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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 27 ● SINCE 1908 Offi cials discuss safer city plans New Greek Life director City Council hosts open meeting about rising crime rate, rape of USC student enforces ignored policies

Josh Dawsey STAFF WRITER Fraternity, sorority leaders respond to Binder’s efforts to comply with national regulations Reeling from the rape of a USC student last week, more than 100 residents crowded into a ballroom in the basement of Tapp’s Building on Main Street, demanding solutions from Columbia leaders to the city’s crime problems. The meeting, called by City Councilman E.W. Cromartie , was designed for citizens to hear their public leaders address concerns about a supposed crime rise downtown. Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter tried to calm fears in the room by assuring residents they were safe. “We are just as safe today as we were a SAFETY ● 5 ARMED ROBBERY

Christine Galligan / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Ron Binder, the new Greek Life director, hopes to change the perceptions of fraternities and sororities within the USC community.

Kyle Moores and Liz Segrist Binder said. At other universities, Binder said some national but I think overall it’s a good STAFF WRITERS Binder said, “my job is considered policies have been in place for thing. It’s keeping us out of Courtousy of USCPD an entry-level position. It’s nearly 15 to 20 years. In the past, trouble and really helping to considered a senior-level position USC fraternities have supplied enforce university policies as well Ron Binder left his position at here.” alcoholic beverages to non- as national policies,” said Sigma A victim reported being held up Bowling Green State University Binder said one of his goals members at tailgating events, Chi President Morgan Smith , a at gunpoint by two black males at to shake things up a bit at USC. this year is to ensure Greek Life Binder said. fourth-year history and secondary 2 a.m. Sept. 14 between Sims and The new Greek Life director follows their national policies. “Essentially, it has to be BYOB education student. McClintock dormitories on 700 Bull said he came to this university “We’ve just asked them [Bring Your Own Beer],” Binder “It’ll cut down on things that because of the huge commitment St. to comply with their national said. “So, we’ve said to all of our could potentially harm us and the university has to its Greek The victim said she walked toward policy. Everyone has a national groups all the time they need to actually keep frats and sororities chapters with its large Greek Sims dorm after parking her car risk management policy,” he said. comply with national policy.” as a whole safer too,” he said. system, including 34 different in the Bull Street Garage and “Like with anything, it’s come to Students in the Greek Smith said Binder walked around fraternities and sororities with our attention, so we certainly had community both support and to Greek tailgates at last week’s was approached by two suspects over 3,000 student members. to react to these things,” Binder resent the implementation of game. (described below). “The Greek programs here at said about the policies being their policies. Natasha Hopkins, Sigma The fi rst suspect came up to her, USC constitute 17 percent of the disregarded before he came to “It’s been tough to change Gamma Rho president and pointed a black semi-automatic pistol total undergraduate population,” the university. some things that we’ve done, ● at her and said, “Don’t scream and BINDER 4 give me your purse and phone.” She said the second suspect didn’t say or do anything. The victim remained quiet and gave the suspect her belongings. The two suspects ran away toward Russell House. Suspect descriptions:

The fi rst suspect is described as: ‘Stop the Bop’ exceeds • A black male between the ages of 18 and 21 around 5 feet 7 inches and 200 fundraising goals pounds. forf Dance Marathon • He has black hair, brown eyes and a thick beard; he was last seen wearing jean shorts and a white tank top. Kara Apel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

The second suspect is described as: Kara Apel is one of the many events hosted by Dance 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. • A black male between the ages of 18 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Marathon during their Blitz Week 2008 to help Prominent university fi gures such as former and 21 around 5 feet, 10 inches and raise awareness about their cause. USC President Andrew Sorensen and Ron A new disease named “Bop-ism” infected Caroline Bradshaw , Dance Marathon’s overall Binder, director of Greek Life, will be held in 175 pounds. hundreds of USC students after walking by the director, said this is “Stop the Bop’s” second year jail cells until they raise enough money to “bail” • He was last seen wearing black Russell House on Monday. and is one of the year’s biggest events. themselves out. The kicker is that students can pants and a black shirt. Its side effects? Having the breakout Hanson “There’s a few people who complain [about the also opt to put money in to “jail” them instead. hit “Mmmbop” stuck in their heads all day. music], but the general consensus is that it’s for a “We put them in a cage, and they have to raise USCPD asks for anyone with any Its cure? Donating money to Dance good cause,” Bradshaw said. money to get out,” Bradshaw said. information to please contact the Marathon. The song played for four hours straight until Dance Marathon, which will be held Feb. Police Department at 803-777-4215. Depending on whom you talk to, the $450 was raised, $50 more than their original 20 , gives all the money it raises directly to the aforementioned disease is either a curse or a goal. Palmetto Health Richland Children’s Hospital. • Information from USCPD’s Web site. happy reminder of childhood days in the ‘90s, but “Every penny helps,” Bradshaw said. Participants must dance for a full 24 hours. either way, the infection was for a good cause. A new Dance Marathon fundraiser called • Compiled by News Editor Liz Segrist The event, also known as “Stop the Bop,” Jail-N-Bail will take place on Greene Street from DANCE ● 4

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Freshman Council eek 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. W RH, Room 315 David London, IWSP meeting 1:30 p . m . t o 3:30 p . m . information technology manager Rutledge Chapel for the College of Engineering An Evening of PRIDE and Computing Films 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Trustus Theatre, 520 Q: What is your favorite weekend Lady St. activity? RHA meeting 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. A: Watching NASCAR Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Currell, Room 107 Vines elegantly scale the cinder block wall of an abanoned house a mere three blocks from the USC campus, providing a graceful accent to the urban landscape. Pastafarians meeting Q: What career would you have chosen 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Leconte, Room 112 if you didn’t have your current one? A: I always wanted to be a marine biologist. Filipino-American Local National World Student Association 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Q: What is your favorite pizza Teen preg na nc y rates a re LOS ANGELES — Federal BAGHDAD — Defense RH, Room 205 on the rise in South Carolina officials investigating a Secretary Robert Gates topping? after a decade of decline, commuter rail collision that said Monday he foresees a and groups that work with killed 25 people said they shrinking U.S. combat role in GAMMA meeting A: Cheese adolescents say they need want to review cell phone Iraq in coming months, while 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to re-energize efforts to records to determine if an the No. 2 U.S. commander RH, Room 305 teach contraception and engineer blamed for running here cautioned it would be Q: What is something you worry about abstinence. a stop signal before the a mistake to push the U.S.- SHARE meeting More than 10,000 girls crash may have been text trained Iraqi army and police 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. often? between the ages 10 and messaging at the time. into a leading security role RH Dining Room A: Probably what I don’t know about. It’s the 19 got pregnant in South With the probe into before they are ready. Carolina in 2006, the Friday’s crash continuing, “I’m not sure that pushing Hillel meeting unknown or things you forget that bite you. most recent data available a smaller number of them forward is the right 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. from the state Health and commuters than normal thing that we want to do. RH, Room 304 Q: What is the title of the last book you Environmental Control returned to the rails Monday We tried that once before Department. That’s nearly morning. Mayor Antonio and found that that didn’t Campus Crusade Maxcy read? 36 of every 1,000 girls Villaraigosa boarded one work,” Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin Bible Study that age, and more than a of the morning’s earliest told reporters, referring to 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. A: Besides technical stuff , “Th e Cadwal quarter of those girls had trains. the pre-2007 U.S. strategy, Maxcy Common Room been pregnant before. The “I want to dispel any fears which focused on handing off Chronicles” by Jack Vance . rate reached a low of 33 of about taking the train,” security responsibility to the every 1,000 girls three years the mayor said. “Safety Iraqis as quickly as possible -Compiled by Halley Nani earlier. has to be our number one while reducing the U.S. Teen pregnancy rates concern, and while accidents presence. had declined 25 percent can and do happen, taking That approach faltered, in South Carolina from the train is still one of the leaving Iraq on the brink 1994 to 2004. Rates have safest and fastest options for of all-out civil war before Crime Report increased in each of the commuters.” President Bush put Gen. past three years, and the The National David Petraeus in charge South Carolina Campaign Transportation Safety Board in Baghdad. Austin said to Prevent Teen Pregnancy confirmed Sunday that the key measures of insurgent SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 Armed robbery, 2:15 a.m. blames complacency, calling engineer, who was killed violence today are about 80 Sims Dormitory, 1501 Devine St. for schools and other in the crash, had failed to percent lower than one year Petit larceny, 9:45 p.m. An unknown suspect held up the victim at groups it helps to return stop at the final red signal. ago. Thomas Cooper Library, 1322 Greene gunpoint. The suspect was in possession to the abstinence first NTSB experts are planning Petraeus is scheduled St. of a black semi-automatic pistol and stole message, combined with to review the cell phone to hand off Tuesday to his An unknown suspect stole $220 from the two silver rings, a silver Panasonic camera, age appropriate information records of two 14-year-old successor, Lt. Gen. Ray victim’s purse on the third floor of the a Visa card, a Bank of America debit card, a on contraception the boys and the engineer after Odierno . Odierno, who library. silver LG Shine cell phone and $80. organization advocates. the teens told CBS2-TV that served for 15 months as the Estimated value: $220 Estimated value: $400 “We can’t point a finger they received a text message No. 2 U.S. commander here Reporting offi cer: N. Peter Reporting offi cer: N. Peter at any one entity here,” said from the engineer shortly before leaving last February, Forrest Alton, executive before the crash. will be promoted to four-star Malicious injury to personal property, MONDAY SEPT. 15 director of the group . “We The Los Angeles station rank. receiving stolen goods, 10:35 p.m. know this conversation said the teen was among Gates, who planned to Wendy’s, 803 Assembly St. Breaking & entering a motor vehicle, should begin and end with a group of youths who preside at the change-of- Charles Ray Arrington was apprehended petit larceny, 3:18 a.m. parents. We know schools befriended the engineer and command ceremony, told for being in possession of a stolen bicycle. Bates Parking Lot, 1423 Whaley St. and community groups also asked him questions about reporters traveling with him Arrington is also suspected for the vandalism Three Hispanic males were questioned in have a very important role. his work. NTSB board on an overnight flight from of eight cars. Arrington was arrested and the vandalism of six vehicles. The suspects Everyone needs to take a member Kitty Higgins said Washington that conditions proceeded to kick out the window of the ran and were chased down by authorities look at what is being done.” investigators did not find a have improved enough to police car he was occupying. and located behind the Graduate Resource Rising teen pregnancy cell phone belonging to the permit a continuation of Estimated damages: $100 Center. rates often mean other social engineer in the wreckage but the process of handing off Reporting offi cer: Tom Lyons Reporting offi cer: C. Thompson problems end up getting would request his cell phone responsibility to the Iraqi worse. Teen mothers are records, as well as those of security forces. — Compiled by Staff Writer Kyle Moores more likely to drop out of the boys. school without graduating. — Th e Associated Press

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RON BINDER’S PATH TO USC • Received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Toledo.

• Taught high school mathematics and became a wrestling coach.

• Received his Masters from Bowling Green State University. While at Bowling Green, Binder served as a House Dad for the Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities, overseeing the residents of the fraternity houses.

• Became Greek Life Director at the University of Georgia for the next eight years, receiving his doctorate in education in the process.

Marcio Jose Sanchez / The Associated Press • Became the Greek Life Director at the University of Motorists line up to get gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike as the shutdown of refi neries sent fuel prices soaring. North Carolina at Chapel Hill for eight years.

• Finally, he served as Greek Life Director at Bowling S.C. gas anxieties bring Green for seven years before coming to USC. complaints, restrictions — Compiled by Staff Writer Kyle Moores BINDER ● Continued from 1 Greeks, but talk is cheap,” he said. “The houses in the Sorority Council president, Greek Village are new, state- Fuel concerns raise prices to record levels, force consumers to adjust lifestyles said she has nothing against of-the-art facilities equipped the previous directors, but with sprinkler systems, Seanna Adcox that it is actually refreshing Internet, etc.” Th e Associated Press issue subpoenas against gas station Sanford said in a statement. “As we to have somebody new Hopkins said there’s a big owners or take any other action. The said last week, that means common- change things. Hopkins said stigma that Greek people are North Carolina attorney general sense conservation and patience, and she could enjoy the game “the big, bad, party people South Carolina drivers continued has sent subpoenas to seven gasoline it means avoiding the temptation to fi ll more because “there was a on campus” and that that is paying high prices for gas when they retailers in that state. up everything we have.” decrease in the number of an unfair vision of the Greek could fi nd it Monday and the governor “We don’t want to accuse anyone The state fleet of nearly 16,900 excessive drunk people at the community. “If you look at ordered some agencies to halt travel with inadequate evidence. But we are vehicles includes state law enforcement, game.” the statistics, our academics as the aftermath of Hurricane Ike collecting information and will take college buses and road construction Kirsten Schaffer, Kappa are actually higher. Not continued to squeeze the state. action if we find any wrongdoing,” vehicles. It does not include the Kappa Gamma president, to mention our hours of But fuel was fl owing again through a McMaster said Monday. Education Department’s statewide said she thinks Binder is community service and all major pipeline that serves the state and Meanwhile, Gov. Mark Sanford fl eet of school buses. resourceful and experienced the money we give to our while some stations were out of gas, called for the restrictions on The average price Monday for a after working with him. philanthropies,” she said. supply was not believed to be a long- nonessential travel for the 15 agencies gallon of regular unleaded gas was “For all our larger chapters, “Too often only the lasting problem, said AAA Carolinas under his control, and asked other $4.12 in South Carolina. The previous he kind of brings in a voice negative of Greek life is and a petroleum marketers group. state departments to do the same. record before the gas shortages caused that we haven’t heard before, highlighted and not the “This is going to be the worst week,” He said his office will monitor fuel by Hurricane Ike was $3.91 in July, a supportive one, too,” said positive. Take the time to get said Tom Crosby, a spokesman for the availability to determine whether to according to AAA Carolinas. the fourth-year broadcast to know Greeks,” Hopkins auto club. “People don’t need to panic. keep the restrictions for longer than Gas in Columbia was the most journalism and theater said. There’s is enough supply out there — a week. The restrictions do not affect expensive at an average of $4.21 a student. Schaffer said Greek Moving forward, Binder people are just going to have to pay troopers on highways, offi cials said. gallon; prices in Charleston have presidents work hard to keep said he plans on continuing to through the nose to get it.” “It means, ‘What can you get by for fallen to $3.94 a gallon. Prices should up with national standards focus on the four core values President Bush warned Monday that the next week without doing?’” said begin going down and supplies should and that Binder understands of Greek life: scholarship, people will face a “pinch” at the pump Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer . improve by next week, Crosby said. that. leadership, service and because of Hurricane Ike. Refi neries, For example, the Corrections Until then, he said people should drive “One of the things too friendship. even if they were not damaged, may Department won’t take prisoners out less and drive slower. is that we have excellent “We must align what remain shuttered for days, some in vans this week for roadside litter The executive director of the Greek life here at Carolina. we do with those values,” because of power outages in Texas, pickup. Parks, Recreation and Tourism South Carolina Petroleum Marketers I don’t think a lot of people he said. Binder said he where Ike fi rst hit. supervisors will make far fewer visits Association said some fuel suppliers understand that at Carolina,” plans to increase public The prices that started to surge late to state welcome centers. And Labor, have made special trips to Savannah, she said. Schaffer also said relations, communication last week brought a slew of complaints Licensing and Regulation employees Ga., or Raleigh, N.C., to get gasoline. everybody loves a scandal, and organization within to South Carolina offi cials who, like will do more interviews by phone, The pain at the pump isn’t just being “but all the organizations the Greek community, as their counterparts in many other rather than in person, Sawyer said. felt by consumers, said Michael Fields, are very strong national well as between the Greeks states, invoked a state law allowing The governor again urged residents whose group represents gas station organizations, and he comes and the school. He said he them to criminally punish price to use common sense when buying gas owners and fuel suppliers. with a very, very good view has a desire to move from gougers. so that panic-buying doesn’t worsen “It hurts wholesalers, it hurts dealers, of that.” a Greek system to a Greek South Carolina Attorney General any short-term shortage. it hurts convenience stores,” he said. Binder said he is enforcing community. Henry McMaster said his office “While we’re taking what steps we “There is no joy anywhere today.” many of these rules because “A Greek System is just received more than 2,000 e-mails and can at the state level, I can’t emphasize each chapter has liability a collection of Greek 800 phone calls in less than a week enough that the key to getting through insurance and if these chapters, whereas a Greek from people complaining about gas — Associated Press Writer Jeffrey this short-term disruption lies in our policies are violated, then community has meaningful price gouging. His office has yet to Collins contributed to this report collective hands as South Carolinians,” their insurance is cancelled. interaction between the “It’s very simple. Every Greek organizations,” he event is BYOB. The chapter said. Binder said he feels that cannot supply their own,” if the Greek administration Stocks tumble amid new Wall Street landscape he said. does its job right, it will both Binder also said he is enhance the experience of Major companies adjust AIG and the bankruptcy excited about the Greek the undergrads and enhance filing by Lehman, felled Village because he feels it campus life as well. to recent fl uctuations seen by $60 billion in bad debt shows the university has a in ever-changing market and a dearth of investor huge commitment to Greek confidence, will touch off Life. Comments on this story? E-mail another series of troubles “Most schools say they like [email protected] Tim Paradis AP Business Writer for banks and financial institutions that may be DANCE ● Continued from 1 difference.” forced to further write Because the goal is higher down the value of their own NEW YORK — A stunning USC’s Dance Marathon this year, Bradshaw said they debt assets. makeover of the Wall Street has raised enough money wanted to spread awareness Wall Street had been landscape sent stocks falling to furnish six rooms in the earlier so participants have hopeful six months ago that precipitously Monday, with children’s hospital, Bradshaw more time to raise money. the collapse of Bear Stearns the Dow Jones industrials said. Each participant is asked to would mark the darkest day sliding 500 points in their Bradshaw said the goal for raise $150. of the credit crisis. AIG’s worst point drop since the this year is to raise $125,000, Students will be able to sign troubles are worrisome for September 2001 terrorist higher than last year’s up in early October via Dance some investors because of attacks. $110,000. Marathon’s Web site www. the company’s enormous Investors reacted badly to “We raise fi nancial support uscdm.org. balance sheet and the risks a shake up of the financial David Karp / The Associated Press for the future of Columbia,” that troubles with that industry that took out two Stocks retreated sharply after Wall Street’s reshaping. Bradshaw said, “It’s all for Comments on this story? E-mail company’s finances could storied names: Lehman the kids. We truly make a [email protected] spill over to the companies Brothers Holdings Inc. and A faltering of the world’s from the resolution of with which it does business. Merrill Lynch & Co. Stocks largest insurance company Lehman’s problems. AIG, one of the 30 stocks also posted big losses in likely would have fi nancial But as the session wore on, Dance Marathon Blitz Week 2008 that make up the Dow markets across much of the implications far beyond and there was no word about industrials, fell $7.38, or 61 globe as investors absorbed that of Lehman, the largest AIG, the market’s suffered percent, to $4.76 Monday Tuesday Lehman’s bankruptcy fi ling U.S. bankruptcy in terms of another bout of fear that the as investors worried that and what was essentially a assets. ongoing credit crisis will Bake Sale -10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Greene Street it would be the subject of forced sale of Merrill Lynch The swift developments continue to devastate the downgrades from credit to Bank of America for $50 that took place Sunday fi nancial sector, and selling Percentage Night at Jimmy John’s -6 p.m. to ratings agencies. “People billion in stock. are the biggest yet in the accelerated in the final 10 p.m. sense that there is still a lot While those companies’ 14-month-old credit crises hour. more pain to be felt,” said Five Points situations had reached that stems from now toxic Selling then took on more Ryan Larson, senior equity some resolution, the market subprime mortgage debt. momentum as stock indexes trader at Voyageur Asset Thursday remained anxious about For the fi rst part of Monday’s broke through levels seen Management , a unit of RBC American International trading, the market was at the market’s earlier lows Jail-N-Bail - 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Greene Dain Rauscher . Group Inc., which is seeking falling, but in a largely in July, an ominous sign Street The market was emergency funding to orderly fashion as investors for some traders. Investors are worried that trouble at shore up its balance sheet. seemed to draw some relief WALL STREET ● 5 — Compiled by Assistant News Editor Kara Apel The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 PAGE 5

SAFETY ● Continued from 1 ● WALL STREET Continued from 1 more room to maneuver. time it closed below 1,200 yield on the benchmark 10- Paterson asked the state’s According to preliminary in three years. The Nasdaq year Treasury note, which insurance regulators to year ago,” Carter said. Carter expected to remain calculations, the Dow fell composite index fell 81.36, moves opposite its price, in essence allow AIG to said the downtown area isn’t fractious when trading 504.48, or 4.42 percent, to or 3.60 percent, to 2,179.91; plunged to 3.42 percent from provide a bridge loan to typically prone to dangerous resumes Tuesday. Besides its 10,917.51, moving below the it was its worst percentage 3.72 percent late Friday. The itself. Investors are worried crime and that while crime continuing concerns about 11,000 mark for the first and point loss since Jan. 4. dollar was lower against that the company could rates have grown a little in the AIG, Wall Street will be time since mid-July. It was Declining issues other major currencies, need up to $40 billion to past year, the city is working waiting anxiously for the the worst point drop for the overwhelmed advancers while gold prices rose. aid its balance sheet. Other to cut crime by 50 percent Federal Reserve’s regular Dow since it lost 684.81 on on the New York Stock Investors likely also shrank financial stocks fell as within fi ve years. policy-making meeting. Sept. 17, 2001, the fi rst day Exchange, where 164 stocks from much bargain-hunting investors worried about the Despite Carter’s The central bank is widely of trading after the terrorist rose compared with 3,064 after Treasury Secretary strength of banks’ balance reassurances, Robert Young, expected to keep rates attacks. It was also the sixth- that fell. Volume came to a Henry Paulson said from sheets. Wachovia Corp. a 20-year Columbia resident, steady, but the market will largest point drop in the moderate 1.8 billion shares. the White House that he fell $3.56, or 25 percent, to said the downtown homeless be looking for signs from Dow, just behind the 508.00 Oil closed below $100 for “never once” considered $10.71. population put his wife in the Fed that it is willing to it suffered in the October the fi rst time in six months using taxpayer money to Investors did have some danger. Two new homeless lower rates amid the nation’s 1987 crash. as investors worried that help prop up Lehman. That more solid footing than shelters are proposed for continuing economic Broader stock indicators a slowing economy would dashed some hopes that the they might have predicted downtown, and Young problems and also because also fell. The Standard & hurt demand. Light, sweet federal government might at the end of last week, when said the location could put the price of oil has retreated Poor’s 500 index declined crude fell $5.47 to settle at come to the rescue of AIG. Lehman’s troubles and those residents in danger. sharply from its highs of 58.74, or 4.69 percent, to $95.71 on the New York But AIG pared some of of AIG weighed on the “During my fi rst 16 years $147 in mid-July. 1,192.96 — also its biggest Mercantile Exchange. Oil its losses after New York markets. A global consortium of living here, things were The drop in oil gives drop since 9/11 and the fi rst is down sharply from its Gov. David Paterson said of banks, working alongside wonderful,” Young said. But the inflation-wary Fed mid-July highs when it hit a in a press conference the government officials in in the past few years, Young record over $147 a barrel. company will be allowed to New York, announced a said his wife has called him Bond prices surged as access $20 billion of assets $70 billion pool of funds to sometimes three times a investors fl ed to the security held by its subsidiaries to lend to troubled financial week, concerned for her of government debt. The stay in business. companies. safety. “If we put 200 more homeless residents here, we’ve got a big problem coming,” Think fast – Young said. Also, Columbia residents from other neighborhoods were upset at the heightened attention being given to downtown. “We’ve been dealing with drug dealings, murderers think FedEx and everything else here,” said Lou Bleuford, a resident near the intersection of Washington Street and FedEx Ground. Thinking about some fast Cherokee Street who said he was robbed. cash and help with college? Join the fast- Bleuford said more crime paced FedEx Ground team as a part-time prevention should be focused Package Handler. on more dangerous areas instead of the typically safe downtown. You’ll work up a sweat. And, in return, get To ensure residents feel a weekly paycheck, tuition assistance and safer, the city has arranged a more. self-defense course. When the rape happened last week, there were some reports that street lights near Part-time Package Handlers the scene were dysfunctional. Assistant City Manager Steve Gantt said the lighting issues Qualifications: have been taken care of, but residents must remain vigilant - 18 years or older in reporting new problems. - Ability to load, unload, sort “If you see a light out on packages the street, call our hotline at 311,” Gantt said. “It’s a - Up to $9.00/hr to start, plus collaborative effort between scheduled raises all of us.” In addition, the City Center Partnership, which in the past has paid for security Stop by for more information: and maintenance downtown, is encouraging citizens Monday-Friday 9am - 4m to use their “yellow shirt” 11850 First Street South escort service and to report dangerous activities to their Columbia, SC 29209 offi cers on the street. Phone: 803-776-0227 While many residents said the city was at fault, fedex.com/us/careers Lonnie Randolph , the South Carolina NAACP director , Women and minorities are encouraged to join the team. said downtown residents Everyone will need to complete short observation are to blame for many of before applying. the problems. By not voting and holding their leaders accountable, he said they have passively allowed the crime to happen. “You have to be a part of the solution,” Randolph said. “If not, you are just beggars sitting on a pot of gold.”

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Politician’s ‘dirty laundry’ Th e Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor only distracts from issues COLIN JONES JOSHUA RABON Design Director Photography Editor of legitimate importance ELIZABETH HOWELL CHRISTINE GALLIGAN If I read one more article involving another Sarah Palin scandal, I will scream. Lately, most newspapers IN OUR OPINION have been reading like the latest issues of Us Weekly. However, Irrational behavior instead of a JUST A THOUGHT broken-down Britney Spears worsens post-Ike spike on the cover, Fear, hope wage internal battle it’s the defiant This is America, home of the brave ... supposedly. and rebellious buoy us in times of distress do you enforce a meager Optimism should win out Anyone at a gas station Friday night would have seen a MANDI governor of and keep us looking forward quota out of a fear of what SORDELET Alaska, Sarah when developing opinion to the future. It can make is foreign? bunch of Chicken Littles jockeying for position at the Palin, who is our everyday lives more A positive mindset is built Th ird-year pump in anticipation of Ike’s landfall in Texas. gracing the on world, personal issues pleasant. The measure to on a foundation of hope. public There are two powerful, headlines. which you allow hope to be Refraining from using While the storm impacted the supply chain signifi cantly relations ever-present emotions that First, there the dominant emotion of drugs because you hope enough to affect prices, the (over)reaction of gas-hoarders student govern our lives. The fi rst was the scandal the two has a huge impact that you can find release of these is fear. has arguably exacerbated the problem far beyond reason. involving on the happiness you find and happiness without Fear is a part of our lives her pregnant 17-year-old in your life. them is far more satisfying The artifi cial demand created by consumers rushing to fi ll from the very start. We daughter. Then there was In situations both than not doing drugs out up every vehicle they own has put a strain on what should come shrieking from our the issue of her newborn mundane and momentous of fear of trouble. Never mother’s womb, articulating be a very temporary hiccup in son who was diagnosed with the impact of hope and cheating because you hope A few bike rides our wariness of change gas supplies. Down syndrome, making fear is evident. Do you go to succeed on your own much better than we do Republicans and Democrats to class because you are will yield a much better and infl ated tires Rather than freaking out later in life. alike wonder if she could really afraid your grades will feeling than not cheating Fear can, on and emptying our pockets, focus on the responsibilities suffer if you don’t, or do out of a simple fear of being per person makes occasion, perhaps we should actually of holding offi ce. The media you go because you hope fl unked. do us good, critiqued her at first for to learn something and Your willingness to try a big difference. consider some basic gas-saving scaring us hiding her pregnancy and better yourself? Does new things, your attitude suggestions. Obama may have away from her son’s condition. The next the U.S. stay in Iraq in toward meeting new people, meddling in been mocked for suggesting week, they accused her of the hope of improving a your self-confi dence and so dangerous exploiting him to gain voters’ PETER horrible situation, or does many other aspects of your consumers fully infl ate their tires, but it’s not sounding drugs or support. Now the critics are SCHAEFFING it leave in fear that it can’t? character and personality so stupid now. Walking, biking and carpooling all look keeping faulting Palin for hiring and Second-year Do you give generously to are determined in large part us from attractive at this time, and they would do infi nitely more firing politicians who work economics the panhandler on Greene by hope and fear. cheating good for the situation than panicking. for her based on personal student Street hoping that he’ll My hope is that you via the fear relationships. spend it on food to nourish will adopt as your own a While this debacle should make our “addiction” to oil of being And what I want to know himself, or do you withhold beautiful motto that adorns caught. Most often, though painfully clear, there isn’t much the individual consumer is, “Who cares?” your wealth in fear that the seal of the state of South — and indeed even in these can do on his own — except take the simple steps necessary The media are known for he will abuse it? Do you Carolina: Dum spiro spero, situations — it contaminates playing dirty and exposing make more visas available “While I breathe, I hope.” to reduce demand. Taken in aggregate, a few bike rides our lives with tension, skeletons when it comes to immigrants, hoping that I fear what will happen and infl ated tires per person makes a big difference. distrust and pessimism. to elections, so of course they will be able to improve if most people don’t. Just The other all-powerful Nevermind that South Carolina usually enjoys some of they’re going to nitpick every their lives and our own, or think about it. emotion is hope. Hope can agonizing detail about each the lowest gas prices in the nation. Although the recent candidate and their running surge has sent us into the top 10 highest, there is no reason mates. But couldn’t they at to lose our cool. the very least focus on the IN YOUR OPINION The corporate machine only gives us what we ask of issues that matter? field, what do you expect penalizes disloyalty, For example, where does Students fail to merit it, and it’s time to collect our heads and start demanding to happen? because in reality it can McCain stand on border increase in ticketing Students stand quietly do neither. All it does is more effi cient energy, with our actions even more so than patrol? And how does Obama Call me crazy, but I fail while our defense is on the redefine loyalty in terms our words. plan to free us from this to see the problem with fi eld, and only cheer after of luck and odds. Loyalty economic recession? Instead, expanding the student an amazing play. Students is best defined not by I’m only seeing articles that section. Why not give are such fair-weather asking for a ticket, nor by either reprimand or praise Gamecock students a CORRECTIONS fans, they are even more showing up to a game, but Palin for her parenting skills few thousand more seats, If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about disappointing than a loss by remaining and cheering and quote her ordering even if it means taking it. E-mail us at [email protected] to Vandy. And I realize throughout. “‘moose tracks’ ice cream at a them away from the fans most people reading this Unlike most of the Wisconsin diner.” that travel every weekend will say “that’s because students who showed up I’m not writing this as a to a home game and are ITʼS YOUR RIGHT our team sucks.” Yes, for the N.C. State game, I Palin hater or supporter. I’m probably alumni of the that’s probably true. But stayed until the very end. I not telling you to vote for or university? Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com welcome to Gamecock traveled to Vanderbilt and or send letters to the editor at against her. I’m just saying I, for one, would love [email protected] football. Lately, our bad stayed for every second not to get caught up in the to see thousands of days have far outweighed of that Greek tragedy. hype. other students have the our good. Neither of these truly loyal If you love Palin, that’s opportunity to go to a About The Daily Gamecock Talk to any of the acts can be quantified or great. But don’t vote for USC football game and not Editor CONTACT INFORMATION lifelong Gamecock fans recognized by the ticket BRAD MAXWELL Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House her just because you feel cheer, put down our team Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] and they’ll tell you how distribution system. bad that her son has Down or fail to wear anything CALLI BURNETT News: [email protected] much it can hurt to Instead, my loyalty Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] syndrome — do it because that might resemble AMANDA DAVIS Th e Mix: [email protected] Sports: [email protected] continually cheer for our factor of 8 — a number Assistant Copy Desk Chief you agree with her stance on our school colors. I love Online: www.dailygamecock.com team loss after loss. But that consists mostly of my PAUL BOWERS the pro-life movement. And sitting through a game, Newsroom: 777-7726 we do it, because you don’t grad student status, which Design Director Sports: 777-7182 if you hate Palin, that’s fi ne win or lose, and watching ELIZABETH HOWELL Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 just give up on a team has nothing to do with Fax: 777-6482 too. But don’t vote against hundreds of students Assistant Design Director when they don’t perform loyalty — did not make A.J. BIKOWSKI her because her daughter is leaving the stadium by the News Editor spectacularly. If you want me lucky enough to garner pregnant out of wedlock — third quarter. LIZ SEGRIST to be a fair-weather fan, a ticket for the Georgia Assistant News Editor The Daily Gamecock is do it because you disagree And I don’t even know KARA APEL wear the wrong colors, sit game. In spite of the fact the editorially independent with her ‘abstinence-only’ what to think about the Viewpoints Editor Assistant PR Director student newspaper of the JOSHUA RABON CHRISTINA STRITZINGER and chit chat with your that I will manifest my University of South Carolina. message in schools. guy wearing a purple and Assistant Viewpoints Editor Graduate Assistant friend and not even notice true loyalty by buying a It is published daily during And don’t be shocked green striped polo instead DARREN PRICE JESICA JOHNSON what’s on the field, leave ticket from someone else Th e Mix Editor the fall and spring semesters by Palin’s habit of mixing of a gamecock tee. Don’t Student Media Director your ticket for someone and attending anyway, I COLIN JONES SCOTT LINDENBERG and nine times during the her personal relationships even get me started on the Assistant Mix Editor Faculty Adviser summer with the exception of else that actually wants am unable to increase my with political affairs. Every guy sitting behind me that ELLEN MEDER ERIK COLLINS university holidays and exam to be there. Do your “loyalty” in the eyes of Sports Editor Creative Director periods. Opinions expressed politician has done that actually said “I’d rather MICHAEL AGUILAR EDGAR SANTANA Gamecock bashing outside TicketReturn. in The Daily Gamecock are since the beginning of time. watch my high school team Assistant Sports Editor Business Manager those of the editors or author of our stadium. The The online system does MICHAEL BAUMANN CAROLYN GRIFFIN At least one member of the than watch the Gamecocks and not those of the University visiting section deserves not establish whether you Photo Editor Advertising Manager cabinet will be a personal play.” CHRISTINE GALLIGAN SARAH SCARBOROUGH of South Carolina. Th e Board an expansion more than are loyal enough to attend Assistant Photo Editor Classifi eds Manager of Student Publications friend of whoever wins this Honestly, our students the students’. a game, it establishes CRISTINA KUBICKI SHERRY F. HOLMES and Communications is election because politicians don’t deserve more seats. Copy Editors Production Manager the publisher of The Daily whether you are lucky ANNA BRIGHT, EDDIE MANN, C. NEIL SCOTT Gamecock like to surround themselves We are probably the worst . Th e Department Layla McMichael enough to attend a game. MEGAN VANDERSNICK, EMILY Creative Services of Student Media is with people they trust — and fans the Gamecocks have. AHO, SARAH LADA, OLIVIA KEVIN ARCHIE, A.J. Fourth-year mechanical The most loyal of fans the newspaper’s parent that includes friends. It’s just JONES, KENNY DORIAN, BIKOWSKI, ASHLEY The Daily I’m tired of hearing people SARAH PETERMAN BLEWER-BUDNICK, KAILEY organization. engineering student can still get shafted, and Gamecock politics. put down our team just Page Designers WARING, LIZZIE WILSON, is supported in “disloyal” fans have a Basically, all I want is for the because they don’t score a MORGAN ELMORE, LIZZIE TAI VU part by student-activity fees. Loyalty confused for chance at getting a ticket ERICKSON, RITA KOCH, Advertising One free copy per reader. media to quit focusing on the touchdown on every drive. luck by TicketReturn anyway. KERYN SENN, BOBBY BEN CRANE, CARLY Additional copies may be gossip and give me the facts. People were even yelling SUTTON, TAI VU GALLAGHER, JULIE purchased for $1 each from I resent the claim that Staff Writers CANTER, JAYME the Department of Student Does Palin’s dirty laundry at Garcia because he didn’t CHRIS COX, HALEY DREIS, PIGNTELLO, CANDACE the “TicketReturn” Kevin Kyzer Media. affect us as citizens? No, not throw a scoring pass. He’s JIMMY GILMORE, DREW REYNOLDS, MEGHAN distribution system Graduate student LATTIER, MARIN MUELLER quite. And it shouldn’t affect never been on the football TANKERSLY, LAUREN rewards loyalty and Public Relations Director SPIRES, NATALIE HICKS your votes, either. CAM BYRD “ Th e South is dry and will vote dry. Th at is, everybody sober enough to stagger to the polls will.” — Will Rogers

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Experimental indie rock band learns from rejection, now ‘stronger than ever’ It would seem that over the past several years the Shelby Sachs greater population of the THE DAILY GAMECOCK United States and the world has become increasingly After being dropped by Universal conscious of the various Republic Records East, rock/ crises in which our native alternative/experimental band planetary environment is Straylight Run sense that they are engulfed. now artistically empowered by Upon rational inquiry, their new place in the music scene. however, it becomes clear The band will be independently that few things are as releasing their new digital EP “Un they seem. It is a sad and Mas Dos” (2008) today, which is unfortunate truth that these also the same day as their New people have been made blind. Brookland Tavern show. The new consciousness they Straylight Run, a Long Island, boast is little more than a New York band, consists of three waking dream. They do members, vocalist/guitarist John not believe Nolan , drummer Will Noon and what they see bassist Shaun Cooper. They have so much as see been together since 2004 when they what they have fi rst released their self-titled album been made to “Straylight Run,” which features believe. Far one of their most popular hits, be it from me “Existentialism on Prom Night.” ANDREW to question One of the most difficult and GRACZYK the ability of thought-provoking parts of starting Second-year environmental a band is coming up with a catchy physics student scientists and unique name. Straylight Run to fabricate originated from William Gibson’s solutions, or problems, for phenomenal novel “Neuromancer”, that matter. The implication said Noon. “I highly recommend is not that they are faulty but it.” Courtesy of Straylight Run rather that they have been Most bands, after being Straylight Run performs with Treaty of Paris, Band Marino and Jonezetta tonight at New Brookland Tavern. deceived, not by scientists or dropped from their label, would statistics, but by the planet be devastated and would not know itself. songs, which are “Ten Ton Shoes,” of their prior bands, and what they release of “Un Mas Dos,” Jonezetta how to bounce back into the music The popular crisis of “Wait and Watch” and “Try.” All have learned has helped them with will be releasing their album “Cruel scene, but not Straylight Run. global warming is a feint, three have an experimental rock their current band. to Be Young” today as well. They are stronger than ever and a diversion to direct our vibe to them and bring not only “Everything that you experience Performing in front of fans is “life is pretty close to the same, attention away from the catchy melodies, but powerful and in your life becomes who you one of the most important things maybe a little simpler,” said Noon. real threat facing us all: meaningful lyrics. Everything that are. Sometimes for the better, to a band. Hearing their fans “We don’t have false expectations the impending and, I am you love about Straylight Run is sometimes for the worse,” says singing along to their lyrics and of what people might do for us convinced, imminent Ice still present in these songs, but Noon. “I’ve learned quite a lot getting into the music is sometimes [anymore], since everything is our Age. there is a wiser and more mature since being in [Breaking Pangaea]. considered the best part. responsibility now.” The imminent Ice Age vibe present. If you stop learning ... well, that’s “I personally love performing,” Their latest EP, titled “Un Mas was a popular theory in the “Un Mas Dos” will be “a little really bad.” said Noon. “It’s probably the closest Dos” (2008), is being released late 1970s, but so was Jimmy more focused than our previous Since becoming a band, Straylight thing I have to religion in my life.” digitally today and in vinyl copies Carter and the notion of releases,” said Noon. “We’ve made Run has toured with several bands Straylight Run will be performing shortly. This will be the first in screaming for extended a conscious effort to streamline that include The Format, Dear and tonight with Treaty of Paris, a series of EPs that they will be periods to alleviate stress, things and be aware of the energy the Headlights, Say Anything, The Jonezetta and Band Marino at New releasing, said Noon. so that alone guarantees on these new songs.” Ting Tings and Cassino. Brookland Tavern at 6:30 p.m. “The band is quite content nothing, and might actually Prior to Straylight Run, several Tonight’s show will include tour Tickets will be $12 if purchased in releasing our music ourselves ... serve as an argument of the members were involved in mates Treaty of Paris, a rock/ advance and $14 at the door. We’re big fans of word-of-mouth against it. However, given other bands. Nolan was a former powerpop/indie band; Jonezetta, promotion, and we’d like to rebuild South Carolina’s history member of Taking Back Sunday , a garage/surf/southern rock band, ourselves around that ideal,” he and general mindset, the and Noon used to perform with and Band Marino, an indie/rock said. Ice Age does not have to be Breaking Pangaea. These members band. Comments on this story? E-mail This EP will include only three global. It need only effect have grown since being members Along with Straylight Run’s [email protected] South Carolina. And even if global warming in general holds true, the disruption of air and ocean currents will TAPAS BAR OFFERS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE result in a drastic cooling of the eastern coast of North Gervais and Vine attracts diners with America. So, even if the theory is wrong, it is still Mediterranean appetizers, relaxing right in South Carolina. atmosphere, ‘array of fresh ingredients’ The point is that you must remain calm and think rationally about the Marin Mueller eventual Ice Age. Besides STAFF WRITER advocating that you start making coats from various “Gervais and Vine” animal pelts (I have been ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ able to make a decent coat using only 40 squirrel One of the biggest new trends in dining is, in hides) and fashioning the fact, quite small. Tapas, a genre of Mediterranean spears necessary to hunt cuisine with Spanish roots, combines high the mastodons that will quality ingredients with a low volume of food to undoubtedly emerge and ensure that fl avor is the highlight of every dish. repopulate the Earth, I Gervais and Vine, Columbia’s premier tapas bar, would suggest that you offers a wide selection of memorable dishes as hoard things. It does not well as a highly enjoyable dining experience. matter what the object is so Although Columbia’s summer weather makes long as you are hoarding it. dining on the restaurant’s outdoor patio seem True, your roommates like a less than appealing option, the interior may think it odd that you of the restaurant presents a casually chic have decided to stockpile atmosphere reminiscent of coastal Spain. Where fabric softener or that your other restaurants would feel crowded, Gervais desk drawers are fi lled with and Vine is intimate and relaxed. Thanks in 600 packets of Chick-fil-A part to the frequent bands playing live music, Christine Galligan / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Polynesian sauce, but when Gervais and Vine feels as though it is miles away Family and friends gather at Gervais and Vine for small portions of Mediterranean cuisine. the glaciers roll in you will from the bustle of the Vista. be the one doing ... whatever The restaurant’s main attraction, however, it is one does with fabric isn’t its ambience, but its food. All tapas dishes cold tapas sections of the menu. to make marinated artichoke hearts, almonds softener and Polynesian are essentially appetizers, so a meal at Gervais The variety of hot tapas dishes is extensive and Gorgonzola cheese and even cornichons sauce amongst glaciers. and Vine will generally consist of a group of and especially delicious. The small size of the (described as “those crunchy little French If the identity of the object people sharing a number of dishes for sampling. dishes doesn’t leave guests unsatisfied as one pickles”) seem unique. you feel you are meant to The most basic (and essential) dishes to try at would guess. It gives guests the ability to try Gervais and Vine has cemented itself as hoard eludes you, take Gervais and Vine are the spreads. The hummus three of four of the restaurant’s most intriguing not only a restaurant, but also as a cultural comfort in the knowledge is a Mediterranean essential and tastes incredibly dishes instead of being limited to a single option. experience within the Vista. The restaurant’s that the superheated gas fresh, while the goat cheese spread is well-aged, Some of the standout items on the menu include culinary offerings are highly unique, but most expelled from politicians but still mild enough that the taste of the sun- the petit filet mignon with feta and balsamic valuable are its cultural offerings, ranging from across the country should dried tomatoes isn’t overpowered. reduction, the grilled shrimp with spicy aioli, live music to wine tastings. Quite possibly the prevent the expansion of Gervais and Vine’s pizza selections are certain the Mediterranean crab cake with tarragon aioli most refreshing thing about Gervais and Vine glaciers to South Carolina at to please. With ingredient choices ranging and the Spanish asparagus with romesco sauce. is the restaurant’s love of small food in a world least until November. Until from feta cheese to Mediterranean olives, the Equally enticing are the cold tapas dishes, where everything seems to be “going big.” such a time, remain mindful selections are true to the restaurant’s Spanish which include vegetables, cheeses and salads. Gervais and Vine is located at 620-A Gervais of your actions toward the infl uences. Although the menu boasts a supposed Although all of the dishes contain only a few St. in the Vista. planet, and remember that “huge array of fresh ingredients,” the chef’s simple ingredients, they bring out the individual nature deserves our respect, creations fail to match the creativity of the rest fl avors in a way that highlights each taste while though it may not deserve of the menu. While the pizzas are good, the far expertly combining them to create a unified Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@ our trust. Benedicitas. more memorable dishes are found in the hot and dish. The chefs at Gervais and Vine are able sc.edu PAGE 8 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock The Scene @USC

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They will be one of the top teams in their in home tournament win league, and they have been a factor in the NCAAs in their recent history. We have a lot of respect for them, and this is Chris Cox a good win.” STAFF WRITER Junior Jeff Scannella notched Carolina’s third goal later in the contest when a poor pass by Lehigh allowed the With the help of sophomore forward Sam Arthur , the Gamecocks to retain possession of the ball with a three-on- South Carolina men’s soccer team was able to clinch the one break. Adidas Classic Soccer Tournament, which was held over the It was Scannella’s fi rst goal on the young season. weekend at Stone Stadium. “Lehigh is a very diffi cult team to break down,” Berson Arthur, who was named the tournament’s Offensive MVP, said. “They’re very organized, they’re very methodical and recorded consecutive two-goal games in the tournament to they never lose their composure. To score three goals against lead the Gamecocks (3-2-1) to the title. them is a pretty good accomplishment. I don’t think you’ll see After dispatching Lehigh University (3-2-1) on Friday a lot of teams score three goals against Lehigh this year.” night, the Gamecocks captured the crown on Sunday with After a day off on Saturday, USC got right back to work their second shutout in as many games against Jacksonville against Jacksonville. Arthur picked up where he left off on (2-4-0). Friday by notching his first goal in the 81st minute on a “This is a good, solid win for our team today,” Coach Mark penalty kick when a Dolphin defender slid into Scannella in Berson said. “Our guys fought hard for 90 minutes to win. the box. I thought Jacksonville played very well and very inspired Arthur and the Gamecocks added another goal six minutes on the afternoon. Give them credit for a very hard-fought later when he dribbled a shot past the goalie following a performance today.” beautiful pass from teammate David MacVane. It was an encouraging weekend for a team that had not “I was real proud of our team for grinding this one out,” captured a victory since the opening game of the season in Berson said. “I think it was that kind of a game. Jacksonville August against Clemson — a 2-0 victory in Columbia . played a very inspired game and were a tough opponent. They On Friday night against Lehigh, two quick goals by Arthur played a very inspired game, and I was proud of our guys for settled the game early on as the Gamecocks were able to coming away with the win.” cruise to the easy victory. The Gamecocks return to action this Friday when they Arthur’s fi rst goal came in the 14th minute when he was travel to the Lowcountry to face the College of Charleston able to score off of a defl ection by a Lehigh defender. His Cougars. THE DAILY GAMECOCK second goal came less than two minutes later. It was the Ben Fine / sophomore’s fi rst career multi-goal performance. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] USC’s David MacVane knocks the ball past a Jacksonville defender. Women’s soccer team continues on record undefeated streak Ladies beat Marquette, draw with FSU to extend season-opening run to 7 matches

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The USC women’s soccer start, scoring the fi rst two team stayed unbeaten with goals of the game. Junior an impressive showing at midfielder Kim Miller the Auburn Soccer Classic. netted the fi rst goal in the The Gamecocks defeated 16th minute . Ten minutes Marquette 1-0 on Friday later, senior Danila and followed up that effort Monteiro found Grimsley with a 3-3 draw Sunday in front of the net, and the against Florida State. freshman forward fi red into USC improved to the right corner of the goal. 5-0-2 and extended their Grimsley’s third goal in the unbeaten streak to seven last three games, gave the games, matching last year’s Gamecocks a 2-0 lead over THE DAILY GAMECOCK team for the longest in the favored Seminoles. Alan Tauber / program history. Smith credited the team’s The student section, full just before Saturday’s game against Georgia, began to empty after Mike Davis’s fumble. In Friday’s game, USC hot start to the play of her and Marquette appeared freshmen, of which five to be headed for overtime. were in the starting lineup Early exit from stadium shows disrespect Despite 24 shots and several against the Seminoles. good scoring opportunities “They started great,” With tickets in demand, Williams-Brice at this exact able to have another beer. football team. Smelley calmly for both teams, there was Smith said. “Obviously moment? I do: the roughly Classy. took the field and delivered no score after 86 minutes we were up two goals as students should stay 3,000 kids who were denied a Again, the remaining half a 30-yard pass to the hero of of play. they came in and did what ticket for this game. of the student section stayed the game, junior receiver Moe But in the 87th minute, we asked. They gave us until game’s conclusion After a three-and-out by positive Brown . USC freshman Kayla chances to go up on a very When playing against the tough Carolina defense, and, more Pass interference led to a fi rst Grimsley *took a well- good Florida State team.” the second best team in the sophomore quarterback Chris importantly, in down in Georgia territory. A placed corner kick from Florida State got on the nation, an SEC division rival, Smelley and the Gamecock their seats. soft pass to freshman running junior Shannon Bigbie board just before halftime how many of you “Gamecock offense were given 6:23 to take Did the back Eric Baker resulted in and headed the ball past through sophomore Rachel Faithful” would attend the down a team that is supposed defense pack an easy 16-yard gain to the Marquette goalie Chelsey Lim, and they carried the game? to be playing for the national it in early and Georgia 33-yard line and Tu r ner for the game- momentum into the second Another question: How championship come January. give up too? another fi rst down. winning goal. half. Forward Tiffany many of you would stay the With only three quarters BEN Do you really Yet another pass interference “I wasn’t even sure McCarty would score on entire game? of the students remaining HARTZELL think they’ve gave Carolina a fi rst-and-10 on initially if Kayla had a headers 10 minutes apart Let me answer that one for in their seats, we excitedly, Fourth-year worked this the Georgia 17-yard line. piece of it,” USC Coach to give the Seminoles a 3-2 you: not even half. hopefully, and optimistically marketing and hard in the An incompletion and a Shelley Smith said. “It lead. After senior running back watched, thinking that we management 1,000 degree holding penalty gave way to was a scramble and she But the Gamecocks Mike Davis’ fourth-quarter could come back. Starting on student heat to quit an intercepted pass with 13 did enough to distract the weren’t fi nished either. In fumble on the UGA 2-yard the 11-yard line, Smelley led with 3:32 remaining? seconds left. keeper and get a head on the 74th minute, freshman line with 8:03 left in a seven- us on an 8-play, 58-yard drive Hardly. Game over. it.” defender Idana DeCecco point game, about a quarter that brought the entire stadium They held Heisman hopeful The remaining half of the The Gamecocks’ corralled a rebound and of the student section saw fit to our feet ... only to end in a Knowshon Moreno to eight student section stood in shock, defense, led by sophomore fired a shot into the net to call it a day and get back to botched fourth-and-two play yards on three attempts, questioning what just happened goalkeeper Mollie Patton, to tie the game at 3-3 . It their tailgates so they could that rendered a turnover on leaving the offense with more and what could have been. held Marquette’s offense was DeCecco’s fi rst career “get wasted.” downs. than enough time to create a Every one of the remaining in check. Patton had four goal and, according to “Gamecock Faithful?” Another quarter of the miracle: 1:42. students stayed through the saves to record her SEC- Coach Smith, the result Hardly. students headed for the The Garnet and Black took post-game Alma Mater and leading fi fth shutout of the of her team’s heart and Do you have any idea how tunnels. Only half remained, the fi eld in front of a half-full slowly made their way home. season. Smith was proud of determination. many people would have given but hey, at least the others got student section, 90 yards from Those are the real “Carolina the team’s effort. “That was huge,” Smith anything to be able to sit in to their cars faster and were overtime against a BCS-caliber Faithful.” I thank you all. “It’s good to have this said. “Teams that don’t kind of victory on the believe and don’t have it road,” Smith said. “We in them might fold at that were challenged to come point. I thought that was in here against a good team the impressive part of our like Marquette. I thought performance. They fought VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKES HOME TITLE every player on our team and it wasn’t over.” stepped up and found a way Following two scoreless to fi nish the game.” overtime periods, the game LED BY JUNIOR IVANA KUJUNDZIC, THE TOURNAMENT MVP AND SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK, THE On Sunday, USC ended in a 3-3 draw. faced an even tougher The Gamecocks GAMECOCK WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON THE CAROLINA CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLUMBIA LAST challenge against the No. return home to face East WEEKEND. FOR FULL COVERAGE, SEE JAMES KRATCH’S ARTICLE ONLINE AT WWW.DAILYGAMECOCK.COM 7 Florida State Seminoles . Tennessee State on Friday. Playing their first ranked Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at opponent of the season, Stone Stadium. Visit our Web site at the Gamecocks rose to the occasion. Comments on this story? E-mail DailyGamecock.com USC got off to a hot [email protected] 4PAGE 10 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

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