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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 86 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY Stalking awareness promoted HIGH 57° Sexual health offi ce, on Greene Street Thursday to year social work graduate spread the word about stalking student, said stalking can take TONIGHT SHARE encourage in light of Stalking Awareness many shapes and most students caution on campus Month this January. have a misconception of what LOW 29 ° Lori Gonzalez, associate stalking really is. McDevitt Kara Apel director at the office, said said many students are misled ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR stalking at USC is more by Hollywood that stalkers are frequent than students think. strangers, but in reality, the TOMORROW Does your ex-boyfriend “I think it’s pretty common majority of victims do know HIGH 53° constantly text you and on campus,” Gonzalez said, their stalkers. make threats to your new “It’s something we’re getting Nicole Griffith, a second- boyfriend? increasingly worried about.” year social work graduate Or maybe does a girl in your Though Gonzalez was student and assistant at the Inside chemistry class repeatedly not able to provide an exact offi ce, said she thinks students send you instant messages number of stalking incidents don’t really give much thought when you didn’t give her your on campus, she said stalking is to stalking and should be more SPORTS screen name and asked her to defi nitely on the rise. aware. stop? “It’s hard to get a true “It’s not romantic or If you answered “yes” to number because a lot of people normal,” Griffi th said, “It can either of these questions, you don’t realize that it’s stalking,” be dangerous.” may have a stalker. Gonzalez said. Stalking occurs at almost USC’s Sexual Health and Most victims are stalked equal rates to men and women, Violence Prevention and by someone that they know, according to Gonzalez, Research office, along with which makes stalking harder who described stalking as Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK SHARE peers, set up a table to identify, according to “indiscriminate.” Ofi icer Ed Caney teaches students to defend themselves. Gonzalez. Gonzalez described stalking According to the National as a “collection of behaviors,” Center for Victims of Crime, including harassment, and can 80 percent of stalking victims take place either in person, knew their stalkers. Women’s basketball put Fiona McDevitt, a second- STALKING ● 4 forth a valiant effort against LSU, but walk STALKING STATISTICS: away defeated 63-56. • 1,006,970 women and 370,990 men are stalked annually See page 10 in the U.S. • One in 12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime. • 13 percent of college women are stalked each academic THE MIX year. • 18- to 19-year-olds (at a rate of 30 per 1,000) and 20- to 24-year-olds (at a rate of 28 per 1,000) experience the highest rates of stalking victimization. • Nearly three in four stalking victims know their offender in some capacity. • One in four stalking victims report some form of cyber-stalking such as e-mail (83 percent) or instant Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK messaging (35 percent). The self-defense program taught by Ed Caney was put on by the Sexual Health and Violence Prevention offi ce Thursday as part of Stalking Awareness Month. — Statistics from the National Center for Victims of Crime Check out Assistant Mix Editor Ellen Meder’s CD review as she gives praise to new twist on Scottish Smear campaign attacks band Franz Ferdinand’s punk dance sound. See page 7 SG presidential candidate Unsigned fl iers posted occurred in the fall of 2007, science student, said. “This nearly a year and a half ago, isn’t something I’d ever around campus display when I was a first-semester consider doing.” old crime report entry freshman,” Kirchhofer wrote Matin said she hadn’t seen in a response to questions the signs around campus VIEWPOINTS Josh Dawsey from The Daily Gamecock. and had no idea of who was STAFF WRITER “As a result, I learned a responsible. Columnist valuable lesson early in my “This is supposed to be a Less than 36 hours college career and have healthy, positive campaign Richard into the race for student not gotten into any trouble where we can talk about body president, the smear Wood with the law since then,” issues and not talk about campaigning has already explains Kirchhofer said, “This personal attacks. That started. isolated incident is in no way saddens me that someone why parties Green signs were seen an accurate refl ection of my would put those up,” Matin, RICHARD around campus early Charles Dharapak / The Associated Press should stick character or ability to lead a third-year political science WOOD Thursday detailing a police President Barack Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair to partisan this student body.” student, said. “My entire Th ird-year report from Sept. Pay Act in the East Room of the White House Thursday. Kirchhofer said his campaign staff sits down politics. history 18, 2007 where record as a student before every meeting and student Drew Kirchhofer, a leader should be prays that our best will candidate for student considered in light happen and everyone else’s Obama signs fi rst bill See page 6 body president, was of the allegations. best will happen. We are stopped for running He noted in the running a godly campaign, a stop sign. statement that he and we wouldn’t do this.” into law on equal pay The officer then is Philanthropy Kirchhofer said he never Online Exclusive found Kirchhofer, a Chair of Sigma Chi suspected either the Ross or members of Congress second-year fi nance New legislation allows KIRCHHOFER Fraternity and has the Matin campaign of the for whom the bill was a student, along served in SG since smear campaign. more time for appeals priority. SG ELECTIONS 2009 with his friend 2007. “I know Meredith and “Equal pay is by no Stay updated throughout Brett Harper, a second- about unfair salary Sen. Taylor Cain, Carmel well, and they’re means just a women’s issue, year business student, in the week about this chairwoman of the academics both sweet girls,” Kirchhofer it’s a family issue,” Obama possession of beer and fake Darlene Superville committee and a vice said. “I never for a second said. “And in this economy, year’s Student Govern- IDs. Neither student was Th e Associated Press presidential candidate, said suspected them. I respect when so many folks are ment election news, taken to jail. The signs do Kirchhofer had represented both of them very much. I already working harder for not specify the year of the WASHINGTON — scandals, platforms and students well during his time don’t know who would do less and struggling to get infraction, which happened Declaring that ending more in our special elec- in SG. this. I have no enemies that by, the last thing they can almost 18 months ago. pay disparity is not just a “I know Drew to be a great I know of. It would be my afford is losing part of each tions tab. “What are Drew women’s issue, President guy, and he’s done a lot of guess that whoever wrote this month’s paycheck to simple Kirchhofer’s achievements Barack Obama signed good work for the students has never met me before.” and plain discrimination.” at South Carolina?” the sign legislation Thursday here,” the second-year Ross said attacks on SG The Lilly Ledbetter reads. “Disregarding stop that gives workers more history student said. candidates frequently happen, Fair Pay Act effectively VIEWPOINTS: ONLINE sign, possession of altered time to take their pay Both of the presidential but in her three years at the nullifies a 2007 Supreme Check out what columnist ID, minor in possession of discrimination cases to campaigns of Meredith Ross university, never has such a Court decision that denied beer.” court. Michael Wunderlich has and Carmel Matin quickly blatant attack occurred. Ledbetter an opportunity At the bottom of the Lilly Ledbetter, the to say about the anticipa- denounced the signs. “I’ve seen personal, petty for redress. sign, the unknown author Alabama woman whose “We’ve sat down on attacks, but I’ve never seen Ledbetter, 70, has said tion and speculation of concludes, “Drew Kirchhofer: story was the impetus multiple occasions and said anything to this magnitude,” she did not learn about the Bad for a beer run, bad for behind the new law, stood National Signing Day. ‘What a great opportunity Ross said. “This is really sizable discrepancy in pay Student Government.” alongside Obama as he for all of us’ and that we sad.” between her and her male Kirchhofer admitted the signed the first bill of his all said we wouldn’t run a co-workers until near the incident occurred, but said presidency. Also in the www.dailygamecock.com campaign like those that end of her 19-year career at he had learned from his East Room of the White have been run in years past,” Comments on this story? E-mail a Goodyear Tire & Rubber mistakes. House were labor, women’s, Ross, a third-year political [email protected] “This particular incident civil rights advocates and OBAMA ● 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 pageTWO TOP WEIRD • In celebration of Black PIC OF THE DAY History Month, join us for a Heart and Soul Healthy stories OF THE Cooking Demonstration. Join Deborah Zippel, registered dietitian with campus wellness, as Weeekek she prepares oven-fried catfi sh, greens, Charleston red rice, banana pudding Man Scared Woman to Death, Police Say and Crystal Light RALEIGH — Larry Whitfi eld was on foot, his tea sweetened with getaway car wrecked, his rookie attempt at robbing Splenda. She will also a bank thwarted by a set of locked doors, according address how to modify to detectives. Looking for a place to hide, police say, recipes for health, high he found himself inside the home of a frightened old blood pressure, diabetes woman. mellitus, heart disease There’s no evidence Whitfi eld ever touched 79-year- and weight management. old Mary Parnell. Authorities say he even told the Sign up before Feb. 13 by grandmother of fi ve he didn’t want to hurt her, directing calling Campus Wellness her to sit in a chair in her bedroom. But investigators at (803) 576-9393. The have no doubt he terrifi ed her so much that she died of a cooking demonstration heart attack. is on Feb. 17 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Public Police Say Teen Posed as Chicago Cop Dustin Glendinning / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Health Research Center, CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy accused of room 107. Third-year students Niel Timmons (right) and Matt Kapler play bongos while their impersonating a police offi cer and going on patrol has pleaded not guilty. dogs roam around on the lawn outside the Russell House in Davis Field. • On Feb. 2, EMPOWER On Saturday the teen, wearing an offi cer’s uniform, will be hosting a drop-in. walked into a police station and was assigned to go on Please feel free to come patrol. He partnered with another offi cer for about fi ve Local National World by and learn about the hours. mission of Empower and ATLANTIC BEACH, WASHINGTON — The list DAVOS, Switzerland — the upcoming activities we S.C. — Every day she can, of recalled peanut products Turkish Prime Minister Man smears feces on his lawyer, fl ings it at jury have planned. For more Jannie Isom walks a couple linked to a national Recep Tayyip Erdogan SAN DIEGO — A San Diego judge has declared a information please visit of hundred yards from her salmonella outbreak just stalked off the stage at the mistrial in a kidnapping and assault case after the our table in the Russell home for some of the best keeps growing. World Economic Forum defendant smeared excrement on his lawyer’s face and House on Feb 2. Atlantic views along the 60 Already more than 400 red-faced after verbally threw it at jurors. The judge boosted defendant Weusi miles of beach that make kinds of cakes, cookies sparring with Israeli McGowan’s bail from $250,000 to $1 million after the • Sigma Gamma Rho up South Carolina’s Grand and other goods have been President Shimon Peres Monday incident. Sorority, Inc and Alpha Strand. pulled off the shelves in over the fi ghting in Gaza. Prosecutor Christopher Lawson says McGowan was Kappa Alpha Sorority, In its isolation, Atlantic one of the largest product The episode came upset because the judge refused to remove public Inc present The Pretty Beach is dying. Taxes are recalls. Thursday after a lengthy defender Jeffrey Martin from the case. Poodle Book Club. We high, and the town contracts At the center of the debate about the recent McGowan had smuggled a bag of feces into court and will discuss “A Raisin out all major services except investigation is a Georgia fighting in Gaza that spread it on Martin’s hair and face before fl inging the in the Sun” by Lorraine its police force. Its single peanut processing plant claimed about 1,300 excrement at jurors. No jurors were hit. Hansberry. The event biggest taxpayer, The Crazy where federal inspectors Palestinian lives. will occur Feb. 2 at 7 Horse strip club, paid its reported finding roaches, Erdogan was flustered Pizzeria owner accused of beating man over calzone p.m. in RH, room 203. 2009 levy early to keep the mold, a leaking roof and after he tried to speak as PALM COAST, Fla. — Flagler County authorities said For more information town from laying off its other sanitary problems. the scheduled session was a restaurant owner pistol-whipped and beat a customer contact Natasha Hopkins handful of employees as it Managers at the Blakely, ending at the forum in who complained that his takeout order was incorrect. at hopkinnl@mailbox. struggles under hundreds Ga., plant owned by Peanut Davos, Switzerland, asking The owner of Goomba’s Pizzeria was charged with sc.edu or Caitlin Hunt at of thousands of dollars in Corp. of America continued the moderator, Washington aggravated assault and battery with a deadly weapon and unpaid court judgments. [email protected]. shipping peanut products Post columnist David released on bail. The six-seat zoning board even after they were found Ignatius, to let him speak — The Associated Press has one member. Many of the 390 residents say to contain salmonella. once more. they want to save the town Peanut Corp. expanded “Only a minute,” Ignatius from fading away entirely its recall Wednesday to all replied. or getting swallowed in a peanut products produced at “I remember two former merger with the surrounding the plant since Jan. 1, 2007. prime ministers in your city. Atlantic Beach sits The company is relatively country who said they felt decaying, however, while small, but its peanut paste is very happy when they were decisions on the way forward an ingredient in hundreds able to enter Palestine on keep stalling as old-timers of food products, from tanks,” Erdogan said in The USC community wants to know what your organization has going and newcomers quarrel over ice cream, to Asian-style Tu rk ish. key decisions, including how sauces, to dog biscuits. “I find it very sad that on this week, and The Daily Gamecock wants to help you spread the to pay off the town’s debt A senior lawmaker in people applaud what you word. If your organization has an upcoming meeting or event you want and whom to hire as city Congress and Georgia’s said. There have been many manager. agriculture commissioner people killed. And I think publicized, contact [email protected] or stop by our offi ce in For Isom and others, the fi ght called for a criminal that it is very wrong and the Russell House, room 333. over this relic of segregation investigation of the it is not humanitarian,” he — still more than 80 percent company, but the Food and said. “Carolina Briefs” submissions should include the time, place, name and a African-American — is a Drug Administration said Ignatius said “We can’t description of the meeting or event, as well as a contact person for any question of history and black such a step is premature start the debate again. We achievement. Just ask John while its own food safety just don’t have time.” questions. The description shouldn’t exceed 50 words. Submissions should Sketers, 73, whose parents investigation continues. Erdogan said “Please be sent no later than 5:30 p.m. two days before publication. opened a restaurant in More than 500 people let me finish.” Ignatius The Daily Gamecock reserves the right to edit, condense or hold any Atlantic Beach when he was have gotten sick in the responded “We really a teenager in 1952. He came outbreak and at least eight do need to get people to back 40 years ago, serving submission. may have died as a result dinner.” as a town councilman for of salmonella infection. The Turkish premier about half that time. “I want to prove to people in general The plant has stopped all then said, “Thank you very that we are capable of production. much. Thank you very maintaining and operating “We feel very confident much. Thank you very a city just as well as anyone that it’s one of the largest much. I don’t think I will else,” Sketers said. recalls we’ve had,” said come back to Davos after On the other side are people Stephen Sundlof, head this.” like Donnell Thompson, of the FDA’s food safety The confrontation saw voted into council a year center. “We’re still in the Peres and Ergodan raise ago. The 50-year-old black process of identifying their voice shouting — businessman fell for Atlantic products, but it certainly is highly unusual at the elite Beach, moving here two among the largest.” gathering of corporate and years ago because he felt he Most of the older products world leaders, which is could put his money, earned recalled Wednesday have usually marked by learned by leasing buildings to health probably been eaten consensus seeking and care fi rms, back into an area already. 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OBAMA ● Continued from 1 The Bush White House and Senate Republicans blocked the bill in the last Co. plant in Gadsden, Ala. She sued, but the session of Congress. But Obama strongly high court said in a 5-4 decision that she Banks refuse bailout funds supported it — he talked often about missed her chance to bring the action. Ledbetter during the presidential campaign The court said a person must file a — and the Democratic-controlled Congress discrimination claim within 180 days of a made it a priority in its opening weeks. in anxieties over economy company’s initial decision to pay a worker Opponents contended the bill would gut less than another doing the same job. the statute of limitations and benefit trial Under the new law, each new talking about nationalizing banks.” lawyers by encouraging lawsuits. They also Financial instituions fear discriminatory paycheck would extend the Much of the criticism about the bailout argued that employees could wait to file statute of limitations for an additional 180 federal control in package has focused on the lack of oversight, which claims in hopes of reaping larger damage days. That was the interpretation before the allowed banks to take money and refuse to awards. Supreme Court was asked to step in. Matt Apuzzo say where it’s going. Wall Street executives, Supporters said the bill does not change Th e Associated Press First Lady Michelle Obama held a separate who make millions of dollars and enjoy current law limiting back-pay awards to two reception with Ledbetter in the State WASHINGTON — A small but growing lavish perks like private jets, earned the ire years, so there would be no incentive to wait Dining Room just down the red-carpeted number of community banks are backing of consumer watchdogs who said taxpayers to fi le a claim. hallway from the earlier event. “She knew out of the government’s bailout, which were getting a raw deal. Obama cited Census Bureau fi gures that unfairness when she saw it, and was willing they see as fraught with hidden strings and But some community banks, which had show women still earn about 78 cents for to do something about it because it was the government interference. little or nothing to do with the subprime every dollar men get for doing equivalent right thing to do — plain and simple,” Mrs. About 20 banks so far that applied for mortgage crisis, say the deal didn’t look jobs, and it’s even less for women of color. He Obama said. or had been approved to receive about great for them, either. said Ledbetter lost more than $200,000 in Ledbetter, who won’t benefit from the $1 billion combined in taxpayer money Congress wants banks to make loans, salary, and even more in pension and Social legislation, said the richest reward is that the have reversed course in the past month so businesses can expand and people can Security benefi ts. nation’s daughters and granddaughters will and refused to take the money. That’s just start buying houses again. But lawmakers The bill, which amends the 1964 Civil have a better deal. a fraction of the hundreds of billions of also want them to make only trustworthy Rights Act, also applies to discrimination “That’s what makes this fight worth dollars the government already has spent, loans. But there are only so many good based on factors such as race, religion, fi ghting,” Ledbetter said. “That’s what made but it shows that taxpayers aren’t the only loans to make in a weak economy with national origin, disability or age. this fi ght one we had to win.” ones anxious about the fi nancial bailout. high unemployment. “The government’s going to own a Explaining that to investors is easy. good portion of these banks,” said David To politicians, it might looks like you’re STALKING ● Continued from 1 the Internet, by posting their Gonzalez said. Heintzman, president of Stock Yards hoarding taxpayer money. whereabouts. For students who think through telephone or via the Bank & Trust in Louisville, Ky. The “Then what? Then they have a guy at our “You can make it really easy they might be getting stalked, Internet. bank recently turned down $43 million in board meeting?” said William Campbell, for someone to stalk you,” Gonzalez gives this advice: “If With technology, Gonzalez approved bailout money. president of Pamrapo Savings Bank, a McDevitt said. something doesn’t feel right, said the nature of stalking After Congress approved the $700 Bayonne, N.J., bank that walked away Students post their phone tell somebody about it.” is rapidly changing, giving billion bailout in October, the government from its $11 million bailout application. numbers, class schedules and The offi ce also hosted a self- potential stalkers more avenues gave banks only a few weeks to decide The government also can force banks addresses on social networking defense class for women at the to contact their victims. “It’s whether they wanted to take part in the to cut dividends to shareholders, making Web sites like Facebook and Strom Thurmond Fitness and so much easier to text message government investment program. Many a bank’s stock less attractive to investors. MySpace, making it all too Wellness Center Thursday. people repeatedly,” Gonzalez applied to get a foot in the door, in case President Barack Obama has said he wants easy for their information “It’s a nice way to get some said. predictions of an economic collapse came to prohibit banks from buying other banks. to get into the wrong hands, practice,” Gonzalez said. According to a press release true. And at any time, Congress can change the Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said students from the Sexual Health and “We drank the Kool-Aid,” said Michael law and add new terms. “If people want to follow should contact the Sexual Violence Prevention and Ross, president of Fidelity Bank in “Are you going to enter into a contract them, they know exactly Health and Violence Research office, one out of Dearborn, Mich., which applied for about that will cost you millions of dollars if where they are,” Gonzalez Prevention and Research four stalking victims report $29 million in November. you can’t live with the rules and you don’t said, “Don’t publicize private offi ce at (803) 777-8248 or the being cyber-stalked through But as details emerged, the deal didn’t even know what the rules are?” said Steve information.” USC Police Department at e-mail or instant messaging. look so good. For Fidelity, taking the Buster, CEO of Richmond, Calif.-based Gonzalez said students (803) 777-4215. Gonzalez and McDevitt money would mean the government Mechanics Bank, which refused $60 should avoid placing private said the problems arise from would have owned about 25 percent of million in bailout money. “I don’t know of information online to reduce students making themselves the company’s outstanding stock. Then any other forum that parties can change their risk of being stalked. Comments on this story? E-mail too available, especially on Congress and the White House could start the contract at will. This is not fair.” “You can’t trust everybody,” [email protected] calling the shots, Ross said. He remembers The banks that turned down the money the government’s failure overseeing said they were comfortable their own Freddie Mac and its sister company, Fannie finances will allow them to weather the Mae, the two housing companies so badly storm. For some, taking the money seemed mismanaged they were taken over by the riskier than turning it down. Bush administration. “We finally said, ‘Hey do we really “These are the guys who brought you want to go down this path?’” said Michael Hurricane Katrina. These are the guys Blodnick, chief executive of Glacier who were supposed to be watching Fannie Bancorp of Kalispell, Mont. “I understand and Freddie,” Ross said. “I’ve not seen a lot of banks do, and a lot of banks need anything like this, where they really are to.” Residents encounter long, icy wait for electricity to return

met alongside piles of poles, urged people to conserve at his powerless home near President Obama declares generators, wire and other water because the outages Seneca Park in Louisville, federal emergency supplies to fi nd out where to could limit supplies. cooking a pot of soup over go fi rst. A convoy with crews Those who stayed put in a gas stove. But there wasn’t due to severe weather from as far away as North their homes relied on gas a long-term plan for Cipolla Carolina was there to help. stoves to cook food, and and his two children, ages Bruce Schreiner Th e Associated Press “We’re attacking it head emergency officials feared 5 and 9, if electricity wasn’t on,” said Appalachian Power the crisis could escalate as soon restored. spokesman Phil Moye. “As temperatures plunged. “If it’ll be a couple days, LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More long as the ice is still on “I’m so worried that then we’ll be in trouble,” than a million homes and the trees, the storm is still we’re going to have a Cipolla told The Courier- businesses left in the cold here.” death due to hypothermia Journal in Louisville, where without power Thursday in Utility offi cials estimated or carbon monoxide,” said temperatures dipped into the the wake of an icy winter more than 1.3 million homes John Robinson, the severe 20s overnight. storm could face a lengthy and businesses from Arkansas weather coordinator for the More than a half-million wait for electricity to come to Ohio were powerless, National Weather Service were without power in back, even as federal help and warned it could be at North Little Rock, Ark. Kentucky, where the power was promised to two states mid-February before some Space heaters, if improperly outages produced by the ice hit hardest by the blast. customers had power. used, can generate dangerous storm were outdone only by President Barack Obama Various charities opened levels of carbon monoxide. the remnants of Hurricane signed requests late shelters across the region, In Boone County, Ark., Ike, which lashed the state Wednesday from Kentucky but with the power out nearly Sheriff Danny Hickman with fierce winds last year, Gov. Steve Beshear and everywhere — including at said the jail lost power and leaving about 600,000 Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe some radio stations — it was its generator failed. The customers without power. for federal emergency diffi cult to spread the word. lockup’s 23 inmates had to “We’ve got lots of declarations. Crews — even Some deputies went door to be moved to other jails until counties that do not have the National Guard in door and offered to drive the utility service returns. any communication, any Kentucky — worked around elderly to safety. The storm has been heat, any power,” Beshear, the clock to resurrect power Some huddled next to blamed for at least 24 deaths the state’s governor, said The Associated Press lines downed by thick ice. Charles Bertram / wood-burning fires and so far. Kentucky officials Wednesday. At a mall turned into a Joe Morley cleans up downed trees from his yard in portable heaters to fend off Thursday added two that Kyle Brashears’ family staging area in Barboursville, Danville, Ky. after a severe winter storm hit the area. the frigid air. Communities they called weather-related: rode out the storm in their W.Va., crews in hard hats A woman who died while an Mountain Home, Ark., home and Oklahoma on Monday, fi nally taking off. Travelers ambulance on the way to her before fleeing to relatives the storm moved east, fi nally in Columbus boarded Flight was blocked by impassable after half an ice-caked oak dumping more than a foot 373 for Orlando at a little roads and a woman who fell tree fell into their home. of snow in some parts of before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. week on her basement stairs while “It caved the roof in tanning New England. Except for Passengers say it took more (new customers only) she was retrieving a kerosene and ripped the gutter off, ONE FREE school cancellations and than four hours for the plane heater. A woman in Indiana although it didn’t penetrate some airline delays and to push out of the snow at the died while shoveling snow. inside,” he said. “I was cancellations, the storm lost gate, then were delayed even Tony Cipolla managed to walking around outside until steam as it moved east. more when deicing wouldn’t keep warm by building a fi re about 1 a.m. and it was just a In Ohio, passengers on an work as freezing rain and nonstop medley of tree limbs AirTran Airways fl ight were snow fell. cracking off.” SUPER TAN held up to 10 hours before People were allowed off After building in Texas the plane at lunchtime, Join VIP Club & Tan then got back on board and sat for several more hours for only a month! until AirTran gave up on $35 FAMOUS the deicing and brought in No Membership Fee SLAW DOGS another plane, passenger All Super Beds Tiara Berger said. AirTran spokesman Tad Hutcheson $ 99 said the flight probably FOR should have been canceled, 2 2 and that the passengers will receive free roundtrip HardenHd Street, S next to Food Lion Expires March 31, 2009 tickets.

PAGE 6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 Race relations

at USC must EDITORIAL BOARD Editor be shored up BRAD MAXWELL Managing Editor Copy Desk Chief AMANDA DAVIS EDDIE MANN Students should change News Editor Sports Editor attitudes towards each LIZ SEGRIST MICHAEL AGUILAR

other, respect diversity Th e Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor COLIN JONES PAUL BOWERS Now that Obama has gone from president-elect to Design Director Photography Editor president, we can step back MORGAN REID ALAN TAUBER and evaluate the situation. Undoubtedly, one of our observations will regard race. IN OUR OPINION Obama’s election indicates great progress Candidates need not on behalf of our nation as a whole. resort to smear tactics Whether or Smear campaigns are a fact in national and state politics. not this means BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE Candidates that voters have probably never before or never progress at will see spend a lot of time trying to make themselves stand PETER USC, however, out — usually at the expense of their opponent. SCHAEFFING is in question. Parties should stay partisan But when the candidates are your classmates, it changes. Not In recent Second-year have been childish. all, the President reached out only have the voters seen the people who are running for offi ce, history, there Dems, GOP need to keep economics Iraq and Afghanistan, the to them! And it was much they probably know them on a personal basis. are several signs student true to ideologies, work threat of terrorism, the U.S. appreciated. But if the bill is So when flyers with Student Government presidential of shortcomings policy on the detainees at unacceptable to Republicans, candidate Drew Kirchhofer’s police record could be found around in USC’s race relations. to correct ‘childishness’ Guantanamo Bay, the failing both personally and based campus this morning, In 2006, USC faced the Which party is more economy and health care. on what they think their we were understandably embarrassment of a fraternity bipartisan? Obviously it’s my No, these are serious issues. constituents want, then they disappointed. Each flyer featured for its racist comments Hopefully this ad party, not yours. On these issues what should vote against it. If they detailed Kirchhofer’s in the hit-movie “Borat.” If you think this is is sometimes called had allowed the President’s freshman year run in with This certainly damaged the was an anomaly in a very partisan view of “partisanship” is actually charm and kindness to the police after purchasing reputation of our fraternities, bipartisanship, you’re right. about making a principled cause them to abandon what will be a clean beer underage with an if not our entire university. But it is precisely the rhetoric stand. When most people their principles, they could altered ID and bore the Further fraternal troubles that has been coming from think of partisanship, then fairly be accused of campaigning season. slogan: “Bad for a beer emerged when the black both political parties in they think of such things childishness. run, bad for Student fraternity Omega Psi Phi failed recent weeks. By using as politicians attacking There is more hope for Government.” to secure its place in the Greek bipartisanship as a partisan the opposition for doing the Senate bill, which is said This kind of smearing may be acceptable in major political Village by having to rent out weapon, something they praised their to contain more concessions elections, but as far as picking someone to represent the Carolina its newly-completed house. politicians party for doing in the past. to Republicans. If the bill student body, bringing up bad memories is in poor taste. In fact, Lacking a full understanding have not But on current issues, is the product of legitimate it’s downright disrespectful. of the situation, this showed only made a like the debate over the compromise, but still falls Smear ads may make an opponent look bad, but in a contained that many Gamecocks rely on mockery of new stimulus package, it’s short of what Republicans community, it makes whoever put out the ad look bad. As students stereotypes for explanation. the idea, but pretty much a matter of consider the ideal, they of this university, we should respect one another as fellow human Despite these problems, they created Democrats being Democrats have no excuse to accuse beings and uphold the values of the Carolina Creed. USC has a reasonable amount RICHARD confusion and Republicans being Democrats of partisanship. Everybody makes mistakes. To be perfectly honest, Kirchhofer of diversity on its Columbia WOOD as to what Republicans. 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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 PAGE 7 Scottish rockers retain style, add synth Franz Ferdinand releases much-anticipated album after three years in studio; group adds more electronic style to previous sound

Ellen Meder ASSISTANT MIX EDITOR

“Tonight: Franz Ferdinand” Franz Ferdinand ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ With the release of their much anticipated third album, Franz Ferdinand, to some extent, did exactly what their single “Ulysses,” released for download Dec. 2, 2008 , suggests in its lyrics “I’ll fi nd a new way.” In the works for three years, “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand” retains the same unique tartan dirty pop rock base and erratic yet controlled guitar riffs that the Glasgow quartet gained notoriety for with their debut in 2004 . However, the new album, released Jan. 27 , puts a little bit more of an electronic edge on their classic dance punk. Dan Carey, who has produced Kylie Minogue, Hot Chip and Lily Allen in the past, deserves a lot of credit, if only for the fact that “Tonight” definitely went through a lot of production. The experimentation with pedal effects, synthesized and some odd mixing is at its best in “Can’t Stop Feeling” but sometimes feels like overkill in heavy- handed electronic backing of “Live Alone,” that just seems to be trying to hard to provoke dancing. The low point of Franz Ferdinand’s opus is “Lucid Søren Solkær Starbird / Domino Recording Company Dreams” which devotes four minutes to down right The album art for “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand” was photographed behind the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow, Scotland. annoying and dull synth not even suitable for the blandest trance album. “Ulysses” highlights some of the difference from The song also picks up on a common theme of accepted picking by guitarist Nick McCarthy . their past, but still has the underlying beats and lyrical loneliness that permeates the entire album. The album cover features a photo by Søren Solkær structure that was appealing in “Take Me Out,” even if it “No You Girls,” another great of the album, includes Starbird taken in the 40’s crime scene photography style is less catchy than previous singles. lot of the lyrics about kissing commands, making eyes at and is intended to capture a slice of the night; fitting A more apt single could have been “Bite Hard,” which a girl and a desire to get to know this cigarette smoking given not only the celebrity of the murdered arch duke is easily the most addictive song on the album. With a woman. Some of the lyrics are recycled word for word in from which the four borrowed their name but the fact slow start of piano and lyrics about the unaware muse the fi nal track “Katherine Kiss Me,” which has a smoother, that “Tonight” really does feel like a suspended of night. of the songs reminds listeners why they fi rst fell in love less tortured sound that laments a girls’ lack of knowledge In whole “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand” embodies their with front man Alex Kapranos’ always-earnest voice of their effects on men. Though on fi rst though lack of classic smart rock style that feels like the band is always oscillates between smooth and sweet to harsh and brash, original lyrical writing within an album seems annoying, lurking in the dark, intriguing shadows. Two listens into circa “Jacqueline.” The calm is promptly shattered by it shows the two sides of the same situation: first the the album and it has grown on you. the question “are you happy now?” and the simple yet suffering smoldering power rock side, then the more strong drumming and catchy use of cymbal that induces tender understanding approach with entrancing acoustic movement and enthusiasm for a mantra-centric song. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] Twists on classic gameday snack foods score Th ese three unique recipes are sure to please your Super Sunday crew Let’s be honest; the Super Bowl is as much about food and funny Marin Mueller commercials as it is about football. The following recipes can’t promise STAFF WRITER you any dancing monkeys or singing dogs, but they will make your Super Bowl party much tastier and they are far from ordinary. Carrie’s Buffalo-Chicken Dip

This recipe combines taste of buffalo wings with the cheesy consistency of queso. It’s delicious and incredibly easy to make, but be warned — it has a kick.

Ingredients: 1. Drain the chicken and break up the chunks • 2 10 ounce cans into small pieces. white meat chunk 2. Simmer the chicken with the hot sauce for chicken 3-4 minutes. • ¾ cup hot sauce 3. Add in cream cheese, ranch dressing and 1 (Recommended: cup cheddar cheese. Frank’s Red Hot 4. Stir over medium heat until all ingredients or Texas Pete) are mixed together and the cream cheese is • 2 8 ounce packages completely melted. cream cheese 5. Pour into serving dish and sprinkle remaining • 1 cup ranch cheddar cheese over the top. dressing 6. Serve with tortilla chips. • 2 cups cheddar cheese

Cardinal Corn To m li n To t s

Popcorn has always been a go-to snack when watching sporting events, but it The fries are far sweeter than Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin, but can be bland at best. Instead, make your popcorn pay tribute to the Arizona both have proven themselves again and again. This recipe is relatively guiltless, Cardinals with this zesty recipe. leaving you with more room to indulge in other snacks, too!

Ingredients: Ingredients: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. • 1 teaspoon • 1 bag plain 2. Peel sweet potatoes, and cut in half lengthwise. 1. Pop microwave popcorn according to directions cumin microwave 3. Cut each half potato into 6-8 wedges of medium on package. • 2 teaspoon salt popcorn thickness. 2. In a bowl, combine melted butter, chili powder • 2 tablespoon • 3 tablespoon 4. In a bowl, combine potatoes, vegetable oil, salt and cayenne pepper. vegetable oil butter, melted and cumin. 3. Pour butter mixture over popcorn. • 4 large sweet • 1 tablespoon 5. Arrange potato slices in a single layer on a baking 4. Toss and enjoy. potatoes (about chili powder sheet and bake until edges are crispy (about 30 3 pounds) • ¼ teaspoon minutes). cayenne pepper 6. Serve immediately. PAGE 8 The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 ‘Th e Reader’ tries to provoke tears, comes up lifeless

convoluted drama that ineffectively tries to of a strong woman undermined by her own motivations are murky and underdeveloped in Romance, courtroom drama probe complex human conditions. weaknesses, and she anchors the film with each scene. Adapted by David Hare from Bernhard her innate ability to understand nuances and But above all, “The Reader” is a carefully in post-WWII Germany drags, Schlink’s 1995 novel, it charts the complicated complexities in even the most inane character. modulated study in watching people cry. It lacks compelling emotion relationship between Michael Berg (Ralph Ralph Fiennes, as the older Michael, feels more like a two-hour boxing match of a Fiennes) and Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) gives an impressive performance and therapy session than an invigorating emotional Jimmy Gilmore over 30 years in post-WWII Germany. seems to understand the somewhat tedious exploration. STAFF WRITER It begins as a March-September romance psychoanalytical themes in his few scenes. The It never directly probes the “why” of the and turns into a courtroom drama 10 years same can only fl eetingly be said of David Kross , characters, always choosing to talk about later when Michael, now in law school, sees who plays the younger Michael, and boldly things that aren’t the central confl ict, as if that “The Reader” Hanna again when she stands trial for the stresses his innocence all the way through. The somehow qualifi es for a subtext. ★★ ✩✩✩✩✩ murder of 300 people that took place while she rest of his emotions are played too broad, and Its production design is suitable enough, but out of was a prison guard during the Holocaust. he’s constantly reduced to tears even if it’s never even the visual construction of the fi lm only Run Time: 124 minutes It’s a heavy fi lm fi ttingly directed by Stephen quite clear why the character spends 30 years helps exasperate the cloying drama. Director: Stephen Daldry Daldry, who previously plowed his audience’s crying about the same thing. Good acting can’t save wretched storytelling Actors: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross tear ducts in 2002 weeper “The Hours.” The fi rst act of the fi lm charts an intriguing and melodrama can’t cover up a scattershot Rating: R for some scenes of sexuality Too bad he coats nearly every frame of “The trajectory about the power of lust manifesting plot. and nudity Reader” with such insipid desire to evoke in depressed individuals. After a while though, “The Reader” holds its arms out wide, gets sympathetically misty-eyed emotions he never even its supposed eroticism and seemingly non- on its knees and begs for Oscars. Too bad it’s finds manageable direction for the piece as stop nudity feels unnecessary and overdone. too stilted and suffocating for its own good, a whole. The result is confounding, nearly Then the second half opens up a terrifying as if pedigree alone makes up for dramatic “How did we let this happen?” This has been incoherent and perplexingly inert. void: a boring and preachy courtroom drama. inadequacies. one of the biggest questions historians ask of Kate Winslet has won the Golden Globe, the A bland soundtrack in which violins dictate the Holocaust, but it’s only one of about dozen Screen Actors Guild award and has received an all emotion gives background to the awful questions swirling around “The Reader,” a Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@ Oscar nomination for her ironclad portrait psychoanalytical exercises where character sc.edu

Melinda Sue Gordon / The Associated Press David Kross (left) and Kate Winslet costar in Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader.” After a steamy summer affair, the lovers part only to be reunited by coincidence and justice. PAGE 9 The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock The Scene @USC

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Women’s basketball The momentum was short refuses to go down easy, lived, as LSU pushed the lead back to 15 within the fi rst two- loses close 63-56 game and-a-half minutes. Carolina did not break though, as minutes later freshman guard Lakeisha Sutton’s James Kratch conversion of a three-point play STAFF WRITER brought the defi cit back to nine, only to see it swell back up to 14, It’s an old adage in sports that 53-39 injuries aren’t an acceptable The Gamecocks weren’t dead excuse for a lack of success in just yet. With just over eight competition. USC coach Dawn minutes left, Carolina, catalyzed Staley’s Gamecocks know that, by a three pointer from freshman and if their play last night against guard Courtney Newton, cut the the LSU Tigers is any indication, difference in half with a 7-0 run, they believe that. 53-46. LSU would respond with Riddled by injuries and with a basket to push their lead back to only nine dressed players, nine, only to give the Gamecocks Carolina hung within striking more life. distance the whole night, but the After a rebound, LSU senior void left by the absence of seniors forward Kristen Morris was called forward Demetress Adams and for a charge under the Carolina guard Brionna Dickerson and basket. Her disagreement with the pressure of the LSU defense the call and subsequent reaction proved too much to overcome, drew a technical foul for LSU as the Tigers pulled out a 63- and the fi fth personal for Morris, 56 victory Thursday night in disqualifying her from the Columbia. contest. Sutton, who had a team LSU (11-7, 4-2) opened up high 19 points off the bench, the game on an 11-2 run as the would convert one of the two Gamecocks, save for forcing a foul shots, and USC would score shot clock violation in the first on the following possession, two minutes of the half, looked cutting the lead back to six. LSU unsure with many players in answered with another bucket, unfamiliar roles. It wouldn’t get but Carolina Pace drilled a three much better, as the Tigers would pointer on the next possession, extend their lead to 15 points, bringing the game to a fi ve point Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK 29-14. contest and forcing Chancellor to Freshman Lakeisha Sutton drives the lane against LSU during Carolina’s 63-56 loss on Thursday night. “We’ve lost our top two leading call a regroup timeout. scorers, so everyone’s got to pick “I thought about twice in the down the stretch, as the lack of going to be dealt, I think our have to wait a while for another up the pieces. Everyone’s got to second half we could go ahead experience on the floor due to team is playing as hard as they crack at Staley’s fi rst SEC win in learn a new role. It’s tough, but and get some separation on the the injuries seemed to catch up can,” Staley said. Colonial Life Arena, as Carolina injuries are part of the game,” game, I should’ve known a Dawn with Carolina in the fi nal three “[Staley] is a tough, tough nut is idle until they head to Kentucky said senior forward C.J. Pace, Staley coached team’s not going minutes. However, there were and her teams are exactly like next Thursday night. who had 11 points and seven to go away,” said LSU coach Van no excuses to be found anywhere she was as a player. What you rebounds. Chancellor. from the losing side. saw tonight, them never giving Carolina finally hit a groove However, that was as close as “[Injuries are a] part of up, that’s what Dawn Staley is,” then, outscoring LSU 8-2 the USC would get, as the Gamecocks basketball. I think it’s a challenge, Chancellor said. remainder of the half, heading were unable to take advantage of Comments on this story? E-mail you don’t know what hand you’re The Gamecocks (9-11, 1-6) will [email protected] into the locker room down by several of LSU’s missed shots Carolina hits road Warner can to face Kentucky be compared Horn, team leave comfort of Garnet Army, to any QB newly found home court advantage behind to take on No. 24 Wildcats Card’s former grocer worthy of standing Ty Zeigler STAFF WRITER next to all time greats

In case you were unaware, Is there a chance to move into first place the Super Bowl is Sunday. Go in the SEC East for the Gamecocks? An to a friend’s house and prepare unlikely scenario is beginning to unfold for yourself for fi ve hours of pure surging South Carolina 15-4, (4-2) as the American fun. men’s basketball has won its last three games, Cause there ain’t nothin’ and will travel to Lexington, Ky. to take on more American than Bruce the No. 24 Kentucky Wildcats 16-5, (5-1) this Springsteen and football. weekend. If you follow sports at all Predicted to fi nish fourth in the SEC East (and even if you don’t) you at the beginning of the year , South Carolina probably know the Pittsburgh can move into a three-way tie for fi rst place in Steelers are playing the the SEC East with a win over Kentucky and a Arizona Florida loss to Tennessee on Saturday. Cardinals and The Gamecocks will face a Kentucky team there are lots of coming off an upset loss to Ole Miss on story lines that Tuesday, losi ng 85- 80. can be covered. The challenge facing USC may not be But I’d like to facing a ranked team (they are 2-1 against take a look at ranked opponents this season ), but rather one that will playing an SEC foe on the road (for which deal with only they are 0-2). PATRICK one player who “We need to fi nd a way, at some point, to MORRIS Second-year will be playing take another step and get a victory on the marketing on Sunday. road” USC coach Darrin Horn said. and I’d like to take Three of the four losses this season for the Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK fi n a n c e the quarterback Gamecocks have come on the road. In each of Junior forward Dominique Archie slams a dunk down Wednesday night against Vanderbilt. student of the Arizona the two conference losses, USC lost the game Archie was second on the team in scoring during Carolina’s third straight win. Cardinals — Kurt Eugene early , falling behind by too many points early Warner — and compare him and not able to recover in the second half. is last at more than minus two per game. A excited about the challenge,” Horn said. to someone that he will not be “We have to put ourselves in position to be flurry of turnovers by the Wildcats could Horn, who grew up in Kentucky playing playing against: New York Jets able to win the game, and that’s not something equal easy points for USC and relieve some of basketball, is in for a bit of a homecoming this quarterback Brett Lorenzo we’ve done in our two road games where we’ve the stresses of running a half court offense on weekend, though he does not feel much need Favre. gotten off to bad starts. We’ve dug ourselves the road. to dwell on the experience. Who would you rather have holes and not been able to get out of them,” A win Saturday would give the Gamecocks “Being a coach in the SEC, I think to a lot quarterbacking your team? Horn said. five wins in SEC play for the season, with of people at home that means they think I Dumb question, right? I can “And I think as important as doing a nine conference games left to play. Five wins have arrived in some sense. I’ll just be doing imagine what you’re thinking: particular facet of the game better or an would equal the same total of conference wins my job, but I think it will be neat that they “Even after this past season individual doing something in particular, I the Gamecocks fi nished the previous season will get to enjoy it and have those emotions,” when Favre showed some wear just think as a team we’ve got to play better with. Horn said. and tear, who in their right and give ourselves a chance to win on the “I think what’s impressive about Kentucky Raycom Sports will televise the game, and mind would not pick him? road,” Horn said. is their team, the way that they play, their tip-off is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. Newsflash Patrick: You’re A key to look for in the game is turnovers. depth, their length and their athleticism. It’s comparing a guy who holds South Carolina sits atop the SEC with a more going to be a challenge for us to go in there Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. pretty much every career than six turnover margin, while Kentucky and play against a team like that, but we’re sc.edu MORRIS ● 11 The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 PAGE 11

MORRIS ● Continued from 10 passing record, to a guy who once was on teams named the Iowa Barnstormers and the Amsterdam Admirals. Seriously how dumb are you? Where does this newspaper fi nd these guys? Clemson?” I know Favre is an icon, and I really like the guy — he’s the gunslinger from Gulfport, Mississippi . He is the quintessential American hero and the face of professional football. The man even wears Wrangler jeans! I understand what I am getting ready to say is almost sacrilegious, but I would rather have good old Kurt Warner. I understand that Kurt Warner came from pass-happy vertical offenses in St. Louis and Arizona, so comparing regular season numbers to Favre’s is not quite comparing apples to apples. Kurt boasts higher career completion percentage, yards-per-attempt and passer rating ... but for the sake of argument, let’s throw that information out of the window and look only at playoff numbers multiplied out to a full season of games. Equated to a full 16 game season here are the numbers of four quarterbacks: Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Player A: 4,785 yards, 37 A member of the Gamecock men’s team swims hard in a meet against UNC during the swimming and diving team’s fall season. touchdowns, 97.3 passer rating, .800 winning percentage. Player B: 3,862 yards, 28 touchdowns, 85.2 passer rating, .600 winning percentage. Gamecocks take on top ranked UGA Player C: 4,489 yards, 23 touchdowns, 84.6 passer rating, USC meets Crimson Tide, still daunting. The Bulldogs’ diving team — the women Charleston, it was Zack’s Kyle Cormier and Nicholas .500 winning percentage women’s team is the team post the top two SEC scores fourth weekly award and Walkotten on the men’s Player D: 3,721 yards, 24 Bulldogs in fi nal meet to beat this season posting in the one and three meter Christian’s second . In fact, side, as well as sophomore touchdowns, 88.3 passer rating, a 6-0 record, 3-0, enough events. The men have also the Gamecocks have had swimmer Megan Sparks and .823 winning percentage. before SEC Championships to be ranked No. 1 . UGA earned top scores. at least one diver honored junior swimmer Sharntelle Which player is which? women hold at least one “We always get a lot of following each of the six McLean for the women, to Tiara Johnson Player A is Kurt Warner, THE DAILY GAMECOCK of the top two fastest SEC points from the divers,” home meets this season . clock in great times. Player B is Brett Favre, times in every swimming Moody said. “They are some The team’s other honored Will this be enough to Player C is Peyton Manning event . Georgia’s men’s team of the best in the country.” divers include sophomore round up the bulldogs and With only one meet and Player D is Tom Brady. (3-4; 1-2) is positioned at This week the conference Allison Barr and freshman curb the Tide? We will fi nd remaining until the SEC Warner has had phenomenal No. 12 in the collegiate named sophomore diver Helen Alvey . out Saturday. Competition is Championships, the South success in the playoffs, he rankings. Taryn Zack and senior diver South Carolina’s other slated to kickoff noon at the Carolina swimming and leads every category except “We haven’t faced anyone Corry Christian the SEC strengths include the Alabama Aquatic Center. diving team prepares for one winning percentage and he is like them yet, but we have divers of the week for their freestyle and the middle of its toughest competitions only 2.3 percent behind Brady, faced some of the top outstanding performances distance butterfly. Moody of the season when it faces who many regard as the best competition in the country,” against the College of expects senior swimmers Comments on this story? E-mail two SEC powerhouses, [email protected] post-season quarterback ever. said Moody, who enters top-ranked Georgia and the Sometimes statistics do his second year with the Crimson Tide, in a tri-meet not tell the whole story, but Gamecocks. “Georgia is on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Warner trumps Favre off the not going to catch any of Ala. fi eld as well. Kurt was once an our athletes off guard; we This will also be the fi nal Arena Football Leaguer and face them every year in regular season opportunity played for NFL Europe. He the SEC. It will be a tough for swimmers to qualify worked his way up from the meet, but the bottom line is for spots in the conference bottom and when he was given we have to step up and race and the national meets. the opportunity he fl ourished them.” The SEC Championships for the Rams. A true story On the other hand, will begin Feb. 18 and the of American success, he has Alabama will be a much NCAA Championships will endured with hard work, closer matchup. begin March 18. Carolina perseverance and the help of “It could come down to has already qualified four the good Lord (Warner is very the last race,” Moody said. men and seven women for religious). Of course Brett The Carolina women the NCAA championships possesses all of those qualities, enter the meet 5-3 overall and expects more to make but Warner bagged groceries in 2008-2009 campaign and the provincial mark at during his AFL days while 1-1 in league competition. Alabama. Favre was making millions. The men go in to this “Our goal is the SEC Warner unlike Favre has weekend with a 3-4 record, championship; we have to been yanked around between and 0-1 in the league. just go in there and race,” starter and backup for the While these records may USC swimming and diving last seven years. After being not seem impressive, all coach McGee Moody said. cut by the Rams, he headed losses, except the men’s “We have been putting to New York. In his only loss to Duke, came from in a lot of yardage, but we season there, Eli Manning highly ranked opponents; are getting ready to start a took Warner’s starting North Carolina, Virginia two-and-a-half week rest. position after Warner’s 5-4 and Florida. Hopefully we can pop out start and promptly went 1-6. Anchoring the a lot of good times and put Then Warner moved on to Gamecocks are the stellar a lot of folks back in the Arizona. Even after throwing performances from the NCAAs.” 27 touchdowns in 2007, coach The Gamecocks enter Ken Whisenhunt said Kurt the meet following a would have to win the starting decisive Senior Day victory • KAYAKING position from Matt Leinhart over in-state rival College • TUBING for 2008. The same thing was of Charleston. • CANOEING said to Favre after he came out Despite this momentum, 1107 State Street • Cayce, SC 29033 of retirement in Green Bay (803) 796 - 4505 Carolina’s competition is www.adventurecarolina.com and demanded a trade. This season Warner has overcome unbelievable odds and led his team to the Super Bowl. Favre fostered resentment from teammates, got his coach fired after guiding his team to a 1-4 record in the last five games and had a 2:9 touchdown- interceptions ratio. The Jets also missed the playoffs after starting 8-3. I understand that Favre is a legend, which I totally agree with. He is a phenomenal player and one of the greatest QBs to ever play football. All I am asking is that people start viewing Warner with that same type of prestige. And if he overcomes the odds again on Sunday, people just might.

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