University of South Carolina Scholar Commons July 2012 7-3-2012 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, July 3, 2012 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2012_jul Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, July 3, 2012" (2012). July. 1. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2012_jul/1 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2012 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in July by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2012 VOL. 109, NO. 06 ● SINCE 1908 Hyman leaves USC for Texas A&M Pastides contemplates interim fi rst coaching hires, as the basketball replacement for athletic director team had a program-worst 10 wins with Darrin Horn as head coach. Isabelle Khurshudyan Hyman hired new USC coach Frank [email protected] Martin from Kansas State to replace Horn. South Carolina President Harris Under Hyman, the Gamecocks Pastides heard the rumors leading also had NCAA troubles, as an up to his meeting with Athletics investigation revealed $55,000 in Director Eric Hyman, but when the impermissible benefi ts, leading to a two met Friday afternoon, there was three-year probation, monetary fi ne nothing Pastides could do to stop and a reduction of scholarships. The Hyman from leaving for the same school’s self-imposed penalties were position at Texas A&M. accepted by the NCAA and a show- “I thanked him for his cause was added to the program. professionalism and I thanked him Hyman’s signature move as South for his contributions to USC and Carolina AD was the $200 million then I told him that we would look master plan of facilities, which forward to beating Texas A&M every included the new baseball stadium possible opportunity we could,” and facility, the Dodie Anderson Pastides told the Daily Gamecock in Academic Enrichment Center, the a phone interview Friday night. Carolina Tennis Center and updates Hyman had his resignation to the football facilities, such as letter ready, typed and sealed in an tailgating lots and the new video envelope for Pastides, who said he board that will be completed before was not given an opportunity to the coming season. change Hyman’s mind. The meeting With Texas A&M joining the SEC between the two was cordial, as in all sports this season, Hyman said Pastides said he believes that the in a statement that he is looking Athletics Department is stronger forward to aiding the Aggies in that because of Hyman’s contributions transition. Hyman’s two children over a seven-year tenure. reside in Fort Worth, Texas, and he With Hyman, the university is expecting his fi rst grandchild in achieved its first men’s national November. championship with the baseball Pastides didn’t waste any time team’s back-to-back titles. The USC moving forward to replace Hyman, football team also had a program- establishing an advisory committee high 11 wins last season, while the of five individuals and having the Lee Walker / THE DAILY GAMECOCK women’s basketball team advanced to fi rst meeting Friday, hours after the Eric Hyman turned in his letter of resignation June 29 after seven years as USC’s Athletics the Sweet 16. Director. The new Carolina Tennis Center was part of his master plan of facilities. Hyman also had to fi re one of his HYMAN● 2 Record highs mark SC Small Business Grades and Rankings Ease of Tax Code beginning of summer Starting Business Thunderstorms not previous state record of 111 expected to ease heat in 1954. It was enough to keep even the native residents Kathryn Kranjc of a city that touts itself as [email protected] “famously hot” indoors and out of the haze. A- B Warnings were issued Overall Temperatures have dipped last Friday that the high back into the double digits temperatures from warm, after this weekend’s record- moist air over the Gulf of setting heat wave and quick- Mexico would roll over the moving thunderstorms. Still, Atlantic coast over the USC weather experts are weekend and linger until July predicting a hotter-than-usual 4 . By Sunday, however, the summer for Columbia. Current Growth Rate Midlands also encountered a A high-pressure ridge Economic Health Last Year mix of cold air from the north, that has trapped heat over setting up a recipe for sudden the central United States — thunderstorms, hail and winds spurring wildfires , canceling at 60 mph — just hours after events and frying eggs on Columbia stood baking under no. no. sidewalks — spread eastward clear, sunny skies. The storms and finally reached the caused power outages across Midlands on Friday. The Austin20 Price THE DAILY GAMECOCK South Carolina that left over 8 / heat wave sent temperatures 50,000 residents without skyrocketing well above 100 F , electricity, according to with the offi cial recording for SCE&G. Columbia reaching 109 F, the SC ranked among top The storms also knocked warmest that the city has seen temperatures down 35 degrees in 50 years . in a matter of two hours, The hottest temperatures according to geography business-friendly states in the state were recorded professor Greg Carbone. More at USC, which measured a thunderstorms are predicted noted that business owners surveyed in the record-breaking 113 Friday Midlands entrepreneurs fi nd Midlands were most satisfi ed. afternoon. Camden held the HEAT ● 2 opportunity, easy regulations “The small businesses in the Midlands region seem to feel that they have an Kathryn Kranjc [email protected] environment in which they can succeed,” Daniels said in a release from Thumbtack. This comes as no surprise to Bradley South Carolina may be one of the best Morgan, a USC graduate and owner states to open a business, with USC situated in of Breaker’s Bar and Grill in Five Points. the most business-friendly region, according Morgan knew early in his college career that to a national survey by Thumbtack.com and he wanted to start his own restaurant, and he the Kauffman Foundation. knew exactly where he wanted to start it. South Carolina earned an “B+” overall “It had to be in Columbia, and had to be for business friendliness, according to the in Five Points,” Morgan said. “I think that, study by Thumbtack, a San Francisco-based with 30,000 people less than a mile away at professional services site. The grades were the university, the market is just here. In this based on responses from 6,022 small business situation, I defi nitely felt confi dent if we built owners across the country, including 70 in it they would certainly come.” S.C. Participants were asked to rate several South Carolina earned an “A” in aspects of their region’s business climate, friendliness of the state’s regulatory system. Spencer Scott/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK from ease of networking and employment The ranking joins a handful of national The Thomas Cooper Library was closed Monday after a chilled water costs to licensing regulations and tax code. outage left the building without air conditioning. It will reopen Tuesday. Thumbtack co-founder Sander Daniels BUSINESS ● 3 Tuesday Dr. Roundhouse Private sector O.K. Money for coaches 97° 77° The local rock and Columnist Scott Horn Steve Spurrier and soul group will bring agrees that the pri- Dawn Staley earn its unique sounds to vate sector is fi ne, but bonus money and Wednesday Conundrum Music only because busi- contract changes af- Hall this weekend. nesses are hoarding ter successful years. 96° 77° profi ts. See page 5 See page 4 See page 8 2 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Alumni bring rideshare program to USC this fall Ridepost.com to offer were traveling somewhere different, jobs elsewhere, but we thought, why was built from the ground up to help cheap transportation and in about a month it got really not give this a try,” Bauer said. USC students.” expensive,” Bauer said. “When we They were given the chance to set Craigslist has a similar set-up to wanted to travel to a small town in up headquarters at The Iron Yard offer and receive rides , but because Julianne Lewis [email protected] France, my friend suggested we try a in Greenville, S.C., where they now it’s an anonymous transaction, users rideshare program.” live and work full-time developing are often uncomfortable about the Though Bauer was hesitant at fi rst the program. potential outcome. Bauer promises A new ride sharing program to catch rides around Europe from USC is RidePost’s fi rst customer RidePost will be more transparent beginning in August will give complete strangers, he now calls the and market, and the website already and more social. USC students a new option for rideshare program in Germany an has a couple hundred people signed “We’re focusing very aggressively inexpensive travel. amazing experience. up to be a part of the initial launch. on safety,” Bauer said. “It’s our No. RidePost, the joint brainchild of “We got to see a completely Select users will test it over the next 1 priority.” USC graduates Marty Bauer , Blair different side of the world that I few weeks, and the site will be ready RidePost’s services will Deckard, Nik Budisavljevic and wouldn’t have been able to see for use when students return for fall complement Connect by Hertz, Robert Pearce , will allow students to without ride sharing,” Bauer said. semester. USC’s joint car rental program.