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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 46 ● SINCE 1908 Survivor relates tale of deadly fi re Sposato recalls escape “Everybody just kind the resort community, has of needed a break from said investigators believe the from fl ames, smoke Columbia,” Sposato said. fi re was probably accidental The group caravanned and started in the rear of the of N.C. beach house up to the resort town after house, either on or near a classes Friday, listening to deck facing a canal. That side Meg Kinnard music and swimming in a of the home appeared to be Th e Associated Press canal behind the house, she the most heavily damaged. said. On Saturday, they went Most of the victims were Fallon Sposato awoke to out to lunch and watched the found in the home’s five a blaring alarm and smoke Georgia-Florida game before bedrooms. seeping into the first-floor grilling food on a patio under Sposato said the fi re wasn’t bedroom of the beach house the house, which was on a case of careless underage where she and 12 friends had stilts, and getting ready to drinking or youthful been partying just hours watch South Carolina take irresponsibility. earlier. With her lungs and on Tennessee. “These are the most eyes burning, she ran with “We just had a good time,” responsible of all of my her boyfriend through the Sposato said. Students were friends,” she said. “This smoke-fi lled house, assuming drinking alcohol at the group was a solid group, and her friends were already house, but no illegal drugs that’s why it’s just so unreal outside. were ever present, she said. that this would happen.” “And then nobody else “We were just hanging out For now, Sposato said, all was out yet,” the second- and listening to music.” she and the other survivors year student recalled during The group partied into the can do is tell the story of the an interview with The early morning on the back friends they lost. Besides Associated Press on Tuesday. deck. Sposato said she was Sposato and Wylie, those Seven students died in the fi rst to go to bed, turning who made it out of the house the blaze. Six others made in at 4:30 a.m. after calling are: Eugene Charles, 19; it out of the house in Ocean her father to say she had lost Katherine Auman, 21; Ashley Isle Beach, N.C., into the her camera. Perdue, 18; and Andrew arms of neighbors and rescue Several hours later, Sposato Rhea, 19. workers. and her boyfriend, whom she “It’s just very unreal. It’s “We were all hysterical. declined to identify, awoke going to be hard for the six They were holding us back, to the alarms, flames and of us, because we lost seven trying to get our friends,” smoke. Called by neighbors of our closest friends,” she said Sposato, a native of who saw the fi re, emergency said, holding back tears. “But Orlando, Fla. personnel were pulling up I guess we just have to keep Many of those staying at when she got out of the going, and I think that’s the the house were members of house, Sposato said. Several hardest part.” the Sigma Alpha Epsilon hours later, Sposato would Students continued to fraternity and Delta Delta learn her roommate was grieve at USC on Tuesday. Delta sorority, and some had among the dead. Some paused to pray and attended high school together Another student who made gaze at handwritten notes in Greenville. it out of the burning house of condolence left at a Sposato said she and told ABC’s “Good Morning memorial. Walden, her roommate America” on Tuesday that The school’s football team and sorority sister, joined he decided to jump into announced plans to honor the the weekend getaway after the canal behind the house victims by placing stickers on scrapping a trip to Ohio. to escape his smoke-filled their helmets Saturday with They picked the location upper-fl oor room. the phrase “Forever to thee,” closer to home, Sposato said, “You knew you had to a line from the school’s alma so the sorority members jump at some point; that mater. could be back on campus for was the only option,” Tripp Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Press initiation activities Sunday Wylie said on the show. Comments on this story? E-mail Fallon Sposato,19, of Orlando , Fla., talks about her ordeal as one of the six survivors of afternoon. Debbie Smith, mayor of [email protected] the beach house fi re in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. which killed seven college students. Less is more? Senate proposes cutting numbers Student senators propose cutting Senate membership apply for vacant senate seats. opportunity,” Matin said. on senate, but noted “not in half. This shows college representation. Senate discusses bills According to Cole, there are Cole said that he agrees even the minority affairs Current (with 50) With 25 currently no applications with much of the student committee requires a to slash members by and a freshman was even body in thinking that senate minority student.” College of Arts and Sciences 15 7 or 8 half, remove quotas appointed to senate for the is a “joke.” He questioned how one School of Business - 7 3 or4 fi rst time because of the need “We spend all of our time minority representative was for senators. working on nonsense,” Cole more capable of representing Brad Maxwell College of Education - 3 1 or 2 STAFF WRITER Thirty-six senate seats are said. “You can’t get down to all minorities more than a College of HRSM - 3 1 or 2 currently filled, after five issues when the system is so group of white senators. Senate membership senators faced involuntary screwed up.” “I think these quotas College of Mass Comm. and Info. Studies 4 2 was debated on all fronts resignation Wednesday due Since the bill was tabled are necessary, because it’s College of Engineering 4 2 Wednesday night as to excessive absences. Those indefi nitely and can only be South Carolina,” said Sen. controversy surrounded two included Nick Nadorff, Kyle brought to the floor with a Ben Bullock, a third-year School of Law 2 1 bills. Valle, Dave Repp, Misha two-thirds vote, Cole said he political science student, School of Medicine 2 1 One proposed cutting Beram and Andrew Collins. might propose similar bills after the meeting. senate membership in half, The Medical School, limiting senate membership Sen. Steve Smith, a fourth- School of Music 2 1 while the other wanted to School of Music and College to 30 or 35. year math student, said that College of Nursing 2 1 eliminate minority quotas of Social Work have no A bill striking a section of quotas were not legal in the on the fi nance committee. representatives. the fi nance codes requiring U.S. government. College of Pharmacy 2 1 Sen. Lee Cole, a third-year Cole felt the limited one minority and one non- An amendment will be School of Public Health 2 1 political science student, number of seats would undergraduate student on the proposed to the bill next proposed limiting Student ensure dedicated senators fi nance committee received week to require at least one College of Social Work 2 1 Senate membership to 25 were elected. its fi rst reading. minority or member of the because senate attendance is “Its not changing the way Sen. David Ensor, a third- minority affairs committee typically around 30 members. we allocate seats,” Cole said. year political science student, and at least one non- The bill was postponed Sen. Carmel Matin, a brought the bill to the fl oor undergraduate student on Senate Quick Hits: indefi nitely. second-year political science because he thought the quota the fi nance committee. • Bill proposing Student Senate • Athletics department commended “There isn’t enough student, said that limiting was irrational. Ensor said he would not membership to be cut in half from 50 to for improving quality of student seating interest in student senate seats would be “I’ve spent a lot of time support the amendment. 25 members postponed indefi nitely at home basketball games government by the student counter-productive. thinking about it,” Ensor “I think it perpetuates • Bill redefi ning fi nance committee • Resolution refl ecting upon recent body to support a 50-person “We want to provide said. He said the bill was racism,” Ensor said. membership to exclude minority quotas tragedy in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. senate,” Cole said. the most opportunities for over a year in the making. received fi rst reading; will receive an • Pedro “Ben” Ortiz-Colon appointed As chair of the powers and people to serve. The more Ensor said he supported amendment next week to reinstate to Constitutional Council responsibilities committee, people we have to serve, the the intent of codes, which Comments on this story? E-mail quotas Cole interviews students that more people will rise to the was to promote diversity [email protected] PAGE 2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 Researchers receive $6 million grant Alumni brave California for hemp, grape medicine alternatives fires with ailing daughter helping her is stem cell therapy that is not available The grant will study infl ammation. She said her team believes Caff erty family faces Hofseth, Nagarkattis in the U.S. complementary and To date, Pra k ash that the compound found hardships in receiving “You won’t fi nd a doctor alternative medicines, Nagarkatti’s research has in hemp has the ability work to combat MS, who will say ‘Go do it’ in determining whether old shown that “if you treat to selectively shut off the treatment in Mexico the U.S.,” Cafferty said. autoimmune disease wives’ tales about medicine animals with resveretrol, immune cells that are The procedure is not FDA- have any basis in science. you can completely stop attacking the liver, thereby approved, and so they cannot The alternative medicine them from getting” eliminating the need for Crissy Lavery THE DAILY GAMECOCK recommend it. Travis Frayard industry is a $25-30 billion multiple sclerosis. potentially deadly steroids. STAFF WRITER After long hours on the dollar-a-year industry. With However, he is quick to Hofseth plans to study Brendan and Susan Internet and of research, the this grant, and others like warn that “resveretrol is for the anti-inflammatory Cafferty, USC alumni Caffertys decided to take a Three Carolina it, NIH is now taking steps prevention and treatment; properties of American and Columbia residents, trip to Mexico. researchers were recently to ensure these alternative it is not a cure.” ginseng in treating colitis. experienced firsthand the “We researched brain awarded a $6 million grant, treatments that people are Alongside Prakash According to the Web California wildfires and injuries for kids and found delivered over fi ve years, by seeking out are safe. Nagarkatti, his wife Mitzi site WebMD.com, colitis experienced their own a family in Augusta who’s the National Institute of “It’s pretty cool,” said Nagarkatti is working with is “an acute or chronic personal tragedy in the gone three times and they Health to help fund their Colton Sons, a first-year a compound found in hemp inflammation of the process. say they see improvement,” research on alternative mechanical engineering in an attempt to come membrane lining the colon” The Caffertys both he said. “Our thought was medicines. student. “This is something up with a treatment for causing, among other graduated from USC, [that] this family did that, This grant is one of only that is viewed worldwide as autoimmune hepatitis. things, abdominal pain, Brendan Cafferty with a and all these other countries three given out by the a big deal.” “I don’t agree with spasms, loss of appetite and biology and marine science do this, and we have the best institute nationwide. The division with the marijuana use for effects, fever. degree and Susan Cafferty country in the world and we Prakash Nagarkatti, NIH that studies alternative but I see no problem using The goal of his project with a music education aren’t.” associate dean for basic medicine is The National a compound extracted from is to use a chemical found degree. The Caffertys came science at the School of Center for Complementary it for the good of society,” in American ginseng Some students may be across generous and willing Medicine, his wife Mitzi and Alternative Medicine, said Chris Elliott, a second- to prevent and treat this familiar with Professor people throughout their Nagarkatti, chair of the whose mission, according year economics student. inflammation, providing Thomas Cafferty, Brendan journey who gave them department of pathology, to their Web site, is “to Mitzi Nagarkatti said a safer means than is Cafferty’s father, a hope. Unfortunately, from microbiology and explore complementary and autoimmune hepatitis currently available to treat psychology professor who the fl ight there to the time immunology, and Lorne alternative healing practices is a condition wherein colitis. retired from USC last year. they came back, the trip was Hofseth, an assistant in the context of rigorous a “person’s own immune By the time their five- The Caffertys have a a struggle. professor in the S.C. science.” systems attacks the liver, year grant expires, they 7-month-old daughter, First, a rain storm delayed College of Pharmacy, will Prakash Nagarkatti said causing inflammation and plan to have their respective Maggie, who was not their fl ight into San Diego each share the grant as he is researching the uses liver cell death”. projects begin phase one of breathing when she was by an hour. they conduct research on for the chemical resveretrol, She said the only clinical testing on human born and has an unknown “Within that hour, different forms of auto- a compound in the skin of treatment currently subjects. muscular disorder. Maggie started showing immune diseases. red grapes. Resveretrol has available for autoimmune “There are no drugs “There is no specifi c name signs of respiratory distress Donald DiPette, dean some anti-inflammatory hepatitis is to give patients in the market that are for what she has,” Brendan and the nurse had to help of the School of Medicine, properties that interest a combination of steroids very effective against Cafferty said. “That’s the her breathe until we landed,” said he was proud of the scientists. that work to suppress the autoimmune diseases,” frustrating thing with her.” Brendan Cafferty said. team. What resveretrol does is immune system. This is Prakash Nagarkatti said. Maggie lacks every cranial When they got off the “The award of this “selectively kill off the cells a broad treatment which His hope is that these nerve function; she can’t plane, there were paramedics prestigious center grant that cause inflammation,” may leave the patient very projects will fi nd chemicals control her blinks or gag there to help Maggie to from the National Institutes says Prakash Nagarkatti. susceptible to disease, she that can change that fact. reflexes. She suffers from Rady Children’s Hospital. of Health is a tremendous This is signifi cant because said. “Our ultimate goal,” he facial palsy, a lack of nerves They treated Maggie accomplishment for our many cardiovascular and “We think that this said, “is to fi nd a cure.” in her face, her vocal cords for a staph infection she university, the School neurological diseases, is a better way to treat don’t work. She doesn’t have developed, giving her of Medicine and the including multiple autoimmune hepatitis,” she Comments on this story? E-mail much motor movement community,” he said. sclerosis , are caused by said. [email protected] Their only hope for CAFFERTY ● 3 Crime Report WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 Someone took the “University of South Financial transaction fraud, 12 p.m. Carolina” banner from the top of the map Russell House, 1400 Greene St. in front of the Russell House. Someone has been withdrawing money Estimated value: $400 using the victim’s ATM card at a Russell Reporting offi cer: W. Jones, J. Harrelson House ATM. Estimated value: $1406 MONDAY, OCT. 29 Reporting offi cer: L. Diaz Malicious injury to real property, 9:30 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 30 Delta Zeta House, 514 Lincoln St. Breach of trust, 6 p.m. Someone spray painted Greek letters, Russell House, 1400 Greene St. “Sigma Alpha Epsilon,” and the word University Bookstore employee David “Lions” on the sidewalk. A tiger paw was Alexander took the store van and bank painted on the sidewalk in front of the deposit bag, containing $350 and an Kappa Sigma house. unknown amount from a book signing. He Estimated damage: $100 returned the van, but not the money, police Reporting offi cer: A. Mitchell reported. Reporting offi cers: W. Jones, J. Harrelson Financial transaction theft, petit larceny, 1:45 p.m. Leaving the scene of an accident with Blatt P.E. Center, 1328 Wheat St. property damage, 4 p.m. While the victim was working out, Colonial Center, 801 Lincoln St. someone took his wallet from the locked Someone hit a university van. locker. A credit card and a debit card were Estimated damage: $100 taken. Reporting offi cer: W. Guyon Estimated value: $42 Reporting offi cer: W. Jones, J. Harrelson SUNDAY, OCT. 28 Petit larceny, 8 p.m. —Compiled by Katie Jones Russell House, 1400 Greene St. The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 3

● CAFFERTY Continued from 2 the north and to the south. To the south was the path to antibiotics that left her in the California sex off enders declare themselves homeless Maggie’s treatment. hospital for a few nights. “We were stuck,” he said. The Caffertys decided living within 2,000 feet dangerous,” said therapist in their hearts that the law They called around trying to try to see some scenery State having trouble of a school or park where Gerry Blasingame, past is no good and a waste of to get a fl ight back. and take a load off when, children gather. That leaves chairman of the California time, but they’re afraid of “It was almost like a fog, about 10 miles from San tracking criminals few places where offenders Coalition on Sexual the politics of it,” Ritchie but of ashes and smoke,” he Diego, they noticed a cloud can live legally. Offending. said. said. “You could see it and who claim false status of smoke. Some who have had Similar laws in Iowa The problem is worsening smell it everywhere.” “No one knew about it trouble finding a place to and Florida have driven in Florida as about 100 local They took an emergency yet, but smoke covered the live are avoiding re-arrest offenders underground or ordinances add restrictions fl ight home and made it back Don Thompson area,” he said. Th e Associated Press by reporting — falsely, in onto the streets. to the state’s 1,000-foot rule, safe on Saturday morning They went back to some cases — that they are “They drop off the said Florida Corrections around midnight. Maggie and stayed with her SACRAMENTO, Calif. — homeless. registry because they don’t Department spokeswoman The Caffertys want to that night while literally Hundreds of California sex Experts say it is hard to want to admit living in a Gretl Plessinger. Sixteen try again next year, but watching the mountains offenders who face tough monitor sex offenders when prohibited zone,” said homeless offenders are they do not know what the catch fi re. new restrictions on where they lie about their address Corwin Ritchie, executive now living under a Miami future will bring. Medical “There was one over here, they can live are declaring or are living day-to-day director of the association of bridge, while another took transportation is expensive, and over here, then one over themselves homeless — in cheap hotels, homeless Iowa prosecutors. to sleeping on a bench and insurance will not cover there,” he said. truthfully or not — and shelters or on the street. It The organization tried outside a probation offi ce. anything, and most of all, They were 30 miles away that’s making it diffi cult for also means they may not be unsuccessfully in the past “As society has imposed they have to see how Maggie from the city but could the state to track them. getting the treatment they two years to persuade restrictions, it becomes will be doing. easily see the. Jessica’s Law, approved need. lawmakers to repeal the almost impossible for them The Caffertys knew they by 70 percent of California “We could potentially state’s 2,000-foot residency to find places to live,” had to leave, but the next Comments on this story? E-mail voters a year ago, bars be making the world more restriction. Plessinger said. day the roads were closed to [email protected] registered sex offenders from dangerous rather than less “Most legislators know

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Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST KELLY LACORTE Line cutters can’t justify Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor ANDREA LUCAS ALEX RILEY their actions, deserve Design Director Assistant Sports Editor highest form of penalty LIZZIE WILSON CORY BURKARTH I’ve had some strange roommates. I’m sure many of them share my sentiments. IN OUR OPINION While I’ve also had numerous arguments with almost all of them, they were almost never personal Senate’s latest antic in nature and HORS-CATEGORIE usually purely for the purpose causes more problems of arguing. FEMA disappoints America yet again One It’s offi cial: it’s time to commit the Senate. roommate The Student Senate proposed Wednesday night Staged ‘press conference’ Last week, administrator would enjoy JOSH RABON in particular a FEMA such a courteous encounter would argue to slash their membership in half because of low evokes more skepticism Th ird-year news briefi ng with the news, he must fi n a n c e almost any participation and attendance rates. Sen. Lee Cole said with lack of real media explained know how unlikely that is. student political issue, the reason I fi nd it unlikely that he even if we he agrees with students that think the Senate spends too I truly hope to see for the lack did not think to speculate as agreed 99.9% much time on pointless legislation. a Federal Emergency of bad news. to why there were no tough of the way. Management Agency While we may agree with Cole’s assertion that the CAIT It’s always questions. Maybe when Yesterday brought the spokesperson on the news Senate is mostly useless, we fi rmly believe that drastically COSTELLO easy to he called on an employee longest awaited resolution to on April 1, announcing that First-year prevent bad by name, he should’ve a disagreement he and I had cutting Senate membership would be harmful to all the organization has been print news when stopped to wonder why the ever had. playing an enormous prank journalism involved. you don’t employee was asking him a He was vehemently on the country for the past student Each senator represents have to put question. opposed to the death penalty While we agree that few years and hasn’t truly up with the A news conference is, by for numerous reasons that a number of students in been as incompetent as the Senate is useless, questions from those pesky definition, for the news. are outside the scope of this their college. Under the we’ve been led to believe. journalists. You can’t brief the press column. I, as usual, agreed, I hope that happens we believe that cutting proposed bill, a College Last minute notices when they aren’t there. but couldn’t understand his because the alternative, were sent to reporters to Allowing employees to one exception: he wanted to of Arts and Sciences which is that FEMA members is harmful. inform them about the pose as reporters and ask reserve capital punishment senator would be forced to actually does make news conference, and the questions during such an for people who cut in line. enormous mistakes on an represent 934 students each. ones that couldn’t make event is misleading to the This may sound odd, all too frequent basis, is it in time, which was all public and violates every but the logic is somewhat With more than 25,000 students on our campus, it is unthinkable. of them, could call in on standard of ethics I can reasonable. There are foolhardy to believe that only 25 of them can represent FEMA unforgivably listen-only phones. FEMA think of. circumstances that make botched aid in the wake the wishes of the whole. Sometimes it’s hard enough for a employees asked questions According to FEMA, murder understandable, but of Hurricane Katrina. We college student to even represent themselves, giving into that would fit more into this will never happen certainly never right nor still have not received an the rhythm of a Barbara again because new acceptable. Some motives I the pressure of the majority. explanation why exactly a Walters interview than guidelines have been can at least empathize with man with no experience A smaller senate would also ensure that a small club a briefing by a federal mandated. Reporters must on some level. in disaster management of people would control Student Government for an agency. receive ample notice of a For example, if someone became the director. According to FEMA’s briefing, and employees killed your sibling or family inordinate amount of time. Creating an oligopoly doesn’t However, let’s put Katrina deputy administrator, he are forbidden from posing member and you killed that help the students that need representation the most. aside for now. did not realize that there questions. person in arage of vengeance, The incident that The senate has done some questionable things in the were no reporters in the I’m thoroughly I wouldn’t think that what brought FEMA to my room until the “news concerned that this you did was right, but I could past, making students wonder if they really represent attention once again is conference” was already happened at all and can’t understand why you did it. us, but this has to be the most outrageous. Why cut off much more recent. The underway. help asking a few questions Unfortunately, I cannot fires in California fall another limb when you’re already hemorrhaging blood? Normally, reporters of my own. rationalize any such directly into FEMA’s range We’re glad most senators were smart enough to table bounce around in their Why weren’t those justification for cutting in of responsibilities. I have seats and practically shout rules in place before now? line, no matter how hard I the bill indefi nitely. not heard any news about to gain attention to ask Do federal agencies have try. a severe mishandling of And if they decide to pass it, they can always use our their question. The FEMA to be caught screwing The only real justifi cation the wildfi res and assumed breakroom for meetings. employees sat politely in up before they’ll follow for cutting in line is, “I’m that the organization has their seats, waiting quietly ethical guidelines? And… too good to wait in this line straightened up. No news for their turn. Though how many times has this like all these other people.” about mistakes means no I’m sure the deputy happened before? While I hope our society CORRECTIONS mistakes, right? has some meritocratic values, If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. waiting in line at Bojangles E-mail us at [email protected] shouldn’t be an area of IN YOUR OPINION differentiation. New ticket system I’ve heard my share of explanatory article. Maybe your time is more IT’S YOUR RIGHT needed after Monday complaints about a new The protests at USC valuable than everyone else’s, Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com online ticket distribution were not led by just and if you are just refueling or send letters to the editor at [email protected] As I left the Russell system, but it seems to me liberals. before returning to your lab House Monday morning, that no matter what kind As indicated in another to cure cancer, by all means, I saw the most interesting of new system we put in photograph, there were jump right ahead of me. About The Daily Gamecock thing; a line, stretching place, we need something protests in favor of the If, however, you are just as far as the eye could other than hypothermia military and the Vietnam another student who likes to Editor CONTACT INFORMATION JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House see, all the way from and litter. War. A sign in the watch football like the rest Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] the Russell House to Any ideas? photograph read ‘Stand of us, I would encourage you MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] Online Editor Metro: [email protected] the Longstreet Theater, up for your country, not to wait in line – just like the ASHLEY PARKS Viewpoints: [email protected] Th e Mix: [email protected] and all along the route, Benjamin Bullock against it.’ rest of us. Assistant Online Editor Sports: [email protected] BOJAN KULUSIC evidence of campsites, Student Senator In addition, the protests It was somewhat Online: www.dailygamecock.com Copy Desk Chief Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 in the form of trash and Third year political science were about more than disheartening to wait several LAUREN SMITH Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 litter everywhere. student the Vietnam War. The hours for a ticket Monday Assistant Copy Desk Chief Fax: 777-6482 CALLI BURNETT While the students S.C. State protest was only to see numerous people Design Director stood in line, USC about civil rights and just jump in line. LIZZIE WILSON Staff Writers Assistant Design Director MICHAEL AGUILAR, AUSTIN The Daily Gamecock is groundskeepers were Leake misinterprets segregation. Last time It really isn’t that big of GREG HENDERSON COLLINS, ALMAR FLOTILDES, the editorially independent cleaning up their mess. g&b protest article I checked, that wasn’t a a deal, so no one got too TRAVIS FRAYARD, KATIE News Editor student newspaper of the JESS DAVIS JONES, BRAD MAXWELL, Students had been liberal anti-war issue. excited about it. I’m not even University of South Carolina. Metro Editor MARY PINA, KATHLEEN camping out there since I would like to clarify A third of the column that bothered, and I wrote a LIZ SEGRIST ROGERS, JACK ROZIER It is published daily during Viewpoints Editor Public Relations Director the fall and spring semesters midnight to get a ticket. a few points that perhaps was dedicated to showing whole column about it. KELLY LACORTE MARY ELIZABETH SISK and nine times during the As I write this, students were misinterpreted how unpatriotic Jane That being said, why not Assistant Viewpoints Editor Graduate Assistant summer with the exception of are skipping class and in Tuesday’s column Fonda was, yet the Garnet show your fellow students AMANDA DAVIS KATIE CLARK university holidays and exam Th e Mix Editor Student Media Director periods. Opinions expressed risking hypothermia, all “Protest-free campuses & Black article never the respect you would want? SCOTT LINDENBERG ANDREA LUCAS in The Daily Gamecock are for a football ticket that something to celebrate” mentioned her once. This isn’t reserved solely Assistant Mix Editor Faculty Adviser those of the editors or author TYLER MOBLEY ERIK COLLINS will hopefully be a fond by Brad Leake. And what does John for cutting in line, but the and not those of the University Sports Editor Creative Director memory in a matter of few In no way did Garnet Kerry have to do with general disregard for other ALEX RILEY EDGAR SANTANA of South Carolina. Th e Board Assistant Sports Editor Business Manager of Student Publications weeks. & Black advocate or laud anything? people’s time exemplified CORY BURKARTH CAROLYN GRIFFIN and Communications is I’m starting to regret violent student protests. I’m glad he read the yesterday was pretty pitiful. Photo Editor Advertising Manager the publisher of The Daily my vote. A few weeks The majority of the article and it provided We are all students EMILY DAVIS SARAH SCARBOROUGH Gamecock. Th e Department Copy Editors Classifi eds Manager of Student Media is ago, USC administrators article centered on the some thought-provoking together and USC would ANNA BRIGHT, PAUL BOWERS, SHERRY F. HOLMES the newspaper’s parent came before your student rise and fall of actitvism material. I just hope be a pretty sad place if we TRAVIS HARDY, CHELSEY Production Manager The Daily KARNS, HOPE KITTERMAN, C. NEIL SCOTT organization. senate to ask whether and protests, not violence. personal interpretations didn’t all show each other Gamecock EDDIE MANN, ED PHARR, ARTIE Creative Services is supported in or not we should have We did not ‘bemoan’ the don’t cloud the message of basic courtesies. One thing PHILLIPS, ERIN SHARKEY, BEN BUCHANAN, BRANDON part by student-activity fees. 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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 PAGE 5 Bands comfort campus Relient K, Switchfoot give support, push Gamecocks, wildfi re victims to rebuild Through the ups and downs of life, it’s nice to know that some people are trying to make a difference to help others restore their lives to what ANDREA it used to look LUCAS like, and help Second-year others that public they may have Courtesy of shutterstock.com relations no connection The key to evaluating a music festival, like Voodoo in New student with get back Orleans, is to compare distance with bands you could see. on their feet. Relient K and Switchfoot are performing at the Tow nsh ip Aud itor iu m Enjoy weekend tonight in their tour titled “The Appetite for Construction.” Profits from ticket sales are going to Habitat for with concert tips Humanity, a non-profit organization which seeks to Festival lovers must keep eyes open, be cautious eliminate poverty housing and homelessness and make Mark Killian where you are standing in decent shelter a matter of THE DAILY GAMECOCK the crowd, someone within conscience and action. ten yards of you will be Relient K and Switchfoot So you enjoy seeing your smoking substances visible are two Christian/ favorite bands live and it just in a standard urine test. alternative pop bands that so happens a large number of If trace amounts of have collectively had five them will be playing at the second-hand marijuana can albums in the Billboard same festival. Sounds like put a damper on your future, Top 20 charts over the past a blast, right? It certainly stand as far away from the couple of years, and haven’t can be, but there are a few stage as possible or stop by toured together since 2001. minor inconveniences you an Army/Navy store and As exciting of a tour that this need to become acquainted pick up a combat strength is for both bands’ massive with before submitting your gas mask. Otherwise you are fan bases, the bands realized credit card information to pretty much screwed. their mutual respect for Ticketmaster. Next, be aware of the Habitat’s cause and wanted First, ask yourself if the people around you. Music to help. destination is really worth festivals are just that, a With the recent wildfi res Special To THE DAILY GAMECOCK the journey. The best festival. The number of destroying many parts of Switchfoot and Relient K, two Christian/alternative pop bands, are set to take the sights to be seen is absolutely California, and the tragedy method for figuring out stage tonight at the Township Auditorium here in Columbia. Tickets are $27.50. whether or not you should overwhelming. If you get in Ocean Isle, N.C. killing travel the distance required too caught up in reading the seven college students, bit more cared about by the still standing because of the on Taylor Street at 7 p.m. to attend the event is a dining options at every food including six of our own, outside world, who may not wildfires spreading across and tickets will be $24.50 simple inequality statement. kiosk, you may fi nd yourself it’s ironic to these two feel as affected as we do the whole state. Advanced and $27.50 on For demonstrative purposes, stumbling into a world bands that their newest here on this campus by the Although these wildfires the day of the show. See let’s say your concert is in record-setting hacky sack song they had co-written tragedy that struck so close in California may seem the Township Box Office New Orleans. The city is attempt. just a week ago is titled to home. so far away from us here at 803-576-2350, or all approximately 10 and a half Sure, you may be startled “Rebuild,” and with the “This song was written in South Carolina, across Ticketmasters and Publix hours away from Columbia. by the meeting of your face recent events in the news, a few hours before [Relient the country is still just stores for tickets. Let’s label the transportation and the fi nely woven footbag, thought it was ultimately K’s] bus burned up, and that—our country. Seeing No matter where you’re time as “T.” but hell hath no fury like a the most appropriate song we wrote it not knowing that these artists made the from, everyone needs to Tak ing “T” into hacky-sacking hippy scorned. to play together at the end of their bus would burn up or effort to call us at The Daily rebuild at some point in consideration, add up the Apologize and move on. their concert tonight here in that our town would burn Gamecock and make sure their life, hopefully we can number of CDs you own by Their damaged short-term Columbia. down,” said Switchfoot we were all doing okay and see you out there for a great acts performing at the festival memory receptors will work As awesome as these singer and San Diego native to let us know that they felt concert with Relient K and and tally up the amount of in your favor as long as you artists are at what they do, Jon Foreman, describing the like we were included in the Switchfoot, a Grammy time each band is allotted remove yourself from their it’s very comforting that irony of the whole situation. irony of their new song was nominated band, and of to perform. For example, if sight in less than 20 seconds. they would go the extra mile Foreman had just fi nished very comforting. course a great cause to go you own at least one Rage It is also immensely to make our community a Habitat building in San The concert will be at along with a great night of Against the Machine album important to familiarize here at USC feel just a little Diego and isn’t even sure it’s the Township Auditorium entertainment. and they are expected to yourself with your body’s play for approximately two limitations. Acknowledge and a half hours, take that the fact that pain is harder to as the people who write Suddenly, the site that time and add it to the times recognize after inadvertently friendly messages on his singularly identifies a of your other CD-bought subjecting yourself to several wall), but fi ve years makes large sector of the youth bands. We will call the total hours of second-hand a difference. population is a marketing time your bands will be on narcotic smoke and the At 37, he is offi cially one scheme. stage “B.” consumption of a couple THIS WEEK of those guys who friends Lastly, the age change If “B” is greater than “T,” adult beverages. When it ON THE girls whom he could father is a reflection of the or B > T, fill up your tank feels like Walker Texas in order to look at their “revolutionary” social and purchase the largest Ranger is karate-chopping INTERNET pictures. He is the average networking shift that has container of Chex Mix Sam’s your spine, grab a seat in a MySpace user’s dad. I’m occurred on the Internet. Club has to offer, it’s going less crowded area or take sorry, but Tom is creepy. Last year, Time Magazine to be a long drive. a walk around the festival Of course, some might named “You” the person of Once you are at the grounds. say that even a claim of the year, claiming that the concert, there are a few Make sure to notice your MySpace co-founder lies about age 33 is creepy. This is true, Internet was an amazing things you need to look surroundings. Whether you Everything is a lie. It’s According to the but it rests on the idea that way for people to connect out for. A keen eye could are searching for a cozy spot been suspected by many for TechCrunch and a further he helped found MySpace to the world around them. save you money, dignity or to dine on festival delicacies, quite some time, but this article on at the age of 27. The gap However, if even the possibly even your life. or rocking out to one of your week, TechCrunch and Newsweek’s between 27 and his real guy who created the new The first question you favorite musicians, be sure Newsweek finally brought Web site, founding age of 33 might as Internet paradigm is lying, need to consider after passing to keep one eye open at all everything out into the MySpace co- well be like the gap between what does that say for the through the loosely secured times. What at first glance open. founder Tom 35 and 50. You sacrifice rest of us? In this light, entrance is, “Am I subject to appears to be the perfect Tom, ever yone’s f i rst Anderson something at 30, namely the social networking random drug screenings by a place to rest your weary friend on MySpace, the face subtracted your right to socialize with revolution is a new way for job, organization, probation feet could leave you with an of honest social networking 5 years from TYLER nubile teenagers. At least people to lie to each other. officer or overly protective embarrassing stain on the on sites like MySpace and the age MOBLEY a 27-year-old can pretend We’re not reaching out to parents?” If you answered yes seat of your pants, forcing Facebook, lied about his age listed on his Th ird-year that he went to college in others across the globe. to that question, turn around on his profi le. That’s right profile. This vis-com his present age decade. We’re just all slapping on immediately. No matter GUIDE ● 6 folks, Tom is a creeper. means that student However, a larger issue is new personas and screwing his claim of that the age tweak speaks with each other. helping found to the nature of MySpace at In all honesty, this MySpace at the fresh age of large. By saying that Tom probably doesn’t matter the billboard 27 is a little bit off. Instead, was 27 when the site was as much as it seems. Tom 1 Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em — Crank That (Soulja Boy) he was probably 33, meaning founded, MySpace appeals is an old, creepy guy who top 10 that he’ll soon turn 37. to a younger audience wants to pretend that he’s 2 Chris Brown feat. T-Pain — Kiss Kiss Why does this matter? who feel like they are part younger in order to make 3 Timbaland feat. OneRepublic — Apologize 7 Baby Bash Feat. T-Pain — Cyclone Well, it matters for a number of something. However, more money. Fine. Internet of reasons actually. Firstly, someone who is about to 2.0 is a nice way of saying 4 Alicia Keys — No One 8 Kanye West feat. T-Pain — Good Life there’s just the problem that turn 37 is not creating a “a revolutionary new way 5 Colbie Caillat — Bubbly 9 Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo — Hate That I Love You Tom is officially sketchy. voice for his generation. He to bullshit.” Fine. At least Not that he was ever really is lying to a generation in Mark Zuckerberg is an 6 Kanye West — Stronger 10 Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson — The Way I Are cool (that picture on his order to get them to buy honest guy. profi le is almost as annoying into something. Or is he… 6 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 Busters tackle new myths

confounded us our entire life preparing for this job. I ‘Mythbusters’ create fi ery careers.” loved playing with fi re and scheme, hit 90s television The episode, which airs at 19 I was almost arrested in December, finds Savage for making a pipe bomb. show makes it to DVD and Hyneman tackling a Everything I used to get in question baffling everyone trouble for I’m now doing as from bloggers to pilots: If a my job.” Susan Young plane is traveling at takeoff Both Belleci and Th e Associated Press speed on a conveyor belt, Grant Imahara came to and that conveyor belt “Mythbusters” after working Really, does it get any is matching the speed in at Industrial Light and cooler than testing out the reverse, can the plane take Magic. classic cartoon joke involving off? “People always ask why a trail of gunpowder and a “We put the plane on a I would leave ILM, and big explosion? quarter-mile conveyor belt it’s because `Mythbusters’ Not for “Mythbuster” and tested it out,” says Savage sounded like fun. Working Adam Savage, who deems about the experiment using on movies and TV is a this blow-up one of his a pilot and his Ultralight blast, and ILM has the most favorites. You can’t swing plane. “I won’t tell you what talented people in the world,” a comatose Sylvester the outcome was, but the Imahara says. “But on without hitting a rerun of pilot and his entire flight `Mythbusters’ I’ve been able “Mythbusters” on Discovery club got it wrong.” to go places I would never Channel, but finding fresh Savage often describes have access to otherwise.” episodes can be a challenge “Mythbusters” as “`Jackass’ Not only that, but since the network rolls out meets Mr. Wizard.” And Imahara says he believes a few at a time throughout when you think about “Mythbusters” just may be the year. The good news is wacky stunts done on the responsible for making nerds that fans can look forward show, Tory Belleci’s name cool. to seven new episodes invariably pops up. On the “Look at `Heroes’ and beginning Wednesday. Nov. 14 “Supersized” two- `Numb3rs’ and all these new “We lit a line of hour episode, Belleci will shows coming out now and gunpowder to a keg leading attempt to wakeboard from we were on the forefront,” to an explosion,” Savage the back of a cruise ship. Imahara says. “The nerd is says of the segment airing Not, he says, the craziest the protagonist, the hero. Wednesday. “It was one of thing he’s had to do on the I worked at ILM the same the more minor explosions show. In fact, this season also time Masi Oka was there. we’ve done on `Mythbusters,’ has him testing out whether Who would have thought Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK but more deeply satisfying your pants can catch fire that two Asian-American “Mythbusters,” which started its second season recently, tests urban myths with science. from a cartoon perspective.” while being dragged behind nerds from ILM would be The series has gone a horse. Other seasons have on hit shows?” beyond merely being a hit seen him sticking his tongue Who can forget such Yes, we know the DVD sophomore who turned a talking about having sex cable series. It’s a cultural onto a frozen pole and memorable dialogue as high series came out in 2002, but clear eye to her changing with Jordan. “Well, either icon, based in co-host Jamie getting in a pen with a bull school sophomore Angela it was a mangled mess and relationships with her sex or a conversation. Ideally Hyneman’s special effects to see if the animal would Chase saying, “My parents undeserving of one of our parents. Her best friend was both.” studio on San Francisco. The indeed charge him because keep asking how school was. favorite series of all time. gay Rickie (Wilson Cruz), In the set, we have all 19 No. 1 question the `busters he was wearing a red outfi t. It’s like saying, `How was This release by Shout! is although the object of her glorious episodes — would get asked is if they will ever “When I was in the arena that drive-by shooting?’ You worth every bit of the $69.99 affections was predictable: there were more, but low run out of myths? with the bull or with the don’t care how it was. You’re asking price, although we’re the beautiful Jordan ratings and Danes’ reluctance “We say we’ll run out crocodile, everything inside lucky to get out alive.” sure you can pick it up at Catalano (Jared Leto). to return for a second season of ideas when people ever my body was saying don’t If you aren’t already in a discounted rate. Claire “I just like how he’s always spelled cancellation — a stop believing stupid do it, but you know you line to get “My-So Called Danes starred as 15-year- leaning against stuff. He commemorative book and things,” Savage says. “We have to do it,” Belleci says. Life: The Complete Series,” old Angela Chase, the leans great,” Angela tells delicious new features and just finished one that has “I feel like I spent my whole get thee to a store. bright, talented high school her friend Rayanne when interviews.

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HOROSCOPES PIC OF THE DAY PAUL BOWERS Aries It’s a crazy world the scene out there, Aries. That’s why it’s great to have a pet velociraptor. Taurus See how many times you can work the USC word “flaming underpants” into conversations today. The reason is obvious. Gemini There’s no sense SWITCHFOOT & RELIENT K Art Bar, 1211 Park St. in beating a dead horse, 7 p.m., $24.50 in advance, Gemini. Unless you’re $27.50 day of show, “VANAJA” very, very frustrated. The Township Auditorium, 6 & 8:15 p.m., $5.50 Student Cancer The fluorescent 1703 Taylor St. Admission, lighting business will treat Benefits Habitat For The Nickelodeon Theatre, you well this week. Use the Humanity 937 Main St. earnings to purchase a small, high-maintenance dog. WUSC FUNDRAISER COVER “SICKO” Leo In a fi t of charity, you will SHOW WITH SO HUSH HUSH 6 p.m., Nov. 1-4, Free, donate all of your trick-or- (PIXIES COVER BAND), Russell House Theatre, treat candy to the homeless… BEAT CRAPPENING (BEAT Carolina Productions except the Snickers HAPPENING COVER BAND), bars…and the Kit-Kats. DIA VERDE (GREEN DAY HARRY POTTER AND THE Virgo Perhaps skinny- COVER BAND) ORDER OF THE PHOENIX dipping wasn’t such a good 8 p.m., $5, 9 p.m., Nov. 1-4, Free, idea last night. Especially The New Brookland Russell House Theatre, in that guy’s septic tank. Tavern, 122 State St. Carolina Productions Libra Turns out there is an inverse relationship PAPA STRING BAND WITH USC DANCE: A PROGRAMME between your karma BENTZ KIRBY BAND, DAVE OF MIXED REPERTORY points and the number of MICHELSON, ROB LINDSEY, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1-2, crying children you have LIESL DOWNE AND BRODIE Students $10 taunted in the supermarket. PORTERFIELD Tickets at Carolina Scorpio Do it. 8 p.m., $3, 21 and over, The Coliseum Ticket Offi ce Sagittarius If your country’s Cristina Kubicki / THE DAILY GAMECOCK gross domestic product can Children and parents enjoy dressing up and trick-or-treating at Riverbanks 5th only be expressed in Pico Annual Boo at the Zoo. liters of bat droppings, it’s time for a move. Student organization Capricorn Your “Colonel Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock Mustard did it” defense probably won’t hold up leaders: in court unless you can provide a bloodstained Submit your events candlestick as evidence. Aquarius It may be detrimental to your chances to fill out to the online your grad school application in purple crayon. Yellow events calendar at exudes more professionalism. Pisces Black cats have been following you all day. dailygamecock.com It’s time to quit that job at the tuna canning plant.

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Michael Aguilar This week’s games: STAFF WRITER Arizona State at Oregon The women’s soccer team has been fi ghting through a diffi cult schedule all season LSU at Alabama and they are fi nally seeing the true fruits of their labor. Michigan at Michigan State Carolina hasn’t lost in six games and played two tough Wisconsin at Ohio State games over the weekend. USC traveled to Baton Wake Forest at Virginia Rouge on Thursday to face No. 20 LSU. Carolina battled a tough game until Vanderbilt at Florida junior midfielder Danila Monteiro scored the tying Nebraska at Kansas goal with 3:40 remaining to send the game into Florida State at Boston College overtime. The Gamecocks have struggled in overtime this Rutgers at Connecticut year, losing three of their four matches in overtime. South Carolina at Arkansas Thursday night was a different story as Carolina went on to tie the Tigers and force a draw. On Sunday the Gamecocks had a happy homecoming as they defeated Arkansas on the last home game of the season. The Senior Day festivities were overshadowed by freshman forward Brooke THE DAILY GAMECOCK Jacobs’s lone goal of the Juan Blas / game. The goal was also Danila Monteiro celebrates with Cocky after the team’s win over Arkansas on Sunday. Jacobs’s first goal of the season. is led by sophomore Lauren by a strong defense. play of two goalkeepers. Jacobs’ efforts in the two Hyde and senior Shelley The offense will Laura Armstrong and games went on to claim her Lyle. The pair contains depend on strong play Lindsay Thorstenson have SEC Freshman of the Week even the strongest opposing from its leading offensive combined to an astounding honors. offenses. upperclassmen including .812 save percentage. USC is now riding a six- The defense wouldn’t Monteiro and seniors Darcel This game will have huge game winning streak and is be what it is without the Mollon and Erin Sullivan. implications in the SEC traveling to Gainesville for combined goalkeeping of The three hold the one, East race, as a victory over its fi nal SEC game against Meghan Berlingo and Katie two and three spots on the Florida will lead to South the University of Florida. Fraine. The two keep their Gamecock roster in points Carolina taking over the The SEC is as strong as Winslow Towson / The Associated Press goal strongly against all and account for over half third place position in the conferences come in regards Tom Brady and the Patriots will face the Colts on Sunday. attacks and have combined of Carolina’s points on the east and a better berth in to women’s soccer and UF to pitch ten shutouts. season. the SEC Tournament. The is no exception. The Gators This strong defense has Of course, the Carolina winner of this game will boast a 7-2 SEC record and been preparing to face off defense is nothing to be avoid facing a high bid team Brady, Patriots face fi rst are riding a streak to rival against the Gamecocks looked over. The Gamecocks in the fi rst round and help South Carolina’s. Florida offense that is third in the are tied for second in the its chances to move on in started the SEC schedule tough challenge of season league in scoring. The high- SEC in goals allowed and the tournament. with two losses but haven’t powered offense averages are the sole owners of the Friday’s game kicks off at dropped a game since. nearly two goals a game. It second place spot in goals 6 p.m. the little powder keg Wes Florida comes into the New England Pats, Colts will need every bit of the allowed per game. Welker who already has fi ve game with a staunch defense team to work towards the That USC defense has also more touchdowns than he that is only allowing .59 Comments on this story? E-mail to play in matchup of Gator goal in order to get been led by the outstanding did last year in Miami. It’s goals per game. The defense [email protected] undefeated teams Sunday linebacker Mike Vrabel who leads the defense with eight sacks and still manages to The Patriots will finally snag two touchdowns on have someone to compete offense. But really, it’s Tom with this week. Brady. Gamecocks, Hogs to do battle So far this year, Coach Bill Brady knows everything Belichick and New England’s about every team. Remember freakish earlier this season, when offense have head coach Bill Belichick was stomped every in SEC volleyball showdown disciplined by the league for opponent in videotaping the New York their path. Jets coaching staff? I bet they They beat all season 3-0 (30-24, 30-28, had a big game against the the rest of the Gamecocks have an entire library of tapes Women’s volleyball wraps three teams in 30-21). Gamecocks earlier this should have plenty of of all 31 teams somewhere in their division up homestand against The Razorbacks will season as well, leading her motivation to play well the Patriots laboratory. already and come into Columbia with team with seven blocks in against the Razorbacks, JAKE LUCE But for one game this Arkansas on Friday they have an overall record of 10- the match. knowing that a victory Th ird-year season the Patriots will have scored at least 14 and an SEC record of To defeat A rk a nsas, t he would bring them one step sport and a certifi ed challenger. Brady entertainment 34 points in Keith Locklear 4-10 and looking for a Gamecocks will need to closer to their goal of being is about to square off against THE DAILY GAMECOCK marketing every game win to put an end to their counter with some strong eligible for postseason play. the only quarterback that he student this season. four-match losing streak. performances from their The Gamecocks match can possibly be compared to, After playing the Florida Considering As a team, Arkansas is not key players like sophomore against Arkansas will take Peyton Manning. Gators on Wednesday night, I’m a Redskins fan, I dominant in any statistical outside hitter Ivana place on Friday night at This Sunday, the two the Gamecocks will host won’t even comment on category, but they still have Kujundzic who is currently 7 p.m. at the Volleyball best teams in the country the Arkansas Razorbacks the thrashing they gave plenty of individual talent ranked 10th in kills in the Competition Facility. are going head to head as on Friday night. Washington this weekend. on their team. SEC, averaging 3.46 kills the Patriots travel to the Carolina enters the game Right now we are halfway On offense, senior outside per game. Kujundzic is RCA Dome in Indianapolis with a record of 11-13 through the season and Tom hitter Jessica Dorrell is coming off of a big weekend in what should be the best overall and a shot at still Brady has already thrown ranked third in the SEC during which she totaled 38 Comments on this story? E-mail game of the year. qualifying for the NCAA 30 touchdowns. THIRTY on the season, averaging kills in two matches against [email protected] Last year the Colts edged tournament after upsetting TOUCHDOWNS! He’s 4.15 kills per game. In their Mississippi and LSU. out the Patriots 38-34 in the LSU this past weekend. on pace to smash Peyton’s match against Carolina Another player coming AFC Championship, which The Gamecocks need single-season record of 49. earlier this season, Dorrell off a great weekend is Women’s Volleyball was the result of a late fourth to win four of their six And guess how many of totaled 11 kills and three freshman outside hitter quarter drive by Peyton. I remaining matches in those touchdowns Randy aces. Hannah Lawing, who was Last night, the Gamecocks think Brady didn’t take too order to be eligible for Moss has caught? 11. On defense, freshman named SEC Defensive kindly to that loss and now postseason play. Carolina Congratulations to anyone middle back Sarah Player of the Week after he wants to prove that he is will also be looking to even were swept 3-0 by who has Brady and Moss on Freudenrich is second in recording 42 digs in the best in the business. the season series against your fantasy team, you just the conference, averaging Carolina’s matches this past But do New England Arkansas, after losing to No. 10 Florida. won the league. 1.49 blocks per game on weekend. fans really need another the Razorbacks earlier this But it’s not just Moss. It’s the season. Freudenrich Kujundzic, Lawing and championship? The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 9 WeekendWeekend USC CLUB SPORTS SportsSports ROUNDUP

competed in the US Tennis is to finish the year in the Alex Kleszcz, Neal ScheduleSchedule Club tennis gets early Association South Carolina top 10 nationally.” Robinson, Kelly Lowe success with team win Championship in Charleston. Senior Ben McFarland and and Caroline Clark also They won the tournament, sophomore Jess Stripp both registered wins during the over Clemson which lasted for a weekend, went undefeated in during weekend. FRIDAY after defeating Clemson in the tournament. A second team from USC Ty Zeigler the fi nals. “I think our team played Club Tennis competed THE DAILY GAMECOCK “To establish ourselves well together, it was great to and placed third in the as the best team in South beat Clemson on Saturday tournament. The South Carolina Club Carolina less than a year and then come back and take The Club Tennis team Women’s Soccer Tennis team formed less than after our club’s formation is a them out in the championship will play No. 10 Virginia one year ago. Despite the at Florida, 6 p.m. huge accomplishment,” said on Sunday,” McFarland said. Tech t h is weekend. club’s infancy, the Gamecock Neal Robinson, club tennis “Both wins were defi nitely a club tennis team has been team captain. “We still have step in the right direction for Women’s Volleyball very successful. Comments on this story? E-mail a long way to go, but the goal the program.” vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m. Recently, the team [email protected] Volleyball Competition Facility Former Gamecock Women’s Tennis SEC Fall wins pro-soccer award Coaches Classic Auburn, Ala. All day Major League Soccer 2003, also led the league announced that former this season in shutouts (16) Gamecock Brad Guzan is and was tied for second in the league’s 2007 Panasonic wins (14). Goalkeeper of the Year on Following his final Wednesday. season at USC, he was SATURDAY The 23-year-old is in his named a second-team All- third professional season American. In 2004, he was Equestrian with the Chivas USA a semifi nalist for the MAC team and led the club to a Hermann Trophy and was vs. Georgia, 10 a.m. 15-7-8 record for best in one of Soccer America’s 11 One Wood Farm the Western Conference. collegiate MVPs. (Blythewood) Guzan, who was a two- time letter winner for the — Cory Burkarth Gamecocks in 2002 and Assistant Sports Editor Swimming and Diving at Clemson, 2 p.m.

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