University of South Carolina Scholar Commons November 2010 11-10-2010 The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 University of South Carolina - Aiken Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2010_nov Recommended Citation University of South Carolina - Aiken, "The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010" (2010). November. 11. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2010_nov/11 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2010 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 VOL. 104, NO. 61 ● SINCE 1908 Wednesday 74° 45° Thursday 70° 43° Administration seeks solutions University leaders say they’re committed of the school to convince alumni that the School wants to increase to fi xing the beleaguered institution. Legislature won’t pay for the project. Land building funding, fi nd new dean, But can they do it? disagrees. improve internal regulations, rules A new building would cost about $85 “We don’t need to ask our alumni for more million, and the school currently has about money,” Land said. Josh Dawsey $25 million ready, said Student Bar Association Currently, the school is one of the worst NEWS EDITOR President Philip Land. Provost Michael funded law schools in the country. A look at its Amiridis and President Harris Pastides have budget shows it essentially operates as a private EDITOR’S NOTE: promised a facilities decision within months. institution, receiving almost 90 percent of This story is the fi nal installment of a three- Either the school will completely overhaul the its funding from tuition and fees. Its total USC prepares for UF day look into USC’s Law School. Monday’s current building or begin work on a new one. spending for the past year was between $13 story focused on internal issues within the In the Blue Ribbon Panel report, USC was and $14 million. Almost $12 million came The Gamecocks are school. Yesterday’s story looked at the urged to “either paint or get off the ladder.” from the pockets of students. putting their blowout deteriorating building and the stalled effort But how it will paint is unclear. In an interview “To be a top-100 law school, we need top- loss to Arkansas with The Daily Gamecock, Law School Dean behind them and look- to construct a new one. ing toward Saturday’s Walter “Jack” Pratt said it’s the responsibility FUTURE ● 2 Florida game. See page 7 Part iii of iii Sanford not priciest speaker Gaga class now closed Carolina Productions’ budget shows large amounts of money $92,455 $437,764 Course fi lls up previously spent on Nicholas one day after Sparks, Duff Goldman $82,309 TOTAL registration begins $75,400 ‘The Story of Mr. Rager’ Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey NEWS EDITOR $71,432 $70,844 NEWS EDITOR Kid Cudi’s new release If you haven’t registered for brings with it a dark The $15,000 USC spent on tone, featuring memo- classes and are interested in last week’s Jenny Sanford speech ries of a troubled Lady Gaga and the Sociology family, unrequited love isn’t the highest amount USC of the Fame, you’re out of and drug references has paid for a visitor. abound. luck for spring 2011. Duff Goldman , the “Ace of According Cakes,” received $27,000 for his $45,324 See page 5 to the visit to the University last year. University’s The founders of Ben and Jerry’s website, Ice Cream received $35,000 for the class is their appearance here last year. now full . Down the Rabbit Hole Carolina Productions’ budget There were shows the organization spent originally $12,500 for an appearance by 50 seats Although author Nicholas Sparks and offered , Obama’s $9,500 for a visit from sex DEFLEM campaign which is columnist Dan Savage earlier promised typical of change, this year. 300-level courses in sociology, Americans A visit from religious leader should not said Mathieu Deflem , the Eboo Patel cost students $11,000. expect it to creator and professor of the University officials and be instanta- course. Course registration neous. Alice Carolina Production leaders say began Monday, about 24 Chang events encourage discussion, 2010-2011 BUDGET hours before the class fi lled. See page 4 First-year heighten awareness and are international “The class could easily simply fun. But after it was for speakers. A state legislator school year. That lump sum business student have been two or three times reported that USC spent $15,000 from Greenville has questioned comes directly from Jerry as big,” Defl em said. on a Jenny Sanford speech last whether students should Brewer , USC’s associate vice When he teaches it in the month, the organization has make such financial decisions. president for student affairs. future, it will be larger. come under greater scrutiny. Here’s a look at how the decisions Those funds come directly from The professor reiterated Telev ision st at ions a nd are made. a student activity fee of $75 per that the course is geared at newspapers from around the USC’s Carolina Productions semester paid by all students. (803) 777-3914 learning about the sociology state have written about CP received $437,764 to provide (803) 777-7726 of fame, not Lady Gaga’s and the fees the University pays campus programming for this (803) 777-7182 BUDGET ● 2 music. While some students (803) 576-6172 were undoubtedly interested in the pop music icon, many e-mailed him expressing interest in the educational and scholarly questions Shakespeare, in short form behind the course. Students will explore the culture of 37 works condensed fame, the conditions of global into hilarious play fame in the current era and at Koger Center being famous, among other topics, Defl em said. Travis Broussard The course also has THE DAILY GAMECOCK prerequisites in sociology, and there is a considerable workload involved in Soccer heads to tourney William Shakespeare wrote terms of both readings and USC is looking for a 37 plays in his lifetime, ranging assignments. For a 300-level strong showing in the from tragedies like “Hamlet” to course, it will be quite tough, C-USA Tournament in comedies like “Twelfth Night .” though useful as well, Defl em the hopes of locking up Reading all of Shakespeare’s works said. a host site in the NCAA can be time-consuming and to Robert Wardlaw, a fourth- Tournament. some, boring. year international studies But the Reduced Shakespeare student, said there’s no better Company, a trio of professional Online @ way to understand fame than stage actors, condensed every www.DailyGamecock.com through Lady Gaga. Shakespearean work into a Parker Jenette / THE DAILY GAMECOCK “I’m really interested in humorous performance named Bryan Demarcy, Kelly MacDonald and Sidrah Khan meet the Reduced fame culture and pop culture, Shakespeare performers after the show Tuesday night at the Koger Center. SHAKESPEARE ● 2 GAGA ● 2 PAGE 2 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 NATIONAL FUTURE ● Continued from 1 100 funding,” Land said. “If we want to be a top-50 law Land is convinced the University’s central Hoyer, Clyburn vie to become school, we need top-50 funding.” administration is committed to fixing the problems of But there’s little money to be had, and an uptick in state the Law School. His interactions with Amiridis have been Democratic leader in House funding isn’t expected. overwhelmingly positive, he said. Amiridis said the University will give the school’s new “I encourage student activism,” Amiridis said. “When dean a “start-up package” to begin new initiatives, make I worry is when students aren’t talking to me and I don’t WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Democratic House crucial hires and develop a plan for the school. He’s also know what’s going on. I can’t fi x a problem if I don’t know chairmen have endorsed Rep. Steny Hoyer to working with the school to change the internal regulations about it.” become the Democrats’ second in command in the and rules for faculty and administrators. Land said he remains committed to the school. next Congress when Republicans regain control of “We have to be more flexible, more modern, if you “It still has a great reputation in our state, and I the House. wish,” Amiridis said. “In today’s environment, that’s just wouldn’t go anywhere else,” he said. “Even though we The support from such veterans as Henry the way it works.” have problems currently, I have all confi dence we’re going Waxman of California and Barney Frank of The dean search is going well — extremely well, to excel in time. It’s simply the students’ responsibility as Massachusetts is the latest development in the actually, Land said. That was confirmed by Amiridis. well to play a part in seeing that happens.” race for the vote-counting whip post between the Both Land and Amiridis want a visionary leader with Maryland Democrat and Rep. James Clyburn of experience, and they’re confi dent the school will fi nd one. Comments on this story? South Carolina. E-mail [email protected] “Steny Hoyer is a tested leader who can help Democrats rise to the challenge of the next Congress, protect the interests of the middle class BUDGET ● Continued from 1 GAGA ● Continued from 1 and win back the majority,” the seven Democrats wrote in a letter to their colleagues. Then, the organization and I think they play an interesting part “At some point, I found 54 articles Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member president and six event in young life in America,” Wardlaw said.