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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 37 ● SINCE 1908 Seven conductors try for director position USC Police evacuate two buildings

S.C. Philharmonic Nakahara, Carolyn Kuan, Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, takes ques from ‘Idol’ David Commanday, Adam Flatt and Miriam in search for best fi t Burns. The “Magnificent Seven” were chosen from 232 applications, and the Julia Grasso THE DAILY GAMECOCK concert series this year is the final stage of a three- year selection process. It’s “American Idol,” but Hunsinger said the “long with conductor’s batons and diligent process” sent replacing the contestants’ search committees to go microphones. view the contestants live in For the next fi ve months, concert, even traveling to the South Carolina London to decide on the Philharmonic is hosting a fi nal seven. concert series to find the The orchestra practices next music director for the four times with the next group. competing conductor. Performing with the Doug Graham, who is musicians of the S.C. the principal clarinetist, Philharmonic, each says that the most stressful conductor has one night to aspect is not the practice demonstrate his talent in schedule; rather, it is front of a live audience at the music selected by the the Koger Center. conductors that presents the Audience members and most challenges. musicians are surveyed Each conductor submitted about the conductor and three programs that were his performance after each reviewed and then compiled concert. into a fi nal balanced program “We are trying to look by the S.C. Philharmonic’s for a consensus,” said artistic advisor, Dr. Manny Executive Director Rhonda Travis Frayard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Alvarez. Hunsinger. USC police, fi re trucks and a Hazmat team were called to investigate a suspected campus chemical spill Tuesday. Graham said the concerts The judging is “give [the conductors] the conducted by a panel of Two engineering buildings, Swearingen and 300 Main St., were evacuated around 6:30 yesterday evening after opportunity to conduct S.C. Philharmonic board someone reported smelling smoke. Columbia and USC police, a fi re truck and a Hazmat team responded to the call and difficult pieces,” and he members, community immediately evacuated the building. The initial concern was that there had been a chemical spill inside of the building, admits that the music on members and executive but after thoroughly checking the building, offi cials declared that there was nothing to worry about and began to let the concert series program directors. students and faculty back into the buildings. is “more challenging than The contestants include —Compiled by Travis Frayard, Staff Writer Steven Lipsitt, Morihiko CONDUCTORS ● 2 Web site lays out dining options CockyMenus.com is showing while you are Student-run directory their new, fun and easy on the site. This way no to use Web site that they getting your hopes up for posts over 100 menus launched at the beginning a late night meal from a of the semester. With restaurant that is not even from local eateries menus on the site from open. over 100 restaurants, “We are for the students, Crissy Lavery CockyMenus.com is by the students,” Miller THE DAILY GAMECOCK sure to have something said. “We are trying to everyone will love. The do what fits the needs of Web site is arranged in college students.” Sophomores Cole Miller, seven different categories: Miller and Mercuri met a second-year fi nance and Delivery, Takeout, Dine- in their fraternity and were real estate student and Mike In, Catering, Order two of the many students Mercuri, a second-year Online, Food Specials and at USC that always wanted advertising student, have Bar Specials. The Delivery, to know what restaurants come up with a solution Takeout, Dine-In and were still open when they for any student’s needs or Order Online icons only were having that late night THE DAILY GAMECOCK wants when it comes to Special to have open restaurants food around Columbia. USC students, Cole Miller and Mike Mercuri, launched their menu Web site this semester. MENUS ● 2

RHA learns about Taylor Cothran Memorial theft prevention Service bicycles and laptops. A memorial service Offi cer Adams talks The USCPD will will be held tonight at 7 come to each dorm p.m. for Taylor Cothran, about campus crime, to engrave property. a first-year student who registering property Bicycles and laptops can died last week after falling be registered online at from Capstone. www.les.sc.edu. The service will be held Charlotte Stephens RHA also said the in Rutledge Chapel, on THE DAILY GAMECOCK dining committee is the Horseshoe. working to improve dining Tim Stewart of the Offi cer Adams from the at USC through the meal Baptist Collegiate USC Police Department plans. Ministry will lead the spoke at last night’s RHA They will be meeting service and staff from the meeting about theft on with the dining operation Counseling and Human campus and ways to manager next Wednesday Development Center will prevent it. afternoon to discuss these be available for students He said most theft problems and ways to afterward. occurs in the residence improve them. Everyone in attendance halls and the best way to will have the opportunity prevent it is by registering to speak, share or read if and engraving personal Comments on this story? E-mail Caitlin Brown / THE DAILY GAMECOCK they so desire. property, especially [email protected] RHA discusses improving campus dining and plans to meet with the operation manager. PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 Meet the Candidates for South Carolina Philharmonic Music Director

Miriam Burns Sarah Hatsuko Hicks David Commanday Steven Lipsitt Morihiko Nakahara Performs April 5 Performs Jan. 19 Performs Feb. 9 Performed Sept. 22 Performed Oct. 13 Quote: “I love conducting Quote: The three works she will Quote: “A great concert Quote: “There are few Quote: “Ironically for someone Tchaikovsky, most especially his conduct “seem to be unrelated, program offers everything: a experiences in musical life as who can’t dance worth anything, later symphonies. The language but in truth they are all connected strong theme, variety in color, thrilling as a live performance of one of my favorite themes for of his writing in the Fourth by the American experience, from texture and intensity, and a deeply Beethoven’s orchestral music.” concert programming is dance.” Symphony reflects the turmoil three unique perspectives; each satisfying emotional journey. This Past Work Includes: Orchestra Past Work: Associate conductor going on in his life at the one of these composers, in their one is all about the dance.” conductor in Russia, Greece, of the Spokane (Washington) time; a true work of emotional own way, was deeply affected by Past Work Includes: Music Brazil, China, the Czech Republic Symphony Orchestra, director of autobiography.” American music and life.” director, Peoria Symphony. and Canada. Guest conductor orchestras at Eastern Washington Past Work Includes: Music Past Work Includes: Former Former associate conductor of at Scottish Opera, the Kennedy University. Former music director director of the Tallahassee assistant conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Center Opera House and Boston for Holland (Michigan) Symphony Symphony Orchestra. Richmond Symphony Orchestra. music director of Boston Ballet. Lyric Opera. Orchestra.

● MENUS ● Continued from 1 Hancock, a third-year person taking your order to see where we want to eat,” CONDUCTORS Continued history and education may not ask all the right said David Hughes a third- from 1 craving for something [the orchestra] would student. “I have used it and questions over the phone,” year business student. good. normally have.” will continue using it. I Miller stated. Also coming soon is “We always ordered the So far two conductors, think USC students needed Making an account to what Miller and Mercuri same thing at Beezers, every Steven Lipsitt and something just like it.” order online barely takes call “Customer Loyalty time Beezers,” said Miller. Morihiko Nakahara, have Mercuri and Miller are two minutes and all your Cash.” Every time a person “We just needed to know been showcased. The now working to get the word information will be saved orders online he or she will what else was open late at next performance will out about there Web site. for other times you want to receive 5 percent back. “It night and what they had on be conducted by Carolyn “What we want is when order. eventually becomes a free the menu.” Kuan on Nov. 10. someone goes to order There will be 30 menus meal,” stated Miller. Not only can students The last concert in the food, they go straight added from Harbison Miller and Mercuri also enjoy a variety of choices series will be in April marks to CockyMenus,” said restaurants for a larger have a group on Facebook, for late night meals but can 2008. Mercuri. variety and to prepare appropriately called also know the drink specials The S.C. Philharmonic, Miller and Mercuri want for the upcoming Parents CockyMenus.com, where at all the bars in Five Points founded 44 years ago, is to reassure students that Weekend. They want to they give away a free meal and the Vista, food specials an orchestra that consists ordering online is very make sure students and their each month. All students are at each restaurant and of expert musicians from the safe and actually more parents know all the choices encouraged to join the group conveniently order online. around the state. convenient. that are around Columbia. and try out CockyMenus. “I love knowing the drink “If you want certain “I’ll be using CockyMenus and food specials; this Web toppings on something it’s when my parents come, it’ll Comments on this story? site has everything I could Comments on this story? E-mail easier online because the be the most convenient way E-mail gamecocknews@gwm. CRIME ever want,” said Grayson [email protected] sc.edu FALL BOOK SALE Stop in for an extreme makeover.

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PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007

‘Kid Nation’

EDITORIAL BOARD fails to live

Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN up to high News Editor Copy Desk Chief JESS DAVIS LAUREN SMITH expectations Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST KELLY LACORTE Despite slow start, future Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor ANDREA LUCAS ALEX RILEY episodes of new reality Design Director Assistant Design Director show hold some promise LIZZIE WILSON GREG HENDERSON Anyone who knows me knows that I love ridiculous reality IN OUR OPINION television shows, especially those that Pursuing crazy ideas exploit helpless OFF THE WAL-DON children in could lead to success ALEX questionably Students sell game tickets on Internet CARROLL unethical ways. Second-year So it is no You don’t have to be 46 years old with an MBA to start sports and surprise that your own business. College students across America Facebook exchange leads students who Too bad the group says entertainment I have started actually plan you can’t post ticket prices watching are turning hobbies into lucrative enterprises, doing management to high prices for devoted to attend a on the group’s wall. I student CBS’s reality everything from dog walking to political consulting. Gamecock football fans game. wonder what people would series “Kid After all, readily admit they were Nation.” Mark Zuckerberg was still in college when he founded Remember that time if you didn’t charging for these free For those not in the know, Facebook, the social networking site that made him a when you used to give sell these tickets? Hopefully a lot if “Kid Nation” is composed of your extra ticket to a multimillionaire. Future NBA player Greg Anthony STEPHEN “free” tickets they were smart. 40 kids, ranging in age from USC football game to the started a small t-shirt business while an undergrad at WALDON online, then And if you take a look eight to 15, who must survive random, sad, lonely fellow Fifth-year how could at the Facebook group, for 40 days in Bonanza City, UNLV and made so much money that he gave up his student who missed ticket electronic anyone stand you’ll see my name proudly an abandoned New Mexico distribution because he journalism scholarship. to profi t? It’s on the roster. See, I’m a pioneer town. was feeding the homeless, student The moral of this story is not enough journalism student, slaving Despite the show’s early Being a student giving blood and doing to simply away like many seniors promise, I started growing that while not every get-rich- other acts of kindness for doesn’t mean you give the tickets to a and grad students with full suspicious of several things. quick scheme will, in fact, the less fortunate? classmate so the football weeks that don’t allow for For one, I was pretty sure Well, no longer will can’t be a successful get you rich quick, if you’ve team benefits from the long waits in distribution that a couple of the kids you have to do that, my extra student participation. lines. It’s not anyone’s fault had fake British accents. got a crazy idea it might just friends. Now you can businessperson. We’re ranked sixth as it is, but my own that I have At fi rst, I assumed that the be worth pursuing. make that overachiever so they probably don’t even this major, but I’m often kids hailed from around the pay on Facebook with Being a full-time student need the extra support. without a ticket in my last globe, but when kids’ names USC’s student version of Instead, we should all semester at school. and locations fl ashed on the doesn’t mean you can’t be a successful businessperson on StubHub.com: the USC flood the lines for the Luckily, this incredible screen I wondered, “Is there the side. Ticket Exchange. Florida game with as many group will afford me the a place in England called In this group, students If you don’t think you can do it alone, USC offers a student ID’s as we can; opportunity to buy a Kentucky?” Strike one. with tickets to USC games special program to aid aspiring small business owners. could the sweet ladies at Florida ticket for around 50 Also, I was extremely will post if they have extra ticket distribution really bucks or more, depending disappointed in the fact For the more ambitious young entrepreneurs, USC has tickets, which they then sell remember our faces as we on market availability and that there was a host of the via message for whatever a program called the Student Business Incubator Center go through the lines with inflation. Still, I’ll get to show who maintained order price a buyer is willing to that might help you out. The SBIC helps select applicants our friends’ IDs? Probably see my beloved Gamecocks in Bonanza City. When I pay. I wouldn’t go as far not, and in doing so we can play thanks to the fine first heard about the show, start and grow their own businesses, giving them offi ce as to say this was a black sell all those tickets online fellow student merchants I assumed (actually, prayed) space, computer and phone access and up to $1,000 in market, but I hear a kidney to students who just want ripping off their student that there would be no adults may get you a Clemson start-up capital. For more information, visit the SBIC a chance to cheer on our body for just a little more and that chaos would ensue, ticket in the near future. team during this historic drinking money on a a la “Lord of the Flies.” And Web site at http://www.sg.sc.edu/incubator.htm. With over 1,100 season. Sounds like easy Tuesday n ight . if someone had to be killed, So whether it’s starting the next great Internet craze, members, this group is no money to squeeze out of Jaded? Hardly. then so be it. Nobody ever well-kept secret, nor should inventing a robot or just mowing lawns, your new business those USC students who It’s just a joy to see such said being a pioneer was it be. It’s a great way for could be more than just a passing idea that you dismiss expected to get a free ticket school camaraderie from easy. students with extra tickets just like the ones we got. one student to another. But I guess people with while you work on more important things — it could be to leech money off of “morals” and “compassion something genuinely worth your time. for children” thought otherwise. That is why each week the four teams are subject to reward challenges CORRECTIONS Reactions show changes in attitudes (think: every other reality TV show you’ve ever seen). If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. Then, depending on how E-mail us at [email protected] Basic privileges should be many were wax. I just can’t understand they fi nish, they are awarded somewhat how the Bible is an accepted given to all regardless of a town status, such as laborer, misguided in basis for political opposition cook or upper class. While it gender, sexual orientation their scope, on one front, but not all IT’S YOUR RIGHT is pretty entertaining, I had I fi gured I would get some I appreciate fronts. It doesn’t seem like Voice your opinion on message boards at to give it strike two. www.dailygamecock.com negative feedback from my them something you can just take or send letters to the editor at So while the first couple [email protected] last column, but even I was regardless or leave as you see fi t. JOSHUA episodes left me wanting impressed. because they This isn’t the only RABON more, a recent episode Allow me to explain. Just exemplify example — the basic issue is About The Daily Gamecock Th ird-year provided a ray of hope. A to get it out there, I am the sort of that I don’t understand why fi nance couple weeks ago, the Editor not a misogynist, nor do I attitudes anyone can so vehemently CONTACT INFORMATION student kids enjoyed an evening JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House believe women should not people need oppose the union of two Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] reminiscent of a Friday MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] be allowed to vote any more to take people when it won’t affect night in Five Points, as they Online Editor Metro: [email protected] than I believe the moon is against bigotry. Which them at all. Even if you ASHLEY PARKS Viewpoints: [email protected] Th e Mix: [email protected] chugged root beer in the Assistant Online Editor made of cheese. makes me wonder why oppose homosexuality on Sports: [email protected] town’s saloon until the early BOJAN KULUSIC Online: www.dailygamecock.com Rather, I was trying to more people don’t stand up principle, it’s not as though Copy Desk Chief hours of the morning before Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 construct an argument for gay marriage. We can allowing gay marriage is LAUREN SMITH Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 passing out on the floor. Assistant Copy Desk Chief Fax: 777-6482 to exemplify the utter all agree — taken literally, “encouraging” it. It’s not CALLI BURNETT It appears that our little ridiculousness of suggesting that column was utterly like someone will wake up Design Director pioneers are slowly turning LIZZIE WILSON that someone should have ludicrous. the day it’s legalized and say, into sodaholics. Assistant Design Director Staff Writers The Daily Gamecock is to fight the way they are So why can you replace “You know what, maybe I’ll GREG HENDERSON MICHAEL AGUILAR, AUSTIN the editorially independent Strike three? Not so fast. News Editor COLLINS, KATHLEEN student newspaper of the to secure equal rights as the word “women” with try being gay for a while.” I JESS DAVIS KEMP, BRAD MAXWELL, It appears that things are University of South Carolina. everyone else, particularly “gay man/woman” and promise a gay couple won’t Metro Editor MARY PINA, JACK ROZIER, looking up in Bonanza City. It is published daily during when doing so poses no “vote” with “get married” be any gayer if they get LIZ SEGRIST ELIZABETH SEGRIST Last week’s episode featured Viewpoints Editor Public Relations Director the fall and spring semesters threat to anyone. and suddenly many of those married. KELLY LACORTE MARY ELIZABETH SISK and nine times during the 9-year-old Cody who, It was not a coincidence arguments are tolerable? Like many other such Assistant Viewpoints Editor Graduate Assistant summer with the exception of according to the episode AMANDA DAVIS KATIE CLARK university holidays and exam that the column coincided Clearly such a blunt issues before this, opposition synopsis, “[drowned] his Th e Mix Editor Student Media Director periods. Opinions expressed with National Coming Out substitution is not precise, will exist. But just as a ANDREA LUCAS SCOTT LINDENBERG in The Daily Gamecock are sorrows in root beer and Assistant Mix Editor Faculty Adviser those of the editors or author Day. In a week featuring but you get the picture. pro-racist argument that TYLER MOBLEY ERIK COLLINS cows” after missing his and not those of the University such an event, two front For example, many would have been acceptable Sports Editor Creative Director girlfriend. Fortunately, due ALEX RILEY EDGAR SANTANA of South Carolina. Th e Board page stories in The Daily criticized my use of the Bible 50 years ago is fought with to the show’s family-friendly Assistant Sports Editor Business Manager of Student Publications Gamecock and an editorial to justify my admittedly vigor today, and as an CORY BURKARTH CAROLYN GRIFFIN and Communications is rating, drowning one’s (not including mine), I felt odd non-opinion, citing argument opposing women’s Photo Editor Advertising Manager the publisher of The Daily sorrows in “root beer and EMILY DAVIS SARAH SCARBOROUGH Gamecock. Th e Department it was an important time to many other issues, such as right to vote was once OK, Copy Editors Classifi eds Manager of Student Media is cows” did not mean what I ANNA BRIGHT, PAUL SHERRY F. HOLMES bring up the issue that many slavery, which we would I genuinely believe that the newspaper’s parent thought it did. BOWERS, TRAVIS HARDY, Production Manager The Daily Americans are essentially obviously not want to revert someday the argument EDDIE MANN, HOPE C. NEIL SCOTT organization. Likewise, the previews for Gamecock denied a basic privilege the to although it may not be against gay marriage will be KITTERMAN, ARTIE PHILLIPS, Creative Services is supported in next week’s episode show ERIN SHARKEY, CAROLINE BEN BUCHANAN, BRANDON part by student-activity fees. rest of us enjoy based purely against anything in the seen as preposterous. even more greatness to come SIMSPON, JASON SPIRO, KING, MEGAN SINCLAIR, One free copy per reader. on sexual orientation. I Bible. It may be 50 years, it RACHAEL TAFT HEATHER THOMAS, KAILEY Additional copies may be when fi ghts break out as the say privilege, because it is However, I want to make may be 100 years. I don’t Page Designers WARING, LIZZIE WILSON purchased for $1 each from town council members run JULIA ANDERSON, CARLY Advertising the Department of Student clearly not a right. At least, it clear this is not a religious know — by writing, I’m just GALLAGHER, SARAH KARRIEMA CALHOUN, ALEX for re-election. And you Media. not the way it’s treated now. argument whatsoever. trying to do my part. ROBERTS, ABIGAIL CAMPION, BEN CRANE, thought the Florida fi asco in GARRISON, MEREDITH RAY, CHRIS KRAUTLER, JAMIE While the reactions of That’s a whole other ball of KEVIN ARCHIE SHOOK, JAYLENE WILLIAMS 2000 was bad. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 PAGE 5 Boredom Local bands take Five Points by storm busters help American Gun, Loch Ness class go fast Johnny set to play Th ursday

Mark Killian THE DAILY GAMECOCK Eli Petersen THE DAILY GAMECOCK American Gun and Loch Ness When Sudoku, crossword Johnny are two of Columbia’s fi nest roots-based rock bands, and they won’t cut it try these fun, will both be taking the stage for the creative ways to pass time weekly concert series in 5 Points after 5 p.m. this Thursday. You will get your limbs American Gun is the newer and out of bed and arrive to more serious of the two bands. class five minutes after Their critically acclaimed debut the teacher started his/ album “Dark Southern Hearts” her lecture. You sit down, takes country, folk, blues and rock take out your notebook ‘n’ roll, grinds it up and spits it and a pencil and come to back out with the defiance of the a startling conclusion, “I original punk rockers of the 1970s. cannot concentrate right The band might describe now!” Before you know themselves as progressive southern it, you have finished the rock in the style of Wilco or Sudoku, written down all Lucero, but genre titles alone can of the answers you know to not accurately capture the range the crossword puzzle (which of the band’s sound. The full- incidentally causes you to on punk rock tilt of songs like question your intelligence) “Picture”, “American Gun” and and taken a mental inventory “Tears” are tempered by ballads of your classroom crushes. like “Little Sister” and “Saint of And you’ve only been in class Alcohol,” the former a beautifully for 30 minutes. THE DAILY GAMECOCK layered song that displays the bands Special to What are you going to pop sensibilities and the latter a American Gun is a local band that combines alt-country and punk rock for a sound that is truly original. do for the next 45 minutes heartfelt Americana tinged song other than pray to every god bands sound. They gleefully attack which is slated for an early ‘08 on banjo and fiddle player Phil worthy of alt-country luminaries in Greek mythology that the their repertoire with both precision release. If songs like “Drunk Girl” Hurd. like Jay Farrar or Ryan Adams. professor ends class early? and unbridled energy, sending each and “Fast One” are any sign, the new Loch Ness Johnny is an experience Fronted by songwriters Todd After three and a quarter song over the top of their studio album might just be the one that not to be missed. They play a potent Mathis, formerly of Boxing Day, years of this same dilemma, recordings. brings American Gun the national mixture of celtic, Appalachian, and Loch Ness Johnny frontman I have come up with a few In addition to favorites from their attention they so richly deserve. bluegrass, punk and Americana- Donald Merckle, American Gun undetectable games you can debut, the band also desecrates (in So whether you’re an alt-country fl avored rock at a break neck pace. has formidable songwriting chops. play to make time move faster a good way) well-chosen covers like fan, a punk rocker or you’re just Hurd’s fi ddle playing in particular The rest of the band is made up of than Hiro Nakamura. Wilco’s “Kingpin,” Gillian Welch’s heading to 5 Points to have a good stands out as the band races to off Columbia music scene stalwarts, The first game may not “Elvis Presley Blues,” June Carter time, check out American Gun. to oblivion in each song. Fans of with Kevin Kimbrell (bass) and teach you the difference Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and the Following American Gun will be Flogging Molly, the Pogues and the Andrew Hoose (drums) in the between municipal and traditional “Wayfaring Stranger.” local favorite Loch Ness Johnny; Dropkick Murphy’s would do well rhythm section and Jeff Crews corporate bonds, but it will Other highlights from their live with American Gun members to check Loch Ness Johnny out. providing slash and burn guitar leads. test your imagination more sets include new songs from their Donald Merckle (acoustic guitar, Live, the band is a tumbleweed of than that cardboard box you forthcoming follow-up to their debut, vocals) and Andrew Hoose (drums), sound with Merckle’s acoustic guitar Comments on this story? E-mail played with as a child. “The Means and the Machine,” Kevin Pettit on bass, Chris Lawther [email protected] front and center anchoring the The set up is simple. All you do is stare at your professor as if you are deeply engaged in every word coming out of his/her mouth. Meanwhile, ‘TMZ’ digs crawlspace try to imagine how they USC to host spent their weekend. You can play conservative and come under TV’s all time low up with a practical scenario derived from the personal Neal Justin want to tear down every information the professor has author series MCT Campus celebrity’s playhouse. They given you, or you can convince want to bulldoze it, put it yourself that he/she looks Fetured guests this year are James Barilla, New syndicated series through the wood chipper slightly disheveled because and feed the remains to he/she just flew back from Bobbie Ann Manson, Galway Kinnell crosses line from celeb their children. Vegas in a suitcase because Woe to any entertainer he/she lost all of their money reporting to stalking who doesn’t appreciate this festival dates, head over to on blackjack and prostitutes. Edward Pharr the last 30 years, and he After watching a week of approach. Brad Garrett, THE DAILY GAMECOCK the library or bookstore and Let your imagination run has released nine books of the new syndicated series, who once shoved the check out something by the wild and class will be over The temperature may not poetry. A lot of his poetry “TMZ,” I know exactly camera of a “TMZ” stalker, festival’s authors. Having before you know it. have cooled down much, focuses on social issues, but how Bill Murray felt in gets the detailed kind of read some of their work, The next option is a study but fall is here, and with it he has written on a wide “Ghostbusters”: slimed. coverage usually reserved even if it’s just a few short in human behavior. Similar to comes USC’s Fall Festival variety of topics. He once That’s the only appropriate for heads of state along stories or poems, will help the failed MTV show “Boiling of Authors. The guests of remarked that “nobody response, since everyone with snarky commentary you come up with some Points,” the people sitting in honor at this year’s festival would write poetry if the involved in this demeaning that’s got less imagination good questions to ask them your perimeter unknowingly are Bobbie Ann Mason, world was perfect.” “news” show, from the that any episode of “’Til and get more out of their become the contestants. Galway Kinnell and James Some of his most notable producers to the local Death.” talk. The only difference is, they Barilla. The format of the titles are “The Book of affiliates that have picked Playing nice doesn’t get The meetings will be held do not receive a cash prize festival will be readings Nightmares,” “When One it up, must have slime for you a pass. in the Law Center, which is for putting up with your from the authors followed Has Lived a Long Time blood. The show recently tore located on Main and Greene intentional annoyances. by a question and answer Alone,” “Imperfect Thirst” It’s not that I’m a prude in Rihanna for leaving Streets in the Law School All you have to do is come session and book signing. and “Selected Poems,” for about gossip. I care as “The Late Show With Auditorium. Admission is up with some subtle tick just The festival offers an which he won both the much about Paris Hilton’s David Letterman” theatre free and open to the general obnoxious enough for your exciting opportunity for Pulitzer Prize and the party plans as the next without stopping to sign public. neighbor to realize something fans, aspiring authors and National Book Award. gawker. I also believe that autographs (“Maybe All of the readings is amiss. Try occasionally even the mildly curious. James Barilla will be celebrities must give up a she doesn’t know how to and question and answer tapping the chair in front of On Thursday, Mason will presenting on Tuesday, Oct. certain amount of privacy. spell her name”), while sessions are to take place you with your foot until the be presenting. She grew up 30. He recently joined the You make $15 million for seconds later ridiculing a at 6 p.m., and they will be occupant turns to investigate, in Mayfield, Kentucky on English Department here playing a superhero on the “Desperate Housewives” followed by book signings or begin making a faint dial her parent’s dairy farm, and at the University of South big screen, you’ve got to star for lingering too long at 7 p.m. Books will be on tone sound and gradually most, if not all of her work Carolina teaching classes pose for pictures when you with fans. sale at the events. increase the intensity until reflects Kentucky life and in nonfiction writing and venture out to Starbucks. The show saves the most The festival is being you see eyes searching for the the essence of down-to- environmental literature. But “TMZ” takes that crass for last, a nightly sponsored by the Thomas source of the noise. Earth Kentucky folk. His work deals with the unwritten L.A. law and installment in which it Cooper Library and the The key to this game is Her fi rst work of fi ction, ethical and emotional issues drags it down to a new level celebrates the birthdays of Department of English. subtlety. If your classmate “Shiloh and Other Stories,” involved with technology of hell. any two given starlets— knows you are irritating him won the PEN Hemingway and ecology. His fi rst book Comments on this story? E-mail See Britney Spears order Kate Winslet and Nikki on purpose, you have not Award, and the story of nonfi ction, “West With [email protected] from Taco Bell. See a kid Hilton, for example—by only lost the game, but your “Shiloh” is widely used in the Rise: Fly-fi shing Across melt down at the sight of asking viewers, “Who’d classmate’s respect too. English classes. America,” was published by Brangelina. See your priest You Rather?” Lastly, there is a little Her work has appeared University of Virginia Press for a soul-cleansing session “TMZ” does have game that can be played in “The New Yorker,” in 2006. in the morning. moments that didn’t want which combines strategic “Esquire” and “Atlantic On Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 6 if you Each episode opens to make me put a gun to thinking, occasional bursts Monthly.” Some of her other p.m., there is to be a MFA with the “correspondents” the screen—or my head. of excitement and the thrill important writings include Bistro Reading at Hush, gathering each morning Spears’ nightly outings of victory. This one takes “In Country,” a coming of 1001 Gervais St. in the for a cackle session run to four-star hotels merits at least two players. At the age story and her memoir, Vista. ggoo by Harvey Levin, the tracking and video of beginning of class you and “Clear Springs.” She is Hearing authors read their sleazeball host who’s Dan Rather spending 20 your opponent(s) each pick a currently the writer-in- own work is rewarding in a constantly sipping some minutes debating whether October, 18 - word you feel the professor residence at the University way unlike anything else, mysterious drink. Probably his coat collar should be up might say throughout the of Kentucky. and is a good experience Bobbie Ann Mason squirrel blood. He almost or down before anchoring class. It can be a professors Tuesday, Oct. 23 will be to have had. The emotion always wears tight-fitting a story reveals loads about October, 23 - particular catch phrase, a the Pulitzer Prize-winning in their voices mirrors the shirts, maybe to show that the ego-driven world of prevalent noun you came poet Kinnell’s evening at emotion of the passage in a Galway Kinnell he’s got a beating heart broadcast news. across during the reading for the festival. He has been uniquely expressive way. underneath. Hey, I didn’t get any in October, 30 - that day, or a random word in a prominent position in If you have some free It’s not just the fact high school, either, but I GAMES ● 6 the poetry community for time between now and the James Barilla that Levin and his ghouls got over it. So should you. 6 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007

GAMES ● Continued from 5 you just happen to favor. Indie band Of Montreal switches gears Once the professor begins talking, keep track of how many times he/she says your word. At the end of the class Although offi cially touring behind its last everyone tallies up, and the person with the most popular album, band has begun playing new tunes word of the day emerges victorious. The nice thing Len Righi entertained. He was able to about this game is that it MCT Campus explore his mind. To me, demands your attention. You Guitarist-vocalist Bryan that’s a really great insight, will probably be surprised Poole has worked closely and he just offered it up.” to find you actually learned with Of Montreal frontman Poole, who also has been something relevant during Kevin Barnes for more than part of pop experimenters the lecture. a decade. But it wasn’t until Elf Power and The Olivia Whichever you choose, it is last year that he felt he had a Tremor Control, admits important to realize why you real clue why Barnes would that Athens, Ga.-based Of are sitting in that classroom often compose and complete Montreal has had its “ups in the first place. Like a songs and albums with and downs and periods of choking hazard disclaimer almost no input from other drifting,” partly because of on a board game, this is a members of the band. the way Barnes works. “But fair warning that only you “I found out sitting next Kevin is kind of like Prince,” will be responsible for any to him on an airplane that says Poole. “He can play and sudden drops in your GPA. he never had real friends do everything himself, and These games are intended until he was 10 or 11 years he never has writers block.” for the use of those students old, people he could watch So although Of Montreal is responsible enough to read cartoons with or roughhouse still offi cially touring behind Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK whatever it is they missed with,” says Poole just hours its fascinating late January during their games. Now, get before Of Montreal is to release, “Hissing Fauna, Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes is known for compossing songs single-handedly. to class and give one of these play at Oberlin College in Are You the Destroyer?,” time consumers a try. Ohio. a dizzying account of a Norway and Athens, Ga., keyboardist-trumpeter playing several new tunes “He had to create his own crumbling psyche that the band already is shifting James Huggins, keyboardist that will be part of the Comments on this story? E-mail playland. He had to make up Barnes recorded virtually gears. Dottie Alexander and bassist band’s next CD. [email protected] characters to keep himself by himself while living in Barnes, Poole, drummer- Davey Pierce are already New ‘Zelda’ offers same lure, different experience addictive time. to use inventory items. It is ocean dotted with islands attention. There’s always fi gure out where to hit him ‘Phantom Hourglass’ The story focuses on possible and often required (each inhabited by unique rupees to spend, a life gauge from while making sure it’s will appeal to casual, series hero Link’s adventure to take notes on maps for dwellers), with different to replenish/enlarge, a ship not chasing from behind. to save pirate leader Tetra use in riddles. Movement enemies, obstacles, to customize, a new item The multiplayer mode is hardcore gamers alike after she leaps on a ghost is a matter of holding down merchants and friendlies to discover or an island to a tense one-on-one mix of ship and disappears. Along the stylus in the direction sailing about. Navigation is explore. The game supplies capture-the-flag and maze “The Legend of Zelda: the way, he meets a Capt. you want Link to go, while as simple as drawing a route plenty of interaction with navigation, as one player Phantom Hourglass” Linebeck who agrees to help combat with sword and on your map, and high-seas a puzzle (breezy in the tries to secure gems as Link ★★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ if the price is right. The rest shield depends on small taps encounters are resolved beginning, tricky by the and the other controls guard is gathering the number of and swipes. Occasionally, with a cannon. Fishing and end) to solve, enemy to statues’ movements as paths Thomas Maluck MacGuffi ns (spirits, metals) blowing or yelling into salvaging the sea floor for defeat, route to follow or drawn on the map. THE DAILY GAMECOCK needed to rescue Zelda and the DS’s mic is required. treasure are their own mini- dungeon to overturn. The next step in Link’s Each iteration of the dispel evil, but the meat of Control can be awkward for game diversions. Different dungeons yield journeys is more of an “Zelda” franchise represents the game is how it’s played. the first few minutes, but Psychology majors, you bosses that are each defeated evolution than what some twist or upgrade in “Phantom Hourglass” is soon it will become second may want to use this game as in a different way. happened on the Wii, and play and style, and “Phantom controlled with the stylus nature and feel instinctual a study of reward structures. For example, Link may should appeal to casual as Hourglass” for the Nintendo only, with the optional well into the 15-20 hours of It is markedly easier than run around on the bottom well as hardcore gamers. DS is no exception. The control pad to pull down adventuring to be found. previous “Zeldas,” but is screen while you also watch DS’s features are all utilized menus and the L and R The world of “Phantom open-ended and entertaining the boss’ perspective on Comments on this story? E-mail for an exceedingly fun, shoulder buttons optional Hourglass” is a wide enough to hold any gamer’s the top screen and have to [email protected] The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 7

HOROSCOPES Aries After over adjusting the PIC OF THE DAY contrast on your computer the scene monitor, you will step outside and be blinded by a passing ice cream truck. Taurus Disco is making a comeback, Taurus. Go USC show your girlfriend. Gemini Your rap career will run into trouble when you realize that you have no Dan in Real Life rhythm or talent. Other than that, you’re fo’ rizzle. Cancer You will become convinced that the nighttime train whistle is a messenger of death. In a panic, you will throw a going-away party. Leo While reading your seventh straight piece of British literature for your English class, you will suffer the equivalent of a lobotomy. Read a comic book. Virgo Those piano lessons will pay off when the Queen of England asks you to play at a ball. Unfortunately, your flatulence will bring the evening to an end. DAN IN REAL LIFE Libra After learning that your 9 p.m. enemy has invested heavily in Russell House Theater cat food, you will report a false alarm that leads to recalls. Allison Smith / THE DAILY GAMECOCK TSOTSI Scorpio You will start a band Cocky helps the Garnet and Black Staff hand out their fi rst edition of the semester 6 p.m. that is so progressive that you to students this Tuesday in front of the Russell House. Russell House Theater don’t play any instruments. Instead of performing music, SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF you will recite Western 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. $5 novels into a microphone. Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leveritte / Th e Daily Gamecock The Nickelodeon Theater, 937 Main St. Sagittarius Tu r ns out that old turntable won’t A MAN NAMED PEARL play your U2 CD. 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Capricorn Your children’s TV $5 show will fail when authorities The Nickelodeon Theater, 937 Main St. discover your van full of candy. Aquarius You will make MR. B’S GOODTIME KARAOKE EXPLOSION a clone of yourself to do 9 p.m. your homework. Your Art Bar, 1211 Park St. clone will make a clone of himself to kill you. NAME ON RICE JEWELRY FOR WACKY WEDNESDAY Pisces The zombification 11 a.m. process is complete. Grab the Green St. outside Russell House chainsaw; it’s dinner time.

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ACROSS 1 Violent explosion 6 Shapely fruit 10 Dean Martin's detective Matt 14 Speed checker 15 Austen novel 16 Nobelist Wiesel 17 Muscat resident Whiteboard ◆ By Bobby Sutton / Th e Daily Gamecock 18 Niagara noise 19 Cacophonies 20 Tough task for a chef 23 Tree house? 26 Manipulates 27 Fidgety 28 Primitive conveyance 30 Greek letter 31 Spanish river 32 Former French 71 Kitchen appliance Solutions from 10/16/07 colony in Canada DOWN 36 Yemen's capital 1 One sib 40 Tough task for 2 Fugitive's escape a taxidermist 3 Oklahoma city 10/17/07 43 Como __ Usted? 4 Holy places 44 Upolu resident 5 Small combo 1 2 34 45 Japanese 6 Fringe benefi ts novelist Kobo 7 Ham it up 46 Director's shout 8 Delhi nannies 48 Large craft 9 Infrequent 50 Babysitter's 10 Pleasure seeker nemeses 11 "Middlemarch" 53 Berne's river author 56 Morays 12 Chain elements 34 Beavers' barrier 51 Honey badger 57 Tough task for 13 Disorderly 35 Worldwide 52 Arcade pioneer worker's grp. 53 Up and about for 10/16/07 a gourmet 21 Pariah 60 Coup d'__ 22 __-relief 37 Humiliate 54 Cognizant 61 Attack with a shiv 23 Scandinavian 38 Dynamite inventor 55 Judicial garb 62 Of service 24 Leaves the 39 Jumps on the ice 58 Exxon, once 66 Neighbor of Brazil building 41 Do-all assistant 59 Clothing, casually 67 Foal's father 25 Tonto's horse 42 Noon follower 63 Daughter of 68 Potvin or Leary 29 Brit. fl yboys 47 Mil. branch Cadmus 69 Actor Pickens 30 Idle chatter 49 Stanza of six lines 64 Actress Ullmann 70 Mining products 33 Arab garment 50 Pages 65 Compass dir. Page 8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 Upsets, big losses make Driving his way to success predictions Sophomore golfer sets high goals in 2007, impresses coach with attitude tough to call Michael Finnegan THE DAILY GAMECOCK Early season shockers “I want to win. I want to win make college football Sophomore George Bryan IVV had one of the most successful individualvidual every award there is this year. ” pundits look like idiots and team seasons last year as a Mark it down: I, Chris Cox, freshman. Now in 2007, his goalsls are have offi cially retired from even higher. predicting college football “I just want to keep improvingg mymy games. golf game. I want to win. I want too win It wasn’t every award there is this year. I also always like want to do it with the team. I wantant to this. I used win the National Championshipp this a veveryry to take great year and I think we are good enoughnough lelevelvel heheadad pride in my by winning (region) last year.” BBryanryan on his shoulders. BeinBeingg predictions, said. one of the top returninreturningg delivering The sophomore from Chapinhapin plplayers,ayers, he knows thatthat precise scores CHRIS COX fi nished his freshman campaignn on a oonn tthehe coucourserse hhee cacann and winners Second-year high note as he paced the Gamecockscks aatt lead byby example. Off week by week. print the West Regional were they capturedtured the course, he looks toto Friends and journalism their first ever Regional title. BBryanryan seseniorsniors MarkMark AndersonAnderson family would major fi nished 10th and on the way, shotot the and Warren ThomasThomas.. come to me fourth lowest three round scoreore in “I“I amam seeseenn as a lleadereader for my expert school history. of the ggolfolf course with opinions on who would win These achievements led him to beingbeing mmyy game.game. Mark Anderson the weekend’s games. named Ping All-Southeast regionn and and WarrenWarren Thomas araree But now I’m a washed up honorable mention All-American.ican. ththee vocalvocal leadersleaders offoff thethe has-been. However, Bryan knows that hee has course. TheyThey know what is Now I sit back, crying in still to work to improve and he can’t ggoingoing on. Mark is jjustust a ggoodood my bowl of rocky road ice become complacent. gguyuy to be around,” BrBryanyan said. cream as my predictions fl op “I just have to keep working hard. USC men’s ggolfolf coach BillBill week after week. I played last year but I did not wwinin a McDonald is impressed with I thought I was getting tournament. If I keep working hard,ard, I BrBryan’syan’s attitude and knows what he back on track this weekend. will continue to get better. Just becausecause mmeanseans to tthishis teateam.m. As I sat in my seat in Chapel I was an All-American last year, doesn’toesn’t “Without“Without GeorGeorge,ge, we are a veryvery Hill, I repeatedly checked mean I am one this year. My own averaaveragege team. GeorgeGeorge has a wayway scores across the country. personal goals is what motivates me,” of carrcarryingying the team to a different The smile slowly crept back Bryan said. levelevel,”l,” McDonald said. He also knowsknows onto my face as Tennessee, Along with success on the ggolfolf ththatat thethe restrest of thethe teamteam learnslearns fromfrom Boston College, Kansas and course, the sophomore also excelsels in BrBryan.yan. Georgia Tech all emerged the classroom, balancing the toughough BryanBryan knows that sometimes all youyou victorious. travels of a college golf career aalonglong hhaveave to do iiss rrelaxelax aandnd hhaveave ffunun aandnd Would this be the with a challenging academic careereer as that is the biggestbiggest difference this yeyearar weekend I turned my well. from his freshman campaicampaign.gn. fortunes around? “It is extremely hard. It is a llotot of “My“My attitude is different this yyear.ear. I The answer to that was time management. I had good sstudytudy would hanhangg mymy head and be a little too a resounding “no.” Much habits in high school and that carriedarried hard on myself.myself. The bibiggestggest thinthingg is to my chagrin, the day over to my college career.” Bryan said. that I am havinghaving more fun on the ggolfolf was hardly over as LSU, He also chuckled saying thatat he course. I think it is workingworking for me California, Cincinnati and doesn’t really know how he does it.it. He bbecauseecause I started off better this yearyear Illinois would eventually also looked to former Gamecock golfergolfer alreadalreadyy than last year.”year.” fall. Erica Battle to help him balance both I had hit rock bottom. My his academics and athletic success.s. confidence and credibility For being only a sophomoree and Special to Comments on this story? THE DAILY shattered. having the success he’s had, Bryann has E-mail [email protected] GAMECOCK The entire ride home was a blur. My mind raced as to how I was going to support and defend my predictions. The only excuse I could come up with was that Soccer star setting California’s quarterback was a moron for falling on the twelve yard line with less example in 2007 than ten seconds to play and no timeouts despite beingg down by only three. Other than that I was blank. Scannella’s passion, My friend, John, tried his best to console me. determination “The whole college football season has been leading young players like this,” he explained. “It’s been crazy upsets week after Michael Aguilar week.” STAFF WRITER But that doesn’t matter to me. The bottom line is Jeff ScannellScannella is only a THE DAILY GAMECOCK that I have come up shortt Ben Fine / sophomore.sophomore. If he werewe your average week in and week out in myy Jeff Scannella has four goals and one assist for the Gamecocks in 2007. student he would be getting into predictions. hishis majormajor clasclasses this year. The upsets had to end He would be becomingb well if there is one player who is well such a sporadic in and out status soon, right? After Michigan adadjustedjusted to collegecol living by prepared to assist those freshmen is the quality of the opponents and Oklahoma fell earlier nnow.ow. He would beb taking steps on and off the fi eld it is Scannella. that Carolina has faced off against this season, the countryy farther and fartherfarth away from He obviously knows something this season. USC has played four thought the roller coaster homehome and closer to independence. about what it takes to succeed in ranked teams out its twelve games. was over. That is, of course, ifi he were your NCAA soccer as an underclassman. Scannella does not deem that an Then Kentucky and averageaverage student. The sophomore is coming off a excuse, just a motivation. Oregon State decided to Instead he is thet reigning season where he was voted to the “From the beginning of the year shake things up. It was the ConferenceConference USA player of the Freshman All-American team and we knew that it was going to be first time since 1996 thatt week. Instead of just being an the All-Conference USA team. difficult,” said Scannella. “Going the #1 and #2 ranked teams averageaverage studenstudentt Scannella is “I tell them (the freshmen) you to University of Connecticut and fell on the same day as both enteringentering his sesecondc year as a can’t get frustrated,” said Scannella. taking our lumps there was very teams beat LSU and Cal, startingstarting midfieldermidfie in one of “There were so many times last year beneficial, to see what it is really respectively. thethe nation’s prpremier college that I would get down on myself or like to be a top five, top fifteen I obviously realize that I’m soccesoccerr programs.program frustrated. The one piece of advice team. The top 25 is just a ranking not the only one strugglingg Instead of tryingt to make I give them is to just always keep but obviously to stay there during with my predictions, as I ssureure his inintramuralt flag your head up and keep motivating the week training has to be sharp think the entire population ffootballootball teamteam shows up on yourself.” because that is what we’re basing of odds makers in Vegas have ttimeime to ggames,am Scannella Apparently some of the freshmen our performance in the games on.” already begun cleaning outt iiss doindoingg everythingever he can heeded the words of wisdom Scannella was honored at the their desks and filling outt ttoo help a youngyou team that from a more experienced player. end of last season and in the last their resignation papers. has jjumpedumped in and out of Freshmen Sam Arthur and Blake few weeks of this season by many Seriously, what is goingg the Top 25 aall season stay Brettschneider are respectively fi rst different media outlets and soccer on in the sports world? The tthere.here. and second on the team in points, organizations for his individual play. odds of me putting the choke TThehe GamGamecocks are a followed by closely by Scannella. However, the Gamecocks did not slam on Andre the Giant are yyouthful,outhful, yyetet talented team On the defensive side freshman make it to the NCAA tournament, greater than having a decentt this year.y The team goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer has which, in Scannella’s mind, more weekend predicting football fiefieldsl only nine excelled with four shutouts and an or less defeats the purpose of being scores. uupperclassmenp .823 save percentage this season. honored individually. On ESPN’s “Around the aand many Still, youth has hurt the team. “If the team does well, it’s Horn” Monday, Woodyy freshmenfr are It has seemed that the Gamecocks obviously a little bit easier to Paige predicted that South sstartingt for have been in and out of the Top get recognized,” said Scannella. Ben Fine / COX ● 9 THE DAILY GAMECOCK USUSC. However, 25 all season. The main reason for SOCCER ● 9 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 9

COX ● Continued from 8 for the magician causing all And beat the man is this havoc. That is the only exactly what these teams Carolina would play South way anyone could explain have done. There has never Florida in the National his ludicrous picks. been a more exciting and Championship. If you All kidding aside, the dramatic season of football even remotely saw that as a credit has to go to the in recent memory, and possibility before the season, coaches and players of these it looks to undoubtedly pat yourself on the back. underdogs. They found continue in the weeks to People say the upsets are ways to win despite the odds come. a credit to the parity in being stacked against them. But for my predictions’ college football. I say it’s They all seem to have taken sake, I hope it stops sooner a hex. Did anyone see that heed from pro-wrestler Ric rather than later. magic trick Lou Holtz did Flair’s advice when he said, on College Football Live a “To be the man, you gotta Comments on this story? E-mail few weeks ago? He’s my bet beat the man.” [email protected]

SOCCER ● Continued from 8 talent. His focus is to get winning the crucial home Carolina to the big game games that a team needs “That’s why I feel like I’ve and to win a national title. to win to be competitive. been fortunate enough to However, whether or not If Scannella were just an get some recognition in the he’s focused on it, there’s a average soccer player then last few weeks, because the good chance that a player he wouldn’t be worried team has done well. Being an like Scannella will see some about All-Americans and STAY FUELED All-American would be nice accolades along the way. national championships. and that’s something I’m “All the awards are nice,” Instead he leaves the room shooting for, but to make said Scannella. “I would of our interview, not to go the NCAA tournament rather still be playing in on fall break like the rest and to go deep into the November and December of his peers, but to practice EF tournament is more of a goal rather then sitting here and prepare for the next for me, just because last year watching the game on TV. opponent, the next challenge I had such a terrible taste in At the end of the day if the and the next opportunity to my mouth after we didn’t team does well that’s all that prove that he is anything make the tournament.” really matters.” but average. Scannella has a team-fi rst If Scannella was just an mentality that is rare among average student then he Comments on this story? E-mail athletes with a high level of wouldn’t be worried about [email protected]

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