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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

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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. them. Brown said professors can use the statistics to structure www.DailyGamecock.com Professor Cheryl Rhodes, adjunct professor in religious their course around when students seem to be logging in and studies, said she has been able to use this feature effectively which areas they are and are not accessing. Nathan Stewart, for her online course. As the class does not meet on campus, Comments on this story? a fourth-year media arts student, doesn’t think the feature E-mail [email protected] should be used to effect students’ grades. 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CALENDAR LOCAL & WORLD NEWS PIC OF THE DAY What: Lunch with President Pastides LOCAL and Student Leaders When: 11:30 a.m. Mayor revokes no-chase call Where: Russell House The mayor of a small South Carolina town said 201 Thursday she’s allowing her police offi cers to run after suspects again, three weeks after banning the pursuits. What: ALD Chapter Wellford Mayor Sallie Peake said she’s revoking her Meeting Sept. 2 prohibition, even though she still prefers no When: 3:30 p.m. foot chases, after talking with Spartanburg County Where: RH 315 prosecutor Trey Gowdy. “They can run, jump, climb trees, tumble, whatever What: Night At the they want to do,” Peake told a WSPA-TV reporter, a Museum 2 week after chastising him for asking about the ban and When: Russell House clapping her hands in mock praise that he’d found a Theater story. Where: Neither Peake nor the police chief immediately returned several messages from The Associated Press. What: Terminator On Monday, the mayor of 14 years said she issued Salvation the order after a city officer suffered a foot injury When: 9 p.m. while chasing a “guy who had some crack on him” Where: RH Theater and had to be out of work for several days on workers’ compensation pay. Noting the suspect wasn’t stealing What: Carolina After or breaking into a home at the time, she said she didn’t Dark consider the drug possession a crime, and said the town When: 10 p.m. —2 of 2,100 couldn’t afford the increased insurance costs. Though the ban applied only to foot chases, she said Becky Conrad / THE DAILY GAMECOCK a.m. offi cers also totaled two town-issued cars in a month. Where: RH Lobby whatsoever,” read the two-sentence memo. A view of the packed Williams-Brice Stadium from campus Thursday night during the USC v. Ole Miss game. Saturday What: Service NATIONAL Saturday When: 10 a.m. —4 University fi ghts budget cuts p.m. WEIRD HEADLINES Where: RH Theater BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — University of California — The Associated Press, AOL students, professors and other employees rallied Thursday What: Fall Admissions to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, Gambler Claims Casino Cops Play Video Games During Open House furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher Brainwashed Him Drug Raid When:1 — 5 p.m. fees. A Detroit man has fi led a lawsuit against a LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 23) -- It’s game Where: Visitor’s Center Rallies, teach-ins and class walkouts were held at all 10 local casino, claiming the gaming business over for some police offi cers who played system campuses, and a union representing technical and is at fault for “brainwashing” him and video games while they raided a convicted research workers held a one-day strike to protest stalled should give back more than $670,000 he’s drug dealer’s home in central Florida. contract negotiations. lost there since 2000, according to The Surveillance video obtained by WFLA Protesters say they are angry about state budget cuts to Detroit News. in Tampa caught the officers playing a SPORTS higher education and the UC administration’s handling of Italo Mario Parise, 61, is seeking redress Nintendo Wii bowling game, with one the fi nancial crisis. under a seldom-used state law that he and furiously jumping up and down in SCHEDULE The largest rally took place at UC Berkeley, where his lawyer interpret to mean the MotorCity celebration. Officials say some of the several thousand students, professors and employees Casino had a duty to stop Parise after he offi cers could be disciplined. crowded into Sproul Plaza. Many waved signs with slogans lost big. SOCCER Italian police seize mafi a boss’ Tonight such as “Save our University” and “Reform UC Now.” @ Davidson Agnes Balla, a 21-year-old junior majoring in public Police Stun, Handcuff Errant pet crocodile Alumni Stadium health, said she was skipping three classes to join the Emu ROME -Here’s another of the Mafia’s 7 p.m. walkout. FOREST, Miss. (Sept. 22) - Offi cers had to trademark offers-you-can’t-refuse: pay or “I think the quality of education has been diminished use a stun gun and handcuffs to capture be eaten by a crocodile. WOMEN’S SOCCER by these budget cuts,” she said. “I don’t mind paying an emu running loose on Interstate 20 Italy’s anti-Mafia police unit said Tonight more for my education, but what I’m paying for is classes in central Mississippi on Sunday. Police Wednesday it has seized a crocodile vs. Vanderbilt being cut, services being cut and a system that’s becoming Offi cer Kiley Culpepper told WLBT-TV in used by an alleged Naples mob boss to Stone Stadium increasingly inaccessible.” Jackson that motorists had been calling intimidate local businessmen from whom 7 p.m. 911 since Friday to report sightings of two he demanded protection money. VOLLEYBALL emus on I-20 and nearby U.S. Highway 80. Officers searching for weapons in the INTERNATIONAL Authorities had been unable to find the man’s home outside the southern Italian Tonight animals until Sunday, when one was city last week found the crocodile living vs. Alabama AIDS vaccine shows promise spotted near an I-20 entrance ramp. on his terrace, said police offi cial Sergio Volleyball Competition Facility Di Mauro. 7 p.m. BANGKOK (AP) — For the fi rst time, an experimental CROSS COUNTRY vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a Saturday watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising Mississippi Invitational TODAY IN HISTORY Oxford, Miss. result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a 9 a.m. vaccine might never be possible. The World Health Organization and the U.N. agency 1789 MEN’S GOLF UNAIDS said the results “instilled new hope” in the Congress approves 12 ammendments to the Constitution, and sends them to the states for Mason Rudolph Champion- fi eld of HIV vaccine research, although researchers say it ratifi cation. The ammendments, known as the Bill of Rights were designed to protect the basic ship is likely many years before a vaccine might be available. rights of U.S. Citizens. Franklin, Tenn. The vaccine — a combination of two previously 1897 ALL DAY TODAY unsuccessful vaccines — cut the risk of becoming William Faulkner is born in Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner, who wrote several books set in the fi ctional Yoknapatawpha, would go on to win a Nobel Prize for literature in 1949. WOMEN’S GOLF infected with HIV by more than 31 percent in the 1957 Mason Rudolph Champion- world’s largest AIDS vaccine trial of more than 16,000 Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white ship volunteers in Thailand, researchers announced Thursday Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Franklin, Tenn. in Bangkok. Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent its federal court- ALL DAY TODAY Even though the benefit is modest, “it’s the first ordered racial integration. evidence that we could have a safe and effective preventive 1965 SWIMMING AND Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings for the Kansas City Athletics, becoming DIVING vaccine,” Col. Jerome Kim told The Associated Press. the oldest player to ever play in a Major League Baseball game. Carolina Sprint Open He helped lead the study for the U.S. Army, which 1981 USC Natatorium sponsored it with the National Institute of Allergy and Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the fi rst woman to serve as a justice in the U.S. supreme Tonight Infectious Diseases. court when she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. 5 p.m. The Daily Gamecock ● FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 PAGE 3

Styles ● Continued from 1 get your hair cut and make it welcome, and Davis will to class on time without going greet you with a hearty hello my class schedule.” out of your way.” and direct you to one of the Wallace said he enjoys Davis said that Carolina comfy stylist chairs. For about interacting with all of the Styles is for everyone. $15, you can walk out of the different students. Students, faculty, staff and Russell House looking better “Since I go to USC, I have a community members are all than you did when you walked sense of the style on campus,” welcome. Whether man or in. Wallace said. “I know what woman and no matter your Carolina Styles accepts the people like and dislike.” ethnicity, Carolina Styles can CarolinaCard and is open Justin Galloway, a fi rst-year come up with the cut that’s Monday through Friday from civil engineering student, right, Davis said.. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday came to Carolina Styles for a “If you like doing hair, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. hair cut. you’ll do all types,” Davis said. “It’s convenient because Wallace said, “Hair is hair- Russell House is just a short straight, curly, waving — it’s walk anywhere from campus,” just hair.” Comments on this story? Galloway said. “You come up, Walk-ins are always E-mail [email protected]

Web ● Continued from 1 she is able to see who has accessed the material and how much time they spend with it to ensure students are still interacting with the course. “I would think that the only way this information could impact a student negatively is if they were being untruthful about something they were doing on Blackboard. Lots of people are tempted to blame the technology for ‘eating their Photo Illustration by Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK homework,’ and the available Many students are not aware of Blackboard’s tracking features. statistical information can make that more difficult to convenience students. Being Though students may do,” Brown said. able to see what times students not know about this feature, Craig Day, a second-year log on allows professors to Brown feels that students international studies student, know the best due dates for should not be concerned about thinks this feature could assignments. Brown said the how it may or may not affect be a valuable tool as long information lets her know if their grade. T as professors are using it to she needs to remind students “Faculty are busy people ES OF academically benefi t students of an upcoming due date. and are more interested in B and make their courses more The University isn’t trying student success, than failure. efficient. Day also said he to keep this feature a secret. I don’t think anyone would be would support the use of this Brown simply said that because examining statistics to look for tool as research efforts from there are no training sessions suspicious behavior just to go the University to improve for Blackboard due to the after a student,” Brown said. Blackboard. ease of its use, most students However, Brown said the and even some professors data is not currently being don’t know this feature exists used for these purposes by because they have not used it the university. In the future for their courses. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] this information could be Brown said some faculty used to train faculty in the may only use it if a technology most efficient ways to use problem arises and they need Blackboard, but for now it is to make sure a student was up to individual professors. trying to access Blackboard. Brown said professors use Others may choose not to use this tool to not only benefi t but all the tools on the site.

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Editor-in-Chief Optimal learning requires attendance; Formal classes not only source AMANDA DAVIS skippers miss crucial interactions of education; attendance required Managing Editor Copy Desk Chief CALLI BURNETT KELSEY PACER with professors, practice for real world to certify, not foster learning

News Editor Sports Editor KARA APEL CHRIS COX In my sorority, we have a thing called the “skippy Being a student myself, I’m reluctant to critique box.” If someone has not skipped a class in a week, classes. Obviously students have to go to class. The Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor they write their name on a sheet of Why else would they be here? But my COLIN JONES MARILYNN JOYNER paper and place it in the box for the education so far has taught me to never chance to win a prize. hold anything in too much reverence — Design Director Photography Editor MORGAN REID KERI GOFF So, why is there even a “skippy even education itself. box?” Shouldn’t every student try their Look at today’s classrooms. We’re hardest to go to class? If so, then the often taught with projectors, computer “skippy box” wouldn’t exist, because programs, interactive Web sites. Today’s every student would be diligent. Marilynn Michael classrooms are slowly but surely taking DHEC control should Well, that’s in a perfect world. To Joyner Lambert the professor-student dynamic out be honest, I bet almost every student Secnond-year First-year of the classroom. Surrounded by our skips at least one class every week. English and comparative technology, do we really need someone not pass to governor dance student literauture As we all know, students are student to help us visualize certain material? We responsible for signing up for classes could instead take control of our own If a bill proposing an overhaul of the S.C. Department and actually going to them. The University would learning, fi nally having the resources to of Health and Environmental Control passes the not create an attendance policy if they did not do so. legislature, Gov. Mark Sanford will have authority over want students to succeed. They also would not hire Let’s add that to the success and growth of distance the agency. professors to teach classes if no one were to show learning, through which thousands of adults have While we agree DHEC needs some major work to up. So, since the University pushes us to go to class, earned college degrees. These programs do keep fi x the corruptive mess in which it currently fi nds itself what is holding us back? most facets of classrooms — homework, grading, — including succumbing to legislators and forsaking After several hours of studying every night — online conferences — but all of it is delivered to your environmental efforts — handing over the reigns to which I know we all do — college students are computer in the comfort of your home or a library. Sanford is hardly a plausible pretty worn out by the end of the day. Laziness These men and women have already pushed the idea solution. Besides, we all know defi nitely plays a huge factor in why students skip of the traditional classroom, how learning doesn’t Handing over how popular the governor is class. Either they don’t feel like walking/driving need a place or a person to be successful. right now, and making one across campus to their class, they would rather go Ask yourself honestly, is college really about the reigns to more issue one of partisanship back to their dorm and watch an episode of some learning? In the gritty truth, college is not about is asking for trouble. reality show, or they just have better things to do. expanding knowledge but about certifying it. We are Sanford is hardly a And the resistance to this College is a place for learning, and if people here to get diplomas, pure and simple. In that way, particular overhaul proposal are skipping class to do whatever else they aren’t class is a part of that system of legitimizing your plausible solution. has nothing to do with Sanford getting the full learning experience. Students education. I’ve personally known engineers who know — it would be a bad idea no should interact with their professors and want to more about their fi elds than anyone in the Southeast, matter who the governor. A fi gure who has the entire learn instead of being forced to. We don’t want to yet they had trouble getting jobs without a degree. state to account for, represent and watch over should not graduate from college and have no idea what our We need to go to classes only to make a record that we be expected — and should not be allowed — to have this degree is about. When we leave, we are pushed into know something, nothing more important than that. kind of control. the work force, and the real world can be cruel to For students, classes hold as many risks as rewards. Anytime more power is consolidated in the hands of those who have no idea what they are doing. I’ve heard from students that they’ve given up on a a single executive head, balances become more diffi cult Skipping class pulls students behind. Let’s be subject due to a professor. That may be a criticism of to check and problems are bound to arise. It’s basically honest, learning a whole course on our own is the student, but I think it is in some way natural for encouraging micromanagement at the state level. almost impossible without the guidance from a us to identify subject with teacher. When we have too If something goes wrong within a company, for professor who most likely has a doctorate in that much contact with an instructor whom we butt heads example, the man in charge obviously needs to step in subject. with, our love for subjects is threatened needlessly. and make decisions, but that does not mean he needs to Even if teachers put their notes or PowerPoints on Honestly, I’d say go to class. But don’t expect just take on the tasks for himself — it means changes need to Blackboard, they still have important things to say being there — or even listening intently — is the be made within the management under him. in their lectures. Also, teachers give out important magical formula for learning. See things for what they Let’s do something about this board, whether that information on coming up tests and quizzes. So, are, and trust your education to yourself. means adding more members or working on checking the please let’s all try not to miss class. It is important ones currently in place. DHEC does not need to be added for our education and our future. to Sanford’s personal to-do list, plain and simple.

IN YOUR OPINION USC’s increasing standards. The drop in identifiers and economic determinants My statement was in reference to the Black enrollement decline minority students is not only a situation that are important to various segments of institution’s minority recruitment efforts attributed to several factors; at USC, but many public competitive the prospective student pool, in order to with respect to attracting and retaining institutions nationwide are experiencing make a stronger connection with students applicants who meet the admissions University should similar trends at both the undergraduate from various socioeconomic backgrounds. requirements, considering a similar story and graduate levels. However, as recently Also, how is diversity represented among was reported in March 2008 on the same increase diversity outreach reported in The State Newspaper (“Black undergraduate admissions full-time staff topic of the signifi cant decline in African- efforts enrollment down at USC, Clemson,” with decision-making authority? American enrollment. Sept. 13), smaller regional colleges and I indicated that if the problem With a fi rm and possibly biased belief In my discussion with Derek Legette universities in South Carolina have seen specifically involves lower SAT scores that USC offers the greatest resources for (“SC colleges see decrease in black an increase in the number of African- for African-American students, then students’ scholarly and civic development enrollment,” from Wednesday’s edition) American students. this is somewhat beyond the scope of across all disciplines, it is both distressing regarding the decrease in African-American Are these institutions’ requirements USC and action should be taken at the and confusing to understand why fewer enrollment at USC, it was stated that this lower than standards at USC, and how K-12 level and within the home. Various students of color are either unable or problem could be attributed to psychological well are these students doing academically studies have indicated that fewer African- choose not to take advantage of the vast factors, costs, quality of applicants and/ and socially in comparison to other ethnic/ American students prepare for the SAT opportunities available at South Carolina’s or SAT scores. Although I would not label racial groups? Why are minority students and ACT through prep courses. So, fl agship institution. myself a critic, I do think this decline is an choosing to attend these smaller colleges issues concerning the importance and Rex Nobles important issue that needs to be thoroughly and universities in increasing numbers? expectations of education among different Ph.D. candidate, educational administration addressed, or at the minimum, understood. If the reasons for not attending relate groups should be explored to possibly So, I simply wish to expand my comments to perceptions of the campus climate and reveal information regarding standardized to include more of what was stated in our educational cost, then greater emphasis test preparation. conversation. may need to be placed on showcasing As I have previously worked with the When the “quality of applicants” is opportunities for diverse exchange, cross USC Office of Multicultural Student IT’S YOUR RIGHT listed as the major reason for the reduction cultural interaction, the long-term value Affairs, I am well aware of the numerous Voice your opinion on message boards at in African American students, this of a USC degree and options for meeting initiatives, programs, organizations and www.dailygamecock.com or send letters to suggests that there are not many students attendance expenses. Also, recruiters may activities geared to promote, encourage the editor at [email protected] of color in South Carolina that meet need to know more about those cultural and celebrate campus student diversity.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 PAGE 5 ‘Cyrano’ kicks off season Top 30 Albums Undergrads put on classic tale of self image, love

Angelina Rotman THE DAILY GAMECOCK Provided by Volcan Choir VOLCANO CHOIR New To WUSC This Week Unmap — Jagjaguwar Cyrano de Bergerac After delivering the 1 ISLANDS thoroughly depressing Opening Sept. 25 Vapours Anti and utterly beautiful “For 2 MUM Emma, Forever Ago” under Where: Longstreet Theater Sing Along To Songs You the Bon Iver moniker, When: 8 p.m. & 11 p.m. Don’t Know Euphono Justin Vernon returns with Cost: $10 to $16 3 VOLCANO CHOIR a collaboration between Unmap Jagjaguwar fellow Wisconsinites 4 SISSY WISH Provided by Longstreet Theatre Collections of Colonies of The production stars Tony Cochrane as iconic, large-nosed Cyrano. Beauties Never Die Bees. Reveling in a more Afternoon cut together and simplistic Whirring drills, pink sawdust and “Cyrano” in a production 10 years ago, she said. “And captivated in the world 5 CASTANETS sound, Vernon shines stacks of fabric — from deep velvets returns to the part for USC’s staging. of the play.” Texas Rose, The Thaw, And brightest with his wavering to shimmering laces — only mean ”’Cyrano’ is the most enjoyable part As for why “Cyrano” will appeal The Beasts Asthmatic falsetto vocals. one thing in Longstreet Theatre: that I have played in a 30-year career as to USC students, Mitchell echoed Kitty production for “Cyrano de Bergerac” is an actor,” Cochrane said. “He really is Cochrane. WUSC Charts well underway. an everyman: a character that everyone “Every student will have something When Robert Richmond was asked can identify with. His feelings about to relate to in ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ the 1 YO LA TENGO to stage an entirely undergraduate- his nose speak to everyone who feels character,” she said. “There’s romance, Popular Songs Matador led production, he chose his personal they would like to change an aspect of there’s love, there’s fighting, there’s 2 PETE YORN AND favorite. “Cyrano” chronicles the story themselves physically.” humor.” SCARLETT JOHANSSON of the large-nosed hero as he assists Richmond, who began working on Richmond agrees, noting the Break Up ATCO Christian in wooing the beautiful the play this summer, drew a parallel audience will have a defi nite emotional 3 WILD BEASTS Roxane, who also happens to be between two iconic fi gures. involvement with the play.. Two Dancers Domino Cyrano’s secret love. “What was interesting when I started “I think it makes you laugh and cry 4 FOOL’S GOLD “I think there’s something that we to work on it was at the time when and I think it makes you think. I think Fool’s Gold Iamsound Provided by Yo La Tengo all recognize about the romanticism Michael Jackson died,” Richmond it’s one of the great plays that makes you 5 ANTLERS [in ‘Cyrano’],” he said. “I think there’s said. ”If one looks at his self image and actually identify with someone and feel Hospice Frenchkiss YO LA TENGO Popular something we all love about the action indeed all the things he did to his nose, that great word, cathartic, when you 6 MOS DEF Songs — Matador figure, about the romantic poet, and I started to think about would Cyrano leave the theater,” he said. The Ecstatic Downtown These Hoboken, N.J. about the selfl essness that Cyrano has be a different human being, if say he “Cyrano” is the explosive kick-off for 7 COMPILATION indie giants have a way of in order to enable Christian to love had a nose job?” this year’s theater season, which includes Putumayo Presents: African messing with their fans. Roxanne that we all recognize. We’ve Originally set in the late 1600s, titles such as “Radium Girls” by D.W. Reggae Putumayo On “Popular Songs,” Yo all been in a situation of unrequited love Richmond adapted the story to better Gregory, “The Arabian Nights” by 8 DODOS La Tengo have thrown at some point.” fi t its themes of love and romance. Mary Zimmerman and “The Winter’s Time To Die Frenchkiss a surprisingly creative Ultimately, “Cyrano” is a story of ”We’ve brought it forward 200 years Tale” by William Shakespeare. 9 JAY REATARD curveball that provides a love, perception and self-image. to put it in a world we understand “I think that if students can just come Watch Me Fall Matador good inlet into the 25-year- “The whole idea behind ‘Cyrano’ as romantic,” he said. ”It’s been out and see anything at theater USC, 10 FRUIT BATS old band with kooky, subtle is self-image and how your image of challenging, but it’s also yielded some it’s going to be great; it’s going to be The Ruminant Band funk and some tasty fuzzed yourself affects how you interact with very good ideas.” exciting,” Mitchell said. SUB POP out garage rock. other people,” said Sydney Mitchell, the Another challenge has been adapting Richmond foresees a progressive 11 DISCOVERY fourth-year theater student who plays a play written for a traditional theater theater season. LP XL 12 LE LOUP Roxane. to Longstreet Theatre’s more unusual “I think we have a very large talent Family Hardly Art Playing Roxane is Mitchell’s first arena theater. pool of actors and designers,” he said. 13 APPLES IN STEREO principle role in a mainstage show. “Instead of thinking of the play in “We are now at a turning point where #1 Hits Explosion Yep “I adore her because she’s intelligent,” linear terms, we’re thinking of the play we really need to bring people into the Roc Mitchell said. “She’s also passionate. in vertical terms and so we’re going to theater again and really be a presence 14 COUGAR She very much knows what she wants stage the play on a sort of multi-layered on campus. This is a season that can Patriot Counter and how to go about getting it. She wedding cake,” Richmond said. defi nitely do that.” 15 THESE UNITED STATES knows the power of a woman over a Mitchell spoke of the unique Everything Touches man but she learns over the course of opportunity the theater affords the Everything United the play the power of love over her.” audience. Comments on this story? Interests Provided by Pete Yorn Tony Cochrane, who played “You’ll be surrounded by the play,” E-mail [email protected] 16 MARMOSET PETE YORN Tea Tornado Joyful AND SCARLETT Noise 17 PORTUGAL. THE MAN JOHANSSON Break Up — ATCO USC student chronicles cross-country trip The Satanic Satanist Equal Vision The collaboration 18 HOWLING BELLS between actress Scarlett Book encourages students a journal, which is what was going for Radio Wars Nettwerk Johansson and acclaimed Goetz in his journey across the U.S. 19 DINOSAUR JR. singer/songwriter Pete to get out of class, on road Throughout the book, most of the Farm Jagjaguwar Yorn began one night in roadsketeers’ nights were spent in 20 U.S.E. bed. No, not between the various national parks, camping with a Loveworld U.S.E.- two but in a dream Yorn Amber Rose Mannheim Worldwide THE DAILY GAMECOCK tent that eventually could not withstand had where he saw the the windstorms of Colorado, sleeping in 21 DRUMS blending of friendships Have you ever had the urge to just the backseat of their car, or staying with Summertime! [EP] between artists. Recorded ignore all the mundane responsibilities friends in different states. Twent y seven in 2006, the album comes 22 TWILIGHT SAD of life and set out on a road trip? This experience seemed to expand off as a low-key paring of Forget The Night Ahead Gregory Goetz’s book, “Hey You the meaning of the overall trip because two minds. Fat Cat — How about a Road Trip?” might have it took them even further out of their 23 EDWARD SHARPE AND you convinced after reading it. The plot element and taught them a lot about THE MAGNETIC ZEROS is simple: Three college “roadsketeers” themselves. Up From Below Vagrant decide to make the most of their summer The three fearless road trippers 24 DARLINGS by hatching a plan to go on a trip from encountered many humorous events Yeah, I Know Famous the University of South Carolina to the during their month-long travels, but Provided by Gregory Goetz Class University of Southern California while Goetz said his favorite events ranged “Hey You” follows Gregory Goetz 25 PENELOPES stopping along the way for wherever and from the people’s fair in Denver to and two friends from coast to coast. P r i c e l e s s C o n c r e t e E c h o e s whatever that happens to interest them. eating In-and-Out burgers at sunset at Le Plan The only real plan is where they will the Pacifi c Ocean to the billboards they memories and life lessons along the 26 HEALTH end up at the end of the day. Goetz, a passed on the road. way makes the journey all the more Get Color Lovepump third-year English student, said his plan A billboard the roadsketeers saw enjoyable when you look back at it. For United was to make his novel “both entertaining in Alabama depicted four seemingly 27 BOOM BOX REPAIR KIT those of us who haven’t seen much of the Provided by Mos Def yet informative.” normal American children with the My Dear Antagonist U.S., the book shows you there is always His end goal for the book was to caption “ugly kids ... ” above it. Kemada MOS DEF The Ecstatic more to see and you can’t just get caught convince readers to put down the book, This tidbit is only one included in the 28 FLEA MARKET POETS — Downtown up living in the same bubble. It’s a quick get out of their classroom or workplace laugh-out-loud account of the month- Dirty Days Released earlier this read and one that you will surely enjoy. and get into places that will give them a long road trip. The book is thoroughly Self-Released summer, underground hip- “If this book makes you want to go new outlook on life. enjoyable as it provides entertainment 29 LIAM FINN AND ELIZA hop artist and sometimes on a road trip of your own, then mission The trip taught him to enjoy the small while also serving as inspiration to get JANE actor Mos Def has brought accomplished,” Goetz said. Available on things, always make the most of any out there and create your own adventure. Champagne In Seashells together a short, none of Amazon.com. situation and keep an optimistic view It teaches that taking yourself out of Yep Roc the songs are longer than on life. Goetz’s advice is “Life is short your element is what you need most in 30 ORGAN 3:30, and sweet piece on Thieves [EP] Mint — enjoy it now,” and this book makes order to learn about yourself. Comments on this story? “The Ecstatic.” you want to do exactly that. 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CAROLINA (3-1) OLE MISS (2-1) 1166 1100 Carolina’s ONE ‘FOUR’ THE AGES huge night fi nally comes Gamecock Nation should savor primetime upset

I’ve lived in Columbia for 21 years now. In that time, I’ve attended many, many South Carolina football games. Needless to say, I’ve seen a lot of heartbreak, pain, tears and disappointment. Not to mention a whole heck of a lot of curse words coming from my father’s mouth. Chris Not so much Cox on Thursday Fourth- year night. THE DAILY GAMECOCK Hannah Carroll / print journalism For the fi rst student Eric Norwood (40) broke Andrew Provence’s school career sack record in the fi rst quarter of Carolina’s 16-10 win over Ole Miss Thursday night. time in quite a while, I saw a Gamecock football team playing with passion. Norwood blitzes his way into immortality Intensity. Heart. Tenacity. Their playing was inspired. It was like Senior linebacker breaks school Provence set the old record in the early 1980s. offense watching from the sidelines, Norwood watching Notre Dame walk- record with 27 career sacks “It means a lot, it’s something I’ve wanted a had to band his team together, willing his team on Dan “Rudy” Ruettiger’s lot, and not just the record, just as a good player. to the victory in the process. sack against Georgia Tech Kelsey Pacer It shows a lot, that my coaches are my friends,” “We had to go out and let it all hang out. We repeatedly over the course COPY DESK CHIEF Norwood said at the postgame conference. worked too hard for it,” Norwood said. “We of three hours. With 28 sacks, Norwood is now eighth all- knew they couldn’t beat us, we could only beat It all paid off in the end, Eric Norwood didn’t waste much time time in sacks recorded in SEC history. ourselves.” as South Carolina upset breaking the South Carolina all-time sacks Norwood seems to save his best performances When all was said and done, Snead’s fourth- No. 4 Ole Miss 16-10 — record Thursday night. for the primetime lights. In 2007, in a game down pass fell incomplete, sending the South the team’s fi rst victory over The senior linebacker sacked Ole Miss against then-No. 8 Kentucky, Norwood became Carolina faithful into a frenzy as quarterback a Top-5 opponent since quarterback Jevan Snead three plays into the the first defensive player in NCAA history to Stephen Garcia took two kneel downs, offi cially the early 1980s when the Rebels’ first drive, putting him on top in the record two touchdowns in a single game. sealing the upset. Gamecocks upended then- Gamecock record books. But he wasn’t done Ole Miss acknowledged Norwood’s abilities In the end, it didn’t matter that Norwood had No. 3 North Carolina. there — Norwood recorded yet another sack on after the upset. set the record. It didn’t matter that he continued Sure, Clemson fans and Snead early in the third quarter. “He’s a good player. They’ve got a good to climb up the league’s statistical charts, it the rest of the Southeastern “He was all over the place. That’s how you stop defense,” Mississippi coach Houston Nutt said. only mattered that his team won. That’s why Conference may make fun good passing games,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “That’s a real man coming up that edge. You Norwood elected to stay in school and not forego of the Gamecocks and “We talked about Jevan being a good passer and have to account for him. We knew that, but he his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL their inability to win the an NFL quarterback, but when you get good still made it awfully tough on us. Eric Norwood’s Draft. big game or compete for pressure in his face it’s hard to throw.” a real guy. He’s relentless, and you have to really “I came back to win. I didn’t come back to be the nation’s elite. They’re Norwood offi cially passed Andrew Provence keep four hands on him.” mediocre,” he said. right in doing so. The for the record with 27 career sacks. During the last quarter, Norwood and the rest Gamecocks improved their The sack recorded last night also keeps of the defense had to hold down the Ole Miss record against top-five Norwood ahead in the current SEC overall offense in a critical showdown. Leading by just Comments on this story? opponents to a laughable standings. He’s tops in the league with six sacks. six points with only minutes to go, with an inept E-mail [email protected] 2-31. But today, forget ‘em. Last night was South Carolina’s night. FOOTBALL ● 1 DiMarco. fourth quarter hit South Carolina and put a halt to the Rebels’ final I haven’t seen many Stephen Garcia was certainly “It was an awesome feeling, and it hard as they punted time after time drive before it even snuck inside South Carolina defenses appreciative of the help he got from kind of set the tempo for the game,” without moving the ball. Often, the red zone. Junior safety Chris fl y around the football like his teammates on the other side of DiMarco said of scoring the only Garcia and the offense would move Culliver was nearly speechless after that. I haven’t seen many the ball. touchdown of the game. “We got backwards before punting the ball the win. assistant coaches jump up “We go against them in practice a lot of big plays, and we got in the away, giving the Rebels plenty of “It’s wonderful — having that and down, hands flying, every day and I don’t think they go groove and just ran with it.” chances to regain the lead. feeling that we just beat the No. urging the Gamecock as hard as they do in the game. I’m But the lead still wasn’t safe. “We tried to move the ball and 4 team in the nation, I can’t even crowd to create a raucous just very glad they’re on my team,” Nowhere near it. Although the run the clock as much as possible,” explain.” Culliver said. “Tonight we environment for the visiting Garcia said. “They’re two of the Carolina defense continued to force Garcia said. “Obviously they blitzed were relentless and we won.” Rebels. I haven’t seen a team best lineman in college football and the Rebels to punt the ball, Snead a lot, and the running holes weren’t But the man who summed it all up play with that kind of desire I’m very fortunate to have them on fi nally struck lightning on a 45-yard there and we just kind of sputtered the best was a sore, gimpy Garcia. in a long, long time. the team.” touchdown pass with ten minutes out of control. But we ended up “It was probably the biggest win The fans, which were After being handed the ball inside remaining in the game, to bring the getting away and that’s pretty much here in, you know, forever,” he said. outstanding from the get- the opponents’ 30-yard line, Garcia score to 16-10. all anybody cares about.” go, were rewarded for their was able to march the Gamecocks After a third quarter dominated Ultimately, it was the strength of endless screaming with the remaining thirty yards and by the Gamecocks on both sides Carolina football that brought glory the biggest win in school fi nally reach pay dirt on a two-yard of the ball, the Carolina offense to Columbia — a defensive unit that Comments on this story? history. screen pass to fullback Patrick had suddenly gone stagnant. The got after the football play after play E-mail [email protected] And for those of you that left the corners of the upper deck empty — shame on you. Sure, I realize the game was on a Thursday night. Chicken Feed I realize ticket prices are sky-high. And I know that Chris Cox history wasn’t on Carolina’s SPORTS EDITOR side. But, hopefully, the next time an event like this • The Gamecocks recorded their fi rst victory over a Top-5 opponent 20 from the 20. Norwood passed Andrew Provence and now has 27 happens, you’ll be with since 1981 when they toppled No. 3 North Carolina. career sacks. • Coach Steve Spurrier improved his career record against Ole Miss • Yet another Tori Gurley touchdown reception was called back late in the rest of the Gamecock to 4-0. the second quarter when USC was fl agged for an ineligible receiver faithful at Williams-Brice • The Gamecocks recorded their second-straight victory over the downfi eld. That marked the fourth of the season for Gurley. Stadium. Rebels. They defeated them last season, 31-24. • With his second sack of the game in the third quarter, Norwood The South Carolina • The Gamecocks improved to 6-2 in Thursday night games under moved into eighth place all-time in sacks in the Southeastern football team has an Spurrier. They are 2-0 this season. They knocked off N.C. State 7-3 Conference. opportunity to make the in the season opener. • Carolina’s scoreless fi rst quarter marks the fi rst time this season that 2009 seasons a special one, • USC wore all garnet for the fi rst time since 2001 when they defeated the Gamecocks did not score within the fi rst 15 minutes of the game. Vanderbilt at home and rolled up more than 600 yards of offense. • The USC student section broke out the fi rst offi cial “overrated” chant with three out of the next • Backup quarterback Reid McCollum did not dress for the game due upon the fi rst half’s conclusion . four games at home, the to an illness. • Moe Brown’s 69-yard reception early in the third quarter was the only road trip being a tussle • Offi cial attendance reached 74,724. longest reception of his career and the longest pass of quarterback with the Crimson Tide in • Former pro wrestler Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair was in attendance. Stephen Garcia’s career. Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Former defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix made his fi rst return to • Fullback Patrick DiMarco recorded his fi rst touchdown of the season I look forward to being Williams-Brice Stadium since Nov. 2007 when he coached his fi nal on a three-yard strike from Stephen Garcia midway through the third game against Clemson. USC lost that game, 23-21. quarter. along for the ride. It is • Senior linebacker Eric Norwood became the all-time sack leader certainly going to be an early in the fi rst quarter when he sacked Jevan Snead on 3rd and Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] exciting one.