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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 90 ● SINCE 1908 Moore School moves up, moves out Business program rises nearly 20 places among internationally ranked institutions Plans to lease Close-Hipp building will provide funds for new construction Katie Jones administration. “Technically, we were ranked a little bit STAFF WRITER higher in earlier years, but there were a fewer number of schools.” School said they are The Moore School of Business has shot up in international The rankings play a signifi cant part in attracting people, Sean Gruber STAFF WRITER unsure if a new school is rankings, moving from last year’s ranking of 72nd to 55th, students and faculty alike, to USC for the School of necessary. as ranked by the Financial Times of London. Business. USC is considering Chloe Jeffords, a first- There are 100 international schools in the rankings. “It reinforces the prestige and the signifi cance of our leasing the current Moore year math student, said she The school’s Master of Business MBA program at the Moore school, and how much we’ve School of Business building has no problems with the program also ranks 25th in the improved over the past few years in terms of the quality of to a federal agency and current school. country. our faculty, our students and the kind of job placement that using the funds to build “I think it’s one of the “This is the highest students are receiving after graduation,” Markland said. a new business school, nicest on campus,” Jeffords we’ve been ranked in “This improvement in the rankings refl ects that.” according to school said. “If we build a new recent years,” said The rankings are based on several different aspects offi cials. school, it will just be a Bob Markland, including: alumni salary, salary increase, alumni USC spokesman new building. We will be associate recommendations and international faculty. Russ McKinney said using the same teachers dean of Markland said the school works to hire the best professors the location for the new and curriculum.” and teach the best students. school is currently under Emanueal Smith, a “We try to attract and hire the very best professors, consideration. third-year economics people that are on the leading edge of intellectual thought “We are looking at student, said he thinks as far as their various fi elds,” Markland said. “We go out two possible areas for the the location will be a and try to recruit the very best students that we can, from school,” McKinney said. problem. all across the country and all across the world.” “The most likely one is “It’s far enough away for Markland said the ranking is a major accomplishment, in the Foundation Square me already,” Smith said. achieved through a variety of factors. adjacent to the Colonial “Building the new school “We put a lot of effort into not only providing a world out there will make it class education here, but also providing major internships Center.” even more so. The current with countries, both with the U.S. and abroad,” he said. The new business school school serves its purpose. “We try to do a very good job of placing our students in will cost $100 million, If they release more details top fl ight jobs once they graduate. It’s a combination of according to The State. I might be more open to factors that we utilize at the Moore school.” McKinney would not it.” Some students said they too are excited about the confirm the building’s Josh Yelman, a third- ranking improvement. price. year sports entertainment “I think it is great that the business school is excelling Under the preliminary student, said he agrees. more than ever lately,” said Chad Marra, a fourth-year budget for the school, no “It would just be a hassle advertising and business marketing student. “Our business state taxpayer funds will for students to go out to school has always been very strong and reputable with a be needed to fund the the Coliseum,” Yelman terrifi c staff that helps students move to the forefront in school’s construction. said. “The current school the business world.” The leasing plan was doesn’t seem out of date. I Kevin Blue, a second-year business marketing student, created because of a have no problems with it.” said he feels the same way. “mutual interest” between Some students said they “I think it’s great,” he said. “USC already has one of the USC and the federal are concerned about the most prestigious business schools in the Southeast and agency, McKinney said. cost of the school. the more it goes up in the rankings, the more promising “The agency wanted “A new school could students will want to come here.” to expand its operations fit more students, but it Administration and faculty at the Moore School in Columbia, and the would be cheaper just to of Business will continue to try to improve Moore School needs a keep the current building,” further in international rankings, Markland more appropriate facility,” said Tommy Moore, a said. McKinney said. “But no fi rst-year civil engineering “We’d like to improve every year and deal has been reached student. “Just add on to we’re certainly on a very solid trajectory,” yet.” the current school.” Markland said. “We’ve moved from 72nd McKinney said he could David Erekson, a first- to 55th this year and we hope to go even not identify the federal year international business higher next year.” agency or offer a timetable student, said he thinks the US News & World Report ranked for construction of the new school could bring the program the No. 1 program for new business school. more opportunities. international business masters among Students taking classes THE DAILY GAMECOCK public universities for years. Sarah Langdon / at the Moore Business MOORE ● 3 Sellers recounts AKA celebrates 100th

Sorority honors achievements, improve the world by becoming a role Orangeburg tale model. lineage, founders with event “It’s about improving yourself Professor shares his cops with guns drawn. I saw Vivi Koutrakos scholastically, mentally, emotionally and by a student, Henry Miller, and THE DAILY GAMECOCK helping others that may not have been as memories of tragedy I went to warn him about the privileged or blessed as you have,” Fennell police.” At 7:08 tonight in the Russell House said. All Sellers said he managed ballroom, the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha They created a Web site, aka1908.com, to Sean Gruber to say was “Henry” before sorority will celebrate the 100th anniversary share and celebrate the sorority’s lineage. STAFF WRITER the police opened fi re. It was of its founding through a presentation of “We want to keep a link between all the last time Sellers would their history and achievements. students and our organization,” Hunt said. ORANGEBURG — USC see Henry Miller alive. “Alpha Kappa Alpha is recognized as the “Our motto is service to all mankind.” Professor Cleveland Sellers The gunfi re heard earlier Courtesy of USC fi rst black Greek letter sorority,” said Caitlin “That’s the motto that started in 1908 and walked down a sidewalk was a policeman firing Hunt, a second-year electronic journalism that’s what we’re about in 2008,” Hopkins on South Carolina State warning shots into the air to student and public relations said. University’s campus, ward students away from the I would get killed. After I chair of the Beta Gamma Throughout the year, Alpha pointing to a square brick bonfi re so fi refi ghters could moved far enough, I went Chapter. Kappa Alpha has played a role building on the horizon. put it out. Other officers back and started dragging The event will be held at in important historical events “That’s where I was when began fi ring when they heard people to the infi rmary.” 7:08 p.m. because in military in the South, which is detailed it started,” Sellers said. “I gunshots. The Feb. 8, 1968, protest time that is 19:08 p.m., which on their Web site. was trying to get some sleep, “All I heard was volley was a response to the recent represents the year they were The timeline is themed in and some students started after volley, boom bang segregation of a local founded. the sorority’s colors of pink banging on my door, waking boom,” Sellers said. “I could bowling alley. Racial tensions “We recognize twenty and green. The pink represents me up. They told me they smell the burnt gunpowder. escalated as demonstrations founders that gave us our the sorority’s history and the heard gunfi re.” I tried to move, but I was hit. turned to confrontations rituals,” said AKA President green represents important Sellers said he got up, I went down. We found out with police. Erin Hopkins, a third-year Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK events in U.S. history. left his dorm and began to afterwards that most of the The aftermath: three nursing student. Alpha Kappa Alpha collected walk toward the front of the students had been shot in the students dead, 28 students Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., donated dress dolls and toys for the Freedman’s campus. back and buttocks.” wounded and one officer $1 million to Howard University in the Hospital in 1917 and helped new arrivals “It was quiet and dark Sellers said he laid on the injured. Washington, D.C, area earlier this year, from the Deep South adjust to the nation’s at that point,” Sellers said. ground waiting for the fire After the shooting, Sellers Hunt said. capital. “When I got to the front of to stop. was arrested and imprisoned Vice President Paige Fennell, a third- Alpha Kappa Alpha was active with race the campus, I saw a group of “I tried to start moving for “inciting the students to year history and African American studies consciousness as early as 1934 when they 100 students gathered around again,” Sellers said. “I riot.” The South Carolina student, said not only has she built wonderful organized support for government action a bonfi re. On the way I saw thought if I just lay there, SELLERS ● 3 relationships, but she’s empowered to AKA ● 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Local National International AKA ● Continued from 1 against lynching and [ WEATHER [ [ [ [ ROCK HILL — The PORT WENTWORTH, CARACAS, Venezuela continued their support Crime business boom in China is Ga. — Sugar that was still — President Hugo Chavez by hosting conventions TODAY creating a need there for burning three days after a on Sunday threatened to cut featuring speakers like more accountants. Winthrop refinery explosion killed at off oil sales to the United Dr. Martin Luther King Report University, working with least five people hampered States if Exxon Mobil Corp. and the National Urban Nantong University outside the search Sunday for three wins court judgments to Leagues’ Whitney Young Shanghai, is helping to train other workers missing since seize billions of dollars in in 1964. THURSDAY, FEB. 7 students for those jobs. the blast leveled portions of Venezuelan assets. The organization spread The students study at home the plant. “If you end up freezing their aims nationally Malicious injury to in China for three years, then Crews used construction (Venezuelan assets) and it and internationally by personal property, 10:50 55 37 complete their fi nal year of cranes to shore up three harms us, we’re going to addressing issues of AIDS, a.m. school at Winthrop’s College badly damaged, 80-foot harm you,” Chavez said. pregnancy, gangs and 615 Sumter St. of Business Administration. storage silos that rescue “Do you know how? We drugs. Tuesday Someone spray- Along the way, students take workers want to search for aren’t going to send oil to The sisters of Alpha painted a sign at the classes taught by Winthrop the missing men. One of the the United States. Take note, Kappa Alpha host several corner of Blossom and faculty members. silos blew up late Thursday. Mr. Bush, Mr. Danger.” events including a Breast Sumter streets. After their year here, Mounds of sugary sludge Exxon Mobil has gone after Cancer Awareness Estimated damage: $15 students will return to China pouring out of the silos the assets of state oil company Luncheon and a fi nancial Reporting officer: J. for their degrees. Sunday was solidifying, Petroleos de Venezuela SA planning workshop. Newsom “They’re going to be doing though, creating another in U.S., British and Dutch Future events including jobs that are being created obstacle to the recovery courts as it challenges the the Fashion-Etta because of the activity in efforts. nationalization of a multi- scholarship pageant, and 67 53 China,” said Roger Weikle, “You’ve got three silos billion dollar oil project by the Ivy book club starting dean of the Winthrop down there that are still Chavez’s government. Feb. 20. business college. burning, you’ve got sugar A British court has issued Weikle said he expects still burning,” said Sgt. an injunction “freezing” about 25 of the 76 Chinese Mike Wilson of Savannah- as much as $12 billion in freshmen to make it to Chatham County police. assets. Winthrop in the fall of “As you’ve got sugar that’s “I speak to the U.S. empire, 2010. crystallizing and running because that’s the master: CAMPUS Weikle said the idea for down the chutes, it’s like continue and you will see HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLI the program came from concrete.” that we won’t send one drop large accounting fi rms that Strong wind coming off of oil to the empire of the Monday, Feb. 11 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. bowl need bilingual English- the Savannah River made United States,” Chavez said Mountaineering and RH Theater and Chinese-speaking conditions even more during his weekly radio and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Whitewater Club Meeting accountants. hazardous for crews trying television program, “Hello, Roses for Life Currell 107 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Winthrop has similar to prevent the silos and plant President.” Fundraising for Students for Dr. Jerry Hilbish lectures programs for students from buildings from collapsing, Chavez has repeatedly Life 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. for Darwin Day other countries, which helps Savannah Fire Capt. Mike threatened to cut off oil Greene Street, Outside BGLSA Membership “What does evolution tell the school’s homegrown Stanley said. shipments to the United Russell House Meeting us about religion?” students get used to working “It is a very delicate States, Venezuela’s No. 1 BA Building 008 Calcott 011 with people from other environment that they are client, if Washington tries to 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. countries. working in. We have a very oust him. Chavez’s warnings Fashion Show from the 8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. “You’re a student from windy day and a very weak on Sunday appeared to College of Hospitality, Amnesty International 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. around the area somewhere, structure and we are trying extend that threat to Retail and Sports Student Chapter Meeting Scuba Club Weekly and in your class, you’ve got our damnedest to find the attempts by oil companies to Management RH 348 Meeting two students from France rest of the workers,” Stanley challenge his government’s RH Dining Room RH 205 and one from Spain and one said. nationalization drive in Tuesday, Feb. 12 from Morocco and two from Although officials courts internationally. 5:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. China — it starts to represent previously said the fi re that “If the economic war Alpha Kappa Alpha 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Filipino-American the demographics that are had raged in the refinery continues against Venezuela, Centennial Celebration Roses for Life Student Association like the rest of the world if since the explosion was all the price of oil is going to RH Lobby 9 Fundraising for Students for Meeting you’re out there in business but extinguished, authorities reach $200 (a barrel) and Life RH 309 somewhere,” he said. said Sunday that fires still Venezuela will join the 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Greene Street, Outside burned in the silos. economic war,” Chavez said. AAAS “Chamber of RH 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. -Compiled by The Associated Press Oppression” RHA Senate Meeting RH Ballroom 6 p.m. Calcott 201 AAAS/NAACP Quiz ● SELLERS Continued from 1 everyone in this room.” was sad and unnecessary. Highway Patrol said the students Sellers, the keynote speaker, said he “It happened just because some kids charged the police line, opened fi re on demanded an investigation be opened wanted to hang out,” West said. “I police, and fi re bombed property. into the massacre as he refl ected on his mean, they even went to college to Then, Gov. Robert McNair said he past experiences and about progress. better themselves, and they weren’t blamed “Black Panther agitators” for “We are here to remember the past even able to fi nish that. It’s just sad.” the shooting. and learn from it,” Sellers said. “We Others said they came to the No evidence supports these need to acknowledge the scars our memorial to help others heal. explanations. neighbors still carry, heal and continue “The memorial is here to help heal But the accusations remain as South on. There are still things to be done.” the old scars,” said Andre Sojourner, Carolina’s offi cial explanation for the Throughout the ceremony, SCSU’s a third-year biology student at SCSU. Highway Patrol’s actions. There was choir sang spirituals and the crowd “Progress is being made in keeping the never an offi cial state investigation into stood to join the choir in singing “Lift community together.” the Orangeburg Massacre. Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Some in the Jennifer Townsend, USC alumnus Sellers said he spoke in remembrance crowd knew it by heart, singing every and Columbia resident, said she came of the tragedy’s 40th anniversary. He verse without so much as a glance at the to pay her respects. sat on a stage in the Martin Luther music. Many were in tears. “It almost brings tears to your eyes,” King Jr. Auditorium beside former Following the speeches, survivors led Townsend said. “They fought for me Gov. Jim Hodges, retired Chief Justice a silent procession to a memorial built and helped bring equality to myself and Jim Finney, Orangeburg Mayor Paul on the campus. my people.” A. Miller and Henry N. Tinsdale, Students mingled around the Despite a high turnout at Friday’s president of Clafl in University. memorial afterward the ceremony, ceremonies and blossoming media He stood in front of an audience of speaking to each other about the coverage, Sellers said he believed there college students, families and friends, service. is work to be done. police offi cers and journalists. “They teach us about struggle,” said “We know about Alabama,” Sellers Finney presided over the event and Andre Parker, a marketing student at said. “We know about Mississippi. Why read a letter from Gov. Mark Sanford. SCSU. “They teach us about how we don’t we know about what happened in Jim Hodges gave a speech and can persevere and overcome.” South Carolina?” Tinsdale said to the audience the three Shanada West, a third-year social Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@ killed in the shootings were “hope for work student at SCSU, said the tragedy mailbox.sc.edu

● MOORE Continued from 1 “If they business program by U.S. News & World are going to Report, and was included in CNN Money’s put that much money into it, it’s going to “50 Best MBA Schools for Getting Hired” be better,” Erekson said. “It will probably feature. big bigger than what we already have, and USC chief financial officer Rick Kelly have better technology. It will be bigger could not be reached for comment. and better.” The Moore School of Business was ranked Comments on this story? the No. 1 public university international E-mail [email protected]

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Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN power youth News Editor Copy Desk Chief BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT movement Assistant News Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST AMANDA DAVIS Campaign encourages Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor awareness among voters, PAUL BOWERS ALEX RILEY strength of group efforts Design Director Assistant Design Director MEREDITH RAY JULIA ANDERSON With the endorsement of the Kennedys, Sen. Barack Obama has been coronated as the next JFK. With this, IN OUR OPINION he has taken on the mantle of JFK’s Camelot. Although in many ways JFK’s Other schools should presidency and GONE GIGGIN’ character were follow Moore’s lead flawed, his legacy shines Preference leaves some out in the cold not through What would you do for a $100 million? the bills he USC knows: pimp out the business school. Merit-based assignment to seem like all-state athlete with a 4.0 JOHN passed, but I’m just some GPA and 1500 SAT score through the USC is considering leasing the current Moore system would eliminate FULLWOOD disgruntled (on the old scale). Fourth-year inspiration that School of Business building to a federal agency housing discrepancies guy who The concept that an political he provided hates housing honors student who has to a new and using the funds to build a new business school, With the coming of science student — I don’t maintained an acceptable generation to spring comes (for most according to school offi cials. even live on level of effort and success enter public non-seniors) the necessity Before you start to panic and take out more student JOSHUA campus. As in college should have service. Obama’s candidacy of finding a place to live RABON an honors priority over another is set to follow in this path, loans for the assured rise in tuition, don’t worry. The come fall. The choice Th ird-year student, I student who has worked breaking our generation entire building, a $100 million endeavor, will not essentially boils down fi n a n c e could live hard and contributed more out of it’s political apathy between living on campus student cost you, your parents or on the to the USC community is and settting a new group and living off-campus. Horseshoe if ridiculous. of young people to work to Business school’s taxpayers a penny. While each has its I wanted. Two years ago, I had better the world. State legislators have distinct advantages, the decision to rent out The problem is this three friends, all juniors, The success of the Obama pecking order for on- already revised a law allocation system is the who lived in South Quad. campaign has been based on campus housing reflects classroom building is allowing colleges to build manifestation of the belief They wanted to live there the power of the grassroots a bias that is apparent not that certain students again the next year, but movement, long discounted academic buildings with only in housing but other effi cient, lucrative are entitled to better were told in a meeting with in political wisdom. Rather aspects of the university revenue bonds. So, in housing, classes or other housing that a majority than organizing from the top as well. theory, the rent money accommodations based on of South Quad had been down, he has built movement If you want to live in a decision that was made set aside for second-year from the bottom up. pays for the new building. many of the Horseshoe before they ever set foot in Capstone scholars and an He has built this If this isn’t creative fi nancing at its fi nest, then what apartments but aren’t an a classroom. international community. movement by focusing on Honors College student, is? Setting aside Maxcy for It wouldn’t be quite so letting people buy into the good luck. Honors incoming honors freshmen bad except for the fact campaign and giving them We applaud the administration for using their College pupils get priority is fine. It’s one of the that the Capstone Scholar the keys to their own future lobbying muscle to make big strides toward improving on the Horseshoe, and perks the school needs to program didn’t even exist rather than promising to considering how many campus while not impacting our wallets any more. offer in order to attract when they came to USC; make everything better as choose to exercise that In fact, all the other schools should jump on this top students. Same goes they were being kicked the great leader. option it is not surprising for Capstone. Although out to make space for a This focus on what the bandwagon, instead of griping that they haven’t had most other students are I didn’t choose to live in program they never even small person can do rather relegated to the quads, a new building since antebellum times. If the math either, I have no problem got a chance to apply for. than what the leader can which rival or exceed the department had as much ingenuity as the business with a merit-housing Life isn’t fair. That do is the biggest difference Horseshoe apartments in assignment system for much is clear, so it’s hard between his campaign and school, Leconte would be a high rise with working terms of quality. incoming freshmen. to get too worked up Clinton’s. While her people elevators. And everyone knows that the journalism Oh wait, there isn’t much I would especially like over this. However, the chanted “yes she can” at her space there either. Between school has talked about moving out of the dungeon a merit-based system for general attitude towards speech Tuesday, his have the green community, everyone else, too. Frankly, our students should be been chanting “yes we can.” that is the Coliseum for years. Capstone scholars, your accomplishments from “what have you done for us While she has focused on While it is a bit unnerving that only the athletes and international high school are irrelevant lately?” not “what label did what she can do to fi ght for community, there is little administration knows what exact agency might be now that you are in college. we stick on you when you the nation, his campaign has room. using our lecture halls, it’s worth the new building. I don’t care if you were an applied to college?” focused on what a group of Now, I don’t want this people can do to change the world, a message which is CORRECTIONS much more powerful. This focus on what a If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about group of ordinary people it. E-mail us at [email protected] THECOCKBLOCK can do to change the world In response to ‘King’s the world, WE SPEAK is what gives Obama his IT’S YOUR RIGHT niece fights for unborn What an idiotic article. ENGLISH! youth appeal. Rather than equality’ by Brad Leake No one is saying that legal ignoring us, he has reached Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com immigrants need to turn Unfortunately, this is the out to us and involved us or send letters to the editor at completely “American.” kind of left-wing crap that with his campaign at all [email protected] Either grow a uterus But when there is no effort occurs only in America. levels. Rather than focusing or fi nd something new to to learn to speak English, First of all, our immigrant on what he can do, he’s write about. We all know About The Daily Gamecock we should not change ancestors come to this made it apparent what we your conservative opinions every piece of paper and nation mostly legally and can do. By encouraging us to Editor CONTACT INFORMATION about what we women JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House every sign in America into when they got here most volunteer, he has listened to Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] can and can’t do with our Spanish. Regarding illegal of them learned English us in a way no candidate has MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] bodies. Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] immigrants, kick them and most made an attempt before and brought us into CALLI BURNETT Th e Mix: [email protected] Sports: [email protected] Assistant Copy Desk Chief out immediately!!! Quit to learn the American the campaign. By getting us Online: www.dailygamecock.com Brad can print LAUREN SMITH pandering to noncitizens! Culture. I respect to volunteer he has made it Newsroom: 777-7726 whatever he wants. If it’s Design Director Sports: 777-7182 everyone’s culture, I’m obvious how even a group of MEREDITH RAY Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 controversial, so much the Fax: 777-6482 This article is Scottish. I guess if I wanted college students can work to Assistant Design Director better. There has to be a JULIA ANDERSON blasphemous to assume to take a hint from “African change the world. News Editor voice on both sides of a that immigrants are being Americans” I would wear This is the most important BRAD MAXWELL moral issue for anyone to Assistant News Editor COX, HALEY DREIS, SEAN The Daily Gamecock is asked to sacrifice their my kilt everyday, speak legacy a president can LIZ SEGRIST GRUBER, KATIE JONES, decide what’s right. the editorially independent cultural identity to live Gaelic, and insist that have. While leadership Viewpoints Editor ZACH LAMB, KEITH student newspaper of the AMANDA DAVIS LOCKLEAR, ELLEN MEDER, University of South Carolina. here. 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‘The Means and the Machine’ features artists ENERGY such as Mike ‘Naz’ Nazarenko, Al Perkins New Snickers spin-off adds vitamins, caffeine, “The Means and the Machine” taurine to chocolate American Gun ★★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ Edward Pharr THE DAILY GAMECOCK Eli Petersen THE DAILY GAMECOCK In January, the Snickers Charged bar was introduced American Gun’s rollicking debut, 2006’s Tammy McAbee / americangun.net in an attempt to cash in on the “Dark Southern Hearts,” received critical American Gun received critical acclaim across the country for their 2006 debut album “Dark market for a tasty, hunger- acclaim across the Southeast and beyond. Southern Hearts” and will release “The Means and the Machine” on February 16. satiating, energy-boosting Publications as far away as Great Britain, snack food. Snickers Charged Holland, Belgium and Japan have praised the is the zippier, more energetic band’s explosive alt-country style. From the energetic “Fight Song” to the Rolling an ominous folk-blues rocker placed dead in little brother to the original American Gun’s follow-up to their revered Stones-esque “Neil Young Mood,” American the middle of the album, which features some bar. Its taste is much the same, debut is titled “The Means and the Machine” to Gun expands their sound without abandoning incendiary harmonica work. For the fi rst true but it has been enhanced be released Feb. 16 at the Art Bar with American the energy that made “Hearts” so refreshing in ballad of the record you have to look to “First with the energy providing Aquarium and Due East supporting. the fi rst place. Impressions.” Featuring background vocals ingredients caffeine, taurine Produced by singer-songwriters Todd Mathis Frequently referencing both early, alternative from special guest Lauren Moore, beautifully and B-vitamins. and Donald Merckle, “The Means and the country and late era, experimental indie-rock arranged keyboards and pedal steel guitar, the The Snickers Corporation Machine” was mixed by alternative country Wilco, often times within the same song, song sounds like Whiskeytown at its best, circa has dubbed 2 p.m. the “power luminary Chris Stamey. The album also features American Gun spans their considerable Stranger’s Almanac. hour.” That, they claim, is numerous guest musicians including Mike “Naz” infl uences effortlessly. Mathis calls the album The album ends with two songs espousing the hour in which Americans Nazarenko on harmonica and the legendary Al “really a late night record, [giving] a glimpse the true inspiration behind American Gun’s most feel they need to shake Perkins on lap and pedal steel guitars. of moments of being in a band and coping with music, “Moonshiner” and “Jesus Gave Us Rock off post-lunch sluggishness Perkins’ contributions in particular were that lifestyle. N Roll.” The former is a traditional song sung and have a snack. valued by the band as his discography includes “You sit, you wait, you drink, then you pour by Merckle. The latter is an original in which One charged bar contains The Rolling Stones’ classic “Exile on Main your heart out and play a new song just to have Mathis sings such lines as “Jesus gave us alcohol, about the same amount of Street” as well as both of Gram Parsons beloved someone scream, ‘Play (insert cheesy cover yes he did/ turned that water into wine/ oh my caffeine as two sodas or half a solo records. here)!’” God it tastes so fi ne/Jesus gave us alcohol, yes cup of coffee. At 1.83 oz. the “To hear his playing on “Horses” still gives “Drunk Girls,” the album’s opener, is an he did.” bars aren’t very big, but make me goosebumps,” Mathis said. Perkins’ stamp ode to just that sort of lifestyle: “This one’s for a nice small treat. of approval should make alt-country fans sit up for the drunk girls on the side/ all the pretty The Charged bars I and notice. faces in a row/ don’t worry darling/ we’re sampled tasted very similar Though the Lucero-Wilco-Son Volt infl uence gonna play ‘Little Sister’ tonight/ yeah this to the original Snickers bars, is once again felt throughout the record, nothing one’s for the drunk girls on the side.” A much Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox. and I enjoyed the nougat on “Machine” sounds like a retread of “Hearts.” more harrowing song is “Girl Done Gone,” sc.edu fi lled experience thoroughly. The energy boost from the bars is not overly severe, and will not cause trembling in Allstars get back to blues-rock roots with fifth CD ‘Hernando’ the extremities or sleepless nights. Case in point, after eating one of the bars, I took Singer-guitarist Dickinson “I was right in the middle of “He rocks his (butt) off, man,” Allstars has never been called into a nap. (messing) this record up,” Luther Luther Dickinson says proudly. “He question. In fact, Dickinson’s guitar If you’re just looking for juggles work with Mississippi- Dickinson, 35, says with a laugh. opened up for Bo Diddley in `57 or prowess recently landed him a a tasty, chocolaty, peanuty based band, Black Crowes “I started writing love songs and whatever. He goes way back.” second job as a member of the Black snack, the original Snickers pop songs and all kinds of different If the songs on “Hernando” (the Crowes. Obviously, it’s a plum job, bar is the way to go, but if you Michael Deeds songs, and they were nice and all, name of the boys’ hometown in and Dickinson’s playing should fi t also need a few more hours MCT Campus and I was into them because they Mississippi) go way back, too —at in perfectly. On “Hernando,” he awake and a little boost, too, were new songs to me.” least to 2000 —it’s not an accident. seems barely able to tame his snarly, Snickers Charged might be Sometimes, Luther Dickinson When he brought his work into Getting back to the original grimy tone. just what you are looking can attest, father really does know his dad’s studio,“The Barn,”Pops “Shorty” vibe has “kind of been the But, like, aren’t the Crowes getting for. It’s quick, it’s tasty, and it best. responded decisively: “He was like, unspoken goal,” Dickinson says. to be old burnouts and stuff? won’t take long to eat. Ever since the North Mississippi `Nope, nope, get this out of here!’” “There’s just something instant and “Well, man,” Dickinson laughs, After eating the bars, I Allstars debuted with the gritty, Fortunately, the Allstars,which magical about that period of time.” before letting out a Jeff Spicoli-style didn’t feel an enormous rush Grammy-nominated “Shake Hands include younger brother Cody “We were just some desperate kids guffaw, “I fi t right in!” of energy, but they will take With Shorty” eight years ago, fans Dickinson (drums, keyboards) and in a barn with an ADAT machine at Joining the Black Crowes was the edge off your appetite and have been itching for the trio to get Chris Chew (bass), had 22 songs. that point,” he says. “And ever since not a decision that Dickinson took give you a little kick. After back to its raw, blues-rock roots. Eleven made the cut. It’s the best then, it’s been like trying to get back lightly. But because the Allstars all, it did give me enough It fi nally happened on the group’s Allstars CD, well, arguably ever. into that head space, you know what decided to tour less beginning in energy to fi nish writing this fi fth studio CD, “Hernando.” But, The first half of the album, in I mean? For whatever reason, it’s 2007, and the Crowes have cut back article, but not to proofread singer-guitarist Dickinson admits, particular, is a blues-rock fi restorm hard to make a record like that. It’s in recent years, the juggling act it. That’s what copy editors this would not have been the case for the Dickinson boys, who grew weird. There’s lots of things that are should work, Dickinson says. are for, right? had it not been for his dad, famed up infl uenced by their father’s career seductive about the studio.” “We’re going to keep the band Memphis producer Jim Dickinson. and tastes. The onstage firepower of the together,” Dickinson said. Comments on this story? 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Drew Lattier THE DAILY GAMECOCK abundance of momentum However, Fredrick’s going into the final poor play was quickly The men’s and women’s stretch of the regular erased as USC continued track teams traveled to New season. to foul Vanderbilt center York City to compete in one Unfortunately, six A.J. Ogilvy in the closing of the biggest meets of the seconds was plenty of seconds. season this past weekend. The time for Vanderbilt, as the The Commodores’ meet was held in The Armory Commodores’ Jermaine best free-throw shooter, indoor track facility, where 70 Beal took the ball and with a mark near 80 teams from across the nation drove straight into the percent, missed the front gathered for a weekend of lane, laying up a shot with end of back-to-back one- intense competition. .06 seconds remaining, and-ones, allowing the The two-day meet began sending Vanderbilt to a Gamecocks to remain Friday with freshman sprinter thrilling 66-65 victory in the contest. The duo Lakya Brookins and Saturday night at the freshman was 1-6 from Shayla Mahan both setting Colonial Center. the line for the game. NCAA provisional qualifying “I just dropped my “If we make those free times in the 60-meter hurdles. head and said, ‘Dang,’” throws, it’s probably a Brookins placed seventh in said senior Dwayne Day. six- or eight-point game,” the fi nals with a time of 7.37 The play had set up said Vanderbilt coach seconds, closely followed by just moments after South Kevin Stallings. “Every Mahan’s ninth place fi nish in Carolina point guard game we play with USC 7.40 seconds. Devan Downey made a is always a terrifi c game. Brookins was also part of miraculous move into the Beal took the ball and the 4x200 meter relay team, lane, scoring on a reverse made the shot. Big-time which fi nished in third place. layup to put Carolina up players make big-time The women’s team is by one with six seconds plays on the road.” young this year and will need left, sending the crowd of Beal was not the only freshmen like Brookins and over 12,000 into a frenzy. big-time shot maker for Mahan to continue to help “This loss hurts because the Commodores on the team throughout the I felt like we played hard Saturday night, as veteran Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK season. enough to win the game,” Shan Foster delivered Senior forward Dwayne Day battles for a rebound against Vandy’s Shan Foster on Saturday. “For as young as we are this Downey said. “We just another outstanding year, I think we did pretty couldn’t hold them down performance, dropping well at a meet like this,” said the stretch. After I made 21 points and collecting Coach Curtis Frye. the (go-ahead layup), I eight rebounds. Tak ing a real leadership knew six seconds was Foster’s biggest shot More pictures from position this weekend was a lot of time. We had of the game came after sprinter Brandi Cross. Cross bad communication on a Baniulis 3-pointer with Saturday’s game are had a great weekend, putting defense and we lost as a 1:49 left and gave the up impressive times on a team. It doesn’t matter Gamecocks a two-point available at national stage. whose man Beal was. We advantage. The sophomore qualified all lost.” However, the lead was www.dailygamecock.com for the 400-meter finals on Carolina (11-11, 3-5) short-lived, as Foster Friday and went on to take had played extremely well calmly stepped up and second place in the 400 fi nal until the last possession as drained a three of his on Saturday. the Gamecocks repeatedly own from well beyond “Cross has had two great found ways to claw back the arc with 50.8 seconds Stat Line meets back-to-back and is from insurmountable left. Seniornnior DDwaynewayne DaDayy recorded a career- really racing well now,” Frye odds. “When you lose a high ninenine rereboundsebounds againstagag ins Vanderbilt said. With Downey nearly basketball game the way and ccacameme iintonto SaturdSaturday’say’s ggameam on a streak The young sprinter also 10 points under his season we just lost, you search of threeree strstraightaight gamesgames withwith 7+ rebounds. was a part of a second-place average, sophomore for answers for why it finish by the 4x400 meter forward Evka Baniulis happened,” said coach Evka Baniulis’Baniulis’ seseason-highason-hi 19 points relay team. The women rose to the occasion, as Dave Odom. “They is the sixthh ttimeimme heh has scoscoredreed in double-d posted a time of 3:35 in the the Lithuanian connected made one more big fi gures in hhisis ccareer.areer. The 19 poinpointst is his mile relay, their second-best on seven of eight shots for play than we did. Their second-highestghest singlesingle gagamemem pperformance,erfor time of the season. a team-high 19 points. biggest play came at the bested byy a 21-point21-point outputouttpput againsta Making some noise in the “I’d rather get blown biggest moment. It was a Auburn lastst year.yeear. distance events was Callie out than lose like this,” terrifi c college basketball Rabun. The redshirt junior Baniulis said. “We had game.” Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Devan Downeywwney scoredsc red allaall 10 of his ran to a personal best of 18:32 the win and just blew it. points in the secondcond hhalf,alff, iincludingncludin a go- Vanderbilt’s Jermaine Beal pulls up for the in the 5000-meter race for a It’s our own fault.” Comments on this story? E-mail ahead layup with sixsix secondsseconds remaining.remm 15th-place fi nish. Vanderbilt (20-4, [email protected] game-winning shot over USC’s Dominique Archie with under one second remaining. For the men’s team, senior Derek Pressley stepped up in the fi eld events. Finishing sixth in a provisional qualifying mark, Pressley hit a triple jump of 51-2 and ¾. Softball gets rocky start to year The leap was not only a personal record, but also good enough for the third and USC brought in senior Melissa six base runners during the game. longest triple jump in school After opening game win, Hendon from the bullpen. Hendon In a continuing theme for the history. managed to get the last three outs Gamecocks, they allowed their Carolina drops next three Throughout the weekend, and picked up the save in Carolina’s opponents to score all of their runs the men had the most success by four combined runs fi rst victory of the season. in the first inning for the third in relay races. Quentin Florida Atlantic 2, South consecutive game. Moore, Jussi Heikkila, Keith Keith Locklear Carolina 1 Pouliot pitched six innings for STAFF WRITER Hinnant and Aaron Anderson Despite out hitting host school USC and struck out seven UMass combined for an impressive Florida Atlantic by a total of 11 to batters in the loss. effort in the 4x400 meter South Carolina 3, North 3, the Owls still managed to defeat Michigan 3, South Carolina 2 relay. Florida 1 the Gamecocks. Hendon pitched In their fi rst match-up against a The group posted a time In their fi rst game of the season, six innings for Carolina, striking ranked opponent this season, the of 3:11, good for a bronze the Gamecocks defeated North out six batters and not allowing any Gamecocks dropped a very close place fi nish. The men’s team Florida through strong pitching earned runs. The Owls’ two runs game to the No. 12 Michigan also put together a fi fth-place and clutch hitting. After giving up both came in the fi rst inning after Wolverines. Longo led off with a finish in the 4x200 meter an early run in the fi rst inning, the one runner reached on a passed ball double and then advanced to third relay. Gamecock pitching staff settled after a strikeout and another runner after a single by Payne. Longo was “The relay teams are our down and shut out the Ospreys for reached on a fi elder’s choice. then able to score when freshman strong points, both on the the rest of the game. In the bottom Despite being behind the whole Laura Mendes reached base on an girls and guys side,” Frye of the third inning, after the first game, Carolina mounted a comeback error. said. Gamecock batter struck out, the in the last inning. With senior Jill Semento came up to the plate The indoor season is a very next three reached base on three Jessica Josker on second and junior next and loaded the bases after short season, and only two consecutive walks. Ashton Payne on third, Longo came hitting a single. After a single from meets remain before the team Senior Lisa Longo then came up up to bat with two outs and again senior Becky Martinez, Payne scored travels to Arkansas for the to the plate and hit a double, which came up with another clutch hit. and Mendes tried to score from SEC Indoor Championships. allowed all three base runners to Her single allowed Payne to score second but was thrown out at a plate. The team has a week score the only runs of the game for from third, but Josker was thrown This was the end of the offense for to train this week before Carolina. Senior Kate Pouliot then out at the plate trying to score the Carolina as the Wolverine pitching traveling to rival Clemson entered the game and earned the tying run. staff held the Gamecocks to only this weekend for the Tiger win after pitching three innings and UMass 2, South Carolina 0 two hits over the next six innings. Courtesy of USC Media Relations Invitational. striking out three batters. 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