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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons April 2011 4-12-2011 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2011_apr Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011" (2011). April. 10. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2011_apr/10 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2011 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 VOL. 105, NO. 58 ● SINCE 1908 USC undecided on law dean, facilities Students face Provost says USC close to choosing new A decision on whether the university will progress.” tough issues law leader, only two candidates remain build or renovate is still up in the air. Provost USC hired former state Attorney General Michael Amiridis said USC has given an Henry McMaster to lead fundraising and Josh Dawsey architectural group 30 more days to economize outreach efforts for the school earlier this year. in tunnel [email protected] options and ensure the university can’t consider He’s currently not raising funds for the building building options that are cheaper, smaller and but is meeting with lawyers in the community Capstone House USC offi cials say they have about $14 million still acceptable. and asking how people feel the university should for either the construction of a new law school Raising funds for the building is currently at move forward, said Michelle Dodenhoff, USC’s event showcases or the renovation of the current deteriorating a standstill. vice president for development. Dodenhoff said oppression facility. “I don’t know how much has been done McMaster would begin active fundraising after But remodeling the current building will recently,” Amiridis said. “And quite frankly, a plan is announced. Cassie Stanton cost at least $30 million. Plans to construct a given the uncertainty that exists right now Amiridis said the university also plans to CSTANTON@DAILYGAMECOCK. new building could cost $90 million, and USC between building a new facility or renovating There are 25 landfills offi cials are hoping to fi nd cheaper options. the existing one, I’d be surprised to see much ● LAW 3 in South Carolina alone. When does religion go from being a force for good to being an excuse for evil? One in three college students reports physically assaulting a dating partner (both heterosexual and same- sex partners). The Tunnel of Awareness produced by University Housing, the Residence Hall Association and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs educated students about these statistics and thought- provoking questions about topics concerning oppression. The tunnel was created by using black curtains to block off different exhibits in the Capstone Campus Room Monday from 3 to 9 p.m. These exhibits displayed modern-day issues such as LGBT awareness, hate speech, sustainability, the Photos Courtesy of Keri Goff bystander effect, violence Lauren Malstrom models on campus as part of USC’s annual Fashion Week. The week will culminate in a Thursday night show at 701 Whaley St. and religion by using a combination of art and multimedia. Olivia Keyes, a second- year media arts student , Students style up for fashion week wrote and directed a short film showing the discrimination against a Fashion Board to host show retail student Laura McCall’s collection. lesbian student. Laura Dwight, the board’s vice president of “It’s taken from true Thursday at 701 Whaley St. programming and a second-year retail student, stories about myself Taylor Cheney said this will be her second year attending the personally or my [email protected] event, and she is expecting a larger turnout friends,” Keyes said. than last year. Keyes said she received a SC’s Fashion Board kicked off its third “Our presence around Columbia has grown lot of support for the fi lm. annual Fashion Week on Greene Street dramatically, and I think that has to do with Tu n nel of Awa reness UMonday. our collaboration with retailers,” Dwight. stemmed from The board gave out complimentary “We’ve been working between students and Tu n nel of Oppression, sunglasses, eco-friendly bags, T-shirts reading local retailers to get this started and promote which originated at “Give me the right shoes and I can conquer the Southern fashion.” the Western Illinois world” and raffl e tickets for a chance to win a Dwight, who is a fan of designer Jonathan University in 1993. free ticket to Thursday’s fashion show at 701 Saunders , said she predicts a mix of pastels and The diversity program Whaley St. neons paired with neutrals for the upcoming sought to help According to Fashion Board President season. participants emotionally Marquis Bias, the event was inspired not only “I’m a big color person,” she said. experience and become by high fashion runways but ones here in A bake sale and a clothing drive will be aware of the realities of South Carolina. happening today at the Russell House from 9 oppression. “I am super-duper excited about the fashion a.m. to 2 p.m. Following that will be a fashion Charles Lowman, show,” Bias said. “This year I was inspired week symposium with speaker Jess James, a head of Housing’s by Milan and New York but also Charleston. notable local fashion designer, at 7 p.m. at the diversity committee , I just thought if someone that local can be Public Health Building. believed changing the infl uential, why not here?” title made the event The fashion show will include eight Comments on this story? less intimidating. retailers around Columbia and second-year Visit: dailygamecock.com/news “I think ‘awareness’ frees you up to explore some things and isn’t as scary a word as ‘oppression,’” Lowman said. $1.45 million grant to fund more educators “We’re just hoping to reach out to as many students as possible National Science Foundation teachers, and applications for the school where the demographics want to remove the barrier of the and bring awareness to provides $10,000 scholarships fi rst round of scholarships are due are such that they have no trouble cost of a graduate education.” as many oppressions as Friday. hiring them,” said Ed Dickey, the Jan Yow, an assistant professor for science, math instructors possible,” said Megan The grant, part of the NSF’s associate department chairman in in the college’s department of Jelley, Residence Hall Noyce Teacher Scholarship the college and a professor of math instruction and teacher education, Ryan Quinn Director of Sims House. [email protected] Program, will provide for the next education. “That said, most schools said in a USC press release that “That’s a challenge in five years scholarships of up to in South Carolina are high need. many believe teaching is not a itself because oppression USC’s College of Education $10,000 per year for juniors, seniors We put in a proposal because we viable career during the current can take so many forms.” received a $1.45 million grant from and graduate students who commit are very concerned that we at USC economic downturn. If the tunnel became the National Science Foundation in to teaching in South Carolina’s historically have not graduated “Although that may be true in too intense or emotional September to increase the number high-need schools. enough math and science teachers the elementary schools and in the of high school math and science “They can’t go teach in a for South Carolina schools, and we GRANT ● 3 TUNNEL ● 2 Tuesday Festivals on the wayWanna Fanta? Galloway to transfer 77° 47° Indie Grits, Artista Vista Columnist Michelle Fan- The former USC and the Rosewood tone says the American shooting guard has Crawfi sh Festival bring Dream still lives through announced his inten- local fi lms, art and the nation’s current fas- tions to transfer to Wednesday music to Columbia this cination with the British LaSalle University. spring. monarchy’s wedding. 76° 47° See page 5 See page 4 See page 8 PAGE 2 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 City hosts autism awareness events USC professor South Carolina Education activities next year. case of autism. Some discusses genetic Department served over Karen Pettus, director students may have a 3,000 children with of USC’s Student difficult time getting condition, effects autism in the 2008 school Disability Services offi ce, along with other students. year. said that USC does not “For example, as an Kristen Jacubowski [email protected] Roberts, the only have any specifi c policies instructor I might smile psychologist in her for students with autism but tell you that your department conducting or Asperger’s syndrome answer is inaccurate,” April is Autism autism research, said but that her office Pettus said. “A person Awareness Month, and the that Fragile X is a associates with a number with autism might be South Carolina Autism common cause of mental of students with autism or confused because the Society is hosting several impairment and the top Asperger’s syndrome. instructor’s face does not events in Columbia. biological cause of autism. “If a student is able match the message that is The Nickelodeon Roberts concentrates on to meet the university’s being sent.” Theatre in Columbia early detection of autism entrance requirements, Pettus also said that is screening a film, in people who are at great they will be admitted,” many students with “Wretchers & Jabberers,” risk of autism.