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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013 VOL. 111, NO. 32 ● SINCE 1908 Students spend to win top spots in SG

Campaigns cost including $1,000 of his savings, es along with donations from SG Candidate Spending candidat between friends and local businesses. That $10 and $2,800 cash bought $900 of T-shirts, $700 of other promotional items Thad Moore 3,000 [email protected] and $400 for a popcorn machine, among other promotions. Alex Waelde, who ran for vice Campaigning for Student president, spent the least — just 2,500 Government offi ce is no cheap $10 — because he only bought a feat — for most candidates, domain name for the campaign. anyway. Otherwise, he limited his 2,000 To make their bid for offi ce, advertising to his personal social this year’s 10 candidates for media accounts, tweets from executive positions spent his company, DrinkingTicket’s between $10 and 2,800, 1,500 account and messages on TV often with money from their screens in two bars he co-owns personal accounts or from their in Five Points. Haley Guyton parents, according to a survey $900 Waelde placed last in the vice 1,000 of candidates by The Daily presidential field of four last Gamecock. week and did not qualify for a The survey included eight of runoff. 500 Josh Moore the SG candidates. Presidential $250 “It was an experiment that I candidate Kenneth Bragg and Alex Waelde thought would work but didn’t $10 treasurer candidate Caroline Chase Mizzell $2,200 Ryan Bailey $2,000 Will Fortanbary $1,100 Courtland Thomas $2,800 Brandon White $1,272 end up working that well,” he Hendricks declined to comment wrote in response to the survey. for this story. Presidential Vice presidential Treasurer The rise of social media has Courtland Thomas, a candidates candidates candidates been one of two trends in recent candidate for vice president, spent the most — $2,800 — SPENDING ● 5 *Presidential candidate Kenneth Bragg and treasurer candidate Caroline Hendricks declined comment for this story and are not included. Author discusses overcoming anorexia Most courses Schaefer discusses eating disorder in Russell House Tuesday approved for Hannah Jeffrey [email protected] Carolina Core Jenni Schaefer is no stranger to college campuses. Nineteen years ago, she was starting Vice provost: Curriculum won’t keep college at Texas A&M University. Now, students from graduating on time she can be found on any of the hundreds of college campuses she visits each year, Thad Moore as she travels the country, giving talks [email protected] about her struggle with anorexia nervosa. And she’ll be the fi rst to tell you that USC has approved nearly all the courses that will when she was in school, she would have be a part of the Carolina Core, the university’s new never seen herself doing what she does set of general education requirements. now. So far, the university has given 200 courses the She spoke in the Russell House OK to satisfy parts of the new requirements, said Ballroom Tuesday evening sharing her Helen Doerpinghaus, a vice provost and the dean story with an audience of strangers who of undergraduate studies, who’s also the co-chair of were eager to listen. USC’s Carolina Core committee. Schaefer talked about her experience That includes about 90 percent of the courses with an eating disorder, using songs that will be a part of the program, she said, SCHAEFER ● 3 including heavily used courses like English 101 and 102. “We’ve done all the big ones,” Doerpinghaus said. Any additional courses to the university’s general education will probably come from faculty suggestions, she said. “I hope we get new ones every semester — a handful all the time — just to add some choice and dimension,” Doerpinghaus said. The new requirements establish 10 core areas, like “scientific literacy” and “values, ethics and social responsibility,” that students will have to take courses in. The program, which was approved in 2009, rolled out last fall. To get the new guidelines out, the university “reviewed and refreshed” its general education courses, Doerpinghaus said. That process mostly entailed minor tweaks to curricula, Doerpinghaus said, but others have been more substantial. English 102, for example, has been updated to add information literacy, which includes Photos by Matthew DeMarco / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Author Jenni Schaefer talks about anorexia nervosa and performs a song in the Russell House Ballroom Tuesday. CORE ● 2 Inmates write graphic novel with USC professors ect pes were incarcerated teenage boys. In rival with HIV. Albright and Gavigan said she and Albright identifi ed the Proj ho to curb their hands they held a different worked with the DJJ students to target population in South Carolina spread of HIV, AIDS type of textbook than what students create the novel to educate teens as males between 15 and 21 years normally see — and the students are about HIV and AIDS and preventing old because of their risk of HIV Katy Solt its authors. transmission. infection. [email protected] The boys’ project is a fictional All juveniles in the DJJ attend Gavigan and Albright conducted graphic novel called “AIDS in the school at the department’s special research before starting work on the Kendra Albright and Karen End Zone,” which tells the story of school district, which serves about novel. Gavigan specializes in graphic Gavigan from the School of Library a high school football quarterback 900 students in fourth through novels and literacy rates, while and Information Science were in the who will do anything to get back his 12th grades, according to the Albright studied communication state Department of Juvenile Justice’s starting position — even infect his department’s website. Gavigan (DJJ) classroom, and the students NOVEL ● 4

Wednesday Ruby’s Naturals Social media major Wynkoop wins 65° 40° Brenda Flood bakes Columnist Zach New- The freshman pitched all-natural dog treats castle says Newberry 5.1 shutout innings for dogs, cats and College’s new pro- in his fi rst start for Thursday horses out of her gram is innovative and South Carolina, lead- kitchen. will prepare students ing the Gamecocks 58° 34° for the real world. to a 5-2 victory. See page 7 See page 6 See page 11 2 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 In Brief. Suspect killed in SC House to vote on Historical warehouse shootout with deputies strengthening FOIA to be demolished

Police have killed a man who started a shootout The House Judiciary Committee is sending a The Palmetto Compress building near the near Broad River and St. Andrews roads Tuesday bill strengthening South Carolina’s Freedom of intersection of Blossom and Pulaski streets is set to afternoon, The State reported. Information Act to the full House, The Post and be torn down by its owners, The State reported. Adam Jurgen, 24, shot deputy Sheila Aull in Courier reported. One of the owners told The State the operating the chest during the shootout at Farrington The committee also approved an amendment to expenses of the storage business have exceeded Apartments. Aull was wearing a bulletproof vest the bill that would stop state lawmakers from keeping income for years, and they could no longer afford at the time. Capt. Chris Cowan, Richland County emails and other communication secret. the property. Sheriff’s Department spokesman, told The State The proposal by Rep. Bill Taylor, a Republican Ohio-based Edwards Communities has sought that she was taken to a hospital but survived the from Aiken, would reduce the time offi cials have to approval from a city commission to build an 818-bed shooting. respond to open records requests, limit fees for the private housing complex on the site, but that process Deputies began searching for Jurgen Tuesday in information, set harsher penalties for not cooperating was stalled by appeals, Free Times reported. connection to a domestic assault that was reported and create a new appeals process for disputes, Demolition is not a condition of the sale of the about 1:30 p.m. When they fi rst made contact, he according to The Post and Courier. site, according to The State, and it will continue no fi red multiple rounds at deputies, according to The The Judiciary Committee defeated a separate matter the fate of the complex. State. proposed amendment that would have allowed public Because of its association with local African- He fl ed to the Farrington apartment complex, offi cials to use personal devices and email accounts American history, historic preservationists are where he continued shooting at police until he for public business without those communications trying to stop the demolition, The State reported. was shot and killed around 2:45 p.m., The State counting as public records, The Post and Courier Tearing down the building would cost $381,000 reported. reported. and could take until Sept. 1.

— Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor — Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor — Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor

CORE ● Continued from 1 “The advisers were really nervous,” 16 technical colleges to clarify the satisfy it is being offered. Doerpinghaus said. “When they requirements, because students at As a result, Doerpinghaus said, how to make use of technology. realized that a lot of things haven’t those schools comprise many of USC hasn’t seen any issues with The rollout last semester was changed, that they were sort of USC’s transfers. transfer students being unable to largely successful, Doerpinghaus said. timeless, that helped.” USC still accepts all the classes graduate on time because of the USC trained advisers in the Transfer students, too, were it used to, Doerpinghaus said, but Carolina Core requirements. summer on the new system before concerned that credits they brought transfer students could run into new “We are really committed to incoming freshmen got to campus and to the university would no longer requirements, like the information people finishing in four years,” found that many were panicked about count. Around 40 percent of students literacy and values, ethics and social Doerpinghaus said. “The provost how it would go, but Doerpinghaus who transfer to USC bring credits responsibility courses, for which told us when started developing the said the two sets of requirements with them. the university has tried to build Carolina Core, ‘It cannot slow people were fairly similar, so those fears were Doerpinghaus said she also met work-arounds. down.’” mostly quelled. with representatives of the state’s For the information literacy requirement, for example, a one- credit-hour online course that will DG New 10 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage

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SCHAEFER ● Cont. from 1 recover from [an eating She explained that that encompassed her disorder], if I can get “genetics loads the gun journey to recovery and and props like a ballet knocked down that (and) environment pulls her realization that she costume from when she many times, I sure the trigger,” meaning could accept herself and was a child, rejection can get up and write a that perfectionism or be happy. letters from book book,’” she said. high anxiety may come “When I look in the publishers and a new Schaefer joked that about genetically, but mirror and like what I addition to her left hand: her newest prop, her the surroundings can see, maybe then I’ll be her engagement ring. engagement ring, was a cause a full-fledged happy,” she said toward She recalled wearing sign that she has moved eating disorder. the beginning of the the ballet costume past her relationship When speaking about song. and hearing a harsh with her eating disorder, accepting one’s body, But as the song voice telling her that “Ed,” and can now Schaefer mentioned a progressed, she began she was too fat and Matthew DeMarco / THE DAILY GAMECOCK pursue real relationships, friend who keeps asking to sing things like, “It’s not good enough, Jenni Schaefer recently published “Life With Ed,” in like the one she has with her to get Botox. In OK to be happy” and and she remembered which she discusses overcoming an eating disorder. her fi ance, Eric. response, Schaefer said “I’m just doing my best hearing that same voice “Maybe I’ll write that Botox gets rid laugh in this beautiful mess.” throughout elementary, another book called lines, and she’d like to She said although she middle and high school, ‘Life With Eric,’” she keep those, because has overcome much in telling her that she joked, making a play on laugh lines show that her life so far, she knows wasn’t good enough at the title of her fi rst book, you have lived a full and she still has a ways to go. various things in her life. “Life With Ed.” “Now, happy life. “I like to say that I’m She used the rejection I’m just trying to fit a “If I have wrinkles, it’s fully recovered from letters as motivation to man into my life. Maybe because I smile a lot,” my eating disorder,” she continue to stand after you can have me back for she said. said. “But I’m not fully falling time and time National Dating Week, To close her talk, recovered from life.” again. if that exists.” Schaefer sang a song “I thought ‘If I can DG

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— Compiled by Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor 4 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Daily Gamecock

● NOVEL Continued from 1 book has already garnered attention Brady Suit said he wasn’t sure the some struggles come together on and education strategies in AIDS — a reporter at The New York Times novel is the proper form of media to this,” Gavigan said. “It has been one prevention in Uganda. has a copy, and it was featured in an educate youth about HIV and AIDS. of the most rewarding experiences to “[Albright] had an epiphany article on the USA Today website, “However, if it helps children see them take ownership of this from moment when she heard about my relate to the material and understand beginning to end. according to Gavin. background and contacted me about the subject matter better, then I am “I hope others think in terms of USC students think the book can making this happen,” Gavigan says. in full support of it. If it spreads these kinds of projects and work with be a positive force in education, The duo is working with the awareness, then why not?” Suit said. similar students in positive ways to especially for teenagers. Richland County Public Library to “It is so powerful to see these help create a great experience.” “It’s a good idea to have something survey the novel’s readers and see if young men who have gone through out there about AIDS prevention,” DG the book meets its education goals. third-year public health student Beth The goal, Gavigan said, is to test Turlington said. the book in at-risk schools and publish Fourth-year criminal justice major it nationally and internationally. The

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SPENDING ● Continued from 1 “We don’t see any of that,” Aubry said. “We don’t see any fi nances or anything.” years that current Student Body President Kenny But Aubry said the elections commission still Tracy said has changed the game of SG campaigning. manages to keep candidates in check because it It allows candidates to advertise for free and inundate maintains “fairly strict rules” about how, when and students with their messages, he said. where candidates campaign. “It’s been littering everyone’s (Facebook) timelines Still, the candidates who spent less found an uphill and Twitter feeds,” Tracy said. battle, they said. The other game changer: In 2011 , SG removed its Josh “Otter” Moore spent $250 out of pocket to fund cap on campaign spending. Previously, candidates were his presidential campaign, and he focused on getting only allowed to spend $1,000 for the campaign and his name out with posters, candy and a sign on Greene another $500 if they make it into a runoff. Street he made with a shower curtain and spray paint. While Tracy said the fundamentals of campaigning Moore eventually won 11.2 percent of the vote for are still the same without the spending cap — it’s about student body president to Mizzell’s 82.6 percent. Bragg building networks with organizations and students received 6.2 percent of the vote. around campus, he said — the unlimited spending has “It’s tough campaigning against a guy who has allowed candidates to buy much more handouts and T-shirts and koozies, when all you have is candy and materials. handmade signs,” Moore wrote in the survey. Without the cap, Tracy spent nearly $2,500 last year, Upon their election, winning candidates will get which bought T-shirts, sunglasses and color-changing some of that money back from the positions’ stipends. cups, he said. The student body president is paid $5,320 over the This year, fi ve of the eight candidates in the survey, academic year and summer, the vice president $4,940 Nick Nalbone / THE DAILY GAMECOCK including Thomas, said they spent more than $1,000: and the treasurer $4,560, according to SG codes. The —Ryan Bailey has spent $2,000 of his own money to president also receives four football tickets per season run for vice president, including $800 for sunglasses he for guests and a parking pass that’s valid across campus, handed out to students. ganizations claim said Theresa Sexton, USC’s coordinator for Student —Will Fortanbary spent $1,100 in his vice Or Government. presidential bid, including more than $600 from an But before they get there, they run into the steep NFL team he wouldn’t name and another $300 from meeting spaces cost of campaigning, a challenge Haley Guyton knows his family. well. —Chase Mizzell, now the president-elect, spent A bingo cage filled with numbered balls was set Guyton led in last week’s results for treasurer, $2,200 on his campaign, including $200 of his own up in Russell House Tuesday to determine the order winning her a spot in a runoff that ends today and cash, after raising money from family, friends from representatives from student organizations would get to extending her campaigning by a week. Palmetto Boy’s State and local business owners. participate in a space lottery for the fall semester. Her parents are paying for her to campaign and told —Brandon White, who ran for treasurer, spent Numbers were drawn for each representative in four her she could spend up to $500. But after she got into $1,272 from his savings and stock portfolio for posters, sessions over the course of the day, and in that order, the runoff, those costs kept racking up. T-shirts, chocolate coins and flowers for Greek they met with Joe Johnson, event services coordinator “$500 turned into a few hundred bucks over, and we organizations, among other expenses. for Russell House, to choose dates, times and rooms to just stopped totaling it and just started asking for the Since SG removed its spending cap, it hasn’t required reserve space in the university union for one large event card,” Guyton said Tuesday. “Today, my mom fi nally candidates to file any documentation about their and one regular meeting for Fall 2013. said, ‘This is a lot of money.’” campaign expenses, said Meghan Aubry, the elections — Compiled by Sydney Patterson, Managing Editor commissioner. DG

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pose Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6 EDITORIAL BOARD KRISTYN SANITO SYDNEY PATTERSON Internet use Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor ALICE CHANG SARAH GENAY correlates with Viewpoints Editor Copy Desk Chief KRISTMA MULDROW NICK NALBONE depression Design Director Asst. Photo Editor Universities must try PAULINA BERKOVICH CHLOE GOULD to r Sports Editor Mix Editor monito symptoms High Internet usage has been linked with depression SG campaign spending by Australian and Chinese researchers, who concluded that the likelihood of depression is should be made public 2.5 times higher in pathological A few years ago,, all Student Internet users. Government candidates had to adhere Of course, not everyone to spending caps. That meant no matter who uses the Internet becomes how rich or poor candidates were, or how depressed, but the way the much or little money they could raise, they Social media major smart investment Internet is used can couldn’t spend provoke depressive team, and help young people over a set amount Newberry good example behaviors. Specific become competent and business “Elections are campaigning. r r patterns include fo othe universities savvy in social media, which Originally a correlation public events, Many are quick to call the could, in turn, advance global implemented between high levels education system outdated, and enterprise as those companies use and USC to make sure of file sharing in most halls and classrooms, we the Internet to make connections students have all candidates Chris and depression, can hear people ask, “When will I worldwide. As businesses learn were on a level Norberg according to a the right to see need to know this in real life?” more about using social media playing fi eld, the Third-year study by Missouri Newberry College is attempting to make a connection with pre-pharmacy what our leaders spending cap has University of to soothe those frustrations by possible customers, commercials student long since been Science and do to attract offering an updated, and print advertisements will abolished and Technology. Other relevant new become outdated and be replaced voters.” candidates are characteristics of depression- curriculum. with hashtags. The two-way now given free prone individuals include high use Starting Fall 2013, communication of social media reign to dish out as much moolah as they of email, gaming, video watching Newberry students allows the audience to offer can afford. and chatting. can major in social feedback directly to the author, The result is a huge disparity in There are other correlations as media based on quickly informing the corporation campaign spending. With spending well. Switching between websites graphic design, of successes or failures, saving ranging from $10 (a domain name for a Zach rapidly may reflect anhedonia (a communications, time and money. campaign website) to $2,800, this year’s Newcastle decreased ability to experience psychology People have been writing SG election campaign wealth gap was Second-year pleasure) as users seek emotional journalism and business Newberry’s social media program no exception. However, when gathering stimulation. Similarly, excessive student administration, in off as a lame excuse to spend details of SG campaign expenses, one emailing and chatting may signify addition to classes thousands of dollars to do the candidate declined to comment on how a relative lack of strong face-to- on social media use. This will same things 13-year-olds have much or what he chose to spend campaign face relationships as people strive allow students to fully utilize this mastered. I would tell those people money on. to maintain contact either with mostly untapped resource. to look more closely at the caliber We’re not saying the spending cap faraway friends or new people Outside shameless promotion by of courses these students will needs to be brought back, though some met online. Depressed students celebrities, very few have fi gured be taking. These professors will candidates having less money to spend could use chat rooms to overcome out how to make a living from not simply be grading students than others doesn’t sit quite right with us feelings of isolation. social media without owning the on their abilities to Instagram either. What we do want to see, though, The knowledge of depressive sites themselves. B-list celebrities pictures of food. is a mandatory disclosure of campaign tendencies related to Internet use tweeting about their favorite Nevertheless, this major needs expenses from all candidates. Elections are may lead to the development of snacks should not be the only ones time to grow. We need to see the public events, and USC students have the software applications that can reaping the benefi ts of websites we first colleges work out the kinks right to see what our leaders do to attract monitor usage and alert users of use every day. and graduate students from the voters. After all, how a leader chooses to symptoms, prompting them to It’s about time a university took program. The broad fi eld of social spend money can be a big indicator of his seek professional help if needed. a step outside, looked around at media can’t be mastered in 120 or her future actions and policies. Properly designed software today’s business environment credit hours, but the major could Presidential and local government could be installed on the campus and took the initiative to teach give students the necessary tools candidates are forced to disclose their networks of universities and something that’s becoming a to thrive in today’s business world. campaign spending, and we don’t see why notify counselors of students who much bigger part of the market. Newberry deserves respect for SG shouldn’t be held to similar standards. are at-risk. In this way, students’ Specializing in social media will innovating and keeping higher If SG can spend hours debating rule Internet use could be monitored remove the training process most education applicable to the violations in campaign videos, they can and psychological illnesses could corporations trudge through to changing world. spare a few minutes to show us their books. be prevented without infringing have a competent social media upon the rights of students. Egyptian military controls country’s future success Government must gain stronger hold but rescinded his claim in the face of large protests. worrying Egypt’s generally secular military. In the Rather than showing himself to be a capable event of a popular uprising, they would probably on country to install eff ective leader leader, he comes off as a buffoon inclined towards stand by, much as they did when Mubarak was totalitarianism. The international community does ousted. Egypt’s government’s fall began Jan. 25, 2011, not trust the Egyptian government under his rule, A lesser-known aspect of the Egypt drama is that with popular protests against then-President and so Egyptian currency has seen a Mubarak was pushing for his son Gamal to assume Hosni Mubarak that forced his resignation in mid- massive devaluation over the past few the presidency after him. This would have set a February. After that, a military council governed months. somewhat monarchical precedent for Egypt, one Egypt until June elections before putting Muslim The lost purchasing power means the military didn’t like. Despite their opposition, Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi into the importers are unwilling to accept Mubarak pushed forward with the idea. When presidency. Now, around nine months later, we may Egyptian money for wheat. While the Mubarak’s rule was threatened, the military could be witnessing another fall of the Egyptian state. government normally keeps about six have saved him. Instead they let him fall. Under Mubarak, the Egyptian government kept Matthew months worth of wheat in storage, the The real Egyptian government is the military peace by subsidizing bread and fuel for the nation’s Coleman Financial Times reports Egypt only and has been for decades. They allow different poor. In Mubarak’s last days, food infl ation spiraled Second-year has about 100 days worth of wheat left. fi gureheads with varying ideologies to play president, out of control. While most of us remember Egypt’s international When the food runs out, what will as long as those puppets don’t threaten their power. revolution in the glimmer of Arab Spring idealism, business student stop the poor, who make up 40 percent So far, whenever a confl ict of interest has risen, the it was really hunger that catalyzed the revolutionary of Egypt’s population, from returning to the streets military has always won. anger. a second time? That the hotheaded, bumbling Morsi will follow Bread subsidization has continued under President It’s likely a second revolution would return Egypt the fate of his predecessor seems quite likely. The Morsi, but once again the policy is starting to to military control. Morsi’s grabs for power and the more interesting question is who will take his place crack. Morsi is extremely erratic. Recently, he Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamist rhetoric have been after he is gone, and how long they will last. publicly granted himself almost complete power

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here is an art to pampering a pup. She buys the chicken and beef liver, boils Each batch of treats takes between two TSome stick with milk bones and a and bakes it. The kale in the chicken and and three hours to make, and then the monthly bath, while others are a bit pumpkin treats is from Flood’s personal greater batch is divvied into four-ounce, more elaborate with their puppy love — garden and all of the eggs come from her freeze-locked bags. tutus and bathing suits and pink-frosted cage-free chickens, which are on a strict “Now that I have been doing it a while, I pupcakes. fruit and vegetable diet. have it down to a science,” Flood said. Brenda Flood, the owner and baker of Flood and her family live on a 10-and-a- She makes the treats every week, and Ruby’s Naturals pet treats, sticks to a much half-acre farm in Winnsboro with horses, unless you make your own, you’re not simpler pampering plan: an all-natural chickens, a bunny, a Jack Russell terrier going to get anything fresher for your dog, diet. and three Great Danes. she said. Flood, who founded the company in Ruby, of Ruby’s Naturals, was Flood’s The fresh-squeezed apple juice is the Massachusetts, makes completely natural “heart and soul dog,” a Great Dane. Ruby best story of the baking process: She cores dog, cat and horse treats — down to freshly died four years ago, but the breed has long and juices organic apples for their pulp, squeezed, organic apple pulp — in her been a part of Flood’s story. and then gives the juice to her kids to kitchen in Winnsboro, S.C. “They’re kind of like living with a huge drink. She sells them online to clients across 3-year-old child all the time,” Flood said. “It’s a win-win,” Flood said. the country and internationally and spends At one point, she showed Great Danes She not only tested the treats with her Saturdays at the Soda City Farmers Market professionally. She has champions as far former show dogs, but her horses as well. on Main Street. They are also at Rosewood as Finland and Nova Scotia, and when she “My horses have to be the pickiest horses Market and in the process of being carried started baking the all-natural dog goodies, alive,” Flood said. at the Columbia Whole Foods. she sent out about 50 bags of test treats to She would have to give herself pep talks Her mission is to share the importance her gaggle of refi ned, picky-paletted show before testing out a batch on her hooved of good nutrition and get good, healthy pups. pets: “If they don’t like it, it’s OK. Just keep treats to Columbia pets. But Flood’s love of animals began way trying,” she remembered telling herself. “It’s just like us: If you eat better, you’re before the champion’s circle. She started Once she found the pleasing treat, she going to feel better,” Flood said. rescuing birds and reaching out to knew she had gold. Flood bakes three flavors of Ruby’s abandoned animals in the fourth grade. “Twenty minutes later, they were still Naturals: beef liver and sweet potato, “I would feed everything,” she said. licking their lips,” she said. chicken liver and pumpkin and vegetarian Flood went to an agricultural high Flood said her “return rate” is 90 to 95 delight. The ingredients list is short — school for animal science and worked as a percent — that many pups come back for that’s part of the appeal. paralegal for 10 years before she graduated more Ruby’s Naturals. There is one lab, from a two-year program for canine in particular, that comes to the Soda City nutrition in July 2011. Market: Parker. “I’ve always had an interest in the good “No matter where I am, he will drag his “I’ve always had an interest in nutrition of animals, because I recognize parents over to my table,” Flood said. “He the benefi ts of it,” Flood said. “Their coat, just stares.” the good nutrition of animals their teeth, their eyes, their skin — It affects everything.” DG because I recognize the After graduating from the nutrition program, Flood started doing consultations benefi ts of it. Their coat, their on dog nutrition. Owners would reach out to her with dogs with severe skin allergies teeth, their eyes, their skin — It or diseases like pancreatitis. She even had people who just weren’t satisfi ed with aff ects everything.” the quality of commercial dog food. The consultations were rewarding, but not — Brenda Flood satisfying, Flood said. “I wasn’t able to get out there, meet the people and see the happiness,” she said. That is when Flood decided to combine her love of cooking and her love for animal nutrition. She opened the Divine Canine, a 3,000 square foot all-natural pet supplies store in Massachusetts. It was everything she loved under one roof, but as the owner and baker, she was spending 80 hours per week at the shop — away from her family. Flood moved to South Carolina a year and a half ago. At first, she bred Great Danes from Winnsboro, but last March, Courtesy of Ruby’s Naturals she delivered her last litter and refocused Parker the lab (above) scouts out the Ruby’s on Ruby’s Naturals. Naturals booth at the Soda City Farmers Market.

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Wynkoop earns win in 1st start, Seddon records 3rd save of season Paulina Berkovich [email protected]

The Gamecocks were holding a comfortable fi ve-run lead over the Furman Paladins when sophomore Joel Seddon took the mound to pitch the ninth inning. Seddon gave up three straight singles and was replaced by senior Tyler Webb, who came on with one run in and two men on base. But the closer shut down Furman’s comeback attempt, although he allowed one more run. Webb earned his third save of the season to give the Gamecocks (6-1) a 5-2 win Tuesday afternoon. “We got lucky in the ninth inning,” coach Chad Holbrook said. The fi rst hitter Webb faced, Furman’s Griffi n Davis, hit what would have been a double into right fi eld. But he stumbled on his way to second base after apparently pulling a hamstring, and right fi elder TJ Costen threw him out. After that, Webb struck out the next two batters. South Carolina starter Jack Wynkoop earned his fi rst career win after pitching 5.1 scoreless innings. The freshman allowed two hits to start the sixth inning, and a sacrifi ce bunt advanced the runners to second and third base with one out. Wynkoop was pulled for Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK sophomore Evan Beal, who ended the threat with a Freshman Jack Wynkoop earned a win in his fi rst start for South Carolina, pitching 5.1 scoreless innings Tuesday. strikeout and a fl yout. which has increased from 82 or 83 miles per hour when The Gamecocks got on the board in the fifth Wynkoop made one previous appearance this season, he was being recruited to nearly 90 now. The coach also inning. After they loaded the bases with one out, walking the only hitter he faced in South Carolina’s praised his maturity and composure. junior designated hitter Erik Payne hit into a fi elder’s series against Liberty. But Tuesday, he threw 39 of 55 “He doesn’t carry himself like a freshman,” Holbrook choice. But Furman’s third baseman misplayed the pitches for strikes. Holbrook said he pulled Wynkoop said. “He doesn’t carry himself like a teenager. He ball, allowing two runs to score. Sophomore catcher because he knew his bullpen was well-rested and he carries himself like an upperclassman.” Grayson Greiner followed with an RBI single to bring did not want to overextend him because he may pitch After working out of the sixth-inning jam, Beal the score to 3-0. against Clemson this weekend. did not allow a baserunner in the seventh and eighth. South Carolina added one run in the sixth inning The starter benefi ted from strong defensive play by Holbrook said he was really pleased with the way Beal and one in the seventh. the Gamecocks in the top of the third inning, when threw, particularly after a challenging fall season. But even with the improvement in South Carolina’s left fi elder Graham Saiko threw out Furman’s Jordan “I was just thinking too much, pressing and trying offense, Holbrook said he knew if the Gamecocks did Simpson when he tried to score from second base on to reach outside my limits a little,” Beal said. “I talked not pitch well, the Paladins could beat them. a single. But in four of the fi rst fi ve innings, Wynkoop to Coach Holbrook about going out and slowing my “That’s the staple of our program. We try to pitch retired three straight hitters. thoughts down, trusting my stuff really, and [letting] and play defense,” Holbrook said. ”That’s what we did The freshman was in the mix for a weekend starting my stuff do its thing. Try not to really pressure myself today.” spot during the preseason. Holbrook said he has been into any throwing outside my limits.” impressed by improvement in Wynkoop’s velocity, DG Pankake misses game after hip injury Sunday

Schrock earns start at shortstop, continues offensive surge with 2 hits in South Carolina’s win Pauilna Berkovich [email protected]

Sophomore shortstop Joey Pankake did not play Tuesday after leaving the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader with a hip fl exor strain. Freshman Max Schrock, who started the fi rst six games at second base, was the starting shortstop, and freshman Connor Bright was the starting second baseman. In the top of the fifth inning, DC Arendas replaced Bright in the lineup and took over at shortstop, allowing Schrock to slide back to his usual position. Schrock committed a throwing error at short in the third inning, which he attributed to a lack of practice at the position. “I feel like I can play just as well at shortstop as I can second base,” Schrock said. “I struggled with a few throws today. I haven’t been taking many throws in practice, but I feel like if I take some more, I will be all right.” Coach Chad Holbrook said he struggled with Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the decision to leave Pankake out of the game but Sophomore Andrew Adams won three straight singles matches before losing on Sunday when USC faced VCU. said he fully expects the shortstop to play against Clemson this weekend. “I was this close to playing him,” Holbrook said in his postgame press conference, holding his fi ngers an inch apart. “If this was an SEC game or Adams motivates USC a regional game, he’d about talk me into it.” Schrock’s relaxed approach: After struggling Goffi : Sophomore keeps before losing on Sunday. despite his being in and out of at the plate in South Carolina’s opening weekend, fi ghting, helps lead men’s Most notably, after losing the practice for four months. Schrock had two hits against Furman on Tuesday. first set in his match against “What makes him so great is He said he has started to feel more comfortable at tennis team by example Simon Norenius of NC State his ability to fi ght through any the plate as he accumulates at-bats. Feb. 10, Adams battled back type of adversity,” Goffi said. “When my swing is relaxed, it feels a lot better,” Tanner Abel [email protected] to win the last two sets and “He wants to be out there. He’s Schrock said. “It’s a lot quicker. I might have been tie the match at 3 before the dealing with not feeling good gripping the bat a little too hard earlier on, and A will to compete and family Gamecocks ultimately prevailed. on the court at the moment, but today I told myself to loosen up (and) throw my support have kept Andrew Ten days later, Adams won in he’s doing a very good job of hands at the ball and it worked out well.” Adams going this season. straight sets his match against handling it.” Holbrook said the team has collectively put The sophomore tennis player Sam Williams of No. 37 UNC Goffi added that Adams’ fi ght together quality at-bats, pointing out that the has been dealing with a labral Wilmington, contributing to a has made an impression on his Gamecocks have more walks than strikeouts tear in his right hip for the past 4-3 victory for USC. teammates, who have gained for the season. He added USC could easily have few months , but he’s pushed Adams admitted his injured confidence from gutting out scored more than fi ve runs Tuesday. through matches and came up hip has been affecting him, wins. According to the coach, “It’s only natural for a baseball player to feel with some big singles wins for specifi cally his lateral movement. winning handily and playing anxiety to get off to a good start,” Holbrook said. the Gamecocks. “It is hands down the biggest well does not necessarily help “They will relax as they get at-bats and games The No. 48 Gamecocks split part of my game,” he said. “It players as much as the ability to under their belt.” their two road matches over the hasn’t been as sharp as it usually win close matches when they do Bullpen flexibility: Sophomore Evan Beal weekend. They beat William & would be. It’s a bit of an issue but not play well. was dominant in relief on Tuesday, pitching 2.2 Mary 7-0 Friday and lost at No. not anything I can’t deal with.” Although Adams hasn’t shutout innings with three strikeouts. Asked after 34 VCU 5-2 Sunday. Adams won Coach Josh Goffi said Adams’ returned to last year’s the game whether he believes he is competing for three straight singles matches competitiveness is his strength, ADAMS ● 9 BASEBALL ● 9 As a Gamecock, my resilience has No Limits.

Shelbretta Ball, student

The feel of the ball as it leaves her hands, the familiar spin of its flight and the swish as it goes through the net have been a part of Shelbretta “Brett” Ball’s life since she was five. But before she could score any points for the Gamecocks, a medical condition put her on the bench. However, Brett’s never-give-up attitude and the support of USC kept her in the game. “Ballin’ with Brett,” her successful video blog, is her way of assisting her teammates. It’s no mystery how she stays on top of her game. Brett lives by the motto, “Don’t let your situation determine your destination.”

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