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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 94 ● SINCE 1908 Test results RECYCLING DRIVE SET indicate 126 FOR MARCH sick with fl u Carolina Recycling is hosting a phone book recycling program from USC outbreak case today until March 15. They numbers will help will collect phone books of any type. The phone books DHEC track virus can be placed on the corner of Gadsden and Greene Kara Apel streets in the big blue bin. If THE DAILY GAMECOCK you have 10 or more phone books to be picked up, call 777-WORK (4217). USC has had a reported 126 positive flu tests For more information, during the 2008 spring visit their Web site at semester, according to the http://www.fmc.sc.edu/ Thomson Student Health RecyclingMain.asp. Center’s most recent data. Lexington County has had 200 positive test results for the flu, according to the MCT Campus South Carolina Department The Department for Sexual Health and Violence Prevention and S.H.A.R.E. are putting on the fashion show to of Health and Environmental create awareness about options available to students when it comes to making decisions about their sexual health. Memorial Control. Clemson University has also been experiencing similar service outbreaks. According to Clemson’s most recent data, Clothes from condoms there have been 425 reported infl uenza-like illnesses since the beginning of spring Project Condom will also include “I really want to see it reach out to semester. Fashion show replaces cotton an abstinence garment, such as an people and hopefully expose them Dede Leylek, the director outfi t made from wrapping paper or a more to the benefi ts and importance of administrative services at with contraceptives wedding dress, Sheeley said. of safe sex in a different way than just Clemson’s Redfern Health Twent y-fi ve percent of University of sitting through lectures viewing Power Center, said they didn’t to promote sexual health South Carolina students are abstinent, Points on the subject,” she said. have an accurate amount of according to a Spring 2006 National Barry is also a Resident Advisor and positive fl u tests because the Katie Jones College Health Assessment of USC. said she plans to use what she learns health center ran out. THE DAILY GAMECOCK Ashley Petitt, a third-year sociology from Project Condom on her job. Brandon Harper, a third- On March 5, the Department for student and S.H.A.R.E. chair of “I hope to gain a new perspective year business student at USC, Sexual Health and Violence Prevention Project Condom, said there will be for myself from it as well and have said he was sick this week and and S.H.A.R.E. will hold a runway commercials for abstinence between something new to share with my had to miss a class. show unlike any other. the runway. residents, those who don’t go and “I had flu-like symptoms Fourth-year women’s studies student “Our whole goal is to make it so that future residents as well,” she said. earlier this week, but I’m Lindsey Sheeley serves as president of people know that they have a choice,” Petitt said that about 400 people say feeling better now,” Harper S.H.A.R.E. Petitt said. “When you’re ready to they plan on attending. She said the A memorial service said. “I caught it from one of “It’s not going to make it like any have sex, condoms are a good choice group hopes to have 10 to 20 garments will be held for Karen friends. Most of my friends other program we’ve done,” Sheeley and if you’re not ready, abstinence is in the show. Young tomorrow at 11 have been sick.” said. also a good choice.” “It’s the most eye-popping and a.m. in the Rutledge Lauren Vincent, public As part of Healthy Carolina Week, Students are already excited about shocking thing to ever come to USC,” Chapel. relations coordinator for the which is March 3-7, the groups are attending the event. she said. Young, a third-year health center, said she thinks hosting “Project Condom,” in which Kyle Johnson, a second-year Petitt, who made a dress out of accounting, finance, this has been the biggest USC the garments are made primarily of elementary education student, said he condoms, said she found making a and art history student, outbreak in recent years. condoms. plans to attend because it looks neat. condom garment to be a stress reliever died while studying Though many other tests One Condoms is sponsoring the “It’s amazing what people can do and a creative outlet. abroad in Rome, Italy, have been administered show and has donated 8,000 condoms with anything, especially condoms,” Sheeley and Petitt both said they on Jan. 24. to students with flu-like to be made into both male and female Johnson said. “I hope to see really had not heard of any opposition to the Services are open symptoms, only 126 were clothing; 1,000 condoms will go to amazing works of art, because that’s event and hope they don’t face any. to anyone on campus positive. each designer. really what fashion is.” Project Condom will be held in the wishing to mourn The test is given by using a Project Condom hopes to break Jennifer Barry, a third-year Russell House ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Young’s death and nasal swab, and the results are down social stigmas associated with psychology student, said she sees on March 5. MAC Cosmetics will be celebrate her life. given back within 10 minutes. condoms in a fun, unique way. the appeal of Project Condom in its doing makeup for the show. To take the test, students “We just want everyone to realize uniqueness and fun, but said she also -Compiled by Liz must pay a $30 lab fee. that it’s OK to talk about healthy sees the social and educational value Segrist Five percent of the positive Comments on this story? E-mail sagcknew@ choices,” Sheeley said. of it. flu strand test results are mailbox.sc.edu sent to DHEC to help the government track the virus. No matter how many people become sick with the flu, USC does not have Colleges offer free online class materials any policies about class cancelations, Vincent said. “If it were some sort of epidemic, it [class cancelation] brainchild of MIT’s Lifelong to earn a free diploma would be called by the state MIT, Yale among Learning Committee, through the OCW service, government,” Vincent said. schools using Internet which met in the summer of Carson said. Clemson does not have 2000, according to OCW’s “The content isn’t the a policy on closing down for lifelong learning External Relations Director education,” Carson said. school for the fl u either, but Steve Carson. “There’s no replacement a note was sent out to faculty Paul Bowers The committee was for having faculty and other telling them to “expect some MIX EDITOR charged with answering students work through increased absentness,” Leylek two questions: How is the material with you.” said. How does a free education Internet going to change MIT hopes to generate Vincent said some of from the Massachusetts education, and what is MIT revenue from the site the students who reported Institute of Technology going to do about it? through corporate having flu-like symptoms (MIT) sound? The answer to the first sponsorship, visitor had received a fl u shot prior With a project called question was uncertain, but donations and an to contracting the illness. OpenCourseWare the answer to the second endowment, but the Vincent said staying healthy (ocwconsortium.org) up was the creation of a Web service will remain THE DAILY GAMECOCK requires prevention. and running, it’s almost a site that today offers content complimentary. Special to “Wash your hands,” reality. from almost every class in “We’re committed in MIT is now offering class material online for free. Vincent said, as her biggest The program currently the MIT curriculum. the long term to keeping health tip during fl u season. offers syllabi, lecture “Most people aren’t materials free and available of the Western Cape — now yale.edu), an offering of If students are sick, they can notes, labs and a wealth of coming to work their way to end users,” Carson said. offering services through seven introductory courses purchase Tamifl u, an antiviral other materials for courses through an entire class,” The project has expanded the Web site. including a surprisingly fl u medication, for $73 at the at MIT and many other said Carson, noting that to become an international It has also inspired non-morbid PHIL 176 class health center. universities worldwide — the materials tend to act as knowledge forum, with over imitators. entitled “Death.” all without users paying a instructional supplements 100 institutions — from On Dec. 11, Yale Diana Kleiner, the Comments on this story? E-mail cent of tuition. for professors and study aids China’s Shanxi University University unveiled its [email protected] The project is the for students. It is impossible to South Africa’s University Open Yale Courses (open. ONLINE ● 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008

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11 a.m. — 3 p.m. Karen Young’s Memorial Service 69 44 Rutledge Chapel

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Tuesday, Feb. 19 ● ONLINE Continued from 1 we’re looking at ways to Donald Grady confi rmed implement this here at USC,” Local the deaths following a news Student Body Elections Yale program’s principal South said, pointing out that COLUMBIA, S.C. — conference, according to Vote on VIP investigator, said the OCW the Blackboard suite already Gambling for charity, in local newspapers. program is a magnificent offers similar services to church of all places, would It was not clear whether 8 p.m. achievement. enrolled students. be legal in South Carolina the dead victims were BGLSA presents: Birdcage “All of us have The university’s plans are under a bill that was among the 18 people school RH Ballroom been inspired by that similar to Yale’s, with audio approved by a Senate panel President John Peters achievement,” Kleiner said. and video content playing Thursday. had reported as wounded. Yale took a different route, large roles. The legislation would He wouldn’t confi rm any however, by offering the “In addition, we also have let churches and other fatalities other than the courses’ complete lectures a podcasting project that nonprofi t groups host card gunman. in audio, video and text is in the works, along with and other casino games to Witnesses in the geology formats. Crime Report some professors already raise money, exempting class said “someone dressed “We wanted to open the using podcasting in their them from South Carolina’s in black came out from Yale classroom to the world classes and beyond,” South 200-year-old law that behind a screen in front of WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 as a kind of democratization said. prohibits dice and card the classroom and opened Second-degree burglary and Petit Larceny between Feb. of knowledge,” Kleiner said. She said USC is now games. fi re with a shotgun,” Peters 12 at 6 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 8 a.m. Kimberly South, the affiliated with iTunes Though the law is rarely said. 3 Fraternity Circle public relations coordinator University, a segment of the enforced, poker’s rise in The gunman shot Two windows were broken by a suspect. The second for USC’s University iTunes Store which allows popularity has led to a few himself on the stage window at the bottom of the right rear entrance and the Technology Services, said anyone to download free arrests recently in large cash after a brief rampage that ninth window to the right of the same entrance were the university has been lecture recordings. poker games. sent terrified students broken. An 18 Volt Lithium Ion Impact Driver Model conducting research about Some courses already The bill discussed screaming, crying and number: BTD140 was stolen. similar styles of content incorporate similar audio Thursday specifically running for the doors Estimated cost: $869.95 distribution for years. and video components, says five-card draw, Texas around 3 p.m. Reporting Offi cer: W.D. Jones “It is on our ‘radar,’ and which can be obtained at Hold’em and seven-card “At this point I’m being podcast.sc.edu. stud should be allowed for told it was less than two Online course content charities and churches. minutes,” Grady said. can be useful for current “It’s a money making “This thing started and students as well as non- opportunity for nonprofi ts,” ended in a matter of students, South pointed said state Sen. Brad Hutto, seconds.” out. D-Orangeburg. Grady said the gunman “These courses are also The executive director was not a student at the beneficial to students who of the South Carolina school. “It appears he may want to explore a course Association of Nonprofit may have been a student before enrolling in it,” she Organizations said groups somewhere else,” he said, said. want to raise money through adding that police had no A major hurdle for events like casino nights. apparent motive. expansion of such projects, . Seventeen victims were according to South, could brought to Kishwaukee be the issue of intellectual National Community Hospital property rights. in DeKalb, according DEKALB, Ill. — A man to Theresa Komitas, a dressed in black opened spokeswoman. Three Comments on this story? 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Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN comes with News Editor Copy Desk Chief BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT service time Assistant News Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST AMANDA DAVIS Smith’s new policy sparks Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor PAUL BOWERS ALEX RILEY controversy by rewarding Design Director Assistant Design Director occupation, not age group MEREDITH RAY JULIA ANDERSON Recently a state representative from Greenville proposed IN OUR OPINION lowering the drinking age. State representative Fletcher Smith does not want to lower the drinking Condoms hit runway age to 18 for every South to encourage protection Carolinian Obama’s plans could worsen defi cit — he wants to lower it for In a little under three weeks, an upcoming fashion every South sentimental supporting Obama, are Candidate’s proposals Carolinian in show will feature models wearing nothing but fl uff and to a chatting up the airwaves MONIQUE the military. lesser extent, trying to convince the CUNIN condoms. may cost country more Military substantive nation that with the repeal Th ird-year No, it’s not what you think. service does than we bargained for policy of the Bush tax cuts and print force people By putting together clothes made out of condoms As Barack Obama initiatives. with the ending of combat journalism to grow up but (don’t worry, they’re still in the wrappers), the continues to sweep up For and non-combat operations student so does life states and delegates on his starters, in Iraq, we can afford all of Department for Sexual Health and Violence SETH DUNCAN outside of the way to the nomination, one Obama just these and other programs. Second-year military. Prevention and S.H.A.R.E. are hoping to promote can only ask, is America recently However, they may be graduate Maturity is a very safe sex among students. ready for a President student unveiled his fudging the numbers. subjective argument for Barack Hussein Obama? economic It has been suggested, by A college campus is an lowering the drinking age. At first glance some plan, which some economic pundits, atmosphere where 17,000 There is no way to measure Go watch the fashion would suggest that I am he hopes to that if a President Obama how mature an individual is hormone charged young attempting to play to enact when he takes the was able to repeal the tax show; learn a little bit for the simple reason that conservatives’ fears or reins from Bush. He is full cuts, the generated revenue adults live and work in maturity means different trying to make some sort of great ideas like universal would add up to around about contraception close proximity, and in things to different people. of right-wing hay out of health care, more tax cuts $100 billion. This leaves a Some people would even such an environment, Sen. Obama’s middle for the middle class and substantial gap still to be and have a good time. argue that going to college preventing unwanted name. Rather, I am just an additional $150 billion fi lled. makes someone more stating his name as it would worth of economic stimulus Some argue that a pregnancies and the mature. Thinking about it be recorded if he were to aimed at the “green energy savings will occur with the — we all have that friend spread of STIs is, and should be, a major public health become president. After sector,” according to report ending of the war in Iraq, who really should have put initiative. Project Condom will certainly not do any all, historians, political published on Bloomberg. but they are wrong. The college off for a few years commentators and others com. money we are spending in harm on that front, and if everything goes as planned, and used that time to grow often cite presidents using Additionally, Obama Iraq is borrowed money, up. Yet we also have friends it could make some progress in demystifying and their full formal names wants to invest $60 billion not money the Treasury who are so mature they popularizing contraception. such as William Jefferson in national infrastructure Department has accrued should be working full time Clinton, George Walker projects on top of doling through normal revenue However, it’s unlikely that anyone will go to the and preparing to collect Bush and others. Some out more loans and other streams. Thus, by fashion show and think, “Wow! I never thought about social security. may want to make or take financial assistance for eliminating Iraq spending Just because someone can using condoms before—I should try that!” political cheap shots with higher education. All of and replacing it with other hold a gun and fi ght in a war his middle name, but that these plans sound great, discretionary spending In order to be a success, Project Condom needs to does not mean that they are is not the purpose of this but as Rod Tidwell (Cuba we save a total of $0 if we be accompanied by information on where and when mature enough to drink at article. Gooding, Jr. in the break even, which I don’t Dr. Rocco’s in Five Points. students can get condoms on and off campus (they’re The real purpose of this movie “Jerry Maguire”) think would happen. On the same note, just free at the Thomson Student Health Center) and article is to examine what said, “SHOW ME THE Balancing the budget because someone chose to go a President Obama may MONEY!” and returning to surpluses literature on sexual health and wellness. to college or work after high look like. At a time when this should be the top priority school doesn’t mean they are So go watch the fashion show; learn a little bit about As we see with all nation is spending more of the next president, not mature enough to go to contraception and have a good time. candidates for the Oval money than it can print, but with a President Good Times and have a few Office, many promises an Obama presidency Obama we might just see And we’ll see you next year at Project Diaphragm. beers. have been made on the may be far too expensive. a continuation of out-of- Every year people argue campaign trail, along with Democratic operatives, control spending. that if you are old enough to fight in a war, then you CORRECTIONS are old enough to drink. Representative Smith has If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about misinterpreted this to mean it. E-mail us at [email protected] THECOCKBLOCK that if someone is 18 years In response options, opportunities As a country that is old and in the military, they IT’S YOUR RIGHT to the column and amenities as well. supposed to be tolerant to are old enough to drink. ‘Conservative whiz views, what are we exactly With every privilege Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com spreads heartbreak’ In response to the tolerating? What are we comes responsibility. With or send letters to the editor at [email protected] by Thomas Maluck editorial ‘Same-sex exactly promoting if it the privilege to drive comes couples take stand at isn’t freedom? the responsibility of keeping yourself and others safe on This is the way courthouse’ About The Daily Gamecock I had actually not the road. However, enlisting differences are supposed heard anything about this in the military is not a Editor CONTACT INFORMATION to be vetted. One can It’s sad that some people JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House “courageous” protest until privilege someone earns Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] staunchly disagree with are so ignorant that they I read about it here. — it is a career choice that MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] one’s viewpoint and the actually whole-heartedly Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] I fail to see how “these someone makes. CALLI BURNETT Th e Mix: [email protected] manner in which they are believe that laws banning Sports: [email protected] Assistant Copy Desk Chief couples have guts” in No one’s career entitles Online: www.dailygamecock.com expressed. gay marriage affects only LAUREN SMITH this article. These people them to special treatment Newsroom: 777-7726 eight people. That’s just Design Director Sports: 777-7182 were obviously openly from the government. MEREDITH RAY Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 In response to the horrible. Open up your Fax: 777-6482 gay already, or else they Should we pass a bill that Assistant Design Director article ‘Is campus eyes to the real world. JULIA ANDERSON wouldn’t have tried to get allows police officers to News Editor living worth price?’ There are more than married in the fi rst place. speed because they are police BRAD MAXWELL by Katie Jones eight gay people in the Assistant News Editor KATIE JONES, ZACH LAMB, The Daily Gamecock is So what is so courageous officers? Maybe we should LIZ SEGRIST KEITH LOCKLEAR, ELLEN world. It is 2008, for the editorially independent about trying to make a pass a bill that allows judges Viewpoints Editor MEDER, THOMAS MALUCK, student newspaper of the Just imagine what God’s sake. Why should AMANDA DAVIS HALLEY NANI University of South Carolina. scene at a courthouse to commit murder because, Assistant Viewpoints Editor graduate students pay to there be any discussion of It is published daily during in front of a whopping after all they’re judges, they JOSH RABON Public Relations Director live in the awful graduate discrimination? You would Th e Mix Editor ANDREA LUCAS the fall and spring semesters eight people? I agree that should know what they are student apartments. The think that as a country PAUL BOWERS Graduate Assistant and nine times during the it’s wonderful to live in doing. This bill signals that Assistant Mix Editor EMILY VERNON summer with the exception of prices are significantly we would have matured a country where we can they are also entitled to COLIN JONES Student Media Director university holidays and exam higher for outdated and pass discrimination. But Sports Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG periods. Opinions expressed petition the government special treatment. ALEX RILEY Faculty Adviser in The Daily Gamecock are run down apartments that we haven’t. This ban on ERIK COLLINS for change; however, Passing this bill creates a Assistant Sports Editor those of the editors or author have seen no signs a true gay marriages affects MICHAEL AGUILAR Creative Director why should we care if slippery slope that the state EDGAR SANTANA and not those of the University improvements. and offends me. So Photo Editor a law offends a mere must be careful with. If we LIZZY SHEPPARD Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board before you make a bold, Assistant Photo Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications eight people? If we pass start treating one group of I realize a majority of ignorant comment like CRISTINA KUBICKI Advertising Manager and Communications is a law that only bothers people differently, based on Copy Editors SARAH SCARBOROUGH the publisher of The Daily graduate students choose that, make sure you get MELANIE BYRUM, EDDIE Gamecock eight folks, then the a career choice, what is to Classifi eds Manager . Th e Department to live off campus, but this your information straight. MANN, EDWARD PHARR, SHERRY F. HOLMES of Student Media is government is doing a stop us from treating other ARTIE PHILLIPS, MELISSA Production Manager the newspaper’s parent decision could be in part The fact that you haven’t STEIN C. NEIL SCOTT pretty good job. groups differently? organization. The Daily Page Designers due to a lack of options. So heard of this story should Creative Services Gamecock Rep. Smith is on the right AJ BIWOSKI, SUNSHINE KEVIN ARCHIE, BEN is supported in much time and so many make you wonder why. I’m amazed that a four track in his thinking that COBB, STEPHANIE EWELL, BUCHANAN, MEGAN part by student-activity fees. resources have been spent Why hasn’t this story ABIGAIL GARRISON, LIZ SINCLAIR, KAILEY WARING, One free copy per reader. person ... I repeat, a four 18-year-olds are old enough on undergraduate housing, made it to the press? Are HOWELL, KERYN SENN, LIZZIE WILSON Additional copies may be person protest can garner to drink. However, he should BOBBY SUTTON, KATHLEEN Advertising purchased for $1 each from while graduate housing has we silently saying as a TENNANT, CATHERINE BEN CRANE, CARLY the Department of Student such gushing praise. try and extend the right to WALKER GALLAGHER, KATIE remained neglected and country that this issue Media. Comparisons to the all 18-year-olds and not Staff Writers HUDSON, BEN LEBERTH, unimproved. Graduate is not important? What AUSTIN COLLINS, CHRIS COX, Founding Fathers? Are just those that are in the LAUREN SPIRES, JAYLENE students deserve equal exactly are we saying? HALEY DREIS, SEAN GRUBER, WILLIAMS you serious? military. “Opinions were like kittens; I was giving them away” — Issac Brock of Modest Mouse

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Adedokun’s new album stays hopeful even while covering topic of romantic despair

Eli Petersen soaring vocals. A conscious hopefulness. Special to The Daily Gamecock break from the more rock The song that follows THE DAILY GAMECOCK Above and right: Singer- aesthetic of his previous “Truth” is “Dear John band, Courage Riley, “How Reply,” a song about the songwriter David “How to Make a Mess of Adedokun’s newest album Things” to Make a Mess of Things” post-breakup tailspin that finds Adedokun breaking many people fi nd themselves contemplates the ups and Daylight Hours downs of love and the ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ new ground sonically and going through. lyrically. “I feel like people fall in meaning of it all. As Adedokun himself put love with their pain a lot in Singer-songwriter David it, “this record was defi nitely the absence of whatever it entirely different person so Adedokun comes across me doing my best to let is they originally fell in love that you could have a whole as a kind of expert on the go of my desire to always with, and they use that pain other shot with a person. broken heart. Credited as want to wrap things up with as a surrogate,” he explained, Adedokun isn’t as sad and The Daylight Hours, his this pretty little bow at the adding that “that song cynical as the album makes solo debut is called “How To end ... from a songwriting [“Dear John Reply”] is about him seem, though. He had Make A Mess of Things.” standpoint, I really kind of a guy who I think does it the this to say about love: “There With song titles like “Try wanted to let that go because right way ... and the moment is really nothing like it ... it to Understand,” “Truth life doesn’t always go that that he realizes that he is not can do as much to build a About Girls,” “Dear John way.” cared for in the way that he person up as it can to tear Reply,” “Sleeplessness” and In “Truth About Girls,” cares.” them down, but we have “Mr. Someone Else,” “How Adedokun sings, “Never let “Only One Juliet” is to find love that does that, to Make A Mess of Things” a girl take your heart again/ another song on the album builds us up instead ... that clearly contains its share of for as long as you got one that Adedokun describes challenges us, that makes us heartbreak and romantic to defend ... you’ll get to as “hopelessly hopeful.” want to be better.” problems. my age, and you’ll wish you Adedokun says it’s a song Adedokun appeared Co-produced and could go back in time and about a girl with whom as the Daylight Hours at engineered by former band undo that fi rst kiss/ Oh boy, you think you have special Headliners on Valentine’s mate Kenny McWilliams at you don’t know what you’re relationship, but then you Day as part of their Love McWilliams’s own Archer getting into./ My boy, don’t look around and realize Stinks show. He will also Avenue Studios, the album say I didn’t try and warn that she kind of has that be playing New Brookland features contributions from you.” “special” relationship Tavern on March 21. More members of local bands such Like many of the songs, with everybody, hence the information can be found on as the Magnetic Flowers, the lyrics read like a dire, lyric, “Somewhere there’s his Web site, myspace.com/ Falling Off A Building and cynical look at love. someone you don’t love, but thedaylighthoursmusic. Baumer. However, contrasting the you haven’t met them yet.” The core of the album, dark lyrics are Adedokun’s Another relationship song is however, is Adedokun’s beatific vocals, which give “Mr. Somebody Else,” about Comments on this story? E-mail acoustic guitar and his the listener a feeling of wishing you could be an [email protected] DORM National symphony delivers ROOM of the piece was to entertain engaging. Orchestra performance and educate the audience The works that were FIX-UP enjoyed by all listeners, about the instruments within played were appropriately and the elements of the selected for both first-time novice to connoisseur orchestra. The work spanned music goers and heavy- CHANCE introductions of the entire hearted music gurus. The Haley Dreis orchestra, beginning with piece selections presented STAFF WRITER an introduction of the fl utes were major orchestral works USC freshmen get and piccolo and ending with and demonstrated a good renovation opportunity While football fans are the percussion section. variation of classical music always pumped for the “Pictures at an Exhibition,” genres and periods. Superbowl, classical music originally written as a piano The orchestra as a whole suite by Modest Mussorgsky, was clean and articulate with Lauren Smith lovers in Columbia had been THE DAILY GAMECOCK waiting for the National was orchestrated by Maurice clear musical intentions. Symphony Orchestra concert Ravel. Mussorgsky alludes But while there was poise Tuesday night at the Koger to an exhibition of several of and control in their playing, We’ve seen it before. Pailin Wedel / MCT Campus Center. Hartmann’s watercolors and the orchestra was missing The majority of us have Duke students Ellis Wisely, his girlfriend Allison Elia and The Symphony opened drawings in his piece. The a unique edge that would actually experienced it. Will Harlan listen to music and talk in Wisely’s dorm. with a piece from one of piece showed off a superb have made them stand out The first-year dorm life: Mozart’s most famous operas, brass and woodwind section, from other major orchestras. a period of no personal TLC, preferably in the new clothes, a PlayStation “Overture to The Magic with clear and even tones I perceived a classical space, hand-me downs and form of new entertainment 3, an iPod Touch and a Flute.” The piece excellently through softer sections and American style as opposed to constant attempts to regain equipment and furniture. Macbook. First runner-up epitomized Mozart’s light fl uctuating dynamics. an intense European style. our privacy in any way we The competition gives receives a flat panel TV, and noble nature for those After a standing ovation, Many times, conductors could. We grit our teeth students three ways to enter. second runner-up receives who were not familiar with the orchestra performed are overlooked when hearing and bear it, suck it up and Play an instrument or like an iPod Touch and the the Mozartian style. an encore from the ballet an orchestral production. But wait until next year when to sing? Submit your entry most popular entry as “Prayer in Time of War,” “Appalachian Spring,” by Emil De Cou’s personality we at least have the option as a song. A Spielberg in the voted by students is given a by William Schuman, shed Aaron Copland. While the shined. Between his clear of a different living style. making can create a movie Nintendo DS. light on an interesting choice of piece did not show musical intentions and Or at least we did, until explaining exactly why Students will submit perspective of World War off the orchestra’s fl air and his presentation of “Stars Room Renovators came pizza boxes don’t hold up their entries and then be II. It was enjoyable to hear excitement, it was short and and Stripes Forever,” De along. as well as tables, or why the able to vote to see which a modern musical take on enjoyable. Cou conveyed an image Room Renovators is a TVfrom grandma doesn’t will be entered as the 10 a major historical event. Cheers from the audience of excellence with the contest available for first- stand up to our world of finalists of each category. Elements of prayer pervaded cued the conductor Emil De orchestra. year students looking to HD broadcasting. Those Winners are then chosen the song with meditative, Cou to direct a whimsical The Symphony is on top make over and make up who are more comfortable accordingly. lush melodies. 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Alex Riley Basketball Hall of Fame and coach Odom average is the second-best career total at All those accolades, victories and SPORTS EDITOR reserved a table and planned to come but Carolina, but the numbers aren’t what statistics led to the retirement of Roche’s you had a snowstorm in Columbia and he Roche is most proud of. jersey No. 11 during the Gamecocks fi nal Last summer, USC basketball coach was grounded,” Roche said with a laugh.g “We were regardedg home game in 1971. Dave Odom called a press conference “But I very much appreciated that he wouldould It’sIt all those things that make Odom announcing the kickoff to the school’s make that effort and at the time I did nnotot believeb this weekend will be special centennial celebration of men’s basketball. personally know him at all.” simplysi because the icon of Carolina During the course of introducing the Though he never made it to the BigBig basketballba is returning. former players that had gathered, Odom Apple, the message was received withh anan “Nobody can bring in an alumni proceeded to call John Roche the ‘most open mind by Roche. crowdcro or a fan crowd like John Roche revered player in Carolina history.’ “I think coach Odom did a very fi ne jojobb can,”can Odom said. “I’m actually happy that Apparently that message didn’t make it in connecting many former players to the he’s coming February 16 as opposed to the to Colorado. University,” Roche said. “Since I left the appointedapp reunion weekend because we’re Roche’s secretary gets a laugh every time University, no coach until coach Odomdom goinggoin to have a big crowd for that. But I someone calls to speak with her boss about made any effort in that score, and he madeade thinkthin having John here on the weekend of his days as a Gamecock. To her ‘he’s just signifi cant efforts.” AlabamaAlab when there’s nothing other than another guy.’ That effort has helped bring backck two or three Gamecock Greats I think “I’m not surprised my secretary thinks of everyone from B.J. McKie to Kevin Joycece guaranteesgua we’re going to have a big crowd me as a lawyer and not a basketball player,” to Ronnie Collins. Every decade, everyry that night as well.” Roche said. “I am of course now 58 years group has been welcomed back to thehe A Change in the Culture old so I played basketball at South Carolina Colonial Center. It’s a relationship-- WhenW LaSalle Academy coach Dan close to 40 years ago. It’s been a long time building exercise Odom is pleased to bee BuckleyBuc recommended that Roche and ago and frankly of little significance to a part of. teammateteam Tom Owens should play college anyone in the state of Colorado.” “I think every yearwe continue this basketballbask for McGuire at South Carolina, A Celebration Done Right new tradition, I think it will reach RocheRoc had little ideas about where it would Roche’s hardwood accolades might not further into the Gamecock family lead.lead carry much weight in Denver, but Odom and bring really good feelings back,” AllA he knew was he and Owens wanted knew that to make the celebration the best Odom said. “I think people will come to playp in the ACC. it can be, you have get the best there ever into the weekend feeling good about. “Dan“D Buckley played for Frank McGuire was. I think they’ll go home feeling even at St.S John’s. And Tommy and I went to “Having John come back last summer better.” CoachCoa Buckley and told him the schools was a real Godsend, a real breakthrough Courtesy of Mike Safran The Legacy of Greatness we werew considering attending. We wanted for us,” Odom said. “I think he had amongamong the most What Frank McGuire did for basketballbll tot play in the Atlantic Coach Conference such a great time last year that I think it dominant teams in the country during in South Carolina, John Roche did for the and Dan Buckley recommended that we would have taken a whole lot more than that period of time. And although I’m number 11. play for Frank McGuire. That was very a Colorado snowstorm to keep him away proud of certain victories and disappointed While basketball fever inspired the infl uential in our attending the university,” [this time].” in certain losses, that overall record and resurrection of countless basketball goals Roche said. “In addition, Tommy Owens But how do you get a three-time All- most particularly our record in the ACC in in backyards across the state, kids bickered grew up for part of his childhood with American and two-time ACC Player of the competing against the formidable North among themselves during games about Bobby Cremins in the Bronx and Bobby Year back into a state he hasn’t set foot in Carolina schools during a time period when who would get to be No. 11. was extremely active in recruiting us to the for over a decade? the ACC Tournament was played in the “I truly do think that I received at times University.” You could fly to New York for state of North Carolina so essentially you more credit than I deserved for the success Cremins set the stage for Roche. Roche his induction into the New York City were playing road games,” the former point of our teams,” Roche said. “I played with set the stage for Mike Dunleavy Sr. Basketball Hall of Fame. Or you could at guard said of his crowning achievements some terrific players and by the nature And combined with names like Owens, least try to. while in Columbia. “South Carolina of the way we played much of the focus Ribbock, English and Joyce, it all helped “[He made] an effort to come to an event competing against other programs that came to me and a lot of the scoring came set the stage for a stretch through the late in New York City where I was honored. had a richer history of basketball success to me.” 60s and 70s that has been unmatched in I was admitted to the New York City and being able to compete favorably against So much so that Roche still sits in the Carolina basketball history. those programs is probably what I’m most top three in scoring all-time at USC with While Roche adapted from his New proud of.” 1,910 points. His 22.5 points per game York mindset to a South Carolina climate Under Roche’s leadership, USC went Lengend and now to a Mile High state of mind, the 59-16, winning the 1971 ACC Tournament atmosphere back around the basketball title, of which Roche was named MVP. program in Columbia has also shifted a bit. During that span, the New York native ● found his way onto the cover of the fi rst ROCHE 9 John Roche Sports Illustrated issue of 1971. #11 Amassed 1,910 points in three season for No. 3 all-time leading scorer at USC 22.5 ppg average is the second-highest in school history

56-point performance vs. Furman in 1971 is the highest single-game total at USC

Led Carolina to 1971 ACC Tournament title and fi rst NCAA Tournament appearance in school history

His jersey No. 11 was retired in the fi nal home game of the 1970-71 season

Accolades All-ACC: 1969, 1970, 1971

All-ACC Tournament Team: 1969, 1970 (Second Team), 1971

ACC Player of the Year: 1969 and 1970

Everett Case Award (ACC Tournament MVP): 1971 (tied with UNC’s Lee Dedmon)

All-American: 1969 (2 fi rst teams), 1970 (2 fi rst teams, 2 second teams), 1971 (6 fi rst teams, 2 second teams)

First-Round draft pick of the Phoenix Suns (14th overall) in 1971 THE DAILY GAMECOCK

8-year career in the ABA and NBA with 5,345 points and 1,880 assists Stat Box Special to Special 8 The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 Mid Season Stars

With the women’s conference basketball schedule past the halfway point and the men’s team at conference midseason, Th e Daily Gamecock Sports takes a look at the top performers this season.

Devan Downey -Sophmore Guard If you haven’t heard Downey’s name by now, then you’ve been living under a rock. Downey is easily the most visible player for the Gamecocks. The point guard plays with an urgency that can be described as nothing less than electric. Downey is the leading scorer for USC with 19.4 points per game, which ranks him second in the SEC and tied for No. 52 in the nation. Downey also leads the team in steals and assists. His average of 3.26 steals per game is tops in the nation. His smart play has led to him having an almost 2-1 assist to turnover ratio. Dominique Archie Men’s -Sophmore Forward Archie came into his last year surrounded by hype. He was heralded as a brilliant swingman with the ability to score inside and outside. However, due to Basketball the lack of size on Carolina’s roster, Archie has been forced to play more of an inside game than his body frame is suited for. In spite of it all, Archie has found a way to thrive and, after what some would consider a disappointing freshman season, has blossomed into a team leader in his second year. Archie leads the team in rebounding with 6.1 rebounds per game and is averaging 10.7 points per game. While improving his inside game Archie is still shooting nearly 40 percent from behind the arc and averaging almost one 3-pointer per game. Zam Fredrick -Junior Guard Fredrick transferred to South Carolina from Georgia Tech last season and joined Downey on the bench for one season. He has lived up to the excitement that surrounded him as the perfect compliment to Downey’s high-energy, slashing attack. Fredrick has been the biggest outside threat the Gamecocks have had since Brandis Raley-Ross went down with an injury. Fredrick is averaging almost 2.5 3-pointers per game and is second on the team in scoring. Sam Muldrow -Freshman Forward Muldrow is attempting to fi ll the void left by former Gamecock Brandon Wallace on the defensive end of the fl oor. Wallace was a tall, lanky center who had a knack for getting in the way of shots. Muldrow, while a little smaller than Wallace, has displayed much of the same penchant for altering opponents’ attempts on the basket. Muldrow leads the team with 1.57 blocks per game, good for fi fth in the SEC, even though he has only started 10 games and averages just under 16 minutes per game.

Jordan Jones Women’s -Freshman Guard Jones came into her freshman year ranked as the No. 50 player in the nation and has surpassed the hype that Basketball came with being one of the highest-ranked recruits in Gamecock history. She leads the team in points with 12.2 points per game, fi fteenth in the SEC and 3-pointers made. Despite having nearly 200 shots from behind the arc, Jones has maintained a nearly 40 percent 3-point shooting percentage. Jones, as a freshman, also leads the team in minutes per game. n, She is already one of the most feared guards in the SEC. Demetress Adams -Junior Forward Adams has proved to be one of, if not the, most valuable players on the Gamecock roster. Adams either leads or is second in almost every important statistical category. Adams is the top rebounder with 9 per game, second highest scorer with 11.1 points per game, surest shooter with a 54 percent fi eld shooting percentage, second best passer with 56 assists on the season and the best defender with 44 total blocks and almost 2.5 steals per game. Samone Kennedy -Freshman Guard Kennedy plays Zam Fredrick to Jones’ Devan Downey this season. Kennedy has proven to be the perfect young compliment to the high-octane, lights-out shooting of Jones. Kennedy, out of Birmingham, Ala., has over 80 assists on the year and leads the team in turnover to assist ratio. Kennedy has only started 5 games this season but has played in all but one and averages almost 20 minutes per game. Kennedy has mildly struggled in her point production, shooting only 34 percent from the fl oor and averaging only 4 points per game, but once she matures in that area she and Jones will be a deadly combo.

Lakesha Tolliver -Senior Forward Although slowed by injury, Tolliver has shown why she was one of the most important returning leaders for USC this season. Senior leadership is something that this young team has desperately needed for most of the season and now that Tolliver is back and at full strength the Gamecocks should show improvement in the second half of the season. Despite only playing in 18 games this season Tolliver is second to Adams in blocks with 40 and fi rst on the team with 2.2 blocks per game, good enough for second in the SEC. The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 9

ROCHE● Continued from 7 And even though he’s been Tide roll into town to face USC dozens of states away for so long, Roche knows the task After two game skid, Carolina comes home ahead isn’t easy. “It would be extremely in hopes of winning against Alabama difficult, very frankly, for any future coach at South Carolina to be able to do what Ty Zeigler rebounding margin at -4.5. coach McGuire did at South THE DAILY GAMECOCK Carolina will have to deal Carolina and that is have a with the Tide’s Richard basketball program that was When the Gamecocks Hendrix, who is averaging among the best teams in the tip off against Alabama on more than 10 rebounds per country for a long, relatively Wednesday night they will game. The junior forward long, period of time,” Roche be coming off of a rather is 6-foot-9, 225 pounds said. embarrassing loss to Georgia and is averaging nearly 20 “The recruiting battles on the road Wednesday points per game. are now very difficult. At night, which followed a While leading the team that time in the 60s and 70s, devastating last-second home in rebounds and points, coach McGuire had a very loss to a very good Vanderbilt Hendrix, a two time all- powerful reputation in New team who came to Columbia SEC selection, also leads York and had real in-roads ranked in the top 25. the team in blocked shots into recruiting players from The two losses came after (54) and is second in a certain area of the country Carolina was fi nally gaining minutes played per game in New York City. Today its some momentum. They (30.8). very difficult to gain an in- entered the Vandy game on Though the two players road like that for any coach a two game winning streak will not be matched because there are so many with a chance to reach the up against each other, coaches who have those kinds .500 mark in SEC play. Carolina’s sophomore of connections and you’re Instead, USC will have to guard Devan Downey and competing with so many face Alabama with a 11-12 Bama’s Hendrix are second others schools for the same record overall, and a 3-6 and third in scoring in the talent.” record in the SEC. Alabama conference respectively. That’s why he refuses to let 14-11 (3-7) is coming off a The game may hinge on this weekend be solely about win against SEC West rival which player can take over the return of John Roche to Ole Miss. The Tide is winless the game. Columbia. on the road this year at 0-4. Downey may have to face While he knows fans will The Crimson Tide rank Hendrix if he can fi nd some clamor once again for his next-to-last in the SEC in lanes to drive into, but it’s signature and a photo, Roche opponents’ points per game more likely that he will be wants to share the spotlight (72.4), opponents’ three-point faced with junior guard with the man who worked field goal percentage (36.7) Brandon Hollinger. The so hard help sew together and tenth in opponents’ fi eld two players are comparable the divide among the goal percentage (43.6). in size, ability and style of former basketball players at Needless to say, the play. However, Downey is Carolina. For the man tabbed Gamecocks should have no more of a scorer. as ‘the most revered player in problem scoring on Alabama, A plus for the Gamecocks Carolina history,’ it’s just the especially considering could be Brandis Raley- humility that’s been there all Carolina’s ability to shoot Ross. If he can regain the along. from three-point range. form he showed earlier “I am very grateful for the Since the Arkansas game, in the season when he honor. I am also however USC coach Dave Odom has was leading the nation in coming back to basically applied a smaller lineup to three-point shooting. Ross show my appreciation or overcome his team’s lack is still leading the team respect for coach Odom’s of size under the basket. in three-point shooting accomplishments in the Undoubtedly, the strategy has percentage at 57.1 percent. coaching profession in light worked well as the team had Evka Baniulis is second at of the fact that this is his last little trouble scoring until the 44.8 percent. year at the university,” Roche Georgia game. The game will be said. “I’m happy to be able to The downside to the smaller televised by FSN. The come back and share in the lineup has been enormous Gamecocks are 7-6 at celebration of his last year at deficits in rebounding home this season. South Carolina.” between the Gamecocks and their opponents. Carolina Comments on this story? E-mail Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Comments on this story? E-mail ranks last in the SEC in [email protected] Devan Downey will lead to try and end a two game losing streak against Alabama. [email protected]

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assists, steals and turnover Right coach could ratio. POSITIVE boost play, energy The reason I’m pumping the Vols right now is because I think USC has a chance to really do something special, Imagine an SEC just like those orange-clad basketball program, four guys from Knoxville did. years removed from its The UT program was last NCAA tournament turned around that spring in appearance, sitting in the 2005 with two words: Bruce conference cellar, well on Pearl. Tennessee athletic it’s way to missing the Big director Mike Hamilton had Dance yet again. Imagine a head basketball coaching one of the nation’s best fan vacancy, just like South bases barely filling up half Carolina does after the of its arena, and crowds so announced retirement of quiet you think Dave Odom, and he went you’re at a out and hired a gem. funeral home. Pearl’s eccentric I’m talking personality, no-holds- about Carolina barred attitude and frenetic basketball style of play has revamped right? No. I’m and revitalized interest in talking about Tennessee basketball. South Ten nessee AUSTIN Carolina athletics director basketball in COLLINS Eric Hyman is in the same early 2005, but Th ird-year position Hamilton was three it really sounds print years ago. a lot like the journalism I don’t claim to be an Gamecocks student expert in hiring coaches, but Courtesy of VCU Media Relations right now doesn’t it? if I were Hyman, I would Anthony Grant could be the perfect fi t at Carolina. Fast-forward the clock be looking for a guy that three years to present day, can do three things: recruit, Dennis Poroy / The Associated Press in the seats. South Carolina of high school talent, the and now let’s see how that promote the program and has great fans and a beautiful Colonial Center is one of Tennessee program looks. play exciting basketball. Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November state-of-the-art 18,000-seat the top three arenas in the The Volunteers (22-2, 9-1 Although Pearl won big arena. There’s no reason not conference and Gamecock 2001, only a month after hitting his record breaking SEC) have all but locked up in his fi rst year with a very to have consistent sellouts. fans are regarded as some of 73rd homerun, according to Reuters. their third straight NCAA limited roster, his ability to Whether that means the best in the country. tournament invite, they’re put talent on the fl oor since talking at receptions, Eric Hyman has a diffi cult ranked No. 4 in the country, then is undeniable. In his In a legal fi ling, U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello or making numerous coaching search to perform and have a stranglehold on short time in Knoxville, appearances on TV shows or in the next few months, but wrote, “At trial, the government’s evidence will show their second SEC East title Pearl has signed two 5-star standing on tables at campus hopefully it’s one that will that Bonds received steroids from [former trainer in three years and their fi rst players and four 4-star dining facilities like Pearl, bring Carolina basketball Greg] Anderson in the period before the November outright SEC title since players, while also bringing the new USC coach has to to the forefront of the SEC 1967. in a 5-star and a 4-star 2001 positive drug test, and that evidence raises the be able to sell his team to the where it belongs. The Tennessee athletics transfer. Games can be won inference that Anderson gave Bonds the steroids that students and fans. And if you’re reading this, department just spent $15 without a loaded roster, but I’m not saying that I Mr. Hyman, I trust you to caused him to test positive in November 2001.” million to renovate its arena, having one sure does make think anyone can come into make a good choice. But and now they’re drawing it easier. South Carolina and pull a there’s this guy up at VCU 20,000 people nearly every Promoting the program The statement came in a document in which the U.S. “Bruce Pearl,” but there is no you should take a look at. night. Fans are pouring in and playing exciting government asked a federal court to reject Bonds’ excuse for the Gamecocks to to watch a team leading the basketball obviously tie in motion last month to dismiss the charges that Bonds consistently be in the bottom SEC in scoring, scoring to recruiting a great deal, half of the SEC. The state of Comments on this story? E-mail lied about past steroid use. margin, 3-point shooting, but they also help put butts South Carolina has plenty [email protected] Place a Classified ad: p 803-777-3888 • f 803-777-6482 • www.dailygamecock.com Major credit cards accepted Line classified ad rates Additional Info First insertion: $2.50 per line Two-line minimum Subsequent: $1.50 per line Lines average 30 characters in length

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