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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 VOL. 103, NO. 25 ● SINCE 1908 Students Friday Gamecocks upset Rebels 91° 71° prepare for Saturday grad exams 82° 70° Sunday Standardized tests prove to be final 88° 66° hurdle for seniors Sierra Kelly THE DAILY GAMECOCK Applying to graduate school involves time management, decision-making and preparing for various graduate entrance exams. Standardized tests that are taken by students are the GRE for graduate school, MCAT for medical school, PCAT for pharmacy school, GMAT for Hannah Carroll / THE DAILY GAMECOCK business school and the LSAT Cliff Matthews (83) and Eric Norwood (40) lead a strong defensive effort in a 16-10 victory over Ole Miss Thursday night. for law school. Emily Davis, assistant Norwood breaks record director of USC Student all Gamecocks,” Spurrier said. in the third, the Gamecocks had Carolina beats No. 4 team Orientation and Testing Senior linebacker became “Obviously it was a defensive struggle, achieved a 9-3 lead, which seemed Services, said students the school’s all-time in defensive struggle and our defense was sensational ... It rather insuffi cient when considering interested in graduate school sack leader in Carolina’s was good for our team to get a big win the team’s opportunities. should look at what programs Thursday night victory. at home, especially for our fans.” However, the defensive unit Sam Davis require. SPORTS STAFF WRITER USC’s offense picked up right where presented its counterpart with an Educational Testing it left off the past two games, as it opportunity it couldn’t squander. On a Service administers the GRE, See page 8 History has never been on the South moved the ball down the fi eld with a third down and eight from inside their a computer-based test, on Carolina football team’s side, but it pleasant combination of both running own 30-yard line, Rebels’ quarterback USC’s campus. The GRE was Thursday night inside Williams- and passing. A major difference, Jevan Snead was sacked by defensive is structured much like the Brice Stadium. The Gamecocks however, was its inability to punch it end Cliff Matthews, who forced a SAT, with verbal, quantitative shocked the college football world, in the end zone, as the Gamecocks fumble and — to put the icing on the and writing sections. The finally playing the way head coach were forced to settle for three field cake — recovered it as well. orientation office also Steve Spurrier knew they could, as goals after being inside the Rebels’ Matthews and senior linebacker coordinates GRE subject the No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels fell to the 10-yard line three times in the first Eric Norwood were a two-man attack exams, which are only offered feet of a relentless garnet-clad defense three quarters. team that punished the Rebel offense, in written form. 16-10. The sudden futility inside the red coming up with big play after big Davis said the GRE is the “It was a wonderful victory zone had Carolina looking ripe for exam most students will take for our team, our university and yet another disappointment. Early Football ● 8 when preparing graduate USC puts on “Cyrano” school. However, the office also offers the Miller Analogy Students put on this clas- test, a computerized, multiple- sic play about the long- choice test which uses nosed poet at Longstreet Students save at Carolina Styles analogies that can be drawn Theatre. This tale has something for everyone, from any subject. from laughs to romance. Unlike the GRE, which is See page 5 Campus salon offers offered four days a week and value, community twice each day, the LSAT is only given at certain times a year. Students should make Sarah Peterman STAFF WRITER a plan, Davis said. “Are you going to put the time forth to studying? We have some Tete a Tete Snip. Buzz. Swish. All of these sounds people take the exam on what can be heard on the third fl oor of the How important is class they know, whereas other Russell House. Little-known Carolina attendance in the realm people will plan it out further Styles, a full service salon, is tucked of a college education? in advance. It is up to the upstairs in the Russell House. individual’s level of comfort Wanda Davis, manager and head See page 4 and what they see need for stylist, said she’s been working at preparation.” Carolina Styles a long time. Rickey Evans , a first- “This place has been here forever,” year professional pharmacy Davis said. student, said in order to apply As she swept hair off the floor and to pharmacy school he had rearranged shampoo bottles, she Sarah Peterman / THE DAILY GAMECOCK to take the PCAT, which is discussed why she’s been at Carolina Gregory Wallace cuts Justin Galloway’s hair in Russell House’s salon. offered only three times a year. Styles for so long. “In order to prepare for it I Marilynn Michael “I’m here because I love what I do,” wants,” Davis said. “I just know.” computer engineering student, is a just took practice tests online,” Joyner Lambert Davis said. “I get to meet new people That man, USC employee Ron barber at Carolina Styles. He has been Second-year First-year Evans said. “I wanted to take a everyday and just talk to them.” Maxfi eld, has been coming to the shop cutting hair since high school and works English and comparative class, but it was too expensive. dance student literature At the salon, everyone is welcome. for over fi ve years. at Carolina Styles to help pay for school. I just studied at home, took student As Davis draped a cape around a male “It’s just so convenient,” Maxfield “It’s great,” said Wallace. “My hours like one practice test a week customer, they began chatting like old said. “We can come at any time and she are always fl exible and it works around and that was good for me. I friends. does good work.” just took [the PCAT] once.” “I don’t have to ask him what he Gregory Wallace, a third-year Styles ● 3 (803) 777-3914 Evans said students should (803) 777-7726 not wait until the last minute (803) 777-7182 to apply for tests. Mix (803) 576-6172 Litsa Orban, a first-year PROFESSORS MONITOR BLACKBOARD higher education and student services graduate student, used a book to prepare for the professors using the information as research to improve their GRE. Students worry online tracking feature classes, he believes students should be told about the feature “I decided not to take a class up front. could impact grades, classroom because it was so expensive,” Orban said. “People that took Carolyn Rumsey Brown said that students like Stewart who are concerned THE DAILY GAMECOCK the class got improved scores. I about this Blackboard feature affecting their grade, should bought the book and went over have little need to worry. Usually, shortly after students arrive at USC they are practice problems occasionally. “I use it myself with my CSCE 205 students. Before classes introduced to Blackboard by one of their professors and learn I didn’t prepare as much as I begin, I check to see who has used Blackboard the most and that it’s easy to navigate around the Web site. What they may should have. They have tips in reward them with a small prize like a thumb drive. I do that not learn is that Blackboard can be monitored by professors to the back of the book and the to emphasize the importance of Blackboard in my classes,” track student traffi c on the site. last tip said: ‘don’t cram.’” Studs and Duds Brown said. Professors who choose to use Blackboard as online Sevario Jenkins, a third- Corinne Mercogliano, a fi rst-year sociology student said that Check out Sports online supplementation for their classes have special tools that allow year public relations student, while professors could potentially use it to impact students’ for Thursday night’s game them to see how often areas of the course site are accessed by said it is hard trying to start grades, which she was not previously aware of, she will probably highs and lows, from the each student in the class. The tool also shows professors when studying for the GRE and still use Blackboard the same way. best plays and players on it was accessed, including information about the date, day of “still adhere to the demands Brown said students who are already confi dent in the way the fi eld to the people in the the week and hour of the day students logged on. of my professors, especially they use Blackboard should not be affected. If students are stands. Christine Brown, director of teaching and technology with this being my junior year already meeting the requirements of their class, including services at the offi ce of University Technology Services said and now really getting into my Blackboard use, having the specifi c information should not the features are put on Blackboard to help students, not hurt major.” Online @ impact them negatively.