia, t he Col lege Libertarians decided to address the war on terror as a whole because “next week it will probably be a different country.” Abbott said that the war on terror is fighting a cycle of violence, and mentioned what he believes to be several mistakes the U.S. has made in the past in foreign relations. “They have very good reason to have disdain towards the United States,” Abbott said. “We eit her need to break the cycle of violence or accept perpetual bloodshed.” M ic h ael Ro se of t he C ol lege CLASH • 2

No Impact Week comes to USC Students learn to leave no trace with practical sustainability methods

Sunday Buy nothing new

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Students looking to go green have a great opportunity next week with No Impact Week. This week consists of a series of challenges for students that Sustainable Carolina hopes will teach participants methods of minimal impact on the environment. The week kicks off with a Sunday challenge to not buy anything new. Monday is all about not making trash, for example, reusing water bottles. Tuesday, students are encouraged to take sustainable transportation like bicycles or the USC shuttle. Wednesday is a food day featuring a challenge to eat locally and seasonally. Minimizing is key at the end; students are asked to minimize energy use on Thursday and water use on Friday. The week ends with giving back to the community on Saturday through service. T he No I mpac t Projec t is a n international nonprofit project founded in 2009 that “uses entertainment, education and group action to engage new people in the quest for ways of living that connect individual happiness with service to community and habitat.” Their goals are to “promote behavioral change, enable the public to experience their own No Impact Experiment, and engage people who are not already tree-hugging, bicycle-riding, canvas-bag-toting, eco-warriors.” The project started after Colin Beavan and his family spent a year living a nowaste lifestyle in New York City. He wrote the successful book No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the

From Pikachu to Hellbenders: students get creative with pumpkins

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Students got into the Halloween spirit Thursday night in the Russell House Ballroom by carving pumpkins. Hosted by Carolina Productions, the event featured food, music and more orange than a Carolina fan can usually stand. Some st udent s were completely i n Ha l loween mode. First-year hospitality management student Tori Creekmore said she usually carves ghosts and witches into her pumpkins. However, this year she was considering carving a Pikachu to match the full Pikachu outfit she was wearing at the event. International students also joined in on the festivities. International student, Mavi Bianchini, from Italy, carved a bat into her pumpkin. Carolina Productions’ Daytime Events Coordinator, Corey Johnson, said, “We’re just hoping to get some people de-stressed. We know with fall break being a little later students were kinda bogged down. So maybe coming back you have a couple exams but maybe something relaxing. Carving pumpkins with friends, having some snacks, just coming to relax,” he said. First-year business student Sophia Gribbs chose to paint her pumpkin instead of carving it. Citing not being very artsy and a friend’s carving accident last year, she hopes it will last longer and won’t smell as bad. Alex Ribeiro hoped to carve a character from popular PC game League of Legends. His backup plan if that didn’t work out was “just a face.” Dalton Newbold also embraced the video game idea by carving Mario into his pumpkin. Early childhood education student Winifer Mercado said, “I was going to put purple, but then I saw that purple and orange was going to be Clemson and I decided we can’t do that.” Next year she plans on fully embracing the South Carolina spirit and carving a gamecock into her pumpkin. First year nursing student Will Prosser, carved Chris from the Youtube series Hellbenders. Kappa Kappa Gamma member and athletic training student Emily Gigantino carved a pumpkin for her big. Johnson said, “It’s a really cool event and we’re hoping we could maybe do it next year.” DG

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Beaufort doctor sentenced for cocaine, prescription drug exchange

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A Beaufort doctor has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for charges in connection with a cocaine and prescription drug ring, The State reported. David Vincent Rhodes pleaded guilty in a Charleston hearing to conspiracy to possess and distribute oxycodone. Rhodes said he began by writing prescriptions for painkillers for patients who did not have a medical reason, which escalated into writing them for people who did not need them in exchange for cocaine. According to defense attorney Lionel Lofton, Rhodes “suffered from alcohol and drug addiction.” Following his arrest, Rhodes entered Talbott Recovery Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Rhodes successfully completed his stay and has passed all drug tests since, according to a letter from the rehabilitation center’s director. Rhodes is set to serve his time in a minimum-security prison in Florida, but Lofton is requesting a probation period that will include time in a halfway house and community service. — Compiled by Emily Ready, Copy Desk Chief

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Police chase in Florence leaves one bystander killed, suspect charged An innocent bystander was killed in a three-car collision in Florence following a high speed car chase, WIS reported. Kyeon Glover, 19, faces DUI charges after his vehicle traveled off the road and hit two other vehicles, as well as the west parking deck at McLeod Hospital. Glover and another person were taken to the hospital for treatment, but a third individual was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident followed a chase by SC Highway Patrol who received word of Glover fleeing the scene of a burglary. There were reports of shots fired. — Compiled by Lois Carlisle, Assistant News Editor

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DHEC announced on Wednesday that South Carolina’s infant mortality rate dropped by 25 percent since 2005, making it the lowest in the decade. In 2013, 6.9 babies died per every 1,000 born, according to GreenvilleOnline.com. Officials say better prenatal and preventative care to expectant mothers played a large part in this drop. The use of lactation consultants in hospitals is also on the rise, better educating new mothers on breastfeeding methods and benefits. The national average is 6.17 deaths per every 1,000 births. However, the U.S. is still ranked 169th globally for infant mortality. South Korea, Germany, the Czech Republic, Singapore and 20 other countries all have rates below 3.93 per 1,000. — Compiled by Lois Carlisle, Assistant News Editor

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CLASH • Continued from 1 Libertarians, adding to Abbott’s response, directed a question to the Democrats: “Would you send your brother to war?” “I think this is not a conflict for American boots on the ground. It has to be solved in the region,” Sottile said in response. “But I think we should all consider serving our country in war.”

Cutting grandma’s entitlements

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Jonathan Holt, President Pro Tempore of Senate, showing Halloween spirit in a bonnet and cow onesie.

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Student Senate was led by a talking hamster and the Gerber Baby on Wednesday night. In the spirit of Halloween, senators dressed to impress. Cae sa r of Power s a nd Responsibilities (Phillip Allan) presented a new attendance bill which was amended and tabled until next meeting. It would allow for up to three unexcused absences by senators. Caesar also moved to nominate Emily Smith to be Senator for t he Col lege of Education. She was sworn in

during the meeting after the movement was unanimously passed. S t u d e nt B o d y P r e s i d e nt Lindsay Richardson (dressed a s a g l a d i at o r) a n nou nc e d t he release of USC’s budget a l locat ion brea kdow n. I n a press conference planned for next Wednesday, Richardson will explain exactly how over $4 million in student activity fees are used. Student Government, Student Media, Carolina Productions a nd St ude nt T ic k e t i n g a l l receive around 3 percent each of that total budget. Student Government received $417,630 i n t he pre v iou s a l lo c at ion period. This is the first time this information has been made public to students.

The Residence Hall Association has passed a bill wh ich w i l l a l loc ate for t he i nst a l lat ion of water bot t le ref illing stat ions in Preston Residential College, Bates West, Sout h Tower and McBr yde. They also elected to install a new TV in South Quad. U n i v e r s i t y Te c h n o l o g y Ser v ices has been contacted b y S G e xe c ut i v e s , n a me l y Richardson, about improving st udent w i-f i. T h is sudden interest was spu rred by t he fast g uest w i-f i at t he away game at Auburn this weekend. Richardson encouraged senators to share any difficulties with i nter net speeds w it h U T S. Richardson will meet with UTS on Nov. 10 in order to move forward with this legislation. DG

The next question was related to entitlement programs. A c cord i ng to t he C ol lege L ib er t a r ia n s , entitlement programs compose 70 percent of the federal budget each year. The U.S. would still be in debt if all programs except entitlement were cut, and Social Security is expected to end before we can get it. The Libertarians used these statistics to argue that entitlement programs are not financially sustainable, and they said that citizens need to start working to make a change now. “We know it’s difficult to tell grandma her benefits are getting cut, and that’s not asking you to,” said Abbott, a third-year economics and business management student. “We can start today, by raising the retirement age as one example.” The Democrats said that entitlement programs are working, and advocated for removing the cap on incomes. “We’re the most powerful, richest nation in the world. I think we can afford to help our poorest citizens,” Sottile said. “When it comes to food stamps, this is not only a moral imperative, but also an economic benefit. These so-called entitlements are earned by workers.” Nadia Sims, also a representative of the College Democrats, said that she has experience with entitlement programs. “Republicans keep saying these programs don’t CLASH • 3

IMPACT • Continued from 1 Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process and then started the project. The website for No Impact Project contains instructions for educators to teach about protecting the environment, as well as continuously updating lists of tips from users on how to change yourself and how to change the world. Students who want to learn more can check out Sustainable Carolina on Twitter at @sustainablecaro and on sc.edu/green. The No Impact Project can be found on Twitter at @noimpactproject and on noimpactproject.org. DG

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CLASH • Continued from 2 work. I’m proof that these programs work ,” said Sims, a second-year political science student. “My mom was raising four kids by herself. We needed these programs. They work.”

Making a choice W hen the question on women’s reproduct ive rights was read, an audible uproar went through the crowd. The College Democrats said that women should have the right to do whatever they want with their bodies. College Republicans and Libertarians agreed on the concept of choice, but argued that government should not be floating the bill for it. Republican representatives Harris and A nna Chapman, a third-year political science student, said that the Republican party is becoming “a bit more realistic” and that the “Rick Perry generation has gotten this completely wrong.”

Clemson or South Carolina? When Abbott asked the audience how many people lived closer to Clemson t han t he Universit y of Sout h Carolina a nd saw a large number of people raise their hands, t hey asked t hem to imagine t he government forcing them to attend Clemson rather than USC. “That’s our current system. You go where you happen to live near,” Abbott said. Abbott said he believes in education vouchers that allow students to choose their school. Si ms sa id Col lege Democrat s support “equal and quality education to ever yone,” and t hat vouchers can only go so far. Sims and Sottile

said the U.S. needs to make smart investments. USC Republ ica ns ag reed t hat funding right now is not working, but argued that schools should be more deregulated. “It t raps people i n a c ycle of poverty that they can’t really get out of,” Harris said. “We believe that schools wit hin a state should be funded equally.” Harris also said the government needs to improve infrastructure for schools. “ Tec h nolog y i s rea l ly, rea l ly lack i ng i n cer t a i n pa r t s of t h is country,” Harris said. “I’ve been all over this country, and there are parts of this country that resemble the third world.”

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Closing remarks A lt hough t he polit ical part ies disagreed on many issues throughout the debate, they could all agree that they were impressed by the number of students who came out for the debate. “At the end of the day, we all want what’s best for this country. We just have different ideas of how to get there,” Harris said. “I think putting party before country is part of the reason we’ve gotten to where we are. We are Americans fi rst, parties second.” The College Democrats closed the debate by encouraging students to go to the polls on Tuesday to help create the changes discussed over the past two hours. “The biggest and greatest thing about that is we have so many people here,” Sims said. “We want change, we want progress, and I’m pretty sure all of the parties here can agree on that.” DG

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Bloody ballet

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Dancers practice for the Columbia City Ballet production of “Dracula,” the dramatic tale of the vampire count rendered in acrobatic dance movements.

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“Dracula” production aims to be different, modern ballet show Halloween has collected its share of villains over the years: Chuckie, Freddy Krueger, Count Chocula. But no villain has been as enduring or iconic as Gothic horror villain Count Dracula. Colu mbia Cit y Bal let present s “Drac u la”

Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Koger Center. Tickets can be purchased for $10 on Thursday night with a student ID. Fair warning: this is a Halloween classic with graphic blood and sexual content. “Dracula” defies common misconceptions about ballet. It is far from pink tutus, glitter and a girlfriend dragging her helpless date to the theater. “Dracula” appeals to a diverse audience by offering blood and violence mixed with passionate solo and group numbers that anyone can appreciate.

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“Dr ac u la is ver y d if ferent f rom people’s perception of what ballet is. It has everything a classical ballet has, yet it is very different and modern for someone who doesn’t typically go to the ballet,” Regina Willoughby, principal dancer and “Lucy” in the production, said. The ballet tells the story of vampire Count Dracula, who emigrates from Transylvania to England to spread a curse with his three sensual DRACULA • 5

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‘Scary Movie’ great Halloween viewing “Scary Movie” Release Date: July 7, 2000 Rating: R Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans Starring: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans Not everyone has the heart to watch the scary, gory or t e r r i f y i n g ho r r o r mo v ie . However, there are still ways to get into t he t radit ional Halloween movie spirit every year. “Scary Movie” serves as a cheat sheet of scary movies, making movie-watchers laugh themselves to sleep rather than have sleepless nights. The first “Scary Movie” film parodies the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” teen horror genre, along with other late ‘90s shows and cinemas. In the original film, four teenagers, after hitting a pedestrian in the road, decide to dispose of the body. However, a year later, the teenagers are terrorized by a masked assailant, believed to be the presumed dead person they disposed of, on the anniversary of the cover-up. T h e Wa y a n s b r o t h e r s , creators of the movie, excelled at taking the basic beats of a horror movie and spinning it into a comedy. There are plenty of trashy scary movies, and the poor acting, plotting and dialogue found in these movies are energetically parodied by the Wayans. The “Scream” franchise gets special attention, inspiring the movie’s masked villain.

That’s not to say that you need to be overly familiar w it h t he hor ror gen re to enjoy “Scary Movie.” Among its specific lampooning are plenty of moments of silliness, vulgarity and raunchy humor. The actors portray the witless college students with aplomb, diving into their respective archet y pes. A s the movie’s protagonist, Anna Faris does a superb job channeling the clueless horror movie heroine. Hor ror mov ie s t h r i ve on stupidity — its characters flock to danger like flies, making all of the wrong decisions until their incompetence is punished wit h deat h. “Scar y Movie” pushes this incompetence into farce, and by not taking itself or its characters too seriously, it succeeds in its parody. O ver a l l, “Sc a r y Mov ie” is a great not-so-scary movie to watch on the night before Halloween, and for those who are into scary movies, it is a great way to lighten the mood after watching a horror film. The film is a great Thursday night wind-down, along with a bowl of popcorn and candy corn to get in the Halloween spirit. DG

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While the “Scary Movie” franchise has spawned some subpar movies, the original holds up.

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DRACULA • Continued from 4 vampire ladies. The plot develops into a race to k ill Dracula before everyone is bitten and doomed to life as a vampire. All of the tensions and passions are expressed through dance — it’s an inherently dramatic story, and it fi nds its voice with every leap and pirouette. Ever y yea r t he Colu mbia C it y Ballet performs “The Nutcracker” and “Dracula” as t heir t wo staple shows. For returning loyal fans, new special effects and lighting will be implemented to keep the yearly show thrilling and dynamic. “Dracula” is a distinctly spook y Halloween event to attend this coming weekend. Director William Starrett encourages audience members to join in on the gory fun and dress up in a Halloween costume every night. On the night of Halloween, there will be a costume contest and the winner will receive a $100 gift card. “W hat bet ter way to spend Halloween?” Ingrassia asked. “You can watch Twilight in your bedroom or (watch) people die on stage.” Caleb Franklin / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

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Head to Head Ready for Hillary?

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America is always changing, always fi nding new technologies, new trends, new policy issues, new threats overseas, new problems. We need a president who is k nowledgeable enough to come up with new solutions, and that’s what makes me so ready for Clinton. One of the social issues that Washington has botched in the past is the issue of women’s health. This issue has long been ignored and mishandled by men who are not physically or emotionally equipped to speak on the subject. Clinton is the voice that women need. We cannot count on a man to understand the gravity of our fight to have the right to truly choose what happens to our bodies. Her prochoice platform and goals of making abortions and feminine health services available to more women who need them is what this nation needs in order for women to have true freedom of choice. Not only that, but she supports the availability of contraception that would lessen the need for abortions. Who better to handle these turbulent times of foreign relations than someone who has served as an ambassador and dealt f irst hand w it h negotiations and international relations? Her intolerance for tax cuts for big business give me at least some hope for the future of this country’s economy. She recently came out and said what every economically struggling American knows: trickle-down economics is a failure. Big businesses are shipping jobs overseas to let as little trickle down as humanly possible. Greed is real, and if the job of the government is to protect everyone’s right to a fair shot, they have to account for that and stop giving breaks to the wealthy and hold them accountable for monopolizing the country’s wealth with their business practices. These businesses need incentives to create more jobs in this country, not be rewarded for doing the exact opposite through tax breaks. She wants to reign in the idea that anyone can have a gun anywhere at anytime, and with the ludicrous number of shootings that have happened in the past few years, few months, few weeks, it is about time. As a former fi rst lady, a former secretary of state, and a former member of Senate, Hillary Clinton knows politics. She is the embodiment of Democratic values and will bring those values to the White House and actually execute them. I believe that she will be a strong candidate not only for the fi rst female president but for what is best for the nation.

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Barack Obama won the presidential nomination twice in a row because he is a serious man. He did not win it because he was black. Obama was a person who was capable of leading the country, and the American people recognized that capacity in him. He proved it time and time again in his handling of the Lehman Brothers collapse. By the end of the 2008, it was not about race anymore. It was about electing a man who knew what he was doing. Because of his fitness for office, those who even thought about playing the race card against him in that campaign got a good smack in the face for their trouble. And the people who brought the concept of race in that campaign were the Clintons. Who were the first few people who began to email about Obama’s “potential ties” to Islamic terrorist groups? Clinton staffers. The person who called Ted Kennedy, begging for his endorsement in the primary by saying “A few years ago this guy would have been getting us coffee?” Bill Clinton, pleading on behalf of his wife. I hope you get the picture by now. Hillary Clinton and those who work for her are not morally serious. “Who cares about 2008?” comes the rejoinder. “Shouldn’t the fact that a woman could be president overshadow her mistakes?” No. No, it shouldn’t, because her mistakes have real consequences. While working on her health care overhaul during Bill’s administration, Hillary deliberately postponed American intervention in Bosnia because it was “a Vietnam that would compromise health care reform.” According to Sally Bedell Smith, her input was the “key factor” in putting off the bombings. It took four years for the Clinton Administration to get up and stop the massacre of civilians in Europe. By that point many, many people were dead. In other words, she is directly responsible for the deaths of more than a quarter million men, women and children because she felt that trying to help them would get in the way of her health “message.” (And what happened to that sordid piece of legislation? It simply failed. It would take a more serious person, a decade later, to develop a national health care system.) So, what are we to make of this Hillary Clinton person? She is certainly a powerful speaker. She is knowledgeable about how to maneuver in politics. But she is not a morally serious human being. Which, for me, makes her unfit for any sort of high office, let alone the presidency.

I n h igh school I had t wo impact f u l but contradictor y encounters with Classics, the study of Greco-Roman art, literature, language and culture. The first was in the context of a European history class, when the textbook recounted that classicism was in vogue in the late-Renaissance French royal court. Reading this unsettled me, as I contrasted the vibrancy and vitalit y of Renaissance art that filled the pages of the school book with the bleached sterility of “classical art,” which was no more to my sophomoric sensibilities than the marble ostentation of a floundering monarchy. The second encounter came at the apogee of my youthful aestheticism during an obsession with the infamous anti-Victorian Oscar Wilde. The Irish writer studied Classics prodigiously at Trinity College, Dublin. W ilde was not u nusual in pu rsu ing t h is curriculum; Classics was the course of study for any aspiring man-of-letters. But W i lde w a s a m a n of r e s ou nd i n g l y nontraditional letters, and his classical education poised h i m to st a nd a st r ide old a nd new intellectual worlds. He used inherited knowledge not as a concrete to preserve and stabilize but as an oil to lubricate his life as a counter-cultural poeta ex machina. He was, at least i n my h igh school understanding, a perfect inversion of the 17thcentur y French classicist, standing not as a stone effigy amid a burgeoning polychromic modernity, but as the only coloration in a desert of black and white. Now, nearly five years later, as an undergraduate classicist bound for graduate study, I see that much has changed without changing at all. The alternatives of classicist-as-conservative and, for lack of a better contemporary indicator, the #classicist, still persist. We are reminded daily that the languages we study and the authors who used them are very, very dead, and that our monetary prospects are, if not equally expired, certainly lying etherized upon a table. This general rejection is bewildering and unfounded, since so many of my best-andbrightest peers are students of the Classics. They proffer lucid insights into the workings of our world, whether they concern the language we speak, the politics we practice, or the social codes we negotiate and enforce. In this spirit of Oscar Wilde, I commence this weekly column, in which I will discuss issues relevant to contemporary readers of The Daily Gamecock from the perspective of a classicist. I do so because I want to show that knowledge of antiquity can be a progressive and liberating force. I do so because I am convicted that we all share, or ought to share, in the relief that Vergil’s Aeneas felt when he entered Carthage on his odyssey after the Trojan War and found a monument built in commemoration of the efforts of his people: Even here, merit will have its true reward. even here, the world is a world of tears and the burdens of mortality touch the heart. dismiss your fears. Trust me, this reputation of ours will offer us haven. — Written by Del Maticic, fifth-year classics student

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USC deserves more debate ISSUE Last night’s Carolina Clash debate brought real issues to the USC campus. OUR STANCE This kind of event is both timely and important, and should be held more often. Last night’s Carolina Clash debate, which pitted representatives from Democratic, Republican and Libertarian student organizations against each other, cultivated a necessary environment for political growth. Three major political student groups at USC went head-to-head (to head) last night, with two representatives from each organization defending their own views and criticizing others. Putting aside the specific arguments that were on display last night, this kind of debate is a necessary catharsis to groups which spend almost all of their time

interacting only with themselves. There is a tendency, in all political organizations, to become cloistered into their own ideas and refuse to respect or even recognize the positions of the other parties. Having each group in the same room, answering the same questions, responding to the same audience: this is where the true heat of political and intellectual debate lies. And, in our opinion, there should be far more of it. This is the second Carolina Clash and each time it has hosted public political discourse. As citizens, the people who represent us in politics affect how we live our lives. The more people who are encouraged to speak their piece and cast their ballots, the more representative our local and national governments will become. We believe that Carolina Clash can muster a much larger active political student base at USC, with a few

small modifications to its procedure. If Carolina Clash became an event that ran once a semester instead of once a year, the debate’s attendance would see its numbers grow substantially. (With this in mind, it wouldn’t hurt to book a larger venue next time. Some students were literally standing in the aisles to see the debate last night.) Additionally, the number of flyers advertising the event and their distribution so soon before the debate might well have limited the number of people who saw them. With the midterm election coming up next week and the 2016 presidential election seemingly just around the corner, people who are knowledgeable and active in politics are going to be essential, both at USC and elsewhere. We feel that Carolina Clash, with a few changes, is a perfect event to stoke political discussion and participation.

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Senior Amber Henter helped the Gamecocks beat Auburn with a win in her hunt seat matchup.

South Carolina’s equestrian tea m w il l host Texas A& M Friday at 2 p.m. in Blythewood, South Carolina. The Gamecocks have not had much luck this season, losing their fi rst two matches and only hav ing one w in u nder t heir belts against Auburn, a 10-9 victory on Oct. 10. The team is hoping its first taste of victory can give them momentum to take down their upcoming opponents in t he No. 9 Aggies. Head coach Boo Major has gone back to preparing her riders after having time off for fall break. “The horses have had a little rest due to fall break so they are a bit more uppity when riding,” she said. “It will be interesting to see how they will ride come Friday.” T he prepa r at ion h a s not toned down after the win. In fact , t he tea m is now more determined, hav ing its eyes on a nat ional championship because despite the two losses, the Gamecocks are still ranked at No. 3. M ajor keeps t he hor ses and girls to a routine during prac t ice to obt a i n t he best results. “We have learned instead of drilling and drilling t he sa me t h i ng s over a nd over ag a i n wh ic h doe s not help us much, but rat her piecing ever y t hing we have learned from competitions as a whole helps us the most,” she said. The fixable errors the team has dealt wit h over t his fall portion on the season all stem back to Major’s point that the

Gamecocks need to minimize their mistakes. “A lt hough, I would rat her have my girls override their hor se s t h a n not r ide t hem enough,” Major added. “I would rather see too much effort than not enough shown to win the match.” Texas A&M is very different from the last meeting bet ween t he t wo prog ra m s i n March 2013 when Sout h Carolina advanced to the SEC Championship, due to some new faces on the coaching staff. “There is a bit of newness, and we may not see the same t y pe of r id i ng as we d id i n March just due to the fact of the two new coaches,” Major said. Texas A&M has done well to con st r uc t a ver y st rong hunt seat division that South Carol i na must adjust to on Friday. According to Major this division on Texas A&M’s team is a little more competitive and better than last year. Some people t ag t hese t wo teams as rivals, but this “rivalry” may only be due to the fact that every team in the SEC wants the bragging rights as winners of the conference, a nd bot h t he A gg ies a nd Gamecocks are still in position for the top spot. So since both teams are st ill fairly new to each ot her, t hey are st ill in more of a feeling-out process instead of engaged in a rivalry. “Competing against a ny school i n t he SEC is competitive and could be called a rivalry,” Major said. But af ter Fr iday ’s bat t le, S out h Ca rol i n a a nd Te x a s A&M will have a better understanding of each other’s strengths and weak nesses to perh ap s beg i n a st retch of yea r s where t hei r matchup may determine the conference winner.

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Decorated senior goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo will play her last home game Thursday night along with fellow seniors Taylor Leach, Andie Romness and Christa Neary.

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Head coach Shelley Smit h and the Gamecocks are excited to host Mississippi State Thursday at 7 p.m. for senior night. This is the last game of the regular season for No. 20 South Carolina, who is hoping for a bye in the fi rst round of the SEC tournament if they can snag one of the top six spots in the seeding. M ississippi St ate is c u r rent ly struggling with a 10-game losing streak, all of which were SEC games. Still winless in the conference, the Bulldogs shouldn’t be too much of a challenge for the Gamecocks (11- 4 -3, 4 -3-3 SEC). But despite M ississippi State’s u nimpressive record, South Carolina cannot look past them. It is a ver y important SEC match for a Gamecock team that’s coming off t wo ties on the

road against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M. Even w it h a worse conference record than some SEC teams, South Carolina is the third-highest ranked SEC team in the NSCAA poll. But that means there is very little margin for error. An upset loss to Mississippi State cou ld easily drop t he Gamecocks below No. 24 Kentucky and possibly even unranked Auburn a nd G e o r g i a . Howe v e r, S o ut h Carolina has performed well against both of the higher ranked SEC teams this season, with a win against No. 8 Florida and a tie against No. 7 Texas A&M. So, a win against Mississippi State this Thursday would put the Gamecocks in a great position for the SEC tournament championship. “We can’t overlook the points that we need for the SEC,” Smith said about the upcoming match. “It’s a meaningful game.” Senior goalkeeper Sabrina D’A ng elo adde d t h at her t e a m cannot treat the contest as a piece of cake because the Bulldogs could take

advantage of that. “We can’t underestimate them” D’A ngelo said. “They’ll still be a good team.” Howe ver i mp or t a nt t he SEC s t a n d i n g s a r e , t o n i g ht ’s g a m e will also focus on celebrating the Gamecock seniors. All four seniors have accomplished a lot during their time at South Carolina. D’Angelo has received too many awards to list during her time at South Carolina, but some include First-Team A ll-A merican honors last season to go along with a SEC Defensive Player of the Year. She holds t he G a mecock record for second most shutouts in a season with 12 and continues to act as a br ick wa l l i n goa l e ver y g a me. She plans to continue her soccer career after graduating from South Carolina. Redshirt senior Taylor Leach also has had a fantastic Gamecock career, proving to be a vastly important part of t he lockdow n Sout h Carolina defense. At center back,

she has shown heart and leadership, starting nearly every game since her sophomore year. She received First Team All-SEC honors last season and was ranked as one of the top-10 SEC players in topdrawersoccer. com’s m id sea son r a n k i ng s t h i s season. Senior Christa Neary is another vital part of the Gamecock defense. Just like Leach and D’Angelo, Neary has an SEC Defensive Player of the Week under her belt and has played in almost every game since joining the team her freshman year. Senior A ndie Romness has also logged many starts on the South Carolina defense, but has shown her versatilit y by also playing at midfield. She has 12 assists and a goal in her Gamecock career. The seniors will be missed by the teammates next season and their last t ime all play ing toget her at Stone Stadium should make for an emotional night. DG

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Although most college students will celebrate Ha l loween t h is weekend, t he G a mecock women’s cross-country team will travel down to Tuscaloosa, A labama to take par t in t he SEC Championships. Sout h Ca rol i na has been ver y successf u l d u r i n g t he r e g u l a r s e a s o n , c l a i m i n g f ou r first place finishes out of the six events they have participated in, which included the team receiving 576 points for its 19th place finish at the Lehigh Cross Country Course, at the Paul Short Invitational. A ssist a nt head coach A nd rew A l lden has been ver y pleased with the team this season, especially with all the young talent that has stepped up for the Gamecocks. “We’ve had a very solid season so far; we have a very young team that features 15 freshmen, a nd no sen ior s (who h ave been el ig ible to run),” he said. “The team has won a number of meets, and have been competitive all season. I’m very pleased with how we have performed

thus far.” A lthough the Gamecocks are not primarily k n o w n f o r c r o s s c o u n t r y, t h e t e a m h a s improved upon last year, and hopes to not only win at the SEC Championships, but to possibly qualif y for the NCA A Championships down the road. “We finished 12th in the SEC last year, and this year we’ve been looking to crack the top 10 in the conference,” Allden said. “The SEC is one of, if not, the toughest conference in our sport, and we’re happy with the improvements we’ve made since last season. We’re hoping to qualify for the NCA A championships by doing well enough at the NCA A Regionals later this season.” The Gamecocks are going to have to deal wit h some tough compet it ion t his weekend, as t wo SEC teams, A rkansas and Vanderbilt, have received top-25 recognition this season. A rkansas is look ing to capt ure its 14th SEC title. Earlier this month, South Carolina freshman Mon ic a York received t he honor a s one of t he SEC Runners of t he Week for t he week of O c t ob e r 14 , f o r he r s t e l l a r f i r s t pl a c e performance at the USC Open #2. She defeated 41 ot her r u n ners, a nd her t ime of 11:53:95 ranked among the top-20 women’s t wo-mile times in the SEC this season. The Gamecocks

are going to rely on her this weekend to keep producing among the team’s best times. O t her G a me c o c k s w ho h ave h ad s t r o n g show i ng s t h is sea son i nclude ju n ior A n n a Todd, ju n ior Stepha n ie Berger, sophomore A sh ley M iller, f resh ma n Reg i na Sch reiber, as well as freshmen Sarah Taylor and Helena Harding. Un l i k e t h e u s u a l 5 K r a c e s t h a t S o u t h Carolina runs in the majorit y of their meets, the SEC Championship will be a 6K race. The last meet t he G a mecock s had was a c t u a l l y at t he H a r r y P r it c he t t R u n n i n g Course where the SEC Championship is being held. At that meet, the team f inished eighth out of a 33-team field with 246 points. Friday’s meet is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. W it h a t e a m f u l l o f y o u n g t a l e nt , t h e G a mecock s m ight not be ready ju st yet to compete for t he SEC Cha mpionsh ip or a n NC A A C ha mpion sh ip due to t hei r lack of e x p er ie nc e , but A l lde n i s h app y w it h t he direct ion t he team is headed in, and sees a bright future ahead. “Our goal is to be competitive in the SEC and NCA A for years to come with our young tea m ,” he sa id. “ We’l l have a lot of t a lent returning these next few years, and I’m excited to see what the future holds in store for us.” DG