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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 53 ● SINCE 1908 OFF AND RUNNING Helping the homeless people, not just a number. Community works as one Those who camp out will also be sent to various homeless to raise public awareness organizations on Saturday to of displaced citizens provide volunteer services such as helping with renovations and cleaning. Katie Jones Erica Peterson, a third-year STAFF WRITER art education student, said the the money going to provide bus event goes back to the golden rule tickets or coats, Tipping said. because people in Columbia often Even with many efforts to help Over 550 people will camp don’t get treated the same way. the homeless, it remains a concern out overnight Friday at the “This is an attempt to get people for Columbia. Salvation Army to raise money a just and humane life,” Peterson “[Homelessness] is a big issue and awareness for the homeless said. “By doing this, hopefully, in Columbia that needs to be people in the Midlands as part of the homeless will have the same addressed,” Tipping said. “We “Homeless for the Homeless.” opportunities that the students of feel that it has a lot of momentum Allen Tipping, Midtown USC and the people who work in going towards it, but there still a Fellowship community missions Columbia have.” need to be a push to see the issue coordinator, said he hopes for a big Lisa Schoch, a physical therapy of homelessness in Columbia.” turnout to raise awareness about graduate student, said helping the Midtown Fellowship is holding the issue of homelessness. There homeless will improve the quality the event with help from Mission are currently 1,753 homeless in of life for all of Columbia, not just Columbia, the Metro Baptist the Midlands. for the homeless. Association, Midlands Interfaith “We can’t ignore this. We also “You see them on the street Homeless Action Council, want to do a lot of educating and people will avoid walking Midlands Area Consortium and focus on representing,” late at night,” Schoch said. “We for Homeless and SC Baptist Tipping said. “We want people can offer them a place to stay, so Convention. to understand that during this that it’s not an issue and we can For more information weekend they’re representing a work with them and give them or to register, go to person who has a story.” opportunities for jobs. We can do homelessforthehomeless.com. Graeme Fouste / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Tipping said the event’s slogan, this more positively instead of just USC’s Chad Gray dunks during Carolina’s season opening rout of “1 of 1,753,” aims to make people avoiding them.” Comments on this story? E-mail SC State, 92-67. The Gamecocks host The Citadel tonight at 7:30. realize that the homeless are It costs $15 to register, with [email protected] Daughter stumps for ‘dorky’ dad Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive he 23rd annual TCarolina-Clemson Cate Edwards hits blood drive starts today campaign trail for father, through Friday. There will be donations Clemson won the brings youth to politics in the Russell House competition 11 years Ballroom from 11 a.m. to straight, but USC has 7 p.m. every day this week, won the past fi ve out of six from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mike Baker years. Th e Associated Press Thursday and Friday at Craft said USC will the Greene Street blood receive points just for mobile and from 11 a.m. MANCHESTER, N.H. — people going to try and to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Hanging out with new pals donate, even if they are BA building blood mobile, at a buzzing Manchester tap unable to do so. according to the Web site. room, Cate Edwards sounded Craft said she hopes the Lindy Craft, the co-chair like any other college student recent fire tragedy will for Student Government, cracking wise over a beer. inspire students from both said this year donations will Among the topics for schools to donate. go very fast because there debate: of Jon Stewart’s “I know my roommate will be more chairs for “Daily Show” interviews, was one who passed and donors and people can fi ll which wins the award I was friends with all of out their own information, for most awkward? By them. They were all going rather then going to a nurse consensus, they picked last to go donate,” Craft said. for questioning. month’s appearance by Vice “So if you don’t want to go “Last year we lost by President Dick Cheney’s Cheryl Senter / The Associated Press for you, do it for them.” just fi ve pints which is just wife, Lynne. Cate Edwards greets volunteers at the Edwards for President Offi ce in Manchester, N.H. five people not going to It’s a typical night at the — Compiled by Liz Segrist donate,” Craft said. barroom, and no place for a her father disagree on some school students who won’t the different aspects of the presidential stump speech. issues. Some are serious, even be old enough to vote issues that they are running And that suits the daughter such as gay marriage. next year. on.” of Democratic White House Others, such as whether he “You get a different Cate’s brother, Wade, died hopeful John Edwards just should dance in public, not perspective,” said Alyssa in 1996 in an automobile Integration ruling fi ne. so much. Robins, a 22-year-old senior accident. Her two younger “I think it helps to have “It’s not good,” Cate at Dartmouth and president siblings - Emma Claire, 9, a young person talk about Edwards joked of her father’s of a sorority that hosted and Jack, 7 - are fi xtures on confuses officials the issues in a way that’s Edwards. “There’s always the trail and drew a full- relatable,” Cate Edwards an uncertainty about how fledged media horde when Federal order forces schools to balance ethnicities said. “I feel more comfortable genuine a candidate is when they spent Halloween trick- talking to them, and I think “I think it helps you’re always seeing them in or-treating with their father Allen G. Breed “the ethnic balance of the they feel more comfortable a political perspective. in Bedford. Th e Associated Press receiving school and (did) talking to me, because I’m to have a young “When you get to hear On the GOP side, Mitt not further imbalance the not that well polished and person talk someone your age talk about Romney’s fi ve sons are active ethnic makeup of the home Officials in Shelby because I’m just a regular the person, in a setting like participants, blogging as school.” about the issues County, Tenn., complain 25-year-old.” this, it feels more real,” the “Five Brothers.” Other But wait: Hasn’t the they’ll have to spend On her first solo in a way Robins said. children of the candidates are U.S. Supreme Court millions to satisfy a campaign trip through Edwards has enlisted less visible. Rudy Giuliani consistently moved away that’s relatable. federal judge’s “arbitrary” New Hampshire, Edwards ” friends at Harvard, where is estranged from his two from using race as a factor desegregation order. It’ll tooled around the Granite Cate Edwards she is a volunteer at the children. Chelsea Clinton in deciding where kids mean busing minority State on Friday and Saturday university’s Legal Aid has made some appearances should go to school? students up to an hour away in a minivan packed with Bureau representing families for her mother. Didn’t the high court dancing. “It’s very dorky. and replacing hundreds of campaign staff, making the facing eviction, to canvass During her father’s first recently put an exclamation And I don’t say that as a white teachers with black case for her father in the most for her father, a former N.C. campaign in 2004, Cate point on that trend, ruling politician’s daughter; I say ones, they say. casual of ways. Her language senator making his second Edwards said she held the that two districts’ heavy that as a daughter. I mean, In Huntsville, Ala., when discussing policy run for the White House. “cynical” belief that young reliance on race in student you just don’t want to see under a similar court order, wasn’t always as pristine A Princeton graduate, she people didn’t care. assignment policies your dad do that.” students can transfer from as that of a candidate. She appeared at several events “Young people are very violated the Constitution’s There were no rallies or a school where they’re in usually referred to Edwards this past weekend with Kate interested in what’s going on guarantee of equal town hall meetings on her the racial majority, but not as “my dad,” except when Michelman, an Edwards in politics and very interested protection? schedule. Instead, she had the other way around. joking that he’s “a hick.” adviser. in the direction of this Yes, and yes. But there coffee with students at a And in the Tucson, Ariz., A second-year Harvard “Cate brings just another country,” Cate Edwards said. are still hundreds of Dartmouth sorority house, Unified School District, Law School student, Cate whole dimension to this “But one of the problems is districts across the country, drinks at the Manchester bar students could move from Edwards also didn’t hesitate campaign,” Michelman said. that they just don’t feel that from the Northeast to the with other young Democrats, one school to another only to point out that she and “The family represents all they have a voice.” and a gathering with high if the change improved SCHOOLS ● 2 PAGE 2 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007

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Crime Report Southwest, that operate under federal court WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 desegregation orders — some more than four Burglary, grand larceny, decades old. fi nancial transaction card theft/ These districts are in a fraud, 11 a.m. unique and sharply debated East Quad, 1400 Blossom St. position with respect Bank of America credit cards, to the Supreme Court’s a digital camera, a Wii, games, rulings. They exist in what controllers and a gold and diamond critics consider a historical necklace were taken. The cards Tw i l ight Z one, where were used before they could be federal judges can make cancelled. seemingly contradictory Estimated value: $2,132 decisions. Reporting offi cer: M. Winnington “So which ruling do I violate?” asks a perplexed Bobby Webb, superintendent of schools THURSDAY, NOV. 8 in Shelby County, where Memphis is located. “The Petit larceny, 3:15 p.m. judge’s ruling now, or the Blatt PE Center, 1328 Wheat St. earlier rulings that we Someone took a pair of pants can’t discriminate against from the men’s locker room. A people on the basis of the wallet with $20 cash, two Visa color of their skin?” credit cards, a Mastercard, a USB Front-page court battles drive and a South Carolina driver’s over integration are Stephen Morton / The Associated Press license were in them. mostly a thing of the past. Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters in front of the historic Clarendon County Courthouse on Friday. Estimated value: $88 But according to the U.S. Reporting offi cer: W. Guyon Department of Justice’s But long-standing cases Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bernice Bouie Donald had a racial makeup that Civil Rights Division, are still pending in places acknowledged the disagreed strongly. was reflective, within 10 FRIDAY, NOV. 9 there are at least 253 like Arizona, Connecticut, “anomaly” of demanding The old court orders percentage points, of the school districts still under Indiana and Illinois. that such districts work require districts to 32 percent black student Auto break-in, petit larceny, federal court supervision The question of these diligently toward racial dismantle government- population. And when 2:50 a.m. in racial inequality cases districts came up this past integration, but once it’s sponsored segregation. the new Southwind High Senate Street Garage, 1600 - and those are just the year as the Supreme Court achieved mandating that A district must show School opened its doors Senate St. ones in which Justice heard arguments involving race be ignored. compliance in six areas: this fall, it was around 95 While responding to a call intervened. voluntary diversity plans “What’s constitutionally student body composition, percent black. about suspicious behavior, offi cers Many of the more in Seattle and Louisville, required one day gets faculty, staff, facilities, After making saw David Ford, Justin Wilson, infamous names - Boston, Ky. constitutionally prohibited extracurricular activities considerable progress, she Khristopher Holmes and Jerome Little Rock, Charlotte, In June, the court ruled the next day,” she said. and transportation - the wrote in late July, “the Swain crouching beside a car. They N.C. - are gone from the that student assignment “That’s very odd.” so-called “Green factors,” county has seemingly ran, but were caught. list, having satisfi ed judges policies in those two Others have expressed from a landmark Virginia drifted from any serious Estimated value: $199 with their desegregation districts relied too heavily confusion and frustration. case with a plaintiff by focus on desegregation.” Reporting offi cer: J. Velders efforts and being granted on individual students’ In Memphis, the school that name. Donald ordered that the what’s called “unitary races and, so, were board and the NAACP While Donald agreed racial composition in each — Compiled by Katie Jones status.” In the last two unconstitutional. But in Legal Defense Fund fi led that Shelby County had school mirror the overall years alone, at least 75 those two districts there a joint motion to end 44 achieved integration student population, within districts have won such were no orders to remedy years of court oversight. in school staffing, 15 percentage points. status. past state-sponsored The Department of transportation and She also announced the Of those that remain, segregation. Justice wrote that on the facilities, she ruled the appointment of a special most are in the South. On the other hand, whole, the district had district was still defi cient master to oversee the Georgia leads with 61, districts operating under “complied in good faith when it came to student plan’s implementation, followed by Mississippi integration orders may with its obligations” under and faculty assignment. and suggested the district with 51, Alabama with 50 set policies that explicitly the desegregation orders. Of the district’s 46 could remain under and Louisiana with 30. consider race. Justice U.S. District Judge schools, she noted, only 17 supervision until 2015.

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Struggling

EDITORIAL BOARD war vets too

Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN often pushed News Editor Copy Desk Chief JESS DAVIS LAUREN SMITH aside, erased Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST KELLY LACORTE Elderly, youth alike left Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor ANDREA LUCAS ALEX RILEY without job opportunities, Design Director Assistant Sports Editor 1 in 4 remain homeless LIZZIE WILSON CORY BURKARTH Despite your opinion on the current war in Iraq or on any past war for that IN OUR OPINION matter, most people would agree that our troops deserve respect and admiration for risking their Volunteers, activism lives in order PLEADING THE FIRST to protect our should show no limit country. Yet for some Yahoo enlists in modern-day KGB reason they One night out of the year, USC students and Columbia are the least area residents will be homeless. Web portal betrays basic powerful by providing the Chinese MARITZA appreciated for nations, and government with powerful their job. Volunteers for Homeless for the Homeless on Friday right to free speech, US CARROWAY this company Internet surveillance First-year There was night will sleep at the Salvation Army to bring awareness users must make a stand is rubbing technology. This could broadcast a time when to the plight many people in the Midlands face every The Chinese government elbows with prove to be far more journalism a man who night. has led the pack for the real-life disastrous than Yahoo’s student served in Ministry of one-time offense, with the war was decades when it comes to PAUL BOWERS Over 1,700 people in our area are homeless, sleeping violating human rights Truth. dissidents being rounded considered a outside in freezing weather or moving from shelter in the public spotlight. First-year It doesn’t up regularly for expressing hero. Serving your country print to shelter. As temperatures begin to drop, efforts to So it should come as no even make their views online. was considered admirable and shock that they sentenced journalism sense from Chinese citizens one of the most honorable student help the homeless increase journalist Shi Tao to an economic caught engaging in such things a man could do in his Become activists and proportionally. 10 years in prison for standpoint: “thoughtcrimes” as posting lifetime. One thing we have to distributing subversive Yahoo is an Internet blogs about unorthodox Our veterans risk their make a difference in content via the Internet. company, and thus it has beliefs can be imprisoned, lives every day, hear the remember: homeless are What should surprise us an inherent interest in the sent to laogai (labor camps) criticisms from both sides of our world. Don’t limit not homeless for one night. is their accomplice: Yahoo. freedom of expression. or executed. And the blood the war effort about whether They aren’t even homeless The company handed Censorship means fewer is on Cisco’s hands. or not what their doing is yourself to one day. just during the winter. over personal information Web users, which in turn Yahoo and Cisco have an worth it and when they from Shi’s e-mail account means less site traffi c. So, awful lot of explaining to come home, very few seem Homelessness is something at the request of Chinese why the spineless folding? do, but in the meantime, to appreciate or care about that affects people every day for years, sun, rain and officials. That’s right; The time has come for consumers can do our part what they’ve done. snow. the same web portal that companies like Yahoo to fight this. If you have According to National helped pave the way for the to make a stand against a Yahoo e-mail account, Alliance to End We urge students to not just be weekend warriors who explosive growth of a free China’s bully tactics. you can switch to another Homelessness, a public will shun the homeless come Sunday. Become real activists Web now serves as an agent Government sanctions site. If you run a wireless education nonprofit, about and make a difference in our world. Don’t limit yourself to in an oppressive regime’s will only go so far; CEOs network you can stop one in four of the homeless electronic Gestapo. should be leading the purchasing and distributing population in the United one day; that’s like only shooting layups when you can hit Tom Lantos, chairman way when it comes to Cisco VPN software. In a States are actually veterans. one from mid-court. of the House Foreign preserving liberty. free market, every dollar It appears that protecting At any moment of our lives, we could be homeless. A Affairs Committee, put it No UN resolution can spent is a vote. one’s country doesn’t provide faulty loan, out-of-control medical bills or a death in the best when he told Yahoo carry as much clout as a Shi Tao was arrested for skills that translate well CEO Jerry Yang and focused movement of forwarding government into civilian life, and many family could leave us out on the streets. We need to work his associates, “While business decisions. Jerry memorandums about of our veterans are coming to make sure that doesn’t happen. technologically and Yang and Co. ought to the anniversary of the home with little or no job You don’t have to live like a homeless person to make fi nancially you are giants, be the ones tearing down protests at Tiananmen opportunities and find morally you are pygmies.” today’s Great Wall, not Square. Unless we want to themselves without a home. change. Talk to your friends when they mistreat the Yahoo’s actions should building it up. keep seeing repeats of the What’s most shocking is homeless, donate your time to a soup kitchen or your inspire a public outcry. Cisco Systems would do repression and massacre that veterans only make up clothes to the Salvation Army. There is Orwellian well to listen to Lantos’s that took place there in about 11 percent of our total censorship going on in remarks. The California- 1989, it would be advisable population and yet they seem It starts right here. one of the world’s most based corporation aided to stop pandering to the to make up 25 percent of the populated and most the cause of censorship thought police. homeless population. These are both our older veterans and our young veterans, CORRECTIONS who are supposed to have a whole life to come back If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. Election apathy leaves no one happy to and instead are worrying E-mail us at [email protected] about the most basic needs, Senseless voting creates Whenever I breach the pushing people through like shelter. “Never discuss religion or the presidential campaign Something needs to be problems for Americans, politics” line on a best-of-the-worst IT’S YOUR RIGHT done about this. Many of with friends voting system. It’s time to Voice your opinion on message boards at despite political opinions those who serve often have www.dailygamecock.com and family get off the bandwagon. or send letters to the editor at Congratulations their education paid for [email protected] and ask them Don’t vote for Hilary America, it looks as if we by the government after who they Clinton because you will indeed vote in our fi rst so many years of service. think they’ll are ready for a woman About The Daily Gamecock female president in next How much would it hurt vote for, I president. Don’t vote for year’s election. any university to offer free Editor always get Rudy Giuliani because he CONTACT INFORMATION According to updated education to someone who JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House AMANDA the same two was mayor of New York Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] polls, approximately 50 has served in active duty? MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] DAVIS responses: when terrorists ambushed percent of the United Raising taxes is never Online Editor Metro: [email protected] Second-year Hilary the Word Trade Center. ASHLEY PARKS Viewpoints: [email protected] States voting population favorable, but if it will Th e Mix: [email protected] Assistant Online Editor English Clinton, Don’t vote for Barack Sports: [email protected] BOJAN KULUSIC wants Hilary Clinton to be help keep those who have Online: www.dailygamecock.com student or anyone Obama because he is a Copy Desk Chief in charge of running this sacrifi ced so much for us off Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 but Hilary minority. And don’t vote LAUREN SMITH Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 country, thus making her the street, I’m not going to Assistant Copy Desk Chief Fax: 777-6482 Clinton. for Fred Thompson just CALLI BURNETT one of the most powerful vote against it. Looking at We’ve seen this kind because he was on Law Design Director people in the world. the Web site for the U.S. LIZZIE WILSON Staff Writers The Daily Gamecock is of voting behavior in the & Order. None of these Are you kidding me? Department of Veteran Assistant Design Director MICHAEL AGUILAR, AUSTIN the editorially independent past – ahem, election are reasons for electing JULIA ANDERSON COLLINS, ALMAR FLOTILDES, student newspaper of the Ever since the former Affairs, there are many TRAVIS FRAYARD, KATIE 2004, President George someone into the position News Editor University of South Carolina. JESS DAVIS JONES, BRAD MAXWELL, first lady announced her benefi ts provided to current It is published daily during Bush vs. Sen. John Kerry of commander in chief. Metro Editor MARY PINA, JACK ROZIER intentions to run for the veterans, even including the fall and spring semesters – and if we have learned If we make our voting LIZ SEGRIST Public Relations Director 2008 presidential campaign, a home-loan guarantee Viewpoints Editor MARY ELIZABETH SISK and nine times during the anything at all, it’s that you decisions based on KELLY LACORTE Graduate Assistant summer with the exception of I have heard an interesting benefi t. cannot simply vote against superfi cial criteria that we Assistant Viewpoints Editor KATIE CLARK university holidays and exam mixture of “Finally a But it seems that there is a AMANDA DAVIS Student Media Director periods. Opinions expressed someone. can fi nd through browsing Th e Mix Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG in The Daily Gamecock are female president,” “Finally, problem with these benefi ts ANDREA LUCAS Faculty Adviser In that case, we were Google News headlines, those of the editors or author another Democrat for and even more action needs Assistant Mix Editor ERIK COLLINS left with a president who we are telling the world and not those of the University president” and “Come to be taken in order to TYLER MOBLEY Creative Director is too weak of a leader and about how little we care Sports Editor EDGAR SANTANA of South Carolina. Th e Board November, I’m moving to provide for their well-being. Business Manager of Student Publications doesn’t have the support about political affairs and, ALEX RILEY Canada.” After serving, the last thing Assistant Sports Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN and Communications is base to lead. And then on what is more, how little we CORY BURKARTH Advertising Manager the publisher of The Daily As I plead and beg for any veteran should have to the other side we had that care about the welfare of Photo Editor SARAH SCARBOROUGH Gamecock. Th e Department America to save itself from worry about is coming home EMILY DAVIS Classifi eds Manager of Student Media is guy who couldn’t answer our country and the world SHERRY F. HOLMES this pending disaster, to no home. Copy Editors the newspaper’s parent ANNA BRIGHT, PAUL BOWERS, Production Manager any question without as a whole. organization. The Daily I always wonder how Our veterans deserve TRAVIS HARDY, CHELSEY C. NEIL SCOTT adopting the opposite Unless America starts Gamecock is supported in this can be our current better than what they’re KARNS, HOPE KITTERMAN, Creative Services views 5 seconds later. reading past headlines, EDDIE MANN, ED PHARR, ARTIE KEVIN ARCHIE, BEN part by student-activity fees. standing when everyone I getting. I hate that anyone PHILLIPS, ERIN SHARKEY, BUCHANAN, BRANDON KING, One free copy per reader. This kind of voting is above Facebook groups and talk to either hates or loves in this country has to be CAROLINE SIMPSON, JASON MEGAN SINCLAIR, HEATHER Additional copies may be not enough; it’s time for beyond simple anti-her or SPIRO, RACHAEL TAFT THOMAS, KAILEY WARING, purchased for $1 each from the woman, as a potential homeless, but it especially Page Designers LIZZIE WILSON the Department of Student us to actually vote for anti-him mentalities, our KEVIN ARCHIE, EMILY DAVIS, Advertising president, that is. And then hurts that even our nation’s Media. a candidate instead of future is going to be grim CARLY GALLAGHER, SARAH KARRIEMA CALHOUN, ALEX I realize where the real heroes are out on the street. poking at the election with come next November – ROBERTS, ABIGAIL GARRISON, CAMPION, BEN CRANE, CHRIS problem lies: as always, Haven’t they suffered MEREDITH RAY KRAUTLER, JAMIE SHOOK, a stick. We need to stop even worse than it is now. JAYLENE WILLIAMS voter apathy. enough? “An excellent man: he has no enemies; and non of his friends like him.” — Oscar Wilde

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Christina Stritzinger “Going to space was a childhood dream of mine, so when I got the THE DAILY GAMECOCK Newchance to pursue thatTu I decided to go for n it,” he said. e Bass endured criticism from tabloids and the media for pursuing his Coming off a book tour for “Out of Sync,” former passion. Bass’ space travel plans ended up falling short, but he said it’s N’SYNC member Lance Bass will be in Columbia something he’d like to try again in the future. tonight to speak about his life experiences. A more recent accomplishment for Bass has been landing the role of In a recent interview with The Daily Gamecock, Bass Corny Collins in Broadway’s “Hairspray.” Bass said it was a new and said his proudest moments came as a member of popular different kind of challenge. boy band N’Sync “It’s a lot more intimate than anything I had done with N’SYNC— “N’SYNC was one of the most fortunate opportunities it’s a totally different feel, and I really enjoy it,” he said. I’ve had.,” Bass said. “I never thought we would become Needless to say, a major focus of Bass’ book and his discussion so successful, and I’m truly grateful to have had the tonight will be his decision to publicly reveal his sexuality. Bass refl ects experience.” on his experiences in depth in his book, discussing everything from his Bass also said his success and fame was personal feelings to the reaction within the press. something he never could have imagined. “[The reaction] has really been much better than I thought,” he said. “It wasn’t something I knew was going “It’s been amazing to hear the stories people bring forward about how to happen, but once it did it was just I’ve had an impact in their lives.” truly amazing,” he said. In particular, Bass said he was moved by one woman’s story. After being recognized by the “An older woman I met on tour came up to me and shared that she’d Human Rights Campaign with the recently overcome cancer,” Bass said. “One day, she decided to turn HRC Visibility Award, Bass said her life around and started listening to my music and running on a getting to meet Billie Jean King treadmill every day. She told me that I had saved her life, and I was was exciting and inspiring. just so inspired—I’m really glad to have had such an effect on people On his other successes, Bass in that way.” was honest and humble. Among Bass said he is eager to speak to college students – the main reason many things he’s pursued why he came to Columbia. outside of his professional music “I’ve never really been to South Carolina for a reason other than just career, becoming a cosmonaut passing through on tour, so I’m excited to get a chance to meet students is something Bass has always at USC and I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. wanted to do. Bass will be speaking tonight at the Koger Center at 8 p.m. Win tickets to see Lance Bass Want to go see Lance Bass tonight? No ticket? No problem. E-mail us why you want to see Lance today by 4 p.m. Send your answer, name, major and phone number to [email protected]. Two winners will be notifi ed at 5 p.m.

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International student organizations on campus will provide arts, crafts and cultural For more information on the week’s events, con- experiences for entertainment. tact International Student Services at 777-7461, email [email protected] or visit http://www.sa.sc.edu/ips/ips.htm The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 9 USC Red Flash can’t keep pace performance was impressive ROLLS Women’s basketball for Carolina, it was the gets dominating win team’s stifling defense that looked strong. in fi rst game of year The 33 points is the DOGS fourth-lowest total in school history. Alex Riley “I thought our defense SPORTS EDITOR was able to rush and bother Season 100 on the them a little bit,” Walvius Jordan Jones came to said. “I thought we had some hardcourt starts with Columbia to win. In high good individual efforts, but THE DAILY GAMECOCK school she helped Collins Graeme Fouste / we didn’t dominate the way lopsided victory Hill to a 62-1 record and USC’s Devan Downey scored 24 points in the season opener. we’re capable of.” two state titles during her Joining Jones and Adams time on the team. Michael Finnegan from Georgia Tech scored four blocks and two steals. as starters in double fi gures THE DAILY GAMECOCK In her first action as a 14 points and went 2-of-3 Muldrow is more commonly was junior guard Brionna Gamecock, Jones scored 15 Graeme Fouste / THE DAILY GAMECOCK from three-point range. For known as Carlos Powell’s Dickerson who scored a The men’s basketball points as five USC players Brionna Dickerson scored Fredrick, the biggest thing to cousin, but Muldrow knows career high with 17 points. team opened its 2007 season reach double figures and 17 points as Carolina beat his game is starting off well. that he has to play his own Both Dickerson and Jones with a convincing win over Carolina cruised to a 93-33 “I like to hit my fi rst shot,” game, and not worry about St. Francis 93-33 on Friday. had four assists while the South Carolina State win over Saint Francis. Fredrick said. “When the being Carlos Powell’s cousin. newcomer Courtney Jones Bulldogs 92-67. “I just don’t know what I we are able to execute as three goes down, it gives you USC coach Dave Odom chipped in a game-high six The game was also the was expecting,” Jones said. many things as we’re able to another boost.” knows a lot can be taken assists. debut of transfers Devan “It was a big transition from execute at this point in time Two other newcomers from this game and he knows Downey and Zam Fredrick. high school to college but in the season,” said head also played well in their two areas that his team can Downey, the sophomore (the team) helped settle us coach Susan Walvius. Comments on this story? Gamecock debuts, freshmen improve upon. transfer from Cincinnati, did down and get us ready to While the offensive E-mail [email protected] Sam Muldrow and Mike “We got beat badly on the not disappoint the Carolina play.” Holmes. Holmes is this boards, particularly in the faithful as he shined in Carolina took a 47-15 lead year’s standout recruit, the second half,” Odom said. his Gamecock debut. The into the locker room in the 2007 Mr. Basketball in South “Part of that is that we are Chester native scored 24 fi rst half due, in large part, Carolina. The Bishopville extended so far out on the points and dished out seven to Jones. native contributed 8 points perimeter that our perimeter assists, both team highs. All of her 15 points came and seven assists for the defenders are not getting Downey said he was just in the first half of play as Gamecocks. back and helping us rebound. happy to be out there playing she hit back-to-back three- Holmes started off well in We need to look at that.” after sitting out a year. pointers mid-way through the fi rst half but committed USC hosts another in- “It felt so good. I am the first half to put the two quick fouls that put him state opponent in the Citadel speechless. It just felt good Gamecocks ahead of the on the bench for the rest of Bulldogs Monday night at the to be back out there on court Red Flash 26-11. the day. Colonial Center. Tip-off is and just play the game I love,” With Jones helping pace Muldrow came in to take set for 7:30 p.m. Downey said. the Gamecocks in the his place. The Florence native Fredrick was also first half, junior forward contributed five points, to Comments on this story? impressive in his Gamecock Demetress Adams took over go along with nine boards, E-mail [email protected] debut. The junior transfer in the second half. After just fi ve fi rst-half points, Adams went off for 16 second-half points to give Carolina plenty of cushion. With 4:45 left in the game Adams hit a running layup and was fouled to put Carolina up 82-30. It would be the fi rst of three straight baskets and eight points for the junior. “One of the things I’m most pleased about with today’s game is how well Carolina vs. Clemson Photo Contest

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AROLINA 31 (6-5) ATORS 51 (7-3) Football team falls Gator bait off map USC defense goes fl at in 20-point loss with skid during SEC fi nale Four-game losing streak

Cory Burkarth puts Gamecocks’ bowl ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR hopes in real jeopardy Do you remember? Do What started off as you remember when Steve minor turbulence last Spurrier arrived at USC? month in a home loss to Do you remember the Vanderbilt has officially optimism? turned into a full-on free Can you recall when fall for the South Carolina the Gamecocks were 6-1? Gamecocks following How about No. 6 in the their 51-31 loss to the BCS rankings? Florida Gators on Saturday It was a season that Just ten seconds into the started with the highest game, Gamecocks center of hopes. Carolina had William Brown got off a bad fi nally gotten a coach who snap to quarterback Blake was a winner, a team that Mitchell, who fumbled the knew how ball, which was recovered to compete. by Florida’s Brandon Spikes The whole at the Gamecocks’ 21-yard world line. seemed to Five plays later, Florida be laid out quarterback Tim Tebow ran in front of in the fi rst of his fi ve rushing them. touchdowns on the evening. ALEX RILEY And On the Gamecocks’ Fourth-year then came following possession, Ryan print a stagnant Succop’s punt was blocked journalism offense by John Curtis, giving student against the Gators the ball at the Vanderbilt. Gamecocks’ 22-yard line. A missed opportunity Two plays later, Tebow threw against Tennessee. his fi rst of two touchdowns to Defensive meltdowns a wide open Jarred Fayson. against Arkansas and It was a record-setting Florida. While the college night for Tebow, who football world has been broke the school record for turned upside down with rushing touchdowns in a Meg Gaillard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK upsets all season, South game and Florida’s single- Florida’s Tim Tebow rushed for an NCAA record fi ve touchdowns by a quarterback as the Gators rolled past South Carolina for a Carolina’s season took a season rushing touchdowns nosedive at the worst time record. He now has 19 51-31 win. The Gamecocks also allowed Tebow to throw for two additional touchdowns and rush for over 100 yards. possible. rushing touchdowns on the Instead of answering the season, and is three away Mitchell said. “That didn’t shoved around on the line Carolina, one week after repeating itself next season. call, USC has appeared to from tying the single-season help our defense out, giving of scrimmage too much,” the Gamecocks allowed 651 The Gamecocks will try have hung up the phone. record in Div. I set by Air them a short fi eld.” Spurrier said. The loss yards to Arkansas. Spurrier to remain above .500 for the Just four weeks ago the Force quarterback Chance In his post-game news marked Spurrier’s fi rst four- was not happy with the fact season and hope to keep their world was right at their Harridge, who rushed for 22 conference, Coach Steve game losing streak since 1987 that his defense has given up chances at a bowl alive when fingertips. Now the guys touchdowns in 2002. Spurrier didn’t even mention when he was at Duke. a total of 1,188 yards in just they play Clemson following in garnet and black are Mitchell didn’t exactly have Mitchell until a reporter The Gators offense rushed two games. the off week. simply fighting for the a bad game either, completing asked the Ol’ Ball Coach for 233 yards compared to “We got shoved around, “We’re going to miss a chance to play somewhere 26-of-42 passes for 316 yards. when he was halfway out the USC’s 88 yards. Tebow about like we did last week,” bowl game if we keep losing,” past Thanksgiving. He threw one touchdown door. himself ran for 120 yards. Spurrier said. said defensive end Casper If Carolina were to and an interception, but the “He played okay,” Spurrier Carolina’s leading rusher Spurrier said he hopes his Brinkley. “We’ve just got to miraculously pull out a Gamecocks’ starting senior said. was Cory Boyd, who carried team can play better against bounce back and keep our win over Clemson, they quarterback admitted that One thing Spurrier didn’t the ball 17 times for 44 Clemson on Nov. 24, but if heads up.” would fi nish 7-5 and could Carolina’s defense got hung think was okay was the play yards and had three rushing they don’t, he said his team almost assure themselves out to dry early in the game. of his offensive and defensive touchdowns. will need to hit the weight of being a contender for a “We started off giving lines. The Gators offense room hard during the Comments on this story? postseason appearance. them two touchdowns,” “It’s pretty simple, we get put up 537 total yards on offseason to keep 2007 from E-mail [email protected] But with a loss to their archrivals, let’s face it — Christmas and New Year’s in Columbia is going to USC gives Tebow’s be cold. Mississippi State owns wins over Auburn and Heisman talk boost Alabama, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2000. Vanderbilt Sophomore sets multiple records while run has been competitive and if they can get one win over defense shredded for second straight week the next few weeks, Bobby Johnson would have the Commodores eligible for Keith Locklear gave him 15 rushing a bowl appearance for the THE DAILY GAMECOCK touchdowns on the season, fi rst time since 1984. which set a new Florida With a possible 11 teams For the second week, the team record for most from the SEC eligible for a South Carolina defense not rushing touchdowns in a bowl game, the battle to only allowed an opponent single season. Tebow added find a place to put them to propel themselves to to that record throughout Meg Gaillard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK will be one of the hot the front of the Heisman the game, rushing for four topics of the fall. USC wide receiver Moe Brown is corralled by two Florida defensive players after a catch. Trophy race, but to rewrite more touchdowns, all from Carolina fans argue that the SEC record books in inside the Gamecock five- the reason they would take the process of running all yard line. “We knew he was an get solely beaten on the scrimmage,” Spurrier said. the Gamecocks over the over them. That wouldn’t be the only excellent runner, passer. ground, as they allowed 304 “It’s fun when you can stand Commodores would be Two weeks ago against record that Tebow would He did what we thought,” yards passing to Florida, back there and throw the the fan support. But let’s Arkansas, running back break on the night. His Spurrier said. the most Carolina has ball and no one’s near you.” be honest, if USC went to Darren McFadden rushed touchdown pass to Andre The feelings of Spurrier given up all season. Losing The Gamecocks enter Shreveport or Boise on a for an SEC-record 321 yards Caldwell with less than two were echoed by some of the starting cornerback Captain their off week knowing fi ve-game losing skid, who and reminded everyone minutes left in the game was Carolina defensive players Munnerlyn in the first that they have a lot of would go? why many college football his 23rd touchdown pass after the game. Although quarter to a foot injury did improvements to make to a And if you thought analysts consider him the of the season. That gave they respect Tebow and his not help the defense, but run defense that currently Tom my Tuber v i l le’s best running back in the Tebow 42 total touchdowns abilities, they felt they were not being able to get any ranks 106 out of 119 teams whining about Auburn country. on the season, breaking more than prepared to stop pressure on the quarterback in the country. going 13-0 and not getting Against Florida, it was the old SEC record set by him coming into the game. was an even bigger factor. “We have a problem a shot at the national title quarterback Tim Tebow’s Florida quarterback Danny “Tebow is a great player, For the second straight stopping the run,” Spurrier was loud, wait until Bobby turn to run the Gamecock Wuerffel in 1996. but he scored because week, the defense was said “We have a lot of Johnson gets the chance to defense ragged. The That season as a senior, we were out of position,” unable to register a sack on problems stopping a lot of talk about Vandy not going sophomore quarterback Wuerffel was coached by said defensive end Casper the opposing quarterback, stuff. It’s a team effort.” to a bowl for the fi rst time ran for five touchdowns Spurrier and was able to Brinkley. He later added something that coach in over 20 years. and threw two touchdown win the Heisman Trophy, that the defense “got shoved Spurrier attributes to It was a season with a lot passes. something Tebow is looking around a little bit, we got getting dominated up front. of potential. Now, it’s just Comments on this story? His fi ve-yard touchdown to do as a sophomore this tired a little bit.” “We were getting shoved another season of Carolina E-mail [email protected] run early in the fi rst quarter year. The Gamecocks didn’t around at the line of football.