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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 42 ● SINCE 1908 Law school hosts pageant

take low-paying or non- Male law students paying jobs. These include non-profit legal services, hold mock beauty working at prosecutor or contest to raise money public defender’s offices, and governmental or environmental jobs. Tsuyoshi Inajima The club has run a THE DAILY GAMECOCK different fundraising event in the past, but looked for a change this year. Will THE DAILY GAMECOCK fi l e p h o t o Some male law school Dillard, vice-president of Sen. Brad Setzler explained the bill Wednesday. students will face one of the PILS, came up with the their most challenging cases idea of the mock male beauty today: they must prove their pageant. He did a similar beauty. program in the past, and it The Public Interest Law was very successful, Hirsch Senators stop veto Society is hosting its first said. mock male beauty pageant, The group expects to raise with the winner to be named about $15,000 dollars from on elections bill “Mr. Litigious Gamecock.” the event. The money will Raia Hirsch, president of be granted to applicants Artium et Scientae, to the PILS, said it is going to through the reviewing Payne’s measure nixed represent the College of be just like a normal beauty committee consisting of Arts and Sciences. pageant except that the faculties and students. by student Senators Sen. Brad Setzler, a third- contestants are male. The “That program here is because of trust issues year economics student, said contestants will be judged nationally known, and they that section of the bill was based on several factors, and do a lot of good work,” vetoed because “we tried four different prizes will be Harris said. “They work Halley Nani to defi ne traditional majors, awarded according to those with a lot of underprivileged THE DAILY GAMECOCK but the university gives this criteria. folks in the community. designation to the provost.” Contestants will compete “I fi gured it’d be fun for a Student Senators overrode Those in favor of with an opening number and good cause,” he said of why one presidential veto on an overturning the veto did not interview section, and will he chose to compete in the elections bill, and an attempt get a two-thirds majority of be judged on what they wear, pageant. to override another failed. votes. said. “Win or lose [at the Senators learned of the Payne vetoed one section The contestants do not pageant], I’m expecting to line-item vetoes from of the bill that would have have to wear a swimsuit, but Tsuyoshi Inajima / THE DAILY GAMECOCK have good time, make people student body president banned computers used for do have to dress up: each Joe Harris is one of the Mr. Litigious Gamecock hopefuls. laugh, and hopefully raise a Nick Payne last week. He voting at group meetings contestant has a group of lot of money,” he said. shot down four parts of a or events. This section of female sponsors to help come The event also includes a “I’m not a golf pro or Admission is $5 per person comprehensive elections the bill did not come up up with creative costumes, date auction. The contestants anything, but I know if he or she participates in codes bill. in Wednesday’s Senate Hirsch said. will offer a date, a service or fundamentals of the grip, the the event and $7 at the door. The section of the bill meeting. “It is going to be a lot a fun outing, and audience stance, where the ball should The show will be at that was reinstated by The fi nal line-item veto, funnier and a lot less serious members can bid on it, be, and that sort of things.” 7 p.m. in the Law School Senators today requires that which struck a requirement [than a normal beauty Hirsch said. Harris said. Auditorium. The Law School all members of the Elections that students get a reminder pageant],” said Joe Harris, Harris, for example, offers Other offerings include is located at the corner of Commission be interviewed e-mail to vote on the first one of the 10 contestants a golf lesson. Harris, vice- a home cooked meal and Greene and Main Streets, by a Senate committee — day of elections, could not be signed up so far. “I’m president of the Student Bar tutoring service. across the street from Payne’s veto would have voted on because President certainly not a hot Brad Pitt Association, began playing The event is intended to Wendy’s and Kinkos. made only the Elections Andrew Sorensen had not type. But it’s going to be golf in middle school and raise money for a summer Commission and deputy yet signed the code. fun,” the second-year law plays golf at least once every grant program that enables Comments on this story? E-mail commissioner go through All Senate bills, once student said. other week. law school students to [email protected] the interview process. passed by the group, go to The effort to override the Payne and Sorensen before veto was led by Sen. Randy they take effect. Gaines, a third-year sports Setzler also used the and entertainment student. meeting to try to clear up Natives win Nobel Prize Gaines said the Senate confusion about the vetoes can’t trust the commission at last week’s meeting. to hire its own student staff. “The confusion was over Four South Carolinians have been Salk Institute. Goldstein The override passed by a a meeting that took place now serves on the Board required two-third majority between President Payne of Trustees at Rockefeller of votes. and myself and a few other awarded for past scientifi c research University and the Howard A failed attempt to senators,” Setzler said. Hughes Medical Institute, override a second line-item “During this meeting, Halley Nani South Carolinians who have and is a Regental Professor veto would have allowed we discussed and debated THE DAILY GAMECOCK taken home the prestigious at the University of Texas. students in pre-pharmacy the vetoes, and reached award for their work in Furchgott, 91, a former chemistry in 1993 for his and pre-nursing programs decisions. However, the Headlines from this year’s medicine, including Joseph USC student, won the research on cloning. While to represent those colleges. vetoes had already taken Nobel Prize awards focused Goldstein, Robert Furchgott, medical prize in 1988 for his working at Cetus Corp, a It would also have let place,” he said. on former Vice President Al Kary Mullis and Charles H. research on blood vessels. company specializing in Honors College students Gore’s win for his work on Tow nes. At the SUNY Downstate biotechnology, Mullis pursuing a specialized Comments on this story? E-mail global warming. However, Goldstein, 67, from Medical Center, Furchgott invented the polymerase degree, Baccalaureaus [email protected] less well known are the four Sumter, won the Nobel Prize used guinea pigs to study chain reaction, or PCR, in for Medicine in 1985, for tracheal smooth muscle, 1983, which copies large his research on cholesterol which ultimately led numbers of DNA strands metabolism. With his to his Nobel Prize and within a matter of hours. FOR A GREENER EARTH research partner, geneticist several other awards like He then worked with several Michael Brown, Goldstein honorary doctorates from corporations specializing discovered the low-density the Universities of Madrid, in biotechnology, such as lipoprotein or LDL receptor Lund, Gent, and North Kodak and Abbot Labs. that keeps cholesterol Carolina and the Albert After winning the Nobel at a healthy level. Besides Lasker Basic Medical Prize, Mullis won several the Nobel Prize, their Research Award. Furchgott other prizes and awards, discovery of the low-density was the chairman of the such as the Thomas Edison lipoprotein receptor earned pharmacology department Award, and was inducted awards like the United States at SUNY from 1956 to 1982, into the National Inventors’ National Medal of Science. and after retiring from that Hall of Fame. Goldstein also researched post, he became a professor And when he co-invented lipid proteins with Brown, there. Although he retired the laser, Townes, 92, from which earned the pair more from professorship in 1989, Greenville, won the prize awards, such as the Albany Furchgott still dabbles in for physics in 1964. During Medical Prize in General scientific and laboratory World War II, Townes Sciences. Following his work research. Furchgott, who worked at Bell Phones, with Brown on cholesterol worked with two other where he worked with metabolism and lipids, doctors, got the award for radar and electromagnetic Goldstein was president of his research of nitric oxide, waves. After being hired the American Society for a gas that can start bodily by Columbia University Clinical Investigation, a functions like forming blood in 1948, he researched Cristina Kubicki / THE DAILY GAMECOCK member of the governing clots. physics and microwaves, Caroline Johnson, a fi rst-year chemical engineering major, recycles a plastic bottle, council of the U.S. National Mullis, a Lenoir, NC and became a professor two cleaning up her room and the environment by participating in Pound for Pound. Academy of Sciences and a native who was raised in non-resident fellow of the Columbia, won the prize for PRIZE ● 4 PAGE 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 Prof. discusses security with China “Games Advisors Play: is widespread among At the time the U.S.S.R. Bush was successful for a were the people around Jean Garrison lectures Foreign Policy in the Nixon experts, as “pundits on both fell, Americans hoped that number of reasons,” said him.” and Carter Administrations,” sides discuss the help or China would move away Garrison. “He staved off Instead of dealing with on key issues concerning lectured to a small group of harm China could pose.” from Communist ideals, but Chinese opposition, and China directly, Clinton Sino-American relations students about U.S.–China Garrison said there are that never happened. advocated the most-favored- used the United Nations relations. four levels in the China- In addition, “the growth nation status for China. He and human rights reports The lecture was titled U.S. relationship, consisting of the Chinese economy was did compromise and sign to keep tabs on China, Halley Nani “The Domestic and Political of the strategic level, the not a win-win as predicted, sanctions, but it was out of Garrison said. THE DAILY GAMECOCK Game Behind the Strategy international level, the as it ended up taking away social security. Overall, he As for the current of Engagement.” domestic politics level and American jobs,” she said. thought long-term, to keep president, he is dealing with According to one Garrison said that the internal advisory level. Garrison said current China open so [the U.S.] security and “the threat University of Wyoming Americans either view She spent most of her lecture problems with import could influence Chinese debate,” said Garrison. professor, it takes a while China as a threat or an discussing the domestic from China, including economics, and not close off “The initial language was to develop relations with opportunity. politics of the relationship. contaminated pet food connections to it.” that China was a threat, people in China to get “If China is a threat, it “The worst thing that and toxic toys are adding Clinton was less successful but this gradually went useful information. leads to problems,” she said. happened to America was to a negative perception of with affecting Chinese away, partially due to 9/11,” Jean Garrison, a “If China is viewed as an the end of the Cold War, China. economics, Garrison said. Garrison said. professor at the University opportunity for the United because the Anti-Soviet She then discussed the “He was interested in of Wyoming, and author States, it leads to a whole glue that held everything success, or lack thereof, U.S. foreign policy, but not of “Making China Policy: other set of problems.” together fell apart,” presidents had in dealing particularly interested in Comments on this story? E-mail Nixon to G.W. Bush” and She said this split outlook Garrison said. with China. “George H.W. China itself, and neither [email protected] Bank cuts 3,000 jobs

others have been products unit, left the Falling share prices, contemplated for a number company. tough quarter aff ect of months as we looked at Hentemann had been how we could operate more in charge of products such Bank of America effectively,” Bank of America as mortgage-backed and Chief Executive Kenneth D. asset-backed securities Ieva M. Augstums Lewis said in a statement. and related trading. Such Th e Associated Press “We must have a platform investments — especially that operates profitably for subprime mortgages made to both our company and our borrowers with weak credit CHARLOTTE — Bank clients.” — plummeted in value this of America Corp. said Bank of America said last summer as rising defaults Wednesday it will eliminate Thursday that its profi t fell 32 and foreclosures discouraged 3,000 jobs, an announcement percent in the third quarter investors and led global credit that came less than a week as trading losses and write- markets to seize up. after the nation’s second- downs on a wide variety of The layoffs at Bank of largest bank reported a huge loans offset solid revenue America are among the drop in earnings for the third growth in most businesses. largest at the bank under quarter. Net income declined to Lewis, who took the helm in The cuts will affect $3.7 billion, or 82 cents per 2001. The bank cut 12,500 less than 2 percent of the share, from $5.42 billion, or positions after it acquired Eric Risberg / The Associated Press company’s staff. Most of $1.18 per share, a year ago, FleetBoston Financial in Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday that its profi t fell 32 percent in the third quarter. them will be from Bank of and revenue fell 12 percent to 2004, and an additional 4,500 America’s Global Corporate $16.3 billion. in a follow-on restructuring. and Investment Banking unit, The dismal performance Upon his purchase of credit the company said. was a major setback for Lewis card issuer MBNA Corp. The Charlotte-based bank and his goal to build a major last year, Lewis cut about SAY TO THE FLU! also said Wednesday that it is investment banking presence 6,000 jobs. The bank plans to You can now get flu shots for $10 launching a strategic review on Wall Street. eliminate 4,000 jobs in this of its investment banking ($20 for faculty/staff) at the Thomson “I’ve had all of the fun I year’s purchase of LaSalle business. can stand in investment Bank Corp. Student Health Center Gene Taylor, head of Global banking at the moment,” The bank’s shares fell 18 Corporate and Investment Lewis said last week after the cents in extended trading Banking, will retire at the end third-quarter results were after falling 30 cents to end of this year and be replaced Ways to say Boo to the Flu announced. “So to get bigger the regular session at $47.48. by Brian Moynihan, who ran in it is not something I really Most major banks reported the company’s Global Wealth want to do.” a tough third quarter. 1. Wash your hands often to protect you from and Investment Management The job cuts, which the Charlotte-based Wachovia germs. business. company said come “in light Corp., which saw its third- Taylor, who had a 38-year of market conditions and quarter profi t fall 10 percent career with the bank, will 2. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when strategic imperatives,” are due to unrest in the nation’s help Moynihan with the throughout the bank, but credit markets, said Friday it coughing or sneezing. transition. Moynihan will the majority are investment planned to eliminate about be replaced by Keith Banks, banking-related in areas such 200 jobs within its investment who runs the Columbia 3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. as business lending, treasury bank by year end. Management mutual services, and capital markets Shares of Wachovia funds arm, which is part and advisory services, as well hit a new 52-week low 4. Get plenty of sleep, exercise, drink lots of water, of Bank of America’s asset as support staff. Investment Wednesday after a Banc of and eat nutritious food. management organization. banking is largely based in America Securities analyst As of Wednesday night, no New York but has a Charlotte downgraded the stock, citing successor for Banks had been 5. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. presence. challenges for the investment named. Last week, Chris bank and the potential for “While some of these Hentemann, head of Bank of above-average credit burden Students can call (803) 777-7026 or visit changes are a direct result America’s global structured going forward. www.sa.sc.edu/shs for more information. of our underperformance, FRIDAY LADIES NIGHT Live Remote 93.53.5 SATURDAY DANCE PARTY Live Remote 104.7 4 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 Obama, not bin Laden NEWSBRIEFS

Romney mistakenly SCE&G agrees to smaller I also want to protect the into their sales,” according accuses Democrat rate increase Iowa fi rst, New Hampshire to an affi davit. A typical South Carolina second process,” the former The Kmart where of calling terrorists Electric and Gas residential Massachusetts governor said Wyndham had been working customer will pay an extra after speaking to about 100 for five years took all $65 a year for electricity people at a doughnut shop in packaged meat off its shelves Glen Johnson under an agreement on this beach town. after an employee conducting Th e Associated Press a rate increase the utility South Carolina, New a routine inspection on April reached Wednesday with Hampshire, Florida, 4 found three packages that state regulators. Michigan and Wyoming had been tampered with, GREENWOOD — In a slip The Columbia-based may be punished for offi cials said. of the tongue, Republican utility asked for a 7.5 percent breaking party rules and Nobody bought the Mitt Romney accused increase this summer, but setting nomination dates tainted packages, and state Democratic presidential settled on a 5.5 percent earlier than Feb. 5. health officials said no contender Barack Obama increase. illnesses have been linked to of urging terrorists to The new rates will go Baby found dead in trash the tampered products. congregate in Iraq. in effect in January if they can Wyndham pleaded guilty In the midst of criticizing are approved by the Public UNION — Union County this summer to one count of Obama and other Democrats Service Commission. deputies are searching for tampering and agreed to pay on foreign and economic A house that uses 1,000 the mother of a baby found about $4,400 in restitution policy Tuesday, the GOP kilowatt hours of electricity dead in a trash can at a car for the damaged products presidential hopeful said: will see its bill increase $5.44 wash. as well as the cost of the “Actually, just look at what to $106.54, the utility said. Union County Sheriff search. Osam — Barack Obama — Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Press SCE&G will make an Howard Wells says an said just yesterday. Barack Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks to additional $77 million a year autopsy shows the baby Co-defendant of former S.C. Obama, calling on radicals, supporters, mistakenly refers to Obama as Osama. with the new rates. was not alive when she treasurer agrees to plead guilty jihadists of all different The utility said it is the was delivered. He says the A man who was indicted types, to come together in speaker believed to be terror — that it’s just a Bush fi rst increase in its base rates mother could be charged in a cocaine conspiracy Iraq. That is the battlefi eld. terrorist Osama bin Laden bumper sticker — I think since 2004 and is needed with improper disposal of case with former South ... It’s almost as if the called for insurgents in Iraq that is a position that is not to maintain the safety and human remains or no face Carolina Treasurer Thomas Democratic contenders to unite and avoid divisions. consistent with the facts.” reliability of SCE&G‘s charges at all. Ravenel has agreed to plead for president are living in The authenticity of the Romney was addressing power network. Authorities say a man guilty to two federal drug fantasyland. Their idea tape aired on Al-Jazeera a Chamber of Commerce SCE&G provides searching for aluminum charges, according to court for jihad is to retreat, and television could not be meeting. Spokesman Kevin electricity to 630,000 cans found the baby Tuesday documents fi led Wednesday. their idea for the economy immediately confi rmed. Madden said: “He misspoke. customers in 26 counties afternoon in a purse and Michael Miller, 25, and is to also retreat. And in Romney also said: “It’s my He was referring to the in the Midlands and called police. Ravenel were indicted in my view, both efforts are personal belief that having audiotape of Osama bin Lowcountry. Wells says the baby was June on conspiracy to possess wrongheaded.” someone like John Edwards, Laden and misspoke. It was premature and measured with intent to distribute less Romney apparently was a senator, who goes out just a mix-up.” Romney wants all RNC between six and eight inches than 500 grams of cocaine. referring to an audiotape and communicates that Obama spokesman Bill delegates seated, but Iowa and long. Prosecutors have said Miller aired Monday in which a there is no global war on Burton said, “Apparently, N.H. go fi rst Investigators are reviewing sold cocaine to Ravenel, Mitt Romney can switch MYRTLE BEACH — surveillance video from the who shared the drug with names just as casually as Republican Mitt Romney area near the car wash. friends. he switches positions, but said Wednesday he wants Ravenel, 45, pleaded what’s wrongheaded is to protect Iowa and New Former Kmart worker who guilty last month, admitting OUR continuing a misguided Hampshire as the leadoff poisoned meat gets a year of that he had bought cocaine war in Iraq that has left nomination states but also house arrest from several different people America less safe.” wants all states’ delegates CHARLESTON — A and said he used the drug Edwards said Romney seated at next year’s GOP disgruntled Kmart employee sometimes as often as once SECRET has forgotten his own National Convention. who said she put rat poison a week. characterization of the war Republican leaders in ground beef packages to Ravenel resigned about a on terrorism. recommended this week that get back at the retailer was month after he was indicted SAUCE “First of all, he’s got fi ve states — including South sentenced by a federal judge and has been to at least convenient amnesia. He Carolina — be stripped Tuesday to a year of house two rehabilitation centers. himself has said that we’re of half their delegates for arrest. The once rising star in the IS not in a war in terror — I’ll breaking party rules by Karen L. Wyndham, 45, Republican party remains paraphrase it — terrorists shifting primary contests was arrested in April and free on a $100,000 unsecured are at war with us,” said earlier. charged with tampering bond until he is sentenced. A Edwards, who argued that Romney did not say with consumer products, date has not yet been set. Romney should apologize whether the states should according to the FBI. Ravenel’s father, former to Obama whether he be punished or if he would Wyndham, who usually U.S. Rep. Arthur Ravenel, intended or not to call him change his state-by-state worked in the North has said his son has a drug bin Laden. campaign strategy. Charleston store’s dairy problem, but attorneys have “I would like to see all area, had argued with her refused to specifically say SPEED! the delegates seated, but supervisor after he told her what kind of treatment he to work in the food market, has received. agents said. Upset about Miller was indicted in the way Kmart treated its August on eight additional workers, Wyndham told distribution charges, which agents she put rat poison in U.S. Attorney Reggie Lloyd several beef packages to “slow has said were not related to FREAKY FREAKY down the meat department’s Ravenel. FAST! Good! ™ money making by cutting PRIZE ● Continued from 1 degrees from USC and schools across the U.S. years later. After winning The general consensus AMERICA’S #1 SANDWICH DELIVERY!™ the physics prize, in 1964, among USC students is that Townes lectured on physics having four winners of the in several universities and Nobel Prize from South 715 GERVAIS ST. ~ 803.933.9595 organizations all over the Carolina is something to be world. He holds honorary celebrated. 2015 DEVINE ST. ~ 803.806.8282 “I think that’s a great accomplishment for the state of South Carolina to JIMMYJOHNS.COM • KAYAKING • TUBING have [former residents] win ©2007 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. • CANOEING such a prestigious prize,” 1107 State Street • Cayce, SC 29033 said Marvin Beach, a third- (803) 796 - 4505 year broadcast journalism www.adventurecarolina.com student. Lee Hedgepath, a fourth- year psychology student, said she thinks current students should hope they can win the Nobel because other South Carolinians have. “I think anyone could win the prize probably,” Hedgepath said. Beach and Hedgepath, both South Carolina residents, said that the accomplishments do not change their perception of people from the state, but could change the views of people from outside South Carolina. “It won’t change my perception of the state, but it could change other peoples’ views from outside the state,” Hedgepath said. Beach agreed, and said “A lot of people from outside the state look down on South Carolinians, but this could change that.”

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Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN belong inside News Editor Copy Desk Chief JESS DAVIS LAUREN SMITH public water Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST KELLY LACORTE Alligators residing in park Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor ANDREA LUCAS ALEX RILEY could cause danger, loss Design Director Assistant Design Director of pets, better exercise LIZZIE WILSON GREG HENDERSON Imagine running through Riverfront Park, enjoying a brisk jog on a Saturday IN OUR OPINION morning. Your dog Muffi n Cakes is trotting beside you, wandering in and around the river near one Popular site expands, HORS-CATEGORIE of the many trails you never made it to. value set in billions But as President’s actions similar to canine’s you curse With YouTube and MySpace off the market, McDonald’s Facebook has become the Tickle Me Elmo of Internet Iraq, Iran, Cuba larger he and his Honestly, what has Cuba STEPHEN for providing younger done in the recent past a delicious, but companies—everyone wants to buy it, but it’s almost mouthful than Bush WALDON brother do that would make it a great Fifth-year high-calorie impossible to get your hands on one. administration can chew not give concern for a president electronic breakfast at a power back deeply and dangerously great price, Microsoft at least got a fi nger on Facebook this week, Everyone who has ever journalism to the Cuban entrenched in the Middle you notice that purchasing a 1.6 percent stake in the Internet’s second- owned a dog is familiar student people. East? We don’t have much Muffin Cakes with the many ways these largest social networking site for $240 million, MSNBC CAITLIN Which to fear from an 81-year-old is gone. And wonderful yet slightly dim reports. COSTELLO is smart, man who seriously believes you know why? pets can be confused. Mine First-year because that ethanol fuel will Because an alligator ate When Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg rejected a will lay and contently chew print simply telling create a worldwide famine. him. on a bone for hours at a journalism $1 billion offer from Yahoo a longtime There’s no oil to be claimed Like many hypothetical time, until I decide to play student last year, some scoffed. enemy that in Cuba, something that and outrageous notions Facebook has become fetch with him. He gallops we don’t like generally causes this presented in satire, this is Facebook is now valued at after the ball, forgetting the Tickle Me Elmo of whatever it is that they may administration to turn a a scene that absolutely will $15 billion. That’s “billion” that he still has the bone be doing always serves as blind eye to the troubles of happen to you…if you head in his mouth. Once he internet companies; with a “b.” a catalyst for major policy smaller countries. out to the Riverfront Park reaches the ball, he stands changes in that country. If he wants to do any anytime soon. Try to get a grip on still and looks down in an everyone wants to buy it. Look at Iran’s nuclear good for the Cuban If you haven’t heard, that number. That’s more obvious attempt to puzzle program. people, President Bush the park has two alligators out a way to pick up the ball than 555 million copies of The Bush administration’s will let the issue fall roaming its waters. The and the bone at the same actions are surprisingly to the Organization solution? Stephen Colbert’s new book “I Am America (And So time. Dense as Mason may similar to those of my dog. of American States. Well, nothing. As of right Can You).” That’s in-state tuition, room and board be at times, I’ve yet to see They’ve been perfectly Maybe allowing Cuba to now, the alligators will not be him endeavor to grab three at USC, assuming tuition stays the same, for the next content chewing on Iraq participate in the OAS removed. And why bother? items at once, for even he 503,491 years, give or take a class or two. And you could for a while, until a new again will open lanes for Alligators are an excellent knows that he can’t. toy catches their attention: productive communication source for exercise. Why, I drive to school in Mercedes-Benz’s top-of-the-line I find it particularly Iran. Right now, the about Cuba’s post-Castro can’t think of a better way to hilarious that a 140-lb S65AMG. You could buy more than 77,000 of them administration is trying direction. Then again, this work off those extra pounds dog that still believes he with $15 billion. to find a way to start in administration is trying to than running from a gator… can sit on my lap managed on Iran without putting pick up that third toy, and not only will it burn calories, Facebook has grown into a business monster with to determine his limits down Iraq. Suddenly, they even Mason knows not to but if it catches up with me, close to 50 million users and plans to expand into in fetch while our Yale- remember an old and worn bother with that. I’ll simply lose a 25 pound educated president hasn’t international markets. And this monster was created in favorite, Castro and Cuba, Ever since I realized how leg. That’s a 15 percent quite grasped the fact that and the dilemma deepens. closely the behavior of the decrease in body mass! a Harvard undergrad’s dorm room. with our military stretched Bush called for the President and his associates Of course, it is advised that So while The Man gobbles up a little bigger chunk to the breaking point in Cuban people to rise up relates to the odd things you do not feed the alligators Iraq, we’re in no shape to of our college life, remember that even college students and take back power. I my dog does, their actions anything, including food or start in on Iran. are capable of great things. Your $15 billion mega- believe we tried to help and policies since Bush’s small children. Know why? Or Cuba, for that matter. Cuban nationals regain election have made much Because the worst kind of company might be within your reach. Yesterday, President control sometime back in more sense. Mason does alligator is a marshmallow- Bush gave Castro a “stern 1961. Does the Bay of Pigs spend a lot of time chasing loving alligator. warning” that the United Invasion sound familiar? his tail, after all. Alligators who associate States won’t be happy if humans with having food eat humans without food… CORRECTIONS or can attack them. 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With the release of their new CD, “Arrivals and Departures,” Silverstein is making their way on tour around the country and will hit Columbia tonight at Headliners. The band, from Burlington, Ontario, Canada, might describe themselves as an emo, hardcore, screamo or post- hardcore band, and there is no telling what these fi ve guys will come up with. The songs are emotional, but Special To THE DAILY GAMECOCK with a tough guy approach. The newest crop of celebrity dating shows, including “A Their new CD was cause Shot at Love with Tila Tequila,” is not worth your time. for quite a stir and was rated Special To THE DAILY GAMECOCK in AP Magazine as one of Silverstein’s music is known for heavy-hitting emotional content and literary references. the most anticipated CDs of 2007. Just as expected, the vocals is Shane Told, who Hamilton’s debut in Spring light melodic sound that ‘Celebreality’ shows CD sold over 62,000 copies began with the band as a 2002. In addition, original is heavy enough that you within less than a month and songwriter/lyricist and guitarist Richard McWalter still feel tough, and Strike has continued to sell. currently provides both left the group and was Anywhere, a political band sink to all-time low The band’s name is singing and screaming replaced by Neil Boshart. from Richmond whose inspired by the children’s vocals. On guitars are Neil After all of the sorting out, music is rich with emotion Flava Flav, Tila Tequila I’m a fan author Shel Silverstein, and Boshart and Josh Bradford, the band recorded their and can be only delivered of bad TV, their song “Forever and accompanied by Bill fi rst major album together, through screaming vocals. fl aunt distorted versions but I can’t a Day” recites his poem Hamilton on bass and Paul “When Broken Is Easily In addition, the show will of romance, dating, love subject my “Where the Sidewalk Ends” Koehler on the drums. This Fixed,” later that year. include the band Dance pupils to that verbatim. But that is not lineup has not been the same The band has toured Gavin Dance, which is made While dating shows monstrosity. all. Other songs, including from the beginning, though; with bands such as Aiden, up of former members of aren’t new to TV viewers, What is the “Your Sword Versus My Silverstein went through a Hawthorne Heights and other bands and creates a this whole round of MARY PINA world coming Dagger,” based on the story few lineup changes before Bayside as well as Simple sound that you must see to celebrity dating shows is. Fifth-year to? of Romeo and Juliet, and they acquired the group Plan and participated in the understand. Doors open at I use the word “celebrity” print There “Already Dead,” based on they have today. It began Vans Warped Tour in 2006. 8 p.m., and tickets are $13 in with caution because most journalism are at least the novel “Lovely Bones,” when an ad was put out on Accompanying these fi ve advance and $15 at the door. of the “celebrities” are student seven reality draw inspiration from an Internet message board talented people in Columbia has-beens, wanna-bes or dating shows literary works. that the band needed a are From Autumn to Ashes, Internet stars. VH1 has the Comments on this story? E-mail currently on TV, and that’s Leading the group in bassist. This resulted in Bill whose music reflects a best term for these shows: [email protected] just on VH1 and MTV. “celebreality.” This includes all those bad, Frankly, I think it’s silly. over-scripted dating shows program like BitComet and Megaupload allow users I am as guilty as the rest like “Next” or “Date My (highly recommended) and to load medium to large fi les for watching the fi rst and Mom.” then search for .torrent fi les onto their servers and hold second season of “Flavor It’s bad enough that for of stuff you want. Sites them for a certain period of Love,” as am I guilty of most of our young lives we like torrentz.com search of time. These files are watching the first season have been subjected to the HIS WEEK through a number of torrent then available for download of “I Love New York.” I’ve T media’s idealization of love, ON THE databases, or you can go by others who find them even been known to watch but now we get to hear directly to specifi c sites like through rapidsearch “elimiDate,” the dating what a celebrity’s reality INTERNET thepiratebay.org that collect engines. show with the funny pop- TV shows dictates as love. .torrent fi les and track their Rapidshare is a specific ups and commentary. What are going to be the reliability. Web site, but it tends to But who knew it would social repercussions of this Once you load the .torrent stand for the entire genre get this out of control? form of love-fi nding? file into BitComet, it’ll do of download services. You This summer, Bret You know everyone has a the rest of the work for you. could hear someone say Michaels’s dating show Torrent sites boost sharing right to love; it’s only fair. BitTorrent files are “rapidshare that,” but they “Rock of Love” premiered. But real love can’t be found Since the heyday of Napster Basically, also fast. Downloads on a might mean Badongo, This fall started “I Love on reality dating shows. It and Kazaa have passed, it’s what happens standard cable line can run Megaupload, zShare, etc. New York” season two. never seems to work. Most become increasingly diffi cult is that you upwards of 1000 kb/s, which Technically, these sites are The icing on this reality shows go into a second to find a decent source for download a is more than a few steps past legitimate and legal. It’s just dating show cake is “A Shot season for a reason. downloading music and .torrent file “speedy.” That may not be that people tend to use them at Love with Tila Tequila.” Placing a capital gain and other media online. While and load that the case with on-campus for illegal means. If you haven’t watched fame on love can’t exactly I certainly don’t endorse the file into a Internet, but you never Hypothetically, someone this, please, please be the right way to perceive use of programs to promote TYLER BitTorrent know. who wanted to share a file don’t; I beg of you. This a loving relationship. online piracy, I guess I can’t MOBLEY downloader, For fair warning, the too big for e-mail could load show is in my opinion You are probably saying, help it if you go ahead and Th ird-year and the RIAA, the group suing the file onto Rapidshare, blatantly disrespectful “Mary, it’s just bad TV.” use the programs listed broadcast program will people for sharing Britney password-protect the of the heterosexual and Well, this is true. I agree below to do exactly that. journalism search for Spears albums online, has download, and their friends homosexual communities. that it is just TV and that Currently the most “in student others with its eye on BitTorrent music could go grab it. Usually, Tila Tequila is an no one has to watch it. The vogue” form of online pieces of the fi le you want. downloads, so be careful. though, people just load fi les apparently bisexual Internet problem I have with these file-sharing is BitTorrent. Bit by bit, that file will be You might just want to stick for others to download at star and model and is shows is this: They make a BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer collected and reassembled to programs and videos if will. pitting a group of males mockery out of one of the service that allows users to for you on your end. you’re going to use it. One problem with sites and a group of females for most powerful feelings in share any type of fi le as long That might sound Another growing sector like Rapidshare is that, if her love. Seriously, what is the world: love. as it has a corresponding complicated, but it really is the Rapidshare download going on here, folks? “.torrent” fi le. isn’t. Download a downloader market. Sites like Rapidshare INTERNET ● 7 Ryan Bingham captures rugged sound New album ‘Mescalito’ delivers near-authentic blues/country sound, makes perfect road companion

“Mescalito” a collection of blues/country does a country singer switch of the Mississippi and may be ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ that may not make good from his true identity to a on his way to herd cattle or mood music, but it sure as fictional persona? If ever something. But then again, Tyler Mobley hell was made for the tired in recent years a singer has maybe he just knows what THE DAILY GAMECOCK and the travelling. obscured that border, it’s that should sound like. According to some liner Ryan Bingham. Musically, Bingham Driving back and forth notes and background Even the secret track dabbles here and there, often between home and wherever, information, Ryan Bingham at the end of the album with great success. He’s at the right song can strike is a rough young ranch hand features a fake train in the his best when he and his you in a way that it couldn’t who has known his share of background and a campfire accompanying band get anywhere else in the world. pain. That may or may not be kind of feel. Has Bingham loud and angry. “Bread & Maybe it’s the solitude. true, but Bingham certainly often sat beside campfi res and Water” lets the banjo pluck Maybe it’s the constant hum knows how to sound like it. talked to cowpoke friends furiously, the slide guitar of rubber tires whirring over From the opening over a plate of beans? Did saw away and the harmonica asphalt. And then again, “Southside of Heaven” to Bingham perhaps prospect howl. It’s at these moments, maybe it’s just that you have the borderline-cliché “Hard for gold until he crawled into when Bingham and crew are no other choice but to sit Times,” Bingham is all a whiskey bottle at a local at full tilt, that the music is quietly and listen. business when it comes to saloon? Should I care if he believable and invigorating. However you look at feeling tired and dusty. didn’t? Songs like “Bread & Water” Special To THE DAILY GAMECOCK it, Ryan Bingham’s debut Now, being the tough So credibility might be an are loud and playful. There Ryan Bingham sounds like a rough, jaded cowpoke, but “Mescalito” is a collection and jaded cowboy is all well issue here. Bingham might be bursts of youthful energy may refl ect his inexperience. of those kinds of songs. It’s and good, but at what point the toughest cowboy this side BINGHAM ● 7 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 7

INTERNET ● Continued from 6 on these sites don’t run sources out of many. More nearly as quickly as they do computer-savvy users might Duds lend workout chic you don’t want to pay for on services like BitTorrent, want to try a Usenet server an unlimited account, and rapidsearch engines for a good alternative to a necessity when heading to support. A neutral shoe is for your number of downloads can be unreliable and hard fast services like BitTorrent. Dri-FIT clothes, iPod the gym. “Don’t pick a shoe someone with a high arch per day or per hour to fi nd. Plus, I’ve heard that just because it looks good. Go who doesn’t require additional will be severely limited. Now BitTorrent and paying for what you want hookups can turn the with what feels good,” says support. Cirrincione says Furthermore, downloads Rapidshare are just a couple works, too. track into a fashion strip Aaron Samansky, who owns the most popular brands at Sierra Running Company at Sierra are Asics, Brooks and Fort Washington and Friant Mizuno, which average about BINGHAM ● Continued from 6 (26), but hardly anyone can served loud, and he may Margaret Slaby Roads in Fresno. The store $100. carry the kind of emotional not quite fill the boots of MCT Campus sells a large line of shoes, Michael Schielke, a sales is a violent youthfulness to baggage that clinches the his persona, but he does one apparel and accessories for representative at Big 5 them that works in a way kind of ballads Bingham thing very correctly: He is a FRESNO, Calif. — So runners, walkers, tri-athletes Sporting Goods in Fresno, that even a non-country fan attempts in “Mescalito.” travelling man. “Mescalito” you’re determined to abandon and gym-goers. recommends New Balance or could love. If “Mescalito” hit That’s not to say they is for roaming, for the lost your couch-potato ways and “If you don’t get the right Asics ($39-$79) for a nothing- this fever pitch and held it, aren’t well-written or and the want-to-be lost. If have joined a gym. But now, shoes,” he says, “your feet are fancy, mid-line gym shoe. Bingham would have made worthwhile songs. They’re nowhere else, take Bingham trying to decide what to wear going to hurt, and then other “All of them are lightweight. one of the best albums of just not made for Bingham’s with you the next time you to your workout sends your things will start hurting and They’re kind of like an all- the year. younger (however throaty) go for a ride. heart rate soaring faster than you’ll get injured and stop purpose shoe,” he says. But that might not be voice. At least not yet. sprinting for 30 seconds on a exercising.” And don’t forget the socks, the case. You see, as often So Bingham may be Comments on this story? E-mail StairMaster. Sierra provides a free gait says Steve Moua, footwear as Bingham gets loud, he young, he may be best [email protected] Not to worry; we’ve got analysis for its customers. This associate at Sports Authority. just as often quiets down and you covered. takes about 20 minutes and These also are available in starts emoting. The problem Workout wear has come reveals stride biomechanics. Dri-FIT, and many come with is that he is neither old nor Visit our Web site at a long way since the days of About 80 percent of people reinforced heels, toes and toe believable enough to pull plain cotton sweatpants and need a stability shoe, store footstrike cushioning. off that level of emotional T-shirts. These days, there’s manager Kyle Cirrincione There are also some nifty heartache. Everyone’s had DailyGamecock.com plenty of apparel out there says; these are for people with accessories out there that his heart broken by his age that’s comfortable, functional a medium arch who need a will help amp up your gym and fashionable—clothes little extra support. The other workouts, including an iPod that will have you looking, 20 percent require either a and a heart-rate monitor. and feeling, like a pro. motion control or neutral “A heart-rate monitor is the Just remember two words: shoe. A motion control shoe is most effective way of telling moisture management. for someone with a f lat you how your body is doing,” “It’s all about Dri-FIT. It’s foot who needs the Cirrincione says. “They’re very popular,” says Allison most arch also a good motivator to get Reeves, an apparel associate you out there, and they give at Sports Authority in the you a good way to analyze River Park shopping center in and track the way you’re the Fresno, Calif., area. working out.” Dri-FIT apparel is TOPS designed with a moisture- Under Armour compression transport system that wicks shirts (about $24 and up) that perspiration away from the mold to the body are hot skin and to the garment’s sellers. Black, white and outer layer, keeping body navy blue are popular. temperature consistent, For those looking for says Brian Constantino, tops less clingy, there assistant manager at are looser-fi tting tees Big 5 Sporting Goods and tanks in various in Fresno. The fabric brands; prices start typically is a blend around $20. of several fibers, And, for women, including polyester a sports bra that and spandex. Tops, offers comfort and tights, shorts, socks support is a must. and sports bras all come Under Armour, with moisture-management Nike and Champion are technology. common brands; prices A good pair of shoes also is Courtesy of shutterstock.com usually run $20-$35. 8 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007

HOROSCOPES PIC OF THE DAY BY PAUL BOWERS Aries Learn a second the scene language. Already know one? Then take up knitting. Taurus There are many ways to skin a cat. There are also many ways to get USC hunted down by PETA. Gemini The only difference between a great success and a crushing failure is attitude. Silverstein But don’t kid yourself; you bombed that midterm. Cancer The Inuit believe that a polar bear’s fur can be worn for good luck. Polar bears believe that the Inuit are delicious with steak sauce. Leo It’s a crazy world out there, Leo. That’s why you should always wear a helmet. Always. Virgo Your residence hall government will Allyson Smith / THE DAILY GAMECOCK attempt to secede from the university. This is Kirsten Serba, a fi rst-year music student, South Carolina, after all. plays her trumpet before class Wednesday Libra You will fi nally quit that nasty tobacco-dipping habit Quigmans ◆ By Buddy Hickerson that the little redheaded girl keeps bugging you about. SKY PILOTS, WJK EXPRESS, 8 p.m. Scorpio Purchase a LOW RED LAND, TBA $13 adv./$15 doors VW Bus and plan a 7:30 p.m. Headliners, 700 Gervais cross-country road trip. $5 over 21/$7 under 21 St. Funyuns are mandatory. The New Brookland Sagittarius Your dorm Tavern, 122 State St. “1408” room rave will come to an 6 p.m. end when you get tired of SOUL SOUNDS, DJS JASON Free fl ipping the light switch on WILSON AND RYAN CRONIN Russell House Theatre, and off. Maybe you should 8 p.m. Carolina Productions splurge for that strobe light. Free, 21 and over Capricorn Does it make you The Art Bar, 1211 Park St. “EVAN ALMIGHTY” uncomfortable that I’m this 9 p.m. close to your face? Because “FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME Free I’m getting weirded out. SO” Russell House Theatre, Aquarius Your computer’s 6 & 8 p.m. Carolina Productions copy of iTunes will eat $5.50 all of your song files and The Nickelodeon Theatre, CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR regurgitate them in the 937 Main St. CHRIST form of Yanni’s greatest 6-8 p.m. hits. Sue Apple immediately. SILVERSTEIN W/ FROM Free Pisces Fun fact: The AUTUMN TO ASHES, STRIKE Columbia Evangelical Spanish word for “wife” ANYWHERE, DANCE GAVIN Church also means “handcuff.” Do DANCE with that what you will.

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The South Carolina offense is struggling, and it’s painfully obvious why. There once was a man, a great man, who called Williams-Brice Stadium his home. He made boatloads of highlight-reel catches and put up video game-like statistics. He wore No. 4, and his name was Sidney Rice. I miss him. In 2007, without Sidney Rice AUSTIN and his COLLINS 6-foot-4 Fourth-year inch frame Gamecock print journalism and 40-inch student vertical leap, the Challenge Gamecocks are struggling to move the ball and put up points. football picks and predictions Two years ago, the South Carolina offense wasn’t spectacular either, but the Gamecocks had Sidney Rice If you think you know your stuff, submit to bail them out. When your picks by Thursday for these games to they needed to put away a pesky Vanderbilt squad at [email protected]. home, whom did they lean on? Sidney Rice. He bailed them out with eight catches Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK for 132 yards and three Former Gamecocks wide receiver Sidney Rice is now playing for the Minnesota Vikings. This week’s games: touchdowns. When Carolina went to of all the attention that Rice route-runner than Rice, Other than Rice, Knoxville to try to knock received, it opened things McKinley doesn’t strike fear the offense is generally Ohio State at Penn State off a struggling Tennessee up for other offensive into opposing defenses. I comprised of the same team and stay in SEC East players to shine (see Kenny know it sounds weird, but it players as the 2006 season, contention, whom did the McKinley and Cory Boyd). is because McKinley has to thus making his early California at Arizona State Gamecocks lean on? Sidney Even with the get open to catch the ball. departure the likely culprit Rice. He took over the game aforementioned attention, In Rice’s case, he could of the offense’s struggles in that night, catching eight Southern Cal at Oregon Rice still managed a be covered perfectly, only 2007. passes for 112 yards and two spectacular season in 2006, to leap over a defender and Now I am not a man to touchdowns. to the tune of 72 grabs make a sensational catch. question the judgment of a Even last year, after the West Virginia at Rutgers for 1,090 yards and 10 That’s what made him so coach who has won 6 SEC emergence of players like touchdowns. What made valuable. He didn’t even championships and one Kenny McKinley (880 yards him so valuable was his have to be open. national championship, but Florida at Georgia receiving and 5 touchdowns) ability to go and get the ball. It is painfully obvious that the fate of this team should and Cory Boyd (1,229 total This year, the Gamecocks the offense is struggling to lie with the defense and yards and 10 touchdowns), don’t have that. replace Rice’s production two experienced running South Florida at UConn Sidney Rice was still the Don’t get me wrong, this season. To date, the backs, Cory Boyd and Mike backbone of Carolina’s Kenny McKinley is a very Gamecocks are 93rd in the Davis. offensive production. He Clemson at Maryland good, maybe even a great nation in total offense and The Gamecocks can’t was double-teamed on receiver. He leads the 74th in scoring offense. By keep leaning on the passing nearly every play, and was Gamecocks with 41 catches comparison, South Carolina game. There’s no Sidney the type of matchup that Kansas at Texas A&M for 525 and 6 touchdowns. was 20th and 44th in those Rice to bail them out made defensive coordinators Despite being a better two categories last year. anymore. lose sleep at night. Because Mississippi State at Kentucky Visit our website www.dailygamecock.com and read Ed Cahill’s South Carolina at Tennessee sports blog “The Noisy Cricket.” 10 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007

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