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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 38 ● SINCE 1908 Smoking ban begins today USC’s green efforts earn New ordinance restricts smoking in public workplaces in Columbia, Richland County follows suit Kara Apel average grade ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

An ordinance to ban implementation date this smoking in all public May, bars were included, GreenReportCard.org rates workplaces, including according to SCTC’s State restaurants and bars in the Program Coordinator, Gina university C+ in sustainability City of Columbia, took effect Lane. at today at midnight. Another change to the Richland County followed ordinance was reducing the Elena Bloudek suit as its ordinance also penalty from a $500 criminal THE DAILY GAMECOCK took effect at midnight and a charge to a $25 civil penalty. Lexington smoking ban will Lane was happy about the USC received a C+ on its first begin on Friday. ordinance taking effect. sustainability report card, according to Offenders of the ordinance “We are thrilled that the GreenReportCard.org. will receive $25 fines and City of Columbia is putting The Web site, sponsored by the businesses that violate the its workers fi rst, and they are Sustainability Endowments Institute, ordinance could have their going to be protecting the uses nine categories to grade 300 schools licenses revoked. health of all of their workers,” on their commitment to sustainability. According to the ban, Lane said. USC’s grade was average, with more any person “smoking or Lauren Vincent, public than 75 percent of schools earning possessing a lighted tobacco relations and quality between a B and C. Nearby, Clemson product in any workspace or improvement coordinator for earned an overall grade of B. workplace shall be guilty of Student Health Services, also A total of 15 schools earned the highest an infraction.” agrees with the ordinance. overall grade of an A- and achieved the Violators also include “We know so many of our Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK title of College Sustainability Leaders. managers who fail to comply students work at bars and Some of these leaders included Harvard, Restaurants and bars might feel the effects of the new smoking ban in public with the ordinance. restaurants and this will help Stanford and Columbia. workplaces. Dr. Rocco’s, pictured above, has an outside patio for smokers. Exceptions to the rule them decrease their exposure The highest score for USC was a B include private residences, to smoke,” Vincent said. in administration. The administration’s private clubs, hotel and Despite the change, some 2008 U.S. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS efforts to create a full-time sustainability motel designated smoking local businesses don’t seem to position and implementing an rooms, retail tobacco stores, be worried about their sales environmental policy that incorporates religious ceremonies (where being affected, such as Dr. sustainability into operations both smoking is part of a ritual), Rocco’s in Five Points and contributed to the high scores. medical research facilities and Jillian’s in the Vista. Other initiatives that USC excelled in smoking during a theatrical Ellie Ede, a bartender were the new West Quadrangle Living event which requires the at Dr. Rocco’s, said she is and Learning Complex, the availability smoking as part of the not worried about the ban of information about the university’s context. affecting sales. endowment and the replacement of Columbia City Council “I don’t think it will affect boilers, chillers and cooling towers with passed the ordinance in our business at all,” Ede said. updated models. November 2006 without an Ede said Dr. Rocco’s has a Rebecca White, the Residence Life implementation date, but very large patio area which coordinator at South Quad and a the ordinance had to go to is already popular, so asking member of a sustainability committee at Supreme Court before it customers to smoke outside USC, said that small details can change could necessarily be enacted. should not make many attitudes on campus. The original Columbia waves. A simple step could be to have ordinance exempted bars, Jamie Pharr, service recycling bins next to trash cans, White but when the ordinance manager at Jillian’s, felt the said. was changed and given an BAN ● 3 The grades on GreenReportCard. org are available to provide prospective students with information. A recent SMOKING BAN BASICS poll from the Princeton Review shows — Ban was enacted at midnight today. COMPREHENSIVE LAW, INCLUDING BARS AND RESTAURANTS that 63 percent of college applicants said that a school’s commitment to — Includes restaurants and bars. the environment could affect their — Smoking or possessing a lighted tobacco product in any COMPREHENSIVE LAW PASSES, NOT YET IN EFFECT decision. workspace or workplace is considered an infraction. Tom Robinson, Senior Communication Fellow of The — The penalty is $25. STRONG LAW IN EFFECT — The ban’s enforcement will depend on customers reporting Sustainable Endowments Institute, said “the goal of the report card is to to the city. The city’s business license offi ce can be reached at WEAKER RESTRICTIONS help institutions and would-be students 803-545-3345. understand the commitment that has created by AJ Bikowski been made to sustainable practices.” *Information gathered from the American Lung Association — Compiled by Assistant News Editor Kara Apel The Web site is equipped with features that make it possible to compare schools based on their grades in each area. It also offers a search for schools with programs ranging from composting to USCPD takes action to reduce campus crime green dorms to car sharing programs. Progress in sustainability at schools Safety precautions hope to help students According to Ellis, property crimes are bad, assist investigators in apprehending anyone ● but crimes attacking students are worse. suspected of committing a crime. REPORT 3 feel secure with lights, video cameras “The worst kind of crime is obviously a Several test cameras have been in place crime to one’s person,” Ellis said, “There are this year in the Horseshoe, Bates parking USC’s GREEN GRADE Rick Stone THE DAILY GAMECOCK many devices implemented around campus in lot, Barnwell and Greene streets and in the order to help prevent that from happening.” Greek Village. The cameras are expected to Overall — C+ In recent months, USC has experienced Emergency call boxes are designed so that be fully active starting this spring or summer an increase in dramatic crime, from a civil once the call button is pressed and the blue according to Ellis. Administration — B disturbance in Russell House to various armed light fl ashes, an offi cer will be there shortly. Despite the increase in crime, some students Climate Change & Energy — B robberies. Another precaution is the many lights carry simple methods of personal defense Food & Recycling — C In response to this increase, the USC Police around campus which help give students who such as mace or pepper spray like Stephanie Green Building — B Department is encouraging students to practice have to walk at night a lit path. Thompson, a second-year psychology student. Student Involvement — C safety precautions daily. Students are also strongly encouraged to “I always feel safe on campus, but I still Transportation — C Director of Law Enforcement and Safety walk in groups instead of going out alone. carry mace on my keychain just in case of an Endowment Transparency — B Ernest Ellis said economic problems can A new security measure the USCPD is emergency,” Thompson said. contribute to crime rising. implementing is the installation of outside USC police said they feel such devices Investment Priorities — C “It is true that in times of economic downfall, video cameras around campus. The cameras work well as long as they are bought from a Shareholder Engagement — F property crimes certainly increase” Ellis said. will be active 24 hours a day and will greatly CRIME ● 3

Sports The Mix Opinion...... 4 TODAY THURSDAY Crime report...... 2 See which players made this See what’s hot on YouTube, Puzzles...... 7 week’s Gamecock Honor Roll. from rapping to satire. Comics...... 7 Classifi ed...... 10 See page 9 See page 5 83 55 76 53 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 pageTWO Wednesday PIC OF THE DAY Campus Crusade for Christ prayer meeting 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Fun Facts: Rutledge Chapel VOX Bake Sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Williams-Brice Stadium Greene Street Student Senate meeting • It was constructed in 1934 by the Works 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Russell House, Rooms Progress Administration. 322/326 • When Willy B was fi rst built it seated Young Life Girl’s meeting 17,600, it now seats 80,250. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. RH, Room 204/lounge • Th e ename name was was offi offi ciallycially changedchanged from from American Red Cross Carolina Stadium to Williams-Brice CPR Class 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Stadium in 1972. Christine Galligan / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Leconte 121 • USC consistently ranks among the top 12 Nashville-based rock band Florez jumpstarts their college tour with the patio series Carolina Productions put on by Carolina Productions on Tuesday afternoon. general meeting in the nation for home attendance. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. RH, Room 315 • Over the past fi ve years, Carolina has Local National World GREENVILLE CHICAGO MOGADISHU, Somalia University Bible sold out all of its home games prior to the — A federal — Could voting — Study jury that must decide for president be hazardous to Somali pirates said Tuesday whether a South Carolina your health? they celebrated a Muslim 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning of the season. state trooper deliberately An analysis of Election holiday aboard a hijacked RH, Room 303 • Nearly $30 million of improvements and rammed a fleeing suspect Day traffi c deaths dating back freighter and denied reports LSAT Strategy with his patrol car watched to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win that three comrades were Workshop renovations have taken place at Williams- a video of the incident suggests yes, but the authors killed in a shootout on the 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and heard the say that’s no reason not to go vessel, which is being closely Williams-Brice Nursing Brice over the past 10 years. officer bragging about the to the polls. watched by a half-dozen U.S. Building, Room 127 collision. The study found that on warships. • Th e etop top crowd crowd at at Williams-Brice Williams-Brice was was “Yeah, I hit him. I was average, 24 more people The hijacking of the MV Flying Gamecocks trying to hit him,” Lance died in car crashes during Faina — laden with 33 Soviet- Skydiving Club 85,000 for the Carolina vs. Clemson game Cpl. Steven Garren was voting hours on presidential made T-72 tanks, rifles and meeting heard on the video speaking election days than on other heavy weapons that U.S. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2001. to a sheriff’s deputy. October and November defense officials have said Gambrell 151 Despite Garren’s boasting, Tuesday s. T hat a mou nt s included rocket launchers — his lawyer argued that to an 18 percent increased was the highest-profile act College Democrats — Information from the USC Offi cial Athletics Web site the trooper tried to avoid risk of death. And compared of piracy in the dangerous at USC meeting — Compiled by Assistant News Editor Kara Apel hitting Marvin Grant, who with non-election days, an waters this year. The U.S. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. was running from police additional 800 people suffered Navy has said it wants to keep Calcott 011 after a traffic stop in June disabling injuries. the arms out of the hands of 2007. The results were pretty militants linked to al-Qaida South Carolina Garren is charged with consistent on all eight in impoverished Somalia, a Student Legislature Crime Report using unreasonable force presidential Election Days key battleground in the war meeting and depriving Grant of his that were analyzed, up to on terrorism. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 alcohol violation and was civil rights. Garren is white; George W. Bush’s victory The pirates are demanding Gambrell 152 advised not to return again. Grant is black. over John Kerry in 2004. $20 million in ransom for Pagan became irate while If convicted, the “This is one of the most off- the ship, which they boarded Malicious injury to real Academic Team being escorted from the suspended offi cer could face the-wall things I’ve ever read, Thursday in the Indian Ocean property, 3 p.m. practice stadium and was eventually up to 10 years in prison and but the science is good,” said off the Somali coast. There South Quad, 500 Sumter 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. arrested. a $250,000 fi ne. Roy Lucke, senior scientist at was a crew of 21 Russians and St. Humanities 317 Reporting officer: C. The officer’s dashboard Northwestern University’s Ukrainians aboard, but the Someone removed the Thompson camera captured the chase Center for Public Safety. He captain later died. door handle and dismantled Best Buddies and shows Grant flipping was not involved in the study, U.S. officials said 40-50 the card reader from the meeting Disorderly conduct, 8:30 over the patrol car’s hood which appears in Wednesday’s pirates were involved, but door of the southwest South 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. p.m. as he is struck. As the jury Journal of the American only about 30 were on the Quad entrance by unknown RH, Room 304 Williams-Brice Stadium, watched the footage, the Medical Association. ship itself. means. 1000 George Rogers Blvd. sound of sirens and images Rushing to get to polling A Kenyan maritime offi cial Estimated value: $300 SALA meeting Andrew Lipford was of flashing police lights places before or after work, cited an unconfi rmed report Reporting offi cers: P. Seyle, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. grossly intoxicated, using fi lled the courtroom. driving on unfamiliar routes, that three of the pirates A. Mitchell RH, Room 305 profanity, and refused to During testimony, two and being distracted by were killed Monday night leave the football game Greenwood County sheriff’s thinking about the candidates in a dispute over whether Dance Marathon SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 after being asked at least deputies also said Garren were among possible reasons to surrender. Speaking on meeting three times to do so by a bragged about hitting cited by the study’s Canadian condition of anonymity 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Richland County deputy. Grant. Sgt. Derrick Smith researchers. because he was not authorized Trespass after notice, 7 RH, Room 201 Lipford was arrested and recalled asking the trooper So why would a couple of to talk on the record, a U.S. p.m. issued a ticket. about striking the suspect. Canucks want to examine this official in Washington said Williams-Brice Stadium, Turkish Student Reporting offi cer: G. Linus “I nailed the (expletive) troubling aspect of Yankee he believed that report was 1000 George Rogers Blvd. Association out of him,” Smith said the voting habits? true. But the Pentagon had Colby Pagan was ejected organizational meeting — Compiled by Halley trooper told him. “Yeah, I Apparently not out of any not confi rmed the report by from the stadium for 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Nani was trying to.” across-the-border sense of late Tuesday. RH Dining Room smugness. — The Associated Press The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 PAGE 3

BAN ● Continued from 1 CRIME ● Continued from 1 Market Place fight. There respectable vendor and are are, however, several strong same way. used properly. leads pertaining to the S.C. legislature to decide “We’re pretty excited about the The police are also armed robbery suspects. ban, as it will allow us to utilize our continuing their student The investigation is still outdoor deck,” Pharr said. “I don’t offi cer program with offi cers ongoing. think it’ll hurt our business in the on voting accountability on bikes and foot patrol In case of an emergency least.” as well as the Emergency call the USCPD at 803-777- Kenneth Bunn, a first-year Notifi cation System. 9111. state government hit an all-time low,” chemical engineering student, Campaign hopes to ensure all votes As of yet there are no said Rep. Nathan Ballentine (R-Irmo), disagrees with the ban completely. updates available for the casted with transparency by roll call another co-sponsor. “Most of the businesses in the Comments on this story? E-mail assailants in the Grand [email protected] The new bill, which will be debated Columbia area have smokers as in January, would force roll calls on “all customers, and it’s their right to Josh Dawsey STAFF WRITER second readings, amended third readings, smoke if they want,” Bunn said. all conference committee reports, and Lane said SCTC will host a every section of the budget.” smoke-free happy hour celebration A recent study by the S.C. Policy Congratulatory measures and recognizing the new ordinance at Council has led lawmakers and the resolutions would be exempt from role Harper’s in Five Points today from governor to call for more transparency in 700 Gervais St. call, Haley said. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All are welcome to state government. She said she doesn’t understand why attend. Tickets at www.etix.com The study indicated only 8 percent lawmakers are against the proposed bill. — Staff Writer Josh Dawsey of votes in the S.C. State House and 1 “If it’s important enough for us to contributed to this report percent of votes in the S.C. State Senate debate it on the fl oor of the House, then were conducted by roll call during the it’s important enough for us to vote on the 2008 legislative session with the rest done Comments on this story? E-mail record,” Haley said. “I don’t see how any only by voice. [email protected] legislator could not want this.” South Carolina also has the worst Yet various lawmakers are saying the mandates for voting by roll call of any measure will take excessive time and cost REPORT ● Continued from 1 state in the Southeast according to Ashley the state more money, with each roll call Landess, the president of the S.C. Policy can be seen by the change from a ballot costing electricity, printing and Council. C average for 2008 to a C+ average staff work. “All of the other states in the Southeast for 2009. GreenReportCard.org Senses Fail Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell said mandate voting on the record more than attributes the additional efforts by w/ Dance Gavin Dance & The Number it would cost $55 per vote to implement 12 Looks Like You & Foxy Shazam we do,” Landess said. “We have the worst schools to the rising energy costs the policy, using money the state needs to policies of anywhere.” and climate change concerns. DOORS 7PM • $14 ADV • $17 DOS save for other aspects of the budget. Bill Rogers, the executive director of An area of signifi cant improvement Harrell could not be reached for the South Carolina Press Association, said has been the addition of human Bucket Head comment. the problem with voice voting is a lack of resources. There has been a 78 w/ That One Guy Landess said she thinks Harrell’s accountability. percent increase with the schools DOORS 8PM • $17 ADV • $20 DOS reasoning is absurd for opposing the

Should a voice vote be decisive, the who have a full-time sustainability fri 10.17 legislation. Speaker of the House has sole power staff member. “The Speaker’s offi ce released a quote to determine whether there were more In the future, Robinson expects saying it would cost $55 to record a vote,” Perpetual Groove “yays” than “nays,” according to Rogers. the trend to continue. He said one Landess said. “The Great Southeast DOORS 9PM • $12 ADV • $15 DOS Gov. Mark Sanford and various of the main initiatives in colleges Balloon Festival in Anderson got representatives from around the state and universities is the addition of $100,000. That would pay for 1800 votes have recently campaigned to pass a bill classes and majors that focus on Man Man on the record.” ensuring all votes are cast by roll call sustainability and the environment. w/ Time Fite, The Heist Joel Sawyer, the governor’s press and The Accomplice when the state legislature convenes in This movement is being accepted DOORS 7PM • $10 ADV • $13 DOS

secretary, said the governor would mon 10.28 January. and encouraged by students. immediately sign the bill if it should it be thu 10.30 “These votes we cast don’t belong to “It appears that students are passed. us,” Rep. Nikki Haley (R-Lexington), a leading lives of impact, studying Trust Company Rogers said he doubts lawmakers will w/ The Exies, Under The Flood, and co-sponsor of the bill, said. “They belong the notions of sustainability and pass the bill when the session opens Vayden to the people.” many are looking to start working in January, because it will take away DOORS 7PM • $15 ADV • $18 DOS Haley said the boiling point for the in green-collared jobs,” Robinson their safety valve and make them more problems came last year when the House said. “If we are going to survive accountable. Family Force 5 passed a bill raising the cost of living on the planet we need to focus on “As someone who advocates w/ Play Radio Play, Danger Radio adjustment for itself by voice vote. sustainability to meet the needs of and Ultraviolet Sound

transparency in government, I defi nitely sun 11.2 Following the vote, Sanford issued a today’s generations and to protect DOORS 7PM • $12 ADV • $15 DOS support it,” Rogers said. “But it has no press release decrying the measure, and future generations.” www.headlinerscolumbia.com chance of passing.” Haley began working on a new bill to www.myspace.com/headlinerscolumbia increase transparency. BOOK YOUR NEXT SORORITY, FRATERNITY OR “When the House voted to raise their Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@ Comments on this story? E-mail STUDENT ORGANIZATION EVENT! [email protected] salaries without going on the record, our sc.edu EMAIL: [email protected]

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Year-round school could EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Managing Editor cause misery BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT Copy Desk Chief Assistant Copy Desk Chief for students AMANDA DAVIS PAUL BOWERS News Editor Sports Editor LIZ SEGRIST MICHAEL AGUILAR

Social, scheduling issues Th e Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor will befall District 5 if new COLIN JONES JOSHUA RABON Design Director Photography Editor bond issue gets approved ELIZABETH HOWELL CHRISTINE GALLIGAN Families and students in Richland/Lexington County School District 5 must be terrifi ed right now. IN OUR OPINION Why? Year-round school. District 5 is considering switching its Transparency easily calendar from THE MCCULLOUGH EXPRESS the traditional nine-month justifi es cost increase school year to Tough times call for level heads a year-round State lawmakers may actually be held accountable for system if a new muster enough votes. The concern over the role of Well-reasoned argument their votes if a new measure is passed come January. DARREN $243 million Republicans fired back, panic in the formulation PRICE bond issue absent of panic would noting that a sizable chunk of a plan. They raise a Frankly, if this bill doesn’t pass, every voter in South for facilities of the Democratic caucus good point here. Panic is Th ird-year Carolina should fi nd out who is responsible and vote is approved aid legislative process voted against the bill not an adequate reason to print America is caught in the in November. and also accusing Nancy skip the “calm and mature them out of office as soon as possible. Does it make journalism middle of an economic District 5 plans Pelosi of turning away inquiries,” to borrow from sense to have state congressmen who intentionally try student crisis that has pulled a to create a Republican fence-sitters Alexander Hamilton, number of major fi nancial to keep their votes secret? staggered year- with her partisan, anti-Bush that must accompany institutions under and round calendar that insures rhetoric. big decisions that can The issue has come to the forefront after the House sent the market tumbling. that no more than 75 percent The real effect of the permanently alter the increased the cost of living adjustment — for themselves. Turn on your television, of its high school students latter Republican charge is role of government. Yes, and you’re immediately told Our elected representatives will be in school at the same debated, but an important the economy needs a fix, Does it make about impending doom. voted to increase their time. Under the new plan, question remains: what on but it needs a sound, well- Clearly, something needs students would alternate their earth were you thinking, reasoned fi x, and while some sense to have state paychecks and won’t even to be done “summer” break in each of Nancy? Why, given express a sense of urgency, I to avoid own up to it? It should make the four seasons. the real possibility of a cannot help but think that a congressmen who further citizens wonder what else is Interim Superintendent bipartisan solution to a civil, levelheaded discussion problems. intentionally try to Hugh Berg proposed the serious problem, did you over the matter would being decided by voice vote. Yet in a plan, citing the district’s rapid see the need to blast the instill some temporary It’s not like this is standard situation like keep their votes secret? growth. District 5 has grown other party, along with confi dence. this, where procedure — the S.C. Policy by more than 1,000 students the president (who was on We can’t ignore leadership in the past fi ve years, placing PEYTON your side)? Even if Pelosi’s alternative plans, either. Council has concluded that South Carolina is one of the and sound enormous stress on the area’s MCCULLOUGH remarks weren’t the real Contrary to what others worst states in terms of lawmaking transparency. judgment four high schools. First-year reason that the plan couldn’t claim, alternatives do exist, are expected, Opponents cite increased costs as a reason to reject Now, I realize that if the political gather enough Republican and a number of lawmakers America is the measure. State Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell bond is approved, school science votes, they still gave the cling to them. For example, gripped by facilities could be expanded student Republicans a convenient William Isaac, a former said it would cost $55 per roll call ballot. Could Harrell panic and and a pseudo-year-round excuse, and they inject FDIC chairman, has genuinely be so ignorant to the size of the state’s budget calendar may be avoided. But partisanship. unwanted partisan zeal into proposed a far more limited that he considers $55 a vote excessive? Perhaps if we had if District 5 has to resort to Treasury Secretary the debate. A good solution — and far less expensive — the new calendar, the results Henry Paulson’s plan was, is not going to come from plan involving the FDIC, greater access to his voting record, it would be clear could be disastrous. and still is, seen by many just one party. Partisanship similar to a plan carried what expenditures he does consider legitimate. First off, by taking away as the best way to address must be checked at the door out in the 1980s. Congress While it would be nice to see the cost analysis that 75 percent of the students’ the problem. However, because both parties will should take a look at these summer breaks, it complicates when brought before the have to work together in alternatives, if only to lead to the $55 quote, it isn’t necessary. Insinuating many family plans. Families House on Monday, it order to fi nd a permanent convince their proponents that South Carolina can’t afford to hold politicians take vacations during the failed to get the necessary fi x. that the alternatives would accountable as other states do is positively asinine, and summer. If their students support on both sides of the Still, a number of people not work. aren’t fortunate enough to aisle. In a highly partisan in both parties, including Regardless of the final Harrell and other congressmen attempting to keep draw the summer break, atmosphere, Democrats South Carolina’s own Reps. plan, we need a deliberative South Carolinians in the dark should pay the price families will either have to blamed Republicans for the Gresham Barrett and Bob process characterized when they are up for re-election. take their children out of measure’s failure, charging Inglis’s challenger Paul by bipartisanship and school in the middle of a that the Republicans didn’t Corden, have expressed levelheadedness. semester or reschedule. That means missing class time or work during the busier part CORRECTIONS of the year. If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about Furthermore, students Who’s left to turn to? Socialism it. E-mail us at [email protected] who participate in sports would have to come back John McCain hoped for, it This begs the question: during their breaks in order Republicans, Democrats ITʼS YOUR RIGHT was a bipartisan measure; Whom could we trust to compete. This again both fail to reach vital not to save our economy, to pass the necessary makes things inconvenient Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com but to doom it. legislation to save our or send letters to the editor at for students and families. [email protected] agreement punctually In a horrible display of economy? How about the Students would have to Republicans often two different philosophies two most prominent third take time from their break denounce Democrats as converging to the same parties: the Green Party About The Daily Gamecock schedule, which more often socialists, and for once I detrimental conclusion, and the Libertarian Party? Editor than not includes work. wish they were right. CONTACT INFORMATION both parties agreed that On “Real Time with Bill BRAD MAXWELL Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House In addition, it creates Maybe Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] more tweaks and more Maher,” Ralph Nader said CALLI BURNETT News: [email protected] problems for guidance if they debate were necessary. he vehemently disagrees Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] counselors and schedulers. were, they AMANDA DAVIS Th e Mix: [email protected] Sports: [email protected] Even when time was of with the bailout. As for the Assistant Copy Desk Chief High schools have very would have Online: www.dailygamecock.com the essence. Democrats, Libertarian Party, forget PAUL BOWERS Newsroom: 777-7726 diverse curriculums. Creating supported Design Director as always, decried that it. It is almost as if the only Sports: 777-7182 one is difficult enough — the $700 ELIZABETH HOWELL Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 the CEOs needed to be party that would pass this Assistant Design Director Fax: 777-6482 creating four separate that billion punished for their corrupt thing is the Socialist Party. A.J. BIKOWSKI all offer adequate sections of bailout of News Editor practices, and said the Where is Eugene V. Debs LIZ SEGRIST core, elective and vocational RYAN QUINN Wall Street. measure needed a cap when you need him? Assistant News Editor Public Relations Director The Daily Gamecock is classes would be downright First-year But sadly KARA APEL CAM BYRD the editorially independent print on the amount of money I certainly haven’t lost Viewpoints Editor Assistant PR Director student newspaper of the impossible. How could you they did not, JOSHUA RABON CHRISTINA STRITZINGER the government would my faith in either of the University of South Carolina. teach concert band, chorus journalism and stocks Assistant Viewpoints Editor Graduate Assistant reimburse them for. Yes, two parties to get things It is published daily during or small animal care on a student plummeted DARREN PRICE JESICA JOHNSON this is important, but done, just my faith in them Th e Mix Editor Student Media Director the fall and spring semesters staggered schedule such as Monday COLIN JONES SCOTT LINDENBERG and nine times during the the point is to solve the getting things done quickly the one proposed? because of it. Assistant Mix Editor Faculty Adviser summer with the exception of immediate problem of a enough. I would love to ELLEN MEDER ERIK COLLINS university holidays and exam Finally, the new plan It started with the deteriorating stock market, have a partisan solution to Sports Editor Creative Director periods. Opinions expressed would hamper students’ House Republicans MICHAEL AGUILAR EDGAR SANTANA in The Daily Gamecock are not complicate the bill with trade for this bipartisan Business Manager Assistant Sports Editor those of the editors or author social lives. It might sound protesting the plan, and MICHAEL BAUMANN CAROLYN GRIFFIN measures that can be added failure. I hope that on and not those of the University inconsequential, but messing I was looking forward to Photo Editor Advertising Manager later. And the Republicans, Thursday, when the House of South Carolina. Th e Board with teenagers’ social lives writing an article on how CHRISTINE GALLIGAN SARAH SCARBOROUGH quite simply, didn’t think a of Representatives votes Assistant Photo Editor Classifi eds Manager of Student Publications sounds like a bad idea. the GOP screwed things ALAN TAUBER SHERRY F. 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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 PAGE 5 Inventions come alive at new exhibit cut wood and powered completely by a water Current attraction at state museum wheel. Using simple mechanics, levers and offers educational, hands-on pulleys, he constructed tons of devices that would perform everyday tasks like drawing experience of Renaissance artist water from a nearby lake. One of the most amazing things about Greg Hidlay the exhibit is how interactive everything THE DAILY GAMECOCK is. Almost everything there is hands-on and fully operational. It is amazing how Leonardo Da Vinci, an illegitimate child, the creators of the exhibits derive so much, renowned painter and all-around Renaissance simply from his journals and drawings. man, has captivated the minds of our Because Leonardo was an artist, he had generation. Ever since “The Da Vinci Code” meticulously detailed all of his work, and it’s has sparked interest for a greater look into clear when observing the structures. They the mind of this genius, it seems nobody can are all built and designed exactly as Da Vinci get enough of the history behind the man. himself would have constructed them during INCI There is no better place to start this quest the Renaissance. The selection includes his for knowledge than the South Carolina State early design of a military tank, complete Museum. Its new exhibit, “Leonardo Da with four-wheel drive and movable cannons. Vinci: Machines in Motion”gives insight into Viewers of this exhibit can actually walk a portion of his mind. into the tank, experiencing fi rsthand what a When entering the exhibit, the fi rst area solider would have during the renaissance. represents Da Vinci’s aerial inventions. Da Neil Bankar, a third-year economics

Vinci grew up studying art, and because of student, was completely astounded by the V that, spent a great deal of time in nature, intricacy of the exhibit. observing his surroundings. He became “My favorite part defi nitely has to be how obsessed with birds, and the idea of fl ight. It everything is historically accurate,” Bankar

led him to try and develop ways in which man said. “The fact that I can crank the levers and A can emulate them. Knowing this, it made use the same machines that they did back in the walkthrough much more interesting. the day is awesome.” Viewing all the structures whilst walking Columbia is the exhibit’s second stop on through, one can really see into the mind of its worldwide tour. It runs from Oct. 1 to Da Vinci. Jan. 4, and the tour costs $5. This is truly Because Da Vinci spent so much time in a one-of-a-kind experience for any history nature, he was very keen on the idea of man or engineering buff, or for anybody with an and nature coexisting together. He was quite interest Da Vinci. D Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the green thinker. One of his machines, The “Leonardo Da Vinci: Machines in Motion” exhibit at the South which was built to scale and fully operational, Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@ showed an automatic saw that was designed to mailbox.sc.edu Carolina State Museum showcases devices invented by Da Vinci. Raps offer laughs

Amateur comedian gains popularity via YouTube videos

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YouTube videos such as “Unforgivable” and “Old Greg” usually provide silly humor and sensational quotes, but a deeper yet still hilarious phenomenon can be found in 18-year-old Bo Burnham. Bo Burnham, a comedic singer-songwriter, began posting videos on YouTube almost two years ago. Today Burnham’s videos have garnered him much Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK Internet fame, a contract Internet sitcom makes light of people’s obsessions with games like “World of Warcraft.” with Comedy Central and gigs from California to London. Burnham graduated from an all boys’ Catholic high school in Clip of the week 2008. His song lyrics were inspired by inside jokes among his friends. Most of Courtesy of http://www.BoBurnham.com Burnham’s songs make fun Bo Burnham entertains Internet-goers with obscene Web sitcom parodies those obsessed “Vork” is a much older man with a penchant of himself, comprised of lyrics that make fun of himself and his friends. for budgeting and managing everything lyrics too inappropriate for with online games, surprisingly in sight. “Zaboo” is a computer wiz who is any venue but the Internet. to his song or rap, too commonplace and fail professional for Internet show haunted by his clingy mother. One of his fi rst recorded accompanied by himself to hit the mark, many are “The Guild” has some content that might songs, “My Whole Family,” on either the keyboard or either so unexpected or be a little offensive to viewers. The portrayals tells of Burnham’s struggle acoustic guitar. ironic that you can’t help Robert Johnson are often cartoonish and sometimes extreme. THE DAILY GAMECOCK to prove to his family that In extremely politically but laugh. In “3.14 Apple One woman is completely negligent of her just because he can’t pick incorrect fashion, Burnham Pi,” Burnham’s “gangster children while she plays the game, and at up girls, it does not mean sings about Hellen Keller, rap,” he tells of the thug one point her toddler chews on a surge This week’s YouTube video proves that that he is gay. racism and religion. While life where he grew up in protector while she sits obliviously only a semi-professional and professional-level Burnham began to all of Burnham’s songs Massachusetts with lines few feet away. The video also has some lewd sitcom series can be put on the Web. teach himself guitar and contain lyrics that are like, “I’ve been doing drive- humor and nasty language. “The Guild” is a webisode series that piano during his junior offensive, he presents them bys all of my life, except the The production values are impressive, at satirizes fantasy online role-playing year of high school. He in a satirical manner, so bullets are newspapers, the least for a YouTube video. Whereas only one games such as “World of Warcraft” and recorded his first two that even songs such as car is my bike.” or two people are involved in most YouTube “Everquest,” and the stereotypes people have songs in December 2006, “Klan Kookout,” about Burnham also reveals videos, these videos have an entire cast and about the gamers that play them. posted them on YouTube a white supremacists’ his ‘drug use’ rapping, crew in Los Angeles. These types of games have garnered a and became an Internet barbecue, are humorous “You know I do Coke, but The lead actress has appeared on a few reputation for being incredibly addictive, sensation. and not degrading. In the I had to go to diet cause television shows, such as “Monk,” and several with people playing them for many hours Since then, Burnham has title track, “Bo Fo Sho,” it burned my throat,” and of the other actors have worked in comedy or at a time. In fact, this was such an issue released 12 videos through Burnham raps “get thee to “Took my cereal, stabbed it acted in commercials. with “Everquest” that non-gamers jokingly YouTube and MySpace. He a punnery,” and that is just open with a knife, snorted The concept for “The Guild” was written referred to it as “Evercrack,” because they now has an EP available what he does. that [stuff] and got high as a television script before it was turned become so immersed in the fantasy world on iTunes titled “Bo Fo Most of Burnham’s songs, on Life.” Burnham’s songs into a webisode series. Turning it into a Web that they become anti-social. Sho” that reached No. especially “New Math” and are self-produced, usually sitcom was a very wise decision, considering This obviously is not true for everyone that 6 on top iTunes albums. “I’m Bo Yo” rely heavily in his bedroom, with a there are only perhaps a dozen episodes. plays these games, but with this cartoonish Burnham’s videos often on puns and wordplay for camera resting on a stack Each one is barely fi ve minutes long. stereotype that “The Guild” deals with. begin with him making an laughs. In “New Math,” of books. Burnham has While the series probably will not be There are several different characters that awkward statement about Burnham uses calculus also posted non-musical broadcast on television, the entire season has appear regularly in this series, each with the hot girl he knows or terms as a start off for videos, including his been released on a DVD with commentary their own over-the-top quirks and anti- why the audience should jokes such as, “What’s the comical version of a Honda tracks and bonus features. Of course, social behaviors. All of them usually answer buy his EP to an unseen opposite of lnx? Durafl ame commercial and a public you could always settle for watching it on to their online aliases rather than to their third party sometimes the unnatural log.” He service announcement YouTube, too. normal names. identified as “somebody then goes on to equate sex about drugs. For example, the main character, “Codex,” reliable” or “the ghost of to several rules of basic is a redhead with a fear of the outside world. Martin Luther King Jr.” arithmetic. While some Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox. Comments on this story? E-mail She also doubles as the voice of reason. Burnham then proceeds of Burnham’s jokes seem [email protected] sc.edu PAGE 6 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 Robbins fi lm not politically charged Often-provocative actor thinks American public needs war movies that entertain, tell unbiased story

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From “Home of the Brave” to “Stop- Loss,” “In the Valley of Elah” to “Redacted,” Hollywood has tried to lead movie audiences into the lives of soldiers in Iraq or newly home from the Iraq War. But those audiences haven’t followed. And Tim Robbins, one of Hollywood’s most outspoken left-of-centers, has a theory. “Could it be that people don’t want to think about this because we all allowed it happen, and there’s a complicity in that?” Robbins wonders. “That would make anybody uncomfortable.” It’s a provocative thought from an actor who has never shied away from expressing a provocative thought. But the tall, soft-spoken Robbins, 49, has a disarming way of coming at a hot-button subject, be it his opposition to George Bush and the Iraq War or his support for Green presidential candidate Ralph Nader back in 2000, something that won him no liberal friends in Hollywood. The demeanor served him well when he was researching his role for the new film, “The Lucky Ones.” Robbins plays an Army Reservist, newly home from the war, dealing with problems at home and the problems of fellow returning soldiers. Courtesy of MCT Campus “When you first meet Iraq vets, they’re Tim Robbins plays an Army Reservist in “The Lucky Ones,” his new fi lm, which strives to portray war without a political slant. happy to talk to you about what they went through,” Robbins said. “But at the same time, angry people. Most of the people I meet are look at a part of our society we’re ignoring — Ones”? they don’t. It’s nice to be back and not have to admirable and decent.” returning veterans.” “It’s still a sensitive subject for a lot of think about that. Their war experience is not “The Lucky Ones” seems like a natural His performance, he says, refl ects what he people,” Robbins said. “There have been some the fi rst thing out of their mouths. I like the choice for Robbins, who, as Georgia Public learned from veterans of the war, some of very good movies made. Susan (Sarandon, idea of playing characters who hold onto stuff, Radio critic Jackie Kershaw Cooper said, whom would tell him of confidently going his life partner) was ‘In the Valley of Elah,’ a their secrets, and don’t wear their heart on “balances roles in commercial films that into battle with soldiers whose politics and really good movie. But perhaps the psyche of their sleeves.” appeal to the masses with message fi lms that worldview they didn’t share. the American public can’t take thinking about Do they know his politics? refl ect his political bent.” “Lucky Ones” could “There are no politics in a fox hole,” this right now. But you know, it’s important “My experience has been that people have fall into both camps, as a commercial studio Robbins said. that we tell the story of who these people a real appreciation for what I’ve been trying feature and a political fi lm coming out in a Not so in movie theaters. Robbins may be are that we send over there to fi ght. It’s too to do, speaking out on this war, or they have political year. a less divisive fi gure than a Michael Moore abstract to say, ‘I support the troops,’ without a very adult and democratic view of my right Only it’s not particularly political. or Sean Penn, his fellow left-leaning Oscar saying how far you’ll support them. I mean, to speak out, even if they disagree,” Robbins “There’s something very moving about winners. But there are still “people who are do they support them to get their benefits said. “The Yahoo voice? I haven’t run into the dignity of these characters, something so infuriated over his anti-war stance that when they’re denied? That’s supporting the that. The only time I hear that shrill ranting noble about the choices my character makes,” they would never go to see him in a movie troops.” is if I tune into Fox. They’re the very loud Robbins said. “Aside from being a funny kind regardless of how good it might be,” Cooper megaphone for a very small group of very of movie, it felt like it could be a compassionate said. Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox. So will audiences discover “The Lucky sc.edu Songwriter excited about new CD

Singer Yamagata’s latest album shift startlingly into raucous electrified shifts from emotional to electrifying rock. “The first half is very vulnerable, very open. It’s dark with lots of lush arrangements,” Yamagata says. “The second David Hiltbrand side is different on a lot of levels. The lyrics MCT Campus are very biting and the sound textures are raw. It’s more PJ Harvey-esque or Tom Waits-esque.” You’ve probably heard the music of singer/ According to Yamagata, “Elephants ... songwriter Rachael Yamagata even if you’re Teeth Sinking Into Heart” has an overall not aware of it. unifying theme: It traces a complicated Her elegant, lilting pop songs have been romance from its fi rst stirrings to its angry used in a host of TV shows including “ER,” aftermath, which is a familiar style for the “The O.C.,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Brothers & songwriter, who has established herself as Sisters,” “Men in Trees” and “How I Met the poet of breakups. Your Mother.” Likewise movies such as “In It’s been a tumultuous few years for Her Shoes” and “Defi nitely, Maybe.” Yamagata. But with a tour starting and the Yamagata’s debut album, “2004’s record about to drop, she is confi dent it was Happenstance,” drew comparsions to Norah all worth it. Jones and Fiona Apple. The follow-up, “I’m very energized,” she says. “Things “Elephants ... Teeth Sinking Into Heart,” are coming together in a way that feels right. which comes out Oct. 7, is a dramatic double I feel like I’m on the cusp of something.” departure for the Philadelphia resident. Accurately subtitled “A Record in Two Parts,” it begins with nine emotional, Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox. notably intimate tracks. The last fi ve songs sc.edu The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 PAGE 7 Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock The Scene @USC

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Owner has done more for last year good than bad for NFL

Fifth-year tennis player comes back to lead As hard as it is to believe for many, team in diffi cult Southeastern Conference including myself, the Oakland Raiders played in the Super Bowl five Morgan Henley years ago. Since then, THE DAILY GAMECOCK the Silver and Black have been the NFL’s worst As the South Carolina’s men’s tennis team franchise, going 20—64 starts their season this Friday at home, Thomas since losing to Tampa Bay Stoddard will be beginning his fifth and final in Super Bowl XXXVII. season playing for the team. Since Stoddard was Most recently, they have given a medical redshirt the second half of his been the subject of a freshman year in the 2004-2005 season, he is still strange media firestorm able to remain eligible for the team. With all of surrounding the job that experience under Stoddard’s belt, he stands as security of coach Lane a solid player for the rest of the team to admire. Kiffin — all of which “You’ve got to have a good senior to make came to a merciless end sure that [the team] is doing the right things off Tuesday when K if fi n was the court,” USC Coach Kent DeMars said. “He fi nally axed. looks after them and makes sure they’re working Most if hard during conditions, weights, on court and not all of everything. He does a good job with that. He does Courtesy of USC Media Relations the blame it by example. He works harder than anyone on for this Thomas Stoddard has been a part of USC tennis for fi ve years; he wants his last to be his best. the team and consequently, it’s not hard to follow situation his lead.” has been Stoddard has not only displayed excellence on When you fi rst come in, you probably think about can; that’s an area he’s worked pretty hard in and heaped the court, he has also made the 2006 and 2007 tennis all the time and your life kind of revolves improved in.” onto the JAMES SEC Academic Honor Roll, the Dean’s List both around it. Now I have other things that help me Stoddard had shoulder surgery his freshman 79-year-old KRATCH semesters of his freshman year, and was nominated add perspective [to the game]. If I lose a match, I year and started experiencing pain again last year. Al D avis, First-year for the SEC’s Men’s Tennis Community Service can bounce back.” How well his shoulder feels will be pivotal this who has English Team. This is also while he actively participates When it comes to tough competition, being in year, as this is his last chance to play tennis at a long been student in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. the SEC provides plenty of that. Although the competitive level. criticized “He’s really evolved as most of them do,” said team usually ends up in the top 25 NCAA teams, “I’m still getting my shoulder better,” Stoddard as a crazed DeMars. “They come in as boys and leave as men. it has to go against the other nationally ranked said. “Hopefully you can expect good things eccentric who has driven He does a lot of community service and things schools in the SEC to get there. SEC rivals Ole from me in doubles, if I get to play singles I hope the team into the ground like that. So, I like to think it’s not just tennis, Miss, Florida and Tennessee all made it to the I do well there too ... It just gets worn out. I had with his erratic actions but that when they leave here they are good top 10 last year and Georgia won the national surgery on it my freshman year and it was perfect and poor personnel representatives of the university and community. championship. for three years. Now it’s doing better, I have rehab decisions. For the most part, they are.” “I expect that there will be four teams in the for it three or four days a week. Right now it feels I’m very much in Stoddard, who is a native of Greenwood, looked SEC in the top 10,” DeMars said. “And seven about 90 percent, so it’s getting there.” agreement with the at Clemson, Furman and Wofford before deciding teams from the SEC in the top 25.” Being in a fraternity and on an athletic team can rest of the world that on USC. He was attracted to USC not only The team uses the fall to prepare for the spring be very draining for some, but Stoddard uses it to Davis is nuts and that because it offered him more chances to travel, season where they compete in team matches; this his advantage. He often encourages his fraternity he’s destroying the but also because of its business school. He is now way, the team’s performance in the fall does not brothers to come out to the matches and to bring Raiders. However, if going to graduate school where he plans to earn affect their rankings in the spring. friends. there’s any person that his MBA. “Sometimes he doubts himself,” DeMars said. “I told my fraternity that tennis came fi rst when deserves a bit of grace, “I’m in grad school, so it’s a little different “Sometimes it gets in his head; they want to do so I joined,” Stoddard said. “They understood that so even in circumstances as there,” Stoddard said “The school’s not as lenient well that it keeps them from doing well sometimes. it’s never gotten in the way with me playing tennis. ridiculous as these, it’s with my travel schedules, but we don’t travel They put so much pressure on themselves to I’ve kept my grades up pretty well. I wouldn’t have him. that much so it’s okay. Just with my experience, perform. You can’t perform if your thinking as much enjoyment if I didn’t do both.” The modern NFL growing up, not even with tennis but just growing about it; it has to come more natural. He’s trying would not exist if it up as an adult, I’ve gotten more mature on the to keep his emotions intact. I think that’s part of Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. wasn’t for Davis. When court. I start to see things a little differently. his personality. He tries to improve it the best he sc.edu he became American Football League commissioner in 1963, Davis elected to go against the peaceful stance the league had taken with the Carolina prepares for fi ery Ole Miss squad older, more established NFL. He attacked the Garcia took the field against the “Our defense is number one in NFL head on, signing Ole Miss rolling, Spurrier Blazers and brought a mild spark the nation,” Spurrier said. “That’s NFL players and coaches strives for renewed eff ort to a previously inept offense. Then pretty neat. Ellis Johnson and our to the AFL. Though not again, not even Spurrier is buying coaches and players have done a his intent, this generated to defeat streaking Rebels all of the hype surrounding his super job. They’ve done an excellent enough revenue and young quarterback. job thus far and we will be tested success to force the NFL Michael Aguilar “Stephen [Garcia] actually played again this week.” to capitulate and sign off SPORTS EDITOR about like we thought he would,” Certainly Ole Miss’ coach on the merger and the Spurrier said. “He did some very Houston Nutt has revived football creation of the AFL-NFL Today ’s G a mecock footba l l word good things with running the ball. in Oxford. The Rebels haven’t been Title Game, which we of the day is extermination. As in He had a few other miscues here relevant on the national scene since now know as the Super Carolina’s potential extermination and there.” 2003, Eli Manning’s senior year. Bowl. from the SEC East title race with a With senior wide receiver Kenny However, following the win in the After the merger was loss to Ole Miss. McKinley still sidelined from an Swamp, Saturday’s game, previously complete and Davis Carolina is a mediocre 3-2. injury he suffered earlier this season, untelevised, was picked up by pay- returned to running day More dangerously, USC is 0-2 in the offense is still without its big per-view and the approximately to day operations of the conference play. Both of those two play star. Without a game breaker, 10,000 tickets that were available for Raiders, the record speaks losses came against SEC East foes. the offense has grown stagnant the the game last week are beginning to for itself. Three Super Another loss to an SEC team would closer it comes to the endzone. disappear. Bowl wins, appearances essentially knock the Gamecocks “We weren’t very good in the “Houston Nutt has obviously done in the title game in four out of contention in the East. redzone,” Spurrier said. “We a very good job getting those people different decades (still an After a brief respite from didn’t run it in that well. We had excited about football,” Spurrier NFL record), 15 playoff conference matchups, the a lot of almost touchdown pass said. “It should be a full house and berths and a Hall of Gamecocks return SEC play against opportunities that we just didn’t their crowd will really be alive.” Fame induction for Davis an Ole Miss team that is currently hit or didn’t get thrown or what McKinley is not slated to play in 1992. And, it goes defi ning the term “riding high.” have you. Anyway, we’re not giving in Oxford and junior cornerback deeper. The Rebels stormed into The up on the run game or the pass Captain Munnerlyn will not start but Davis is so beloved by Swamp last Saturday and beat a game we’ve just got to work our way will play due to discipline problems his former employees heavily favored Florida team that through some of these problems.” with the team. Garcia is also not and players that he has many claimed was the best in the The offense is still searching for the announced starter; Spurrier been chosen by a record- SEC. If Carolina wants to play for its identity. On the other side of the said that the team is waiting until nine former Raiders to an SEC Championship or have a ball, the defense has already found Thursday to announce its starting induct him into the Hall winning season, this weekend’s its identity. That identity is just quarterback. of Fame. Davis also has game in Oxford is a must-win plain good. The defense, following Spurrier is not so much worried been a driving factor game. However, USC will have to an impressive performance against with what players will be on the in the evolution of the overcome Rebel momentum that UAB, jumped to the top of the field and off the field. He is just league and its prominence has swelled to a raging current NCAA defensive rankings in terms concerned with putting 22 players in American culture, following the upset of the then- of yards allowed per game. on the fi eld that will give an effort fostering the birth of fourth-ranked team. While Carolina shuffles worthy of South Carolina football. the “Black Hole” fan “Of course we’re all aware that quarterbacks, running backs, “I expect [the effort] to get better section and the aura of they got that big win last week,” offensive linemen and wide receivers if they want to play,” Spurrier said. the Raiders. USC coach Steve Spurrier said. around in the starting lineup, it will “At some point around here if it Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK However, the “They’ve got a lot of momentum grow to depend on its defense more [lack of effort] continues you put Captain Munnerlyn will not start coach’s most important going right now.” and more. The Ole Miss game is the next guy in there. That’s the against Ole Miss, but he will still contribution to the The Gamecocks picked up some no exception, the Rebels are third way we do it, if it looks like we’ve see signifi cant playing time though. game of football has momentum of their own against in the SEC in total offense, fourth got a guy out there loafi ng then put been his willingness to UAB when long-awaited redshirt in rush offense and fifth in pass the next guy in there and see what give opportunities to Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@ freshman quarterback Stephen offense. he looks like.” ● mailbox.sc.edu KRATCH 9 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 PAGE 9 Carolina plays host to fl ag football tourney defending champion, U a preview of the three men’s after defeating the Miffers Best teams in state Don’t Wanna Know from teams and one women’s earlier this year during Coastal Carolina , will be team competing for USC Gold League play. convene on STWFC back again to defend their this weekend. Alpha Squad: The Alpha title. They should get The Miffers: They are Squad is hoping that its for championship competition from Clemson’s led by veteran intramural depth will play a huge role Bad Company who was the captains John Whittle and for them this weekend. Michael Finnegan runner up last year. Several Luke Wackerhagen, their They will be without THE DAILY GAMECOCK other teams are back from lightning quick quarterback. leading sack man Scott last year’s tournament, The Miffers are looking for Blackwood and will look This weekend, USC including The Miffers from redemption as they lost to for someone else to step up Intramural Sports is hosting South Carolina. eventual champion U Don’t in his absence. Quarterback the 5th Annual SCIRSA On the women’s side, the Wanna Know from Coastal Jordan Griffi n will look to Palmetto Cup Extramural four teams from last year are twice last year, once in use his scrambling abilities Flag Football Tournament. back as well as an additional pool play and again in the to get out of trouble spots The tournament will team from Coastal Carolina quarters. They hope that and find his many capable be played on the Strom University. The battle this year’s squad can fi nally receivers down fi eld. Thurmond Wellness & should be between Yeah break through and bring Yeah Those Girls: The Fitness Recreation Fields. Those Girls from USC and back the championship to ladies hope to get revenge This will be the fi rst time the Winthrop Cobras, who Carolina. against the Cobras who USC will be hosting the last year fought for the title The Da Godsonz: The beat them last year for the tournament as Clemson with the Cobras scoring offense is led by a trio title. Their quarterback, University has hosted the the winning touchdown in of huge wideouts in the Lauren Hall, is back, but tournament for the four the last two minutes of the Panicco brothers and four- with an all-new receiving previous years. There game. Look for a rematch star recruit Ian Bossert. crew in Katie Ham and will be a total of 21 teams in the title game this year. They also picked up a Layne Huller. from around the state A team from Carolina has ringer in former Division competing (16 men’s and not won the tournament II player Dustin Barinka. Courtesy of USC Intramural Offi ce fi ve women’s). since the inaugural The team has confidence Comments on this story? E-mail USC will host the Palmetto Cup for the fi rst time this weekend. The two-time men’s tournament in 2004. Here is going into the tournament [email protected] Gamecock Sports Honor Roll

Ryan Succop Football SEC Special Teams Player of the Week

Succop, a senior, earns the award for the third time in his career. He has earned Special Teams Player of the Week each of his three years since he earned the fi rst string place kicking spot in 2006. Against UAB Succop made up for the offense’s defi ciencies by converting on four field goal attempts and two extra points, for a total of 14 points. Succop’s 14 points alone were more than the rest of the team’s total in the game. Succop has connected on his last seven fi eld goal attempts and he now checks in at 202 total career points for the Gamecocks. Tying him for second all-time with Heisman Trophy winning running back George Rogers. THE DAILY GAMECOCK THE DAILY GAMECOCK Alan Tauber / Succop and the rest of the football team travel to Oxford, Alan Tauber/ Ms. this week to take on the Ole Miss Rebels in Carolina’s Natalie Aaron Women’s Soccer fi rst SEC matchup in three weeks. Women’s Soccer Nationally Ranked at No. 24 SEC Freshman of the Week NSCAA and Soccer America Aaron more than earned the SEC freshman of the After a brief fall from glory USC women’s soccer week award by nearly willing the Gamecocks to a returns to the national rankings this week courtesy of win and a tie over the weekend against SEC rivals the NSCAA and Soccer America polls. Tennessee and Georgia. The Gamecocks fell from the polls following a 1-0 Aaron made an impact in both games this weekend. loss at Western Carolina two weekends ago. However, She not only scored the game winning goal in the 74th USC followed the disappointing loss up with a win minute against Tennessee but also put the game-tying against rival Tennessee and a tie against Georgia in the goal into the back of the net against Georgia in the Gamecocks’ fi rst weekend of conference play. 73rd minute. The goals, respectively, were the fi rst and USC is ranked No. 24 in both polls and will look to second goals of Aaron’s career at Carolina. maintain and improve upon that ranking during its The Brentwood, Tn. native becomes just the third fi rst SEC road trip. Carolina will take on Kentucky and USC player in school history to earn SEC Freshman Vanderbilt this Friday and Sunday, respectively. of the week honors. The Gamecocks are one of only three SEC schools She will look to continue her success on Carolina’s ranked in either of the polls. Florida is ranked No. 15 upcoming away weekend. The Gamecocks face in the NCSAA coach’s poll and LSU owns the 15 spot Kentucky and Vanderbilt in Lexington, Ky. and in Soccer America’s poll. Nashville, Tn. this weekend. Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK KRATCH ● Continued from 8 minorities. Under Davis, the Raiders have hired the This week’s games: fi rst Latino head coach and Gamecock second African-American Duke at Georgia Tech coach in league history, and the current president Challenge Rutgers at West Virginia of the team, Amy Trask, is the highest ranking female Illinois at Michigan executive in league history. Football picks and predictions Say what you want about Florida State at Miami (Fla.) Davis and the nonsense that has been transpiring Every week, our staff will predict 10 college Navy at Air Force of late. Yes, Davis has been games. If you think you know your stuff, Auburn at Vanderbilt reckless and has created an environment where it is submit your picks for these games by Connecticut at North Carolina impossible to have a winning Thursday to NFL team — which many Oregon at Southern Cal have called a crime against [email protected]. the loyal Raider fans. The Ohio State at Wisconsin real crime, however, would be to remember the man for South Carolina at Ole Miss his faults late in life instead of the great things he accomplished in his prime. 10 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008

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