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The University of South Carolina Monday, September 11, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 21 ● Since 1908 Where were you? Mandi Sordelet Five years later THE DAILY GAMECOCK

LATORI Two USC students PARROT travel to U.S. capital Second-year nursing to make a diff erence student

“I was in my ROTC class. Our news station at school broadcasted it school wide. I was basically shocked, couldn’t believe what was happening. I didn’t believe it was a terrorist attack.”

HEATHER HIGGINS First-year exercise science student

“I was in band class in 8th grade. They wouldn’t let us watch TV so rumors were fl ying amongst the 13-year-olds. The whole school freaked out. Parents kept coming to get their kids. Most of us went home. When I got home, I watched TV with my mom. We’re from New York … it was pretty scary.”

AARON CHESTNUT Second-year psychology and English student

“We were out at soccer practice, and our coach comes in and tells us to stop playing. When I found out I thought that the government had done it.”

KARI MASON Second-year journalism student

“I was eating lunch at school. Some guy came up and told me and told us that the Towers had been blown up, and the White House had been blown up, and the President was dead. Then he said he was kidding about the president but not the towers. I Mark Lennihan / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS didn’t believe it had happened until I walked in math class and Firemen are sent to the site of the World Trade Center in New York Sept. 12, 2001. This year marks fi ve years since the attacks. saw it on the news.”

Brad Maxwell Summit,” the three- countries view the United how we can change and the U.S. to get involved,” THE DAILY GAMECOCK day conference brought States as their country’s make a better future in the said Nashat, a fourth-year together 300 students and primary threat. 21st century,” said Mathew, political science student Two USC students young adults from across USC students Solvin a fourth-year international from Egypt. “There is a index attended a summit in the globe to remember the Mathew and Osama Nashat studies student from India. clash between our people Crossword...... 5 Washington, D.C. this attacks and discuss how to attended the conference “The solution is with the and the U.S. The only weekend to talk to other improve relations among after applying and being people if people change.” way to overcome our Classifi eds...... 6 leaders and develop a Islamic countries and invited to attend. Both Both students came problems with the U.S. is Horoscopes...... 5 blueprint for U.S.-Islamic America. students were looking to USC on the PLUS by dialogue.” Opinion...... 3 relations in a post-Sept. 11 According to a news forward to the opportunities scholarship, given by the Some argue that the society. release, recent polls reveal for discussion that were U.S. Embassy to students relationship between the Bearing the name “9-11 that 90 percent of residents presented this weekend. overseas. ● Plus 5: A Hope Not Hate in predominately Muslim “We will be discussing “I am mainly here in SUMMIT 2

Lights, camera, action: The Mix Full coverage of USC’s battle *) /# checks out Maggie Gyllenhaal’s with Georgia on The Flip Side. inside new fl ick. 4 8 2 The Daily Gamecock ● Monday, September 11, 2006 Attacks led to safety fi x Sept. 11 University boosted In reality, bag checks constitute one of several new offi cer training, measures put into place at Events List football games. threat awareness Jeff Davis, associate athletics director for Richland County operations and facilities, said Jeet Guram adjustments have been made 8 a.m. Flag-raising ceremony at Richland THE DAILY GAMECOCK in the parking arrangements Northeast High School. Free admission. 7500 around the stadium: Cars are Brookfi eld Road. (803) 699-2800 The fi ve years since Sept. screened upon entering the 8 a.m. Memorial service at Russell House 11 have been marked with main lot, RVs are no longer Patio. Sponsored by Students Defending heightened security measures allowed near the stadium Democracy. Free admission. 1400 Greene St. on and around campus. and delivery vehicles are (803) 777-3196 University spokesman inspected. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wills for Heroes clinic at Russ McKinney said security The number of game- Columbia Fire Department. S.C. Bar Young has been improved thanks to day security personnel has Lawyers’ Division will offer free wills for fi rst more information. increased significantly, Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK response personnel. Contact Lietra Maxwell “I think that our law although Davis said he cannot for appointment at (803) 771-8007. enforcement and safety give specifi c numbers. Gerald Chapman, federal security director for the TSA for 10 a.m. Memorial service at Columbia Fire offi cials are involved, like all On-campus security Columbia Metropolitian Airport, speaks about Sept. 11. Department. Free admission. 1800 Laurel St. police departments across changes might not always be (803) 545-3700 the country, in a lot more apparent, but new measures [from airplanes] that today undertaking. 11:30 a.m. Freedom Walk at the State House sharing of information that at Columbia Metropolitan may be allowed,” Chapman “We have approximately to Memorial Park. Free admission. 1101 might be terrorism related,” Airport are visible — and said. 70 transportation security Gervais St. McKinney said. unavoidable. New technology has offi cers here, and that doesn’t 3-6 p.m. Silent Refl ection at Rutledge chapel. McKinney described For students and faculty facilitated increasingly include the staff, so, about Sponsored by Student Life. how the university has traveling through the effective searches, enabling 90 people total,” Chapman 5:45 p.m.-7 p.m. Memorial lecture at acted through two vehicles airport, longer lines, more security officials to said. Gambrell Hall. Free admission. Gambrell of reform: increasing the extensive screenings and determine more accurately Remembering Sept. Hall 245. training of security offi cials occasional confi scations have what carry-on items pose 11, Simmons described to prepare them for chemical become commonplace. threats to passengers’ the campus as “very and biological threats, and Gerald Chapman, federal safety. A complete listing of disorganized” as “news of increasing general awareness security director for the permitted and prohibited the attacks made its way Lexington County by “being more cognizant Transportation Security carry-on items can be found through campus in different of things that might be Administration (TSA) at online at http://www.tsa. ways, at different times.” 7:45 a.m. Flag-raising ceremony at Airport indicators of potential the airport, said that before gov/. “It took a while for people High School. Free admission. 1315 Boston Ave. terrorist activities.” the Sept. 11 attacks, “there Screening procedures to find outlets for all that (803) 822-6118 Some of the changes have were contractors at the include having passengers emotion that had built up as 9 a.m. Remembrance service at Lexington been visible to students, and airport that handled security remove shoes, place their a result of not knowing what Medical Center. Free admission. North Tower others have not. screenings.” carry-on baggage on an was going on, and why,” entrance. (803) 939-4512 Justin Simmons, a 2005 Soon after the attacks, X-ray machine and walk Simmons said. 10 a.m. In honor and remembrance at Oak history and political science however, such screenings through a metal detector. Through new security Pointe Elementary School. Sponsored by Dutch graduate, was a freshman were federalized through Additionally, ID checks measures, the campus and Fork High School AFJROTC. Free admission. during the Sept. 11 attacks. the passage of the Aviation are enforced and some community strive to prevent 1 River Bottom Road. (803) 781-2848 “The only change I have and Transportation Security passengers are randomly such chaos and carnage from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Silent prayer at Bethlehem noticed is a more thorough Act, which established the selected for additional ever happening again. Lutheran Church. Free admission. 10000 Broad check on bags and purses TSA. inspections. River Road. (803) 781-3900 when going into the larger “When the agency first The implementation athletic venues,” Simmons started, there were a lot of of federal measures has Comments on this story? E-mail said. things that were prohibited proven to be an extensive [email protected] SUMMIT ● Continued from 1 including 9-11 Commission members, relatives of Sept. U.S. and Islamic nations 11 victims, and journalists Bush, wife visit Ground Zero for fi fth anniversary has been severed because and politicians from around of miscommunication and the world. misconceptions. Highlighted guests Jennifer Loven that day,” he said. “There is of refuge for weary rescue shouted “arrest Bush” as the “There is a included Salman Ahmad, Th e Associated Press still an enemy out there who workers. president’s motorcade left. misunderstanding,” Nashat leader of Junoon, South would like to infl ict the same Bush’s pew in the They held black balloons said. “We need to reach Asia’s biggest rock band, NEW YORK – President kind of damage again.” church was filled with that said, “Troops home.” Americans and tell them and Gideon Yago, an MTV Bush and his wife Laura They were the first representatives of the Accompanying the Islam is not terrorism. In News correspondent. stood in somber silence stops of nearly 24 hours of president’s experience of the president and first lady at turn, many people in the One of the hopes of Sunday after laying wreaths observances at the three sites attacks. Jane Vigiano, who ground zero and in church middle east regard the war the summit was to send at the site where the Twin where terrorists wrought lost two sons in the attack were New York Gov. George in Iraq as a war on Islam.” delegates back to their Towers of t he World death and destruction and — Joe, a policeman and Pataki, New York Mayor According to Americans communities with the Trade Center once soared. transformed his presidency. John, a fi refi ghter — greeted Michael Bloomberg, and for Informed Democracy’s ability to play host to town He later pledged to make He was to visit with the Bushs and sat next to the Rudy Giuliani, who was Web site, this summit hall meetings to promote the anniversary “a day firefighters and other first president. On Laura Bush’s New York mayor at the time has three goals: to honor better U.S.-Islamic world of renewing resolve” to responders at a fi rehouse in side was Bob Beckwith, of the attacks. and memorialize the fifth understanding. remember the lessons of the lower Manhattan; attend the retired firefighter who Even before Bush left anniversary of the attacks; to “It’s all a matter of Sept. 11 terror attacks. a ceremony at the field in handed Bush a bullhorn on Washington, surrogates direct remembrance toward conversation,” Mathew The Bushs set floral Shanksville, Pa., where one of the president’s fi rst ground from Vice President Dick positive goals by seeking to said. wreaths adrift in refl ecting the hijacked planes hurtled to zero visit. Farther down was Cheney on down spent the expand understanding and The conference was pools that mark the former the ground; and participate Arlene Howard, the mother Sept. 11 anniversary’s eve forge a consensus among sponsored by The Saban locations of the north in a wreath-laying ceremony of Sept. 11 victim George vigorously defending the policymakers and young Center for Middle and south towers at the at the Pentagon Monday. Howard, a New York Port administration’s record leaders; and to expand East Policy at The beginning of a two-day Like at ground zero, Bush Authority police officer. on improving the national engagement and outreach Brookings Institution fifth-anniversary tour that did not plan to participate Bush keeps Howard’s badge defense over the past five toward important issues by and AIDemocracy. The will take them to all three in the official anniversary as a constant reminder of the years. preparing young leaders conference was held at sites of devastation. observances at the other attacks. “There has not been to bring the discussions George Washington They made a slow crash sites, intending to A printed message from another attack on the back to their communities University’s Elliot School procession down a long ramp avoid the distraction that the Rev. James H. Cooper United States,” Cheney said across the U.S. and Muslim of International Affairs. lined with a flag-bearing accompanies a presidential said: “The message to on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” world. honor guard made up of appearance. people who visit St. Paul’s “And that’s not an accident.” The event featured Comments on this story? E-mail firefighters and policemen, He was ending Monday is simple: Go back to your On television and a variety of speakers [email protected] making their way four or with a 9 p.m. address from communities knowing that newspaper opinion columns, five stories below ground the Oval Offi ce. a place of love stood next Cabinet secretaries and level. Uttering no words, the The president’s five-year door to Ground Zero. Try agency heads sought to make Bushs walked hand-in-hand anniversary schedule recalls to make the world a better the case that the government on the fl oor of the cavernous his marking of the first place.” under Bush has made pit with bagpipes wailing in anniversary in 2002, when he Outside the church, important changes that have the background. also toured each crash site, several dozen protesters lessened the risk of attack. Afterward, the Bushs embracing family members attended a service of prayer of the victims and speaking and remembrance at nearby at the Pentagon and New St. Paul’s Chapel, greeted York’s Ellis Island. Since firefighters at a firehouse then, he has kept a lower overlooking ground zero profi le on each anniversary. and toured a private museum Across New York Sunday, next door that is dedicated to residents marked the day Sept. 11 families. at other ceremonies large “Laura and I approach and small. From a service of tomorrow with a heavy heart. remembrance at St. Patrick’s It’s hard not to think about Cathedral in midtown people who lost their lives on Manhattan to a chant at a Sept. 11, 2001,” a tight-faced Buddhist temple on Staten Bush told reporters outside Island, New Yorkers observed the firehouse, which was the somber anniversary with destroyed in the attack and prayer and refl ection. rebuilt. “I just wish there Bush and his wife wore were some way we could grim expressions as they make them whole.” took their places for the Bush also called Monday’s interfaith service at St. anniversary “a day of Paul’s. The 240-year-old renewing resolve.” Episcopal church, across the “I vowed that I’m never street from the site, escaped going to forget the lessons of damage and became a center Monday, September 11, 2006 Page 3

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EDITORIAL BOARD for vanity,

Editor Production Adviser STEVEN VAN HAREN CHAS McCARTHY not for daily

Managing Editor Copy Desk Chief AARON KIDD LIZ WHITE walk to class News Editor Viewpoints Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER AARON BRAZIER Most fashionable shoes Assistant News Editor Sports Editor JOSHUA RABON ALEX RILEY defi nitely not best thing

Assistant Sports Editor Th e Mix Editor for hills, distance, feet AJ BEMBRY CAROLINE DeSANCTIS Boots were made for walking, not your IN OUR OPINION heels. Heels should be donned for clubs, dates, professional meetings and for any other In post-Sept. 11 world, occasion that calls STONES FROM A GLASS HOUSE for a formal time works against us dress code. Your Stat Wracked with involuntary spasms and sobbing openly, You don’t have to forget to move on 110 class one member of this editorial board, on a trip to Ground LISA does not is hoping we’ll just forget report and looks to blame fall under Zero in March, had the fatty buildup of time ripped America is not allowed MOORE about this? someone for the attacks Second-year any of those away like the bandage on a mortal wound. to forget with constant If we were going to five years ago. Do we visual occasions. He fi nally remembered. reminders from media create a slogan perhaps honestly need an ABC communications I don’t Today, t he fi fth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist it should movie to figure out who student know how have read to blame? many times attacks, reminds us that the march of years is a numbing In response to recent more like I’m not going to accuse I’ll be going to class, agent — helping us heal but eroding our emotions to a questioning of my memory “payback’s Bill Clinton or George and I’ll hear that soft, dull point. Moments of silence run shorter. American skills, I choose to use my a bitch” or Bush of causing Sept. obnoxious “click, click, flags are rolled up and column because all week something 11, but if ABC wants to, click” approaching behind I have endured constant with a little they can go right ahead. me. I dread finding out tossed back in the attic. If it We should never doubt that I might not BRANDT punch, not It has always been my who is a slave to this cruel forget, but we can let weren’t human tendency to remember exactly what BOIDY something hunch that the assholes master called heels. As my celebrate anniversaries that happened five years ago Fourth-year that alludes flying those planes were classmate passes by me, I the dust settle to clear end in 0 or 5, the silence on this date. education to the idea to blame, but that’s just wonder why anyone would The idea that “we will student that we’ll my opinion. subject themselves to the would be shorter still. our lungs. never forget” is impossible soon be suffering from We’re now at the 5th torture of wearing heels Now, it takes the at this point and ridiculous Alzheimer’s disease. anniversary, and as each around campus. carefully planned tact of to even mention. It is There are probably year passes the event gets Any girl who wants to Hollywood cameras and sweeping orchestral scores to impossible because I those that do wish to more and more annoying. subject herself to that never stop hearing about forget about those events. This year the anniversary must be crazy. come close to the sick, sinking feeling of that Tuesday it. The slogan itself, Those are the people was not remembered only When you return home morning. TV documentaries, TV that look around for today, but also about half after a long day — even We agree with Hollywood on one thing — sensory movies, books, newspaper their missing husbands, of last week. I’m worried a short day — of walking overload is the best, maybe the only, thing that can articles, Nicolas Cage wives and children only that the 20th anniversary in heels, your feet are movies and just about to fi nd the events of that will move right into threatening to kill you. shock the world into remembrance. But movies aren’t every speech given by day staring back at them Thanksgiving with little I’ve worn heels around the best way to bring us back to New York, the Pentagon the president has some everywhere they look. regard for Halloween. this campus and will or a lonely fi eld in Pennsylvania. reference to the events I’m sure that for these Sept. 11 was a sad day never do it again. The Visiting those places is the best way. To breathe air that people are so worried individuals, this constant in American history, women who do must be I might forget. focus on that day is quite but one that should be suicidal. These hills and that was once clogged with dust and death, that smolders Additionally, since when painful and something to remembered with respect, the walking distances are with the knowledge of its own past, is far more powerful do historical events get a be put in the past. dignity and most of all, insane. than a bumper sticker or commemorative stamp. slogan? Who thought of ABC aired a TV silence. I’ve had enough A friend told me that We should never forget, but we can let the dust settle this “we will never forget” miniseries detailing the of all the commercial the other women who crap? I realize the idea events leading up to the hype and use of American continue to wear heels are to clear our lungs. Unfortunately, the dust has settled implies that we will keep attacks. While grossly sympathies for personal tougher than me when I too much, and comfort has taken the place of a healthy fi ghting to fi nd the people fictitious and roughly gain. Let’s focus on said I couldn’t wear them level of discomfort. that did this, but are there the 13th movie made, the the future and work on any more. But they are For the 2,973 dead and 24 missing people who were really Americans that movie is loosely based on making this country not tougher; they are just believe Osama bin Laden the 9/11 Commission’s better day by day. more stupid and have going about their day in the cogs of a normal American an underlying need to day, for U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike, and for the impress and distract every fi refi ghters and cops who spat in the face of uncertainty, male they pass. the dust must never completely settle. It’s true that women Southern colloquialisms ‘get straight’ love attention. I don’t know if it’s a CORRECTIONS second nature, but we love ‘Y’all’ essential aspect Ya’ll is also the only ask you to think of the it. And if we know of a way If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about plural word that can refer Carolinians own little to get that attention, we’re it. E-mail us at [email protected] of local speech, slang to a singular person. If linguistic idiosyncrasy, going to use it. Women perpetuates stupidity you were “that’s straight.” That’s know males watch us as having a straight? Where did this we saunter by in our cute About The Daily Gamecock Being from the south, one-on-one come from? I have not shirts, mini skirts and well, the deep south, conversation heard this anywhere else heels that accentuate our CONTACT INFORMATION whenever I head up with your in the country, yet in long, slender legs. It’s Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House Editor Editor: [email protected] north, which happens roommate Carolina, it seems to be almost a trap for the poor STEVEN VAN HAREN News: [email protected] when I step outside my about his or said almost every other guys. Managing Editor Viewpoints: [email protected] AARON KIDD Th e Mix: [email protected] home in Louisiana, as TRAVIS her plans, sentence. But is the attention and Production Adviser Sports: [email protected] there really can’t get any you might say There is a purpose beauty really worth the CHAS McCARTHY Public Aff airs: [email protected] FRAYARD Copy Desk Chief Online: www.dailygamecock.com more south, I always get First-year something behind ya’ll. We’re lazy, pain? Honestly, would you LIZ WHITE Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 Co-Copy Desk Chief Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 bombarded with the exact business like “what are although admittedly this is rather have 85 percent of Fax: 777-6482 KELLY LACORTE same question — “Do you student ya’ll doing not a very proud purpose, the males on campus gawk Design Directors MIKE CONWAY, Page Designers The Daily Gamecock is the people down there really tonight?” but it is a purpose none at you because you’re MEGAN SINCLAIR CARLY GALLAGHER, editorially independent student say ‘ya’ll’?” Even though you are only the less. What’s your sporting the new fashion, News Editor ABIGAIL GARRISON, GREG newspaper of the University of Yes. We actually do talking to a single person, excuse? JACKIE ALEXANDER HENDERSON, SARAH South Carolina. It is published or would you rather walk Assistant News Editor ROBERTS, LIZZIE WILSON daily during the fall and spring say ya’ll, that mongrel ya’ll is still appropriate. That’s straight around in comfortable JOSHUA RABON Online Editor semesters and nine times during JOHNATHON HALL contraction of the words However, if you were at apparently means “that’s sandals or sneakers even Viewpoints Editor the summer with the exception AARON BRAZIER Graduate Assistant of university holidays and exam “you all” that the southern lunch with a large group of correct,” and straight lines though you wouldn’t be Assistant Viewpoints Editor KATIE CLARK LINDSEY DENNERLEIN periods. Opinions expressed part of the nation seems friends, the same question are “correct” lines. So if stared at as much? The Daily Gamecock Th e Mix Editor Director in are to have such a fascination would be asked “what all straight means correct, I know I have stopped CAROLINE DeSANCTIS SCOTT LINDENBERG those of the editors or author Assistant Mix Editor Faculty Adviser and not those of the University with. However, speaking ya’ll doing tonight?” and a check mark on a test caring about attention. ANDREA LUCAS ERIK COLLINS of South Carolina. Th e Board with my own sense of Yes, we do realize that means correct, then can I If you want to watch me Sports Editor Creative Director of Student Publications ALEX RILEY EDGAR SANTANA and Communications is southern pride, the we just said “all you all,” go around saying “that’s in my jeans, sandals and Assistant Sports Editor Business Manager the publisher of The Daily fascination with this word and that this is in no way checkmark man, that’s just-out-of-the-shower- A.J. BEMBRY CAROLYN GRIFFIN Gamecock. Th e Department Photo Editor Advertising Manager of Student Media is is justifi ed. correct English. However, checkmark,” or better yet hair, topped off with no NICK ESARES SARAH SCARBOROUGH the newspaper’s parent Ya’ll is special. Ya’ll is as I stated earlier, ya’ll is a “that’s CM, real CM”? make up, be my guest, but Assistant Photo Editor Classifi eds Manager organization. The Daily JUAN BLAS SHERRY F. HOLMES Gamecock is supported in part the only contraction with special word, and as such, Someone please I’m not going to get all Public Relations Director Production Manager ROSE GREENE C. NEIL SCOTT by student-activity fees. One two spellings, ya’ll and it is allowed to ignore enlighten me, otherwise, fancied up with pretty hair Copy Editors Creative Services free copy per reader. Additional y’all. Which one you use the rules of English if it before you start and make up, wear a cute CALLI BURNETT, AMANDA JUILA ANDERSON, copies may be purchased for $1 DAVIS, THOMAS MALUCK, KELLY BOBROW, GAREN each from the Department of depends on where you chooses. (Wouldn’t it be commenting on those mini skirt with radical ALLY MANNINO, KATIE CANSLER, MIKE CONWAY, Student Media. grew up and who you talk nice if we could do that “strange words coming high heels and a purse to POMMERT, JOHN ROBBINS, MEGAN CRINER, MEGHAN LAUREN SMITH, EVIE SMITH, WHITMAN to. The first is slightly for English 101?) out of that Louisianian’s match just because I want ZACH TOMAN Advertising more common, but the But, before you get mouth,” think about attention. You can keep Staff Writers ALEX CAMPION, KARRIEMA ALEXIS ARNONE, TOM CALHOUN, BEN CRANE, second is far from being into criticizing my what’s coming out your your heels for walking, but BENNING, DREW BROOKS, KATIE CUPPIA, BREANNA . MATT MOORE, KRISTEN EVANS, MARY RACHEL unheard. deep southern words, I own I’ll stick to my sandals. THERRELL, GINA VASSELLI FREEMAN, WILL FRIERSON, CHRIS KRAUTLER “I think a poet is someone who wouldn’t call himself a poet.”

— Bob Dylan

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MCT Campus

Sherry Swanson, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, talks to her daughter Alexis, played by Ryan Simpkins, after having spent three years in jail in "Sherrybaby." Mother-to-be practices on-set Gyllenhaal prepares for parenthood while fi lming indie drama 'Sherrybaby'

Hanh Nguyen (Brad Henke) and his wife, identify with her character. fi lms before, had no problem shooting it.” that. I think that ... asking MCT Campus Lynn (Bridget Barkan). “I think (the similarities) reconciling the nudity with Bobby and Lynn are her brother to help her is Unfortunately, Sherry are mostly — because her character’s mindset. also undermining Sherry’s major. I don’t think it means LOS ANGELES — Maggie discovers that finding our circumstances are so “Well, I think I motherhood goals, as they she’s perfect and got it all Gyllenhaal, who broke out employment, staying clean different — have to do with approached it the way I fi nd it hard to allow someone sorted out.” with the kinky 2002 film and mastering motherhood grey-area, kind of emotional approached everything with else to raise Alexis after Gyllenhaal doesn’t quite “Secretary,” continues to are much harder and more things,” Gyllenhaal Sherry, which is, `Yeah, I’m standing in as her parents have motherhood sorted out rack up indie cred with complex than life behind said. “It’s much harder to naked. It’s fi ne. Everything for three years. In a way, yet either, but she’s expecting “Sherrybaby,” in which she bars. articulate. It’s hard to say, is fine. It’s my body. I’m Sherry must set aside her a baby with her fiancée, plays a single mother trying “(The film) takes `Well, in this scene, this feels hot,’” Gyllenhaal said. maternal ideals and accept actor Peter Sarsgaard, this to reclaim her life after somebody who is so easy like me.’ Almost nothing “Which isn’t necessarily how who is best for her daughter fall. It’s been a busy year for serving time in prison. to judge, so easy to write actually feels like me, but Sherry feels either. I think at this time. the actress. Already, she’s At 22, Sherry Swanson off and I think it asks you, sometimes the way she’ll that’s revealed in the movie. “I think (being a good appeared in “The Great (Gyllenhaal) has just fi nished 'Can you be compassionate deal with things, the way But I wasn’t analyzing her mother) is different for New Wonderful,” “World three years of jail time for enough to really understand that she’ll try to function, when I was playing her. I everybody,” Gyllenhaal said. Trade Center,” “Trust the robbery to feed her heroin her and try to love her?’” try to survive (is familiar).” was just playing her, so I “It isn’t just going through Man” and as a voice in the addiction. Now she has a said Gyllenhaal. “That’s Some of the most telling felt very, very brazen and pregnancy and giving birth. animated “Monster House.” vision of landing a decent really a kind of honorable scenes in the fi lm, however, comfortable. But, I think That doesn’t make you a She has another film, job and reconnecting with thing for a fi lm to do.” revolve around Sherry actually watching the mother. I think the movie “Stranger Than Fiction,” her daughter Alexis (Ryan Even though Gyllenhaal’s taking off her clothes for movie, I feel much more is about her becoming a co-starring Will Ferrell and Simpkins), who’s been living life is on quite a different various men. Gyllenhaal, exposed and vulnerable and mother, just a little, just a Emma Thompson, due this with Sherry’s brother Bobby path, she still found a way to who has appeared nude in comfortable than when I was sprout, a little possibility of fall. Washington state’s glaciers melting; scientists concerned by potential eff ects

Les Blumenthal MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS the Industrial Revolution evidence is mounting. retreating. From the Arctic the park geologist for the be reduced as the glaciers 150 years ago, glaciers in Glaciers are affected by two to Peru and from Greenland North Cascades National shrank, affecting the WASHINGTON — With the northern Cascades have climatic conditions: snowfall, and Europe to East Africa, Park. “They are melting fast. region’s extensive system more glaciers than any shrunk by 40 percent, and which adds to their mass there are reports that glaciers There can be pauses of five of hydroelectric dams and state in the Continental the pace is accelerating. The during the winter, and warm are shrinking. or six years, but they are still salmon and other fi sh. U.S., Washington state has South Cascades Glacier, one temperatures, which spur There are exceptions. shrinking rapidly.” Reidel said summer flows emerged as a bellwether for of the most studied in the melting in the summer. The Glaciers on California’s Scientists are still trying to in one drainage in the North global warming. nation, has lost roughly half amount of snow falling in the Mount Shasta, at the southern determine what changes the Cascades had dropped by The signs are not its mass since 1928. Northwest is declining, while end of the Cascade range, Northwest may experience 25 percent; if the glaciers encouraging. In the Olympic Mountains, temperatures are rising. have been growing, Mote from global warming. But disappear they’ll fall by A national environmental glaciers have lost about one- During the 20th century, said. Recent studies indicate Reidel said it was clear ● group recently reported third of their mass. Mote said, temperatures that glaciers also might be that stream flows would GLACIERS 5 that North Cascades and “They are the canary in the in the region rose about growing in the Himalayas Mount Rainier are among coal mine,” Ed Josberger, the 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit. In and other Asian mountain the dozen national parks head of the U.S. Geological western Washington state, ranges. Facts on glaciers in most susceptible to climate Survey’s ice and climate Mote said, the increase was No one is quite sure what change. project in Tacoma, said of the even greater, roughly 2 causes these anomalies. Washington state: At Mount Rainier, which glaciers in Washington state. degrees. “The signature of human has more glacial ice than the “They are changing fast, and Despite some heavy infl uence on climate is pretty • The 25 major glaciers on Mount Rainier collectively rest of the Cascades combined this is not good.” snowfalls in the late 1990s clear on the continental scale form the largest collection of permanent ice on a single and is among the best studied The state’s official — in the winter of 1998- and the regional scale,” Mote U.S. mountain outside Alaska. They cover about 34 sites in the nation, the area climatologist, Philip Mote, 99, Mount Baker recorded said. But when it comes to square miles or about 1 cubic mile. covered by glaciers shrank by agreed. a record snowfall of 1,100 smaller geographic areas, more than a fi fth from 1913 “Everything is now inches — the overall trend is Mote said, the picture is • The North Cascades National Park has 318 glaciers, to 1994, and the volume of retreating, and the smaller negative. unclear. or about 60 percent of the land covered by glaciers in the the glaciers by almost one- glaciers are disappearing,” The decline in snowfall Other scientists are United States outside Alaska. The park and nearby areas fourth, the National Park said Mote, a research in the Northwest has been convinced that global have about 42 square miles of ice. Service says. From 1912 to scientist at the University of the largest in the West, warming has caused glaciers 2001, the Nisqually Glacier Washington, who’s guarded and it is clearly related to to retreat in the Northwest • Long ago, mile-thick glaciers fl owing down from the on Mount Rainier retreated in attributing the changes temperature,” Mote said. and elsewhere. Olympic Mountains gouged out Puget Sound, isolating nearly a mile. directly to global warming The glaciers in Washington “This is what the models the Olympic Peninsula from the mainland. The Olympics Since the fi rst stirrings of but concedes that the state aren’t the only ones predicted,” said Joe Reidel, have about 18 square miles of ice. The Daily Gamecock ● Monday, September 11, 2006 5

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Cory Burkarth never looked back. They led Somera didn’t buy into the THE DAILY GAMECOCK by as many as 10-points and fatigue excuse for her team, Steve Taneyhill closed out the game with a who fell to 7-3 on the season. If the Gamecocks were 30-21 win. “Shonda’s errors came more expected to roll over for the In the third game of the from over swinging than Alex Riley Trojans from the University match, the Gamecocks from fatigue.” SPORTS EDITOR of Southern California, they found the rhythm they had Somera, who is in her either didn’t get the memo or been seeking all night, and second season coaching Flamboyant. Outspoken. didn’t listen to it. jumped out to an early 4-2 the Gamecocks, had an Cocky. Troublemaker. After losing the first two lead, Carolina’s largest lead of impressive playing career All these words have been games of their second match the night. From there, it was when she played for the used to describe former Saturday, the Gamecocks a back-and-forth dogfight Southern California in the Gamecock quarterback had Southern California tied in which the Gamecocks 1980s, and Haley, who was Steve Taneyhill’s style at 22 each. The visitors took refused to go away. the head coach for the Texas while at USC. But Tom a timeout, and then they Late in the game, South Longhorns at that time, Price might have summed scored 8 points in a row. This Carolina closed the gap on remembers her well. it up best with the phrase sealed the Gamecocks’ fate the small lead the Women “Nancy was an outstanding USC fans still remember and left them winless in a of Troy had and eventually player back at USC, and she him by - “that crazy Yankee four-team tournament that both teams were deadlocked used to just beat the cover off quarterback.” they hosted. at 22. Southern California of the ball,” he said. Taneyhill arrived in The team lost earlier in called their only timeout of During the 2,118-mile Columbia after finishing the afternoon 3 games the night, and went on an 8-1 long trip from Los Angeles his career in Altoona, Pa., to 2 against St. John’s in run that left the Gamecocks to Columbia, Haley told his as one of the most sought- the opening match of the winless for the day and left team “USC really stands for after quarterbacks coming Gamecock Invitational held them as spectators for the the University of Shonda out of high school in 1992. at the Volleyball Competition Championship game Sunday. Cole.” “I had opportunities Facility. The Gamecocks looked “We need to find more to go to Florida State, Southern California, tired and confused at several production out of other to Alabama, to Miami,” ranked No. 10 in the nation, points throughout the people than just Shonda,” Taneyhill said. “But on my didn’t have the start it was night, and Haley, who has 3 Somera said after the game. visit, every player I seemed hoping for as it gave USC NCAA Women’s Volleyball Cole, who was signing to be introduced to was a several opportunities to Championships as a head autographs and meeting with younger guy. Obviously, come back. South Carolina coach [2 with Southern fans after the loss, admitted the opportunity to trailed the Trojans 21-24 late California, 1 with Texas], the Gamecocks looked compete for the starting in the first game. Southern believed the home team was at Southern California quarterback job had a lot California then went on a 6-1 tired from its match earlier in differently because of to do with choosing South run to close out the opening the day against St. John’s that its national rank. She Carolina.” Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK game 30-22. went the full fi ve games. explained that the reason The 18-year-old seemed “That was a pretty good “Their game against St. they couldn’t get in a groove to stand out in a crowd, USC quarterback Steve Taneyhill (1992-1996). team we beat tonight,” said John’s earlier today is what early and sustain any kind of dawning an almost mullet- Mick Haley, head coach of did them in. Shonda Cole’s meaningful run was because like ponytail and earrings. game against Georgia, as You are the team that won Southern California. 65 swings earlier in the day “we had one bad rotation that After receiving no playing USC fi nished 4-7 and thus the first bowl game’, “ In the second game, the probably tired her out, but we just couldn’t get out of.” time in Carolina’s fi rst four fi nished Woods’ career as Taneyhill said. Gamecocks spotted the that girl is a warrior,” Haley contests — all defeats — Gamecock coach. New In his fi nal season as USC Trojans an early 7-0 lead, and said. Comments on this story? USC coach Sparky Woods Athletics Director Mike quarterback, Taneyhill the ladies from the west coast Gamecocks coach Nancy E-mail [email protected] began playing musical McGee brought in former led the Gamecocks to chairs with upperclassman Florida State assistant Brad another 6-5 season. This quarterbacks Wright Scott for the 1994 season. time it wasn’t enough to HILLYARD ● Continued from 8 running the ball effectively know how to win big games, Mitchell and Blake The long-haired Yankee get the Gamecocks into and stopping the opposition and they know how to win Williamson, but nothing was told to lose the locks, the postseason, as the your defense. when it mattered. championships. seemed to jumpstart the setting the tone that Scott SEC boosted teams with In contrast, watching As Boyd said after the Before the season Spurrier Gamecock offense. With was running the team, and better records and stronger Georgia was like watching a game, the team “has the said he didn’t think he had a 38-0 deficit at the half it paid off. Scott’s arrival showings. team who knows how to win a talent, we just need the the type of team to compete against Alabama in heralded a new flavor for “We did have some championship. The Bulldogs chemistry.” for an SEC championship. Tu sc a loosa, Woods was offense, as Scott put the success. I mean, I started did not play their best by far, Forget the plethora of He was right. And it’s not prepared to try anything, offense on the arm of his 40 games at Carolina in a but they didn’t help out the talent that some think exist on that they don’t have the and did just that, inserting star quarterback Taneyhill, row,” Taneyhill said. “We Gamecocks. Georgia played teams like Georgia, Florida talent. They just don’t know Taneyhill into a game-time who would guide the beat some top-20 teams a fundamentally sound game, and Tennessee. Those teams how. situation for the fi rst time. program to a place it had when I was a freshman. One hundred thirty-fi ve never been. I just wish we could have yards on 10 completions The Gamecocks would won more games. Of the and a touchdown later, open the season with 40 games I started, I think Taneyhill was about to be a 4-1 start before losing we went 20-19-1. I mean, the unquestioned new man to East Carolina in a that’s a winning record, under center. record-setting day for but I just wish we’d won The rest of season was the junior signal caller. more games.” nothing short of the Steve Taneyhill rolled up 451 Despite the fi nish to his Taneyhill show, as the yards on 39 completions, career, Taneyhill ruled rookie quarterback showed but the defense failed to the roost, and the records no signs of his youth, shut the Pirates down in a prove it. In four years, guiding USC to a 21-6 52-46 loss. The next four he compiled 8,782 yards upset of No. 15 Mississippi games produced only one through the air, second State, a comeback win win, giving USC a 5-5 only to Todd Ellis. His against Vanderbilt and, record heading into the most impressive numbers perhaps one of USC’s season-ending battle with come from his 62 career most stunning wins since Clemson. touchdown passes at 37 joining the SEC, a 24-23 This time around, it was interceptions, including conquest against No. 16 Carolina’s day to dominate, his senior campaign, Ten nessee. as Taneyhill and the USC which featured a mind- But it was the last offense rolled up a 33-7 blowing 29-9 touchdown/ game of the 1992 season beating of the Tigers in a interception ratio. that would forever give game that would send USC After a short stint in Taneyhill a lasting image to its ninth bowl game, a professional football, in Gamecock history. With Jan. 2 matchup with West Taneyhill didn’t roam far a bowl bid out of reach, Virginia in the Carquest from the sidelines, though USC traveled to Death Bowl. he’s not under the helmet Valley to face the Tigers Taneyhill accomplished anymore. Instead, the USC in a battle for bragging something no other graduate is now coach at rights. Under the steady quarterback had, bringing Chesterfi eld High School hand of an unwavering USC out of the darkness in the Upstate. freshman, Carolina and into a season that “I never thought I’d be derailed Clemson 24-13 finished with a win. A a coach,” Taneyhill said. behind two touchdown national TV audience “I grew up a coach’s son, strikes from Taneyhill. on CBS watched as the not a football coach’s son. I The moment that Gamecocks’ losing streak just never thought I’d have might have defined the ended with a 24-21 win the patience. As I got into quarterback’s career came against the Mountaineers it, it’s the closest thing you after one of his touchdown and earning Taneyhill can be to being a player. passes. Taneyhill proceeded MVP honors. That competition every to autograph the tiger paw “Coach Scott said it week is still there, that at midfi eld, standing in the to us at the beginning of drive is still there and you center and raising his arms the week, ‘If you win this still want to win.” to the Tiger fans. game, this is something The 1993 season failed that you guys who are on

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Alex Riley were snapping the ball.” SPORTS EDITOR Carolina’s best chance to score came on that third It wasn’t Georgia’s quarter drive when back-to- amazing play in the back Cory Boyd runs from Bulldogs’ 18-0 win over the the 1 failed to yield points. Gamecocks, but the lack of That’s when a quarterback USC’s decent play that made keeper by Mitchell on the Steve Spurrier of old fourth down was fumbled rear his ugly head Saturday into the awaiting arms of the night. Georgia defense, keeping “I’m just mad that we the Gamecocks out of the stopped ourselves so many endzone once again. times,” Spurrier said. “I “Being shut out, its not thought we had a chance to fun at all,” receiver Sidney play with these guys.” Rice said. “Losing the The Gamecocks went a game’s not fun, so, we’ve stunning 0-for-3 inside the got a lot of stuff to work on. redzone, including three I guess we didn’t come ready chances to score from the to play.” one-yard line in the third After Mitchell left the quarter. game late, backup signal The ability to finish caller Chris Smelley took to drives along with turnover fi eld and looked to have the ridden play didn’t keep offense in rhythm for a rally Carolina completely out of late in the game. the ball game as the time of But after reaching the possession finished almost redzone, the offense stalled equal for both squads. once again as the freshmen “We defi nitely need some tried to squeeze a pass in to changes,” linebacker Jasper Kenny McKinley near the Brinkley said. “We need to goal that was batted away. get best 11 out there on the The biggest problem field. It’s very frustrating Spurrier saw from his team because we beat our own wasn’t its ability but its self by the simple mistakes attitude as he lost his voice we made.” while yelling for the offense One of those mistakes to show some urgency and came early in the ball quit wasting valuable time game, as a snap from center on the clock. Chris White sailed over the “I lost my voice out there head of quarterback Blake tonight. I can’t stand to Mitchell for a 25-yard loss. watch our offense walk up Not only did the play end to the line of scrimmage,” the chance of continuing Spurrier said. “I’m just tired the drive it also helped take of watching our guys walk yards away from a fi eld goal around. We’ve got to get up attempt. there and go.” Last week’s MVP Ryan Spurrier said he will Succop attempted the 51- be making changes later yard boot which hit the in the week in hopes that upright and ultimately things will get better for his started USC’s fall. struggling offense. “The shot gun snap, Blake “We should be playing wasn’t ready. Our center better than this but we’re decided he was going to not,” Spurrier said. “We’re go on the foot and Blake not going to play like this.” didn’t know it,” Spurrier said. “That’s how dumb Katie Kirkland / THE DAILY GAMECOCK ass we are right there. The Comments on this story? quarterback didn’t know we E-mail [email protected] Carolina quarterback Blake Mitchell stands stunned after the fumble call at USC’s goalline in the third quarter. Loss reminds fans that program has long road to championship status

Failure to fi nish shows understatement of the three chances to do so. this week, with next week’s how far USC has to go century. Whether it’s a “We’ve got to make some starter being the man who dropped lateral by Syvelle changes around here,” performed the best in before reaching the top Newton, an early snap by Spurrier said practice. Chris White before his after the game. “I can’t watch what we’re One word was popular quarterback is ready, a “We really do. doing right now,” Spurrier in the USC locker room fumble after a 25-yard And we will. said. “I’m not going to watch. following what can only be run by Mitchell, or simple I’m blaming And I’m blaming myself, described as a pitiful loss to inadequacy inside the myself, too. too.” Georgia Saturday. Stupid. opponents’ 10-yard-line, But it’s up While Gamecock fans That’s how coach Steve cutting their foot off would Jonathan to me as the may have felt like they had Spurrier described his be a better way to describe offensive coach seen this sort of thing many Gamecocks’ play. That’s the what the Gamecocks did. Hillyard to make the times before, the experience Fourth-year word Cory Boyd used. That’s Momentum killers were electronic changes.” was all new for Spurrier. the word Blake Mitchell as abundant as barks from journalism While he The six-time SEC champion used. the Georgia section of student didn’t specify coach was dumfounded by In a game where USC Williams-Brice Stadium. after the game, his team’s mental errors and was 0 for 3 in red zone Both Mitchell and true Spurrier said Sunday that even blamed himself. conversions, stupid just freshman Chris Smelley one of those changes could Saturday’s mistakes weren’t seemed the best way to sum marched the team inside be at quarterback, which limited to offense. It makes it it up. the five-yard-line, only to says something after his really hard to win when a “It just felt like we just come up empty each time. No. 1 quarterback was 16 true freshman quarterback kept shooting ourselves in In the third-quarter the of 22 against the Georgia can scamper for a fi rst-down the foot,” Boyd, a junior Gamecocks couldn’t punch defense. The offensive guru on third and long against Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK running back said. the ball in the endzone from said that he could open up ● Boyd, that may be the the one-yard-line, despite the quarterback position HILLYARD 7 UGA running back Thomas Brown paced the Bulldogs.