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College party scene causes rise in underage drinking

University programs attempt to curb students’ bad habits

Nick Needham THE GAMECOCK

For many underage students at USC, drinking is a part of life. Larrell Wilkinson, director of alcohol and drug programs, said that 70 percent of all students under 21 have Kelly Bobrow/THE GAMECOCK consumed alcohol in the University alcohol and drug last 30 days. free program plays host to Katie Kirkland /THE GAMECOCK “I haven’t been to a school substance free events. Geography professor Susan Cutter and her team traveled to the Gulf Coast after Katrina that hasn’t had to deal with ransacked the region. Cutter’s work will help ready future response. the problem,” Wilkinson said. It seems every student you The offi ce of alcohol and ask has a different answer. drug programs offers many Fourth-year chemistry Making Plans substance free events on student Mallory Hodgkinson campus throughout the year. didn’t start drinking until responding to disasters in and the director of the “Some of our biggest she came to college. USC research team the future. school’s Hazards Research events are the substance free “My roommate had According to the Federal Lab, traveled with four tailgates before each home alcohol in the room heads to Gulf Coast, Emergency Management teams to the Gulf Coast of football game,” Wilkinson and I wanted to try it,” prepare for future Agency, Hurricane Katrina Mississippi for a week in said. He also said USC has Hodgkinson said. killed more than 1,300 mid-October to assess the a great commitment to the The effects of drinking hurt people, caused more than geographic damage caused problem. her academically during her Drew Brooks $80 billion in costs and by the storm. Wilkinson said the freshman year. She said the NEWS EDITOR displaced over 400,000 The teams included majority of students start concept of having freedom residents, scattering them Cutter, and other notable drinking before coming to from parents plays a large After scouring the Gulf in shelters and temporary USC scholars like Jerry college. role in why many underage Coast, a USC professor homes across the nation. Mitchell, SC Geographic “The hardest question students start drinking. hopes her research Susan Cutter, a Carolina Alliance Director in the I’m trying to answer is why “The programs the will make an impact Distinguished Professor do students start drinking in in preparing for and of Geography at USC RESEARCH ● 3 the fi rst place,” he said. DRINKING ● 3

Index The Mix Sports Classifi eds...... 13 Show your bones USC baseball 8 Calendar...... Blake Arambula reviews faces third strike Opinion...... 5 the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Game versus Evansville sophomore release vital to postseason 2 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006

summer Excavation

Students dig for cultural relics in African-American historic house Meg Gaillard THE GAMECOCK

he Mann-Simons African- consumption, landscape, race, T American Archaeology class, and representation and Project concluded with highlighted how these issues are its first field school and second interconnected. season of excavation at the end of The May excavation focused May. on the yard and how the Mann- Project coordinator Jakob Simons family may have used the Crockett has been working on the space. The remains of the family site that is jointly owned by the lunch counter were also located Columbia Housing Authority and during the excavation. Meg Gaillard /THE GAMECOCK the Historic Columbia Foundation Alita Huff, a volunteer from Fourth-year anthropology student James Stewart takes fi eld notes next to since 2005. Florida said that she would his unit at the Mann-Simons excavation in May. Fifteen graduate students, recommend the fi eld school, “for undergraduates and volunteers any student who has an interest in worked on the site during May African-American material culture semester. Some came as far as New and urban archaeology.” The primary goal is to understand the ways in York just for the experience of The field school not only which the material world is implicated in the working on the fi rst freed African- taught students and volunteers American site in Columbia. about archaeology field and lab development, maintenance, and negotiation of “The primary objective of the techniques, but also about the archaeology is to determine how history of the Mann-Simons site social relations. the material culture of the Mann- and downtown Columbia. JACOB CROCKETT Project Coordinator Simons family varied in relation to In 1825, Ben DeLane, a free changes in both family structure African-American from Charleston and Columbia’s social environment moved to Columbia and bought throughout the nineteenth and or built a house on the corner between 1891 and 1909. They house museum. twentieth century,” wrote Jakob of Richland and Marion streets. also built other houses behind The next phase of the Mann- Crockett in the course manual. The house was later owned by his the original 1403 Richland St. Simons African American Project “And the primary goal is to wife Celia Mann, and then passed house that were usually occupied is another field school held understand the ways in which the to her daughter Agnes Jackson by family members. The property on Saturdays during the fall material world is implicated in the whose husband was William “Bill” was sold to the Columbia Housing semester. development, maintenance, and Simons. Authority in 1970. The house is negotiation of social relations.” The family owned a general now managed by the Historic Comments on this story? E-mail game- The team explored issues of store and ran a lunch counter Columbia Foundation as a historic [email protected] THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3

RESEARCH ● CONTINUED FROM 1 area had flooded during fl ooding, as in the cause of DRINKING ● CONTINUED FROM 1 students it’s the first time the hurricane. Katrina. away from their parents. department of geography, “We were interested During Katrina, storm university has in place don’t But Vane also contends The research, titled to see if there were some surges deposited shrimp seem to help. Students will that as time went on drinking “Predicted vs. Observed inequities,” Cutter said. boats inland miles away fi nd a way to drink if they lost its luster, especially after Social Vulnerability She found that the more from where they were want to,” she said. he turned 21. of Coastal Residents: heavily flooded regions anchored. After turning 21, “College is the perfect Hurricane Katrina Impacts were also the poorer Cutter’s study was part Hodgkinson said drinking opportunity to make unwise in Mississippi and Alabama” communities. of USC’s CRISIS initiative. wasn’t as fun anymore. decisions because the real assesses the geographical “There are lots of people The initiative included 18 “I really don’t have time world is next,” Vane said. damage wrought by Katrina who don’t have cars,” research projects funded to drink anymore; its just Wilkinson said the best as compared to the socio- Cutter said. “One of the by $400,000 in grants. not as fun as it once was,” advice he can give students economic characteristics lessons is that we need to As director of the she said. is to take pride in being of the residents along the think a little bit more about Hazards Research Lab, Her advice for underage responsible. coast. those kinds of individuals Cutter has also conducted drinkers, “Don’t run when “At least 25 percent of Researchers camped and to make preparations research on Sept. 11 and you see the cops; you’re just our students have chosen on-site due to inadequate to get those people out of Graniteville, SC. asking for more trouble.” not to consume alcohol in shelter being available harms way.” “We’re interested in Former USC student the past year,” he said. inland. The teams then The information is being what makes people and Matthew Vane found Currently, Wilkinson spread out, quickly made available to the Gulf places vulnerable to these himself miserable at college, is the only employee collecting perishable Coast states to influence types of events,” Cutter and used alcohol as his pain working in alcohol and fi eld data on the location rebuilding efforts and also said. medicine. Like Hodgkinson, drug programs. He said and extent of the havoc to improve evacuation he didn’t drink until he he would like to see the caused by Katrina. The plans for the states. came to college. university work with the data was then correlated Cutter said the most “All my friends were Five Points Association and with information on damaging aspect of already drinking, so it the Congaree Vista Guild communities to determine hurricanes is the storm became something fun for to help curb underage which were the most surges, which are caused me,” Vane said. drinking. vulnerable and why. by high winds washing Vane thinks underage The teams used GPS water inland. Comments on this story? E-mail drinking is unavoidable at Comments on this story? E-mail units to determine if an This can lead to extensive [email protected] college because for many [email protected]

REMAINS OF THE DAY

Juan Blas /THE GAMECOCK Former home to Addams Bookstore lies in ruin as USC obliterates Main Street to make room for future development and growth. Addams moved to Assembly Street. 4 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006 USC technology offi cials warn students from illegal downloading energy and gas. contact with users who “Peer-to-peer However, services that illegally download, copy, or applications, such as online provide access to free share media fi les.” gaming, use thousands of music may violate the Not all students are connections across the entire university’s policies that say, certain the warnings will be Internet, which in turn “Unauthorized copying or enough. considerably slows down distribution of software or Fourth-year media arts the university network. other copyright material is student Alex Armfi eld said, That’s when we get a lot of prohibited.” “I don’t believe that file complaints from students After Housing and sharing will be quickly or about the network being University Technological easily stopped.” slow,” said Kimberly South, Services conducted research Armfi eld said most students the public information during the spring semester, use one form or another of coordinator of University USC is making it clear p2p fi le-sharing or bit torrent Technology Services. that they do not condone clients to download anything More information on violations of copyright from music to videos and USC’s policy or a guide to policy. pictures. determining which legal USC is now providing USC’s Office of file-sharing programs are Lori Holtz /THE GAMECOCK information for students Information Technology is best for your computer Students enjoy broadband access by downloading music, who wish to use fi le-sharing working on a way to regulate can be found at www. videos and playing games across campus’ network. program with the university the usage of file-sharing sc.edu/mediadownloading. choosing to inform students softwares. There is no Students can also visit www. Ben Crane popular methods of obtaining and issue a warning. current policy that prohibits whatsthedownload.com for THE GAMECOCK music. In seconds a few According to USC’s online the usage of the software more information on legal simple keystrokes can lead to guide to media downloading, programs themselves, but fi le-sharing. music that would take hours “the University does receive offi cials say students should Downloading music has to hunt for at various music copyright infringement know that they are not good Comments on this story? E-mail become one of today’s most stores, and saving you time, notices and will be in for the network. [email protected]

New U.S. laws allow force-feeding, limit aid from doctors during inquiries at Guantanamo Ben Fox doctor’s role is to provide In July, military THE ASSOCIATED PRESS care, to support a person’s investigators probing health and, as we all know, to the conduct of a former SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico do no harm,” said Leonard Guantanamo Bay commander (AP) — The U.S. military Rubenstein, executive found that a detainee had issued medical guidelines director of Physicians for been subjected to abusive Tuesday for the treatment of Human Rights. and degrading treatment that prisoners, formally directing Dr. William included forcing him to wear doctors at Guantanamo Bay Winkenwerder, the U.S. a bra, dance with another and elsewhere to force-feed Assistant Secretary of man and behave like a dog. hunger strikers whose lives Defense for Health Affairs, Former detainees have said are in danger and granting said the military crafted they were kept in isolation doctors a limited role in “humane” standards aimed and forced to listen to loud interrogations. at preserving the lives of music. The guidelines, which detainees while protecting Under the guidelines, the military said formalize military and civilian psychiatrists and psychologists existing rules and policies, personnel at detention trained as “behavioral science drew criticism from a centers like that at consultants” may observe human rights group that Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. interrogations and advise said the military should “It’s a thoughtful, interrogators but are barred not interfere with detainees comprehensive document from direct participation. who use hunger strikes as that’s based on high medical The consultants also are a protest and should bar standards and ethical prohibited from using any experts in psychology from treatment of people,” health information about having any role during Winkenwerder insisted to a detainee in a way that interrogations. reporters in a conference would “result in inhumane “It’s wrong because a call. treatment.” Page 5 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 ABOUT EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chief Page Designer Superintendents should have AARON BRAZIER MEGAN SINCLAIR

Viewpoints Editor Page Designer book-smarts not street-smarts CONTACT INFORMATION Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House TIM MCMANUS MIKE CONWAY Editor: [email protected] To secure safe choice endorsements from top News: [email protected] Copy Editor News Editor Republicans, including Viewpoints: [email protected] for offi ce, candidate Th e Mix: [email protected] LIZ WHITE DREW BROOKS Gov. Mark Sanford, a look Sports: [email protected] needs past knowledge Public Aff airs: [email protected] into the bio on her Web site Online: www.dailygamecock.com Newsroom: 777-7726 ; Sports: 777-7182 When it comes to reveals no prior education Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 IN OUR OPINION politics, public education experience. Furthermore, Fax: 777-6482 Building border walls won't stop always serves as a major her championing of issue during political school vouchers, a Editor-in-chief AARON BRAZIER terrorists' homeland retaliations elections. One of the most measure rejected for two News Editor notable races this year is consecutive years by our DREW BROOKS Viewpoints Editor for state superintendent. general assembly, places TIM MCMANUS With so much talk of securing borders, it seems recent As ETV’s primary her at odds with the needs Th e Mix Editor ALEXIS ARNONE news points to the wisdom of a bit more safety. After all, debates pointed out, the of public schools. Sports Editor three tons of ammonium nitrate being held by Muslim state superin- Bob Staton has served on ALEX RILEY terrorists who claim to be inspired by al-Qaida is not tendent is the Education Oversight Photo Editor MEG GAILLARD something we want. the chief Committee since it was Sports Photo Editor But this was not across the Mexican border, it was in education formed and is the current JUAN BLAS Page Designers our friendly northern neighbors Canada. Despite the officer, an chair. He opposes vouchers MIKE CONWAY, capture of the fertilizer, executive and seeks to restructure JESSICA ANN NIELSEN, that can become a bomb, administrator the department to focus MEGAN SINCLAIR The terrible truth Copy Editor it shows that border policy JOHN RABON charged with on results. A former CEO LIZ WHITE is not satisfactory. One day the task of of Colonial Life Insurance, is that it takes one Graduate bad apple in a it might be a Toronto city student in running South he visibly possesses the STUDENT MEDIA block, the next it is Chicago, education Carolina’s administrative background Detroit or New York. schools. for the job as well as Director thousand to create SCOTT LINDENBERG It seems our border Through this office, the exposure to school Faculty Adviser these bombs. policy’s focus on Mexico superintendent designs concerns. ERIK COLLINS may be off-balance, if not policy and infl uences state Finally, if we hold Business Manager CAROLYN GRIFFIN entirely misplaced and led by different motives. Imagine lawmakers to support experience as the Advertising Manager how different our border policy would be if they spoke reforms and initiatives. highest qualification for SARAH SCARBOROUGH Classifi eds Manager Spanish in Canada. This office shapes the superintendent, then SHERRY F. HOLMES Fortunately the call to the authorities in Canada came future of our state by Democratic candidate Jim Production Manager C. NEIL SCOTT from within this Muslim organization. The good news is affecting students. So, its Rex outshines both Floyd that Muslims across North America respect and follow contenders should meet and Staton. Not only Advertising authorities. The bad news is that many Muslims seem to the highest qualifi cations. was Rex a former high APRYL ALEXANDER, KATIE CUPPIA, BREANNA EVANS, MARY RACHEL be growing up to be homegrown terrorists. The terrible In the race for state school teacher, but he also FREEMAN, DEIDRE MERRICK, McKENZIE truth is that it takes one bad apple in a thousand to create superintendent, experience served as an administrator WELSH these bombs. counts. After all, one at Winthrop and Coastal Creative Services The border with Mexico is one thing, but nobody wants would not apply to be Carolina, a vice-president MIKE CONWAY, JOSEPH DANNELLY, LAURA JOYCE-GOUGH, MARGARET LAW, another Oklahoma City bombing. CEO of a Fortune 500 at USC, and president of MEGHAN WHITMAN company if he did not have Columbia College. His experience in business, focus on reforming public and who wants someone education will prepare THE GAMECOCK is the editorially in charge of our schools students for the world independent student newspaper of the University of South Carolina. It is published who did not have regular beyond the classroom and Monday, Wednesday and Friday during exposure to education give S.C. the students who the fall and spring semesters and nine times during the summer with the exception issues? The future of our will become the innovators of university holidays and exam periods. schools is too important of its future. Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors or author and not to leave to the care of a When it comes to those of the University of South Carolina. beginner. education, do not leave Th e Board of Student Publications and Though there are the future of our state’s Communications is the publisher of THE GAMECOCK. Th e Department of five candidates in the children unclear. Vote for Student Media is the newspaper’s parent Republican primary, Karen a superintendent whose organization. THE GAMECOCK is supported in part by student-activity fees. Floyd and Bob Staton have experience will improve One free copy per reader. Additional copies dominated the race thus education and make our may be purchased for $1 each from the Courtesy of KRT Campus Department of Student Media. far. While Floyd received state shine. Page 6 Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Classical-Reggae- Punk-Techno- Country-Core (and other popular genres)

WuSC An interview with: 90.fm5 DJ Celia Stephens Fourth-year Print Journalism student

Show name: “Right now Musical muses: there is no name. During “Radiohead, The Beatles, the year I did shows Led Zeppelin, The with my friend Ashley Weakerthans, Ryan Adams Stimpson called “breakfast ... the list goes on.” breakdown”, “lunch ladies” Happy not to play: and “the dinner bell” so it “Modern country. Lots of didn’t feel right to name a rap. I respect the hip-hop show without her.” just not the s-t they play in Type of music she clubs.” spins: “Rock, but all over Who she wants to the place. And bluegrass. talk to: “All four of The Alternative country rock. Beatles. When they were And some random hip-hop really tripped out, before thrown in there.” John met Yoko.” THE GAMECOCK When it all began: “First Most anticipated Mike Conway / semester in my freshman WUSC ● 7 WUSC DJs spin all types of music from the classic to the latest non-top 40 tunes. year, Fall of 2003.” Catch all the DJs shows on 90.5 FM everyday and don’t forget to call in your requests. Summer lovin’ happens so fast, don’t get burned Alexis Arnone long? Even commitment- THE MIX EDITOR phobes can get over that! Columbia is chocked full While you’re enjoying of adorable co-eds traipsing the increased amount of across campus to their sunlight and bare skin (there summer classes. is a correlation, promise.) And why wouldn’t class Why not enjoy it with be the perfect place to someone else? Summertime meet someone? They’re Special to THE GAMECOCK is the perfect time for a LOVIN’ ● 7 relationship. Three months Vacations are great places to meet people before the sizzling summer fades back to fall. THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006 7

MUSIC REVIEW WUSC ● CONTINUED FROM 6 event at the moment: “Bonnaroo! I’m so Band delivers songs for the brokenhearted excited!” Who she most wants 1 single? sort of oracle that will an even more volatile band to see: “Radiohead, who New York’s Yeah Yeah bring O to enlightenment seems to emerge, finally is essentially why I’m Yeahs have made three — possibly to an answer climaxing in spastic, almost going. My Morning sound just as full as the why she’s no longer in pure noise as O screeches Jacket also, and Beck.” bigger bands. “Show Your love. Other standout tracks like the witch from “Wizard Future goals: “I’m Bones” is quite the opposite include “Phenomena” of Oz.” “The Sweets” is an not trying to defi ne my of 2003’s “Fever To Tell,” because of its more garage- introspective tune that pours career goals. I want to as it engages in quite a bit tinted rock as opposed to where previous bloodletting write about music. I have of bloodletting on singer the older art-punk. clotted. The light acoustic to do something with Karen O’s part. In lieu of the album melody and questioning music to be happy.” This release sounds like opener’s failure to expatiate oneself theme begs a Jenny Words to live by: a breakup album with the on much, listeners are left Lewis reference, which is a “‘cause I feel just like “Show Your Bones” almost sepulchral moaning in vagueness. “Phenomena” drawback from the initial a map without a single Yeah Yeah Yeahs in “Phenomena”, the would be the better single. part of the albums similarity place to go of interest.”- ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ repeated analogy of a bear Guitarist Nick Zinner, to a more Siouxesque vibe. “The Winding Wheel” taking back his “honey however, seems to be “Warrior” returns to a by Ryan Adams and Blake Arambula honey” in “Honeybear” and more of a standout on this “Maps” like last attempt, but “Rely a bit too heavily THE GAMECOCK even the blatant song name album. Where Karen O’s it doesn’t convey the same on alcohol and irony. Get “Cheated Hearts.” But the tired yelps can only travel validity; the passion is no clobbered on by courtesy. In the garage rock album still shimmers in so far, Zinner delivers longer there. The Yeah Yeah In love with love and revival, it was a battle of places. O’s natural muse with riffs that are rocking Yeahs no longer have a fever lousy poetry.”- “Aside” numbers. The Strokes had isn’t there anymore, but enough to keep critics from to tell, and whatever cured by The Weakerthans. five members, the Hives musically the songs are well conniptions of nay saying that fever also killed any Biggest inspiration: as well, and somehow, The crafted. and still accessible enough potential hope of standing “My mom. It’s true; she’s White Stripes pulled it off “Gold Lion” is a song to listeners of modern rock up to the resurgence of Brit pretty great. And people with two. Then there was of simple drums and few radio. bands dropping anchor on who end up doing what the case of who had the No. chords, describing some As “Mysteries” begins, America. they love. They [society] tell you to follow your dreams but it doesn’t LOVIN ● CONTINUED FROM 6 interested in, a house live nearby. work that way. It’s lots party is also a great way to You can meet people in of compromise so people www. obviously intelligent if have fun, no pressure and the most unexpected places, who do what they love they’re taking that Advanced get him/her around your such as the hardware store are awesome.” Basketweaving course to get friends. or the Astronomy center Why her show will ahead, and it is particularly If you’re planning a small right here on campus. You change your life: “First convenient. You get to see vacation to the beach, or can head over to New and foremost they’ll them four days a week for anywhere for that matter, Brookland Tavern and go like what they hear the daily an almost guaranteed two this is a great time to try to a show, that way you minute they listen. Not and a half hours a day. Plus, to fi nd your summer fl ing. not only get to hear some everyone’s shows are there’s the obvious bonus of Being away on vacation great local band but you accessible, I play bands study partners. awakens your sense of also might meet someone people haven’t heard Summertime is also adventure; you might find who has the same musical of and I’ll turn them party time. With the great yourself a little confident interests as yourself. Even on to new things. I’m game weather, house parties are and maybe...a date! if it doesn’t last longer than accessible. Normally, abundant. If you don’t have It’s fun to be someone the band’s new single, it was there are jokes, too. And, a summer love yet, house else on vacation with the still fun while it lasted. I take requests. That’ll parties are the best way “nobody knows me here” The main point is to get change your life.” to find one. They’re most vibe, but make sure you still OUT of your house. That’s Who she listens to: likely surrounded by friends play it smart if you happen the only way you’re going to Uncle Gram’s “The Red without the stigma of the to meet someone. They’re meet someone. Summertime Bank Bar and Grill” “we met at this bar...” story probably on vacation too is fun, and the living is easy, show from 9 a.m. until cock hanging over their heads. and may not be the Prince but it’s even more fun if you 12 p.m. on Saturdays and While in a natural setting Charming you think they share it with someone else Zander and Patrick from people are more likely to are when fall starts to roll — even if it is only a brief 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. on be open to meeting others around. A little advice: don’t summer wind. Tuesdays. or introducing themselves expect it to last much longer to new dating prospects. than your actual time-share Comments on this story? E-mail Comments on this story? E-mail .com If there is someone you’re slot, especially if they don’t [email protected] [email protected] 8 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006

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You’ll 7, 9 p.m. Nickelodeon 9 p.m. Nickelodeon help them fi nd a way to Theatre, 937 Main St. Theatre. $5.50 with solve a very tricky problem. $5 matinee, $5.50 with student ID. PISCES Keep saving for a va- student ID. SINGER SONGWRITER cation or some other wonder- MR. B’S GOODTIMES SESSION: 9 p.m. Art Bar. ful excursion. Don’t go yet, KARAOKE EXPLOSION: 8 $2 cover, 21+ only. though. You may change your p.m. until. Art Bar, 1221 mind about your destination. Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Page 9 Clean sweep of violations detracts from popularity of Tennessee QB Cooter Drunk driving, jailbait, transported to the UT triple foul disappoints police office where he registered a 0.19 on the infamous player’s fan Breathalyzer test, well The latest entry on my above Tennessee’s legal favorite blog -- http:// limit of 0.08. jimbobcooter.blogspot. To make matters worse, com -- said Cooter was not alone. He it all in just was accompanied by an 10 words. unknown female who could “Jim Bob. accurately be described DUI. Chick as “not of age.” She was with an open charged with underage container. JAKE consumption. She also Not good.” BROOM had an open container in Brady Wolfe / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jim Bob Cooter’s SUV. South Carolina designated hitter Phil Disher smacks a three-run home run in the third inning Cooter, Fourth-year This is personal to me. political of the Gamecocks’ 5-1 win over Evansville in their NCAA Baseball regional game in Charlot- Tennessee Jim Bob Cooter was my all- science tesville, Va. on Monday, June 5 2006. backup student time favorite SEC football quarterback player. He was a hero of and folk hero for the poorly mine and had without a named, was arrested in the doubt the greatest name early hours of Saturday in the history of college Return to form morning. A University of athletics. Tennessee police officer Not only was he the Pelzer did just that stopped Cooter at 3:25 most appropriately USC excels to defeat Charlottesville, Monday, throwing a a.m. after observing his named football player complete game performance Ford SUV run a traffic at Tennessee, the guy steal one base closer to Omaha series and allowing just one run off light, then crossing the once picked his nose Brian Saal Gamecocks the champions eight hits. It was Pelzer’s centerline repeatedly on the sidelines live on THE GAMECOCK of the Charlottesville second complete game of and eventually ending up CBS during a nationally The Gamecocks are now region. A day after a 15- the season improving his driving on the wrong side televised game against two wins away from making 5 loss to the Purple Aces, record to 5-4. of the road. Florida. Whether he ate their fourth trip to Omaha Coach Ray Tanner turned Carolina hitters gave After being pulled his discovery or not is in five years. Carolina to Wynn Pelzer like he has Pelzer an early gift before over, Cooter failed a fi eld disputed, but I have seen took care of Evansville 5- all season to quiet opposing sobriety test. Then he the replay and the visual 1 on Monday, making the hitters’ bats. BASEBALL ● 10 failed another one. Then, evidence makes me fairly apparently determined to certain that he did. leave no doubt, he failed He was not only known a third. I’m not sure why as Tennessee’s most U.S. team arrives at World Cup in Germany three sobriety tests are football-savvy player, but necessary after you’ve former UT assistant coach carrying highest expectations in team history watched a guy swerve Randy Sanders referred to around a Knoxville road him as one of the smartest Ronald Blum ago. the plane at Hamburg like a fi eld day contestant people he has ever been THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Players and the coaching Airport just after 6:10 a.m. in the bat spin race, but around. staff traveled in a charter and was greeted by a choir the UT police leave no Cooter was arguably HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - fl ight from Newark Liberty dressed in soccer jerseys, stone unturned. Tennessee’s most popular When the U.S. soccer team International Airport, an singing “You’ll Never Walk After detecting what the player, even though he arrived at the World Cup on Airbus A319-100 with 48 Alone” and “We Are The offi cer referred to on the almost never entered Friday, players were greeted seats, all business class. Champions.” police report as a “strong games. Fans would chant with a far less visible show Led by coach Bruce Arena Alexandra Dinges-Dierig, odor of what appeared to his name during games of force than they saw in and captain Claudio Reyna, be an alcoholic beverage” South Korea four years the U.S. team walked off SOCCER ● 11 at the scene, Cooter was BROOM ● 10 10 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006

BASEBALL ● CONTINUED FROM 9 win the Regional and move on to the Super Regional,” PORTS he set foot on the mound. Tanner said. “We needed S With two outs, Andrew a guy like Wynn Pelzer out Crisp singled to left field there tonight to get the win scoring Chris Brown in the today.” Briefs top of the fi rst inning. Pelzer Carolina will head to used that early lead to his Athens and face SEC rival advantage, allowing just one Georgia with an 11 a.m. hit in the fi rst three innings. start time for game one of USC pitcher Carolina blew the game the series set for Saturday. drafted by wide open in the top of the ESPN2 will broadcast the third when Tournament contest nationwide. The Phillies MVP Phil Disher homered series resumes on Sunday to left off freshly placed at 4 p.m. with either ESPN Purple Ace pitcher Mark or ESPNU broadcasting. Sophomore pitcher Murray. Murray replaced Should a game three be Andrew Cruse starting pitcher Kai Tuomi needed it would be on was drafted by the who earned the loss, giving Monday at 1 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies up three earned runs in 2.1 Disher will bring the same with the 277th pick innings. bat that powered out three in the ninth round Evansville scored their home runs and brought in Tuesday. Cruse sits lone run just after the 10 runs at Charlottesville. with a 4-3 record and seventh inning stretch The Bulldogs prevented three saves on the thanks to a two-out RBI Florida State from their season with a 3.53 triple by centerfielder Jim eighth consecutive Super ERA. Viscomi that scored Gabe Regional by edging the The right hander Bauer. Carolina answered Seminoles 3-2 Monday is the first Gamecock with Justin Smoak scoring night. selected in this year’s off a fi elder’s choice by Ian Carolina looks to learn draft. USC is preparing Paxton in the eighth. from their past visit to to face Georgia in the Carolina started the Athens. In the beginning Super Regionals of the weekend off strong with a of May the Gamecocks NCAA Tournament 4-2 victory over Evansville were swept by Georgia 8- this weekend. Saturday morning and an 4, 7-5, and 7-4 respectively. 8-2 win over Virginia later Disher had a different that day. Disher was huge in kind of success in Athens. the Virginia victory with his Disher pitched one inning Track and fi eld grand slam. during the Saturday game “It would be an and allowed one hit and no gets national understatement to say that runs. audience I’m extremely proud of our players for bouncing back from the shellacking Comments on this story? E-mail For the first time yesterday to come back and [email protected] in history, the NCAA track and field championships will be BROOM ● CONTINUED FROM 9 news in Tennessee. broadcast nationally on He had everybody pulling CBS. The network will and chastise the coaching for him, and he threw it all be airing Saturday’s staff for not letting him away. finale from 3:30 p.m. play during post-game radio In a column I wrote for until 6 p.m. The USC shows. The Gamecock almost two women are one of the Many of the local years ago before a football nation’s best, ranked newspapers would devote game versus Tennessee, I No. 5 nationally as the at least one story every ended by saying “You can’t men sit at No. 12. preseason documenting stop ‘The Cooter,’ you can “This is a tremendous his progress and outlining only hope to contain him.” opportunity for his slim chances of seeing Unfortunately for Jim collegiate track and playing time during the Bob and his thousands of field to shine on a upcoming season. A single fans, that wasn’t exactly national stage,” USC play, such as one last season true. coach Curtis Frye where Cooter lined up at You can’t stop “The said. wide receiver to block for Cooter”, unless you’re a a running play, is statewide UT policeman. THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006 11

SOCCER ● CONTINUED FROM 9 City of Hamburg, is at the junction of the River Elbe NEW BOYS ON THE BLOCK the Hamburg Minister for and two other rivers, the Education and Sport, greeted Alster and Bille. More than the team along with Duane 100 sets of giant luminescent Butcher, the U.S. Consul pipes forming soccer goals General in Hamburg. have been erected along the Players, many carrying lakefront and other spots, cameras and taking pictures a project by illumination and video, had a 75-foot walk artist Michael Batz called _ on a red carpet to the team what else? _ “Blue Goals.” bus, which went directly to The team was to hold the downtown hotel. its first news conference Police and security in Germany in the early vehicles surrounded the afternoon, then head to its bus on the tarmac. But it fi rst workout at Norderstedt, was nothing like the scene the training camp of the four years ago at Incheon local Bundesliga team, International Airport, where Hamburger Sport-Verein. players came out of customs Expectations are higher following a 14 1/2-hour than four years ago, partly flight from New York and because of the Americans’ were surrounded by about quarterfi nal fi nish in 2002 and 500 police who formed a their No. 5 world ranking. corridor on either side, with “The ranking has got SWAT team commandos expectations maybe a bit mixed in, automatic weapons skewed,” defender Chris slung from their shoulders Albright said Thursday in and hands on pistols. New York after several U.S. Juan Blas / THE GAMECOCK The city, known formerly players appeared on ABC’s Brandon Waring throws to fi rst base while trying to turn a double play in the eighth inning as the Free and Hanseatic “Good Morning America.” of the Columbia Blowfi sh’s game against the Gastonia Grizzlies Tuesday night. 12 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 7, 2006

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