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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 36 ● SINCE 1908 House to vote on $700 billion bailout Congressional leaders lawmakers insisted on sharing upon billions of home spending controls with the mortgage-related assets held by push for rescue plan Bush administration. The cash-starved fi nancial fi rms. “Th“Th is is the bottom line: If we biggest U.S. bailout in history President Bush called the vote dod not do this, the trauma, the won the tentative support of a diffi cult one for lawmakers but Julie Hirschfi eld both presidential candidates said he is confident Congress chaos and the disruption to Th e Associated Press and goes to the House for a will pass it. everyday Americans’ lives will vote Monday. “Without this rescue plan, WASHINGTON— The plan, bollixed up for the costs to the American be overwhelming, and that’s Congressional leaders and the days by election-year politics, economy could be disastrous,” a price we can’t aff ord to riskisk White House agreed Sunday would give the administration Bush said in a written statement to a $700 billion rescue of the broad power to use taxpayers’ paying,” Sen. Judd Gregg ailing fi nancial industry after money to purchase billions RESCUE ● 3 Charles Dharapak/ The Associated Press Debate fails to grab interest Institute prepares Students unexcited by presidential candidates’ music students televised political discourse as many opt to not watch due to poor timing, apathy for future variety of factors that more and more of the decisions CILEM that individuals make about music is less impacted by takes lessons the curriculum that has beyond classroom, shaped musicians for so long,” Harding said. into community The institute currently offers one class and will offer three classes in the Haley Dreis STAFF WRITER Spring 2009 semester. Harding said music and higher education should In order to emerge into fuse forces to create a a new, highly competitive “career factor and advocacy era, the USC School of factor.” Josh Dawsey Music has created an STAFF WRITER “It’s important for institute that will train students to understand students to become that ... they’ve got a unique Chip Somodevilla / The Associated Press music leaders through talent that the world has music entrepreneurship, a need for,” Harding said. advocacy and community “And they need to know engagement. how to market that talent so Launched in Fall 2007, that [others] can benefi t.” The Carolina Institute Alyssa Murphy , a second- for Leadership and year music education Engagement in Music graduate student, said that (CILEM) provides students during her first year at with rare resources and USC she felt the need to unique training through take charge of her musical various classes and career and approached workshops. Beckman to volunteer in Gary Beckman, a CILEM the institute. research associate, said the “It really made me kind institute was designed to of curious about outside, be more than just an in- real world things that you classroom experience, but Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman / The Associated Press Gerald Herbert / The Associated Press don’t necessarily learn in to actually give students the classroom,” Murphy Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain draw supporters at rallies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford Friday. real-world exposure. said. “We’re really Now, as CILEM’s Sens. John McCain and Barack “I thought it was really boring and I exciting highlights or knock-out envisioning leadership as a graduate representative, Obama debated Friday night, stirring didn’t learn too much,” John Jackson , blows,” he said. “There wasn’t anything demonstrative thing ... so Murphy said she is excited up different views from students a third-year English student said. “I game-changing.” that students can actually about her involvement in ranging from indifference to intense don’t think there’s really much to say Natalie Thomas , a second-year have access to everything various workshops and the views on candidates. early childhood education student, that goes on: curricular, Entrepreneurship in Music Annie Boiter-Jolley , the president of said her opinion of McCain increased extracurricular — the class. USC’s Democrats, thought the debate by viewing the debate. whole 10 yards,” Beckman “It’s stuff that you was poorly timed but also blames “I thought Sen. McCain did a much said. don’t think about as an McCain’s indecisiveness. “ better job,” Thomas said. “He had a lot The institute will offer I didn’t think there undergrad,” Murphy said. “I think a lot of students didn’t more things to say.” a resume and cover letter “You write resumes but watch the debate because it was on On the other hand, Boiter-Jolley said workshop, a prep session were any exciting there are certain ways that a Friday night and because McCain McCain’s treatment of Obama only to help graduate students you can fi x your resumes to didn’t decide until a few hours before highlights or reaffi rmed what she already knew. apply for entrepreneurial make your strengths more the debate [if he was attending],” she “I thought Obama tried to engage jobs and collegiate positions powerful for certain jobs. said. knock-out blows McCain several times, and that Oct. 3. Our resumes as musicians McCain almost didn’t attend the McCain wasn’t very receptive,” Boiter- USC School of Music ...There wasn’t could be totally different debate because of the pressing fi nancial Jolley wrote. “He hardly looked at him Dean Tayloe Harding is as the resumes for the crisis, but with a tentative agreement and spoke condescendingly towards largely responsible for anything game- business school.” almost fi nished, he chose to attend. him in the third person. In a debate, creating the institute. Murphy will be assisting Matthew Wischhusen , a fi rst-year I’m looking for actual debate, not snide “The cool thing about changing. ” with a Women’s Leadership biology student, summed it up for remarks and smirks.” this is that Dean Harding Seminar Nov. 12, many. Boiter-Jolley said she hoped more is very adamant about Clinton Ford, Third-year biology student discussing the difficulties “I was just doing other stuff,” he students can watch next time. creating music leaders women face in the music said. “Let’s hope the timing of the next to help prepare one for a world, a predominately Many USC students who did watch two debates and the vice presidential musical career,” Beckman male field. The panel said that the debate was not interesting. about it.” debate will work better with students said. includes Laura Jackson, While the debate was originally Clinton Ford , a third-year biology schedules.” Boiter-Jolley said. Harding said he feels conductor of the Atlanta scheduled to discuss foreign policy, the student, said he thought it was less that music students need Symphony Orchestra, and recent economic crisis brought other interesting than debates in years past. Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknews@ an academic focus on the Tara Chamra, a conducting issues to the table. “I didn’t think there were any mailbox.sc.edu business side of music. “It seems to me now for a MUSIC ● 3

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Mountaineering and A) I didn’t watch this debate. Local National World Whitewater Club meeting A South Carolina state WEST BEND, Wis. BEIJING — Three 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. B) After Friday’s, I’m not watching trooper who bragged about — Pastor Luke Emrich Chinese astronauts emerged Sloan, Room 112 another debate. a crash that sent a fleeing prepared his sermon this from their capsule Sunday suspect fl ying over the hood week knowing his remarks after a milestone mission Red Cross Club C) I might watch another debate if I’m of his cruiser is to go on trial could invite an investigation to carry out the country’s meeting this week in a case drawing by the Internal Revenue fi rst spacewalk, showing off 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. not busy. scrutiny from leaders of the Service. China’s technological know- RH, Room 304 state’s African-American But that was the whole how and cementing its status D) I absolutely plan on watching the community. point, so Emrich forged as a space power and future Lance Cpl. Steve ahead with his message: competitor to the United Academic Team next two debates. Garren is accused of using Thou shalt vote according to States. Practice unreasonable force and the Scriptures. A senior space offi cial said 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. depriving Marvin Grant of “I’m telling you straight up, the mission — China’s most Humanities, Room 317 his civil rights in the crash, I would choose life,” Emrich ambitious yet — took the which was captured on the told about 100 worshippers country one step closer in its Women’s Bible Study patrol car’s dashboard video Sunday at New Life Church, plan to build a space station 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Log onto Th e eDaily Daily Gamecock’s Gamecock’s Web Web camera. Garren is white; a nondenominational and then to land a man on Nursing, Room 136 Grant is black. evangelical congregation the moon. site, www.dailygamecock.com, to cast A conviction in the about 40 miles from Wang Zhaoyao, deputy case scheduled to begin Milwaukee. director of manned space Muslim Students your vote in this week’s poll about last Tuesday in a federal court “I would cast a vote for flight, said the program is Association’s Fast-a-thon in Greenville could bring John McCain and Sarah looking to launch a new 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday’s presidential debate. the now-suspended officer Palin,” he said. “But friends, orbiting vehicle and set RH, Ballroom C 10 years in prison and a it’s your choice to make, it’s up a simple space lab by

$250,000 fi ne. not my choice. I won’t be in 2011. There are also hopes Amnesty International Afterward the incident, the voting booth with you.” of sending unmanned and meeting Garren, 39, tells another All told, 33 pastors in 22 manned space vehicles to 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. trooper, “Yeah, I hit him. I states were to make pointed perform docking activities Calcott, Room 101 Crime Report was trying to hit him.” recommendations about with the target vehicle. It’s first of at least two political candidates Sunday, By 2020, China wants to Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, civil rights abuse trials to an effort orchestrated by launch a manned mission and Straight Alliance WEDNESDAY, SEPT. MONDAY, SEPT. 22 come from a spate of police the Arizona-based Alliance to experiment with meeting 24 Petit larceny, 5 p.m. videos that appeared to show Defense Fund. technologies that will enable 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Burglary third degree, The Roost Dormitory, aggressive action by South The conservative legal astronauts to take care of Gambrell, Room 250 fi nancial transaction card 147 South Marion St. Carolina troopers. The group plans to send copies of spacecraft for longer periods theft, fi nancial transaction The victim said unknown videos and how supervisors the pastors’ sermons to the of time, Wang told reporters TOMORROW card fraud, 9:37 a.m. suspect removed their treated the offi cers on them IRS with hope of setting off at a briefi ng in Beijing after School of Public Health, bicycle from the Roost brought the ousters of the a legal fi ght and abolishing a parachute brought the 2718 Middleburg Dr. bicycle rack. The victim said heads of the Highway Patrol restrictions on church astronauts’ capsule back to AAAS meeting An unknown person took their bike had been chained and Department of Public involvement in politics. ground. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. items from a victim’s with a cable lock to the rack Safety earlier this year. Critics call it unnecessary, “After we have successfully RH Theater unsecured offi ce when the and the lock had been cut. A second trial is also divisive and unlikely to completed these three steps, victim was at a meeting. A Estimated value: $550 expected for a trooper succeed. we will go to even more Pastafarians meeting Visa debit card and $20 in Reporting officer: accused of repeatedly Congress amended the remote areas,” Wang said. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. cash were taken. The debit Sgt. J.M. Harrelson kicking a truck driver in the tax code in 1954 to state that “We believe that as long as Leconte, Room 112 card was then taken to head after a highway chase. certain nonprofit groups, we can make further progress Exxon Mobil, Wal-mart and The head of the state including secular charities on the road of science and RHA Senate meeting Walgreens and fraudulent — Compiled by Assistant NAACP said he considers and places of worship, can technology, China will 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. charges were made. News Editor Kara Apel the incidents similar. lose their tax-exempt status achieve the target of putting Currell, Room 107 Reporting offi cer: J. Newsom “I think they are both for intervening in a campaign a manned spacecraft on the equally premeditated,” said involving candidates. moon in the near future.” Lonnie Randolph, chairman Erik Stanley, senior legal The United States is of the state chapter of the counsel for the Alliance the only country to have National Associated for the Defense Fund, said hundreds accomplished that feat, Advancement of Colored of churches volunteered to putting its first astronaut People. take part in “Pulpit Freedom team on the moon in 1969. Sunday.” But its last human landing was in 1972, and it has since concentrated on unmanned probes. China’s communist leaders, riding a wave of pride and patriotism after hosting the Olympics, face few of the public doubts or budgetary pressures that have constrained space programs elsewhere. Saturday’s spacewalk was watched by cheering crowds on huge outdoor TV screens. State broadcaster CCTV showed the astronauts’ return Sunday after their Shenzhou 7 ship’s re-entry vehicle burst through the Earth’s atmosphere to make a landing under clear skies in the grasslands of China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. — Associated Press The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 PAGE 3

● ● RESCUE Continued from 1 all of us will swallow hard MUSIC Continued from 1 actually have students walk and go forward with,” said into a room and walk out released by the White professor at Davidson The Carolina Leadership Institute and Republican presidential with a press kit both hard House. College. nominee John McCain. “The copy and online, which Flexing its political muscle, “This is not just for Engagement in Music offers events to option of doing nothing is means a headshot, a CV Congress insisted on a women,” Beckman said. simply not an acceptable or resume and an online stronger hand in controlling “I would love it if as many help students: option.” resume,” Beckman said. the money than the guys could come as women His Democratic rival Participation in the • Resume and Cover Letter Workshop White House had wanted. because they need to hear Barack Obama sought credit institute is non-binding Lawmakers had to navigate what’s going on.” for taxpayer safeguards added and students can contact OOct.ct. 3 aatt 22:30:30 pp.m..m. between angry voters with Harding is in the works to the initial proposal from Gary Beckman to set up little regard for Wall Street of amending the current the Bush administration. individual consultations School of Music building, room 232. and administration offi cials curriculum to eventually “I was pushing very hard about careers or who warned that inaction require all music students and involved in shaping entrepreneurial projects. • Women’s Leadership Seminar would cause the economy to participate in some form those provisions,” he said. Murphy said she feels she to seize up and spiral into of advocacy and community Later, at a rally in Detroit, has already benefi ted from NNov.ov. 1122 recession. engagement. Obama said, “it looks like her overall experience with A deal in hand, Capitol He said the future we will pass that plan very CLIEM. • Professional Development Workshop Hill leaders scrambled to of the institute will soon.” “The cool thing about sell it to colleagues in both hopefully include a House Republicans said it is it opens your eyes to FFeb.eb. 1414 parties and acknowledged connection with the they were reviewing the everything that’s out there,” they were not certain it Moore School of Business, plan. Murphy said. “We still have would pass. “Now we have internship experiences and As late as Sunday these blinders on. We don’t CILEM currently offers one class: to get the votes,” said Sen. connections with alumni afternoon, Republicans really see everything that Harry Reid, D-Nev., the that help students. regarded the deal as “a goes on around us. So this • Entrepreneurship in Music (MUSC 580). majority leader. Beckman is planning a proposal that is promising in gives you the opportunity The final legislation was Professional Development principle, but that is still not to really understand the CILEM will offer 3 classes in Spring 2008: released Sunday evening. Workshop Feb. 14 next fi nal,” said Antonia Ferrier, a things you’re going to House Republicans and year that will be a free, spokeswoman for Missouri encounter.” • MMusic Advocacy I (MUSC(M( 100A).0AA Democrats met privately technology-laden affair to Rep. Roy Blunt, the top to review it and decide how design and build students’ House GOP negotiator. • TTheheh Rev.v. BBowmanowmwm n PProjectr ec (SCHC(SCCHCHC 476G).767 G)G). they would vote. portfolios. Executives whose “This isn’t about a bailout “What we are hoping Comments on this story? E-mail companies benefi t from the • Entrepreneurship in MMusic (MUSC 580). of Wall Street, it’s a buy- to do desperately here is [email protected] rescue could not get “golden in, so that we can turn our parachutes” and would see economy around,” said their pay packages limited. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Firms that got the most D-Calif. help through the program The largest government — $300 million or more — intervention in financial would face steep taxes on any markets since the compensation for their top Great Depression casts people over $500,000. Washington’s long shadow The government would over Wall Street. The receive stock warrants in government would take over return for the bailout relief, huge amounts of devalued giving taxpayers a chance to assets from beleaguered share in fi nancial companies’ fi nancial companies in hopes future profi ts. of unlocking frozen credit. To help struggling “I don’t know of anyone homeowners, the plan would here who wants the center require the government to of the economic universe to try renegotiating the bad be Washington,” said a top mortgages it acquires with the Rockin’ deals on the negotiator, Sen. Chris Dodd, aim of lowering borrowers’ chairman of the Senate monthly payments so they Banking, Housing and can keep their homes. Urban Affairs Committee. But Democrats surrendered But, he added, “The center latest music phones. other cherished goals: letting of gravity is here temporarily. judges rewrite bankrupt ... 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The government told reporters Wednesday could get at $250 billion that the bankruptcy measure immediately, $100 billion was a priority, but that it more if the president certifi ed “probably something that it was necessary, and the last we shouldn’t try to do in this NEW $350 billion with a separate piece of legislation.” LG Dare™ Verizon Wireless Blitz™ certification — and subject “It’s not a bill that any ALL TOUCH WITH SLIM SLIDER to a congressional resolution one of us would have INTEGRATED QWERTY Samsung Glyde™ PACKED WITH FUN of disapproval. written. It’s a much better THE BEST OF TOUCH Still, the resolution could $ 99 $ 99 bill than we got. It’s not as 199 AND QWERTY be vetoed by the president, 49 good as it should be,” said $249.99 2-yr. price – $50 $99.99 2-yr. price – $50 meaning it would take mail-in rebate debit card. $ 99 mail-in rebate debit card. Democratic Rep. Barney With new 2-yr. activation on extra-large congressional 79 With new 2-yr. activation. 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Republicans including Gregg Hundreds of billions of and Blunt. dollars in investments Pelosi shepherded the based on mortgages have discussions at key points, and soured and cramped banks’ cut a central deal Saturday willingness to lend. night — on companies paying “This is the bottom line: If back taxpayers for any losses we do not do this, the trauma, — that gave momentum to the chaos and the disruption the fi nal accord. to everyday Americans’ lives An extraordinary week of will be overwhelming, and talks unfolded after Paulson that’s a price we can’t afford and Ben Bernanke, the to risk paying,” Sen. Judd Federal Reserve chairman, Millions of songs. One little price. Gregg, the chief Senate went to Congress 10 days Introducing V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, a Verizon Wireless Republican in the talks, told ago with ominous warnings Exclusive. 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Wall Street bailout not EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Managing Editor unlike other BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT Copy Desk Chief Assistant Copy Desk Chief social issues AMANDA DAVIS PAUL BOWERS News Editor Sports Editor Too many people accept LIZ SEGRIST MICHAEL AGUILAR Th e Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor obligations knowing they COLIN JONES JOSHUA RABON can opt out if necessary Design Director Photography Editor Unless you live under a ELIZABETH HOWELL CHRISTINE GALLIGAN rock, you’ve probably noticed the term “bailout” has become exponentially more popular recently. Reading about our IN OUR OPINION current financial crisis got me thinking, not only about the billions Candidates shouldn’t of dollars our PLEADING THE FIRST government will need to dodge confrontation invest to clear Ageism unfairly hurts McCain up this mess, The star performers in Friday’s debate were PBS but also about Americans, particularly ways. I don’t mean to I saw it in my own life. AMANDA our society’s sound cold, but what is the Far from respectful and Jim Lehrer — unfortunately, neither candidate DAVIS dependence youth, dismiss candidate life expectancy of a black reverence for our elders, took advantage of the opportunity to directly on the bailout president in a country we live in a culture that Th ird-year engage the other despite Lehrer’s consistent option in as out of touch, obsolete where the Ku Klux Klan implicitly believes people English can reach obsolescence. prodding. student various areas of John McCain, senator still operates? our everyday and presidential candidate, Others are quick to point Take a close look at It may be the fi rst rule of public speaking to look lives. is 72 years old. Think out that McCain will only your parents and their into the eye’s of the audience or camera, but this Think about it; we about this for a moment. act in the interest of his friends, and I guarantee constantly put ourselves If your first response is generation. But to make you will find a few tragic shouldn’t stop McCain and Obama from engaging into commitments with the “He’s too old to run the this accusation is to call Willy Loman characters, in a conversation. What mindset that if something country,” then you’re in the his entire character into floundering to maintain we saw Friday resembled a goes wrong, we always have same category as 26 percent question. Did Kennedy dignity and relevance. What we saw Friday the option to leave and do of people in the 18 to 29 slant his policies in favor I say all this not to series of sound bytes from something else. The “bailout age group, of Catholics? Did Clinton promote McCain as our resembled a series the campaign trail and option,” as it were, is sending according push for a relaxation of next president — frankly, of sound bytes from essentially summarized our society into a degrading to a July 9 workplace harassment he was not even my pick for many of their talking cycle in which people are Gallup poll. standards? the Republican nomination. forgetting the consequences The In the same vein, some McCain is simply the most the campaign trail. points in two–minute of their decisions and the results of the students say they will not visible object of our scorn blurbs. importance of commitment. poll are not vote for McCain because and butt of our jokes. If the two candidates are going to refer to each It’s not just in the political shocking. he will focus on social While this country still arena, either. Look around at PAUL BOWERS Start a security and retirement deals with shameful legacies other in the third person and just take turns your classmates, teammates, Second-year conversation issues, problems that they of racial and religious recapping information we could find on their co-workers and members print about the say are not relevant to our bigotry, we must not ignore Web site, what’s the point of even having them in of your organizations: how journalism election age group. But as shocking the fact that another group often do the numbers dwindle student with a group as it may sound, we’ll be old is being misrepresented. the same room? After days of consternation over throughout the course of the of college one day, too. Think of the people whether the debate would even take place, not even year? People stop coming students, and The rationale for all these in your life over age 60. questioning one another directly was silly. It was to class or drop when they the odds favor McCain’s arguments springs from Do you listen when they as though they wouldn’t use the word “you” if PBS realize their workload was age coming up. an “us vs. them” mentality voice their concerns, or going to be more than a But what is the wherein the generations do you roll your eyes and gift-wrapped it and shipped it to them via FedEx. couple hours a week; In my real issue here? of our parents and their condescend? We want to see the candidates directly match workplace alone, almost Some will say that he’s parents before them are People of European up and force each other to think on their toes. every person I started out liable to keel over before seen as threats to “us” — descent could learn a few with is gone now. In only two finishing his term. And the ever-enlightened 18- to things from the thinkers of Whoever the president is, he won’t have days to years, I am already one of the while the same doctors who 29-year-olds. the Middle East. Christians think of answers to questions that are fairly easily ‘oldest’ workers. have kept Vice President I remember scoffing could stand to study the anticipated. And we don’t think anyone would ask I’m not saying I’ve never Dick Cheney alive for eight when a professor introduced wisdom of the Hindus. And dropped a class or slacked years can probably take me to the idea of ageism, young people would do well questions as tough as they would of each other. In on my own duties. And I care of McCain, this might or prejudice against an to hear their grandparents what is ostensibly a two-horse race, there should be understand that sometimes be a legitimate concern. age group. But the more I out. some head-to-head argument down the stretch. life throws us unexpected However, it goes both thought about it, the more things that force us to make changes. The problem, however, is that taking the easy way out, relying on CORRECTIONS others to take care of our If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about own mistakes and being Party lines shouldn’t decide vote it. E-mail us at [email protected] negligible in our decisions is unacceptable and has become proposition is taxing the regarding global warming quite the trend these days. Global warming, taxes ITʼS YOUR RIGHT rich in order to decrease should be nowhere near And this dependence on the commonly argued based the defi cit, or that keeping as insurmountable and bailout option is even more Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com the economy in working cavernous as it is. 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‘Th e Wackness’ gives off pretentious hipster striving for a minimalist, naturalist performance. While he’s often capable, there’s something constraining that vibe, fails to live up to Sundance hype renders his performance awkward instead of genuine. Conversely, Kingsley eats up every piece of scenery he comes in contact with. His Squires is the most balanced Jimmy Gilmore STAFF WRITER character in the fi lm in terms of depth, arc and contrast. Loud, over-the-top and without a harness to bring him back down, Kingsley takes off from orbit into a gravity of his own. Bringing too much attention to the nuances “The Wackness” and almost explicitly pointing out the self-contradictions defeats the creativity of the character and makes Squires ★★ ✩✩✩✩✩ out of feel like a typical, quirky independent fi lm character. The entire style of the fi lming feels too tight. Using Director: Jonathan Levine poorly lit, handheld close-ups and editing that lacks Actors: Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck coherence and fl ow, the fi lm’s visual layout drowns its Rating: R for pervasive drug use, language and some sexuality. interesting, washed-out color palette and occasionally Length: 99 minutes insightful compositions by feeling sloppy and See It: At the Nickelodeon Theater through Oct. 1 amateurish. A larger problem is inherent in Levine’s direction. Most Evan Agostini /Associated Press of the time, the fi lm moves with a detached naturalist Actor Ben Kingsley style. It also tries to juxtapose this with a hip-hop-infused, If Jonathan Levine’s “The Wackness” has anything plays a drug addict lyrical surrealism. The conjuncture of the two approaches to teach, it’s either that there were no good films at psychiatrist in feels mishandled and confused. Sundance this year or people have dramatically lowered Johnathan Levine’s Levine’s motives often seem clear. His writing is their standards. actually a quite inspired rehash of multiple recent award-winning fi lm The winner of this year’s Audience Award at the independent fi lms. “The Wackness.” Sundance Film Festival, Levine wrote and directed this By focusing on the parallels between Luke and Dr. story of a young drug dealer’s last summer before he goes deal with a visual Squires that slowly emerge out of the simplicity of the off to college in early 90’s New York City. showmanship out story, the fi lm offers an interesting take on the fears of Over-directed, inconsistently acted and aching with of his reach. With adulthood. Its protagonists are both afraid to enter and needless style, “The Wackness” is too self-conscious to camera movements eager to fl ee maturity, and Levine manages to develop his be everything it wants to be. By trying to play hip and and edits faster than ideas clearly in the writing. simultaneously going for the heart, it never reaches a the rappers Luke Sadly, his visual articulation is such that it muddles moment of synthesis. wistfully listens to, the the themes and the expressiveness of the actors in a fi lm The fi lm stars Josh Peck as pot dealer Luke Shapiro film sacrifices simple whose writing relies so much on character interaction. and Ben Kingsley as his weed-addled psychiatrist Jeffrey narration in favor of In the end, despite the attempted catharsis, “The Squires and follows their romantic endeavors as they try an artistic strive that Wackness” instead leaves a distinct tiredness. Tiredness to come to grips with adulthood at both its beginning never coheres. aimed squarely at independent fi lms that try to pass as and end. creative but instead feel direly derivative of each other. Peck seems determined to prove himself a serious actor, In “The Wackness,” Jonathan Levine struggles to Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] Girl Talk redefi nes music again

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Two of the biggest issues under the umbrella of musical copyright infringement are illegal music downloading and sampling. With the music industry perfectly aware Newman dies after that illegal downloading is a frequent occurrence, particularly among young listeners, many artists are opting to battle with cancer change their music dissemination technique. One such unconventional A.E. Hotchner. Newman artist is Girl Talk, who is also under Family, fans, charities would sometimes refer to fi re for the medium of his music: other mourn loss of actor the venture as the “joke artists’ songs. that got out of control” Girl Talk, the stage name of DJ and would express Gregg Gillis, released his fourth Andrew Strasser / Illegal Art MarketWatch astonishment at its success, album “Feed the Animals” online on “Feed The Animals” is Girl Talk’s followup to his revolutionary 2006 album MCT Campus according to the company’s June 19 to avid fans; an actual CD will “Night Ripper,” which brought the mash-up concept into the spotlight. Web site. be released October 21. Specializing in NEW YORK — Paul The company offers techno/electronic mashups, Girl Talk Newman, actor, a variety of food and emphasis on pop, rap and modern and in similar style without a label, but came to fame in 2006 with his third philanthropist and beverages. All profi ts and classic rock make the songs, though received lower revenue than hoped. album “Night Ripper,” causing him businessman, died Friday royalties after taxes for the brand new, familiar and relatable to For those who choose not to pay to quit his biomedical engineering job of cancer at age 83, media company are donated for almost any person who listens to them. for the music, the Web site prompts in May 2007 to focus primarily on his reports said. educational and charitable That and the fact that it takes serious them to provide their reasoning for career as a solo artist. The Academy Award- purposes. This has added restraint to not dance to the beats not paying, with options including It seems unlikely that someone who winner died at his home up to more than $250 and rhythms really make Girl Talk’s delay of donation, a lack of ability to is not a “recording” artist, per se , in Westport, Conn., the million to thousands of music infectious. Each track, which pay and an option that allows listeners would translate into an amazing live Associated Press reported charities worldwide, the seamlessly fades into the next with its to voice their objection to music that performer. But with shows nearly every Saturday. Last year Web site said. shocking and fully expected samples, utilizes sampling. night between now and the end of the Newman said he would “Paul had an abiding provides listeners with an auditory “Feed the Animals” is basically year, audiences go wild to see Girl retire from acting, and belief in the role that luck smorgasbord. “Night Ripper” part two, but for once Talk perform. The rave-like concerts earlier this year stepped plays in one’s life, and Gillis claims that the brief clips of that is good thing. The tracks are typically end with Gillis’s shirt off and down from a directorial its randomness. He was other artists’ music out of which he plain and simply provide listeners with half of the fans dancing on the stage. position for a fall quick to acknowledge the meticulously constructs his tracks are shocking amounts of enjoyment as the This merely feeds into Gillis’s view production of “Of Mice good fortune he had in his covered under copyright law’s “fair unique breakdowns unfold. of himself as a musician, not just as a and Men,” citing health own life, beginning with use” principle, which, for example, The track “Still Here” includes pieces disc jockey. issues. being born in America, allows reviewers to use text from the of work from Cassidy, The Weight, Live performances strongly Newman had major roles and was acutely aware books they are critiquing. Young Joc, Cake and Avril Lavigne. factored into the making of “Feed in more than 50 fi lms, the of how unlucky so many Others in the music industry are Other irresistible tracks include “Give The Animals,” as experimenting with AP reported, and he won an others were,” Robert watching and waiting for a lawsuit, Me A Beat,” “Let Me See You,” and different mixes on crowds and trying Oscar for his role in “The Forrester, vice chairman as Girl Talk never asks for artist or “Hands in the Air.” Recording artists to gauge how the fans receive the beats Color of Money” as well as of the Newman’s Own copyright owner permission to create whose work appears on the album goes into Girl Talk’s creation process. two honorary Oscars and Foundation said in a his mash-ups, which, since they have include Beyonce Knowles, Rick Astly, Gillis estimates that he spent at least numerous other plaudits. statement. no original base, are called derivative Nine Inch Nails, Yo La Tengo, Jimi a day of work on each minute of his He also sometimes worked In 1988, Newman works. Hendrix, Lil Wayne, the Jackson Five, tracks. with Joanne Woodward, co-founded the Hole in These legal concerns led iTunes to Missy Elliott and the Red Hot Chili If a typical DJ takes others’ music his wife and Oscar winner. the Wall Camps, now a drop the sale of Girl Talk’s popular Peppers. and mixes it together, it is safe to say In addition to his show- global family of camps third album “Night Ripper.” Independent of the controversy that Girl Talk’s laptop serves as a business career, Newman for children with life- This is why Girl Talk’s label, Illegal that seems to follow Girl Talk, the blender set on puree for the samples was a racecar enthusiast threatening illnesses. Art, released “Feed the Animals” in a listening pleasure for even the most he uses. The looped beats, lyric and and philanthropist. Newman is survived by “pay-what-you-want” method online, skeptical audience is shocking and rap overlays and random cameo-like In 1982, Newman his wife, fi ve children, two with high defi nition and bonus track best enjoyed on max volume with the snippets mean that at any given time founded a premium food grandsons and his older incentives for increments greater than windows down on the highway. there are up to fi ve mostly recognizable company, Newman’s brother Arthur, the AP $5 and $10. This technique received samples going on in a song. The Own Inc., with friend said. much notice in 2007 when British rock Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@ embrace of all genres with particular band Radiohead released an album mailbox.sc.edu PAGE 6 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 WORTH REACHING FOR THE UPCOMING CD RELEASES REMOTE THIS WEEK

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Steve Spurrier’s first recruit was a It’s tough to be a freshman wide receiver in the SEC. fi xture in the backfi eld his freshman year, It’s even worse when you wear Sidney Rice’s number splitting time with Mike Davis while Cory and share the size (6-foot-4, 205 pounds) and hands that Boyd sat out the season. But since then, made him, arguably, the best Gamecock receiver since Wallace has been a total nonfactor. Before Sterling Sharpe. Along with fellow redshirt freshman last night, Wallace’s last carry was in a Stephen Garcia, Barnes could form the nucleus of the loss to Arkansas — in 2006. To put that USC passing attack for the forseeable future. Barnes in perspective, Syvelle Newton started saw limited action in 2007 before a foot injury against at quarterback for USC and Sidney Rice LSU forced him to sit out the remainder of the season. had 126 receiving yards and a touchdown. After redshirting, Barnes, who had caught one pass this Saturday night, Wallace stepped in for the entire season, came back against UAB, starting in place suspended Davis. In relief of sophomore of sophomore Dion Lecorn. Barnes made the most of Brian Maddox, the 5-foot-7 senior toted his opportunity, catching three passes and doubling his the rock six times for 51 yards, leading all career receiving yardage total. rushers not named Stephen Garcia. Photos by Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

would have” interceptions for the fi eld. Gamecock the Blazers. Because one day, Garcia Garcia’s feet and quickness will fumble the ball away on give Carolina’s offense an a potential game-winning fans need element that it lacks with drive. One day, he will throw any of its other quarterbacks more interceptions than patience and for that fans should be touchdowns. One day, you thankful. However, there will wonder why he is still on will come a day when Garcia the fi eld. throws more than just one However, instead of interception. It might be vocalizing that wonder on a Championships may come, later this season, it might be message board or through but supporters must give sometime in the next three boos, remember that Garcia is years but one day Garcia is still only a redshirt freshman. players chance to succeed going to have a bad game. He is still only 19 years old. Spurrier is slowly but surely So, instead of calling for his expressing more confidence head after he makes some Steve Spurrier had a lot in Garcia and fans need to mistakes, give him a chance, of things to say after the follow suit. No matter what let him make those mistakes game on Saturday night. He happens against Ole Miss and learn from them and stay talked about a lack of effort, or for the rest of the season, behind him. he talked about missed I implore you to remember While it might not be tackles, he talked about a where you were Saturday pretty for now, Garcia might disappointing rushing attack night and how you exploded be the best chance USC has. — but I think most of those in cheers after Garcia took things do not bear repeating in my column. After Saturday’s game I have one request from the collective Carolina nation— patience. Stephen Garcia has MICHAEL AGUILAR fi nally stepped Fourth-year onto the field English for significant student playing time. Garcia has finally proved that he can make an impact for the Gamecocks and change the way the USC offense moves the ball. However, if I have noticed one thing in the world of college football it is that fans are growing increasingly impatient. Whether it is with Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK coaches or players, fans are Deon Lecorn drops a pass during Saturday’s game. caught up in the here and now and often give up on a coach or player too early. What I ask is that students and fans remember this evening and remember that Garcia brought faith and liveliness to an offense that is one of the worst in the SEC, or even in BCS conferences. I’m not going to say that Garcia played brilliantly. Garcia threw three balls that were “should have, could have, We’ve got it all! Features & Ammenities: Internet Café Fully furnished All Utilities Included High-Tech Gym Convenient Location In-Unit Washer/Dryers Resort-Style Pool & Spa 42” Flat Screens Walk-In Closets FREE Campus Shuttle Tanning Salon Hardwood style floors in select units

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AROLINA (3-2) 26 UAB (1-4)(1- 4) 13

Carolina blazes through UAB

Spurrier empties bench as Gamecocks build momentum for start of SEC competition; black jerseys work better for USC than Georgia

Chris Cox STAFF WRITER

Back in 1977, Tampa Bay Buccaneers giving the Gamecocks a 10-3 at the end of head coach John McKay was asked by a the fi rst quarter. reporter about the execution of his offense. Garcia accounted for 49 yards on the McKay replied, “I’m all for it.” drive, 21 of which came on the ground. His quarterback at the time, current After both offenses stalled for the USC coach Steve Spurrier, may now be next three possessions, one of which THE DAILY GAMECOCK headed for the same feelings following ended on fourth and goal at the one for Juan Blas / South Carolina’s ugly 26-13 win over Carolina when Maddox was stuffed in the USC’s defense throttles the Blazer attack, compensating for a lackluster offense. hapless Alabama-Birmingham Saturday backfield, the Gamecocks opened up a night at Williams-Brice Stadium. two touchdown lead when punt returner The Gamecocks (3-2) managed just two Captain Munnerlyn raced 37 yards to the touchdowns and four field goals against Bayou Burninators’ 8-yard line. the Blazers (1-4), whose defense entered “I was kind of disappointed in myself the game ranked 117 of 119 teams in the because the kicker got me,” Munnerlyn Football Bowl Subdivision. said. “A kicker isn’t supposed to make a “I apologized to our second-and third- tackle. I was trying to slow down and read team offensive guys and a few down the my blocks and it came so fast.” line guys because they didn’t get to play a Luckily for Munnerlyn, Garcia whole lot tonight,” Spurrier said. “I thought fi nished off the job four plays later when we had a chance to score a lot of points and he scrambled into the end zone from six get everybody in the game, but we couldn’t yards out to give USC a comfortable 17-3 do it. We called plays to throw it down advantage in the second quarter. the fi eld and we just couldn’t quite get it Garcia fi nished the game completing 13 done.” of 20 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown After Carolina’s defense forced a quick and an interception. He also led the three-and-out to begin the contest, Gamecocks on the ground with 86 yards starting quarterback Chris Smelley led the and a touchdown on 18 attempts. Gamecocks to a 43-yard drive, highlighted With Carolina out to the comfortable by an 8-yard swing pass to running back advantage, the Gamecock defense fi nished Brian Maddox and a key 13-yard completion off the night, allowing only ten points the to tight end Jared Cook on third and 9. rest of the way. UAB’s lone touchdown However, the drive stalled after Smelley came against Carolina’s backups with less misfi red on a deep pass to Freddie Brown than 30 seconds remaining in the contest. and the Gamecock offense settled for the “They’re very physical up front. They early 3-0 lead on a Ryan Succop 44-yard do a great job scheme-wise, matching up fi eld goal. and recognizing what you’re doing,” UAB Unfortunately for the Gamecocks, coach Neil Callaway said of USC’s defense. the advantage was short-lived when back “They’re the best defense we’ve played up running back Eric Baker fumbled on against.” Carolina’s next possession, allowing the Carolina now heads to Oxford, Miss., Blazers to tie the game up at three midway to take on the Mississippi Rebels, who through the fi rst quarter. stunned the Florida Gators 31-30 in the The momentum swing didn’t last long Swamp Saturday afternoon. as fan favorite quarterback Stephen Garcia led Carolina to a 77-yard drive on the next possession, capping it off with a 13- Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK yard completion for a touchdown on third Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. Freshman Jason Barnes leads all USC receivers with three catches for 46 yards. and three to running back Brian Maddox, sc.edu Something to cheer about: Garcia’s time comes

achieved his fi rst passing and rushing was intercepted, but the turnover Star recruit fi nally gets chance touchdown. Of the four USC was soon negated due to a UAB to showcase on-fi eld talents, erase quarterbacks who saw the field on penalty. No harm done, but Garcia’s Saturday night, Garcia was the only inexperience was illuminated. memories of off-fi eld indiscretions one who got the ball into the end “The ball was a little underthrown, zone. but it’s something that will be fi xed “It was definitely a lot of weight by just getting to know each other Sam Davis THE DAILY GAMECOCK lifted off my shoulders getting that and getting some chemistry,” said first touchdown pass,” Garcia said. Garcia of his mishap. “It was a pretty good way to start “Obviously, he’s going to make When Stephen Garcia entered off.” mistakes,” Spurrier said, referring to the game for South Carolina on Spurrier, however, was more his decision to leave Garcia in for the Saturday night, the cheers likely pleased with his running ability. The majority of the fi rst half. matched the decibel count of a quarterback fi nished the game with The final stat line on the highly game-winning touchdown. As the 86 rushing yards, a game high. touted and anticipated quarterback beleaguered redshirt freshman “Garcia did some good things is 13-for-20 for 131 yards and a quarterback saw signifi cant playing out there, but running was the best passing touchdown to complement time for the fi rst time since high thing,” Spurrier said. “He gives us 18 rushes for 86 yards. No number school, he gave the Carolina crowd a chance to be able to run out of the in that group screams success, but something they’ve been begging pocket and make some yards.” the sight of Garcia moving the ball for all season: something to cheer “Whenever I scrambled, it was down the fi eld on Saturday night was about. On his fi rst snap of the game pretty much an open fi eld, so I got a beautiful thing for Spurrier and and fourth of his career, Garcia as much as I could get,” said Garcia Carolina football. The team has long completed his first career pass of his running game, attributing his awaited a quarterback who has the for a gain of 15 yards to redshirt offensive line. ability to win ball games, and now freshman wideout Jason Barnes. Spurrier, though displeased the Gamecocks are hoping that their “It was awesome,” Garcia said with the offensive performance as savior has arrived. For possibly the of the warm welcome he received a whole, showed patience with his fi rst time, the campus consensus is from the fans when he entered young quarterback by leaving him perfectly aligned with Spurrier’s. the game. “It’s amazing that the in after some poor decisions and “Obviously,” the coach said, “we’ve fans are still cheering for me after missed throws. One notable mistake got to let Garcia play.” everything I’ve been through.” was a ball that was thrown into THE DAILY GAMECOCK In addition to his first career Ben Fine / double coverage well down the fi eld. completion, the redshirted Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@ Redshirt freshman Stephen Garcia scores twice against UAB. The pass, intended for Joe Hills, mailbox.sc.edu freshman quarterback also