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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 95 ● SINCE 1908 Insufficient funds cause wing delay

Library, health center plans clash over space, financial problems

Jackie Alexander THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Architects will have to scramble to redesign the new library wings because of insufﬁ cient funding, and Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK the revised plan set off a firestorm of discussion on Top: An image of the Thomas Cooper Library shows an land availability in central additional wing to hold rare books and special collections. campus at the Board of Right: Renovations on the library have been delayed due Trustees Buildings and Grounds Committee on to special concerns involving the student health center. Friday. The Thomas Cooper Library’s special collections expectations. off discussion about the wings, which were originally Of the six, only two placement of the new student to be placed on both sides of contractors submitted bids health center, which was the building, will be reduced — the lowest at $21 million. supposed to be built on the to a single wing because of Architect Michael Watson site where McBryde now ﬁ nancial shortages. The new said the project was budgeted stands, and some members wing will be delayed at least at $18 million, with $15.5 were concerned if there eight months. million in construction would be enough room for Chief Financial Officer costs. both. Rick Kelly proposed to the “There’s just not $3 Student Body President committee that they move million more to move the Tommy Preston said a new ahead with a plan that calls project forward,” Kelly said. student health center is vital for a single wing to be built The new plan calls for the to student life, recounting a behind the library. removal of one building from tour he took of the facilities. Kelly said only six McBryde. “It is not able to provide all contractors attended the The plan will reduce costs the services students need,” pre-bid conference where considerably, Kelly said. officials explained their The new plan touched LIBRARY ● 2 Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK French students visit USC

Language program unites ‘keypals’ through language

Elizabeth Segrist THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Six French students and their professor packed up and left Monday after a 10-day visit to the USC campus. Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK They came through Martin Luther King III will visit USC tonight to discuss “Raison d’etre,“ part of an his ‘mission’ at the Koger Center for the Arts. award-winning program where American and French students communicate regularly and eventually visit one another. Lara Lomicka, a USC MLK’s son to make French professor, and Mary Stonecypher, a first-year English student, worked appearance at USC together to organize the event. Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK “The study of French Through “Raison d’etre,” a language exchange program, students and a professor from ‘My Father’s Dream, My Mission’ event takes on a different meaning the University of Technology in Troyes, France came to USC to observe college life. open to public, free for USC students when they communicate and work regularly with Phil Spark is the English their partner from class, or is just the building where real people their own language teacher at UTT with a host family. we have class,” Aubert said. Martin Luther King III, activist and political ﬁ gure, age,“ Lomicka said. “They who came over with the During this trip, students “In the U.S., students live the eldest son of Martin has been speaking to learn together about the group. from both schools learned within the college.” Luther King Jr. and Coretta audiences for more than intricacies of language and “People in France tend to about each other’s cultures Aubert said we could Scott King, will speak at 8 20 years in places ranging culture — both in their use public transportation and the differences between learn more from different p.m. at the Koger Center from Israel to Mississippi. native language and that of more … whereas here most the two countries. cultures. for the Arts. King was formerly the the other side.” people travel by car, even Julien Aubert, a 25- “I could say there is a lack The event, “My Father’s president of the Southern Students keep in touch for short distances,” Spark year-old environment and of knowledge about the rest Dream, My Mission,” is Christian Leadership through Webcams with said. “The students at USC reliability of industrial of the world … keep going open to the public. Tickets Conference, an organization microphones, e-mail, are more involved with systems student, is from Le to discover the world!” are free for students and $5 his father helped form in podcasts and blogs. the college life and highly Vesinet, France. Vincent Feru, a 23- for faculty and staff. They 1957. He then took over as This is the program’s motivated — not only with “U.S. universities are year-old management of can be picked up at the CEO of the King Center in fourth year, but this is its ﬁ rst their studies but also in more like little cities in information systems student Russell House information Atlanta. time between USC and the sports activities.” the way they are managed. from Troyes, France, said desk with a valid university The event is sponsored University of Technology of The French students College life is different I.D. by Carolina Productions. Troyes in France. stayed with either a “keypal,” because in France, college FRENCH ● 2 King, a community —Chelsea Hadaway

Sports The Mix Local News...... 2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion...... 4 USC All-Star ﬁ rst baseman Justin Smoak is ready to Singer-songwriter John Mayer talks about his Puzzles...... 7 lead the Gamecocks to a College World Series title. newest album, music and politics. Comics...... 7 Horoscopes...... 7 See page 8 See page 5 Classiﬁ ed...... 10 51 36 65 41 PAGE 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 Tourism profits attract more attention

Hospitality’s role in state economy grows each year, promotes further expansion in budget

Th e Associated Press the state and tourism leaders and business owners; — Providing incentives SPARTANBURG — The to private businesses to impact of tourism in South invest in accommodations Carolina continues to and tourism attractions in grow with tourists pouring interior areas of the state; $16 billion into the state’s — Improving the training economy in 2005 and the and retention of workers in industry accounting directly the tourism industry; for more than 118,000 jobs. — Developing a public But the industry could play awareness campaign to raise an even bigger economic the profile of tourism in role in the state, according rural and inland areas. to a report released Monday The report noted that the during the Governor’s industry could contribute Conference on Tourism and $40 billion yearly to the Travel. state’s economy by 2020 if “Now is the time to the state were to spend more move toward making on marketing. South Carolina a truly According the latest competitive player in economic impact report that most sustainable of from the Travel Industry economic arenas tourism Association, a trade and hospitality,” said the group, and released by report from international the Department of Parks, consultant Michael Recreation and Tourism on MacNulty and his team Monday, tourism meant $16 from Ireland’s Tourism billion for the state economy Development International. during 2005. The report includes Steven Hewitt / The Associated Press Visitors from other a detailed list of The Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia is a popular state tourism attraction that brings in families and visitors every year. states accounted for $7.2 recommendations for billion of that. Tourism expanding tourism. They spending continued to grow, include: generated $1.1 billion in Sanford has budget His budget, at the same see less state money under increasing by 8 percent in — Creating a state tourism state and local taxes and proposed spending $13 time, would trim $1.3 Sanford’s proposed budget. 2004 and another 7 percent organization operating as a an additional $1.2 billion million more for tourism million in state funding for This week’s conference in 2005, the report said. private-public partnership; in federal taxes, according advertising _ a 50 percent a variety of festivals, such as also includes sessions on Direct and indirect — Sharply increasing to the Travel Industry increase in PRT’s marketing Pelion’s Peanut Festival. culinary tourism, how tourism employment was the marketing budget for Association report. budget. Programs at the attractions can get free 208,000 workers, about 11 tourism; Gov. Mark Sanford was But Sanford also wants Riverbanks Zoo in publicity and new trends in percent of the state work — Developing joint to address the gathering changes in the way some Columbia and the state’s Internet marketing. force in 2005. marketing efforts between Tuesday. tourism dollars are spent. Wildlife Expo would also That year tourism

FRENCH ● Continued from 1 old information technologies LIBRARY ● Continued from 1 student from Brest, France, the classroom environment said the most interesting Preston said. Cheney focus in leak questioning is different in the U.S. part of the trip for him Gene Luna, associate Th e Associated Press questioning by determining 2003 that Wilson’s wife, “During courses, was the communication in vice president for student what he already knew to be Valerie Plame, worked for professors and students class and learning about housing, said the student WASHINGTON — Special true _ that Libby was not the CIA. Fitzgerald asked take the time to discuss the differences between the health center is a prime Prosecutor Patrick the source of syndicated whether Cheney was upset and exchange ideas. It’s not countries. concern, with doctors Fitzgerald, in tapes played columnist Robert Novak’s by the apparent “nepotism” very common in France,” Thibaut Courtois, a 19- using their offices to Monday in the CIA leak story revealing that the in the fact Plame may have he said. year-old science student examine patients, adding trial, pressed Vice President wife of an outspoken Bush arranged the trip. Libby Alison Combrouse, a from Troyes, France, said that it is “not one to Dick Cheney’s former chief administration critic worked said he did not recall. 24-year-old management of he enjoyed the basketball save.” of staff on whether Cheney for the CIA. Fitzgerald also asked information systems student games, a visit to Charleston Committee chairman had directed him to leak the Almost immediately after whether Cheney expected from Pontivoy, France, visit and the friendly William Hubbard said the identity of a CIA operative that, however, Fitzgerald Libby to share that with commented on American people. He also noted some committee would like to to reporters. steered the discussion reporters, specifically food. differences between the consider alternative sites, The audiotapes showed toward Cheney and how Walter Pincus of The “The ‘natural’ food is too countries. while Preston maintained that Fitzgerald, just two his ofﬁ ce responded to the Washington Post. Libby expensive whereas the ‘too “There is not common that wherever the new months into his leak growing criticism from said he did not. fat’ food is less expensive,” transportation and I don’t center is located, it should investigation, was asking former Ambassador Joseph Fitzgerald asked four Combrouse said. understand the need for such be located centrally on pointed questions about Wilson, who claimed times and in four different Jérôme Ucgun is a 21-year- large cars,” he said. “Also, I campus. the highest levels of to have led a fact-finding ways whether Libby could old information systems and dislike the law about alcohol The former additions government. mission that refuted some be absolutely sure he did telecommunications student here.” would have added about The first 90 minutes prewar intelligence on Iraq. not disclose the information from Paris. He said there Courtois, however, had a 40,000 square feet for the of audiotapes, recorded Cheney’s former to Pincus. Pincus never were many positive and positive experience, overall. rare books wing on the during the 2003 grand jury spokeswoman, Cathie revealed Plame’s identity. negative things about living “USC was very welcoming Sumter Street side of the testimony of top Cheney Martin, has testified that Jurors followed along in on the USC campus. for the French people of building and about 32,000 aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Cheney’s office viewed their transcripts as Libby’s “There is a real area UTT so in French I say, ‘é square feet for the political Libby, were played for Wilson’s criticism as a direct testimony was played for young people to live tudiants de l’USC: venez collections wing on the jurors in Libby’s perjury attack on the president’s through the court speakers. exclusively together,” Ucgun faire un tour á L’UTT.’ I Russell House side. and obstruction trial. More credibility and was focused Libby sat expressionless said. However, “there is not love America!” he said. than six hours of additional on beating it back. at the defense table, a downtown city life for tapes were to be played During that effort, Libby occasionally following along students as in France.” Comments on this story? E-mail Comments on this story? E-mail Tuesday. said, Cheney mentioned himself. Fabien Boucher, a 23-year- [email protected] [email protected] Fitzgerald began his in an offhand way in June Martin Luther King III TONIGHT Tuesday, February 6 8 PM • Koger Center for the Arts

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Editor Managing Editor LIZ WHITE CAROLINE DeSANCTIS lines, sexual News Editor Copy Desk Chief JACKIE ALEXANDER AARON KIDD innuendos Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor NICK NEEDHAM ALEXIS ARNONE Men seem to have trouble Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor JUSTIN FENNER ALEX RILEY discerning when to use Design Director Design Director comments to attract girls MIKE CONWAY MEGAN SINCLAIR “Are you down with the brown?” This question was posed IN OUR OPINION to one of my friends this weekend by a group of young men as she entered Petty elections violations her apartment. It was their WORDS ON A PAGE way of asking shouldn’t dissuade voters if she dates black guys. Troubles don’t always have bad ending That same With the recent onslaught of elections violations night, I was also crudely surrounding the upcoming Student Government Even most annoying days so the nice one measly paycheck, MEREDITH hit on as I teller lady for instance. The guy in HARVIE race, let’s all step back and take a moment to refl ect have purpose, but that went into my could ask me front of you is probably Th ird-year on these trivial infractions and what they really apartment. if I wanted mumbling about how he broadcast might not be easy to see And all I could mean in terms of the candidates. my money didn’t know he had to show journalism think was, “Do Life is full of back. My his identifi cation, his social student In the long run, it probably won’t matter whose guys really complications. If it wasn’t, reply was, security number or have his whatever was wherever at what time or if a candidate ALEXIS think this it probably wouldn’t be very “I really just check card to cash a check ARNONE works?” used the USC logo on campaign visual aides. much fun. For example, I wanted my at the bank he doesn’t have Fifth-year Maybe I could have These violations are just plain petty, and it’s went to the post offi ce the print stamps.” an account with. The teller understood the behavior if other day to buy stamps journalism I waited is probably staring him this kind of unnecessary we’d been in partying attire, — what I thought was a student for her to down after repeating the showing skin and looking a We all know that drama that has students simple trip to the vending sign off the same instructions many little tipsy, but this wasn’t drifting further and machine. sheet, stamp it, drop the times. mudslinging is probably the case. I inserted my $7.80. stamper, fumble around Finally, the customer further away from the My friend and I were All they had were “crop” for it and then stamp it leaves to get his check not on most of these virtual voting booth. both coming home from a stamps, though. Not the again. Finally, she asked cashed at BI-LO, and it’s movie night out with the All the time and “Lady Liberty” stamps me, “Any particular type fi nally your turn. You get candidates’ agendas. girls and were wearing jeans you normally get because of stamp you wanted?” I bit up to the teller expecting energy that has been and T-shirts. Both of us those, of course, were sold back the sarcastic, “Yeah, to be greeted with a glare spent dealing with these have boyfriends and were out. So, I settled for my the kind that dropped in when you get a smile and in no way making “fl irting otherwise mundane issues could have been used on green and red bell pepper the vending machine 15 a polite, “Thank you for eyes” at anyone. We were more worthwhile endeavors. stamps and waited for them minutes ago.” your patience.” Well that’s simply going home, and that to drop. But instead I didn’t have enough to knock you down Candidates are already spending so much obviously was no reason to I looked — no stamps. to buy chili pepper stamps. a couple pegs. Besides, get hit on. time preparing speeches, meeting with student I lifted the tiny window I had a choice! I looked up that extra few minutes you What makes guys think organizations, creating professional-looking Web and stuck my fi ngers all the and scanned the selection spent in line probably saved that yelling out crude way up the slot and still, no before choosing my “Love” you from a minor traffic sites and handing out tons of fl yers. comments will get a girl? stamps. I couldn’t believe stamps, complete with a accident or a red light. Why would making We all know that mudslinging is probably not on this. On my lunch break Hershey’s Kiss (Yes, you’re It’s easy to get pissed a thinly veiled sexual most of these candidates’ agendas and that they are I had already wasted 5 allowed to gag now). I off because the vending comment as a girl walks by minutes at a stamp vending went on my merry way and machine ate your money running serious campaigns. make her want to stop and machine. Aren’t vending decided that although I had and you didn’t get your In the real world, none of this stuff would matter talk to you? machines supposed to to wait an additional ten stamps. Think about the It doesn’t. — at least not nearly as much as it does in the be the ultimate in fast minutes to get my stamps, cooler, better stamps you’re No self-respecting girl service? it was well worth it. going to get after waiting in college campaigning arena. would stop and talk to a guy Then I had to fi ll out a There are a lot of things line at the customer service Given that, students should take this opportunity that calls out comments like little reimbursement form like that in life — waiting desk. There’s always a that. In fact, it’s just about as to help them realize what really matters: ignoring for my $7.80 and wait in in line at the bank for silver lining, or in my case, awkward as walking in and the fl uff and actually voting. line for about 10 minutes 20 minutes to deposit a better book of stamps. seeing your roommate doing Maybe someday USC will see a student election the dirty deed. that doesn’t involve kindergarten banter. Girls get dressed up so that they will look cute and Bring compliments back from extinction attract guys’ attention, true. Even if we aren’t single, we CORRECTIONS still want to feel attractive, Words about a person’s her on the a bottle of Pepto-Bismol If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. to feel like we’ll get noticed functional after a fi ve-burrito dinner. E-mail us at [email protected] tastes, creativity go long when we walk into a room. use of her Instead, compliment But no girl likes being UGG boots someone’s tastes or way to brighten their day stared at like a cheap in winter. creativity. IT’S YOUR RIGHT hooker. No girl likes crude Think about the last time Instead, Even a “nice shirt” comments being made to Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com you gave a compliment to recognize comment can make a STEPHEN her as she walks by. or send letters to the editor at [email protected] anyone. How long has it that what Dungeons & Dragons fan WALDON Not only should guys been? you’re doing feel like a Level 12 Mage Fourth-year not make lewd comments, As a kid, I vaguely is spon- (+1 to confi dence). About The Daily Gamecock broadcast trying to pick up a girl as remember complimenting taneous, You could even extend it journalism she is walking to her car, CONTACT INFORMATION the school bus driver’s unusual, and to an employee who does Editor Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House student apartment or other such LIZ WHITE Editor: [email protected] mustache, but after she somewhat a great job. Many retail News: [email protected] places isn’t the best idea Managing Editor Metro: [email protected] stopped picking me up weird, and compliment jobs don’t pay commission, CAROLINE DeSANCTIS either. Viewpoints: [email protected] every day, I realized that her. so they earn the same Online Editor Th e Mix: [email protected] Actually, it feels like JOHNATHAN HALL Sports: [email protected] might have been the wrong I promise, if you don’t paycheck for telling you stalking behavior. Even the Assistant Online Editor Photographers: [email protected] thing to say. give her crazy eyes when where you can stick your JOSH RABON Public Aff airs: [email protected] nicest, “Hey, how’s it going,” Copy Desk Chief Online: www.dailygamecock.com Isn’t it time you made you say it, you’ll have at purchase as they would for AARON KIDD Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 as she’s going to her car feels Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 someone’s day? No, Dirty least made her day. helping. Sure, it’s their job, Assistant Copy Desk Chief like the guy is studying Fax: 777-6482 Harry, I don’t mean with And ladies, if there’s but when someone provides KELLY LaCORTE which car she owns so he Design Directors Staff Writers The Daily Gamecock is your .44. anything a typical guy isn’t service above the norm, let MIKE CONWAY, RYAN JAMES, MICHAEL can jump her later. the editorially independent MEGAN SINCLAIR AGUILAR, CORY BURKARTH I’m talking about giving used to, it would be hearing them know how much you student newspaper of the Whistling at her as she News Editor Page Designers a compliment to someone something nice from a girl appreciated it. University of South Carolina. walks to her apartment JACKIE ALEXANDER CARLY GALLAGHER, GREG you’ve never even met. he doesn’t know. Anyone in the service Assistant News Editor HENDERSON, SARAH It is published daily during door just makes her cringe, CHELSEA HADAWAY ROBERTS, LIZZIE WILSON the fall and spring semesters Easier said than done, I understand the rigid industry knows the lows knowing that the guy now Metro Editor and nine times during the right? Absolutely, or you rules that women follow of bad tips and rough NICK NEEDHAM STUDENT MEDIA knows where she lives. summer with the exception of would have done it already. about talking to guys, customers; make sure to Assistant Metro Editor Director university holidays and exam GINA VASSELLI SCOTT LINDENBERG Picking up girls has periods. Opinions expressed When is the last time but even an “I liked your take a second and let them Viewpoints Editor Faculty Adviser its place and time, but in The Daily Gamecock are you got a compliment from short story” after English know how well they did. ALEXIS ARNONE ERIK COLLINS those places and times are Assistant Viewpoints Editor Creative Director those of the editors or author someone and didn’t want class is a safe way of giving It may not fill their RITA KOCH EDGAR SANTANA and not those of the University not while those girls are to hear it? Okay, perhaps someone a smile. wallets, but it will make Th e Mix Editor Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board obviously going about their JUSTIN FENNER CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications the “it’s the size perfect for I know what you’re the “we’ll take seven loaves Assistant Mix Editor Advertising Manager and Communications is daily routine. SARAH SCARBOROUGH me” line isn’t the best one thinking (because I’m of free bread” table a little ANDREA LUCAS the publisher of The Daily If you like a girl, or think Sports Editor Classifi eds Manager to tell a guy. about as psychic as Dionne easier to manage. Gamecock. Th e Department ALEX RILEY SHERRY F. HOLMES she’s cute and want to talk to of Student Media is Most of the time, Warwick): I’m sure many of you Assistant Sports Editor Production Manager her, go for it. BRIAN SAAL C. NEIL SCOTT the newspaper’s parent however, the compliment “But random columnist, won’t actually compliment The Daily Make a comment during Photo Editor Creative Services organization. is well received and I don’t want said guy/girl anyone today, but if you’re KELLY BOBROW JULIA ANDERSON, Gamecock is supported in class, “Facebook” her or appreciated. to think I like them! Talk lucky enough to have Assistant Photo Editor KELLY BOBROW, GAREN part by student-activity fees. say hello while she’s out BRANDON DAVIS CANSLER, MIKE CONWAY, One free copy per reader. Take the really cute girl about cooties!” someone compliment you MEGAN CRINER, MEGHAN downtown. Any one of these Public Relations Director Additional copies may be ROSE GREENE WHITMAN that you make awkward eye Circle circle, dot dot, then try to remember how purchased for $1 each from methods is better than, Copy Editors Advertising contact with on the way to people. You’ll be fi ne. the smallest words made the Department of Student “Is there a mirror in your AJ BEMBRY, CALLI BURNETT, ALEX CAMPION, KARRIEMA class. Get her attention and If you aren’t interested you feel 10 feet tall. AMANDA DAVIS, JESS DAVIS, CALHOUN, BEN CRANE, Media. pocket? Because I can see THOMAS MALUCK, KATIE MARY RACHEL FREEMAN, put something out there. in someone, then don’t Just make sure to watch myself in your pants.” POMMERT, LAUREN SMITH, WILL FRIERSON, CHRIS I don’t advise praising say they look better than out for trees. EVIE SMITH, JASON SPIRO, KRAUTLER, JAYLENE ZACH TOMAN WILLIAMS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 PAGE 5 John Mayer continues music success

I would be on a red phone to Singer/guitarist gives the White House. It’s really inside look on life, a complex system. I don’t think anyone is a villain, and inspiration for album I don’t think there are good and bad guys. The answer to your question lies in a guy with more intellectual fi ber The Daily Gamecock: Is than a guy like me with long there a particular song off hair and tattoos. your new album that you Q: Do you think musicians favor over the others? have a responsibility to create A: Well, I think that songs that make a difference every song on “Continuum” politically? has its own characteristics A: First of all, that made it good enough to “Continuum” is actually not be on the record. The song supposed to be a political that means the most to me album. It’s merely my is “Gravity.” A lesson sprung observations of the world. out of that song when I was To a ns wer you r quest ion, writing it. That message is no, I don’t think that artists so strikingly simple while have a responsibility to still being profound. As a do that. There are just as lyricist, my fi rst instinct is to many politicians as there go with more words, but it’s are musicians so they don’t when I go with less that the always have to go hand in song really makes an impact. hand. My music is point-for- It’s also the song that always point because I happen to makes me feel better. I may be a political person in my be having a terrible day but own life. when I step up to the mic to Q: What was the first sing “Gravity,” everything record that you really found else seems to get better. to be profound? The Daily Gamecock: A: Anything by The What do you want people to Police. They hit something get out of your music? at my core and just listening A: I’ve basically stopped to them takes me right back trying to calculate the to my childhood. incalculable. People always Q: Was there a conscious relate music to what’s going shift from “Your Body’s a on in their lives at the Wonderland” to “Waiting?” moment. All you can really A: It’s just as much do is be as pure as you can in conscious as it is unconscious. your lyrics and hope people I wrote “Wonderland” when take it where it’s supposed I was 21 and “Waiting” when to go. I was 28. I’ve grown a lot as Q: What’s going on in a person in the past seven the world around you clearly years. Music stays close to inspires your music. Does me so when I change, it’s your personal life have the going to change. same effect? Q: How much of an A: Yes. The phrase infl uence has working with “personal life” carries such a other artists had on you? stigma. It really means what’s A: Any extracurricular going on in your day-to-day activity brings its own life and your interactions personal feeling. Being in the with those around you. Up studio with these people is until this album, I really great in itself, but when you focused more on personal work with really amazing experiences. [“Continuum”] people you can borrow from is really me gradually that experience anywhere opening up to the world. It’s down the line. Everyone I like I took a snapshot of the come in contact with effects world and put it into words. me and is carried into my Q: You are a political work. person and it continuously Q: Now that you’re comes up in your music. traveling in the mainstream, Having said that, how do do you feel more disconnected you think we should end the to your audience? war in Iraq? A: If I could answer that, MAYER ● 6 Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK ‘Hey Zeus’ won’t catch listeners’ attention title. complex enough feel to their for the times he throws to the point that it is very Th e Unawares album The CD opens with the music to pull this type of them into the songs. diffi cult to differentiate the song “Gravy Bait,” which sound off. His voice only sounds end of one song and the fl ops due to similarity, sounds more like three Most of The Unawares like Byrne on the rare beginning of the next. indecipherable singing musicians playing three music is repetitive and occasions when the listener Of course, all albums have completely different songs bland, and by the time the can understand what he is something good that can be than actual music. It’s album is halfway finished, saying. found in them. For “Hey “Hey Zeus” a clustered mess, and the the listener is simply waiting More often than not Zeus”, it’s that the entire The Unawares ★ ✩✩✩✩✩ band never recovers from for it to end. he sounds more like he CD lasts a little under 40 out of it throughout the entire The lead singer has a is mumbling into the minutes, so the immense Patrick German record. sound to his voice that is microphone. On top of that, pain the listener’s ears go THE DAILY GAMECOCK The Unawares try to have not unlike that of former he layers various types of through while hearing this a modern psychedelic sound, Talking Heads vocalist vocal distortion to make his jumbled noise is relatively While not the worst similar to bands such as The David Byrne. lyrics even more diffi cult to short-lived. album ever recorded, The String Cheese Incident, The He has an odd habit decipher. Unawares’ “Hey Zeus” Grateful Dead or Phish but of making strange noises The songs sound similar Comments on this story? E-mail certainly sounds like it is don’t quite seem to have a that don’t sound appropriate to one another, so much [email protected] trying to receive such a 6 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 ‘Purple Rain’ highlights halftime

at points, Prince inexplicably culture is breaking up into And for XLI’s pregame NFL Super Bowl saluted careers besides his increasingly diverse taste show, the NFL went for own). groups, but the NFL still the most childish common production focuses on The ex-glyph took the gathers Americans around denominator: the circus. family entertainment stage to a tune by other rock the cathode-ray (or LED) The theatrical acrobats royalty: Queen’s “We Will hearth. It gives an estimated from Montreal’s Cirque Rock You.” He played some 140 million viewers a du Soleil broke in Dolphin Evelyn McDonnell of his hits, like “Let’s Go shared water-cooler topic, Stadium by prancing, Th e Associated Press Crazy,” but he also covered for one day at least. Then tumbling and leaping around Bob Dylan, Tina Turner they disperse like so many the field in pop-art clown For most artists, the and the Foo Fighters. It’s satellite radio stations. costumes and sunny props deluge that made the as if the tiny man with the The Super Bowl hopes to designed by South Florida’s Super Bowl halftime stage famously colossal ego has retain its dominant position own Romero Britto. a slippery liability would started doubting his own in sports and TV culture by New York DJ Louie Vega have been a serious party worth. speaking to a middle. and his band Elements of damper. His high-stepping dancers Prince is a pop legend Life laid down the grooves Fortunately for Prince, had to take it easy and his with rock and R&B fans for the silly -: a joyous mix his greatest anthem turned a band was in the shadows. But — but apparently even he of house and Latin rhythms. soggy 10-minute show into Prince’s voice was rich and felt the need to borrow from “Here we are in paradise,” a summation of purpose. conﬁ dent, his guitar playing other artists’ set lists. singer Anane wailed The icon and iconoclast electrifying. The FAMU The show’s producers also soulfully. Except, of course, channeled Jimi Hendrix, Marching 100 helped blow are eager to present it as a it was raining. Cab Calloway, James Brown up the rock concert to family affair, not just a place With one early off and Little Richard as he stadium size and make the where grown men can act note, Billy Joel tackled sang, “I only want to see show in part a celebration of out displaced warfare. the national anthem like you standing in the Purple black American music. After the distinctly un-PG a cabaret or saloon singer, Rain,” with water dripping In an age of rapidly halftime of 2004 (remember pounding the piano and off his face and notes reeling changing cultural “wardrobe malfunction?”), singing broadly, his strong off his guitar. ecosystems, the Super Bowl the producers have had New York accent giving It was a momentous salute as a mass event is the biggest to work on that image. the old warhorse distinct Andrew Innarity / The Associated Press to a dramatic career (even if dinosaur of all. Popular Prince kept his shirt on. character. Prince performs at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.

● MAYER Continued from 5 enough to be a single. It’s vocal ability? at, and then there are the A: No, but here’s the the fi ne-tuning I need extra A: I think I’ll be things I laugh at. Staying thing. I never saw a huge help with. remembered as a vocalist. It’s so outwardly social keeps connection to begin with. Q: Now that you are a choice that every musician me in line. If it weren’t for I’m much happier to be successful, how do you keep makes early on; I chose my that, I would probably be somewhere larger where yourself in check? lyrics over my guitar. That’s difficult to bring home to the sound is good. Most A: I am infi nitely kept in how I chose to reach people. your parents. people love small intimate check by those around me. In no way do I have delusions Q: Over the course of concerts because they feel It has nothing to do with of being remembered as a your career, what has been a stronger connection with people directly telling me famous singer, but I do hope the best experience so far? the performer, but usually I’ve changed. It’s entirely that people remember what I A: Being in the studio. No the sound quality in those indirect. It’s the electricity sang about. show I’ve ever played could situations is terrible. I would that comes from interacting Q: In your interviews, you compare to it. Creating rather be somewhere my with people. always seem engaged and music is incomparable for music sounds best so that Q: Musicians in the past witty. Where did you get me. The feeling of fi nishing people can get its full effect. who have been multifaceted your sense of humor from? something you didn’t have Q: Putting your success — those who have the ability A: From my whole when you woke up that aside, when you write a song, to play, sing and write — are family. I think my sense of morning is amazing. do you personally know usually remembered for only humor is far greater than it’s good or do you need one of their assets. In the my ability to actually be — Compiled by another’s approval? future, when your career is funny, which really annoys Katie Mikos A: I can tell what I got. spoken about, do you think me. I have a twisted sense of I know whether going to you will be remembered for humor. There are the things Comments on this story? E-mail go on the record or strong your guitar playing or your the whole audience laughs [email protected]

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HOROSCOPES Aries Your success is due to PIC OF THE DAY more than good luck and the scene meticulous planning. Also listen to the angel who’s riding on your shoulder. Taurus Keep asking questions — your intellectual and USC technical friends come in very handy now. They can solve a puzzle that’s had you stumped. Gemini For the next few weeks, the people who outrank you “Shut Up and Sing” are apt to make mistakes. Work with them to ﬁ x things and you’ll make a lot of points. Cancer There’s quite a bit of money involved. The trick is to hold onto it. You have an enormous temptation to go out and buy expensive toys. Leo It’s harder to get your point across with words alone. Virgo You’re solving the problem by figuring out whom you need to ask to help. This is not something you’ll Mark Povelaitis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK be able to do all by yourself. Cocky teaches children about shooting the ball and other basketball techniques Libra There’s plenty of work, before the women’s game at the Colonial Center Monday. no doubt about that. The problem is scheduling. How can you do it all in one lifetime? Quigmans ◆ By Buddy Hickerson Tea mwork is requ i red. Scorpio Somebody up there likes you, and is being quite generous. Do what needs to be done for your family. Sagittarius The trouble with working is that you’d TODAY POETRY/SPOKEN WORD rather be playing. The “SHUT UP AND SING” Jamin Java trouble with playing is Nickelodeon Theatre 1530 Main St., 7 p.m. $3 that you need the money. 937 Main St., $5.50 for Capricorn The way you do students MARTIN LUTHER KING III, well in business this time is Koger Center for the Arts by searching out the best deal. COLUMBIA SLAM TEAM 1051 Greene St., 8 p.m. Aquarius You have plenty now, but you could go through it in short order. Keep a close eye on the spending patterns of people you hire. Pisces Continue to figure www. out ways to produce more in less time, and with less daily effort. It’s a good way to game keep your mind busy while cock.com doing repetitive tasks.

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Alex Riley league for baseball where he earned the SPORTS EDITOR honor of being the league’s MVP and the No.1 prospect for the future. A garnet Chevy Silverado casually pulls “It was alright,” said Smoak of his summer into the parking lot next to Sarge Frye stint up north. “I had a great time up there, Field. I had a great host family. I mean it was great, This act wouldn’t even register on the but it’s great to get back to Columbia.” average person’s radar, but take one Those individual honors seem to mean very look at the license plate and you little to Smoak, who wants his accolades to know this isn’t some ordinary USC come second to his team’s accomplishments. student. For “SMOAK12” it’s “The biggest thing I’d like to be just another day at remembered as is not just baseball player but the ballpark. as a person, too,” Smoak said. “Basically a guy “My that’s going to help lead a team to a national mom just title. If they’re going to see my name, I want got me them to remember that he was part of the that as a team that got to Omaha and won it.” USC head baseball coach Ray Tanner sees Christmas the rising star as just the type of player who present my senior year in high can put his money where is mouth is. school,” said USC sophomore Justin Smoak “Is he that kind of a player? Yes,” Tanner of his personalized license tag. said. “I mean if you had a whole team like “I don’t really like it back there, but she that your chances would be a whole lot gave it to me so I got to have it on there.” better. But baseball is a game and anything Aside from his license plate, there isn’t can happen. But we’re delighted to have him much more to the first baseman that lets playing over there at fi rst base for us, there’s even the slightest hint of cocky-ness come no question.” out. However, Smoak has plenty to brag Even with the hype, Tanner has noticed about. Smoak’s willingness to learn from his Juan Blas/THE DAILY GAMECOCK Last season he did just about everything in mistakes and eagerness to put the team ahead his 66 starts as he batted a USC school record of his own personal goals. Gamecock fi rst baseman for a freshman -- .303 with 17 homeruns. “He’s been outstanding since he got here. Justin Smoak earned MVP He also earned Baseball America and His game has improved. He improved from honors from the Cape Cod Collegiate Baseball All-American Freshman the beginning of the season last year to the league during the summer honors as he helped lead USC to a Super end of season,” Tanner said. “He had a great and looks to lead USC to Regional appearance. summer in the Cape Cod league. I thought a national title. That Super Regional loss to conference his fall was impressive coming back when rival Georgia left Smoak with a somewhat there could have been a lull. He continues bitter taste in his mouth. Now, he’s ready to to elevate his game. Will he hit .370 with 20 come back and bring his team to even greater home runs? That’s too much to ask. But is he heights. a good player? He’s about as good as you’ll “Of course the expectations for this team fi nd in college baseball at his position.” are to get to Omaha. That’s the thing When the season opens on Friday against to do is win a national title,” Smoak Oklahoma, Smoak is ready to lead in whatever said. “I’ve got expectations for myself, way he can, be it through his actions or his but the biggest thing is to get words. this team out here back to “We’ve got six veterans back from last Omaha and hopefully get year,” Smoak said. “We’ve worked hard all a championship.” fall and hopefully we’ll keep working hard After fi nishing USC’s this spring and hopefully we’ll get that NCAA tournament chance this year.” run, Smoak joined the Cape Cod summer Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] It’s good to be a Colts fan

Long-awaited title returns man on the planet.” Which picturing Tom Brady and reminds me of one of my Bill Belichick sitting around to Indy, leaves fan feeling goals in life -- to one day be in some dark, smoky room overjoyed with euphoria known as the baddest man on laughing and saying things the planet. It’s probably going like “just as we planned” and As a huge Colts fan living to be diffi cult to do working “the eagle has landed.” If in the middle of Panthers in government, but I’ll give this game comes down to a and Falcons fans, I feel like I it a shot. field goal I am legitimately need to rub this Super Bowl 8:57, 2nd Quarter: The terrifi ed. victory in the face of as many Colts are driving and Nantz 1:18, 3rd Quarter: Rex people as possible. Enjoy the keeps mentioning that the just tried to throw another official Jake Broom Super Colts have scored on 32 interception, but his tight Bowl Diary. of their last 33 red zone end Desmond Clark batted Pregame: possessions. Could you try it down. How do Bears Our broad- to jinx this a little more, Jim? fans live with him as their casters for the Why don’t you just throw quarterback? I bet he single- night are Jim a couple hundred black cats handedly raises the stress Nantz, Steve onto the field while you’re levels of the entire Midwest Tasker and at it? every Sunday. Phil Simms. I 1:26, 2nd Quarter: Colts 11:50, 4th Quarter: wish there was tight end Bryan Fletcher just Kelvin Hayden just picked off JAKE a button on fumbled. It’s like everybody a Grossman pass and returned BROOM my TV that has money on the Bears it 56 yards for a touchdown. Fourth-year muted only (except Rex Grossman). I’m wearing a wool sweater, political Phil Simms. 1:18, 2nd Quarter: and I just jumped off the science student Somebody Grossman just fumbled the couch so fast I think I almost please work on snap the very next play after caught fi re. this. Fletcher’s fumble. Wow. It 9:55, 4th Quarter: 14:46, 1st Quarter: Devin looks like he is playing with Grossman just threw another Hester just ran the opening two prosthetic hands. interception, this time to Bob kickoff back for a touchdown. 0:02, 2nd Quarter: Adam Sanders. Should I send my On a related note, I will be Vinatieri just missed a 36- fruit basket and honorary writing the rest of this diary yard field goal. I’m having Colts jersey second day air, or in crayon and all sharp objects flashbacks from the dream should I send it ground and have offi cially been removed I’ve been having where he give him time to settle? from the apartment. intentionally misses the 5:32, 4th Quarter: Simms 11:25, 1st Quarter: Rex game-winning field goal keeps throwing out phrases Grossman lofts up a pass and then rips off his jersey like “the Bears’ only chance that Antoine Bethea almost to reveal a Patriots jersey to win was” and “Manning intercepts. It’s good to see underneath. will fi nally win his fi rst Super that vintage Rex showed up Halftime: Ladies and Bowl.” Hello? The game isn’t tonight. Sometimes it’s like gentlemen, Prince! He is in over! Is it company policy to he is trying to throw the mid-1980s form, even wearing try to jinx a game like this, or game. a blue suit. I’m pretty sure he is it personal? 2:34, 1st Quarter: Bob borrowed Erykah Badu’s head 0:57, 4th Quarter: I just Sanders causes Thomas Jones wrap, too. Good times. got my first congratulatory to fumble, proving that Mark 7:34, 3rd Quarter: phone call. Yes, it feels good Michael Conroy / The Associated Press Schlereth was right when he Vinatieri just snuck in a to be a champion. I knew it Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning holds up the the Vince Lombardi Trophy called Sanders “the baddest 24-yard field goal. I keep all along. after the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Sunday. The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 9

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Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK The Columbia Inferno’s Mike Jarmuth looks to move the puck up the ice. The Inferno ﬁ nished the weekend with a road victory in Pensacola, Fla., and a home loss. Columbia finishes weekend with split *GHBNCMJOHJTDBVTJOHBQSPCMFNGPSZPVPSTPNFPOFZPVLOPX Inferno start weekend with road win over Pensacola Ice Pilots, DBMMUIF/BUJPOBM1SPCMFN(BNCMJOH)FMQMJOF GPS DPOàEFOUJBMIFMQPSHPUPXXXODQHBNCMJOHPSH ﬁ nish with heartbreaking home loss to Stingrays at Coliseum

Cory Burkarth Carolina’s only ECHL STAFF WRITER teams. In front of 3,286 fans at The Columbia Inferno the Carolina Coliseum, the scored two fi rst-period and Inferno tied the game at 3 three second-period goals apiece 6:25 into the final and added a goal in the fi nal period and were looking to period en route to a 6-2 win send the game to overtime over the Pensacola Ice Pilots which would have guaranteed on Friday night in front of them at least one-point in 4,160 fans at the Pensacola the standings, but Stingrays Civic Center. right wing Stephen Werner Inferno left wing Anthony scored with 49 seconds left Battaglia netted two goals in in the game. the second period and was a The Inferno’s Owen plus-three in the win over Fussey scored his 16th goal the ECHL’s bottom feeder of the season and Brad Ralph team. He has scored 12 goals added his 15th of the season, this season. both goals coming in the Also scoring for the fi rst period. Inferno was center Chris St. The Inferno return to Jacques, right wing Chris the ice this weekend for Thompson who also had two home games at the an assist, center Bryson Coliseum. Friday, they host Busniuk and right wing Luke the Dayton Bombers and Fulghum. on Saturday they host the In the sixth meeting Trenton Titans. In honor between the two teams, of breast cancer awareness, Inferno goalie Todd Ford the Inferno will be wearing turned aside 30 of 32 shots special pink jerseys in both as Columbia snapped the Ice games, with 10 of the 20 Pilots’ three-game winning jerseys being auctioned off streak. following Saturday’s game, The following night, 8 and the other 10 being raffl ed hours later and 533 miles off. The benefit will honor away from the Pensacola the Palmetto Health South Civic Center, the Inferno Carolina Comprehensive allowed the visiting South Breast Center. Carolina Stingrays to win their eighth game in ten Comments on this story? E-mail meetings between South [email protected]

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