University of South Carolina Scholar Commons February 2016 2016 The aiD ly Gamecock, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2016_feb Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, Wednesday, February 10, 2016" (2016). February. 9. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2016_feb/9 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2016 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS 1 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 VOL. 107, NO. 14 ● SINCE 1908 Presidential candidates shift attention to SC Holly Heaton @HOLLYPAULINEEE Coming out of the New Hampshire primaries, presidential candidates are appealing to voters across the nation’s next primary battleground: South Carolina. Supporters for each candidate are holding campaign rallies and other events to inform South Carolinians, as well as to unite supporters for their chosen candidate. Women for Bernie Sanders will be hosting a meetup Wednesday to discuss James Myers II / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Sanders’ political agenda and how it Candidates discussed their intentions to improve Student Government’s communication with the student body. will infl uence the lives of women. The meeting will be held at the Lourie Center at 1650 Park Circle from 6 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be Student Government candidates introduce available and a video message from former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner will be shown. An event for Donald Trump platforms, address potential improvements supporters will be also held in the Palmetto State on Wednesday. Trump Emily Barber third-year management science and instating a liaison between will make his way to Pendleton, @EMILYRISA student Stinson Rogers and Student Government and South Carolina, to hold a Trump For second-year political science organizations to make the President rally at Clemson University. With student body elections student Nick Santamaria, began process run more smoothly. He The event will be held in the T. Ed looming, the executive candidates the debate. returned to school after serving Garrison Arena at 1101 W. Queen St. all seem to agree that Student Both treasurer candidates in the Army. During his service, Doors open at 5 p.m., and the event Government needs to be more focused on streamlining the he was deployed to Korea, where begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at actively involved with the student process by which student he served as treasurer for Better TrumpClemson.eventbrite.com and are body and surrounding community. organizations can request funds. Opportunity for Single Soldiers. free of charge. On how this can be achieved, they Santamaria said that many In this role, he said he managed a Marco Rubio will speak Wednesday have a variety of ideas, which they organizations’ treasurers have not budget of around $50,000. afternoon at the Columbia Metropolitan presented and discussed at the learned how to use the system, Vice President Convention Center. The Florida executive candidates’ debate on and therefore a relatively small The candidates for vice senator will be joined at the event by Tuesday even i ng. portion of student organizations president were then questioned S.C. Congressman Trey Gowdy. Doors Mayor of Columbia Steve on campus utilize the funds. Much about which issues they consider open at 2:15 p.m. with speeches set Benjamin and former Student of his platform focuses on his most important and how they plan to begin at 3 p.m. All attendees over Body President Lindsay experienced as treasurer of Mock to bridge the gap between Student the age of 12 are expected to register Richardson served as moderators. Trial at USC, and he has seen the Government and the student body. individually via Eventbrite. The debate was divided by allocations system from both sides. Second-year public health Thursday, former Florida Gov. Jeb position, and within each category, “My entire goal is to bring student Ross Lordo’s campaign Bush will make his own appearance the candidates were given time for everyone to the table and actually revolves around three ideas: in the state capital. Bush will hold a opening and closing statements. figure out how we can make it empowerment, engagement rally at Senate’s End on Senate Street Between these, Benjamin and easier for student organizations and innovation. He recognizes with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and Richardson posed questions to to do what they love,” Santamaria the disconnect between Student festivities set to begin at 6:30 p.m. specifi c candidates, and the other said. “My platform is all about Government and the student body, News Editor Mary Ramsey candidates had the opportunity empowerment, and it’s getting you and one way he seeks to remedy contributed to this story. to give short rebuttals after each guys your money.” this is to make executive offi cers question. 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This is due to hherer to win easily in the delegates, putting him strestrengthngth in susuperdelegates,perdelegates, nation’s fi rst primary, in the lead on the who are leaders withwithinin as he held a ReRepublicanpublican side solidsolid 17.217.2 SEESEEPRIMARYPRIMARYPAGE2PAGE2 Courtesy of MCT Campus Courtesy of MCT Campus NEWS 2 2 Wednesday, February 10, 2016 About The Daily Gamecock Editor-in-Chief KAMILA MELKO Managing Editor MADELEINE VATH Columbia area tax franchises Online Manager ANTHONY DEAS Design Directors RACHAEL MCGAHEE accused of fi ling false returns LOGAN ZAHNER Special Sections Director JESSICA BLAHUT Copy Desk Chiefs CAROLYN CULBERTSON WIS reports that three Liberty Tax Service franchises in DEBBIE CLARK Columbia are being sued by the US Justice Department for allegedly Social Media Editor GABBI FRASCO fi ling false tax returns. The suit would shut down the franchises in Photo Editors question, all owned by Christopher Paul Haynes of Irmo. The suit ADAM COLLINS AVADH RANA was fi led in the US District Court for South Carolina on Monday. ANNA WALKER The average discrepancy per tax return was $3,834 since 2010. News Editors EMILY BARBER — Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor MARY RAMSEY Arts & Culture Editors SAM BREAZEALE SARAH MORSE RACHEL PITTMAN Opinion Editors Developer purchases 16 acres GRIFFIN HOBSON LINDEN ATELSEK Sports Editors of old downtown mental heath JOSEPH CREVIER ADAM ORFINGER BOBBY BALBONI facility land Senior Designers Business Manager GREER SCHNEIDER KRISTINE CAPPS ANNIE PARK Creative Director Designers EDGAR SANTANA ANNIE PARK, ASHLYN JACKSON, Production Manager MARIELA RODRIGUEZ, RACHEL DEGAN CHEEK Greenville developer Bob Hughes has purchased the remaining MINETTI, WANDA FELSENHARDT Creative Services Senior Copy Editors BRANDON BRAZELL, RANNAH land that once made up the Hall Psychiatric Institute in Columbia, LARISSA JOHNSON DERRICK, KODY KRATZER, The State reports. 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