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USC APPROPRIATIONS STARTING ‘05 - ‘06 THE CONVERSATION $196,375,127 Student Government honors legislators for supporting higher education ‘06 - ‘07

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Larissa Johnson / THE DAILY GAMECOCK ‘11 - ‘12 USC Student Body President Michael Parks and Clemson Student Body President Joey Wilson speak at the Wednesday press conference.

$116,978,761 Larissa Johnson the game,” said USC Student student voice” at the state Act and university budgets @LALARISSAJ Body President Michael capital, Parks said. were given fi ve points, while Parks. Giving that voice was bills that had a limited impact ‘12 - ‘13 USC and Clemson student While the honor roll was Secretary of Government were worth fewer points. governments hope to start proposed by USC, Clemson’s Relations Natalie Pita, who Legislators made the honor $129,209,764 a new period of more Student Government was led the USC team working on roll if they got 90 percent or student involvement in state eager to get involved. Both the report. more of available points — government, beginning with universities had teams that “The legislators can’t pass an A grade. The project was ‘13 - ‘14 their Wednesday release collaborated on the project. bills that students like and inspired by a similar effort of the Student Higher “We have to... work they don’t know the opinions last year by LSU. $137,486,275

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$147,412,101 Education Report and Honor together to have an impact of students if we don’t tell “There’s no higher Roll. The report, an original on the state,” said Clemson them,” Pita said. education report card in part of Parks’ platform, Student Body President Joey Beginning in August, Pita’s South Carolina, so we includes voting records on Wilson. team went through all of the thought it was something that ‘16 - ‘17 higher education bills in the Even though Clemson legislation from the 2015- was really important to start,” past two years and honors University and the University 2016 session and assigned Pita said. $159,814,693 legislators who consistently of South Carolina system point values to each bill About two-thirds of state supported higher education. together include almost based on its impact on higher The report was created “to 70,000 potential voters, education. Bills such as the SEEHONORROLLPAGE2 give students some skin in there’s “no really tangible Tucker Hipps Transparency

Med school, lab space comprise bulk of request for new state funding

Mike Woodel In its request for fi scal year basic sciences and coordinators @GETTHISDOGGONE 2017-18, USC budget offi cials for Graduate Medical fi led for the following revisions Education and recruitment Revisions to USC’s state to state-funded programs: All measures outlined in funding for fiscal year 2017- Nearly $5.6 million to the request are unconfirmed, 18 show the university is launch the new Undergraduate pending General Assembly looking to stay on par with Information Technology approval. a state economy shifting and Computing Learning The University also seeks File Photo: Anna Walker / THE DAILY GAMECOCK toward medical service and Collaborative a pair of one-time, non- information technology. $5.4 million in additional recurring appropriations worth State law requires agencies to funding for the Health a combined $71.5 million for Student offi cer elections submit budget requests for the Sciences program, including 12 2017-18, among them $50 following fi scal year each Nov. new faculty million to relocate the USC 1. USC’s request for revisions $3.5 million in “Other School of Medicine. Currently, process under way to existing programs and one- Funds” for the School of the School of Medicine leases time appropriations shows the Medicine 329,000 square feet of space The 2017 Student debate Feb. 7. The student University is placing emphasis $2.5 million in “Other on the grounds of the Dorn Government election process body will cast their votes Feb. on investing in its medicine Funds” for the USC School of Veterans Affairs Medical began this week when those 14-15, and the winners will be and technology programs. Medicine Greenville Center on Garners Ferry Road, wishing to run filed for inaugurated March 15. However, a state-requested $2.5 million for the Student fi ve miles from the heart of the candidacy Jan. 17-18. There The full unofficial list of contingency plan reveals that Success Initiative, to go toward USC campus. The University are three executive positions 2017 Student Government cutbacks could be ahead for the new Honors College faculty, estimates that bringing the available — president, vice candidates will be found on quickly-expanding School of advisors, tutors and instructors current medical campus to president and treasurer — as The Daily Gamecock website Medicine if the South Carolina for University 401 courses “modern serviceable condition” well as 50 senate seats. as soon as released. General Assembly looks to $1.75 million for the School would cost $75 million, with There will be a mandatory — Compiled by Brittany shave the state general fund of Medicine to hire new faculty candidate meeting Jan. 31 Franceschina, News Editor in 2017. in biomedical engineering and SEE PAGE2 and an executive candidate FUNDING 2 Thursday, January 19, 2017

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HONORROLLPAGE1 recession, students have for will be the proposal FUNDINGPAGE1 requirements. faced rising tuition of a higher education If put into action by the General costs and debt. bond bill — now Parks’ projected annual maintenance costs Assembly, the reduction would preempt senators made the “We’re not just “No. 1 priority” for exceeding $8 million in coming years. USC’s hiring of 10 new faculty and honor roll, while only going to allow student government relations. The fi rst phase of relocation involves 12 staff members, saving just over $2 about half of state loans and debt that The bill would be a 130,000-square-foot medical teaching million. Stensland said this would affect representatives made can handicap the the first in 15 years facility worth $80 million, to be the university’s student-faculty ratio, the cut. One senator students of the state and authorize the completed by 2020. The second phase, estimated by U.S. News and World included on the honor of South Carolina sale of state bonds a $120 million facility for basic sciences Report at 18:1. He went on to say that roll is Tom Young Jr., to go unchecked and to fund higher and research, is slated for completion the reduction in faculty funding would USC’s student body unquestioned,” Parks education projects, in 2023 and is expected to be funded also affect USC’s Evening Program. president from 1992 said. hopefully keeping outside of the state budget. To save a further $439,255, the to 1993. As president, With the release tuition increases to a The second one-time appropriation USC School of Medicine would Young organized a of the report card, minimum. would be for $21.5 million to renovate eliminate two Information Technology statewide group of Student Government With Student the current USC School of Law Department staff and two Ph.D. faculty students to influence aims to recognize Government elections building on Greene Street, which will under the plan. Jeffrey L. Perkins, South Carolina policy legislators who support approaching, Parks become vacant this fall. Opened in associate dean for administration and position. students’ interests, as and Pita both said 1972, the building is one of the largest fi nance at the School of Medicine, did “It’s very important well as holding those that future student on USC’s flagship campus. Among not respond to a request for comment. for students to engage who didn’t make the governments should other actions, removal of lead-based The reduction would further in issue advocacy,” he honor roll accountable. continue preparing paint and asbestos, a complete HVAC affect university service units, such said. “This is defi nitely In the upcoming the report after each system replacement, and conversion of as Administration and Finance and a good thing.” weeks, SG hopes to upcoming legislative vacant spaces into instructional science Student Affairs, to the tune of $1.2 A major issue that continue its efforts at session. labs are planned. The state approved an million. Stensland said a reduction Parks and Wilson the Statehouse with the “I hope this just starts initial appropriation of $3.5 million for in the service budget would result in want to advocate for is release of an official a better relationship fi scal year 2015-16. cutbacks in marketing and campus higher state funding. policy platform. between students and Additionally, the university seeks transportation, fewer student and Especially since the “You will see students the Statehouse,” Pita $2 million in new federal funding for temporary employees on campus, and decline in funding at the Statehouse like said. the School of Medicine, citing state a “likely” end to the Division of Law for higher education never before,” Pita said. objectives “directed at improving Enforcement and Safety’s Campus accompanying the 2008 One policy to look health care in rural South Carolina” Safety Offi cer program. and increasing faculty development. In addition to Stensland’s The request also outlined the estimations, the request mentioned university’s plan of action should the “reduce participation in a National State House pass a sweeping three Student Engagement program,” the percent reduction of the state general elimination of “research supplements,” fund, which would slash USC’s state and, pending further review, the loss funding by $3.8 million. Via email of “at least four staff positions” within correspondence, USC associate director university service units. for public relations Jeff Stensland said A further $41,627 would be reduced university officials are “optimistic” from the USC Law Library, the Small that plan will not be necessary and Business Development Center and the HELP added that the university prepares such Palmetto Poison Center. contingency plans regardless of state WANTED Keep up with the latest news STUDENT MEDIA INTEREST MEETINGS

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Combating poverty requires The months between the 2016 presidential election and its accompanying inauguration have not been without controversy for President- elect Donald J. Trump. Scandal seems ideological compromise to follow the former business mogul- turned-prospective leader of the free world, and this has left citizens both poverty. etc. These are all reasons homeless inside the U.S. and elsewhere uneasy, Andy Imagine coming across a person people have given me for their dreading any kind of political fiasco, Wilson at the bottom of the economic state. It’s rare to fi nd one who lays scandalous or otherwise. Second-year spectrum, like your average any of the blame at his own feet. This uneasiness culminated into homeless guy in Five Points, and If you view your situation alarm last week when a dossier of English student think about the different ways the through a conservative mindset, documents purported to have linked environment-blaming versus the however, you will be much more Trump to Russia in the days leading individual-blaming views cause you likely to admit you share some of up to the election was leaked to CNN In our increasingly partisan to look at him. the blame for your homelessness. and BuzzFeed. CNN released news of age, it is becoming more and more In the purest distillation of the What’s more, you will be much the reports being shared with Barack uncommon to fi nd people willing liberal environment-blaming view, more likely to think you can do Obama and his successor. In turn, to recognize the virtues of the the guy is in the place he is in something about it. The flip side BuzzFeed released unabridged versions opposing party’s positions and because of adverse circumstances. of believing that your own poor of the documents. admit the fl aws of their own. One Maybe he has been the victim decisions have led to your poverty The dossier itself is currently having of the most strikingly divergent of racism, discrimination for his is that your good decisions can its legitimacy argued over. In a press issues is over the persistence of sexual orientation or religion, a get you out of it. But if you believe conference to address them Wednesday, poverty in the United States, the subpar education in failing inner- that you are poor solely because of Trump denied any connection to the world’s ninth wealthiest country. city schools, etc., etc. Since he is conditions outside your control, documents or the Kremlin, alleging The right’s ideological a victim of society, society (i.e. you will consider any effort to get that the BuzzFeed and CNN reports commitment is to the government) should do all it can yourself out of poverty ultimately were falsified. When CNN’s senior individualistic American Dream, to remove these obstacles and level futile and thus (probably) not even White House correspondent Jim Acosta in which the only limit on your the playing fi eld. try. attempted to contest these allegations, success is yourself, while the left Meanwhile, in the strictest As we have seen, a strictly the president-elect would have nothing emphasizes the vital role of the iteration of the individual-blaming environment-blaming view is likely of it, dubbing the entire network as community in individual thriving, view held by conservatives, the to result in well-off people being “fake news.” but “community” generally means only person to blame for the more willing to help the needy and This served as yet another event in “government.” In my opinion, guy’s socioeconomic failure is address inequality or oppression, a string of them that points towards both world views, when held to himself. If the American Dream is but is also more likely to inculcate Trump’s inability to back out of the dogmatically, end up harming literally true, everyone can better a victim mindset and learned media skirmishes that were so constant vulnerable people. themselves if they’re willing to put helplessness in the poor. when he was just a candidate. Soon Because of their commitment to A strictly he will be the president of the United the idea of America individual-blaming States, a nation renowned for its being the land of on poverty is personal freedoms. By halting any opportunity and likely to result in conversation towards his own failures meritocratic upward “Now imagine that you are that homeless people being less in the eyes of the public, by ostracizing mobility, it’s easy empathetic and two major media corporations for for conservatives to guy. Think about the diff erent ways you can willing to help the reporting the news of the time, however attribute people’s poor, but is also tentative, Trump borders on censorship. poor life outcomes choose to see yourself through the liberal and more likely to make Trump will become president of the exclusively to their poor people take United States during an age of media own unwise choices conservative prisms.“ responsibility for proliferation unlike any candidate has and behavior. their actions and faced in the past. The year of 2016 alone In this way of try to improve their saw major shifts in how constituents thinking, since situation. receive and process their news. And to people’s bad choices in the work, so the guy’s lack of What is the solution? As the cast aside any amount of reporting by are the sole cause of their poverty, success must due to him not being writer of Ecclesiastes says: “It is reputable, highly popular news networks the only reason they are still poor willing to put in the work. As you good to grasp the one and not let is to certainly limit the dialogue of the is that they are still making bad can imagine, you are probably less go of the other.” Liberals need to day. Because politics and the way it is choices. willing to help him if you believe accept that the most effective help covered is a dialogue. It is a transmission Liberals tend to see America as a that his poverty is entirely his own for poverty is on the personal and of ideas, opinions and information across maze of veiled discrimination and fault. local level rather than the federal party lines, across demographics and oppression of various other groups Now imagine that you are that and acknowledge that no matter world views. To hinder this process is not by privileged whites and their homeless guy. Think about the how many barriers to economic only to delegitimize the news companies, self-serving economic and political different ways you can choose to mobility exist, people can still but the news itself, which can lead to structures. Thus, it is easy for see yourself through the liberal and transcend their environment. more confl ict. liberals to blame people’s poverty conservative prisms. Conservatives need to accept that A braver approach, and certainly one on circumstances outside of their If you subscribe to the liberal many of these barriers still exist that protects freedoms more, would be control. In this way of thinking, view on poverty, you are likely in American society and begin to to treat the media corporations with a people are poor because they to look outwards for the blame. address them, using government respectful sense of scrutiny, something are oppressed and discriminated You’re homeless because your wife powers when appropriate. Trump will surely struggle with. It is against. divorced you and took the house So going forward, let’s tackle undeniable that falsified information I propose a thought experiment or because your children look the poverty in a way that both empowers played a role in the election, but the to demonstrate the pitfalls other way when you ask for help the poor to take responsibility for answer to curbing this is not to curb of subscribing either to a or because your brother won’t their own lives and mobilizes the information altogether. Trump can’t monolithically individual-blaming share the inheritance or because better-off to remove the obstacles forget that, lest he make a mistake of or environment-blaming view on employers aren’t respectful enough, that perpetuate poverty. Orwellian proportions. The freedom of speech is the most quintessential fragment of liberty the LETTER TO THE EDITOR REQUIREMENTS federal government has to offer its citizens. All other liberties hinge on Letters to the editor must not statements of fact must include at Email submissions to the fact that active, engaged discussion exceed 300 words. Students least one source; if we cannot verify [email protected] breeds political nuances. Without must include their full name, major a statement of fact, your letter will or mail them to the utmost care, objecting to media and year. 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Verifiable for clarity, style and grammar. — Jon Franklin, first-year English student Thursday, January 19, 2017 6 Column: Sci-fi endings suck Darby Hallman be!” and “This is one of the most well- @DARBYHALLMAN1 written and clever sci-fi movies I’ve ever seen.” I fully expected to leave the theater If the blunt and shamelessly generalizing singing the movie’s praises to all my friends. headline didn’t give it away, I have a bone to Then the last 20 minutes happened. pick with (many) sci-fi movies or, more to In case you missed it earlier, I will be the point, their love of nonsensical or stupid going into spoilers for “Arrival” here so if endings. you haven’t seen it you might want to read Now, for context, I am not a snobby fi lm the rest of this later. What had been such buff who looks down on sci-fi as a lesser an interesting and grounded story about genre. I love sci-fi and gravitate towards it in trying to communicate with and understand nearly every medium, whether it be movies, different intelligent lifeforms ended in a shows, games or books. Sci-fi is my default convoluted mess of seeing into the future choice, my comfort food and accounts for and bizarre, heavy-handed messages. We some of my all-time favorite works. And this both loved the fi lm up until the very end, is precisely why after noticing a consistent but when the credits rolled we both looked problem, I felt compelled to rant about it in at each other with a confused and annoyed this article. So, if you care to understand the look that we both know too well. reasoning behind my rant, then take a walk The reason this look is ingrained in us is with me. we have been in this position many times Late last year I saw “Arrival,” the sci-fi before, most notably in 2014 after seeing movie starring Amy Adams and Jeremy “Interstellar.” This was another example Renner about mysterious aliens who land on of a sci-fi movie that kept me intrigued Earth and the struggles that humans face as the entire time but completely lost me in they try to communicate with them. I had the end. The more I thought about it, the heard nothing but positive reception for the more annoyed I got about how I had gone movie and since my father and I both love from marveling over the fi lm’s portrayal of sci-fi , I decided to go with him to see it not time dilation in space and being amazed by really knowing anything about it other than the incredible visual spectacle to watching it had to do with aliens in some capacity. As the movie went on, I was constantly SEE PAGE7 thinking, “Wow, this is what sci-fi should SCIFI

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“Star Wars” WEIRD STORIES: 20years Hello darkness, my old friend “The Bee Movie” “Harry Potter” Darby Hallman days as the dark edge-lord @DARBYHALLMAN1 years you’ve always wanted to be, 40 10years then other British artist Stuart Were you an edgy preteen Semple is your knight in glittery who wore all black every day pink armor. to school? Maybe some black As a response to Kapoor’s eyeliner and nail polish for good claiming of Vantablack, Semple measure, and of course you created the pinkest pink, the Entertainment Anniversaries had your hair dyed black and greenest green, the yellowest straightened while you swore yellow and the most glittery the recent passing of Star casts God as an African to your friends that music could Zoe Nicholson glitter. All of these items are @ZOENICHOLSON127 Wars star Carrie Fisher American woman was never get better than Asking available for purchase at www. — fans have started a probably your mom’s Alexandria. While 2017 brings culturehustle.com — as long as petition to make Leia an favorite book of 2007. Well, what if I told you that promises of new you aren’t Anish Kapoor. offi cial Disney Princess as The book, which turns 10 you there is a new black that is blockbusters, classic When you purchase one of a way of honoring Fisher’s in May, was adapted for blacker than any black you’ve albums and page-turning these items, you actually have to memory. the silver screen and will ever witnessed in your life? books, it is also the declare that you are not Anish Harry Potter premiere on March 3 and Well it’s true, and it’s called anniversary of many fan- Kapoor and that, to the best Arguably the other stars Sam Worthington, Vantablack, a color so dark favorites from the past of your knowledge, the paint biggest franchise in Octavia Spencer and Tim that it absorbs 99.96 percent few decades. Classics like you buy will not reach Anish history, “Harry Potter” is McGraw. of light. Are your emo senses “The Princess Bride,” Kapoor. While he was excited turning 20 this year (the “The Bee Movie” tingling? Are you fighting the “Dirty Dancing” and that the paint sold better than book, not the wizard). On Within the last few irresistible urge to paint your “Spaceballs” are ringing he ever imagined, he still told June 26, Muggles around months, the internet has entire apartment or house in in their 30th anniversaries Dazed Digital that it was a the world will celebrate become entranced with Vantablack and embrace the this year, but may other failure because “Anish is still at the 20th anniversary of the “The Bee Movie.” The darkness? pop culture phenomena large in his multi-million pound release of J.K. Rowling’s newly-minted cult classic Well that’s too bad. You can’t. are celebrating milestones Tribeca loft hoarding black first novel “Harry Potter turns 10 this year; you And it’s all because of Anish in the upcoming months. holes all for himself.” and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” can celebrate by wearing Kapoor. Star Wars The reality got even worse The book launched an the entire script on a OK, some context. Vantablack One of the most popular for Semple a few weeks ago incredibly successful book T-shirt or watching on was created by a company franchises in history when Kapoor posted a picture series, movie franchise, the innumerable YouTube called Surrey NanoSystems is celebrating its 40th on Instagram with his middle internet empire and even videos like “The entire and is being used for practical anniversary on May 25. finger coated in none other amusement parks. Still as bee movie but every time purposes by astronauts and the To celebrate the release than the Semple’s pinkest pink relevant as it was in 1997, they say bee it gets faster.” military. However, Vantablack is of “Star Wars: A New paint. Semple was unhappy that Bloomsbury Press will Other movies, shows being kept away from the artists Hope,” Disney will release Kapoor managed to get ahold of recognize the birthday and albums turning 10 of the world by British artist 48 variant covers depicting his paint despite the ban, telling of “Harry Potter and this year include: Anish Kapoor who acquired the scenes from the iconic Dezeen.com, “It would be nice The Sorcerer’s Stone’s” “Graduation,” Kanye exclusive rights to use the color movie, and Star Wars if he owned up, said sorry and birthday with a re-release West and won’t allow anyone else the released a special 40th gave me my Pink back.” of Hogwarts House- “Big Bang Theory” pleasure of using it. anniversary logo. It appears the war for the specifi c covers. “Mad Men” Though, if Kapoor thought Festivals, viewings and blackest black will continue to Rowling and “Juno” the art community would idly conventions will pop up rage on, and until Semple is Bloomsbury are also “Superbad” sit by and let him get away with around the world to allow able to take him down, Anish teaming up with the “Good Girl Gone Bad,” stealing away the world’s chance fans to commemorate Kapoor will continue to reign British Library in London Rihanna to experience the blackest black the release of the movie. as the lone king of darkness, to create a Harry Potter “In Rainbows,” of all, he was mistaken. If you The biggest celebration gleefully painting away with his exhibition for fans. Radiohead want a chance to live out your will take place in Orlando, exclusive Vantablack. The exhibit will feature “City of Bones,” Florida, on April 13-16. readings that inspired Cassandra Clare The annual “Star Wars Rowling and will be open Tu r n i ng 20 : Celebration” will feature starting in October. “Titanic” special guests, events and If the exhibition and “South Park” previews for Star Wars re-release are not enough “Buffy The Vampire fans. to satisfy your Harry Slayer” At the end of the Potter cravings, Harry “Hercules” year, the “Star Wars” Potter World at Universal “The Fifth Element” saga continues with Orlando will host a Harry “Wu-Tang Forever,” Episode VIII, which will Potter celebration later Wu Tang Clan premiere on Dec. 15. The this month. “Be Here Now,” Oasis celebrations and premiere “The Shack,” William “The Colour and The of the latest movie will be P. Young Shape,” Foo Fighters Courtesy of Surrey NanoSystems especially heartfelt with The fi ctional book that Thursday, January 19, 2017 7

SCIFIPAGE6 end there. 2012’s “The disagree with me, and Dark Knight Rises” that the likelihood of Review Matthew McConaughey had a solid ending with seeing much of a change fall through a black the strong emotional is low — especially with hole and knock on his impact of Batman’s death the popularity of the sci- daughter’s bookcase. until they decided to fi genre as it currently The big problem with show him alive at the stands — but I am tired these movies, in my last moment with no of having to convince opinion, is that it feels explanation. Nolan’s myself over and over as if the writers think trilogy could have ended that it isn’t about the that they have to end with Batman being destination, it’s about the on some giant, climactic the hero who sacrifices journey. and unexpected twist himself for Gotham, the In my own perfect or their movie won’t city that he risked his world, sci-fi filmmakers be worthwhile, even if life for even though they would strive to make that twist completely never respected him, logical endings rather goes against what and it would have been than whatever would be has otherwise been a fi tting end. But instead, the most shocking, but ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ a grounded story. we get the cheap and until that future comes, Courtesy of Tribune News Service The endings for unearned ending where I will continue to enjoy both “Arrival” and he survives because sci-fi and just deal with “Interstellar” feel like … Why? Because we their pretentious and Release Date: Jan. 13 Compared to the 2004 children being taken A- they are twists just for weren’t expecting it? nonsensical endings. Number of Episodes: 8 movie adaptation, the TV hostage because they were the sake of having a That doesn’t seem like a Maybe from now on series seems to be doing spies. More to come with twist, or just to end in good reason to me. I’ll just start leaving much better. The movie the next season. Though Shayla Nidever a climactic way, when This is a problem the theater once the told a lot of the series in these changes are not @SHAYLA_NIDEVER I would have greatly prevalent in many sci-fi main character starts a disorganized manner, too drastic, die-hard fans appreciated a more movies, including many time-traveling or having We regret to inform jumping from plot to might be upset with the logical end, even if it that have incredible some weird out-of-body you that the three plot. The Netflix series new additions. meant sacrifi cing some of stories until the very experience and then I’ll Baudelaire orphans have takes two 45-minute Renewed for a season the tension and suspense. end. Now of course be content. been once again subjected episodes to cover one two and planning for a The examples don’t I realize that many to misfortune after book; season one only season three, the much- misfortune in Netflix’ goes as far as the fourth anticipated series has take on Lemony Snicket’s book. The narration by already gotten hundreds darkly humorous Warburton on the Netfl ix of tweets, reviews, and children’s books, “A Series series is also much more comments, along with of Unfortunate Events.” in-character than Jude a 93 percent rating on The show is written Law’s in the 2004 film. Rotten Tomatoes. in part by the author Warburton brings the Netflix’s spin on “A originally responsible for passion into narration Series of Unfortunate the orphans’ misfortunes, intended by the books, Events” does much only this time he’s using entering in the middle more justice to Lemony his real name: Daniel of episodes and scenes, Snicket than the fi lm did. Handler. Neil Patrick speaking almost verbatim The show is funny and Harris stars as Count what Snicket wrote in the witty, using language as Olaf, joined by other books. an integral part of the Yonder Mountain String Band Corey Smith stars such as Patrick Netflix stayed fairly aesthetic of the show, January 28 February 2 Warburton as Lemony true to the books with but it’s also loyal to the Snicket and Joan Cusack their new adaptation darkness of the plot. Even as Justice Strauss. Harris of the series. The though many sinister also performs the show’s only discrepancies are elements are lost in the theme song, which minor, such as Mr. Poe Netfl ix version because of changes slightly each getting more character the actors and humor, this episode and occasionally development than his only takes away slightly Blue Dogs Grouplove hints at what is to come. minor role in the books, from the series. February 3 February 4 Netflix released this or Snicket’s character As a fan of the books, eight-episode season on being involved with the I would give the show an Friday the 13th, 13 years plot right away. A larger overall rating of an A-. It’s after the first on-screen difference is the new side- definitely worth a watch adaptation of the series plot created in the TV is worth a watch from appeared in theaters to series of the mother and anyone who loved the mediocre reviews. father of the Baudelaire books or the movie. BoomBox Young the Giant February 22 March 1

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undefeated team have the 63rd-ranked FROMCOATES10 FROMGONZAGA10 She’s just as aggressive foul trouble. remaining in college strength of schedule grabbing the ball off the In South Carolina’s then No. 1 Duke Blue basketball, the basis and are ninth in RPI. Coates, Wilson, Gray rim as well. Every Coates only loss, Coates was Devils. And UCLA for their argument to One may ask, then, and Davis, and Coates defensive rebound is kept in check, scoring has captured the be ranked higher has why in the world has taken the fewest secured with elbows eight points and attention of the whole already been laid. But UCLA is ranked shots of the four players, high before making grabbing five rebounds nation with freshman compounding that higher than Gonzaga. including Wilson, who a quick outlet pass, despite nearly playing phenom Lonzo Ball is the fact that they Why, despite more has missed the last two fl ipping her ponytail and the entire game against and its manhandling of already have posted losses, fewer wins over games. In fact, Coates getting down the court. Duke, while the a Kentucky team that three wins over top 25 top competition, an has taken just one more In an offense that loves Gamecocks’ other three many still believe to opponents, a number easier schedule and shot than Bianca-Cuevas to get out in transition, stars reached double be the most dangerous that cannot be topped overall less impressive Moore, who averages 5.5 her outlet passing is fi gures. team in the country. by either the Wildcats, start to the season, fewer points per game. key, as she always seems Coates does a lot of Yet, seemingly Jayhawks or Bruins. are the Bruins ranked Obviously, efficiency to get the ball into the the dirty work for this forgotten, is the Their ranking within the top three between guards and hands of a playmaker to basketball team that goes Gonzaga Bulldogs. becomes even more when the Bulldogs are post players will always start a fast break. unnoticed, particularly The undefeated disgusting when not. And for that, I be different, but Coates’ The Gamecocks with her passing, shot- Gonzaga Bulldogs. comparing Gonzaga have no answers. conversion rate can’t be haven’t played in too blocking and hustle. Behind the defending solely to UCLA. Maybe the press understated. many close games this Wilson and Davis may champions, the Besides the fact that holds more importance I can keep going season, but Coates has be seen as more key buzzer-beating the Bruins have one in the notoriety of with the stats, but it’s excelled when the players by many fans, theatrics and the loss and only one team’s players than not the numbers that nation’s No. 5 team has but Coates is the engine freshman stars, win against top 25 the quality of a team’s stand out to me. Coates’ pulled out close wins. She that drives this team. rests an overlooked teams, they also wins. Maybe they athleticism and hustle recorded double-doubles It seems as if the Gonzaga team. have the 140th-best value buzzer beater are unmatched at the in wins over Ohio State, Gamecocks can go as They are too strength of schedule wins over a team’s center position. She also UCLA and Georgia, long as Coates goes, qualified to be in the country and the ability to not lose. Or stands out for her effort including a 20-point, which luckily for them, ranked fourth in the 20th-best RPI. The maybe, just maybe, in the open court and 14-rebound performance looks to be pretty far. country. As the lone Bulldogs, in contrast, they are wrong. in rebounding. Coates’ against the Bruins. The With 11 double-doubles willingness to dive lone exception to this is in just 16 games, Coates on the floor or out of percentage of 46 percent, limiting Coates’ six points and has South Carolina FROMGATORS10 bounds for loose balls Florida to 35 percent which included seven boards in the win headed for another SEC coupled with her size shooting woes. The Gamecocks were the Gators missing all 17 of their three over Texas, where she title. Flip your ponytail generally results in her able to force the Gators into a rarely point attempts. This defensive effort played 22 minutes due to about that. coming up with the ball. seen 10-second violation during the included holding Florida’s leading scoreless opening stretch, and both scorer KeVaughn Allen, who also teams stopped potential opening struggled with foul trouble most of the baskets with blocks at the rim. night, to just one point in 18 minutes. Defense makes up for lackluster Allen came into the game averaging offense 13.9 points per game. When baskets were few and far Electric Atmosphere between and no one seemed able to From long before tip off, the fans consistently score, the Gamecocks within Colonial Life Arena were loud relied on their defense to keep them in and engaged. The student section the game. The Gamecocks came out of appeared full to capacity, and most of the half trailing by seven, but were able the upper decks were full. to hold the Gators to just two points for Earlier in the week, head coach the fi rst 9:12 of the half. This allowed Frank Martin challenged the students them the time needed for their still at South Carolina. He told them that sputtering offense to reclaim the lead, he needed them to be “absolutely which they did with 13:35 remaining bonkers.” in the half. After the game, he praised the “They got into a rhythm and we got student section for answering his call, into more foul trouble, and now all of a saying, “They were there early, they sudden they are living at the foul line,” were loud, and they never disengaged said Florida’s coach Mike White. “We from the game.” gotta be able to get off to better starts Next Up in the second half.” South Carolina’s next game will This Gamecock defense, which take place Jan. 21 at Rupp Arena in pressured the Florida guards all night, Lexington, Kentucky, where the forced the Gators into 13 turnovers. Gamecocks will look to avenge last They also held the Gators much year’s 27 point loss to the Wildcats. below their season average field goal

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Abe Danaher @ABEDANAHER teams combined for 12 turnovers, 13 missed shots and five fouls before Florida’s Casey Hill was South Carolina was able to able to jump the passing lane stay undefeated in SEC play after and convert an easy layup on the taking down Florida 57-53 late other end. Wednesday night. The team’s slow starts seemed Sluggish start on offense largely due to the aggressive Both teams started this game 57man-to-man defense of their 53 off cold, as they stayed knotted opponent, and less to their own at zero for the first 5:48 of the game. During that time, the two SEEGATORSPAGE8 Column: Coates is linchpin of success

decorated player in the team’s history. With Mitchell’s graduation, the focus shifted to A’ja Wilson, 2015-16’s SEC Player of the Year and a potential face of the sport. Fans were also very excited coming into the season Courtesy of Tribune News Service to see All-ACC transfers Gonzaga boasts one of the most complete resumes in college basketball. Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray, but there was far less talk about South Carolina’s 6-foot-4 center Column: Gonzaga Alaina Coates. Coates is often discussed because of her high-low game with worthy of top rank Wilson, but the Irmo native is much more than Villanova, Kansas a forgettable loss at a sidekick. Statistically, Abe Danaher @ABEDANAHER and UCLA, were now 13th-ranked Coates is exceptional, ranked one, two and Butler, Villanova has averaging a double-double The college three respectively seemed to pick up with 14.7 points (second basketball rankings Monday morning by right where they left on the team) and a team- are wrong. Not the Associated Press. off after last season’s high 10.6 rebounds per just a little, not They were rewarded championship run. game. Her 69 percent only slightly, THE DAILY GAMECOCK for their hot starts to Kansas, since the fi rst File photo: Sarah Stone / shooting from the but appallingly, the season, with each game of the season floor ranks third in the outrageously to three straight SEC team carrying at least where they lost a Adam Orfi nger nation, and she’s the most wrong. For atop the @ADANAHER titles and the program’s one win over a top 25 heartbreaker to then efficient option on the college basketball first ever Final Four. opponent and records 11th-ranked Indiana, court for the Gamecocks world sit the wrong South Carolina Much of the attention has that contained only has won 17-straight at any time. teams, while the women’s basketball has gone to Staley, the leader one loss. games including a South Carolina has deserving No.1 team reached the national of the turnaround, and At face value, captivating, buzzer four players who can erroneously is not spotlight in the last couple plenty went to former it seems hard to beating win over a seemingly score at will in even situated within years, as Dawn Staley All-American Tiffany contest the AP’s the top three in the has led the Gamecocks Mitchell, the most rankings. Despite SEECOATESPAGE8 country. SEEGONZAGAPAGE8