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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 VOL. 117, NO. 38 • SINCE 1908 Letter from the Staff Anna Walker / THE DAILY GAMECOCK | Page 7 Relay for Life brightens night with colorful theme Emily Barber Anna Pishko, third-year public health of these included an extreme peanut was bubble soccer, which was a @EMILYRISA student and a member of USC’s Relay butter and jelly sandwich station, collaboration between Theta Tau, the executive board. henna tattoos and a tent with a badge- professional engineering fraternity, Thousands of students walked or Over 90 teams registered for the making machine. and University Ambassadors, many of ran laps at the 2016 Relay for Life to event, from student organizations, “This is such a campuswide event, whom wore bright green for the event. raise money for the American Cancer Greek organizations and cancer and it brings awareness to cancer more Kris Hacker, second-year chemical Society. As of Sunday evening, the survivor groups. The theme of the than we could ever have hoped for,” engineering student and a member event raised $148,753. night was “Color Me Relay,” so Pishko said. “Since we’ve been doing of Theta Tau, was instrumental to “Relay for Life’s main goal is to many teams and participants tried it, which is about 13 years, we’ve raised organizing their tent. He said that his celebrate survivorship and to raise to incorporate bright colors. Each over a million dollars for the American “Relay story” is the death of his aunt money to facilitate programs put on team set up its own fundraiser to raise Cancer Society.” from colon cancer in November. by the American Cancer Society,” said money throughout the night. Some One of the most popular events SEERELAYPAGE2 Sex offender caught on campus A registered sex offender was arrested by USC police for allegedly following a female student Thursday evening, according to a report by The State. The female student contacted USC police when Emily Barber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK she noticed a man following her while walking to her car near Senate and Pickens streets. USC police found 40-year-old Edwin Arnold Davis walking out of a bush, and he admitted to following the student. Davis has since been banned from the USC campus after being charged with breach of peace. A crime bulletin was also issued online by USC police. THE DAILY GAMECOCK Emily Barber / Emily Barber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK If Davis is seen on campus, call police or use the RAVE Guardian app immediately. T. Micheal Boddie kilometer footrace surrounded by Run partnered with the Historic Davis’ criminal record @THEHUMANBODDIE inflatable palm trees, music and Columbia Foundation and Girls on includes charges of sexual clouds of brightly colored powders. the Run of Columbia, a charitable assault, trespassing, Since 2011, The Color Run has organization for young girls in aggravated voyeurism, armed The “Happiest 5k on the Planet” been a for-profit company that the third through eighth grade robbery and unlawfully made its way to Columbia on partners with charities across the with a goal of teaching girls to be carrying a fi rearm. Saturday morning. Thousands of United States, using its 5k race to independent, happy and healthy, people participated in The Color — Compiled by promote charitable causes as well including training for a 5k race. Run’s “Tropicolor” World Tour, Mary Ramsey, as a healthy and happy lifestyle. For where they ran an un-timed, five- the Columbia event, The Color SEECOLORPAGE3 News Editor Dates to know April Skill Builder Workshop: Eff ective Communication Leadership and Service Center 1 p.m. Clothesline Project Display Debut Greene Street & Russell House Second Floor 10 a.m. Deadline to apply to be a 18 Healthy Carolina Farmers Market Community Ambassador Greene Street 9:30 a.m. Skill Builder Workshop: Examining Workplace Culture Leadership and Service Center 2:40 p.m. 19 Mary Ramsey / THE DAILY GAMECOCK You Can Aff ord to Study Abroad! Seminar The new building is located in the Innovista Research District of Columbia. Russell House 203 4 p.m. Open Book Series: “Book of Illusions” by Paul Auster USC expands IBM deal Hollings Library 6 p.m. 20 Mary Ramsey the development for what it will bring Skill Builder Workshop: @MCOLLEEN1996 to the university in the same release. Offi ce PoliticPolitics “This new center places the Leadership and Service Center 4:15 p.m. The grand opening of the University squarely in the mix $25 million Center for Applied with some of tech’s hottest areas — Healthy ShoppingSho on a Innovation on Thursday marked an cognitive and the Internet of Things,” Budget WorWorkshop expansion of the relationship between Pastides said. “It also represents Russell House 203 4 p.m. USC and IBM. 21 the potential for strong public Discovery Day The center, located in the private partnerships to advance our Russell House Ballroom 8:15 a.m. Innovista research district, focuses on educational mission and signifi cantly How to Prepare ffor Student “technology for a host of real-world raise our research profi le.” applications,” according to a press Loan RepaymentRepay Workshop The center was founded in 2014, Student Success CenteCenter Meeting Room One 12 p.m. release on the opening. Some of the See more at and construction on the 110,000 fi rst projects conducted at the facility Women’s Self-Defense Workshop dailygamecock.com square-foot structure began in 22Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center 4 p.m. will touch on higher education, February of 2015. the efficiency of supply chains and Skill Builder Workshop: Life Balance Fluor Corp. is also a partner and aircraft safety. for the Busy Student Leader advisor in the center. Leadership and Service Center 2:10 p.m. President Harris Pastides praised 2 Monday, April 18, 2016 About The Daily Gamecock Editor-in-Chief KAMILA MELKO Managing Editor MADELEINE VATH Online Manager ANTHONY DEAS Design Directors Newberry superintendent killed RACHAEL MCGAHEE LOGAN ZAHNER Special Sections Director in crash JESSICA BLAHUT Copy Desk Chiefs DEBBIE CLARK MICAELA WENDELL The superintendent of Newberry County schools has been identifi ed as the Social Media Editors GABBI FRASCO victim of a Saturday accident that also involved a Newberry County sheriff’s ANNA ALESSI deputy, The State reports. Offi cials say superintendent Bennie D. Bennett was Media Project Manager CHRISTINE CHILDRESS ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene of the accident near Newberry Photo Editors High School. The condition and identity of the deputy have not been made ADAM COLLINS public. Bennett was a 10-year veteran of the school district. South Carolina AVADH RANA ANNA WALKER Highway Patrol and the coroner’s offi ce are still investigating the accident. News Editors EMILY BARBER — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor MARY RAMSEY Arts & Culture Editors SARAH NICHOLS RACHEL PITTMAN RACHEL MINETTI Opinion Editors GRIFFIN HOBSON LINDEN ATELSEK Sports Editors JOSEPH CREVIER ADAM ORFINGER BOBBY BALBONI Missing Richland County teen Senior Designers Creative Director GREER SCHNEIDER EDGAR SANTANA ANNIE PARK Production Manager found safe Designers DEGAN CHEEK ASHLYN JACKSON, MARIELA Creative Services RODRIGUEZ, WANDA FELSENHARDT, LINA LEGARE, CHARLOTTE PRICE, A missing 13-year-old was found safe by Richland County deputies on ELIZABETH JENNINGS RANNAH DERRICK, KODY KRATZER, Saturday, The State reports. The girl had last been seen by family Monday Assistant Copy Desk Chief BRANDON BRAZELL, LARISSA JOHNSON WANDA FELSENHARDT after leaving her home on Brittany Park Road in northeast Columbia, and Copy Editors Student Marketing Manager Richland County offi cials had requested public assistance in locating her. She ERIN METCALF, ROSE STEPTOE, HOLLY HEATON JOY BRANTON, ANDREW CROSSAN, Student Advertising Manager was found near Columbia Mall Boulevard and appeared unharmed. MADELINE BINNEY, SYDNEY NICK VOGT — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor ARSENAULT, SARA WALLAM Advertising Representatives Faculty Advisor JOSHUA DAVISON , COLE HALTOM, DOUG FISHER LOWMAN HARLEY, ALEX BATEMAN, Student Media Director MARYAM TEHRANIE, PERRY WEST, SARAH SCARBOROUGH ANDREW SNIGHT, JUSTIN JOHNSON Business Manager CANON BLACKWELL KRISTINE CAPPS The Daily Gamecock is the editorially independent student newspaper of the University of South Carolina. 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