University of South Carolina Scholar Commons October 2007 10-22-2007 The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_oct Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007" (2007). October. 7. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_oct/7 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2007 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Sports The Mix Local News..............2 TODAY Tuesday Opinion................... 4 Unranked Vanderbilt shocks USC Devine Foods brings much-needed Puzzles....................6 17-6 at home. For complete game Greek fl avor to the Columbia restaurant Comics.....................6 Horoscopes...............6 coverage, see Sports. See page 8 scene. See page 5 Classifi ed.................7 83 67 84 63 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 40 ● SINCE 1908 WATER SCARCE IN S.C. REGION State not expected to recuperate from drought anytime soon Kathleen Rogers THE DAILY GAMECOCK The drought in South Carolina that began in early June was upgraded to severe in all counties except for various coastal areas. According to Brett Witt of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, this year was one of the driest summers on record. “14 out of 17 South Carolina streams are at an extreme drought level, and the rainfall defi cit is 16 inches in some regions,” Witt said, Until Next Year THE DAILY GAMECOCK Shawna Simmons / who believes the situation is going to get worse before it gets better.