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the ideal company head to bring to students, as the corporation is an international entity with deep South Carolinian roots. Plus, Selleck heads up the company that put tires on Brews’ 1998 BMW 528i. “[Michelin] is a global company, and the Moore school is focused on training students for global careers,” Brews said. “It’s a very important business in the world and a ver y important business here.” Michelin has 7,711 employees throughout
Tim Br yson, a second-year athletic training student, lives by Gandhi’s saying, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Some people made a big deal of him becoming the fi rst black president in USC’s Fraternity Council’s history Monday, but he didn’t. Bryson said when he was elected president, people were saying, “You’re the fi rst this, you’re the fi rst that.” “It’s a historic accomplishment,” Bryson said, “but I’m just ready to get to work.” Fraternity Council is composed of 20 fraternities on campus, each of which belong to either the N a t i o n a l Pa n - H e l l e n i c C o u n c i l ( N P H C ) , Mu lt ic u lt u r a l G r e e k B o a r d ( MG B) o r t he Interfraternit y Council ( IFC). Until Monday, Fraternity Council’s president had always been a memb er of a f r ater n it y b elong i ng to t he Interfraternity Council. The I nter f rater n it y Cou ncil makes up t he majority of the fraternities on campus. “[The presidency] has always been seen as an IFC position,” Bryson said. “I think we have to get away from Fraternity Council president being synonymous with IFC president and really electing the best leader and man for the job to lead Fraternity
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CEO Pete Selleck said the success of Moore school graduates at Michelin keeps them coming back for more.
Michelin executives recruit Moore students Global company hopes to attract USC students to potential career paths Hannah Jeffrey
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The Darla Moore School of Business was a sea of pinstripes and pocket squares Wednesday, as students rubbed elbows with top tire executives during the school’s fi rst-ever Michelin Day. If you ask Peter Brews, dean of the business school, he’ll say Michelin CEO Pete Sellek was
Flavors of home spark memories Persian cuisine unites international students for night Lois Carlisle
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More t han 10 0 st udent s packed into the Darla Moore School of Business’s pavilion room Wednesday to celebrate Iranian culture through food. Persian Food Night was part of the International Student Association’s International Education Week (IEW). Ju l ie Med l i n, one of t he d i r e c t or s of I E W i n attendance said the overall goal of t he prog ra m is to “use t his week to promote global exchange.” She said that of the 1,400 international exch a nge st udent s at t he university, between 50 and 60 are Iranian. According to Medlin, by br i ng i ng t he st udent s t og et her i n one pl ac e , it a l low s for f r iend sh ip s to be made not only bet ween exchange students, but also with American students. For her, exchange is not a oneway street, but a means of t ransferring ideas to bot h sides. According to Sara Chizari, a third-year veteran volunteer, another purpose of the event is to “int roduce people to Persian tastes.” Maria Hosseinipour, former Vice President of the Iranian Student Organization, likes attending events like Persian Food Night because it allows for an open communication. “ I t ’s f o r m e e t i n g n e w people,” she said. “I want to know how they feel about us.” She admitted that the event was difficult to organize, but
she was t hank f ul so many people were in attendance and eager to participate in such an exchange. Un iversit y President Harris Pastides and Patricia Moore-Past ides were also i n at tenda nce, show i ng their support for Carolina’s international community. “It’s important not to view Iran as an ancient place, but as a modern place,” Pastides said. “The problem is that our people don’t k now enough about the Iranian people.” He spoke of his Cy priot her it age , s ay i ng t h at t he wa r s bet ween t he Greek s and Middle-Easterners were responsible for the massive cultural fluidity between the two places. He even admitted that spending time in Iran was on his bucket list. “Pat ricia a nd I are ver y loyal to this organization,” he said. Moore-Pastides said she’s glad to see such a diverse popu lat ion of st udent s together. “It’s wonderful, really, to have international students on campus” she said. “It’s great for us all to get together and realize our similarities.” But for some, t he event stretches beyond the university. Haleh Rezvani and Shaharam Ilkhani are Iranians who came to Columbia by way of California. “We lived here for a few m o nt h s a n d f o u n d s o m e f r i e n d s h e r e ,” I l k h a n i said. “It’s been a very good experience.” Rezvani and Ilkhani were greeted by Doreen Corley and her husband. Corley, a small woman in her 80s, spoke to the couple in what seemed to be perfect Farsi.
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Silent Voices, an event launched by Homeless Helping Homeless, featured spoken word, dance and music from Columbia’s homeless population in order to raise money and awareness. SEE PAGE 4 “They lived in Iran longer than we did,” Ilk hani said, laughing. A s it t urns out, t his was true. “Fifty-nine years ago last night we got on a ship to go to Iran,” Corley said. She and her husband ran an orphanage for 25 years in Iran. “We cried when we left, but Iran never left our hearts.” After a short speech from Pa s t ide s , at t e nde e s we r e invited down a buffet-st yle food line where plates were fi lled to the brim with various savory dishes. Tea was also served and students took full advantage of a hot meal. What for some was a first ex perience, was a taste of home for others. “The music is accurate,” Rez vani said, referring to what was play ing over t he sound system as guests milled about. “The food is accurate. It’s like home cooking, yes.” T he lon g t able s i n t he pav i l ion room f i l led w it h students from all backgrounds chatting over long-grain rice Kamila Melko / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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Persian Food Night provided meals for more than 100 students.
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Same-sex couple receives first South Carolina marriage license
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Charleston County councilwoman Colleen Condon and her fiance, Nichols Bleckley, were the first same-sex couple to receive their marriage license in the state of South Carolina on Wednesday, WIS reported. The Charleston County judge issued the license to the couple, who were the first to have their marriage license accepted in the county last month. “We knew this was never about just the two of us,” Condon said. “We wanted it for us, but we knew that we were a part of hundreds, thousands in South Carolina who were ready to get married right away.” The state’s first officially recognized same-sex marriage also took place in Charleston County between Kayla Bennett and Kristin Anderson, right outside the Charleston Country Probate Court. “I’m thrilled! I’m thrilled for everyone,” Bleckley said. “Most importantly, I’m thrilled for our state. I do think it’s a huge step for our state.” — Natalie Pita, News Editor
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Parents of deceased Clemson fraternity member speak out The parents of Tucker Hipps, the Clemson University student who died Sept. 22 after falling from a bridge, spoke out for the first time Wednesday, WIS-TV reported. Cindy and Gary Hipps said they lost years of making memories with their only son, and they also believe there are aspects of what happened that are still unknown. “There is more to the story then what has been told,” Gary Hipps said. “We do believe there are things that need to be fixed that are broken with fraternity pledging processes. No parent should send their child off to college and have to fear for their life.” Tucker Hipps was reported missing by a fraternity brother when he did not come to breakfast after a run. His body was found in Lake Hartwell later that day. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident, but investigators have said that they don’t believe hazing played a factor in his death. The Hipps are asking anyone with information about that day to call Crime Stoppers at 888-Crime-SC. — Natalie Pita, News Editor
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MICHELIN • Continued from 1 South Carolina, totaling to the highest number of workers in any state and nearly 45 percent of the company’s domest ic work force. A labama has the second-highest number with 1,950. South Carolina is also home to several Michelin pla nt s , lo c ated i n G reenv i l le , Spartanburg, Lex ington, Sandy Spr i ngs, St ar r a nd Du nca n. The company has invested approx i mately $251 m i l l ion i n those plants. Lau ren Dav is i nter ned w it h Michelin after graduating from the Moore school in 2012. Shortly after, she was hired to work with the company’s public relations, and she’s been there ever since. For her, it’s been a “dream job,” and recruiting more USC graduates has been her favorite project she’s tackled in her two and a half years with the company. “We want the best students from the best programs,” Davis said. “We want to be where they are.” Michelin Director of Recruiting Janet K rupka is a Moore school alu m na herself — t hat’s where she sa id she sa id her bu si ne s s oppor t u n it ies beg a n. W hen she’s look i ng to h i re, K r upk a looks for adaptabilit y, curiosit y, BRYSON • Continued from 1 Council as a whole to new heights.” Every November, all fraternities on campus send their president and a delegate to a meeting to vote for Fraternity Council executive board members. The candidates present their speeches then leave the room to allow the delegates to deliberate and vote for each position. Bryson said that being involved in his fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, has helped him discover his talent for leadership as well as his passion for student affairs. Bryson has served as president and vice president of his chapter, as well as vice president of USC’s Nat ional Pan-Hellenic Council. With his qualifications and his passion for leadership, his mentors especially urged him to r u n for president. In the end, Bryson was glad he did. “It’s really a culmination of all the
collaboration and leadership from potent ia l employees. M ichel i n recruits students from a number of schools, she said, but the company foc uses a lot of it s ef for t s a nd resources in South Carolina. “It’s an opportunity to engage with students and share not only ou r busi ness but ou r compa ny culture and why students would want to have a career wit h us,” Krupka said. Michelin returns to Columbia to recruit USC students year after year, something Selleck said only makes sense. “We’ve been very successful with alumni from both the university and the business school,” Selleck s a i d . “ W h e n y o u’ v e b e e n s o s ucce s sf u l , t he prob abi l it y of continued success is very high.” A nd b y t he e nd of t he d ay, business students weren’t the only ones talking job opportunities. “If I weren’t having so much fun at the University of South Carolina, I’d come and apply,” Brews said. “I don’t k now,” Sel leck sa id. “We’re pretty selective nowadays.” But Brew s d id n’t seem threatened. “Well, I’d at least apply.”
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The buffet of international cuisine attracted a diverse audience Wednesday. FOOD • Continued from 1 and grape leaves. Mehdi Famouri, a graduate assistant at the university, shared what the event meant to him as he stood in line for his turn at the buffet.
“No matter who you are or where you go, everyone agrees on one thing: food,” he said. “If everything tastes good, then everything else is good.” DG
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preparation and effort I’ve put forth in my fraternity and the council so far,” he said. Br yson’s v ision for Frater n it y Council is to become more involved at USC and in the greater Columbia area. He wants to use ever yone’s strengths to help make Greek life at USC t he best it ca n be. A nd as a persona l goa l, he wa nt s to “showcase the values of brotherhood, scholarship and service.” “I’m just carving a path for those behind me to follow and walk in,” Bryson said. “I made history, but I could easily be the fi rst and the last NPHC or MGB president. That’s what I’m not going to let happen. I am opening the door for another member of t he N PHC or MGB organizations to feel confident and be really strong in the decision to run for an exec board position on Fraternity Council.” DG
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‘Lockerbie’ deals with grief, loss
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The Lab Theatre production “The Women of Lockerbie” finds power and growth in the tragic 1988 terrorist attack that crashed a plane into Lockerbie, Scotland.
Play mimics Greek tragedy in heartfelt, emotional story Lauren Galida @TDG_ARTS
Grief is almost always crippling, but it is how the characters deal and grow from it that makes The Women of Lockerbie so therapeutic and moving. The USC Department of Theatre and Dance presents “The Women Of Lockerbie” directed by Grace Ann Roberts on November 20-23 in the Lab Theatre at Booker T. Washington Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 and can only be purchased at the door. The show runs for 1 hour and 15 minutes with no intermission, so bring tissues. On Wednesday, December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist attack that took the lives of 270 passengers and crew traveling
from Frankfurt, Germany to Detroit, M ich iga n. The pla ne crashed i n Lockerbie, Scotland killing 11 more people. “The Women Of Lockerbie” brings this horrific tragedy to life through the eyes of Bill and Madeline Livingston, who lost their 16-yearold son to this catastrophe. This play exhibits turning evil into love and having faith even when life gives you a thousand reasons not to. “This play is really a journey that springs from this historical event, but what’s so beautiful about it is that it encapsulates that magnitude of that moment in all aspects of a human’s life,” said Kelsea Woods, who plays Madeline Livingston. The structure of the play mimics a Greek tragedy, incorporating a Greek chorus and a comic relief messenger to break up the The play mimics a Greek tragedy that is broken down
into various episodes, has a Greek chorus that moves the story along, and has a messenger for comic relief. This style of playwriting highlights and dramatizes the misery the event c a r r ie s . Tr a g e d y e mb o d ie s t he suffering of human beings brought upon by actions or events that are usually undeserved. “Basically the biggest element of Greek tragedy that I work with and experience in this play is the element of Catharsis, which is that big release. For my character, who experiences a lot of heavy emotions, going through the cycle of grief over and over and over to have that moment at the end when her son’s suitcase is brought out I have this huge moment to release all the feelings that I have and as that transfers over to the washing of the clothes it gives the audience an opportunity to also experience that
City’s homeless show arts Homeless Helping Homeless puts together showcase of talents, views Ore Oluwole
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There’s more to the homeless than their living situation. Silent Voices, a yea rly event ded icated to performance art by the homeless of Columbia, strives to show the public the humanity of the
homeless. This was the third year that Tapps Art Center hosted the annual orchestrated by the nonprofit organization Homeless Helping Homeless. “Our goal is to promote the voices of the homeless and to show that they are still people at the end of the day,” said Charmaine Primus, board member of HHH. “We want to challenge the stigma of what a homeless person is.” The message of Silent Voices is that everyone has HOMELESS • 5
release together. It’s really freeing and a really awesome feeling that is pretty typical of the Greek tragedy and why it’s such a powerful piece of drama,” Woods said. USC lab t heat re is a black box theatre where spectators can sit around three of the four edges of the stage and watch the show from multiple angels to gain different perspectives of grief. “For me, what I love so much about the black box is- because you know I love your big, 350 seat theater- but what’s interesting about the black box is how intimate the space is and how it adds a level of immediacy already just by having people in such close quarters,” Woods said, and so by doing that, what I really like, is you’re kind of able to connect the energy of the room and kind of able to transfer it back and LOCKERBIE • 5
Poetry slam reflects ‘sport of poetry’ with spoken word Mick Johnson wins competition with relationship poem K’Shanna Fludd and Belvin Olasov @TDG_ARTS
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The performances focused on the issues plaguing the homeless, from songs to spoken word to dance.
“Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.” The words of A llen Ginsberg rang t r ue Wednesday night, as Carolina Productions held its Poetry Slam Competition. The show, hosted by poet and writer Neil Hilborn, featured the ver y personal and compelling spoken word poetry of 10 USC competitors. Hilborn, is best known for his viral spoken word hit “OCD,” but he has also participated in various slams and competitions across the nation. His constant traveling did nothing to decrease his spirit throughout the show. Hilborn opened the competition with two of his original poems, and took the time to talk about his personal life and troubles with bipolar disorder. “I remember that I started having really bad mood swings, so I went to a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder,” he said. “For a while I blamed myself, I used to get so mad. When I fi nally forgave myself, it felt so good.” POETRY • 5
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POETRY • Continued from 4 H i lb or n’s op en ne s s wa s m atc hed by t he performers, who talked about intensely personal issues: relationships, self-image, depression and sexuality. The competition required applications and auditions, meaning that every act had to be polished and effective. It’s not every poetry show that’s structured like A merican Idol, but there’s a reason that Hilborn referred to it as the “sport of poetry.” The competition angle added to the excitement of the crowd, buoyed by Hilborn’s energetic hosting. “It’s definitely for the entertainment of the students, but also to be able to let our students perform and show everyone else on campus t heir talents,” said Carolina Product ions member Tori Creekmore. Grace Fennell took third with “Ode to Dick Pics,” an examinat ion of t he male image. Connor Brunson came in second with a reflection on a friend lost to depression. First place went to Mick Johnson, for his piece that had him venting frustrations at his his girlfriend Sally, and then fi nally turning to self-examination — put together, it tackled the pain of a relationship that just didn’t work. It was a vulnerable performance, and it’s that same vulnerability that makes spoken word poetry so powerf ul. The Poet r y Slam Compet it ion proved, 10 times over, the catharsis that comes with an individual nakedly sharing their story. DG
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LOCKERBIE • Continued from 4 forth across the ‘fourth wall’ I guess. I find it much more engaging in that way as opposed to trying to replicate that in a bigger space,” Woods said. The play is set in Lockerbie, Scotland, so in order to maintain truth to the original story, many of the actors were required to expand their repertoire of accents. Vocal coach Erica Tobolski came in during the actor’s callbacks and did a few exercises with them. During the fi rst few weeks she worked with them and provided recordings from the David Stern Method. The actors also danced to traditional
HOMELESS • Continued from 4 a story and every story is unique, no matter the person. Various homeless people took the stage for spoken word, musical acts and dances about their world, touching on subjects both light and dark. O ne you ng g i rl per for med a n improv dance to Christina Perri’s “Human,” dancing on the stage and through the crowd. Her message was clear: despite her circumstances, she’s still a human being. “Even t hough we’re homeless, we still want to be treated like real people,” said Charles Witherspoon, president of HHH. Witherspoon sang in the event with the group A mbassadors of Christ, which provides spiritual assistance to the homeless. “It’s very important for homeless people to have a voice. There’s another side to being homeless and that’s what
Scottish music to get in the Scottish mindset. “It’s been a big team building exercise because we learned the accent together even with the “Americans “, but then we’ve also been talking with our accents backstage and when we see each other outside of rehearsal,” said Abigail McNeely, who plays Hattie. “The Women of Lockerbie” is a tragedy that exemplifies the loss of hope and the renewal of faith after life knocks you down and makes you feel as if there is no way out. Everyone can relate to its heart wrenching scenes that take these characters through a journey of hatred to cleansing of heart and
this event is showing,” Witherspoon said. Primus said the event is called Silent Voices because many homeless feel unheard in society. “Just because they’re homeless, their voice and talents shouldn’t be silenced, and that’s what this event promotes,” Primus said. It wa sn’t a pit y pa r t y for t he homeless; rather, it was an event that empowered them to make a difference in the community. As one performer said, “The most powerful weapon is our mouths.” “ I lo v e b e i n g w it h Ho m e le s s Helping Homeless because it’s become a part of my family,” said Janet Clark, one of the performers. Clark’s performance was called “the question and the bubble.” She sang with another artist on what someone would do if they saw her on the street. She kept ask ing t he quest ion for various situations: what would you do
mind. People can learn form one another’s grief and heartache. As said in the play, “when evil comes into the world it is up to us to turn it into love”. “You will suffer loss, at some point in your life something bad is going to happen to you. We don’t all life in nice, plastic balls where nothing bad ever happens to us,” said Matt Couch, who plays Bill Livingston. “This play teaches you and shows you if you just let your grief take over what happens, if you don’t listen to your grief what happens, and if you let yourself heal how therapeutic it can be.”
if you saw her with no shoes, with no clothes or if she were hungry. A silent auction was held before the performances, allowing the attendees to bid on art work created by t he homeless and local artists who donated their pieces for the event. Proceeds from admissions went most ly to t he per for mers, a nd a small percentage went to fund the organization. Homele s s Helpi n g Homele s s’
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mission is to provide shelter to people in need. The organization strives to get rid of the negative stereotype of how homeless people are viewed by portraying the homeless as respectable, responsible and productive people in the society. “We wa nt to show people t hat we may be homeless, but we’re not helpless,” Witherspoon said. DG
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First black Fraternity Council president a small step forward ISSUE Tim Bryson was elected the first black FC president. OUR STANCE While it might not change everything, it’s a good sign. The ascension of the first black president, second-year athletic training student Tim Bryson, to the Fraternity Council shouldn’t have been a big deal, despite its implications for the future of fraternities at USC. Like most things that should have happened a long time ago, the fact that it’s taken so many decades for a black person to become president is more of our reflection of our past failures than the achievement at hand. It’s hard to overwhelmingly praise something that always should have been the case. But the election of Bryson is also an institutional development as well as a social one. Bryson was also the first member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council to achieve that position. Before his election Monday, the only presidents of Fraternity Council came from
t he over whel m i ngly wh ite Interfraternity Council. The elect ion of a non-IFC president might have more lasting impl icat ions t ha n elect i ng a nonwhite president. Now that a group overseeing overwhelmingly black fraternities has unprecedented standing, perhaps there will be progress in equalizing the discrepancies between white and black fraternities. While Bryson’s election shows that change can occur to some
“But now that a non-IFC member is president of the Fraternity Council, perhaps there will be more scrutiny ...” extent, it doesn’t mean that further cha nge is g uara nteed. That, again, depends on Bryson’s future leadership, as well as those who
follow him. T h at ’s b e c au s e USC s t i l l has overwhelming black Greek organizations and white Greek organizations, basically. There are a few exceptions to the rule, but the relatively small number of white people in black sororities and vice versa only serve to make the general separation more visible. Don’t get us wrong: compared to some other schools, we’re doing better in terms of general diversity. Even so, we’re still leagues away from having a truly multicultural Greek environment. We don’t expect this issue to be solved in one calendar year (the length of a Fraternity Council president’s tenure) — it would be infeasible to think that such a radical shift in priorities would happen so soon. B u t n o w t h at a n o n - I F C memb er i s pre sident of t he Fraternity Council, perhaps there will be more scrutiny in terms of how fraternities handle future recruiting. It would be a small step, but, then again, progress of this kind is often a series of small steps. We hope Bryson’s election is the first of many.
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On Thursday night, President Barack Obama is set to announce sweeping executive action that will essentially grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. The idea of granting amnesty to illegal immigrants is not a new one. In 1986, Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which granted illegal immigrants that had been in the country four years amnesty provided they pay fines, back taxes and take a citizenship and language test. The act sought to prevent future illegal immigration by increasing border security and deportation. However, a problem arose. Not only did illegal immigration keep growing, but families were also being ripped apart. One member of the family may have had legal status, but the others were still being deported. President Reagan signed an executive order, based on proposed legislation, granting undocumented children of parents with legal status the same amnesty. What about spouses? President George H.W. Bush signed another executive order granting spouses of those with amnesty legal status in 1989, which was followed by legislation expanding this program, also including children 18 to 21 years old. Obama now cites these executive orders as precedent for his proposed program, which would expand his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to include parents of those children granted reprieve. This would give semi-legal status to millions of people, essentially by fiat. Executive orders themselves are controversial, as there is no mention of them in the constitution. However, presidents have long used them to make sure laws are executed. However, Obama is making his own law with this action because he isn’t satisfied with Congress’s refusal to pass immigration reform. Rather than enforcing law, this action rejects enforcement of current law by letting lawbreakers off the hook. Obama already did this with the DACA program, essentially acting as if Congress had not rejected the DREAM Act that the program was based on. However, his action there mirrored Reagan’s, as well as impacting a much smaller number of people who did not necessarily choose to break the law. I recog n ize, like most people, t hat illegal immigration and undocumented immigrants are problems that need to be solved. I’m as frustrated as the president that Congress refuses to pass immigration reform. I, like most people, have sympathy for those illegal immigrants who just seek a better life for themselves or their family. However, all of these things don’t give the president the right to flaunt the law. Republicans have promised to fight this action. I hope they do, because if the president is allowed to make his own laws because he doesn’t agree with Congress that sets a very bad precedent. One could say it’s illegal.
Daily Gamecock editor writes for readers Hannah Jeffrey Third-year journalism student
Constructing stories brings stability, legacy I guess it goes back to 1997. Mrs. Masters, my 60-years-young and far-too-excited-about-everything preschool teacher, gave a room full of toddlers a bin of crayons and told us to write our names. I was 3, and I thought my name was spelled with four squiggles and a bubble of spikes. I hadn’t quite grasped the whole alphabet concept yet, but I remember liking the way the crayon felt in my hand. From then on, whenever I found something to write with I scribbled on everything — with magic markers in my sister’s coloring books, ballpoint pen on the TV Guide, dull pencil on the electricity bill, thick red Sharpie on my dad while he napped. I filled every blank surface with my
signature scribbles. But art was never my forte. Turns out, I draw a lousy picture, and clay feels weird under my fingernails. It’s been said that my eye for photography has cataracts and every collage I ever made looked like a magazine vomited onto a piece of construction paper. It wasn’t until several years after Mrs. Masters put out that bucket of crayons and told us to write our names for the first time that I realized something: you don’t need to “get” Cubism or memorize every detail of a Picasso to hold a pencil and use it well. You can make words do whatever you tell them to. They’re concrete; they can be interpreted different ways but still be traced back to the same roots. And when you write something, you decide what a sentence means based on the words you use. When you read a story with my byline on it, I’m the one who decides what words you read next. It’s a feeling of responsibility and power that I can’t get enough of. The words on the page are at the mercy of my story. Maybe that’s why I write so much. Most of what I w rite is arbit rar y to the rest of the world, since I write everything down. My desk is covered
with sticky notes that bear random reminders of things I’ll probably never get to. My calendar has every meeting, birthday, deadline and date crammed in. I haven’t seen the bottom of my backpack in months — far too many crumpled, barely legible notes have lined the bottom of my 11-year-old L.L. Bean backpack for months at a time. My mom calls it a health hazard. I call it proof of passion. Should you be so brave as to wade through the sea of yellow legal pad scraps and balled-up, college-ruled pages, you’ll find my notepads. Some are full. Some are empty. Some have pages covered in chicken scratch so messy even I can’t make out what they say, much less remember what I was thinking when I grabbed a pen and dug through the mess because I just had to write it down. Regardless of whether I remember writing it, it’s the act that gives me a sense of stability. Writing is cathartic and honest and solidifies a thought that may otherwise disappear back into your mind if it doesn’t get out. As soon as you write something down, it’s real. No longer is it a figment or dream — it’s a thought turned into words, solidified with a few strokes on a page. And then there’s publishing.
Once something runs in a newspaper, it may as well be carved in stone. You could seek out and burn every copy, but the words were there once, and, chances are, someone read them. The core value of journalism is to serve and inform the public, not yourself. I wish I could say I write for myself — great writers throughout history have had their innermost thoughts published and worshipped for centuries — but most of the time, I don’t. So I guess that means my health hazard of a backpack is for you, whether you decided to read it or not. The notes no one wants to read or decipher come in between the stories I write for the rest of the world. I’ve never been fit enough to get runner’s high, but I’ve felt the high that comes along with writing a story you know someone else will read. The audience I write for depends on my words, looks to me as a source of information. The words I choose are crucial. They’re crucial because long after I walk away from a stor y, it’s still somewhere out there. By the time I walk away from a story, that story belongs to the reader. By the time I walk away from a story, that story is yours.
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A lack of f unds could t h reaten you r pla n s. I l lu s ion s c loud you r mind and imagination grows them. Don’t incite jealousies. Consider an investment in your own education. Chart several possible routes towards a passion. Env ision harmony.
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Today a nd tomor row could get exceptionally fun and romantic. Get play f ul, and im merse yourself in a delightful game. Invite someone i nt ere s t i ng over. R e me m b e r p r a c t ic a l details like meal planning. Whip up some spicy magic together.
Yo u ’r e s t r o n g , a n d g e t t i n g s t r o n g e r. It’s easier to see your own purpose and inspiration. Hold out f or w h at y ou r e a l l y want. Listen carefully to your partners. You’re getting more sensitive. Others want what you have.
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Aquarius Be attentive now, and for the next couple of days. There’s a test, and discipline is required. S o m e o n e i m p o r t a nt i s w at c h i n g. Fo l l o w instructions carefully, and prov ide great service. A rise in career status is possible.
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Women to square off against Clemson Gamecocks to receive last season’s SEC Championship rings Tanner Abel
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Boasting victories in its last four meetings with Clemson, the South Carolina women’s basketball team faces its rival once again in a Thursday night matchup. It w ill be a night of celebration no matter what, as last year’s Gamecock team will receive its SEC Championship rings and the banner for that title. Senior center Elem Ibiam sa id t he ceremony w i l l get South Carolina hyped to play the Tigers, looking at it as a sign of the hard work it took to accomplish those goals and striving to do even better. Head coach Daw n St a ley hopes her program can continue to have celebrations l i k e T hu r s d a y, w h i le maintaining the mental ability to focus on the task at hand. The Gamecocks have also admittedly been thinking about a bit is if they can earn the No. 1 ranking in next week’s A P poll. No. 1 Connecticut lost earlier this week to Stanford, so South Carolina is hoping to slide to the top if it can take care of business. Taking care of business and steadily improving seems to be the Gamecocks’ main priority over any early-season polls. “ It ac t u a l ly doe sn’t even m a t t e r,” S t a l e y s a i d o f a p o t e n t i a l N o . 1 r a n k i n g. “Those things are so far out of our control. We only can t r y t o g e t b e t t er, put ou r
players in a position to keep winning basketball games, and everything else will fall into place if it’s for us.” South Carolina (1-0) won its season opener against Southern California last Saturday with sophomore for wa rd A la i na Coates commanding the inside post. Clemson (2-0) will probably see a similar style of getting i nto t he pa i nt f rom t he Gamecocks. The Tigers must prepare for a different beast in the South Carolina frontcourt, something Clemson has not experienced in its two wins over Troy and UNC Greensboro. For C le m s on t o e ve n compete with the Gamecocks, it will need freshman Shelbie Davenpor t to get hot f rom outside. She’s hit five of her 13 three-point attempts in the two games and leads the team with 17.5 points per contest. The Gamecocks are hoping to see freshman A’ja Wilson take off after a quiet fi rst game, where she had fou r p oi nt s on 2-of-7 shoot ing and f ive rebounds. W hen she was get t ing rec r u ited to play at Sout h Carolina, Wilson never got t he cha nce to see t he team play Clem son. She showed excitement in getting her fi rst taste of the rivalry at 7 p.m. Thursday. “It’s very exciting — these g irls got me really pumped for t h i s r iva l r y,” she sa id. “Throughout any sport, C lem son’s k i nd t he t a rget we always want to get at. So really, I’m excited to actually be playing in this game.” DG
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Freshman guard A’ja Wilson will experience the Clemson rivalry for the first time Thursday.
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The Gamecocks will need some help from players like junior Raina Johnson to help stop their 243-minute scoreless streak.
South Carolina travels to Chapel Hill for NCAA second round Brennan Doherty @TDG_SPORTS
During the playoffs, there isn’t much time for celebration — not even after advancing past Clemson in penalty kicks. While the Gamecocks thoroughly enjoyed besting their rivals in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, all the South Carolina women’s soccer team is focused on is beating Seattle. The two teams will square off on Friday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with the winner facing either two-seed North Carolina or Colorado in the third round. Like the third-seeded Gamecocks, Seattle had a doozy of a first round matchup, going on the road to face No. 23 Washington State. To the surprise of many, Seattle, the WAC champions, pulled off an upset, winning 2-1 in double-overtime. Although Seattle isn’t ranked, South Carolina head coach Shelley Smith believes every team still alive at this point is talented enough to win games.
Seattle has just four losses on the season, and the Redhawks have yet to lose by more than one goal in 2014. “In soccer, it’s very evenly matched at this point in the year, so we have to make sure that we’re on the top of our game, and make some big plays to move on,” Smith said. Just getting to the second round is an accomplishment for the Gamecocks. South Carolina was the only threeseed in the country that had to face a nationally ranked opponent in the first round, and it wasn’t until Sabrina D’Angelo made her second save in penalty kicks that the Gamecocks were able to squeak by Clemson. Still, the Gamecocks have much loftier goals that they want to achieve. “I think when we have all 29 players on the same page, and doing the same thing that we’re all supposed to, we really have no limits on where we can finish,” defender Andie Romness said. “I definitely think we can make it to the Final Four and College Cup and all that.” To turn its goals into realities, South Carolina will have to continue to defend while increasing offensive productivity. The Gamecocks have played over 243 minutes since scoring a goal.
However, South Carolina is 13-0-3 when scoring first and the Gamecocks will hope to get offensive threats Savannah McCaskill and Sophie Groff going early. Mea nwh i le , S out h Ca rol i n a’s defense, the 11th best in the nation in goals allowed per match (0.56), will have its hands full with Seattle. The Redhawks are averaging 3.24 goals per game, third best nationally. In part icular, containing Seattle forward Stephanie Verdoia will be a top priority. Verdoia has been a goal scoring machine for Seattle, and her 22 scores are good for second most in t he country. “[Seattle’s] attack has been very good,” Smith said. “They’ve got one in particular who’s scored several goals, and that’s a threat.” While Seattle will have to travel across the country for Friday’s game, South Carolina will just have to make a short trip up the east coast, and midfielder Stevi Parker thinks that will benefit the Gamecocks. “That three-hour time change is kind of tough,” she said. “So I think we’re definitely going to have the advantage, especially sleepwise.” DG
Swim, dive teams head to Virginia Tech After two impressive wins for both the men’s and women’s teams at the last meet, the Gamecocks look to set the pace once again at Virginia Tech over the next few days at the H2Okies’ annual Fall Invitational. The Gamecocks will face multiple opponents at this event including Villanova, Alabama, Ohio University, William and Mary, Liberty and Virginia Tech. The invitational spans three days, from Thursday through Saturday. South Carolina has had more than a week to prepare and celebrate after beating both East Carolina and College of Charleston in a home meet Nov. 8. These wins brought the men’s team to a record of 3-1 and the women to 5-1. With a successful season so far, several standout Gamecocks seek to continue their excellence this weekend. Freshman Nils Wich-Glasen is undefeated in the 200-meter breaststroke so far this season and hopes to continue that at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center this weekend. Senior diver Cole Miller also has yet to face a loss in the three-meter springboard. On the women’s side, senior Victoria Mitchell is undefeated in the 1,000-meter freestyle. Junior Ellen Johnson has three wins in the 100-meter breaststroke this season, also. Despite a good season so far, the opponents at the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational will be sure to put up some good competition against the Gamecocks this weekend. The H2Okie’s men’s team is 5-1 while the women are 6-2 on the season. William and Mary also boasts winning records for swim and dive, with a 4-2 men’s team and a 5-3 women’s. Liberty, although lacking a men’s team, also has a winning record of 6-2 on the women’s side. The three-day affair will surely be a good one with so much talent coming from all sides, but the Gamecocks definitely have the ability to pick up the overall win. — Compiled by Joe Wise, staff reporter