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Football preview coming Thursday Sept. 1 Courtesy of Josh Warner dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 VOL. 108, NO. 05 ● SINCE 1908 Faulkner exhibit Death of NC driver P 10 features couple’s raises deaf awareness donations One of the most celebrated writers in Southern literature, William Faulkner, will be recognized with an exhibit in the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections library thanks to rare donated items from local Courtesy of Tyson Lusk residents according to WIS news. The exhibit is made up of Inside the recruiting process with fi rst-edition books, letters and an 2018 commit John Gilreath audio record of Faulkner’s 1949 Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The opening of the exhibit, called “Interpreting Faulkner: Selections from the Nancy and Reece Williams Collection of Lounge promotes William Faulkner,” featured a lecture by Faulkner historian Dr. Don H. Doyle on Thursday. Courtesy of Tribune News Service multicultural The showcase was made Daniel Harris’ older brother, Sam, signs during a vigil mourning Daniel, a deaf possible by Nancy and Reece motorist who was shot and killed by a state trooper in Charlotte, NC. Williams, Faulkner aficionados community who made names for themselves Mike Woodel in the Columbia community. @GETHISDOGONETOO in Columbia. However, they were In support of an academically Reece, a graduate of the USC concerned about the circumstances and culturally diverse campus School of Law, said he initially With the recent shooting of surrounding Harris’ fi nal moments. population, the Office of enjoyed Faulkner’s work as a deaf Charlotte motorist, police On Aug. 18, North Carolina Multicultural Student Affairs a teenager because he felt a departments across the U.S. are state trooper Jermaine Saunders has introduced a new space to resemblance to his own life coming under scrutiny for their attempted to pull Harris over for a accommodate students. experiences. Nancy became treatment of civilians with hearing speeding violation on Interstate 485 The Intersection: Multicultural interested in and familiar with disabilities. outside Charlotte. According to the Student Lounge, formerly the Faulkner’s collection through The shooting having occurred Charlotte Observer, Harris, 29, led Off-Campus Student Lounge, is years of volunteering at USC. only a little over 90 miles from Saunders on a seven-mile pursuit an initiative launched specifi cally The exhibit will be open until Columbia city limits, news of before pulling over in a residential to highlight diversity and to Sept. 30 and is free for the public. Daniel K. Harris’ death spread neighborhood. Initial reports by serve as a hub for OMSA events. A special gallery will be held from quickly through Soda City’s deaf the New York Daily News and The A welcome letter from OMSA 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, community. In the aftermath, deaf Daily Mail claimed that witnesses Director Shay Malone said the Sept. 17. advocates were quick to praise local saw Saunders pull his weapon as lounge “will offer a space for —Compiled by Brittany authorities for their willingness Franceschina to work with the deaf community SEEMOTORISTPAGE3 SEELOUNGEPAGE3 August Hoechella protests with music Dates to know Truman Award Workshop 29Russell House Room 205 4 p.m. Washington Semester Program Olivia Reszczynski Information Session @TDG_ARTS Honors Residence Hall Room B110 9 a.m. Study Abroad Fellowships Workshop The first-ever Hoechella, a two-day music and community 30Russell House Room 205 4 p.m. event aimed to increase awareness and peacefully protest against body shaming, rape culture and legislation Gates Cambridge Scholarship Workshop regarding body autonomy, was Gressette Room in Harper College 3:30 p.m. held at New Brookland Tavern Welcome Home: Student Health Services on Aug. 26 and 27. Reception for LGBTQ Students & Allies SEEHOECHELLAPAGE6 31 Adam Collins / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Thompson Student Health Center 5-7 p.m. Monday, August 29, 2016 10 2018 baseball commit talks social media and recruiting Courtesy of Logan Hudak Southpaw John Gilreath gives the Gamecocks a talented power arm for the class of 2018, and he also serves as a tool to lure other recruits to South Carolina. Adam Orfi nger Gilreath became South Carolina’s dumbbell presses, weighted lunges and cautious about everything. Lifting, @AORFINGER second commit for the 2018 cycle, and plenty of stretching. running and the techniques I use,” he has a tendency to be ahead of the “I stretch probably more than the Northwestern High standout curve. Now a junior, the Rock Hill anything,” Gilreath said. said. “Because I was so close to really When Assistant Coach Sammy native throws as hard as 88 miles per He has a pretty good reason, too, messing up my back.” Esposito offered John Gilreath a spot hour, and he has developed a mature considering a back injury kept him Compared to the arm injury he had on the South Carolina baseball team, mindset and a strong work ethic as from participating in a pitchers a few years back however, his January it didn’t take long for the then-rising well. and catchers camp with head coach back problem seems a bit insignifi cant. sophomore to make his decision. The Evoshield Canes, Gilreath’s Chad Holbrook and the rest of the The summer before starting seventh Gilreath committed that day, making travel team, provide the 6-foot, staff in January. Since, Gilreath has grade, Gilreath tore cartilage off his his pledge to the Gamecocks three 164-pound lefty with a weekly committed to taking time to stretch throwing elbow, prompting surgery. years ahead of when he’ll step on workout regimen, which he follows and run on a regular basis. campus. to the letter. His workouts include “Ever since then, I’m really SEEGILREATHPAGE9 Volleyball takes Women’s soccer edges out gritty win title in Charleston Joseph Perkinson/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK A goal from Chelsea Drennan helped propel South Carolina over UCF. Abe Danaher @ABEDANAHER The Gamecocks would make up for this missed opportunity 22 The South Carolina Women’s minutes later though when Paige soccer team won 2-1 late Sunday Bendell’s shot would deflect night against a talented UCF off the post and right to Simone team in a match that really put Wark, giving Wark her fi rst goal on display the Gamecocks’ ability of the season and providing the to make plays when they needed Gamecocks with what would be Luke Yengo/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK it most. the game-winning goal. Koko Atoa-Williams earned a spot on the All-Tournament team over the weekend. The game was extremely close UCF would continue to fi ght the entire match, as neither hard for the rest of the match, not team held the lead for more allowing the Gamecocks to coast Bobby Balboni On her fi rst weekend, Shields said, “I feel than eight minutes in the game. to victory after Wark’s goal. Even @ROB_BALBONI1 like I am slowly getting acclimated towards The Knights were able to strike in the 88th minute, the Knights the speed of the game, and I am really excited fi rst in the match, with Amanda were able to make a threatening South Carolina women’s volleyball won to see where this season takes us.” Wilkin scoring off a penalty kick play and bring the ball into the all nine of their sets over the course of three After losing two of their top three leaders during the 55th minute. The attacking third, a play that was matches to earn the College of Charleston in kills from last year’s team, the infusion of Gamecocks responded right away eventually broken up by Bendell, Invitational title this weekend. With victories Shields into South Carolina’s attack should though, scoring a goal in similar in turn sealing the victory for the over the College of Charleston, Tennessee- help make up for some of those key losses. fashion just 85 seconds later and Gamecocks. Martin and Binghamton, the Gamecocks will Along with Shields senior outside hitter knotting the score up at one This was a big win for South start their season with a perfect 3-0 record. Koko Atoa-Williams and sophomore setter apiece. Chelsea Drennan was the Carolina. It showed a resiliency While the perfect weekend was Aubrey Ezell were alsorecognized on the goal scorer for the Gamecocks, and grit often lacking from teams encouraging on an overall team level, it was All-Tournament team. scoring off a penalty kick, too. in the early going of seasons highlighted by some individual performances. The Gamecocks also capitalized on the 80 The game would then stay tied — something that offers much Freshman Mikayla Shields made quite errors that their opponents committed in the at one for much of the second half. promise of good things to come. the first impression in her South Carolina series. Each team had their chances. In With the win, the Gamecocks debut, recording 33 kills and a .522 South Carolina will look to carry their the 60th minute Drennan nearly have now won three games in hitting percentage while being named the momentum into their next match when they had a second goal on the night for a row and have brought their tournament MVP.